Full Moon

I'm packing a lot of my belongings at the moment, so my celebration of last night's Full Moon was very simple. I simply lit a white candle, inscribed a pentacle and triple moon on it, and sat down to think on the Goddess and all she's given me. 

Twig Ring

I have this ring which looks like a twig. It is made of silver, with a peridot and a diamond. I wear it on my ring finger to symbolise a marriage to nature :) Here's the link to the seller:

 http://www.etsy.com/listing/100216958/peridot-diamond-silver-twig-ring?ref=shop_home_active

A link for more Pagan blogs:

http://onlinechristiancolleges.org/50-best-blogs-for-wiccans/

Another blog

Here's another blog with more regular posts, written by a more experienced Wiccan:

livethewiccanlife.co.uk

Yule (Southern Hemisphere)

Down here in the Southern Hemisphere we've just celebrated Yule. I've been working on my Book of Shadows, and thought I'd share a page on Yule that I've copied out. My BOS is a mishmash of information collected from many different sources, and this particular entry is mostly copied out of the Llewellyn 2013 Sabbat's Almanac. I'd share some info on Litha, but I haven't copied any down yet.

The Legend of the Evergreens:

The tale is told that a small bird broke its wing while flying south for winter. The bird asks the deciduous trees to allow her to winter among their branches, but the trees are unkind. The birch tree is afraid of having its beauty spoiled, while the oak tree worries that the bird will eat all of its acorns. Even the willow tree refuses to aid the small stranger.

The mighty spruce tree sees the small bird and offers it a thick, warm branch for winter. A neighbouring pine offers to shield the spruce and the bird from winter's north winds, and a juniper tree offers its berries for food. 

The Frost King is so impressed by their generosity that he instructed the north wind to leave the trees alone through the winter. The bird thus came through the winter safely, and the evergreens were spared winter's effects without losing a single needle. 

In payment for their kindness, the spruce, pine and juniper remain forever green and immune to winter's severity. The bird lived happily ever after.

And the deciduous trees? Because of their selfishness, they lose their leaves every autumn and must suffer, naked, through the freezing winter.

I converted about this time last year after I read a book that included many Wiccan principles. I ordered a book (Grimoire for the Green Witch; A Complete Book of Shadows, by Ann Moura) from Amazon on the 23rd of May 2012 and promptly had my eyes opened. I have been solitary for the past year, and have been fairly patchy in my practical work. I have, however, stockpiled an impressive collection of books, tarot cards, and magical tools. This blog is for me to share my experiences, and through doing so, help me learn. I'm going to assume that the wisdom of my teachers is correct when they say that teaching someone else helps you understand the subject yourself. So I will Try my best to include informative posts as well as my experiences and inevitable ramblings. Blessed be, Paige.