By What Right?

"Why would you do that?" I asked, truly appalled at what Darth A-Hole had just blithely told me.

"Because I can." As if it was that simple and I was an idiot for not knowing in the first place.

If that's his life philosophy, I can see why he's managed to get so much going his way, in spite of the fact that he's a lazy, ignorant, abusive, conniving, sneaky little weasel.

What about those of us with moral compasses? "Because I Can" is NOT fucking excuse for being a douchebag. Unfortunately, as B pointed out to me (much to my annoyance) that the world works along a similar mindset.

But I just can't help but feel that something can and SHOULD be done to change that.... But by what right do I get to say who can do what they want and who can't? one could argue  "Free Will" and  Karma, and the Rede, but when a person's philosophy on life involves trampling on anyone who gets in their way, this is where i enter a grey area.

If you thrive on actively hurting or hindering other people's lives, just so you can be 'amused', then you're fucking around with their Free Will and that is something I cannot stand.

The Dark Moon is on the 3rd. A month ago, I placed a small Hex on this individual and it worked. I am deeply debating on whether or not I should do another one. The All-Father has yet to weigh in his opinion, although i do feel this is a sort of test. I'm hoping that the Norse Myths I'm currently reading will give me a clue, although there will be some serious meditation on the matter in the coming days.

Especially since I'll only have one day to grab any herbs from the Shop.

No sooner do I take out one of my Chocolate Raspberry Nips and offer it to the Old Man, than the wind dies down completely. It's not whiskey, but it works.

Old One-Eye Came to Visit

Last night, as just about everyone knows, was the Yuleclipse. For the first time in several hundred years (I've heard since 1348, 1654, and several other dates, depending on the sources) we had a Total Lunar Eclipse, on December 21st, The Winter Solstice and Longest night of the year, PLUS the second Full Moon to fall on a significant pagan Holiday ( Halloween was also on a Full Moon). I caught the first part of the moon waning, but by the time it was totally covered, the clouds had moved in overhead.

But, You bet your ass I did something special!

I had NEVER put so much planning and care into a ritual before. Normally I'm spontaneous or just have a basic idea and gather together my tools at the moment of Working. This time I went all out. Everything I'd thought about doing was confirmed by Blogomancy (Every other blog I was reading had a post about the very subjects I was thinking of working on for this ritual. If that's not confirmation from the Universe, IDK what is!). Forget Tarot or the Pendulum, Blogomancy is turning into a very fun form of divination!

What I wasn't expecting was a certain Deity to crash the party (altho I don't think it's too OOC for him).

Old One-Eye Himself.
Talk about feeling awkward, since I literally know NOTHING about Norse mythology.

He spoke to me through the only one-eyed vessel I had at the Altar:

-THIS- is going to be interesting.


Divine Party-Crashers aside, the whole ritual worked out to levels I did NOT expect. Even with the minor timing set backs of hunting down last-minute items (my figurines had fallen out of their box in the Water Closet, so B had to help me look) Merc. Retrograde didn't hinder me in the slightest. 

Although the playlists were a little spooky...

At one point, B came home and nearly interrupted my concentration early on, and I had to skip back 2 songs to get back into the mood. Half-way thru the first song, the track jumped to the next one, without my touching the iPhone at all. O.o After that, the music was in PERFECT synch with everything else. The entire playlist was just over 80mins long and I started it about 20 before the Eclipse was set to start.

I get the feeling a certain Old Man wanted me to hurry up and get to the good parts.

The entire thing was amazing, insightful, and worked out amazingly well. The fears and doubts of the last year have been burned away and scattered tot he winds. The Blessiungs have been written, tied to the Yule-Chunk** and spent the night charging under the Eclipse and in the morning sunlight. It will be burned in Mom's fireplace on Christmas Morning.

This is going to be an *Interesting* year.

** Yule-Chunk = Chunk of wind-storm-toppled Oak that died last spring. Too dry for carving, too small for a Log, it's a Yule Chunk this year.

Plotting and Planning

I have never put this much effort and preparation into my spell work,. This is going to be EPIC.

Don't Need To Tell Me Twice!

Jason Miller over at Strategic Sorcery posted this today.

According to Tibetan Shaman, the eclipse is caused by Rahulas, demonic planets, temporarily devouring the sun or moon so that they gain more power. Not only are your actions more powerful at this time, but they are more needed by the world because the eclipse is seen as moment of ill-omen leaving a gate open for negative influence.

Now you may not know this about me, but I am the mythic Yuleclipse Fairy. I need you to know a few things.

Tuesday is a lunar eclipse. It will be visible from most of North America

Tuesday is also the Winter Solstice - the longest night.

Tuesday is the first night that a lunar eclipse has occured on a Winter Solstice in 456 years.

Tuesday is the day that you will be outside doing magic.

If you don't do something I will know and I will be displeased.  You don't want to piss me off. Just get your lazy ass out there and meditate, cast a spell, dance a jig, do something!

 *Snaps to attention* SIR, YES, SIR! Talk about having your decisions confirmed by the Universe O.o

Note to Self

( Remember the visions last night. You are a Witch. They walk between the worlds. You live between the 2 worlds you know: the light and the Dark. You came from the Light, He comes from the Dark, but you both strive for some happy medium in between. Neither of you wants to descend into Darkness completely. You must learn to walk the Hedgerow of your world. Not just between the Worlds, but between the Urban and Suburban Worlds. You aren't out of the wilderness entirely, nor are you at the city limits. You are in the open plains between and you are both exposed and covered. You have to find the balanced point between the 2 worlds until you can rally the troops and head into the Light world.)

(You are NOT the Tree anymore. You are the Bird that lights on a branch, flies int eh Air, and still comes back to Earth for her nourishment. Stop spending so much time 'Grounding' or else you're going to be so Grounded that you become a peg.)

Battle Stations Ready.

iPod full of holiday music?
Check
Frankincense and Myrrh oil in the diffuser?
Check
Boxes of decorations?
Check
Tree?
Check
Extra lights and extension cord?
Check
Tape and tacks?
Check
Intoxicant of choice?
Check


Ok, cats, look the fuck out because Mommy is decorating for X-mas!



I don't celebrate Yule, or really even the Solstice, at least not formally. I prefer the celebration of X-Mas and reveling in the sheer amounts of sappiness I'm allowed to wallow in. This is the one time of year when I refuse to let the evils of the world get to me. When Miracles are possible and even the hardest of hearts can grow 3 sizes too large without requiring an EMT.

So if ya'll will excuse me, I'm going to go clear the living room, listen to Christmas Comedy songs, and put up the tree. If I can find my bottle of Forest Blend oil, then it will be perfect. If not, then Frank&Myrrh works just as well.

Free Birth Chart

Natal reading for 10/16/1983 in Northampton, MA

"How 'Bout a Little FIRE, Scarecrow?"

Fire is the one element that I am absolutely devoid of. Being pyrophobic is one possible answer as to why. Another is that, I'm pretty certain that I was burned at the stake (more than once) during my past lives.

I've always been a pretty easy-going person, never having to really exert myself to get what I want. The Universe provided a lot for me and I grew complacent. I've never had to really WORK towards anything. I've grown into this soft, complacent lump of an armchair occultist and had I not met my current partner, I think I would have happily stayed that way.

But being with B has forced me to embrace the Fire Element into my life, whether or not I wanted to in the first place.  He has all his Elements in (somewhat) of a balance. He seems driven more by Fire than anything else, much like a certain elemental I could name, but with the positive attributes of the other 3 as well. Now that things are finally starting to align and the Universe is working WITH us, rather than against us, I've had the time to reflect and see what it is that -I- need to start working on to make my life how I want it.

Time to tap into any latent Fire Energy I've got hovering around me.