do things come in 3's?

if they do...what the hell is going to happen next...

you would have all read my previous post re the wee little wipe-out we had on the beach on Thursday..

Well yesterday Bear decided to fall out of bed...with a huge thump... that was so loud it woke his sister and when i went in to him...

he was sitting facing his wardrobe and when i went to pick him up he started to shake and was all floppy....

he also would not wake up nor could he remember what had happened

so i called a good friend who said to call GP access after hours who said get him to John Hunter emergency ASAP....

Well i had to call MIL as hubby was watching the footie at a friends place and did not take the car so....MIL arrives

i get Bear in the car...

rush to the A&E....

check-in at A&E...

sit and read "Nemo" to Bear..

then see triage nurse who looks in his eyes...checks his neck and said that she felt he was ok...but i was welcome to wait...but as i could see that Bear had been ok in the car and did not seem confused or in pain i thought i would go home again.....

and this was all at 11pm at night...so

Bear is ok today as if nothing ever happened...

so if things come in three's.........

what's next!!!!!

scary

yesterday Bear, DollyGirl and i went to the beach in the morning,i thought it would be great to see the big waves....hmmm what i didn't expect is to see one that close up!!!

We were sitting down by Merewether baths...well up from the high tide mark, Dollygirl was on her tummy on the picnic blanket, bear was on top of a sand pile we had made, i was lying down next to DollyGirl...when i look up and saw this wall of water coming straight for us...i grabbed DG and then as Bear was knocked off his feet grabbed his hand as he wetn passed!!!!

Well i didn't really have time to think just react!!!

and thankfully there were lots of people that came to help, as all our stuff was washed back in the water and all over the beach.....

I have to say that Bear was a very Brave little boy...he help me to look after DG and got into the car once changed with no issues...

then of course we had to go get a chocolate paddle pop to calm us all down!!

tha was one very big wave...it washed all the way up over the path

My fisrt full moon as high priestess

and what a night it was too!

full of fun, laughter, sisterhood and many blessings.....plus of course those damn council regulations!!!

The full moon ritual was all about “Celebration of the Imagination” as the Moon in Pisces is all about tenderness, compassion and creativity. As the big softie of the Zodiac, Pisces links us to others through the heart, and heightens sensitivity. It's a great time to present ideas or do works that soothe the sorrows of the world. With squares to Jupiter and Mars, this full Moon inspires each of us to take our personal well of experience, draw out what's true, and present it as a gift to others.
The Pisces full Moon also brings the collective imagination to the foreground, and it's something we can all tap into if we know how.
The Pisces full Moon is like getting a day pass to that imaginative realm, and a great time to recommit to your own personal vision. There's likely to be a mood of mystery and magic that reveals the subtlest of vibes. It's a good time to quiet the chattering mind, and tune in to nature, music, art, film, and anything else that speaks to your soul.

I wrote a meditation to speak to our higher selves and to listen to the gifts and the goal that they set us..

here is the mediation for those that could not come and wish to use it....Mediation

Please close your eyes………………..take a deep breath in and as you release it allow your self to relax, feel your shoulders unknot, take another deep breath in…and feel your back and legs relax into the chair………………………………

As you sit here in this relaxed state I want you all to imagine that your higher self is now in this room with you………………………feel them standing at your right shoulder, their hand one your shoulder…………………….feel the warmth………………………the love……………the healing that comes from that touch………………………………………allow yourself to really feel their love of you………………………………now listen…………….as they have a gift to give you……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….allow their words / thoughts / feelings to come to you…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………they wish for you to set a goal……...............maybe it is something that you have always wanted to do….but could never quite get around to it…………..maybe it’s something you have been putting off for a while…………………..maybe it’s something completely new……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….allow your higher self to guide you and help you set this goal…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
It’s time for them to leave…………………know that they will always be there for you……their warmth, love and healing…………………………………thank them and slowly feel the chair in which you sit and the floor in which your feet are resting on………take a deep breath and slowly open your eyes…………..


I have to say that Teach did a wonderful job of reading this...she has a beautiful mediation voice....and she really knows how to relax you into a deep meditative state....

then it was off to the obelisk for the second part of our full moon ritual.....myself and others wised to have an outside ritual for one full moon but it was working out how to do one for the cottage and then another for outside...as we all know people are rather time poor...so it was strange or maybe not that i was at YAAD one night and was in the loo when i came up with the idea of holding an outside one on the same night after the cottage ritual.....so after asking teach and the other YAADers if they thought this would work...and yes it did work......


very well indeed......

i called the Dragons in for this ritual and boy were they ever present last night...i think that they were just a little enthusiast as they were there at the cottage ritual too...hence the heat in the room last night :-)

but the wind at the obelick was amazing as it died down once circle had been cast...and the halo around the moon...awesome...

and coffee afterwards......fun, fun, fun.....

Interesting info on Vervain

Vervain
Verbena officinalis
This Old World native was a favorite of the Druids, who gathered vervain when the Dog Star, Sirius, was on the rise, in the dark of the Moon. The Druids utilized vervain in divination, consecration, and ritual cleansing of sacred spaces. They made a magical drink called the Cauldron of Cerridwen (a shape shifter) that some say included rowan berries, sea water, lesser celandine, flixweed, and vervain, which brought the drinker creative energy for bardic song and prophecy; a drink made from vervain is still said to help poets in their work. Vervain is also still used to make a drink for initiating into Druidic paths. It is fragrant and can be drunk as a tea or burned as an incense. In its connection with the Underworld, it can be added to a cup of wine drunk on Samhain to aid contact with the Beloved Dead.
In Purification

Vervain has a long history of use in purification. King Solomon cleansed the Temple with vervain, and the Romans placed it on altars in honor of Venus and Diana. A lustral water can be made from vervain for purifying ritual tools, and a bath with vervain can help the bather prepare for ritual work. In the British Isles, people held vervain over the Beltane fire to protect their livestock and strewed it over their fields at Summer Solstice to make sure they would be fertile. Nowadays, Pagans strew it over their gardens for the same reason.

As Protective
However, vervain is also protective--Roman soldiers carried vervain with them into battle, and homes have been sprinkled with an infusion of vervain to keep out evil. It can also be burned as an incense for this purpose. In the old Langauge of Flowers, vervain stood for enchantment and still is very important in various aspects of magick. Drinking the tea is said to help in astral work and divination, and for that reason is tied by some to Mercury. A mug of vervain tea is made from 1-3 teaspoons of herb left to steep in a mug for 10-15 minutes. Also, you can make an oil to anoint the Third Eye by macerating this herb in olive oil.
Other Names
Vervain is also known as Vervan, Van, Ferfaen, Verbein, Verbena, Verbinaca, Dragon's Claw, Enchanter's Plant, Tears of Isis, Juno's Tears, Herba Veneris (herb of Venus), Persephonion, Demetria, Mercury's Moist Blood, Peristerium, Sagmina, Pigeon Grass, Pigeonwood, Frog-foot, Simpler's Joy, Altar Plant, Herba Sacra or Herbe Sacrée, Holy Plant, Herb of Cross, Holy Herb, and Herb of Grace.