WitchSymbol Take2

I had a dream!!!!

2010-10-05T21:08:00.001+11:00

I was riding a male elephant in a precession with about 5 other elephant. I gave the elephant I was to ride on, some leaves, and he picked me up very gently and carefully and placed my on his back, as he knew that I was pregnant and needed to be treated with care. I rode on his back with the crowd cheering on either side and then came to a house where I was taken off the elephant by the matriarch of the group and placed very gently on the ground at the front door…..when I was reaching out to open the door I woke up!!! But the way the elephants treated me has stayed with me…so I decided to look up what the meaning of elephants.
 As a dream animal, elephants come into our dreams it is a message that we are able to deal with any obstacle we are faced with at this time.
 Dream elephants represent power, sovereignty, stability, and stead-fastness.
 If you dream that you are riding an elephant this suggests you have a tendency to be the leader of the family, and others are heavily depending on you.
 We gather more symbolic meaning of elephant by observing it in nature. Specifically, the elephant is considered a symbol of responsibility because it takes great care and responsibility of its offspring as well as their elders.
 The elephant also has immense determination and loyalty - always standing up for others and always defending members of the group in its natural habitat.
• Elephants also express advanced sensitivity and social connection, particularly during time of death - they travel to a specific place upon their death - fulfilling personal responsibility - even at the end of their days.
• To dream of riding an elephant, denotes that you will possess wealth of the most solid character, and honours which you will wear with dignity. You will rule absolutely in all lines of your business affairs and your word will be law in the home.
• To see many elephants, denotes tremendous prosperity.
• To dream of feeding one, denotes that you will elevate yourself in your community by your kindness to those occupying places below you.
Root Chakra: - Charges through blockages. Protects. Remembers. Loves closeness. Social. Effective. Animals message I provide
Symbolic elephant meaning deals primarily with strength, honour, stability and patience, among other attributes.
To the Hindu way of thought, the elephant is found in the form of Ganesha who is the god of luck, fortune, protection and is a blessing upon all new projects. Ganesha in all his magnificently vibrant elephant glory, is intent on bulldozing obstacles on your behalf (funnily, male elephants are termed "bulls").
In many western cultures, the elephant meaning pertains to:
• Reliability
• Dignity
• Power
• Royalty
• Pride
In Christian symbolism the elephant is an icon of temperance, patience, and chastity.
As a Chinese symbol, the elephant is considered a symbol of:
• happiness
• longevity
• good luck
Some Asian cultures also believe the elephant is a cosmic creature, and carries the world upon its back (much like the tortoise does in some tribal Native American myths).

My new tattoo

2010-09-27T17:34:00.003+10:00

My new tattoo, this is the symbol that i designed to represent my daughter Olivia

HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY BEAR XXXX

2010-08-30T17:27:00.003+10:00

from this.....

To this....

What a beautiful boy xx

Check out these orb photo's

2010-08-21T19:30:00.001+10:00

Eat, Pray, Love

2010-08-17T21:14:00.002+10:00

If you haven't read it....read it

the book is called, Eat, Pray, Love and it's by Elizabeth Gilbert.....and it's a must read....

Elizabeth goes from a very bad divorce...to Italy to eat her body well...then to India to pray her soul well...then to Indonesia to love herself back to life!!!

I have to say that i have loved this book enormously....the part where she was in India to learn to find God...was an eye opener to me.....

We are "God", or "Divine" or the "Goddess" whatever you wish to call it....

To find "God"...is to love yourself warts and all....

To find "God" is to love yourself unconditionally.....

To find "God" is to let love rule your heart....

To find "God" is to let love rule your heart and rule your head......

Each day i am trying to say that i love myself...

Each day i look at the life i have and try to give thanks...

Each day i look at my kids and tell them that i love them....

Each day i look at my hubby and give thanks for the wonderful man that he is...

Each day i will give thanks that i have all that i need to live..and then more...

Each day i will give thanks for the wonderful friends that i have in my life....

Each day i will give thanks for the wonderful family i have both here in Australia and England....

Each day i will give thanks to be alive....

Blessed Be
Helen xxx

All well

2010-08-15T15:32:00.002+10:00

I am back in the land of the living....kind of...

My operation to fix the downstairs pumping went well..now I'm just very sore and tired...

I have slept most of today and have only just gotten up @ 4pm....criminal!!!!

Have been told that i cant lift anything over a kilo for the next 6 weeks...what that!!! how may i ask do you manage that one!!!

Was told even a full kettle of water is over a kilo...

But will take all the advice given as my dear sister said..."you don't want to go back to get it re-fixed"

no way....bad enough first time round!!!

So will be coming up with new and novel ideas on how to do things...like the

washing....leave for the washing fairies!!!

Shopping....leave it for shopping fairy (hubby)

vacuuming....leave it for the kids!! yes that's right they both love to use the swivel sweeper...so let them i say!!!

Gone and done it

2010-07-29T15:02:00.002+10:00

I've booked tickets of myself and the kids to fly to the UK in nov.....

yes that's right just the kids and I...

Actually it's just like the King and I...or i should say Kings and I..hehehe

Me and two kids under 5...hmmm...interesting....oh well looks like Mum will be their entrainment for the trip...

third time lucky

2010-07-21T15:39:00.002+10:00

We went and brought another fish...so watch this space to see if i have more luck with this one!!!

You know the funny thing...Bear's and mine were to two fish that died..and we wanted them...Dollygirl's and Hubby's fish are still going strong and one didn't want a fish (hubby) and the other is not really aware of what a fish is (dollygirl)....

strange i said

And then there were 2

2010-07-10T14:03:00.002+10:00

another of our goldfish has died...mine....it says in Feng Shui that when a fish of yours dies that they have taken on your bad karma...hmm..what bad karma was i going to get i wonder!!!!

Poor wee fishy had an problem with her swim bladder and spent the last few hours of her life swimming side ways.....new way to look at the world i suppose...

Not sure if i'm going to replace her or not...don't seem to have much luck with goldfish!!!

Sad Days

2010-07-06T19:19:00.002+10:00

We have a funeral to go to on Thursday.....Hubby's Mamma (grandma) died on Friday she was almost 94 so had a good life...but she could have had a few more but for a issue with the nursing home she was in. She had fallen and broke her hip so they had to put a plate and screws into her hip....she said to her youngest son that after this she had no wish to go on....as she fear that she was not going to be able to walk freely again.....she was not even supposed to be getting up on her own anymore....but there was no-one there to help her!!!!

I never really knew her that well but she was a grand old lady, she had had a hard life but a good one, and her sponge cake was to die for.

Rest in peace Joan

blessings
Jewell

I'm Back!!!!

2010-06-30T18:40:00.002+10:00

Well I'm back...computer all fixed...

Seems that we got a virus and our computer was corrupted...so a new hard drive we were given.....

Nothing like the old one...

Cant find a thing....

Happy that computer fix it guys took an image of our old hard drive and gave that back to us....

So no photo's were lost....

Makes you realise that in this wonderful digital world we live in...if we could not use the Internet, or access a computer...alot of us would be lost...

I mean who has any encyclopedia in the house? or reference books? i wonder if we have become way too reliant on the World Wide Web that knowledge that used to be passed down in a traditional way has been lost?

I remember my elders sitting down and talking, telling stories, all of which had a moral or a lesson in them in some shape or form...that seems to been put by the way side.....

Don't you think so?

Blessed Be
Jewell

computer stuffed

2010-06-22T18:29:00.000+10:00

our computer is stuffed bloging from my new phone!

Weeks gone by

2010-06-21T18:39:00.003+10:00

It would seem the last couple of weeks have passed me by.....i have been rather sick with a chest infection that really did knock me for six, got given antibiotics that made me very sick and then Olivia got sick..and is now only getting better, with her temp now normal, after being up to 39.6 at one stage...so a trip to hospital, GP after hours was the result....but no antibiotics for her...just let her body work it out????

phew.....Bear now has a bad cough and Hubby again the only healthy one amongst us..

On the silver cloud side...my website is working well, have had a few enquiries so far, so that's good...

So no Yule logs to show you as household not been up to it, or should say i haven't been up to it :-)

So happy Yule everyone......yule logs next year!!!!

Blessings
Jewell

Have you looked yet?

2010-06-15T22:06:00.001+10:00

so have you all looked at my new most amazing website yet?

Fantastic yes?

Great design yes?

Awesome Symbols Yes?

want to buy some YES!!!!!

New Website

2010-06-14T14:55:00.002+10:00

please go check out my brand new website...

www.witchsymbol.com

It's my website to promote my symbols

3 years today...where has the time gone

2010-06-09T19:28:00.002+10:00

Today is the 3rd anniversary of my Dads passing...and I'm wondering where the time has gone?

Bear was only 9 months old when his Papa passed, and we took the 24 hour trip back to the UK...and although he was a great baby on the flight and overseas....the trip was a very hard one...

DollyGirl wasn't even a thought at this stage....I was not ever going back for another go....well i did and i have to say i am so very glad i did as my daughter is so beautiful, loving, funny and a really little ratbag!!!!

She has brought about some very positive changes in my life and our families life...

so all things happen for a reason...

To my wonderful Dad,

Thank you for the lessons that you taught me,
Thank you for letting me make my own mistake,
Thank you for being there to help pick up the pieces
Thank you for being my horse all those years ago when i was only 5...now I'm the horse...and boy is it hard on your knees
Thank you for the wonderful dolls house you made us...we had hours of fun with that
Thank you for letting spend all that time just watching you in the garage....
Thank you for loving me
Thank you for being proud of me
Thank you for telling me

Dear Dad i miss you everyday, but i am always grateful for the time i had with you and will treasure it always

Your loving daughter xxxx

sloved fishy problem

2010-06-07T21:34:00.001+10:00

well poor wee fishy was suffocating...no air in little fish bowl...does not make happy fishies...so now have air filter...very happy little fishies....

Oh dear now there's 3

2010-06-05T18:24:00.002+10:00

Poor wee Otto has passed over to the great fish bowl in the sky!!!! we have buried him in the backyard!!!

Only had him since Tues...not very good at keeping fish....and of course Otto was Bear's fish...so now he's time sharing Zoro....re-named Otto the second

I got Fish

2010-06-01T20:29:00.002+10:00

I have finially goten myself and the kids some goldfish.....

I did want a marine tank which would have cost us approx $490 but Hubby wouldn't go for that...cos we got a two grand TV instead!!!!

So I went out and spent $50 on 4 goldfish, a bowl and the bits and pieces that go with them.

Our fish are called...Otto...Bear's....Zena...Dollygirl's (named by Hubby)...Zorro...Hubby's and Sephora...mine...

now all i need is some kind of staute in the middle of the bowl for fish to hid in!!!! thing maybe a Dragon!!!!

Going's on

2010-05-30T20:50:00.002+10:00

What's been happening in my neck of the woods....

Well...

I've been to SYD to see Wicked....and it was

I've had a day at a day Sap....so relaxing

I've spend some great time with the kids

I've had a changeling put into my son Bear's place....grrrrr

I've had my veggie patch take off due to the rain...

I've not written anymore on my book....grrr again

I've been telling my son "Berti the Bear" stories each night so now i need to write these down...grrrr once again...when to get the time one asks

I've eaten way too much chocolate....pop goes Jewell!!!

I've been to see John Overholt...and he was great...and he loved my symbol I designed for him...and he gave me a great plug on the night...

I've not spent too much money this week...much be the rain!!!

I've had Hubby home for most of the week..hmmmm good thing? / bad thing?

I've now got a brand new LCD TV...wooohoo...the picture is so awesome....

I've now got no way to record my TV programs...hmmm good thing? / bad thing?

I've not got my fish tank cos of the new TV....so no cleaning to be done on it...good thing? / bad thing?

I've decided not to watch the "New" Knight Rider...cos it's crap....blogging is so much better

I've de-fleaed all the animals...phew finally...cos i was getting pretty tired of all that scratching...the animals not me...well a little!!!

I've ran out of things to say....

I've remembered something

I've decided not to go to the UK this year..going to wait till March/April next...good thing? / bad thing?

I've finished

Blessings
Jewell

Yule

2010-05-21T21:16:00.002+10:00

I have been thinking for a while what to do for Yule this year as I am starting to teach my children about the wheel of the year. Well a very good friend and fellow witch gave me an email about making your own Yule logs....from toilet rolls..of all things...so the kids and I will be giving this a go over the next week....I will post the photo's and how to make these Yule logs as soon as we finish them!!!

Should be lots of fun.....

Here is a bit about Yule for those that don't know much about it...

Yule – Winter Solstice
June 21st (southern Hempishere)

Yule represents the rebirth of the God within the sacred fire of the mother Goddess. We welcome the return of the God. It’s time to reflect on the hidden energies lying dormant in winter, not only in our Earth but within ourselves as well.

Colours: - White, sliver, red, green and gold
Fruit: - berries, apples, oranges and lemons
Trees: - Holly, oak and pine

Burn a Yule log to celebrate the coming of the warmer months and that life comes from death.
Gift giving in a coven or group – have people write down something positive about each person in the group and then pass this paper around the group for all to add their thoughts.

I am also putting all our names into a hat and the idea is that you have to do two nice things for that person before the night of Yule....and it has to be without them asking you.....not sure how my 15 month old will go with this but you have to start somewhere...

Blessing
Jewell xx

Strange but true

2010-05-06T20:40:00.002+10:00

I had thought that i would have had more time to blog now that I've given up on Zoo World.....but it was not to be....

Sick kiddies and sick me does not for good blogging make!!!

it's been a wee bit like snotsville and coughsville in one here in the King household!!! we have just brought out coles & woolies for their tissues teehee...but we are on the mend thank the Goddess......

It would seem that Hubby is the resistant one this time...who'd have thought!

I did mange to be a wee bit creative over the last couple of weeks, making handmade bookmarks and cards with my symbols on them...i will be uploading them to my website in the next couple of days so please go take a look and of course buy lots....pretty please!!!! with a cherry on the top...

Also have been doing some great tarot spreads...which have highlighted how far i have come on my spiritual journey so far......

I have always been very strong in my beliefs sometime to the point of aggression...as i would want others to know that i was right...or that my beliefs were the true ones....sounds very self-obsessed, very arrogant.....well that was me a few years ago...

and it served me well up to a point....well now i still have those same strong beliefs but now i don't feel the need to be as aggressive with them....i think that now i am more comfortable with who i am and what i believe in that i don't feel the need to prove anything anymore.

I am a witch....i do perform spells, rituals and I'm not worried who knows...as i am comfortable in my own skin and if anyone has a problem they may need to look to themselves not to me.

Spiritual life holds an attraction to me now that i can not refuse nor do i wish too. As i go about introducing the wheel of the year to my 3 year old and my 15 month old i am finding that i look at each Sabbat with fresh eyes and it's wonderful to feel, i am again energised with Mother Earth and all she can provide for us.

Our next sabbat coming up with be Yule...so i will be posting the ideas that i have come up with to help explain this sabbat to my children.

Blessed Be

Going ons

2010-04-18T20:41:00.002+10:00

What's been happening in the life of me.....

I've pulled the plug on the Zoo World game....

I've started to play with the kids again......

I've started to talk to hubby again......

I've started to write more of my book.......

I've got a bad back again...hmmm not good....

I've got so many ideas at the moment for work.....my own business that is that my head is spinning...bit like the girl on the exorcist.....promise I'll not spew green vomit everywhere...teehee

I've got into my veggie patch..finally sprayed those nasties so hopefully I'll get some broccoli....

I've got some fantastic new sunnies....CK no less....and my reading / driving glass where FREE...thank you NIB

I'm getting fitter...or was until bad back issue..hmmm will get better

I'm getting to understand my tarot cards better and better...thanks to the great work of my teach....

I'm getting to understand my intuition better...those voices talking to me...yes I'm crazy i know but they make more sense now...really....

I'm happy to help those who feel lost and need a ear/shoulder....because I've been in their shoes...i know how hard it can be sometimes.....

I am going to be making a commitment each week on my blog as to what i would like to achieve in the next week.....

So here goes....Next week I am going to achieve............

2 more chapters in my book.
Take my kids to the beach.
Mop the floors (i know i hate housework with a passion)
Play with my kids each day...with no saying yeah in a minute
have a great night out on Friday with hubby and friends

Kids will be a grandmas for the whole night...hmm what to do with one's self!!!!!

Have a great Week

Blessings
Jewell

My Symbols....

2010-04-12T19:39:00.003+10:00

I thought I would post a couple of symbols that I have designed recently...

hope you like them

This first symbols is one that I designed for a sister, it was her magical name

This one is the very first symbol I designed it is my magical name "JEWELL"

This symbol is the name "RUE" it is the magical name of a dear sister witch of mine, and I am honored that she decided to use it as tattoo.

Why do i do it?

2010-04-11T21:44:00.002+10:00

One wonders why when I could be using my time to do so many things...I start playing a game called Zoo World on facebook....

And not only do i play it...i get obsessed by it!!!!

I stay up when i should be in bed getting some zzzzzz

I stop playing with the kids in the mornings cos i have to check my Zoo

i stop playing with the kids at night cos i have to check my zoo

I stop relaxing with hubby at night cos I'm playing Zoo

I became a obsessed with a virtual Zoo...

I was a very mad woman....

Well as of today...no more said I...

I want to play again but with.....

My Kids, my hubby, my real animals,

I want to finish writing my book,

I want to learn to read my Tarot cards better

I want to sit and relax but not on the computer

now I'm not knocking those who wish to play this virtual games...but when they start to take over your life...it's time to stop....

phew......i'm free......I'm happy....

Blessed Be

Strange Dreams

2010-03-31T09:45:00.002+11:00

Over the last few nights my dreams have been strange indeed...

They all seem to centre around me losing my children in some form or another...

Last nights dream was...

I was at a new years eve party...with the children and i was having a good time when all of a sudden it's 2 minutes to midnight and i cant seem to find two of my children...now i had Bear (my son) with me but couldn't find my other son and daughter...

Now the very strange thing here is i only have two children a boy and a girl...

but in all my dreams lately there has always been another child and it's a boy and he is between my son and daughter in age so that would make him about 2...

Anyway i then try to get my phone to work to call hubby / friends about the missing children but you know how it is in dreams you can never seem to dial the right numbers or even turn the phone on....

well a friend at the party tells me that my daughter bumped her head but it wasn't bad and she was taken away....take where...hubby has her.....

The dream ends with my trying to get my hubby to let me see my daughter...but he wont...

Strange but true

Blessed Be
Jewell

My New Dragon

2010-03-27T09:37:00.003+11:00

Ok as I said I now have only one Dragon guide at the moment,but I don't think I could cope with anymore with this Dragon around!!!!

This new Dragon is old and he is now a rich ochre colour with gold under tones.
His name is Rtapu Cai which means Silent One. Rtapu comes from Arnhem Land.
Arnhem Land in Australia is the Aboriginal homeland where the Dreamtime lives in song and dance, where legend, myth and history interweave with today’s realities, where innumerable sacred sites are forever hidden from prying eyes, and where the white man (or any other non-Aboriginal person) is not allowed to enter.
This is no doubt a romanticised view of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory in the Top End of Australia but it may be closer to reality than we think.
Yes, you can visit the peripheries of Arnhem Land, and glimpse a vision of what may lie within, but if you are non-Aboriginal, this is where it ends, and the mysteries of Arnhem Land remain.
Surprisingly, this Aboriginal homeland still carries its European name (after a Dutch ship which made the first European sighting of this region in 1623). But among the people who live there are many Aboriginal place names which invoke their Aboriginality and their past.
Occupying about 97,000 square kilometres of forests and spectacular rivers and gorges east of the Northern Territory capital of Darwin, Arnhem Land is an Aboriginal homeland and sacred to its people.
Those who visit Kakadu and venture east to Ubirr have only to look farther east beyond the East Alligator River to where Arnhem Land begins and no non-Aboriginal person is allowed except with express permission.
The earliest history of Eastern Arnhem Land is recorded in the paintings, dances and songs of the Yolngu , the Aboriginal people of the region, which tell of creation ancestors bringing lands and waters, people, animals and plants into being and laying down the Law that governs them all. The Law defines who owns and manages the lands and waters, essential features of Yolgnu identity and culture.

When I get anymore information about him i will pass it on.

Blessed Be
Jewell

What's new

2010-03-24T15:46:00.005+11:00

I have been wanting to write another blog post for a while now and I have started one a number of times...

But I never seem to finish them...

I cant seem to put into words my thoughts and feelings of the last few weeks.....

As I said in my last post the time of Mabon is now well and truly upon us.....we will be soon making ready for Samhain..which is when the veil between the between the world of the living and the world of the dead is the thinnest. At Samhain, Wiccans lay down their grief at the loss of loved ones and send their respects.

I feel that i am standing on the edge of something really big.....

Something that has been coming for a very long time....

Something that I have been expecting....but have no idea what it is....

Yet it feels very familiar.....

As if I have traveled this path before.....

In another life maybe or maybe I am tapping into the collective unconscious.....

My dreams have been vivid but I am unable to remember them...

Which for me is unusual as I have always been able to write my dreams down the next morning...or if a very vivid one that wakes my up, that night.....

The energies that are around me at present are very different but then again strangely familiar.....

The Dragons that normally work with have gone for the moment...and have been replaced by just one very old, wise and sometimes cranky Dragon...He is a sage amongst his kind which means he teaches the young hatching's the male energies of each element and will often take on apprentices from the hatching's that show promise. These apprentices still need to serve as Guardian Dragons but will normally only do so for a shorter period of time. Sages are also the guardians of ideas, power, change, time etc. They store these elements to be used as needed; we can as we learn to work more closely with Dragons use these when the time is right.

He told me, I will be taking the next step in my life's journey, and that he is here to guide me.....

He has given me his name but i will be sharing that and the other information concerning him in my next post as it's a story all on it's own....

I will also be combining this blog and my other blog on Dragons as He has let me know that part of the next step is to be more open about my workings and dealings with Dragons....

apologises for those that may have read some of the information coming up in the next few post but i will be expanding on them more....

So watch this space as they say....

Blessed Be

Ponderings

2010-03-19T20:39:00.003+11:00

As we are coming into the energies that is Mabon.....

I have been doing a lot of reflecting.....

On....

My life

My marriage

My kids

My current position on my spiritual path

My family

My friends....

and before i go into more depths on any of them I'd just like to give you some information about Mabon....

this is the time of the autumn equinox, and the harvest is winding down. The fields are nearly empty, because the crops have been plucked and stored for the coming winter. Mabon is the mid-harvest festival, and it is when we take a few moments to honor the changing seasons, and celebrate the second harvest. On or around September 21, for many Pagan and Wiccan traditions it is a time of giving thanks for the things we have, whether it is abundant crops or other blessings.

Demeter and Her Daughter

Perhaps the best known of all the harvest mythologies is the story of Demeter and Persephone. Demeter was a goddess of grain and of the harvest in ancient Greece. Her daughter, Persephone, caught the eye of Hades, god of the underworld. When Hades abducted Persephone and took her back to the underworld, Demeter's grief caused the crops on earth to die and go dormant. By the time she finally recovered her daughter, Persephone had eaten six pomegranate seeds, and so was doomed to spend six months of the year in the underworld. These six months are the time when the earth dies, beginning at the time of the autumn equinox.

So as to what i have been pondering....

Well....

My life it would seem to me to be coming full circle.....I feel that i have been in this time / place before...but then i feel i took a wrong turn from here.....so now it's time to look at the crossroads again and choose a different path.....

That said....on the path i chose i have learnt many lessons that i am grateful for...

This new path will see me in a happy and loving relationship with my Husband...

This new path will see me having a fun and happy time with my children....

This new path will see me enjoying being a full time mum.....

This new path will see me finishing the first of my 7 children's books that i am writing.....

This new path will see me learning the tarot and using my knowledge.....

This new path will see me loving my family more...

This new path will see me loving my Friends...all of them no matter what.....

This new path will see me enjoying all that life and love has to offer

Bleesed Be
Jewell xox

1st Tarot lesson

2010-03-15T19:42:00.002+11:00

Today i had my first 1-1 tarot lesson....

I had a ball....

I was very nervous when Teach asked me to read the cards for her.....

I mean she is like the best i know at tarot...but i soon got over that...Teach put me at ease right from the start....

I learnt heaps and i am still buzzing from it.

I am hoping to do a lesson once a fortnight that way i can practice in the days in between...

Going to continue with picking a card each day and seeing what they mean to me.....

Today when we asked what was going on in 2010 for Teach we got 3 major cards.....
You hardly ever seen 3 major cards come out in a reading...but yes with Teach it's always the norm!!!!

and for me...well Teach said that you don't often see the High Priestess card come out.....and i often get her in my own readings...and yes she appeared again today in mine...

we had a laugh over that one....

anyway off to play with cards again....

Blessings
Jewell x

Selling

2010-03-15T15:04:00.003+11:00

I'm selling a set of Tarot cards by Ciro Marchetti, Tarot of Dreams, brand new for only $20

To check out for awesome these cards are go to http://www.ciromarchetti.com/

If anyone is interested please email me

Blessings
Jewell x

Love my new tarot deck

2010-03-14T08:06:00.003+11:00

I know i have probably said this a few time already but i am really loving my new Tarot deck....

Legacy of the Divine by Ciro Marchetti

In order to familiarise myself with them i have been picking a card must days and then just looking at the images and seeing what comes to me. I write these words / phase and then i look at the book that came with the cards to see if I'm on the right track.

I have to say in all honesty that i am getting what the meaning of the card is everytime. The book helps me to put my words into proper sentence and helps me to understand what that card could mean if it came up in a reading.

Cant wait to do a reading with them, just to see how i go.....

got my first 1-1 tarot lesson tomorrow...so looking forward to it......

Blessings
Jewell x

Looks like fun

2010-03-10T20:05:00.002+11:00

Instructions: The post is a list of 99 random things. Bold the ones that you yourself have done.
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Tasmania
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Sea World
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Went to the top of Centrepoint Tower
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow man
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen the Murray River in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Crossed the Sydney Harbour Bridge
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited Uluru
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Been to a jail
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favourite childhood toy
70. Visited the War Memorial in Canberra
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood on the steps of the Sydney Opera House
74. Toured the Great Ocean Road
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle
79. Seen the Kimberleys in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited Parliament House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Got a tattoo
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Dog on the Tuckerbox in person
96. Swam in the ocean
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a mobile phone
99. Been stung by a bee

some amazing stuff

2010-03-08T15:16:00.002+11:00

today i was chatting to a friend on facebook, when my new tarot cards arrived....

there are the Divine Tarot by Ciro Marchetti..

I was shuffling them just to get a feel for them....

and then i felt the need to pull three cards for my friend

i got

4 of Cups
The Lovers
Faith (Hierophant)

I said that he had been feeling like he was "struck in a Rut"
self absorbed, failure to find meaning in his life

Yes to all the above he said (or typed as we were on facebook teehee)

Said that he was at a crossroads and need to make a decision be that morally or ethically.....about an upcoming important decision...a choice between vice and virtue

Said that to teach is to learn and that a teacher/mentor was coming his way...

He said wow...

so did i!!!!

Blessings
Jewell

could be a while

2010-03-06T16:15:00.002+11:00

Had to cancel little girls birthday party tomorrow as I'm not up to it, still very tired and now it would seem that I've come down with a cold....

which on it's own would not have bothered me...but due to spider bite...but as my immune system is down...so it would seem am i....

I feel that i have been hit by a mack truck....

hopefully will OK in a few days....but as house is a mess and i don't have the energies to clean it...really not up for lots of people to entertain either...

will make it up to little girl on her other birthdays

Blessings
J

Happy 1st Birthday Dear Olivia

2010-03-04T07:23:00.001+11:00

Spiderwomen update

2010-03-03T09:33:00.002+11:00

well i can now swing from the ceiling and have a new job as a window cleaner!!!

only kidding,

I am better now, i went to the matar on Mon night and ended up having antibiotic not the anti-venom as there were too many side effects of the anti-venom.

I am very grateful that i was the one bitten and not my children as the pain was bad.....

Now i am on strong antibiotics and will see how long it takes to be 100% better....Dr said anywhere from 10 days to 2 months!!!!

Thanks to all those that have been sending my reiki and calling / emailing to see how i've been....

Blessings
Jewell xxx

oh dear

2010-03-01T21:34:00.001+11:00

one thinks that i may have been bitten by a red back.....spider that is for those not in the know..

well I'm not dead so i must be ok....

very, very sore arm..

very, very red and itchy.....

An apology is needed

2010-02-26T22:07:00.001+11:00

I feel that I owe you Lisa an apology, it would seem that i have as i often do, jumped in with both my feet right up to my ears...

I do understand that your remark about "it being a relief" that i had gone was because you were thinking that i was coming to the cottage because i felt like i had to not because i wanted to...but that was never the case...i made my decision to leave YAAD due to personal issue of my own that had nothing what so ever to do with the cottage, you or what had happen.

I have tried very hard not to take sides as you have mentioned and i thought i was doing well at that, but it would seem that, that is not the case anymore.

I do wish that you had, as you said in your comments on my blog, tried to contact me for a face to face meeting, you have never tried. the last time i physically saw you was the second to last Monday night YAAD class before we went on the Christmas break. The only other contact we have had has been an email form yourself asking if i wished to join the committee, but i did not wish to for the same reasons as i gave for finishing YAAD.

My wish now is for this all to die it's natural death and for everyone to move on without the knives coming out again.

Please can you ask others that have not been involved from the beginning, or have not been to a YAAD class to please stop jumping on the band waggon, comments etc.

I will be removing all comments from the last blog post, but not the posts them selves as it is my blog and my feeling that i have been writing for not everyone else.

Go in peace and blessings
Jewell

Almost One

2010-02-26T19:28:00.002+11:00

Where has the time gone...DollyGirl will be one next week.........oh my dear......but she is such a cutie

One wonders

2010-02-26T15:38:00.002+11:00

It would seem that some people still feel the need to comment...go on and on about what they may or may not really know about...

but in the end it's a free world so will go on with my life as i have always...speaking my truth

and let other worry about themselves...

that as they say is all folks

Blessings
Jewellxxx

"it's a relief she's gone"

2010-02-25T19:14:00.002+11:00

yes that was something that was said about me.....

after knowing someone for over 4 years....i have come to the conclusion that i never really knew them at all...

and now have to say that's probably just as well...

on to chapters new...

with a

light heart....

open heart.....

and

open mind....

blessings

Jewell x

Best ritual ever

2010-02-24T22:08:00.002+11:00

WOW

Double WOW, WOW

Triple WOW, WOW, WOW

I have never done a full ritual that we mostly sang...but tonight we did...

And how amazing it was too....

The energy was unbelievable.....

The ritual was simple but very magickal.....

The company was fantastic....

And the run onto the oval with my dear Kylie was so well Kylie, it was also very grounding and just plain fun....that girl is a part fairy part dragon for sure...

My most sincere thanks to Diana and Renata for organizing the whole think and of course

Blessings and gratitude to Esme for her wonderful teaching and wisdom...

I am as you can tell still buzzing...

and will probably will still be buzzing for a while yet..

Blessed Be
Jewell x

Another one bites the dust

2010-02-23T12:55:00.003+11:00

Well after a long hard look at my life's path...

I am no longer attending YAAD (Year and a Day)

I not longer feel that i am getting anything out of the classes...and no it's not the teacher...Renata you were great..but it's missing the good energy that it had.

I will not now expect second best and for my this was becoming second best.

I am going to be consenting on educating my children into the Wheel of the Year...i have picked up some very good books online that give you great stories and craft ideas to do with your children and that's what i wish to do.

I am also going to be doing a one-on-one mentoring to try and build up my physic side...learn the tarot cards better.....on that note I've brought some great tarot cards from an artist called Ciro Marchietti....they are so beautiful...i couldn't decide on which set to buy so i have brought both...will use them both to see which ones talk to me the most.

I am looking at this as a new chapter in my life and i am thankful for all lessons that i have learnt in the last 4 years at the cottage. My hope is that it doesn't close but will wait and see.

Blessed Be
Jewell

Thoughts and Good Friends

2010-02-18T12:05:00.003+11:00

I have so many thoughts going around in my head at the moment that it's making me dizzy.....

Sometimes i feel that i would love to take the top off of my head and just let them all float away....

I should just do that but maybe...

Oh what am i saying i would never be able to let them go...that would be too easy right?

I want to do whats best for my kids and I but i am not really sure what the best is...

again too many thoughts

too many ideas...

too many what if's

but a have some very great friends who are happy to listen to me going on about the said too many thoughts in my head...and they give me some very good advice too about those thoughts too.

to my very dearest friend....don't worry i'm not about to jump into anything without prior thought!!!!!

Chanting

2010-02-17T22:15:00.002+11:00

Wow

What a night

wow

what energy

Wow

Loved it

Went to a chanting workshop organized by some very lovely ladies.....held by an elder called Esme, who has been using chanting in her rituals for an age...

boy oh boy..

what a night

I has sung more than i have ever done

laughed more that i have done in a while

felt energy that i have not felt in a long while....

oh did i say...

what i night

and...

i get to do it all again next week....with a ritual thrown in too cant wait

Poem

2010-02-04T20:01:00.002+11:00

Goddess divine, one, two, three
How will you set yourself free

You will know the prize to pay
In order for you to get away

Stand alone or stand as three
Three is divine and meant to be

Reflect awhile on the moons soft glow
The knowledge is here for you know

Truth lies in perfect love
To fit your heart like a glove

As above so below
Life and love will always flow

Well i'm back.....

2010-01-25T16:31:00.002+11:00

Not sure why I'm writing on this blog again...but something have been happening in my life that...well I'm rather sad about...

I have been wondering about enlightenment (is that a word...is now) and spiritualism...and i have found that some people seem to have a lot to say about these subjects but when you look closely at their actions they do not hold up.

It makes me sad to think that i have been apart of something for quite some years, been influenced by people only to now have an energy around me that i do not like or wish for.....

Spiritualism to me is about how your words / actions impact on those around you....are you creating a welcoming, caring, loving energy around you? or are you creating a disruptive, cold, hard energy?

Awhile ago i made a decision not to continue to gossip...i was i have to admit one of the worse to gossip, one of the first...but someone gave me a book called "The four Agreements" by Don Miguelo Ruiz and the very first agreement is:-

"Be Impeccable With Your Word - This entails not indulging in gossip or negative self talk. The spoken word being a powerful one, should be used to spread love. Following this agreement makes one immune to the negativity from others. Being impeccable with the word also clears emotional wounds"

This struck a real cord with me, and from this moment on i began to see how my gossiping was harmful to myself and others. I no-longer engage in gossip and still find it hard to understand those who profess to be "spiritual...or on a spiritual path" contiune to do so....

It's time

2009-12-17T07:09:00.004+11:00

I too have make the decision to end this blog...i feel that i now wish to focus on my marriage, my kids, finishing my book "The Sliver Key", my YAAD studies and my Dragon Oracle cards.

I don't feel that wish to share anything that is happening in my life on these blog, those that i care about will know what is happening in my life...but a don't think the world needs to know and i don't really feel the need to speak.

Please feel free to "call me or email"...Renata's famous words or check in on my DragonLore blog
http://b-jewelled-dragon.blogspot.com/

Blessings
Jewell xxx

Very Sad day

2009-12-15T19:31:00.002+11:00

I have just received an email that has let me know that our Summer Solstice has been cancelled...

this i find very, very sad.....

There has been a lot of work put in by the elf's in buying present for everyone....

People were looking forward to saying goodbye for the Christmas break....and that has been denied them...

and for what i wonder

here and now

2009-12-13T21:25:00.002+11:00

I do hate to see friends hurting.....

so all i can do is send love and healing to them and let them know that i am here for them to

talk
cry
scream
shout
laugh

and just about anything else they may need whenever

blessings xxx

OK Teach...here is my 2 bushes!!!

2009-12-10T16:27:00.002+11:00

your outside bush is called Fred and our inside bush is called Ginger....not quite as impressive as George..but still not bad

What's in a number

2009-12-06T13:56:00.003+11:00

it's strange but i have been seeing the number 7,9,11,21 lots over the last week....

7:11

9:11

11:11

21:21

so am wander what this all means

I did some research on the good old web and this is some of what i found!!!

111, 1111 - These signs indicate that your thoughts are correct for the new cycle of your life and they are on your Spiritual Path. Continue with and follow these, as these thoughts relate to a new cycle in your life that is on your Spiritual Path

121, 1221, 2121, 2211, 1122 - These signs indicate that your current train of thought is correct for your Spiritual Path. These thoughts are your focus and following these will lead you along your Spiritual Path. This can be expressed simply as, 'You're following your path!'.

171, 1771, 1717, 7711, 1177 - These signs indicate that a lesson had been learnt on your Spiritual Path. You have learnt a lesson that your Spirit Guides want you to learn, one that is important and is necessary for you to progress on your path.

191, 1991, 1919, 9911, 1199 - These signs indicate the completion or ending of a phase on your Spiritual Path. The phase may or may not have come to an actual end at the time of seeing these signs, but, if you follow the thoughts you have at the time of seeing this sign, this phase will come to a complete end.

Number 7 - Philosopher, sage, wisdom seeker, reserved, inventor, stoic, contemplative, aloof, deep-thinker, introspective, spiritual, faith, esoteric, exotic, unusual, hidden, seeking perfection, ethereal, other worldly, enigma.

Number 9 - Humanitarian, compassionate, romantic, selfless, generous, philanthropic, loving, wisdom, idealist, artistic, spiritual healer, all allowing, other worldly, blending.

Number 11- Messenger, Inspired, Intuitive, Channeling, Inventive, Mystic, Spiritual, Teacher, Idealistic, Romantic, Artistic, Energetic, Enthusiasm, Angels of creative communication, Christ-like Love, Visionary, Joy-bringer.

Now to work out what it all means to me!

Honouring the Goddess

2009-12-04T19:56:00.005+11:00

I was very sorry to have missed yet another full moon ritual by my YAAD class...but life has a way of getting in the way at the moment...

Hubby was out until 6pm, and we have just un-wrapped our little DollyGirl so she is not happy about it and not going down as well, so I needed to stay and help get her settled so by the time all that happen it was 7:30pm and too late to go...

but i felt that i needed to honour the goddess...so i had a shower and went outside to sit and watch her full moon come up....

I lit a candle and some incense and just sat...

I sang a little as that is what i felt i needed to do, then i went into a mediation / trance.....

i had to go through a curtain of light and in order to pass through i had to let go of all that was unwanted baggage....

so i let go of

Greed
selfishness
anger
fear
lies
concerns with my children
issue in my relationship

Once i had done this a voice asked if i was being true to myself,

No i have not been

are you ready to be true to yourself

Yes i am

when i stepped through the curtain i was on a path that stretched out over a large and deep chasm...i could not see the path but i walked forward knowing that i would not fall and that i was safe...

then....

I met with the lady Goddess who gave me a wonderful hug...

then i met...

The Lady of the Earth

She never spoke to me, just looked into my eyes and kissed my forehead..

Then the Lord of Air stepped forward...he placed his hands on my head and my head and said

"Sometimes these need to seperate and yet together. Allow them to do both"

Then the Lady of Fire stepped foreward

she placed her hands on my shoulders and said

"You know not passion, your fire is as cold as ice. Allow the fire to become hot and heat your blood"

last was the Lady of Water...

"you are not comfortable with my Element, but you need not fear it. I must flow, i will always change, do not fear this, allow it to happen"

they then came together with myself in the centre of their circle...held up their hands and light came from them...this light surrounded me and bathed me it's blessings....

Then i found myself back sitting on my cushion outside in my backyard...

Hmmmm

lots to think about

blessings

finding the words..it can be hard

2009-12-01T17:12:00.002+11:00

I have wanted to write a post for a lone time but nothing seems to come, or if it does it's in the middle of the night and there is no way in hell I'm getting up to blog then...my sleep is precious to me :-)

Mum's visit has put a lot of things into perspective for me, i had thought that we would have lots of D&M's when she was out here, but it was officious in the first couple of days that Mum is just not that sort of person. She does not like to talk about her feelings very much...and i am beginning to see that i too share this trait with her.

I talk alot, but not about how i really feel.

We did have some great talks about my Dad and what we remembered about him etc...that was wonderful.

I also got a lovely compliment from my Mum, she said is was a "great little mother" high praise indeed from your own mother.

There is so much more i feel i need to write, but it's hard to find the words. I am going through some stuff at the moment and am wondering where it will lead me....can only wait and see

Ghost photo's

2009-11-23T10:03:00.003+11:00

Well i hope you can all see the little girl in these photo's. She is kneeling down, has long blond hair in pigtails and is wearing a pinny fore dress

DollyGirl's naming day

2009-11-15T21:28:00.001+11:00

phew...lots happened but also not much did

2009-11-12T19:42:00.002+11:00

so that's my mum's visit over...she has flown to Brisbane today until the 16th when she flys' direct to Sydney then onto London from there.

it was strange to say goodbye to her this afternoon at williamtown airport as i knew she was still in Australia...

Mum's visit has been a great one...but also a strange one

for some reason...i thought that i would be having some Deep and meaningful with mum over her time here...but as i came to find out in the first week she is not in to them...

she really is not comfortable with talking about feelings...and when i think about it our relationship has never been an open one...

so we talked about the kids and my sisters and their kids...and Dad and our memories of him and other stuff

we went to the Bay for a week...saw some dolphins and Whales...they are such beautiful creatures

we had lots of coffee and banana bread!!! Bear loves his "nana" bread

we had DollyGirl's naming day...will post some pics soon

we watched DollyGirl work out how to crawl forwards...well inch worm kind of crawl

and we laughed at her silly but beautiful faces that she pulls

Bear loved nanny playing "shark" with him..and "cars" so she was a big hit with him

we now have our bed back after the last 3 weeks on a mattress on the floor in the lounge room!!!! my back is very happy about that!!!

and tomorrow i'm off to a ghost tour and Sat a very, very early morning wedding!!! 5:30am...WTF

am still alive and kicking...just too busy and tired to blog xxx

2009-11-05T10:57:00.000+11:00

finally coming down...and getting time to blog!!!!

2009-10-21T19:45:00.002+11:00

well mum arrived safe and sound after 21 hours of flying..she loved flying with Qantas as she flew premier class which is between business and economy..so more leg room and to hear mum tell it....wonderful due to the fact they gave you real cloth napkins!!!

So far are days have been filled with not much...

shopping

shopping

park

picnics

trips out on the harbour (boat trip over to Stockton)

washing.....

how come there is always so much washing...

oh yes that's right two kids.....

but it's been wonderful to have mum here....she has already been a great help in getting Bear out of nappies and onto the toilet!!!!

one less thing for me to worry about...

off to Soldiers point on Friday for a week...so Shell if your free let me know would love to come visit....

PS...I've created a website for my symbols..please check it out and let me know what you think...and yes please fell free to point out any spelling mistakes!!!

Count down

2009-10-12T09:26:00.002+11:00

this is the week...mad cleaning frenzy..or not...depends on how i feel and how the kids are...but will clean bathroom and fridge....

one of my sisters put into words the other day why i have been feeling a little nervous about mum coming out...it's due to the fact this will be the first time i see mum without dad...

big thing that...cos there has never been apart from his funeral that I've ever seen mum without dad!!!!

but all will be ok

only 6 days to go....

2009-10-09T10:15:00.002+11:00

oh no and the house still looks like a pig sty!!!!

I've been in clean-up mode for the last week trying to get the house up to "mum" standard...but then the kids got sick and well it all went out of the window!

got me thinking why am i trying to get to her standard? as her house always looks like a show home...nothing out of place....no dust anywhere!

you should see the dust in my place...hey i could draw in it at the moment and that's after I've dusted 3 times!!!

i think i don't want her to go back to England and my sisters with any ammunition, silly but that's how it's always been...me trying to not let her see what things are really like....

that's why it was so hard last time Mum & Dad came out...cos i was trying to deal with a 4 month old at the same time....

well this time I'm on anti-depression meds so i think I'll be a little bit more chilled.

am really getting excited now.....

Super bugs

2009-10-06T22:35:00.002+11:00

I would seem that our little family have been hit with a super bug...well Hubby, Bear and DG...I seem to be ok at the present time....

Hubby got a very sore throat..and fever, then Bear came down with a horse voice, cough, runny nose and on Thursday night a fever, Bear is getting better now as is Hubby....unfortunately DG has it now...horse voice, cough, runny nose....just waiting for the fever.....

so please, please can you send her some high energy healing...as it is not be a good time for her...and being only 7 months old it's hard to tell her that she will be ok....and it's heart breaking to listen to her at the moment...

this is one of the many reasons that my blogging has been somewhat absent....i'm running on empty.....

so will interesting to see how my artwork looks on friday night....

blessing

What tarot card am i?

2009-10-05T17:01:00.002+11:00

You are the World

Completion, Good Reward.

The World is the final card of the Major Arcana, and as such represents saturnian energies, time, and completion.

The World card pictures a dancer in a Yoni (sometimes made of laurel leaves). The Yoni symbolizes the great Mother, the cervix through which everything is born, and also the doorway to the next life after death. It is indicative of a complete circle. Everything is finally coming together, successfully and at last. You will get that Ph.D. you've been working for years to complete, graduate at long last, marry after a long engagement, or finish that huge project. This card is not for little ends, but for big ones, important ones, ones that come with well earned cheers and acknowledgements. Your hard work, knowledge, wisdom, patience, etc, will absolutely pay-off; you've done everything right.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

you know strange as i have this tarot deck and have always wanted to have this card as a tattoo

do things come in 3's?

2009-09-26T21:30:00.002+10:00

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

2009-09-25T11:59:00.002+10:00

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

2009-09-05T11:33:00.002+10:00

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

2009-09-03T14:30:00.001+10:00

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.

Guess....Bear or Dollygirl

2009-08-31T21:51:00.003+10:00

Advice....to take or not to take, to give or not to give

2009-08-31T13:56:00.003+10:00

you know i have often wondered if giving advice is actually you just giving your opinion?

can you ever give advice to an-one without this opinion getting in the way?

because you wouldn't be giving advice on a subject that you didn't know anything about would you?

so are you giving out information to help some-one or to put your point / opinion across?

and as for taking the said advice

why

i mean if you wanted some-ones opinion would you not just ask for it?

it seems strange to me that people will come up and try to give you the advice when you haven't asked for it in the first place and then expect you to be over the moon cos they have chosen to impart their vast knowledge to you.....when they are 20 years younger than you!!!!

what life knowledge do they have that could help you?

not that's wrong of course they have some knowledge but i just don't like it when they feel that a Dr is wrong and they are soooo right........

Aloe Vera protection spell

2009-08-16T20:00:00.001+10:00

Aloe Vera home protection spell

You will need…..

1 candle (you can use which ever colour you wish)
1 large piece of aloe Vera
Beading wire
Beads (any colour)

String the beads onto the beading wire placing your intent into each bead. You can maybe come up with a mantra to say as you thread on each bead. Mine for this spell was…

“Beads on this wire so fine, guard this home with the power of the Divine”

I then crushed the Aloe Vera and rubbed this onto the beads and then wrapped this around the candle. I used small pieces of fencing wire to secure this to the candle so it would not slip.

Light this candle each day until it has burnt out, and then places the beads in the home somewhere you will be able to see it.

I chose to use a blue candle as the astrological correspondence for the colour blue are Virgo, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces. So as we have two Virgos, one Capricorn and one Pisces in the home I felt that it was the best colour.

The colour for the beads were chosen to represent the
Maiden - white: - White is magically neutral and represents the Goddess and Ancient Mother. Safety, the divine self, enlightenment, cycle of life, freedom, health, love, initiation
Mother red: - The color red symbolizes life's blood and has always been associated with Wiccan Rituals in that sense. Passion, fire, courage, strength, joy, life renewal, energy, health, motivation, desire
Crone black: - To return energy to its sender. Divination, banishing spells, chaos, beginning of creation, rebirth, infinity. When used along with the color white it represents opposites- male/female

I then added
Gold because it represents solar energy and God. Leadership, logical thinking, problem-solving, conscious awareness, health and recovery.
Yellow – as it is the energy of the sun, healing, friendship, strengthen productivity; improve inventiveness, prosperity, self-esteem, beauty, life, light, humility
Light blue – so that I can encourage wisdom, patience, peace, truth, loyalty, meditation, insight, happiness, fidelity

got to love ABBA.....

2009-08-10T16:58:00.002+10:00

and the drugs!!!

well it would seem that the drugs plus ABBA.....have worked to get me moving...i skipped, boxed and crunched...

ABBA the greatest hits is a great CD to work out to...cos if you can still sing along to the songs you're not working hard enough!!!!

Little john

2009-08-09T21:13:00.002+10:00

Just letting you all know that Little John's operation went really well....his hernia is all fixed and now his testicle is down where it's supposed to be.

plus Bear did not have his sleep today and i did not have a melt down...

you know it's only since I've looked really closely at myself that i have come to the conclusion that i have been a wee bit obsessive re Bear and now DollyGirls sleep....

hmm think that all comes down to the "my time" issue

hopefully this will only get better

looky see

2009-08-09T17:02:00.002+10:00

This of course is Dollygirl

this one is of me (the one in the high chair) when i was about 6 months....look alike

well it's official......i'm mad, cookoo, loony, crazy, nuts, raving,stark raving bonkers

2009-08-08T21:07:00.002+10:00

yes all that and more!!!

am on medication for PND.....which is Post natal depression...doc thinks that i have had it since Bear was born...but as i was exercising and taking herbs etc...i managed to keep it in check..

When i fell pregnant, well the feel good hormones helped...then wham....PND back again but worse as it was not treated right in the first place...

So now I've decided to put my hand up and get the help need to get myself back on track....

one and for all...

I did go to my own Doc last time with Bear...but he really didn't explain things the way this other Doc has done...well she does specialize in treatment of women with PND...

I told her that i hate the feeling of being out of control and that last time i felt really spaced out on the meds...so I'm only taking 1/2 tablet for the first 4 days then 1 tablet (10mgs) per day

it's day 2 and well...we will wait and see

this Doc did mention something that i thought was very interesting....

She said that having a mental problem after you have had children can effect your bond with them!!!!

And bond is not about how much you love them...

it's to do with the "dance" and how you "mesh" with them....

Now that really did ring some bells for me...as Bear has always been very much..."no mummy do it"..."i want Mummy" and he follows me around all day everyday.....

me thinks my bond is not "meshing" that well with him yet...

Also she said that my need to have time away from that kids to keep me "Sane" also come from the PND...as women that have adjusted to motherhood will often love to have time off/away from the kids but unlike me.....don't need it to keep them sane....

I'm so glad i went to see her...am going back to she in 2 weeks to talk about how the meds are going and she may add a mood adjustment drug into it as well...cos i can go from happy...to crankypants in seconds these days!!!

Thanks for that support via the comments, really helps

Blessings
Helen

PS...when asked on the forms what religion i was....i put down Wiccan...first time I've done that!!!!

Old -V- New

2009-08-02T23:19:00.002+10:00

something big is happening...

i have for quite awhile now been wanting to go back the old me...

cos that person was not mad, or angry all the time or scared (plus she got to sleep when she wanted too!!!)

but last night whilst trying to go to sleep a voice said...do you really want to go back to the old you...

i mean as the old you, you were...

self opinionated, cold, aloof, controlled, arrogant, way to Strong for your own good sometimes, never could ask for help and then when you did could never take the advise/help given!!!, you were funny, loving, kind and helpful in your own way.....but

the new you...

scared, out of control, mad...angry...so very, very angry, you are still strong, loving, kind to some....cold and aloof to others

so the question that is scaring the pants off me is ...who do i really want to be?

i am

a mother
a wife
a sister
a daughter
a friend
a witch

to name but a few.....

so what do i want from me....

what do i want others to see

why to i care what others think/feel about me?

would it help if i put my head in the sand as i normally do and hope it will all get better without me having to do anything?

no

but this is how i normally cope with things..

why now does it have to change?

why now do i feel that i have to look at myself and try to re-discover who i really am?

my god that's painful...

i mentioned in an earlier post that i went out for a girls night out...had a great time too..

but i was stuck wondering what to talk about...

that's right me...whom some would say could talk under water with marbles in her mouth..

but i didn't know what to talk about that was not just around kids....

i said i would never get like that....but hey shit happens

so I'm left here wondering who i really am

who do i want to be?

who should i be?

why do i want to be me?

Little John

2009-07-31T20:08:00.002+10:00

He is going into hospital next Thursday to have his hernia operated on..plus he also has to have his right testicle pulled down into his scrotum...make your eyes water boys!!!

So if you could send some love and healing over to my Sis and her hubby and of course little John that would be wonderful..

Blessings...

Jewell

interesting time with a Dragon

2009-07-29T20:45:00.000+10:00

go check it out on my new blog

life is like a box of chocolates

2009-07-28T19:01:00.001+10:00

and at the moment all i seem to be getting are the hard ones....

if it wasn't for Bear i don't think I'd want to be here....

I have often wondered how mothers can up and leave their kids and never come back.....

well today it's not that hard to understand their mind set!!!

Girls night out

2009-07-25T16:44:00.002+10:00

had a great night out last night.....met up with a very good Friend of mine that had moved to Middle marsh in QLD last August.....didn't know if i was going to be able to make just cos I've been so tired lately..but made myself make the effort..

very much worth the effort too...great night...drinks, dancing and girly chats...and an awesome band on at the Blackbutt...

Plus no hangover today!!!!

brilliant

Wait n see

2009-07-22T13:48:00.002+10:00

I have made an appointment on the 7th August with a lovey Dr in the Linguard who is said to be a very helpful Dr...my friend went to see her after the birth of her second child and she does not make you take the medication if you don't want to and if she feels that there is not a real need for you to do so...a high dose of Omega 3 fish oil is said to be very good for this kind of depression...so I'm going to try and find some today..

i still feel that it is somewhat related to my periods as it is a week away and the rage/overwhelm feels that i have are getting stronger...now is the time that i seem not be able to cope with DollyGirls crying at all...not even for a minute!!!

But when it's over i can deal with her crying ok...not brilliantly but ok...

oh well it's a wait n see i surpose

Dance like nobody's watching.....

2009-07-20T21:31:00.003+10:00

These are the lyrics for a song by Paul Greene....

You're just got to work like you don't need the money.
Love like you've never been hurt,
Dance like nobody's watching, you only get what you deserve.
Trust like you've never been lied to; know who you want be.
You get to choose what you want to believe in,but you gotta be free.

I think that to try to do one of those things is so hard but would be so worth it

blessings

i don't think you can ever post too many photo's this cute

2009-07-20T15:09:00.002+10:00

"Now what's for dinner mum?"

"Any good movies on?"

Ok where do i go from here?

"Can't see me...way too many toys"

The good, the bad and the plain ugly

2009-07-18T15:39:00.004+10:00

The Good.....

DollyGirl slept thur the night last night....10pm till 6:20am.....woohooo.....never thought it would happen so soon....now just got to make it happen every night...

Also went to Lizotte's on Thursday night with some friends...and i highly recommend it to anyone...it was a great night...we had dinner then sat and watched/listened to Paul Greene...who I'd never heard of until that night...but what performer...he is a singer/songwriter...and a great one at that...and if i can work out how to load a play list thingy onto my blog will upload some of his songs...but then you guys may already know him....

Lizottes is a music venue that used to be the Kings theatre, it supports local talent

Have to say some of his songs really touched me and made be realise how low I've been in the past few months as i have stopped listening to the music i love and dancing with Bear like we used to most days at some point in the day.....

Have done that yesterday and will do again today.....

The Bad....

hmmm...very sorry Teach but my homework for YAAD is very much not done.....cant seem to pull my finger out of my behind and get down to it....there is always something else to do...like gardening....watching TV.....bad girl...very bad girl.....will have it done by Monday....course i will!!!!

And the plain ugly...

I had a question a while ago that i wanted to know the answer too...do your pubic hair go grey....well I've got the answer yes they bloodily well do....i got a shock this morning in the shower......now i really am feeling my age!!!!!

PJ's got to love them!!!

2009-07-14T19:21:00.003+10:00

and I've spent the last couple of days in them...due to having the flu....yes there was i thinking that I'd got away from catching whatever Hubby & bear had.....no i didn't catch that..i got the bloodily flu....

Got hit by a mack truck did i...went down like a sack of shit!!!!

fever...nose running all the way to England and back.....aching all over and then some.....

But thanks god for Hubby....he did all the night feeds on Sat & Sun so yours truly could sleep and sleep i did...like the dead...which at one point one did think i was close to it......pity....pity...pity.....but I'm on the road to recovery and no my flu did not go......oink, oink, oink

One thing that i have decided to do is get some professional help re my depression...because i do think that is what i have...

i cant seem to find joy in my children at all and the only things that seem to make me feel even a little bit human is the time i get away from them and then it never seems long enough...

so...

i call the lovey Doc i went to see with Olivia back in April and I'm getting a referral to a lady who works out of the Linguard...she works with post-natal depression.....if i can get away from having to have medication i will be happy but i understand that i may need it so will take it without compliant...

i really really really what to be able to control my rage.....i seem to get anger at just about anything these days and poor Bear cops it....not fair....not right either..so lets hope something will work

Blessings

All big Kev'd

2009-07-09T19:18:00.004+10:00

Amazing how the universe works....

i did a visionary broad at Stroud.....which is now sitting on my toilet door...underneath a sign i made up a while ago...saying "if i can image it i can achieve it"

I thought it was a great place to put it as i would get to see it lots of times during the day / night hehehe

This part of my visionary broad is for my aim at getting fit again....and it's working really well...i have cut out/down my sugar and bread and pasta that i used to eat so much of and now am eating more fruit/veg's and i have cut my portion size to....am using a smaller plate as it helps to make you think you are still eating the same amount when your not!!!!

This part is about my Dragons and how i want to get some Dragon Orcale cards printing and published...so when i saw this course "fantasy watercolour/pencil class" in the WEA.....well i just had to enroll.....so i can learn how to draw fairies, witches..hehehe and of course Dragons....

Amazing..just amazing....

even my bad head cold that i now have can not stop me!!!!!

The Lovers

2009-07-08T19:22:00.004+10:00

THE LOVERS

Basic Card Symbols

An angel or cupid, a man and a woman, two trees (in Waite, it is Adam & Eve with one tree having a serpent and apples) - in some decks one tree is flowering, but the other has fruit. Also in some decks there is a man standing between two women.

Basic Tarot Story

The Fool comes to a cross-road, filled with energy, confidence and purpose, knowing exactly where he wants to go and what he wants to do. But he comes to a dead stop. A flowering tree marks the path he wants to take, the one he's been planning on taking. But standing before a fruit tree marking the other path is a woman. He's met and had relationships with women before, some far more beautiful and alluring. But she is different. Seeing her, he feels as though he's just been shot in the heart with cupid's arrow, so shocking, so painful is his "recognition" of her. As he speaks with her, the feeling intensifies; like finding a missing part of himself, a part he's been searching for his life long. It is clear that she feels the same about him. They finish each others sentences, think the same thoughts. It is as if an Angel above had introduced their souls to each other. Though it was his plan to follow the path of the flowering tree, and though it will cause some trouble for him to bring this woman with him, to go somewhere else entirely, the Fool knows he dare not leave her behind. Like the fruit tree, she will fulfill him. No matter how divergent from his original intent, she is his future. He chooses her, and together they head down a whole new road.

Basic Tarot Meaning

Originally, this card was called just LOVE. And that's actually more apt than "Lovers." Love follows in this sequence of growth and maturity. And, coming after the Emperor, who is about control, it is a radical change in perspective. LOVE is a force that makes you choose and decide for reasons you often can't understand; it makes you surrender control to a higher power. And that is what this card is all about. Finding something or someone who is so much a part of yourself, so perfectly attuned to you and you to them, that you cannot, dare not resist. In interpretation, the card indicates that the querent has come across, or will come across a person, career, challenge or thing that they will fall in love with. They will know instinctively that they must have this, even if it means diverging from their chosen path. No matter the difficulties, without it they will never be complete.

Thirteen's Observations

The Lovers is a confusing card as it is ruled not by an emotional water sign but by airy Gemini. The original trump featured a man and a woman with a cupid above them about to shoot his dart. Later this became three figures, the interpretation being a man choosing between two women, or a man meeting his true love with the help of a matchmaker. Still later, with Waite, we have an Angel above Adam and Eve. The Angel stands for Raphael, who is emblematic of Mercury and Air, planet and element of Gemini. Gemini is the communications sign. It's all about messages and making contact; also, as it is the card of the twins, it's about finding your other self. In this regard, you can see that the Lovers card begins to make sense. Especially if you change it back to "LOVE." Here is a card about perfect communication, about finding something your soul requires. In this regard, its most common interpretation about being "A Choice" makes sense. When this card appears, you are being told to trust you instincts, to choose this career, challenge, person or thing you're so strongly drawn to, no matter how scary, how difficult, irrational or troublesome - without it, you will never be wholly you. It's sudden and unexpected, and it means a compete change in plans; but this is LOVE. True love. Go for it!

Hobbit House

2009-07-07T13:26:00.002+10:00

As Cyndy wanted to know more about the hobbit house here are some inside pictures

Stroud

2009-07-06T09:53:00.004+10:00

I have just come back from a beautiful weekend away (kid free) from Stroud....it was heaven...wished i didn't have to come back...as reality can suck...

Here are some pictures from the weekend..

The hobbit house

it's so cute!!!

The monastery where we stayed

our yule atlar

some hope

2009-07-02T18:08:00.002+10:00

well DHead may have just redeemed himself by the skin of his teeth...he has said now that he can get on week off compassionate leave and one week off un-paid leave...

Sis was wondering why the hell he never said anything about this before...his reply "I had to check with the new boss" far enough...but why not tell Sis in the first place rather than leave her thinking that he didn't give a flying whatever!!!

Men...some should be shot at birth

More healing please

2009-07-01T21:24:00.002+10:00

My little Sis, the one who has "little John" who is now 11 weeks old and doing a lot better,

Well she has just snapped her Achilles tendon..and is in plaster from knee to toes...

hmmm not good when you need to look after said 11 week old!!!

and Dhead (hubby) answer to this is to take the change mat down from upstairs put the mat in the lounge and let Sis bum shuffle around all day on her own!!!! WTF is wrong with this guy?

He needs to take time off work to help her out........oh my god if only i were over there I'd light a fire under his ass for sure!!!

Sis will not know until Friday how long she will be in plaster, or if they will need to operate, so please send as much healing her way....

blessings

Update

2009-06-30T16:18:00.001+10:00

Just letting you know that josh did not have to have his arm pinned...phew...he did have to go into surgery just so they could straighten his arm and plaster it. He is home now and will need to go back for a check-up in abut 4 weeks

Healing

2009-06-29T10:29:00.001+10:00

Can you please send healing to my nephew Josh as he has just broken his arm again and now has to have surgery and have the break pinned.

Blessing

My Major Arcana

2009-06-26T13:33:00.002+10:00

When we were working out what our major arcana was from our birth date, i had the funnest feeling of Deja vo 9if that's how you spell it?)

I was so sure that i have been in that same moment before, and with the same people....

Anyway to calculate your birth date number you have to add all the numbers of your birth date together EG if your birth date was 19.11.1969 you would add 1+9+1+1+1+9+6+9 = 37 then add 3+7 makes 11, now in this case you can look at both cards the Fool (number 1) and Strength (number 11)

my birth date come to a 9 which is the Hermit...

In The Hermit card, the 9th card of the Tarot, the teachers of the Ageless Wisdom are providing us with a future view of the outcome of our soul's successful struggle to reach the highest level of earthly/spiritual enlightenment possible... an attainment that is attributable to and obtainable through continued discipline, diligence and dedication to the laws of Divine living.
As we view the card, most of us get a sense that The Hermit is an isolated, solitary being, one who prefers a private existence apart from the extravagance and superficiality of materialistic living. Largely that's true, but the real message he wishes to impart is just how important it is for you and I (if we wish to reach his level of attainment) to set our values above materialism's fascinations and temporal attunements. Notice that he is pictured standing on the highest peak among the surrounding mountains. In his right hand he holds a lantern which appears to be lighting his way. Actually, the lantern's light is intended for seekers, others like you and I, who are still climbing and struggling up the mountainside below him. Notice that he is looking down, watching our progress. According to Carl Jung he is very concerned and most protective of our efforts. He is really that part of us, the Divine within, that is ready to provide us instant direction and truth. We have but to go within... to ask for healing, guidance or forgiveness. For all who seek, loving support and enrichment will be returned to you many fold.
The ancients were very sharp and astute in the way they secretly blended, weaved and illustrated various Universal Metaphysical Laws and Truths within each of the cards of the Tarot. For instance... in The Hermit card they wove numerological principle into the picture and theme of the portrayal. Notice how the bodily stance of the Hermit resembles the number (9), the actual number of the card. This wasn't accidental. In numerology the number (9) represents completion, personal mastery and the conclusion or end of either a process, situation, idea or an involvement. In the case of The Hermit these number (9) qualities fit his characterization exactly.

The Hermit is the living representation of human mastery over earthly 3rd dimensional polarities, emotions and temptations. He has reached the mountaintop, the last spiritual level of mastery and is now devoting his full attention to the support and enrichment of others. In numerology, the (9) personality is also heavily involved in counseling, healing and supporting others. This is a wonderfully noble endeavor, both for The Hermit and the NINE personality, but there can be a downside. Most NINE's are so emotionally involved and committed to their work and the people they wish to protect, that they will become self-sacrificing and willing to give up their own rights and interests just to aid another. Although most humane, this inner need must be avoided at all costs. The evolved Hermit, being fully aware of this pitfall, always stipulates... "I love you and will help you, but as a Hermit, I stay apart, removed and disconnected from your personal emotional entanglements". "If you desire my help and assistance, please ask, but if you simply want to invade and drain my energies, expecting me to carry you, I will detach".

Whenever I meditate on The Hermit card, I am reminded of the ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes. He was well known for his teaching that one should practice self-control and remain steadfast in their pursuit of virtue. Legend has it that he used to walk the streets of Athens, after dark, circa (330 B.C.), searching for an honest man. He epitomizes the Hermit's quest for human and spiritual perfection. For this reason, The Hermit's lantern is known by many as "the light of Diogenes". Our Ancient Teachers inform us that the light emanating from the lantern is actually the Light of our Soul. This light is streaming out emanates from a six-pointed star which represents your Spiritual Higher Self. Many are unaware that the Higher Self and the Soul are separate entities... actually, they are really one and the same (of the same essence), but the soul remains a distinct and individual identity while operating here in the 3rd dimension. The Higher Self (the spark of the Creator) is of too high a vibration to dwell within Earth's vibrational density. Therefore, so it can be active here, your Spirit projected what is known as your "soul" to act as its agent here on Earth. The soul is in effect a "holographic projection" or as the Ancients called it, "a projected finger of fire" from Spirit. It is the soul's light that contains the ancient wisdom and knowledge gained experientially by The Hermit on its path to perfection. Now, in his exalted consciousness, he is in a position to help others as they evolve.

Finally, it's interesting to note that The Hermit wears a gray robe... it signifies that he has resolved life's polar opposites which are always shown in the Tarot as either White (positive energy) and Black (negative energy). Gray is the blended neutrality of these Black and White opposites. In his left hand he holds the suspended yellow rod or staff of intellect and higher knowledge. This storehouse of wisdom resides within his subconscious mind. In the Tarot anything held in the left hand is automatically subjective and of a subconscious nature. Anything held in the right hand (the lantern) manifests within the conscious awareness of the individual.

feeling better

2009-06-26T13:31:00.001+10:00

well the trip[ to the naturopath is working, my herbs have started to kick in..so what with them and my up coming weekend away from kids...woohoo...i should be ready to take on the world...or maybe just my kids again LOL

Blessing
Jewell

New Blog

2009-06-24T21:17:00.003+10:00

Ok so here is my new blog please take the time to go have a look and let me know what you think

http://b-jewelled-dragon.blogspot.com/

Thank you

2009-06-24T20:46:00.001+10:00

A very, very big Thank you to the lovely Jane who came to my rescue this afternoon when i was having a bad moment/day with DollyGirl....

Inspired by Kora

2009-06-24T20:43:00.001+10:00

well i have been inspired by our lovely Kora....

I am going to get another blog going to blog my feeling / thinking about my Wiccan studies plus my Dragons again....

My Dragons have been pushing for this for sometime but my brain has been in a fog for the last 3 months now i think it is clearing...and this new blog will help.

Watch this space for more

Lets wait and see

2009-06-22T07:56:00.002+10:00

am going to a naturopath this morning, as i want to try the natural way first before going to my Dr, but i thank you all for your comments and support.

Yes this month is a bad one for me and as dear Kora said i need to work out why it still hurts so much...i was sitting yesterday trying to remember if i was as upset / sad last year at this time and i realised that i wasn't....

Why?

Because i was too concerned with whether i was pregnant or not...so is my sadness based on whether I've got nothing in my life to focus on or is it that i get so catch up in all that is to do with me that i don't have time to think of anything else?

If that is the case have a ever really let myself grieve for my Dad?

My thinks a trip to the counselor would be a great help

Struggling

2009-06-20T15:05:00.002+10:00

i am really struggling at the moment...

today is my Dad's birthday and tomorrow is fathers day in England so all that coupled with the anniversary on the 9th of this month makes it a very hard month for me indeed.

I think that i am sliding into a depressed state as I'm finding increasingly hard to enjoy life at the moment.

I have so much but still i cant seem to see it for what it's worth