A Question for the Women
Where exactly do other women learn about things such as decorative pillow shams, vs useable pillow cases?
Or the difference between dishes that are just pretty and are not placed in a dishwasher or microwaves vs practical dishes?
Where do women learn about clothes that match and how to judge other women for having socks that don’t match?
Is there a class my mother failed to take me to where we are supposed to learn how to tell if something is an antique or if it will clash with the drapes?
I am tired of feeling like a failure as a woman (and often being treated as such) because these things go right over my head. Is there a crash course I can take to catch up?
Some kind of tomboy recovery center where I can learn all about carpets and stain removal …
I read blogs like Mrs. B’s and feel like a big fat loser. Am I alone in this?
Am I the only woman who practcies domestic magick fixing the toilet or replacing the radiator hose in the car and not making perfect little curtains for the kitchen?
Instinct vs Research
“This is what happens when you dabble! You can’t practice the Craft while you are looking down your nose at it.” ~ The Aunts from Practical Magic
So why do I have to do all this required reading and research? Isn’t that work? Its so time consuming and the books are hard to read! Why can’t we simply practice solely based upon our instincts and natural talents?
Instinct is only one part of the equation.
Imagine that your spiritual practice was a house. Now, try to build that without blueprints, without a plan, without the knowledge of how to properly the use a nail-gun and electric drill. You could probably build yourself and nice little shanty but it’s probably not going to keep you very warm come winter time. It is also certainly not the four bedroom post and beam home you had hoped for either.
It’s all about balance. It is alright if your spiritual path leans more on the instinctive side than the research side, or vice versa. After all you should build a house you’d actually want to live in. However leaving out one or the other entirely is just plain irresponsible.
An adult doesn’t go into… Continue reading
A few (more) random things about me:
I am working on a blog post about our trip across Canada but am dealing with a good strong case of procrastination, the need to do more important things (like finding a job) and dealing with a time zone change.
I’m thinking you can enter your Mother-phase of life before actually being a wife or mother. On account of this damned nesting instinct causing me real existential crisis.
I wish there had been Montessori type schools when I was a kid.
I have a new computer and I have to teach it Pagan words like Samhain and Hedgewitch … blah!
I have a new computer! It is faster, stronger, better.
The reason we have the style or theme for the Hedge with the hill and the water is because I can’t find one that’s better. Someday I will find one I like more and put up a banner that has a hedgerow on it. Which would probably make more sense.
The main website may not have a hedgerow on it, but there are thresholds on it. Can you count them?
I like being the underdog and I like championing them too. I don’t want to be popular or well respected.… Continue reading
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