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Flavour of the Month: Secrets!

Published July 13, 2011 | By Juniper

One of the big topics going around Witch-y blogs this month is secrecy and how much you share.

I come across as much more Pagan-ish on my blog … because a lot of the Witch-y stuff just doesn’t get mentioned **at all** As if it does not exist. Which is tough when I’m accused of not being a Witch, because of the Pagan stuff being the most prominent. It’s easy to take the bait and get upset by that. But if certain spirits and certain practices can’t be talked about on a blog, well then that’s the price I pay!

I have a hard time with keeping quiet and keeping secrets. I’ve had a good talking to from my Hedge gals (and certain spirits and such) over that. I have no guile. It doesn’t come naturally.

I WANT to share, for a lot of reasons. One main reason is because I am BAD at not sharing. Damn my glass face, open personality and tendency to trust everyone. Another reason is loneliness and feeling isolated. Another reason is the need to serve and be useful and helpful.

Another reason (one of the main reasons why I started this blog in the… Continue reading →

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Should Not Have Done That

Published July 10, 2011 | By Juniper

Okay so, last week, I broke down and installed the plug-in for wordpress that tells you how many people read your blog, how many hits a blog post gets each day, what search words make people find you and so forth.

This was a mistake.

I am now having a fucking anxiety attack. HUNDREDS of people read my blog everyday!!!! Can’t breathe! OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG

I am seriously considering un-installing the bloody thing. Cause I totally should not have done that. It was stupid. Now I’m scared and paranoid. And I don’t understand. WHY ME? I’m NOT special!! GAH!

Okay. Okay. I can totally do this. It’s going to be alright.

*whimpers*

Soooo … uh, yeah. Heh. Hi there … everyone. How are you?

*scuffles feet*

Uhhh… yeah. *cough*

Now I’m afraid to write stuff.

*hides*

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Dyeing for Midsummer

Published June 27, 2011 | By Juniper

I don’t have a lot of experience with spinning or dyeing yarn and such. But every now and then I get the chance to spend time with a friend who does. My stitching group headed out to a member’s homestead this weekend and we got to play with both natural and not-so natural dyes.

I brought some yarn I spun myself, one was organic merino wool and the other angora and lambs wool (which was terribly over spun out of fear of sucking at spinning).

I also brought the skein of the very first yarn I spun with my drop spindle, which is made of organic bamboo. I have been using the bamboo mostly for offerings, first of fruits and all that. I intended to dye it, packed it and brought it along and everything, but somehow it didn’t come out of the bag.

I also brought some roving (un-spun fibres) and a piece of cloth. The cloth is linen and it was cut into strips and then woven together, it’s very cool. I had originally bought it years ago for the purpose of building a Horned God effigy in my grove. It was going to be His… Continue reading →

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Not

Published June 11, 2011 | By Juniper

I do not know what to do with this old fox hide I have in storage. I suppose I will continue to sit on it for now.

I do not know why for sure, but skulls (even “fake” ones) really do make the best spirit houses, though Bren’s miniature suit of armour does pretty damned well.

I am not interested in validating (or invalidating) other people’s Path, practice or experiences. Even when told something far fetched, I usually just smile and nod and move on. This cuts down on rather a lot of drama.

I am not very good at making pottery or working with clay, wood working, knitting (I can’t knit at all), drumming, leather work, scrapbooking, drawing, quilting, or baking. But I do try my hand at some of these things now and then. There are also plenty of other things I am good at.

I am not out to prove how awesome I am or to show off. If I was, then I wouldn’t make so many blog posts detailing my fuck ups. My podcast segments would be better prepared and much slicker produced as well.

I have not told Bren about the dead turtle’s shell… Continue reading →

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A Few Worthy Reads

Published May 15, 2011 | By Juniper

So while I stop dragging my feet and start doing some updating of blog and website (program upgrades, adding new links and articles and themes etc) here are a few awesome blogs: (apologies if any of these I may have posted in an older post of the same nature, I never do keep track of these things)