Random things that have been on my mind
I need to work with my casting collection more. I require clients. I have been considering offering to do a few castings at the Wild Geek Hang. I’ve never done long distance castings before, that should be interesting.
I have also been looking for an additional piece, something to represent kids, children, childhood, the inner child etc … maybe a brightly colored bead?
I am also interested in trying casting into a wooden bowl and reading from the top down. But since I have a new cloth I am still working with, this will have to wait.
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There are creeps and then there are creeps.
There are men who aren’t skilled socially, the kind of guys you have to draw firm and obvious boundaries with. Sometimes you gotta say “no” loud and clear. Usually they don’t mean harm, they are just either clueless or the kind of guys who push their luck.
I understand *intellectually* that many women find men who are “social retards” to be creepy. But honestly, I don’t get it. Is it that they can’t defend their own boundaries; can they not say “no”? Do they not know how to shield? Do they… Continue reading
Banner Contest
Make a new banner for the Hedge (the main website, not this blog) and we will create a theme to go with the banner. (the banner is the big thingy with the website name at the top)
Banners should be roughly 900 to 1000 pixels by 200 to 300 pixels in size.
Leave room for the website title in the banner, or put “Walking the Hedge” on it yourself. Slogans can also be added such as “A Hedge for all Witches” or “Where the wildwoods and the urban jungle meet” or “The Hedge that borders the crooked path” or whatever you think would be awesome.
Once we get a few entries, we will have a poll and you guys can pick your favourite one and I will make a theme to match it (and maybe the runner up as well). Footers to match your banner will also be accepted and should be roughly the same size as a banner.
Send the image to juniper@walkingthehedge.net
Wordless Wednesday: Afghans
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This one is for my Mom
Still is progress. Roughly 200 motifs to connect *sigh*
The Course of My Studies Part Two
(I broke this up so I didn’t lose steam and get bored, then never finish. Here’s a link to the first part)
So I left off the last post in my early twenties. I had just had a major falling out with Wicca and was on a hunt for something else. I was delving into the wonderful world of Celtic spirituality.
So I dove into all things Celtic and even hung out with some Reconstructionists. I considered Druidry but it also was not for me. I did learn a great deal from my Druid and Recon friends however, about scholarship and also about filling in the gaps.
My boyfriend at the time was disinterested in spirituality but for some reason had the book “The Way of the Shaman” by Harner and I borrowed it. Actually, I stole it because I never got around to returning it, bad me. The study of Shamanism fell beautify in place next to my love of anthropology, archaeology and mythology. I read as much as I could, especially on the subjects of Celtic Shamanism and Seiðr magick. More of the Matthews and also some Mircea Eliade, Tom Cowan, Peter Berresford Ellis,… Continue reading
The New Casting Cloth
I decided I needed a new casting cloth for my divination set. Since the set is currently “on vacation” enjoying a lunar cycle of relaxing and soaking up the sun light, moon light and the elements. And since the set is also being introduced to a new piece, maybe two, I figured now was a good time. The one being retired is the second one, so now I’m introducing the third cloth.
Why a new cloth? Well a number of reasons.
First and foremost I believe that Witchcraft is a practice. And one thing about practice is that it’s a constant search to try out new things and to improve on what you’ve learned and the skills you’ve gained along the way. I don’t like all this get it right the first time stuff. As if we shouldn’t call ourselves Witches if we’ve ever made a little mistake (or epic blunder) and as if we’ve always done it this way, we have never tried out other things to see how they work.
This last casting cloth was an improvement from the one before and the new one is (hopefully!) another improvement. So after working with the… Continue reading
To Fly By Night
Hoofprints in the Wildwood
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