Aug 24th – and then… things changed.

I actually wrote this on July 14th, Half way to the new moon.  It took till Aug New moon for me to make the firm choice that this is the right path...

​July 14th 2025 – and then… things changed.
 
Throughout my life the way I perceive my connection to the universe, my magic, has changed.  The way in which I “talk” to my universe/ancestors/spirits in my mind, has grown, developed and deepened as I’ve aged and gain perspective.  When I was a small child the folklore of my mother, Irish mountain, was how I communicated my wants and needs.  I chatted with my ancestors, I played with the little people, I spelled out words with the Ouija board before I could light a candle by myself.  In 1977 my father took me to see Star Wars on the big screen. I was mesmerized; this is long before the Internet, long before Wicca had reached my state and the only interpretation I had to the universe was mother's folklore.  The concept of the force, the concept that we were all connected, was new to me and from that point till my college years I saw the universe through the eyes of science meeting magic with what little information I could find on secular Buddhism thrown in. 
When I started college my knowledge base changed to a more scientific backed system. We had discovered gamma radiation coming from the full moon, space was attainable by mankind, I started to grasp physics and conceptual mathematics.   At this point I was introduced to the concept of elemental magic by a European author. Where spirits of the elements can be part of the communication line to the power that we all possess together.  These aren’t deities, they are entities that travel in a different version of “space” than we do.  This rang so true in my mind, blended well with the exposure I had to the American Indians in Florida; Once again, my magic, how my connection worked in my head, changed and grew in strength.   
In the Mid 80’s / early 90’s I was exposed to Wiccan in Texas.  Comparing the “wiccan’s” of today with the Texas Wiccan’s of the 80’s is like comparing 2025 cooking turkey with an 1825 wild one; Not the same bird.  The use of directions, colors, herbs, stones, structure….  Based on folklore of thousands of years, matched well with my Elemental mind set, and although the way the connect worked in my head didn’t change, it gave it a mundane outlet, something the collective has been using for thousands of years as a communication device.  Shortly after that, my science brain started to really enjoy conceptualizing the 4th dimension. The 4th dimension is time; we only have one direction we can go on that plane.  There is no reason not to believe that there are entities that move as easily through the 4th dimension as we move through our three-dimensional world.  My elementals became 4th dimensional beings that are rooted to our world through their personal preference.  Fire elements are attracted to fire so to speak. 
I also realized as I aged and my medical conditions worsened, that I believe we can send messages back and forth, up and down our own timeline, quantum physics?  Quantum mechanics?  Math I don’t understand says we can, we can send love back to ourselves, help ourselves find the path easier.  Do you believe that the spirit of your great great grandfather follows his watch?  Quantum entanglement theory says you might be right.  Maybe our spirit, our energy “lives” in the 4th dimension and the watch is the anchor he can find in our 3d timeline.   Once again, my magic changed and my communication with the universal energy became stronger.  My path became clearer.  Up to this point I was not a big ritual, write it out, kinda witch, I wasn’t comfortable with the noun at all.  I started this blog, this Facebook page to just share, to get comfortable showing my power and how I got here.  Mostly I was pissed by the “you are doing it wrong” folks, but that’s another blog post. 

What I really do, almost daily, I go out back and look at the moon and just start talking in rhythm of what I want.  I have a great communication ability with my spirits.  If I need a boost I light a candle, I go to some water, I sit on the ground and lean on a tree, Get a lawn chair out and lay out flat watching the wind move the tree tops.  I add the herbs to my food in pots I have blessed with a small ritual I made up decades ago.  I take the day off to putz around, like today.  Not something that anyone wants to see.  I enjoy doing the rituals so I can share with you, I will do it again.  I garden, I jar, I learn how to live in a new climate and place and in our coming political situation.
 
As the world changes around me, as I knew it would, I realized that I have done the best I can for myself. I've moved to the right place, I’ve done the right things to prepare as best as I can for whatever is coming.  I've spent a lifetime learning the small ways that connect me to the earth, the seasons and perhaps the correct community.   For now energy is going to look like meditation, yoga, putzing around in the garden and learning how to do the “food” thing without a grocery chain.  The garden is producing, the weather is fantastic, life is moving slowly along, like the band playing on the bridge of titanic. 

I’m going to start keeping more to my blog for the things that aren’t just the ritual, or just the pantry meal / gardening.  I need a place that will stay there as long as I pay $50 a year with no exposure to the political horror of the day, or which war is killing the most children at the moment.   No ad’s, nothing for sale, just what I do, even when it’s gardening, canning, connecting.  A place that if you want to come read about daily life occurrences, stuff to boring for social media pops or how I grew in my power, catch an occasional ritual or spell blending into life come read and relax.   

I've attached a reel of my summer, home made elderberry jam, canning and enjoying my test garden.  A third of the size of what it will be next year.  Planting mom a rose bush and doing silly little 10 minute water colors.  Sorting through my last life and finding places for all the little things.  

I’ll be opening the clearing to tent campers this fall and the site will become the portal to that. Very low key, very local area oriented (Western NC), very much people who are just interested in a little healing, grounding, resting.  It’s not about the numbers, it's about the people who really need a break.  It’s been a beating for everyone.  I'll be bring back the Broom Closet tab for this.

Every day is a new day, today I started a new table candle today as the New Moon works it magic on me.  You can find the reason and ritual for the table candle under "spells".