Ahhhh a day off.. I actual woke up cold this morning. I love it. Fall is creeping in and I couldn't be more ecstatic. I think fall is my favorite season: harvesting our garden and having delicious salads and fried veggies, cozy clothes, the colors, pumpkins, and all the good old fun of Halloween and the deeper meaning of that holiday for me (Samhain, pronounced "Sow-en", the celtic and pagan new year, and the anniversary of my official dedication ceremony to Wicca) The year leading up to that was a year of contemplation. My last ritual was on Beltane, I haven't really felt compelled to do anything like that since then, but I don't believe in forcing something that isn't there. (I mean the ritual part of my religion, my feelings about it have only gotten stronger)

When I look back on the mere 20 years I've been here, I remember little things that only I knew, and things that were connected to The Craft but I didn't realize it at the time. I counted myself as a garden variety christian up until I read something the summer of 2003 that explained all the things that I felt in my soul, things I just.. knew. I read about wicca, and it just clicked. It felt like I'd found a long lost friend. I'd felt a strange natural connection to the moon, I loved watching the seasons change, I studied tarot cards, numerology, astrology and psychic techniques long before I read what wicca was really about. Now I feel like I'm home.

howdy Angela!! i saw your reply to my message. :)throughout history, many religions and cultures followed the moon. The moon has a role in our everyday lives. :P i noticed that you are wiccan. i was wiccan for about 6 years, then decided to look around, and now i incorporate more bits and pieces of other religions and paths into the religion i live. over time, you will grow as well as your path. if you find something from say, shamanism, and you like what it says, its okay to add it to your beliefs. just remember, you can be anything you want. religion isnt a word or a choice, its whats in your heart. anyways, i am gonna add you to my friends. if you like, you can add me too . mp and sweet dreams