Full Moon Dark
Posted by Morrighan on December 11, 2011 at 9:00 am | Last modified: December 11, 2011 2:52 amWe had good intentions, wanting to work some familial magick during a very auspicious full moon eclipse, yesterday.
Instead, we all barely functioned through the entire day.
Draco seemed to be the only one who managed to stay awake and stay alert, whereas Artemis and I were dragging if not sleeping. I think I must’ve had five cat-naps throughout the afternoon and evening.
I’ve always felt the call of the moon – the pull. Even during the dark of the moon, I can feel it there. And yet, this isn’t the first time I’ve had issues during a lunar eclipse, and I warrant I’m not the only one. Only once did a lunar eclipse pass with plans go perfectly.
I have occasion to remember that night, sometimes with fondness, other times with what borders on regret. The power felt in our group that night was astounding, and I’m not sure we’ve had that since.
So, in the end, Draco worked on her homework and her Total Miner world, Artemis did what Artemis does in the solitude of her room and I… I did some editing and some graphics work, and napped. A lot. Dinner was quick and to the point – homemade pizza done in twenty minutes, eaten in five. Not planned.
It does make me wonder if perhaps planning these things isn’t necessary, nor even wanted, but a vague decision to do something with what’s at hand is what’s called for. Obviously we have a lot of time to think and research such ideas, as the next total lunar eclipse isn’t until April of 2014. Either we do a lot of planning, or we don’t, and wing it.
Perhaps the best thing to do is plan to have a lot of sleep beforehand! ;)
For now – I have an interview that was due some time ago, and may not make it for their Yule issue… Must get on it again!
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Posted by Morrighan on December 9, 2011 at 3:24 am | Last modified: October 17, 2013 4:18 pmDraco (Carrie, my youngest daughter, for the non-pagans that know us) informed me tonight that there are two new guests in our house. Twin girls, between 5-7 years old, probably from the late 1800s, from the description of their clothing; long dresses, one blue, one pink, and ruffled sleep-caps.
What interested me is that Draco said the dogs moved out of the way when one of the twins opened the door to let the other one in. The one that came in jumped up on the step to the living room, went around the table, and disappeared just before she reached the kitchen. This gives me pause – the dogs moved, and the little girl went around the table. That suggests an intelligent haunt, yet they made no notice of Draco.
Draco says they were practically solid, very full-form. The door didn’t actually open, but there was the appearance of opening. It also happened around the same time as the door actually opening (both Draco and I were witness to that) several weeks ago. Our door doesn’t just pop open – it latches well.
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Nature vs. Nurture
Posted by Morrighan on December 7, 2011 at 4:08 am | Last modified: October 17, 2013 4:18 pmI’ve come to believe I was raised very much by nature and nurture, mom having left me to nature (ie: my own devices) or to nurture (ie: my grandparents). Gran tried her hardest to get me to behave like a lady, which believe it or not I can actually do when absolutely necessary.
Afterwards I come home, eat beans from the can (and you know what that leads to), drink from the bottle and swear like a sailor whose leave has just been cancelled.
My mother was a firm believer in absent parenting. My grandparents, on the other hand, were not. Mom didn’t seem to care how or where I presented myself, so long as she wasn’t embarrassed by my presence.
My grandparents, aunts & uncles, not so much.
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