Bad Pagans...

Senan

We kind of forgot about the equinox. In a big way. We're bad witches, but we're going to use the "we're brand new to this" excuse. So we're going to do a celebration next weekend and going to hope that we don't get in trouble with them that care. We'll update you on that later.

In the mean time I'm going crazy all-over becuase I still haven't heard from Witches Moon and it's been just shy of a month... they just moved from North Carolina to Salem Mass (I may have mentioned this already, but I'm going crazy repeatedly reminding myself this same fact about ten times a day,) and things are a tad backed up, but I'm still anxious for just a "Howdy-do, we got your order, so just sit tight and we'll contact you in a bit when we start making it." Freck.

In other news that I've forgotten to mention, Keava and I have realized that there are some pretty sweet woods across the street from her home and they'll be perfect for the summertime rituals. Keava also got herself a pretty-pretty cauldron with a two-gallon capacity. The job I have this summer will rendered me loaded, so I'm going to get a similar one and a smaller one for more travel-related things. I'm also starting my desk this week and I can't wait. I'll put up a picture or two. The picture up there is one of Keava's new cauldrom in comparison to a standard-size nalgene-bottle for size reference. It comes complete with a dangly thing called a handle (I should probably go to bed,), a lid, and cute little feet. She bought a huge spoon when she was younger which isn't in the picture, but it's perfect for it. I want a pot-bellied one and I found a site that sells them for about 40$ including shipping which is where I'm gonna get mine.

We've also been contacted by a girl age of 19, to be called J when next mentioned. She seems nice enough, and we're going to be meeting up with her later in the week. I've been at her place of employ before, and unless someone's stealing her identity to pose as her on WitchVox in order to seduce young withes via the internet (sounds like an episode of Buffy... oh wait, I think it was. Only it was Satan, not a pedophile,) then I know she's legit. Oh. I got a new belly-ring for that hole in my navel. It's a faerie, and she's cute.

That's all!

Senan

Officially Official.

Senan, by the way.

That's what it is, that's what we are. Official that is.

Keava and I initiated each other on Wednesday night. It was very wonderful. Of course, in perfect us fashion we had a few slip-ups and delays, but things went pretty smoothly considering.

In the future, we're hoping to build ourselves an altar, which would be rad. I'd like to build one for Keava that's small and collapsible for when she moves across the pond, and I'd like to make one for myself for... me. I'm also going to build myself a sweet little desk in a few weeks with my mom with a few cool little hidey-holes. I'm stoked.

That's about the best of it, because we can't relay any details about the ceremony here. I'm itching waiting for my Book of Shadows to arrive, but Witches Moon made a move to Salem, Mass. two days after I made my order, so I haven't heard anything back from them. Itch. Itch. Itch.

Lovelovelove,
Senan

Initiation Ceremony?

We're working on it. It's been through an editing and typing process, and Keava and I are starting to memorize it. We decided to not put it on the Blog because we like the idea of keeping special stuff like that seeeeccreeett! Plus there may or may not be a virgin sacrifice and goat blood, and I wouldn't want to get into trouble.

I love to encourage stereotypes. I'm cool like that.

Anyways, we have a tenative date for Wednesday the 11th for our Ceremony, which is the first night of the full moon. I wanted to do it on the new moon, but it's just as auspicious, and more convenient that night, so Keava got her way. But like I said, it's tenative. We want to have it as memorized as possible before we start writing things in ink.

In other news: we've met a spiffy guy through www.witchvox.com- a website to meet local Witches in your area- and when I say "met" I mean met in real life. He's not a rapist, and if he were, Keava and I would probably be able to take him, (who knows, maybe he's a ninja or some sort of mutant like Cyclops from X-Men.) I don't want to put his name here, so we'll call him D. D is very nice and pretty new to the Craft and at this point just wants to learn. We like to learn alongside with people less knowledged than us, however slightly, because it makes us feel special. We may consider inviting him into the Coven, but we'd like to get to know him a lot more first. In the mean time, we're just a study group.

It's been 80 hours since I've ordered my Book of Shadows. I have a minimum wait of 1,176 hours and a maximum of 2,856 until I recieve it. I'm going bonkers. I can't wait.

Lovelovelove from Senan.

Book Review

Seeeeenaaaannnn

Book: Buckland's Complete Guide to Witchcraft

Overall Opinion: Super-duper.

Buckland's Complete Guide to Witchcraft is wonderful in many ways. From explaining the vast history of the Craft to providing small rituals and ceremonies for everything like the eight Sabbats, to Coven Initiaion, to Handfasting, Ray Buckland certainly does provide a little bit of everything. Although Buckland himself was a student of Gerald Gardner, (who is considered the father of Witchcraft in the 21st Century,) and the founder of the Seax-Wicca tradition, he does not adhere to any particular tradition in the book; while he does give examples of ceremonies from the Seax-Wicca tradition, he also emphasizes the importance of one changing and adapting ceremonies to fit the Coven or solo Witch. He compares religion as a road through life to death and the afterlife- while each road is different, they all lead to the same place.

In later chapters, Buckland also describes many kinds of Magick to the reader. After explaining Candle Magick, Colour Magick, various forms of Divination and Sympathetic Magick, he provides a small example of a ceremony that would be involved with each one. He also provides step-by-step instructions to making your own Athame, robes, and wand, along with questions to answer and activities to perform after each chapter. There are also examples of various Runic aplphabets, their individual histories, and instructions on choosing your Craft Name. At the end of each chapter, there are questions concerning the subject, along with activites one can perform (Like finding your birth number, designing your altar, or writing a ceremony,) as well as a book list that delves more deeply into the subject of the chapter.

Overall, Buckland's Complete Guide to Witchcraft is a wonderful and quite vital read for anyone interested in the Craft, as well as interesting and informative to people who might jsut be curious.

Book o' Shadows!

Senan.

I am so excited it's stupid. I just ordered my first Book of Shadows online at www.witchesmoon.net where they handmake fantastic Books of Shadows for fairly reasonable prices. I've ordered the Natural Book of Shadows (which is towards the bottom if you're interested) in purple with some spectacular little features. Keava will be ordering her own shortly, because she cannot beg, plead and cry to her dad to lend her the money for it, as they are several hundred dollars. She also wants to wait until she's compliled a bit more information to put into her book, otherwise it'd just sit around. We both consider it well worth the money and the wait, (4-15 weeks to make each one!) and for me, I consider it well worth the 25 hours of house cleaning I have to do to make up for it.

When I recieve it, I'll be sure to have some pictures up, in the mean time though, I'll be writing a book review for Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft.

Thank Your Food.

Senan

Every time you eat something that has once been alive- be it lettuce, rabbits or some other such thing- you should say thank you. It's only fair that since a living being has been sacrificed to provide you with nourishment, you should at least let them know that you appreciate it.
You thank your host for providing you with food, you thank the waiter when they bring you your food, why not thank your food? It's significantly more inconvenient for them than it is for your host.

We are all part of this world, and we are all valid contributors to existence. From the lowliest amoeba to the mightiest bear, everything is here for a reason, and everything is part of nature.
I don't care what your rules for eating are- you can be a vegan, vegetarian, piscetarian,
omnivore, or carnivore- you eat something that was once alive and as much a part of this world as you are. Say thanks.