mysteries
Life, Spirit and Magick
My beautiful smoky quartz point sitting atop a light box. You can see the fairy inside if you look closely enough. 
I wanted to continue my train of thoughts from last November. They felt incomplete and only a glance at what I do everyday and what it truly means to me. To be able to live a meaningful life that is an embrace of my spirit is what this life is all about for me.
My struggles surround my inner critic that I am never good enough and that my abilities are never enough. While I… Continue reading
Gemstone Spotlight: Selenite ~ Light Bringer
A Selenite Tower looms in the background where my broken Light Bringer Athame rests in the front with a Gilded Spring Candle burning.
The word Selenite comes from the Greek “Selenites”, meaning “moon stone” or “moon rock”, with the root word “Selene” meaning “Moon”, and for good reason – the mineral Selenite is the near transparent and colorless crystal form of Gypsum that exudes a pearly luster which glows and can very much resemble the moon. The Greek Goddess of the Moon is named Selene, Selenite contains feminine energy and is often used to… Continue reading
Gemstone Spotlight ~ Quartz
Some of my clear quartz sitting on my altar tile charging during the day.
Quartz is a gemstone everyone knows about and many people will have many types of quartz. I intend to talk about the general uses of quartz without going into what each formation of quartz can be used for. The formations of quartz, will be talked about separately.
Quartz can transform mechanical energy into elector magnetic energy (and vice versa), which makes it useful in devices such as microphones, crystal radios, watches, etc.
Clear Quartz is sometimes called Rock Crystal and is generally the most… Continue reading
An interesting trio
Ace of Wands, Two of Pentacles, The Emperor ~ Shadowscapes Tarot by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law
I got up much earlier than normal this morning thanks to an alarm snafu on my part, so I have managed to get a few things done early today and that means time for a reading this morning instead of later today.
I’ve taken to doing a different type of shuffling of my deck since I’ve been “in love” with the wands suit now for a bit so cut it a couple times in different variations and then smooth shuffling. It seems that no… Continue reading
And back to Wands we go ~ Page of Wands
Page of Wands ~ Shadowscapes Tarot by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law
I am delayed today on getting my post together for my reading. I pulled my card this morning like normal but did not have quite enough time to put this together and the Gemstone Spotlight so I opted for Gemstone and figured on doing this later…
Like old friends I have pulled another card from the Wands suit. It seems like an old friend that I keep finding unexpectedly in the super market where we catch up and later go to get some coffee. Today I pulled… Continue reading
Gemstone Spotlight ~ Amethyst
Several of the Amethysts that are always on my personal altar, currently being “charged” on my altar tile.
Ah, amethyst how I love thee like so many have for thousands of years. Long viewed as a stone of royalty it has been set into crowns, scepters and even rings for bishops. It is said to even have been the ninth stone in the breastplate of the High Priest of Israel and one of the ten stones upon which the names of the tribes of Israel were engraved.
Amethyst’s name is derived from… Continue reading
Aces up ~ An interesting reading
This morning I shuffled absentmindedly for much longer than I normally do and not really thinking about anything in particular just shuffling and letting my mind wander over what I needed to get done today and what I wish to accomplish in the short term. I finally settled down and pulled a card.
Ace of Pent, Ace of Cup and Queen of Swords…interesting
The card was the Ace of Pentacles, again today. Interesting. Since I pulled this card a second day in a row I wanted some clarification so two more cards pulled. Ace… Continue reading
Hello 2013
Taken at the Petrified Forest Park in Arizona during our cross-country move in July/August.
I scarcely know where to begin with this post as there is so much in my head right now. I’ve started this post about a week ago and have yet to be able to finish it with just so much in my head, nevermind the fact that I’ve had an utterly full week of things to do and little time for myself.
So much happened in 2012 that stress was at an all time high for most of the year. Work stress (not always… Continue reading
Ace of Pentacles ~ A planted seed
Shadowscapes Tarot by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law
It’s been a couple of days since I have had time to really sit down and do my daily reading and while I am working today I decided to take a quick break to draw and write out what I find.
There is something beautiful and totally vibrant about this card. It’s rich in greens and yellow and so natural to look at. Featured is the single Pentacle “coin” which has a face centered on it. At first glance it appears to be a frowning man’s face; however, in it… Continue reading
Sodalite ~ Stone of Solidarity & Fellowship
I know I say this nearly everyday when I post a stone, today is no different. I really love Sodalite. From it’s beautiful marbling of blues, black and white with some grey that are the most common to the overall general feeling of well-being I have when I work with it.
Sodalite can be used to help in the decision making process by helping you through the elimination of confusion to stimulate the rational and intellectual mental processes within a situation.
It is an excellent stone to use in group situations as it will facilitate qualities of companionship, fellowship and… Continue reading