Grandmother Spider's SpiritWeb

This was the night of the full moon. Earlier I had my candles lit for my prayers. Then kind of went on with my day and was about to go to bed.

As I closed up the house, I noticed how bright it was outside. I couldn't help myself. I put on my coat, hat and mittens and stole outside for a brief chat with Lady Moon. As I opened my arms and my heart to her, my whole being felt wonderfully warm. I felt joy that I had not felt in days.

Time goes faster as you age. As a kid, I wanted time to pass quickly. Santa came sooner, school was over earlier and good stuff like that. These days, I need about 24 more hours in my day. I need to have more sunshine, a husband who doesn't go to bed at 8 PM and up at 5 AM, more space, and of course more time to do all the drawing, jewelry, sewing, and my crocheting projects.

Howdy folks! I have been Wiccan for the last 8 years and regretfully confess I haven't practiced the belief for approx. 3 of them. Now I come to the table in need of assistence and (gulp) help. My fiance' has a brother who for as long as he can remember has been "haunted" by visions and dreams influenced by a being that (from my understanding) calls itself "Archaos" (Ark-a-o-is).

Greetings and bright blessings! I am enjoying an unusual Samhain season this year in a creepy ole' T B hospital and, needless to say, I'm speedily making plans for my return home. I've learned a lot about the place - things I guess I wish I'd never known - but they are all an important part of the whole. When I am through with this, the spookiest aspect of my life's experience, I'll most certainly be ready to breathe a sigh of relief! Has anyone else out there had an ongoing case of the willies that just would not stop? Someone please help me before I lose my lunch! Surely this can't go on forever. Any suggestions? You my contact me at the following e-mail address: Rosemary7176@yahoo.com.

Greetings and bright blessings! I am enjoying an unusual Samhain season this year in a creepy ole' T B hospital and, needless to say, I'm speedily making plans for my return home. I've learned a lot about the place - things I guess I wish I'd never known - but they are all an important part of the whole.

Last night marked ten years since my self-dedication ritual. It's amazing how fast the years have flown! Yet they also seem almost a lifetime away.

I'd originally planned to sit and rededicate myself, setting a new goal and marking the fork in the spiritual road I've felt stuck in for the past few months. It's time to meet others. Solitary practice has been wonderful, but I need the connection to others-- to hear their experiences so I can think in new ways about my own. I reflect on the person I was at nineteen, and the person I am now at twenty-nine, and I marvel at the changes that have taken place in every aspect of my life.

My friend and I practice Wiccan together, she just recently started critisizing the fact that I'm a lesbian. She thinks I'm not pure enough to truely reach the Lord and Lady, is she right?

Hi all..it's been a tumultuous couple of months, but I finally feel like I'm getting my old self back- just new and improved. Some of you, like Berkana and others, might remember me. I was the one with the fiance who didn't accept me being a Wiccan, I had asked for advice and gotten lots of helpful words from you guys. Thanks to you, and the support of my friends, I drew up my courage and informed him just how much that hurt me, and that I felt that we truly were not right for each other. I then broke off the engagement. He was furious, and asked me, "What do you think? That you're going to find some Pagan guy to date or something? You think there's lots of those?" Narrow-minded fool.

Its amazing how things are moving. If you've read my bio then you understand a little of what I meant by that. I visited the land I first heard the drums on again last night. I surveyed it with my eyes and found nothing outrageous or unusual, just the earth. My spirit was just leaping within me. This time instead of being led in a dance with the people I felt as though I was being called up. It was an odd feeling. I kept looking up into the night sky and putting my hands as high as they would go, then I'd stand on my tip toes and just stretch up. I started laughing at myself because I realized I must have looked rediculous. So I began to do whatever came to mind (heart). It turned into a full blown honouring of the four winds among other things. Now, I dont have any knowledge of shamanic practices, but this is the second time this has happened to me since I made the decision to follow my heart completely. Dont get me wrong I have always followed my heart, but when I say completely I mean that I've started following it with reckless abandon. Doing so has opened up doors in me that that I've been trying and begging to be opened via other avenues.

Thresholds: Shamanic Technique and Perception. This is a class that I am taking. It is taught by a woman who has been my friend and mentor for about 15 years. She is an artist and metalsmith who gave up the world and settled on an old farmstead. She founded a wildlife sanctuary and school for creative and healing arts.