Living in the Light

As an Energy Worker I'm very aware that Universal Life-Force energy is available to anyone who asks for it and that it does not belong to one particular religion or tradition. And in this context, I became what I believed to be true - neutral. And well, honestly, I was afraid of people finding out that I was Wiccan. This left a big hole where my soul should have been. I've been walking around for months in what seems like a coma.

And then there's this person called Jesus. He's been part of my life ever since I can remember and he's been with me at several pivotal points in my life - sitting right there next to me - so real that I could reach out and touch him. So how can I, who feels his presence so profoundly, shut him out of my life? The answer is simply - I can't. I need him and I want him to be part of my life. Period.

And so how do I incorporate Jesus into what is essentially my Pagan life? I'm looking for those answers now and I believe it could be in the form of Christian Wicca. I know, I know, there can be no such thing. Or can there? I'm finding out . . .

I'm reading a book now called 'Jesus through Pagan Eyes' by Reverend Mark Townsend. Even though I'm in the beginning chapters, it's making so much sense! He's separating the historical Jesus from the Christ made up by the church. They're two different people you see. I want to know the historical Jesus. The real man. The man who laughed, cried and fell in love - who in fact taught love. Plain and simple. No dogma, no doctrine, no thou shall and shall not. Just love. To love and be loved. I believe Jesus's message was pure and to the point. That's the Jesus I want to know.

And I want to keep the Wicca I choose to follow - that of the Goddess (the Divine feminine), the Earth, and the spirituality of Wicca. This is what feels good in my heart. This is what brings me to that place of peace and calm. That connection with nature and the moon and the seasons.

And so on this path towards Christian Wicca I'm sure I'll fall, stumble, maybe even fall off a cliff or two, but I'll keep moving forward and listening to the one who guides me, who watches over me and who loves me . . . no matter what craziness I put him through!

Once in a Blue Moon

Can you believe it's almost the end of summer? I sure can't. It seems not that long ago that I was looking out my window at the snow wishing and wanting summer to arrive. Then we got summer in March and a heat wave during the following months. Not much fun to spend time outside in. The last few weeks have been wonderful and I've been trying to spend as much time outside as possible . . . and it's still not enough . . . sigh . . .

At any rate, since it's almost the end of August and there's a Blue Moon coming up on the 31st, I thought I'd like to do some kind of ritual that celebrated the energies of the Blue Moon. However, I couldn't find a ritual per se . . . so I wrote one. I'm especially proud of this passage . . .

“Gracious lady bring to me the changes that I seek
And grant to me upon this night your feminine mystique
Give me the strength to follow through in everything I do
And in my heart place upon joyful devotion to you
Guide my steps and where I walk with pride and humbleness
To speak my truth from my heart where boundless love abides
And at the end of the day when I lay down my head
May I be blessed by the things that I have said
Help me to serve in all the tasks that I am led to do
With verve and loving kindness so that I may honor you
Gracious lady this I ask in all sincerity
By doing this may I stand tall, upright and carefree”
I hope that you might also find it useful and that you have a wonderful Blue Moon Esbat! Click here be taken to the ritual . . .

A new beginning . . .

Hello, Merry Meet, and Welcome to my blog. I'm going to start off by telling you a story and how I came upon the name for this new blog of mine . . .

Ever since I can remember I have had a 'thing' about my neck. I don't like my neck being touched (which makes it very difficult for the chiropracter to do adjustments on me), and I don't like anything around my neck such as chokers, turtlenecks or scarves. Believe me, I've tried. Have you seen those beautiful scarves they make now-a-days?

Anyway, the other day I had an appointment with a lovely lady by the name of Sonya Thies who does Spiritual Response Therapy. SRT is a powerful healing method that works on a soul level to release negative programming. Programming can be positive or negative, but with SRT only negative programming is released. Releasing subconscious programs allows the soul to move into its fullest expression of joy and prosperity.

One of the 'issues' I brought to Sonya's attention was the issue surrounding my neck. So, during the session, we looked at what could be causing me this discomfort. Let me digress for a bit . . . I've joked around for some time now that I must have been hung in a previous life for being a witch or a thief or something. Well, what came up during the session validated what I had felt intuitively. Apparently, in a past life I had been a Student Priestess and I was a gifted healer. Unfortunately, I had a friend (a fellow Student Priestess) who did not appreciate my gift, was jealous and started spreading lies and rumors about me. And so, because of my gifts, 'I was hung'. Feelings (and the energy of those feelings) of betrayal and injustice, among others, followed me throughout my lives and into this one. Fortunately, during the session these energies were cleared.

Knowing this information has been illuminating. I understand how all the negative energies I have accumulated over my lifetimes has culminated in the blocks I experience in this lifetime. There is still work to do and there probably always will be. But that's part of the 'life' process, isn't it . . .

For some time I've been feeling a shift in my paradigm. My spirituality has and is growing exponentially. I feel like I can't contain all that is within me and at times I find it even hard to express what it is that's happening. I experienced a great shift in Sedona just a few short weeks ago. So much is happening and coming into my life that I can hardly grasp it all. Books, movies, people and experiences are coming into my life, bringing new information and inspiration. Sometimes I want to hide away from it all, it's all so much, but I've come too far to go back now. So I'll keep moving forward . . . one step at a time.

So this new blog reflects the changes that are occuring within me. I hope you'll walk along with me as I follow where I'm led on this road called life . . . up, down and everywhere inbetween.