School and the Birth of a Desert Witch

Merry Meet!
So today I start my first day back at college, and I am more then excited to start this semester! I am working on a degree in botany, and currently finishing the last of my pre-requisites.

My Bio Notes and Book.

The class that I took today was a biology class, and it is centered around the Sonoran desert which is mainly located in Arizona.

I am partly glad that I am taking this class due to the fact that I get to know more about the land I live in. I grew up in the Pacific Northwest, I can identify the trees and wildlife. So hopefully after this semester I will be able to do the same here, as well as learn more about the ecosystems.

I am also taking Gender in Society, Buried Cities and Lost Tribes, and Abnormal Psychology. I can't wait to start the rest of them.

Cacti in the backyard.

And so begins the Birth of the Desert Witch-- I will see the desert with new eyes. I will feel the power that the desert has to offer as well as proper offerings to the Great Desert and hold her in a new light.

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So... I thought that the herb satchel was not working properly. Turns out not even using it, I was not getting the proper amount of sleep. I had to force myself to get some extra sleep, and tell myself it was okay to sleep past 8am. I mean-- a few weeks ago I couldn't get up before 1 pm.

I will try and charge the amethyst stone differently, or look into other herbs and stones that will work with what I am trying to accomplish.

-Blessed Be

Herb Satchel and Tarot Cleansing

Prepping the cards and satchel.

Simple Tarot cleansing that I like to use:

Herb:  Mugwort

Directions:  Rub the mugwort onto the cards, imagine the cards being cleansed and charged by the mugwort. You can say a prayer or saying, I will leave that in your capable hands.

My Tarot set.

The satchel I made was for me to sleep better at night. I have had it under my pillow for 2 nights, and sadly I think it back fired on me. ^_^

I was upset at first, but now I realize that everything is trial and error. So I will take note of the time and day, maybe they were conflicting. Or maybe I didn't charge it good enough. I shall ponders for a while and see what I can do.

Ta da! Tarot charged and not so wonderful herb satchel. ^_^



Cleaning Up the Altar and Book Musings--

So today I took a bit of my morning to kinda clean my altar and just freshen it up, you know, change the decor around a little bit. I am not completely satisfied but the energy feels a lot more vibrant.

Top of the altar, here I have small non-traditional symbols for the elements. The Goddess has a small rabbit figurine I purchased from an local artist.

Now, I am quite fond of the cover of Book, I just now need to finish handwriting the pages. I also found a black book I used for sketching while I traveled and I will be putting any ritual notes or changes I need to make for rituals or spells.

Still kind of messy but cleaner than before!

And introducing-- Book! The middle piece I made of polymer clay and created a cute little acorn with spirals. Just need to finish handwriting the pages.

Hopefully I will be able to really clean out my altar-- my altar being a Lane chest that my family and I fixed up.

More to come ^_^!