I love this...

Just ran across this on my FB page and thought I would share on my Blog. I think this is an awesome idea. I do fear that this will never happen in the States. Not at least anytime soon.
Love and Light,
Mel

And after double maths it will be... paganism: Schools told to put witchcraft and druids on RE syllabus

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2129821/And-double-maths--paganism-Schools-told-witchcraft-druids-RE-syllabus.html#ixzz1sG3Kvv7n

Pagan 10 Commandments

1. There is more than one God and Goddess....do not honor one above another, and respect each individual's right to honor the God or Goddesses of their choice. 2. All things are created equal, and each thing is created in an image of the All. 3. Do no speak ill of the Gods, for each thing that happens happens for a purpose or reason that we may not yet be privy to. 4.  Keep your holy days sacred. Whichever of the holy days you chose to observe, follow them in your own way and preserve their memory for your children. 5. Honor our elders for they hold much knowledge. Follow the instructions of your parents and bring honor to their household. Insist that your children do the same. 6. Honor Nature and the spirit of the Earth; do not destroy any of the God or Goddesses creations without just cause. 7. Regard sexuality as sacred and do not defile it with abusive acts, or use it as an excuse to degrade others. 8. Do not set yourself up higher than anyone else, nor take tangible items from another, nor steal their thoughts and present them as your own. 9. Do not speak falsely of others; neither gossip nor lie. 10. Do not covet what others have; rather, treat your belongings with respect and care.

	Published ( 2004 ) Earth Beleifs.

Finally.......

So for the first time ever I actually got paid for my witchy services today.
I've been practicing my craft for so long and have kept in on a low key that not many people know what I do or ask for anything. Once in a while they ask about an herb or good luck charm and such. And of course my teen's young friends always needing or wanting a spell.
I'm very careful of what I put out there and most of the time I will provide the materials, spell/wording, and guidance but never do the spell myself for anyone.
My family and close friends always ask for cleansing and or house blessings which I do all the time for free because of course I love them and don't charge family.
But the other day I got an email from a former co-worker needing some help.  She has been overwhelmed with bad luck lately and has been on edge. So I gathered up some stuff for her, provided some spell-work, house cleaning and blessing and cleansed her and her family. On my way out she handed me money, I told her no need but she insisted. I felt "wow" I have never been paid.
I love helping people but it does feel good when people know they where provided with a service that was good and want to pay for that service.
Yeah I know I might sound retarded right now but that was just a neat feeling after 10+ years of practicing.
Okay I just wanted to tell everyone and let out my excited feelings. Hope everyone has a blessed day.

Love and Light )0(

Blessing Ritual

So a few weeks ago two of my dearest friends did a blessing ritual for my two girls. I guess you could compare it to a wiccaning but it was a little different. 
My 15 year old wanted to do it because after years of looking into different religions mainly because of her grandparents and her father all being of different religions. She did try the christian thing with her dad and grandmother. Catholic with her grandfather and Jewish with her other grandmother and time after time kept coming back to me with more and more questions on paganism. So finally she felt that she was at a time where she knew what she wanted and felt old enough to decide on her own what she wanted and that was my religion of the old ways. 
My youngest is 4 and I never got around to doing any type of blessing for her. A close friend of mine did do a Navajo blessing on her when she was 2 but being that she is all mine and no other family to shove different religions down her throat or in her head I'm raising her how I want to and that is for her to be Pagan.
It was a lovely event. Very intimate with only the closest of friends in attendance. We had an awesome potluck afterwards and a nice fire pit going in the evening. You could feel all the love in the air it was so nice.
I'm so grateful to the Goddess for giving me such a loving family and friends to do this for us. Just wanted to let everyone know that no matter the age it is never too late to get the blessing or choose the religion you want or feel comfortable with. 


Blessed Be )0(