44 Days of Witchery - Day 35

44 Days of Witchery - Day 35
Something that I think people who don’t know much about paganism/witchcraft should know.

Pagans and witches are just people. We love, need, laugh and cry just like everyone. I like to chat. I refuse to argue. I have better things to do with my time, like ... live life.

If you want to learn and understand, email me. :)
If you want to troll and argue, move along. 

44 Days of Witchery - Day 34

44 Days of Witchery - Day 34
Rune of my choice.

I thought I would share a rune stone that someone made for me. It's a combination rune that she embellished a little.

I believe it's a combination of wunjo and sig. I'm not strong on runes so I had to consult my meaning key. :)

wunjo:  Joy, happiness, good news, ecstasy, harmony, unity
sig:  Sun, victory, warmth, success, triumph

I remember thinking the meanings would be useful at work, so I kept it at my desk. :)

44 Days of Witchery - Day 33

44 Days of Witchery - Day 33
Faerie of my choice

I don't know if merfolk are considered "faerie" but I think any of the "other" folk are fae, at least to me.

I don't consider myself "otherkin" or anything. I just like the merfolk. I love to swim and used to pretend to be a mermaid when I was a kid.

This is a poor scan of the original artwork by Lubov. I have a tattoo in progress of this lovely merman on my back. 

44 Days of Witchery - Day 32

44 Days of Witchery - Day 32
A pagan/witchy artwork.

I used to visit my grandmother and she often would give me a box of things. I also got a couple boxes of things when she passed.  I found this ink drawing in her things.  It was drawn in 1915 (Grandma was born in 1916 I believe) by a gentleman named Frank.

I am rather fond of it, and need to get it framed. I wish I knew it's story.

44 Days of Witchery - Day 31

44 Days of Witchery - Day 31
A favorite pagan/witchy movie.

44 Days of Witchery - Day 30

44 Days of Witchery - Day 30
Witchy tools:  Wand

 I'm not a huge wand user. More of an athame girl. <<shiney>>

But this is from the corkscrew willow in our yard. It's a slow work in progress. I'm not done prepping it.

We also have walking sticks and twigs for crafting from this willow.

44 Days of Witchery - Day 29

44 Days of Witchery - Day 29
Water Element

A person can hardly live in the area I live in and remain completely disconnected from Water.  I live in a city along the Mississippi River (or just, The River).  In fact, where I live is the only place where The River flows east to west.

The River permeates our lives. It floods almost every year, and we adapt. Many people live on one side of The River and work on the other. We who live here are often crossing back and forth if not daily, usually weekly, at least monthly.

It is beautiful; giving us amazing photos of itself, it's wildlife, giving us entertainment. It is ugly; the site of industry, pollution, contaminated water and fish. It drives people to great lengths to clean it up. To avoid it. to seek it out.

I happen to be very fond of Ancient Egypt and it's mythology, and I see The River as that Great River... a reflection of the celestial Nile. The water that flowed through the Nile in Egypt has flowed through the Mississippi. It gives me a deeper connection to the mythology of Egypt, especially since we are nearly at an almost perfect annual inundation every spring/summer.

It is Water, with all it's beauty and challenges. I wouldn't want to be anywhere else.