Merry meet everyone :) Today is a little different that normal posts because it's not really witchy related. Now I have been in love with planners for as long as I can remember. I have always had some sort of planner on the go either a filo-fax or just a normal desk diary to keep track of my blog posts and plans for the future ect. On top of that I have a little planner on my phone as well which tells me when I am in work and when I am free which is handy to have on me. Now I have noticed that planners can be as creative or as boring as you want. For me this speaks volumes! I have gotten myself a new filo-fax style planner because its completely adjustable. I can move pages when and were ever I want, which is why I love the filo-fax planners so much. The down side is the inserts are soo boring! For me personally I need something fun and colourful to make my boring week in work full of life and joy. So I have been looking about for some funky inserts that I can use and adjust to what I need it for. Now as you can see from the image above I have found this style of planner weeks. Now Its handy to have a printer and the 6 hole puncher because I can print inserts out for myself instead of going all over the world looking for inserts I want in my planner. I have noticed that rymans office supply store in the uk are selling out the memory planner inserts ect which I have also stocked up on them as they are really handy to have. I have got their weekly inserts which is a different style to what I am using which I plan to use from the new year because its a whole year in this pack. I will most likely go back and stock up on all the inserts as they are getting rid of them for £1. I will do this on my next day off as its handy to have. If they don't have any left then its not the end of the world but I will be a little disappointed. Anyway back to the fun of planners. Now you should know I am very creative. I may be a pagan witch but I have a creative bone too. I have a load of washi tape which I use a lot for my planner as you can see from above. I think this makes the pages pop and also makes it look more fun. There is also stickers and different coloured pens to use to make your week colour coded and stand out when needed. For me personally I use the same colour codes as I use on my phone planner so it all goes along with each other and I know what each colour means. For green its blog related. So posts that I have planned to post that week and also blog planning. Orange is work related so all work days will be written in orange and will be at the top of each page as they are important to know. Red is important reminders that I need to know. Then other colours are what I have done that day, home tasks ect. I will be doing a big planner sticker haul soon as well as I have a load of funky witchy planner stickers to help me keep track on what I want to do from tarot readings to sorting my altar out. I will also go into more detail about how I mix my witchy life with my daily life and how I keep the balance alive. I hope you will enjoy my planner series. This will not be a weekly thing but may be a monthly or even a fortnightly thing. It all depends if there is anything interesting to share or say haha. Theses posts will be posted on friday because thats a fun day to have. I will see you all in the next post :) Blessed be x MissDoomie x Merry meet everyone, Today's post is about the stone pyrite. Now I have a whole page of information about this stone in my book of shadows. I believe this is a mixture of information I have collected from a couple of different subscription boxes but I can not be sure. Pyrite is a powerful protection stone which shields and protects against all forms of negative vibrations and energy, working on the physical, etheric, and emotional levels. It stimulates the intellect and enhances memory, helping to recall relevant information when needed. Pyrite assists one in seeing behind facades, promoting an understanding of that which lies beneath words and actions. The ancient Incas used pyrite for meditation and divination. Pyrite inspires the universal energies to active the nourishing energies of the body. It encourages the ideal of health, intellect and emotional well being. It allowed one to recognises the purity of the universe. I have a big chunk of this on my altar I personally find this beautiful and for that reason alone is why its on my altar. I hope you enjoyed this post. I do have more information about this but I do find some of it is saying the same thing for some reason. I will see you all in the next post. Blessed be x MissDoomie x Merry meet everyone,
Today's question is: What advice can you give to a new pagan? Well firstly don't try to follow other people. Find a starting point that interests you and go off from there. You do need to know some sort of history to fully understand what the faith is and why its about. But for the magic aspects find something that you are really interested in and research, speak to others in groups, theres so many different pagan and witch groups on facebook alone that are so helpful and would happy to help you on your path. Don't over do it as well. I have been doing this since I was a child so no matter when you start you won't be at the level as others and thats fine. Its all about how you grow and learn in the path not how fast you can get to point z from point a. Its not a race and no matter how much you learn or think you have learned you will never learn everything. Magic is such a big aspect as a whole and theres so much information. You will never learn it all because no one ever will. The only persona who would of learned it all would be mother earth herself as she should know how everything works. Books. Books are your best friend, theres so many bookshops that stock books now that can help you enhance your learning which is amazing. You should really see my collection of witch books because damn I have a load. overall start off small and document everything you learn because its handy to see how far you have came and also what you have learned in the past. I hope that helps, If you do have any questions ask them bellow in the comments. I will see you all in the next post. Blessed be x MissDoomie x Merry meet everyone, Today's post is a review on the witch's heart box which the theme for this month is the green witch. I have done another review of her boxes in the past, I believe it was her April box if you would like to check that one out. Now I buy theses boxes when I get a chance. Sometimes it sells out too fast for me to be able to get that months box. Lucky for me this theme is close to my heart and I just got in the time frame to grab myself this box. Now this is not a subscription box as such as more of a themed mystery box. She did do subscription boxes but they became too popular for one person to manage. So she now does a limited supply of theses boxes which you have to go and buy each month. Which is why I have missed a few haha. With her boxes you do get a small information sheet jam packed with information and the reasons why she added those items in the box. I just love how she saves paper making sure its small enough to hold everything but not big enough to waste paper. The information sheet introduction to this months box is "Green witchcraft is such a wonderful and diverse practice. It is found within almost all traditions across the globe and encompasses a large range of traditions and religions. In this box I hope to give just a glimpse into the world of green witchcraft and offer items that can help expand your practice and the items you use." The first item I will speak about is the beautiful hand made herbal necklace. I love this style of necklaces because it goes with every outfit and its something special. Also I can feel energy coming of this necklace which makes it even better. The information about this necklace is: "The herbal necklace in this box is made from suede cord and organic herbs. Each pendant has a glass container filled with herbs associated with and charged for luck, happiness and joy acting as a talisman you can carry with you to manifest this within your life. Theses necklaces dont have to be worn, if you dont want to, you can also hand theses in rooms to manifest this energy within our space or you can use it as a pendulum to divine your subconscious or the future." I just love how this cute necklace could be used for whatever we wanted. She really thought outside the box for this item and it clearly shows shes put so much thought into this. The second item in this box is the green herbal storage which when I saw this box I was over the moon. Its soo damn cute and its perfect to just add bits and bobs in. I personally cant use it to store my herbs because I have such a big collection as I am more of a green witch then most, But I will find some way to use this beautiful cute box. The information about this box is: "Herbs are a wonderful addition to magical practice. They are great to add into candles, to burn as incense, add into pouch spells or wear in talismans and amulets. The one issue I had with my herbs, was finding somewhere to store them. Some people are comfortable using herbs from their kitchen in their spell-work and vice versa, but sometimes we need somewhere safe and separate to store the herbs unsafe for consumption or those specifically for spell-work. Theses boxes are all hand pyrographed and stained to offer secure storage for herbs, Ideal for small glass vials, small jars or plastic pouches for herb storage and are great for travelling with your must have herbs." I just love how she really thought about storage for herbs and this box is just beautiful. I may see if I can put my magical oils in and see if they can be a useful upgrade to my ever growing oils. The third item I got in this box was the back-flow incense burner. Now I have been looking into theses and they are so beautiful to watch and so calming too. The information about this item includes: "Back-flow incense burners are a new form of burner that is ideal for outdoor rituals and workings. This beautiful incense burner is in the form of a lotus, small and portable. They are ideal for small altars and outdoor temporary altars and perform to travel with. Back-flow burners are different than normal incense cones burners as rather than allowing the incense to burn freely, theses burners funnel the incense down into the burner allowing it to settle and linger for longer. They also allow cone incense to linger for longer and look more beautiful as it burns. Back flow burners require specific incense cones, this particular incense is palo santo to add position energy into the working and can act as cleansing for a space before working in." So not only did I get this super cool black-flow incense burner I also got a pack of cones to use with it, and from the image above you can see how beautiful the smoke is with this burner. The next item I got in this months box was the green Wicca spell book. Now I have actually brought this book a month ago and is on the pile of books waiting to do reviews on for the blog. So this book is amazing and well worth a good read but I am now an owner of two of theses books. So I have gifted this book to my Nan who is also into all the green witchcraft and she was over the moon I gave it her. The crystal I got in this box is a raw green aragonite. Now I don't own this crystal so I am happy to get one I dont have in my collection. I just love crystals and I love collecting them. Overall this box was amazing and is well worth the money I payed for it. I have just brought next months box so I am really looking forward to the next box. I hope you enjoyed this box review and I will see you all in the next post. Blessed be x MissDoomie x Merry meet everyone, So today I am doing a little review on this crystals book. Now I brought this from the UK bookstore called the works. As you can see from the price sticker I got this book for £3. I do find that the works bookstore is a great place to get a bargain book and from what I know from this book you should check it out. So I am going to do something slightly different with this review I will share the Blurb of this book and then go into why I got this book and what I think of this. Blurb: 'Welcome to the world of healing crystals. Crystals have existed on earth for millions of years. They are a powerful tool which help us experience a greater awareness of our own energy and the energy around us. This modern, empowering guide illustrates how to tap in to the energy of crystals to strengthen your intuition, set intention and feel supported by the energetic vibrations of theses beautiful stones. Connect with crystalline energy and enjoy where the ride takes you.' Now I brought this book because as you know I am crystal mad. I would like to say I know everything about crystals but that would be a lie. So I got this book to help me learn more about crystals and I thought the pages where very easy going and full of useful information. I did help that this book is beautiful. The front cover alone shows how amazing the design of this book is going to be. Inside the pages you will learn many aspects of crystals from getting started and learning about your crystals, to working with them and connecting to them on another level, then theres the crystals rituals and crystal grids which is what I am learning about more off at the moment and last but not least expanded ways of working with your crystals. Then each main chapter has sub-chapters which is again goes into more detail about each step. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a good bargain and loves working with crystals. For £3 you can't really go wrong with this book can you? I hope you check this book out and let me know in the comments bellow. I will see you all in the next post. Blessed be x MissDoomie x Merry meet everyone,
Todays question is: How do you avoid stagnation/ spiritual slumps? Now personally I still get theses slumps every now and then when work takes over my life. What I have found that has helped me in the past is working in my book of shadows, or lighting my candles on my altar and sitting in front of it relaxing. Connecting to my sacred space basically. This has worked out easier now that I have moved my altar to my front room because I do feel connected to it more. I also tend to read a lot so if I feel like I am losing connection to my path and faith I will read one of my many witchy books thats in my collection. At the moment I am reading the green witch book thats been in my collection for a while. It does take a little work balancing both your work life and your magic life because some times work takes over and that does drive me bonkers at time. But don't over think it, just relax and think about how you personally can reconnect with it and you should be fine. I hope this post was interesting to you all and I will see you all in the next post. Blessed be x MissDoomie x Merry meet everyone, Today's post is another crystal information post. All the information in this post is from my personal book of shadows and I am unknown where I got the information from but it sings true to myself and has worked well over the years. Tigers eye has long been used as an amulet against the evil eye, curses and bad luck it is a seeker transformer crystal. Keeping a tigers eye as a stone of luck and good fortune to attract a steady flow of money to the home. It is a ideal stone for entrepreneurs and those setting out in business for the first time, also for those building up skills and a knowledge base for major career changes in the future. Tigers eye is a stone of practicality and balance, also for soothing tensions in families and relationships where differences of opinions or expression are causing discord. It promotes harmony between people with a diverse viewpoint, religious beliefs or approaches to life to see both sides of an issue and find common ground. It is a marvellous talisman for profession mediators, as well as anyone going through difficult nationalisations. Tigers eye can be used with a green candle in a spell to bring a steady cash flow into the home. I personally use tigers eye for helping me bring money into the house hold. I have one on my altar when money is tight that month to help me bring more money in the following month. I hope you enjoyed today's post and that it helped you. Blessed be x MissDoomie x Merry meet everyone,
Today's question is: What is most appealing / fulfilling in paganism? I always find that the most fulfilling part of my path is being connected to earth. The energy you feel from just standing outside and connecting with the earth is amazing. I feel connected to something bigger than life itself the energy i feel being on this path is amazing. I believe this has improved my life and has fulfilled a part of me that was lost. Before I found my path I was lost, I was questioning everything and then again when I lost my faith when my mother attacked me. I connected this path to her so once again I was lost dealing with everything that had happen to me and my family. When I reconnected with my path I felt whole. I felt like I belonged to something bigger and I wasn't lost anymore. Thats such a great feeling being connected to something bigger than yourself. I would love to hear what you all think about this question? I will see you all in the next post. Blessed be x MissDoomie x Merry meet everyone, Today's post is a long awaited favourite, the review of my fray's cauldron subscription box. As always I will go into a little bit of detail about each item starting with the information sheets, and then I will end with the favourite items and my overall view on this months box. So firstly like always the information sheets that you get in each box is jam packed with everything you need for that box this month and also you always get a introduction sheet with everything in this box and information about each item too. The one sheet I am really happy to get is the part two of the essential oils booklet. If your new then you may want to check last months box because last month we got a kit and the first booklet to the set. I have already played around with the kit I got last month and this sheet is a added bonus. The next sheet of information is the double sided A4 sheet of information about mabon and how to celebrate the holiday. Now I love getting theses information sheets because they are always really useful to have and gives you so many ideas on how you personally want to celebrate the sabbats. The next A4 sheet is a Mabon well-being spell which is always a welcome addition to my book of shadows. This spell looks amazing to do and I really can't wait to try it out. The last sheet of information is the herb and crystal information, Now theses are always really handy to have and again is a happy addition to my book of shadows. The first item I will speak about today is the harvest oil, now this smells amazing and its one of their own blends that they have spent time creating. This one is to help celebrate mabon and its a oil that I am so looking forward to using. We got some more spell candles which is always a welcome addition to my collection as I have been using mine a lot more lately. The colours we got this month is royal blue, green and red all colours associated with the mabon sabbat. I love how they always connect the items together and its always really useful items too. The herb pots we got in this months box was rue and catnip, Now I already have rue in my collection to thats a happy top up to what I already have and the catnip I haven't used it in magical works but I always buy it for my little kitties. (they found the pot so I now have cat nip on the floor, luckily not all of it came out) I am looking forward to learning the magical aspects of catnip with the information I have been given in this box. We also got a mabon herb blend like the other sabbats they always do a special herb blend for us to use as incense or an offering on our altars. The crystal I got this month was the Kambaba Jasper, now I have many jasper crystals but this one I believe is a new one for me. I love the energy this crystal has and the feeling of calm that I get from it. I am really looking forward to looking into the information about this crystal. We also got a spell kit to go with the spell information sheet I mentioned before, This is really handy because they make sure you have everything you need for this spell on the day. I got another hematite bracelet which is great as I love theses style bracelets they are really handy to have and I love how this box always gives us something to wear. The next two items I got in this box is the bamboo incense cones which I think smell amazing and I don't have theses in my collection so its a new one for me and I got a candle tin which made my box smell amazing and when I opened the box it was such a beautiful scent. The last item was my favourite and thats the mabon sabbat plaque and this year I have been collecting all of them because they are just beautiful to have on your wall over that sabbat and its something no one else has unless you get this box. Overall this box is amazing, You will never get a box and think oh this is poo. They work they bums off to make this box amazing and the amount of effect they put in planning alone is amazing. The boxes are always connected to a theme and there is never anything in that box that you would think why is that there. Its just a really great box to get each month and I haven't been disappointed yet. I hope you enjoyed today's post and I will see you in the next one. Blessed be x MissDoomie x Merry meet everyone, Today I am going to be talking about my new altar set up and why I moved it and where. Firstly my altar use to be in my office, this was because I spent most of my time when not in work in my office so I could spend time with my altar also. I have been spending less time in my office because I want to relax more after work. This comes to another reason why I moved my altar out of my office is because I am slowly moving my office out. I want to make it back into a spare bedroom. This will be a long term project with my office looking very miss match for a while. Now that my altar is in the front room I have more space to work with it and also it kinda completes my front room a little bit. I wanted to have a space where I am connected with my faith but also have time to spend with my family and time to relax. My front room is the family hub, I spent most of my time there now with my partner and as off the last couple of months I have actaully been writing in my book of shadows more in the front room too. I just feel more relaxed there and thats the best thing when connecting with your path. I also have more space wall wise so I dont have to have it all in one place. I do have to be mindful about different aspects but I do personally think this will work out for the best. Over the next couple of months I am hoping to save up enough money to finish my plan and have my home sorted by new year. This probably wont be the case but if I set myself a dead line it may help. I hope you enjoyed todays post and I will see you all in the next one. Blessed be x MissDoomie x |
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