Merry meet everyone, So its been a long time since I last posted a blog post and thats because of a couple of key events that has happened in the last year and half. So firstly at the beginning of 2021 we went into our second/third lock down and my mental health by this point had been effected so much that I couldn't focus on anything. My depression really kicked my butt and it took me awhile to bounce back because of this. This comes to April when everything started to go back to normal but still having a writers block so I didn't want to come back and not give my 100% which is what I love doing when doing theses posts. In June 2021 I found out I was finally pregnant. Which really boosted my mental health because as you all know I have been trying to get pregnant for many years now and when I found out I thought everything would change for the better. That was not the case. At my 12 week scan I was told that I had lost my pregnancy. Now that really effected my mental health and really put me in a bottomless pit for awhile. I just couldn't understand why mother earth would bless me with a baby and then take it away because I could meet it or even see my little baby. I wasn't really there when I was working and when I came home I just went to bed. It was hard on my partner too but I just couldn't kick myself out of it. At the end of august 2021 I started to feel myself again and even though I did have good days and bad days through out the month the end of the month was when I was getting back to me being focused. Now we planned to do our home up and focus on the positive because I kept saying in my head at least now I know I can get pregnant. I started to put plans in place and focus on other things instead of what would of been which was the hardest thing to get past. If you have been through something similar then you know where my head was at. When September came many of the plans to do the flat up had been planned and booked which I was looking forward to do, as I love a good deco upgrade. On my birthday which was the 8th I felt really ill. I had gone out that morning to have my hair done as a treat to make me feel more normal and more me. I just didn't feel right all day like something was off. So I decided to put my mind at ease and take a pregnancy test. Now the result I got was a blessing a huge blessing but also really scared me. I found out I was pregnant again. Now going through what I went through for my first I was so scared I would lose my second chance. That this baby would be taken away from me too. This time around though my morning sickness was really bad. So I kept saying well if I'm having theses really bad then everything should be going the way it should. But it was when I went to my 12 week scan that I was really scared. I thought the lady was going to break my heart again and I just couldn't relax at all. Then the scan was done and I saw my baby growing all nice and strong. I broke down in tears right there in the room. The lady understood what has happened before and gave me some tissues and let me and my partner have 5 minutes alone in the room. I just couldn't believe my baby was actually growing inside me. I had convinced myself that this time wouldn't work either and that I couldn't hope until then. Now this time I had the chance to announce it to the world. Me and my partner put it on our social media for our close friends and family to see and we were over the moon. I did all the tests to make sure I was growing a healthy baby, and this time I got to actually relax. That being said I had really bad sickness to the point I couldn't keep food or water down. Luckily for me it started to settle before they had to put me on medication and slowly into my second term I got to feel more like myself. Well as normal as you can be growing a little baby inside you. Because by this time it was around christmas I didn't see the point starting my blog back up because I just didn't have the time to come up with posts ect. I was then told that I would be put on medical suspension at work because I couldn't stay away from the public (as my type of work deals with the public) and that I would be told to leave work before my maternity leave but I would still be paid for those weeks off. I then had to work out my holidays before that also so there was a lot of back and forth between myself and HR at work that only got sorted 5 days before I was officially leaving work. So that brings us to march 2022, when I am writing this post explaining why I suddenly disappeared and why my blog posts still haven't gotten back to normal. Now I will be warning you this year the blogs will probably still be hit and miss because I have so much house prep to do until my little lady shows up in may and then getting into a new normal with a little baby to work with may take me awhile. I will also be changing my focus slightly on my blog also because I want it to become more of a lifestyle blog because my faith is so much into my lifestyle, its in my everyday that I think this could work. This would also give me a place to rant and rave about the new things of being a mum and also little tips and tricks I have found worked for me. I have become really inspired as of late and my nursery for my daughter to come home to has so much love put into it, and much more still to come but its very witchy too. I can't wait to be able to teach her about being a pagan and all the good that comes with it. I am looking forward to trying different subscription boxes because I haven't had a witchy ones for months but theres also baby ones too so that could be fun to try out. I am also hoping to talk more about my shop once I get that back up and running and my inspiration for each item. So theres so many ideas that I have for the future of this blog I just need to get round to putting it in place. I can see that my blog probably wont be back to fully normal until next year but even if I can do one post a week which I want to aim for would make me happy. I will warn you though, it could be baby related :') I would like to thank everyone that has followed me and kept in touch through instagram because you guys are the reason I love doing this blog and one of the reasons why I want to try so hard to bring it back to what it was. Thank you all for being there for me while I was dealing with stuff and thank you for your continue support. I will see you all either on instagram @paganvibesonly or on our facebook page under the same name. I will also see you all in the next blog post hopefully in the next couple of weeks. Blessed be <3 PaganVibesOnly x
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Merry meet everyone, I would like to first apologise for suddenly not posting through out December. My day job had taken over my life and I had too much on my plate at the time that was stressing me out which is why I had to stop doing my blog posts through out that month. December is normally a busy season within retail as it is but this year we were short staffed and with everything else going on in the world I had a little break down because there was too much I had to deal with. This is also way I am posting later in this month that I had planned because I haven't had the time to focus on my blog post topics and I want this year to be the best of the best for this blog. This is why I am only going to be posting two blog posts a week now until further notice because I want to post topics that I really enjoy doing and also this means I will have enough time to focus on bigger subject matter which I planned to do over my break away from the blog which didn't really happen. The two new days for the blog posts will be Monday and Friday. This means Wednesdays posts will be missing until further notice. This wont be a year long routine because I do plan to have my three posts back up and running by hopefully march but that may change depending on work wise. Post topics will be still running like they did last year but with more in depth topics as well dotted through out the year. This also means I wont be as stressed out hopefully as I was at the end of last year. What I can say that is coming up in posts is Decembers Freya's cauldron box from last month as I still need to post that review and I am continuing that subscription box because its amazing. I would love to look for small witchy shops to support also so if you want to recommend me any shops I would love to check them out. I also have some great topic ideas on crystals and herbs ect which will again be dotted throughout the year. The is also some great product reviews coming your way that I am looking forward to doing and also some sabbat idea posts that I am looking forward to doing. So if you are looking forward to all the new content I am going to be posting this year that please keep up to date by following me on Facebook or Instagram under the name @PaganVibesOnly. I will be posting updates and post topic ideas on both pages through out the year to keep you all up to date. As always I hope you all continue to support me and I will see you all in the next post. Stay safe guys. Blessed be x PaganVibesOnly x Merry meet everyone, So I have been asked by quite a few people ways they can still be connected with witchcraft but within their busy lifestyles. So I decided to put a list together that I personally use and do when my work does take over my life. I have always found it hard to balance both my basic and witchy side and this will hopefully help you as much as it has helped me stay connected. So here is 10 easy low effect witchcraft ideas that you can do within your daily life when you feel your too busy to sit down and focus on things. The first is tea magic. You should all know by now that I love my tea. I have a good cup of tea in the morning to wake me up and in this time I normally do a tea blessing that I have written myself. Its very simple its a cross from a morning blessing and a charm for my day ahead. If your not a tea drinker do it with coffee. If you use loose tea leaves then you can always read your leaves after. Another great way I have seen other witches do on a daily bases is creating sigils that you can wear hidden and that will bring you luck, protection anything you want really depending on what you create as a sigil. I have a friend who does this and to be honest I am tempted to do it myself once I learn more about them. The other thing which is really close to my heart is crystals. You can wear them, carry them in your pockets or even just have them out on display on your desk at work or at home. I personally do all of them haha. I love crystals because they are all super helpful and the energies I personally get of my crystals are amazing. Speaking of crystals I have brought some amazing new additions to add to my collection which will be in a post later on either this month or next. You can always meditate for 5 minutes. Either on your lunch break or before you go to bed. I normally close my eyes before I leave my bed in the morning and focus on what I want to do that day. I then do it again before I go to bed at night and think about everything I achieved and everything that I don't need to carry on to my next day. Its always a great idea to clear your mind before you go to sleep anyway so this is a great way of doing that. Journals! You should all know me by now to be a big lover of journals. Now I have a journal for most aspects of my life and my witchy ways. I always find working in my journals to be a great way to connect to my witchy side even if its just 10 minutes a day. I have a divination journal that I have been doing daily one card pulls each morning and then writing down what the card means for that word or question. I have found this was a great way to connect with my card deck I was using that day and has really brought myself closer to them also. Another great journal idea is gardening if your a green thumb type of person then writing your journal out about your plants and what works or doesn't work will help a lot. Then theres the book of shadows that you can just carry around with you daily. I have two books of shadows. Ones a notebook I carry around with me to put notes ect in and ones my official one I keep at home. This is another great way to stay connected. Daily blessings is another great way to just get your witchy-ness out. Like I said before I do this connected with the tea magic but you can do this by just washing your face and cleansing yourself for the day ahead, or even while hovering your home do a blessing of protection. Its all about being creative while being busy! Being one with nature is always a good way to stay grounded and connected as a witch. I normally do this walking to and from work because then I am spending time with mother earth and also going to work to earn pennies. This is also a great time to focus on what needs to be done within your magical path. I spend the time thinking of what I want to do on my days off and then making a mental note or todo list for myself haha. I also love spending time in the garden and just feeling the energy of mother earth surrounding me. Bath salts and showers are also a great way to cleanse yourself but also to connect with water. I only have a shower in my flat so I use a fabric bag full of bath salts I have mixed and tie that around the shower head. I then do a cleansing blessing while washing and standing underneath the bath salts. I visualise the water cleansing all the negative energy away from me and I do this once a week. I normally do this on my days off because I can be in the shower doing this for about 15 minutes were as when I am getting ready for work I only have a 5 minute shower haha. Candles! Candles are such a great decor item for your home but also a way to stay connected. I always have a jar candle on my desk so when I am doing blog posts like today I can also connect with my witchy self and have my candle going and my incense but thats another item for another day. I do hope you find a way to connect with your witchy side while having a busy lifestyle. I know lock-down has slowed some of you but then theres still kids to be looked after or even partners haha. If you have any helpful low effect witchy tips you would like to share send me a message on instagram @paganvibesonly. I am always asking you all questions and advice on there so keep connected and follow me. I hope you enjoyed today's post and I will see you all in the next one. Stay safe :) Blessed be x PaganVibesOnly x Merry meet everyone, So I have been asked by a load of followers is I have ever considered being in a coven. The short answer to this is not really. I feel like a coven you have to put a lot of energy into magic workings for others and you don't really get much out of it for yourself. This is all just from hearing from other witches I have spoken to in the past about it. From this moment of time I don't personally know any witches in my area or if there is any local covens. I would love to meet other witches and that for me would be the only reason why I would join a coven in the first place. To learn from witches who have been doing this longer but also to connect with like minded people who would have my magical back if you will. I do wish that I had witchy friends local to me that we could meet up and chat about whatever but also for magical help and would be amazing to do swaps each. That being said I have one amazing witchy friend who I write to a lot and speak to a lot on facebook and through instagram. She is amazing and has helped out a lot. Shes also really creative and is slowly creating her own witchy shop which I really can't wait for her to get all together. I will be sharing her shop with you all once its all in one piece and sorted because it will be amazing and something you all would really enjoy. Personally being in a coven isn't for me because I don't know anyone close to me but also I like doing things when I want to do them not when other people want to do them. I would love to celebrate sabbats in a coven but the other stuff would probably drive me bonkers. If you personally are in a coven let me know how you feel about it. Has it helped you as a witch? If you want to let me know all theses questions I have asked then message me on instagram @paganvibesonly. I am always just a click away and I post daily about what I am doing each day away from the blog. Anyway I hope you enjoyed this small but sweet post and I will see you all in the next one. Stay safe everyone <3 Blessed be x PaganVibesOnly x Merry meet everyone, So this post today will be me ranting and venting out about whats going in the world at the moment. Unless you live under a rock you will know that covid-19 has now taken over the world in a big way. It has taken many lives and effected nearly everyone. Now in the UK we have been put on a lock down. This means I am no longer at work. From me writing this post I have been out of work for now over a week and half, so from mid march. I am now starting to become stare crazy being stuck inside my flat. We are not allowed out unless for essentials or a daily walk which is classed as exorcise. This has in turn effected my mental health because being stuck inside means I can't focus on anything but what goes on in my head. Normally this is fine for me being inside for one or two days doing my house chores ect, but being stuck inside with no end seems to be getting to me. I have been trying to focus on my creative side and start or finish projects that I may have started months ago. This is great for me but the fact that I run out of supplies and cant go to my local craft shop to stock up is now getting to me. I may be able to get items online but the delivery times vary depending on if they have been effected with this covid-19 virus. The other thing that is now effecting me more than I thought was the fact I don't get to see my family. I used to see my nan every day near enough and now shes not allowed out because she would be effected very bad by this if she did get it. I know we are protecting her in this but its also making me miss her soo much. Its starting to become a problem again for my mental health because seeing my nan helped me a lot anyway but now I can't even do that. The problem I am now facing is finding the topics and focus to do my posts. I have a load of ideas lined up for future posts but then looking after my nieces for their mum now the school is out is taking time away for me to do those posts. I think this will be my warning that some days posts my be missed because my whole world has been turned upside down as of lately as many of you have as well. The world has frozen in time and we got told this week we may be on lock down until June this year! May end up losing the plot if it goes that long but hey ho I will take each day as they come. As always you can follow me on instagram @paganvibesonly to keep updated on all things witchy and blog related. I will try and keep my 3 blog posts a week goal for this year but I am finding it hard to focus at the moment. I hope you all keep safe and we will hopefully get through this mess together. Blessed be x PaganVibesOnly x Merry meet everyone, So today I am going to be talking to you all about my months goals for this month. I will be doing a post like this each month going forward because I like to go back and see if I stuck to my goal or achieved it. I haven't done this in January because I was on holiday for the first two weeks and I would like to do this at the beginning of each month. So this month my goal is to learn more about Celtic magic, its what I am drawn to the most but also I have Celtic family members who may not practice the magic but live by the code. I love how they see things and I am really looking forward to learning more about this. I am also aiming to do weekly tarot readings again. I don't understand why but I stopped doing this last year and for some reason haven't gotten back to it so thats another goal for myself. I would also love to be more organised. This is why I have brought a planner for the witches side of things but also so I can keep track on what I do each day to be thankful for ect. I always find it's hard to connect both my witchy side and my normal side together. I have spoken about this in past posts and to be honest with work taking over at the moment I find my witchy aspects of my life get put on hold. This will be my year long goal because work does take over and that has been a problem for me for awhile. My last goal is another year long one which is to be more active on my instagram account. I aim to be more active on this because again its a place to speak to you all and also a way for me to connect with other witches on the app. I love using my account but with my health problems at the end of last year it dropped and I am just working my way to being that active again. So hopefully I will do all theses goals by the end of the month or at least improved on them. What are your month goals this month? Let me know in the comments bellow or even message me on my instagram account @PaganVibesOnly. As always I will see you all in the next post. Blessed be x PaganVibesOnly xx Merry meet everyone, So today's post is something I get asked all the time. Either from followers or people I speak to on my travels. This question is so popular because they believe you have to be born into a blood-line to become a witch. This also comes from tv and films that make this type of question even more popular. The short answer to this question is yes you can be a witch but why do you want to be one? I always ask why, its not just to belong to something bigger than yourself. Its because most people want to find the meaning of life in general and thats why most people go to faith. Now being a witch doesn't mean you have to follow the pagan faith. I personally do because I was brought up with the option to be either pagan or christian from family members and I personally found myself drawn to the pagan faith. That being said you don't need to be following a faith to be a pagan. For me being a witch is a way of life in many aspects. You honour the world we live in by looking after what mother earth has given us. She has given us a home to live, the air we breath, the water we drink, the fire to warm ourselves and the earth to plant and feed our selves. She controls everything from weather to seasons and the more you honour her the more you feel connected yourself. There is also the kitchen witchy, where you add herbs to help better your food diet but also herbs have really handy magical aspects that can help with natural remedies. I don't take pain killers very often because I feel like theres better ways to deal with pain out there. Also when I really need them they actually work. The magical side of being a witch is something not all witches take part in very often. Many people think witches cast spells and blessings for everything in their lives. Thats not true. I personally only do magic when needed because the energy you build while doing the spell casting or blessing takes a lot out of you if you don't do it right and even then I don't see the point asking the earth for things I really dont need. I do a lot of blessing workings where I honour the elements or mother earth or even the sabbats and thank them. Most of my friends who are on the same path as me do the same. They will do spell casting when needed but not just to do it. You need to find your own balance of being a witch in a modern world as well. I had this problem myself where I put them in two groups. My witch self and my normal self. It took me awhile that both was just me and I was pulling myself apart for no reason what so ever. I know have a planner to plan both my witchy aspects and my normal daily stuff too. This helps me to connect with my path daily but also helps me be me. Overall Being a witch is a way of life, you honour the world we live in, you drink herbal blends to help heal illness, you ask for help in forms of magic or blessings. You respect one and another because we all belong here no matter what the world states. You live a positive life where only good grows and keep negative energy out of your life because that brings problems. You are always learning new aspects of magic that you want to honour in your own way. You make friends who respect you and your ways as much as you respect them. Its all about balance and if you truly want to become a witch then more than likely your already one! Start your path learning our history, don't go all in but take it slow because if you go all in then you will burn out fast or feel overwhelmed. We have all been there and I don't want to see you going through it too. As always I am here to answer any question you wish to ask. You can ask them bellow in the comments or pm me on instagram. My account is @paganvibesonly and I am always checking my page for questions from you all and just to connect. I do hope you liked today's post and I will see you all in the next one. Blessed be x PaganVibesOnly x Merry meet everyone, So today is going to be slightly different post topic. I said before christmas that I wanted to do more off topic posts. So this is one for my blog that I have been wanting to do for awhile. So why did I create this blog. I get ask this question a lot and to be honest its quite a strange answer when I think about it. First of all I will state that this isn't my first blog that I have created and run. I did have a blog all about photography that I ran along side my photography course at uni. That was my first main focused blog. Saying that I have had many blog type pages for years. I used some as diary style and others just to rant. So back to the topic of hand, the reason why I created this blog. I wanted a space were I could speak freely and to connect with others that have the same view points as myself. I also wanted to have a page where not everything is based of Wicca on the witches topics. I found that a lot of websites are Wicca based which is hard for someone to find their own path to connect with when they just think Wicca has taken over the world sort of thing. Theres so many books based on the Wicca side but not on the other side of things. It's why I try my hardest to do topics that could be useful for whatever path you are on. Saying that I have a very hard time creating posts that don't touch the subject in some way. I try to do topics that are useful but also informative and that can be hard at times. Last year creating blog posts was second nature to me. I would do a full week covering other stores for work or being in my own store and work on blog ideas. This worked well but it also meant my whole focus wasn't on the post at hand. I was tired a lot and finding the will to find great topics was hard and stressful. This blog is my child, I love it and will continue to post topics that are helpful. Its why I have decided to change it up and go back to my basics when I created this blog. I wanted to have great content for you my followers and a way to speak my voice to the world. That on my view hasn't been going on for awhile which pains me. It's now why I am doing more posts like this, alongside my witchy topics because I want to connect to you more and also I would love to answer your questions. I will do monthly posts asking for questions for my blog on my instagram account. My goal this year is to connect with you all more and to create content that I am happy with. There will still be the herb and crystal posts which have done really well. They are handy to have and is jam packed with information. I may change the layout on some posts too, just to create a better flow. The next couple of posts will be a trail of layouts ect, just to see what works and what doesn't. If you have any questions at all, message me on my instagram account. @PaganVibesOnly. I would love to hear from you all and also try to create content you are looking for. I will see you all in the next post and I do hope you enjoy the changes I am putting in place. Blessed be x PaganVibesOnly x Merry meet everyone,
So today I am going to be talking about a new experience that I have done. Firstly in work we are now doing nose piercings so that has taken up a lot of my time doing the training ect. This also is the reason why I decided to get my nose pierced. I wanted to know how it felt and I have been wanting it done for a while. I love the look of the hoop in your nose and I really can't wait to change the piercing to a hoop. I will say this a nose piercing doesn't hurt as much as I thought it would its like a sharp pinch and then it numbs itself out which is strange. The worse piercing I have had done is my cartilage which hurt like a mother tucker. I thought the nose would of hurt more but it didn't to be honest I still stand by the fact the cartilage hurt more and I probably wont have another one done haha. Looking after this piercing is strange because its a stud you have to use your nail and push the stud out slightly so you can use your cotton pud to clean around the piercing. Then you turn it which feels very weird. I can't actually explain how it feels its just strange. Then you tap the stud back into your nose so you dont pull it out. The first day it hurt doing this because I didn't put enough solution on so it wasn't moving freely as it should but I have gotten this done really well now haha. I also have planned on making a little travel bag just in case i knock it while I am in work which is easily done with my glasses :') I know this isn't pagan related but I just wanted to talk about it haha. I would like to know which you think was the most painful piercing and why. I will see you all in the next post. Blessed be x MissDoomie x Merry meet everyone,
So this is going to be a short update explaining why I haven't been posting on the blog since may. I normally do my posts a week ahead so if something comes up I am covered for that week. Unfortunately the past couple of weeks has been really busy with work and I haven't had the chance to plan a post not even do one to fill the space. I will continue to plan my posts ahead for the next couple of months but bear with me because work has kicked into over load and I am quite busy outside of the blog world. I was hoping that I had more time to plan the summer posts but this seems to not be the case. I do have a week hoilday coming up so what I am planning on doing then is to plan the summer season posts and try to fit them around work because its only going to get busier and busier and like last year there may be gaps. This is why I will be going down to two posts a week. These posts will be sorted out and I will do a update post about the new summer posting plan. I do hope you all forgive me for missing posts and Hopefully you will enjoy the ones I will do in the future. Blessed be x MissDoomie x |
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