Just a quick note to wish everyone a wonderful Full Moon. I have a different view of the Full Moon, compared to some in the Wiccan community, but I do believe that the moon has an effect on people. Look at all the crazies that come out during this time of the month. If that doesn't prove to anyone that the moon has some kind of power, then I don't know what can. Also the tide is affected by the moon as well.
Another thing has happened during the course of my path, and life. Incense is really starting to bother me. I'm getting a headache burning the incense that I bought two months ago. I did a video about how the incense is affecting me and, even though I didn't get any replies, I really feel that the best course of action is to stop burning incense and burn oil that I bought at the same time that I got the incense. I know that there are many recon and neo-pagan paths that have incense burned as part of their rituals.
But when you can't stand the smell anymore, or the small makes you ill, then sometimes you have to change things. I'm not going to be burning incense for four month, then I'll come back and see what happens. If I get a headache again then I'm going to forgo the incense on a permanent bases. I really do hope that I don't have to do that, but sometimes your health is more important than your spirituality.
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Very Late Post: Samhain (2014)
Sorry about this being a late post, but I was just so busy that I didn't have the time to do a post. I'm planning on changing that real soon. First of all, I hope that your Samhain was wonderful. I wasn't going to celebrate Samhain but as it is my people's holiday I decided to go ahead and celebrate it. My personal view about this night is that it was a time when mortality really hit people in the face.
It's not like today, where you can go out and get food from your local store. You had to make due with what you grew and if you didn't have enough, well then you, or someone in your family, died. That's how it was back then. And I think that we've gotten away from that mindset with everything being convenient and not having to worry about death and dying during the winter months. The one time that I really was hit hard on how bad it can get if you don't have heat and food was up in MA when our heat was turned off.
It was hard. Everything was cold, bleak, and not much fun. The cold was suddenly in the house and you could actually freeze to death. I haven't forgotten that lesson, not by a long shot. So this Samhain I wished the dead well, honored those that didn't have anyone to honor them, and thanked my people's gods (the Celts) for what I've been given. I hope that you all have a wonderful month and I'll see you around.
It's not like today, where you can go out and get food from your local store. You had to make due with what you grew and if you didn't have enough, well then you, or someone in your family, died. That's how it was back then. And I think that we've gotten away from that mindset with everything being convenient and not having to worry about death and dying during the winter months. The one time that I really was hit hard on how bad it can get if you don't have heat and food was up in MA when our heat was turned off.
It was hard. Everything was cold, bleak, and not much fun. The cold was suddenly in the house and you could actually freeze to death. I haven't forgotten that lesson, not by a long shot. So this Samhain I wished the dead well, honored those that didn't have anyone to honor them, and thanked my people's gods (the Celts) for what I've been given. I hope that you all have a wonderful month and I'll see you around.
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