PHOTO FRIDAY - Lughnasadh

 Merry Meet, friends.

Today finds us a couple of days before Lughnasadh or Lammas. 

courtesy of Pixabay

We celebrate the first harvest. Give thanks to the corn/ wheat (or the ingredients), ask that the breads you make be blessed.

I want to try my hand at a rough sourdough as well as a brown bread.  If I do, I'll come back and show you the results. I think the rough sourdough would be perfect dipped into Tomato Basil soup made with ingredients from my garden.  Maybe a glass of Mead to go with. hmmmm 

How will you celebrate this turn of the wheel? Need some inspiration? Check out the article, by Patti Wigington from Learn Religions   (Wigington, Patti. "Lammas History: Welcoming the Harvest." Learn Religions, Aug. 26, 2020, learnreligions.com/history-of-the-lammas-harvest-celebration-2562170.)

Blessings

~Rain

SHARING THURSDAY - Anusha Wijeyakumar MA

 Merry Meet, friends

I'm shining light on Llewellyn author, Anusha Wijeyakumar. Anusha will be on the FB space - Interview on the Art of Healing with Kac Young. 

Anusha Wijeyakumar is a wellness consultant at leading hospitals and institutes in California. She is the author of Meditation with Intention - Quick and Easy Ways to Creating Lasting Peace

You can learm more about her by visiting her WEBSITE.

Blessings

~Rain

PHOTO FRIDAY - Blessing Moon

 Merry Meet, friends.

Are you ready for tonight? A beautiful Full Moon - also known as the Blessing Moon - will shine bright tonight.

I always seem to be aware of the Full Moon. I'm teaching myself to be as aware of the other phases and their contribution to magick. 

Here's a piece about the July Full Moon  

I also enjoyed this article at Spirit de lalune

Blessings

~Rain

SHARING THURSDAY - Clare R. Johnson

 Merry Meet, friends.

Do you 'lucid dream'? I'm not sure if I do or not, so I'm anxious to hear the podcast from today's light...

Clare R. Johnson PhD

Clare is considered an expert on lucid dreaming. She'll be speaking via Virtual Event from the East West Bookshop in Seattle Washington on Saturday July 24th. 

She is also the author of 'Transforming Nightmares'.

You will find out more about Clare R. Johnson by visiting her WEBSITE

PHOTO FRIDAY - The Birch Tree

 Merry Meet, friends

You already know I live in Birch Tree, MO. We have a lot of birch trees on our property.

The following photo is from Pixabay:

Courtesy of Pixabay

Birch is good for fertility and birth magic. If you have access to Birch, or any other tree, check for downed limbs following a storm and add a bit of them to your magical cabinet.

Blessings

~Rain

SHARING THURSDAY - Storm Faerywolf

Merry Meet, friends.

If you listen to podcasts I think you'll enjoy this week's light. 

Storm Faerywolf

Storm Faerywolf will be guesting on the Desperate House Witch podcast on Saturday July 17th. He will be talking about his upcoming book, The Witch's Name

You can find out more about Storm Faerywolf by visiting his WEBSITE

Blessings

~Rain

PHOTO FRIDAY - New Moon

Merry Meet, friends.

Welcome to the New Moon. 

Many of you may not know that I am a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator. Hobby dem mostly, meaning I can sell to other people, I can recruit and treat it as a business but I signed up mostly to get product. I've had dems over the years but would never get word of new products coming out, special sales, etc. I was blown away by what I was never privy to as a customer (that I should have been). Forget about getting a catalog when new ones came out, or seasonal flyers (that I never knew were a thing!) Becoming a Stampin' Up! demonstrator was an education. 

After signing my contract, they gave me a demonstrator ID number... the three middle digits are 666. LOL That should have been a clue that while I needed to be cautious and focused, I was on the right track.  I just celebrated my 5 year anniversary. I have one dem under me. She's super talented and doesn't need me as a coach. Thankfully, she is also my sister-in-law so she knows I'm here if she needs me. 

I'd contemplated quiting recently until people started asking if I sold Stampin' Up!  The answer is YES... and I'm going to stay as a dem at least for awhile. 

Okay... Photo Friday...

Imagine my delight when this Utah company gave us a moon phases stamp set in our new catalog!!!

I was, for lack of a better term, over the moon.  LOL Here's a picture of the stamp set:

TO THE MOON 

PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET

My order should be here later in the week or early next and I can't wait to add this to my witchy journal bag.  If you are interested in this set and do not have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator you work with, my name is Kelly Henkins - Birch Tree, MO  I'd love to help you.

Enjoy the New Moon

Blessings

~Rain

SHARING THURSDAY - Julie Lusk

 Merry Meet, friends

Today I'm starting a new series where for Sharing Thursday I will spotlight a Llewellyn author. I am going to try and bring them up a few days before they are to be speaking somewhere if possible so that you might have the opportunity to visit them in person.

This week, we are shining the empowering light on Julie Lusk.

You can find out more about Julie by visiting her WEBSITE

Julie will be at Enchanted Moments in Milford Ohio on Sautrday July 10th at 1 p.m. 

Blessings

~Rain

MEDITATION MONDAY - Affirmation

 Merry Meet, everyone!

I hope you made the opportunity to attend LlewellynCon2021. I tried, but my internet connection (and sometimes theirs) just weren't playing nice. Thankfully, you'll find them all on a YouTube Playlist HERE I'll be listening later this week once I have work caught up.

I am not going to apologize if some of these become duplicate posts. If they show up again, then we must need the reminder. In the mean time, I'm trying to pull cards out of the way so we might finish this pack then move on to something else.

Blessings

~Rain

FRIDAY PHOTO - The color ROSE

Merry Meet, friends.

Today is represented by the color ROSE. In searching for a photo for today, I found this beautiful floral rose in the color of the day.

Courtesy of Manfred Richter

A further search for color magick brought, me of all places, to allure beauty in an article entitled:

Color Magic: A Beginner's Guide to Harnessing the Power of Every Color

By Sophia St. Thomas

Rose falls into the pink category. As with Red, pink represents love but is more about Self-Care. Take time for your self, nurture your spirit, do something you enjoy, treat yourself to a mani-pedi or something you've been wanting. 

Blessed Be

~Rain

SHARING THURSDAY - Witchy Playlist

 Merry Meet, everyone!

Earlier this week, during my usual morning routine on YouTube, I came across this playlsit. by Daniela. This is Part One of a three-part playlist. View on YouTube then check out her channel for other great background music for your practice.

What artists do you listen to? I'm always on the hunt for others to add to my playlist. 

Blessings

~Rain