Gratitude

 I am wash with gratitude 

the moment I step into this space. 

Excitement eases the day off of my shoulders

as soon as I see your faces.  

I bite my tongue to stop myself from saying your name

with too vibrant of a greeting, 

But I am so grateful to be able to see you all

and step into this place of meeting. 

I am alone, or it feels that way all the time

this is my sense of community, 

Or as close as I could at such a distance. 

Every week is another opportunity 

for a joining of thoughts and voices

spirit to pass through.

So let me take a moment, 

to really say thank you. 

Full moon spell - Thursday

 Alrighty looks like I am going to do a simmer pot spell for the full moon to add some empowerment to my statue spell. 

Water:

• Purfied water
• Florida water
• Merlot  - unity, passion, love, ocean witchcraft, prosperity, water magic, sexuality
• Muscato - love, relationships, successs
• Peach pomegranate juice
• peach; love, wish fulfillment, fertility
• pomegranate; substitute for blood, increase fertility, wish fulfillment, luck

Herbs:

• Cinnamon; love, love, ambition, masculine energy, raises the speed and vibration of a spell
• Lavender; essential for love spells, peace, relaxation, cleansing
• Mint  - Promotes energy, communication and vitality
• Wood Betony - Draws love in your direction.
• Bay Leaf - success - write the goals on them
• Ginger - power, love, success
• Basil; love, raising vibrations, 

Stones: 

• Calcite; Energizing
• Garnet; energizing, passion, wellness
• Garnierite; love, manifestation, 
• moonstone; New Beginnings, love, lunar magic
• Clear Quarts; energizing
• opal; love, luck, hope
• rainforst jasper (my broken braclet!) - change, positivity, growth

Oils:

• few drops of love drawing oil
• sweet orange; positivity and hope
• sandalwood; raises energy vibrations, luck, success, divination
• lemon balm; lemon balm; attracts romantic love and loyal friendships

**Other ingredients; to be added in whatever way possible:

• Sunflower: Energy, protection, and power.  Aids wisdom and brings about wishes 
• Willow -  Used for lunar magic, drawing or strengthening love ---- ask willow!?
• Vanilla; love, lust, to sweeten someones feelings towards you ----- maybe. 

Playlist:

• https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiwVJg_jOAAqi-aDvNYmdBD0IUkNShkWP

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1. Light the Candle
2. Fill pot with water about 3/4 full.
3. Add ingredients to the pot and bring to a boil.
4. Reduce to a simmer, stir the pot clockwise and repeat spell 3 times. . 
5. Simmer for an hour - then reduce heat/turn it off and let the statue soak in the bath - timing TBD.

Blogs while I am in school

 Hey guys, 

So my regular blog will probably be pretty dry for the next several years. I will mostly be posting school stuff but I'll be doing major life updates as well as things occur. 

However I have decided to actually write a theological Autobiography. 

A Pagan's Journey through Seminary School

A theological Autobiography

By Lisa Sawyer

I'll be working on it until I graduate. Most likely until I get ordained and maybe include a chapter or two from my first year working as a chaplain. 

It will be a combination of 

Personal Essays and Experiences, Journal Entries tracking how my perspective on things have changed over the years, poetry and art, and maybe even some of the paper I've had to write that end up being really meaningful for me.