tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17917078410124584692024-03-16T03:08:09.603-04:00USBoSAn online Grimoire filled with references, rants and personal experiences.---Lea Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09032972410082354351noreply@blogger.comBlogger245125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791707841012458469.post-71949315171872244652010-07-03T12:58:00.002-04:002010-07-03T13:02:41.866-04:00I know I said I wouldn't post here anymore; but this is important.<br /><br />Some trolls flagged my Writing Magic blog as spam, and now Google is being all "well, you MIGHT be spam, so we have to look over your blog."<br />So, it's Saturday, and I probably won't get my blog back until Monday; unless the trolls keep attacking it. Like, fuck, really?<br /><br />I post one article about meteorites and suddenly, I'm spamming the internet?<br /><br />I'm going to keep a backup blog going now; and if this happens one more time, I'm leaving blogger for good and switching to a new blog host entirely.---Lea Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09032972410082354351noreply@blogger.com92tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791707841012458469.post-15442575180056030402010-06-07T21:19:00.003-04:002010-06-07T21:26:25.563-04:00USBoS is Closing......But Writing Magic is opening!<br /><br />I thought about it, and I think that I'll feel better when I start using Writing Magic.<br /><br />You can follow that blog for pretty much the same but more professional and less messy. It's still undergoing it's face lift, so be patient. Thank you for being loyal followers of USBoS, and I hope that you'll like Writing Magic just as much.<br /><a href="http://pagan-writing.blogspot.com/"><br />CLICK HERE FOR WRITING MAGIC</a>---Lea Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09032972410082354351noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791707841012458469.post-78603992622123099772010-06-06T20:41:00.003-04:002010-06-06T21:59:09.693-04:00Depression Loves Company...In 73 days, USBoS will officially be one year old, and, I don't think I planned some of this well. My tag cloud is too gunky, I don't post a lot, and it's becoming a lot like my Livejournal blog, which is really a scary and immature blog where most of the typing is in modified lolcat or 4chan slang.<br /><br />I'm getting into the swing of doing my daily tarot blog again, because it's something I really want to do. But what about the rest of my Pagan ramblings or information? I almost feel ashamed of USBoS now.<br /><br />I've had some bad days recently. I've got people pressuring me to do things that make me want to tear my hair out. I've been either very excited about my path or I'm depressed and wonder what the hell I'm doing with my life. The only thing that has kept me going is a ritual I'm writing, and the thrill of writing more.<br /><br />I'm thinking about scrapping USBoS in favor of my less gunky blog, Writing Magic. WM is much easier to overhaul.<br /><br />My plans are more essays and information, but done properly. Well-researched and well-written, properly edited, with source lists and links. The tags cloud wouldn't be shown, but the search feature would be prominant. It would have everything from proper reveiws about books, to simple, short essays on a certain tarot card. It would have pagan poetry, from me or from others. Maybe I would even write some Pagan-y short stories.<br /><br />What does everyone think?---Lea Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09032972410082354351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791707841012458469.post-72173156345338763462010-05-31T14:04:00.003-04:002010-05-31T14:12:57.368-04:00ProofreadingI buckled down and finished most of my ritual. I managed to forget a whole section though! Now I'm into the proofreading stages. This is, easily, my least favorite.<br /><br />If anyone wants to give it a read-through before it's posted here on the 21st, drop me a comment here and you can help proofread it.---Lea Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09032972410082354351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791707841012458469.post-55635567064963530452010-05-27T18:25:00.002-04:002010-05-27T18:50:31.323-04:00Writing Rituals-Planning StageI'm writing a ritual for June 21st. It's for both Litha and for my own rededication and cleansing.<br /><br />It's hard, particularly when some statues are on order and won't be here until June; I work better if I'm looking at the object. But, since I don't know how long shipping will take, and I'm hoping that they will arrive before June 21. Enough about that though.<br /><br />I've got a rough list of supplies written, so that's a plus, right?---Lea Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09032972410082354351noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791707841012458469.post-65906674608938839302010-05-13T13:31:00.005-04:002010-05-13T13:38:59.429-04:00InspirationThere are lots of things in this world that can be called inspirational, but everyone has a few certain things that are overwhelmingly inspirational.<br /><br />Mine are volcanic storms and the sky at night:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S-w4zqJaSmI/AAAAAAAAAbE/hhi-bAOtfmI/s1600/iceland-volcano-lightning-1_19113_600x450.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S-w4zqJaSmI/AAAAAAAAAbE/hhi-bAOtfmI/s320/iceland-volcano-lightning-1_19113_600x450.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470810107486554722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S-w5CNZwJcI/AAAAAAAAAbU/mjpowaCcK_A/s1600/aurora-borealis-maine.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S-w5CNZwJcI/AAAAAAAAAbU/mjpowaCcK_A/s320/aurora-borealis-maine.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470810357468505538" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S-w45cFe9XI/AAAAAAAAAbM/oKWqVLE7720/s1600/iceland-volcano-lightning-2_19114_600x450.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S-w45cFe9XI/AAAAAAAAAbM/oKWqVLE7720/s320/iceland-volcano-lightning-2_19114_600x450.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470810206791202162" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S-w5HzdDVhI/AAAAAAAAAbc/oHZFuZX5UqM/s1600/eso_night_sky.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 310px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S-w5HzdDVhI/AAAAAAAAAbc/oHZFuZX5UqM/s320/eso_night_sky.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470810453582239250" border="0" /></a><br /><br />What are yours?---Lea Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09032972410082354351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791707841012458469.post-2139777364140390232010-05-09T13:50:00.002-04:002010-05-09T14:49:43.594-04:00My Beliefs SurveyThis was “borrowed” (read: stolen) from <a href="http://cricketsong-lunarwisdom.blogspot.com/">Cricketsong</a> and <a href="http://hexeengel.blogspot.com/">Hex</a>. I love surveys, so when Hex told me about a Pagan survey, I was all over it. I found the original link from Cricketsong, so, here we go!<br />(Also: I got the okay to go on that Pagan shopping spree of mine. I’ll be writing a big, old-school ritual, and I will keep you all posted on that).<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Basics</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you have a magickal name, If so what does it mean?</span><br />I do have a magical name. It’s also my main screen-name. As a Technopagan, I’ve found that my screen-names are often “magical”. It’s currently Hetshepsit Quetzalxochitl. Hetshepsit is one of the spellings of the female pharaoh of Egypt. Quetzalxochitl is Aztec and it means “Precious flower”.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">How did you find Wicca/Paganism?</span><br />I knew about Paganism from when I was little. I basically had the concept that it was a catch-all for the religions of the ancient cultures like Rome and Greece. I officially started learning about it when I was sixteen/seventeen.<br /><br />How long have you been practicing?<br />I “converted” at eight, but I didn’t do anything until I turned sixteen/seventeen. It’s been about 3-4 years.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Solitary or group practitioner?</span><br />Solitary, but I’ll work with a few trusted people.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What is your path?</span><br />Eclectic Egyptian, Mesoamerican Technopagan.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Are you out of the broom closet?</span><br />Yeah, for the most part.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Who is your patron God?</span><br />Quetzalcoatl and Cama Zotz<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Who is your patron Goddess?</span><br />I don’t have one officially yet, but I’ve been getting a lot of inklings to look into the Hindu aspect of “Shakti”, which is a combination of Paravati, Saraswati and Lakshimi.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What Goddesses do you worship?</span><br />Isis mainly, I think.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you fear dark aspects in Gods/Goddess, or rather respect them?</span><br />I respect them; I think it would be very hard for me to fear a darker aspect of a deity.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you worship the Christian God?</span><br />I don’t by name, because the concept of the Christian God has been twisted over the years. Could the Christian God exist? Of course, anything is possible.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you ever worship animals?</span><br />I don’t know if worship is the right word. I respect them, and sometimes ask for animal spirits for help.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Or plants?</span><br />See what I said with animals<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nature</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you regularly commune with nature?</span><br />Not really. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ever walked barefoot in the woods?</span><br />I don’t think so. Last time I was in a legit woods, I was young, and I think if I had been barefoot my mother and grandmother would have had a heart attack.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Taken a camping trip just to talk to nature?</span><br />Uh...no.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Describe the moment you felt closest to Mother Earth?</span><br />Being outside at night, preferably on a clear night. On a patio, with some snacks and a fire (candles or a fire pit). A field or back yard would be perfect, not a woods. I’d like to see the sky and the horizon.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What is your power animal?</span><br />Of the animals I feel close to, my most powerful is the shark.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you have a familiar?</span><br />At the moment no, I’m waiting to find her again. My familiar was my first cat Booballah. We had to put her down when I was young.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Have you ever called upon the powers of an animal in ritual?</span><br />Not yet.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Or a plant?</span><br />No.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you hug trees?</span><br />Uhh, not recently.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Give them gifts?</span><br />I do like giving gifts to nature and animals. We made bread twists for Yule last year. I had some, my mom had some, we saved some for dad, and we threw the rest outside for the birds to eat.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What is your favorite flower to work with?</span><br />I’ve always been drawn to aloe and cactus. I don’t think those count as flowers. I don’t really have a favourite flower.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What is your favorite tree to work with?</span><br />I love all sorts of trees! I adore big oak trees (despite my allergy to them), cherry trees, and pretty much any tree that grows in the rainforest. I also like the scent of pine (that’s the most earthy scent I like!) so I think pine as well.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Wheel of the Year</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What is your favorite Sabbat?</span><br />I don’t really have a favourite. I like Yule because my mom gets so excited about it and the excitement is so contagious. I also like Ostara, because around that time is my favourite weather.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What if your least favorite Sabbat?</span><br />That’s a tie between Mabon and Lammas. I’m not really a big fan of fall.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Have you ever held a ritual on a Sabbat?</span><br />Only very VERY small ones.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ever taken a day off work to celebrate a pagan holiday?</span><br />No, but I might take them off when I work.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you celebrate Yule on the 21 rather than the 25?</span><br />Um...we celebrate Yule from the 20th to the 31st. My mother loves the winter holidays.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Have you ever felt the Veil thin on Samhain?</span><br />Not yet.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ever danced the Maypole?</span><br />Nope.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Know what the Maypole symbolizes?</span><br />Yes!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ever made love on Beltane?</span><br />Nope<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you usually celebrate the pagan Sabbats?</span><br />I try to.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Divination</span></span><br />Do you use Tarot?<br />I love tarot. I need to get back into the swing of it.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you use runes?</span><br />No.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you use a pendulum?</span><br />I have one, and I’m just getting the hang of it.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you use dowsing rods?</span><br />No.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you use astrology?</span><br />I love astrology, and I’m going to learn about it soon.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Any other form of divination?</span><br />No. I’ve heard about gemstone divination, putting all your stones in a bag and drawing them, but I haven’t tried it.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br />Spells</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What was the first spell you did?</span><br />I think it was a purification spell.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What was the latest?</span><br />A cleansing spell.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ever done a love spell?</span><br />Nope, not yet<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A job spell?</span><br />Not yet!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A healing spell?</span><br />Not quite a spell, but close to one.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What was the most powerful spell you've ever performed?</span><br />Uh, I don’t really know.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What deities do you usually call on?</span><br />Depends on what I’m doing.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cryptology</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you believe in Vampires?</span><br />Uhh, I don’t know.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Warewolves?</span><br />I have no idea<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Shape shifters?</span><br />Yes.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Elves?</span><br />Yes.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Faeries?</span><br />Yes.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dragons?</span><br />Yes.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nymphs?</span><br />Yes.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sprites?</span><br />Yes.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mermaids?</span><br />I love mermaids! I want to be one...so that’s a yes<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sirens?</span><br />Sure!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Satyrs?</span><br />(Has to make a lame joke here) It’s all Greek to me!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ever "seen" any of the above?</span><br />Yes, I have.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ever talked to any of the above?</span><br />I’ve heard them, but I’ve never carried out a conversation with them<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ever used any of the above in magick?</span><br />I call upon the faeries all the time.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you have one of them as a personal guardian?</span><br />Not so much guardian, more like traffic controller. I “have” a little purple faerie (Leiko), and she likes to make sure things go her way when it comes to spirits. She’s small, but she’s fierce.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br />Random</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you see a rabbit, a man or a woman in the moon?</span><br />I see...a moon?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Own a cat?</span><br />Yes.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">When you mediate what does your happy place look like?</span><br />I don’t really have one.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you work with Chakras?</span><br />I want to start, and I’m learning all about them!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you believe in past lives?</span><br />Yes.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you believe in soul mates?</span><br />I don’t really know.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you have a spirit guide?</span><br />I think so.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Is it always love and light?</span><br />No, I don’t think so.---Lea Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09032972410082354351noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791707841012458469.post-30269583935157498182010-04-30T15:40:00.002-04:002010-04-30T15:44:51.329-04:00Priestess SpiritMy online BFF Hex has a new blog I think you ALL should check out.<br /><br />It's called <a href="http://enaid-offeiriades.blogspot.com/">Priestess Spirit</a>, and it's got some really interesting articles and theories.---Lea Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09032972410082354351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791707841012458469.post-91621303310154451292010-04-28T14:39:00.002-04:002010-04-28T14:53:07.634-04:00Grounding and CenteringI've seen countless differnet ways to ground and center yourself, either before a ritual/spell, or before bedtime.<br /><br />So, what technique works best for you?---Lea Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09032972410082354351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791707841012458469.post-49053444829141794862010-04-13T14:07:00.003-04:002010-04-13T15:13:52.587-04:00From Lunar Wisdom: Finding your Magical NameI'm going to be honest. I have an issue with names. They can sometimes freak me out. CricketSong of <a href="http://cricketsong-lunarwisdom.blogspot.com/">Lunar Wisdom</a> posted about Finding your Magical Name using numerology. It looked so cool, so I'm trying it myself. You can read her original article here: <a href="http://cricketsong-lunarwisdom.blogspot.com/2010/04/finding-your-magickal-name.html?showComment=1271182006015_AIe9_BH_GIxjsf_sMbTvwq7BO6FkBN_DckyXTXhLq8u2F_YmFsAfxMEYWQFJiSkyg-rZFMpangCLShtAzneODaNCnBJouPBNqbGPjBXNW-e8yn60y3bD3r3r3irZa-zQWZyBQ2_2-jbfsNU_WpyfkSTMyMFa6WtgXNN5tj8moNo6wXeDhmhbwRq08ZBGZUJ2cyt0m1k9Nw0766Lt0IYNHItXRuBtDf8zoNxi7dum25Qhq2k5Z07S8j20DDcBLHov8v-C91p-d0Ya#c1559176092254577253">Finding Your Magical Name</a>.<br /><br />My birth name is Lea Elisabeth Wright. My number adds up to 2 or 11, depending on if you follow master numbers<br />My magical name is Hetshepsit Quetzalxochitl, which adds up to 9<br />My birth date adds up to 11 and 2 as well.<br /><br />Her birth name and magical name added up and matched each other. Mine don't. Proof positive my real name sucks?---Lea Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09032972410082354351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791707841012458469.post-4029986766029769502010-04-12T15:54:00.002-04:002010-04-12T15:58:58.865-04:00Podcast Channel Up!My podcast channel is up and running. I've only got video's about my own path up now. I'll be updating every Wensday and Friday.<br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/MissDemet?feature=mhw5">MissDemet's Pagan Podcasts</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">. </span>---Lea Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09032972410082354351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791707841012458469.post-48945480819156438272010-04-08T13:40:00.002-04:002010-04-08T13:48:08.332-04:00Four Stores down to ThreeSo, I just found out that one of only four "New Age" stores in town closed. It was the crystal store too.<br /><br />I'm really sad now.---Lea Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09032972410082354351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791707841012458469.post-65081308785258425802010-04-03T19:26:00.002-04:002010-04-03T19:29:36.202-04:00SurveyI'm thinking about starting a YouTube channel with some videos about Paganism. My survery questions are:<br /><br />1. Would you be interested?<br /><br />2. What sort of content would you like?<br /><br />Let me know in the comments.---Lea Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09032972410082354351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791707841012458469.post-32825157278748414042010-04-02T13:03:00.002-04:002010-04-02T13:54:12.929-04:00Maiden, Mother Crone.Hex wrote an awesome article about the Maiden, Mother, Crone model in Wicca.<br /><br />I highly suggest you read it here: <a href="http://hexeengel.blogspot.com/2010/04/maiden-mother-crone.html">Maiden, Mother, Crone</a>---Lea Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09032972410082354351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791707841012458469.post-40702868216503290132010-04-01T13:19:00.001-04:002010-04-01T13:21:25.387-04:00AltarsI just got a book about altars and it has reminded me how much I adore altars. I wish I had more space, because I have plans for dozens of altars ranging from ones that cover a desktop to little itty-bitty shelf-sized ones.<br /><br />At least I can have fun planning them, even if I can't put them up.---Lea Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09032972410082354351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791707841012458469.post-2335341066786729172010-03-16T16:10:00.000-04:002010-03-16T16:11:25.221-04:00The Planets SpreadI just invented this spread! You lay out 10 cards, and each card represents a planet.<br /><br /> 1<br />2 3 4 5<br />6 7 8 9<br /> 10<br /><br />1. Sun: This represents you<br />2. Mercury: news<br />3. Venus: love<br />4. Earth: work<br />5. Mars: Conflicts<br />6. Jupiter: goals<br />7. Saturn: creativity<br />8. Uranus: fears<br />9. Neptune: desires<br />10. Pluto: Changes<br /><br />To see a reading using this spread, please check out <a href="http://tarotown.blogspot.com/2010/03/ufo-tarot-planet-spread.html">UFO Planets Spread.</a>---Lea Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09032972410082354351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791707841012458469.post-60003551864272332242010-03-12T17:58:00.003-05:002010-03-12T18:06:28.198-05:00Could I Get Any More Unique?Okay, we all know that I'm special, and of course I'll provide (Pagan) examples.<br />1. I'm an Egyptian pagan. Patron deities? Aztec and Mayan.<br />2. Cama Zotz contacts me via The Discovery Channel and Facebook (okay, maybe that doesn't make me special, but it makes people around me special. I'm special by association).<br />3. My animal totems include: cats, bats, cows, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coati">coatis</a>, jaguars and a new one.<br /><br />And this new one is very much unique. I thought Lisey's giant squid totem was different. I think I win:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S5rH7v7svvI/AAAAAAAAAY8/IpKT-Zg-Hv4/s1600-h/FrilledShark.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S5rH7v7svvI/AAAAAAAAAY8/IpKT-Zg-Hv4/s320/FrilledShark.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447886528551108338" border="0" /></a>This, my lovelies, is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frilled_shark">frilled shark</a>. No, that isn't CGI or some other digital artwork. It's a real shark. This exact shark died in captivity (it was sick to begin with).<br /><br />I'm either amazing or crazy, with an animal like this. I am in love with it. Seriously. It looks so amazing.---Lea Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09032972410082354351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791707841012458469.post-8959277774886106712010-03-11T17:08:00.016-05:002010-03-11T17:41:51.052-05:00My Candle Making AfternoonMy mom got me a candle making kit, and I made four candles with it!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S5lq25mwinI/AAAAAAAAAXc/6OJxRrYGVMI/s1600-h/DSC05394.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S5lq25mwinI/AAAAAAAAAXc/6OJxRrYGVMI/s320/DSC05394.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447502715690191474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S5lqojO0DzI/AAAAAAAAAXU/QWEfetw-aQw/s1600-h/DSC05393.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S5lqojO0DzI/AAAAAAAAAXU/QWEfetw-aQw/s320/DSC05393.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447502469166010162" border="0" /></a><br />The candles are 100% soy wax, so they are really nice!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S5lrM3lHFQI/AAAAAAAAAXk/vR7uNAhCS1I/s1600-h/DSC05395.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S5lrM3lHFQI/AAAAAAAAAXk/vR7uNAhCS1I/s320/DSC05395.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447503093103531266" border="0" /></a> These are the three scents I usd for my candles. The kit came with a vanilla scent, but I prefer these.<br />The Ostara oil is from Sacred Mists and the Mexican Coaco and the Eucalyptus are from The Body Shop.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S5lr0Kf_wdI/AAAAAAAAAXs/-4Oxo96KNvo/s1600-h/DSC05397.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S5lr0Kf_wdI/AAAAAAAAAXs/-4Oxo96KNvo/s320/DSC05397.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447503768197251538" border="0" /></a><br />So, this is our improvised water bath. I'm getting a cheap double boiler so I can make more candles. Double boilers work better.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S5ltDweBDCI/AAAAAAAAAX0/KPaXP7UNqjo/s1600-h/DSC05399.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S5ltDweBDCI/AAAAAAAAAX0/KPaXP7UNqjo/s320/DSC05399.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447505135599160354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S5ltgnYGccI/AAAAAAAAAYE/lqo5Rx3Ywmc/s1600-h/DSC05400.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S5ltgnYGccI/AAAAAAAAAYE/lqo5Rx3Ywmc/s320/DSC05400.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447505631374635458" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S5luF4TCoXI/AAAAAAAAAYU/DXJZbwL2-OI/s1600-h/DSC05402.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S5luF4TCoXI/AAAAAAAAAYU/DXJZbwL2-OI/s320/DSC05402.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447506271571976562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S5lul4CLqrI/AAAAAAAAAYc/b0WCmq8KZmg/s1600-h/DSC05403.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S5lul4CLqrI/AAAAAAAAAYc/b0WCmq8KZmg/s320/DSC05403.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447506821257079474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S5lu5o26jkI/AAAAAAAAAYk/UxtvniEd-ZY/s1600-h/DSC05406.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S5lu5o26jkI/AAAAAAAAAYk/UxtvniEd-ZY/s320/DSC05406.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447507160780672578" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S5lvW25uASI/AAAAAAAAAYs/ZIJcQE9z0qM/s1600-h/DSC05407.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S5lvW25uASI/AAAAAAAAAYs/ZIJcQE9z0qM/s320/DSC05407.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447507662766735650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S5lv7biu4rI/AAAAAAAAAY0/IxyzN1qKc6M/s1600-h/DSC05409.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S5lv7biu4rI/AAAAAAAAAY0/IxyzN1qKc6M/s320/DSC05409.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447508291077726898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The blue one is my mom's Ostara candle, the red is my eucalpytus candle, and the purple are my Mexican chocolate candles.---Lea Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09032972410082354351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791707841012458469.post-21352204610802799672010-03-07T12:27:00.001-05:002010-03-07T12:27:52.674-05:00Tree of Life Tarot SpreadThis reading is from my Anubis Oracle book. This spread is to help you with a metamorphosis or understanding your higher self.<br /><br />The cards are arranged like this:<br /><br />1 3<br />2<br /><br />4<br /><br />Position one represents where you are coming from.<br />Position two represents what it will take for you to change.<br />Position three represents what will motivate you.<br />Position four represents your highest potential future.<br /><br />You can read a my reading with this spread here: <a href="http://tarotown.blogspot.com/2010/03/anubis-oracle-finding-higher-self.html">Finding Your Higher Self</a>---Lea Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09032972410082354351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791707841012458469.post-33353924342533928162010-03-04T14:58:00.003-05:002010-03-04T15:01:49.330-05:00Makeup and SpiritualityI tend to keep my makeup (mundane life) and my spiritual life separate. Today, however, I couldn't. I did a makeup look based on my Cama Zotz altar set up.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S5ARLL0VDxI/AAAAAAAAAWs/XJC_UZ3a72w/s1600-h/DSC05380.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S5ARLL0VDxI/AAAAAAAAAWs/XJC_UZ3a72w/s320/DSC05380.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444870833339436818" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S5ARY64pzoI/AAAAAAAAAW0/3dG8ka_8YRs/s1600-h/DSC05379.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xAoFNVHpOhQ/S5ARY64pzoI/AAAAAAAAAW0/3dG8ka_8YRs/s320/DSC05379.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444871069312339586" border="0" /></a><br />All my products and more photos are at my makeup blog here: <a href="http://missdemetmakeup.blogspot.com/2010/03/fox-tail-and-rose-quartz.html">MissDemet's Makeup Mayhem</a>---Lea Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09032972410082354351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791707841012458469.post-17153208910292933702010-03-01T16:54:00.002-05:002010-03-01T16:58:17.349-05:00New Project!I know, I have about half a million projects going on. Well, this one is hardcore.<br />You all remember I got the book <a href="http://online-grimoire.blogspot.com/2010/02/composing-magic-by-ellizabeth-barrette.html">Composing Magic by Elizabeth Barrette</a>, and the book has exercises. 86 of them to be exact.<br /><br />I started a new blog. One exercise, one for each day. From March 1st to May 25th.<br /><br />You can follow me at <a href="http://pagan-writing.blogspot.com/">Writing Magic</a> to keep tabs on this project.---Lea Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09032972410082354351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791707841012458469.post-89072433090645559642010-02-24T11:17:00.002-05:002010-02-24T11:22:47.024-05:00For PonderingOkay, so, in pretty much every culture, an eclipise is a very powerful event. Solar, of course, being more powerful, but lunar just as important.<br /><br />I live in Ontario, and trust me, we rarely get to see eclipses, we get lunar ones. Sometimes.<br /><br />My question for pondering is: you can get lists of eclipses, solar and lunar, all over the world for the upcoming year(or years). Even if I can't physically see the eclipse, can I still perform eclipse-specific rituals and harness the power of the eclipse? Would it help if I had a live feed on the internet of the eclipse, or can I just visualize it? Or, is it a bad idea?<br /><br />Anyway, any thoughts would be appreciated!---Lea Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09032972410082354351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791707841012458469.post-53932540328946576702010-02-22T13:39:00.002-05:002010-02-22T13:53:13.797-05:00Spirtual PlaylistI posted about a spiritual playlist before, but I thought I'd post my updated list.<br /><br />I use music in ritual not for any spiritual needs, but to help drown out my voice and the voices of whoever else may be in the house. If I have music playing, then people know not to bug me unless it's really important. When I have music playing during ritual, I feel more at ease with performing it, because then I don't feel like everyone can hear every word I say.<br />All of these are instrumental or pretty much instrumental.<br /><br />Anyway! Onto my list! And feel free to share your own!<br /><br />Alf Leila-Baleegh Hamdy<br />Exotica-Banzai<br />Anubis-Banzai<br />Sandsotrm-Da Rude<br />Pompeii-e s Posthumus<br />Ajab-Emad Sayyah<br />Ahzaan Wa Afraah-Emad Sayyah<br />Cursum Perficio-Enya<br />Zion-Fluke<br />Big Wednesday-Free*Land<br />Egyptian Queen-Hamdy Said<br />Yama Layali-Hossam Ramzy<br />Isis Unveiled-Hossam Ramzy<br />The Land of the Pharaohs-Hossam Ramzy<br />Through the Ankh-Hossam Ramzy<br />The Cobra's Dance-Hossam Ramzy<br />Pilgrimage of the Lost Children-Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke<br />Ninna Nanna-Lulu Rouge<br />First Snow-Nox Arcana<br />Dread Rock-Oakenfold<br />Ritual of Daggers-Unknown<br />Exotic Ethnic-RevenG<br />Divine-t.A.T.u.<br />All The Things She Said-t.A.T.u.<br />Perfect Enemy-t.A.T.u.<br />Friend of Foe-t.A.T.u.<br />Cosmos-t.A.T.u.<br />Loves me Not-t.A.T.u.<br />We Shout-t.A.T.u.<br />Waste Management-t.A.T.u.<br />Happy Smiles-t.A.T.u.<br />Chernobyl Reaction-Ural 13 Diktators<br />Highest Spirit-Unknown<br />Title Music from A Clockwork Orange-Walter Carlos<br />Theme from A Clockwork Orange-Walter Carlos<br />March from A Clockwork Orange-Walter Carlos<br />Bells of Avalon-Unknown---Lea Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09032972410082354351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791707841012458469.post-5266724648785925762010-02-18T14:50:00.002-05:002010-02-18T15:04:55.469-05:00Composing Magic by Ellizabeth BarretteOh my gods, thank you SO much Magaly Guerrero of <a href="http://pagan-culture.blogspot.com/">Pagan Culture</a> for sending me this book. I started reading it pretty much as soon as I got it, and was in love. I'm so inspired. I can't wait to get started.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Composing-Magic-Ellizabeth-Barrette/dp/1564149358/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1266522761&sr=8-1">Composing Magic</a> is a book about how to write different Pagan-related things. It explains how to write religious poetry, songs/hymns (yes, I know it's a Christian term, but that works for me), prayers, spells and rituals.<br /><br />I find that a lot of Pagans who follow very popular paths (Celtic being number one, followed by Norse and Native American) are very blessed with finding spells, rituals, prayers and poems with thier own deities and associations. Don't get me wrong, these are super easy to edit, but sometimes I don't like doing that.<br /><br />When I google "Cama Zotz", I'm lucky to get information I need, let alone prayers and rituals about him.<br /><br />Plus, I don't always like using "Mad Lib" style of rituals or prayers (Mad Lib Style: you fill in the blank, as it were, like the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_libs">Mad Lib</a> games).<br /><br />So, I'm going to be writing my own stuff. HOW EXICTING! I can do all my edits and re-writes on my computer, then handwrite them out using my blown glass dip pen my cousin bought me.<br /><br />Awesome.---Lea Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09032972410082354351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791707841012458469.post-31734213696052195132010-02-15T17:38:00.003-05:002010-02-15T17:56:37.496-05:00When Life HappensLife happens. It seems like, nothing is happening then WHAM! Life! I had a very spiritual Imbloc, and then I almost unwound myself by pretty much distancing myself from the spirtual. In fact, my once very religious desk is now covered in my very mundane makeup. Yes, it's clear I need more space.<br /><br />During the day, instead of workingon writing up pages for my BoS, I've been cross stitching. At night, I've been writing fiction.<br /><br />I confess, I feel kind of bad about it. I have a lot to do, because I feel bad that I'm stagnant now. I can't go learn more things, via books or the internet, because it's a lot easier in the long run to get these pages done, then it's much easier to weed out duplicates.<br /><br />I feel like I can't move on until I get these pages done, and they weigh so heavily on my mind, and yet I'm more motivated to write fiction, and cross stitch.<br /><br />There are two days a week (on average) where I am busy and can't sit down for hours on end and stitch, and when I get home, I tend to be exhausted and unmotivated to stitch. These days, I think, will be my best bets for doing BoS pages. Then, at night, I tend to watch a movie or TV episodes and veg out. When I watch those, I can also work on my pages, instead of just staring at the screen wide-eyed. I tend to work slower during these moments, so it's not the end of the world if I only do one or two pages. Then, I can still work on fiction during the night, and not feel guilty.<br /><br />I also need to get back into the swing of doing tarot readings. I miss it. I have a new deck, and I think I'll make the bag tomorrow.<br /><br />Life happens, and I guess I need to take these all in strides. I need more time management. I can't wait until I can share some of my pages with you guys, both my "informational" pages, and my new "theory" pages that I'll be writing myself.<br /><br />Random side note: I went to our local fabric store, and they had fox tails for collars on wicked sale. As much as I don't like buying fur where I don't know the whole history of the pelt (see, with my rabbit fur hat, I knew the fur was reclaimed from old coats and things, so I feel better about it than, say a 'fresh' rabbit hat), I saw these tails, at only $10, and was in love. I forgot about them, and went to examine fabrics, and I was drawn to the tails again.<br />Turns out: Cama Zotz likes fur and pelts. So, now, my bat beanie baby is slightly more threatening with a fox tail wrapped around it. I'll get pictures, eventually.---Lea Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09032972410082354351noreply@blogger.com0