Water

Bathing in the white springs of Glastonbury

Being a Scorpio, my element is WATER. But long before I investigated my star sign, I was drawn to all things water; the open ocean, lakes, rivers, swimming pools, baths, boats. Any excuse off come the clothes in the water I'd go.

Without water nothing can live.

Our bodies are 50 - 60 % water, we simply would not exist without it.

It holds power over both conception and death.

Water is a cleansing element, and linked to psychic intuition, the subconcious and the emotional. For this reason it is considered a feminine element. Water gives life, as does the woman.

Water also holds sway over our creative personality, because it is so intrinsically linked to our emotions. The birth of an idea.

Water evokes clarity, purity, and calmness.

It's natures way of allowing us to clean our mind, body and soul.

So, when you can't shake the icky sense of someones bad energy from your skin, go bathe in natural water.

When your crystal has been used for some intense magic, hold it in a river.

When your mind is full of toxic thoughts, have a relaxing bath, let the water drain away around you and take those thoughts with it.

That second hand athame that you need for magical working...you guessed it water!

It is the element of constant movement, but not rapid and destructive movement; slow and steady.

This movement is powered by the moon as we all know, so those with a star sign linked to Water, may have an affinity with moon magic.

An easy way to show Water  on your altar is with either a small vial of water, or the presence of Shells, as the elements correspondence is to the West, they should be placed in the West position.

Blue and White are to representative colours of water.

The magical item of water on your altar is the cauldron or cup (Can't hold water without a womb or vessel.)

You can use water in magical working around;

• Purification
• Scrying
• Love
• Peace
• Friendship
• Dreams
• Psychic Awareness

my secret stream I often escape to

Being a Scorpio with my moon sign in Aries, whose element is FIRE, means I can either balance these out amazingly or not at all. Crazy mood swings anyone?!
I see traits of both signs in me, but unlike some, I am more representative of my Scorpion side. Meaning my love of water makes sense. 

A really lovely thing is that my partner and I are both water signs.
He is a Pisces.
According to all the resources our combination is ultimate compatibility.
Soulmate stuff.
"The destiny of a Pisces is to bring people together, and when this energy meets Scorpio’s intensity and tenacity, there is no stronger bond."

The attraction of Scorpio to Pisces, becomes an addiction QUICKLY.
Being water signs, they are both highly sensitive and perceptive.

I never put a lot of energy into star signs until recently. Being born on the cusp, I spent most of my life believing myself to be a Libra star sign. It was only when I made a recent delve into an astrological book, that I realised how much more my personality fit with a Scorpio...and something that had previously made no sense to me, started to form shape and substance.
Then looking into my relationships with other star signs, seeing what could be predicted, and how accurate friendships and partnerships were portrayed to communicate and interact... well now I'm certainly a lot more believing. 

Even witches can be sceptical! 

Blessed Be!

Glastonbury Visit

Hello lovelies!

Today once again found me in the magical streets of Glastonbury. I went with my witch sister Suzie, and we went to do some shopping, visit the Wytches Market, and get matching tattoos...yep we're that cool.

  

The Wytches Markey was in the town hall of Glastonbury, and featured lots of lovely stalls of all magical persuasions. Such as 'Steel Stick .N. Stone', 'The Ivory Dolls', 'Tawny El' - The only thing I purchased from here was a beautiful art print by Vikki Yeates Illustrations, but there was so much creativity in that hall.

 Moving on from here, with plenty of time till our appointment at the tattooists, we hit all of our usual Glastonbury favourites; for some reason I feel like Suzie and I walk around more than most when at Glastonbury. We go up and down the street more times than necessary, letting our inner guide lead the way. We did discover a lot of new great stores, we've never seen before; Our favourite being 'ShieldMaiden' - A new store for all your Viking needs. Whilst the shop was a bit of a vegan minefield, there were plenty of interesting things to look at, and some beautiful ceramics, and clothes.  

StarChild is always a must on these trips.
This was actually the first time I needed to purchase from behind the till.

I needed a few herbs for upcoming ritual work I have planned, and a few ingredients for teas. They weigh all their herbs out on scales, and charge by weight. Literally like something from TV, you are watching the sales woman stand on a ladder, and reach for one jar, from a wall of multi-coloured herbs and plants, all with a hand written label.

After lunch, which was a delicious vegan tomato and bulgar wheat soup with ciabatta - we had to make our way to the tattooist.

 We'd already picked our design, something I really loved after coming across it on Pinterest (I know not very original) Our tattooist was a guy named Tom, who was great. He put up with all our weird questions and behaviours, joked with us, gave me 2 lollies throughout my tattoo, and just overall did a beautiful job.

Before heading home, we stopped in the George and Pilgrim, 15th century inn, and had half a pint of Guinness. Purely because this is Jason Mamoas' beverage of choice...and he is a God, so.... There was logic there somewhere.

It was a lovely way to end our trip.

And finally once I got home, I took a shot of all my shopping.

Final Shopping List;

Hare Art Print - Vikki Yeates

StarChild Happy Tea

Samhain Card

Poisons, Potions, And Aphrodisiacs Book

2 Rat charms (to be made into earrings)

Catnip

MeadowSweet

Raspberry Leaves

1 epic tattoo

Walpurgisnacht

Beltane Blessings
&
Happy May Day

"Witches Night"  is the last night of the dark half of the year, in which the moon rules the sky. The Moon embodies the mystery, the subconscious, and the unknown. Beltane Eve begins at Midnight on the 30th of April, and ends when the sun rises on the 1st, carrying us into May Day. All things in life and nature are in a delicate balance of dark and light. This duality brings a wholeness to the cycles of the year.

At Beltane we thank the Green Man for his protection throughout the Winter, and celebrate the joining of The Maiden and The Young God, as they come into power. Due to it being a pivotal point in the wheel of the year, Beltane is one of the more widely celebrated, and powerful sabbats - second only to Samhain.
Similar to Samhian this period of festivities, is known for having a thin veil between our world and others. Magical workings performed around Beltane, are likely to be more powerful.

For Beltane this year, I visited Glastonbury. The company Glastonbury Dragons have began holding rites for Samhain and Beltane for the last few years. I adore the precession through town, with the giant red and white dragons.

Accompanied by the 'Pentacle Drummers', whose drumming put fire in my belly and music in my heart.

I stopped again in the healing springs at the very very base of the Tor, and across from the Chalice Wells.
Gods the energy in this place is always electric and grounding all at once.
I left an offering on the shrine/altar for Pan/The Green Man, which you can see photographed below.

I hope everyone had a brilliant night, and are welcoming in the new season well on this blessed May Day.

xx

Glastonbury Wild Hunt

Yesterday I was lucky enough to travel to Glastonbury for their first Wild Hunt, in honour of Samhain.

There were Morris Dancers, Performers, Dragons, Ritual Speeches, and a Bonfire.

The atmosphere was electric with pagan goodness. The turn out for this event was incredible.

You can get a good idea of it's size from this video (sorry about the quality) The dragons were definitely a highlight of the event. We had to follow them up through the wonderful town of Glastonbury, to the bonfire ground near the Tor.

There was drumming and stamping, howling and cheering.

We took over the whole town. Antlers and cloaks were everywhere you looked. People sporting our Samhain lanterns, and others with their canvas drums, giving us a marching beat. The traffic was stopped for us and the dragons. People were leaning from their windows to see us.

Witches and Proud!

Half way to the Tor their is a spring, said to be healing. There is almost like a temple, where there is silence save for the running water. Candles are lit at different altars which are dotted around what can only be described as a cave. People bathing in the healing waters, whilst others are meditating in the darkest corners. Offerings of jewellery, and feathers left in a china bowl.
It was humbling to be in such a place.
I did however ignore the sign that told me no photography or mobile phones were allowed, and snapped some sneaky shots. Only to be rewarded with my phone crashing the second we exited the cave, and not returning to life until we arrived at the bonfire site.
*message received*

They had a lady collecting prayers and the names of loved ones who'd passed on, onto bits of paper, so they could be added to the bonfire, as part of the ceremony.

Another highlight for me was this incredible speech made by 'The Green Man' - I only caught a segment of it, but his words were so powerful. I got lost in them, and the emotion of what this event signified.

This was the first time there's been a Samhain celebration this big in Glastonbury, or of this nature in the UK. It was incredible, and I'm already booking holiday to go next year aswell. The wonderful people who made this happen, did a beautiful celebration for Beltane this year, with a maypole, and a big fire. I hope to attend that next year also.

This truly was a magical experience for the solitary witch. With so many magical and spiritual people in one place, the very air around us seemed on fire. There was no shame, no judgement, just joy and remembrance. An honouring to the gods, the wild hunt, and to our ancestors.