I think I have a natural affinity with trees and so am particularly interested in researching the notion of plant devas, as the Findhorn Gardens must surely be the best place in the world, most likely the universe, to experiment with it! I'll be there by myself, so I don't think taking magic mushrooms is a sensible option (!)- I'm going to have to go the long way round! But hopefully the bonus will be that I'll learn more regarding technique (although probably at the cost of less actual communication).
I also feel under pressure to have "the perfect Lammas", since I'm in the "perfect" spot. Unfortunately with spiritual things, you can't just Google "perfect Lammas" or order it on Amazon, you have to custom make it for yourself in order to make it as meaningful as possible. Boo! ;)
I would like to put together some sort of ritual I can perform in private that will help me attune, and some sort of meditation on appreciating the fact that my move from London to Somerset was successful and I am now able to live closer to nature. Due to the nature of my job, my partner and I were concerned that we would end up having to move back to London again, but thank whoever that it seems to be working out!
I do have a physical book of shadows, but I've been thinking for a while now that I'd like to put the edited highlights into a blog titled Amateur Occultist. That's what I think of myself as- I'm only learning, I'm not an adept, and I'm interested in the occult more than being religious- i.e. I'm not a Wiccan, and I wouldn't really class myself as Pagan as I don't really "worship" anything, and certainly not anyone; it just feels unnatural to me.
I have studied magick, particularly Wicca, part-time for the last two years, and have cast three successful spells in that time, out of maybe five or six attempts. I'll write about them another time. I'd like to share some of the cool stuff I've learned with others. To my surprise, exploring the occult had the side-effect of making me much more interested in my spiritual life. Two years ago, "spirituality" was something that happened to other people! I wasn't interested in the least. I just wanted to be able to do stuff.
I think that's plenty for a first blog! If you would like to join me in any way, I can recommend reading the second edition of True Magick: A Beginner's Guide by Amber K. It's like doing an A Level in magick- it gives a fairly balanced and robust overview of magick as practised today, with sensible, useful exercises to practise at home, and very little in the way of wishy-washy hippie jargon or unsupported personal opinions.
The first edition is lovely too, and only a penny second-hand on Amazon, but there is SO much more in the second ed that it is well worth the tenner imo! The 2nd ed has the exercises at the end of each chapter that are so professionally done, and have taken me years to complete properly. As I say, I feel like I did A Level Magick for £10 (and I haven't even quite finished the course yet!).
I still haven't come up with my "magick name" yet (I've been considering "Hazel", hmmmm), so for now I'll just sign off as
Blessed be x
