The FULL MOON IS COMING!

Here is our next full moon and this one is all about staying cool, calm and collected cause sh#t is gonna hit the fan!

So as people's fugly side might come out during full moons, just know that this is something that they may have been holding in and finally they cannot hold it in any more and now the real truth is coming out. The moon in it's fullness can do that.

They don't call it lunacy for nothing.


The term "lunatic" derives from the Latin word lunaticus, which originally referred mainly to epilepsy and madness, as diseases thought to be caused by the moon. 
KJV records "lunatick" in Mt 17:15 and Mt 4:24. By the fourth and fifth centuries astrologers were commonly using the term to refer to neurological and psychiatric diseases. Philosophers such as Aristotle and Pliny the Elder argued that the full moon induced insane individuals with bipolar disorder by providing light during nights which would otherwise have been dark, and affecting susceptible individuals through the well-known route of sleep deprivation. 
Until at least 1700 it was also a common belief that the moon influenced fevers, rheumatism, episodes of epilepsy and other diseases. (Thank you Wikipedia)

So even though we have moments of the reality of some people and situations - this may all settle again after the full moon period is over and everyone returns back to normal.

Or puts their masks back in place.

Sometimes the best idea is to do your own stuff during full moons and consciously stick to creating, manifesting whilst also clearing and removing.

How can that work?

Do the clearing and removal one day during the full moon - thus making space and letting the Universe know that you are serious.

You should wake the next morning feeling ready to rock and roll with your manifesting and 'bringing in' what you now wish to take the empty space you created yesterday.

This doesn't have to take long.

Don't get hung up with rituals and hours of prep - you will end up not doing it.
Its about the psychology of the process not the process.

Its about remembering that we have the ability to make and create change.
So we practice this on a regular basis - we learn to say no and I don't want this in my life and this is not for my better good.

It is also a way of checking in with ourselves - how has our month gone?
Before we know it our months and weeks are running and we hear ourselves saying, my, how time flies!

Keep an eye out on who is hurting also.
Not only people suffer from a rise of anger, but they can also suffer from a rise of sadness.

Lend a hand to those that can be in a rough patch.

Beware the False Manifestors!

We have all been bitten, once, twice, three times or like me...done over so many times I have forgotten what number I am up to.

Duped, lied to, conned, stabbed in the back.

Those that appear to be one thing but turn out to be another. Those who call themselves your friend.

They sing to you sweet songs but all the while they use devious methods and gain trust and friendship only to use those same things to open you up and then manipulate you for their own gain.

These characters are led by the negative energies that abound on Earth and that can often feel far stronger and more capable than any of the loving Gods and Goddesses we like to work with.

It is worth knowing those energies by name and character as you will find them in real life taking on the souls of humans that you know or come into contact with.

They are the tricksters, the dark ones who are without souls, without morals,without consciousness and who work only for their own gain and for power and control.

To appeal to their good side can lead to epic failure as they do not have one - or it has been removed or buried so deeply that it no longer has influence on them. Their desire to be the centre of all things is as ancient as all the Gods we know.

This character, this type of energy existed within the landscape of our ancestors and indeed it has embedded itself in many who live upon this Earth right now.

And, witches, we need to be aware of them.

We need to recognise them for who they are - shape-shifters who appear as one thing but are something else all together.

Often their disguise is so good that we do not recognise the truth until it is too late.

The damage has been done and they go off to choose their next victim and we are left picking up the pieces of our shattered souls.

These manifestors are strong because they have no rules.

They do not care who they hurt to get what they want.

They do not feel accountable to anyone and also manipulate to weak to act as their minions.

These are the most harmful and toxic people that you can associate with.

It is useful to know their tactics and their ways of acting out because they all do it the same way.

They learn at the feet of the same Gods - and you cannot change their behaviours.

They make you like them - they are likeable, that is their weapon of choice, the cloak of another persona which can chop and change at will.

As long as you play their game you are fine and in the inner circle.

But look beyond the mask and see the reality and your security is gone.
They know you have infiltrated their elaborate disguises and you are targeted for destruction.

Learn about the good but more so learn about the bad.

Take time to study the Gods of destruction, the jokers, jesters, the clowns, the manifestors of disguise, the narcissists, the energy vampires.

They are in every where.

As a master manifestor you MUST recognise them sooner than later. Learn to step back from these people and not rescue them. They don't want rescue. They play these games on every weak soul they come across and they only see you as weak.

They hate weakness yet love what they can do with it.
You must remove emotion and fight fire with fire.

I remind myself of these truths as I have yet again seen beyond the disguise of some this week.
And it is important to reflect upon the teachings that have reawakened my awareness.

For the Older Witch

So you may be in your croning years.
You may be over the black velvet and crystal jewellery.
Your pentagram tattoos may be a bit faded now.

Or..
You may be revelling in wearing whatever the hell you want and adding to your tattoo collection.
You may be finally disconnected from the corporate life that kept you tied into the grinding soul-less treadmill of making money for someone else and now , finally, it is time to express your true self.

Either way, you find yourself in those years beyond 40.
Beyond 50.
Beyond 60.

You are not dead yet and you are as vital, as dedicated, as witchy as ever.

You may well be a solitary, as many older crones are - we discover that solitude is not scary and there is no one there to criticise us. As much as we want to believe that this 'love and light' is for EVERYONE, many crones feel that they are pushed out of the scope of being seen as the new witchy craze is only for the young and Wiccan.

Yes, yes before you get all huffy and puffy - I know it's not like that everywhere.
But it is a reality for some. Don't complain about what I say until you get to your croning years and encounter this OK!

The wisdom of this beautiful time in life can be the most productive and the most powerful for crones that have been through it all and finally reach their most potent selves.
We no longer care who likes us or what they say about us.
We are not after the most Facebook likes, or the greatest social media following if we are still 'working witches'.
We know that quality far outweighs quantity.

We admire those younger than us that want to learn from our wealth of wisdom through experience.
We may be teaching or mentoring.
Or we may have pulled away completely and are happy to keep our head in books of old lore.

But we are many and a force to be reckoned with.
Many centuries ago the crone was elevated to a high status.
One which others aspired to.
A wise crone was who you went to for advice.
You learnt from her.
You sat in her shadow with humbleness and humility waiting for those words of wisdom to spill from her mouth.

This Sunday I am focusing back on the Crone.
You may know one.
You may be one.
I want to hear from you.
I want you to join me and tell me who you are and what you are doing.

Get in and be who you are, or who you have always wanted to be but couldn't or wouldn't.
This is your time and no one should be telling you 'no'.
Be a sexy mumma.
Be a dynamic diva.
Be a creative crone covered in coloured paint and surrounded by artwork.
Be an oracle.
Be a teacher.
Be silent and solitary.
Be loud and proud.
Be out.
Be hidden.
Be adventurous.
Be you.

It's Day One of Manifesting Change (Again)

There is no shame in trying and failing.
There is no shame is starting over at Day One when Monday comes around.
Whether it is to try and stop a bad habit, create a new life, become a better person, learn a new skill conquer a fear, repair a relationship.

But we all reach a point where we come to a crossroads where we ask ourselves ,"Is it worth it"?
That is a question you must ask yourself when that time arrives.

This is exactly why some people will find it very difficult to believe in their spells and magical workings.
Not everything can be successful - sometimes shit happens.
But that doesn't mean that you give up if you really, really see the value in what you are aiming for. As an adult with a commitment to the craft your option is to try again.

Your option is to give yourself another chance and look for another way.
It is about putting all that you have read and studied to good use and to bend the Universe enough that she understands your intent and motivations behind your desires.

We are talking here about self improvement, commitment to be the best we can be, to achieve our personal goals. It cannot be about demanding from others what they do not have to give in the first place, especially when it comes to relationships. You cannot make anyone love you. You cannot change a person's basic character traits.

You can, however, recognise a situation for what it is sooner rather than later.
You can recognise a person for what they are and what they want and make wise choices regarding whether a healthy relationship can be formed or not.
You can make an informed and wise choice regarding following a particular path or just simply not wasting anymore of your energy.
You can apply your crafty knowledge to boost your positive outcomes.
After all this is why we study the craft of the wise, isn't it?
To become wise ourselves.
To see the tools as useful in our mundane lives.
To manifest a better life for ourselves.

Passion is a fickle thing.
It can be focused towards the right things but also towards the wrong ones.
This Solstice - look at what drives you.
Look at what you are manifesting - a clear route to your goals or a rocky shaky road filled with byways and meandering paths.

The clearer you are as to the WHY you do what you do the easier it will be to remove obstacles and find the determination to just give it another shot.

Winter Solstice Manifesting

Hey, Witchy peeps - the winter solstice is upon us!

Symbolically, the solstice is a time of turning inward into the darkness of the season and into the depths of the unknown that always mark the short days and long, cold nights of winter.

It's a time  when, symbolically and in reality, the amount of light that shows the way is short - so you must trust your instincts and intuition to lead you through the greater amount of darkness that surrounds us all.

It is about trust, following your heart, your inner voice and your spirit to lead you to your destinations and illuminate any problems that you may fall into as the path in front is dark and unknown.

Make the solstice day into a ritual day -
Even if you have to work as usual or have a full day of muggle chores, take time to sit with your coffee or tea and draw on some oracle cards or tarot or any other from of divination and ask a few important questions.
Ask your guides to come closer and speak to you in a meditation or through your dreams.

Mark the day with some meditation and bring your ancestors close.
Thank them for being strong and surviving so that you can be here today.

Find a charity to donate to - remember what goes around comes around. As you give you will receive.
Be joy-filled in your donation. It doesn't have to be big. It's the thought and feeling that you have plenty so that you have enough to give to others. Richness doesn't not always mean money in the bank.

Create a solstice altar, bring the outside in by collecting and decorating with dried leaves that have dropped, nature's gifts that can be placed in a special spot and light a candle on Solstice day to mark the end of the shortest day and the beginning of warmth and light returning to this side of the planet.

Remember to give thanks to Mother Nature for providing all that we need and say a prayer for her eternal existence.
A little binding is something that I am not afraid of doing and I, for one ,will be working on a spell to create a difficult road for anyone who wishes to do harm to others or the Earth and all of her creatures for profit or gain which would lead to destruction and pain.

Let's bind those bastards hard.

Also don't forget to be happy and the more of us happy at the solstice the more those energies can permeate our world.There needs to be more of us spreading healing and happiness and joy.
Boy, we sure need it right now.
It is the task of the enlightened ones to do so.

You are important.
What you do is important.
You are tasked with manifesting in your small space which ultimately leads to sending ripples further out beyond your space.
Small ripples turn into big waves so do not think you cannot create change.
You can.
Make the pledge to lead the change the world needs right now during the Winter Solstice.
We NEED YOU.
Blessings of the solstice to you all.

Manifesting working? Here come the haters!

Can we talk about the elephant in the room?
FEAR OF SUCCESS.
The fear of being mighty and a mofo manifestor.

What happens when all of your cauldron stirring, candle magick and spell working starts to work for you and your friends start to realise that you are creating changes in your life and becoming the master/mistress of your future in a real tangible way?

There are a number of things that can happen...
You can attract those who want 'a bit of what she/he is having' and they want to know your secret.
You gain admirers who love your positivity and flow and you inspire all of those around you.
You also find that haters start to raise their nasty heads.

Here is the dilemma.
You must decide to make change in YOUR LIFE for YOU and YOU alone.
You must not be influenced by the shit stirrers and nay sayers.
Remember the greatest revenge is to be successful.

This is where cursing, gossip and negativity can put a pox on all of your workings.
So sometimes the mantra of 'be silent' is a very good thing to stick to.

No one needs to know what you are working on (unless you are in the public eye and run a business where it's important for you to put your progress on social media).

Your success is always being criticised and condemned even if you don't know it's happening. It will be pulled apart to find flaws and will be torn down and stomped on. You must rely on your protect techniques.

Some people take joy in creating misery and really being quite awful and of course social media has created a great deal of key board warriors who feel strong on Facebook and can cause untold pain and damage to fragile people. You must be strong enough to block these types not only on Facebook but also from your energy field.

For some secret witches, this is exactly why their manifesting isn't working. There is a subconscious fear of what may happen if all of this really works for you and you have to deal with the fall out as friends and those you do not even know turn into nasty pieces of work.

Turn to you inner strength and build a strong core of resilience.
This must be part of your manifesting techniques - there must be a place in your mind where you totally agree to stand up for yourself and for others on this path.

You will encounter the hate filled.
There are many out there who are jealous of you, of your life, of your choices and feel they have a right to destroy what you are building.

Find your tribe of strong people and keep them close.
You will need them if things get tough.

It's important we understand the dark side of nature.
It's silly to think it doesn't exist and that if we ignore it it just wont happen.
So prepare secret witches.
This is part of your agenda to success.
Get inspired and look for rituals that can help you through low times when you may be feeling defeated or the heaviness of negativity.

Monday Manifesting in a new Moon

The moon is still a slither of silver in the night sky.
It is growing and so should our thoughts be wandering towards what we are wishing to bring forward this month.

The winter Solstice is upon us soon adding to the intensity of this period in the southern hemisphere and my mind takes me back to the hardships our ancestors must have endured in their lives just to make it through.
We are cosseted from so much that would have been seen as a wonderful gift hundreds of years ago.
Electricity.
Warmth at the touch of a button.
Connection world wide via mobile and internet.
Photography
Air flight

We demand these things now.
And get upset over the most ridiculous.

As I reflect on my manifesting today I also pay attention to that which my ancestors did not have.
I remain grateful that I am living here right now in a peace filled country.
I am grateful for the roof over my head, as humble as it is, and for food in my fridge.

I still want.
And I have to be careful of that.
My ancestors are watching and I can hear their voices sometimes say, don't be too greedy.
Wanting is not needing.

So sweet witches, this new moon, think hard.
Manifest something that you desire but maybe make it something that can also bring goodness and change to others around you.

Let's charge this new moon and the Solstice to come with change, awareness and less greed.