Honeythorn

ERIC NORTHMAN. * Gibbers & dribbles incoherently in the corner *

I don't think the girl you're speaking of is entirely delusional. Because I have a similar experience minus weaponry and angelic aspirations , both when I dream and when I wake. I can feel the wings I have in my dreams when I fly. I feel them when awake (now) , I know where they join and how they fold, I feel the muscle contract and expand at the joint. I've had to learn how to use them in dreams as well. I didn't just fly immediately, I had to learn to take off, bank, clear obstacles at low level ( I still can't fly high but am higher than when I started) . When a strong wind blows I want to open up and catch the current like a big green haired albatross woman. They have taken me years to learn to use. And I had them long before I discovered witchcraft as I know it ( or rather what I was interested in had connections to the craft at the time ) I definitely don't think myself as anything but me, and certainly not any sort of angelic being !!! :laugh: Unlike the girl you know, I never mention it in public ( real life ) This is in fact one of the few places I ever have mentioned it. I would say based on your info that she comes across as wanting to fit in very badly if she keep interjecting any old conversation with it. But I wouldn't utterly dismiss it . I'm a bit odd but I would like to hope I'm not delusional ??? :ohmy:

Just being here and using this forum, we embrace the modern world and incorporate it into our craft by discussing and sharing our experiences and ideas, gaining further insight into what we do by comparing with others or making suggestions to eachother . Using computers to print off a picture of a target or focus of intent, we can research more ideas, source ingredients and items for use in the craft that witches and magical practitioners of old would not have had access to for the majority of the time if at all. An example or two - Adders are the UK's only venomous snake, they are rare and protected, and found only in certain parts of the country in any kind of number. Years ago they were more common, and getting the shed skin or actual skin of one may have been somewhat easier for a witch who needed it. If I want the shed skin of a venomous snake for a hex say, I cannot legally or practically go out and find one from an adder. But with the wonders of modern computing I can now order or buy shed skin from a wide variety of snakes, or trade for it on here. Better still, I could catch the bus or get mother to drive me in the car, go to the nearest zoo or safari park and at the very least enquire if they have some scraps of shed skin I could have ( and say it was for an art project to make the chances of obtaining easier ) No need for me to spend weeks hunting a snake down or looking in the undergrowth for shed skin ( though if I found some while on one of my frequent walks I would of course take it ) As you said, we can find photos of people online, facebook ect if they are a target and have done us wrong ( or right ) . You can look up and print off pictures of occult symbols that have meaning to you if you find a site showing them, you could always trace over it with pen or blood or whatever to give it added oomph if you felt the need. You can bake things into cakes or clay in a modern electric or gas oven, yes you can microwave things of course, you can burn with mini kitchen blowtorches ect.... In many way we are more fortunate than witches of old. We have so much more access to things we want to use, and more variety of things also. That's not to say we shouldn't follow or use old methods and ingredients. They were used not only because they were all that was available, but because they worked.

I suppose if the one using it felt horse skin was truly *needed, then sourcing an old ponyskin jacket on ebay or suchlike could work. It could be cut to shape or into strips and wrapped around the pole at one end , tied with horsetail hairs from a willing donor ( or collected from fences where they like to scratch their arses ) maybe?

I love making masks, though I have yet to actually use one. Mine are not of specific animals or things. Just a mishmash of animal parts. My favourite is a "horned" mask ( the horns are not actual ones, but suggested by two pheasant tail feathers) with a black dyed arctic fox face whose nose comes down between the eyes. I bought taxidermy eyes so the fox could see again. I think I posted it on here some time ago. I have always loved to play act as animals, ever since I was a small child. I should get around to using masks to see if they enhance that...

I know rose and white quartz are very common crystals that can be picked up just about anywhere now, but if anyone ever needs a big chunk ( as big as your fist or bigger for example ) then do not buy from new age stores or even gem shows as they overcharge. Go to aquatic stores ( you may also find some online ) . I have a BIG lump of rose quartz that I bought from an aquatic shop while ogling new fish. They had a large rock selection for tanks, and there was a whole basket of rose quartz and white quartz ! It's usually sold by weight and is sold for aquaria because it's inert and doesn't leach into the water. But I got that big lump for under £10 ( $15-20 ish ) If I recall correctly. It's about the size of 2 fists put together so it was a real bargain.

I've done pretty much the same thing... only mine is 2 shades of green now with brownish streaks where the lightener didn't work well enough ( I dyed it black for years) :laugh: I don't dye it often and eat really healthily, and yet my hair has never grown any longer than about 3 inches below my shoulders. I rarely trim it more than about half a cm every few months just to get the worst of the split ends off, and in the 20 years since I last had it properly cut ( in a bob when I was 10 ) , it has yet to reach even my elbows If my hair had a conciousness it would hate me I think :cry_witch:

I've had to learn how to fly in dreams ( with wings not superman style ) Literally learning how to take off, bank, land ect. I can't get much higher than my house in flight though. It's weird really... I always feel like the wings are there. All the time even when awake ( as in right now) I can... imagine? feel? I'm not sure..... I can "feel" where the muscles would be , how they would feel when opening and closing the "wings". I've always had this since childhood and I'm not sure why. I know Libra is an air sign and all but the wings seem odd. If I stand in a strong wind I want to open up and take off like an albatross and hover, feeling the currents in the wind, finding updrafts and dips.... I'm rambling now I'll shh.. :blush:

If you worry about someone opening it by mistake if kept in the freezer- Bottle/contain the blood and place it into a tub so the bottle/s just fit. Wrap the tub in a sandwich bag, and put that tub into *another tub* so it cannot possibly come into contact with any food . Write on the lid of the outer tub that it contains a biological substance as part of an experiment ( if anyone in your household is not aware of any witchy practices occurring and you need to throw them off ) and is not to be opened by anyone but you. Place in the freezer preferably in a cleared space as separate from any food as possible ( more to reassure any questioners that there is no contamination risk than anything ) If the blood is of the menstrual variety, I would highly reccomend purchasing and collecting using a mooncup ( or femmecup as known in some places ) if you are not using one already. This device can collect a really decent amount of blood, and the soft squishy rubber cup should make it very easy to pour into a bottle if you want to. If that method doesn't tickle your pickle, I know some people prefer to simply store used tampons . You could individually wrap or bottle these. Incidentally if you are using non menstrual blood ( or any bodily fluid in fact ) , and have incised or stabbed the skin to start a flow, you could still use a tampon to collect the blood/fluid if you wish to accumulate a significant amount ( a large teaspoonful or more for example ) . After all a tampon will readily absorb any liquid, and they are easily stored and frozen, so are very useful for this purpose :smile: They burn well too.....

Never seen any ghosts or spirits here at home. But then my house is built over a very sludgy stream/pool. I did read that spirits and ghosts dislike running water or cannot cross it and whatnot. But next week I am going on a "ghost hunt" for a whole week in one of wales' supposedly most haunted buildings. An old priory house in Caldicot. http://www.llanthonysecundapriory.org.uk/index.html http://medievalaccommodation.com/manor/ The day after I get back I plan to take some locally brewed beer up to the iron age hillfort for any dead who may be lingering. unless it's mega muddy in which case I physically won't be able to get up there.

Not a find really but a gift from a friend. I am now the very pleased owner of 3 tortoise eggs! My friend keeps tortoises and one of them randomly laid eggs ( unfertile of course ) I had no idea any reptiles did this though I know birds do of course. Then again being related it isn't such a surprise at all I suppose. The yolks are dried up inside so I doubt I can remove that. But Since the yolk is the nourishment of the potential occpant of the shell, it could come in useful. The tortoises home is it's shell so they are perfect for home protection and since they have the yolks, "nourishment" of things aimed for within the home life. Really pleased with these. She's promised me some turtle shell pieces too, as hers sheds the sections of it's shell. They will make wonderful jewellery !

I really like that idea actually....Though I would rub the egg candle all over the key areas of excess fat I would like to bugger off the most ,while visualising them becomeing smaller and the muscle strong and lean. In my case my lower abdomen, side rolls and inner thighs. I may have mentioned it before possibly... but I really cannot reccomend weight training enough for fat loss and toning. And I don't mean little 2 lb weights either. You need decent weights that challenge you, Yes start small but get heavier as you progress. I do a Bodypump class twice a week ( look it up on youtube, I also do bodyattack for cardio 3 times a week ) which has resulted in magnificent muscle growth in my thighs, backside, arms and back. They are all very noticable ,much harder and more well defined, and the shape can be seen even under my fat. Remember that muscle is a fat burning tissue !!! The more you have the more fat you will burn to fuel that muscle :) Look to a modified version of a bodybuilders diet, but personally I would not ( and do not as I do in fact follow such a diet myself) eat as much red meat as many do as the body didn't evolve to eat red meat in huge quantities on a very regular basis. Eggs are an excellent source of protien, as is fish ( I eat a tin of mackrel a day ) and lean white meat. Wang in a ton of salad ( mmmm radishes...)and steamed vegetables too. It's boring food but it does work. You can add treats in slowly. I've lost a few kilos now . I had gained weight due to a contraceptive implant screwing my hornones around. It's taken a long time to start settling down, and still isn't there yet but I am starting to see some small results. I have done the above before and lost quite a lot of weight. I didn't used to do weight training back then ,but now I do it should help considerably.

Having walked by this tree a few times now on the way to the allotment... I just noticed this lady having a stretch ! She seems something of a natural sheela na gig to me with her VERY obvious....hole O.O I've stopped and sat on a protruding root of this oak before, it's a friendly tree ^__^ I want to connect more with this one. Perhaps leave discreet offerings in her ....cavity ..... .

Just got back from walking the dog over the park. I was drawn up the hill towards the trees, and immediately saw a short broad striped feather on the ground. It's a Buzzard feather 9 inches long , one from the undereath of the wing judging by the size, shape and bit of down at the base. This feather was meant for me. The second I picked it up, it clung to my hand. It makes my fingers tingle and whichever hand holds it becomes warmer. I think I'll meditate wih this one. And wedge it in the wire of the fairy lights over my bed. See if I get any dreams from it. Buzzards are large strong birds, with great vision and have made a real comeback in the british countryside over the last couple of decades. I had surgery yesterday, so I could do with some strength. And knowledge, vision of where one's life is going is always welcome. I feel I could gain some small knowledge from this gift.