Hi guys!
Sorry I'm posting this a little bit late, but better late than never, I guess.
Anyway, last weekend was the full moon, which also happened to be a super moon. This time it was Drew's turn to plan a rit. I don't have any photos for you, but it was dark by the time we got out and nothing would have turned out, so I didn't bother to take any.
It was just a simple ritual to charge and consecrate whatever we happened to have that need a little refreshing, since it's a good time to do that on a full moon. I thought my tarot cards could use a bit of a refresher, so that's what I brought, though it took me a minute to come up with something to bring.
We were originally going to go to our spot in the marsh, but because there was only 3 of us, we didn't want to go all the way back. We ended up stopping about half way in. Drew was setting everything up when we heard twigs snapping behind us, and maybe a hint of voices, so we decided it wasn't the best place to do stuff and packed it up in favour of going to a more private spot - our balcony.
It was just a quick and simple rit, so there's really not much for me to say. It was a bit frustrating to have to move, but once we got back here and re-focused it went well.
I have to say, I really enjoyed watching the moon that night. It was absolutely gorgeous!
Anyway, we only have one more ritual left to do for our IDGAF initiation, which will be a collaborative effort if I'm not mistaken.
That's all from me for now!
Sunday 20 July 2014
Sunday 6 July 2014
Late blog prompt and IDGAF
Hi guys!
I tried to do this blog post in a vlog format 3 times now, and I just can't do it. It wouldn't be so bad if I didn't stumble over my words, ramble on, and have long awkward pauses, but every time I went to shoot this video so far, that's happened. Maybe one of these days I'll be less terrible at it and one of my videos will actually make it on here. For now though, you get to read all about it instead of listen all about it.
July marks month 4 of our IDGAF initiatory process, and I have to say, I'm really happy to have made it this far. Despite my setbacks here and there, I seem to be back on track for the most part and chugging along again. I enjoy reading the books I've been reading, I enjoy my altar, and I enjoy being overall more spiritual. The rituals we've done so far have all been meaningful and enjoyable. I've been finding doing this IDGAF stuff has made me a lot more mindful of my spirituality in general and has reminded me of how neglectful I'd been prior to doing this.
I'm also really happy for my "student" in Australia! (I said that in quotation marks because she hasn't really needed me a whole lot so she doesn't quite feel like a student in the sense that I don't really feel like her teacher, lol) She seems be to be coming along well and getting a lot out of the experience too, and I'm really glad that we've been able to give her an outlet to reconnect.
It's hard to believe we've only got 2 months left of this initiation process! I'm excited to see where the rest of the process takes me, as well as the other dedicants. I'm also enjoying my book a lot, and might actually try and finish it sooner rather than later just because the book I have picked out next is really "meaty" and kind of dry (from what I hear), so I'm not exactly looking forward to reading it and because of that I want to give myself a little extra time to read it.
So I'm chiming in a bit late on the blog prompt, but it was essentially about charging people for magickal services, and what we thought about that. Personally, I think it's completely acceptable to ask for payment for a class, workshop, reading, treatment, or service of some kind. You're putting your time and effort into doing something for someone so I think it's totally justifiable to ask for compensation. If you're running a class and give out handouts or tokens or something, and are renting a space I think it's totally fair to charge for that class - even if you're not giving anything out, I still think it's fair because you've had to prepare for that class and you put your time and energy into it. Now, do I think it's fair to charge $250 for a one-hour class? Not really. It would have to be one heck of a big deal for me to pay that kind of money. I also think that bartering or trading is completely acceptable as well. If you can't pay with money, why not with baked goods or a service you can provide or skill you have?
There we have it...4 months of IDGAF and a blog prompt. No video though...maybe one day...maybe one day.
Enjoy the rest of yours though! Until next time!
I tried to do this blog post in a vlog format 3 times now, and I just can't do it. It wouldn't be so bad if I didn't stumble over my words, ramble on, and have long awkward pauses, but every time I went to shoot this video so far, that's happened. Maybe one of these days I'll be less terrible at it and one of my videos will actually make it on here. For now though, you get to read all about it instead of listen all about it.
July marks month 4 of our IDGAF initiatory process, and I have to say, I'm really happy to have made it this far. Despite my setbacks here and there, I seem to be back on track for the most part and chugging along again. I enjoy reading the books I've been reading, I enjoy my altar, and I enjoy being overall more spiritual. The rituals we've done so far have all been meaningful and enjoyable. I've been finding doing this IDGAF stuff has made me a lot more mindful of my spirituality in general and has reminded me of how neglectful I'd been prior to doing this.
I'm also really happy for my "student" in Australia! (I said that in quotation marks because she hasn't really needed me a whole lot so she doesn't quite feel like a student in the sense that I don't really feel like her teacher, lol) She seems be to be coming along well and getting a lot out of the experience too, and I'm really glad that we've been able to give her an outlet to reconnect.
It's hard to believe we've only got 2 months left of this initiation process! I'm excited to see where the rest of the process takes me, as well as the other dedicants. I'm also enjoying my book a lot, and might actually try and finish it sooner rather than later just because the book I have picked out next is really "meaty" and kind of dry (from what I hear), so I'm not exactly looking forward to reading it and because of that I want to give myself a little extra time to read it.
So I'm chiming in a bit late on the blog prompt, but it was essentially about charging people for magickal services, and what we thought about that. Personally, I think it's completely acceptable to ask for payment for a class, workshop, reading, treatment, or service of some kind. You're putting your time and effort into doing something for someone so I think it's totally justifiable to ask for compensation. If you're running a class and give out handouts or tokens or something, and are renting a space I think it's totally fair to charge for that class - even if you're not giving anything out, I still think it's fair because you've had to prepare for that class and you put your time and energy into it. Now, do I think it's fair to charge $250 for a one-hour class? Not really. It would have to be one heck of a big deal for me to pay that kind of money. I also think that bartering or trading is completely acceptable as well. If you can't pay with money, why not with baked goods or a service you can provide or skill you have?
There we have it...4 months of IDGAF and a blog prompt. No video though...maybe one day...maybe one day.
Enjoy the rest of yours though! Until next time!
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