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!
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