A bit of a Rant

Well First off I want to say Thank you to Wandering Soul for the award below. Another one I am truly grateful for and from a fellow blogger whom I also consider a friend too. So thanks.



Now on with the rant.:

Now those who have read my blog when I started (or back read) will know I am not a ranter. I do not moan or get angered by things often, but this for me is something of many minor things that lately have just pissed me off. Some are mundane and others observances or just the country itself.

Okay I'll start with the first one: Earth Hour.
Now to be fair I shall say I am aware of it but I completely forgot about it. Having said that I noted (and I'd love to hear if this occurred anywhere else or is in fact true) that in Singapore they turned off there power and the residents were reduced to candles and twilight lighting from the moon. They also were well advertised and a lot of people participated.
Now as far as I am aware, the UK as a whole mentioned nothing.
Nothing at ALL about Earth Hour, I mean while we're on it they don't talk about Earth Day or any other Earth related subjects that deal with turning off power or making an acknowledgement.
So who's supposed to know? I mean how do people find out if they don't hear by word of mouth or happen to pass a link on some blog or page? Is it not the Governments whom are supposed to provide information? I mean personally I don't see the Civil Centre or anything like that being able to answer that question. Probably more likely to be thrown by it and have to look it up.

While we are on the Earth related side of things I have another rant that perhaps is more location based but by no means limited to just the UK its self and I am more than sure you've seen something like it or have something like it near you too.
What I am talking about is:
Ridiculous sized TV screens in car Parks or non residential areas (shopping malls, near cinema complexes) that seem to be on all hours and just either blaring noise and light pollution.
In this time of 'climate change' ( I personally think its a load of crap and a way to get taxes. Yes we haven't helped the either but how do we know its not a normal cycle of the earth anyway? (personal view PLEASE NO FLAMES. I do not care.)).
Why aren't we turning that off along with all the unneeded lamppost's on motorways and just dimming in residential and city's? (They do this in Canada and I saw perfectly well even in the alleyways). Also in London all those moving billboards in Piccadilly what an eye sore!
A waste of resources and time.

Now for the minor rant: Why are Councils (this probably applies more to the UK but who knows you may witness this in other countries too), think its a brilliant idea to send out the strimmers (god I hate those things) to butcher the grass when its pouring with rain? Or even when the grass is so short it can barely disguise the ground beneath it? I mean they say to never mow when its raining and when the grass is to short. So why do they pay them to do so when this is not needed or required? Then just leaving the weeds to get in or in fact (as many areas around the main shopping towns) just muddy and half kept grass.
Along with the cutting down of century old trees for a bus shelter when a perfectly good one functions inside the shopping centre itself.

*sigh* Rant over.

Thank you for reading and letting me pipe off about these things.

Much blessings

Evening Breeze

A lovely Award - With thanks

I have a lovely new award with thanks to AusGaia, (please see awards on the right a scroll down). I feel honoured that I was chosen and then feel bad as I haven't written on here for a while.
So thank you and also a HUGE thank you to all my new readers and I hope that you'll continue to enjoy my blog as I attempt to make more of an effort with it!

Here are the rules of the award:

1. Thank the person who gave you this award.
2. Share 7 things about yourself.
3. Pass the award along to 15 bloggers who you have recently discovered and who you think are fantastic!
4. Contact the bloggers you've picked and let them know about the award.

Well, here we go:

1) I have a new pair of awsome librarian style glasses
2) I am currently on a Hedge Witch year of the wheel course
3) To continue with all my knitting, crochet and embroidery projects
4) I've purchased an awsomely gorgeous film camera called: Diana F+ (a lomography brand). So I can hunt for the best photo's.
5) To complete my wheel and one day learning of Tarot (failing so far lol)
6) To draw more of the images of the various Goddess in my head
And finally...
7) To get on planning for my years working in Canada (As of yet to start).

Okay so pretty themed but also these are things that I guess are interesting to me, as facts about myself are so not interesting lol

People I nominate:

1) Shi
2) iridescentdark
3) So this is Wonderland
4) East of the Sun, West of the Moon
5) Stonewaever
6) Wandering Soul
7) Dancing Mermaid
8) Carolina Gonzalez
9) Enchanted Garden Studio
10) Lizzie's Logic
11) Hibiscus Moon

I decided 10 was best as these are people who've inspired me.

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A Proper post will ocurr very soon, a mere catch up and then I have all my posts on these subjects coming soon too:

*Reading the Clouds and Symbols in the Sky
*Whispering in the wind
*Traffic magic
*Mindful Magic - off setting the winter blues, and negative thoughts
*Camping/Festival magic
*Yule charm (nearer Yule)

Looking back on 2009

This is the month of January named after the God Janus. Who was two faced; one looking toward the future and one looking back at the past. January is a month of reflection over what should be left behind in 2009 and what to plan and look forward too in 2010.

Though there is strong temptation to just snuggle and hibernate through this month, to burst out in the month of February when the sun makes his travel higher into the sky and the flowers begin to brave blooming from month Earth.

We must be strong and begin sowing seeds in this fertile month. Start the ball rolling and keep nudging until it can roll alone into the next month and so forth. We must reflect and take note of this we wish to leave behind in 2009 and keep those seeds we wish to continue with us for 2010.

For me I am leaving behind those negative thoughts of being jobless, body image and general heartache behind. I am taking with me, the love, friendships, prosperity and new craft talents of 2009.
In 2010 I am planning to open my Etsy shop, to keep working where I am (as a long-term temp) and enjoying those friends and meeting new ones. Also the big plan to get rolling (still need to get on with it) is my planning to work and live in Canada for 2011. If myself and Ash enjoy it we'll plan to live there permanently.

Other things to look forward to are my Hedgewitch year, all the sabbats and to perhaps do one stall of my goodies in London craft fair.

What do you have planned? I hope you have a wonderful January and your plans for this year are prosperous!

Blessed be,

Evening Breeze

What has the Woodland Witch been up to?

Well so much for four posts a month, but I will be updating more reguarly from now on!
This will be a massive update on what I've been doing and hopefully you'll let me know your views and what you've been doing also?! I do hope so!
A big welcome and thank you to more readers and I hope you've wound your way through all my previous posts. I shall be looking at your blogs, and leave little messages to say hello and thanks etc.

So on with the mass update:

Well firstly, I've been working for about 8 months as a temp which is good, and thats helped with my family, and xmas and just making me feel better in general.
I've made some lovely friends and hope to make and effort to keep in contact with them and more recently I've learnt to knit and so in turn the ladies whom taught me have inspired a 'Stitch 'n' bitch' group on Tuesdays (next week and there after).

I sighed up to a Witch group which started in late September? I can't recall now, but I've met and made such lovely people and friends and its sad to think that on the 14th Dec will be our last group meeting. It will be an amazing Yule ritual but sad to part ways also.

I joined the group to meet like minded individuals as I felt lonely being a solitary and wanted to feel part of the community and so when I discovered the group in a small advert book I jumped at the chance. The group has started from the ground up on how to understand and follow witchcraft (or wicca but I detest that word lol). I have throughly enjoyed hearing other peoples views and understandings on witchcraft as well as learning about herbs and doing lots of meditation in a group. Last week we made some wonderful mojo bags and I shall try take a picture to show you. One for protection in the car and prosperity (I tailoured it for my whole family/home). Then the monday coming we'll be doing Candle magic which I am super excited about. Then full moon ritual a break and Yule.
I've enjoyed working with everyone so much and I hope to see them on the Tuesdays moot's at the end of each month and perhaps some people on the Hedgewitch course which I've signed up to for next year as well.

It also gave me a little extra push to move on in my studies and continue on with my BOS write up (i've got it all planned out on lots of paper lol) as well as decide that in Janurary 2010 I shall commit to studying the Tarot for a year and a day, I've got a little book ready to put all my notes and discoveries in so we'll see how it goes.

On the Witchy front how did everyone's Samhain go? I do hope you all had a super spooky time. I had a lovely one enteraining the kids from our close and making them play games 'tricks' to earn those treats. :)
What is everyone planning for Yule? I think I shall enjoy the ritual with my group and then doing my little Yule charm which I shall share with you nearer Dec so that you all may bring yourself some Yule prosperity for next year too.

I have many interesting articals from my journal and such to bring you over the rest of this month and next as well as checking out my craft blog: Lady Locket for my xmas updates on things I've made and what I've bought hehe, so please if your a crafty have a look.

The articals are: reading clouds and symbols in the sky, whispering in the wind, Traffic magic, mindful magic - off setting the winter blues, and finally Yule charm.
So look forward to those and please if theres anything you'd like to know/covered then just ask.

Here's an interesting Artical of which I hope you'll all read Please do tell me your views I'm interesting in a discussion!

I hope your all well and I've been reading your blogs even if I've not written on my own for a while. Missed you all.

Brighest Blessings.

Evening Breeze

Time never stands still

I guess its one thing that annoys me about being employed lol I don't have much time to blog and do my witchy work as much as I used to. I mean as I said before I still do my prayer work and talk to the Lord and Lady each day but I haven't sat down and sorted my BOS or just written in my journal in months.

I guess the only contact apart from reading your blogs (but then never making time to comment!) is Pagan FM a lovely little podcast show from the US.

I do miss not blogging as much as I used to and also doing my embroidery for the Sabbats. I've just sadly realised it Lammas this saturday and the plush embroidered corn dolly is still just a drawing on a peice of paper in my craft bag! I haven't even got it in the hoop :(

Its made me feel very sad that I've not even noticed and this year I did promise to myself to better intergate my life with my faith rather than treating it like a hobbie and just dipping in and out and also connect with each season by embroidery (my other passion). I know you could say 'well you still communicate' and I do, I also go for long walks in nature and notice the birds and other creatures talk to trees and read the clouds in the sky.

Which was somthing I was going to blog about, messages in the sky and such. Add it to the list lol. I just feel like thats what I've been doing adding my faith and things to do with it, to make a connection with in it on a list. And doing what? Well I haven't a clue how I've wasted my weekends but I've managed to.

As for general life its quite good, work is fine and I have new people to make friends with which is something apart from my lack of making time for things in my weekends was getting me down. I have many people I know and love or adore but not many whom I can count on one hand who like me would drop it all to be there for them. I guess I am open and would love friends and have been considering a friend spell in order to draw them in but again add to the list.

I would like crafty, spiritual minded friends whom share simliar interest with me, I'd also like a couple more penpales as I'm a keen letter writer. I've considered a route for going on witchvox and adding myself to their huge list of people but decided against it. I'd rather have people who live nearer me, or whom are willing for the penmenship friendship (as many pefer email which I forget to do lol).

I guess I just feel lonely. Plain and simple. I know fmaily and my partner are there, but gosh sometimes a girl just needs her friends and I really haven't got many who live near me or whom I would consider my good friends whom tango fairely with me and lifes interesting paths.

I also appolgise for the lack of interesting blogs and time spent in writting them like I used to.

Much love,

Evening Breeze

Scotney's Deva's

Taken at Scotney National Trust house. The old Devas by the rising Spring from Mother Earth. Whom have guarded and keep watch over the scared place. They have knitted branches overtime like two lovers. The Soulmate trees.

Sorry I've not been around much, too much work and no witch time! Prayer work as usual continues apart from Thursdays respite (day off) I've not had anytime to commune with nature.
It is sorely missed and I shall make more an effort to shrug off munday concerns and be one with it.

Blessed Be.
Evening Breeze

Beltane - Jumping the Bail Fires

Saturday 2nd May, from 11am in Caer Corhrain, Sheepie I shall be celebrating Beltane for me this year along with my mother and father. For anyone who's local just turn up with food, fresh flowers and bring drums if you own any for the drumming circle. I own a Tambourine so I'll be taking that ^^

Its a celebration by Touch The Earth go here for more details and information on what they do.

For those of you in the Southern Hemisphere Happy Samhain for my samhain last year go here

Beltane:
Beltane is a Fire Festival and common for fertility and weddings! Though tradtionally it is the month the Gods wed and so human weddings were celebrated in June.
A celebration of fire and the God Bel (beltane) whom would bless those and the village when all have jumped the bale fires. A time of dancing, music and communal celebration with one another. Though more picnics and sharing of folk lore in modern times. Though as the night draws in and the drink still flows, fire poy and drumming circles draw all.
The maypole is a common sight at Beltane and represents the male (pole) with the femmin spirit and love (ribbons) being rapped around it to symbolise the Great Rite (marriage) between the Goddess and the God. The Goddess for this sabbat is that of Flora love, flowers, and romance.

Celebration activities:
A good excuse for dressing up as faries and freedom of dance and movement. To hang ribbons on favourite trees and bushes in the spring and summer colours to celebrate the beauty of nature awakening. I normally place the ribbons (white, red and yellow) on the trees in my gardens and of course my Deva tree.
If your lucky to have a Maypole then dancing will ensue with that! I'm looking forward to seeing it at the festival above and hopefully particitpating!

For my festival gear I'm taking my spring/summer headdress and Tamborine I was gifted with at Ostara by my Soulamate ^^

I'll make sure to post my pictures of the days events on here monday. Along with the egg pic's from my Ostara! ^^ Also my embroidery for Beltane will be posted when completed.

Bright blessings and Happy Beltane!

Evening Breeze x