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Ingwaz was drawn from the bag this May Day, the rune of Ing, Frey in his aspect as a god of the Earth's fertility. Appropriate, don't you think? Thank the ancestors and hail to the Horned Lord!

Curses! I'm out of candles...

Sitting in front of the hearth sipping coffee, smoking hemp, burning sandalwood incense, I notice the candles are nearly burnt out! I need three white pillars for the fireplace, one red taper for ritual, and some votive candles or tea lights for the protective spirit. I'm almost out of cannabis as well, which is a terrible dilemma!

I've $13.40 for mushrooms, carrots, barley et cetera...

murk Isa

"Transitions bode dangers, though the dangers may be hidden by beauty. Your will may be weakened; or, you may be controlled by others, by outside forces." (Runecaster's Handbook by Edred Thorsson) "This rune may indicate a time to pull back into the self without separating from the world."

thirteen mushroom stew

I started with Streit's barley mushroom soup mix... added extra barley and split peas, plus thirteen criminis ("baby bella" mushrooms) sliced thin and a dash of seasalt. Just a little carrot juice was added to enhance the broth. This is for Waxing Moon Circle tonight, a little bit of lunar magic in every spoonful! It's really more of a stew than a soup... hearty and heathen, yet vegan and kosher!

Waxing Moon Circle

Although my witchcraft experience extends back to 1999, I've only yesterday begun my Wicca 101 course. This is my new journal for spells, dreams and visions! Freyja is telling me to take this very seriously...