11-11-11

Hi and Merry Meet,
Last night I went to a full moon ritual with this coven I am interested in. The facebook invite said many more were coming but when I found the house of the girl hosting there were only four of us.

It couldn't have been better! I got to know the other three ladies really well and had a blast! During the ritual they had me call the South quarter. I've never called for a group so I was a bit nervous. Turned out great! I stumbled over my words slightly, but I got the job done. I was glad they asked me to do South as I my home altar faces South. I felt a deep connection as I am a fire sign.

It was a great way to spend my moon.Blessed be,
Autumn

Full Moon Fun

Hi and Merry Meet,
Tonight I will celebrate the full moon but not as a coven of one. The coven that invited me to their dumb supper at Samhain has invited me back for their ritual tonight.

I admit I have been thinking about finding a coven for a while. I've been trying to attend open circles so I can get a feel for different covens. If I'm going to join one then I want to see how they work with people, what kind of people are the leaders, and what us their group energy like.

This coven was the friendliest I'd seen and the leaders were very approachable. I loved the chats they used so after the open circle I talked to them. I'm not good at going up to new people to ask questions so the fact that I did surprised me. It also made me realize that even though I was reluctant to speak up maybe this is what I need in my life right now.

I again was very impressed with the dumb supper and the ritual that followed. I talked to the HP the following week and she asked me to come tonight. Since their open circle was a open portal time for new people to explore if they wanted to become members my timing was perfect.

I am excited to learn from them tonight. This will be my third time working with them and maybe this is what I need to do to further my spiritual growth.  I'm ready to see where this leads me.
Blessed be,
Autumn

Garden Time

Hi and Merry Meet,
Today I had some time to spend in my garden. Weeding, pruning, and just enjoying the growing things.

My garden is one of my favorite places to reconnect with nature. I love the green growing things and how all of nature works together in such a small space. I live in a city and my backyard is not so big. When we moved here about 6 years ago, there was no garden. There was only dirt and grass. In the past three years, I have turned the dirt into flower beds and planted something new each year. My first plants were given to me by a friend who is very into gardening. She showed me how to pull the grass out, turn the dirt, and plant the plants in order of height. Before that I had no idea about growing stuff.

In the past few years I have learned to grow plants from seed, grow flowers that can be cut for spells, and make my own sacred nature center in the middle of my urban world. I feel so energized after spending time outside with my plants. My garden is my happy place and I want it to be inviting for all things to feel special when they visit there.

In a more random thought, the moon tonight is so amazing! The energy flowing is so moving!
Blessed be,
Autumn