Full Moon July 2018

Tonight, in celebration of the Full Buck Moon, I attended a Pagan Pride Day fundraiser with my spouse. Attendees were welcomed, smudged, and blessed with salt water. Quarters were called. The God and Goddess were invoked. We did some cord magick. There were "cakes and ale." Then the circle was opened but not broken.

There was some chanting throughout. I'm not sure if these were traditional or the work of someone there, so if you know the origins of these words, please let me know.

Air I am
Fire I am
Water, Earth, and Spirit I am

Weave and spin, weave and spin
This is how our work begins
Mend and heal, mend and heal
Take the dream and make it real

I am plenty
I am abundance
Filled up and overflowing
Yes, I am abundance

I enjoyed myself and my non-pagan spouse told me they had a good time too. It left me feeling empowered and feeling ready for some positive changes. Hopefully we can attend such things more often in the future. I'm grateful for feeling well enough to go to Albuquerque so often and to be able to afford gas and going out to eat.

New Moon July 2018

Lavender Festival

Had an amazing day today. I'm not sure if this counts as a spiritual experience, but I had several moments of joy. Lavender is one of my favorite scents and my spouse took me to a Lavender Festival!

I drank lavender lemonade, ate elote while listening to music, browsed the booths, sampled sweet treats, then my spouse picked up some raspberry lavender jam while I got a free neck rub with a lavender spice aromatherapy balm. On our way out, I ate a lavender pop (and a bite of my spouse's lavender ice cream cone).

Hope we can make it a tradition to attend every year. If you want to learn more, here's a link: https://www.lavenderinthevillage.org/