New Moon November 2020

 I'm a couple of days late but I'm reviewing my dream journal for insights.

Early Samhain Present To Self

 

Dreams

I remembered a dream for the first time in about 3 weeks. Thankfully I haven't been remembering nightmares, which seem to be going around recently. This dream featured a naked goddess. She was tall and thin yet muscular, red-haired with freckles. Her purpose for removing her clothing was freedom of movement for a hunt and her body hair was unshaved. Later, while I was taking a shower she (and a mysterious god that played a lesser role) presented me with some books and a necklace with a coin pendant that I could use to call on her when I was in need. Another part of my dream was being stuck in line for the restroom. I was surrounded with people yet felt no fear. I poked someone in the ribs who was too close to me whose face I couldn't see and politely asked them to back off.

Full Moon February 2020

I got caught up on rewriting my dreams based on this Moody Moons post on Dream Work.

Imbolc 2020

Back to front (on red and pink altar cloths): Goddess candle, jade Buddha statue, God candle; earth candle, air candle, fire candle, water candle; pink scrap paper, white sigil candle and amethyst on an old ashtray, Imbolc haiku on white paper.

Went to a Pagan ritual, spouse read the Imbolc meditation to me from Magical Meditations, set up an altar.

Pagan ritual included creating a sigil, setting an intention with a stone (I grabbed an amethyst at random), and writing a haiku.

Welcome, welcome Sun
Share your warmth with me today
Brighter days to come.

We also sang the same song from last year.

Meditation

I've tried several different kinds of meditation at different times in my life. When I was struggling with grad school, it was a huge stress relief that left me feeling more relaxed and aware. Guided meditations helped relieve the tension that was building in my lower back. During some meditations, I'd listen to my body. When I wasn't getting enough exercise and movement throughout my day, I'd feel restless. If I was avoiding doing grief work on my own, I'd sometimes cry. Lately, I've been working on meditating again. One time my body told me I was hungry. Another time my body told me I was thirsty. The other day during a meditations session I reflected on this.

Thymus Vulgaris

Magical and ritual uses (from lecture handout):
Use in smoke baths or smudge sticks, strew on a fire circle or hibachi
Planetary ruler: Venus
Element: water
Sexuality: feminine
Ritual: Use for Protection and to purify

Went to a lecture on thyme given by an herbalist nurse. There were a lot of herbalists, nurses, and artists there. Related post: Herbology.

Ayurveda Pulse

Got my pulse read by an Ayurveda student before a meditation session the other day. Apparently, I had an imbalance in Vatta and my baseline is Pitta. I do like warm, cooked foods, and I do tend to get irritable if I miss a meal.