Yet Another Great Addition!

Today my beautiful "Enjoying The Ride" Original Mermaid Baby Crow Aceo print arrived in the mail ~ Whoo Hoo!!! She was accompanied by an adorable "Smile" Baby Crow Aceo card and print as well ...

I had purchased her from the very talented Stacy of "MagicLoveCrow" only just a few days ago. She will make a wonderful addition to my mermaid collection ...

And, I already had the most perfect frame in which to display her in ...

Thanks so much, Stacy! I will treasure her forever!!! Blessings and have an awesome weekend all!!!!

Sheer Beauty

I suppose you could call it a "belated" Full Moon image, but for the past two evenings the sky has been far too cloudy here to catch even a glimmer of the glorious moon.

This morning while getting ready to leave for work, I quickly raced back into the house so that I could grab a pretty pic of the radiant Moon Goddess ...

By the time I got to work, the sky was beginning to look so bright and beautiful. The start of a lovely winter's day ...

Hope everyone had a simply magickal day!!

Mad About Mermaids!

As most of you may already know, I am a total mermaid fanatic! You name it, I pretty much collect it. Paintings, statues, candle holders, chalices, wands, athames, jewelry, jewelry boxes, oil lamps, books, and so on since 1990.

My newest additions to my mermaid paraphernalia which I currently have waiting in my Altar Room are a pair of beautiful plaster wall hanging mermaids that I recently picked up at a Gothic Shop ~ a mermaid and a merman. I just love them! Eventually, I would like to hang them up on my wall and use them as a book shelf ...

Merman on the left (isn't he gorgeous?) and mermaid on right



Although I would have to say that my absolute fav is my Dragon Mermaid my hubby gave me last year for my birthday ...

For me, it represents the culmination of both my Western and Chinese astrological aspects of Pisces and Wood Dragon. Mermaids ~ I simply can't get enough of them! LOL!

Give-Away Update!

First of all, I would just like to thank everyone who has entered my Spring Give-Away so far! And, as a way of showing my appreciation I have decided to give away two more gifts in addition to the other three.

An extra special  "Super Thank You" to Stacy from her blog Magic Love Crow for being the sweet, thoughtful friend that she is and helping me to "get the ball rolling" on this give-away!

And an additional "Thanks!" to all of my blogger friends, both current and new, for helping me to further spread the word!

Here are the other two give-away gifts ...

Sylvia Browne's "Astrology Through a Psychic's Eyes"

and

Llewellyn's "Sabbats Almanac ~ Samhain 2011 to Mabon 2012"

Good luck and Brightest Blessings to all!!

The Wiccan Life Spring Give-Away!!!

Since we have been having such warm weather around here so far this winter,  I have decided to have my Spring Give-Away early. And so here it is everyone!

 I will be giving away the following three gifts ...

Gift #1: Small "Wheel of the Year" Sabbat wreath

Gift #2: "The Modern Witch's Book of Herbs and Healing" by Sarah Lyddon Morrison

Gift #3: Beautiful Decorative Faerie Wand

The drawing will be on Saturday, February 18th and all you have to do is:

1) Be a follower of this blog
2) Use the comment section of this post to let me know that you wish to be added to the drawing, and
3) Please pass the word along by blogging about this give-away (if you have a blog). Not a "must do" but it would be greatly appreciated! ;)

Thanks to ALL and have a great weekend!!!

Can't Get Enough of that "Phil"!!

http://www.chicagotribune.com/videogallery/67802620/News/Raw-Video-Punxsutawney-Phil-sees-shadow

"Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Many shadows I do see, six more weeks of winter it must be," was announced early this morning to a crowd of approximately 18,000 fans of Punxsutawney Phil who gathered for this time-honored traditional celebration held every year at Gobbler's Knob near Pittsburgh, PA. 

Of course, technically speaking, we will have six more weeks of winter regardless of Phil's "prediction" (which is already decided in secret by the annual Members of the "Inner Circle" who wear top hats and tuxedos), but Groundhog Day is such a fun celebration in Punxsutawney, PA with an entire day of food and music!

(Inner Circle member and Phil's co-handler John Griffiths holds Punxsutawney Phil on Groundhog Day 2012)

 

 

Groundhog Days' origins began with the ancient Celtic Pagan celebration of Imbolg/Imbolc and then eventually became the Christian holiday of Candlemas ("candle night").  The superstition being of course the very heart of it with the belief that if a hibernating animal (originally the badger) casts a shadow on February 2nd, winter would last another six weeks. If no shadow was seen, legend said Spring would come early.

Phil lives in a library in Punxsutawney the rest of the year where he resides with his "wife" Phyllis. On the early morning of Groundhog Day, he is taken to Gobbler's Knob where he is kept in a heated, simulated log until it is time for him to make his personal appearance as the crowd enthusiastically calls to him ~ "Phil! Phil! Phil!"  He is then brought out by the President of the Inner Circle and one of his handlers to have a little 'chat" in "groundhogese." After which the President annouces Phil's prediction to all watching.

Needless to say, Phil is without a doubt the most famous groundhog in the entire United States. We love ya ,Phil!!!

HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY!!!!

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An Imbolg Prayer

Imbolg fires burning bright

Be with us this sacred night;

As we honor Holy Brigit

and the on-coming of Spring,

The Sun God's warmth

makes our hearts so sing;

With besoms, crosses,

and candle's soft flames

We praise Thy glory;

We speak Thy names

~ Lady Caer Morganna

 WISHING EVERYONE A VERY BLESSED IMBOLG!!!!

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