UPDATE on the Witchy Cats Halloween Photo Contest!!

For those of you who are members of either my Wiccan Life blog or my Witch Cats Blog and are interested in entering my Witchy Cats Halloween Photo Contest, I have decided to extend it to include this blog as well.

Both the winner and the runner-up's cat pic will be posted on both blogs along with a few honorable mentions. Again, the deadline for this contest is Friday, October 5th and the winners will be announced on Saturday, October 6th.

IMPORTANT: I will need at least 6 entries in order to make this contest actually worth it. So, come on everyone let's have some holiday fun and show off our fabulous kitties while we are at it!!!

Blessed Be All!

Announcing my "Witchy Cats Halloween Photo Contest!"!!!

This year, I have decided to hold a "Witchy Cats Halloween Photo Contest" on my other blog. I thought it might be fun to meet some of the other "Witchy Cats" out there! There will be a prize for both the winner and the runner-up for the best Halloween costume photo. It can be cute, funny, or scarey and it does not need to be very professional looking. Here is how to enter:

1) E-mail me a cute, funny, or scarey pic of your own kitty or kitties in Halloween costume at Ladycaer1964@yahoo.com.

2)Along with your pic, please include your name, the name/s of your kitty, where they are from, how old they are, and tell me just a little something about them. (Their personalities, why they are so unique, etc.)

3) You MUST be a follower of my "Witch Cats Blog" in order to qualify.

4) Only one pic per entry, but you may include more than one cat on your pic.

The winner will get a "Witchy Cats Wreath" ...

And the runner-up will receive a little Halloween table book, called "Scaredy Cats" ...

The last day to enter the contest will be on Friday, October 5th and the winners will be announced on Saturday, October 6th!

Hope to hear from all of you and your kitties on my "Witch Cats Blog!"

Sandy Sandy's Great Fall Giveaway!

For those of you who enjoy great giveaways, you are gonna LOVE this one! The beautiful artist Sandy from her blog Sandy Sandy's Web Log and her cats are having an awesome Fall Giveaway! In fact, she has added an additional treat! She has finished some gorgeous prints which you could have a chance (or two, or three) to win! So get on over there and check it out, my friends!!!

Happy Anniversary, Zen Witch!

As some of you may already know, I have a dear and very long-time friend, Zen Witch. We began studying and practicing Wicca together many years ago. September 10th will mark she and her hubby, Sean's, 14th Wedding Anniversary! I thought it rather fitting to do a little interview with her and it went as follows:

LCM:  How did you and your hubby, Sean, meet?

ZW:    I know you remember that story! I was in the shower and I left the back door unlocked. (Your cousin) Jeremy stopped by to say "hi" and he had Sean with him. I am all dripping wet and in walks Jer and Sean! I usually tell people we met through a "mutual friend." LOL! We have been unconventional from the start!

LCM:  Do you have any children and, if so, how many?

ZW:    We have four beautiful blessings from the Goddess aged 3-8. Our oldest son was adopted from China at age three in 2007. He is funny, too smart for my own good, and has a huge heart. He is an old soul and greatly desires to be a witch.

LCM:   That would be "Peanut?"

ZW:     Yes.

LCM:   And what about your other children? Do they follow any particular religion or faith?  As parents, how do you feel about teaching them your or your hubby's religion?

ZW:    We hope that they would follow in our footsteps, but we fully support their right to choose their own path as well. We try to expose them and teach them what we know and explain things to them, but not brainwash them. I feel as a parent, it is my job to give them roots, but also wings.

LCM:   That's beautiful! It makes a lot of sense to me.

ZW:      Why, thank you!

LCM:   How long have you been a Zen Witch and does your hubby follow that belief as well?

ZW:     Well, I have been involved in Wicca since ... when was it? 1997? And Sean introduced me to Buddhism in 2008.

LCM:   That's right. I believe we started studying and practicing Wicca aeround the same time.

ZW:     In an effort to unite my family, I started looking for ways to make it work together. So I really had to take them both to their basic levels. Strip off all of the "show" and figure out what the meat of it was. Sean doesn't practice Wicca, but he incorporates little things here and there (the altar set up, the holiday celebrations, etc.)

LCM:    With your 14th Wedding Anniversary being tomorrow, can you tell us if you have anything special planned?

ZW:     Well. with four kids it is kinda hard to get any one-on-one time. But we are going to sneak away for a lunch, although the baby will be with us.

LCM:  Now that's what I call a family that "stays together." That's great!

ZW:   LOL! Sean got me my reiki table as a gift, and I am getting him his black kitten, finally.

Sean's new "purr babies" ~ Salem (in front) and Mabon (in back) Yes, two black cats are better than one!

 

LCM:  I think that sounds awesome! What advice would you give to someone about a long and happy marriage?

ZW:  That it is the little things that matter and don't take your partner for granted. Do little things that say, "I love you." You know Yule gifts and anniversary presents are nice and all, but Sean makes me coffee every morning even if he doesn't have any. That tells me he was thinking of me. And I heard this once ... If you think the grass is greener on the other side, mabye you need to tend to your own yard. Isn't that so deep and so true?  I try to remember that always!

LCM": Most definately! Things aren't always what they appear on the outside.

ZW:  Right! That is why I try not to judge anyone. You never know what they are going through on that day.

LCM: Thank you so much for taking the time to talk to us today. I wish you and your hubby many blessings for a Happy Anniversary!

ZW:  Thank you so much!

Happy 14th Anniversary, my dear sister!

An addition to the give-away!

Blessed Sunday all! I have decided that since I had gotten such a great response to the Leafy Lanterm (both here and on Facebook), I would add an additonal gift to my Countdown to Mabon Give-Away. It is a much smaller version of the one I posted about previously and instead of using a string of white Faerie lights (white lights) I had to use a tea light. Unfortunately, it is far too early around here to buy much of a variety of lights, and the smaller strings are not sold until closer to the Thanksgiving season. But you get the same type of effect none-the-less ...

Again, the drawing will be held on Saturday, September 22nd!

Brightest Blessings ~

Kim

An Invocation of the Triple Goddess and God

This is an easy little invocation of the Triple Goddess and Triple God, and it is one that I use for various rituals and meditations. All you need is:

One white, one red and one black candle to honor the Triple Goddess of Maiden, Mother and Crone. In addition, you will also need one yellow, one green and one gold candle to represent the Triple God of Lord, Father and King.

Start by lighting the Goddess candles while repeating the following words:

(white) ~ "Blessed be the Maiden, innocent and fresh."
(red)    ~  "Blessed be the Mother, fertile and loving." 
(black) ~ "Blessed be the Crone, powerful and wise!"

 

Then light the God candles and repeat as follows:

(yellow) ~ "Blessed be the Lord, gentle and kind."
(green)  ~ "Blessed be the Father, protective and warm."
(gold)   ~  "Blessed be the King, forever reborn!"

(You may, of course, wish to add your own names to fit your own tradition, etc. Just a suggestion, another good name to use in place of "King" is "Sage.")

Fun Friday ~ "Season of the Witch"

Season of the Witch ~ Hole (written by Donavan)

Well I look out my window
What do you think I see
Thousands of people
Staring back at me
And it's strange
Its strange
Its strange
Its strange
You've got to pick up every stich
You've got to pick up every stich
You've got to pick up every stich
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch
Well I look over my shoulder
What do you think I see
Some little man lookin' over his shoulder
Staring straight back at me
It's strange
It's strange
It's strange
It's strange
You've got to pick up every stich
You've got to pick up every stich
You've got to pick up every stich
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Must be the season of the witch [x10]
I will wait around forever and ever and ever and ever