mayhogwartsbe-ever-inyourfavour:
IF YOU ARE NONE OF THESE
I just finished setting up my altar, which is now on my dresser instead of my bookcase. There’s a lot more space for my stuff which I’d rather keep in the open instead of hiding in shelves and drawers. I’m hoping it’ll help me keep up with my practices :) In the center I have my white pentacle cloth in front of my mirror which is leaning up against the wall on my dresser. On the left I have statues of the Lord and Lady, candles, my athame, oils, a fan from China, and bag of runes. On the right I have my cards, boxes of crystals, oil burner, salt, some more candles, incense burner, sea shells, and goblet. On the cloth representing each element:
Spirit: HUGE amythest
Water: seashells
Fire: red candle from a love spell bag
Earth: Brigit pendant inside a walnut shell
Wind: a pair of black feather earrings and a small bracelet with bells
I’d post a picture but the lighting in my room is really bad. If I remember I’ll post one tomorrow when it’s daylight out :)
The world is set to experience the biggest full moon for almost two decades when the satellite reaches its closest point to Earth next weekend.
On 19 March, the full moon will appear unusually large in the night sky as it reaches a point in its cycle known as ‘lunar perigee’.
Stargazers will be treated to a spectacular view when the moon approaches Earth at a distance of 221,567 miles in its elliptical orbit - the closest it will have passed to our planet since 1992.
The full moon could appear up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter in the sky, especially when it rises on the eastern horizon at sunset or is provided with the right atmospheric conditions.
This phenomenon has reportedly heightened concerns about ‘supermoons’ being linked to extreme weather events - such as earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis. The last time the moon passed close to the Earth was on 10 January 2005, around the time of the Indonesian earthquake that measured 9.0 on the Richter scale.
Hurricane Katrina in 2005 was also associated with an unusually large full moon.
Previous supermoons occurred in 1955, 1974 and 1992 - each of these years experienced extreme weather events, killing thousands of people.
However, an expert speaking to Yahoo! News today believes that a larger moon causing weather chaos is a popular misconception.
Dr Tim O’Brien, a researcher at the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Manchester, said: “The dangers are really overplayed. You do get a bit higher than average tides than usual along coastlines as a result of the moon’s gravitational pull, but nothing so significant that will cause a serious climatic disaster or anything for people to worry about.”
But according to Dr Victor Gostin, a Planetary and Environmental Geoscientist at Adelaide University, there may be a link between large-scale earthquakes in places around the equator and new and full moon situations.
He said: “This is because the Earth-tides (analogous to ocean tides) may be the final trigger that sets off the earthquake.”
I love how the simple things in life make me feel like such an awesome witch :) I spent the past 2 days buying almost 7 pounds of wax and making 8 candles out of it. They be Christmas gifts made with love for my family and friends <3 And it’s officially a new obsession of mine, knowing I can make them whatever color, scent, and in any container I want for anyone I choose. There’s so much you can do with candle making it’s amazing. I think I’ve finally chosen— no, found— a hobby I can stick with I wont get tired of besides reading. This makes me so happy :)
I feel like I create these candles not just for my friends and myself, but for the Lord and Lady as well, for they love tools we can use that we make by our own hands. Maybe I’ll start my own little internet shop once I can get enough money to buy enough tools on a monthly basis. I also love making things out of clay and painting them. Whenever you peeps want, I’ll start taking requests and ideas :) Not sure if I’ll be able to make said possible requests right away, but I hope it will be done some day. I plan on making labels for the candles I’ve made, based on the deity/spirit guide/angel/saint chosen with their associated colors and herbs/scents. I have a good feeling this will be the best Christmas gift giving year ever.
