I received my new tools!

My new tools arrived today! I'm so excited and I can't wait to use them. I also got my new ritual robe as well. Everything is so perfect. Here are some pictures of what I got...

Inanna's Star Necklace

Wand

Chalice

Crystal Ball and Stand

Snuffer

Athame

Mini Taper Candles and Holders


Broom

My Robe

I'm a Minister!

I didn't think this was actually legally possible, but I just became an ordained minister! I am now a reverend through the Universal Life Church. Apparently anyone can do it, so I thought sure, why not! It's kinda cool. I guess now if my family finds out about my being pagan, at least I can say that I'm a minister! lol

Here's the link to the site if anyone else wants to do it! ULC

New Ritual Tools

I am so excited. I came into a little bit of money (a refund from overpaying for my surgery), so I decided it was time to buy some things that I've been needing (and wanting). Here's what I got:

An Inanna's Star pendant (I got mine with an amethyst stone)-
An athame with a Triquetra knot on the blade -
A small besom -
A chalice with a Triquetra knot (Can you tell I'm a Charmed fan? lol) -
A wand -
And, yes this is rather stereotypical and I normally don't go for that kind of thing, but I've REALLY wanted one...
A crystal ball -
And a wooden stand -


I got a few other things as well, candles, candle holders, incense, and a snuffer.

And finally, the biggest and best thing that I got is this ritual robe! I've wanted one for so long and I've tried to make my own, but that didn't go well. lol


I'll post pictures of everything when I get it.

-Lyra

Put Together My BOS

I'm so excited and proud of myself! I finally finished putting together my BOS. I may have inadvertently killed a forest in the process, but I love having it done. I've had all my research and information on my computer and I've been slowly printing it all off and organizing it. I ended up having to use two large binders for it all. The first book has all of the factual information (deities, wiccan definitions, etc.) and the second book has all of the practical information (rituals, spells, etc.).

Here are a few pictures:





-Lyra

Do you believe in soul mates?

I am on cloud 9 right now and I'm just so excited that I had to tell someone or else I won't be able to get to sleep! It's a bit of a long story, but I'll try to give you the short version...oh who am I kidding.

Ok, the background to the story is that there was a boy that I went to school with as a kid that I always really liked. We first met in kindergarten, but he had to move away (he was taken away from his parents and put in foster care, but his parents kept trying to take him back so they had to move around a lot). He came back to town in the 3rd grade and then again in the 7th. I can't really explain the connection that we had other than to say that we have to be soul mates, or kindred spirits, or whatever you want to call it. It's like we knew everything about each other and every time he would leave and come back it was like he was only gone a day instead of several years.

So the last time I saw him was in the 7th grade. I always thought he'd come back one day, but he never did. I don't think there has been a day in the last 12 years that I haven't thought about him. I would swear that I was crazy for thinking about him so much. It was so irrational to have such strong feelings for someone I didn't really even know.

Well a couple of years ago I found him on Myspace! I had tried searching for him several times, but hadn't found anything until then. So I sent him a message to see if it was really him. And it was! I was so excited. We started talking online and on the phone. I was so happy that I had found him and that he was ok (I've always worried about him). Unfortunately for me he was married.

We lost contact for a couple of months and when he finally wrote to me again he told me that he was getting divorced. Terrible for him, but really good news for me. But then we kinda lost contact again. I was pregnant for Addy at the time and hadn't been able to tell him about it.

Well last week out of the blue I got a message on Myspace from him with his new phone number and he asked me to call him. So I did, but he was at work and couldn't talk, but he was going to call me back. I didn't hear from him and I debated all weekend over whether or not to call him back. So tonight I finally did. He didn't answer, but he called me back.

Now here's the exciting part. He wants me to visit him so we can spend some time together! He told me that he always like me in school and was upset when he had to leave and couldn't see me again. He tried looking for me and wanted to get my phone number, but couldn't find me. The sense of relief that came over me was unreal. Finally I know that I'm not crazy and that I'm not the only one that has held on to these feelings for so long! I always wondered if it was all in my head or if he could possibly feel the way about me that I do about him. Now I know the answer and it's all good news!

He's going to call me again in the morning and I can't wait to hear his voice. I believe in love at first sight, but this is just ridiculous! Is it possible to meet someone at the age of 5, instantly love them, then hold on to those feelings for 20 years before getting the chance to do anything about it? It sounds like a Lifetime movie! I swear I would would marry him tomorrow if he asked me to.

Ok, sorry for that long, yet happy, rant. I was hoping it would help bring me down a bit, but it didn't. I'm still too excited! Oh well, if I have to lose sleep over something I'm glad it's something like this! And if you made it all the way through this, thanks for taking the time to read it.

It makes me laugh...

I went to church with my parents on Sunday for the first time in several weeks (I had been luck enough to miss the last couple of weeks from being sick and having surgery), and tried not to laugh out loud during the service. The sermon was on the Antichrist. As soon as I saw it on the program I knew that this was going to be good. Of course now I can't remember half the things that were said, but I'll come back to this once the sermon is posted on the church website so I can go back and listen to it again. But at one point the way the pastor was describing the Antichrist made it sound like Christ was the Antichrist...if that makes any sense. lol He was saying that the Antichrist will come out of obscurity and rise to leadership through charisma and not military power. And that people will pledge themselves to him and surrender their power. Hmmm...now didn't Christ come out of nowhere. He was born in a manger in a small town to a carpenter. He wasn't the son of any great leader and he wasn't famous. But somehow people were drawn to him. He didn't use force to get people to follow him. What was that line? Oh yeah, something to the effect of "take up your cross and follow me" or "follow me and I will make you fishers of men." Seriously? And then Christianity becomes the largest religion in the world. I don't know about you, but Christ and the Antichrist sound a lot alike to me.

I guess in the end I'm just glad that I don't believe in Satan or the Antichrist. I will say that I don't deny that Jesus was a real person and did some amazing things for people. Sure he was a healer, but I have trouble with a lot that the Bible claims happened. I mean, have you ever noted the dates in which the books were written. They are decades after Jesus' time and yet many claim to contain direct quotes from him. I don't know about you, but I can't even hardly remember a general summary about what my professors say in class, let alone be able to give direct quotes. But that's just my opinion. Maybe people had better memories back then. But unless they had a tape recording or a written transcript (which I'm fairly certain they didn't), then I have a hard time finding the information credible.

Ok, that's enough of a rant for now. I just found it all a little amusing. I don't see the point of all the doom and gloom talk. Sure the economy is down, but it's not the Great Depression yet. I'm sure they thought it was the end times back then too. But we're all still here, so obviously it wasn't. People need to be a little more optimistic. I think if more people followed a more earth-based belief system, then they wouldn't be brought down by what some people claim may happen now or a thousand years from now. What if all the doom and gloom in the Bible is just a way to give people false hope that someone is going to come along and save them.

Blessings Needed

I could use any blessings, thoughts, prayers, positive energy, well wishes, etc. that you can send my way. I was hospitalized for 5 days and must now undergo surgery to have my gallbladder removed. It should be a simple operation, but it's my first. So I'm a little nervous about it.

Thanks and blessings to all.

Lyra