In love with the earth as she prepares to exhale her last glorious breath before the long slumber of Winter begins, with the air and the elements as they turn sharp, mysterious and fiery.
As we prepare to journey within there is a passion that consumes us. I find myself searching lustily for the signs and symbols, for the messages and otherworldly beings as the veil thins and communications become stronger, wilder, closer to the surface.
For the past two weeks as the weather has finally turned cooler here and the Autumn sweaters, boots, and heels begin to find their way out of back shelves of closets I find myself using the Oracle of the Shapeshifters and the Oracle of Shadows and Light almost exclusively. The whimsical, dark, and knowing fairies and animal guides that make up the cards in these decks (artwork is by the immensely talented Jasmine Becket Griffith) give me clear focused guidance and fill me with inspiration and flights of creative fancy, even when the answers I receive may not be the easiest ones to "hear".
I also find myself reading e.e. Cummings poetry and drinking vats of tea while Vincent naps and I have moments to myself. Books like A History of Witches and Son of Shadows make their appearance on my kitchen table and nightstand. Beeswax candles burn round the clock, and stone people make their presence known so vociferously I find myself conversing with them constantly.
I am filled with passion and creativity and feel so very alive during this time of year. Mabon and Samhain are my favorite sabbats and take on special mystical meaning for me. Preparation begins early and joyfully.
I find I have more clients than the rest of the year over the next three months, and as the Winged Seer proclaims psychic abilities grow and expand for all of us during Autumn.
This moon finds me smitten and reveling, a witch at peace and confidently in tune with the turning of the wheel.
I will leave you tonight with a poem filling me with faery lust this Monday night:
As Is The Sea Marvelous
