Goodbye 2017, Hello 2018

"And in my darkest moment, fetal and weeping
The moon tells me a secret - my confidant
As full and bright as I am
This light is not my own and
A million light reflections pass over me
 Its source is bright and endless
She resuscitates the hopeless
Without her, we are lifeless satellites drifting"

~Reflection by Tool 

I think that 2017 was a really challenging year for many of us, and perhaps some of us can't wait for it to be over with. As we welcome in 2018, we will do so under the light of a full moon. Surely an auspicious sign!

I hope that the upcoming year brings many positive things and blessings to you all!

Laurel

Midwinter Woods

I find that during the cold, dark months

 the forest is most willing to reveal its secrets. 

And although the trees stand naked before us,

it is by their robes that they have dropped to the floor where

 the most interesting ones are kept.

So go take a walk in the woods 

 and see what they will confess to you.

When you are done, may you have a cozy place to call home, where you can reflect on those secrets learned, in this seasonal womb of the year.

Warm Hearts & Hearths!

A Quick Tip for Polytheists: On Dreaming of Haunted Thresholds and Holes in the Walls...

Should you find your sleep disturbed by dreams of things like:

• The doors and windows in your home opening themselves and slamming themselves shut
• Curtains taking themselves down and putting themselves back up
• Huge holes in your walls with beetles the size of hounds crawling out of them

It might be a good idea to take note. While it could simply mean that you are dreading getting your home ready for company, it could also mean that your home needs some better protection. Either way, doing a home blessing and resetting protective wards is not a bad idea. ;)

Stumbling

Sometimes you have to trip over the signs before you notice that they have been at your feet all along.