It is 1:45am on November 1st as I start writing this.  Samhain is still in full swing…the spirits are active, the energy is interesting, and all is well in the witchy world.  Tonight served as a big and important reminder for me about returning to my roots and WHY I found myself pulled back here.   Even now as I feel sleep pulling at me, I feel like I need to get this all down in some form before I head to dreamspace.

 

 

I spent an hour and a half in a cast circle, the first I’ve done in a year, sharing with the Gods, ancestors, and guides who came through.  The messages they brought were big…black mirrors were used, candles channelled the spirits with pops and cracks of white smoke, and offerings were gladly accepted by them all.

 

I have to say that one of the big things that was so powerful for me doing this, especially having not picked up a sword and cast a circle in over a year, was that I didn’t even need to think about what to say or how to do anything that I needed it do.  It flowed from me like it was channeled and nothing needed a second thought.

 

If I ever had any doubt about my gifts, skills, or power as a witch before, it was shattered in an instant when I picked up that sword, cast that circle, and heard the spirits coming in as I turned my inner light back on.  Because like a moth to a flame, the spirits come when you’re shining brightly.

 

 

A small but purposeful rededication to my magical path and work was done and my guides were very pleased.  Big isn’t what matters.  It’s the intention and the energy behind what you do.  The smallest gesture that comes from the heart means more than big, elaborate rituals what lack passion.  This is one of the big reasons that I’ve moved away from so much big ritual and instead go down a more folk magic path these days.

 

Then when this was all over, the Gods given their offerings and the spirits thanked for their presence, it was time to move on to my annual tarot ritual I do for the spiritual new year.  Reflecting on 2013 all the messages I bought through last year manifested in one form or another this year.  It looks like 2014 is going to be full of  little lessons with only major event to deal with.

 

All in all, it was a small night of gestures with intention that is about to fuel a huge change and shift for me that I’m so excited for.  The big thing that the spirits kept saying over and over…”we’re here, we’re with you…we’re here, we’re with you.”  It’s good to know I have support from the spirit world.

 

Wishing you an amazing new spiritual year!

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