Friday, July 31, 2009

My snazzy little BoS idea

So. I have 6 Book of Shadows', including my current one. It's hard to find everything I need when they're scatter in those 6 notebooks, which are written in chronological order. And so, I've decided to combine it all in one big Book of Shadows, using a binder =P I'm typing up all the information, organizing it, printing it out, and putting it in a binder. A little too late, I also discovered another method: A "Box of Shadows" (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1sjQNoP8Oo), which is basically an index card box. You put the stuff on index cards. Why didn't I think of that???? Haha but anyway, be it box or binder, I'm combining all my Books, and I'm going to share with you how I'm going to organize it, in case any of you want to know a good way to organize a giant BoS ;)

1) Book Blessing/Protection
2) Table of Contents
3) Glossary of Terms
4) The Sections
a. References
i. History
ii. Ethics (Rede and Threefold Law)
iii. Deity
iv. Holy Days (Sabbats, Esbats, Days of the Week)
v. Elements
vi. Reincarnation
vii. Tools
viii. Sacred Places/Power Sinks
ix. Symbols and Signs
x. Circle Casting and Closing
xi. Traditions
b. Correspondences
i. Gods and Goddesses
ii. Ascended Masters
iii. Angels
iv. Chakras
v. Colors
vi. Numbers
vii. Dreams
viii. Planets
ix.
c. Lore
i. Crystals
ii. Herbs
iii. Faeries and Nature Spirits
iv. Dragons
v. Animals
vi. Totems
vii.
d. Magick
i. What it is
ii. How it is used
iii. Energy-raising methods
iv. Grounding
v. Centering
vi. Shielding
vii. Creative Visualization
viii. Affirmations
ix.
e. Magickal Symbols/Alphabets
i. Runes
ii. Ogham
iii. misc
f. Meditation
i. What it is
ii. How it is used
iii. Meditation methods
iv. Guided Meditations
v.
g. Divination
i. What it is
ii. How it is used
iii. Tarot
iv. Palmistry
v. Pendulum
vi. Scrying (water, stone, clouds, fire, mirror, shadows, etc)
vii. Bibliomancy
viii. Kabbalah
ix. I Ching
x.
h. Healing
i. Sound Healing
ii. Color Healing
iii. Crystal Healing
iv. Massage
v. Aromatherapy
vi. Aura Reading
vii. Hypnotherapy
viii. Guided Imagery
ix. Acupressure
x. Reflexology
xi. Reiki
xii. Chakra Balancing
xiii.
i. Astrology
i.
j. Numerology
i.
k. Magickal Words
i. Chants
ii. Prayers
iii. Poems
iv. Songs
v. Invocations
vi. Wisdom
vii.
l. Recipes
i. Sabbats
ii. Esbats
iii. Drinks/Brews
iv. Foods
v. Incense
vi. Powder
vii. Oils
viii. Tincture
ix. Potions
x. Balms
xi. Misc.
m. Rituals
i. Sabbats
ii. Esbats
iii. Deosil
iv. Widdershins
v. Misc.
n. Spells
i. Deosil
ii. Widdershins
iii. Misc.
o. Miscellaneous

Monday, July 27, 2009

Cloudy Days in Alaska

We were having such nice, super hot weather a couple weeks ago. The heat lasted for a few weeks, but the bad thing about having lots of heat here in Southern Alaska is that wild fires start really easily, since it's so dry in the area I live in. The smoke in the air got so bad it was deemed unhealthy, and I think all of us were relieved when we first got a bunch of rain. At first it was so nice to hear the pitter-patter of rain on the windows and the ground. The rain soaked the plants and renewed the vibrant green of the forests (I can't think of any place that has more shades of green than Alaska!). It was so uplifting to open my window and watch the rain hitting the plants. I loved it so much I took a video of it and put in on Youtube. (if you want to watch that video, it's titled {-the rain-} )
But now, after a couple weeks of rain, it's gotten to be a little much. Now there is flood warnings. It cleared up a bit yesterday and gave us a beautiful relief from the rain, and I was really hoping the heat would last a couple days. But alas, I woke up this morning to a completely gray skies and a grumpy mother. I love the rain; really, I do. The very sound and smell of it is enough to heal any sickness, in my opinion. But here in Alaska, too much rain is just as bad as too much sun. And I kind of feel like it's my fault. Why? Because I did a little weather magick to try to get rid of the wild fires. Watch this video for more information: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkzFLohaR_w
Essentially, I just feel bad about it, even though I also feel it was the right thing to do. Because now people are complaining and complaining about the weather, and I feel like I ruined everyone's summer. I suppose I learned my lesson =_= *sigh*

Friday, July 24, 2009

Hallo~

For those of you who haven't read my profile, I am Celeste-Noein Airdancer~ =P I am an Eclectic Pagan with Wicca-flavoured beliefs, and I live in a small hippie/bible-thumping town in Alaska. I love a great many things, among the top being my spiritual path, writing, reading, and my amateur photography. Um....I guess on this blog I'll just write about random stuffs, post some of my poems, maybe some spells and rituals and other metaphysical/spiritual stuffs.
Also, if you wish to add me on myspace, my URL is www.myspace.com/rebeccatheawesome (lol) aaaaand I can't remember what my Facebook URL is, but my name on there is Celeste Puterbaugh (I likes using fake names everywhere haha, it makes my identity unknown O_o haha).
Also, my Youtube channel is EdwardandBella4ever. Don't be fooled by the name. I created it last year when I was in my Twilight phase, and I put two Twilight videos on there, but I now hate Twilight incredibly and all the videos on there (besides the very first two) are Pagan-based. I am also doing an "Understandable Wicca Lessons" video series on there, but before you watch them keep in mind that the stuff I talk about is just my beliefs, and plus it's just the tip of the iceberg about Wicca. It's the most basic of the basic, and it's more Wicca-based Paganism than actual Wicca.

Sooooooo....I look forward to blogging on here and sharing my thoughts with you all =)

Blessed Be!
)O(<3