Treats To Myself

When in Glastonbury a few weeks ago, I bought a few little treats for my altar, I say treats but every witch needs them. At least that is my excuse and I am sticking with it. I found a lovely hand made ceramic candle holder for pillar candles, with a blue glaze and a carved pentagram, I topped up my stock of charcoal discs and bought some dried sage and cedar for anointing my own candles at home, along with some Lavender oil which has proved very useful very quickly since I have come down with a cold. I also finally have my very own cauldron! It's just a little one, but it's perfect for incense by the kitchen window, and makes my home a wonderful scented place to be. Plus it looks brilliant when it is smoking from the top, as if it is in the midst of a Hubble Bubble like spell. 

I think going back to nature is a wonderful thing and wicca really evolves around the essence of that philosophy. The use of herbs and flowers, stones & oils, and even food, within magical workings, using natural ways to worship and pray. You don't even have to actively spell cast, just envisioning your outcome and picking your materials carefully for what you desire can work. For instance my use of the oils to help with my cold symptoms.  All it took was to anoint a clean cloth with a few drops of each  - Eucalyptus to help me breath easier during the night, and Lavender for sleep and relaxation, then placing it inside my pillowcase. This helped so much, I fell asleep almost instantly and I woke up feeling alert and ready for the day despite still being unwell, something that has plagued me this week is a bad sleep pattern, waking up at all hours after struggling to sleep to begin with and having difficulty breathing. 

It's far better physically and environmentally to use natural pathways than to seek out these artificially developed remedies that are most likely less effective and encourage people to use substances that are bad ecologically as well as bad for your health with all the chemicals used to create them, instead of returning to traditional methods for minor afflictions. 

The way forward is the road back.