"Going through the Old Diary"

[tinhuviel]

It's a song title from a piece on "Haunted Box of Switches" by Barry Andrews, and it feels like that's what I've been doing. In all actuality, I've been going through dresser drawers. I found my old Rider-Waite deck, my Celtic Tarot, and the box for the Robin Wood Tarot but, in lieu of cards, there was instead a wax poppet, a wooden heart, a small bag of keys, and a scrap of paper that says "psychic work" in Tarmi Tamllorann.

Also found:

• A draft of some section of The Chalice, dating back to probably 1988, not long after Cadmus' creation.
• My Witches' Rede and Initiation taper given to me when I was initiated into First Degree.


• My wooden Pentacle purchased at Rainbows & Moonbeams "back in the day."


• My ceramic Pentacle made by yours truly.


• My bag of FUTHARK.


• A paper spell I'd done back in 1991 to help Pierce, one of Johnna's many neglected pets, find a decent home.


• My old Witches Bible by Janet and Stewart Ferrar.


• Some black candles so old they are literally disintegrating

This makes me want to pull out all my other Craft paraphernalia and conduct a full-blown, no-holds-barred High Ritual. One of my favourite kinds. Not to make magick or engage in any wish-fulfillment; rather, to worship ~ just worship and do so with a deep and unfettered passion.

Rose Red is on Sci-Fi right now. Mmmmmmmmmmm.....Julian Sands.....

Comments

[aki-dreaming.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes yes! Oh, yes.

You know, for all my interest in Feri, I have also wanted to study actually ceremonial magic for a long time as well. But it's sooooooooo structured.

I'm jealous that you had a "First Degree" initiation. I've never had the kind of formal training that allowed for such things, though I continue to want them.

[tinhuviel.livejournal.com]

I tell you what: should we ever meet, we'll schedule it to where I will give you a full-blown Ceremonial Witch 1st Degree Initiation. That is, if you want to do that. It'll connect us on levels that will never be broken for...ever.

[aki-dreaming.livejournal.com]

That might just be a formality. :) I feel like we've got some kind of serious connection already. And I am going to try a Cadmus drawing, but I can't make any guarantees about what form it will take. Woo.