Uncanny Moon-Child

(* Spoiler Alert! * This will contain elements of the Introductory and First Gwers of the Bardic Grade.) I began the Bardic Grade with the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids recently and the very first Gwers contains an Initiation ceremony to complete whenever you feel ready. I instantly decided that it wasn’t something I wanted to do until further on in the grade, so moved on and left it. I didn’t really think much about why I’d made this instant decision until I sat down to look at the second Gwers. I felt really frustrated that there seemed to be a block from stopping me from focusing properly to even read the first page. It suddenly dawned on me that there had been a lot of feelings surrounding my decision to leave the ceremony until later and I hadn’t given the proper time to exploring them. There was anxiety; fear in the pit of my stomach, ever-churning. Even as a Witch I’m not big on the full ceremonies and rituals and prefer to do things that are much simpler. It has...

I wrote this a few days before moving out of my parents and in with my boyfriend... Bittersweet .  There are things that I will miss. I will miss my family, They have been the best housemates I could wish for. I will miss the hustling, bustling noise of their lives. Constant. Never-ending. There are things that I will miss. I will miss how my Grandmother waves me off to work every morning, And how all three generations of women have discussions about everything under the sun. I will miss spending time with Rusty; he seems on borrowed time. Cherished friend. Existing. There are things that I will miss. I will miss the house and the way it groans and whispers at night. The way the best view of the sunset is from my bedroom window. I will miss my bedroom and the safe space it has been. Comforting. Confining. There are things that I will miss. I will miss those spots in the garden where the world melts away, And the way the quince tree looks different every s...