Looking up last night, the Waxing Cresent and Her companion star below were softly glowing through the haze of a misty midnight. As the calendrical year begins, She began her monthly return...
The silence of that moment...the beauty of the "otherworldly"aspect of the scene above me....the promise inherent in last night's celebrations and frivolity....all this interconnected in emotions kept in check by the place in which I found myself. I was outside (yay) in one of the quaintest downtown squares with the rush of midnight revelers passing me incessantly. It was chilly, sparkly, and beautiful. But, it wasn't the "appropriate" situation to do anything more than an internal "howdy" and "thank you" to the Maiden for returning on such a perfect night.
I don't wear my Path on the outside for all to see. I'm probably one of the more subtle and quiet witches you'll ever meet....'cause there are so many who make our Paths difficult by their actions or misunderstood by their preconceptions. Plus, my career makes it awkward to be an "in your face" practitioner.
But, last night, in the company of my darling husband and one of my best friends who is just starting on her Path as well, I felt a connectedness to Her. There was energy...there was welcome...there was Light. It was amazing and humbling and calming and empowering and all the rest.
It was a wonderful way to welcome 2009!
In that spirit, may we all be energized and warmed....and wrapped in the welcome of the softness of moonlight.
Blessed Be and Happy 2009!
It sounds like you, your husband, and friend welcomed the new year in the grandest of styles. Your comment about not wearing your Path on the outside is well taken. I'm fairly "out" at work and in most of my life, but feel no need to do anything to call attention to my path most of the time. A good friend, in a conversation about just such things, said, "It's like I always told my father's missionary friends...you can't witness to me any more than you are right now, this instant, and the next, and the next." Our lives reflect our paths, with or without our calling attention to it. Unfortunately, some of the ways people choose to call attention to it can camouflage the substance beneath the posturing (assuming there is any)...but that's another topic. ::grin::
ReplyDeleteI enjoy your posts very much...your writing style is beautiful and your descriptions of gentle encounters with the Lady are lovely.
Blessings in abundance,
Linda
Linda, you are SO right about the posturing. Thank you for your kind comment.
ReplyDelete