This week began with a beautiful Full Moon ritual on Monday. I walked my circle on the floor in my witch´s den three times, reciting a relevant poem and throw salt as general protection during the ritual.
Our house jar protects our home, and I put it on the windowsill all day and night at Full Moon. And I created a protection spell bottle for my husband and me.
Since Tuesday, I have been busy researching for my novel. I had some leftover notes to write in my OneNote notebook, there is app. 150 articles to read and use in my writing, and then there is the setting.
My novel takes place in both a big city and in the countryside, so nature will play an important role in my research in the next seven weeks from now.
Today, however, this blog post is about our little paradise, where we share our lives together, no matter what happens. The theme is about genuine human warmth and caring in a cold era.
Not only is the weather bad, with parts of snow and parts of rain that leaves traces of a piercing cold wind, but the numbers are rising a lot these days.
Therefore, we did our shopping early in the morning, so we would not meet many people. Of course, my glasses drizzled in the local shop, so I practically could see absolutely nothing for quite some time.
Now, we don´t need to go shopping before Tuesday/Wednesday next week. My husband needs time to recover from the winter depression that always catches him at this time of year.
So the Danish tradition about hygge is highly recommended here at our spot on Mother Earth. Hygge can be anything from a couple of lit candles to a long-lasting conversation with coffee and something sweet.
It is impossible to translate into American English, so when I write the word hygge, I think of cozy and comfortable surroundings, a good time spent in the company of good people, and a feel-good atmosphere.
I spent a little time in my creative den earlier today. I´m trying to learn water-coloring techniques, and it mocks me and does everything that it is not supposed to do.
But I keep on working with it because practice makes perfect. I also needed a longer break from the desk and the keyboard. Today, I have physical side-effects of my bipolar disorder.
I´m restless and have trouble sitting still for a longer period of time. But tonight, I´m going to sit down anyway and do what it takes to behave like a writer rather than a whining Crone.
My feet rock along with the music in my ears. As I write myself into a sort of trance, where I forget everything about the world around me and focus solely on the finger dance across the keyboard before me.
Next week, I want to work with witchcraft again. However, this time it is not a ritual, but some research could be useful in this area of my life too. So I plan to go through my Book of Shadows (BoS) once again.
I always find something new that makes me too curious not to examine further. And in a split second, my thoughts are already on where to search for issues worth researching.
From today, I will carry a notebook and a pen because I seem to catch ideas without them, and then I forget to write it down. I will copy the handwritten notes into my laptop notebook.
During our daily conversation, I got so many ideas that it overwhelmed my husband and me. But I can only remember a few of them now, so I clearly need to work with a notebook and a pen as a routine.
Therefore, I will begin right after this blog post to write down my ideas. And I continue until my novel has been written. That way, I won´t miss the brainstorming effect.
My husband and my dear friend are clever and tough sparring partners who are hard to negotiate with. They know what they like as an audience, and they tell me clearly when it sucks.
So far, so good. No mentioning of the harsh times we all deal with across the globe. Please allow yourself the space for some life-affirming hygge tonight, dear readers and followers.
And may 2020 be a year to remember, a life lesson to adapt peacefully to, and a warning to us humans. We have to treat Mother Earth with respect and loving care.
So Mote It Be.
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