Guinevere

Posted in Uncategorized on November 22, 2009 by magicalmusings

While researching some Goddesses I got a book just on Guinevere from the library. It is a nice book but didn’t really get the real portion of her that I was searching for. By piecing together other sources I have found that she is worthy of honoring in a ritual because of who she was and not really what she may have done (her affair with Lancelot).

After she married King Arthur she began to feel useless because she is not able to bear children. She takes up a love affair with Lancelot on of the knights. I was sort of feeling as if she was having an affair and why is she worthy of honoring at all. I think there is a need to remember that these times were very different than today. We can’t judge those people by our own standards. The versions of her story are really not flattering. There was a piece of information I found online somewhere that reasons the stories “demean the status of the sovereign Goddess in their telling. She was the sovereign who gave Arthur his right to rule simply by being with him. When she left him he pursued her not for love, but because without her his kingdom would crumble for lack of leadership. The role of Goddess of sovereignty is more clearly seen in her legends than in many others. Her duty is to blend the king’s energy with the energy of the land. It is in many myths that when the king forgets where his power comes from that the queen will seek other champions and lovers to remind him as she gladly did.”

She was a leader of the kingdom in some ways and was also in charge of the love affair by some accounts with Lancelot. Because when she was married she was not in love with Arthur and it was an arranged marriage it seems almost understandable for her to have found true love elsewhere. She was more concerned with the safety of her knights than with her own.

Posted in Uncategorized on November 21, 2009 by magicalmusings

I have marked down many things in my Etsy shop. Take a look if you are so inclined.

Original mixed media seeing and sensing
Queen Anne's Lace print
Goddess wallhanging green
Purple Moon
Lotus print
Seeds take flight
Orange dandelion
Heron photo
Natural visions original mixed media on canvas
Dreamy trees
Halloween earrings
Purple Night necklace
Earth tree necklace
Black and silver bracelet
Black and silver earrings
Etsy
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art everyday month

Posted in Uncategorized on November 10, 2009 by magicalmusings

fall cauldronI am posting on my other blog while participating in AEDM (art everyday month). Come visit if you like. I had some post ideas for here too but am wearing thin.

 

 

Yule cards

Posted in Uncategorized on November 8, 2009 by magicalmusings

I was trying to figure out how to make Yule cards and offer them for sale without buying tons of them. I decided to put my first

Yule card design on Zazzle and you can order them at your leisure. I have two more that I will post in the next day or two as well.

 

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Leaf fun

Posted in Uncategorized on November 6, 2009 by magicalmusings

Despite the fact that there are a lot of leaves down and brown already we played in them anyways. It was forecast to rain for several days in a row so this was our last chance to enjoy the leaf God’s offerings I guess. I remember when Melody was about 9 months and we put her in the leaves! Sometimes I have to think of ways to enjoy time outside in late fall but I think anytime you get outside is good. We also looked for worms and Melody found one and gave it to a chicken. I don’t know which one as she yelled, “I have a giant worm who wants it?”

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New Art Fire Shop

Posted in Uncategorized on November 4, 2009 by magicalmusings

I switched my etsy shop to Art Fire this weekend. The reasoning is that since I don’t sell much I should list and sell without fees rather than have fees right? So check out my “new” shop.

Warmth of Earth
Warmth of Earth…
Price: US $58.50
Orange light
Orange light
Price: US $10.00
Shells and stones print
Shells and ston…
Price: US $10.00
Bee on echinacea
Bee on echinace…
Price: US $10.00
Goddess wallhanging green
Goddess wallhan…
Price: US $19.00
Goddess tote bag
Goddess tote ba…
Price: US $10.00
Abstract Cell Painting
Abstract Cell P…
Price: US $20.00
Modern Dreams Print
Modern Dreams P…
Price: US $10.00
Poppy Where You Are original mixed media on canvas
Poppy Where You…
Price: US $49.00
Black and silver earrings
Black and silve…
Price: US $5.00
Black and silver bracelet
Black and silve…
Price: US $11.00
Earth tree necklace
Earth tree neck…
Price: US $11.00
Purple Night necklace
Purple Night ne…
Price: US $13.00
Halloween earrings
Halloween earri…
Price: US $6.00
Dreamy trees
Dreamy trees
Price: US $10.00
Natural visions original mixed media on canvas
Natural visions…
Price: US $30.00
Orange dandelion
Orange dandelio…
Price: US $10.00
Seeds take flight
Seeds take flig…
Price: US $56.00
Lotus print
Lotus print
Price: US $10.00
Purple Moon
Purple Moon
Price: US $10.00
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The End

Posted in Uncategorized on November 1, 2009 by magicalmusings

cupcakesThe downtown trick or treating was Friday night instead of Saturday. This was good and bad. It was bad because my circle and everyone was going to go together up and down the street with the kids but instead my husband took off work and went with me and the girls. Melody changed her costume twice yesterday and I forgot to photograph it in various stages. She was a witch and then a princess and then a fairy again last night. She insisted on wearing striped tights and red sparkle shoes with her fairy costume instead of the pink but who cares. I made my husband’s head out of paper mache and it was really fun. People were taking photos of him when we were out. I think I want to make a pinata next.

Samhain was weird this year but uneventful which is nice. I had a cold and then we tried to have a ritual with three of us and Willow screaming and running around. Then we had to cut things shorter too because we got all off schedule.

A month ago I found a skeleton candy mold at Michael’s and I am pretty sure it’s Wilton brand. I was very excited because I have wanted to order a mold for years but always forget. I used the meltable white chocolate tablets in them and then some black frosting for eyes. We put tdumb supperhese on the Samhain cupcakes we made. I also used the mold for Sculpey to make some skulls for a shrine I started working on. I am trying not to use only skulls for the shrine and it’s difficult because they have come to symbolize Samhain and Dia de Los Muertos so much.

This year again I was reminded of how odd it seems that people don’t celebrate Halloween. When I was in high school my friend was a JW and he couldn’t come to school on Halloween or the day before even because people would be dressed up and there might be Halloween themed classroom parties or something? Our Christian neighbors both go to church or did this year the night before Halloween. The night of Halloween I saw one of the girls peeking out of the window at all the kids starting to trick or treat and she soon disappeared behind the blinds so they could continue their anti-Halloween vigil indoors with the lights off so no one would knock. They weren’t allowed to go to school on Friday because of Halloween. One of the boys said it was because there were costumes and parties. The other neighbors went out again last night I think as well probably to a harvest party I don’t know.

I hope everyone had a wonderful and festive holiday full of food and fun and good energy!

Trick or treating

Posted in Uncategorized on October 31, 2009 by magicalmusings

on the couchjacksilly sisterballerina willowfirst stop

Leaves falling

Posted in Uncategorized on October 31, 2009 by magicalmusings

leaves downAutumn Time is Coming
(Sung to frere Jacques)

Red leaves falling
Red leaves falling
On the ground
On the ground
Autumn-time is coming
Autumn-time is coming
All around
All around

willow leavesOrange leaves falling
Orange leaves falling
On the ground
On the ground
Autumn-time is coming
Autumn-time is coming
All around
All around

Brown leaves scattered
Brown leaves scattered
On the ground
On the ground
Autumn-time is now here
Autumn-time is now here
All around
All around

Witch house

Posted in Uncategorized on October 30, 2009 by magicalmusings

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We have an old dollhouse that is for Calico Critters and Melody doesn’t play with it too much. I decided to re-upholster the bed and the couch in different fabric and stick her wee witch doll (from magic cabin) in there. I ordered a tiny tarot, crystal ball and ouija board set from someone on Etsy this summer and I put them in there with her. She is very happy and Melody likes the witch dollhouse too. I still have a bit of painting to do for her and her spellbook isn’t labeled yet. The mushrooms and some of the other little things are from Playmobil and then the cauldron I made from Sculpey 6 years ago or more. I use the cauldron for the dolls for the pagan nativity set as well.