Merry Meet Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Welcome to WOTC! A Thought for Today

As usual I am running late this morning, but I will be doing all the tomorrow posts.

If you want to see some information on any tradition of witchcraft, please put it in the comment section or email Lady Carla Beltane at ladybeltane@witchesofthecraft.com. I will try to find some information to post about it.

May your and your family’s lives be filled with all things positive!

Blessed be.

Merry Meet Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Welcome to WOTC! A Thought for Today

I have been having a problem with fracking for a long time, to me it is a type of rape to Mother Earth. MY cousin sent me an article about a woman in Ohio, USA who built her own home in a very quiet wooded area with a stream that went through her property, all she would her is sounds of nature. Then even without permission because 65% of other in the county she lived in gave permission that was all that was need for them to “trespass” and start fracking for natural gas. She wound up having to give up her piece of paradise because of the noise, lights, smells, and traffic due to them drilling and fracking. Personally, I feel this was a horrible thing that happened to her all because us as humans are using more and more natural gas, fuel for automobiles, and all the other things that are in the ground. It is no wonder between this and climate change we are having more earthquakes everywhere on the planet, tidal waves, and unpredictable weather. Yes, I understand in a way these things need to be done but humans are taking more and more forests and other natural areas needed for wildlife to thrive and domestic farm animals to live. When are we going to reach a level of human population that Mother Earth can no longer sustain any type of life, and she dies?

No I do not want to go back to caveman days but each of us can help by using natural lighting whenever possible in our warm, dry homes, make a plan for where you have to go each day before leaving home and map out the shortest route possible to every place we need to go, use shower heads that turn on and off as we get soaped up and rinse off, quit using a dishwasher half full, wash full loads of clothes, and do not have our home furnaces set to tropical temperatures or air conditioners to artic. These are all things that can also save us money on some of our bills so it’s a win-win thing.

If you want to see some information on any tradition of witchcraft, please put it in the comment section or email Lady Carla Beltane at ladybeltane@witchesofthecraft.com. I will try to find some information to post about it.

May your and your family’s lives be filled with all things positive!

Blessed be.

Merry Meet Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Welcome to WOTC! A Thought for Today

If you want to see some information on any tradition of witchcraft, please put it in the comment section or email Lady Carla Beltane at ladybeltane@witchesofthecraft.com. I will try to find some information to post about it.

May your and your family’s lives be filled with all things positive!

Blessed be.

Merry Meet Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Welcome to WOTC! A Thought for Today

I Believe I Can Fly

I used to think that I could not go on
And life was nothing but an awful song
But now I know the meaning of true love
I’m leaning on the everlasting arms
If I can see it, then I can do it
If I just believe it, there’s nothing to it
I believe I can fly
I believe I can touch the sky
I think about it every night and day
Spread my wings and fly away
I believe I can soar
I see me running through that open door
I believe I can fly
I believe I can fly
I believe I can fly (woo)
See I was on the verge of breaking down
Sometimes silence can seem so loud
There are miracles in life I must achieve
But first I know it starts inside of me
If I can see it, then I can be it
If I just believe it, there’s nothing to it
I believe I can fly
I believe I can touch the sky
I think about it every night and day
Spread wings and fly away
I believe I can soar
I see me running through that open door
I believe I can fly
I believe I can fly
I believe I can fly (woo!)
Hey, ’cause I believe in you
Oh
If I can see it (woo!), then I can do it (I can do it)
If I just believe it, there’s nothing to it (hey)
I believe I can fly (woo!)
I believe I can touch the sky
I think about it every night and day
Spread my wings and fly away
I believe I can soar
I see me running through that open door
I believe I can fly (I can fly)
I believe I can fly (I can fly)
I believe I can fly (I can fly)
If I just spread my wings (I can fly)
I can fly (I can fly)
I can fly (I can fly)
I can fly (I can fly)
If I just spread my wings (I can fly)
I can fly (I can fly, I can fly)
Woo (I can fly)
Hm-mm… fly, fly, fly

I Believe I Can Fly video with lyrics

To me this song/poem says a lot about accepting life on how I choose to live it. It is used as the theme song for Star Trek Enterprise. Great prequel television series for the Star Trek many of us grew up with.

If you want to see some information on any tradition of witchcraft, please put it in the comment section or email Lady Carla Beltane at ladybeltane@witchesofthecraft.com. I will try to find some information to post about it.

May your and your family’s lives be filled with all things positive!

Blessed be.

Merry Meet Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Welcome to WOTC! A Thought for Today

Today I am sharing a poem about an author I became familiar with in my high school drama club. We put on the play The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail written by Henry David Thoreau. His book Walden; or, Life in the Woods is one of the best I have ever read. So, I thought I would share one of his poems with you today.

I Am The Autumnal Sun

Sometimes a mortal feels in himself Nature

— not his Father but his Mother stirs
within him, and he becomes immortal with her
immortality. From time to time she claims
kindredship with us, and some globule
from her veins steals up into our own.

I am the autumnal sun,
With autumn gales my race is run;
When will the hazel put forth its flowers,
Or the grape ripen under my bowers?
When will the harvest or the hunter’s moon
Turn my midnight into mid-noon?
I am all sere and yellow,
And to my core mellow.
The mast is dropping within my woods,
The winter is lurking within my moods,
And the rustling of the withered leaf
Is the constant music of my grief…

 

If you want to see some information on any tradition of witchcraft, please put it in the comment section or email Lady Carla Beltane at ladybeltane@witchesofthecraft.com. I will try to find some information to post about it.

May your and your family’s lives be filled with all things positive!

Blessed be.

Merry Meet Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Welcome to WOTC! A Thought for Today

I know many different traditions of witchcraft and The Old Ways read this blog and I am truly grateful for you all. I felt the need to share this and the full Rede will be posted later this morning. As I am not fully Wiccan but an Eclectic witch, I changed the name of the Rede for myself to the Wicce Rede. Why Wicce? Wicce is an old English word meaning wise woman. I consider myself a wise woman not only when it comes to The Craft but also when dealing with other people my family included. On my birthday I tell people I am 1 year wiser not older Ok this might sound like I am boosting but it is a positive affirmation I had to use for more almost two decade that I stay in an emotionally and mentally abusive relationship.

If you want to see some information on any tradition of witchcraft, please put it in the comment section or email Lady Carla Beltane at ladybeltane@witchesofthecraft.com. I will try to find some information to post about it.

May your and your family’s lives be filled with all things positive!

Blessed be.

Merry Meet Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Welcome to WOTC! A Thought for Today

Well, my day of fun turned into a day of doing deep cleaning in our home. Tiring? Yes. Sore and stiff this morning? Definitely. But my allergies have calmed down some. Remember a silver lining can be found in whatever your day brings you.

If you want to see some information on any tradition of witchcraft, please put it in the comment section or email Lady Carla Beltane at ladybeltane@witchesofthecraft.com. I will try to find some information to post about it.

May your and your family’s lives be filled with all things positive!

Blessed be.

Merry Meet Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Welcome to WOTC! Public Service Announcement

I apologize for not putting this up earlier this summer.

Durning this heat wave and any to follow please remember to check on family, friends, neighbors no matter how old they are. Drink plenty of water or other non-sugary drinks. Stay away from black and green teas as they can cause dehydration by making you urinate more. Please don’t allow children to play outside for extended periods of time and to have water with them the entire time they are outside.

Keep plenty of cool, clear water available for all animals indoors and out. If your companion pets don’t drink enough, they can suffer dehydration, low blood sugar followed by kidney damage or even death. If you have melon of any kind freeze bite size pieces and give them to your companion throughout the day. This not only helps keep them hydrated but their sugar level good. I give Merlin and Crystal Moon melon or flavored ice cubes about every 3 hours if I notice their water dish doesn’t need to be refilled during this time. Try to keep their water dish in a cool room in your home as warm water just isn’t appetizing when it’s hot out.

If you want to see some information on any tradition of witchcraft, please put it in the comment section or email Lady Carla Beltane at ladybeltane@witchesofthecraft.com. I will try to find some information to post about it. 

May your and your family’s lives be filled with all things positive!  

Blessed be. 

Merry Meet Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Welcome to WOTC! A Thought for Today

Starting about the age of 50, after crossing the broom into my Crone stage of life, when someone asks, “How old are you?” or I tell someone my age instead of saying, “__age old” I say, “I’m 66 (in 2024) years wise.” The reason being is to me an age is just a number but doesn’t say anything about your life experiences. But saying I’m __ year wise I feel I’m conveying that I have learned from life and grown plus gather more knowledge about a variety of topics and making things. Some may think my crossing into my Crone years at 50 was too young but by the time I was 50 I had 5 wonderful children and 6 awesome grandchildren; I had quit my women’s monthly time at about 34 years old due to surgery. The biggest reason is I felt it was my time to do it.

So, remember to tell anyone inquiring about your age or you are share it that you are __years wise not __ years old. You have lived life, grown and your knowledge has grown about life and intellectually.

If you want to see some information on any tradition of witchcraft, please put it in the comment section or email Lady Carla Beltane at ladybeltane@witchesofthecraft.com. I will try to find some information to post about it. 

May your and your family’s lives be filled with all things positive!  

Blessed be. 

Merry Meet Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Welcome to WOTC! A Thought for Today

Well, I found out why I have been feeling so yucky the last few days after taking a COVID test. Yep I have it for a third time. I posted what I felt up to doing and will continue to do so until I have my physical energy back again.

If you want to see some information on any tradition of witchcraft, please put it in the comment section or email Lady Carla Beltane at ladybeltane@witchesofthecraft.com. I will try to find some information to post about it.

May your and your family’s lives be filled with all things positive!

Blessed be.