Good afternoon, my sweets! I apologize for us not being on the net today but we had some business appointments we had to keep. Had one this morning, got through with it and then run in real quick to check the messages. I decided since we have about an hour and a half before the next one, I would apologize for us not being here today. I don’t know why but I always feel obligated to let you know why we are not here. I have noticed others don’t do that but I feel guilty if I don’t, hmm! Now figure that one out, lol!

 

Ah, crap, who am I trying to kid? I know exactly why I feel guilty when we aren’t here. It is because we consider you a big part of our family and you are. We made a commitment 15 years ago to the Goddess and the Pagan community. When we made that commitment I never dreamed of the events or especially the people we would meet along the way. Over the years, we have made some wonderful friendships. Of course, they come and go, as to be expected. But each and everyone of them hold a special place in our heart. For the friends that have left us over the years, it saddens us and we miss them. But then we stop to realize perhaps we were only suppose to intertwine our lives for a brief moment. We have learned something from each and everyone of them, for that we are grateful. We don’t want to dwell in the past though, we look forward to all the new family and friends we have here. Out of all the place we have been on the internet, this place feels like home more than any of them. The reason it does is because of you. We have extremely good friends we have been blessed with here. I know you hear me say it all the time, “I consider you my family,” and I do. No place else have we experienced the warmth and love that comes from this site. It is funny, over the internet, you would think you wouldn’t be able to feel such things but you can. We can feel the love, the support and the caring that comes from each of you. So this site is just more than a site to us, it is our home. It is our home because each of you. I have always said the WOTC is the WOTC because of it members. Without you, it would be nothing.

 

So there, I said it! I feel guilty when we are not on net doing our job because of you. Each of you have given so much to us over the years. I just feel you have given us so much that when we aren’t here, we let you down. I never, ever want to let such a wonderful family as you all are down. I never want you to be disappointed with us. The last few weeks have been a madhouse around here as you know. I wanted you to know that some of these meetings are beyond our control. If I had my way, they would take place around 1 or 2 in the morning. Unfortunately, the world doesn’t operate on our schedule. I am hopeful things will be back to normal for us come Spring. So please have patience with us. We love each and everyone of you, that’s the truth. We miss not spending time with you each day. Bear with us, please.

 

We will be back tomorrow, I promise. Oh, crap, just thought of something……we are suppose to have some bad storms come through the area tonight, good grief! I have my fingers crossed that our internet stays up during and after they pass. That’s one thing we are changing as soon as we get through the fire business, our internet provider. The fire was just a minor sit back, come to find out it might have been for the best. We are going to be able to enlarge our existing building and also purchase some new equipment. Then we will work on the internet provider.

 

I do have one idea I would like to run by you, where this idea came from I don’t know but it has been haunting me. When something haunts me, I figure something or somebody is trying to tell us something. In this case, I am wondering if there is some of you out there that might need our help or just someone to talk too. Anyway, what would you think about us sitting up one night a week so you could talk to us over Skye? We haven’t checked into the cost of doing this yet, so this might just be a hair-brain idea on our part. We talked it over and decided we could set up a few hours, say from 9 to 12 on a particular night. Then if anyone was interested or needed to talk to us, they could make a small $5.00 donation and we would make them an appointment that night to talk to us. The $5.00 is to cover the cost of the operation, which I imagine is going to cost. If you really need to talk to us and it is urgent and you don’t have the money, don’t worry about. We will talk with you anyway. We aren’t selling witchcraft, we are just trying to cover the operating cost of something like that. So what do you think? Would you be interested in doing something like that? I know we have a chatroom(which we don’t use) but using Skye would be one on one. In case, you had a personal matter you didn’t want the whole world knowing about. We would like to know if this would be something you would like for us to offer or just forget. Like I said this has been haunting me for a while and I personally feel like there might be a need for something like this. So I want your opinion. Hey, we will even try to get Lady Beltane in on it too!

 

Well it is getting time to run. Let me know what you think about our new idea, seriously, I want to hear from you. And unless we get blown away tonight, we will see you tomorrow.

Till then, my luvs,

Lady A

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2015 November 4

The Great Orion Nebula M42
Image Credit & Copyright: Terry Hancock (Down Under Observatory)

Explanation: The Great Nebula in Orion, also known as M42, is one of the most famous nebulas in the sky. The star forming region’s glowing gas clouds and hot young stars are on the right in this sharp and colorful image that includes the bluish reflection nebulae NGC 1977 and friends on the left. Located at the edge of an otherwise invisible giant molecular cloud complex, these eye-catching nebulas represent only a small fraction of this galactic neighborhood’s wealth of interstellar material. Within the well-studied stellar nursery, astronomers have also identified what appear to be numerous infant planetary systems. The gorgeous skyscape spans nearly two degrees or about 45 light-years at the Orion Nebula’s estimated distance of 1,500 light-years.

Planet Tracker

Venus in Virgo

Now Until Nov 8, 2015

Venus is about love and relationships, while Virgo deals with life’s more practical matters. Superifically, this can be interpreted, then, as a period in which passion may give way to the mundane affairs of daily life. However, Virgo’s traditionally chaste image is not nearly so virginal as one might expect. It is, after all, an earth sign that appreciates the healthy functions of the human body, including sexuality.

A more balanced view is that Venus in Virgo is a time when pleasure is derived by understanding the fine details of life, be they related to love or work. An appreciation for refinement in the arts, food, nature and people is more likely during this period. This can help further the development of skills and techniques in all areas of creative expression.

In personal relationships Venus in Virgo can correspond with excess criticism. The idea is to take the sharpened perceptions of the moment and apply with a constructive, rather than destructive, attitude. In this way so-called “faults” are not reasons to tear down a person, but to clarify the issues that need attention and adjustment. This positive approach can make this a time in which relationships grow through greater awareness of what makes them tick and, thus, help to iron out the kinks. Passion flows more freely when obstacles are removed. Work makes way for love.

That handy expert in life’s little refinements, Martha Stewart, was born with Venus in Virgo, as was fellow foodie Julia Child. Tennis champions Martina Navratilova, Jimmy Connors and Arthur Ashe, and the great conqueror of more than basketball, Wilt Chamberlain, also have this in their birth charts.

Hollywood couple Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas share Venus in Virgo, along with singers Chrissie Hynde, Joni Mitchell and Linda Ronstadt. Ms. Perfect Julie Andrews is a different kind of Venus in Virgo singer, as is Luciano Pavarotti. Penny Marshall, Carrie Fisher, Catherine Deneuve, Robert DeNiro, Robert Redford and Chevy Chase also belong to this group.

Conservatives Jesse Helms, Jerry Falwell and Casper Weinberger represent one end of the poltical spectrum, while George McGovern and William Kunstler come from the other. Ex-football coach Jimmy Johnson is a perfectly coiffed example of Venus in Virgo precision, but revolutionary rocker John Lennon reminds us that these symbols can stretch to include less conventional forms of personal expression.

 

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The Words of Confucius

When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself.

Your Daily Influences
November 4th, 2015

 

Ace of Pentacles
Prosperity, pleasure and beauty can be realized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berkano
Berkano is the Rune of birth and rebirth. This may symbolize a time when you are capable of great personal growth. Love may be in the air as well.

 

 

 

Scorpio the Scorpion
This aspect of your life will be strongly influenced by a person who is determined, forceful, emotional, intuitive, powerful, passionate, exciting and magnetic. This person is probably an acquaintance you made at work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your Daily Influences represent events and challenges the current day will present for you. They may represent opportunities you should be ready to seize. Or they may forewarn you of problems you may be able to avoid or lessen. Generally it is best to use them as tips to help you manage your day and nothing more.

Your Daily Tile
November 4th, 2015

Plum Blossom
Symbol: Innocence
The Plum tile reflects renewal and viewing your world with fresh viewpoints. It is an inherently “happy” tile. The Plum tile also suggests inexperience—a trait you must not allow to make you an easy target.

Your Animal Spirit for Today
November 4th, 2015

Badger

Badger is a ferocious opponent, unwilling to back down over any issue. Unfortunately, this unwavering stance leads some Badgers to their demise. If Badger has dug into your reading, he is asking whether you are fighting the right fight. Is this issue the hill you’re willing to die on, or are you fighting for no other reason than pure stubbornness? Think about it.

Your Ancient Symbol Card for Today

Solitude

Solitude is represented by a single person standing at the end of a boardwalk staring out at a vast, empty panorama. They are truly alone, but may not feel loneliness. They are at a place in their life where the need to withdraw from the our secular world is strong, because their focus should be on their inner self, their morality, and their dreams. The view before them is empty, but it is a canvas on which they may paint their future–a future restricted only by the size of their imagination and courage. For them Solitude is a choice. They chose to take the walkway that distances them from the rest of us. It is also a choice that can be undone. Just as they chose to take a path that leads them away from us, they may choose to turn around and come back at anytime.

As a daily card, Solitude suggest a period in which you need to distance yourself from those around you and explore your inner-self, what is driving your day to day life and decide if you are really on the life path that is best for you. This is a time to revitalize your spirit, and draw your dreams for the future.