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March 19, 2017
Day 19: Let it Go #domagick
For some of you, that gods-damned song from Frozen just went through your head, didn’t it? Sorry. LOL But it was the perfect title for this post because I’m trying to learn to let go (in the career arena). I think I mentioned before that one of my projects hasn’t been going well and I’ve considered dropping it, but I gave my word and I loathe going back on my word. So I started discussing it with friends who have clearer heads than I do. They’re not as close to the situation. One of them s...
March 18, 2017
Day 18: It’s Good to be Human Again #domagick
Ahhh, rest. I don’t know what it is, but every so often my body requires a solid day of down time where I can just kick back and not do a damn thing. It’s good to remind myself I’m human and can’t go for hours and hours without sleep or play-time. I used to be able to go day in and day out without the need for this downtime, but as I get older it seems even more necessary.
Despite the fact that last night and most of today was one of those “down” days, I still have a lot to get done. I woke...
Day 17: Picture Imperfect #domagick
When you can’t write – read. So that’s what I did last night, and I listened to an audio book today at the office. I may end up reading tonight, too (instead of writing). We shall see. ::yawn::
I am bored out of my damn mind at the office today. Nothing today either. Woke at 7:30AM, did my invocation, had some coffee, checked on my sigil to make sure it was still with me, and headed here to the office. The most eventful part of my day was answering some email. I printed reports, did the A/R,...
March 16, 2017
Day 16: Zzzzzzz #domagick
Today was a rather uneventful day. I woke up, did my invocation, made sure my sigil was in my purse, had some coffee, and then got my teeth cleaned. Came home, worked on some audiobook stuff, went to pick up my niece. Came home, answered some email, left to grab dinner and run an errand. Got home, ate, took a walk with my husband, and that was that.
No great revelations, except that I was fighting a migraine and fever all day. And my back is going out. This hasn’t happened in years. It often...
Guest Post: Mirren Hogan – Night Witches
“German prisoner,” she whispered excitedly. “A flying ace, apparently. He was shot down and captured by our people. He’s being transported to a prisoner of war camp.” I had no sympathy at all for the fate of one of our enemy, until I saw him. He had dried blood down one side of his face, from a wound in his temple. I didn’t think the wound would be a fatal one. He had one black eye and bruising around the other. He wore a dirty, torn German uniform, the front of which was caked with m...
March 15, 2017
Day 15: Don’t Get Stabby #domagick #idesofmarch
Today was a really good day. People were pleasant and agreeable. Things got done. Traffic wasn’t overly terrible. And yet I woke up on the wrong side of the bed feeling extremely irritable. Stabby if you will. So I’m hiding myself from the rest of the world until my attitude adjusts. LOL (Hey, it is the ides of March, after all.)
In the meantime, this quote always makes me happier:
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer o...
Banish the Bitch! #magick #banishment #demonolatry
As stated in last month’s post about meditation, people often misunderstand my position on things because they may have only read a single book or two of mine. To fully understand my positions, however, it is often necessary to read my entire body of work. Just because I don’t beat something to death in every guide or book I write, doesn’t mean I don’t think it’s important to some degree. Or, readers who haven’t read the foundational books may not realize where I’m coming from.
I don’t talk a...
March 14, 2017
Day 14: Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire #domagick
I lied. I decided to put together a proposal for a conference workshop this year. A fun proposal. Now whether or not it will be accepted is anyone’s guess, but I felt inspired. Pre-writing is a favorite past-time and I know it’s helped me considerably over the years. That said – let’s move on to today’s work.
Today I want to talk about the lies we tell ourselves and others to avoid not only the truth, but the work. It’s never easy to admit we’re lying to ourselves, even when it’s pointed out...
March 13, 2017
Day 13 – Writing & Critics #domagick
Your biggest critic will always be yourself.
It doesn’t matter what you do or how well you do it, you will always have external critics. What’s worse, of course, is when you become the critic because the internal critic is a far bigger self-saboteur. We can ignore our external critics. We can label their behavior as fueled by jealousy or anger at themeselves that they have yet to create anything, so they try to reconcile this by criticising (in a trollish way) other people’s creations. Very...
March 12, 2017
Day 12: Pleasure #domagick
Some days you just have to take it easy.
Today’s Tarot Card: Six of Cups. It’s time to take it easy and go with the current. Relax. And that’s exactly what I did. No pressure, no expectations. Believe it or not, I got a lot done. The tax prep is ready to go for the accountant and if I figured everything right – I should owe very little, if any. What a relief there.
I did two fifteen minute chakra balancing’s today. I did 5 sun salutations and some deep stretches.
The invocation of Ashtaroth...
