It is that time of year again. As the seasons start to shift, the temperatures grow cooler, I start that journey of inward assessment. Even when I try to stop it, to put it off, it rears up anyway. It is part connection to the elements, the seasons, my deities and part internal clockwork.
October is the month marking the new year for witchy kind. The 31st is our time to celebrate the end of one year and the start of a new one.
Whether you call it Samhain, Halloween or Shadowfest it is pretty much the same thing. It is a time to say goodbye to loved ones who have passed, time to look over the year and your life and see what you could change for the better; it is for many of us a time of emotional flux as we seek to strengthen and calm our spirits.
Oddly enough, it is also the time we often have looky loo's seeking us for teaching, although it is often not meant as anything more than a joke to curiosity seekers; it is a time when Christians often lump us in with Satanists and Heathens (those who have no belief in a God or Goddess or any kind of higher spirit) and we combat the old stereotypes.
These days, I hand pick any potential student(s) and often prefer referrals from those I know and trust. It is pretty common for some still wet behind the ears kid to roll up on me (or us pagans in general) demanding answers, secrets, access to our Books of Shadows without so much as a please or thank you. We tend to laugh at that.
No respected, real witch or pagan is going to hand over a BOS nor spell to someone who has no understanding of what they are doing and certainly no respect for the path or the craft. I've been called a wet blanket and a fake so many times AFTER I refused to give over delicatee information to a stranger who threatened me. These days I shrug it off, mark them off as assholes and move on. Neither my Goddesses nor my Gods require me to deal with these ignorant, rude, demanding people.
As the season rapidly approaches, I ask that all who have black or dark colored pets please bring them indoors for their own safety. There are some sick and cruel people out there who are looking to harm animals at this time of year. Safe at your side is where your furred friend belong.
Blessed Be )O(
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