In the Northern hemisphere, we are one week from the Huntress Full Moon on 10/20/2021, nestled between Mabon and Samhain. While most of us are focused on getting our pumpkin spice fix, this period has a spiritual meaning in the witch’s community. The Anglo-Saxons considered this moon as their indication it was time to start preserving the meat they hunted for winter. During last month’s Harvest Moon, the tall grain crops were cut down and the landscape was revealed. Wild game can no longer hide within the stalks (of corn in my area of the world). The gatherers become the hunters and the whole tribe would focus on meat.
(Harvest Moon from my cabin in
Gatlinburg, TN, November 2020)
What does this have to do with the modern world? While most of my neighbors are excited about deer hunting season, I’m a vegetarian. I hunt a different animal – my goals. Witches are still hunting their dreams (feminine energy) and turning them into goals (masculine energy) to achieve balance which is the hallmark of Libra season. They aren’t scouting the countryside with slingshots…well, most of them. They prepare for the transformation to occur over the winter months with different weapons - vision boards, to-do lists, goal schedules, and planners. In ancient times, the transformation was whether the colony would starve or thrive. What will it mean for you? Who do you want to be when the snow thaws? It is time to dream….
(Orange butterfly resting on my 2021 Harvest Moon Ritual Altar)
Last year, I posted on Instagram my “footstack of
dreams” on the modern new year’s day but I actually made it for the witch’s new
year – Samhain. Samhain is commonly known for symbolizing death with the
thinning of the veil, “dumb supper”, and ghostly visitors, but what about the
death of your old self and following rebirth? I challenged myself to advance
the eight manuscripts in my head (at various stages of production on my chaotic
desktop) into published books. I wanted my author career to transform from a
one-hit-wonder to a profitable business. As the year progressed, I posted
progress reports and found over 1000 supportive friends to cheer
me on.
(2021 “Footstack of Dreams” and
9-month progress report)
As we head into these winter months,
I challenge you to transform something in your life. While you may not have
made a leaf chain of dreams like traditional witches on Mabon, you can still
make a list of dreams to turn into plans. Like the deer who loses their antlers
in the fall to grow a bigger set in the spring, do you dare to transform? I
celebrate the bugs going dormant for the winter, but will they emerge as a
spring plague? Let’s be as prolific as though pests and create a plague of
books, art, and dreams coming true. Here’s the “book stack in my head” for
2022. The books on the side of the stack are with my editor while the stack
itself is new or incomplete projects.
(2022 "Book Stack of Dreams" for 2022 vision board)
While you are embracing your inner
witch to carve Jack-o-lanterns, why not invest in your future? It never hurts
to dream….
(Cat is Tzatziki, age 3)
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blurb:
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But Fate brings them together one last time as adults. Katya can choose the noble path with Sergei, but at what cost to Ito? Will she have the strength to leave him, or will her wicked programming jeopardize the mission? Despite his guardian angels looking down on them, this will be Sergei’s last mission – whether he retires to a quiet town or a quieter coffin.
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14 comments:
What a challenge! I am mentally assembling my To Be Written pile then will visually stack it. I'm thinking I'll be shocked - in a pleasant or alarmed way is to be seen.
When you stack the finished books next to it, you will glow with pride. It is an amazing feeling.
Great post and very inspiring to dig in deeper with my goals. I often make a goal list but don't revisit it enough to track progress. As always, love the interesting information that you share in your posts!
Fascinating post. I'm going to try to do as you said--list my unpublished/unwritten stories. So many. LOL Love the additional info about the witches calendar & customs you always share.
Interesting post. I too have a stack of manuscripts in my mind to be finished and even started. As well as books already in the pipe line for publishing. I'm inspired to list my unfinished books and get moving. Loved the info about the witch's calendar and the upcoming full moon. Thanks so much for sharing!
I enjoyed the harvesting then hunting tidbit. I plan on getting more done this upcoming year. Great goals.
Oh, I need to make a list of those unwritten stories, too! I have many planned out on paper and others in my head, but I do need to make a complete list.
I have daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly lists of things to accomplish, but I don't think I pay attention to the yearly ones often enough.
I absolutely adore your post! It encourages me to look in another direction for myself and to trust my feminine (creative) powers and not so much on my masculine (logical) concerning my writing career.
Thanks Marilyn!
I had a life coach a few years ago who taught me to revisit my goals. Without her, I never thought to do so.
The witch's calendar is my secret weapon to making my dreams come true. Happy to share!
I'm in awe of all the books you have published. I'm excited to see the books which are in progress!
I love reaching into our ancient wiring to help reach our dreams.
Wow! Breaking these goals into timed milestones is my next step. I tend to use it as a check-off list, but planning it like you do would be next level!
Thank you so much! Trusting in the gentle, quiet feminine power is difficult when our world values the loud masculine voices. So happy I could inspire you!
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