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Country: United States
State: Missouri
Birthday: 2/12/1964
Gender: Female
Interests: I enjoy graphics design, and webdesigning, poetry, Native American crafts.. All of Nature and especially long walks in the woods......
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1/23/2001
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Honoring Moon time
Honoring moon time is something all women need to do in their lifetime,
I personally have done this and in the year to come plan on taking the intire year doing so, planning personal ways in which I can honor being a woman, and my own moon time, I have been lucky some what in that my own personal moon time falls in cycle with our grandmother moon, meaning, it comes in new moon not full moon, this is quiet time for me personally, with the challenge of work , family, and life it brings about many challenges as women to honor this time of their life. So what I have done personally is done some research into moon lodge, and sacred ceremonies, and old ways in which women have honored this time, and created a variety which fits my life style, and family etc. I would love to go into the woods and create a moon lodge where I could spend each month this time with mother Earth, but with family, and husband, children, this really can’t be done for me at this time, so this is what I have chosen to do instead.
The first cycle of this year I will go on leave of absence from all groups, for at least five days, I will during this time, do several things, I’m going to do what I call a "light fast" I will not with hold food, but will eat very lightly, drink mostly juices and water, I also will refrain from sexual relations with my husband, then I’m going into the woods even in this cold weather, to find a stick, the same height as me, I will then bring this into my home and spend time with it, pealing away the bark in layers, as I peal away the layers of myself, learning deeper knowledge of self. After this is done, I will at waist level tie the first of thirteen strands, the first one will be red clothe, and will contain a piece that flows from the middle of staff touching the ground, this represent the flow of woman’s blood to the earth, I will save this staff in my home as a symbol of honor of my own moon time, each cycle this year I will add to the strands, different colors, and different prayers with each I tie, at the end of the year the staff will be covered from waist length to ground, with thirteen different times being honor one for each cycle, one for each grandmother, one for each clan mother, each will contain prayers for that cycle, adorned with beads , feathers, and what ever feels right at the time of cycle, in this way I am bringing to surface the honoring of my own spirituality, and that of being a woman,. At the end of the thirteen cycles, I will take the staff and build a fire, and return this offering to the mother Earth, My prayers for our mother earth will be carried on in the smoke,at this time during this time this year I will also teach my daughter who is now eight about her own moon time, and the honor it is to be a woman, and try to undo some of the damage I was taught about this cycle.
Part of this was taken from the book buffalo woman comes singing, among others,
I intern made my own personal ritual, and shared with all of you, Helena wrote a piece a few weeks back about honoring moon time in her personal journal I want to thank you for allowing me to read this, I gained much knowledge from it.
I urge each of you as woman, if you are still in the stage of life to have moon time to honor that time, and if you have now passed that stage in life, look into "MOON PAUSE" ceremonies….
TwoFeathers
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Well I figured its about time to get back here and up date this thing, Please meet the newest member of my family! This is 'SAMSON" he already rules this house! with his cry baby ways... but he is such a cutie, and will grow ever so big, and I know he'll be a good boy just look at those eyes!
He'll sure keep me busy on these quiet days home alone... it's like having a baby again, hurry get things done while he is sleeping, cause if he is awake he demands your attention 
This new year I've decided to do something very special for myself, each month I will enter "moon Lodge" having family, children , hubby ect. I can't possible leave for a week each month, so I adapted the ancient rituals to meet my life style, and still honor this wonderful time in a womans life, I gathered the materiels needed and will start my moon staff, each month will add things to honor my own moontime and that of my grandmothers who walked before me, I am lucky in a sense that my hubby feels this special time is every so powerful and beautiful, not dirty like so many have been taught,
this time for a woman holds much powerful medicine, when honoring this time she is allowed to speak with the ancient elder's and grandmothers, learning of woman medicine, the medicine each of us woman carry inside, So the next week will be spent walking in silence, listening and learning... resting and relaxing spending this time the way it was ment to be spent,
With our Mother Earth! | | |
| WHAT a great week_end spent renewing my love for my husband... I love those week-ends where you fall in love all over again... not to mention the great sex!!
I'm so looking forward to this new year....I finally heard from unemployment and looks like I can sit at home and draw a check for about four months yipeee on vacation!
my down time is passing and I'm feling renewed full of energy, awaiting the new year and the lessons it brings!
not much else going on today busy monday here, so to all a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR may it be the best ever! and may you find peace in your hearts this new year!
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| Well I survived the holidays with a house full of family...now its all quiet again, the kids have went to kansas to see grandpa... and the hosue is mine! yipee.. I have things back in order, cleaned up.. and ready for this year to end, as I look back I reflect on all the changes and growth that took place all the lesons learned, and sit in wonder of what the new year will bring..i do hope its not another move.. I moved twice this year and in the past few years have moved many times so my wish this time is to be here this time next year....and I swear I'm loosing at least 20 lbs this new year!
I seem to be burnt out on life now days...nothing sounds fun, and I seem to be stuck in a time warp..time is moving so slowly, the minutes pass like hours....I think I'm actually bored.. I spend my time playing a new game at yahoo.. and not writing or working on anything... I'm even burnt out on spiritual work which I know is very bad to say, but honestly its true.. I guess my body is preparing for lessons to come.. and renewing from the ones learned... not sure but I'm ready for the new year to begin!
so to all HAPPY NEW YEAR! best wishes for the future.... and keep dreaming of tomorrow
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| Well yesterday I wrote how things change so fast, and that Christams was sneaking up on me like every year... I had nothing to do but sit quietly yesterday, and boom! family comes home and everything changed in a heartbeat....
my older kids are coming tomorrow not christmas day, and taking my younger kids back with them to kansas to grandpa"s for christmas.. so they won't be here christmas morning.. so guess what yep we had christmas with them last night! now that was not expected... they tore open all the presents.. trashed my house, we played with new sony play station and other toys, went to bed then this morning I find the house a trashed mess, and company coming tomorrow, I have to clean do the laundry, get things ready for christmas dinner tomorrow...wow how things change for me so fast..I used to have a friend read cards for me, the most important thing she said was changes happen so fast for me that the reading is outdated before she can get the cards put away, ain't that the truth.. well now I read my own cards, and still think the same thing... never a boring moment and if I find myself bored well then, not to worry it sure won't last long....
I had a fantastic christmas this year.. I actually got cool stuff.. every year of my life has been spent without, and spent on my kids.. I didn't mind I love the look in their little eyes at all the kool stuff they get, but deep inside we all wish for that perfect little something to be given to us..well this yr. it came! My hubby got me big ole' tiger house slippers which I love, and of course I need new pans, I have to cook with something around here.. but then one more gift....it was awesome..a ceramic frairy pedistal holds a gazing ball.. I got a Gazing ball.. wonderful for meditations.. relaxing in my herb garden.. it is so awesome!!!!!!!!!!!! something I will truely enjoy.. its so full of mystery, and wonders... I love it thank you John John I love you!
this year will be the first time in many years all my children are together for christmas, first time since I left their dad years ago.. so much has changed in that time, travis my oldest is bringing his girlfriend and my "grandbaby" to be.. I'm so excited about being a gramma.. its a boy baby, due in Feb. he will be born small baby, doc say he is small, but not so worried, I know things will be fine.. I have little feelings about this new baby, he wil carry hawk medicine, powerful medicine for little baby boy, but know he will carry with pride... just some radom feelings and knowings I have about this child...
so many blessings I have to count this year, and the greatest gift of all is having all my children together in one house...for the holidays.. I never really relized how much it would mean to me until today, when I saw the morning sunrise and knew we would all be together tomorrow, something I wish I could give my mother , my sister and I haven't beennin the same house for about 10 yrs now... and looking inside, I see how much this would mean to my Mother, being a Mother teaches us so much in life! I might just have to work on this gift....for her.. as this could be her last christmas with us, one never knows when she will go to be with my daddy, he's been waiting for her many years now....
to all this holiday season...
cherish your family, and see that they are gifts from GOD..... they are the greatest of all gifts....
so I leave today with a word of thanks...
thanks for all I have in my life!!!!!!!! | | |
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