thefirstdark | The Pagan Household

The Lady’s Blessings

On Mother’s Day I was thinking about the women who have influenced my life over the years, of course my own Mom, and also other Mothers, Aunties, Granma’s, friends and mentors along my journey. There are a few who helped bring huge changes to my life, and I would like to share a few stories
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Beltane May Bushes and May Wine

Last night, I had the honor of being crowned May Queen. As the personification of the Summer Lady, I led everyone in a merry chase through the woods. I was eventually “caught” by the gentleman who was crowned the May King. This wild hunt is a Beltane tradition. Beltane or Whitsun has many traditions associated
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Self Centering

This past week has been a lesson in Self Centering for me. Sometimes the lines between being “of service” and being expected to do something can look similar on the outside, yet they are very different energies on an inner level. When does helping turn into a disservice to others? My big clues were that I was beginning
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Draconic Memory

Drastic times call for Draconian measures! It seems that discipline is associated with dragons in some circles, but this post, unfortunately, has little to do with harsh Victorian punishment! With The Hobbit part I out for all to take home, I don’t think I’m spoiling anything by saying that Dragons like to hoard things, especially
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Magical Etiquette 101

I recently had an experience with a guest at my coven’s ritual, which is held in my home. This guest came in and, without asking, touched our altar and picked up tools. He also made negative comments about the way we do ritual. Needless to say, the evening only went down hill from there and
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Love your body

I was experiencing some resistance today, and I also know what I resist persists according to the Laws of Attraction, meaning if you are actively defying a situation your energy is still focused on the problem rather than a solution. So what’s my problem and how is it solved? I feel scattered, my solution, follow
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Contracts and Unification

My dearest reader, you will be pleased to know that my contract with the gnomes has been a complete success! I now have a system of Unity! Everything is now at peace with itself, even to the point of being able to run the program that initiated the whole Gnomic Pact Incident in the first
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Old Traditions, New Traditions

Over the weekend, my family and I had a stupid argument over a chain email my father sent me. Usually his chain emails are vaguely Christian flavored with the sort of “love thy neighbor” attitude that I have no problem with. I can usually glance at them and hit delete. This one however, was lamenting
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Shake your worries out!

I had the privilege of writing and forming my circle’s Ostara ritual this year, I do have to say it wasn’t the standard plant the seeds you have already chosen at Imbolc theme. We see the Lady and Lord as the Bright Maiden of Spring and the Divine Youth of the Sun at this time
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The Last Unixcorn

Hi everyone, this will be a shortish post (and the audience cheers), you see, I’m suffering from from a bit of a Mythological attack. Last night, my favourite operating system had a bit of a meltdown. What should have been a simple installation of software turned into filesystem genocide. Why it decided to instead of
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