Once in a Blue Moon

Once in a blue moon has long been a common phrase for something that happens rarely.  Well, tomorrow will be that day.  We will have a blue moon on July 31, 2015, and won't have another one until 2018.



There are typically 12 full moons per year, but depending on what day of the month a full moon appears, there can be two full moons in one calendar month.  The blue moon is the second full moon in one calendar month, and tends to happen about every 28 months or so.

Seeking Other Empaths

Lately I have been doing a lot of soul searching.  Usually this would be a good thing, but I find that it is causing more emotional problems that I care to deal with it.  I've been keeping a bit of a journal lately, and I find that one of the common themes that keeps coming up is the desire to find other empaths. People like me.  People that understand the cursed gift of empathy.

Lady Ariel's Venting Session

I feel the need to vent again.  And, of course, it's an empath thing.  This time I don't believe that I can call it my usually favorite term for it "Empath Hell".  What I experienced was on a level so much higher than that-I don't even think that there is a term for it.

Spiritual Journey

At some point in the existence of each and every one of us, we go on a spiritual journey.  Some of us begin a spiritual journey practically at birth.  Often we're raised in religious homes and at some point question everything we're being taught.  Others don't experience a spiritual journey until much later in life.  Whatever the circumstance, the fact is that eventually we all go through it.

Coming Out of the Broom Closet

"Coming out of the broom closet" has become a rather common term in the world of practicing witches.  It refers to the time when the practicing witch decides to tell all of their family and friends about their choice to practice the craft.  For most witches, this is a very difficult decision to make.  After all, the burning times were not really that long ago and still haunt our memories.  So today I ask you, "have you come out of the broom closet?"

I, like many American Witches, was raised in a Christian home.  This is not to say that my parents were devout Christians.  My mother was very Christian in spirit, but never forced her beliefs on others.  She told me various Bible stories as a child, and I remember thinking that they were just cute little fairy tales with a moral to learn from.  However, my mother did me the biggest favor by encouraging and allowing me to study with any and every religion that tickled my fancy.