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The single overriding objective in wellness is creating constant personal renewal where we recognize and act on the truth that each day is a miraculous gift, and our job is to untie the ribbons. That’s the Law of Esprit: living life with joy.
~ Greg Anderson
Love, Khouzhan Lucy
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With all the recent political coverage, what comes immediately to mind for me is How Can People Think That Way??!! There will be some differences in densely-populated areas vs. rural, or regarding national decisions that affect a small area. There seems to be more to it than that, though, and this article made some sense of that. Within the discussion was the map of eleven American Nations, regional cultures in North America. American Nations is also a book by Colin Woodard, one that I just ordered to learn more about it. Another work cited is Albion’s Seed by David Hackett Fischer, an earlier work which discusses four cultures but weighs in at 950 pages to Woodard’s 370. I plan to read both, but admittedly the smaller book will be first as it will be easier to carry on my commute.
I moved around quite a lot growing up, with seven childhood homes in four different regions. I can understand how some places are familiar and some feel more foreign to me, and how they shaped my affinity for the place I chose as an adult. What I realized recently, though, is about my mother’s relationship with where she lives. She is 1300 miles away from where she grew up, but it’s still the same region. She’s in a neighborhood with many people of the same age and interests. Because she is from the north and now lives in the south, though, she feels like an outsider. There are some different political views, but plenty of values in common.
What I see in her is what I see in much of the news coverage: a concentration on the differences instead of on the similarities. People all want the same things, but just have different ideas of how to get there. We want to be able to contribute with pride. Besides the basic needs of life, we want beauty and happiness, and to see that future generations will enjoy the same. How is it, then, that people are so easy to divide?
I’m hoping that the books will give me some better understanding, and I’ll let you know how it goes.
Love, Khouzhan Lucy
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Today is the infamous Ides of March, BEWARE!
But ok, what does that all mean?! I have heard people referring to it like it is something similar to Mercury Retrograde..
WELLLLL....it isn't as sinister as you might think. Ides is just the middle day of the month, and do each month has an ides. March has 31 days, so the middle is the 15th. It was just that Julius Cesar was warned to "beware of the ides of March!" And low and behold, it was the day that he was executed.
Bad luck for him, not really much of anything for you :)
Love and Light,
Khouzhan Delilah
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! St. Patrick is usually pictured with snakes, which is why he became syncretized with Damballah. Damballah is served with white foods, such as an egg, milk, or flour. He is a powerful lwa of calm wisdom, and with his wife Ayida Ouedo they are the original, oldest Lwa.
Love, Khouzhan Lucy
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Ok, a bit dramatic. I tend to be that way. I also tend to be rather sentimental. I hold on to things way longer than I probably should. Everything I have has meaning to me. Including this spoon
But what is so important about some old, dirty spoon? This spoon has been with me since the beginning of my spiritual journey with www.spellmaker.com. In the spring of 2007 I came to Mambo to get an HD back. When I got the spellkits, I had read the directions over and over, but I missed the part about using a candle snuffer. And when I started to set everything up, I didn't have one, and blowing a candle out is a big no-no. So I did the next best thing and used a spoon. And THIS is same spoon I started with all of those years ago. It has been through countless candle sessions, Lwa service, rituals, and even was with me when I took my first initiation into the Spellmaker house.
I have thought about getting a snuffer to be more "fancy," but then I realized that I really liked the idea of having something that has been with me since day one.
And in case anyone was wondering, yes, the HD I worked on all those years ago did exactly what I petitioned for :)
Love and Light,
Khouzhan Delilah
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Ok, so I missed March Forth by a couple of days...
March is the month that we honor Sobo. Similar to last month’s free ritual to Erzulie Freda, this month Mambo Sam offers one to Sobo. This is a time that we think of money — maybe there are still a few bills to be paid from the holidays. Tax time will be upon us in a few weeks, so it’s time to work on those forms. Hopefully to get something back rather than owe!
Sobo helps with our prosperity. Money rarely falls into our laps, but I do know plenty of people looking for a job (or a better job), or relief from unexpected bills. Spellmaker has some awesome spell kits and other products to help. I know, I cast some a couple of years ago and I’m enjoying being employed by a good company!
Love, Khouzhan Lucy
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