http://www.lostcreekwitch.com The Life And Times Of An Appalachian Hedgewitch Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:32:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Purification ritual   As with any ritual, what works for one may not necessarily work for all. However, this is a ritual I have used in the past. Several people have asked me if I know of one they could use. I know several, but this is one that I have had ... http://www.lostcreekwitch.com/604/purification-ritual/ I can’t think I can’t sleep I can’t finish a sentence Or process a thought I cannot cry anymore My tears are drowning in fear I cannot live anymore Will death release me from this torture? How tempting it is to grab that extended hand to my left Will time heal? Correct? Mend all this? Am I cheating myself of ... http://www.lostcreekwitch.com/601/601/ With moving to our own property and bulding the house this year, I have not been able to do as much foraging as I would like. However I have been spending a lot fo time drying foods for the Winter. Despite the hectic life we have had this Summer, I ... http://www.lostcreekwitch.com/599/black-walnuts/ Leather Britches (Breeches) This is a way folks use to store green beans for the Winter months without having to can them. Wash your green beans, string them, cut the end off (where it connected to the plant). String them up with a needle and thread (I use fishing line) and ... http://www.lostcreekwitch.com/598/leather-britches/ I found the perfect cabin to go in the backwoods behind the house for my little hedgewitch cabin. It will be a wee bit different with maybe a small fireplace, a wood floor possibly, wooden windows and just a lean to style roof. Very small, 10x12 or 12x12. But I ... http://www.lostcreekwitch.com/597/perfect/ Remembering:   Find an area where you can sit quietly beneath a tree. Get to know the tree by sight. Notice the bark, the length of the trunk, the limbs that branch off from the tree and their shape, the leaves, their shape and amount. Touch the tree, the leaves, walk around ... http://www.lostcreekwitch.com/596/remembering/ Lying here in the bed, I hear the wild goose on the clock, letting me know what time it is. Did Chris really tell me he was going to his Mother’s, or was it just another one of those dreams? I say his name out loud and my voice seems ... http://www.lostcreekwitch.com/595/july-13-2009/ The Ecstasy of Wilderness There is a power that the multifaceted splendor of nature can create. David Cumes referred to this as “wilderness rapture”. I call it the ecstasy of wilderness. One can achieve profound shifts in awareness through the exposure to the elements and the diverse polarities that abound in ... http://www.lostcreekwitch.com/594/the-ecstasy-of-wilderness/ "Signs" are associated with an Element: Earth, Air, Fire and Water. It is thought that the Sun and Moon take on the quality of the sign it is in at the time. The sign is either fertile or barren. This helps us plan planting, pruning, eliminating pests and so forth. The ... http://www.lostcreekwitch.com/593/planting-by-the-signs/ Jimmy had his Doc appointment yesterday and he has to go for another scan in Knoxville next week to see just how far the bone cancer has spread and if chemo is even an option at this point. It is a shame when all you can base an opinion on ... http://www.lostcreekwitch.com/592/july-9-2008/