Cool to celebrate Yule
Living in a predominantly Christian area isn't always easy on a pagan, but fortunately, Yule is the greatest exception to the rule. Usually the day after Thanksgiving I put up my Yule tree, decorate...
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I love Yule/Christmas too, Kelly I don't think you'd notice our family 'Christmas' decorations being anything out of the ordinary .... although I am trying to introduce more pagan-themed stuff into...
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I already have some red mirror balls strung up by a piece of wool and draped around the pitcher rail in the front room. they look pretty, and the boyf is all for me celebrating my paganess as long as...
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Quote:Hubby got very suspicious about my plans for a 'special log' to burn in the fireplace so I had to drop that idea - he seemed so hostile I guess from that statement, hubby isn't aware of your...
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Oh, he's definitely aware of my interests but either doesn't understand or doesn't WANT to understand (I suspect the latter ) So this witch is staying firmly in the closet with the brooms and keeping...
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Sounds like my situation. Hubby knows I'm pagan and says it's allright with him... But I know he doesn't want to "see" it being practiced. I love this wonderful man with all my heart, but this is...
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Ah, see Flora, here the tree goes up the last weekend in November and gets taken down the day after... we won't leave it up until Twelvth Night. So, essentially, it's only for about 3 weeks no matter...
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I was hoping to get a real pot-grown non needle-drop pot-grown Christmas tree this year and ordered one online. But the company telephoned and emailed to say that they couldn't deliver as far as us We...
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Quote:I usually decorate the weekend before Christmas and take it all down before Twelfth Night.Flora, I've looked up Twelfth Night on the internet and all I could find were references to the play....
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Twelfth Night is also known as Epiphany and is supposed to mark the arrival of the Three Wise Men at the stable where Jesus was born. It's twelve nights after Christmas Day itself.I'm not sure what...
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Thanks Flora for the info. It was a good read! We have a daughter in New Orleans and I always wondered where the tradition of Mardi Gras originated.About Yule...I'm just going to have a small tree...
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'Tis the season.I have to do more decorating today,outdoors.I have up my 'Merry Yule' and garland on the front porch,but that's as far as I've gotten so far.I'ts not for lack of enthusiasm,just too...
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Sounds like you haved a busy Yule, gjb Strange how Nature works isn't it? You have plentiful holly berries and yet here in the UK they are extremely scarce, so much so that retailers are actually...
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I'd love to have a holly tree. I live in the very Northeastern US. Would they grow well here? Do you fashion wands to sell gjb? Or are they for your own use? I have started to make a wand of my own. I...
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Flora.I wish I could send you a crate full of Holly;it grows well here,both in the wild and as an ornamental.There are several wild varieties,some deciduous and some evergreen;it is near the southern...
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Riverwitch,I thought your question on the wand deserved a separate reply,though I may be getting a little off topic on this thread.Flora,if this should be in another forumn please feel free to put it...
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Thank-you so gjb for the advice and insight...I really appreciate you taking the time to answer my questions. I reallly do love this wand and right now it's the only magickal tool I own. So far,...
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You are very welcome,I'm more than happy to help where I can.The apparent bond that you allready have with this Wandsuggests to me that it will be a very powerfull Magickal tool for you.Probably the...
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Humpty bumpty to the top - always good to revisit thoughts on this.
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