Poetry, stories, art, and music from the desk of Jezzie G
Heavy and dense in structure Hematite is made of iron oxide. It is most often found in South Africa and Brazil, but it can also has been found in the mountains of Switzerland and on the shores of Canada’s Lake Superior Hematite Hematite is known for its grounding and protective qualities that energize and vitalize … Continue reading Crystals – Hematite
I’m not sure there is such a thing as a guilty pleasure. If one enjoys something and it ain’t hurting no one what is there to feel guilty about. I think too often we are made to feel bad about what makes us feel good be that a bar of chocolate, a movie, music, or … Continue reading Hobbit Hole Wittering – Guilty Pleasure
The rarity and purity of the diamond takes billions of years to create and unsurprisingly the stones have come to represent more than a bit of sparkling bling. Traditionally regarded as symbolic of faithfulness, love, purity, innocence, and relationships filled with love diamonds have been regarded as love-bearing stones for centuries there are commonly used … Continue reading Crystals – Diamond
The old saying is March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. The speed at which this year seems to be going that lion didn’t have time to grunt let alone roar. I look at my diary and think oh yeah I will relax in April maybe. That lamb ain’t gonna … Continue reading Hobbit Hole Wittering – Roaring Lion
Sodalite is a group of minerals rarely seen in crystal form. It is predominantly blue but can also be found in red, white, yellow, and green. Sodalite is associated with the Third Eye and Throat Chakras. It is the stone of understanding. Sodalite Sodalite is associated with insight and mental enhancement and its vibrations can … Continue reading Crystals – Sodalite
This says it all for me. I am not a religious person, I don’t believe in gods/goddesses apart from their usefulness as metaphors for the cycles of life, the earth, the universe, and anything else the human mind cannot understand yet. Yes, that is saying I am an atheist and reject the concept of there … Continue reading Spirit in Action
The Amazonite was treasured by the ancient Egyptians who used it to make beautiful jewellery and ornamental objects. It is a pale green-coloured mineral rock and is believed to have been first discovered in the 10th century BCE in the Amazon River Basin in Brazil. Amazonite Amazonite is believed to hold many metaphysical and healing … Continue reading Crystals – Amazonite
Prompt: What weird food combinations do you really enjoy? For a start I now know I need a better prompt generator so it doesn’t fire dickhead twatting questions at me; that is just sucky horrible– the task for the week then, find a better gen priority one. Surely the term weird is subjective given I … Continue reading Hobbit Hole Witterings – Marmite Toast and Coffee
Inspired by and written for Stream of Consciousness Saturday – thank you, Linda Form: Free Write Prompt: Perfection Perfection is what? Someone tell me, please. Actually, don’t, I really don’t give a monkey’s half-chewed banana what others think we all should be. You know those others that don’t meet their own ideology because, like the … Continue reading Perfection (SoCS)
Said to be the crystal that connects the concrete with the divine, the Amethyst is a purple variety of quartz. A semiprecious stone it has a vitreous lustre and comes in shades varying from violet to deep purple. Amethyst Amethyst is synonymous with spirituality and has a close association with the Third Eye and Crown … Continue reading Crystals – Amethyst
Inspired by and written for Ragtag Daily Prompts – thank you, Drkottaway Form: Free Write Working in the arts and looking closely at artworks is something I do every day. I count my blessings as I know I am lucky to be able to do that. I love art that makes my eye work with … Continue reading Orientation (RDP)
Some years back I used to write a weekly piece for a small press magazine. My page space was called Hobbit Hole Witterings, a reflection of my love for Tolkien and the fact I am a short butt. The Hobbit Hole was my bedroom – got a bit more workspace these days so the Hobbit … Continue reading In Honour of Bagpuss
Inspired by and written for JustJoJan – thank you, Linda A creative journal – well, I can’t give you a photo of mine as my camera is otherwise engaged at the bird table filming some blue tits so instead, I will share a drawing from last year’s sketch pad, I hope that will do Gateway … Continue reading Creative Journal (JustJoJan)
Inspired by and written for JustJoJan – thank you, Paula Prompt: Paintbrush Form: Free write My paintbrush, well brushes are as vital to me as a pen. Art has become the driving force of my life, be it a painting or a piece of writing. Like my poetry, my paintings and drawings have a piece … Continue reading Paintbrush (JustJoJan)
This time the crystal is Rutilated Quartz
Inspired by and written for JustJoJan – thank you, June Definition: Optimism – n. hopefulness and confidence about the future or the success of something Form: Free Write Let’s face it, none of us would do anything if we didn’t think there was some chance it will work out. Now, whether it works out how … Continue reading Optimism (JustJoJan)
Inspired by and written for JustJoJan – thank ye kindly, Linda Form: Free Write Prompt: Once upon a time…. …. a poet gazed at the prompt in utter confusion as to what it required. Was it a free write where the words fall onto the keys or something totally different? More likely the poet is … Continue reading Once Upon a Time… (JustJoJan)
Inspired by and written for JustJoJan – thank you, Linda Prompt: Out of the Box Form: Free Write To be out of the box one first must be in the said box. The box, that safe place that gives us breathing time, time to pull the mess we make of living back together. So, it … Continue reading Out of the Box (JustJoJan)
Inspired by and written for JustJoJan – thank you, Lauren Form: Free write Thanks to a bout of lurgy over New Year I am playing catch-up with these prompts. I knew this one was coming and have been dreading it. The C word doesn’t deserve a poem out of me so I am not going … Continue reading Cancer (JustJoJan)
Today’s crystal is the Black Onyx. The onyx comes in several colours, but the most commonly know one is black
Today’s crystal is the Blue Lace Agate. It is a variegated chalcedony, a variety of quartz.
Okay, cat among the pidgies with this one
Ruby promotes loving, health, nurturing, knowledge, and wealth
Inspired by and written for Sadje’s Sunday Poser – thank you, Sadje I am an introvert and very much a loner, valuing my own space and privacy. Meeting people and socializing makes me feel rather uncomfortable, I won’t say embarrassed but certainly shy. I know how to put up the mask for people to see, … Continue reading Knowing When to Stop
Tiger’s Eye has many healing properties, including issues surrounding grounding and confidence and is particularly good for the lower chakras, especially the Solar Plexus and the Root chakras,
Inspired by and written for Sadje’s Sunday Poser – thank you, Sadje It all depends on what or who you are looking good for really. If it is for your own self-esteem, then do it. It is not vanity to make oneself feel good, it is healthy and good for one’s mental health. That I … Continue reading Just Be You
Inspired by and written for Sadje’s Sunday Poser – thank you, Sadje For me, it is the comments and the conversations that can be had in comments that make blogging a more refined social media space. So naturally, I think it is important to respond to someone's comment and of course, it is simply common … Continue reading Courtesy Costs Nothing
The next crystal out of my bag is the Orange Calcite. It is a rock-forming mineral found in various countries. With properties most often associated with higher consciousness. Orange Calcite Orange Calcite is orange in colour and is used for both energizing and cleansing. It is also known as Calcspar. It is particularly good for … Continue reading Crystals- Orange Calcite
This should have been a one word post – NO. That would be unfair to Sadje so I will try and make it a little bit longer.
Namaste, After a few weeks sabbatical, I am now going to be looking at and writing about the crystals I use in my witchery. I keep a bag of various crystals and draw one when I need a bit of guidance. The first one picked at random for my writing is Moldavite, sometimes spelled Maldivite. … Continue reading Crystals – Moldavite
Inspired by and written for Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – thank you GC and Sue T.O.C.sForm: Free Write I used to be so good at reading the fine print, and I still do if it’s an old-fashioned paperwork-style fine print. However, when it comes to tick boxing and “I have read the terms and conditions” … Continue reading T.o.C.s
Inspired by and written for Sadje’s Sunday Poser – thank you, Sadje https://youtu.be/swu0DCXHYzA If I use a fellow blogger’s prompt, I link back and also thank them for the prompt. That is common courtesy and call me old-fashioned if you will, but I think that matters. I also link back to any off-blog prompts such … Continue reading Common Courtesy
Inspired by and written for What Do You See – thank you, Sadje https://youtu.be/BN1WwnEDWAM I feel a free write coming with this one as I am asking myself the question of the meaning of a door in my writing and art… InvitationFree Writing A door in my writing or art can be more than a … Continue reading Invitation
Inspired by and written for Sadje’s Sunday Poser – thank you, Sadje The easy answer is yes as I am currently revising old poetry writes from 12 years ago, however, they never were blogged = well, not really. These poems come from when I was studying for my MA and as such were published on … Continue reading Bomboozling Myself
“Writers need their totems, their altars. Mine, I feel, share the same randomness and utility of those belonging to painters I know, who are relentlessly visual and even poetic.” ~ Kevin Young.
Inspired by and written for Sadje’s Sunday Poser – thank you, Sadje https://youtu.be/Znv9Bvn3x_s Not that I need an excuse to play Livvy, of course I am glad this is not a choose one thing type of question. So being at home means I am safe from the outside world. I am safe from those who … Continue reading Country Roads
Inspired by and written for Song Lyric Sunday – thank you, Jim Songs that describe my life – I don’t even know where to begin. I guess at the beginning so January 1966 and I’ll try and stick to 3 or 4 songs. https://youtu.be/SyNt5zm3U_M The Beatles were #1 in the UK with “Ticket To Ride” … Continue reading Ticket to Metal via Donny and Sid
Inspired by and written for Sadje’s Sunday Poser – thank you, Sadje In today’s world that is a really tough question. Of course, health and well-being have to matter more than almost anything because if we don’t have our health nothing else will be any good because of that. However, in the modern world, I … Continue reading Health over Wealth
Inspired by and written for Sadie’s Sunday Poser – thank you, Sadie Oh, the answer is honestly it depends on what I am writing and for what purpose. I write for a living, and a little of that gets seen on my posts, and for those writes, I don’t create the title the sub-eds do … Continue reading Enough So It Feels Right
Inspired by and written for Sadje’s Sunday Poser – thank you Sadje 100 posers, wow, well done, Sadje. It amazes me how you think up your thought-provoking questions. This week’s question is a bit more comfortable for me, so can just write. My thoughts immediately turned to the homeless and people begging on our streets, … Continue reading Beating the Professionals
Gort (G), Ivy, is the twelfth tree of the Ogham and symbolizes a warning with the energies of a determined power, binding, restricting, freedom and union. Ivy Energy There is a fierce and determined power to the ivy that has the ability to bind many trees together and to restrict passage through the woods, It … Continue reading Talking to the Trees – Ivy
Muin (M), the Vine, is the eleventh tree of the Ogham and represents the energies of union, teaching, instinct, determination, and the loosening of inhibitions. Vine Energy As the vine grows it interweaves with other trees and that provides the clue to its essential energy. It unites the other trees together as it grows from … Continue reading Talking to the Trees – Vine
Quiert (Q), the Apple tree is the tenth tree of the Ogham and represents the energies of abundance, open-hearted generosity, cleansing, and gratitude. Apple Energy The key to understanding what the apple tree offers us is the extravagant abundance of its fruit in the autumn. It is teaching us to give all in the total … Continue reading Talking to the Trees – Apple
For the last time and I won’t tell you again....
Inspired by and written for Simply 6 Minutes – thank you, Christine Been a long while since I have written free hand to a time limit so here goes (https://ferrebeekeeper.wordpress.com/2013/01/18/the-dragons-blood-tree/amp/) Until TodayForm: ProseTheme: Witchery of SortsSubject: Dragon’s Blood As a witch, I use Dragon’s Blood incense in a lot of rituals and witchery. Yes, I … Continue reading Simply 6 Minutes – Until Today
Coll (C), the Hazel tree is the ninth tree of the Ogham and represents the energies of divination, visions, intuition, the divine source, and the essence of knowledge and being. Hazel Energy The hazel has the ability to connect the conscious with the unconscious, allowing ideas to come to the surface and enabling the transformation … Continue reading Talking to the Trees – Hazel
Tinne (T), the Holly tree is the eighth tree of the Ogham and represents the energies of unifying strength, restored balance, restored direction, unconditional love, and responsibility. Holly Energy An evergreen, the holly is a masculine tree and powerfully symbolic of potent life energy. It helps in restoring direction to living and life, uniting the … Continue reading Talking To the Trees – Holly
Duir (D), the Oak is the seventh tree of the Ogham and represents the energies of inner strength, endurance, courage, doorways, and self-determination. Oak Energy The oak is a doorway to our inner spirituality and the strength that reveals itself with each new connection we make along the journey of the Ogham. It is the … Continue reading Talking to the Trees – Oak
Huath (H), the hawthorn is the sixth tree of the Ogham and represents the energies of love, cleansing the heart, releasing blocked energy, protection, and preparation for spiritual growth. Hawthorn Energy The hawthorn has the subtle ability to open the heart to spiritual growth and love. A process begun by the ash of healing the … Continue reading Talking to the Trees – Hawthorn
The ash spear is a physical reminder of the responsibilities of a spiritual warrior. Its creation should be done in a spiritual frame of mind, from cutting the wood to shaping and decorating it. As with the making of Ogham sticks, it is important to connect to the tree you intend to take wood from … Continue reading Talking to the Trees – Making an Ash Spear
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