It is her time...

Some years ago now I found my patron Goddess, prompted initially on reading a fiction book (Beneath a Mountain Moon by Silver Ravenwolf - I can recommend it as a good read!) where the Cailleach Bheur made an appearance, and then seeing her name pop up all over the place afterwards I started to work with her.  


It rapidly became clear to me that she was with me for the long haul.


I don't feel her so much in the summer, but she is still there.


Now is her time, she is here - she is the icy wind that blows, she is the land, the rock.  She is the chill that makes you draw inwards to your safe and warm home.  She is the hag of Winter and I can feel her emerging.


On a trip to Dartmoor last weekend she was most definitely present - it was her place, the wide open moorland, the rocks, the streams, the wind that whipped around us, she was there, a giant with her apron full of rocks.

The Cailleach is a Goddess of transformation, of cutting away the dead and  moving forward towards the new.  She is a Death Goddess that removes all that is no longer necessary, clearing the pathway for new and promising things.


She is extremely powerful, fierce and wise and you would not want to cross her.   But she also provides strength when needed, courage and the kick in the butt you might need to keep going or the wisdom you might need to make difficult decisions.


On occasion I fail to listen to her wisdom, or perhaps I just choose to ignore it - but for whatever reason she is always right and in the end I realise what she was trying to say to me.


Always go with your intuition...


Tansy
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Illustration of the Cailleach is by Mairin-Taj Caya her website is http://mairintajcaya.blogspot.com

Trust and Respect

I have been thinking a lot today about trust and respect.   For no particular reason I just get these random thoughts from time to time LOL.

Both these qualities apply, in my belief to yourself and to those that you call friends.

You need to have trust in your own abilities and your instinct.  Your instinct or gut feeling is usually very reliable. Trust in your own abilities allows you to accomplish many things.  Any doubt from yourself when you embark on a project will only hamper a successful outcome.

Respect for yourself is a must, if you want others to respect you then it must start at the source - YOU!

And as for other relationships, whether it is friendships or marriages - respect and trust for me are so very important.

Respect each other.  Respect another persons opinion, they have a right to think and believe in what they choose to.  Respect a certain amount of privacy. Respect another persons feelings.  Respect their decisions and choices even if you don't necessarily agree with them.

Trust each other.  Trust to me is very important in any relationship.  It is a bond.  If you trust someone then you will feel totally free and willing to share information or feelings with them in the knowledge that the information will not be passed on, you know that person will always be there for you, no matter what - there is something very special about that.  

However, for me anyway - trust and respect are not freely given, both of these have to be earnt.  Both are easy to gain if you really want to.    But both can easily be lost.  Once lost they are extremely hard to regain.

But if you have a relationship and/or friendships that have both of these qualities then you are very blessed - treasure those people in your life.

Tansy
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