Rituals and work

Last night I attended another initiation ritual for the Black Ring line of Wicca here in Winnipeg. It was a truly beautiful ceremony, full of dedication and love. My own initiation rite has been tentatively scheduled for August 20th, and I am so very pleased to be considered for this honor.

ETA: The initiation ritual date has been changed to Saturday August 27th. Why? See below.

Hmmm, that reminds me: must set a date for the next Full Moon ritual and post it to the Winnipeg Pagans LiveJournal.

ETA: Turns out August 20th falls pretty much directly on the full moon, so I'll be running a ritual of my own on that night. Anyone wanting more info can find it here.

Back into painting Hardy Boys again. Later today I'll need to nip out to the store and pick up some groceries, but for the moment it's work, work, work.

New pentacle

Isn't it pretty?



I picked it up yesterday at Radiance Books & Treasures, which just received a new shipment of Wiccan equipment and jewellery. It's 7/8" in diameter and singularly appropriate, since my craft name is Crow, which is closely related to the raven depicted in the piece.

As for today... just got back from an 8-block walk and a trip to the grocery store: eggs, pumpernickel bread, veggies, Gala apples, cheese, a couple of eye of round steaks, and an Eat-More bar for George. I'm very proud of myself for learning to overcome temptations (in spite of overindulging in lemon poppyseed cake with home-made lemon curd at last night's ritual feast), and even the delicious smells coming out of the local Chinese take-out joint when I walked past the open door on my way home prompted no more than a slight wistful pang. Perhaps it's the Ritalin, which is known to suppress appetite...

Saw eastpath at Starbucks this afternoon also. She complimented me on my new glasses. ^_^

All in all, not a bad day so far.