Weeks 7 and 8 of "Mental Training"

Week 7:

how 'bout we just not talk about week 7?

Week 8:

definitely much better. way back on track. omens pulled were:

MON: Naudhiz
TUE: Thurisaz
WED: Wunjo
THU: Thurisaz
FRI: Berkano
SAT: Naudhiz
SUN: Ehwaz

i'm working on putting them together as some sort of reading for the week...any runemeisters out there, feel free to weigh in.

AND i discovered that doing my evening devotions when i get home from work around 5-6 rather than late at night right before bed time when exhausted meant i actually GOT THEM DONE! hallelujah!

for completeness' sakes:

TUE: Nion (ash)
THU: Huath (hawthorn....lots of thorns this week....)
FRI: Fearn (alder), Eadha (aspen), Ailim (fir), and Huath again (morrigan was chatty....)
SAT: Tinne (holly)

the usual way i draw these is using the cards (oghams are ALMOST DONE), and then as i shuffle, invariably one pops out. except friday, when FOUR did. hence "morrigan was chatty."

any ogham-meisters are also welcome to discuss.

i've discovered that the house does not need to be totally silent for this to happen. i'm able to focus, do the 9 breaths, open the gates, visualize as needed, and feel the connection without being distracted by the radio, jim snoring, or anything except cats on the altar (garth likes to put out candles).

i don't think i've put the text to my morning devotions in here, so i'll do that next, perhaps. if only b/c when i'm done with this, meesa gonna just grab the tagged entries and use those as the documentation of said DP.

so that's where i'm at. OH 2 months down, 3 to go (but who's counting). i'm not sure this fits the 'mental training' aspect, as i am not actually MEDITATING (although i HAVE, it's not really a goal unless i have the time...forcing it does not work), but it's what i'm doing.

Samhain

well...i'm a little disappointed in the way my samhain season worked out, for all the stress and angst i 'entertained' everyone with....but let's get started with the write-up. (adf-ers, dep preceptory and ex-preceptory types invited to comment...everyone else too.)

( What Samhain Means )

( stone soup circle )

( Three Cranes )

( hearth )

so, now it's on to yule...what does one do for 12 days? :)

okay, last one for the day

as this is only for archival purposes (i could swear i wrote it in when i first got the damn journal, but that was pre-tags and i don't feel like wading thru tagless entries).

so, here is my morning/evening thing. i've been encouraged on some CR lists i am on that this fits in with that system, and i already know it works for asatru. yay :) i'll put it behind a cut for those what couldn't care less...

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and now for something fun

Red - Red is the color of chaos and fire, mighty
giants and sinister goblins. The magic that
lies buried in your soul is awakened by anger
and is a powerful weapon, but can be evil in
the wrong hands. It is ideal for justice and
bravery, but sometimes mistaken for revenge and
bloodlust.


What Color are You? (Magic the Gathering)
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i don't know what magic the gathering has to do with it, but i'm amused :)