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From the Treasure Chest

 A special soy candle scented with Dragon's Blood and Cinnamon! ...

A Mermaid Birthday card ...

And a Mermaid Coaster!

Happy treasure hunting!

From the Treasure Chest

These little beauties were actually gifts from friends and family at Christmas and Yule. I thought that I would share them with all of you!

A cute Mermaid bank ...

A lovely mermaid wall portrait with a LED light ...

A beautiful Dragon Journal ...

And, a Mermaid hand towel ...

These two cool treasures were found at one of my favorite stores, "Celtic Myth & Moonlight" - a gorgeous Celtic Dragon Box ...

And, a Dragon-themed Wheel of the Year bag ...

Happy treasure hunting, my friends!

Wordless Wednesday: You're a Dragon, BE a Dragon!

New treasures From the Treasure Chest

Greetings everyone! My apologies for not posting much as of late, I have been working quite a bit and haven't had much time. However, yesterday I was able to finally get out and check out some new items for my Mermaid Tree this year. SO excited to be able to share them with you! ...

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As well as the mermaid ornaments, I also found three dragons  - Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion ...

Daenerys at Astapor: One of my favorite scenes!

Dragon Oil Bottle

Greetings, friends! In keeping with the theme of enhancing altars and crafting, I have added a couple of oil mixes specially made for dragon lovers to use for honoring and even spellwork if preferred.  

Dragon Oil:

Lavender essential oil – 3 drops

Bergamot essential oil – 5 drops

Patchouli essential oil – 6 drops

Clary Sage essential oil – 6 drops

Jasmine essential oil – 1 drop

Cinnamon essential oil - 3 drops

Carrier oil such as fractionated coconut oil or olive oil.

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Dragon's Hoard Oil:

This one is designed to help you find opportunity and resources.

1 part Clove

1 part Patchouli

3 parts Frankincense

1 part Pine

1 part Bergamot

(Source: https://lindaursin.net/library/welcome/potions-powders-olis-etc/oils/oil-recipes/)

I decorated my bottle with Dragon Glass (black obsidian), amethyst, malachite, and a dragon charm.

HAPPY CRAFTNG!

Wordless Wednesday!

Dragons: To follow or not to follow

"Dragons are intelligent, more intelligent than men according to some maesters. They have affection for their friends and fury for their enemies." ― Tyrion Lannister 

As I mentioned in one of my previous posts, I began reading about dragon lore a short time after I realized that I was not only born in The Year of the Dragon, but, inadvertently, that my chosen craft name had somewhat of a connection to them.

Recently; however, I have been hearing a lot about a tradition called, "Draconic Wicca." Now, I have been an ecclectic Wiccan practitioner for 25 years and as intriguing as this concept sounds, I honestly have no desire to incorporate dragons into my everyday practice. From what I have read in regards to it thus far, Draconic Wicca is fairly complex and, as with any disciplined practice, requires a lot of time and patience. There can be no self-doubt nor question what-so-ever in your mind that this is the path you wish and that what you are doing is absolutely necessary and for the good of all concerned (sound a bit familiar to any fellow Wiccans out there?). Furthermore, it requires a lot of self-reflection before even considering the idea of actually working with dragons ...

"Dragons will not work with a practitioner that ignores them. But one, who follows them to the best of their ability, earns the respect of Dragons and will have no problem working with them." ~ from the 'Draconic Code of Honor'

For those who may be interested in further reading, please click on the link below:

(Source: https://dragondreaming.wordpress.com/2013/09/13/draconic-wicca/)

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Fun Friday

And so began my fascination with Dragons ...

  

As anyone who follows this blog (or my mother blog, "The Wiccan Life") already knows, I have been a practicing Wiccan for 25 years now and as such, I took the craft name of Lady Caer Morganna. So, how exactly does one choose a craft name? I can't speak for the majority, but I knew I wanted to choose a craft name which "felt right" to me. A name that fit in along with my life and who I am personally.

Like so many other Wiccans, I decided to "borrow" a Goddess or God name out of ancient mythology and I have always loved the Celtic deities as their stories have always intrigued me.

So how did I come upon the Goddess names, "Caer" and "Morganna?" Well, the name "Caer" comes from Caer Imbormeith, a Celtic swan goddess (pronounced "Ky-air"). The word Caer by itself means, "fortress" and my birth name of Kimberly translates from Old English as, "from the royal fortress."

In Celtic mythology, according to Caer's story, She lived as a swan goddess on the lake "Loch Bel Dragon." Now, I am also a student of astrology (Western and Chinese) and in Chinese astrology, I was born in the Year of the Dragon. Caer is primarily known as the Goddess of Dreams who married Aengus MacOg, the god of young love. Much of my natural  psychic abilities manifest themselves in dream form more than anything else.

Why "Morganna?" In Western astrology, I was born under the water sign of Pisces the Fish. The root word, "mor" means "sea" and in Celtic mythology Morganna was orginally believed to be a sea goddess before she was known as King's Arthur's half-sister, faerie, or sorceress. Even as a child, mermaids have always held a certain fascination for me and so the entire concept really made sense. It was as if it all just came together. You know, that "A-HA" moment.

My gorgeous David Delamare painting which hangs on my bedroom wall.

If you should wish to have a craft name,  I think it is really important to choose a name that has a special, personal meaning to you ~ a name which exuberates your soul and embodies who "you" are personally.

From the treasure chest

Greetings, friends! I found some new additions to my treasure chest. The first one was actually a precious gift from my sister Aurora Skye for Yule. It is a gorgeous measuring spoon set ...

A Moonglow mermaid and dragon ...

And finally, a beautiful silver mermaid and merman pendant which I made into a necklace ...

 Have a lovely day everyone!!

Drogon meets Jon Snow: One of the BEST scenes in GOT!

Dragon wisdom ...

From the treasure chest: Bargain books and more!

This week's From the Treasure Chest post includes a few bargain books and other miscellaneous book-related items. This pretty little mermaid book marker came from our local Barnes & Noble Book Store.

And some some more bargain books to add to my mermaid and dragon book collections which I also found while shopping around  ...

A coffee table book of mermaid poetry.

A Faeries and Enchantment magazine featuring a mermaid section.

Some of these publications I have had for many years now and some of them are brand new finds!