The underwater statue of the Greek God Neptune. It was made by the artist Mario Hoyos in 2012 off the coast of the Caribbean island of San Andreas. Colombia.

A very special gift!

 

("Black Mermaid" ~ Painting by JFM)

Greetings all! I want to share with all of you a very beautiful haiku written by such a talented artist and one of my dearest of blogger friends Jan who had thoughtfully created this one for me - making it even more special to my heart! Thank you, Jan. I feel truly blessed ... and thank you so much for allowing me to share it with everyone here!

(Written for my favorite mermaid...Kim)

so pretty the mermaid
in spangles and shells
found among deep sea treasures
along with many mermaid tales ~ JFM

I would also like to share this video from the movie, "Dream A Little Dream" in honor of all of us who truly enjoy keeping our dreams alive forever. This one is for you, dear Jan, I hope you enjoy, my friend!

My mermaid altar

 

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Yesterday, I began working on my new mermaid altar downstairs. Last week, my gorgeous new merman statue arrived and I just could not wait to add him to my collection ...

Some of my altar items I had gotten a few years ago such as my ceramic mermaid bell, my chalices, mermaid athame, mermaid tealight holder, large seashell, and incense burner ...

I have also been doing a bit more reading on sea magic. This is one of my many books which I enjoy! ...

And, I received a very special surprise gift from a very kind and thoughtful co-worker this past week- a beautiful black crystal and amethyst pendant ...

And last, but not least, the mermaids and I are very much awaiting the seasons of SPRING and summer - especially since we have been in a deep freeze here in my area of Pennsylvania. Last week, we experienced a bad snow and ice storm leaving us with 12 inches of snow! In fact, it is currently snowing hard here as I write this post and there are two more storms expected during the course of this coming week. 

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 everyone! I have some new things for the treasure chest to show you all - most were sale purchases found in my most recent travels. Check out these little items ...

Framed water color mermaid.

Mermaid book.

Mermaid cap.

Mermaid mug.

Another new mermaid book.

A Jim Shore mermaid ornament.

A mermaid make-up brush and a sweet gift from my friend Deb - a sequin mermaid tail key chain and a cute pair of mermaid socks!

A set of three mermaid glasses.

Two cool mermaid note pads.

A mermaid hand towel.

Mermaid magnifying glass.

Pair of pretty mermaid earrings.

Glass candle holder.

Mermaid statue.

A solar panel mermaid statue.

Happy treasure hunting, my dear fellow mermaids!!

From the treasure chest ...

As a recent gift and addition to my personal treasure chest, I wanted to share with all of you a beautiful piece I received for my birthday this year. It is an Amphitrite cameo brooch. As you all know, in Greek mythology she was Queen of the Sea, the wife of Poseidon, and daughter to Doris and Nereus.

Triumph of Poseidon and Amphitrite showing the couple in procession, detail of a vast mosaic from Cirta, Roman Africa (ca. 315–325 AD, now at the Louvre)
http://www.theoi.com/Pontios/Amphitrite.html

I really love this portrait ...

Neptune and Amphitrite by Jacob de Gheyn II (latter 16th-century)

Two cool (and very cheap and inexpensive) Dragon necklaces I found on the WISH site last week ...

I used a bronze chain for this pendant.

The Dragon necklace is a bit big, but with the right attire, I think it could compliment pretty nicely!

Scrapbooking

I have always enjoyed scrapbooking and have created many throughout the years. Collections of my favorite things - mermaid themes being one of them of course. Here are three which I have started but never quite finished yet as they are still a work in progress.

"Mermaids & Pirates"

"Romantic Mermaids"

"Erotic Mermaids"

Since I am not very artistically inclined, I just try to decorate my books with scrapbooking stickers, ribbons, charms, and anything else I can think of to use to add to them. It is fun and really love putting them together - very relaxing projects to do.