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!

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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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.

My Mermaid Christmas Tree

Greetings my fellow mermaid enthusiasts! My deepest apologies for not keeping up my blog posts! I have only recently been able to re-start here and so ... here goes!

Last weekend, I was finally able to take the time to put up my mermaid Christmas tree! ...

Soon I will be preparing for the Yule celebration. In the meantime, I would like to share this special Christmas post from my main blog, "The Wiccan Life" ... Please enjoy and Thank You everyone!

The ‘Christmas Star’ Is Coming For The First Time In 800 Years

(Photo Credit: Pixabay)

The end of 2020 will mark a celestial event that has not been seen in 800 years. Jupiter and Saturn, the two largest planets in the solar system, will form what looks like a double planet, dubbed as the Christmas star. This type of event has not been seen since the Middle Ages, making it quite a historic event.

It will occur on December 21st, 2020 after sunset, the day that marks the winter solstice. “Alignments between these two planets are rather rare, occurring once every 20 years or so, but this conjunction is exceptionally rare because of how close the planets will appear to one another,” says Rice University astronomer Patrick Hartigan. “You’d have to go all the way back to just before dawn on March 4, 1226, to see a closer alignment between these objects visible in the night sky.”

*You can view reference page here)

Magical Mermaids and Dolphins Oracle Cards

These are my Magical Mermaids and Dolphins Oracle cards by Doreen Virtue, Ph.D. They were an awesome gift from my friend Waterfae. By the way, she also made the cool purple crushed velvet bag to put them in! ^^

It is a 44-card deck and they are so easy to use. All you have to do is hold each of the cards close to your heart while meditating on their meaning and, simultaneously, consecrating them with your own personal energy. Much as you would use the tarot deck, you must concentrate on what you would like to know. With your right hand, pick up a portion of the deck and look at the face of the bottom card. You must do this two more times as the first card represents your past, second card the present and your third your future or outcome card. The "Divine Magic" card  adds extra strength/power to whichever card comes after it. 

I adore mermaids and these cards are simply lovely! I can't wait to start using them!