I like Paranormal shows. I like TAPS, Paranormal State, Psychic Kids, Ghost Hunters, etc & so on. If there's a psychic and a ghost hunting team on it, I'm in!

I like ghost videos, EVPs and ghostly pics. I like EMF recorders, thermal cameras and audio equipment.

I like mediums, psychics, paranormal psychologists, demonologists, ghost hunters, occultists, amateurs and professionals.

I love haunted houses, haunted prisons, haunted boats, haunted asylums and haunted lighthouses. I like hearing ghost stories and I like sharing my own. I like ghost tours of historical places.

Boo!

Well I haven't been here in awhile....but that's how the cookie crumbles.  Mmmm cookies...

I had an interesting meditation the other day.  I had done a reading with my Thoth deck about how I can  move forward in life & find out what my purpose really is.  So I started to meditate on the cards and the creator of that deck popped in and told me "You have to be a madwoman. Sometimes you just have to be crazy."

That makes sense to me!  There's a lot of people how might seem "crazy" but their "craziness" has allowed them to live without fear, take risks and do what they are called to do.

The first thing we may say to someone who's about to do something out of  the ordinary or even risky is "you're crazy!"  Well, maybe they have the right idea.

Our American ancestors rebelled against the British Empire back in the day & now we celebrate the 4th of July.  But what if they hadn't? What if someone said "we can't do that, that's crazy?"

I thought it was crazy to post a blog about being crazy. But here I am. Just call me crazy.  Perhaps I've underestimated the power of crazy.  Crazy doesn't have to mean you are out of control & dangerous.  It just means you don't hold back, you take risks and believe in the best.

Go crazy!

PantheaCon 2008 was at it's usual spot, the Doubletree Hotel in San Jose. I took workshops, attended rituals, partied with friends & shopped till I dropped lol. There were 2 experiences that really stood out for me.

The first was the Ancestors Celebration presented by Ile Orunmila Oshun and Lusiah Teish. We channeled our ancestreal spirits. This was the most powerful experience I've ever had....or witnessed in others. Participants were having extremely moving experiences, getting messages, being filled (to the point of possession) by the ancestors..etc. There were plenty of Priestesses and Priests on hand to help people in need and keep the group grounded. I had a hard time grounding after that ritual & that's very unusual for me. I felt like there was a huge energy sitting right on top of my head. I had to get a little help from a Priestess to "come back."
After the ceremony I was still buzzing so I sat down & started to write in my notebook. I wrote down words as they came to me....but they weren't my words. I wouldn't call it automatic writing.....but I knew I was writing down messages from an ancestor.
Luckily, I ran into my friend & gave him a big hug. He asked me if I was ok & I told him I was still tingling from my last experience....so we sat down & I just leaned on him until I felt better. We've all had moments where we just needed to hold on to a friend until we "came down."
The Ile Orunmila Oshun is located in Oakland and I'm anxious to find out much more about their practices.

The second experience I most enjoyed was seeing Christopher Penczak. He gave an afternoon lecture about his book, "Acension Magick." His overall theme was about "going deeper." Going deeper into other worlds, having deeper experiences & deeper connections. He has a Wiccan background and I find his work to be pretty progressive. I went & purchased his book.

Christopher had a ritual the next night called Garden of the Gods. Here's an excerpt from the PantheaCon program about the ritual:

Gather together in this time beyond time where the three rays of creation manifest on Earth. Join with your allies in this Grand Circle with the realms of the angels of the Straight Line, the nature spirits of the Bent Line and those of flesh and blood coming from the Crooked Line. With the three rays and four directions, open the twelve gates of power. Through drumming journey, work with the spirits of the three rays for your own healing and to partner humanity with the primal vision of Earth where all realms are honored and the gods walk amongst us, awakening on our god within.

I really enjoy trance meditation and found his techniques to be pretty powerful. There was a lot going on in his meditation. Working with the power in 3 realms at the same time was something new for me....and I enjoyed the experience. I'm at a point where I want to go deeper and use all that I've learned to move me forward and experience even more.

I went to a few other presentations but the ones I just mentioned were the most moving for me. Every PantheaCon offers me a moving experience and I was very grateful to have some powerful things going on around me.
Blessed Be!

Well I'm a 38 year old Witch living in San Francisco.  I love Tarot, drumming & Yoga.  I'm here to see if I like the site and maybe I can make some good friends & connections.

Cheers!