Witches Weekly - August 7th - August 14th

[pt_tangles]

---What is one item that is sacred to you? (Can be anything, tool, amulet, object, etc)---

Well, the one thing that jumps to my mind is my mother's jade 'perfume decanter'. It was an heir loom passed down in my family from my Granny Harris (if I remember correctly). I put 'perfume decanter' in quotes because shortly after her death I found out from my father in law that it is actually an opium bottle. I was a little shocked and in denial at first, but now, I just giggle. I reminds me of what a character my Granny Harris was and makes me a little sad that I never got to meet her.

---What holidays or time of year do you consider most sacred to you personally?---

Fall is my favourite season. For some reason I always get really nostalgic in the fall. I first started dating my fiancé in the fall ... so there is the whole first falling in love nostalgia, and there is a certain smell in the air that brings back childhood memories of back to school and the warmth of the wood stove. As for holidays, I would have to say that it is a tie between Halloween and Christmas. Halloween has always held a certain enchantment for me ... even when I was a child I could feel that the air was different ... more charged (this is something I am starting to notice tends to happen on many of the Sabbats). Christmas is full of fond childhood memories, though I am having some trouble making it fit into my adult, childless life now. The whole Christmas tree and presents thing seems a little empty without little kids around to enjoy it (also, my family is much smaller now) ... I think perhaps I will spend some time trying to create a more 'adult' Yule celebration this year.

---Describe your sacred space (can be anywhere, indoors, outdoors, etc):---

Right now it is this little park that is near the city hall. It has a man-made stream and duck pond, and it is the only wooded areas around that isn't full of people jogging or playing with their dogs or whatever ... it is just so very peaceful ... it makes it feel like it is my own backyard (it will do until I have a yard of my own).

--Phae