#pagan parent

[rowanspindlecreek]

Letting the bad stuff go ritual

8-year-old edition So, my daughter was feeling a little anxious today and decided that we needed to do a Letting Bad Stuff Go. She picked out some oak leaves that had fallen in our backyard, had the two of us sit out on the balcony and listen to the rain while meditating.  Then we channeled all of the bad stuff in our minds into the oak leaves before releasing them into the wind. Once again, simple, but powerful.

[divineshadow13-blog]

Magick is safe while pregnant

Magick is 100% safe while pregnant; as defined as a spiritual practice.            The part that ISN’T safe about Magick while pregnant is ingesting herbs such as Mugwort that are known to cause fetal death or deformities.                            

So, basically... do your research and you’ll be fine. <3

Being pregnant, you’re at a super special time in life where you are a conduit for an amazing little soul to come into this world. 

Cherish it.

Use your knowledge of energy in order to create a great bond with your child (not that you won’t have a great bond anyway; but a spiritual bond while pregnant is amazing. <3 )

[morghanmoonstone]

Proud Pagan Parent Point

I’m not a biological parent. My sister, however, has three gorgeous children, and I’ve helped her raise them since they were born. They’re just as much my kids as they are anyone else’s. Mason, the youngest, has called me his parent so many times, and the older two, Noah and Aubrey, know better now, but called me their parent for a while.  My sister and I, both raised Catholic, have hard times agreeing when it comes to religion. I, at age seven, began to study my Cherokee grandmother’s core shamanistic ideals. My sister is still a devout Catholic, and I am now Pagan and a practitioner of all forms of majik. The religious divide is still a large obstacle, but we overlook it and manage to raise these children in love and happiness. She and the father of the first two children insisted they be raised Catholic, while I believe they should be open to many faiths and practices and be allowed a choice. I am forbidden to teach the oldest children anything that I know.  The youngest, on the other hand, has a Catholic father that separated himself from the Church long ago. He believes heavily in religious freedom and diversity. He took authority, and told my sister that Mason would NOT be raised Catholic, but in many faiths. And so it was.  I’ve taught Mason small things that he can grasp. Meditation, yoga, tai chi, visualization, and even small acts of majik, like wind whistling, storm calling, and spirit communications. He is a very spiritual young man, and very enlightened.  Aubrey, the middle child, is feeling disconnected, and begged her father for months to try what I do. After much arguing and concern, he examined what Mason and I do together. He finally agreed. Now, Aubrey and Mason practice and study with me daily. Noah doesn’t feel comfortable with it, and that’s okay. His faith is right for him. Aubrey and Mason accept all beliefs and faiths, knowing that they show the Divine Light to everyone in a different form. Aubrey can whistle a wind and conjure a storm just as easy as she can breathe. They meditate twice daily, and Aubrey is finding herself once again, happier than ever before. She obsesses with me over incense variety and scents, and admires the flickering of a candle’s flame. Mason finds his solace in the comfort of meditation and sigils, constantly scribbling in notebooks to invent his own.  My children are growing and blossoming quite beautifully, in their Craft and in their lives. And I couldn’t be more proud. NOTE: This is NOT a put-down to the Church, its methodologies, or views. Some people find solace and comfort in the Church and find it wholesome and true. Others do not. This is just a post about my spiritual practices and the effect is has on my kids. 

[rowanspindlecreek]

So, since giving my daughter her tarot deck she has asked every morning for us to do our daily draws together.  I love that the two of us can do this.  I love that it is becoming a special bonding time.

[alyissagrimm]

So, my daughter is two and i want to incorporate my faith, practices and beliefs into her life more. But I've ran into a few problems. Her father is agnostic; but very open minded. He's done witchy/pagan things with me, helped me with spells, and engages in conversation when i talk about gods, and entities and fairys, and anything magical. And i want to talk to him about it before i just go off and start doing anything. But I'm not sure on how to bring it up with him. Also, she's only 2 and I have no idea on where to start. I've told her a fee things here and there. Small and not really anything memorable. I don't want to overload her. Finally, her other family is very not pagan. She has a "family" member that made her wash her hands because i let her look at my tarot deck when i was messing around with it. She has family memebers that probably already trying to indoctrinate her into their Christian faith. So I'm just in need of help.

[briarsandbramble]

Celebrating holy days as a single person: *day of* "Ok let me pull out my extensive collection of herbs and candles and do some shit. Maybe a nice quiet walk later too. Fuck yeah." Celebrating holy days as a parent: *two weeks ahead of time* "Alright we're down to the wire! I got my shopping list, the day of scheduled around nap times, crafts in the works, et cetera. I got this." *day of* "fuck. I guess I'll just throw some spices on a candle and arrange the mushrooms on this pizza into a sigil or some shit. Maybe I'll get to poop alone later." Basically my life.

[love-the-windingpath]

Full moon is on the 16th

And my husband is predicting that its going to put me into labor. But i keep thinking its going to be this week. Im due the 21st. Anyone have a bet on him being right?