My Altar......

.....Is slowly coming together. I've been hand crafting my items one at a time. Those that i have not hand crafted have been salvage from charity shops and other household items. Even if i do say so myself it is looking pretty special. My god and goddess have been molded from polymer clay by me, my book of shadows has hand made paper ethically sourced, the cover is a reused piece of cardboard from packaging that i was recycling, the wand i crafted myself from a piece of hazel deadwood, i cut a spiral in all the way to the handle. I've yet to set the piece of quartz in the top though. The altar cloth is an old piece of black cloth that i have embroidered with gold thread, my witch stones are riverbed stones that i have found on my walks with my children through the country side, painted with acrylics and varnished, they are beautifully smooth! My main expense was my tarot cards, i picked out the druid craft tarot, these are actually my third set now, and my only complaint is that they are overlarge for shuffling. The images though are wonderful, they really speak to me, and are so beautifully detailed. Just when you think you've made a good study of them your perspective shifts and you can see more detail than before, they are a joy to work with.

I did my self a reading with them last night the general question or ask of the reading was for guidance in my spiritual life. I did myself a pentacle spread, it follows;

1. Fire/intuition; 8 wands reversed. A shift of attitude is needed. 8 is the number of successful magical work.

2. Water/feeling: 7 wands reversed: Struggling with other peoples objections. Magic , spirituality and research.

3. Air/Thinking: Queen of cups. A woman who is fully open to the qualities of the goddess.

4. Earth/sensation; Cerrunos (the devil) The dragon of newfre (life force) awakens within you. Take care to integrate and channel this force.

5. Spirit; the magician: creativity, life force, empowerment.

Overall a pretty good reading i feel.