{"id":5639,"date":"2011-08-01T01:10:26","date_gmt":"2011-08-01T06:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=5778"},"modified":"2011-07-30T14:14:55","modified_gmt":"2011-07-30T19:14:55","slug":"a-simple-path-journey-of-a-hedgewitch-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2011\/08\/01\/a-simple-path-journey-of-a-hedgewitch-18\/","title":{"rendered":"A Simple Path; Journey of a Hedgewitch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lammas~ Abundance in a Time of Lack <\/strong><\/p>\n

Once again, the Wheel turns to a time of abundance and celebration! Visions of tables stacked to the rafters with the bounty of the season fill our minds\u2026<\/div>\n
\u2026but in so many places, the ground is dry and cracked from having been baked alive. The temps have soared into triple digits and remained so for weeks.<\/div>\n
The gardens, once lush, have browned, withered and died.<\/div>\n
Monsoons have washed away towns, and storms loom on the immediate horizon for many.<\/div>\n
In this time of uncertainty and peril, how can we imagine the abundance of the season, the carefree enjoyment of simple pleasures???<\/div>\n
As a pagan, and a Woman of Faith, I find this a difficult time to remain zeroed in on the positive side of things. To count my blessings, rather than dwell on the things I don\u2019t have.<\/div>\n
Yet, as a pagan, I know this is the very activity I must engage in and the example I must set for those with waning or no faith.<\/div>\n
Yes, our jobs have ended and our future is uncertain. Yes, the world seems to be coming apart at the seams. Yes, we wonder what tomorrow will bring.<\/div>\n
But also, we know in our hearts the Universe has brought us this far, and will not \u2018hang us out to dry\u2019, even now.<\/div>\n
We embrace the stillness that comes from a certainty of Care that comes from walking by faith.<\/div>\n
We cling to our celebrations and make them happen on whatever meager budge we might have to work with.<\/div>\n
Because we understand, without a doubt, that Like Attracts Like, and our focus on the amazing blessings our lives hold attracts more blessings to us.<\/div>\n
I challenge each of you to find your reason to celebrate. To weave the first harvest of wheat or ears of corn into an offering to the gods of your understanding, to say Thank You for the blessings we now possess, and for those we have yet to receive.<\/div>\n
To leave a bit of flour and salt by your back door, in honor of the bounty you invite into your life.<\/div>\n
Despite the difficulty our human minds have in saying Thank You, when all they want to do is panic, we can find our greatest blessings in focusing on what has already been given us. We have our Faith. We have the love and kinship of others of Like Mind. We have a freedom to worship and believe as we choose. I have the ability to think, and type and speak and share (you fill in your blessings here\u2026)<\/div>\n
In this Season of Abundance, I pray you are all able to take the time to follow the traditions of old, and count your blessings this Lammastide, and to believe for a Harvest your spirit has been cultivating these many months.<\/div>\n
Blessed be!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lammas~ Abundance in a Time of Lack Once again, the Wheel turns to a time of abundance and celebration! Visions of tables stacked to the rafters with the bounty of the season fill our minds\u2026 \u2026but in so many places, the ground is dry and cracked from having been baked alive. The temps have soared into triple digits and remained so for weeks. The gardens, once lush, have browned, withered and died. Monsoons have washed away towns, and storms loom on the immediate horizon for many. In this time of uncertainty and peril, how can we imagine the abundance of the season, the carefree enjoyment of simple pleasures??? As a pagan, and a Woman of Faith, I find this a difficult time to remain zeroed in on the positive side of things. To count my blessings, rather than dwell on the things I don\u2019t have. Yet, as a pagan, I know this is the very activity I must engage in and the example I must set for those with waning or no faith. Yes, our jobs have ended and our future is uncertain. Yes, the world seems to be coming apart at the seams. Yes, we wonder what tomorrow will bring. But also, we know in our hearts the Universe has brought us this far, and will not \u2018hang us out to dry\u2019, even now. We embrace the stillness that comes from a certainty of Care that comes from walking by faith. We cling to our celebrations and make them happen on whatever meager budge we might have to work with. Because we understand, without a doubt, that Like Attracts Like, and our focus on the amazing blessings our lives hold attracts more blessings to us. I challenge each of you to find your reason to celebrate. To weave the first harvest of wheat or ears of corn into an offering to the gods of your understanding, to say Thank You for the blessings we now possess, and for those we have yet to receive. To leave a bit of flour and salt by your back door, in honor of the bounty you invite into your life. Despite the difficulty our human minds have in saying Thank You, when all they want to do is panic, we can find our greatest blessings in focusing on what has already been given us. We have our Faith. We have the love and kinship of others of Like Mind. We have a freedom to worship and believe as we choose. I have the ability to think, and type and speak and share (you fill in your blessings here\u2026) In this Season of Abundance, I pray you are all able to take the time to follow the traditions of old, and count your blessings this Lammastide, and to believe for a Harvest your spirit has been cultivating these many months. Blessed be!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5639\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}