Musings of a Dragonatrix

This year we did a Nowruz celebration since there was a growing family in my home. I had previously only bought some food and finger wiggled over the holiday since no one wanted to join me in celebrating it. It was only the fiance and myself, but it's a start. I hope to grow it into a larger event next year. I made some traditional foods (took over two rooms actually, I just ran out of space on my art table lol) and made the table to Ama-Tiamat. Instead of this holiday being devoted to Marduk killing our mother as it is traditionally, I reclaimed it for the great mother. Amazingly enough, my Tanzanian Red Claw scorpion went and gave birth to the minute we finished dinner on the 20th! I've had her for nearly 25 months and she's been fat for 6-8 so maybe her kind does immaculate conception because there is no research for a female being gravid that long. Eighteen months seems to be the max for any species and yes some African species can asexual reproduce when lacking ...

Perhaps I'm overpowering my candles, maybe using those deities are just that damned hard hitting, maybe there was a defect in the construction of those candles for the batch I bought from the store; but there has been some weirdness lately with my black over red reversals.  I'm no stranger to these, they are a staple to my defense when I feel someone is messing with my home or sanity. I used to just do a generic "my enemy" on it, draconic runes (all candles and workings are treated with those), some DUME or Uncrossing, and went on my way (or for lesser issues, only lit it while dropping a duce, outhouse rootwork style). They usually burn down cleanly with nothing left, I toss the remainder of the glass, and that's it. But now--- Holy Hell, Inferno! The first time I attached my life long protector because some serious shyte went down, omg it was an insane candle that I thought was going to catch things on fire. It liquefied in under 24 hrs (normally th...

Here are some tips for trance work if you find yourself having a tough go at it. These are some things that helped my former students and you can adapt the advice to find something that works for you. The first few things are things ingrained in humans from our origin through DNA. Think back to indigenous tribes who used drums and other instruments around a fire with herbs while singing and dancing. They would get so far into trance that they could travel worlds, take on deities, raise the conscious energies of the whole group, just through the experience. Music: Humans have a deep genetic memory for music and we still respond to it even if we don't realize it. Play around with different frequencies, beats, instruments, genres, etc. until you find one that puts you right into the zone. I find that for me music from my various ethnicities will have the most profound effect if I'm having a difficult day getting into trance or I'm going for a really heavy experience. Somet...