A wonderful afternoon and evening for our Goddess Talk. Thank you all for sharing your stories, your families and your food. Love you!

A good start to my morning. My coffee and ibuprofen has kicked in and I’m getting ready to start my day! So many thoughts and ideas in my head with the energy and determination to see them played out.  And as I love this IsidoreTarot Deck, I knew I just had to pull my card for the day to see which way the energy was flowing.

I drew the Ace of Wands. This card is about new beginnings, inspiration, potential. Notice the subtle red tones, the wands represent fire and passion. Just one wand means it is singularly focused and strong. Its that ball of energy that begins to grow as the mind begins to conjure. It’s important to nurture this energy. Get it clean and strong.

I think of it as I would when I cast a spell. Build and layer the energy. Start with the big picture then focus and narrow. Be specific. Be concise. Once it’s built, brick by brick, take your time and pull back out to see the creation in it’s whole. Your creation. Feel that energy, know that it is real. Then with great power, push it out into the world and release it.

Just like the picture on the card, hold the wand focused and straight, then let it radiate out and know that what you dream will manifest.

Part of my plan today is to do something in the mundane that will parallel what I am doing magically. For me, today, that is weeding. I’m going out to pull weeds and discard what is chaotic and confusing. Then focus on what I want to grow. I’m going to nourish that, fertilize that, then do the same in other aspects of my life. Later this evening, I will sit on my (soon to be) freshly cleaned porch and observe the moon. The moon is waxing crescent right now. The perfect time to build and grow your ideas and projects. By full moon time, they should be ready to send out and made manifest.  Be present to the energies and parallels in your everyday life. This is part of the “layering” and building, the focusing of intent. It’s what is necessary to bring your new beginning to a successful ending.

Go “Ace of Wands”, Go! I think I’m liking this card for today.

I’m looking forward to this Sunday.  Every couple of Sundays, I highlight one of the Goddesses from my upcoming oracle deck. This week is Santa Muerte. This week is all about death. I’ve experienced a lot of endings this week. Some are easier to accept than others. Somethings I’ve noticed need to end and I’m having trouble letting go. Maybe this Sunday we’ll get some help with that. Either way, it’s gonna be interesting!   https://www.facebook.com/events/523316267795982/

Some highlights from our Festival of the Arts flash mob Friday afternoon. Additional photographs have been provided by Ted Jauw, Josh Dunigan and the Festival of the Arts.

Goddess Erzulie Dantor, a Haitian Lwa. This shows the progression of my concept sketch, my working sketch then finished painting. My Goddesses always seem to change as do I. When I begin to paint them, I begin to live their story and often they want to be depicted differently then how I first imagined them. Who am I to question? :)