It is misty out and the sun is setting. The light reflecting from the vapor makes everything whitish and not quite obscured. I like the way it looks. My nest mates just left. We had a Yule ritual last night and it was good to be with them. At first it looked like one of our nestmates might not make it. I don't know what was going on with her exactly but when she called to say that she would be late so couldn't make it to the ritual we just agreed to wait the ritual for her. It is a family time and we wanted to have us all together. As it was one of our other members (who are in town right now) couldn't be there due to a family medical crisis.
One of the things that we do regularly in our Yule rituals is a visioning in the dark. We speak the visions we have for the coming year into the darkness and the cauldron in the center of the circle. And when we light the candle in the cauldron as a symbol of the sun being reborn it also energizes our visions. We do a grab bag and the gifts symbolize the treasures that we bring up from the journey into the Underworld (at Samhain) and the darkness within.
Today we got our 1st degree Reiki attunements and had a Reiki class. It was very interesting. I felt heat that flowed down my body and my hands got very hot. It will be interesting working with it. Tom and I will be practicing it together regularly, I hope. He can work on my wrists and I can work on his rash.
On Saturday I spent the morning talking with J. That was fun. We covered so many topics, including our respective loves. Then I felt a strong need to connect with F. Tom suggested I call him so I did. He was still asleep but told me he didn't mind waking up for me. He is very sweet. We talked for a long time. It was really a good conversation, loving, supportive, and future oriented. We talked about forming a corporation for our extended family. It sounds like a great idea to me. We talked until my nestmates showed up - on time for a change so I had to get off before I was ready to end the conversation. Ah well. I was in a wonderful mood though.
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