Again and again I go back to Lisa Lister´s amazingly powerful book Witch. As some of you know I was part of her 5 month online coven about a year and a bit ago and there we journeyed through a lot of what is described in the book. The different parts of woman. The different parts of a witch.

In the book she writes about Rewilding. I LOVE that word and I LOVE the concept. 

Rewilding is basically letting go of all the shit society tells us about how to be and how to look and going deep inside to find our roots and finding who we are and what works for us.

We each have to find our own way back to our rewilding. Or through our rewilding. But being inspired by others can help. Seeing how other women around us are doing it can give us ideas and sow seeds deep in our soul.

My rewilding ways include:
barefoot living
dancing
yoga
meditating
breathing
speaking my truth even when my voice shakes
letting go, letting go, letting go
walking with my back straight
not caring if people think I am weird
allowing myself to experience all the feelings in my body

It is about doing all the things we need to find our way back to the absolute knowing that we are Source. We are the universe embodied. And knowing that just makes everything awesome. Really AWEsome.

I struggle. I find it. And I lose it. And find some again. It is a process.
I love it and sometimes I don´t.

But I LOVE that we are doing it together!

Love, Elin

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She also has a Patreon page which I highly recommend supporting.

A few years back I listened to a podcast by a witch in the US. She spoke about different topics, and I enjoyed many of the episodes. But when she started talking about Priestess trainings, and how she thought it was ridiculous to charge for trainings, I stopped listening. 

Her argument was that learning how to become a witch or a Priestess was something that either we can do on our own, or that kind of knowledge can not be charged for. It should always be shared freely.

As you probably have understood, I do not agree.

My Priestess training was life-changing. It went to a depth I could never have reached on my own. The wisdom and experience of my teacher touched my heart and soul. Some of the sisters I met during the training have stayed some of my closest friends.

I am willing to pay for that.

Being guided through the Wheel of the Year for the first time, being introduced to the Goddess and all Her aspects, learning to know and feel the energy of the land. Learning how to facilitate ceremony, how to hold sacred space alone and with others. How to open up to the energies around me. And how to share that with others.

I am willing to pay from that.

When I came to my Priestess training I had been on the pagan path for about 6 or 7 years. I had learned a lot. But woman, I could not have become the witch and Priestess I am on my own.

Perhaps that is just personal. Some people might not need the guidance. 

But I did. And I got it. And I am so grateful.

And the person who is teaching and sharing all her wisdom, why would she have to do that for free, in her spare time? It makes absolutely no sense to me. 

It is one of the biggest blessings in my life, to be part of a worldwide Priestess community. To have been on such a roller coaster journey with my Sisters and Brothers. And to still be on that journey. Never ending. Learning more all the time. 

What a blessing.

With love, Elin xx

I feel like I don´t quite get this whole thing that New Year´s Eve is so special. For me the change in energy happens slowly and gradually, peaking at the Winter Solstice. So all this excitement and pressure to DO SOMETHING special on this evening is a bit strange for me.
My sense of change is gradual, as the energies slowly build towards the rebirth of Imbolc when the new spark of life is lit!

Saying that though, I did go to my friend´s house for a lovely dinner with some lovely women! We spoke about life, the year that has passed and what we want to call in.

As the Solstice energies are diminishing slowly I usually do a reading using oracle cards. This year I have done two readings designed by the lovely Sarah Cornforth. The first one was looking at what to leave behind and the second one was more about looking forward and seeing what I need to focus on.

Some cards were the same.... They both said I need to let go of the details! I am not quite sure how that is going to work, as I feel like I have just started understanding how looking at details can help me more forwards! So...I need to think about that one.

The other thing they both spoke about was that I need to listen to my heart. And I need to trust.
Well, that old trust thing! 

But that was not what I came in here to write about! I was gonna share something about January 1st! I felt that my energy was unbalanced, and I did not feel grounded. So what is the cure for that?
Nature of course!

I packed my bag with some sage, sacred water, an apple, my rattle and my journal and headed off to a sacred place quite nearby. It is an ancient burial ground and ceremonial place.

I spent a couple of hours there with the stones and the trees and the magic of the land. And when I headed home I felt so much lighter. 

I think the whole New Years Eve thing got me confused. I felt at odds with society. Well...nothing new there... And that is why I felt so weird. Also December was a very...challenging month, so I am so glad that I had the day to spend out there. 

Mama Nature sure is a healer.

​Love and blessings, Elin xx

We have passed the high point of the Winter Solstice.
The point between the out- and the in breath.
The point where everything is still.

I loved the time of stillness this year. It gave me time to retreat. To rest. To hibernate. To meditate.

But now, I am finding it challenging. My mind is wondering why nothing is happening. Why am I not creating? Why is my mind just blank?

It is like I want to move on now. So what I really need to do is stop. Listen. 

And this is the challenge at this time of year. The Solstice energy is still strong. It is not like it has disappeared in these last few days. So patience is what is needed. More meditation. More rest. 

And remembering that in that rest, ideas will form. New things will be born.
The spark of Imbolc is coming. But it is coming in its own time.

Trust Mama Nature. Trust the process.

​This is the lesson of the stillness.

With the blessings of Danu, the Mother of Air,

Elin xx