Magic Manifesting: Ancestor Altar

Happy Halloween and Samhain everybody! It's Magic Manifesting Monday and what a magical one it is! The veil between the worlds is thin. It is time to get a little bit witchy!

Today I made a quick video blog showing off my ancestor altar. 

It's really about remembrance and I'd love for you to head on over to my facebook page and share your stories of your loved ones that have passed on.

I would also like to share the lyrics of the song All Soul's Night by Loreena McKennit with you.

Bonfires dot the rolling hillsides

Figures dance around and around

To drums that pulse out echoes of darkness

Moving to the pagan sound.

Somewhere in a hidden memory

Images float before my eyes

Of fragrant nights of straw and of bonfires

And dancing till the next sunrise.

[Chorus:]

I can see lights in the distance

Trembling in the dark cloak of night

Candles and lanterns are dancing, dancing

A waltz on All, All Souls Night.

Figures of cornstalks bend in the shadows

Held up tall as the flames leap high

The green knight holds the holly bush

To mark where the old year passes by.

[Chorus]

Bonfires dot the rolling hillsides

Figures dance around and around

To drums that pulse out echoes of darkness

And moving to the pagan sound.

Standing on the bridge that crosses

The river that goes out to the sea

The wind is full of a thousand voices

They pass by the bridge and me

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Self Care: Massage

Good morning, Sweets! Here in Oklahoma the weather is chilly, perfect for snuggling under blankets and I've been doing that a lot. It's my own personal Heaven. I hope that you are enjoying the changing of the seasons wherever you are!

It's Self Care Sunday! Today I am going to talk about massages and how much I love them! My first professional massage was about six months ago and I was so scared and nervous about laying on a table, nearly naked, with a stranger massaging my body.

It's not as uncomfortable as it sounds.

At least it wasn't for me. Which is saying something because I suffer from anxiety. Being around people I don't know, and in new situations, has the potential to freak me out pretty badly. Although this blog post isn't about professional massage, as great as it may be.

This is about massaging yourself. Yes I know, it sounds dirty, but that is a blog for another day. :)

How often do you take the time to lovingly touch your body? To show your appreciation for the things that it does. I mean think about it... think of what your body does on a daily basis. It performs some amazing feats. Your body needs a little TLC every once and awhile.

I like to give myself massages. Give me a yummy smelling lotion and I am good to go. It's a loving practice and it fosters real acknowledgement and appreciation for my body. I usually do this after a bath. I sit down at my altar, my sacred space, and I start at my feet. I apply lotion to my foot and pay special attention to each part of it. My toes, the arch, the heel. I lovingly rub the lotion into my skin, being thankful for all of the things my feet do for me.

Thank you feet for allowing me to walk this earth.

Onto my ankles, legs, and thighs.

Thank you legs for allowing me to stand tall.

Onto my hips.

Thank you hips for allowing me to sway and move to music.

To my belly and my chest.

Thank you belly and chest for allowing me to breathe deeply.

To my fingers and hands.

Thank you hands for allowing me to create.


And so on and so forth.

It really makes a difference in how I feel about myself. I believe that when we are kind to our bodies our bodies are kind to us. Taking the time to be aware of what is going on with us physically is just as important as what is going on with us mentally.

You should give it a try!

Take care of you,

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Superhero Mastermind Blog Tour

Today I am participating in Superhero Mastermind Blog Tour hosted by the lovely Dee Morrison. The blog tour is to showcase female business owners that are making it happen! We're creating miracles and abundance and following our dreams! If you're new here at Blessing Manifesting, let me tell you a little bit about myself. My name is Dominee and I am very new to owning my own business, which means I am experiencing all of those fears and insecurities first hand.
The purpose of my business is to change the world. I know, that sounds like a big goal, but really it isn't. If I can make just a few people realize their potential, embrace the magic that's growing inside of them, then I've mad a difference.
A difference that can change the world, even if it's in only in the most minuscule way. It's terrifying putting yourself out there. It makes you feel vulnerable, but giving your gifts to the world, whatever they me be, is so fulfilling. 
I am a member of the beautiful Goddess Leonie's Goddess Circle. Five or so months ago Leonie launched her Business Goddess E-Course I was kind of apathetic about it because I didn't have a business, nor did I have the drive to create a business.
I found myself being envious of all of the other Goddesses in the Circle with their fabulous ideas, creativity, and talents, and Riding their Wild Donkeys. As the Business Goddess E-course launched I realized that I was perfectly content with not having a business, not having a "thing". It wasn't the right time for me and if was going to happen, well I'd embrace it, but I wasn't going to hunt for some greater purpose or idea.
It seems as if not looking worked! I didn't think it would be this soon, I thought maybe in a few years I'd come up with a concept and everything would fall into place. It seems the Universe has other plans. 
It's all about embracing what is happening right now.
Inadequacy and self-criticism are not your friends. Push past them.


This is from my blog post I Believe In You and I want to share it here too.

I believe in you.

I believe in you so much.

Don't let the little voices named Not-Good-Enough and Why-Try? into your head and if you invite them in, don't let them stay long.

They're silly little voices and they just want to cause mischief.

Believe in yourself like I believe in you.

I know that you can do it.

I know that there is so much limitless potential just waiting quietly inside of you.

Do you hear that?

Limitless.

Think of all of the things you could do if you just acknowledged that all of that was inside of you right now.

Don't worry about what anyone else thinks.

This is for you.

This is your path and you were meant to be on it.

 Let go of the doubt, it has no place.

Believe in yourself and the world will begin to believe in you too.

Just believe in that okay? 


As a celebration for the Superhero Mastermind Blog Tour I am giving away a Three-Card Oracle Reading to one lucky reader. To sign up all you have to do is:

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Come back and comment here, telling me what ways you entered! You get entered once for each thing you do! The contest ends November 1st.

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Inner Peace vs. Inner Demons

(c) Louise L Hay Wisdom Card

This week's Wisdom Card gives this message: "I am at the center of peace." and "It is safe for me to look within. Each time I look deeper into myself , I will find incredibly beautiful treasures within me."

During the Autumn and Winter months I tend to turn within myself and often time it is not peaceful. It is fearful and it makes me nervous, scared of what I'll find if I look too deeply. 

I feel like I can't trust myself. That's a horrible feeling isn't it? To look into the dark parts of your inner self and be afraid of what resides there. I want to make peace with those parts of who I am. They are me. I want to befriend them, accept them, and make friends with them. I want to look inside and not feel turbulence. 

I am telling myself that it is safe to attempt it. There is nothing to fear, those things can't hurt me, wound me, injure me, they are there to ultimately help me. It's that whole "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" thing.

I will find peace.

Do you feel like inner peace is something that you have or something that is in reach for you? Can you make peace with your inner demons?

There are treasures inside of you. There is good that can come from those places.

Seek them out.

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Book Review: Glad No Matter What

It's time for another book review! As you may or may not know, I am absolutely in love with SARK, also known as Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy (Is that an awesome name or what?) She is a fabulous woman full of wisdom. There is just so much greatness that she has to teach in such a loving way. Glad No Matter What is her latest book and it's about surviving loss and sadness.

As she adamantly states in the first line of the first page:

"This is not a book about feeling glad when you don't. How annoying. This is a book about finding and living from the glad parts in all of your feelings."

In this book SARK teaches us that we can experience a multitude of emotions at one time. Just because in a moment we are sad, doesn't mean that we can't be other things. We can be sad and happy. We don't have to commit to one emotion at one time. We can shift our perspectives so that we can experience more.

If you've never seen a SARK book I recommend you go to the nearest book store and open one up. The pages are hand written, strewn with writing in colored markers, watercolors and little doodles. It really feels like you are picking up someone's journal and reading all of the juiciness within it. One of the many things I love about SARK is that she isn't perfect. She admits to her flaws, fears, and doubts and lets you share in them.

Not only does Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy give you wonderful tools and advice, at the end of every chapter she provides extra resources, books, music, websites, and quotes. I love it!

At the start of the book is a Feelings Menu (how awesome is that?) There's a list of all types of feelings, and direction the the part of the book that will most help you deal with them. It's wonderful!

The book is split into several sections:

Section One: Glad No Matter What - How to acknowledge your feelings and begin to trust them.

Section Two: Waves of Love - Self love and self care. Taking care of yourself and being gentle with your feelings and emotions.

Section Three: Yes To All The Changes - Embracing change and opening your heart up to the experiences. Change can hurt and be painful but there are wonderful lessons and opportunities to come out of it.

Section Four: Singing Through the Storms - How to deal with life when you are falling to pieces and in the depths of grief. How to grow in the darkness. Allow all of your feelings.

Section Five: Learning to See In The Dark -This is about dealing with death and how beauty can be found. This chapter had me in tears in the honesty of the words and stories. There is also a wonderful list of things to say to people who are grieving.

Section Six: Transformation Practices This is about learning to transform the losses into gifts. Making a list of your losses so you can express and experience them.

Section Seven: Portraits of Joy and Transformation Through Loss and Change - Interviews with artists and other creatives about there experiences with loss.

This is one of my favorite books and has helped me through a lot of tough times. If you are experience grief or loss I fully recommend this book. It would also make a beautifully loving gift to someone you know who is going through a hard time.

Here's to being glad even in the face of sadness,

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Magic Manifesting: Samhain

Good morning my Witchy Ones! Next Monday is Samhain and I wanted to share with you a little bit of info about this very popular Pagan holiday. Most of you know it as Halloween or All Hallows Eve. In Wicca it is celebrated as Samhain (pronounced Sow-in) and it is a day to honor the dead and marks the end of the Harvest season and it has also been called the Celtic New Year.

It is believed that on this day the veil between the worlds, that of the living and that of the dead, is thinnest. It is a time that allows us to communicate with, and remember, our departed ones.

A lot of divination is done at this time, as it is easier to connect with otherworld energies and guides. There are so many great ways to celebrate Samhain and this is a perfect time to create an ancestor altar. An ancestor altar is a space where you can keep mementos and pictures of your family members that have passed on. It is a beautiful way to honor their memory.

Another way to honor your ancestors is to have a dumb supper. A Dumb Supper is the act of preparing a special meal in honor of your deceased loved ones, to make it even more special you can include their favorite foods. You set a place for your loved one and you can spend the rest of the dinner in quiet contemplation or you can listen to songs and music that were special to them.You can also put a candle in your window or on your door step (in a jack-o-lantern!) as an invitation to join you!

This would be a great time to ask your ancestors to guide and watch over you in the coming months. There is no wrong way to honor your ancestors, as long as it feels good and right to you.

This is also a wonderful time to do research or connect with Crone Goddesses and Gods associated with death. You could meditate on Hecate, Persephone as Queen of the Underworld, Morrigan, Anubis, Cerridwen, Osiris, and others.

Activities you can do to celebrate are of course carving (or painting) a pumpkin. That part is my favorite! You can also make candied apples, bake pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie, You can dress up in masks and costumes, and of course trick-or-treat!

If you are into doing spells this is the time to do past life work, banish the negative from your life, get over bad habits, and protection.

As the days grow longer

And darkness falls

The fields are bare

The Croned One calls

Through darkened hallows,

where loved ones lie

It's time to honor 

those that died

Seasons change

Always turning

To honor them

Our candles burning

If you are looking for more comprehensive information on Samhain the Majickal Journey has a great post listing all sorts of correspondences.

Have a wonderful Samhain!

What are your plans for Halloween? Any rituals? Trick-or-treating with the kids?

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Self Care: The Perfect Date

If you like piña coladas, getting caught in the rain, and long walks on the beach...


Hehehe, I kid, I kid. But this is about having your perfect date. One of the staples of self love is being good to yourself and what better way to be good to yourself than to pamper yourself and take yourself out on a fantastic date?

And if you don't like going out, then stay in and do something special. It's entirely up to you. Whatever makes you feel good and nourished.

Sometimes we need a break from hectic family life and sometimes we don't have anyone to do those special romantic things for ourselves. There aren't any rules that say you have to have someone else do loving, romantic, thoughtful things for you. I've learned to do them for myself and so can you.

As you probably know, I'm single and I love doing sweet things for myself. If I don't do them, no one else will. About once a month I take myself out on a date. I go to the movies by myself, I go get a relaxing massage, I schedule a day full of ice cream and painting, I have a picnic in the park, I make myself a fancy, romantic, candle-lit, dinner. All of these things help foster a good relationship with myself.

Loving yourself takes work.

So take at least one day a month to do something special for you.

It's important.

You are important.

You are worthy.

What kind of date can you plan for yourself?

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