Re: Path of the Hex
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:37 pm
I thought I would give you something to have a look at... Here's the cover as it is now. I added the element/direction guardians on the front, my sigil on the back and also my initials in black on the side of the pages. I'm quite sure this wont be all, although I want to keep the covers rather minimalist and not add too many things, this felt like right thing to do.
Here's how my diary entries look like. Even though these things are very personal, I write it in Finnish so it wont make much sense to most people here. I doubt anyone has the need to start to translate this page, its just mundane everyday stuff anyway.
I highly recommend everybody with time and patience to learn to write in theban as its quite easy and fun and it looks so artistic. Mundane everyday entries will suddenly look as occult as it gets and also makes the text incomprehensible for nearly every person out there who isn't a witch or a history nut.
(I had a remark from a friend that this looks like something straight out of LOTR. Well, isn't there a golden ring on the table right next to the book... I didn't even notice it was there at first.)
EDIT:
I'm having some stream of thought going on now, I keep getting more things in my mind which I need to say... Today I went to the forest nearby, to my two special places I've used on sabbats. I made circles ready, physical circles. I cleaned the leaces away and made the places ready. The other spot still needs a decent stone for an altar. I have to go there again without my dog and look for something suitable. There is one flat big stone not far, but carrying that will be a huge task to take. I'm not sure if I'll have strength for it, but I have to try. I'm thinking about gathering bunch of stones and making a decent tall enough altar there. I've dreamed of that kind of thing for a long time and I think the time is right to make it happen. Interestingly it doesn't seem that anyone has been there for a long time. Both spots are near quite popular paths on which there's people with their dogs, some times with horses, kids play in the forest... But my places have stayed untouched. Nothing had been moved which is quite a surprise. Its not behind gods back, but less than a kilometer from the closest houses.
EDIT2:
I'm feeling inspired. I'm making charms. These are meant for both good luck (Perhaps with money) and also protection. The black feathers are from that same magpie from whom I got the feathers for the pentagram wreath I made. The ones with stripes are from a Finnish forest bird to which I don't know an English name. Its one of those which are hunted for food. Poor thing was hit by a car but I took its beautiful feathers and buried it along with blessings for its nice gift. The bones are from a jaw of ide fish which are plentyful at our summerhouse. (Those are darn good smoked btw!) I don't know the exact function of these bones, I think they keep theis jaws together, the spiky things are not teeth. I don't think ide fish has any teeth even though it becomes a omnivore predator when it grows big. I thought it would be a good symbol of prosperity as ide is plentiful and grows fast and its also rather easy to catch. And the bones look really cool.
I thought of keeping one and gifting the other to some friend. I have two more of the fish in my freezer, I have to make sure to take those bones when I cook them, its the coolest looking fishbone aside of pikes jaw I've seen. I thought about crafting maybe a ring or a necklace from them too.
EDIT3:
The charms are now ready, or maybe missing a spell. I set up my altar first time in ages.(I've had my mother snooping about in my apartment while I was away so I couldn't just leave my things lying around to avoid uncomfortable questions. I want something new really, I'm way overdue of getting some things I would like to have, a big chalice made of red glass for example. I'm thinking of the same model as I'm using now as its a Finnish design, very traditional and nostalgic as almost everyone has those here... Then a decent athame, either I buy one of craft one. If I would just find a big enough animal bone somewhere. The latest addition is the crow feather, although I have even better one waiting, its a huge brown feather of a hawk, literally "brown swamp hawk" in Finnish.
Anyway, the charms are now ready, I might still charge them on Samhain or perhaps I'll wait for the next full moon. The elements are there now. The incense I'm burning is dragons blood, just got it out of memory and it seems to correspond with protection. Couldn't be more fitting. I need more insence, I'll be soon running short.
Here's how my diary entries look like. Even though these things are very personal, I write it in Finnish so it wont make much sense to most people here. I doubt anyone has the need to start to translate this page, its just mundane everyday stuff anyway.
I highly recommend everybody with time and patience to learn to write in theban as its quite easy and fun and it looks so artistic. Mundane everyday entries will suddenly look as occult as it gets and also makes the text incomprehensible for nearly every person out there who isn't a witch or a history nut.
(I had a remark from a friend that this looks like something straight out of LOTR. Well, isn't there a golden ring on the table right next to the book... I didn't even notice it was there at first.)
EDIT:
I'm having some stream of thought going on now, I keep getting more things in my mind which I need to say... Today I went to the forest nearby, to my two special places I've used on sabbats. I made circles ready, physical circles. I cleaned the leaces away and made the places ready. The other spot still needs a decent stone for an altar. I have to go there again without my dog and look for something suitable. There is one flat big stone not far, but carrying that will be a huge task to take. I'm not sure if I'll have strength for it, but I have to try. I'm thinking about gathering bunch of stones and making a decent tall enough altar there. I've dreamed of that kind of thing for a long time and I think the time is right to make it happen. Interestingly it doesn't seem that anyone has been there for a long time. Both spots are near quite popular paths on which there's people with their dogs, some times with horses, kids play in the forest... But my places have stayed untouched. Nothing had been moved which is quite a surprise. Its not behind gods back, but less than a kilometer from the closest houses.
EDIT2:
I'm feeling inspired. I'm making charms. These are meant for both good luck (Perhaps with money) and also protection. The black feathers are from that same magpie from whom I got the feathers for the pentagram wreath I made. The ones with stripes are from a Finnish forest bird to which I don't know an English name. Its one of those which are hunted for food. Poor thing was hit by a car but I took its beautiful feathers and buried it along with blessings for its nice gift. The bones are from a jaw of ide fish which are plentyful at our summerhouse. (Those are darn good smoked btw!) I don't know the exact function of these bones, I think they keep theis jaws together, the spiky things are not teeth. I don't think ide fish has any teeth even though it becomes a omnivore predator when it grows big. I thought it would be a good symbol of prosperity as ide is plentiful and grows fast and its also rather easy to catch. And the bones look really cool.
I thought of keeping one and gifting the other to some friend. I have two more of the fish in my freezer, I have to make sure to take those bones when I cook them, its the coolest looking fishbone aside of pikes jaw I've seen. I thought about crafting maybe a ring or a necklace from them too.
EDIT3:
The charms are now ready, or maybe missing a spell. I set up my altar first time in ages.(I've had my mother snooping about in my apartment while I was away so I couldn't just leave my things lying around to avoid uncomfortable questions. I want something new really, I'm way overdue of getting some things I would like to have, a big chalice made of red glass for example. I'm thinking of the same model as I'm using now as its a Finnish design, very traditional and nostalgic as almost everyone has those here... Then a decent athame, either I buy one of craft one. If I would just find a big enough animal bone somewhere. The latest addition is the crow feather, although I have even better one waiting, its a huge brown feather of a hawk, literally "brown swamp hawk" in Finnish.
Anyway, the charms are now ready, I might still charge them on Samhain or perhaps I'll wait for the next full moon. The elements are there now. The incense I'm burning is dragons blood, just got it out of memory and it seems to correspond with protection. Couldn't be more fitting. I need more insence, I'll be soon running short.