Summer is not designed for a Westcountry Witch

I am embracing the energy and am feeling proactive and fresh faced at new routes my life is taking. Especially after a rather bad few weeks.

I have been unwell recently, nothing serious, just the usual ups and downs of living with Crohn’s and as a result my PTSD got the better of me and I, held my hands up and admitted I needed to rest. Several days on the sofa, my sleep pattern got back to normal. Sleep is very important to me. I am one of those who schedules her day regarding when I need to get to bed, and what time to wake up. Working from home it’s rather easy to allow things to become chaotic.

I install a very important routine, to allow my body to know what’s expected and to balance itself. Up at 6 am, dogs walked, breakfast, coffee and settling down at my deck to begin readings for clients after a small meditation over my daily card draw. Regardless of the weather, I try to get out for a walk with the dogs twice daily.

Sadly, here in the UK we are having a heatwave, and even at 6 am the temperature has been far too hot for my German Shepherd Freya, who suffers terribly in the heat. We were, house bound and I began turning inward in a negative manner.

A short respite, and our routine now involves us waking at 5 am for our morning walk and our evening walk has been pushed back to 10 pm. Yes, this means I am not getting as much sleep, but anyone who knows me, knows I advocate naps.

This week has been an interesting one of continued goal settings. I desperately want to understand and bring in astrology into my practise somehow. I am always learning and certainly in no way view myself as someone who is a master of anything. Minus reading the horoscopes and knowing I am a Scorpio, this has been something I have been rather daunted by, and with fear of not understanding it, have ignored it as just something other people pay attention to.

Of course, as a Tarot reader, this poses some challenges as the cards can have astrological meanings. This is my goal. I will get to grips with Astrology and will take this journey as a means to begin a regular blogging habit, as I know I have neglected this space and have a further mini goal to really let you (dear reader) get to know me, know my voice and understand what exactly I mean, as a self-titled Westcountry Witch. And, along the way, am hoping I can make you smile during a hectic day at hearing some of my rather oddball antidotes.

Today, I am hiding inside from the sun. While I do enjoy summer, I am not designed for extensive high temperatures. Over the past few weeks have been getting back into reading and read a wonderfully entertaining book which has pushed me into reading more comedy. I don’t know why I have not brought more comedy into my reading life. If you’re interested, I highly recommend Life and Laughing: My story by Michael McIntyre. The audio book is also highly entertaining.

We harvested some lavender, not too much as to upset the bees who have been busy gathering pollen for their hives, but enough to make 2 large bunches which are drying in the kitchen. The mint has successfully been clipped and the clippings are doing well and have creating several new plants. This is when I feel most, as a Westcountry Witch, not when I am in ritual, or reading for people, but the simple things like growing plants.

This afternoon ends with me taking a breather and returning to a land of crocheting dog coats. Which while this may sound wonderful, being buried under a mountain of wool is not the easiest task during a British heatwave.

Damn celtic genes!

Li