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Harmony is a funny thing. I have some sense of it now, in a way I never have. I feel more or less at peace with myself, more open to things around me; a guarded empathy. Trynn and Tali are no longer fighting, Lan is present (the other day I daydreamed what it would be like to run down a rabbit and eat it), even Brant is there, bracing the whole thing against the mundane day to day influences of work and dealing with people. I'm feeling balanced. But also inspired, hungry for new knowledge.

I went for a walk after work. I've been staring into the woods everyday to and from work (it's a 33km to work), and miss walking in the trees. I saw a park the other day, not far from where I live, and decided to check it out. There are paths along a sparsely treed park and a murky creek that runs through it, but when I sat down in the grass on the shore, closed my eyes and listened to the water rush past and the wind in the braches around me, smelled the sweet honeysuckle that grew everywhere and felt the earth beneath me, it was gorgeous.

Along my walk, I found a stand of birch trees, and explored them. It came to me that since I was planning to make a wand sometime, a birch branch would do wonderfully. I found a recently broken branch, about the dimensions that I was looking for, broke it in a couple of spots and could already feel the energy in it. It will be perfect for the purpose, I think. If I get my shit together, I should have it complete and ready for dedication for August 1, Lughnassadh. It's a sabbat associated with water, the west and the aging God and Goddess, and birch has correspondence to water, healing and protection. All I have to figure out is how to dedicate it, how I want to adorn it, and where I plan on having my feast :)

posted by September @ 7:01 PM