May into June

The weather is all over the place at the moment but it is still the month of the Hawthorn (Celtic) and also of the Deer (Native American).

Both instances carry well into June and both are very magical times of year. Hawthorn is the enchanting and enchanted tree. In both cases, this is also a time of great fertility and potency. Now is the time for conception of children if you are so inclined. Deer are a representation of our sexuality and about facing up to the fact that we enjoy pleasure. We are often taught that pleasure and sex are sins, or bad in some way. Or we shy away from our own sexuality. The deer totem tells us to embrace it, always in a consensual manner. A stag symbolises taking power for yourself within your life - that could be enjoying sex for the first time, (both in a virginal sense or a sense that you have never had pleasure before) and taking responsibility for it (can mean safe sex or becoming a parent). This time is of self empowerment and enjoyment.

Magically it is a good time to cleanse, to get rid of bad habits and clear the spiritual clutter. It is, as mentioned before a time of fertility magic and of protection.

The power is gathering, waiting for the peak of Midsummer and the height of the solar energy. As such, both masculine and feminine power is especially potent at the moment, as nature rises in a blanced union.

BB

On that note, I have written a bit of a sexy witchy/werewolfy/vampirey book (not erocita, but sexy). If you like Charlaine Harris, Carrie Vaughn, Patricia Briggs, hopefully you'll like this. It is available on kindle and now in paperback.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Wolf-Witch-Coffin-ebook/dp/B00CCWL6ES/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366023812&sr=8-1&keywords=the+wolf%2C+the+witch+and+the+coffin

On another note, my second book, The Island of the Mist, is now available on both Kindle and paperback formats:

Kindle: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Island-Mist-Kingslayer-Series-ebook/dp/B0092TUS7U/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1346945410&sr=1-2

And paperback: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Island-Mist-N-Roy/dp/147921292X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1346506656&sr=1-2

and in the US: http://www.amazon.com/Island-Mist-N-Roy/dp/147921292X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1346946271&sr=1-2&keywords=the+island+of+the+mist

My first book, The Stone in the Sword, is now reduced in price: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stone-Sword-ebook/dp/B006ZQIEPG/ref=sr_1_3?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1327179005&sr=1-3

Our rights

Our rights should be protected and this means looking out for ourselves and one another for all aspects of life. It came to my attention today that the EU plan to rule on whether we should be 'allowed' to sell and share seeds ourselves, or whether this should be left in the hands of big business, like Monsanto.

Please sing and share the petition below to let them know that you will not comply with this ridiculous ruling. Everyone has the right to grow fruit and vegetables etc for themselves and their families, and to sell them if they so choose. But big businesses like Monsanto want to take power out of our hands and force us into buying GM products. Well i say no and I hope that you will join me!

Petition

BB

Sorting home and garden

We have just moved house. Everything is in chaos as the house we have moved into had a few issues needing sorted. i think that is part of the 'joy' of May. Getting your house in order, inside and especially out. Summertime brings a host of weather issues most of us don't really think of until it's too late. We don't prepare our gardens for a possibly hot/dry summer, or prepare it for the deluge that often occurs in Scotland. Inside, we need to make sure we have cleared away anything that we have not used in the last 2 years. If we haven't used something in that time, chances are we don't need them.

We have a pile of general rubbish for the dump (can't sell, not good enough to recycle), a pile for recycling/charity shops and a pile that will hopefully sell.

People go on about recycling and I thin a lot of us get bored hearing about it but I do carry on with it. paper, clothing (this goes to help people who cannot afford to clothe themselves and is very worthy), glass etc. It all helps. Things you would not think of recycling can be used in furniture (like the new movement for making chairs out of used tyres), book covers and many other things so please think before you send something into general waste.

I know I keep banging on about planting things and how good it feels. You possibly think I'm daft but it really is liberating to get your hands dirty. i think because it takes us back to childhood, when we used to dig in the dirt for whatever reason. There is something very invigorating and also soothing about planting seeds/plants. As I've mentioned before, herbs never go amiss. If you have never done anything like this before try parsley - you can't go wrong. Freshly cut parsley in your salad or over your soup or in any meal is wonderful - there's nothing like it. Chives are another easy to grow herb. Basil is fairly safe. Coriander is a little more risky - they like the heat/sun. Plant anything that you would use in cooking/bathing/spells or other aspects of your life. Its also far less expensive to grow your own than buy them fresh in a supermarket.

Most supermarkets/homebase/local garden centres will have growing packs.

If you are lucky enough to have a greenhouse, I hope you're using it for tomatoes. Tomatoes grown at home have a whole other taste to them. they're sweet and delicious in a way shop bought could never be!

I know many people like to feed birds all year round, and that's fine but I do prefer to let them gobble on midges and other annoying insects, as nature made them. We always give them a hand when the weather is harsh, and pop out a little water if its really dry or frosty.

Make sure your home is weather proof from the sun as well as the rain/wind. Our seasons are all out of kilter at the moment and you just don't know what we're in for.

Take care and bb x

On that note, I have written a bit of a sexy witchy/werewolfy/vampirey book (not erocita, but sexy). If you like Charlaine Harris, Carrie Vaughn, Patricia Briggs, hopefully you'll like this. It is available on kindle and now in paperback.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Wolf-Witch-Coffin-ebook/dp/B00CCWL6ES/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366023812&sr=8-1&keywords=the+wolf%2C+the+witch+and+the+coffin

On another note, my second book, The Island of the Mist, is now available on both Kindle and paperback formats:

Kindle: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Island-Mist-Kingslayer-Series-ebook/dp/B0092TUS7U/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1346945410&sr=1-2

And paperback: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Island-Mist-N-Roy/dp/147921292X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1346506656&sr=1-2

and in the US: http://www.amazon.com/Island-Mist-N-Roy/dp/147921292X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1346946271&sr=1-2&keywords=the+island+of+the+mist

My first book, The Stone in the Sword, is now reduced in price: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stone-Sword-ebook/dp/B006ZQIEPG/ref=sr_1_3?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1327179005&sr=1-3