so i think most of you know that i have dedicated myself to brighid. she is the celtic goddes of fire, midwifery, and creativity. with the exception of birthing crotch droppings {ha!! sorry i couldn't resist! lol!!! i mean it with the strongest sense of love and appreciation i do, i really do.}  i am very connected to all that represents her. and actually, i am quite fond of lil ones. babies are so cute and seem to be drawn to me. well, some of you may also know that another god has decided to be in my spiritual posy. bran the blessed. i've spoken of him before, he's a giant among gods. ha! he really is, he was said to have been a giant who could walk in the ocean with his head still out of the water. :) he is strongly associated with ravens and crows. his name literally means blessed crow. and you all know how much i love those creepy lil buggers! :D  i have made it a point to welcome brighid into my life everyday. i have a little conversation with her and meditate on how fab my day's gonna be. well, about a week ago i found myself welcoming bran too. he just kinda weaseled his way in there. ;) i feel that he is very close to me, and i feel that he is the one who protects me, my animals, and while he was out there.. my cousin. i truly feel that bran was the one who kept justin *safe*. i asked him to watch over justin when he left. since justin has been back i've felt bran around. so like i said, for about a week now i've been welcoming brighid and bran. if i am home for the day i will light a candle, but if not i say that i light a candle in my heart. well, yesterday was another great crow day! took miss. lib out again and went back to the crow spot. they were all there yackin away. :)  i marveled in their beauty. i slowly walked under them. then something truly magical happened! those who read my last post will remember that i yearned to yell really loud so that i could see these magnificent creatures fly off. well.... a car backfired!! ha!! it was awesome! the sound *of the crows* was almost deafening! the sky was almost totally blacked out by their fluttering. it was like the swarm of bats that i've seen on tv! it was spectacular!!!! some flew by my head, most stayed high. i took a deep breath and said a little something to bran. i told him that i am honored to have him in my life, and that i appreciate all he's done for me and my family. :) it was very very moving. i was amazed that i was the only person out there watching the show.  and you know, just about every day since i have welcomed bran, i have found at least one crows feather. today i found one randomly while i left the local bagel place. :) he wants me to know he's around. ;) and then!!!! i had a crazy occurrence yesterday in my house! i got up and went into my kitchen to get some water... i noticed that there were a few flies in the house. what do you expect, it's summer! then i noticed that the buzzing was louder then normal. and the flies were bigger then normal... to my shock and horror {ok i'm being dramatic, i wasn't horrified! but it sounded good right?} i realized they were bees!!! i thought it was just one bee, but there was 5! i tried to get them to follow me outside, like some magical bee pied piper! lol! but it didn't work! i looked around outside, and i've got no hives out there. i have no idea where 5 bees came from! here's the magical part... 5 is my lucky number, and bees are closely associated with brighid! she was in my house!! aaah!!! to bad i had to kill her!! lol! i felt so bad doing it. but i had to. i didn't want my dogs to eat them. and i didn't want to get stung. so i sent them out of this world on the wings of my spiritual life magazine. :) so i guess when you open yourself up to the divine they like to show you that they are around. :) hope you all have a beautiful first harvest! i like to call this day lughnasadh, mostly cause i luv lugh too. he's a good guy. ;) but either way you slice it, i hope you all have a wonderful one! i think i'm gonna honor this day with a bonfire. :)

~&hearts~ alysia ~&hearts~