well first off... duh!!!

You Are 90% Witch

You are so totally a witch. Or at the very least, people suspect that you're a witch. Perhaps you're just weird. Or perhaps you really do like to dabble in the occult. Either way, you're giving off a very witchy vibe.

Are You a Witch?

i was so close to 100% ha!!!!

so here's my wonderful scarf i got at the harvest fest on sat. it is really long so the pockets are at the end so you can just plop your hands into them whenever you want. :D

not the best pic sorry. :(

and on sunday my sis and i had a craft-tastic day! we went to michaels and picked up a ton of fun stuff for day of the dead. i guess people out by her are halloween nut bags cause just about everything was gone! lol!! but we had a good time and picked up some great stuff. here is my alter that is in my kitchen. :) i still need to add the names to my ancestors tree. i'll get there one day! lol!

the wreath was fun but time consuming! we made the flowers for them with tissue and pipe cleaners. my sis made her own stuff.. but this is all me. *whispers* mine came out better anyway! lol! j/k!

and isn't the bird awesome!!! they are normally $5 but it was on a end cap that said they were 99cents. we asked a manager and he said that's not the price but he would give it to us because it said it. :D so i got 2!! i also picked up a gorgeous black and gold one! they rock! and my favorite decoration is the pumpkin. we gutted a normal pumpkin and put fake fall flowers in it! i love it! it is soo cute!!


so fun. i loved it!! i may move the alter for samhain, but i'm not sure. i love having it in my kitchen, however it's not the most comfy places for a ritual. lol!! still working on how to add in animal stuff for my puppies and kitties whom have crossed. so ya, it's a work in progress! lol! but i just had to share! i had a blasty blast! i got to play with my niece allll day! that is always fun! i have a short day today.. thinking of not only cleaning my house, but also doing more craft projects and getting my samhain ritual written. witch me luck!! ;)

(((hugs)))) 'n' loves to you all! ~alysia 

ha! sorry! i love monty python! lol!!  i would like to touch on a subject that has been floating round lately. death, oujia boards, crossed over loved ones. this is something that i have been fascinated with for pretty much my whole life. i remember being a little girl  (about 5ish) and going on the haunted mansion. i freaking loved it! however the jungle cruse or any ride that involved a boat, hell no!! lol! but i loved the spook house. and i still do. ;)

****disclaimer**** first off, this is by no means a set of rules that i feel all must live by and believe. i love and cherish all people and their brilliant minds and beliefs. if anything i say here is a direct contrast to what you believe, please take no offense. i am merely stating my beliefs and ideas. i suppose the only way we will find out what is the truth will be when we take our journey to the other side of the veil..... 

where to start... ok. i have said before that i believe in ghosts. i believe that when we die that we go to a beautiful place where we see all and know all. we are welcomed by ones who have passed, even ones whom we didn't get to know. i believe that it is our choice as to when we come back to the world of the living. -when we are reborn. i feel that sometimes our -still living- loved ones need guidance. a lot of the time they need our help during the process of grieving over us. that is why we stay a lot of the time. i do also believe that the *restless* spirits are the people who died suddenly, such as in war or murder. i think it is such a shock that they linger. and in that event they may need help to move on. and by move on i mean be reborn. i strongly feel that when we cross the veil that we are still very accessible. i don't believe that when we die that we go to heaven -or wherever- and are never heard from again. i don't feel that when we are called upon or are visiting people that it is bad or that we become restless or unable to enjoy the afterlife. quite the contrary, i feel that we enjoy the feeling of helping. just as we do in life. and i also believe that when we are reborn that we still hold (deep inside our brains somewhere) the memory of all our past lives. -without going way to much into past lives cause that would make this a freaking essay! so i feel that when someone remembers who we once were, such as me remembering my great 5xs over grandpa on samhain, that we have the ability to come and visit that person. perhaps when we are either sleeping or in meditation. i feel that astral travel is so much more then taking a mental trip to hawaii. although that is nice! lol! i do believe that we are still drawn to those who our lives touched. for instance, call me crazy, but i do think i was either poe's wife virginia or i was someone who was very very close to him. and i feel like he has visited me. yes i know, but please don't lock me up just yet. i love halloween to much to spend it in a padded cell! ;) ha!!! i do think that the connection was so deep that we will see each other again. kinda along the lines of soul mates right??? so i think that because i am a witch who is very interested in the astral world, i can be aware of his visits. where as someone who is closed to it wouldn't notice. i think i may visit him while i sleep or even when i zone out.

now on to spirit boards. i think they are fabulous! i LOVE them. i think they are the same thing as a pendulum. however they are more mainstream so more people use them and are able to open themselves up to bad spirits. when you don't protect yourself and you don't lay down rules you are pretty wide open to bad spookies. same as in life. i also think that many people are so eager to see the thing move that they are open to whatever is flying by. i am a firm believer in spirit guides. i love mine. her name is eleanor. when i use the oujia board or a pendulum i ask her to move it. she is the receptionist at my office in the spirit/astral plain. lol! she is the one who helps me contact whomever i want to contact. she also helps me with protection. i also feel that you can contact people who have been reborn this way. i feel that you can't just call upon them and suddenly the person is there. i do think that since they are alive that you can only contact them when they are in the astral plain. such as sleeping or in meditation. i don't think that anyone can just call upon them and suddenly in real life that person zones out. i think it's like an answering machine. i think when you are living and wide awake that no one can call upon your spirit. :)

ok. i think this is long enough. and i have to run off to work! this is pretty much what i go by. again, take no offense if it is not what you believe. this is just my brain goo. ;) love you guys! oh!!! and thank you so very much for your comments on my last post. i really feel that all will be ok. i am going to trust in the divine. i look to the gods and the universe. i was reading before bed last night and i came across the best thought. i am reading lousie hay's you can heal your life. she said that -and i'm totally paraphrasing.-  money is not the most important thing in life. it doesn't give you life. what does give you life is air. and isn't it a miracle that you have more air as soon as you let it out. that the divine gave you enough breaths to last you your life time. so if the divine can give you that, can't they give you all that you need to survive? including money.

i am sure i will be just fine. i open myself up. i welcome new clients and new opportunities to make money. life is beautiful! (((((hugs))))))~ alysia 

i just found out that i owe over $3,000 in taxes from last year. it looks like i will have to send whatever money i can tomorrow and then they will bill me in about 30 days. i then have to see what i can do about a payment plan. i also owe my accountant $300 for his work, and he wants me to begin to pay for this years taxes now. so how will that all work if i have $300 to my name? i am kinda numb right now. i am walking a thin line of *everything will work out. it always does.* and *OH MY F*CKING GOD!! WHAT THE HELL AM I GOING TO DO!?? HOW AM I GOING TO MAKE THIS WORK!? I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS! WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY TAXES?! F**K!!!!* the only good news out of all of this, is that it was originally going to be 5000. but i guess cause i work from home i get to deduct home expenses. so that shaved 2000 off the original tag. i'm pretty sure i have to sell my car. i really don't see any other way to get that kinda money. i know that i can make payments, but if i sell the mustang i can make close to $5000. that will clear up a lot of my worries. so buh bye car of my dreams. i guess i have to focus on other dreams now.

ok, so i'm going to go work on manifesting some more work. the only problem with making more money is that the fu*king country is going to tax the hell out of it. i really hate taxes. how is a person supposed to make any money with this kinda crap. i mean really!? *walks off chanting... i will be ok. i will have the money. all is spectacular in my world.*

showering. now i know you all know how good personal high jean is.  but yesterday i realized the full -spiritual- importance of it. i had one of those weekends that i didn't have much time to shower. i also have been working on an epic cold. so, yesterday i let myself sleep in then had a very relaxing morning. afterwards i decided i needed a shower. (i hate going to long without them.. you could start a fire with the grease from my hair!) i also have been working on and epic case of the no-body-loves-mes. i hopped in the shower and immediately felt better. when i finished i stayed in there. i actually sat on the floor and let the water rush over me. it kinda felt like when you let rain wash away your troubles... but with warm water.. and naked! ha!!! i then did my meditation in the shower. i also let myself be fully aware of my own body. you know, feel each drop on my face and what not. i said something about letting the water take away my sorrow and sickness. let it wash down the drain.  i can't even begin to describe how good it felt. then, when i got out i noticed that my dogs (who had been bouncing off the walls that particular morning) were all calm and sleeping. my home felt at peace and so did i. i felt like  my cold was better too. i felt fresh.. i felt refreshed. i still feel this way. it was a very soothing experience. so, if you are running late one morning and don't have time to meditate and center yourself. do it in the shower. why not enjoy the time in there?! you are closely working with one of the elements. so take it in. doesn't have to be an hour. but giver yourself a sec to enjoy and center. cause i'm tellin ya! it's a dream!!

know what else is a dream??? i got the best deal on some outside chairs on saturday. i had been wanting these for a while, but they were way to damn expensive. the chairs were 80 bucks a pop! i remembered that they were on sale for 60 so i was gonna go get one on saturday. but when i got to target, to my amazement, they were even cheaper. they were $20!!!!!! so i got 2! i picked up 2 chairs for half the price of one! ha!! so here they are, my new lovelies!

pretty cool huh?! alright, gotta run. dogs to groom! ;) hope you all have a great day! ((((hugs))))~ alysia

i just got the new rise against cd. it is amazing. it is probably one of the best albums i have purchaced in a long time. i listened all the way through and heard this song. i could not help but think of my cousin... and all the young men and women overseas right now. it sums a lot up for me. here is the song. it is hauntingly beautiful. and painfully true. unfortunately i could never express this to my family...