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The Princess and the Goblin - George Macdonald

North is the Night - Emily Rath

Fairy Tale - Stephen King

The Cabin at the End of the World - Paul Tremblay

A Cosmology of Monsters - Shaun Hammal

Elektra - Jennifer Saint

What a read!

This book includes; Mention of CSA, graphic birthing scenes, and self-harm.

I wasn't sure what to expect when I first saw this book in a literature section of a supermarket (they usually aren't my style), but I am so glad I picked this up.

Many people who have reviewed this book have spoken on how this isn't a typical horror, which is very true but as someone who has the capacity to give birth and even has done in the past, the way certain things happen in this book are terrifying.

The main theme within this book is the life within houses for unwed pregnant teens within the 1970s, before Roe vs. Wade came to be in America. This political theme was written very well, and the emotional journey of the main characters is very realistic and easy to empathise with.

It did take a while for the supernatural themes to occur in this book, but they were well worth the wait.

Child: what is your gender?

Me: what do you think my gender is?

Child: I don't know, all of them? A pagan gender?

This kid, omigod

I didn't want to give Cernunnos wine because I don't drink and so I cannot do the ritual I have in mind properly with it.

I don't want to use coins as he isn't my patron deity, I was thinking of burying coins but that's not good for the environment.

Offering stones didn't seem right either as he's a deity of nature so it would basically be taking a stone from him just to give it back.

I'm also not quite comfortable with the idea of dead animals (I can't even stand looking at roadkill, let alone anything else)

So I spoke with the higher ups in my coven, and they said to try and ask Cernunnos directly what he wants and what I could give him. I got nothing about offerings, but I did get a new perspective on Ostara that is coming up soon.

Is it safe for the environment to bury coins?

I wanna bury a cupro-nickel coin for a spell, but I don't know if it's bad for the environment to do so.

Please advise me

I feel like there are people who just start in shadow work and get all high and mighty about it. (I'm not judging, I was also this person once upon a time). By this I mean that they think absolutely everyone should be doing it, all of the time and those that aren't can't find inner peace or the answers to their inner problems. (Again, in the beginning, I was this person so there is no judgement here.)

Shadow work is important, and it is a very important tool for many people. Shadow work is a form of therapy, it helps us explain things to ourselves and uses a lot of self-awareness. Some aren't ready for therapy. Therapy won't work unless you're fully ready to open yourself up and look within; which can be difficult for some.

Shadow work isn't the be-all and end-all that some people think it is. It's a tool. The one with the power to better yourself, is you.