#personalmagick

I told a friend that my deja vu has been really strong these past few days. I mentioned that I experience heightened psychic abilities randomly throughout the year. He laughed and joked that I must be experiencing a moon flow.

Summer Solstice Altar 2013

The book dedication went better than planned. I’m glad I went the impromptu route. I decided to use my sage bundle to draw a pentacle in my book.

My grandmother Lupe Rivera Servantez was born April 25, 1925, lived 85 wonderful years and passed away Sept. 4, 2010. 

I attribute the spiritual path I walk today to my grandmother. As a young child I use to sit on her lap while she would give card readings to her visitors. She always had people coming to see her for advice. Growing up she was always loving toward me and gave insightful advice, that now looking back, I realize has shaped who I am today. Too late in life I realized she could have taught me so much more about Mexican folk magick. She suffered from Alzheimer's, sadly she had not been with us for a long time before she finally passed.

This weekend I learned that my grandmother was taught her craft by a gypsy woman which was news to me. Growing up I knew she read cards but I was unaware that she used personal items and needles in pendulum work. My mother told me of other practices I never knew about. I made her promise to tell me more about her the next time we get together. 

Word of advice to my followers. Cherish the time you have with your elders. For a long time, my mother wanted me to visit my grandparents and I lacked the interest. I would give almost anything to go back and just spend a day learning as much as possible from my grandmother. The one thing I'll always remember about my grandmother is that she once told me I had an old soul. I never gave this a second thought but looking back we were more alike than I'll have the chance to know.

I found a little blue one, I keep it in a little wooden box in tissue paper. Its just too adorable to crush up :3