Monday Update

I've got myself a new candle for my shrine. Over this week, in the runup to Samhain, I'll leave the candles lit in my window alcove.

Here are two photos of the shrine.

The window alcove shrine

Another view of the window alcove shrine

One important aspect of this ritual is what I call "The Transfer of The Flame." From the old candle, its light guttering as its wick shortens to extinction, you light the new candle. By this ritual, you are transferring the flame from the old candle to the new one, and thus keeping the spirit alive.

This is something I did with the old Family Candle back at the folks' place - a candle that's still there, by the way - when I sought to "hive off" the flame from the old Family Candle from their place to here.

An appropriate poem to recite during the Transfer of the Flame is Dylan Thomas' "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night."

( Do not go gentle into that good night .. )

World of Darkness: Slasher

Oh, wow. :-0



"There’s a different breed of killer out there. They aren’t driven by the need to drink blood or the pulse of the full moon. They kill because they have to, because murder is the only thing they know. Will you hunt the slashers — or join their ranks?"

Winter Warmth, Part 2

Just a brief, brief post here to let people know what's happening right now.

First of all, I am now off to bed. For health and safety reasons, my candles are now out. The only light comes from this screen: and this is about to be turned off very shortly.

Secondly, the reason for this post: I'm not in the shed tonight. I'm at home. Nonetheless, it is still bloody cold. Which is why, a few days back, I invested in a hot water bottle for the bed. :)

It's funny how people always go back to the simplest, yet the most practical solutions, when the cash flow begins to slow down. Cheap, simple, devastatingly effective. And it doesn't have to be put on a timer.

My gas meter hasn't budged an inch. The company will despair. :D

Night night, all.