Due to a large leap I'm taking both in my practice of witchcraft and in my religious beliefs, I'm going through a period of cleansing and studying, started earlier with a special wash. Milk, honey, herbs and spices combined together with just the right touch the initiate this, and already most of my worried have waned and I feel as if I grew through the process.
If someone saw me then they might think me one of those women in movies who do strange dances at sundown and sunrise, chanting as I did so. It's not something I have the habit of doing, that's when I let go of my worries and let myself be taken with the current of devotion and energy beyond what I can describe. The trance-dancing in Xena: Warrior Princess might as well sum it up visually, at least.
The next step is a rigid daylight fasting for some days, which starts tomorrow. I wanted to make that a full month, but it's very hard not to eat while the sun is up, so this time it will be half a month. I'm also reading a lot of material, both relevant to my practice and more personally distant articles. It's quite a good exercise to have, reading with diversification even that which at first seems to hold none of your interest. I have quite a way to go still.
