Feb 14 (12 days ago)
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The
Path to Priestess!
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It
was the Pagan Fest in Berkeley; I believe it was 2005 or 2006. My friends and I
were on the lookout for a high priestess to help with our friends’ baby
blessing. We figured the Pagan fest was a great place to look! Rabbit had been giving tarot readings at the
fest and could be seen happily dancing in the California sunshine from time to
time and when Leanna spoke with her, she said Rabbit was a perfect fit. My son
was with me that day and we had been playing, visiting the crafty kids section
and looking at all the wonderful items that pagan artists had to offer. As I
stopped by one shop, it had been selling rings and other beautiful bobbles, a
particular ring caught my eye. It was red amber; it had bubbles and was
twinkling at me. I asked the woman what type of stone it was, she said cherry
amber. So I tried the ring on, it fit perfect and I thought to myself. This is
my ring, this is not normal for me to be so drawn to something and I will pay
whatever amount that I have to have it. When she responded $40, I was
sold. Done and Done.
When
the time came for the Baby blessing, I arrived at the same time as Rabbit. I
only recognized her from the bouncing light above her head and found it serendipitous
that she wore a ring with a matching setting as mine, but her amber was yellow
butter amber. We met at the Threshold of Leannas' Home, I immediately introduced myself and asked if I could shake her
hand. We walked into the home, and enjoyed the welcoming atmosphere. The
baby blessing was astounding, I had never seen a priestess work in such a way;
I had never seen anyone work this way. We all hit it off and had a really good
time. Soon Jodi was talking about us all taking a road trip to Mexico, and well,
we did, and that’s a whole ‘nother story! After a year or two of consideration,
I decided to try my hand at Priestess work; I put in my application, did my
training and found that I really enjoyed being a Priestess. This experience has
opened a whole new outlook and inspiration in my life; it also was a perfect
fit, even if I had some apprehension or uncertainty in this role. My amber ring
has not left my finger, save for the times when it has to. On occasion it needs
to be cleansed or my finger needs to breathe. It is my Priestess ring and I have been a Priestess in
CAYA coven since 2009 and was ordained as a High Priestess a few years after.
With Help from Rabbit, the Elderflowers and all of my sisters and Brothers~ I
am grateful for this experience!
