People never cease to amaze me

[trystinn]

Just got a phone call from Deb asking if they could "borrow" a sage stick to purify their new house this afternoon. Given that I'd been planning to give them a gift bag of purifying items, anyway - so sure. Then, she wanted to "borrow" salt, since she ocean harvests and doesn't think she has enough. I buy kosher salt on clearance after holy days, so I've got tons of it. Sure.

Just waiting for the phone call asking for a broom, bowl, moon water, crystals, etc. Shall we lay odds?

Its taken them three months to close on the house. All three members of the household are pagan, no one thought to acquire these things beforehand? Or did they just assume someone else in the household would provide or acquire? Geesh.

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[panteraonca.livejournal.com]

O_o

"The universe will provide!"

Translation: I'll find people to mooch off of for even basic supplies.

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Seems like it. I'm rather infamous for having large stores of these sorts of things, so I'm the logical person to call.

I'll get her to do some weeding to make it up to me!

[panteraonca.livejournal.com]

She'd better. Geeze.

We're in the process of cleaning out the old altar, which means an inventory. I have massive wads of unidentified herbs and resins. Hrmph...

What the heck is up with LJ today? Or is it just my local net?

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Nope, its LJ. It keeps telling me I'm not a member of several groups I am - had to request to join, again.

Folks like to clean out their altars and give me stuff, I've got pounds of unidentified incense cones, sticks, etc. I re-gift whenever possible.

[panteraonca.livejournal.com]

I may overtax my nose (and my herbal/EO books) trying to identify them. Or just burn some for the Discordian Eris, tucked inside a hotdog bun. ^_^

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

LMAO

We've found a handy use for such identifiables is to use them to bless fires. Just toss them in, chant and call it good!

[panteraonca.livejournal.com]

Yeah, somehow I don't think your average Salamander would mind. "Does it burn? And smell good? And doesn't involve water? Bring it."

(Still has her Pagan sense of humor, dammit! :))

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

oops - meant unidentifiables, but you got that.

[taebopper.livejournal.com]

Yep, thanks again for the goodies! ;)

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Always. :)

Any of it proving useful??

[woolysw.livejournal.com]

Or, you could point out that doing a purification on your new house with any supplies you haven't purchased yourself will nullify any purification done.

Sure, it's BS, but will she know that?

*grin*

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Nah, she wouldn't have a clue.

They are your average everyday pagans, i.e. they don't study and they don't practice.

But they do wear pentgrams, of course.

[midnightfae.livejournal.com]

I'm... a bit improvisational. I've purified my new home with whatever was in my spice cabinet, iodized table salt, and tap water. Near as I can tell, it seemed to work just fine. But I'm non-traditional, so, uh, I guess that also means not picky.

"Whatever you do, don't drink the West."

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Don't invoke the Water Elemental in circle. A dear friend of mine made that mistake as the Element Priest, his chalice had more water in it at the end of the ritual then it did at the beginning - and that's after pouring libations and sprinkling.

This is the Pacific Northwest - it rains enough here already!

[e-falki.livejournal.com]

OK, I'm sorry, but I just have to say it: How much $ does it REALLY cost to buy some sage and some sea salt (or just salt in general)?

Talking about fucking CHEAP people. I mean, really.........!!

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Turns out they needed a bowl and water, too.

Who had odds on that??

[man-of-snows.livejournal.com]

I actually make my boyfriend stop along the I-90 on our long drives to see my family so I can collect sage from Eastern Washington. Mind you, it isn't WHITE sage, but I do get to leave an offering and the perverse satisfaction of making things myself. I am more and more of a DIY pagan. Sure, I buy the hard to find stuff, but gods help you if you ask me to send you a spell kit. I will give you a scavanger hunt list for your own home.

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

I used to adore wildcrofting sage when we lived in Arizona - frankly, it just doesn't seem to grow well here.

[fabricdragon.livejournal.com]

waiting for the last minute, arent they?

ok, i gues si have some sympathy when you move.. when i moved i couldnt find ANYTHING.... that said, umm.... salt? sage? umm... grocery store?

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

*sigh* Its okay, they needed a bowl (which they haven't returned yet) and artisian water, but that's the sort of thing neighbors do for one another.

Can't wait to ask for something!