Temple of the Twelve: July Token Exchange

Last month, we discussed this in greater detail, but this is the official sign-up for students in their Temple of the Twelve year to exchange tokens of achievement and recognition with each other. If you haven't read that already, please do for more clarification of our exchange intentions.

By signing up, you are agreeing to send one token of the color listed to another student no later than Saturday, July 24th. Because of shipping times and study schedules, this will only be open to members of the United States. (If you're studying in another country and love the token exchange idea, I hope you'll start your own local group!)

To participate this month, please complete the following questions in the comment section below by Wednesday, July 14th. Partners will be assigned and emailed shipping information on Thursday. Please make sure, before you commit to signing up that your schedule and finances allows you to fulfill this special task in the 10 days allotted. :) Comments below are screened so nobody else can see your personal information.

Sign-Up:
1. Full Name:
2. Shipping Address:
3. Email Address:
4. What color token are you working to earn this month?
5. Do you have allergies or specific product restrictions? (Vegan, unscented, etc?)
6. If the author of Temple of the Twelve (elfinecstasy) felt called to send you an additional color token, may I share your mailing address with her?
7. Is there anything you'd like to share with your partner about your color journey this month?

I hope you'll let the Divine guide your hand as you find the perfect small token of your fellow student's achievements this month. It should be something small, of the color studied, and selected with heart. Only you will know what you're meant to send! :)

A Witch's Stars: Your Astrological Essence

Overhead, at this moment and every moment since our planet began to spin and circle the Sun, the view is changing. The star constellations of the zodiac are marching across the sky. Somewhere out there, though you may not see them, the planets are tracing their way through the constellations as well. The moon, waxing and waning, rising and setting, moves through the constellations and during the year, so does our star--the Sun. Each of these things produces its own energy, its own moments of directed potential, and every second changes that mixture as each planet migrates and interacts with the dance of every other planet. The view, the geometry of motion around you is entirely dependent upon where on this big, beautiful Earth you happen to be standing. You are not the same as everyone born with the Sun in the same zodiac sign. You are not the same as someone born at the exact day and moment you were, either. Your astrological essence is uniquely yours, complex, and powerful.

You were born into this embodied life and at the moment of your first breath, you inhaled the energies of the planets, the Sun, the Moon mid-dance in the sky--both visible and hidden below the horizon. At that moment, you were blessed with natural abilities and personality traits. As a witch, your first pentacle was traced upon your Soul. Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Spirit were poured into you in varying doses. Your strengths and weaknesses, your elemental allies, a clear path for learning were laid out in that moment, that unique-to-your-birth moment.
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What does your birth chart reveal about you? What are the main learning themes of this life? As a witch, what special magickal or intuitive powers were you born with? How do the elements support and guide you? What crystal, plant, and animal allies are you naturally aligned with? Which could lend support in overcoming your greatest challenges? Where are you powerful? How can you be, at heart, truly yourself? What are the legacies of the birth gifts the Universe gave you? What does your pentacle look like?

Astrology is a study that anyone can undertake. Your birth chart will never change but you could spend a lifetime understanding its impact on you and your personality. You don't need me, though I love the scholarship and intuitive flow of astrology. If you'd like help understanding and interpreting your birth chart, I'll be offering my services throughout the next month or so. For $25 (which goes entirely into my flooring fund for mermaiden and willow_cabin), I'll spend a few weeks with your chart and write up a report on my findings, the common themes, and how that may be affecting you as a witch. I'll include advice on some crystal/plant/animal allies you might want to get to know and others that will offer you more of a growth challenge.

If you're interested, you can email me at songtoisis@gmail.com or leave a note in the comments. :)