In this very belated episode, I talk about my recent nuptials, handfasting, and the origins of Valentines Day. I also feature a herb segment and a gemstone segment for your listening pleasure.

• Player not working? Download the MP3
• Subscribe through iTunes

Contact me if you would like to exchange promos, links or if you have any music you’d like me to play on the show.

Sources:
The sources of my information for this episode came from DeAgostini UK Ltd’s “Enhancing Your Mind, Body & Spirit” magazine, Wikipedia and Romance Stuck.

The GeekWitch Podcast is ©2008-2010 Tahlea Moonwater of GeekWitch.org. The music featured in this show is CustomSerenade.com’s “Midi Mouse #13″ and Angel Vivaldi’s “Dream Catcher”, courtesy of Music Alley at Mevio. This podcast is released under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 3.0 License – feel free to share this file, but you cannot alter it, and please remember to let people know where it came from.

Well just a quick update to say that the Geek Witch podcasts’ presence on Facebook has moved from a Group to a Page. A Page will allow us a little more versatility and allow me to get more of an idea how often the Facebook Page is being used, where a Group doesn’t allow me to do that.

So if you’re currently a member of the Group, please remove yourself from the Group, and join the Page.

Click here for the new Facebook PAGE.

Thanks!

Blessings,
Tahlea

I’m posting from my iPhone right now. I do have a desktop computer but most of my stuff is done on my laptop. The screen is busted up bad – hubby accidentally stood on the lid, and now the screen is a mass of cracks and big black spots.

This is going to cost me *a lot* to get replaced, so bare with me.

I couldn’t be more pissed off right now. At a time where I need to be saving money, more and more expenses arise.

Firstly, the crazy neighbours have FINALLY left, leaving just us on this block. But not for long…

Because hubby and I are buying our first house – how exciting is that?! I’m so super-pumped – we should get confirmation that our finance has been fully approved by Friday next week (we’re hoping Wednesday), so we’re hoping to be in the new house by the end of April! I’m hoping that I’ll be able to get the next episode of the podcast out before we move, because Goddess knows that’s going to be a hectic time for us. I cannot make any guarantees, and I apologise to all of you who’ve been waiting so patiently for the next episode, but I will definitely try to have it out soon. It’s very difficult for me to record while my husband is at home – and most of the time I’m here, he is too. It’s not so much that I don’t want him to hear what I’m saying; it’s more that he’s a complete distraction

So anyway, I will try to get the next episode out soon! Thanks for your patience!

Happy Mabon to those of us in the Southern Hemisphere, and Happy Ostara to those in the NH!

Bright blessings,
Tahlea xx

Sorry that the episode hasn’t been released yet. I’ve been lacking motivation severely lately, and a few things have cropped up lately that have taken priority.

Number one is that our neighbours are giving us the shits. I’m not going to go into it too deeply, but essentially a single mum and her son live in the unit behind ours, and the son hangs around with… how do I say… “undignified” types. One is a criminal, son of a criminal, and another is a known troublemaker around town. So we’ve been trying to do what we can so that these kids aren’t hanging around our house.

Secondly, my mum went into hospital last night with a severe attack of back spasms – she can’t move easily, and can barely walk at all. So I’ve been at the hospital and helping my dad out around home/town.

So I apologise, but for once I think I have a decent excuse. The episode will be out, it’s just a matter of when.

I thought about doing something unique and talking about the indigenous people of Australia and their spiritual view of the world, both ancient and current. Would that be something that people would be interested in? I personally don’t work with any Australian Aboriginal deities or practices because I am not Aboriginal (but this does not, of course, discount those who practice similarly with Egyptian, Celtic, Scandinavian, etc. deities). I guess I just never felt a huge attraction to Aboriginal spirituality, being something that I haven’t grown up with, but if people want to hear about it, I’ll happily research and do a show.

Otherwise, throw your ideas at me – give me something to talk about!!!

In light of recent emails (about 5 of them in the last week, from presumably different people), I have resorted to making this post, as it’s obvious that my message isn’t getting through to these people.

I do not give out or share spells. This goes for my own spells, as well as sharing from any books I may have. I do not believe in sharing spells. Spells are very personal things – I feel it’s very important that spells are written by and for the use of one person, because something that works for one person may not work for another (and definitely won’t work for another in the exact same way). My opinion on this topic will not change for anyone. There is no bias here – I will not share at all.

I hate to sound rude and obnoxious, because that’s definitely not how I’m trying to sound, but in response to all the requests I’ve had lately, it’s had to come down to making a strong public announcement regarding my stance on this subject.

Write your own spells. They will be much stronger than anything you ever get from another person, and because you’ve written it yourself, your personal intent for the outcome is embedded in the words on the page.

Finally, I strongly advise against spells that have some sort of ‘revenge’ concept, or that try to bend someone’s freewill. Try looking at the situation from a different angle, and try to see what you might be able to do that can help the situation, rather than hurt someone. Instead of trying to make someone fall in love with you, do a spell to attract love. Instead of trying to ‘get back’ at someone, try a spell to help make you stronger and deal with the situation at hand. There’s always another point of view.
In relation to this, as well – I also believe in spells being a last resort. Make sure that you’ve done everything in your mundane power before turning to a more spiritual, metaphysical source.

I hope this helps. I’ll be editing this post in the near future linking to pages I’ll make on the site to help you write your own spells.

I’m so sorry to all my listeners and my subscribers. I feel pathetic, but to be completely honest, time really has gotten away from me. I work from 9:00am to 5:30pm, five days a week. So between the hours of 7:30am and about 7pm, I am out of action, and then I’m generally in bed by about 10:30pm, which doesn’t leave a lot of time for recording, particularly when I prefer to be in the house alone with my thoughts.

I know it’s a lame excuse, but I know you’ll all understand.

The next episode – please don’t expect it until at least January. I have an extra week off work to my husband, so I’ll have a little more time that week to get another episode together.

I also want to apologise to all those who’ve tried contacting me via email. I appreciate your emails and I DO read them – but, again, I just don’t have a lot of time to sit down and think out a response for a lot of them. Rest assured I will respond, just not for a while yet. Because of this, PLEASE don’t email me with urgent matters.

Also, in regards to correspondence, please don’t email me asking for spells – I don’t really believe in using another person’s spell, even if it worked for them, so I don’t want to advocate that. The best result will come from a spell that you’ve personally invested yourself in, which means writing it yourself, preparing items you’ll use (if any) and carrying it out yourself.

Anyway, I must leave it there, but I appreciate and love all of you, and I’ll talk to you soon!

Blessings,

Tahlea xx

In these hard economic times, I go through some ways of continuing your Craft on a budget. Willow fills us in on Pluto going direct into Capricorn, and we discuss the herb Coriander.

• Player not working? Download the MP3
• Subscribe through iTunes

Contact me if you would like to exchange promos, links or if you have any music you’d like me to play on the show.

The GeekWitch Podcast is ©2008-2009 Tahlea Moonwater of GeekWitch.org. The music featured in this show is CustomSerenade.com’s “Midi Mouse #13″ and Angel Vivaldi’s “Dream Catcher”, courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network. This podcast is released under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 2.5 License – feel free to share this file, but you cannot alter it, and please remember to let people know where it came from.