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*sigh*

Back in the 80's, when I was working the Renaissance Faire here in SoCal, I had money. Not HUGE amounts, but enough to run around and buy lovely things at the Faire. One of the things I bought was my beautiful Celtic harp, made by Tripplet Harps of San Luis Obispo. I had such dreams of learning to play it! But alas, it turned out that I have no talent at all for melody instruments. (Percussion's another matter - I was playing a djimbe - African chalice drum - five minutes after picking it up, albeit at a very elementary level.)

So my lovely harp has moved with me from place to place, basically fulfilling the role of a gorgeous piece of furniture. It's made me sad to look at it all these years and almost hear it weeping for not being played. Thus, when things got so financially awful for me over the last year, I decided to sell it. I've had it on Craigslist for about six months now, and guess what?

I got TWO CALLS IN ONE DAY. I'm sticking around at home all day today because one or the other of these ladies is going to be coming to my house and whisking my beautiful girl away to a life of happy fulfillment of its stringed destiny!

Here's a picture of my darling:



Isn't she beautiful? My heart hurts to have to give her away, but it's just not right for me to keep her anymore, especially when there are people who really, really want her. The lady who's most likely to show up is over near LAX at a Doctor Who convention, and when I heard she was a fancritter (even though I've never watched an episode of DW in my life), I knew she's the one I want to take the harp away. (Though it'd be fine if the other lady took her, too.)

In exchange for her freedom, I will get FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.

Yeah.

I'm so jazzed about this. I'd kinda given up on the harp selling, but was determined to just keep posting the ad until that special person saw it. YAY!

So please cross your fingers or say a prayer or light a candle or place an order with your cat (they are avatars of the Goddess, you know) that this will work out for me. I SO MUCH need this right now - it could be the seed of my getting up and out of my asshole situation. (My BiL will be backing me up during the sale as a precaution, and I've promised him an eighth of weed as payment, heehee.) First planned purchase: a nice cheap digital camera so I can place MORE stuff online for sale. I have so much crap, and a lot of it really is nice and of good quality.

ETA: Tara (the DW lady) has called and is one her way from LAX now. *does Kermit flail*

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Santiage - Loreena McKennitt


The sun gains its power, the earth burdgeons, and all of life celebrates. Today is Beltane, the Great Day in the pagan calendar, when we celebrate life and Our Mother, the Goddess of Earth and Stars, the Lady of the Universe. All hail Her glory and beauty, Her wonder and delight, Her allure and glamor!

The Circle Is Cast - The Robert Gass Chorus, featuring Divy Nelson


Today She joins with Her Sacred Consort, and Their love fills the Universe and brings forth life. We celebrate Their power, which flows like a river through all things, bursts forth in the flowers and trees, the rivers that run and the ocean that roars. Fires leap up to heaven, light pours down on life, and everything is renewed, quickened, energized. The ground beneath us is charged with erotic energy, and everything...DANCES.


By the earth, this is Her body.
By the earth, Mother of us all.
By the earth, the future and past.
The circle is cast.

By the air, this is Her breath.
By the air, sweet wind of life.
By the air, from the first to the last.
The circle is cast.

By the fire of Her bright spirit,
Shining candles in the night,
By the fire of Her bright spirit.
Shine (shining) shine Your light on me.

By the waters, this is Her blood.
By the waters, the calm and the flood.
By the living waters, running slow, running fast.
The circle is cast, the circle is cast.

Yemaya, Innana, Rhiannon, Cybele,
Chicomecoatl, Akewa, Aphrodite, Demeter, Gaia,
Athena, Shekina, Ganga, Pele, Uma, Kali,
Hera, Hecate, Meboze, Oya, Paso Wee, Diana

Blessed Beltane!