I'm not going to go into great detail on this here because I need to sleep soon. But I'm going to get it off my chest before laying down for the night. Maybe I'm the only one ...
I was reading the CNN website last night and found 
So today is a planning day for this blog. In the last 2+ months of writing and updating this site, there are over 130 separate entries and articles posted. Some have been specific series (like Pentacle Power) or sections (like New To Wicca?). Others have been more off-the-cuff. Still others are essays that have doubled as blog posts — hell, if I write 2500 words, it should get double mileage! That’s a lot of writing!
I have a little (girlie pink) Moleskine notebook that I fill with ideas for blog posts, lessons, stories, articles, and book topics. It’s starting to look like chickens scratched through it because I’ve written a good half of what I thought about writing. Now, it’s time to go pick out the remaining bits, add to the list, and start September with a new slate of writing goals.
This blog is different than many Wiccan/Pagan sites out there. It’s not a storehouse of information repeated on multiple sites (just in different formats). It’s not a Whatever-I-Feel-Like blog either. I don’t utilize the platform to buzz about my personal life unless it has a direct correlation to something Craft related. I don’t post articles other folks have written. I don’t put ads on the site to generate money. I may use current events as commentary, but there are other sites that do this far better (such as The Wild Hunt, which should also be on your blogroll).
A Witch’s Word (this site) is written by one live-action HPS and Witch. About the only similarities I share with the “traditional” Witch figure are my many hats which sometimes fit my scholarly pointy head. I don’t have warts, but I do have some faults that are as unsightly when they show themselves. And the closest I came to having green skin was the day my ex-husband spilled a quart can of hunter green Min-wax stain on me.
Everything here is original content. Things I’ve learned. Things I’ve studied and found a way to apply. Things I was taught the easy way. Things I chose to grok the hard way. Adventures I’ve taken. Work I’ve done. Dreams still in the making. This site is about LIVING the Craft life. While I certainly hope you find things to put in your Book of Shadows, I’m more interested in seeing you put what you learn here into your LIFE.
So, in the interest of keeping the good times rolling, I need to put a little pen to paper and chart out how I’m going to get this blog through Samhaine. With what shall I tantalize you? What articles do I need to submit to magazines over the next couple of months? What messages does the Goddess want me to share through the larger portals of Witchvox and The Wiccan Pagan Times in this quarter of the Wheel? How can I spread the word about this blog so that more solitaries and group leaders and practitioners can network here, glean ideas, and find support? Lots to consider, lots to plan!
This is basic Malkuth level work in the blog-o-sphere. Malkuth (meaning ‘kingdom’) is both a foundational and a culmination sphere (where it overlaps Kether as the Tree is replicated above itself again and again). In other words, your plan/intention/energy/design is equally its manifestation. For regardless of how something turns out, the seed remains at the heart of the fruit.
Plan! It is the heart of the Kingdom to come.
Photo by Eddi 07 (via Flickr).
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Friday, 21st August 2009 at 10:11 PM