WEATHERING THE STORM NAY FAY

WEATHERING THE STORM NAY FAY The Contiuning Saga of the Storm that Wouldn’t Leave
My four legged familiars and I have been sitting on the edge of this Fay storm for days and it has been both challenging, frightening, grounding and heartwarming. So much time to let the inner emotional storms ebb and flow between chores, stabilizing the space, meditating, doing ritual, seeing clients, and basically hunkering down.
As I often do when some big hurricane,fire,drought is afoot, I contacted special spiritual friends to help me protect Moonhaven and generally hold a peaceful safe space for all in the path of the potential disaster. As always, I ask that the storm does the least harm and the most good also using the 3 D’s.Divert,Dissapate, and Dissolve which actually works quite well. I am careful to never send the storms, problems to others and also recognize the good that storms can bring to the environment Sometimes Mama needs to spin and rage at the way we treat her. Being a good Crone, weather work is all part of the lineage.
Part of my work here at Moonhaven and on the planet for that matter is to ground the Fifth Dimensional World on Earth.  That is the dimension where all things are possible and miracles can and do occur. When I create grids for my family of animals, I am creating a healing temple for us all and a place where I can go to treat each family member or the whole group as needed. Everyone in the household also has their own grids as well and these serve as a means to symbolically heal them. These grids are created by putting the name of the animal or person on a plain piece of paper inside a circle or heart and then you intuitively place stones, at least one in each of the 4 directions and maybe a central one too. You can check your choices by using a pendulum. That’s the making of a grid in the short form and it really does work.
In front of the Grandmother Tree there is a 7 foot tall pyramid with an amazing earth healing grid inside for planetary work and this is another place that I go to raise energy for peace and healing.
Moonhaven is a Sanctuary for so many be they animal, vegetable or mineral as well as positive beings on either side of the Veil and I am the Caretaker of this blessed space with a crew of animal helpers that I adore.
I must say that each morning that I awake and am not surrounded by a disaster feels wonderful and I am filled with gratitude.
Gail from the Big Cat Sanctuary, EARS where I volunteer, called yesterday and really soothed my heart. She told me that if I had any serious trouble from the storm to call and she would send a crew over to help me. My dear sister Priestess Aurora and family also live a few miles away so in a pinch we can be of help to each other as well.
As a single woman, it is really good to know that I would have some help. This storm has been most precarious and odd, giving all the weather prognosticators a run for their money. Mystical Neptune is running this storm having it play hide and seek with us, and at least in my case, giving the time to go deeper inside what we know and how we spiritually face our fears.
When I truly get inside my magical Shamanic space I feel a deep and grounded peace. I realized this once again last night as I made the rounds doing my “spiritual chores”before darkness wrapped Moonhaven in her cloak.
My new puppy Happy trotted respectfully beside me as I made all of my stops. I could feel how proud she was to be helping her Mom. Black crone cat Jasmine and Star, my flame point kitty followed close by as well. What a team!
  The month of rainstorms had made my beautiful jungle even more wild, green and lush. First stop on the tour, a visit to the heart of the GrandmotherTree with its statue of Kwan Yin constantly dispensing blessings. I brought an offering of an eggplant for Oya, the Yoruba,Storm Goddess who likes such things, asking for Her protection for Moonhaven that it continue to be a beacon for elevated consciousness and sanctuary. The last time my Goddess Niece Omito[who is a Yoruba Priest of Yemonja] came to visit, she brought me this ceremonial sacred liquid of special waters,herbs,efun and honey. I took this potion and sprinkled it around for good measure as I spoke.
I could feel the warm embrace of the Goddess as I continued my rounds over to the white room to bless its contents and energies. As I paused by the graves of my deceased canine friends I asked them to lend their support and protection.
Originally I had thought that this night would be the night that the storm was nearest but perhaps our efforts to Divert, Dissipate and Dissolve was working. My pace was brusque as I moved across the property covered in overgrown Sago Palms,Philodendron,hundreds of Walking Irises, ferns, citrus trees and ancient live oaks dripping in wet Spanish Moss.
I wanted to spend some sweet healing time with my beautiful Appaloosa mare,Chinamoon who was in her padock;just a little time before the night and potential storm would separate us. I always go through such anxiety trying to do my very best for her when these big storms threaten our home.  I decided to carry my horse charm in my pocket which has some of her hair in it wrapped around a prehistoric fossilized tooth of a miniature horse that I found on the bottom of the sacred Itchetuknee River. Chinamoon has a good sturdy pole barn with some sides to protect her, if she stays in it. I don’t lock her down as I feel she is safer having freedom to make good choices for herself. Each day as we wait, we have these hayside chats.  I tell her how much I love her and that she needn’t worry about me, just take care of herself and stay in her barn unless her strong intuition tells here to move elsewhere. I always remind Chinamoon of her ancient herd, her ancestors who are always with her to guide her in these moments and that she must trust her primal ancestral wisdom if she is uncertain. I have even placed some toy Appaloosa statues on China’s grid so that she might feel that herd connection.
I made a special gem elixir at the request of White Buffalo Woman Herself and now I see why. I spritzed China liberally with this as well as a blend of Essential oils and Gem elixir for Anti-stress and Panic and a few dropperfulls of Arbor Garden Flower Essence for good measure. Both of us felt much better after that.
I have long known of this chicken and egg thing that I share with my mare and probably most of my animals.  If they feel good so do I and vice versa so doing these storm rituals really calms us all down. I also put the Arbor Garden and Gem elixir into all of Chinamoon’s water sources so that she could have this energy on tap for later. Arbor Garden helps you feel like you are being held by angels, so what could be better? By the time I got the last drops into the horse trough, darkness had overtaken me.  I tried to get Jaz in but after Happy chased her around the hot tub she retired into the gazebo miffed and resolute. She has still not resurfaced but I trust she is well.
After all my outdoor adventures, I came in to read for a client and relax. As I looked out the sliding glass door in my bedroom, I was shocked to see my indoor cat Tucky with her face pressed up against the glass from the outside! I guess that she decided to take the opportunity to wander outside which she rarely does. Glad that she came over to let me let her in. Always need to know where the kids are. I will be happier when I see Jaz again too.
Tonight is quiet and hopefully it will stay that way too. I have seen and fed Jaz and she is fine so that’s off my mind. Right now I am flanked by my 2 male cats and my puppy Happy.   She has been like Velcro during this time sticking by me every time I move anywhere and its sweet and reassuring for both of us I think. Perhaps as a stress reliever or  whatever, Star began  mounting  his brother Red who was asleep on the chair next to me. Red seemed OK about the whole thing and then Happy came over pushing her nose into everyone’s business. Seemed like she  wanted it to be a 3 way or something. Ah comic relief kids do the darndest things! and on that note I think I will give us all a rest.
The winds seem to have started gusting a bit and their energy seems to have gotten Happy a bit over stimmed so for now Mom had best take care of  biz with the kids.
It’s late Thursday night now and this storm watch has taken my entire focus since at least Sunday when I first became aware that it would be a force to reckon with and I am so so over it. I must say though that at least the winds have not been too bad and there has been no lightning and thunder, just this constant constant rain.
I remember days that we danced and pleaded for the skies to open and they did but not like this. The good thing is that Florida now will be out of drought everywhere if the storm continues over to the Panhandle.
Thankfully my friend Connie came over and brought me  6 sand bags and we positioned them outside the doors to the apartment which is lower than the house. I have  positioned things outside other doors to help the rain run off and basically have raised things off the ground that I thought I could move and would maybe get wet if it flooded. I don’t think it will get that bad  but I have a lot of time to wait and watch so I do things that might help. The soil here will probably absorb more than the concrete villages that had been flooded to the South.
I was surprised and delighted that my friend Maureen came over around dinner time. She adores China and I always tell her that we can share her because there is plenty of mare to love. I had fed China her dinner in her drive through which is the office window and really thought that all was well. I had placed loads of hay where she could easily get it in the barn that afternoon and thought it had been enough for the night. It was such a blessing that Maureen came over because she immediately ran out to the barn in the pouring rain feeling like there was something for her to check and there surely was. When China saw her going out that way she came towards her and reared up full throttle in the air as if to rail against the storm and demand that it be stopped. Maureen tried to calm her but she did it again which was totally unusual as she loves Maureen.
Turns out China wanted to let us know that a large pine snag came down  right next to her barn.
Ironically. I had just talked to a man about cutting it down yesterday. I told him that I have the most cooperative trees and that often when I am about to have them cut, they take themselves down and usually don’t hurt a thing.
Fortunately the tree only broke some of the fencing and for now China can’t get out because the  tree is now all mixed with the fence.  Clearly it did spook her and after Maureen had made her stall all nice and full of hay again, she happily went back into her safe spot to weather the night of constant rain.  I had no idea that tree had come down because I had been out there much earlier. Thank the Goddess for Maureen.
Feels like I keep dodging bullets, the latest being tonight when I needed to get up out of bed and Red was laying over my bare legs and wouldn’t move. I tried pushing him off and he dug his claws into my bare ankle as he slid off and oh my Goddess what a pool of blood!  It was in all over. At first I thought it was just a little scratch but as I walked into the bathroom, the blood had already covered my pants leg. I have this stuff called trace minerals and I have learned to put that on a cut to stop the bleeding quickly. This was good but what a mess and of course Happy wants to help clean me up and Red wants to apologize and all I want to do is stop the bleeding and put some good medicine on it that the dog should not lick.
After that crisis I took myself back to bed to watch a little TV to unwind.
Happy gets wild when she goes out into the storm to ideally relieve herself as she has just done and comes back in hungry for cat. She chases poor Star into the kitchen and I guess we are all starting to have a little cabin fever It’s not raining too hard but it is raining constantly, for the last 6 hours at least. Not sure where the storm is located now as it is so eratic.
Hopefully when I awaken, I will not have a new swimming pool in my yard. Goddess only knows how dense my jungle will be after this downpour. I am blessed to still have electricity. I have been eating and bathing as if I might not have power and so far, the lights are on and somebody is home.
Many blessings to all my friends on both sides of the Veil for keeping us safe and sound during this time of such turbulence.
OK it’s Friday morning and all is well as far as I know, still raining though. My day has taken on a most interesting rhythm based totally on the intensity of the rain and winds outside.  As soon as possible, I like to go out to see China unless she has come to the house to see me first for her breakfast.
I have taken my meds,herbs and vitamins and fed the inside crew and it appears to be a good time to see China. While i am getting myself and her food together, I notice that Happy goes out towards China and I am quite ure that she is checking up on her horse. Star has taken on the job of being the puppies big brother and protector goes off after her to make sure that she is OK while Red comes in to the Gazebo to visit Jasmine with me. This functional family warms my heart as they all really do look out for each other and all of them have unique and special bonds.
Later when I walked down to the barn to refresh China’s hay, who do ya think was sitting high up in the hay but Jazzie keeping her mare friend company through the storm. I had hoped that they were spending time together as I know they can both get lonely outside when the weather keeps them away from the house.
I also noticed the full extent of the tree damage that occurred yesterday which was actually behind the barn. When I saw how big the downed tree actually was, I could understand why China had been so freaked out by it. Still, she was fine and the barn was fine and even though parts of the fence are damaged, China is in no danger of getting loose or hurt so all and all, I am feeling grateful to not be one of those people who are displaced, cold and wet and hungry or without power.
There but for the grace…etc.and so I write and rite and gain more insight each day about my home and family as we spend hours together in lockdown. Today’s weather is much more intense and windy and the only break there was was when I went down to the barn. I am hoping for another soon as I need to feed China and it is way too windy for either of us to make the trek just yet.
Happy is reminding me that she is feeling a need for more adventure yet she doesn’t want to go out in the pouring rain either. She has been an amazing companion through all of this and has really taken her place in the family as China’s guardian and watchdog. I have told her since she was a baby that China was her horse and I have told China the same thing and it is definitely working. I can see Happy hanging out with China in the barn at times when she gets older. I am so glad that I follwed my instincts to “find my dog” because she made this whole ordeal so much more bearable and actually made me feel safer too.
Praise the Goddess, the fury outside has just broken for a minute so I think I will get us both outside.
I have been waiting all day for a break from the rain and wind and it couldn’t have come at a better time. I don’t know whether Happy went to get China for dinner or China called Happy to get me to give her dinner but one way or the other we were all in on it.
Red and Star went out stretching their legs and looking quite groggy from their naps. Cats can nap through anything that’s for sure. Happy thought that they should pick up their pace to match her more manic puppy mode and chased them playfully in and out of the Sago Palm fronds.
China seemed fine after a day of being in the barn. She was dry and seemed peaceful. We all had this beautiful sunset moment of peace and tranquility and we each soaked it up in our own way.
Happy raced around the land as fast as she could going in faster circles around Sago palms and Candelabra trees hunting for whatever she could stir up to play.
I regret that I did not take a second walk down to the barn at that point before darkness fell again but the rain came down again in buckets and I still wanted to feed Jaz in the gazebo.
China was just not right after dinner and hung around by the computer room windows. I gave her a treat and then realized that she was trying to tell me that she did not feel so well. I watched her for a while and tried to decide what to do as the skies got darker and the rain more constant. I got her to take some Nux Vomica homeopathic which is usually good to prevent colic. I could tell that it helped her as she got into that “Zone.” I did some of here favorite off the body energy work and just willed her system to heal and move the way it should. She most likely ate too much of something unusual.
I watched and waited to see her seem different and after a while she did and walked away into the dark.
I am hoping that my girl will be fine until I see her again. This is always the really hard part for me, seeing her go off into the night to fend for herself against the elements.  Granted she has a great barn and more mojo around her than most beings ever get in 2 lifetimes but…she’s my Chinamoon and I couldn’t imagine life without her!
The rain and winds have started to let up but something large came down tonight. The morning cannot come fast enough for me this time. I let Janis Joplin sing me to sleep from the stage of the Monterey Pop Festival movie on my TV and cuddle up with Happy and Star.
Saturday morning dawns and I do believe that we are finally rid of this monstrous storm. The sun tries to peek through gray skies and twisted limbs and bushes. Small limbs and pieces of trees are everywhere but lo and behold, standing at her drive through window anxiously awaiting her breakfast is my China girl. She is reasonably dry and relaxed and clearly hungry which was a really good sign. Before I fed her though I dowsed with my pendulum to see if she needed some homeopathy and she did. This time it was Colycynthus which is also another gut remedy. China has come to take her remedies with gusto licking them out of my hand.
I had some oatmeal left over from yesterday’s breakfast and was going to reheat it for me and decided to give my girl a good treat as this would also be soothing and good for her. After her homeos settled I brought here the pot of oatmeal and let me tell you, I had a very happy horse. She was so content that she thought that was her entire breakfast so I had to pursue her with the rest of her goodies,
I must say after seeing the huge amount of Spanish Moss on the ground which usually hangs from the trees like a veil, I bet that China pigged out on one of her favorite delicacies.
Jasmine was lounging in the Gazebo when I visited her this morning. Actually she looked like she was finally getting some restful sleep. I spent some time snuggling her and doing some Reiki too for her arthritis and anything else that might be ailing her. Red and Star came in not wanting to miss anything. of course while Happy seemed determined to dig to China [not the horse] underneath the Gazebo.
There’s a ton to clean up here but I feel very blessed to not have any serious damage.  We are all alive and well and that means everything. As I sit here writing this final chapter on Fay, I am surrounded by two passed out cats and a puppy. We are feeling the relief of coming through this week long ordeal and must now get some well deserved rest…me too.
Blessings and Love from all of us,
Flash,China,Happy, Star,Red ,Jaz and Tucky

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