Introduction: Amanda

Hey all!  I’m Amanda, and like Thea and Ilyssa, I consider myself to be a Witch; or more specifically, a dual-faith Eclectic Irish Celtic and Kemetic Pagan Witch. On the Irish “side”, I am the Daughter of Brighid and on the Kemetic “side” my “Parents” are Bast, Anpu (Anubis), Anupet, and Wepwawet. Lots of Fire and Chthonic energies in my spiritual line-up, heh. Makes life interesting is all I can say.

I’ve been some form of Pagan since I was about eleven or twelve, but it was until I hit sixteen that I really took the first steps on my Path. However, it’s only been in the past few years that I really buckled down and started working on honing my Witchcraft. I’m an energy reader (clairsentient, to be exact) and for a long time I’d work with visualizing and manipulating energies to manifest the goal of whatever ritual I was working on. I have also been working more with my Beloved Dead, having recently expanded my ancestor alter and started to deepen the relationship I have with them.

With my spells, since I’m currently working part-time and can’t afford all the nifty Pagan tools I’d love to own, I use what I have with a dash of energy work. Like Thea and Ilyssa, I completely agree that you don’t need to spend a fortune to get the job done.  Need illumination on a topic that’s been bugging me? I’ve used a candle and a crescent Moon necklace I own to represent the power of the Moon to bring the right answer into my life. As a belly dancer, I’ve often incorporated not only the actual dance itself, but also various props and accoutrements that I’ve acquired over the years too.

Sometime over the weekend I’ll post my Beltane ritual for new growth, which involved a candle, a cauldron, and some apple seeds.