Of Peacocks and Community

Yesterday I woke up at 6 am to screaming below my window. Somewhat frazzled as to who would be screaming outside my window when I live out in the middle of nowhere I peek my head out the window and what do I see?

A peacock.

I later come to find out he was an escaped peacock and was captured and brought back to safety, but still odd thing to see in the California hills.



I don't know what the spiritual and symbolic significants of being woken up with a peacock on your roof is, but surely it has to be something right?

Peacocks aside, yesterday was a day about community. I don't know about other covens and networks but CAYA is a pretty tight knit group of characters. We've been through a lot with each other and continue to go through it. Yesterday I was struck that many of those whom I love in my community are hitting a rough patch, and instead of doing the same ol' same ol' light a candle on my altar, I decided that since I had the time I should do someething bigger.

So I did an impromtu community working, on my kitchen table, around my Sidhe summer altar. I really am blessed in my current situation, to not be working and still be living comfortably it is the very very LEAST I can do, to put that time and my energy to lend to my loved ones that need it. It was peaceful and enjoyable to sit at my kitchen table and attend to my community, to the ones with specific needs & to the general well being. I think I may just have to do this more often.





I really wish that more people around the world would take the time and energy to think about how "family" how "friends" should work, and put the effort in to make it so for all those they care about. If everyone did that, if EVERYONE treated their friends and family as they wanted to be treated and cared for, think about what the world would look like.

In the meantime I will continue my walk, trying to be an example of the ideas and ideals that my family instilled in me, that I have formed myself, and that I want to show exist to the people I love (who may not have been lucky enough to experience it before).

Somewhat of a rambling, non-nonsensical post. But I will leave you with the two wee beasties that also lent their energies and blessings to their cat brethren, and kept me company on the warm summer day.




To all my CAYA family, I love ya'll!