In the Chair Day 3.5

Day 3.5? What the heck does that mean?  It means that my follow up appointment at the SWIHA hypnotherapy clinic is tomorrow and I can't help wondering what it will be like.  It also means that I'm supposed to be cleaning my kitchen. :-)

Every night as I go to sleep I ask for protection and guidance.  Some nights I have dreams that I believe are guidance.  It was just such a dream that led me on this quest for hypnotic assistance to begin with.  Of course I'd rather do it myself - wouldn't we all? But I already know that if I could do it myself I would have by now.  That doesn't necessarily make it easier to admit the need and get the help... it just makes it necessary.  I decided long ago that I am willing to do whatever it takes to heal.  Whatever it takes. 

And so when I have a dream that seems like guidance, I follow the guidance and trust that God will put me in the right place at the right time and connect me to the right people.  So far that seems to be working.

I had another dream recently, one that told me the next step.  I'm not sure how that next step is supposed to go.  For the first time, I will be going to a hypnotherapy session without having already a good idea of what will or will not work.  I just know what I dreamed and what it means.  I'm already connected with the right hypnotherapist and I can't wait for the next step!

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My First Handfasting

Back in July I was ordained on-line at the Universal Life Church Monastery. I've always wanted to be a minister, and now I am one!  Granted, it seems like a strange way to go about it, but really I agree with the tenet of the church, which is simple and easy to remember:  Freedom of religion as long as it does not harm anyone or interfere with the freedom of any other.

Not even half an hour later a line started forming for my services as an officiant.  Not literally a line, but literally less than half an hour later I had my first person who was looking for an officiant.  And then I got another, and then a third.

Then last Thursday I got a text from a friend, "our officiant canceled, would you be willing to do it instead? We have the words."  I was planning to attend the wedding as a guest, instead I got to officiate.  I don't have a very Pagan/Wiccan background and so my knowledge of handfasting was very close to zero.  The only thing I knew about it was that my church had a certificate of handfasting that I could order. LOL

In renaissance garb, at the arboretum, we had a non-traditional non-denominational handfasting/wedding.  I'm pretty sure that was the most fun I have ever had doing anything.  Ever.  Bring on the weddings!