HEather,
I just emailed you....
Janet,
Well, the hubby & I were in a bit of a slump, what with living with his grandma while our house was being finished...and one night, while in the bathtub I "chanted/meditated" a bit. Free verse that somehow rhymed (for the most part)to a goddess or two (don't remember which ones!)to give us a little "spark". This was early in my wicca study, and i had been trying to decide on things like a familiar that I identified with etc.
A bit later, out of the tub and with my hubby-- towards the "end" I suddenly got this flash of a growling black panther. Not sure if my eyes were closed or open, but there it was big as life. I even heard it growling (or was that me? LOL)
Needless to say , it scared me to death, but was invigorating at the same time. I guess you could say my familiar chose me!
I wish I could remember the chant (slumpin' again-LOL)
I'll save the "be careful what you wish for" story for another day. (It involves a spell for money, a candle that really wigged me out, and a car accident that netted me $8000 in the end.)
Goddess Bless! (haven't said that in a while--maybe this topic is doing me some good!)
~K. :angel: