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I don't know if what I did today was wrong, or maybe someone on here will think I undually influenced things and it wasn't right, but I had to tell SOMEONE what just happened to me, well actually to my husband.

He has a very good trade, but we live in quite a small town where the average pay is quite low. We get by fine of course, but I know the job is hard on him and I know he could find one for more pay, but jobs here are hard to come by. He has his main job, and has been working occasionally for another company on the side doing welding when they call him in.

This morning, I cast a circle to protect myself from anything negative, and while in it I asked for help for my husband. I really wasn't asking for it for me,
I really could care less what he makes, but I know he has been unhappy with his job. I concentrated deeply on him being offered a job with a new company.

That was at 7:30 am this morning. At 3:00 pm this afternoon the phone call came from the owner of the business where my husband works on the side, they want to offer him a job! <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Did what you asked for cause harm to anyone? or cause someone to do what they didnt want to do? Did you ask specifically for that company to offer the job or just leave it open for any job offer.

I would say as long as you were open to possibility and didnt harm or manipulate anyone into doing it then it sounds like a great thing to me <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Congratulations to your husband!

I just wanted him to have a new job because being on his feet like he has to be at his current job most of the day is getting so hard on him.

He has been going in on this side job maybe one week out of every month, as they need him. He stated to me last week that he wished they would offer him a full time position and it just came to me suddenly this morning to try and help him. He went in for an interview with the owners of the company this afternoon and they said they would call tomorrow and let him know the wages per hour they had decided on, and if he decided to accept it then he could give notice at his main job.

Knowing I was raised Catholic he asked me tonight if I said a prayer to St. Jude for him. I told him "No I didn't", and left it at that. Not quite ready to come out of the closet yet I guess! <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I'm so happy for your husband MoonShadows. I think it's fine to want the best for the people we love.

We've just had our offer on a house accepted. I wasn't very clear at all about whether I "wanted" us to get the house or not, because I really couldn't make up my mind: I'm a bit torn in a few different directions. Eventually I clarified what I *did* want: some quite specific things, many of them to do with fairness to us and to the vendor as well. Then I left it up to the universe, and whether it was "meant to be", and here we are!

About a month ago, we put an offer in for another property but weren't successful. Everything seemed perfect for it - even the tarot I cast for it - but something was niggling me and I couldn't put my finger on it. Now I know what it was: this house is so much better for us. I didn't even feel inclined to cast a tarot this time because I had no questions, only "if it's meant to be, so be it."

YAY for you too Elle! Its an amazing thing when everthing clicks the way its supposed to! what a great feeling!

Awesome results. I tend to stay in my closet with most people and if they ask me to pray for them I do my equivalent. I wouldn't ask them to cast a spell for me, I know they pray.

It's all good.

Thanks Fiona <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Also, MoonShadows - I meant to add: don't be in a hurry to come out to your husband, allow yourself to feel more and more comfortable and peaceful with it all first. From what I'm learning Paganism and Wicca are not like some other groups where the most important thing is shouting your beliefs from the roof tops and coverting 20 other people before the year is out. In fact it's completely the opposite. You can start to test the waters by saying things like, "Hey, did you know that... (Christmas trees are really a pagan symbol), (December 25 is really Dionysus's birthday), etc". My husband finds that sort of thing interesting and non-threatening. See what your hubby's reaction is and start to introduce a little bit of neutral discussion if he seems open to it. Take it slowly and gradually, so that there is no sudden shock whenever you eventually decide to say, "You know what? This is what I believe in."

I'm not planning on coming out of the "broom closet" so to speak for quite a long while to anyone I know. I may never do it. To me, this is just my opinion of course, to open up like that and would be to give alot of my energy away since then I would be worried alot about the consequences of my actions. Not from my husband of course but speaking of letting else really know. I did make an email contact (2 people who live together who are Wiccans in my town) off a site that has a section for making contacts with other Wiccans all over the world. I was genuinley surprised to find someone in my town listed on there. We have been in contact only by email though but they have been helping me along some.

If you are a little bit different in this town you stand out like well, you know. It is like well your child's best friend's parent could be their teacher in Sunday school and their family might own the company you work for and your sister is married to their brother and on and on....... so like everything you do has this giant ripple effect and only takes a few days to get all over town. I don't need THAT negative in my life.

I'm the same way, although I live in a place where no one knows me, and no one would bat an eyelid about any sort of "difference". I'm still too agnostic to feel comfortable about labeling myself a pagan. At the moment I'm just enjoying responding to the energy I feel, and I'm happy with that.

Congrats Moonshadows.

The website you used, the located, do you still have the link I'd like to try it.