August Blue Moon Altar: Diana

A second full moon in August makes this date a rare Blue Moon! So my full moon altar honours the Roman goddess of the moon, Diana, as well as the Moon itself. And it's a "busy" altar!

Two white taper candles represent the two full moons which constitute a Blue Moon month. At their base is the appropriate card from my Moon Magic Oracle Cards deck. 

Also on the altar are two marble Triple Goddess Moon symbols, one black, one white. Between them is a Goddess Diana stone which I got a few years ago at the Sacred Garden in Maui. To the left and right are representations of rabbits, a popular moon veneration symbol in Asian mythology. The little statuette is known as a Moon Gazing Hare and was sculpted out of clay by a Winnipeg artist about 30 years ago, based on ancient Asian art.

Here's a closeup of the Goddess Diana stone --

The round beaded silver altar cloth represents the glory and beauty of every full moon. Arranged around its perimeter are all the moon phase cards from the Moon Magic Oracle Cards deck. 

Be sure to make a special wish today and harness the full power of the Blue Moon -- may your wish come true!

[Photos © Debra She Who Seeks, 2023]

Dogs Versus Cats

HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE CAT

CATEGORICALLY REFUSES

to let DOGS have the 

ENTIRE SPOTLIGHT this month.

Sorry, dog lovers.

She's laid down THE PAW.

Friday Face OFF -- Elder From Nepal

For this week's Friday Face OFF link party

of art featuring faces, hosted by Nicole of

DVArtist, Art, Food, Gardening blog . . .

Here's an Elder from Nepal

which was done freehand using

HB, 2B, 4B and 6B graphite pencils.

His hat is okay, but the folds and fabric textures

of his clothes are pretty poorly rendered,

so clearly I need more practice in that!

I'm happy with his wrinkled and weather-beaten face, though.

He probably spent a lot of his life outdoors in the elements.

Are you concerned about wrinkles as you age?

If you are, just remember the old saying --

"A face without wrinkles

is like a book without words."

[Art & photo of art © Debra She Who Seeks, 2023]

Post No Bills

At least the cat knew how to spell "tutor" 

unlike this next academic star, LOL!

My Body, The Temple

Friends Fur Life Blogathon

I love a good blogathon 

every once in a while,

and this one should be fun!

On October 27-29, posts by participating bloggers

will celebrate their favourite movie/TV onscreen critters

who are pets, friends or companions to us humans.

If this sounds like your cup of tea,

full rules and signup sheets are available at

Hamlette's Soliloquy and The Midnite Drive-In blogs.

I've already signed up to do TWO posts --

(1) Alligator Loki from 

the 2021 Disney+ series Loki, and

(2) Rocket Raccoon from the

MCU's Guardians of the Galaxy movies.

STOP ME BEFORE I SIGN UP FOR MORE!

Maybe I'll see some of you

at the blogathon too?

Friday Face OFF -- Koala Bear

For this week's Friday Face OFF link party

of art featuring faces, hosted by Nicole of

DVArtist, Art, Food, Gardening blog . . .

Here's a koala bear

done in pen and ink.

Now, if this koala bear

looks familiar to you . . . 

It's because I posted it before

when I did the same piece

in a coloured pencils class

taught by the same teacher!

Despite their being cute as hell,

I've read that in real life

koalas are apparently

bad-tempered little bastards

who smell like menthol cough candies

due to their steady diet of eucalyptus leaves.

Can any of you verify that

from your own experience

of this animal?

[Art & photos of art © Debra She Who Seeks, 2023 and 2022]

Poets, Love 'Em or Hate 'Em

This coming Friday, August 18th, is once again

NATIONAL BAD POETRY DAY

Let the versification begin!

Okay, that's enough bad poetry!

I must include at least ONE good poem!