We’re in the process of buying a home! We’ve been looking for a few months, and it seemed like we weren’t going to find anything for awhile. I had a vision of what I wanted, and many homes just didn’t have the right layout (or a dry basement). One property seemed to have what I wanted, but closer examination hinted at serious foundation issues. I reached out to trusted seers for insight in addition to my own divination (gratitude to Lady Althaea for the bone readings, and to Melstery for the runic spread. I highly recommend them!) Everything indicated a need for patience. One reading advised me not to be blinded by an ideal vision, and to be open to other possibilities – while also sticking firm to what I knew I wanted. That was so on the mark.
The home we are hoping to obtain has a lovely yard with raised beds. There’s a peaceful shaded area with happy trees, and a stately oak in the back. The current owners have done no landscaping, so it’s a blank canvas for me to populate with all sorts of magical allies. There’s a wooded trail across the street to fulfill my need to wander around green areas. While the forest may not be “mine,” and the home is smaller than we initially sought, it checks all the boxes.
Fingers and toes crossed that everything goes according to plan with the closing, etc. The inspection was fantastic (very grateful for my friend’s recommendation). I cannot wait to move out of my apartment and have more control about what happens around me. Obviously, it will entail more responsibility – but it will be “mine.” No maintenance crew coming in to inspect; no unwanted contractors hacking the plants around me; no obnoxious people sharing the same backyard; no more ridiculously high rent. I can build a permanent shrine outside and form a deeper relationship with the land!
I will miss the forest near my apartment. A proper farewell ritual is in the future, for sure. I’ve been working with this land for nearly a decade. I experienced some of the most profound growth of my life among these trees. I was able to watch more wildlife here than my childhood home. The land gifted me with many stones, feathers, acorns, and bones. I saw spirits in my periphery a few times. Many little treasures have made their way to my altars and shrines. The forest will always be with me in these memories and gifts. I look forward to new lessons and experiences as I turn to a new chapter and a new home.
Author M. A. Phillips 