Hi, I’m RisenRaven!

[RisenRaven]

Hello everybody!

I haven’t really done a proper introduction yet, so here I am! I live in northwest Indiana, although it’s what people generally refer to as Chicagoland. I’ve had the Lucky W Amulet Archive bookmarked for many years because I’ve long been interested in amulets and talismans, and recently I started looking through all the sister sites and found it all really spoke to me. Actually, it’s funny... a spiritual friend of mine wanted some moldavite, which if you are interested in gemstones as I am, you might know is a rare meteorite known for shaking things up. I only had it in my possession for a week (between the time I got it in my order and gave it to her) but it seems to have catalyzed some serious spiritual change in my life! That’s kind of how I got more interested in Rootwork. Anyway, I’m happy to be here and hope to take Miss Cat’s correspondence course soon! I’ve bought some of the books and products from Lucky Mojo already.

Some other things about me:

Personal symbols I like include the rainbow as a symbol of hope after the storm and God’s promises. Also I like birds. In my username, Risen refers to the Phoenix rising from the ashes. The raven refers both to the Poe poem and also to the Doctor Who episode Face the Raven. As Clara faces the Raven, or death, her final words are “let me be brave,” which I find very beautiful. And although they are perhaps maligned in the real world, the seagull, because of the book Jonathan Livingston Seagull. I came across it during a time in my life when I was very badly depressed and it helped me a lot... I would recommend everyone read it at least once.

Proofreading and editing are my strengths, as I think Miss Cat and Nagasiva have noticed from my helping with the site, haha! Just don’t ask me to do more than simple math...I couldn’t divide my way out of a paper bag!

[Terra Rising]

RisenRaven,

Welcome to the forum and thank you for posting your introduction. It's always interesting to find out what brings people to Lucky Mojo and learned about rootwork in general. I really think you will enjoy Miss Cat's course.

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http://luckymojo.com/incense.html

Candles:
http://luckymojo.com/candlemagic.html

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http://herb-magic.com

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[RisenRaven]

I’m happy to “officially” meet you Terra Rising! I hope to learn a lot from everyone here!

[catherineyronwode]

RisenRaven

Thanks for the introduction. You are already a great help here at the forum, and i look forward to serving as your teacher.

[RisenRaven]

I’m delighted, Miss Cat!

[BellaSolanae]

Hi Risen Raven!

Just saying hello to you on your intro post. You are so helpful on the forum.