Witch Notes, 11/21/15: Gunshots and Face Cream

The week began with gunshots and ended with face cream. I know, but I promise, I’ll get from one to the other. The poster child for the NRA lives next door to me. I made my husband walk down the fence to see if there were any holes. We heard voices and there were flashlights. Fortunately, no holes in the fence.

My bathroom light came on by itself this week. It’s not the first time it’s happened of late. And I’ve been finding pennies on my walk route. And then an infinity symbol appeared in two different places. Evidently someone wants my attention. Synchronicities happen daily, and I love it.

I finished some tinctures this week, a diuretic tincture that I really like, and three cannabis tinctures. Vortex is a sativa-dominant strain that controls pain while providing an uplifting feeling. It’s great for daytime medicating in tea, or warm water. Mickey Kush is also high in sativa, but her THC content is so high that it makes a nice tincture for both pain and sleep. Ripperwise is the last tincture I bottled. This was the first cross I did, pollinating Jack the Ripper with some pollen from a male Pennywise plant.

Jack the Ripper was used in the creation of Pennywise, a TGA Genetics strain high in CBD, meaning less of a high when using it. Children with severe epilepsy use oil made from high CBD strains. I’d like to say that my choice to cross Pennywise back to Jack the Ripper was intentional, but it wasn’t. Jack had a nice low branch that I could easily paint pollen on without getting it anywhere else. I managed to get around one hundred seeds out of the project, and Ripperwise was the result. It’s really nice. With the higher percentage of CBD than in traditional Jack the Ripper, Pennywise provides a gentle feeling with excellent pain relief, making it fine for daytime use.

I like to use tinctures in treating my RA. I can add them to tea or smoothies, or just put some in a cup with hot water. Their versatility and portability make them a great choice for traveling and vacations. They’ve been a part of my treatment plan for several years and my RA responds well to them.

I’ve been practicing alignment this week, staying in my own lane as it were. I found that it’s easiest when I’m around people in positive moods. I don’t do so well around moody folks, particularly those close to me. I have to believe most people really don’t understand the effect their energy has upon others. Happy is easy. The energy flows smoothly and unhindered. But when it’s anything else, the energy becomes almost painful to experience. It’s difficult not to feel in to that. But if I do, I have a tough time disconnecting, and I end up experiencing emotions that aren’t mine.

If I can’t remove myself from the situation to calm down, I’m stuck waiting it out. So I decided to spend that time making face cream. I used some of the rose water I made this summer, as well as some cannabis-infused coconut oil. I added some sweet orange essential oil which made it smell nice. And I used some of the cocoa butter discs that I found online. They melt easily, as do the beeswax pearls I used. I hate grating solid beeswax. The pearls, on the other hand, are wonderful to use.

My mixer performed beautifully as did my double boiler. The face cream came out well, with a delicate sweet orange smell, and an ever so slight green color.

So the next time you hear gun shots, after taking cover, make some face cream. Even if it’s a week later, after you come out of hiding.

~Blessings to all on this 21st day of #NaBloPoMo! We’re in the home stretch!