Lately I find myself wandering around the internet, usually just passing time while I finish my coffee or digest my lunch. I used to idly look around Facebook, sharing posts and pictures, but lately I find myself browsing Ravelry more and more. For those of you who don't know, Ravelry is a knitting and crochet community online. On Ravelry, I can keep track of what patterns I have in pattern library by recording my books, magazines, downloads, and printouts. I can keep track of what needles and hooks I have, what yarn I have, and I can record a queue so I can decide what to knit next, because I have a list of things I want to knit. There are also forums and groups.
What does this have to do with my religious path? Everything! Crafting, from the day I learned to crochet when I was seven, has always had a magical feel to it. I mean, come on! By waving my hands around holding a stick or two, in just the right way, fabric appears! I love the feel of yarn, and I like to think about how the animal grew up, what it liked to eat, how it interacted with other animals on the farm. I especially like a yarn that I spun out of wool I bought at the Midwest Fiver and Folk Art Fair two years ago. The farm that sold the alpaca roving to me had put the names of the alpacas on the bundles of roving. One alpaca was named Nacho, which my friend Meg and I found so hilarious she even named her (then newborn) son's favorite toy (a small plush alpaca) Nacho.
What I'm getting at is connection. This is only one of the many ways I have not lost my connection with The Goddess. I find that little bit of magic and I hold on to it, even when I'm sad or I've drifted away from my path. I have to remember that, when I think about how I'm struggling to reconnect sometimes. I always had that one connection that led me to the Great Divine. My connection with my crafting has always been a lifeline, a way to show me how much I really do connect day to day with the Goddess.
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