It’s windy, and cold, but of course it’s winter, even here in Queensland. In the latest book I’m writing, Luna and her coven have lit a campfire and are looking at the full moon. This week, here in our world there is a full moon, in the same week as the shortest day of the year.

The winter solstice – the longest night of the year. After that, the days start to slowly get longer, more hours of daylight.

I’m curious, who else notices things like the days being longer or shorter? Do you stick your crystals on the windowsill during a full moon? Do you make moon water?

What if we lived back in medieval times? We’d be outside in the dark a lot more and seeing the moon would be as normal as seeing the sun.  I think I’d like that, but then from the comfort of my home I say this. Reality would likely be very different.

What if I’d been born a witch? How different would life be, if I’d had a grandmother or a mother who’d taught me the craft? It would have been fun to pass that kind of information down to my children.

I know there are many people who have lived with the knowledge of witchcraft throughout their lives, instead of ‘self taught’ as an adult, or a curious teenager. Maybe we have an inherent knowledge, that lies dormant until we are ready to explore our heritage.

Is our magic activated when there is an incident, a challenge or some kind of change that startles it into life? In my books Luna, and then Stella, their magic power is activated when there is an evil that threatens the world. These women, independently and as a team, save the world, with their magic powers.

My other series, about Beth, a lady who has some magic skills, but she doesn’t like to use them. She lives in a town where half the inhabitants also have unique gifts.

Are these characters modelled on me? I’d like to say yes, in part, but mostly they are straight from my imagination, my left-handed writers brain. My brain who wonders things like if I lived in medieval times, where it was always dark and cold, would more people live with depression and anxiety? Were these dis-eases known about back then or were we just ‘bat-shit crazy’? I’m the crazy cat lady in any universe.

Happy mid-winter (but it’s not, its only June and surely July is mid-winter, the practical part of me says) Enjoy the full moon and all it’s energy!