Magickal evening

This is officially the best ward I’ve ever been on.

I got granted, along with another more well patient, the chance to go outside late at night – much later than we are usually allowed outside – to view the northern lights.

Unfortunately, afaik, my phone was unable to pick up on the lights due to it’s make – but I saw the faint, very subtle red and grey swirls, stripes, flickers, and whorls. That’s a lot more meaningful to me – google and TV are full of the vibrant images that cameras pick up.

I’ve wanted to see the Aurora Borealis since I was a little kid. As I’ve mentioned before on my blog, His Dark Materials pulled me through a lot of trauma as an 8 year old. I really related to Lyra – who displays strong PDA characteristics to my mind! – and the help she was provided by caring adults when that was lacking for me really helped me cope.

So seeing them today, in the south of England, really made me very emotional. I’d thought I’d have to go on an expensive holiday and might never get to see them, and tonight changed all that!

The moon was glowing down as a crescent, perhaps there was some magick afoot.