🌟 Sacred Treasures From the Road: What Our Trip Brought Back to My Spirit

By Mainely Mystics

There are road trips that are just vacations…

and then there are journeys that feel like Spirit is riding shotgun, guiding your hands, your heart, and even your thrift-store finds.

This last adventure was one of those.

From Maryland to Washington D.C., from Trinity to Asheville, and back through the mountains of Virginia and Pennsylvania — every stop felt like a breadcrumb leading me deeper into my own magic.

And when I got home and laid out the treasures we gathered, I realized…

this wasn’t a shopping haul.

This was a soul collection.

Here’s the magic behind every piece we brought back home.

💜 Amethyst: A Gift of Protection From My Future Daughter-in-Law

Dylan’s fiancé, Adeline, placed this gorgeous amethyst cluster into my hands — a deep, smoky violet stone with little flecks of gold like starlight caught between the crystals. She didn’t choose it lightly. This stone carries guardian energy, the kind that gently whispers:

“You’re safe stepping into the fullness of who you truly are.”

As I’ve stepped out of the witch’s closet this year, this gift felt like the universe itself saying,

“We see you. We support you. Keep going.”

📖 The Witch’s Bible: A Sign From My Son

Jacob handed me a copy of A Witches’ Bible — without knowing anything about the spiritual transformation I’ve been quietly navigating.

The timing was divine.

The gesture was intuitive.

The meaning was unmistakable.

Sometimes our children recognize our soul before they know our story.

And this gift was the universe’s way of affirming:

“Your path is real. Your magic is ancient. You’re coming home to yourself.”

🎖 The Scottish Guard Doll: A Visit From Uncle Tommy

In a little antique store in Asheville, I came across a Scottish guard doll wearing a tall black hat and tartan plaid. It stopped me in my tracks.

My late Uncle Tommy brought me this exact doll from Europe in the early 1980s.

You can’t script connections like that.

This wasn’t a coincidence.

This was a spiritual nudge.

A reminder of lineage, love, and protection.

“I’m still with you,”

I could almost hear him say.

🪬 The Hamsa: Discovered by David, Guided by Spirit

Among all the treasures we found, the hamsa has a special kind of glow — not just for its symbolism, but for how it entered our journey.

David was the one who spotted it first.

He walked right over to it, drawn in immediately, like Spirit tapped him on the shoulder and said, “This one belongs with you.” That’s how protection pieces work — they often find us through the people who love us most.

This hamsa, with its vibrant, intricate design, carries the energy of:

✨ shielding

✨ intuition

✨ safe passage

✨ spiritual visibility

And the fact that David was its finder adds another layer of magic:

“You’re not walking this path alone. You are supported, protected, and seen.”

This talisman feels like a blessing over the next chapter of our lives — our home, our travels, and the future we’re building together.

🌈 The Wizard of Oz VHS: My Personal Myth

Anyone who knows me knows I collect Wizard of Oz treasures — but finding this vintage MGM VHS along the trip felt especially symbolic.

Dorothy’s journey has always mirrored mine:

the search for home,

the courage to face the unknown,

and the realization that every answer was already within.

This piece isn’t just nostalgia — it’s a mirror.

🐾 Bear’s New Cat Tree: Joy Returning to the Home

And of course we had to bring something home for Bear.

We stumbled across a cat tree on our journey — and watching him leap onto it the moment we walked in the door made my heart swell.

Animals feel our shifts.

They embody our joy.

And the excitement Bear radiated was confirmation that the home we’re building — physically, spiritually, energetically — is rising into a better vibration.

“You are supported. Build a life that feels safe and joyful.”

🌙 Every Treasure Was a Message

When I stepped back and looked at everything laid out together, it hit me:

These weren’t random finds.

Each item carried a piece of my past…

a blessing for my present…

and a sign for my future.

This trip wasn’t just an adventure —

it was a spiritual initiation, a gathering of symbols, a reclaiming of forgotten parts of myself.

I returned home not just with souvenirs…

but with confirmation,

guidance,

and a deeper connection to my own path.

And in the words of my guides:

“You are not becoming someone new.

You are remembering who you’ve always been