Cat’s Morning Bits for January 19, 2022
Good Morning Beautiful Souls and Welcome to the New Year! Grab a cup of your favorite morning brew and start things off with “Today’s Inspirations”. I hope you find something here that will make you feel good or help you on your path today.
Blessings, Cat
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January Quotes
Slow as molasses in January.
gardendigest.com
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January Events
Jan 1, 2022, Happy New Year!
Jan 2 New Moon at 10:33 am PST/ 11:33 am MST /1:33 pm EST
Jan 6 12th Night- Epiphany
Jan 14 Mercury goes Retrograde until February 3
Jan 17 Full Wolf Moon at 3:48 pm PST /4:48 pm MST/6:48 pm EST
Jan 21 Celtic Tree Month of Rowan begins
Feb 1 Lunar new Year: Tiger
Feb 2 Imbolc
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Spirit Library: Between Action & Nonaction
Kate Spreckley
Over the past few years unexpected upheaval and change have shaken our world giving us the opportunity to release the outdated structures and habits which have governed our lives for eons. As a result, we have undergone a period of rapid growth and transformation that has altered our perception and given us an expanded view of ourselves and our lives
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Hades and Persephone – Greek Myth of the Seasons
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Spirituality & Health: 4 Energy-Amplifying Crystals for the Full Moon
BY ASHLEY LEAVY
Amethyst, Labradorite, Rainbow Moonstone, and White Moonstone are powerful crystals for tapping full moon energy.
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Learn Religions: Brighid, the Hearth Goddess of Ireland
In Irish mythological cycles, Brighid (or Brighit), whose name is derived from the Celtic brig or “exalted one”, is the daughter of the Dagda, and therefore one of the Tuatha de Dannan.
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MBG: Do You Have 11th House Placements In Your Birth Chart? Here’s What It Means
When you take a look at your astrological birth chart, you’ll notice it’s divided up into 12 sections, or houses, that the planets land in. The 11th house, sometimes called the “house of friends,” rules things like friendship, groups, and humanity at large.
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Imbolc | History + Celebration
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Elephant Journal: January Light: 239 Words on Slowing Down, Letting Go & Remaining True to Ourselves.
January light brings clarity, a sweetness.
There’s a calmness.
For me, it’s about the stillness. The slow down. The reset.
Declarations made, intentions set,
I start each day seeking to let go.
To savor. To remain.
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Treehugger: 10 Fascinating Continental Divide Trail Facts
The Continental Divide Trail is a hiking path that closely follows the Continental Divide from Waterton Lakes National Park, about four miles past the U.S. border in Alberta, Canada, to Crazy Cook Monument in Hachita, New Mexico, near the Mexican state of Chihuahua
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EarthSky News: Blue-white Rigel is Orion’s brightest star
Rigel is one of several brilliant stars that grace our night sky in January. It’s also the brightest star in one of the most beloved of constellations, Orion the Hunter. Rigel appears blue-white to the eye. It’s a stunning contrast to red Betelgeuse, Orion’s 2nd-brightest star.
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Patheos-Pagan: When Should You Do A Spell?
LAURA TEMPEST ZAKROFF
If you spend much time online in occult spaces, there’s a lot of discussion about spells and practicing magic. Chances are, if you stop by any bookstore that has at least one shelf on Witchcraft, a large percentage of the books are all about spells or at least include an array of them.
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Pagan Playlist: FAUN – Hymn to Pan (Video by SamsaraWear)
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Inner Journey:
FOLLOW YOUR OWN PATH
“Life is complex. Each one of us must make his own path through life. There are no self-help manuals, no formulas, no easy answers. The right road for one is the wrong road for another … The journey of life is not paved in blacktop; it is not brightly lit, and it has no road signs. It is a rocky path through the wilderness.”
— M. Scott Peck
We each have our own pathways to develop both personally and spiritually. They are based on our character and past experiences. No one else can identify our paths for us. Tune in to your inner guidance system and follow its direction.
“What every man needs, regardless of his job or the kind of work he is doing, is a vision of what his place is and may be. He needs an objective and a purpose. He needs a feeling and a belief that he has some worthwhile thing to do. What this is no one can tell him. It must be his own creation.”
— Joseph M. Dodge
higherawareness.com
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A Note from the Universe
Actually you could never spend all the abundance that’s yours to spend.
Feel all the love that’s yours to feel.
Know all the peace, make all the friends, nor pass all the time that are your birthrights.
But I suggest you try imagining these things, anyway.
Your supply is truly limitless –
The Universe
tut.com
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Today’s Recipe: 8 Chocolate Crinkle Cookie Recipes to Bake ASAP
Looking for the best chocolate crinkle cookies on the internet? We’ve got you covered. Crinkle cookies, with their signature crackled appearance, are never a bad idea — and we’ve rounded up our most chocolaty ones ever.
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Magical Correspondences for Wednesday
Magickal Intentions: Communication, Divination, Writing, Knowledge, Business Transactions, Debt, Fear, Loss, Travel and Money Matters
Element: Air
Incense: Jasmine, Lavender, Sweet Pea
Planets: Mercury and Chiron (though this is a moon of Pluto)
Star Sign: Virgo
Angel: Raphael
Power Colors: Orange, Light Blue, Grey, Yellow and Violet
Herbs & Plants: Fern, Lavender, Hazel, Cherry, Periwinkle
Sacred Stones: Aventurine, Bloodstone, Hematite, Moss Agate and Sodalite
Oil: (Mercury) Benzoin, Clary Sage, Eucalyptus, Lavender
Deities include Athena, Hermes, Lugh, Mercury, Odin
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Daily Wisdom
January 19, 2022
Risk
“Do not be too timid and squeamish. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
It’s by taking those risks in life that we find out just what we can do, just what we are made of. Taking risks makes life an adventure. Like taking a white water rafting trip, it can be scary, but it can also be exhilarating, and when we come finish and we’re still okay it feels fantastic
-Lissa Coffey coffeytalk.com
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Daily Tarot: The Chariot
Be strong in your convictions and don’t be distracted from doing your best. You may want to single out one good cause especially close to your heart and keep it in mind even if you don’t actively work or donate to that cause. Your spirit of dedication will improve your chances at accomplishing whatever else you’re pursuing. Feel virtuous and humble, and successful, too!
astrology.com
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About Cat’s Morning Bits: These daily posts are reblogged from various email newsletters that I receive each day.
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