Cat’s Morning Bits for February 1, 2022
Good Morning Beautiful Souls and Welcome to February! 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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February Quotes
“The Snow-drop, Winter’s timid child,
Awakes to life, bedew’d with tears.”
- Mary Robinson
gardendigest.com
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February Events
Jan 31/ Feb 1 New Moon 9:46 pm PST/ 10:46 pmMST/ 12:46 am EST
Feb 1 Lunar New Year: Tiger
Feb 2 Imbolc
Feb 3. Mercury Goes Direct!
Feb 14. Valentines Day
Feb 16 Full “Quickening” Moon 8:56 am PST/ 9:56 am MST/ 11:56 am EST
Feb 18 Celtic Tree Month of Ash begins
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Spirit Library: Transmutation
Kate Spreckley
Solar activity increased dramatically over the weekend bringing a powerful wave of transmutation flooding across the planet. This energy is preparing us for tomorrows New Moon and the activation of the 2222 portal which opens on Tuesday.
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from The Stitching Witch: Imbolc Simmer Pot Spell
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Spirituality & Health: The Lunar Tao
REVIEW BY VICTORIA SANDERS
Deng Ming-Dao’s Lunar Tao is an evergreen reference. Coinciding with the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year, its pages are numbered for 360 days with five additional pages to describe the five lunar phases
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Learn Religions: How to Take a Cleansing Ritual Bath
Imbolc is known as a time of purification and cleansing. A great way to incorporate this into your magical practice is to take a ritual cleansing bath. The purpose of a ritual cleansing is to not only clean the body,
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MBG: Everything You Should Know If You Pull The Empress Card In A Tarot Reading
From giving you insight into your past or future to offering advice for the present, tarot readings are a great way to tap into the power of divination (and your own intuition). Your traditional deck includes 78 cards, with the Empress card representing all things feminine. Here’s what to know if you pull this card in a reading.
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A Temple of Trees/ Danu’s Irish Herb Garden
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February Birthstone : Amethyst
Birthstone Color: Purple
If gazing into the sparkling purple depths of an Amethyst suffuses you with a sense of powerful well being, this is only to be expected. The ancient Greeks believed that this gemstone held many powers, among them protection against intoxication. In fact, the word Amethyst comes from the Greek word “amethystos,” meaning sober. In ancient Greece……
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Elephant Journal: 4 Ways to Glow with the Moon’s Flow this Lunar New Year. {February 1}
If the New Moon could talk, its advice might be to slow down.
It might say, “stop pushing and go with the flow” or “didn’t you know there’s no such thing as the right time?”
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Treehugger: How to Sustainably Relocate a Beehive
Moving bees from an unwanted spot can be done humanely.
Removing and relocating a beehive is sometimes necessary—though we recommend avoiding it if you can.
Many people have a fear of bees. But know that unless their hive is endangered, bees are not defensive and will rarely attack.
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EarthSky News: Visible planets, stars, moon, more, late January and February
Find these visible planets in late January and February 2022:
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
Mercury
Mars
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Patheos-Pagan: Organizing the Magical Library
JANUARY 31, 2022 BY ASH
One thing is for certain about the occult community: we love books. I think it’s pretty safe to say that most of us own at least a couple dozen books on paganism and occult. But what about those who own upwards of a hundred or more magical volumes?
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Pagan Playlist: Dzivia – Flower Maiden
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Inner Journey:
WHAT INSPIRES YOU?
“It is never about how good your voice is; it is only about feeling the urge to sing, and then having the courage to do it with the voice you are given.”
— Katie in ‘True to Form’ by Elizabeth Berg
How often have you allowed fear and your inner critic to stop you from doing something you were inspired to do?
Helen Keller said, “Life is either a grand adventure or nothing.” When we allow fear and criticism to stop us in our tracks, we give up that grand adventure. What a waste!
“Be an all-out, not a hold-out.”
— Norman Vincent Peale
higherawareness.com
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A Note from the Universe
Always listen to your doubts.
Not just because they might teach you of your fears, but because, sometimes, they might teach you of your wisdom.
Lovin’ it all,
The Universe
tut.com
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Today’s Recipe: Traditional Lunar New Year Foods for the Year of the Tiger
Lunar New Year is a time for festive foods, whether you’re celebrating Chinese New Year, Vietnamese Tet, or Korean New Year, called Seollal. Read on to learn more about what foods to make and how to celebrate.
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Magical Correspondences for February
Nature Spirits: House Faeries
Herbs: Balm of Gilead; Hyssop; Myrrh; Sage &Spikenard
Colours: Light Blue & Violet
Flowers: Primrose
Scents: Heliotrope & Wisteria
Stones: Amethyst; Jasper & Rock Crystal
Trees: Cedar; Laurel & Rowan
Animals: Otter & Unicorn
Birds: Chickadee & Eagle
Deities: Aphrodite; Brigit; Demeter; Diana; Juno; Kuan Yin &Persephone
Accepting responsibility for past errors; Forgiving; Growth; Healing; Loving the Self; Making Future Plans &Purification
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Daily Wisdom
February 1, 2022
Instinct
“Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.”
-George Bernard Shaw
We know what is good for us. That’s common sense. We don’t even have to think about it. When we apply that same common sense, that same instinct, to the big things in our lives then they can come just as easily, just as effortlessly for us. The universe is made up of infinite intelligence, and we can tap into it if we would just get out of our own way
-Lissa Coffey coffeytalk.com
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Daily Tarot: The Moon
Things may be going fine but you’ll still be able to find something to be disappointed about. Rather than looking on the glum side of things, take a walk in the sunshine or at least get some fresh air and make an effort to be more objective. Full-blown optimism may be beyond you today, but you can balance your mood by noticing and maybe making a list of all those things that are going right.
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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