Cat’s Morning Bits for May 6, 2022
Good Morning Beautiful Souls! 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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May Quotes
“When April steps aside for May,
Like diamonds all the rain-drops glisten;
Fresh violets open every day:
To some new bird each hour we listen.”
- Lucy Larcom
gardendigest.com
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May 2022 Events
May 1 Beltane / May Day
May 5 Cinco de Mayo
May 8 Mother’s Day
May 10 – June 3 Mercury Retrograde
May 13 Celtic Tree Month of Hawthorn begins
May 16 Full Moon at 9:14 pm PST/ 10:14 pm MST/ 12:14 am EST
May 30 Memorial Day (USA)
May 30 New Moon at 4:30 am PST/ 5:30 am MST/ 7:30 am EST
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Spirit Library: Rest. Let the inner spark of Life move you.
Ailia Mira
Dear Friends,
As we shared recently, your soul’s highest destiny is being activated by the energy streaming in your world from the Eclipse Cycle. This, like all Eclipse Cycles and the energy they bring, is in support of you, collectively as a species, evolving to your next highest level of expression, and personally, in terms of supporting your evolution of consciousness.
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All The Hidden Pagan Symbols in The Northman
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Spiritual Unite: THE BIRCH TREE SYMBOLISM – TIME FOR A FRESH START
Susan Brunton
Birch Tree Symbolism – Birch trees, native to the Northern Hemisphere and parts of Asia, are one of the world’s fastest-growing trees.
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Learn Religions: Cybele, Mother Goddess of Rome
By Patti Wigington
Updated on March 18, 2019
Cybele, a mother goddess of Rome was at the center of a Phrygian cult, and was sometimes known as Magna Mater, or “great goddess.” As part of their worship, priests performed mysterious rites in her honor.
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Today’s DIY: The Shire | Lord of The Rings Ambience and Music | 1 hour
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Elephant Journal: Nature Heals our Hearts & Brains. {Plus: 20 Beautiful Daily Nature Ideas.}
Nature truly is medicine.
I’m not just talking about natural medicines, like how ginger helps an upset tummy or how lavender can be a benefit for those of us with high blood pressure.
I’m talking about how nature heals by simply surrounding ourselves with it—either within our homes, or by getting outside. It can even be done when you’re in a concrete, urban environment—yep!
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Treehugger: Explore Dinosaur Fossils, Wildflowers, and Dark Skies at Big Bend National Park
Known as one of the most remote parks in the lower 48 states, Big Bend National Park is bordered by the famed Rio Grande River—which also serves as an international border between the United States and Mexico.
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EarthSky News: Ursa Major the Great Bear, home to the Big Dipper
Ursa Major the Great Bear
Ursa Major the Great Bear contains an asterism, or collection of stars, that is a hallmark of Northern Hemisphere skies. The Big Dipper, or the Plow, is a portion of the Great Bear that represents the back half of the bear’s torso and it’s (oddly) long tail. Most everyone has seen the Big Dipper, but have you ever taken the time to trace out the entire form of the Great Bear? May nights are a wonderful time to try it.
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Patheos-Pagan: Hoodoo How We Do: Spells For Injustice
MAY 4, 2022 BY LILITH DORSEY
Hoodoo is a practice born out of slavery and oppression. At it’s foundation it is about finding justice, and fighting for equality. It saddens me to say it but these things are just as life threateningly important as they ever have been. Black lives always matter, mine and all the rest.
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My First Contact with Paganism – Believe in a Belief
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Inner Journey: CELEBRATE DIFFERENCES
“Souls don’t have races or sexes or religions. They are beyond artificial divisions.”
— Brian Weiss
Intolerance of differences always exists in people who don’t know who they are, people who don’t have a strong sense of their own authentic self, the soul within.
Intolerance is rooted in fear.
The basis for having a strong sense of self-esteem is to replace our unconscious idea of basic unworthiness with a conscious knowing of our fundamental inherent goodness. As Matthew Fox argues in Original Blessing, the notion of ‘original sin’ must be replaced with the truth of ‘original blessing.’
Being in touch with our essential goodness, we can see the essential goodness in others as well.
“Beliefs separate. Loving thoughts unite.”
— Paul Ferrini
higherawareness.com
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A Note from the Universe
Since you’re in a position to help so many please remind them, when necessary, that setbacks are only ever devastating when one thinks they’ll last forever.
They never do.
Thanks,
The Universe
tut.com
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Today’s Recipe: Raspberry Cheesecake Stuffed French Toast
I came up with this recipe one morning while preparing breakfast for guests at my bed and breakfast. It became one of our most requested dishes and I later included it in our inn’s cookbook
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Magical Correspondences for Friday
Magickal Intentions: Love, Romance, Marriage, Sexual Matters, Physical Beauty, Friendship and Partnerships, Strangers and Matters of the Heart
Element: Earth
Incense: Strawberry, Sandalwood, Rose, Saffron and Vanilla
Planet: Venus
Star Signs: Libra and Taurus
Angel: Ariel
Power Colors: Green, Pink, Aqua
Herbs & Plants: Pink Rose, Ivy, Birch, Heather, Clematis, Sage, Violet and Water Lilly
Sacred Stones: Rose Quartz, Moonstone, Pink Tourmaline, Peridot, Emerald and Jade
Oil: (Venus) Cardamom, Palmarosa, Rose, Yarrow
Deities include Aphrodite, Eros, Freya, Venus
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Daily Wisdom
May 6, 2022
Optimism
“I don’t believe in pessimism. If something doesn’t come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it’s going to rain, it will.”
-Clint Eastwood
Our thoughts have so much power – we can color our day, and our world, with the thoughts that we think. So why not think optimistically? Why not think only of the best, the brightest, the most beautiful outcome in any given situation? We can make it happen. Anything is possible, ANYTHING… so let’s not defeat ourselves before we’ve even started by thinking negatively. Be an optimist, and let those optimistic vibes out into the world today!
-Lissa Coffey coffeytalk.com
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Daily Tarot: The Star
You enjoy an extra dose of protection today, so approach the day with confidence and a great sense of graciousness. Your angels are voluntarily working overtime on your behalf, so take advantage of all opportunities to do good and to make progress in your daily life. Do a nice deed for someone else and know you’ve been rewarded in advance. More blessings will be on the way.
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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