Cat’s Morning Bits Monday April 24 & Tuesday April 25, 2023
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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April Quotes
“There is no season such delight can bring,
As summer, autumn, winter and the spring.”
William Browne, Variety, 1630
gardendigest.com
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April Events
April 1 April Fools Day
April 5/6 Full Wind Moon 9:34 pm PST/ 10:34 pm MST/ 12:34 am EST
April 9 Easter
April 15 Celtic Tree Month of Willow begins
April 19/20 New Moon at 9:12 pm PST/ 10:12 pm MST/ 12:12 am EST
April 20 Sun enters Taurus
April 21 Mercury Retrograde
April 22 Earth Day
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Spiritual Unite: 3 HAWKS CIRCLING: A DEEP DIVE INTO SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM
As an individual who has always been fascinated by the spiritual world, I constantly seek ways to decipher and understand the many signs that the universe presents us.
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How to Craft Magickal Bouquets | Hearthcraft
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Spirituality & Health: Heart-Opening Meditation for Beltane
by Julie Peters
Welcome Beltane, or May Day, with this short heart-opening meditation.
Connect with the themes of High Spring including hope, connection, love, and intentionality as we work on opening and listening to the wisdom of the heart. If possible, do this meditation laying down with a bolster or pillow under your upper back to enhance the heart-opening experience.
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Learn Religions: Beltane Magic
By Patti Wigington
Updated on June 25, 2019
Beltane is a season of fertility and fire, and we often find this reflected in the magic of the season. Let’s look at some of that spring magic, from ritual sex to fertility magic, along with the magic found in gardens and nature.
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MBG: What Astrologers Want You To Do (And Avoid) During This Week’s Mercury Retrograde
Taurus Season is in full swing, and the practical magic this zodiac sign provides is ideal for bringing new levels of efficiency to all that you do. Here’s your weekly horoscope, from The AstroTwins.
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Treehugger: 14 Sacred Mountain Peaks
Regardless of whether or not you are religious or spiritual, it’s hard to deny the sublime power that mountains represent.
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EarthSky News: Meteor shower guide: The Lyrids, then the Eta Aquariids
The annual Lyrid meteor shower always brings an end to the meteor drought that occurs each year between January and mid-April. The Eta Aquariid meteor shower closely follows the Lyrids, in early May.
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Patheos-Pagan: So you Want to Build a Grimoire
APRIL 21, 2023 BY MARSHALL WSL
It’s 1998. I’m 12 years old and watching Practical Magic for the first time. It’s the first 15 minutes of the movie and the Aunts are looking through a big old black tome. Not just a tome, but a double sided grimoire that’s been in their family for centuries.
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Pagan Playlist: Beltane Fire Dance by Loreena McKennitt
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Inner Journey:
TIME TO BLOSSOM
“The voice of our original self is often muffled, overwhelmed, even strangled, by the voices of other people’s expectations.”
— Julia Cameron
Many of us unconsciously believe that we’re unworthy or defective. We adopted this belief very early in our lives when the people we looked up to disapproved of our demands, wishes and behaviours. We concluded that we had to learn to be good.
Unfortunately, ‘being good’ usually meant giving up our own differences or uniqueness. We learned that we might get the love we wanted if we acted and felt like others wanted us to.
If we seek true joy and connection with life, we now need to remove these artificial masks and express our deep authentic nature.
“For all those years you’ve protected the seed. It’s time to become the beautiful flower.”
— Stephen C. Paul
higherawareness.com
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A Note from the Universe
It hasn’t always been this easy being the Universe, Before you came along, I was a lot less.
Before you came along, there was no one who ever thought like you now think. No one who ever felt what you now feel. And what I treasure most, no one who’s ever possessed your view of reality.
And all of these things have been added unto me.
Thank you, you’ve done enough. You are enough.
I am so pleased, you have no idea.
With gratitude and adoration,
The Universe
tut.com
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Today’s Recipe: One-Pan White Cheddar Mac and Cheese
If you can make boxed macaroni and cheese, you can make this one-pan, scratch-made mac and cheese! The bacon, chives, and crispy bread crumb topping add some great extra flavor and texture.
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Magical Correspondences for Monday:
Magickal Intentions: Psychic Sensitivity, Women’s Mysteries, Tides, Waters, Emotional Issues, Agriculture, Animals, Female Fertility, Messages, Theft, Reconciliations, Voyages, Dreams and Merchandise
Element: Water
Incense: African Violet, Honeysuckle, Myrtle, Willow, Wormwood
Planet: Moon
Star Sign: Cancer
Angel: Gabriel
Power Colors: Silver, White and Gray
Herbs& Plants: Night Blooming Flowers, Willow Root, Orris Root, Birch, Motherwort, Vervain, White Rose and White Iris
Sacred Stones: Carnelian, Moonstone, Aquamarine, Pearl, Clear Quartz, Flourite, Geodes
Oil: (Moon) Jasmine, Lemon, Sandalwood
Deities include Artemis, Diana, Luna, Selene, Thoth
Magical Correspondences for Tuesday:
Magickal Intentions: Courage, Physical Strength, Revenge, Military Honors, Surgery and the Breaking of Negative Spells, Matrimony, War, Enemies, Prison, Vitality and Assertiveness
Element: Fire
Incense: Dragon’s Blood, Patchouli
Planet: Mars
Star Signs: Aries and Scorpio
Angel: Samuel
Power Colors: Red and Orange
Herbs & Plants: Red Rose, Cock’s Comb, Pine, Daisy, Thyme and Pepper
Sacred Stones: Carnelian, Bloodstone, Ruby, Garnet and Pink Tourmaline
Oil: (Mars) Basil, Coriander, Ginger
Deities include Ares, Lilith, The Morrigan, Tiwaz, Tyr
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Daily Tarot Monday: The Wheel of Fortune
You may have made careful plans or scheduled everything to perfection, but there are too many variables today to allow most of your plans to play out. Things may come up, one after another, and make this a scattered day. This is temporary and probably will have little impact on tomorrow, so just flow with it best you can and don’t let the instability bother you.
Daily Tarot Tuesday:The Devil
You don’t want to spend the whole day trying to swim upstream. Work on your self-control and don’t let anyone or anything lure you into overreacting or flying out of control. Be practical and don’t get in your own way. You can have your silly fun later, and fantasize your revenge, at home in private with those who love you no matter what you do or say.
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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