Cat’s Morning Bits Friday June 16,2023
Blessings, Cat
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June Quotes
“And let them pass, as they will too soon,
With the bean-flowers’ boon,
And the blackbird’s tune,
And May, and June!”
Robert Browning
gardendigest.com
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June Events
June 3 Full Strawberry Moon at 8:41 pm PST/ 9:41 pm MST/ 11:41 pm EST
June 10 Celtic Tree Month of Oak begins
June 14 Flag Day
June 17/18 New Moon at 9:37 pm PST/ 10:37 pm MST/ 12:37 am EST
June 18 Father’s Day
June 19 Juneteenth
June 21 Mid Summer/ Summer Solstice/ Sun enters Cancer
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Spiritual Unite: SPIRITUAL MEANING OF FOREST IN A DREAM: A DEEP DIVE INTO SUBCONSCIOUS SYMBOLISM
Dreams have always intrigued us as humans, being complex narratives spun by our subconscious.
Among the myriad of dream sceneries, one often experienced by many is the forest. But what does it symbolize?
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My new altar tour 🕯 How I practice being a Forest Witch
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Spirituality & Health: 3 Druid Summer Solstice Rituals
by Dana O’Driscoll
Connect with the energy of summertime and honor the longest day of the year with one (or all) of these druid summer solstice rituals.
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Moody Moons Blog: 4-Ingredient Summer Solstice Ritual Oil
This Summer Solstice ritual oil recipe is like capturing light in a bottle.
Making your own ritual oils for Sabbats is a beautiful way to impart your personal energy into your spiritual practice.
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MBG: Aries Compatibility Sign By Sign, According To Astrology Experts
Aries is known for being the bold and brash Ram of the zodiac, so when it comes to compatibility, which of the other signs can keep up? Here’s what Aries is all about, plus how they fare with each of the 12 zodiac signs, according to experts.
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Elephant Journal: 30 Lovely Ways to Spend Time in Nature.
I love being in nature.
I love walking, running, and just sitting outside breathing in fresh air.
I love being near water and surrounded by trees. I simply love being outside.
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Treehugger: 8 Things You Didn’t Know About American Pikas
The American pika is as elusive as it is cute, hiding away in the highest parts of the U.S. and Canada, where it blends in with the only thing around it
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EarthSky News:Eltanin and Rastaban, the Dragon’s eyes on June evenings
Some famous pairs of stars
Our human eyes and brains easily pick out pairs of stars on the dome of night, especially if the two stars are relatively bright. On Northern Hemisphere summer nights, a famous pair of stars peers down at us from the northern sky. The two stars are Eltanin and Rastaban. They represent the fiery eyes of the constellation Draco the Dragon.
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Patheos-Pagan:
The Rebirth of Cernunnos
JUNE 14, 2023 BY JASON MANKEY
(Adapted and excerpted from The Book of Cernunnos, edited by John Beckett & Jason Mankey. Not surprisingly this was written by Jason Mankey since it’s his blog.).
Within much of Modern Paganism the most common male deity is known as “The Horned God.” Often thought of as ancient being, today’s Horned God is a modern construct, borrowing from literary and historical sources.
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Pagan Playlist: Celtic Music – Wolf Blood
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Inner Journey:
THE GIFT OF JOY
“Joy is prayer – Joy is strength – Joy is love – Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. She gives most who gives with Joy.”
— Mother Teresa
Some people unconsciously believe it’s not okay to feel more joyful than the people around them. Out of a mistaken sense of caring, they squelch their joy and tune in to the sadness of the one they are with.
In truth, joy is one of the greatest gifts we can give to people around us. Those who are unhappy need our joy, not our sadness.
“Never miss a joy in this world of trouble … that’s my theory! … Happiness, like mercy, is twice blest: it blesses those most intimately associated with it and it blesses all those who see it, hear it, touch it or breathe the same atmosphere.”
— Kate Douglas Wiggin
higherawareness.com
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A Note from the Universe
All you have to do, is think about what you want often enough that you start talking about it and moving with it, even if you have to fake it.
Your job is simple. Even if you only “attempt” to do it, you will have done it. The slightest effort on your side is leveraged 10,000 times on my side. A nod, a wink, a whisper are sometimes all I need; a demonstration that breaks the ice, beginning a domino effect of happy “accidents” and “coincidences.”
If you do this, I’ll do the rest. It is that easy. We are that powerful. Life is that magical.
Thinking of your smile,
The Universe
tut.com
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Today’s Recipe: Mancakes
Sweet/savory hybrids can be tricky sometimes but I think this worked beautifully. We are talking about bacon, cheese, and onions after all, so it wasn’t that big of a shock. The way the chipotle-spiced maple syrup brought everything together was a risk well rewarded.
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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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Today’s Tarot: Judgement
Change has been coming your way for a while now and today you may see the first explicit features of it. What happens today is only a beginning and you may look back in a few days/weeks/months and recognize that your life is in the process of making a turn for the better. It’s the nature of life to not stay the same, and you are being moved forward now.
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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