Cat’s Morning Bits Monday July 24 & Tuesday July 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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July Quotes
“People take pictures of the Summer, just in case someone thought they had missed it, and to proved that it really existed.”
Ray Davies
gardendigest.com
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July Events
July 1 Canada Day
July 3 Full Buck Moon 4:38 am PST/ 5:38 am MST/ 7:38 am EST
July 4 Independence Day
July 8 New Moon at 3:14am EST
July 8 Celtic Tree Month of Holly begins
July 17 New Moon at 11:31 am PST/ 12:31 pm MST/ 2:31 pm EST
July 22 Sun enters Leo
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Spirituality & Health: The Spiritual Meaning of Lughnasadh
by Julie Peters
At the cross-quarter date between the summer solstice and fall equinox, many modern pagans celebrate Lughnasadh. Learn more about this ancient Celtic harvest festival, and explore how to celebrate it yourself.
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Creating a Folkloric Traditional Witchcraft Practice | Beginner Witchcraft
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Spiritual Unite: SPIRITUAL MEANING OF SHARK IN A DREAM: A DEEP DIVE INTO YOUR INNER OCEAN
In the seemingly infinite expanse of our unconscious minds, every dream is a voyage, a great exploration of the many islands of emotion and experience that populate our psychic seascape.
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Learn Religions: Hold a Lammas Harvest Ritual
By Patti Wigington
Updated on April 27, 2019
In some Pagan traditions, Lammas is the time of year when the Goddess takes on the aspects of the Harvest Mother. The earth is fruitful and abundant, crops are bountiful, and livestock are fattening up for winter.
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MBG: Leo Season Begins This Year With The Roar Of A Venus Retrograde—Here’s What To Know
Summer is in full swing, and that means Leo season is ready to roll in with a roar. But between a Venus and Chiron retrograde, the next four weeks aren’t going to be all glitz and glamour. Here’s what to know, according to astrologers.
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Exemplore: The Hanged Man and Temperance Together in a Tarot Reading: Finding Equilibrium
BEV GJUL 20, 2023
Tarot combinations make for fascinating explorations. Some pairs seem to turn up regularly while others are rare. One that hasn’t come up for me before is the combination of the Hanged Man and Temperance. It recently turned up in a reading and I decided to examine them in more detail
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Treehugger: 12 Elusively Blue Animals: The Rarest Creatures of All
Most animals cannot make blue pigments, but these ones have found a few workarounds.
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EarthSky News:Scorpius the Scorpion is a summertime delight
Scorpius is among the most distinctive of constellations in the zodiac. With a little imagination, you can see its stars tracing the shape of a scorpion. The brilliant red star Antares lies at the Scorpion’s Heart. The constellation has the shape of the letter J, with the curved bottom of the J representing the Scorpion’s curved Tail. There’s even a Stinger, consisting of two stars – Shaula and Lesath – noticeable for their nearness to each other.
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Patheos-Pagan: Lammas Night and the Sacrifice of Lughnasadh
JULY 23, 2023 BY JOHN BECKETT
Tuesday, August 1 is the next holy day on the modern Pagan Wheel of the Year. For me and many others it’s called Lughnasadh, named for the Irish God Lugh and celebrated in honor of His foster mother Tailtiu. For some it’s called Lammas, from the Anglo-Saxon “hlaef-mass” or “loaf mass.
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Pagan Playlist: Seekers – Susie Ro
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Inner Journey:
BEING ALONE
“I wish Pooh were here. It’s so much more friendly with two.”
— Piglet (A.A. Milne)
Are you willing to be alone?
Ingrid Bacci says, “If you are afraid of being alone, you are dependent on others for your sense of self, and if you are dependent on others, you block your receptivity to inner guidance. Being willing to be alone involves being willing to be different, to have commitments and values that don’t blend with any crowd.”
“Man’s loneliness is but his fear of life.”
— Eugene O’Neill
“I celebrate myself, and sing myself.”
— Walt Whitman
higherawareness.com
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A Note from the Universe
Ever wonder why you sometimes feel like you’re on top of the world?
Ever wonder why you sometimes feel safe, secure, and deeply loved?
Ever wonder why there are days when you feel invincible, unstoppable, a commander of legions in the unseen?
Actually, Your Highness, I often wonder why you don’t always have those feelings.
Impressed beyond belief,
The Universe
tut.com
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Today’s Recipe: Chef John’s Copycat McRib® Sandwich
I tip my cap to a certain fast food franchise for coming up with the idea for a boneless baby back rib sandwich, the only downside being that they use about 60 mystery ingredients– ribs not necessarily being one of them. That’s why you should try this easy homemade version with real ribs; simply bake, chill, cut, sauce, finish on the grill, and voila! One of the best sandwiches I’ve ever had.
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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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Today’s Tarot: Monday The Empress
Everything you touch or talk about today is going to get bigger, so be careful with your words and actions. While today will be easygoing and agreeable, a few days from now something you set in motion today may come back in a bigger form. Watch out for exaggeration, even about good things. Go light on the flattery, and even sincere compliments, since it all may become grander than you intend.
Today’s Tarot: Tuesday The Sun
It’s the perfect day to resolve to be happy about every and any thing. You may wake up with a smile that lasts all day long. No matter how you feel, know that people will look at you to be cheered up. This kind of happiness is cosmic and the best thing you can do today is appreciate it and find joy in all those little things that surround you.
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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