Cat’s Morning Bits Friday August 18. 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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August Quotes
“August creates as she slumbers, replete and satisfied.”
Joseph Wood Krutch
gardendigest.com
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August Events
Aug 1 Lammas / Lughnasadh
Aug 1 Full Corn Moon 11:31 am PST/ 12:31 pm MST/ 2:31 pm EST
Aug 5 Celtic Tree Month of Hazel begins
Aug 16 New Moon 2:38 am PST/ 3:38 am MST/ 5:38 am EST
Aug 23 Sun enters Virgo/ Mercury Retrograge
Aug 25 New Moon at 10:13 am EST
Aug 30 Blue Moon 6:35 pm PST/ 7:35 pm MST/ 9:35 pm EST
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Spiritual Unite: SPIRITUAL MEANING OF GOING BALD IN A DREAM: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE UNCONSCIOUS
Have you ever awakened from a strange dream and found yourself trying to decipher its hidden messages?
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Yarrow – An Ancient Edible & Medicinal Herb 🌿 Facts, Uses & Mythology (Achillea millefolium)
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MBG: What It Really Means To Have A Scorpio Moon + How It Impacts Love, Career & More
If you’re starting to explore the world of astrology, you’ve probably heard of moon signs—and how they’re one of the most important placements in your birth chart. If you or someone you know has their moon in Scorpio, here’s what to keep in mind.
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Pioneer Thinking: Watermelon Sugar Scrub Body Polish
This body scrub will make your body glow with gentle exfoliation from the sugar and the cleansing properties of watermelon!
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New Age Hipster: NEW MOON IN LEO TAROT SPREAD
A new moon in Leo!? Well dust off your dancing shoes and throw on a sequin kimono because this is going to be a big one!
LEO IS A BIG, PROUD, FIERCE VIBE AND COMBINED WITH THE BRIGHT NEW ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN ENERGY OF THE NEW MOON, THIS MOON REALLY IS ALL ABOUT GOING BIG OR GOING HOME.
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Exmplore:Indigenous Green Corn Ceremony for Reviving the Spirit is Making a Comeback
Interpersonal grievances are settled by the community during this week-long ceremony.
CASSANDRA YORGEYAUG 16, 2023
The soul can lose its luster over time, when life feels too hard and too impossible for the sweetness to ever break through. Native Americans of the southeastern United States have a ceremony for when the spirit grows weary, and educational channel @pbsvoices delves into the indigenous Green Corn Ceremony meant to stop despair from creeping into the community.
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Treehugger: 8 Facts About the Black Widow Spider
Black widow spiders are more than just their iconic appearance and venomous bite.
Mention the black widow spider and you’ll likely be greeted with a few frantic glances and exclamations of “What?! Where?!”
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EarthSky News:Moon near Mars after sunset on August 18 and 19
See the moon near Mars
The waxing crescent moon will pass by Mars on the nights of August 18 and 19, 2023. It’ll be closest to Mars on the evening of August 18. At their closest, the moon will be two degrees – the width of four full moons – apart.
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Patheos-Pagan: A Prayer to Macha
JUNE 25, 2022 BY REV. JEAN (DRUM) PAGANO
Prayer to Macha
We call to you today,
Macha,
Goddess of sovereignty
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Pagan Playlist: OMNIA (Official) – Only Love…Can Tame the Demon
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Inner Journey:
WHAT ARE YOU LACKING?
“Money cannot fill an empty soul.”
— Julia Cameron & Mark Bryan
Where in your life are you experiencing lack?
Are you experiencing a lack of self esteem? Of humour? Of energy? Of love? Of money and abundance? Whatever you believe you are missing, it is there to be claimed.
The first step starts with shifting your perspective. See the glass as half full rather than half empty. Focus on accepting and appreciating what you DO have, and more will be attracted to you.
“Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend… when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that’s present — love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure — the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience Heaven on earth.”
— Sarah Ban Breathnach
higherawareness.com
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A Note from the Universe
Sure, there may be a lot of “real estate” between here and where you dream of being, but the road, if you notice, happens to run straight through the middle of paradise.
Like A1A in the Florida Keys,
The Universe
tut.com
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Today’s Recipe: Peach Cake with Brown Sugar Icing
A moist, light peach cake is topped with a sugary sweet, praline-like icing for a decadent dessert. Since this recipe starts with boxed cake mix and canned peaches, you can make it easily any time of year, not just when peaches are in season! Replace the icing with a crumble topping for a more coffee cake-like variation.
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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: Friday
Strength
Although it may be a peaceful day, that calm may all be on the surface. If dissatisfaction or anger is brewing at depth, there could be thoughts or fantasies of revenge or anger to fuel the bad feelings. Face everyone and everything with great care and respect. You have more than enough strength to deal with whatever comes up. Obviously, don’t bait or antagonize anyone. Kindness wins out.
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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