Cat’s Morning Bits Monday August 21 & Tuesday August 22. 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
“One summer night, out on a flat headland, all but surrounded by the waters of the bay, the horizons were remote and distant rims on the edge of space.”
Rachel Carson
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 BEING BORN ON A FULL MOON: A LUMINARY JOURNEY
Have you ever felt an inexplicable connection to the night sky, especially when it’s bathed in the radiant glow of a full moon?
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Witchcraft Book Haul! – Colour Magick, Dark Moon, Troy Books
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Moody Moons Blog: Grounding & Centering: A Beginner’s Guide
Grounding & centering are foundational practices for spiritual wellness.
Yet it’s often overlooked and undervalued. We talk a lot about ritual cleansing, mindfulness, and creative spell craft.
But grounding is literally an afterthought. Something you do when everything else is done.
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Learn Religions: Bacchus, Roman God of Wine and Fertility
By Patti Wigington
Updated on June 25, 2019
Bacchus was a Roman agricultural god who was associated with the harvest — particularly that of grapevines. The son of Jupiter by a human woman, Bacchus was said to wander the world educating people about the delightful wines that could be made from grapes.
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MBG: Virgo Season Begins This Week Alongside Mercury Retrograde—Here’s Your Horoscope
We’re in the tail end of Leo season, with Virgo season kicking off this Wednesday—the same day Mercury retrograde begins. Here’s your horoscope.
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Exemplore; 5 Most Haunted Castles in Europe
JAN STEPANAUG 15, 2023
- Houska Castle, Czechia
Let’s begin our haunting journey in one of the most haunted countries in Europe in general—the Czech Republic. Often referred to as Czechia, this country is overfilled with truly haunting castles. One of these is the infamous Houska Castle, a mythic place where many believe the portal to hell is located.
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Treehugger: 9 Surprising Facts About the Humble Oyster
Oysters may be small, innocuous creatures, but there is a lot to them. They have been mixed into soups and stews as peasant food, as well as considered fit for a king (Louis XIV of France was a fan of slurping them raw).
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EarthSky News:What does opposition mean for an outer planet?
You might have heard that opposition is the best time of year to observe a planet. But what is opposition? And which planets have oppositions? In astronomy, opposition means a planet is opposite the sun. So, for example, the planets with orbits inside Earth’s orbit (Mercury and Venus) can’t be in opposition. But the planets orbiting outside Earth’s orbit – Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune – all can.
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Patheos-Pagan: Hail to the Black Cat…Thoughts of a Wood Witch
AUGUST 18, 2023 BY RAVEN WOOD
August 17th is officially National Black Cat appreciation day, and I feel a needed day of celebration indeed. For black cats were not always celebrated, in it’stead thought to be the imps of the devil…
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Pagan Playlist: Aboriginal Native Music – Topic
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Inner Journey:
GIVE TO YOURSELF FIRST
“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.”
— Epictetus
Do you want more in your life? More love? More happiness? More money? More satisfaction? Then explore how you can BE more.
In the Delfin Knowledge System, Leslie Fieger advises, “You can have more when you are willing to give more. You must begin this process by giving more to yourself. Give yourself more time; give yourself more attention; give yourself more love; give yourself more of what you want. Then decide how to offer the more that you are (and have) to the world and you will receive even more back in return.”
“Let the waters settle you will see stars and moon mirrored in your Being.”
— Rumi
higherawareness.com
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A Note from the Universe
I’d like to remind you, that there’s simply nothing you have to do.
There’s no path you can’t walk away from. No person you have to make happy. You don’t even have to work as hard as you now work.
Yet still, you can have it all.
Ah, abundance –
The Universe
tut.com
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Today’s Recipe: Jalapeño Cornbread Muffins
I love that these jalapeno cornbread muffins combine south-of-the-border flavors from my adopted cuisine, Tex-Mex, with my southern Kentucky roots. Cornbread is so easy to stir up, and this recipe spices it up a little, with the addition of jalapeño, onions, and a little taco seasoning mix for good measure. The recipe makes 12 muffins, but my Hubby had three!
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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 Hanged Man: Things may not be going the way you like, but this is no time to give up. Whatever went wrong yesterday or last year is no excuse to stop trying to make things right. Be honest with yourself and do what you can to at least not make matters worse. There’s nothing that can’t be forgiven, repaired or replaced. Keep the faith and keep going.
Today’s Tarot; Tuesday
Justice: A past wrong against you might be set right today. It’s important that you give others a fair chance and don’t automatically discount what they have to say or offer. You don’t need to satisfy everyone but you do need to make the effort to let them have their say and their moment to contribute. Be confident and don’t feel threatened by anything.
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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