Cat’s Morning Bits Monday August 28 & Tuesday August 29. 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
“Give me the joys of summer,
Of Summer Queen so fair,
With wealth of lovely flowers
And fruits and sun-kissed air!
Talk not to me of winter
With ice and frost and snow,
Nor changing spring and autumn
When howling winds will blow.
No, I will take the joys
Of Summer every time,
So to this Queen of Seasons
I dedicate my rhyme.”
Winifred Sackville Stoner, Midsummer Joys
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 BIRDS FLYING IN FRONT OF YOU: DECODING NATURE’S WHISPERS
Have you ever paused mid-step as a bird swooped before you, feeling a flicker of something profound yet fleeting?
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10 Things I Wish I Knew as a Beginner Witch
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Learn Religions: Mabon: The Autumn Equinox
Explore the mid-harvest festival
By Patti Wigington
Updated on June 25, 2019
It is the time of the autumn equinox, and the harvest is winding down. The fields are nearly empty because the crops have been plucked and stored for the coming winter.
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MBG: This Week In The Stars, One Planet Goes Retrograde & Another Goes Direct—Here’s What To Know
August 26, 2023
Venus finally moves direct this week and we’ve got a blue moon in Pisces to enliven our ethereal side—but not without Uranus retrograde to shake things up first. Here’s your horoscope.
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Exemplore: Ley Lines in the Americas: Theory, History, and Resources
PATRICIAJOYJUL 26, 2022
Ley Lines: Earth’s Intriguing Mysteries
Have you ever sensed that there was something special about a particular place, but couldn’t quite put your finger on what it was? I know I have had this experience in both the city and the country. If you’re wondering about places that have generated this experience for you, it’s possible that they could be located on a ley line.
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Treehugger: Why Miniature Horses Make Such Great Service Animals
While bringing one on a plane now is harder, miniature horses are still perfect for the job.
A few years ago, Southwest Airlines made headlines with news that they were allowing miniature horses as service animals. At the time, their policy read as such:
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EarthSky News:Is Ophiuchus the 13th constellation of the zodiac?
Ophiuchus, the unofficial 13th constellation of the zodiac
If you were born somewhere between November 30 and December 18, chances are the sun was in the constellation Ophiuchus the Serpent Bearer. Therefore, your “sign” should be Ophiuchus. But, of course, Ophiuchus is not an official constellation of the zodiac, nor will you find it in horoscopes.
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Patheos-Pagan: Simple Witchery: Blue Moon with Mercury Retrograde
AUGUST 25, 2023 BY WILLOW ROSE
Mercury, smallest planet and closest to the sun in our solar system, went retrograde on August 23, one week before the full Blue Moon cresting on August 31. Can the seemingly opposite energetic influence of these two phenomena work in magical
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Pagan Playlist: “Lakota Lullaby”
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Inner Journey:
TIME TO CHANGE DIRECTION?
“Employ the power of positive quitting. Most of us view quitting as something negative, but it’s not. ‘Winners never quit,’ we’re told, when, in reality, winners quit all the time: choosing to stop doing things that aren’t creating the results they desire. When you quit all the things that aren’t working for you, when you quit tolerating all the negative things that hold you back, you’ll create a positive ‘charge’ in your life as well as create the space in your life for more positive experiences.”
— Jim Allen
“I like thinking of possibilities. At any time, an entirely new possibility is liable to come along and spin you off in an entirely new direction. The trick, I’ve learned, is to be awake to the moment.”
— Doug Hall
“Persons and societies do not submit passively to surroundings and events. They make choices as to the places where they live and the activities in which they engage — choices based on what they want to be, to do and to become. Furthermore, persons and societies often change their goals and ways; they can even retrace their steps and start in a new direction if they believe they are on a wrong course. Thus, whereas animal life is prisoner of biological evolution which is essentially irreversible, human life has the wonderful freedom of social evolution which is rapidly reversible and creative. Wherever human beings are concerned, trend is not destiny.”
— Rene Dubos
higherawareness.com
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A Note from the Universe
Relax. Breathe in deep. Hold it. Let it out. Loosen your shoulders. Smile. Close your eyes. And you’ll be surprised, by how many voices you’ll hear, whispering sweet encouragement into your ear.
Kissy, kissy, you can do it –
The Universe
tut.com
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Today’s Recipe: Air Fryer Hearts of Palm Sticks
I’d never seen a recipe for air fryer hearts of palm sticks but I’d seen artichoke hearts and mozzarella sticks fried in the air fryer, so I thought…why not? What a pleasant surprise! They take on the look of mozzarella sticks but have a tangy, meaty texture in the center. I serve them with marinara sauce for dipping, and ranch salad dressing would also be great.
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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 Hermit: It might be a busy day, but try to make some time for yourself. Any time you spend meditating or settling your mind will be time well spent. It doesn’t have to be spent sitting around and being idle all day. Staring pensively into that cup of tea for a few moments can be equally beneficial. Calm your mind, and your heart, and make it an at-peace day.
Today’s Tarot; Tuesday
Strength: Anger could raise its ugly little head today, but you have things under control. Don’t engage, if possible, and tactfully deflect the worst of whatever misunderstanding caused the outbreak. If it’s repressed anger, there may never be any loud or angry words. You can smooth any ruffled feathers simply by standing up and not being intimidated or rushed into any action or opinion. Be at your best today.
astrology.com
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