Flow and Faith: Cat’s Angel Message for September 24. 2023

Flow and Faith: Cat’s Angel Message for September 24. 2023

September’s Theme: “What Do I Want?” “What do I need?” These are some of the questions that we often ask ourselves. So as we head into Autumn and the season of introspection dig deep and harvest the answers that will help you on your path.

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Our personal evolution is a work in progress with no set time limit. It is a work at your own pace endeavor. ~Cat

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Today’s Message: Flow and Faith

924: As we work on our personal, spiritual and life goals we will find that faith in ourselves is one of our biggest assets. The other important asset is our support system. Our friends, family and Divine sources play a major role in our success. Today the Universe is sending a gentle reminder that your support system is here and that you are surrounded with both supportive and healing energies. This will be important for the changes headed your way or that you are experiencing now. The key here is to allow these things to happen naturally, so don’t force things to happen or struggle to stop them. These changes will benefit you and help to shape your goals and dreams. Just go with the flow and have faith in yourself and in the Universal powers and get ready to reap the rewards.

Today’s Spirit Helpers include:

 Archangel Jeremiel is in charge of life reviews and changes. He can help you see everything that you have accomplished recently as well as the areas that need attention and helps us to let go of what we no longer need. He teaches us that by taking inventory of our lives we gain clear perspective of where we are on our path, which in turn helps us to make positive life changes. He removes our fear of change and what the future holds and replaces them with a sense of expectant excitement.

The Ascended Master El Morya can help if you have trouble staying present and focused in the now. He teaches us the importance of putting aside what we cannot control  so that we are free to think about other things. He reminds us that it is our faith that  keeps us grounded so that we can embrace both the patience and the clear decision making needed to make things happen.

The Welsh Goddess Cordelia helps us to meet life’s changes with courage and excitement. She asks that we be proactive about looking for signs of our inner growth and gain a new perspective about what lies ahead. She says “Healing can be found in nature and by observing it. Allow the beauty that surrounds you to renew your spirit and fill your soul with pure joy as you nurture the new growth within.”

Today’s Sacred Stones include:

Aventurine teaches us how to give and receive gracefully. Both are necessary for healthy relationships with self and others and it allows the Universe to care for you. Aventurine also helps to dispel the anger and irritation that sometimes arise when we are stuck in the “what I lack” mind loop.

Beryl teaches us how to fulfill our true potential. It helps us to see both sides of a situation, opportunity or problem and promotes strategic planning so that we can use it to our best advantage.

Orbicular or Ocean Jasper helps to increase our sense of responsibility and promotes patience. It provides the strength we need to calmly deal with life’s challenges and soothes the emotional stress that can happen when we become impatient for results.

Blessings for a magickal day! Cat

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Harvesting Gratitude: Cat’s Angel Message for September 23. 2023

Harvesting Gratitude: Cat’s Angel Message for September 23. 2023

September’s Theme: “What Do I Want?” “What do I need?” These are some of the questions that we often ask ourselves. So as we head into Autumn and the season of introspection dig deep and harvest the answers that will help you on your path.

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As we walk the path of gratitude harvest the blessings that grow along the way. ~Cat

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Today’s Message: Harvesting Gratitude

923: Today is the Autumn Equinox, Mabon or Harvest Home to those of us who follow the pagan traditions. Gratitude is our keyword and it goes hand in hand with this seasonal celebration. Faith is part of gratitude, and the stronger our faith the more we manifest and the more we have to be grateful for. This is a good time to perform a self check and think about the gifts and miracles that have blessed your life so far this year. By looking back we can see how far we have come from spring and the thought seeds that we planted at that time. Make sure to nurture the “new growth” and to harvest what’s ready now. Embrace your blessings with a grateful heart and affirm that you have faith that they will continue to be abundant in your life.

Today we honor the goddess aspects of the Sacred Feminine. They are the Earth Mothers and Harvest goddesses that are associated with this harvest festival (Demeter, Persephone, Pomona).

Today’s Spirit Helpers include:

Archangel Ariel helps us to embrace our own divine magick which strengthens our manifestation process. Since she works with the earth and environment (nature angels and sprite too) she can help those unfamiliar with the Sacred Feminine work connect with her.

 The Ascended Master Mother Mary provides us with all forms of healing. She surrounds us with her gentle energy and helps to fill our hearts with love as she imparts feelings of peace and safety as she gently heals the dark, hidden places within while showing us the path that leads to compassion and forgiveness which are essential to healing ourselves and helping others.She helps to fill our hearts with peace and love and helps everyone regardless of path or religion 

The Ascended Master Krishna can also be honored today as we ask him to help us see life’s blessings more clearly.

The Greek goddess Persephone teaches us how to balance between light and dark and the importance of searching the shadows for what is lost or forgotten. Persephone tells us  “Don’t be afraid to unearth what lies beneath or has been hidden. By shedding light in dark or weedy places you often find treasures that you had forgotten or set aside. These treasures can form the foundations that you need to navigate your path in life.”

 The Irish goddess Dana helps us to generate abundance through gratitude. She says,  “While you wait for these blessings to arrive fill your heart with feelings of abundance. Engage yourself in things that make you feel abundant!” ….. ” Your energy is linked to the energy of the Divine. Acknowledge and strengthen this connection as it allows you to handcraft your dreams.”

Today’s Sacred Stones include:

Tree Agate (Dendritic) to strengthen your connection to the plant kingdom and help you to enjoy each moment. It is also known as the stone of plentitude and promotes abundance while showing us the “wealth” we already have

Amethyst is a powerful protector that helps to shield us from unwanted energies while dispelling anxiety and fear. It helps the decision making process by promoting common sense and spiritual insight. It also enables us to set realistic goals and sets us on the road to personal achievement.  Amethyst is also associated with Archangel Michael. It calms and quiets internal chatter and “monkey mind”, which in turn enables us to relax and allow grounding and balancing to take place which help us to focus.

Use Carnelian for motivation and increased creativity. It teaches us to trust in ourselves and helps us find creative solutions to current issues  as it boosts self esteem and invites us to embrace our personal power while promoting positive life choices which enhance our ability to draw new forms of prosperity and abundance.

Blessings for a magickal day! Cat

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Following Our Inner Vision: Cat’s Angel Message for September 22. 2023

Following Our Inner Vision: Cat’s Angel Message for September 22. 2023

September’s Theme: “What Do I Want?” “What do I need?” These are some of the questions that we often ask ourselves. So as we head into Autumn and the season of introspection dig deep and harvest the answers that will help you on your path.

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Be the Creator that you were meant to be. You have the power to make things happen! ~Cat

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Today’s Message: Following Our Inner Vision

922: Today a window of power and opportunity is opening and the Universe is letting us know that the building blocks we need are being offered. This is a gentle reminder that you have the strength and the skills necessary to make things happen. As always, there are choices. Will you use the skills that you have or hide them away. Let your inner guidance take the lead but don’t be afraid to ask for help. The Universe and its helpers have your back so be clear about what you want and be willing to help by doing your part. Believing in yourself raises your energy vibration and acts as a magnet to blessings and new opportunities. Follow your inner vision and let your light shine.

Today’s Spirit Helpers include:

 Archangel Haniel showers us with stardust, illuminating our thoughts and memories so that we can remember what magickal beings we truly are, which assists us in the creation process. In turn this  shows us how to receive with grace and gratitude. This process accelerates when we allow beauty and harmony to surround us. It’ helps us to enjoy ourselves which makes  blessings easier to receive.

  The Ascended Master Vywamus encourages us to continuously and  consciously seek inspiration through the discovery and rediscovery of our own natural abilities and talents. He teaches us that healing can be found in change. If something is holding you back he can teach you how to let it go or let it be so you can continue moving forward.

 The Gnostic goddess Sige teaches us the importance of being still of mind. Information and guidance come more easily when we surrender to the silence. She says” Allow your mind to be still and let your inner wisdom guide you. The answers that you seek are before you if you have the courage to remove the veils and shed light in the shadows.

Today’s Sacred Stones include:

Black Banded Agate which helps us start new things, embrace new beginnings and projects. It promotes the creativity needed to make things happen. The patterns in this stone invite inspiration and creative flow.

Hessonite Garnet encourages us to meet new challenges as it helps to promote the courage we need to move forward.

Okenite helps clear away obstacles and teaches us the important lesson that the universe is filled with unlimited possibilities when we allow ourselves to face and adapt to change. It helps us to find our inner strength so that we can finish what we start.

Blessings for a magickal day! Cat

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Cat’s Morning Bits Friday Sept. 22. 2023 ‘Mabon Edition”

Cat’s Morning Bits Friday Sept. 22. 2023 ‘Mabon Edition”

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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September Quotes

“Equal dark, equal light
Flow in Circle, deep insight
Blessed Be, Blessed Be
The transformation of energy!
So it flows, out it goes
Three-fold back it shall be
Blessed Be, Blessed Be
The transformation of energy!”

Night An’Fey, Transformation of Energy

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September Events

Sept. 1 Labor Day

Sept 2 Celtic Tree Month of Vine begins

Sept 3 Venus goes Direct

Sept 15 Mercury goes Direct

Sept 14 New Moon at 2:38 am PST/ 3:38 am MST/ 5:38 am EST

Sept 23 Autumn Equinox / Mabon

Sept 30 Full Harvest Moon at 6:35 pm PST/ 7:35 pm MST / 9:35 pm EST

Sept 30 Celtic Tree Month of Ivy begins

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Backyard Banshee: Mabon Tarot Spread – Second Harvest Sabbat

The harvest season is in full swing, and that means it’s time for the autumn equinox! This witchy holiday is all about balance, harvest and gratitude. It’s also known as Mabon, after the Welsh god Mabon. In this blog post, we’re going to take a look at a Mabon Tarot spread.


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Celebrate Mabon 2023 with the history and traditions of witchcraft

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Spirituality & Health: Mabon and the Divine Feminine
by Megan Shoop-Volz

Celebrate the autumnal equinox—also known as Mabon—by honoring the divine feminine in your life and feasting on two warming autumnal recipes.

My paternal grandmother was born in 1930 in the Appalachian Mountains and has lived her whole life with the rhythm of the seasons. Her parents grew much of their own food, which she helped plant, harvest, and preserve. In 1948, she married my grandfather, and they established a home farm of their own.

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“the air is different today
the wind sings with a new tone
sighing of changes
coming
the harvest gathered
a flower, a nut
some mead, and bread
a candle and a prayer
returning the fruits
in thanksgiving
to the grove
and receiving
it’s blessing
again”

Rhawk, Alban Elfed

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Learn Religions: Mabon Incense Blend

By Patti Wigington
Published on March 11, 2019


As the Wheel of the Year turns with each season, you may wish to use different types and scents of incense for your ceremonies and rituals.

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Moody Moons Blog; Mabon Spiced Offering Wine Recipe

This Mabon, celebrate the transition to fall with this recipe for autumn offering wine.

Offering wine is a wine or libation made to honor a specific holiday or spell intention. The process of making it is as sensual and enjoyable as the act of drinking it.

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Exemplore; Seven Crystals to Use for Mabon
CLAIREAUG 3, 2022

Crystals for Mabon
Mabon, also known as the autumn equinox, is the second harvest festival in the pagan wheel of the year. At this time of year, all or the majority of grain crops have been harvested and stored for winter, and there is an abundance of fruits and vegetables. This is a time of plenty, gratitude, celebrating the stability of home and hearth, and sharing our bounty with those who are less fortunate.

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Other Worldly Oracle: Mabon Crystals and Herbs: 20 for Your Autumn Equinox Rituals

Mabon. Also known as the Autumn Equinox and Witches’ Thanksgiving. It’s a powerful, liminal time that brings in the Autumn season, as well as balance in many aspects of our lives.

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“The Druids call this celebration, Mea’n Fo’mhair, and honor the Green Man, the God of the Forest, by offering libations to trees.
Offerings of ciders, wines, herbs and fertilizer are appropriate at this time…. Mabon is considered a time of the Mysteries. It is
a time to honor Aging Deities and the Spirit World….”

Mabon by Akasha

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Moody Moons Blog: At-Home Spiritual Retreat for Fall Equinox

Feeling blah? Stuck? An at-home spiritual retreat may be just the thing you need to lift your spirits and get in the swing of autumn.

As the Veil Between Worlds begins to thin, the Fall Equinox (or Mabon, for those of you who celebrate the Wheel of the Year) is a perfect time to turn inward and nurture the soul.

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Patheos-Pagan: The Astrology of Autumn Equinox
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 BY STARLYS

Autumn is fast approaching and in just a few days we will reach the Equinox, on September 23rd. The sun rises and sets at the midpoint between it’s most northern and southern positions and day and night are of equal length.

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Pagan Playlist: Lisa Thiel – Mabon (Autumn Equinox)

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Heathen at Heart: How To Use Leaf Magic This Fall

Heathens, Pagans, and Witches; we’ll make magic out of just about anything. Especially when it comes to the natural world. I’ve read blog posts on sun magic, moon magic, bone magic. I own an entire book on Water Witchcraft. But I haven’t heard much about my favorite autumn practice, leaf magic.

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“The tale of Mabon of Modron, the Welsh God, (the “great son of the great mother”), also known as the Son of Light, the Young Son, or Divine Youth, is celebrated. The Equinox is also the birth of Mabon, from his mother Modron, the Guardian of the Outerworld,
the Healer, the Protector, the Earth. Mabon was taken after he is a mere three nights old (some variations of the legend say he is taken after three years). Through the wisdom of the living animals — the Stag, Blackbird, Owl, Eagle and Salmon — Mabon is freed from his mysterious captivity. All the while Mabon had rested within his mother’s womb; a place of nurturing and challenge. With strength and lessons gained within the magickal Outerworld (Modron’s womb), Mabon is soon reborn as his mother’s Champion, the Son of Light, wielding the strength and wisdom acquired during his captivity.”

Joyous Mabon

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Today’s Recipe: Warm and Spicy Autumn Punch

The aroma of this fall punch recipe tells you that autumn is in the air. Make a batch, and your home will have a fragrance that will alert anyone’s sense of smell.

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Magical Correspondences for Mabon

Mabon/ Autumn Equinox/ Harvest Home

September 23, 2023

Colors: All shades of red, gold, brown, rust

Dieties: All harvest dieties, Earth Mother/Sky Father, Persephone, Epona, Greenman, Mabon

Symbols: Acorns, apples, dried flowers, pine cones, chrysanthymums, Ferns, ivy. Cornucopia, Indian Corn, Grapes and Grains.

Food & Drink: Wine, ground veggies (potatoes, onions etc), beans, squash and multi-grain breads

Herbs: Marigold, sage, myrrh, honeysuckle, rose, sweetgrass

Sacred Stones: All yellow stones, Lapis, multi colored agates

Mabon Activites: This is such a beautiful season to go outside! Take some nature walks and collect pinecones, acorns, colored leaves and interesting seeds and pods for decorating your home and altar. Other activities include making gourd rattles, harvesting from your garden, share your gardens abundance with others, fill your bird feeders with treats for your avian friends. Most of all, count your blessings. Have everyone in your family make a list of all the things they are thankful for and then read them aloud. I will also include my favorite activity…”feeding the trees”. We share a drink of apple cidar or wine with our trees. This honors not only the tree spirit but my husbands patron The Greenman.

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About Cat’s Morning Bits: These daily posts are reblogged from various email newsletters that I receive each day.

I invite you to check out my websites!

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Mabon Correspondences and Lore

Mabon/ Autumn Equinox/ Harvest Home

September 23, 2023

Colors: All shades of red, gold, brown, rust

Dieties: All harvest dieties, Earth Mother/Sky Father, Persephone, Epona, Greenman, Mabon

Symbols: Acorns, apples, dried flowers, pine cones, chrysanthymums, Ferns, ivy. Cornucopia, Indian Corn, Grapes and Grains.

Food & Drink: Wine, ground veggies (potatoes, onions etc), beans, squash and multi-grain breads

Herbs: Marigold, sage, myrrh, honeysuckle, rose, sweetgrass

Sacred Stones: All yellow stones, Lapis, multi colored agates

Mabon Activites: This is such a beautiful season to go outside! Take some nature walks and collect pinecones, acorns, colored leaves and interesting seeds and pods for decorating your home and altar. Other activities include making gourd rattles, harvesting from your garden, share your gardens abundance with others, fill your bird feeders with treats for your avian friends. Most of all, count your blessings. Have everyone in your family make a list of all the things they are thankful for and then read them aloud. I will also include my favorite activity…”feeding the trees”. We share a drink of apple cidar or wine with our trees. This honors not only the tree spirit but my husbands patron The Greenman.

Mabon (pronounced May-bon, May-bone, May-bun, May-bawn) is celebrated at the time of the Autumn Equinox on or around September 21. This festival marks the completion of the harvest begun at Lughnasadh. It is named after the celtic god Mabon. Other names for this Lesser Sabbat include Harvest Home, Festival of Dionysus, The Feast of Avalon, Mea’n Fo’mhair (druid), Winter Finding (norse), Equinozio di Autunnio (strega).

On this day, day and night are again equal and time holds it’s breath as the Dying God gets ready to leave his physical body and begin the great journey to the Summerland. He sees this as the last great adventure of renewal and rebirth. The Goddess who is drowsing in the waning warmth of summer feels her love getting ready to depart as well as the new life growing in her womb.

 The threefold theme for this Sabbat is Balance- Gratitude- Reflection. This is also a time of balance not only within nature but within ourselves and our lives. On the great wheel Mabon is balanced by Ostara. It is traditional to clean the unnecessary clutter from your home and life as well as blessing the thresholds of your house. Look back on everything you have done in the past year and with your life. Congratulate yourself on your accomplishments and make note of the areas you need to improve upon. Give thanks to the Lady and Lord, yourself and to everyone who has helped to get where your on this day! This is a wonderful time to do spells of balancing in preparation of the time of relfection that will be coming up at Samahain.

I invite you to check out my websites!

The Desert Path: The dusty ramblings of a desert pagan. https://thedesertpath.com/

Sacred Spirals (the place where all paths meet)
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Light-ness Of Being: Cat’s Angel Message for September 21. 2023

Light-ness Of Being: Cat’s Angel Message for September 21. 2023

September’s Theme: “What Do I Want?” “What do I need?” These are some of the questions that we often ask ourselves. So as we head into Autumn and the season of introspection dig deep and harvest the answers that will help you on your path.

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Our personal evolution is a work in progress with no set time limit. It is a work at your own pace endeavor. ~Cat

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Today’s Message: Light-ness Of Being

921: Many of our daily readings revolve around faith, in both the universe and in yourself. I’m sure that you’ve noticed that some days your faith is strong while on others you may feel like things aren’t working out or that what you do doesn’t matter. (This is normal, it happens) Take a moment to acknowledge your feelings, even indulge in a short pity party if you like, then pick yourself up, dust yourself off and remind yourself that you are worthy, strong and nothing will hold you back. Today, the angels want us to know that everything we do is important, even the small things. Help and support are always available and it’s only a request away. If your faith is feeling puny today start by grounding, clearing and centering and then ask (Spirit, angels, masters) for a little TLC and support. Make sure to release any negative thoughts and feelings that you may be holding and regain your light-ness of being!

Today’s Spirit Helpers include:

Archangel Raphael teaches us that it is through our spiritual journey that we can heal our selves and our lives and regain our self confidence and faith. This opens our spiritual eyes so that we may see what we have and how blessed we truly are as it teaches us how to make room for new things through the clearing out process. He helps to clear the way so that we can achieve balance by removing the blocks associated with giving and receiving by promoting flexibility in thinking and attitude.

 The Ascended Master Sanat Kumara teaches us that we have an unlimited supply of personal power and helps us find the energy we need to keep going and rise above negative experiences and thought patterns. This gives us the skills we need to  strengthen our personal boundaries so that we can be and stay strong in situations where we need to be.

The Hindu Goddess Devi helps us to find meaning in our lives and gently guides us in learning to follow our own inner wisdom. She says “Take my hand and let me guide you on your journey of self discovery. You need only look within to find your true meaning. Release your cares to me and I will purify your heart and spirit so that new information can be sent to you. “

Today’s Sacred Stones include:

Agate. This humble stone is the perfect one for grounding and balancing our energies. It also helps by raising our consciousness to access our higher self and promoting the awareness and acceptance of who we are and where we want to go in life. It nurtures our spiritual growth and inner strength by helping us to make the most of our life experiences.

 Charoite. This multi-hued mineral is a stone of transformation. It helps to open our hearts to the concept of unconditional love and brings those energies forward. Charoite  enhances our perception and  helps to ground our spiritual nature into everyday reality and helps us to see ways we can be of service.  This stone can be used to reduce stress and worry as it helps us to overcome fear

Pink Kunzite is a feel good stone that helps us to go with the flow. It brings feelings of peace as it connects us to universal love as it removes obstacles from our path and promotes communication on all levels.

Blessings for a magickal day! Cat

I invite you to share my work as long as no changes are made and to check out my websites:

The Desert Path: The dusty ramblings of a desert pagan. https://thedesertpath.com/

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Sacred Spirals (the place where all paths meet)
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Cat’s Morning Bits Wednesday Sept. 20 & Thursday Sept. 21. 2023

Cat’s Morning Bits Wednesday Sept. 20 & Thursday Sept. 21. 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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September Quotes

“As Summer into Autumn slips
And yet we sooner say
“The Summer” than “the Autumn,” lest
We turn the sun away,

And almost count it an Affront
The presence to concede
Of one however lovely, not
The one that we have loved —

So we evade the charge of Years
On one attempting shy
The Circumvention of the Shaft
Of Life’s Declivity.”

Emily Dickinson, As Summer Into Autumn Slips

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September Events

Sept. 1 Labor Day

Sept 2 Celtic Tree Month of Vine begins

Sept 3 Venus goes Direct

Sept 15 Mercury goes Direct

Sept 14 New Moon at 2:38 am PST/ 3:38 am MST/ 5:38 am EST

Sept 23 Autumn Equinox / Mabon

Sept 30 Full Harvest Moon at 6:35 pm PST/ 7:35 pm MST / 9:35 pm EST

Sept 30 Celtic Tree Month of Ivy begins

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Spiritual Unite: SPIRITUAL MEANING OF SEEING FIREFLIES: ILLUMINATING INSIGHTS

The gentle ambiance of a warm night, the serenity of nature’s lullaby, and then… there it is. The soft twinkle of a firefly cutting through the darkness.


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Celebrating Mabon | Witch Vlog | Pumpkin Spice Latte Cake

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Pioneer Thinking: How You Can Preserve Leaves & How You Can Make Novelties From Leaves

How to preserve leaves at home, use in crafts or picture framing.

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Learn Religions: Ten Ways to Celebrate Mabon

By Patti Wigington
Updated on June 25, 2019
Mabon is the time of the autumn equinox, and the harvest is winding down. The fields are nearly bare, because the crops have been stored for the coming winter.

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MBG: Libra Season Has Arrived & We’re Looking At An Eventful 4 Weeks In The Stars

With just a few more days before the autumn equinox here in the Northern hemisphere, that means Libra season is upon us as well. Marking the halfway point of the astrological year, Libra season ushers in a time of seeking balance, harmony, and healthy relationships—but that’s not all that’s going on in the stars over the next four weeks. Here’s what to know.

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Exemplore: Don’t Throw Away a Cat’s Lost Whiskers. Here’s Why
It’s actually powerful magic.

DIANA LOGANSEP 15, 2023


Cats have long been considered creatures of magic and mystery. Some cultures worshiped them as gods. Others persecuted them alongside witches. Even today, cats are often hated or feared due to their coat color, or old wives’ tales about “stealing the breath of babies.” But they are also he’d up as important familiars by those who love their witchy ways.

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Treehugger: How Do Glaciers, Ice Sheets, Sea Ice, and Icebergs Differ?
The decline of global ice is sparking renewed “ice awareness.”

Think snow and ice can’t exist outside of the winter season? Think again.

At any given time and season, various forms of ice—including glaciers, ice sheets, and sea ice—cover about 10% of Earth’s land and water surfaces.1 This is a good thing

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EarthSky News:Year’s fastest sunsets happen around equinoxes

The September equinox will arrive Saturday (September 23, 2023) at 6:50 UTC. And here’s a little-known equinox phenomenon: the sun sets faster around the time of an equinox. The fastest sunsets (and sunrises) occur at or near the equinoxes. On the other hand, the slowest sunsets (and sunrises) occur at or near the solstices. It’s true whether you live in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere.

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Patheos-Pagan: Grieving The Summer
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 BY TOM SWISS

My heart and my head have been heavy this week. And I realized that I’m grieving the summer.

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Pagan Playlist: Sing The Water Song

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Inner Journey:

BE WILLING TO REPEAT

“Change is the constant, the signal for rebirth, the egg of the phoenix.”
— Christina Baldwin

Sometimes we repeat the Inner Journey messages in the series. Please guard against saying, “I’ve seen this one — I don’t need to read it again.”

The truth is: we are always changing. Who you are now is different from who you were when you read the message the first time. The circumstances of your life have changed as well. As a result, you may be open to new perspectives this time around.

Our ego is prone to think it knows it all, but life always offers us fresh and new experiences.

“It all depends on how we look at things and not on how they are in themselves.”
— C.G. Jung

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A Note from the Universe

It’s not the size of your dreams that determines whether or not they come true, but the size of the actions you take that imply their inevitable arrival.

Your greatest admirer,

The Universe

tut.com

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Today’s Recipe: French Apple Cake

This French apple cake is incredibly delicious. France is famous for its fabulously fancy pastries and baked goods, so you might get some skeptic looks when you tell them that this is your favorite apple cake – but trust me – this simple, rustic, easy to make cake is absolutely amazing.

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Magical Correspondences for Wednesday

Magickal Intentions: Communication, Divination, Writing, Knowledge, Business Transactions, Debt, Fear, Loss, Travel and Money Matters

Element: Air

Incense: Jasmine, Lavender, Sweet Pea
Planets: Mercury and Chiron (though this is a moon of Pluto)
Star Sign: Virgo
Angel: Raphael
Power Colors: Orange, Light Blue, Grey, Yellow and Violet
Herbs & Plants: Fern, Lavender, Hazel, Cherry, Periwinkle
Sacred Stones: Aventurine, Bloodstone, Hematite, Moss Agate and Sodalite
Oil: (Mercury) Benzoin, Clary Sage, Eucalyptus, Lavender

Deities include Athena, Hermes, Lugh, Mercury, Odin

Magical Correspondences for Thursday

Magickal Intentions: Luck, Happiness, Health, Legal Matters, Male Fertility, Treasure and Wealth, Honor, Riches, Desires, Leadership, Public Activity, Power and Success

Element: Earth

Incense: Cinnamon, Musk, Nutmeg and Sage

Planet: Jupiter
Star Signs: Sagittarius and Pisces
Angel: Sachiel
Power Colors: Purple, Royal Blue and Indigo
Herbs & Plants: Cinnamon, Beech, Buttercup, Coltsfoot, Oak, Dill, Borage, Patchouli
Sacred Stones: Sugilite, Amethyst, Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli and Sapphire
Oil: (Jupiter) Clove, Lemon Balm, Oakmoss, Star Anise

Deities include Juno, Jupiter,Thor, Zeus

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Today’s Tarot: Wednesday

Temperance: Instinct and impulsive action will cause more trouble than they can solve today, so spend more time reasoning things out and being careful about what you say and do. Asking questions is a good idea. It will get you information you need, and show how thorough, bright, and capable you are. It might take a bit longer, but it will save time and effort in the end.

Today’s Tarot; Thursday

The Judgement: It may be a busy, perhaps chaotic, day but underneath it all will be a prevailing sense of good will. Judgement tells you that people will wish you well and want to help you, no matter how much work they create for you. You may enjoy a cheerful outlook, too, that will last all day and make you productive and popular. Enjoy some good times with people today.

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.

I invite you to check out my websites!

The Desert Path: The dusty ramblings of a desert pagan. https://thedesertpath.com/

Cat’s Treasure Trove …. an eclectic collection of jewelry & gifts! https://thedesertpath.com

Sacred Spirals (the place where all paths meet)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SacredSpirals/

Loving Support: Cat’s Angel Message for September 20. 2023

Loving Support: Cat’s Angel Message for September 20. 2023

September’s Theme: “What Do I Want?” “What do I need?” These are some of the questions that we often ask ourselves. So as we head into Autumn and the season of introspection dig deep and harvest the answers that will help you on your path.

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Asking for help is not a sign of weakness. It shows that we have strength and courage and a willingness to do what is needed in order to keep things moving. ~Cat

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Today’s Message: Loving Support

920: One of the most important things we need when working with everyday life is support. Last month we talked about how friends and family help to create this important support system. This support is necessary because it brings new ideas, blessings, and people who can help us. Today we are being reminded that the universe is part of our support system and that we should never hesitate to ask for what we need to support our endeavors. Remember, when we ask for assistance we are effectively setting things in motion and even if we can’t see immediate results things are happening. If you feel as if you have lost something or that something is missing in your life bless the situation with love and affirm that you are ready to make room for something better. Have faith that you have been heard and that help is on the way!

Today’s Spirit Helpers include:

Archangel Sandalphon hears all requests and makes sure that they get to the Angel or Ascended Master who is  best able to handle them. Ask him to help you clearly understand the information that you receive (his favorite mode of communication is music!). Sandalphon also provides us with an emotional boost of courage. This is important as it helps us to make bold decisions that will help us on our path.

The Himalayan Ascended Master Babaji helps us to achieve the personal and spiritual growth necessary for the letting go process. He assists us in detaching ourselves from both material things and things that no longer serve us. He teaches us that letting go is a form of simplifying your life. It frees your energy so that you can work on what’s important so that new blessings can be received.

The Egyptian goddess Bastet (Bast) is not only associated with cats both large and small she is also a goddess of protection and of things that bring pleasure to the senses. In her role as protector she tells us “Never be afraid to stand up for yourself or move in the direction you know is right. Remember the importance of setting boundaries. This helps you to take control of your life”

Today’s Sacred Stones include:

Danburite promotes changes, patience and peace of mind. Meditating with Danburite helps us access our inner guidance system

 Howlite helps us to formulate our plans to and achieve our ambitions and goals. It helps us to communicate these things in a calm and reasonable manner and tempers this with patience. Howlite also creates a link to the universal realms and prepares the mind to receive guidance.

 Turquoise helps us with creative problem solving and promotes both balance and intuition. It is aligned with the Throat Chakra and  teaches us to speak up for ourselves and to speak our truth, which can be a valuable asset when working with gratitude and our ability to create. Turquoise helps to purify our energy and clears away negative energy. it aids our problem solving skills and protects us against self sabotaging thoughts and actions.

Blessings for a magickal day! Cat

I invite you to share my work as long as no changes are made and to check out my websites:

The Desert Path: The dusty ramblings of a desert pagan. https://thedesertpath.com/

Cat’s Treasure Trove …. an eclectic collection of jewelry & gifts! https://thedesertpath.com

Sacred Spirals (the place where all paths meet)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SacredSpirals/

No Place Like Home: Cat’s Angel Message for September 19. 2023

No Place Like Home: Cat’s Angel Message for September 19. 2023

September’s Theme: “What Do I Want?” “What do I need?” These are some of the questions that we often ask ourselves. So as we head into Autumn and the season of introspection dig deep and harvest the answers that will help you on your path.

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Surround yourself with the things that bring contentment and peace. ~Cat

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Today’s Message: No Place Like Home

919: Making your home a safe haven filled with loving, healing energy is our focus for today. As we get closer to the Autumn Equinox the Universe is asking us to create a peaceful realm that we can look forward to entering at the end of the day. Home is our sanctuary, one that provides a respite from outside stress for both you and your loved ones. Maybe it’s time to do some space clearing, make peace with a family member, make a comfort meal or even do a little pre-fall cleaning. Remember that little things matter and quite often make the biggest impact especially at home. Use this energy to prepare for the up coming cycles.

Today’s Spirit Helpers include:

Archangel Chamuel helps us in creating and maintaining strong and loving relationships. While this includes the one we have with ourselves and our own spiritual nature, it helps our relationships with others as well. Ask him to help you create an atmosphere of peace, love, and togetherness. His goal is to help us to build a strong foundation from which we can create our personal evolution.

The Ascended Master Mother Mary provides us with all forms of healing. She surrounds us with her gentle energy and helps to fill our hearts with love as she imparts feelings of peace and safety as she gently heals the dark, hidden places within while showing us the path that leads to compassion and forgiveness which are essential to healing ourselves and helping others.She helps to fill our hearts with peace and love and helps everyone regardless of path or religion.

The Roman Goddess Vesta who oversees hearth and home. She helps us to clear space (both in our physical home and our inner home) to make room for new things and teaches us the value of letting go of what we no longer need. ” If something does not make your heart sing put it where it belongs or set it free. This will clear your inner and outer sacred space. Then open the doors and invite the new blessings inside.”

Today’s Sacred Stones include:

Angelite helps us to connect to the angelic realms by enhancing our lines of communication. It is also a good stone for healers as it strengthens attunement and perception.

Rose Quartz brings inner peace and harmony. The energy of this stone is very soothing and can help calm frazzled nerves. It helps to promote the softer, move loving view that we need to embrace gratitude, it soothes and clears the emotions and fills us with loving compassion. It works with the heart chakra to gently wash away negative feelings that we harbor against ourselves and lifts the emotions to promote joy and peace. It opens our heart and shows us the love in relationships and situations, which helps us find a balancing point Use this gentle stone to shower yourself with loving care and to send healing to those little places that most need it.

Spirit Quartz is a crystal of peace. It helps to resolve arguments and helps to restore a harmonious energy to the home.

especially in the home environment, and restores harmony to the household by enhancing our sense of belonging. This crystal also promotes teamwork, patience, and abundance

Blessings for a magickal day! Cat

I invite you to share my work as long as no changes are made and to check out my websites:

The Desert Path: The dusty ramblings of a desert pagan. https://thedesertpath.com/

Cat’s Treasure Trove …. an eclectic collection of jewelry & gifts! https://thedesertpath.com

Sacred Spirals (the place where all paths meet)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SacredSpirals/

Cat’s Morning Bits Monday Sept. 18 & Tuesday Sept. 19. 2023

Cat’s Morning Bits Monday Sept. 18 & Tuesday Sept. 19. 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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September Quotes

“Happily we bask in this warm September sun,
Which illuminates all creatures…”

Henry David Thoreau

gardendigest.com

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September Events

Sept. 1 Labor Day

Sept 2 Celtic Tree Month of Vine begins

Sept 3 Venus goes Direct

Sept 15 Mercury goes Direct

Sept 14 New Moon at 2:38 am PST/ 3:38 am MST/ 5:38 am EST

Sept 23 Autumn Equinox / Mabon

Sept 30 Full Harvest Moon at 6:35 pm PST/ 7:35 pm MST / 9:35 pm EST

Sept 30 Celtic Tree Month of Ivy begins

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Spiritual Unite SPIRITUAL MEANING OF PINK ROSE IN A DREAM

Have you ever had a vivid dream that felt like a message from the universe? Dreams about flowers, particularly roses, have always piqued our collective curiosities.


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Celebrate Mabon with Candle Spells, Tarot Spreads, Altars and More…

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Spirituality & Health: Access Inner Guidance With a Meditative Tarot Reading for Anxiety
by Marijke McCandless

As a symbolic tool for introspection, tarot cards can help us transcend negative thinking and access our intuition. Add a meditative perspective on the tarot, and you have a recipe for deep healing.

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Learn Religions: Setting Up Your Mabon Altar

By Patti Wigington
Updated on September 03, 2019


Mabon is the time when many Pagans celebrate the second part of the harvest. This Sabbat is about the balance between light and dark, with equal amounts of day and night. Try some or even all of these ideas — obviously, space may be a limiting factor for some, but use what calls to you mos

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MBG: Summer & Virgo Season With It Are Winding Down—Here’s Your Weekly Horoscope

Virgo season comes to a close as the sun moves into relationship-oriented and harmonious Libra this week. Here’s your horoscope.

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Exemplore: A Guide to Making Green Witch Girlfriends Happy
Just keep it moving.
CASSANDRA YORGEYSEP 16, 2023

Dating a green witch has a lot of perks but if you want to keep them happy then there are some basic rules, largely focused around not messing up their plant projects. Sticks on a plate? Don’t touch that. Seeds on a paper towel? Don’t touch that either. Bark in a jar? Leave it alone.

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Treehugger: 15 Unique Plants That Flourish in the Tundra Biome
From shallow roots to fuzzy stems, these tundra plants have adapted to grow in some pretty extreme conditions.

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EarthSky News:Neptune at opposition September 18-19, 2023

Earth will sweep between the sun and Neptune at 11 UTC on September 19, 2023, placing the distant planet opposite the sun in our sky.

Neptune at opposition in 2023

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Patheos-Pagan: Honoring the Wild: The Long Arc of Magickal Activism Bends Toward Hope – Part 1
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 BY IRISANYA MOON

One of the first things I learned as a witch was the elements.

I turn to Air to feel the wind, to know change and inspiration. I turn to Fire to feel heat and sun, to know transformation and passion.

Read more……..

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Pagan Playlist: To the Morrigan

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Inner Journey:

“The spiritual life is a call to action. But it is a call to … action without any selfish attachment to the results.”
— Eknath Easwaran

Many of us feel deeply that we want to make a difference — we want our lives to mean something in the bigger scheme of life. While this is a noble motive, we might want to explore what lies at its root.

Does the drive to make a difference arise from ego’s need to feel worthy? If my ego is not convinced that I matter, I may want visible proof that I do by making some kind of impact on life.

Soul doesn’t need proof that it’s worthy. Soul thrives in being awake and connected. Perhaps if we let go of the pressure we feel from our ego’s need to be recognized, we will be more open and able to simply live soulfully. And by doing that, we WILL make a difference!

“A person’s worth is contingent upon who he is, not upon what he does, or how much he has. The worth of a person, or a thing, or an idea, is in being, not in doing, not in having.”
— Alice Mary Hilton

higherawareness.com

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A Note from the Universe

You’re the kind of person who saves so much time every month with wise decisions, creative thoughts, and simple kindness that if you were anyone else, you’d toot your own horn, take the next week off, and stop feeling guilty for not doing more.

Really…

The Universe

tut.com

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Today’s Recipe: Autumn Muffins

Lots of fruit, lots of spices and lots of goodness. Perfect for cold fall mornings.

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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 Moon : You may not be prone to anxiety, but today could get on your nerves. If you find yourself noticing only the things going less than perfectly and you start feeling edgy and insecure, have a cup of tea and let your feelings settle down. Quell these uncomfortable feelings before they grow worse and significantly affect your performance and frame of mind.

Today’s Tarot; Tuesday

The Star: You enjoy an extra dose of protection today, so approach the day with confidence and a great sense of graciousness. Your angels are voluntarily working overtime on your behalf, so take advantage of all opportunities to do good and to make progress in your daily life. Do a nice deed for someone else and know you’ve been rewarded in advance. More blessings will be on the way.

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.

I invite you to check out my websites!

The Desert Path: The dusty ramblings of a desert pagan. https://thedesertpath.com/

Sacred Spirals (the place where all paths meet)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SacredSpirals/