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Cat’s Morning Bits for April 14, 2022

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Cat

Cat’s Morning Bits for April 14, 2022

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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April Quotes

“April is the cruelest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain.”

T. S. Eliot, The Waste Land, 1922

gardendigest.com

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April 2022 Events

April 1 April Fools Day/ New Moon at 11: 24 pm PST/ 12:24 am MST/ 2:24 am EST

April 15 Celtic Tree Month of Willow begins

April 16 Full Wind Moon at 11:55 am PST/ 12:55 pm MST/ 2:55 pm EST

April 17 Easter

April 19 Sun enters Taurus

April 22 Earth Day

April 30 Solar Eclipse 4:28 pm EST

May 1 Beltane / May Day

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Spirit Library: Opening the Sun Portal
Gillian MacBeth-Louthan

Spring is bossy and pushes her pretty way into every pore of our being. We feel a sense of expectancy as the need to birth another level of our inner-light kicks and prods at us from the inside out knocking on the windows of our soul. All of earth mirrors this urge to move forward out of the long season of waiting into a place of knowing.

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Cleansing energy | a cottage witch guide to spiritual cleansing

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Learn Religions: The Beltane Bale Fire Tradition

By Patti Wigington
Updated on July 03, 2019

One of the hallmarks of any Beltane celebration is the bonfire, or the Bale Fire (this can be spelled a number of ways, including Beal Fire and Bel Fire). This tradition has its roots in early Ireland.

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MBG: The Biggest Change You’ll See When You Find Your Self-Worth

Releasing our ego’s need to make us small and separate shifts our understanding of our role in the divine plan. We learn that Spirit is within us and beyond us all at once. We begin to see that the light is in us and around us.

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Stop Trying to Have a Daily Witchcraft Practice

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Thought For Today

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Treehugger: Do You Know the ‘Countryside Code’?
It’s an English document that teaches people how to interact with nature.

The combination of hot summer weather and easing of lockdown rules has resulted in a surge of people visiting the countryside.

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EarthSky News: Mercury after sunset: Start watching mid-April

When to watch: Mercury will come into view after sunset in mid-April and be gone again by mid-May. Greatest elongation – when Mercury will be farthest from the sunset – is late April.
Where to look: Look in the sunset direction, as the sky is darkening.
Greatest elongation is 8 UTC on April 29, 2022

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Patheos-Pagan: When You Shouldn’t Talk About Your Spiritual Experiences
APRIL 14, 2022 BY JOHN BECKETT

I saw a Twitter conversation earlier this week around the question of keeping your spiritual and experiences to yourself. As with so many things I see on Twitter, I can’t say what I want to say in 280 characters, so this turned into a blog post instead.

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Pagan Playlist: Divine Forest 🌳 UDU Drum Grounding Journey – Earth, Water, Nature, Connection – Grounding ceremony

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Inner Journey:

THERE’S HOPE!

“No matter how painful our early experiences were, our Essence cannot be harmed. Our Essence is waiting for the opportunity to reveal itself. In a very true sense, we are waiting for the opportunity to become ourselves. Our spirit is yearning to break free, to express itself …

“And yet, ironically, we always fear and resist opening to that which is most real in us. When we trust in the process and give ourselves over to it, however, our true nature comes forth. The result is real integrity, love, authenticity, creativity, understanding, guidance, joy, power, and serenity-all of the qualities we are forever demanding that personality supply.”
— Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson

higherawareness.com

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A Note from the Universe

True brilliance is not a function of understanding one’s view of the world and finding order, logic, and spirituality in it. True brilliance is understanding that your view of order, logic, and spirituality is what created your world.

You can change anything and everything.

Shape Shifting 101,

The Universe

tut.com

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Today’s Recipe: Spinach and Strawberry Salad

My family loves this all year round if we can find strawberries. Even the grandchildren love this salad. Quick and easy.

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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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Daily Wisdom
April 14, 2022

Kindness
“Deeds of kindness are equal in weight to all the commandments.”

-Talmud

A kind word, a smile, a friendly gesture – sometimes that’s all it takes to totally turn someone’s day around. If we can turn a day around so easily, couldn’t we turn a life around? We can certainly turn our own lives around. It’s these little things that add up in big ways and make the big differences in the world

-Lissa Coffey coffeytalk.com

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Daily Tarot: Temperance

Patience is your secret weapon to face down all obstacles today. Take your good old time to make sure you understand what needs to be done, for whom, why, and how. This methodical approach may not be your natural or favorite one, and it might annoy someone who has a different opinion of how urgent the issue is. Nonetheless, patience will get you through the day with fewer, if any, mishaps.

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)
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Cat’s Morning Bits for April 13, 2022

Posted on April 13, 2022 by Cat

Cat’s Morning Bits for April 13, 2022

Blessings, Cat

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April Quotes

“Keep your faith in all beautiful things; in the sun when it is hidden, in the Spring when it is gone.”

Roy R. Gilson

gardendigest.com

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April 2022 Events

April 1 April Fools Day/ New Moon at 11: 24 pm PST/ 12:24 am MST/ 2:24 am EST

April 15 Celtic Tree Month of Willow begins

April 16 Full Wind Moon at 11:55 am PST/ 12:55 pm MST/ 2:55 pm EST

April 17 Easter

April 19 Sun enters Taurus

April 22 Earth Day

April 30 Solar Eclipse 4:28 pm EST

May 1 Beltane / May Day

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Spirit Library: The University of Mother Nature
Cheryl Richardson

Spring sunshine and brilliant blue skies are the order of the day as I stare out the kitchen window waiting for the kettle to finish boiling water for tea. Already, the six-room house I had installed for feathered guests up on the hill is a kaleidoscope of fluttering wings as a host of sparrows move in and prepare their nests. It’s a delight to witness nature’s allegiance to new life.

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Being Pagan – Celebrating Life, Respect and Responsibility

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Thought For Today

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Learn Religions: Beltane Prayers

By Patti Wigington
Updated on June 25, 2019

Beltane falls on May 1 in the Northern Hemisphers (it’s six months later for our readers below the equator) and is a time to celebrate the fertility and greening of the earth in spring.

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MBG: Energy Report April 12–18, 2022: This Week, We’re Leaning Into The “Gray Areas”

Each week, join author and energy healer Natasha Levinger as she reads the communal energy to predict what’s in store for us in the days ahead.
When I deliver the energy every week and see that it isn’t the cheeriest, sometimes I feel compelled to sugarcoat it. I want to say, “But wait! It’s OK—look over there!

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Today’s DIY: Two Easy Witchy Things I Do For Beltane

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Elephant Journal: “The Witch’s Kitchen”—Easy, Delicious Turmeric Tonic for a Spring Immunity Boost.

Turmeric Tonic is a variation of Jamu Juice, a traditional Indonesian herbal drink, which includes roots, herbs, flowers, bark, and spices.
Who doesn’t need an immunity boost?

Something I’ve been thinking about during the pandemic has been how to keep my immunity strong so that while I practiced other safety protocols,

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Treehugger: Mushrooms May Talk to Each Other Using Their Own Fungal Language
Their language patterns have up to 50 words.

You may not think mushrooms can talk but one scientist claims they communicate with each other, using up to 50 words. The study, titled “Language of fungi derived from their electrical spiking activity,”

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EarthSky News: Use the Big Dipper to find the Little Dipper

The Big Dipper can lead you to Polaris and the Little Dipper

The Big Dipper – also called the Plough – is easy. You’ll find it high in the north on April evenings. Notice it has two parts: a handle and a bowl. The two outer stars in the Big Dipper’s bowl are sometimes called the pointers. They point toward Polaris, the North Star. Polaris is at the end of the Little Dipper’s handle.

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Pagan Library; Soft Mead Anon

1 quart water, preferably spring water
1 cup honey
1 sliced lemon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg

Boil together all ingredients in a non-metallic pot. While boiling, scrape off the rising “scum” with a wooden spoon. When no more rises add the following:

pinch salt
juice of 1/2 lemon

Strain and cool. Drink in place of alcoholic mead or wine during the Simple Feast.

paganlibrary.com

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Pagan Playlist: Outlander – The Skye Boat Song (Gaelic Version)

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Inner Journey:

THERE’S LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS

“Each difficult moment has the potential to open my eyes and open my heart.”
— Myla Kabat-Zinn

“Even the most daring and accomplished people have undergone tremendous difficulty. In fact, the more successful they became, the more they attributed their success to the lessons learned during their most difficult times.Adversity is our teacher. When we view adversity as a guide towards greater inner growth, we will then learn to accept the wisdom our soul came into this life to learn.”
— Barbara Rose

“No matter what difficulty you are facing, it is coming from Divine Light to bring you to a higher place within. Write down every conceivable reason that this situation can contribute towards your growth. Write down everyway this experience can possibly set the stage for serving to uplift others. When you are complete, and have come to the other side of this experience, you will then know ‘why’ it happened.”
— Barbara Rose

“The period of greatest gain in knowledge and experience is the most difficult period in one’s life.”
— Dalai Lama

higherawareness.com

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A Note from the Universe

When I survey life’s majesty: the birds, the bees, and the African Tulip trees…

And when I survey life’s characters: the Abdullas, the Lilis, and the Kaylas…

And when I consider life’s tribulations: the setbacks, the losses, the fear…

And when I consider life’s abundance, its glories, its order…

And when I… actually, I could go on forever… literally.

Do you know what shocks me the very most, Cat?

How real it all seems.

Whoa…

The Universe

tut.com

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Today’s Recipe: Cornbread Pancakes with Fresh Strawberry Syrup

These are for sure the lightest, fluffiest cornbread pancakes of all time! By partially cooking the cornmeal before cooking the pancakes, there’s no gritty or bitter aftertaste that you sometimes get with uncooked cornmeal. Serve with a dollop of homemade crème fraîche or sour cream.

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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

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Daily Wisdom
April 13, 2022

Kindness
“Ask thyself, daily, to how many ill-minded persons thou hast shown a kind disposition.”

-Marcus Antonius

Therein lies the challenge! Sure, we can be kind to children and animals. We can be kind when someone is kind to us. But to maintain our centeredness and be kind in spite of conflict, animosity, anger – ah, there’s our real opportunity for spiritual growth!

-Lissa Coffey coffeytalk.com

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Daily Tarot: The Wheel of Fortune

You may have made careful plans or scheduled everything to perfection, but there are too many variables today to allow most of your plans to play out. Things may come up, one after another, and make this a scattered day. This is temporary and probably will have little impact on tomorrow, so just flow with it best you can and don’t let the instability bother 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.

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/

Cat’s Morning Bits for April 11, 2022

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Cat

Cat’s Morning Bits for April 11, 2022

Blessings, Cat

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April Quotes

“The April rain, the April rain,
Comes slanting down in fitful showers,
Then from the furrow shoots the grain,
And banks are fledged with nestling flowers;
And in grey shawl and woodland bowers
The cuckoo through the April rain
Calls once again.”
– Mathilde Blind, April Rain

gardendigest.com

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April 2022 Events

April 1 April Fools Day/ New Moon at 11: 24 pm PST/ 12:24 am MST/ 2:24 am EST

April 15 Celtic Tree Month of Willow begins

April 16 Full Wind Moon at 11:55 am PST/ 12:55 pm MST/ 2:55 pm EST

April 17 Easter

April 19 Sun enters Taurus

April 22 Earth Day

April 30 Solar Eclipse 4:28 pm EST

May 1 Beltane / May Day

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Spirit Library:

Remember to Be Kind to Yourself
David R. Hamilton PhD

There’s plenty that can be said about the importance and the benefit of being kind to people. I’ve certainly said plenty.

But let’s also remember to be kind to ourselves.

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Honoring & Working with Ancestors || Pagan Happy Hour

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Spirituality & Health: 18 Ways The Universe Sends You Messages

We all know that the universe sends us messages every day. Some people call them signs, and some people just think they’re coincidences.

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Learn Religions: Beltane History – Celebrating May Day

By Patti Wigington
Updated on February 03, 2020

Beltane kicks off the merry month of May, and has a long history. This fire festival is celebrated on May 1 in the northern hemisphere (and at the end of October below the equator) with bonfires, Maypoles, dancing, and lots of good old fashioned sexual energy.

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MBG: Tuesday Will Bring An Astrological Transit 100s Of Years In The Making

Rainbows and unicorns! Magic is in the air this week, according to the AstroTwins. Here’s your horoscope.

On Tuesday, jovial Jupiter unites with dreamweaver Neptune.
This is their first conjunction in 13 years—and their first meetup in Pisces (the sign they co-rule) since 1856!

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Mountain Rose Herbs: How to Make Herbal Salt Blends + 4 Recipes

It is mighty cliché to start a health and wellness blog with a Hippocrates quote, but I am willing to sacrifice originality for truth. The old adage “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” is still worthy of repeating some 2,400 years after it was first uttered and despite centuries of medical and health advances

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EarthSky News: Why does the moon seem to follow me?

Why does the moon seem to follow me?
Have you noticed, especially when you’re in a car, that the moon seems to follow you? The reason is that the moon is so distant compared to earthly objects around you. You see buildings and people and farm fields whizz by, but you never outpace the moon. It appears to follow along on your journey.

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Patheos-Pagan: Wild Magic
APRIL 10, 2022 BY JOHN BECKETT

Every time I start to narrow my practice down to something more manageable, I find myself presented with something new. Or in this case, with something very, very old.

Not in an “ooh, shiny!” sense, but in a sense of “this, too, is part of who you are.”

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Inner Journey: OPEN TO TRUST

“When I grip the wheel too tight, I find I lose control.”
— Steve Rapson

WE SEEK TO CONTROL OUR LIVES WHEN WE DO NOT TRUST, WHEN WE DO NOT LOVE. Our ego, perceiving itself to be vulnerable and insecure, uses control in an effort to protect itself.

At the root of our need to control, we find FEAR. It may be fear of the unknown. Fear of not coping. Fear of loss. Or possibly even fear of looking stupid. And as our efforts to control other people and events invariably fail, our fear increases.

Trust, on the other hand, is a quality of the soul. While control is a tool of the mind, TRUST AND FAITH ARE ASPECTS OF THE HEART. Trust comes with the deep knowing that we are spiritual beings in physical bodies. When we trust enough in life to give upour need to control, we can relax and open to the flow of energy in our lives. This brings peace of mind.

“The only real security in life lies in relishing life’s insecurity.”
— M. Scott Peck

“Do not abandon trust when your ego thinks things should be different than they are.”
— Wayne Dyer

higherawareness.com

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A Note from the Universe

The best shortcut of all to the life of your dreams, is knowing that you’ve already arrived.

Because you have.

Greased lightning,

The Universe

tut.com

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Today’s Recipe: Decadent Acorn Squash Stuffed with Walnuts & Sage. {Recipe}

Dear Squash Lovers,
I have for you the yummiest, most decadent make-ahead squash recipe of all time! With just a few ingredients, you can transform the lowly, inexpensive acorn squash into a company worthy masterpiece!

Without further ado, I give you…

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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

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Daily Wisdom
April 11, 2022

Kindness
“Only kindness matters. We are God’s hands.”

-Jewel

Ask anyone what they value most in a person, what they remember most about a person, and chances are that they will say ‘kindness.’ Kindness always makes such a positive and lasting impression! Why is that? Is it because we encounter it all too rarely these days? Being kind is such a simple gesture, yet it is one that is often disregarded. Let’s make an effort today to recognize kindness in others, and to express kindness ourselves

-Lissa Coffey coffeytalk.com

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Daily Tarot: 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.

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/

Cat’s Morning Bits for April 8, 2022

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Cat

Cat’s Morning Bits for April 8, 2022

Blessings, Cat

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April Quotes

“Poor, dear, silly Spring, preparing her annual surprise!”

Wallace Stevens

gardendigest.com

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April 2022 Events

April 1 April Fools Day/ New Moon at 11: 24 pm PST/ 12:24 am MST/ 2:24 am EST

April 15 Celtic Tree Month of Willow begins

April 16 Full Wind Moon at 11:55 am PST/ 12:55 pm MST/ 2:55 pm EST

April 17 Easter

April 19 Sun enters Taurus

April 22 Earth Day

April 30 Solar Eclipse 4:28 pm EST

May 1 Beltane / May Day

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Spirit Library: April 2022 Energy Report
Jennifer Hoffman

April starts and ends with a new moon, 30 days to move from beginnings to endings to beginnings again. Its theme is ‘rise and shine’ – notice that the word ‘rise’ comes first. We can shine without rising but it is so much more effective to rise and shine our lights at a higher frequency and with a brighter light.

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Chaotic Witch Aunt: Epithets of Diana

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Learn Religions: Thoth, Egyptian Scribe God of WisdomBy Patti Wigington
Updated on September 25, 2019

Thoth (pronounced “Toth,” rhyming with “both,” rather than with “goth”) was one of the most important deities of ancient Egyptian religion and worship. Thoth was known as the tongue of Ra, who had cursed him, and he often spoke on Ra’s behalf.

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Pioneer Thinking:The Dream Catcher – Respect For The Sacred

There is a lot of mystery and fascination that surrounds the dream catcher – and unfortunately, a lot of misunderstanding as well. Read on to find out what a dream catcher is and isn’t and to increase your understanding

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Thought For The Day

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Treehugger: How to Plant Edible Climbers and Vines
Integrate vertical elements into your garden to make the most of the space.

Introducing vertical elements into your garden can help ensure that you make the most of the space. Growing edible climbers and vines is one way to use any vertical space you may have. In this article, I will share some suggestions for how you might choose to incorporate them into your garden.

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EarthSky News: Hydra the Water Snake, the longest constellation

Hydra the Water Snake is the largest of all 88 constellations. It fills the space between zodiacal constellations along the ecliptic on one side and the Milky Way on the other. Hydra’s brightest star is Alphard, which is a sign of spring for the Northern Hemisphere. Moreover, the constellation is home to a variety pack of deep-sky observing targets.

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Patheos-Pagan: Finding a form
APRIL 7, 2022 BY CAMELIA ELIAS

‘What’s my thing?’ people often ask, when they struggle to find a form for their expression. In mainstream tarot parlance, if the Lovers card is in the picture, the tendency is to say that you find your form by doing what you like. The celebrated tarotist and filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky insisted that this card speaks to that effect.

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Pagan Playlist: OMNIA (Official) – The Sheenearlahi Set

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Inner Journey:

DON’T REJECT THE EGO

“Nourishing the soul is the process of drinking at the life stream, coming back to one’s true self, embracing the whole of one’s experience – good, bad, or ugly; painful or exalted; dull or boring.”
— Jon Kabat-Zinn

Spiritual teachings sometimes counsel a need to let go of the ego. In our view, though, ego and personality are essential players in our theatre of life. Personality is the vehicle for Spirit to evolve through form. Soul sparks the potential that exists within the personality.

We don’t want the ego to disappear – we want it to open to divine guidance so the two may work together in alignment.

And so the path of personality aims to build a healthy, skilful ego. Ironically, only a strong, mature ego can take responsibility for carrying the consciousness of soul.

“How do we nurture the soul? By revering our own life. By treating it as supremely important. By reaching for the best within ourselves. By learning to love it all, not only the joys and the victories, but also the pain and the struggles.”
— Nathaniel Branden

higherawareness.com

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A Note from the Universe

You can “dance” with the illusions of time and space choosing your “steps” based upon things and events as they now are, or you can dance with your dreams, choosing your steps based upon things and events as they will be.

And I bet you can guess which steps will perpetuate today’s illusions and which ones will bring transformation…

Shall we?

The Universe

tut.com

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Today’s Recipe: Homemade Banana Pudding with Whipped Cream Topping

Banana pudding is the epitome of comfort food when it comes to desserts. This southern classic is easy to make from scratch using mostly pantry staples. With the perfect pudding-to-cookie ratio, this delightfully sweet and creamy banana pudding tastes real in comparison to boxed pudding mixes. It might just be the best I’ve ever made!

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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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Daily Wisdom
April 8, 2022

Renewal
“The house of the Divine is not closed to any who knock sincerely at its gates, whatever their past stumbles and errors.”

-Sri Aurobindo

Spirit is always within us and all around us, it can’t go away. There is nothing that we could possibly do to make it go away! We don’t have to knock, we don’t have to call, we don’t have to call out – it is already HERE! Welcome it, love it, use it, appreciate it.

-Lissa Coffey coffeytalk.com

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Daily Tarot: Death

A change has been in the air for some time and today the actual transformation could happen. There’s nothing to be afraid of, or to dread, or to fear losing. Room is being made and energy is being set aside for something new and better for you. It could be something small or something large, but whatever it is will be meaningful and affect your daily life.

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/

Cat’s Morning Bits for April 7, 2022

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Cat

Cat’s Morning Bits for April 7, 2022

Blessings, Cat

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April Quotes

“O Day after day we can’t help growing older.
Year after year spring can’t help seeming younger.
Come let’s enjoy our winecup today,
Nor pity the flowers fallen.”

Wang Wei, On Parting with Spring

gardendigest.com

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April 2022 Events

April 1 April Fools Day/ New Moon at 11: 24 pm PST/ 12:24 am MST/ 2:24 am EST

April 15 Celtic Tree Month of Willow begins

April 16 Full Wind Moon at 11:55 am PST/ 12:55 pm MST/ 2:55 pm EST

April 17 Easter

April 19 Sun enters Taurus

April 22 Earth Day

April 30 Solar Eclipse 4:28 pm EST

May 1 Beltane / May Day

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Wise Woman Herbal Ezine: Got Ramps?
by Thea Summer Deer

Worthy of its own festival, ramps are a springtime rite celebrating a Southern Appalachian delicacy. Smelly as a ram in spring, ramps get their nickname from the Old English word “ramson” for wild garlic. They are also affectionately known as the spring onion, wild leek, and in French, ail sauvage and ail des bois, which translates as (no surprise!) wild garlic.

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Forest Witches Spring Morning Routine 🧚🏼‍♂️ Embracing my Inner Child

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Spiritual Unite:THE BIRCH TREE SYMBOLISM – TIME FOR A FRESH START

Birch Tree Symbolism – Birch trees, native to the Northern Hemisphere and parts of Asia, are one of the world’s fastest-growing trees.

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Learn Religions: Magical Banishing Spells
Get rid of what ails you!

By Patti Wigington
Updated on May 09, 2019

In many traditions of Paganism, banishing is done to get rid of negative or unwanted energy, or even people who may be causing problems in our lives. While some traditions frown upon banishing as manipulative magic, on the theory that it impacts the free will of another,

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Today’s DIY: Coconut shell hanging planter idea | easy jellyfish Hanging planter | coconut shell craft

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Thought For The Day

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Treehugger: How To Take Care of Newborn Puppies
Puppies are born blind and mostly deaf, so they rely on you to meet their needs

.If you have newborn puppies either in your home or on the way, you’re likely “nesting,” getting ready for the tiny, squeaking balls of fur

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EarthSky News: Moon and Gemini stars on April 8 and 9

Moon and Gemini stars
On April 8 and, 9, 2022, you’ll find the a 1st-quarter moon near Castor and Pollux, the two brightest stars in the constellation Gemini the Twins.

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Patheos-Pagan: Elemental Witchcraft: Audio-Visual Meditation: The Room Inside Your Mind
HERON MICHELLE

The following is an excerpt from my book Elemental Witchcraft: A Guide to Living a Magickal Life Through the Elements (Llewellyn 2021, page 56-58). It is an introduction to a daily meditation practice with the five elements.

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Spring Magic | Rituals & Spells for springtime

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Inner Journey: IT’S OKAY TO DREAM!

“Don’t discard your fantasies as merely wishful thinking. Honor them as messages from the deepest part of your being about what you can do and directions you can choose.”
— Sanaya Roman and Duane Packer

What are your deepest heart-felt desires, dreams and visions?

Our deepest desires and dreams align with the essence of who we are. The more we align with that essence, the more our life holds meaning, purpose and fulfilment. Do you have a sense of your destiny?

“Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.”
— Dale E. Turner

“Everybody builds a dream in their lifetime. You’re either going to build your dream, or somebody else’s. So build your own!”
— Christopher LaBrec

higherawareness.com

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A Note from the Universe

When you understand that your disappointment in another’s behavior or choices always stems from their immaturity, or yours, rather than their unkindness, or yours, it becomes much harder not to keep skipping through life, giddy with joy, smelling the flowers.

Moreover, when you understand that with enough maturity on your end you can always find peace in all your relationships, it becomes much harder not to run down the street kissing everyone you meet on both cheeks.

Kiss, kiss –

The Universe

tut.com

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Today’s Recipe: Teriyaki Ground Beef Skillet

A quick and easy one-pan, kid-friendly skillet dinner with sweet, rich, and flavorful meat and an Asian twist. The perfect weeknight dinner served with white rice.

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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

Deities include Juno, Jupiter,Thor, Zeus

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Daily Wisdom
April 7, 2022

Renewal
“Whatever the mind holds to and firmly believes in, forms a new pattern of thought within its creative mold, as whatever thought is held in the mind tends to take outward form in new creations.”

-Ernest Holmes

Who do you think you are? Depending on the tone of the person asking that question, you could choose to be insulted or intrigued. But really, do you know who you are? Are who you know yourself to be and who you think yourself to be the same person? We each create the lives we lead, and we’re doing this all the time with our thoughts and our actions. Think about it.

-Lissa Coffey coffeytalk.com

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Daily Tarot: Strength

Act with boldness, but not too much, and make this an easy and productive day. If something challenging or unexpected arises at work or with family, be receptive and stand your ground. Don’t push back until you know what it is you’re up against. Then if needed, give as well as you get. You can do this tactfully.

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/

Cat’s Morning Bits for April 6, 2022

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Cat

Cat’s Morning Bits for April 6, 2022

Blessings, Cat

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April Quotes

“Spring would not be spring without bird songs.”

Francis M. Chapman

gardendigest.com

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April 2022 Events

April 1 April Fools Day/ New Moon at 11: 24 pm PST/ 12:24 am MST/ 2:24 am EST

April 15 Celtic Tree Month of Willow begins

April 16 Full Wind Moon at 11:55 am PST/ 12:55 pm MST/ 2:55 pm EST

April 17 Easter

April 19 Sun enters Taurus

April 22 Earth Day

April 30 Solar Eclipse 4:28 pm EST

May 1 Beltane / May Day

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Spirit Library: The Pre-birth Void
Brenda Hoffman

Dear Ones,

You likely have a need for something new and exciting. You feel you are missing something, even though you have difficulties knowing what that something is. So some days you pine for a celebration, other days for a vacation, and still others for financial or romantic rewards. But if those items appeared, they would not hold your interest for long.

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The Witches’ Cookery:Sigil Magick | Create, charge, activate & use Sigils | History of magic symbols

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Spirituality & Health: 4 Exercises to Build Trust and Confidence in Your Intuition

BY SHANNON KAISER
First, take a quiz to determine if you lean clairvoyant, clairaudient, clairsentient, or claircognizant. Then try these exercises to strengthen your intuition. Read more.

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Learn Religions: Disposal of Ritual Offerings

By Patti Wigington
Updated on February 21, 2018
A common question that comes up is the matter of how to dispose of offerings made during a ritual once the ritual has concluded. Disposal methods may vary, depending on a few things. For instance, does your particular magical tradition require you to dispose of offerings in a certain way?

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MBG: There Are 4 Types Of Intelligence: Here’s How To Use Them To Make Better Decisions

When you have an important decision to make, how do you make it? Do you do your research, make pro/con lists, and battle it out in your smart mind? Do you scan for fear, excitement, sadness, anger, or any other emotions that may arise? Do you trust your gut, or do you wait for an intuitive hit to drop in?

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The myth of the moon goddess – Cynthia Fay Davis

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Daily OM: April 6, 2022 Hawk Medicine
The Power Of Perspective

Using our spiritual vision, we can look deeply into the inner light that guides us, seeing clearly what is not visible. Hawks have the power to soar high above the earth, giving them a perspective previously only available to the inhabitants of the heavens above. Because of this, people from various cultures throughout history have seen them as messengers of spirit, bringing wisdom from the heavens and the value of their higher vision down to earth

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Treehugger: Do Octopuses Have Emotions?
Researchers explore moral and ethical dilemmas of recognizing animal feelings.

Not only do octopuses have eight arms, they also have nine brains.1

To go along with all that gray matter, researchers were curious whether these smart creatures and other invertebrates have emotions.

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EarthSky News: EarthSky’s visible planets – night sky guide – April 2022

Find these visible planets in April 2022: Venus blazing in the east before sunrise; Mars and Saturn, also in the east before sunrise; Jupiter, emerging in the east before sunrise in early April and easier to see as the month progresses. Mercury will return to the evening sky by mid-April, to begin its best evening apparition for the year for the Northern Hemisphere.

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Patheos-Pagan: What Will Your Next Life Be Like?

What comes after death? This is one of the Big Questions of Life – people have wondered about it for at least as long as we’ve been human. We have no definitive answers. But we have plenty of speculative answers, and one of them is reincarnation.

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Pagan Playlist: Lullaby of Woe – Ashley Serena (LYRICS)

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Inner Journey:

GIVING CHOICE

“Freedom of choice is more to be treasured than any possession earth can give.”
— David O. McKay

I want to choose the details of my life. Fortunately, I’ve come to appreciate how important it is to give others the freedom to choose their own paths.

None of us wants our choice robbed from us. I can’t know what’s best for anyone but me. So why give unsolicited advice to others and expect them to follow it?

“The truest characters of ignorance are vanity, and pride and arrogance.”
— Samuel Butler

“What man wants is simply independent choice, whatever that may cost and wherever it may lead.”
— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

higherawareness.com

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A Note from the Universe

It’s no accident that your courage often overrides your common sense.

You wanted to be programmed that way.

You also wanted it all.

Proud of you,

The Universe

tut.com

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Today’s Recipe: 16 Unbelievably Soft Sour Cream Cookie Recipes

If you aren’t mixing sour cream into your cookie batter, you could be missing out on a fantastic cookie experience. Sour cream boasts high fat levels and a fair amount of acidity. Both factors give baked goods a hefty dose of moisture, as well as a bright, tangy flavor.

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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

Deities include Athena, Hermes, Lugh, Mercury, Odin

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Mountain Rose Herbs: Essential Oil Blend for Focus + Room Spray for Studying

In the fast-paced world we often find ourselves in, it can be hard to get in the right headspace to study or concentrate on what I call “sit-down tasks.” When I’m experiencing circular thoughts or find myself reading the same paragraph several times over,

Cat’s Morning Bits for April 5, 2022

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Cat

Cat’s Morning Bits for April 5, 2022

Blessings, Cat

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April Quotes

“And Spring arose on the garden fair,
Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere;
And each flower and herb on Earth’s dark breast
rose from the dreams of its wintry rest.”

Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Sensitive Plant

gardendigest.com

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April 2022 Events

April 1 April Fools Day/ New Moon at 11: 24 pm PST/ 12:24 am MST/ 2:24 am EST

April 15 Celtic Tree Month of Willow begins

April 16 Full Wind Moon at 11:55 am PST/ 12:55 pm MST/ 2:55 pm EST

April 17 Easter

April 19 Sun enters Taurus

April 22 Earth Day

April 30 Solar Eclipse 4:28 pm EST

May 1 Beltane / May Day

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Spiritual Unite: SYMBOLISM OF YEW TREE – LIFE, DEATH AND RESURRECTION

The symbolism of the Yew tree is rich and well documented.

It is sometimes known as The Tree Of Life, and much of the meaning of the Yew tree surrounds ideas of life, death, and resurrection.

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Chaotic Witch Aunt: The Ten Best Spells for Beginner Witches

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Spirituality & Health: 4 Mindful Lessons From Hummingbirds
BY SARAH BOWEN

For one, it’s possible to be slow and fast at the same time.

“How does she do that?” I exclaimed, peering out the window at the stationary-yet-buzzing ruby-throated hummingbird outside my window. Considering myself a quite different animal, I realized maybe that’s not so, as I stood motionless with a million questions flying through my head.

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Learn Religions: Magical Metals

Study Paganism and magical practice for any length of time, and at some point, you’re going to hear about correspondences. Often we discuss correspondences, which are tangible things associated with non-tangible aspects, in terms of herbs, crystals, even planets. Oddly, there’s occasionally a tendency to overlook one of the most useful sets of magical correspondences: metals.

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MBG: Weekly Energy Reading: A Wave Of Awakening Is Here — But Not Without Some Challenges

Each week, join author and energy healer Natasha Levinger as she reads the communal energy to predict what’s in store for us in the days ahead.
The energy at the start of this week feels like the surge of awakening we get from jumping into the cold ocean and getting hit in the face by a wave. But wait! It’s not bad. Maybe a little harsher than we would have asked for—but once we adjust to the water, it feels great

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Thought For The Day

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Treehugger: Critically Endangered Blue-Eyed Lemur Born at Florida Zoo
These lemurs have been named among the world’s most threatened primates.

Covered in fuzzy light brown fur, a new critically endangered lemur baby born at a Florida zoo is surveying the world through its large, crystal blue eyes.

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EarthSky News: Mars and Saturn conjunction, April 4 and 5 mornings

Mars and Saturn conjunction
Mars and Saturn have a beautiful conjunction on the mornings of April 4 and 5, 2022. Their actual conjunction – when the two objects have the same right ascension on the sky’s dome – happens at 22 UTC on April 4. That’s when Mars will swing 0.3 degrees south of Saturn. But that time is less important than the time you’ll see the pair. You’ll see them in the sunrise direction, shortly before the sun comes up. They’ll be near another much-more-dazzling planet, Venus.

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Patheos-Pagan: Receiving a Divination Gift
APRIL 3, 2022 BY BADER SAAB
It hasn’t been so long since I experienced Al-‘Uzza healing love, something I keep thinking about now and then, maybe not consciously, but always keep in my mind. Recently, I experienced something for the first time in life: all of a sudden,

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Pagan Playlist: songs to channel your inner siren 🌊【deep sea playlist】

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Inner Journey:

HARD WORK

“Work should be in order to live. We don’t live in order to work. That shift in awareness is necessary.”
— Matthew Fox

What are your beliefs around work? Do you believe it’s necessary to work hard to earn a living? No pain, no gain? Do you believe women’s work is never done? That play is a waste of time?

While there are merits to the work ethic, over-work takes a serious toll on the quality of our lives. Our ability to contribute to life requires us to have a sense of balance, joy, playfulness, time to stop and smell the flowers.

“Learning to let go of the ways we inadvertently and unconsciously contribute to our own pain is the key to finding radiant physical and emotional health.”
— Ingrid Bacci

“To do great work a man must be very idle as well as very industrious.”
— Samuel Butler

“The true object of all human life is play.”
— G.K. Chesterton

higherawareness.com

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A Note from the Universe

Wait a minute.

You’re already smarter, kinder, more honest, insightful, and ambitious, even better looking, than 99.99 percent of the people who now have what you dream of having and who now do what you dream of doing.

Getting there is not about being better, more deserving, or smarter, Cat, it’s about realizing you already are, and acting like it.

As you were,

The Universe

tut.com

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Today’s Recipe: Chocolate Chip Pancakes

This is my go-to recipe for chocolate chip pancakes. The pancakes come out super fluffy and the whole family loves them. Add as many chocolate chips as you like. Can easily be doubled or tripled. Serve with maple syrup if you like.

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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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Daily Wisdom
April 5, 2022

Renewal
“You could not step twice into the same river; for other waters are ever flowing on to you.”

-Heraclitus

Here on earth, in this physical realm, life is constantly changing. And as people, we are changing and growing and living and learning all the time. This is why we are here! Embrace change, step boldly into the unknown, this is a journey of discovery and self-discovery.

-Lissa Coffey coffeytalk.com

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Daily Tarot: Justice

Take everything and everyone a little bit more seriously today, without getting grim about it. People may bring you requests or problems that they think are shaking up their world, and you should offer at least a token respect for their worries and needs. None of this puts any pressure on you, unless you get emotionally involved. Remember, you have neither the power nor responsibility to fix it all.

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/

Cat’s Morning Bits for April 4, 2022

Posted on April 4, 2022 by Cat

Cat’s Morning Bits for April 4, 2022

Blessings, Cat

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April Quotes

“Spring would not be spring without bird songs.”
– Francis M. Chapman

gardendigest.com

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April 2022 Events

April 1 April Fools Day/ New Moon at 11: 24 pm PST/ 12:24 am MST/ 2:24 am EST

April 15 Celtic Tree Month of Willow begins

April 16 Full Wind Moon at 11:55 am PST/ 12:55 pm MST/ 2:55 pm EST

April 17 Easter

April 19 Sun enters Taurus

April 22 Earth Day

April 30 Solar Eclipse 4:28 pm EST

May 1 Beltane / May Day

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House Blessing Spell Candle Recipe – Candle Magic – Color Magic – Witchcraft – Magical Crafting

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Spirituality & Health: Foot Care for Anxiety

BY SHERIANNA BOYLE

Looking for a sense of calm, reassurance, and peace? The answer is literally at your feet. Massage, stretch, soak, and root (which means uncrossing legs and planting the feet).

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Learn Religions: Full Moon Water Scrying Divination

By Patti Wigington
Updated on February 16, 2019

The full moon has long been considered a symbol of wisdom and intuition. We feel its connection every month when it lights the night sky. Many of us feel more energetic and alert during the full phase of the moon.

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MBG: What Your Birth Month Color Says About You, From The Creator Of Colorstrology

You likely already know that each birth month has a designated birthstone and even a birth month flower—but did you know each month also has a specific color? In colorstrology, every month (and every day of the year, actually) has its own special hue with an accompanying meaning.

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The myth of Pandora’s box – Iseult Gillespie

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Thought For The Day

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Treehugger: What to See in the Night Sky for April 2022
The start of galaxy season, a parade of planets, and a meteor shower all feature this month.

While March gets to officially welcome spring, it’s April that truly kicks down the door on our return to warmer weather. Nowhere, perhaps, is this more evident than in the evening hours,

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Patheos-Pagan: Learning to love your body – unconditionally.
MARCH 30, 2022 BY KATIE GERRARD

What is Unconditional Body Acceptance and why is it so liberating?

Unconditional body acceptance for many people is moving away from a lifetime of social conditioning. It turns its head on the subconscious beliefs we might have held for the entirety of our lives in terms of what ‘good’ bodies ‘should’ look and behave like.

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Pagan Playlist: Celtic Mythology Music – The Goddess & The Serpent (Corchen)

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Inner Journey:

FILL UP YOUR TANK

“How do we keep our inner fire alive? Two things, at minimum, are needed: an ability to appreciate the positives in our life – and a commitment to action. Every day, it’s important to ask and answer these questions: ‘What’s good in my life?’ and ‘What needs to be done?'”
–NathanielBranden

I have found there’s a very different quality to my action when it springs from a sense of abundance as opposed to a feeling of being impoverished.

When I sense I’m not good enough or that I don’t have enough, I feel driven to be better and to have more. Whatever I do takes effort – there’s an element of struggle involved. And this makes sense because there’s no fuel – I’m working on an empty tank.

When I’m feeling abundant, I act out of my own inspiration. I’m rich and full and so the energy flows naturally. This action at times feels almost effortless.

It’s important to remember that we don’t need money to be abundant. All we need is appreciation of all that we have.

” …what I focus on in life is what I get. And if I concentrate on how bad I am or how wrong I am or how inadequate I am, if I concentrate on what I can’t do and how there’s not enough time in which to do it, isn’t that what I get every time? And when I think about how powerful I am, and when I think about what I have left to contribute, and when I think about the difference I can make on this planet, then that’s what I get. You see, I recognize that it’s not what happens to you; it’s what you do about it.”
— W. Mitchell

higherawareness.com

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A Note from the Universe

Would it help to be reminded, that there’s no problem so great that you won’t one day be grateful for it?

That there’s no friend you’ve ever had, who won’t always love you?

And that there’s no dream you’ve ever dreamt, that doesn’t already exist?

Not bad, huh?

The Universe

tut.com

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Today’s Recipe: Couscous with Mushrooms and Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Lively sun-dried tomatoes and hearty portobello mushrooms are tossed with couscous in this satisfying entree.

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Magical Correspondences for Monday

Element: Water

Deities include Artemis, Diana, Luna, Selene, Thoth

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Daily Wisdom
April 4, 2022

Renewal
“The natural healing force in each one of us is the greatest force in getting well.”

-Hippocrates

Spring has sprung! Doesn’t it feel great? This is a time of rejuvenation and renewal. A new cycle has started. Just as we can shed our winter coats, we can slough off our negativity, wash away our old attitudes, and begin again. Our lives will reflect our new outlook, bright and clear!

-Lissa Coffey coffeytalk.com

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Daily Tarot: The Moon

If you’re feeling vulnerable or in a vulnerable or fragile position, take half a step back and give yourself more breathing room. You’re actually doing fine, but if that’s not your perception then nothing will convince you otherwise. If you need a break or a little time off, see if you can arrange it, if only for a few hours. This is not a show of weakness. Take care of yourself.

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/

Cat’s Morning Bits for April 1, 2022

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Cat

Cat’s Morning Bits for April 1, 2022

Blessings, Cat

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April Quotes

“And Spring arose on the garden fair,
Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere;
And each flower and herb on Earth’s dark breast
rose from the dreams of its wintry rest.”

Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Sensitive Plant

gardendigest.com

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April 2022 Events

April 1 April Fools Day/ New Moon at 11: 24 pm PST/ 12:24 am MST/ 2:24 am EST

April 15 Celtic Tree Month of Willow begins

April 16 Full Wind Moon at 11:55 am PST/ 12:55 pm MST/ 2:55 pm EST

April 17 Easter

April 19 Sun enters Taurus

April 22 Earth Day

April 30 Solar Eclipse 4:28 pm EST

May 1 Beltane / May Day

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Spirit Library: April 2022 Energies – Freedom
Jamye Price

The accompanying video to this article can be found here.

We are in a time of the spiral flow tightening, speeding and intensifying the gravitational pull to change. This brings necessary re

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How to Make a Spell Jar for Weight Loss – Herbal Grimoire Page, Weight Loss Spell – Magical Crafting

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April Birthstone : Diamond
Birthstone Color: White, Clear

April’s birthstone is remarkably simple in composition, yet stunning in its unique ability to reflect and refract light into vivid flashes of brilliant color. The ancient Hindus called the Diamond “Vajra,” meaning lightening, both because of the sparks of light thrown off by this gem as well as its invincible strength. The Diamond is harder than any other substance on earth.

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MBG: How Your Birth Time Impacts Your Moon Sign, According To Astrologers

If you’ve ever studied your astrological birth chart, you know the time of day you were born has a big influence, particularly on your rising sign. But did you know whether you were born during the day or night has a significant impact on your moon sign too? Here, astrologers explain.

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April Correspondences

Nature Spirits: Plant Faeries
Herbs: Basil; Chives; Dragons Blood; Geranium & Thistle
Colours: Crimson Red & Gold
Flowers: Daisy & Sweetpea
Scents: Bay; Bergamot; Patchouli & Pine
Stones: Ruby; Garnet & Sard
Trees: Pine; Bay & Hazel
Animals: Bear & Wolf
Birds: Hawk & Magpie
Deities: Anahita; Bast; Ceres; Hathor; Ishtar; Kali & Venus
Power Flow: Balance to the Nerves; Check Anger; Creating and Producing; Self Confidence & Take advantage of opportunities

originally found at http://mystiksangelrealm.com

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April Birth Flowers: Daisy
The Daisy is the flower bringer of good fortune and blissful pleasure.

It is thought that the name “daisy” is a corruption of “day’s eye”, because the whole head closes at night and opens in the morning.

The most common characteristic of all these plants, is that what in common parlance might be called a “flower”, is an inflorescence or flower head; a densely packed cluster of many small, individual flowers, usually called florets (meaning “small flowers”) .Often considered a weed on lawns, though many also value the appearance of the flowers. Several cultivars and hybrids have been selected with much larger flowerheads up to 5-6 cm diameter and with light pink to purple-red ray florets.

Sweet Pea
Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus) is a flowering plant of the genus Lathyrus in the family Fabaceae (the legumes). It is another April birthday flower. Unlike most peas, the seeds of the sweet pea are not edible. They are often grown by gardeners for their bright colors and the sweet fragrance that gives them their name. The species is annual and so lasts for only one season. The seeds of the sweet pea are poisonous and should not be eaten.

Sweet peas have been cultivated since the 17th century and a vast number of flower varieties are commercially available

originally found at http://www.birth-flower.com/Library/APRIL/.

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Treehugger: Identify a Tree Using Leaf Shape, Margin, and Venation
Discover all that you can learn from a tree leaf’s characteristics.

Botanists and foresters have developed terms for the patterns and shapes used in tree identification. Many of those terms are used when observing a tree’s leaves.

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EarthSky News: Mars and Saturn conjunction, April 4 and 5 mornings

Mars and Saturn conjunction
Mars and Saturn are heading for a beautiful conjunction on the mornings of April 4 and 5, 2022. Their actual conjunction – when the two objects have the same right ascension on the sky’s dome – happens at 22 UTC on April 4. That’s when Mars will swing 0.3 degrees south of Saturn

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Patheos-Pagan: What Will Your Next Life Be Like?
MARCH 31, 2022 BY JOHN BECKETT

What comes after death? This is one of the Big Questions of Life – people have wondered about it for at least as long as we’ve been human. We have no definitive answers. But we have plenty of speculative answers, and one of them is reincarnation.

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Pagan Playlist: Tamlin – Faun

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Inner Journey:

WISDOM

“…we need to abandon the idea that wisdom is knowing everything-the whys, the wherefores, the how-tos. Wisdom is often more subtle, both far simpler and exceedingly more complex. For wisdom requires the discerning, the listening to, the acknowledgement of nudges and notions, of senses and sensations, of the minute and what we often mistakenly assume is the mundane. Wisdom means listening to the still, small voice, the whisper that can be easily lost in the whirlwind of busyness, expectations, and conventions of the world….”
— Jean M. Blomquist

“Nine-tenths of wisdom is appreciation. Go find somebody’s hand and squeeze it, while there’s time.”
— Dale Dauten

“To finish the moment, to find the journey’s end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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A Note from the Universe

Start it; you don’t have to be fancy.

Keep moving; you don’t have to go crazy.

Visualize; you don’t have to admit it.

See the end result; it doesn’t have to be material.

Expect miracles; they don’t have to be huge.

Pretend you’ve arrived; you don’t have to dance on tables.

And above all else, have fun.

This is why you started it, right?

Life, what a trip –

The Universe

tut.com

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Today’s Recipe: April Fools’ Day Recipes
Cookies that look like hamburgers and hot dogs, gummi fish ‘sushi,’ and kitty litter cake–fool your friends and family with fun food recipes for April Fools’ Day.

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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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Daily Wisdom
April 1, 2022

Desire
“Desire and its hold can be overcome,
Through work you can lift that veil and see
The Truth of all life just waiting for you.
Through Karma Yoga you can be free.”

Song Divine: A New Lyrical Rendition of the Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 3
Karma Yoga is the path of work and service. When we work selflessly, that is, for the good of others, for the good of the whole, rather than for the fruits of our labor, then we grow spiritually. We start to understand that material things don’t bring us the lasting happiness we seek, and that desire, or the wanting of these things, keeps us trapped into an endless loop of feeling like we never have enough. Freedom is knowing that we already have enough, that we already are enough.

-Lissa Coffey coffeytalk.com

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Daily Tarot: The High Priestess

Let intuition be your guide today and you won’t go too far wrong. If something doesn’t need to be done or delivered instantly, take your time and let events, situations, and people claim the time and attention they seem to want. Things want to sort themselves out for you, in the best ways. Don’t introduce complications. Be decisive when necessary but otherwise step up, too, and be pleasantly surprised.

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/

Cat’s Morning Bits for March 30, 2022

Posted on March 30, 2022 by Cat

Cat’s Morning Bits for March 30, 2022

Blessings, Cat

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March Quotes

“The cock is crowing,
The stream is flowing,
The small birds twitter,
The lake doth glitter,
The green field sleeps in the sun;
The oldest and youngest
Are at work with the strongest;
The cattle are grazing,
Their heads never raising;
There are forty feeding like one!
Like an army defeated
The snow hath retreated,
And now doth fare ill
On the top of the bare hill;
The Plowboy is whooping-anon-anon:
There’s joy in the mountains;
There’s life in the fountains;
Small clouds are sailing,
The rain is over and gone!”

William Wordsworth, March

gardendigest.com

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March 2022 Events

March 1 Mardi Gras

March 2 New Moon 9:34 am PST/ 10:34 am MST/ 12:34 pm

March 13 Daylight Saving Time (Spring ahead!) at 2 am

March 17 St. Patrick’s Day

March 18 Full Storm Moon 12:17 am PST/ 1:17 am MST/ 3:17 am EST

March 18 Celtic Tree Month of Alder begins

March 20 Spring Equinox/ Ostara /Sun enters Aries

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Spirit Library: Just Be
Kate Spreckley

So much of our life has been taken up by striving and doing and as a result, we have become overstimulated and exhausted by the external and have forgotten how to be with and flow with the impulses of our soul.

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5 Easy Spells for the Beginner Witch | Budget Friendly and Discreet Magic

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Learn Religions: Diana, Roman Goddess of the Hunt

By Patti Wigington
Updated on July 02, 2019

Many Pagans honor the goddess Diana (pronounced di-ANN-ah) in her various aspects. Particularly in feminist and NeoWiccan traditions, Diana holds a place in the heart of a number of modern magical practitioners. Her name is believed to come from an early Indo-European word,

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MBG: Energy Reading March 29-April 4, 2022: We’re In For An Emotional Rollercoaster

If you weren’t interested in personal growth work before the pandemic arrived, it left many of us with no choice but to look within and see if we liked what we saw or not. In some cases, it was also a matter of looking externally and seeing that it wasn’t matching up with what we wanted internally

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Thought For The Day

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Treehugger: Climate Victory Gardens Continue to Sprout Across the Country
The number of backyard vegetable gardens has doubled in the past year.

Americans are planting more vegetable gardens than ever. What may have started as a pandemic hobby has continued to expand rapidly, with the number of registered “climate victory gardens” now pegged around 15,000.

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EarthSky News: Tau Herculid meteors in May might be intense!

Intense meteor display possible from comet SW3
Heads up! On May 30-31, 2022, we might have a brief-but-intense meteor display, thanks to a comet that split apart in 1995 and is apparently still fragmenting. It might happen, as Earth passes through a particularly dense stream of icy particles which the comet left behind in the years 1995, 1897 and 1892

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Patheos-Pagan: May the Freak Occurrences Be Ever in Your Favor
MARCH 29, 2022 BY THUMPER FORGE

“The experience is similar to trying to hitch a lift on a deserted road in the dead of night. You’ve been there for hours, it’s pouring down with rain and you “know” with an air of dread certainty that no one’s going to stop for you now, but you stick your thumb out anyway.

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Pagan Playlist: enchanting songs for a witch 🌙【folk / pagan playlist】

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Inner Journey:

STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES

“The burden is equal to the horse’s strength.”
— The Talmud

What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses?

If you make a list of the two and study them, you may discover they match.

Life needs us to bring our strengths to the world. To encourage us to do so, we have weaknesses that give rise to problems that require us to call on our strengths to solve them. Ingenious, don’t you think?

“Our weaknesses are divine gifts that when embraced will enable us to make our purposeful contribution to the whole, which is why we incarnated in the first place.”
— Andrew Schneider

“We acquire the strength we have overcome.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

higherawareness.com

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A Note from the Universe

Any and all forms of separation, disconnects, divides, partings, breakups, and goodbyes are temporary. Very.

You’ll be together far, far longer than you will ever be apart.

Forever and ever,

The Universe

tut.com

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Today’s Recipe: 7 Beef Quesadilla Recipes for Speedy Suppers
Easy, cheesy, and affordable, quesadillas make a great meal for yourself or for the whole family. Flip through this gallery to see our collection of top-rated beef quesadillas.

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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

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Daily Wisdom
March 30, 2022

Desire
“Our desires always increase with our possessions; the knowledge that something remains yet unenjoyed, impairs our enjoyment of the good before us.”

-Samuel Johnson

As we continue on the spiritual path, we notice that our desires change. While we recognize that desire for material things is our human nature, the novelty of those things subsides. We yearn to experience our connection with God more fully. Our desire for spiritual growth moves us along the path

-Lissa Coffey coffeytalk.com

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Daily Tarot: Strength

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/

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