Cat’s Morning Bits for April 23, 2020
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 Events & Holidays
April 23 Ramadan
April 24 Arbor Day
April 30 Walprgis Night
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This is the weather the cuckoo likes,
And so do I;
When showers betumble the chestnut spikes,
And nestlings fly.
-Thomas Hardy (1840-1928)
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Spirit Library: Rebirth (a message from Kate Spreckley)
This year the human collective has been gifted with an intense transformational process that is revealing two very clear and distinct paths – the path of the ego or the path of the soul.
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ThoughtCo: 5 Easy Decorating Ideas for Beltane
Need some quick and affordable decorating ideas for Beltane? Here are some tips on how to bring the season into your home without breaking your bank account.
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MBG: A Guided Meditation For Coming Back To Yourself During Chaotic Times
These days, it’s easy to get lost in the 24/7 news cycle and shaken up by the dramatic change in our daily routine. This following meditation can help you come back to yourself.
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Daily Dream Meaning: Falcon
1. Dreaming of hunting with a falcon implies the need to seek help in searching for something you desire.
2. A hooded falcon indicates that someone around you is keeping things from you.
3. A falcon making a kill is actually a positive omen, indicating that a long-time goal of yours will finally be reached.
astrology.com
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Daily Good: Earth Day at 50
For the fiftieth anniversary of Earth Day, Orion Magazine asked ten authors– including E.O. Wilson, Krista Tippett, Pico Iyer, and Amy Tan– one question: “What earthly thing gives you hope at this point in history? { read more }
Be The Change
What does cherishing the Earth look like in your own life? For more food for thought, check out “7 Things We’ve Learned About Earth Since Last Earth Day” { more }
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Today’s DIY: I Made An Epic Druid SPELLTOME – The Tome Of Earth
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Elephant Journal: The most Beautiful, Hopeful thing you’ll read about our New Reality. {Poem}
Today I was grateful for
that sale at CVS, where I found some
half-off goodies to bring home.
And the lady with the bedazzled mask
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MNN: We could learn a lot from the humble flower
Despite their stunningly intelligent design, flowers occasionally suffer a breakdown. A blossom might get nicked by a stiff breeze or crushed by a falling branch.
A passing animal may check to see if it’s worth eating. Sometimes, a stalk may become so overburdened with blossoms, it collapses
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EarthSky News: Young moon, Venus after sunset April 24-26
Shortly after the sun sets on April 24 and 25, 2020, look for the young waxing crescent moon, beneath the dazzling planet Venus, in your western sky. Generally, it is quite difficult to spot a young moon less one day (24 hours) after new moon. But on April 24, 2020,
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Patheos-Pagan: The Balancing Path: Meeting Aradia
I am a witch, and I spent most of my adult life avoiding Aradia.
I know, I know. Blasphemy!
Honestly, the fact that it can be viewed as blasphemy was a good part of my motivation for avoiding her. Gospel of the Witches was another one.
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Pagan Playlist: Aragorn Sleepsong – Secret Garden
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Inner Journey:
WHO ARE YOU?
“Please… tell me who you are and what you want. And if you think those are simple questions, keep in mind that most people live their entire lives without arriving at an answer.”
— Gary Zukav
How deeply can you answer this question? Please realize that you are the only one who can answer it. No one else can tell you who you are. You must discover this for yourself. And the challenge of knowing ourselves is no easy task.
We hope this question excites rather than intimidates you. There’s so much more to you than you know at present! Isn’t this intriguing? Perhaps it’s time to go exploring.
“Mysterious and intimidating to contemplate, the human brain is the most complex thing there is and the most difficult task it can undertake is to understand itself.”
— David Noonan
“I don’t think God cares where we were graduated or what we did for a living. God wants to know who we are. Discovering this is the work of the soul – it is our true life’s work.”
— Bernie Siegel
higherawareness.com
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A Note from the Universe
Avoid gray areas.
There, the path to safety is guarded by the lies of “maybe,” “sometimes,” and “I don’t know.” There is a truth. There is a way. Life is absolute, and its principles exacting. If you put it out “there,” it has to come back. Ask, and it must be revealed.
Think, speak, and move with your desires, and nothing will ever be the same.
Tallyho,
The Universe
tut.com
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Today’s Recipe: 15 Easy Snacks That Start with Refrigerated Biscuit Dough
If you’ve got refrigerated biscuit dough in your fridge, you’re already on a fast track to snacks. Go heat the oven and pop open that package—let’s make sweet and savory biscuit dough snacks right now. Here are 10 of our favorites to try.
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Magical Correspondences for Thursday
Magickal Intentions: Luck, Happiness, Health, Legal Matters, Male Fertility, Treasure and Wealth, Honor, Riches, Clothing Desires, Leadership, Public Activity, Power and Success Incense: Cinnamon, Must, Nutmeg and Sage
Planet: Jupiter
Sign: Sagittarius and Pisces
Angel: Sachiel
Colors: Purple, Royal Blue and Indigo
Herbs/Plants: Cinnamon, Beech, Buttercup, Coltsfoot, Oak
Stones: Sugilite, Amethyst, Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli and Sapphire
Oil: (Jupiter) Clove, Lemon Balm, Oakmoss, Star Anise
Jupiter presides over Thursday. The vibrations of this day attune well to all matters involving material gain. Use them for working rituals that entail general success, accomplishment, honors and awards, or legal issues. These energies are also helpful in matters of luck, gambling, and prosperity.
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Daily Wisdom
April 23, 2020
Future
“The future is made of the same stuff as the present.”
-Simone Weil, 1968
It’s so amazing how true this is… so many times I meet people and our experiences in life have been so similar – it’s almost like we’re all living the same life – maybe in different places, or different times, but the lessons we learn are universal. And the lessons don’t change. We’ve heard them time and time again, it’s just up to us to assimilate them into our lives until we “get it.”
-Lissa Coffey
coffeytalk.com
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Daily Tarot: The Tower
Your emotions and instincts are working overtime today and this can distract you from doing the simplest of things. Whatever difficulties you encounter today – and they should be small ones – you will create more problems for yourself by being too psychically overactive. If someone is preoccupied with you and wishing you to have a rough day, you’ll know it but maybe not know who it is
astrology.com
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About Cat’s Morning Bits: These daily posts are reblogged from various email newsletters that I receive each day.
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