Cat’s Morning Bits for September 2, 2019

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Cat’s Morning Bits for September 2, 2019

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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If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.
-Confucius (551 BC-479 BC)

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Spiritual Unite: Soul Urge Number 33 – Master Teacher With Endless Potential

Soul urge number 33 belongs to those people who hold the urges and desires of the archetypal Master Teacher.
Master Teacher is the name for the master number 33 that most succinctly sums up this numerological power number

https://www.spiritualunite.com/articles/soul-urge-number-33/

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ThoughtCo: Croning Ceremony to Celebrate Women’s Wisdom

For a long time, to be called a crone was an insult. The very word implied a wrinkled, hunchbacked old woman, unwanted and unloved. Women who had reached an advanced age were dismissed as useless hags, and there was nothing to celebrate about it at all. Fortunately, times are changing, and more and more women are welcoming this aspect of their life.

https://www.learnreligions.com/croning-ceremony-2562871

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MBG: Fall Is In The Air & This Horoscope Is Pumping Us Up For The Season

This week, the AstroTwins break down how to use Virgo’s boost to seamlessly transition into fall.
Monday’s square could spell good times ahead.
Get ready for a #NoLimitsLaborDay. (If you’ve already been having a #HotGirlSummer, look out, world!) This Monday, September 2, heavenly hedonists Venus and Jupiter get frisky with each other when they lock into a tangled square.

https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/horoscope-for-september-2-8-2019-from-the-astrotwins

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Turquoise Color Meaning – The Color Turquoise
The color turquoise helps opening lines of communication between the heart and the spoken word. It is a friendly and happy color that is enjoying life. In color psychology, it controls and heals the emotions, creating emotional balance and stability

https://www.color-meanings.com/turquoise-color-meaning-the-color-turquoise/

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Daily Good: The Friendship Bench

Globally, more than 300 million people suffer from depression, according to the World Health Organization. Depression is the world’s leading cause of disability and it contributes to 800,000 suicides per year, the majority of which occur in developing countries. Yet those suffering from depression have few options due to a dearth of mental health professionals. In brainstorming how to tackle this problem, Dixon Chibanda, director of the African Mental Health Research Initiative, arrived at an unlikely solution. Since 2006, Chibanda and his team have trained over 400 grandmothers in evidence-based talk therapy, which they deliver for free in more than 70 communities in Zimbabwe. The method has been empirically vetted and has been expanded to countries beyond, including the US. { read more } http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20181015-how-one-bench-and-a-team-of-grandmothers-can-beat-depression

Be The Change

Think of a nagging problem you face in your life or community where you lack access to the needed solution. Literally “throw up you hands” and give up trying to get what’s not available. Now look around you. What can you do with what you have?

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Elephant Journal: Want a Metaphysical Reset for the End of the Year? Do a September Home Detox.

I’ve always felt that September has an energy about it that is similar to January.
We’re moving into the closing months of the year, and the signs around us in nature are all about endings (to make way for new beginnings). Maybe it’s a resistance to what is—such a human quality—

https://www.elephantjournal.com/2019/09/want-a-metaphysical-reset-for-the-end-of-the-year-do-a-september-home-detox/

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MNN: What to see in the night sky in September

After a summer that featured Tesla’s spaceman completing a full orbit around the sun, a muted Perseid meteor shower in August, and the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, it’s been an eventful time in the galaxy we call home. What could September possibly offer for an encore? Plenty, it turns out.

https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/space/blogs/what-see-night-sky-september

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Patheos-Pagan: Druid in the City: Offerings Without Spending

It is a tradition in ADF to make offerings. We give these offerings in a practice of hospitality. There is a re-constructed Indo-European phrase, *ghosti, that talks about the duties between guest and host. In this relationship, we give gifts to the gods and spirits so that they may provide us with gifts in return.

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2019/08/druid-in-the-city-offerings-without-spending/

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Inner Journey:

DID YOU FIND JOY?

“The future, higher evolution will belong to those who live in joy, who share joy, and who spread joy.”
— Torkom Saraydarian

Joy, as the energy of love, is the highest vibration on this planet. Everything in the universe is energy; it can be measured and reduced to vibrational frequencies. It’s a universal law that as we think and feel we vibrate, and as we vibrate we attract.When we are in the high joy vibration, we attract what is for our greater good.

The Ancient Egyptians saw Joy as a sacred responsibility. They believed that upon their death, the God Osiris would ask them two questions: “Did you bring Joy?” and “Did you find Joy?” Those who answered ‘yes’ could continue their journey into the afterlife.

For at least the next week or two, ask yourself these two questions each and every day:
•Did I bring joy?
•Did I find joy?

“Man loves because he is Love. He seeks Joy, for he is Joy. He thirsts for God for he is composed of God and he cannot exist without Him.”
— Sathya Sai Baba

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A Note from the Universe 

Several upsides to having 7 billion people share the planet with you, is that you then have 7 billion teachers, 7 billion reasons to fall in love, and 7 billion more versions of yourself.

Aren’t they all amazing?

Wow,

The Universe

tut.com

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Today’s Recipe: Blueberry and Almond Oat Muffins

Blueberry and almond oat muffins make a convenient breakfast for on the go. Each muffin is packed with plenty of protein, nutrition and tastes delicious!

https://www.thriftyfun.com/Blueberry-and-Almond-Oat-Muffins.html

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Magical Correspondences for Monday

Intentions: Psychic Sensitivity, Women’s Mysteries, Tides, Waters, Emotional Issues, Agriculture, Animals, Female Fertility, Messages, Theft, Reconciliations, Voyages, Dreams, Medicine, Visions, and Merchandise

Incense: African Violet, Honeysuckle, Myrtle, Willow, Wormwood
Planet: Moon
Sign: Cancer
Angel: Gabriel
Colors: Silver, White, and Gray
Herbs/Plants: Night Flowers, Willow Root, Orris Root, Birch, Motherwort, Vervain, White Rose and White Iris
Stones: Carnelian, Moonstone, Aquamarine, Pearl, Clear Quartz, Flourite, Geodes
Oil: (Moon) Jasmine, Lemon, Sandalwood

Goddesses: Luna, Selene, Diana, Re, Gaeleach, Ida, Artemis [Whom The Greeks Associated With Bast], The Witches, Yemaya, Erzulie, Bast

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Daily Wisdom
September 2, 2019 

Teachers

“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.”

-Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

We can all look back and remember some of our most favorite teachers over the years. And chances are, what made them so memorable to us is not the subjects that they taught, as much as the way they taught. I still remember Dr. Herriot in 10th grade math. She knew I was slacking off and she challenged me to do better. I was so surprised that someone actually called me on it, and decided to give it a shot. Dr. Herriot handed the next test back to me with a big smile on her face – I got an A. It felt great for me to see that grade, and that smile! She helped me to understand that when I put my mind and my efforts into something, I can achieve. That’s a good teacher.

-Lissa Coffey

coffeytalk.com

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Daily Tarot: The Moon

You may be dwelling on your weakness or discomfort, and those things may be real enough, but take heart and know that these things are also temporary and are not going to last much longer. You underestimate or overlook your great powers of recovery and self-healing. You have too much love of life to be kept down for long. Give yourself a break and relax a bit.

astrology.com

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About Cat’s Morning Bits: These daily post 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
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I Am Here For A Purpose Cat’s Angel Message for September 2, 2019

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I Am Here For A Purpose Cat’s Angel Message for September 2, 2019

September’s Theme:  Why are we here is a question that we often ask ourselves, and this month we will be exploring our purpose.



I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. – Og Mandino




92: This month we will be working in areas that relate to our Life Purpose. Just like when you start any other “project” working with your Life Purpose requires the faith in yourself to make things happen. Even if you aren’t exactly sure what your purpose is (not knowing is OK), be assured that if something compels you to take action and feels right that you are on the right path. For example, you may feel moved to help someone who really needs it, do volunteer work, or creating something beautiful.  Get the picture? Be open to what your inner guidance tells you and you will always be headed in the right direction, and don’t forget to look for signs along the way.




Archangel Chamuel assists in all areas of our path. He can help you find the direction and guidance that you will need to move forward on this journey of self discovery. If you feel like you have wandered off your path and are having trouble finding your way back he can help you get your bearings. The Ascended Master Kuthumi helps us to navigate the distractions of everyday life which can get in our way. He encourages us to focus on what’s important right now and to set aside things we have no control over. And 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. ” 




Our Sacred Stones for today include:


    

  • Life Path Crystal ( along thin, clear quartz w/ one or more absolutely smooth sides). This can help to access our life purpose and helps you to go with the flow by following what your soul wants and not what your ego wants. 
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  • Inspirational Apatite helps us to be of service by encouraging us to be more open and at ease in social situations as it promotes a humanitarian attitude.
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  • Nebula Stone to help you see clearly the value in everything around you as well as promoting gratitude toward yourself and others.
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Bright blessings for a magickal day!




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In Moments of Chaos: Cat’s Angel Message for September 1, 2019

			
						

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In Moments of Chaos: Cat’s Angel Message for September 1, 2019


September’s Theme:  Why are we here is a question that we often ask ourselves, and this month we will be exploring our purpose.




Know that you hold the power to bring peace into moments of chaos. – Jonathan Lockwood Huie




91:  Today the Universe is calling on all Lightworkers. Our world is in need of healing right now so take some time today and send loving, healing energy out to those in need. Even if Lightworking isn’t your calling you can still help by sending out peaceful, loving vibes to those around you or to those who need it. We all have the power to make a difference by promoting a positive view to those around us. The Universe is telling us that it’s a great day to lead by example and don’t be afraid to let yourself shine and bring peace where it is needed.




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 a 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 Vywamus helps all Lightworkers. He teaches us that change can be an opportunity to heal. He encourages us to continuously and consciously seek inspiration through the discovery and rediscovery of our own natural abilities and talents. If something is holding you back let it go and continue forward. And the Greek goddess Nike, Lady of victory and success helps us to embrace the good things that we have accomplished. By acknowledging them we can increase our faith in ourselves as a creator. She says: “Do not be afraid to acknowledge the amazing things you have done but don’t rest too long on your laurels. Remember that your power comes through movement and momentum is lost through inactivity. Keep moving and you will be victorious!”




Our Sacred Stones for today include:


    

  •  Golden Beryl (Heliodor). This warm, sunny stone helps us to find clarity and illumination as it eliminates confusion of purpose.   
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  • Celestite which promotes spiritual development and teaches us to reach for personal enlightenment and helps us to find peace within. It also helps us to embrace new experiences while blending instinct and intellect to create balance and harmony while providing strength and calm.
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  • Charoite 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.
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Bright blessings for a magickal day!




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Higher Dimensions: Cat’s Angel Message for August 31, 2019

			
						

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Higher Dimensions: Cat’s Angel Message for August 31, 2019


August Theme: Positive focus and creative solutions help to draw both prosperity and abundance this month.  You are a powerful creator and all that you need is within your grasp!




The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness. – Lao Tzu




831: We end the month of August by continuing yesterday’s quiet time. Over the past few weeks, we have called on the Universe and its helpers for guidance and reassurance. By doing so we have elevated our consciousness to a more loving and positive level. In turn, this new lighter vibration encourages the flow of blessings on all levels. Stay open to accepting these new blessings with gratitude and continue harvesting your inner bounty. This helps to fill our personal cornucopia to overflowing. Today the universe is surrounding us with peaceful energy and will help provide direction if we feel a bit overwhelmed. just Chil-lax and get ready for a new month filled with unlimited possibilities!




Archangel Jophiel tells us that goodness and beauty surround us all the time. By keeping ourselves open to receiving these blessings it draws the things we need directly to us. We are being reminded that slowing down activates our creative mind and makes these things easier to visualize and grasp and by taking the time to “smell the roses” the attitude of gratitude flows more easily. The Ascended Master Maitreya (Laughing Buddha) helps us to find peace and harmony through laughter, this gives us a clear perspective and keeps our energy flowing. He tells us that laughter is sacred and when the heart is alive with joy we are connected to the Infinite and filled with Nirvana-essence. Center your mind with the intent of enjoying yourself and you will find yourself centered in the moment. Enjoy what life has to offer and enjoy the process! And the Chinese Goddess Kuan Yin shows us how to lovingly support ourselves. Her message is “You are a beautiful soul and have so much to offer. I can guide you on the path of self love and help you to embrace the confidence you need to free your mind, heart, and spirit.”




Our Sacred Stones for today include:


 Blue Quartz helps us to understand our spiritual nature, it also brings hope as it calms the mind and helps us to become more self-reliant. Together these things promote happiness and feelings of well being.


Chalcedony that brings mind, body, spirit, and emotions into harmony by calming fear, anger or self doubt. It also promotes good feelings towards self and others.


Nebula Stone to help you see clearly the value in everything around you as well as promoting gratitude toward yourself and others.




Bright blessings for a magickal day!




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Cat’s Morning Bits for August 30, 2019

			
						

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Cat’s Morning Bits for August  30, 2019


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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Bright, bright, restless bright, through the sunburnt meads,

Wavers the butterfly;

Ever across its path a pilot invisible leads

A sylphid fleet of the thistle’s light and feathery seeds,-

And August passeth by.

-Edith Matilda Thomas (1854-1925)


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Spiritual Unite: Itchy Feet Superstition – Know Your Left From Your Right


Itchy feet superstition has been rife throughout history.

Many cultures have superstitious beliefs about what an itchy foot means for you and your future.


https://www.spiritualunite.com/articles/itchy-feet-superstition/


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ThoughtCo: Ritual to Kick a Bad Habit


Often, when people have problems in their lives, they turn to magic for assistance. A common request is that of how to use magic to get rid of a bad habit. Now, this is one of those circumstances where the magical absolutely must work in tandem with the mundane. You can do all the rituals you want to quit smoking,


https://www.learnreligions.com/ritual-to-kick-a-bad-habit-2562856


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Black Color Meaning – The Color Black

Black is a color that is often used to portray something evil, depressing, scary and even death in the Western civilization. The black color meaning is often negatively charged, as in “blackmail”, “blacklist” and “black hole” etc


Black Color Meaning: The Color Black Symbolizes Power and Sophistication




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Elephant Journal: Fall Seasonal Stress: 9 things to Reach For instead of that Pumpkin Spice Latte.


In less than a month, the official first day of fall will be upon us.

Families everywhere are bracing for the start of a new school year and all it entails.

Back to school shopping, supply lists, first day jitters, and figuring out the complicated pick-up and drop-offs, homework procedures, and bus stop, daycare, and sports schedules that every new autumn brings is enough to send anyone into a downward spiral of pumpkin spice lattes, comfy lounge pants, and Netflix binging.


https://www.elephantjournal.com/2019/08/got-stress-9-easy-ways-to-find-inspiration-today/


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MNN: Watch a caterpillar become a butterfly


Butterflies are some of the most spectacular and beautiful creatures on our planet. There’s nothing quite like seeing the vibrant color of their wings floating in a clear blue sky.


https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/videos/caterpillar-become-butterfly-metamorphosis-watch


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EarthSky News: Watch for a young moon after sunset


The hunt for a young moon – a thin crescent moon visible in the west after sunset – has become a favorite activity for many of EarthSky’s moon-watching fans. Although the new moon came to pass on August 30, 2019, we’re expecting a number of people around the world to catch the whisker-thin waxing crescent after sunset August 31. If you miss the exceedingly slender young moon at dusk on August 31, give it another try on September 1, 2 or 3. Look west, shortly after sunset.


https://earthsky.org/tonight/hunt-for-a-young-moon-after-sunset


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Patheos-Pagan:  Solitary Witch: Living, Being, Doing


From the beginning of my spiritual journey in the Craft, I’ve been a Solitary Witch. Living, being, and doing witchcraft on my own feels right to me. Why? Independence is a major factor. I’m responsible for my spiritual and magickal journey.


https://www.patheos.com/blogs/3pagansandacat/2019/08/solitary-witch-living-being-doing/


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Inner Journey:


Willingness to change


“At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.”

— Thich Nhat Hahn


How are you feeling in this moment? If you are not feeling great, are you willing to make the effort right now to shift your focus so you feel better? Finding something to appreciate will do it.


If you are not willing, that’s okay. Don’t judge yourself. Just be aware that you are choosing to stay where you are.


“Choice of attention… is to the inner life what choice of action is to the outer. In both cases, a man is responsible for his choice and must accept the consequences, whatever they may be.”

— W.H. Auden


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A Note from the Universe


Wild, huh how the entirety of living deliberately can be summed up in just three words?


Thoughts become things.


Of course, beliefs are important too, but your thoughts can change what you believe.


And words are important, they’re your thoughts that will become things the soonest.


And taking action is absolutely critical, because it alone connects the dots.

Spread the word,


The Universe


tut.com


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Today’s Recipe: Strawberry Almond Muffins


School is just around the corner for the kids. I’m trying to whip up more food options for breakfast. These muffins could also be served as a snack or a dessert. You can serve these muffins refrigerated or warmed.


https://www.thriftyfun.com/Strawberry-Almond-Muffins.html


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Magical Correspondences for Friday


Intentions: Love, Pleasure, Affairs of the Heart, Romance, Marriage, Sexual Matters, Physical Beauty, Friendship and Partnerships, Strangers, Peace, Healing, Beauty, gentleness and Women’s Issues.


Incense: Strawberry, Sandalwood, Rose, Saffron, Verbena and Vanilla

Planet: Venus

Sign: Libra and Taurus

Angel: Ariel

Colors: Green, Pink, Aqua

Herbs/Plants: Pink Rose, Ivy, Birch, Heather, Clematis, Sage, Violet and Water Lilly


Stones: Rose Quartz, Moonstone, Pink Tourmaline, Peridot, Emerald and Jade

Oil: (Venus) Cardamom, Palmarosa, Rose, Yarrow, Apple Blossom, Musk, Ambergris


Goddesses: Astarte, Aphrodite, Erzulie, Aida Wedo, Eve, Venus, Freya, Diana, Aset [Isis], The Witch Of Gaeta, Chalchiuhtlique


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Daily Wisdom

August 30, 2019


Leisure


“Leisure, some degree of it, is necessary to the health of every man’s spirit.”


-Harriet Martineau, Society in America (1837)


A woman said this, so we can assume that she naturally meant every man and woman’s spirit! And this is so true. We care for the health of our body by eating right and exercising. We care for our mental health by learning new things and solving problems. The best way to care for the health of our spirit is to enjoy some time at leisure, doing what we love to do. It’s refreshing and invigorating!


-Lissa Coffey


coffeytalk.com


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Daily Tarot: The Hanged Man


Be calm, proactive, and don’t exhaust yourself with endless fear. Any number of things might backfire or go wrong today, just like any other day, and there is little if anything extraordinary to be fearful about now. Your basic sense of insecurity may be higher than normal today, but this will pass soon. Take heart and be your normal brave self.


astrology.com


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About Cat’s Morning Bits: These daily post 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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Slow Down and Chill: Cat’s Angel Message for August 30, 2019

			
						

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Slow Down and Chill: Cat’s Angel Message for August 30, 2019


August Theme: Positive focus and creative solutions help to draw both prosperity and abundance this month.  You are a powerful creator and all that you need is within your grasp!




Life is as easy or as hard as you think it is. – Jonathan Lockwood Huie




830: Today is a good time for a little meditation and self-care and the Universe is asking you to hold a little light and simply be at ease. Enjoy nature sounds or soothing music and fill your mind with your favorite energizing, soothing or healing color. These are different for everyone, personally, I like watery blue-green or sunny yellow-orange, so whatever color speaks to you today just enjoy it! Personal quiet time plays an essential role in your emotional and spiritual well being. Too often we forget or put off doing something just for ourselves so a bubble bath for the soul is always a good thing to indulge in!




Archangel Raphael promotes and supports healing on all levels. He helps to open our spiritual eyes which is essential when we meditate or during quiet time. He teaches us that it is through our spiritual journey that we can heal our selves and our lives and therefore regain our self-confidence and faith. 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 Melchizedek helps us heal through color, so pay attention to the colors that draw you or feel relevant. And the Roman Goddess Venus teaches us to truly appreciate ourselves. She says “You must put loving self-care first. By doing so you become confidently empowered and fully connected to your own divine nature.”




Our Sacred Stones for today include:


    

  •  Rose Quartz today to bring 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.
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  •  Satin Spar Selenite makes it a great meditation stone. It opens the crown chakra to help us receive universal guidance as it calms the emotions and promotes inner peace.
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  • White Topaz to help increase our connection to the Divine. This gemstone brings feelings of happiness and spiritual awareness.
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Bright blessings for a magickal day!




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Cat’s Morning Bits for August 29, 2019

			
						

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Cat’s Morning Bits for August 29, 2019


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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Happiness held is the seed;

happiness shared is the flower.

-John Harrigan (b. 1936)


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Wise Woman Herbal: Thankfulness -The Ways of the Ojibwa

by Anne-Marie Fryer Wiboltt

Several years ago a Native Ojibwa Elder had been coming to our Waldorf School and my class of twice a year sharing age appropriate stories, teachings and songs with the students. A class teacher in a Waldorf School stays with the same class from 1st through 8th grade and teaches the majority of lessons through those years


http://www.wisewomanmentor.com/articles/7797078


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ThoughtCo: What Is Kitchen Witchcraft?


There’s a growing movement within modern Paganism known as kitchen witchery. The kitchen is, after all, the heart and hearth of many modern households. When you have a gathering in your home, where do most of your guests hang out? Why, the kitchen, of course! Also, thanks to a declining economy, many more people are making meals from scratch and the kitchen has once again become a place where people spend hours, rather than minutes. So it’s no surprise that kitchen witchery has seen a rise in popularity.


https://www.learnreligions.com/about-kitchen-witches-2562549


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MBG: 7 Ways Tonight’s New Moon In Virgo Can Help You Manifest Your Dreams


Time to pack up the summer cabin, leave the beach behind, and return to reality as the new moon in Virgo has us thinking about career, health, and service. As the sign symbolized by the Virgin or Maiden carrying a shaft of wheat, Virgo is the zodiac’s purist and green thumb. Think carefully about what seeds you want to plant during this potent earthy lunation, and by all means use Virgo’s efficient, methodical, and stabilizing sensibilities to fertilize them.


https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/new-moon-august-2019-how-to-embrace-the-virgo-moon


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Yellow Color Meaning – The Color Yellow

It is the brightest color that the human eye can see. Yellow color meaning represents youth, fun, joy, sunshine and other happy feelings. It is a cheerful and energetic color. The color yellow is often used for children’s toys and clothes. The yellow color is often hard to read when placed on a white background


https://www.color-meanings.com/yellow-color-meaning-the-color-yellow/


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Elephant Journal: How the New Moon in Virgo teaches us Sovereignty & a Mantra for each Sun Sign.


The new/dark moon enters Virgo on August 30th as do the Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Mars.

This intense relationship between moon, sun, and planets does not end there. Chiron, Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, and Saturn are currently in Retrograde.


https://www.elephantjournal.com/2019/08/how-the-new-moon-in-virgo-teaches-us-sovereignty-a-mantra-for-each-sun-sign-monika-carless/


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Elephant Journal: 5 “Spiritual” Rules we need to Stop Following.


Do you often feel overwhelmed by being a spiritual person?

I do.

Sure, sometimes it feels heavenly to walk the path of unbecoming my old, flawed, messy self.


https://www.elephantjournal.com/2019/08/5-spiritual-rules-that-keep-us-overwhelmed/


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Today’s Deity: Sunna


Sunna is the Norse Goddess of the Sun, also known as Sól, though some hold that Sól is the mother and Sunna Her daughter. In Norse mythology,


http://www.thaliatook.com/AMGG/sunna.php


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MNN: 7 famous albino animals


Albinism is a congenital disorder that robs the skin, hair and eyes of color. Albinos are extremely pale and as such, suffer from sunburns and skin cancers more frequently than non-albinos.


https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/photos/7-famous-albino-animals/not-like-the-others


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EarthSky News: Year’s closest new supermoon August 30


Today – August 30, 2019 – presents the closest new moon supermoon of the year. In other words, it’s the year’s closest coincidence of new moon to lunar perigee, the moon’s nearest point to Earth in its monthly orbit:


https://earthsky.org/tonight/years-closest-new-supermoon-august-30


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Patheos-Pagan: Of Light & Shadow: Epithets of Anubis


Epithets are commonly used among modern pagans and witches who wish to connect with a particular aspect of a deity. They are names, or titles, given to the deity by their worshipers. Most of them are old and must be discovered through the study of old texts. They can be found prominently throughout Egyptian and Greek pantheons, and sometimes don’t even exist in other pantheons.


https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2019/08/of-light-shadow-epithets-of-anubis/


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Inner Journey:


SEEK YOUR LIMITS AND BEYOND


“If you’re proactive, you don’t have to wait for circumstances or other people to create perspective expanding experiences. You can consciously create your own.”

— Stephen Covey


Connect with the edge, the unknown, of your experience. Allow this pull towards unexplored territory to take you to new dimensions of yourself. Allow life to touch you in new ways. For this is how we truly live life. Become more alive as you grow throughyour consciousness barriers. Ask questions that seek answers beyond yourself. The depth of life is revealed as you go further into it.


“Nothing is lost upon a man who is bent upon growth; nothing wasted on one who is always preparing for – life by keeping eyes, mind and heart open to nature, men, books, experience – and what he gathers serves him at unexpected moments in unforeseen ways.”

— Hamilton Wright Mabie


“Nurture great thoughts, for you will never go higher than your thoughts.”

–Benjamin Disraeli


higherawareness.com

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A Note from the Universe


As good as you’ve been as on as you were, as high as you got, and as easy as it was, things will still be better.

Payback, baby –


The Universe


tut.com


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Today’s Recipe:  Deep Fried Cauliflower Appetizer


This was always an appetizer my mom was famous for making on all holidays! It was a great hit. And very easy to make. It does not take long to cook at all. Serve with or without your favorite dip. Then you can add it to your dinner menu.


https://www.thriftyfun.com/Deep-Fried-Cauliflower-Appetizer.html


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Magical Correspondences for Thursday


Intentions: Luck, Happiness, Health/ Healing, Religion, Legal Matters, Male Fertility, Treasure and Wealth, Honor, Riches, Clothing Desires, Leadership, Public Activity, Power and Success, Trade and Employment


Incense: Cinnamon,Henbane 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


Goddesses: Juno, Hera, Kwan Yin, Mary, Cybele, Tara, Mawu, Mlaba Mwana Waresa, Ishtar, Nuit


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Daily Wisdom

August 29,  2019


Leisure


“Leisure requires the evidence of our own feelings, because it is not so much a quality of time as a peculiar state of mind… What being at leisure means is more easily felt than defined.”


-Vernon Lee, “About Leisure,” Limbo, 1908


By this definition it sounds like leisure is the opposite of stress. Ah! So, maybe there is an antidote after all! Perhaps we can choose to work leisurely and enjoy the time we spend getting things done – rather than work under stress, wishing we were doing something, anything ELSE! Perhaps it is a state of mind, one that we can tap into for our own benefit.


-Lissa Coffey


coffeytalk.com


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Daily Tarot: The Emperor


You command a lot of attention today and you may be surprised by some of the people who want to be with you. If not normally popular, today could be a bit over the top. You could be surprised by some of the requests and favors that come your way. People perceive you as powerful, so you may as well play the part, within reason


astrology.com


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


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It Opens The Door: Cat’s Angel Message for August 29, 2019

			
						

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It Opens The Door: Cat’s Angel Message for August 29, 2019


August Theme: Positive focus and creative solutions help to draw both prosperity and abundance this month.  You are a powerful creator and all that you need is within your grasp.




When you follow your bliss, doors will open for you that wouldn’t have opened for anyone else. – Joseph Campbell




829: Today we are continuing to make room for new opportunities and abundance. Through the releasing of negative thoughts, feelings, and energy we are giving ourselves a little seasonal cleaning. If you’ve been doing the work you may feel peaceful and centered and light in spirit. This inner “freedom'” helps to draw the good things that will help us along our path and will assist the work coming up in September.  The angels are sending us a strong message today. ” Have faith in the knowledge that your needs are being met and that you and your loved ones are being cared for. By surrounding yourself with positive people and energy you will be opening the doors to the blessings that we are sending your way!”




Archangel Raphael teaches us that it is through our spiritual journey that we can heal our selves and our lives and therefore regain our self-confidence and faith. 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. And the angel Gamaliel teaches us how to gratefully accept the gifts, blessings, and abundance that are meant for you. The Ascended Master Buddha helps us to find our “Attitude of Gratitude”.By acknowledging what we have to be grateful for we are filled with joy and inner peace which encourages positive flow. He also reminds us of the important balance between giving and receiving. When we are balanced we find the patience and inner peace we need to go with the flow and can help us embrace the “Tiny Miracles” in our lives as well.  And the Roman Goddess Abundantia teaches us to appreciate abundance in its many forms as well as attract them. She tells us, ” Your faith in the bounty of the universe serves you well. Cast aside your worry and embrace the richness of your life because you have so much to grateful for.”




Our Sacred Stones for today include:


    

  • Amber which bestows a positive mental state and helps us find balance, patience, and aids in decision making. Use Amber to enhance your earth connection and to promote grounding. It is also a great healing stone (it’s actually tree resin) that helps to remove energetic impurities from the body.
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  • Aquamarine balance’s emotions that can become frayed during the change that new cycles create. It helps us to move forward and navigate the ebb and flow of life.
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  • Green Calcite also helps to create harmony which allows us to dissolve rigid beliefs and outdated programming. It promotes mental balance, aids in communication and gently helps us to let go of the things that no longer serve us which helps us to draw the good things into our lives that encourage growth.
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  • Crystal Tip: Try placing Amethyst and Quartz Crystal clusters throughout your home to promote positive energy and to promote a peaceful and relaxed atmosphere.        
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Bright blessings for a magickal day!




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Cat’s Morning Bits for August 28, 2019

			
						

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Cat’s Morning Bits for August 28, 2019


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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I hear the red fox barking

On the moonlit hill,

And bullfrogs by the river

Where the reeds stand still.

-Benjamin Rice (1903-78)


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ThoughtCo: How to Make a Book of Shadows


The Book of Shadows, or BOS, is used to store information you’ll need in your magical tradition, whatever it may be. Many Pagans feel a BOS should be handwritten, but as technology progresses, some use their computer to store information as well. Don’t let anyone tell you there’s only one way to make your BOS, because you should use what works best for you!


https://www.learnreligions.com/make-a-book-of-shadows-2562826


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MBG: Science Says These 2 Touch Meditations Can Soothe Anxiety


Tuning into the senses can help beginner and seasoned meditators alike quiet the mind and focus the attention elsewhere. Sound is probably the most-discussed meditation aid, but what about touch? In this excerpt from Instant Calm: 2-Minute Meditations To Create a Lifetime of Happy, author Karen Salmansohn shares two fun touch meditations to add to your self-care tool box.


https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/meditate-to-reduce-anxiety-with-these-2-easy-routines


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Daily Good: The Red Oak Tree that Tweets


Deep in a forest of central Massachusetts stands an average red oak tree. Nothing is special about it, except for the fact that it tweets, offering insight into climate change. { read more } http://www.dailygood.org/more.php?n=8161


Be The Change


For more inspiration, read “Trees Are Sanctuaries” by Hermann Hesse { more } http://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2170


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Elephant Journal: A Humble Invitation to Restore your Kinship with the Earth.


Thirty years of studying the sophisticated communication of humpback whales off the coast of Argentina taught her that they not only communicate in relation to food and protection, but often what they share are ever-evolving songs. Songs that are complex, theme-based, and melodic.


https://www.elephantjournal.com/2019/08/a-humble-invitation-to-restore-your-kinship-with-the-earth-gerard-murphy/


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MNN: 5 things to know and love about dung beetles


Who would expect greatness from a creature whose first name is essentially “turd”? The scarab beetle, despite being a kind of dung beetle, has been dining incognito, coasting on its name — and all that ancient Egyptian mystique — for millennia.


https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/dung-beetles-facts


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Green Color Meaning – The Color Green

Green is the color of nature and health. It represents growth, nature, money, fertility and safety. The color green is a relaxing color that is pleasing to the eye and is said to have healing powers. It is often used to represent anything that has to do with health.


https://www.color-meanings.com/green-color-meaning-the-color-green/


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EarthSky News: Orion and Sirius the Dog Star


In late August and early September, look for a hint of the changing season in the predawn sky: Orion the Hunter and Sirius the Dog Star. The very noticeable constellation Orion the Hunter rises before dawn at this time of year, recognizable for the short straight line of three stars that make up Orion’s Belt.


https://earthsky.org/tonight/orion-heralds-return-of-sirius


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Patheos-Pagan: A Ritual to Remove Curses We Place On Ourselves


In a recent private conversation, a friend mentioned that they once wished something would go away forever – and it did.

That was then – this is now. Now they have a rather different outlook on life (they’re a Pagan and not a Christian) and they regret the absence of something they’d like to have back. They said “I really shouldn’t have cursed myself like that.”


https://www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbeckett/2019/08/a-ritual-to-remove-curses-we-place-on-ourselves.html


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Inner Journey:


CO-CREATION


“[Manifestation is] the art of fashioning a co- creative, synchronistic, and mutually supportive relationship between the inner creative energies of a person’s own mind and spirit and their counterpart within the larger world in order to bring a new and desirable situation into being.”

— David Spangler


I have always understood that Spirit works through us. Only recently have I really come to appreciate how Spirit works WITH us. The divine life force partners with our unique perspective, our passion and our skills to create new life situations.


We are not passive vessels for God’s will. To realize our highest potential, we must co-create with the divine.


“We must see ourselves as co-manifestors — partners in manifestation — all engaged in the primal act of unfoldment and emergence. Each act of manifestation may be directed toward a specific outcome, but it also contributes to the greater manifestation of the wholeness, love, compassion, and creativity of the primal source from which we all come.”

— David Spangler


higherawareness.com

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A Note from the Universe


There are only two types of dreams.


Those that have come true. And those that are coming true.


You slay me


The Universe


tut.com


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Today’s Recipe:  Refreshing Blended Watermelon


Make a delicious, refreshing summertime drink by blending up some watermelon.


https://www.thriftyfun.com/Blended-Watermelon-Recipe.html


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Magical Correspondences for Wednesday


Intentions: Rules healings, the mind, Communication, Divination, Writing, Knowledge, Business Transactions, Debt, Fear, Loss, Travel and Money Matters, Addictions, Young People, Messages, Perception, Self Expression.


Incense: Jasmine, Lavender, Sweet Pea, Cinnamon, Cinquefoil

Planet: Mercury and Chiron (though this is a moon of Pluto)

Sign: Virgo

Angel: Raphael

Colors: Orange, Light Blue, Grey, Yellow and, Opalescent colors and Violet

Herbs/Plants: Fern, Lavender, Hazel, Cherry, Periwinkle

Stones: Aventurine, Bloodstone, Hematite, Moss Agate and Sodalite

Oil: (Mercury) Benzoin, Clary Sage, Eucalyptus, Lavender


Goddesses: Aset [Isis], Demeter, Ceres, Spider Woman, Bona Dea, Oya,

Devi-Kali, Hella, Rhiannon, Coatlique, Maman Brigette, Sekhmet, Het Heret

[Hathor]


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Daily Wisdom

August 28, 2019


Leisure


“He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul’s estate.”


-Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)


Spiritually, we know that there is no such thing as time. And yet, here we are, living this existence, and we have these constraints to deal with. There is only so much time, so many hours in a day, so many vacation days in a year. So, how do we spend our time? And more importantly, how do we spend our precious leisure time? If we take Thoreau’s advice, we spend that time in spiritual pursuits, and then we understand how wonderful leisure can really be.


-Lissa Coffey


coffeytalk.com


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Daily Tarot: The High Priestess 


From the moment your eyes open, you’ll know that you’re not the one in charge today. That’s fine, too. Intuition is sharp and will not lead you astray, no matter what oddness the world tosses at you. Any challenges or problems will prove to be small ones. Keep a low profile, speak calmly and softly (when appropriate), and glide through a very lucky day


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/

					

		
		
	


				
					
	

		

						
Joy Enough: Cat’s Angel Message for August 28, 2019

			
						

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Joy Enough: Cat’s Angel Message for August 28, 2019


August Theme: Positive focus and creative solutions help to draw both prosperity and abundance this month.  You are a powerful creator and all that you need is within your grasp!




Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough. – Emily Dickinson




828:  The Pagan theme for the month of August is the first harvest. This started on the first with the festival of Lughnasadh and it applies to today’s number as well. It’s time to harvest some of the seed thoughts we planted a few months back to generate new areas of personal growth. If you have been tending and nurturing these “seeds” you will find that some are ready to harvest. However, some may not be quite ready and will require more time and care. Don’t worry we will have the month of September to apply finishing touches. Today the angels are reminding us to have faith in ourselves and in the abundance of the Universe. When we gratefully acknowledge our “Tiny Miracles” and do our part the Universe steps in and helps us out. Give yourself a BIG hug for all the wonderful things that you have accomplished so far this year!




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 Maitreya teaches us that laughter and joy are an essential part of self-care and creates the positive energy we need to propel us forward. It helps us to let go of stress and worry, which allows the light of faith and hope to shine through. The power of laughter clears and resets or energy field by releasing tension and emotions that have been held in check. This is an important lesson on our path, if it makes your heart sing then it’s the right direction.  And the Celtic Sun god Lugh, the patron of the first harvest, shares the fiery energy that inspires new growth and sheds light in our places of darkness. Lugh helps us to find creative solutions to problems and fills us with a sense of divine magick and protection.




Our Sacred Stones for today include:


Nebula Stone helps you see clearly the value in everything around you as well as promoting gratitude toward yourself and others.


Celestite which promotes spiritual development and teaches us to reach for personal enlightenment and helps us to find peace within. It also helps us to embrace new experiences while blending instinct and intellect to create balance and harmony while providing strength and calm.


Moss Agate gently stone promotes new beginnings and helps to release the blocks that are keeping us from moving forward. It also helps us to connect to nature and the earth which helps us to plant and harvest and is essential for the ground-clear-center process.




Bright blessings for a magickal day!




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