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Cat’s Morning Bits for Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Cat

Cat’s Morning Bits for Wednesday, October 26, 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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October Quotes

“Spring comes with flowers, autumn with the moon, summer with the breeze, winter with snow. When idle concerns don’t fill your thoughts, that’s your best season.”

Wu-Men

gardendigest.com

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October 2022 Events:

Oct 9 Full Blood Moon at 1:54 pm PST/ 2:54 pm MST/ 4:54 pm EST

Oct 25 New Moon at 3:48 am PST/ Oct 25 4:48 pm MST/ 6:48 pm EST

Oct 28 Celtic Tree Month of Reed begins

Oct 31 Samhain / Halloween

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Spirit Library: Weekly Forecast: October 23 – 29, 2022
Kelly M. Beard

The video version of this forecast, as read by Kelly, is available here.

10/23 ~ Venus Enters SCORPIO (until Nov 16th):

As you move through the relationship work in Libra, many new layers of life (and how connected to it all you really are) are revealed when she enters Scorpio.

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The Tribal Wolf Flute

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Spiritual Unite: SPIRITUAL CHILLS WHEN THINKING OF SOMEONE – POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE
Susan Brunton

You are sitting at home, perhaps reading a book or listening to music while you do a few chores, and suddenly someone crosses your mind.

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Learn Religions: Samhain Spirit Incense

By Patti Wigington
Published on March 11, 2019

Before you get started, be sure to brush up on your Incense 101.

By the time Samhain rolls around, your herb garden is probably looking pretty sad. Now’s the time to take all those goodies you harvested and dried in September, and put them to good use.

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MBG: These 3 Zodiac Signs Will Feel The October New Moon Eclipse The Most

Not only do we have a new moon in Scorpio arriving on October 25, but it also happens to be a partial solar eclipse. This is going to make for quite the astrological event,

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The Jack O’Lantern From the Mind of Christine McConnell

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Exemplore: Samhain Pagan Pumpkin Carving Printable Stencils
MACKENZIE SAGE WRIGHTAUG 3, 2022

Wiccan Pumpkin Stencils
I love jack-o’-lantern carving, and I especially love to make my own pumpkin stencils to create unique designs. Since Samhain is different from Halloween to me, I like to make more Pagan-friendly pumpkins to put out on the altar and around the home.

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Treehugger: Animals in National Parks Are Affected by Even a Few Visitors
Even in remote parks, humans have an impact on wildlife activity.

When there are crowds of tourists at Yellowstone or Yosemite, it’s easy to see why that would have an impact on wildlife. Throngs of people jockeying to see natural wonders or hiking through trails can make animals keep a low profile

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Patheos-Pagan: Wisdom-Nuggets for Samhain Trick or Treat
OCTOBER 24, 2022 BY HERON MICHELLE

From the archives of randomly cut sections from my book, Elemental Witchcraft, I offer you these two wisdom-nuggets during this Samhain tide. Trick or treat! “Shedding the self for Self,” and “Occult Tools for a Cooperator Culture.” May they prove meaningful to you.

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Pagan Playlist: Samhain Eve

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Inner Journey: MAKE FRIENDS WITH TIME

“We race to win, but at what price? Driven by the threat of time, we wonder why we feel so empty at the end of action-filled days.”
— Diana Hunt

Do you fly through each day with your eyes always on the clock? In western cultures, we’ve been taught that we need to impose our own order on life. As a result, we think we need to control every aspect of our day.

How might you enter into a new relationship with time? How might you take back the power you’ve given to the clock?

This is the time of your life. How are you spending it?

“When busyness is the measure of time, no matter how much time exists it is never enough.”
— Diana Hunt

higherawareness.com

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A Note from the Universe

You needn’t worry. There’s time. You have all the time in the world.

You preceded time and you will exist beyond it. Age is irrelevant; more meaningless than a number.

Forever, you have FOREVER. There is no dream you now have that you will not manifest. There is no challenge you now face that you will not sail beyond.

There is no point in spending one more second of your awesome, amazing life, thinking anything to the contrary.

Olé,

The Universe

tut.com

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Today’s Recipe: Traditional Filipino Lumpia

This is a traditional Filipino recipe for lumpia, or fried spring rolls. They’re made with paper-thin lumpia wrappers and filled with a savory mixture of ground pork, cabbage, and other vegetables. Serve lumpia as a side dish or appetizer with a sweet chili dipping sauce.

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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 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/

Take A Moment: Cat’s Angel Message for October 26 2022

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Cat

Take A Moment: Cat’s Angel Message for October 26 2022

October’s Theme: Information, Divine guidance, Aha! moments and messages.Thoughts, ideas, and insights.

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Expressing gratitude for the blessings we have creates the energy we need to draw more our way. ~Cat

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Today’s Message: Take A Moment

1026: The Universe and its helpers assist us in many ways. For example, they help to ensure that our needs are being met. While sometimes it may not feel that way, in all reality it is. In today’s’ society people tend to want more than what they need to live, it’s an ego trip and if you look around you can probably find a surplus of THINGS that you could do without. When the Universe tells us that they are making sure that our needs are being met they are speaking of necessities, money to pay our bills, food, shelter, clothing, etc. However, they are here to assist not to provide excess. Working with the Universe is a partnership so if we aspire to have more then we need then we must to do our part to help make it happen. Today we are reminded that our needs are being met for ourselves and our loved ones. Take a moment to offer gratitude for life and for what you have!

Today’s Spirit Helpers include:

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

The Ascended Master Kuthumi helps us to navigate the distractions of everyday life. He encourages us to focus on what’s important right now and to stop fighting the things that we have no control over, which blocks our problem solving and creative flow. Things flow easier when we are not struggling against the “what if’s and maybes.

The Roman Goddess Abundantia teaches us to appreciate abundance in it’s 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.”

Today’s Sacred Stones include:

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

Sunny golden Citrine helps increase our self esteem and is a powerful healer of old outdated patterns, which allows us to manifest new things. This stone also attracts abundance, but keep in mind that abundance comes in many forms not just financial, so stay open to them all.

Larimar helps to remove self-imposed barriers that may be keeping us from accepting our personal power and stops self-sabotaging behavior by bringing out the best in us. It helps us to see the things that we have to be grateful for and the tiny miracles that we take for granted. This sky blue stone also helps to ease our obsession for material things and shows us how to put things into perspective so that you manifest what you really need. It shows us how to go with the flow.

Blessings for a magickal day! Cat

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

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

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

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

Cat’s Morning Bits for Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Cat

Cat’s Morning Bits for Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Blessings, Cat

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October Quotes

“There is no season when such pleasant and sunny spots may be lighted on, and produce so pleasant an effect on the feelings, as now in October.”

Nathaniel Hawthorne

gardendigest.com

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October 2022 Events:

Oct 9 Full Blood Moon at 1:54 pm PST/ 2:54 pm MST/ 4:54 pm EST

Oct 25 New Moon at 3:48 am PST/ Oct 25 4:48 pm MST/ 6:48 pm EST

Oct 28 Celtic Tree Month of Reed begins

Oct 31 Samhain / Halloween

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Moody Moons Blog; 5 Tips for When Your Spells Aren’t Working

When your spells aren’t working, it’s easy to get frustrated, give up or doubt your abilities

.But magic is really a spiritual discipline and the lessons that it teaches you when your spells aren’t working are at least as important and valuable as the ones you learn through successful spell castin

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How to Relieve Stress with Witchcraft || Easy everyday Spell

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Spirituality & Health: Fall Is So Yin: Embracing Autumn Energy
by Julie Peters

“The fall/winter … is full of yin energy, a darker, softer, slower energy. Now is the time to head indoors, eat warm cooked food, and get close to our loved ones.”

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Learn Religions: Samhain is Not a God
Where did this myth come from, anyway?

By Patti Wigington
Updated on April 29, 2020

Every year, usually starting around September, people start making noises about “Samhain, the Celtic god of death,” despite the fact that Samhain is not a death deity at all, but the name of a Pagan holiday that coincides with Halloween and is a great time of year to stock up on candy corn.

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MBG: Ready For Scorpio Season? Here’s What To Expect, From An Astrologer

We’re officially over halfway through the astrological year, and that can only mean one thing: Scorpio season has arrived. To find out more about what this Scorpio season is all about, plus how to tap into its energy, we asked an astrologer for the low down—here’s what she had to say.

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Exemplore:Samhain Crafts: How to Make and Use a Scrying Mirror
MACKENZIE SAGE WRIGHTAUG 2, 2022

Black Mirror
A scrying mirror, also known as a “black mirror,” is a modern tool for divination. It’s one of the easier tools to make yourself. Let’s learn how!

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Treehugger: What I Love About a Fall Garden
It fosters contemplation and respect for the earth’s seasonal cycles.

As the nights begin to draw in and summer’s heat fades fast, we may spend less time in our gardens and mourn the departure of the sun.

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Patheos-Pagan: How to Invoke Yourself
OCTOBER 22, 2022 BY IRISANYA MOON

invoke:

1a: to petition for help or support
1b: to appeal to or cite as authority
2: to call forth by incantation: conjure
3: to make an earnest request for: solicit
4: to put into effect or operation

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Pagan Playlist: Victorian Halloween Ambience with Music

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Inner Journey: NOTHING NEEDS TO BE FIXED

“If you are ready to accept all which you find in yourself, you will be able to move through everything with deep sensitivity, awareness, love and understanding.”
— Gerd Ziegler

As we understand it, the spiritual journey is not about becoming perfect. It’s about acceptance, releasing judgment, and embracing everything in wholeness.

This is a great challenge for our personality. We’ve grown up comparing ourselves to others, always judging how we’re better and worse than those around us. And many of us are very good at finding fault with ourselves.

If we release judgment, then nothing needs to be fixed — including you. Explore inviting your soul to help you accept all that is and experience a whole new way of living.

“Wherever you are is always the right place. There is never a need to fix anything, to hitch up the bootstraps of the soul and start at some higher place. Start right where you are.”
— Julia Cameron

higherawareness.com

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A Note from the Universe

Never underestimate, how many friends you have, how close you are, and how much fun you’re going to have.

Because, as you’ve seen throughout your entire amazing life, one usually gets exactly what they’ve been estimating.

You thrill me,

The Universe

tut.com

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Today’s Recipe: 10 Easy Halloween Treats With Store-Bought Shortcuts

Let’s face it: Halloween is a busy holiday. From pumpkin carving to picking the perfect costume to decking your home out in spooky decor, you’ve probably got a lot going on at the end of October

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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 Tarot: Temperance

A little emotional distance is called for to keep things peaceful and working smoothly. You may be very sentimental or attached to certain issues or other people’s opinions of you but don’t let this rule how the day goes. Don’t let anyone casually or ignorantly hurt your feelings. They may not even know what they’re doing. Stay functional and keep your emotional guards up.

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/

Life’s Adventure: Cat’s Angel Message for October 25 2022

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Cat

Life’s Adventure: Cat’s Angel Message for October 25 2022

October’s Theme: Information, Divine guidance, Aha! moments and messages.Thoughts, ideas, and insights.

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Seek that which is hidden and unearth undreamed-of riches. ~Cat

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Today’s Message: Life’s Adventure

1025: Changes happen all the time, some we initiate and some simply happen and take us along for the ride. Does this sound familiar? Today the Universe wants us to know that the life changes we are experiencing are for the best and that it is time for us to allow some much needed personal growth. Change is often seen as a scary thing, however, it is all in how we perceive it. If we embrace the changes and see them in a positive light it becomes an adventure. In fact, life itself is an adventure and we are explorers entering new and wondrous worlds filled with new opportunities and challenges. By accepting the challenge you are forging a path into new territory where your dreams will become reality!

Today’s Spirit Helpers include:

Archangel Jophiel the angel of Illumination and wisdom, fills us with beautiful, loving thoughts and uplifting energy which helps us to create a fresh approach to life. 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. This is a reminder 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 Himalayan Ascended Master Babaji helps us to achieve the personal and spiritual growth necessary for the letting go process. He assists us in detaching ourselves from both material things and things that no longer serve us. He teaches us that letting go is a form of simplifying your life. It frees your energy so that you can work on what’s important so that new blessings can be received.

The Yoruban Goddess Oya embodies the winds of change. She tells us, ” Allow the winds of change to flow through your being. In their wake they will leave new energy seeds for you to plant. Use these seeds to help you on your journey. Remember child, that change must be embraced, not ignored or simply put up with. Allow these changes to inspire and encourage you to transcend your self imposed limitations.”

Today’s Sacred Stones include:

Orange Calcite helps us to embrace our own power and the abilities we possess while eliminating self-defeating thinking. It also helps to balance the emotions and calm our fears so that we can work through problems and temporary setbacks so we may reach our full potential. It helps to dissolve problems and insecurities that can arise when we are faced with new opportunities.

Chrysanthemum Stone, can help to remove obstacles from our path. Since obstacles tend to pop up during periods of change, this stone promotes the harmony and the balance we need to help our forward progress.

Moonstone, the stone of new beginnings, reminds us that all things are a part of the cycle of change This beautiful, watery stone helps to navigate the cycles of change and calms our emotions. Gently encouraging creative thinking and creative problem solving as it brings our intuitive skills forward, promoting control and confidence so these skills become more familiar and easier to access. It also provides emotional healing by helping to stabilize the emotions and draw out old emotional patterns

Blessings for a magickal day! Cat

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

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

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

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

Cat’s Morning Bits for Monday, October 24, 2022

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Cat

Cat’s Morning Bits for Monday, October 24, 2022

Blessings, Cat

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October Quotes

“Just before the death of flowers,
And before they are buried in snow,
There comes a festival season
When nature is all aglow.”

Author Unknown

gardendigest.com

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October 2022 Events:

Oct 9 Full Blood Moon at 1:54 pm PST/ 2:54 pm MST/ 4:54 pm EST

Oct 25 New Moon at 3:48 am PST/ Oct 25 4:48 pm MST/ 6:48 pm EST

Oct 28 Celtic Tree Month of Reed begins

Oct 31 Samhain / Halloween

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Spiritual Unite: DREAMING ABOUT VAMPIRES – SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM
Susan Brunton

If you have been dreaming about vampires, it is important to understand the spiritual symbolism behind these creatures.

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So You Want to Start Spirit Work…/ Chaotic Witch Aunt

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Spirituality & Health: To Admire
by Mark Nepo

“Admiration is a powerful resource because when we admire someone or something, we are, if open, introduced to where those qualities live in us.”

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Learn Religions: The Greek Goddess Hecate

By Patti Wigington
Updated on June 10, 2019

Hecate (sometimes spelled Hekate) was a pre-Olympian Greek goddess—she may have had Thracian origins—and ruled over the realms of earth and fertility rituals. As a goddess of childbirth,

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MBG: Mars Retrograde Is Just As Disruptive As Mercury Rx—And It’s Coming Up

This Tuesday, October 25, the new moon in mystical Scorpio arrives as a rare solar eclipse.
As the crossing moon dims the light of the Sun, what you don’t see may be far more telling than anything your eyes radar in on.

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Samhain Retreat | Real witches celebrating Halloween

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Exemplore:

Samhain: The Celtic Festival of the Dying Year and the New Year
JAMES SLAVENAUG 3, 2022

Samhain: A Liminal Time
Samhain—a liminal time—a time of beginnings and endings and of light and dark. It is a time when the veils between worlds are thinnest, as the light of the sun is dying in the autumn of the year and darkness reaches its ever-lengthening grasp across the lands.

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Treehugger: How to Make Potpourri: 5 Simple Steps
We detail the best methods for making homemade dry and moist potpourri.

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EarthSky News: Visible planets and night sky October-November 2022

Visible planets (evening)
Saturn is high in the sky after sunset – golden in color, shining steadily – perfect for observing all evening. Saturn sets around 2 a.m. local time.

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Patheos-Pagan: Green Man, Earth Angel, by Tom Cheetham – Book Review
OCTOBER 21, 2022 BY IAN CHAMBERS

Green Man, Earth Angel: The Prophetic Tradition and the Battle for the World Soul, by Tom Cheetham, SUNY Press Series in Western Esoteric Traditions, 2005.

Tom Cheetham is a writer whose area of special interest incorporates the imagination in philosophy, religion, psychology and the arts, taking in a broad field while pursuing the common thread to tease out a work of enchantment.

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Pagan Playlist: Dark Blues Music to Escape to… | Justin Johnson | PART 2

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Inner Journey: ON DEATH AND DYING

“Don’t strew me with roses after I’m dead. When Death claims the light of my brow No flowers of life will cheer me: instead You may give me my roses now!”
— Thomas F. Healey

“The call of death is a call of love. Death can be sweet if we answer it in the affirmative, if we accept it as one of the great eternal forms of life and transformation.”
— Hermann Hesse

“What is here is also there; what is there, is also here. Who sees multiplicity but not the one indivisible Self must wander on and on from death to death.”
— Katha Upanishad

“Is death the last step? No, it is the final awakening.”
— Sir Walter Scott

higherawareness.com

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A Note from the Universe

Your name is coming up again. Whispered here, gossiped there.

It’s a good thing we don’t have tabloids, because your picture would be everywhere. The gist being that your love life is about to take off!

First, you’re going to be falling wildly in love with who you already are, and thereby becoming an irresistible magnet to others. T-s-s-s-s!

Then, as stars are rearranged and connections are made, you’re literally going to feel the fire that sparked all creation. Yeah, hot!

Finally, you’re going to bathe forevermore in rays of pure ecstasy.

So… ready for step one?

The Universe

tut.com

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Today’s Recipe: Meringue Bones and Ghosts

While I know no one is ever actually scared by spooky Halloween treats, I do know for a fact that many people are terrified to work with meringue. Hopefully these bones and ghosts will help chase those demons away.

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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
October 24, 2022

Nature

“Nature is an endless combination and repetition of a very few laws. She hums the old well-known air through innumerable variations.”

-Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

Interesting that Emerson calls Nature “she.” Maybe because we think of Mother Nature. The idea, though, is that nature is something we can count on. As unpredictable as nature can be, we do know that the sun will rise, the seasons will change, that rivers will flow to the sea. There are these laws in effect that go beyond our powers of human manipulation. Nature is much bigger than we are, and yet, at the same time, it is an essential part of who we are. The same laws that govern nature affect us as well.

-Lissa Coffey coffeytalk.com

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Daily Tarot: The Fool
Expect the unexpected, in fact don’t even expect that much. Today could be a wild ride, and you may instigate some of it in the spirit of fun, suggests the Fool card. Play it safe and stay out of trouble if you can, but it could be hard at times. Don’t fret over any little mistakes today. By tonight or at least tomorrow it may be hard to tell who made them if anyone even recalls them.

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/

Our Divine Spark: Cat’s Angel Message for October 24, 2022

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Cat

Our Divine Spark: Cat’s Angel Message for October 24, 2022

October’s Theme: Information, Divine guidance, Aha! moments and messages.Thoughts, ideas, and insights.

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Personal evolution requires us to have the courage to create and then allow things to happen. ~Cat

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Today’s Message: Our Divine Spark

1024: Every day we are surrounded with divine love and protection. Our spirit helpers and the Universe are always near and ready to help. Over the last few days, we have been using our creator skills to assist in our personal evolution. This requires us to have both faith and courage. Through our faith, we draw upon our inner courage. And that courage comes from embracing and acknowledging your own divine power (your spark). If things feel a bit off kilter today, take a moment to ground and center, then remind yourself that you are worthy of creating and receiving great things. Embrace your dreams and follow your heart!

Today’s Spirit Helpers include:

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

The Ascended Master Buddha is our go-to guy when we feel “wobbly’. He teaches us that the key to happy living requires moderation and balance in all things. This includes the important balance between giving and receiving. When we are balanced we find that inner peace is ours!

The Hawaiian fire goddess Pele helps us to ignite our inner fire. This fire when channeled correctly helps to fuel our passions and sense of purpose. She is a goddess of empowerment teaches us about honest communication and how it aids our goal setting and getting. “Within you lives the sacred fire that gives life to your greatest dreams and passions. This part of you must be allowed to come forward, not smothered beneath fear, resentment or the expectations of others. Your fire will help you forge new paths!”

Today’s Sacred Stones include:

Dalmation Stone. This light hearted stone is a combination of quartz, microline and black tourmaline. It instills feelings of safety as it helps us to reconnect with our playful side which is important to our emotional health and it transforms outdated thinking during times when we feel stuck and enables our forward progress by encouraging a fresh perspective.

Eulite (Hypersthene) which helps us to find solutions to problems (large and small) that get in our way and can hold us back. It will also make seeing the answers and solutions easier by stopping the need to overthink or overly critical thinking. Eulite is also useful for building solid relationships which are necessary for the manifestation process and our personal evolution.

Mookite, a form of Jasper that comes in many creamy color combinations, promotes decision making and versatility. These things are important when we are faced with new experiences and find ourselves faced with the need to take action. It encourages us to be flexible during times of change and helps us to embrace new experiences with an open sense of adventure.

Blessings for a magickal day! Cat

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

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

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

Sacred Spirals (the place where all paths meet)
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Looking For Growth: Cat’s Angel Message for October 23, 2022

Posted on October 23, 2022 by Cat

Looking For Growth: Cat’s Angel Message for October 23, 2022

October’s Theme: Information, Divine guidance, Aha! moments and messages.Thoughts, ideas, and insights.

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Creative energy resides at the core of your being. Let that door open and watch as new blessings gravitate to you! ~Cat

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Today’s Message: Looking For Growth

1023: Today’s number represents our personal evolution. As we evolve, on mental, emotional and spiritual levels it brings about events that help us to enhance our quality of life. Today the Universe is asking us to explore bold new ways to assist in our transformation. Embrace your power as a creator and believe without a doubt that you are able to walk the path of your choosing. Our Spirit Helpers are assisting us today by kindling our divine spark and reminding us that we have the ability to create for ourselves. This spark is essential to our powers of creation and helps us to communicate our dreams, goals, and desires. Don’t be afraid to express yourself as this is the first big step in our own evolution.

Today’s Spirit Helpers include:

Archangel Raziel assists us in all forms of manifestation. This includes our ‘Tiny Miracles” which he helps bring forward into the light. He tells us that growth and freedom can be found when we let go of our limiting self beliefs and fears which hold us back from achieving and creating the life we want. He says ” Expand your mind and you will manifest prosperity and abundance on all levels.”

The Ascended Master, Saint Padre Pio, keeps us on the path of spiritual and personal growth. As we continue to grow so do our abilities like intuition, compassion, and seeing through the eyes of love. His energy is strong and optimistic which helps to boost our faith and confidence.

The Welsh Goddess Cerridwen uses her cauldron “Amen” to help provide us with knowledge, wisdom, personal rebirth and inspiration. remember that change brings us the transformation that we need. She reminds us “The opportunity for your own transformation lies before you. It provides you the chance to spread your wings and grow. Look into my sacred cauldron and see the vision of your path unfolding before you.”

Today’s Sacred Stones include:

Cavansite. This stone helps to guide us through major life changes as well as helping us learn from past experiences so that we don’t make the same mistakes/choices again. It also helps us to retain information that applies to spiritual growth. Cavansite helps to promote new ideas and can be used in conjunction with the Third Eye or brow chakra.

Purple Fluorite helps strengthen our intuitive powers as it helps dispel fixed ideas and thoughts and brings the rational thinking forward so that new information is easily accepted. It is a protective stone that draws away negative energy and stress. It cleans and re-energizes the aura and promotes overall harmony and order.

Larimar helps us to see the things that we have to be grateful for and the tiny miracles that we take for granted. This sky blue stone also helps to ease our obsession for material things and shows us how to put things into perspective so that you manifest what you really need. It shows us how to go with the flow

Blessings for a magickal day! Cat

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Help Is Available: Cat’s Angel Message for October 22, 2022

Posted on October 22, 2022 by Cat

Help Is Available: Cat’s Angel Message for October 22, 2022

October’s Theme: Information, Divine guidance, Aha! moments and messages.Thoughts, ideas, and insights.

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Believe in magick. Believe in good things. Above all believe in yourself! ~Cat

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Today’s Message: Help Is Available

1022: Today we are being reminded that success lies in staying true to yourself and to your goals as it is this powerful belief that helps you manifest miracles and opportunities. Only you know what is best for you and your own personal evolution. Your faith, both in yourself and in the Universe will also play a huge role. Remember to try and let go of any doubts, worries or fears that pop up. This is not always easy but if done a step at a time it becomes more manageable. If you feel at loose ends make the time to ground, clear, center and just breathe. The Universe is always here to support you and your efforts, and by allowing them to assist you your manifestation increases tenfold! The angels are saying “Tell us how we can help you and we will be happy to offer guidance.’

Today’s Spirit Helpers include:

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

The Ascended Master 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!

The Hindu Goddess Kali is a dark mother and goddess of death. Each time we let go of something that no longer serves us we are in truth embracing a “little death” and fear often accompanies the letting go process. One of Kali’s greatest lessons is through our worst fears lies the freedom we gain in conquering them. She says: “Dreams must be created with focus and intent. I will help you to embrace the courage and motivation that you need to see things through to a successful conclusion.”

Today’s Sacred Stones include:

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

Dioptase helps us to create a more balanced life while we work toward achieving our personal goals. It also teaches us to see things in joy and the best in every action.

Peridot brings new levels of awareness as it promotes growth and necessary change as it helps to sharpen the mind and enhance our self confidence. Peridot can teach us to look back at the past and find the gifts that are hidden within our experiences and then shows us the path to forgiveness and moving forward.

Blessings for a magickal day! Cat

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Cat’s Morning Bits for Friday, October 21, 2022

Posted on October 21, 2022 by Cat

Cat’s Morning Bits for Friday, October 21, 2022

Blessings, Cat

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October Quotes

“Colors burst in wild explosions
Fiery, flaming shades of fall
All in accord with my pounding heart
Behold the autumn-weaver
In bronze and yellow dying
Colors unfold into dreams
In hordes of a thousand and one
The bleeding
Unwearing their masks to the last notes of summer
Their flutes and horns in nightly swarming
Colors burst within
Spare me those unending fires
Bestowed upon the flaming shades of fall.”

Dark Tranquility, With the Flaming Shades of Fall

gardendigest.com

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October 2022 Events:

Oct 9 Full Blood Moon at 1:54 pm PST/ 2:54 pm MST/ 4:54 pm EST

Oct 25 New Moon at 3:48 am PST/ Oct 25 4:48 pm MST/ 6:48 pm EST

Oct 28 Celtic Tree Month of Reed begins

Oct 31 Samhain / Halloween

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Pioneer Thinking; Blossom Groves Massage Oil Recipe

How to make a massage oil.

Ingredients:

8 teaspoons grapeseed oil

6 drops of orange blossom essential/fragrance oil

2 drops lemongrass essential/fragrance oil

2 drops neroli essential/fragrance oil

Blend ingredients well.

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Spirit Spell Candle Recipe – Candle Magic – Color Magic – Ancestor – Witchcraft – Magical Crafting

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Spirituality & Health: The Spiritual Meaning of Clumsiness
by Julie Peters

Feeling a little too clumsy lately? Discover the spiritual meaning of clumsiness.
Do you ever have those kinds of days where every glass you touch smashes, you are constantly stubbing your toe, and you find yourself covered with mysterious bumps and bruises? Some of us are clumsier than others, but we also go through clumsy phases from time to time. There might even be a spiritual meaning to your clumsiness.

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Learn Religions: Samhain Folklore – Halloween Superstitions and Legends

By Patti Wigington
Updated on April 29, 2019
While we Pagans are celebrating Samhain on October 31 (or at the beginning of May, if you’re one of our southern hemisphere readers), for many of our friends and neighbors, this is the Halloween season. No matter what you choose to call it, or how you’re celebrating

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MBG: Why Your Rising Sign Matters In Astrology + A Breakdown All Of 12

If you’re at all privy to the world of astrology, you likely know your sun sign isn’t the only one to pay attention to. And in fact, some argue your rising sign is just as important as your sun sign—with others saying it’s actually even more important.

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I Made Adorable Baby Bats l Resin Art Doll DIY

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Exemplore:A Samhain Apple Spell: Dissolving Links to the Past
MACKENZIE SAGE WRIGHTAUG 2, 2022

Transitions can be tricky—it’s often hard to let go of the past and move on. Sometimes we can get stuck on a particular part of the past, such as a breakup, death of a loved one, or losing something important (a home, a job, a way of life, etc.)

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EarthSky News: Moon near Mercury on October 23 and 24

Moon near Mercury on October 23 and 24
Mercury is nearing the end of its best morning apparition for the Northern Hemisphere. But from the Southern Hemisphere, Mercury barely peeks above the horizon this month so may no longer be visible.

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Patheos-Pagan: A Prayer For Troubled Times
OCTOBER 19, 2022 BY JOHN BECKETT

Denton CUUPS presented the Sunday service at the Denton Unitarian Univeralist Fellowship this past Sunday, something we do a few times every year. It fills the pulpit on one of the Sundays when our minister is off,

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Pagan Playlist: Celtic Music – Dreampath

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Inner Journey:

MAKING LIFE OUR OWN

“Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the thousand small uncaring ways.”
— Stephen Vincent Benet

What’s needed for a new relationship with time and life?

Intention — Get really clear about what you want.

Desire — How much do you want something new for yourself? Know your motivation. Desire brings the energy for change.

Belief and/or willingness to trust you can have what you want. If belief is lacking, can you believe in the possibility that you can find a new way of living?

Perseverance, discipline — It takes time and effort to change attitudes and habits. We can’t expect a new life overnight.

Acceptance, both of what’s happening now and of who we are. Until we honestly and openly accept our present situation, we cannot change it.

A willingness to try something new.

“It is so easy to waste our lives: our days, our hours, our minutes. … It is so easy to exist instead of live. Unless you know there is a clock ticking. So many of us changed our lives when we heard a biological clockand decided to have kids. But that sound is a murmur compared to the tolling of mortality.”
— Anna Quindlen

higherawareness.com

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A Note from the Universe

Nothing is left to chance.

The choreography of players and circumstances is plotted with mind-numbing precision. Enormous forces of attraction are activated and engaged. The odds for your inevitable success begin skyrocketing. And every second of every day is calibrated and recalibrated… for every thought you think.

Up for some visualizing?

The Universe

tut.com

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Today’s Recipe: Easy Cake Pops

Tasty, easy-making, and perfect for kids.

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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
October 21, 2022

Relationships

“The long-term accommodation that protects marriage and other such relationships is… forgetfulness.”

-Alice Walker, You Can’t Keep a Good Woman Down (1981)

“Forgetfulness” goes beyond forgiveness. First you forgive, then you forget. This is present-moment awareness in action! The past is history – it’s gone, and it can certainly be forgotten. As we grow and change, as our relationships grow and change, forgetfulness can be a welcome accommodation!

-Lissa Coffey coffeytalk.com

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Daily Tarot: The Hermit
Smooth your way through the day by being as respectable as time and circumstance require. Fit in, look and sound the part that you’ve been assigned, and get a lot done with very little or no resistance. In general, being respectable can be a good thing and serve you well, especially when dealing with new people or with those who don’t know you very well

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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Just Ask: Cat’s Angel Message for October 21, 2022

Posted on October 21, 2022 by Cat

Just Ask: Cat’s Angel Message for October 21, 2022

October’s Theme: Information, Divine guidance, Aha! moments and messages.Thoughts, ideas, and insights.

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

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Today’s Message: Just Ask

1021: We’ve all heard that our thoughts create reality, in both the positive and negative realms. Today we are being asked to sharpen our positive and optimistic focus. Do your best to eliminate fear and doubt as they can create temporary setbacks to your overall manifestation process. The Universe will be helping us to elevate our perspective and energy. Believe in the best possible outcome in any situation that pops up including things that you are currently experiencing. Remember that help is just a request away so don’t hesitate to ask your divine support team to heal any doubts or fears that are weighing you down. Allow yourself to fly free and take the next steps in creating all that you need, remember…. you’ve got this!

Today’s Spirit Helpers include:

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

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

The Egyptian goddess Hathor helps us to find the answer to the question “How shall I live my life?” She tells us that every moment gives us opportunities for growth. ” When you are filled with indecision you move away from yourself and your power as a creator. Indecision silences you ability to hear your own inner wisdom. If you need my help just ask and I will shower you with energy that will tip the scales in the direction of what you desire.”

Today’s Sacred Stones include:

Iolite, also known as “Poor Man’s Amethyst” it is a stone of vision that assists our intuition and aids us in setting things in motion by staying true to yourself and your path while freeing you from the expectations of others. It helps us to live in the moment making it easier to snag the blessings given to us. It is also a soothing stone that calms the emotions during times of change.

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

Blessings for a magickal day! Cat

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