Cat’s Morning Bits for July 16, 2018
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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Black bees on the clover-heads drowsily clinging,
Where tall, feathered grasses and buttercups sway,
And all through the fields a white sprinkle of daisies,
Open-eyed at the setting of day.
-Abba Gould Woolson (1838-1921)
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Tetraktys: All About Tarot Magick : 10 Ways to Use Tarot in Witchcraft
Hello witches! Since I decided to launch my own Tarot reading business, my enthusiasm for Tarot (and all types of cards, really!) has been growing and growing. Lately, I experimented a lot with tarot cards, and I discovered that their power reaches way beyond divination. Today I will teach you ten ways to use the Tarot as a magickal tool to empower your life.
https://www.thetetraktys.com/2018/tarot-magick-10-ways-tarot-witchcraft/
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MBG: 5 Ways To Find A Sense Of Spirituality Without Religion
Gather a room full of 1,000 people and ask what spirituality means to them—let alone spirituality that isn’t pegged to a certain religion—and you might get 1,000 different answers.
https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/spirituality-without-religion
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The Wild Hunt: Pagan Music Awards near fan voting deadline
WEST PLAINS, Mo. — Fans of Pagan music have until Aug. 1 to vote for the second annual Pagan Music Awards, which will be presented Sept. 14-15 in Nashville, Tenn. The awards are presented by the International Pagan Music Association. Fans can vote for best male artist, best female artist and best group on the….
https://wildhunt.org/2018/07/pagan-music-awards-near-fan-voting-deadline.html
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Elephant Journal: Pema Chodron: a Buddhist teaching on Loneliness, Rejection & a Broken Heart
The greatest lover of your life is your heart, which we all share. Make friends with it! I highly personally recommend a spot of Pema Chodron for a broken heart.
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MNN: See Egypt’s most beautiful tomb come to life
With only a limited number of paying tourists allowed to walk its subterranean chambers each year, the gorgeously decorated Egyptian tomb of Queen Nefertari has for decades remained an elusive historical gem for curious eyes. Thanks to the immersive technology of virtual reality, however, the tomb and all its secrets can now be viewed from the comfort of home
https://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/blogs/ancient-egypts-most-beautiful-tomb-comes-vr
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EarthSky News: See the constellation Scutum the Shield
Tonight, look for one of the most beautiful celestial sights visible at this time of year. Look in a dark country sky, far away from the the glare of city lights. You’ll find a hazy pathway stretched across the sky. This band is the starlit trail of our own Milky Way galaxy
http://earthsky.org/tonight/constellation-named-for-a-polish-king-2
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Patheos-Pagan: Meditation – Something To Think About
Being able to meditate in solitude is fine. Being able to meditate in a crowd is bliss. One of the fundamental practices which constitutes a foundation of any successful magician’s toolkit is meditation. In his seminal work, Sorcerer’s Secrets…
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/bythepalemoonlight/2018/07/meditation-something-to-think-about/
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Inner Journey
THE CHALLENGE OF RELATIONSHIPS
“It doesn’t much signify whom one marries, for one is sure to find out the next morning that it was someone else.”
— Samuel Rogers
Despite our passion for romantic love, relationships are not the easiest way to find love and peace. They are, however, one of the most effective for finding our blocks.
Relationships naturally bring out into full view our desires, attachments and unconscious programs – our likes, dislikes, belief systems, judgments, compulsions, conformities, etc. Relationships challenge us because they take us deep into thoughts, feelings and experiences we have suppressed for a lifetime. That’s why they provide the very best arena for personal growth!
“Human relationships are the perfect tool for sanding away our rough edges and getting at the core of divinity within us.”
— Eknath Easwaran
higherawareness.com
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A Note from the Universe
Do you know what the one question is that we hear the most from those who’ve made big dreams come true? You know, once the floodgates burst open, torrents are unleashed, and they’re swimming in laughter, friendships, and dinero? In the very same moments that it seems the entire world is beating a path to their door with more love, appreciation, and opportunities than they’ve ever known?
“What on earth did I ever do to deserve so much?”
And we’re usually, like, “Dude, you visualized.”
Beginners.
The Universe
tut.com
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Today’s Recipe: Chicken Spinach Feta Pizza
I created this pizza loosely based on a chicken pizza I had at a restaurant. I love all the vegetables and flavors in it. The amounts can be adjusted to your preference. This is a fork and knife style pizza.
https://www.thriftyfun.com/Chicken-Spinach-Feta-Pizza.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, Reconcilliations, 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
July 2018
Enthusiasm
“Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm; it moves stones, it charms brutes. Enthusiasm is the genius of sincerity, and truth accomplishes no victories without it.”
-Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Enthusiasm is really spirit bubbling through us, that’s why it’s so contagious! It is attractive, magnetic even – people around can’t help but get a lift from all that positive energy emanating forth. Enthusiasm feels good. It is real, and natural, and life affirming.
-Lissa Coffey
coffeytalk.com
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Beliefnet: How to Grow Your Angel Wings
Angel wings develop as you continue along your spiritual journey. They do not, of course, appear physically, but you may sense them with your physical body. A warm, tingling sensation may develop along the upper part of your spine or you may feel the energy that will become your wings gathering behind you.
Read more at http://www.beliefnet.com/inspiration/angels/how-to-grow-your-angel-wings.aspx#C4QJ1ddeUTVoMkyP.99
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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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