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Cat’s Morning Bits for April 18, 2022

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Cat

Cat’s Morning Bits for April 18, 2022

Good Morning Beautiful Souls! Grab a cup of your favorite morning brew and start things off with “Today’s Inspirations”. I hope you find something here that will make you feel good or help you on your path today.

Blessings, Cat

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April Quotes

“Every spring is the only spring – a perpetual astonishment.”

Ellis Peters

gardendigest.com

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April 2022 Events

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

April 15 Celtic Tree Month of Willow begins

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

April 17 Easter

April 19 Sun enters Taurus

April 22 Earth Day

April 30 Solar Eclipse 4:28 pm EST

May 1 Beltane / May Day

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Spirit Library: Weekly Forecast: April 17 – 23, 2022
Kelly M. Beard

4/17 ~ Mercury (thoughts) ~sextile~ Venus (art & beauty):

This is a great opportunity to beautify your ideas, improve or deepen them so they are expressing more of your unique authenticity. Communication in relationships usually goes well under this influence.

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Spell Walkthrough: Witch Bottle – Chaotic Witch Aunt

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Spirituality & Health: Breathwork for the Sensual Self
BY ALENA HENNESSY

Sensuality is an intimacy with one’s core being and desires. When we practice breathwork, we arouse and express our sensual self

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Learn Religions: Crafts for the Beltane Sabbat

By Patti Wigington
Updated on March 23, 2019

April’s showers have given way to rich and fertile earth, and as the land greens, there are few celebrations as representative of fertility as Beltane. Observed on May 1st (or October 31-November 1 for our Southern Hemisphere readers)

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MBG: What To Know About April’s Birthstone + How To Care For It

Each month has its designated birthstone (along with a birth month flower), and April’s is none other than the diamond. Here’s what to know about this highly sought-after gemstone, from its spiritual significance to how to care for it, according to a crystal expert.

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Today’s DIY: [Ohuhu] I made viola buttons from shrink plastic. Metallic pen for accent! [Resin]

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Elephant Journal: The One Trick Every Lucid Dreamer Should Know. ~ Nick Atlas

As a dream researcher and avid astral explorer of more than a decade, people often write to me seeking advice about their lucid experiences.
In a recent email, for example, my friend J. said that one night he became lucid and began to fly.

Suddenly, he remembered a conversation we’d had about dream yoga.

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Treehugger: Repurposed Mascara Wands Help Orphaned Wildlife
Earth Day “wandraiser” is collecting used wands to help rehab groups.

When tiny turtles, baby birds, or itsy opossums are rescued, they often need a lot of specialized care. They can have fly eggs, larvae, and other pests in their fur and on their skin and it can be painstaking work to remove them.

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EarthSky News: Daytime moon is up after sunrise now

This month’s full moon came on the night of April 16, 2022. By April 17, the moon is in a waning gibbous phase, rising later and later on each successive night. For those at temperate latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, there’s an especially long time between moonrises on successive evenings around now. The April 17 moon will rise more than an hour after sunset. The April 18 moon will rise roughly two to three hours after sunset.

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Patheos-Pagan: The One Where I Review Books on Magick & Mystery
APRIL 15, 2022 BY IRISANYA MOON

I’ve been meaning to do these book reviews.

Really. I’ve had a pile of books sitting on my desk (well, under my desk) for a while.

And I have a few more that are on the way.

I’m glad I got the chance to review these as they shifted some things that needed shifting. And reminded me to go back to my why.

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Pagan Playlist: Gwydion

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Inner Journey:

PERFECTIONISM

“We have the need to be accepted and to be loved by others, but we cannot accept and love ourselves. The more self-love we have, the less we will experience self-abuse. Self-abuse comes from self-rejection, and self-rejection comes from having an image of what it means to be perfect and never measuring up to that ideal. Our image of perfection is the reason we reject ourselves the way we are, and why we don’t accept others the way they are.”
— Don Miguel Ruiz

“The maxim ‘Nothing but perfection’ may be spelled ‘Paralysis.'”
— Winston Churchill

“After enough mirror gazing, we all develop our ‘cosmic sense of humor.’ We no longer try to be perfect, or try to get all our work done in time. We become content with whatever life brings. Just to deal with what comes up without crucifying ourselves or others is enough of a challenge.”
— Paul Ferrini

“Good enough never is.”
— Debbi Fields

higherawareness.com

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A Note from the Universe

Here’s how to view every decision you’ve ever made It was right.

Here’s how to view every path you’ve ever chosen: It was perfect.

Here’s how to view every trend, friend, and dance you’ve ever moved with: You were amazing.

And here’s how to view the fact that you even exist at all: “I” was totally on fire.

Ts-s-s-s-s!

The Universe

tut.com

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Today’s Recipe: Rich and Creamy Potatoes Au Gratin

These are the easiest, creamiest potatoes au gratin I have ever had… YUM!

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Magical Correspondences for Monday

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

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

Deities include Artemis, Diana, Luna, Selene, Thoth

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Daily Wisdom
April 18, 2022

Work
“I believe in hard work. It keeps the wrinkles out of the mind and the spirit.”

-Helena Rubinstein

Helena Rubinstein is the famous cosmetics mogul. She is a great example of a businesswoman ahead of her time! It is obvious that she enjoyed her profession and was very successful with it. It is true that doing work that we love helps to keep us young and feeling good about ourselves.

-Lissa Coffey coffeytalk.com

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Daily Tarot: Strength

Although it may be a peaceful day, that calm may all be on the surface. If dissatisfaction or anger is brewing at depth, there could be thoughts or fantasies of revenge or anger to fuel the bad feelings. Face everyone and everything with great care and respect. You have more than enough strength to deal with whatever comes up. Obviously, don’t bait or antagonize anyone. Kindness wins out.

astrology.com

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

I invite you to check out my websites!

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

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

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

Cat’s Morning Bits for April 15, 2022

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Cat

Cat’s Morning Bits for April 15, 2022

Blessings, Cat

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April Quotes

“The naked earth is warm with Spring,
And with green grass and bursting trees
Leans to the sun’s kiss glorying,
And quivers in the sunny breeze.”
– Julian Grenfell

gardendigest.com

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April 2022 Events

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

April 15 Celtic Tree Month of Willow begins

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

April 17 Easter

April 19 Sun enters Taurus

April 22 Earth Day

April 30 Solar Eclipse 4:28 pm EST

May 1 Beltane / May Day

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Spirit Library: April 2022 Message: Are you enjoying the ride?
Dana Mrkich

During this time of global upheaval, it can be tricky to find the right balance between focusing on our inner world and personal lives, while also being aware of global influences and our collective journey toward freedom, truth and the much anticipated great awakening.

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Book Recommendations for Intermediate Witches & Pagans (Chaotic Witch Aunt)

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Learn Religions: Beltane Magic
By Patti Wigington
Updated on June 25, 2019

Beltane is a season of fertility and fire, and we often find this reflected in the magic of the season. Let’s look at some of that spring magic, from ritual sex to fertility magic, along with the magic found in gardens and nature.

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MBG: The First Full Moon Of The Astrological Year Is Here — & It’s A Supermoon

Spring is well underway, and the first full moon of the season (and the astrological new year) arrives this Saturday. Here’s what to know about this full supermoon, plus how to maximize its energy, from an astrologer.

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Cleansing energy | a cottage witch guide to spiritual cleansing

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Thought For The Day

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Treehugger: Growing Cucumbers: How to Add Crunch to Your Garden This Season
Grow these delicious, kid-friendly vegetables with a few expert tips.

The cucumber plant germinates easily, grows quickly, and produces lots of crunchy, kid-friendly vegetables, making this a rewarding crop for beginners as well as a trusty market-garden staple.

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EarthSky News: Full moon falls on April 16

April full moon
When to watch in 2022: Nights of April 15 and 16.
Where to look: Look for the bright round moon in the east in the evening, overhead around midnight, west before sunrise.
Crest of the full moon falls at 18:55 UTC on April 16, 2022. That’s 1:55 p.m. CDT in central North America.

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Patheos-Pagan: Explaining Paganism to the Curious but Religiously Ignorant

Fellow Pagan Lynne Cantwell asked how we can explain Paganism to those who are genuinely curious but religiously ignorant.

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Pagan Playlist: The Knight’s Welcome – Medieval Music & Ambience (RPG Ambient Sounds)

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Inner Journey:

Discover the treasures inside

“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.”
— Denis Waitley

Peace, joy, health and well-being can only be found inside us. They exist within us now, as our essential nature, waiting for us to call on them.

No matter what our income, body shape or situation in life, each of us holds the power to take the inner journey to find our treasures within. This is what makes the inner journey so exciting!

“When we cannot find contentment in ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.”
— Francois De La Rochefoucauld

higherawareness.com

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A Note from the Universe

It’s human nature,to unthinkingly project present circumstances, people, and feelings into your future, as if those you have today will follow wherever you go. Creating a future that will very much resemble today.

Which is fantastic when those circumstances, people, and feelings fill you with joy.

But for those cases when this is not true, let’s chill the unthinking part, and think again.

You can do this,

The Universe

tut.com

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Today’s Recipe: Chef John’s Hot Cross Buns

Real hot cross buns have the cross baked into them, not piped on afterwards. These are studded with rum-soaked currants. I based my recipe on one I found on Anson Mills’ web site.

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Magical Correspondences for Friday

Magickal Intentions: Love, Romance, Marriage, Sexual Matters, Physical Beauty, Friendship and Partnerships, Strangers and Matters of the Heart

Element: Earth
Incense: Strawberry, Sandalwood, Rose, Saffron and Vanilla
Planet: Venus
Star Signs: Libra and Taurus
Angel: Ariel
Power Colors: Green, Pink, Aqua
Herbs & Plants: Pink Rose, Ivy, Birch, Heather, Clematis, Sage, Violet and Water Lilly

Sacred Stones: Rose Quartz, Moonstone, Pink Tourmaline, Peridot, Emerald and Jade
Oil: (Venus) Cardamom, Palmarosa, Rose, Yarrow

Deities include Aphrodite, Eros, Freya, Venus

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Daily Wisdom
April 15, 2022

Kindness
“Heaven in sunshine will requite the kind.”

-Byron

It is our nature to be kind. And most of the time, kindness comes easily to us, especially when we’re on the path and everything is going our way. The difficulty comes when we encounter an obstacle – maybe a large, rude, imposing obstacle! Those are the times we need to remind ourselves to be kind. Those are the times that some may say we are “tested.” How kind are we really? How patient? How loving? How understanding? Because we are human, there may be times when we need to make a greater effort to express kindness. But the more often we do so, and see the far-reaching effects that kindness has, the easier it gets.

-Lissa Coffey coffeytalk.com

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Daily Tarot: Death

You may be tempted to backtrack a few times today and fall back on some old habit or procedure that used to work better than it does now. After enough of this, you’ll get the message that it’s time for a change, or at least a different approach. You don’t need to have the same old conversation over and over.

astrology.com

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

I invite you to check out my websites!

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

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

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

Cat’s Morning Bits for April 13, 2022

Posted on April 13, 2022 by Cat

Cat’s Morning Bits for April 13, 2022

Blessings, Cat

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April Quotes

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

Roy R. Gilson

gardendigest.com

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April 2022 Events

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

April 15 Celtic Tree Month of Willow begins

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

April 17 Easter

April 19 Sun enters Taurus

April 22 Earth Day

April 30 Solar Eclipse 4:28 pm EST

May 1 Beltane / May Day

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Spirit Library: The University of Mother Nature
Cheryl Richardson

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

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Being Pagan – Celebrating Life, Respect and Responsibility

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Thought For Today

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Learn Religions: Beltane Prayers

By Patti Wigington
Updated on June 25, 2019

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Pagan Library; Soft Mead Anon

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

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

pinch salt
juice of 1/2 lemon

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

paganlibrary.com

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

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Inner Journey:

THERE’S LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS

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

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

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

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

higherawareness.com

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A Note from the Universe

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

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

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

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

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

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

How real it all seems.

Whoa…

The Universe

tut.com

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Today’s Recipe: Cornbread Pancakes with Fresh Strawberry Syrup

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

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Magical Correspondences for Wednesday

Magickal Intentions: Communication, Divination, Writing, Knowledge, Business Transactions, Debt, Fear, Loss, Travel and Money Matters

Element: Air

Incense: Jasmine, Lavender, Sweet Pea
Planets: Mercury and Chiron (though this is a moon of Pluto)
Star Sign: Virgo
Angel: Raphael
Power Colors: Orange, Light Blue, Grey, Yellow and Violet
Herbs & Plants: Fern, Lavender, Hazel, Cherry, Periwinkle
Sacred Stones: Aventurine, Bloodstone, Hematite, Moss Agate and Sodalite
Oil: (Mercury) Benzoin, Clary Sage, Eucalyptus, Lavender

Deities include Athena, Hermes, Lugh, Mercury, Odin

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Daily Wisdom
April 13, 2022

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

-Marcus Antonius

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

-Lissa Coffey coffeytalk.com

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Daily Tarot: The Wheel of Fortune

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

astrology.com

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

I invite you to check out my websites!

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

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

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

Cat’s Morning Bits for April 11, 2022

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Cat

Cat’s Morning Bits for April 11, 2022

Blessings, Cat

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April Quotes

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

gardendigest.com

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April 2022 Events

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

April 15 Celtic Tree Month of Willow begins

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

April 17 Easter

April 19 Sun enters Taurus

April 22 Earth Day

April 30 Solar Eclipse 4:28 pm EST

May 1 Beltane / May Day

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Spirit Library:

Remember to Be Kind to Yourself
David R. Hamilton PhD

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

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

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Honoring & Working with Ancestors || Pagan Happy Hour

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Spirituality & Health: 18 Ways The Universe Sends You Messages

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

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Learn Religions: Beltane History – Celebrating May Day

By Patti Wigington
Updated on February 03, 2020

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Inner Journey: OPEN TO TRUST

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

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

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

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

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

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

higherawareness.com

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A Note from the Universe

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

Because you have.

Greased lightning,

The Universe

tut.com

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

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

Without further ado, I give you…

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Magical Correspondences for Monday

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

Element: Water

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

Deities include Artemis, Diana, Luna, Selene, Thoth

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Daily Wisdom
April 11, 2022

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

-Jewel

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

-Lissa Coffey coffeytalk.com

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Daily Tarot: Strength

astrology.com

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

I invite you to check out my websites!

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

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

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

Cat’s Morning Bits for April 8, 2022

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Cat

Cat’s Morning Bits for April 8, 2022

Blessings, Cat

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April Quotes

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

Wallace Stevens

gardendigest.com

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April 2022 Events

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

April 15 Celtic Tree Month of Willow begins

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

April 17 Easter

April 19 Sun enters Taurus

April 22 Earth Day

April 30 Solar Eclipse 4:28 pm EST

May 1 Beltane / May Day

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Spirit Library: April 2022 Energy Report
Jennifer Hoffman

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

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Chaotic Witch Aunt: Epithets of Diana

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

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

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Pioneer Thinking:The Dream Catcher – Respect For The Sacred

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

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Thought For The Day

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

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

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EarthSky News: Hydra the Water Snake, the longest constellation

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

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

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

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Pagan Playlist: OMNIA (Official) – The Sheenearlahi Set

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Inner Journey:

DON’T REJECT THE EGO

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

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

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

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

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

higherawareness.com

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A Note from the Universe

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

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

Shall we?

The Universe

tut.com

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

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

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Magical Correspondences for Friday

Magickal Intentions: Love, Romance, Marriage, Sexual Matters, Physical Beauty, Friendship and Partnerships, Strangers and Matters of the Heart

Sacred Stones: Rose Quartz, Moonstone, Pink Tourmaline, Peridot, Emerald and Jade
Oil: (Venus) Cardamom, Palmarosa, Rose, Yarrow

Deities include Aphrodite, Eros, Freya, Venus

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Daily Wisdom
April 8, 2022

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

-Sri Aurobindo

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

-Lissa Coffey coffeytalk.com

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Daily Tarot: Death

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

astrology.com

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

I invite you to check out my websites!

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

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

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

Cat’s Morning Bits for March 30, 2022

Posted on March 30, 2022 by Cat

Cat’s Morning Bits for March 30, 2022

Blessings, Cat

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March Quotes

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

William Wordsworth, March

gardendigest.com

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March 2022 Events

March 1 Mardi Gras

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

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

March 17 St. Patrick’s Day

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

March 18 Celtic Tree Month of Alder begins

March 20 Spring Equinox/ Ostara /Sun enters Aries

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Spirit Library: Just Be
Kate Spreckley

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

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

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Learn Religions: Diana, Roman Goddess of the Hunt

By Patti Wigington
Updated on July 02, 2019

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

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

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

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Thought For The Day

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Inner Journey:

STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES

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

What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses?

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

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

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

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

higherawareness.com

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A Note from the Universe

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

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

Forever and ever,

The Universe

tut.com

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

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Magical Correspondences for Wednesday

Magickal Intentions: Communication, Divination, Writing, Knowledge, Business Transactions, Debt, Fear, Loss, Travel and Money Matters

Element: Air
Incense: Jasmine, Lavender, Sweet Pea
Planets: Mercury and Chiron (though this is a moon of Pluto)
Star Sign: Virgo
Angel: Raphael
Power Colors: Orange, Light Blue, Grey, Yellow, and Violet
Herbs & Plants: Fern, Lavender, Hazel, Cherry, Periwinkle
Sacred Stones: Aventurine, Bloodstone, Hematite, Moss Agate, and Sodalite
Oil: (Mercury) Benzoin, Clary Sage, Eucalyptus, Lavender

Deities include Athena, Hermes, Lugh, Mercury, Odin

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Daily Wisdom
March 30, 2022

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

-Samuel Johnson

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

-Lissa Coffey coffeytalk.com

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Daily Tarot: Strength

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

astrology.com

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

I invite you to check out my websites!

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

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

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

Cat’s Morning Bits for March 29, 2022

Posted on March 29, 2022 by Cat

Cat’s Morning Bits for March 29, 2022

Blessings, Cat

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March Quotes

“To what can our life on earth be likened?
To a flock of geese,
alighting on the snow.
Sometimes leaving a trace of their passage.”

Su Shi

gardendigest.com

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March 2022 Events

March 1 Mardi Gras

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

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

March 17 St. Patrick’s Day

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

March 18 Celtic Tree Month of Alder begins

March 20 Spring Equinox/ Ostara /Sun enters Aries

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Spirit Library: Centre Point of all Creation
Kate Spreckley

We have lived within an energetic framework that has conditioned us to experience life in a particular way. As this framework dissolves we are urged to let go of our old conditioning and the outdated stories of who we should be.

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Pagan Symbols: The Meaning Behind Wicca, Sigils of Power & Protection

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Pagan Library:House Blessing

Pirate Jenny

Assemble:
1.Salt & Water
2.Incense (fire and air)
3.Milk & Honey
4.Oil (for anointing)
5.Wine (for offering)
6.Bells, Pots, Pans, Whistles, etc.

Cast a circle in the main room (livingroom) and after casting, visualize the circle expanding to include the entire house. Call upon the spirits and energies living in the house (or apartment). Invite those who will be harmonious with the new household and its energies to remain. Invite/ask those who will be happier elsewhere to depart. Release all “energies” not compatible with the new household. (This may be expressed as a “release” in order to unbind anything that may be stuck.)

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Learn Religions: Animal Totem Photo Gallery: Woodland Totems

Animals that live in the forest or woodland regions represent freedom and innocence. Woodland totems are strongly connected to the energies of green plants and trees.

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MBG: Romantic Relationships Will Be Put To The Test This Week, Astrologers Say

The beginning of this week could reveal some harsh realities in the romance department, but you’ll get a chance to wipe the slate clean by Friday. Here’s your horoscope from The AstroTwins.

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Today’s DIY: DIY Magical Herb Garden 🌱 Witchcraft 101 🧙‍♀️ & magical qualities

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Thought For The Day

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Treehugger: Veterinarian Stays Behind to Help Pets in Ukraine
He works in extreme conditions, performing surgeries on the kitchen table.

More than 3.4 million refugees have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion and many have departed with their pets, while others have left their animals behind

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EarthSky News: Volans the Flying Fish in southern skies

Volans the Flying Fish is a constellation in Southern Hemisphere skies that you can best view in March. Appropriately, the Flying Fish appears to cross from the water over part of a ship’s keel, also known as the constellation Carina. Once there was a mighty ship of stqrs – called Argo Navis – that sailed southern skies.

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Patheos-Pagan: Witchcraft is in my Blood

Witchcraft is in my blood. It’s what I live and breathe. I would not change that for anything, but everything has it’s price…
People talk about hexes or curses and there is all this fear of what one does coming back times three, but that isn’t the half of it. Magickal ability is like a muscle,

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Pagan Playlist: The Quickening / Solstice Evergreen by Spirals Dance

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Inner Journey:

GIVING CHOICE

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

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

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

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

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

higherawareness.com

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A Note from the Universe

Would you believe that there is nothing about your life today, not even what hurts, that you won’t eventually appreciate, with happy tears running down your face?

Nothing.

The Universe

tut.com

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Today’s Recipe: 18 Quick and Easy Asparagus Side Dishes

If you feel like you could eat asparagus for dinner every night of the week, but have run out of ideas for how to prepare it, we’ve rounded up a list of our absolute favorite asparagus side dishes.

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Magical Correspondences for Tuesday

Magickal Intentions: Courage, Physical Strength, Revenge, Military Honors, Surgery and the Breaking of Negative Spells, Matrimony, War, Enemies, Prison, Vitality and Assertiveness

Element: Fire

Incense: Dragon’s Blood, Patchouli
Planet: Mars
Star Signs: Aries and Scorpio
Angel: Samuel
Power Colors: Red and Orange
Herbs & Plants: Red Rose, Cock’s Comb, Pine, Daisy, Thyme and Pepper
Sacred Stones: Carnelian, Bloodstone, Ruby, Garnet and Pink Tourmaline
Oil: (Mars) Basil, Coriander, Ginger

Deities include Ares, Lilith, The Morrigan, Tiwaz, Tyr

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Daily Wisdom
March 30, 2022

Desire
“Heaven always favors good desires.”

-Cervantes (Don Quixote)

What makes a “good” desire? All of our desires are good! We have our desires for a reason, and we wouldn’t have them if we were not capable of fulfilling them. Be like Don Quixote, and “follow that star!” Our desires lead us to our destiny.

-Lissa Coffey coffeytalk.com

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Daily Tarot: The Sun

Not only may you be inherently happy today, you’ll be able to explore all manner of intellectual problems, puzzles, and concerns. Great satisfaction can come from even the smallest insight, and if you can connect with the right person, you may have a conversation that will enrich and inform you for months to come. You may be attracted to more difficult problems today, and you’ll be up to the challenge.

astrology.com

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

I invite you to check out my websites!

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

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

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

Cat’s Morning Bits for March 25, 2022

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Cat

Cat’s Morning Bits for March 25, 2022

Blessings, Cat

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March Quotes

For winter’s rains and ruins are over,
And all the season of snows and sins;
The days dividing lover and lover,
The light that loses, the night that wins;
And time remembered is grief forgotten,
And frosts are slain and flowers begotten,
And in green underwood and cover
Blossom by blossom the spring begins.”

Algernon Charles Swinburne, Atalanta in Calydon

gardendigest.com

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March 2022 Events

March 1 Mardi Gras

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

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

March 17 St. Patrick’s Day

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

March 18 Celtic Tree Month of Alder begins

March 20 Spring Equinox/ Ostara /Sun enters Aries

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Spirit Library: Centre Point of all Creation
Kate Spreckley

We have lived within an energetic framework that has conditioned us to experience life in a particular way. As this framework dissolves we are urged to let go of our old conditioning and the outdated stories of who we should be.

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Different Pagan Paths & Combining Paths || Pagan Happy Hour

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from Gaia World: CRYSTAL SHAPES & THEIR MEANINGS
Someone new to the crystal world might think the way a crystal is cut or shaped is purely aesthetic, but there’s a little more to a crystal’s shape than meets the eye.

The carving of crystals into different symbolic shapes and forms is ancient.

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Learn Religions: Earth Folklore and Legends

By Patti Wigington
Updated on June 25, 2019

Each of the four cardinal elements – earth, air, fire and water – can be incorporated into magical practice and ritual. Depending on your needs and intent, you may find yourself drawn to one of these elements more so that the others.

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Pagan Library: Blessing
M. Flanders

May the East fling open your windows,
and fill your rooms with air;
May the South send you strong sunshine,
and give you the strength to dare;
May the west wash rivers into your
heart, and oceans into your soul,
May the North share the secrets and
gifts of the earth,
to heal and make you whole.

paganlibrary.com

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Today’s DIY: DIY Witchy Decor | Potion Bottles | Crystal Wand | Spell Book

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Thought For The Day

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Treehugger: 16 of the Fiercest Apex Predators in the World

An apex predator is the animal at the top, or apex, of its food web that has no natural predators. These top predators often have large home ranges and small population densities, which means human interference and habitat encroachment can pose serious threats to their survival.

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EarthSky News: Mizar and Alcor in the bend of the Big Dipper

Mizar and Alcor
Mizar and its fainter companion star Alcor are one of the most famous double stars in the sky. You’ll spot Mizar first, as the middle star of the Big Dipper‘s handle. Look closely, and you’ll see fainter Alcor right next to Mizar.

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Patheos-Pagan: Spring is here! Plant seeds to work on your physical & mental gardens
MARCH 23, 2022 BY ANN TRIP

Spring conventionally arrived on Sunday, March 20. Yes, as Pagans, we held rituals and welcomed Ostara, or if you are Druid as I am – Alban Eilir. This is only the beginning though. Seeds, just like the spells we create, take more than uttering words. There is work involved, lots of work.

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Pagan Playlist: True Magick ☥ Magic Meditation Music to Activate Your Gifts

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Inner Journey:

INNER CRITICS

“We tell ourselves so many lies and half-truths … We listen and are duly impressed by these inner voices that turn into unseen judges that nag at us. We give each of these judges a seat of honor in our minds, all the while hating their guts and their never-ending supply of judgements … We give the judges permission to accompany us on each journey of life, never daring to realize that we can park them, at least momentarily.”
— Eloise Ristad

“The Inner Critic makes each of us a child. As we become the child in our relationships, we lose our sense of self. We are no longer self-contained, self- respecting adults. We look to others for validation. Our self-worth is based upon their opinion of us. Thus, everyone around us becomes a mother or a father whose support and approval is desperately needed to protect us from the constant criticism of the Inner Critic.”
— Hal and Sidra Stone

higherawareness.com

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A Note from the Universe

Of all your enumerable friends not one of them loves you more than I love you, right this very moment.

Xxxxoooo,

The Universe

tut.com

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Today’s Recipe: Royal Rhubarb Crisp

If you love rhubarb-strawberry mixtures, you’ll love this sweet rhubarb crisp.

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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
March 25 , 2022

Love
“Some day, after we have mastered the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness… the energies of love. Then, for the second time in the history of the world, we will have discovered fire.”

-Pierre Tielhard de Chardin

Is there anything more powerful than love? Love is creative; with love we can accomplish anything. With love we have accomplished everything! Love is the great up-lifter, the strongest force there is. Love heals. Love grows. Love is the basis for life itself. Love is invisible, and yet ever-present. Love is the most valuable gift we will ever give or receive, and yet love is perfectly free.

-Lissa Coffey coffeytalk.com

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Daily Tarot: The Judgement

You can secure an important victory and achieve a long-held aspiration today. This obviously is not an overnight achievement but probably something you’ve been intermittently pursuing for a long time. Some dreams refuse to die, and this may be the day for one of those dreams to begin to see the light of day in the real world. Be heartened and don’t let up now.

astrology.com

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

I invite you to check out my websites!

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

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

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

Cat’s Morning Bits for March 24, 2022

Posted on March 24, 2022 by Cat

Cat’s Morning Bits for March 24, 2022

Blessings, Cat

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March Quotes

“March is a tomboy with tousled hair, a mischievous smile, mud on her shoes and a laugh in her voice.”

Hal Borland

gardendigest.com

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March 2022 Events

March 1 Mardi Gras

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

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

March 17 St. Patrick’s Day

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

March 18 Celtic Tree Month of Alder begins

March 20 Spring Equinox/ Ostara /Sun enters Aries

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Spirit Library: Harness the New Energy
Kate Spreckley

We are entering into a new chapter of our healing and growth where careful consideration, discrimination and observation will give us the opportunity to know what steps now need to be taken. However, we must be mindful that we are being challenged to step out of our comfort zones and as such

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The Green Witch: The Magick of Mugwort | Magickal Herbal Profile | Properties of Herbs

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Learn Religions: The Taoist Five Elements
Yin-Qi and Yang-Qi Give Birth to the Five Elements

By Elizabeth Reninger
Updated on August 05, 2019

According to Taoist cosmology, Yin-Qi and Yang-Qi – the primordial feminine and masculine energies – produce what are known as the “Five Elements.” The Five Elements, in turn, give birth to the “ten-thousand things,”

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Wise Woman Herbal Ezine: Bringing Nature Indoors
By Dawn Gettig, AIA, MWFS

When applying Feng Shui to our homes it is important to bring the healing feeling of nature and its vibration indoors and thus into our lives. Because nature has excellent life force energy, when we spend time outdoors observing the birds, trees, nature’s beauty and rhythms, we attune ourselves to its magnificence. We benefit by being in nature but also by duplicating its essence in our environment. We can bring nature’s spirit into our home in simple yet potent ways.

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Today’s DIY: 10 Seashell wall hanging craft ideas | Home decorating ideas handamde

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Thought For The Day

“Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.” ~Robert Ingersoll

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Treehugger: 8 Ways to Identify a Tree by Its Bark
In addition to leaves and flowers, you can look a tree’s bark characteristics.

If you are identifying a tree, you probably look at its leaves before anything else, or the tree’s flowers or fruit if it has that. But don’t forget about the tree’s bark.

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EarthSky News: Mizar and Alcor in the bend of the Big Dipper

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Patheos-Pagan: Restarting a Practice
MARCH 22, 2022 BY BADER SAAB

It’s been a long time since I was here, and I’ve been missing writing in this corner of mine. The reasons are not as important as some may think, but the results are. I’ve been more absent than I should have.

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Pagan Playlist: The Sound Of Silence by Wuauquikuna | Panflute | Toyos

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Inner Journey:

HEAL THE PAST

“What you bring forth out of yourself from the inside will save you. What you do not bring forth out of yourself from the inside will destroy you.”
— Gospel of Thomas

We can transform painful memories by re-imagining them from the soul’s perspective of love and meaning.

Andrew Schneider says that all experiences have the purpose of serving the soul. An experience in the past blocked us because our fear at the time distorted our perception of what happened. To transform this limiting experience, we must bring what was then unconscious into the soul’s realm through consciousness.

We can do this by following these steps:

RECALL the past experience that might inhibit us.
OWN the experience (no judgment, blame, etc.).
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY for it and the consequences (i.e., the experience was determined by my subjective perception of what occurred, dictated by my lack of wholeness — specifically my fears).
GIVE IT MEANING (the soul was attempting to gain some kind of mastery or skill, but we didn’t know that at the time).
RE-IMAGINE it from the perspective of soul consciousness (showing its higher purpose).
“Letting go of our suffering is the hardest work we will ever do. It is also the most fruitful. To heal means to meet ourselves in a new way — in the newness of each moment where all is possible and nothing is limited to the old.”
— Stephen Levine

higherawareness.com

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A Note from the Universe

Yes! Alright! You bet! Un-huh! On it! Roger! OH, YES!

Just answering every single one of the requests I receive, And the “Ohhhhhh, yesssss!” was for the one who didn’t ask, but who gave thanks in advance.

This may be hard to believe, but I never say no.

Whatever you want,

The Universe

tut.com

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Today’s Recipe: Radish Salad with Peas

Radishes are crisp and peppery, and when combined with a sweet, citrus-flavored dressing, everybody will be coming back for more of this refreshing salad. We enjoy it as a luncheon salad with crackers and garnished with hard-boiled egg wedges, but it’s also the perfect sidekick for a spring/summer cookout or picnic

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Magical Correspondences for Thursday

Magickal Intentions: Luck, Happiness, Health, Legal Matters, Male Fertility, Treasure and Wealth, Honor, Riches, Desires, Leadership, Public Activity, Power and Success

Element: Earth

Incense: Cinnamon, Musk, Nutmeg and Sage

Planet: Jupiter
Star Signs: Sagittarius and Pisces
Angel: Sachiel
Power Colors: Purple, Royal Blue and Indigo
Herbs & Plants: Cinnamon, Beech, Buttercup, Coltsfoot, Oak, Dill, Borage, Patchouli
Sacred Stones: Sugilite, Amethyst, Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli and Sapphire
Oil: (Jupiter) Clove, Lemon Balm, Oakmoss, Star Anise

Deities include Juno, Jupiter,Thor, Zeus

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Daily Wisdom
March 24 , 2022

Love
“All’s love, yet all’s law.”

-Robert Browning

Love and Law are two sides of the same coin. Everything is love, and at the same time, everything has that organizing power that we can totally count on. There is a reason why we love someone or something. There is a creative purpose to our love. We are not under some spell like the characters in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” We love who we love because God, the Universe, brought us together to learn and grow and experience more of our Selves. Love is divine, and yet love is totally practical.

-Lissa Coffey coffeytalk.com

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Daily Tarot: The Chariot

It may start out as an ordinary day but a situation may arise that uncovers talents that you had no clue you had. Be adaptable and be willing to say, “Yes, I’ll give that a try,” rather than automatically saying, “Well I’m not sure. I’ve never done that before.” Be positive, optimistic, and sure of yourself. It’s the perfect day to learn something useful and profitable as well as exciting.

astrology.com

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

I invite you to check out my websites!

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

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

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

Cat’s Morning Bits for March 23, 2022

Posted on March 23, 2022 by Cat

Cat’s Morning Bits for March 23, 2022

Blessings, Cat

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March Quotes

“Autumn arrives in the early morning, but spring at the close of a winter day.”

Elizabeth Bowen

gardendigest.com

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March 2022 Events

March 1 Mardi Gras

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

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

March 17 St. Patrick’s Day

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

March 18 Celtic Tree Month of Alder begins

March 20 Spring Equinox/ Ostara /Sun enters Aries

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Spirit Library: Delicate Balance
Kate Spreckley

The first few months of this year have been a time of cleaning up and clearing out. A time where we descended into the depths of being to shift and clear that which was forgotten and denied.

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The Green Witch: Winter Honey Lip Salve

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Spiritual Unite: SEEING FLASHES OF LIGHT SPIRITUAL – WHAT ARE THEY?
Susan Brunton

Have you seen flashes of light regularly? Perhaps they appear in the corner of your eye, or even right in front of you!

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Learn Religions: The Five Element Symbols of Fire, Water, Air, Earth, Spirit

By Catherine Beyer
Updated on June 05, 2019

The Greeks proposed the existence of five basic elements. Of these, four were the physical elements—fire, air, water, and earth—of which the entire world is composed. Alchemists eventually associated four triangular symbols to represent these elements.

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MBG: Keep Seeing Ladybugs? Here’s What It Actually Means + What To Do About It

Animals have all sorts of historical and spiritual meanings, and if you keep seeing one animal in particular, you may wonder if it’s a signal from the universe that something is up. Well, if it’s ladybugs that you keep spotting, take it as a good sign. Here, we’re diving into the spiritual significance of ladybugs and what it means if you keep seeing them.

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Today’s DIY: Running Waterfalls in a Jar (Moss Terrarium)

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Thought For The Day

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Treehugger: Photos Capture Erupting Volcanoes, Snowy Landscapes, and Quiet Moments in Nature

From the powerful beauty of erupting volcanoes to the passionate play of a galloping horse in the snow, photographers have captured magical moments in nature, landscape, and travel.

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EarthSky News: Meet Cancer the Crab and its Beehive Cluster

There’s a good chance that you’ve never seen Cancer the Crab, because it’s the faintest of the 13 constellations of the zodiac. To see Cancer, you need to look between the two brightest stars of Gemini (Castor and Pollux) and Leo’s brightest star (Regulus). Once you’re there, you’re treated to a wonderful cluster that contains 1,000 stars.

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Patheos-Pagan: Magic & Responsibility
MARCH 21, 2022 BY IAN CHAMBERS

Throughout conversations, one of the most frequent things to emerge is a regrettable reason that some people are drawn to magic and the occult. One of the greatest, and unspoken, attractions to people drawn to magic is deferred responsibility;

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Pagan Playlist: Clannad – Robin (The Hooded Man) (Official HD Video)

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Inner Journey:

OPENING THE HEART

“Everything is made of light; everything is alive. The Great Mystery of life has little to do with intelligence. The universe is not an intellectual process. The intellect is helpful; but our hearts are the wiser part of ourselves.”
— Mellen-Thomas Benedict

Heart is a word that refers to many different levels of our being. Essentially, it is the love aspect of soul, capable of making direct, intuitive contact. Soul love is not emotional; it is highly impersonal and intelligent, capable of grasping the essence of someone or something without any projection on our part.

Appreciation significantly turns on the heart. Appreciation is not an emotion that arises spontaneously, but a soul quality we can choose. The more often we choose to be appreciative, the easier this choice becomes and the more frequently our heart opens to give and receive love.

“If you open your heart, love opens your mind.”
— Charles John Quarto

higherawareness.com

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A Note from the Universe

Let the status symbols you seek most be self-made adventures that excite you at dawn, challenge you by day, and surprise you by night.

“Self-made” being the operative word.

Creator-hood rocks,

The Universe

tut.com

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Today’s Recipe: 15 Luscious Avocado Desserts That’ll Make You Love Avocados Even More (allrecipes)

As the author of the “Basic Bitchen” cookbook, I’ve become a bit of an authority figure when it comes to the mighty avocado. But the beloved fruit (yes, fruit!) has become so much more than a trendy ingredient

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Magical Correspondences for Wednesday

Magickal Intentions: Communication, Divination, Writing, Knowledge, Business Transactions, Debt, Fear, Loss, Travel and Money Matters

Element: Air

Incense: Jasmine, Lavender, Sweet Pea
Planets: Mercury and Chiron (though this is a moon of Pluto)
Star Sign: Virgo
Angel: Raphael
Power Colors: Orange, Light Blue, Grey, Yellow, and Violet
Herbs & Plants: Fern, Lavender, Hazel, Cherry, Periwinkle
Sacred Stones: Aventurine, Bloodstone, Hematite, Moss Agate, and Sodalite
Oil: (Mercury) Benzoin, Clary Sage, Eucalyptus, Lavender

Deities include Athena, Hermes, Lugh, Mercury, Odin

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Daily Wisdom
March 23, 2022

Love
“Love is a fire and I am wood.”

-Rumi

Love has been the subject for poets throughout the ages. In contemporary times, think of how many songs we hear that are all about love! According to the lyrics, “Love is all there is,” and “Love can move mountains.” Love brings us to the movies, where we can see love acted out larger than life and feel our emotions stir. We are drawn to love because that is what we all crave more of. And we crave love because that is what we are made of! Love brings us to our true nature. We are consumed by it because we want to know who we really are, and love allows us to experience that

-Lissa Coffey coffeytalk.com

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Daily Tarot: The Tower

Your emotions and instincts are working overtime today and this can distract you from doing the simplest of things. Whatever difficulties you encounter today – and they should be small ones – you will create more problems for yourself by being too psychically overactive. If someone is preoccupied with you and wishing you to have a rough day, you’ll know it but maybe not know who it is.

astrology.com

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

I invite you to check out my websites!

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

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

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

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