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What an amazing discovery! It’s not focusing on what we don’t want or focusing on the wrong things that hinders the manifesting process—though both are important in the Law of Attraction, prayer, magick, or however you apply Universal Law to your life. What keeps you from manifesting what you really want [...]
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For years, I’ve hated Mercury in Retrograde. It’s typically the time when contract negotiations go askew, cell phones and computers blow up, cars have to be towed to the shop, anything with mechanical and communications sectors of daily life that can go wrong WILL go wrong.
But Mercury in Retrograde is also very, very [...]
It’s not that I am trying to change the cards that have already been dealt. Instead, my plan is to change the cards that I WILL be dealt.
Every now and then, a friend and I “lay cards” and by that, I mean that we toss a few Tarot cards and talk about their meaning, and [...]
I’ve never been one to give parenting advice, for two reasons: 1. I’ve always hated people giving ME advice when they have no idea about my personal situation, or even if they do; and 2. My parenting philosophy is a bit different from most of the people I know, largely because of my spirituality.
I’ve been [...]
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The first thing people notice about me–the people who read just about everything I write–is that, in person, I’m actually not very talkative and when I do speak, I have a soft voice and a quiet manner. Most people are surprised because they know I have a lot going on in my [...]
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Several years ago, I posted a list in my personal blog of what I wished I could say to various unnamed people but could not. It was a very long list and an excellent self-analysis tool for me—for examining the weight I still carried, the things I could not let go of, and [...]
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I was struck by the idea of the body being not just a “temple” but—ritually— an “altar.” Not many of us have temples in our homes but most of us spiritual-minded people do have altars, sometimes more than one. What if we respected our bodies and held them as sacred as [...]
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I am still working through the revelations of this Scorpio Moon, especially in regard to Trust and Truth. I am trying to figure out for myself why I have had such difficulty in trusting connections when communications fail (see previous post), trying to take it back to its earliest form to understand how [...]
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Well, of course. That’s me, hitting the heel of my palm against my forehead in a gesture reminiscent of Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” video from the early 80’s. How could I have missed it?
The emotional Tower Card of the past few days has been about trust. Scorpio Full Moons are [...]
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When I was first introduced to Feng Shui in the mid-90’s, I was told by an expert that I should place mirrors behind the stove to reflect the energy I put into the food I cook. I’ve heard other experts’ reasoning since then, and though it varies, it always comes back to [...]
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Blame it on the Scorpio moon’s intensity, but nothing drives me crazier than lack of communication. In particular, that you-can-hear-a-pin-drop silence that comes after an intense date or a conversation where the guy is just grovelling at my feet and making all sorts of offers. (Every man who walks through my door has [...]
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May 19-20 (depending on your time zone) marks the second Sun-Moon combination of Taurus and Scorpio in a month, and I’m always surprised at how many new readers drop in to find a ritual or a good ritual tip for this Full Moon. This one, being an even more intense Scorpio moon has [...]
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Some people make big changes in their lives. They never say a word about what they’re doing…they just quietly redefine themselves. Others talk all the time about how much they want to change and what they’re doing to make it happen…and never take the second step toward improving [...]
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In the next few days, I will be graduating from my relationship with Aquarius Girl, but not from the friendship. She’s leaving, and though this is a wonderful career move for her and I’m honestly glad for the prospects it presents her, this is not a graduation that I’m thrilled about.
What [...]
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Sometimes things happen for a reason. The timing seems to suck and none of it makes sense…until later. Then it’s easy to look back at a series of events and how they had to take place in a certain sequence to get the right result. One moment out of place and the outcome is [...]
Time is of the essence, they say, but maybe really, that’s just the essence of time.
At least 5 times in 24 hours, I’ve been reminded that “time is of the essence” and not to tarry. In the back of my mind, I’ve also realized that nearly half of May has already come and gone and [...]
Photo, left: my Joan of Arc action-adventure thriller with the uber-sexy cover–and the only way some people remember me.
Three observations: 1. Most people are multi-faceted. 2. Most people see only one facet of another person. 3. People can let their worlds shrink to just one facet. A conversation with a couple of household-name authors with [...]
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” Will you dance with me, Mother of the World?” — Sharon Knight
Sometimes, you find things in your garden that you’d forgotten.
Mother’s Day was a little strange to me this year. The girls gave me some terrific presents, and afterward I took the girls to the farm to visit my mom, which was fun. I enjoyed running [...]
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Some people describe their past life regressions as they would a movie, and you can almost hear the soundtrack crescendo-ing in the background. Maybe they see it that way, too. I don’t.
I get flashes of sight and emotion, sometimes scents, too. Sometimes they’re quick flashes and sometimes they last for [...]
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My own personal sexual revolution did not arrive with a fanfare of one-night stands or birth control prescriptions or discreetly wrapped sex toys delivered via UPS. It crept up quietly as, in the wake of my divorce, I had a few surprises pointed out to me about myself that I [...]
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“Let me hear you make decisions without your television….” ”Stripped,” — Depeche Mode
I predict that “Going Green” will be the top buzz phrase of 2008. And, as with most things that become “popular” when I’ve been doing them for a long while without the benefit of its popularity, my cynicism is in direct proportion. I’ve [...]
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To put it in Star Wars jargon, I’ve felt another shift in The Force recently.
Here we are, half-way between two Scorpio full moons with a Taurus Sun and it’s at a new moon in Taurus. There’s been a tug in a particular direction for the past week as Saturn turned direct and a [...]
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An email sent to me without a BCC jarred me back to the realization of what it takes to be happy. Enough time has passed for me to evaluate where I’ve been, the decisions I’ve made, and how it’s working. And yes, my most basic rule for happiness is still a good one.
Plain [...]
***Photo of Lorna and Aislinn hamming it up in the cabin–the poster behind says, “Helpful or Harmful? Know the Difference!” (talking about bugs, not brunettes)***
We’re back from the Florida Pagan Gathering’s Beltane 2008, and it was a blast! Kudos to the coordinators and staff of this festival–these folks really know how to put together an [...]
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