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The Divine Me: Embracing Your Inner Goddess [excerpt]
[Excerpt from one of the “Facing the Mirror” sections… Facing the Mirror: How do you connect with yourself?]
· Be aware of changes in your energy
Yes, learn to do this. It could save your life.
I was at a stop light in Fremont, Nebraska, southbound on Broad St. I was driving, my now ex-husband was sitting in the passenger seat.
All of the sudden, yep, there it was, that “change” in energy. It’s so hard to describe because it can be so subtle. My reaction to it was that I froze. The red light turned green, and still, I sat there, frozen. My ex was shouting at me now, “Move, go!! The light is green!”
Nope, my body wouldn’t budge.
Within seconds, a car went speeding through a red light in front of us, west bound on 23rd St., at 60 or 70 miles an hour. If I would’ve been making my left hand turn onto this street, it would have broadsided us.
After this vehicle whooshed through this intersection, yep, there it was again, that weird change in energy. I was no longer frozen. I was also miffed at the man in the passenger seat and his attitude, so I turned to him calmly as he sat there now in shocked silence, open-mouthed, and I said, “Okay, now it’s time to move.”
- · Write down your dreams
I used to keep dream journals, but then I used to remember my dreams. Not so much anymore unless it’s a visitation dream. That’s a dream where the spirit of a departed loved one visits you. They are usually very vivid dreams, you will acutely feel the departed spirit’s presence, and you will not forget the dream. Sometimes your departed family member may have an important message to leave with you.
My great-grandmother showed up to tell me it was okay. I hadn’t seen or spoken to her in several years before she passed. So, she showed herself with her lips tied shut, much like you see on voodoo dolls in hoodoo horror flicks, which was her way of emphasizing a lack of communication. It was an alarming sight at first, but I quickly realized her implications. Then I heard her voice telepathically in my mind: “It’s okay.” Immediately, there was a feeling of peace.
It was her way of acknowledging that even though it had been a long time since we’d seen or spoken with each other, all our ties and our relationship were intact. Always was, always would be.
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It’s Officially Finished!
Yesterday I officially completed writing my 10th book. Let the editing begin. This book will see a March release date.
The Divine Me
New Release coming in 2023.
I’m three fourths of the way through, pushing forward to complete this project. I can’t wait to get it out to you!
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Sneak Peek @ The Divine Me: Embracing Your Inner Goddess: “My Vulva, the horn; The Boat of Heaven”
An update on the book I’m currently writing, along with a first sneak peek at the contents!
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Tarot and Spirituality ~ A Question About Curses
I answer questions sent to me by viewers, and this one is really quite common because it coddles personal fears.
Disclaimer: I look at questions like this from BOTH a mundane aspect as well as a magickal one.
The Kindles ~ They’re back up and available!
The four books I published with Amazon are once more available in both Print and Kindle, follow the link: click HERE
- The Ultimate Tarot Guide for Your Personal Tarot Journey
- Natural Magick the Gray Witch Way
- The Little Handbook of Spiritual Awakening
- Tarot: A Witch’s Journey
My New Book ~ your moment of enlightenment
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[Excerpt: The Little Handbook of Spiritual Awakening]
Conclusion
We are spiritual beings. It often seems, in the chaos of living in our modern world, this side of ourselves gets lost. If you are reading this book, Spirit has tapped you on the shoulder and invited you to get reacquainted with this aspect of yourself. My hope is that this book will help you do that.
Whatever has brought you to this moment in life, where you seek to acknowledge and understand the deeper mysteries of existence, know that it is a priceless opportunity for you to discover new knowledge and answers to many of life’s questions. You have been given the chance to change the course of your life, the path you will take.
This is your personal journey of spiritual awakening, your moment of enlightenment followed by a lifetime of development. Allow your soul to soar to new heights. Allow your life to be touched by the infinite and the impossible. Allow your spirit to freely explore all the avenues and paths that call to you.
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My New Book ~ embrace your spiritual side
I just ordered a couple more copies of my new book, The Little Handbook of Spiritual Awakening, for my pixies. I received my first copies a couple weeks ago, so I finally have a clear copy to photograph (not the author’s proof that has the ugly “not for resale” band around it)… So, if you ordered a copy, are you still waiting for it, or have you received it already, and if so Pictures Please!! I’d love to see where they end up. If you’ve read your new copy and have had time to get acquainted with it, jump on over to amazon with the following link and leave a word about the book. I will greatly appreciate it — thank you!! And, enjoy! If you have NOT ordered your copy — horrors!! — here’s a link so you can do that.
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What Are the Akashic Records?
Hot Off the Press!
I just received my first order of books, The Little Handbook of Spiritual Awakening, from Amazon. If you have an order in, your books should be arriving soon, if they haven’t already.
[excerpt: Chapter 3, page 112] (on the chakras: opening your throat chakra)
To open this chakra
1. Wear turquois or light blue. Wear it as clothing, or a piece of jewelry. Plant blue flowers; paint your nails blue; buy a blue throw rug for your house, or a blue blanket for your bed. Take pictures of blue things.
2. Sing. If you can’t hold a tune, that’s okay. Sing when you’re alone in the shower and you’re all alone in the house. You (and Spirit) will be the only one to hear you, and you will be opening up and energizing your throat chakra
3. Write a letter to someone you haven’t seen or spoken to in a long time. Write a letter to someone that you are estranged from. Write a letter to someone you’ve always wanted to talk to but never had the courage. You don’t have to actually send this letter to anyone, unless you want to. But you will be opening up the channels of communication, and your throat chakra as well.
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Herbs: Hyssop ~ The Little Handbook of Spirituality
The chapter that I found the most fun to write was Chapter 4: Botanicals & Pagan Spiritualism. I love the use of herbs and their energies in the pagan path, and I’m strongly connected to them with my own practice. There is a nice segment on herbs, all formatted as the excerpt below, with a variety of uses for each herb as it pertains, some quite interesting and a bit unconventional.
If you have ordered your copy of this book, they should start to arrive to their destinations the middle of this month. I’m waiting, just like all of you, for my first clean copies, so far I have only the author’s proof, which is printed with a wide gray “not for resale” band across the cover.
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Hyssop
Energy: projective
Planet: Jupiter
Element: fire
Magical uses: purification, protection
Aside from sage, hyssop is the most popular herb for purification, used widely in protective recipes for oils and powders, as well as burned for its cleansing purifying smoke.
If you’re feeling a bit tarnished spiritually, and you’re not sure from where or whom this energy is coming, you can fix it. Add a little hyssop to your bath water for a cleansing soak. You can add some dried and ground hyssop to your favorite moisturizing lotion or body oils and apply it sparingly, touching your forehead and heart to clear the energy about you.
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“This book is written to help you explore and experiment and discover a spirituality that you might not even be aware of. This book is here to help you embrace your inner pagan, to reconnect with your ancient roots and an earthy spirituality based in nature and magic and inspiration.”
Past Life Regression ~ I’ve always been curious, how about you?
I’ve been doing some reading on past life regression, and I discovered this wonderful article (along with this intriguing blog and author that came with it, her links will be below — in the original blog post). Be sure to check out her blog, where you will find a plethora of spiritual and new-age topics.
I have actually dabbled in past life regression before, and by “dabbling” I don’t mean frivolously playing, I mean in only briefly. I’ve always wanted to go further in depth with this topic. I have used tarot cards to do a handful of past life readings which always proved to be interesting. The cards were pretty much just a trigger for the subconscious, as they are in all my readings (if you haven’t already noticed this). Once the cards open the door, the subconscious mind and the intuition and clairs do all the rest.
Anyway, I find this subject fascinating and this article interesting and full of information. I hope you enjoy it!
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The Little Handbook of Spiritual Awakening… What’s waiting for you inside?
Chapter 1:
[an excerpt]
From Chapter One Exercises, activities, and explorations
3. Reconnecting with animals and trees
“Do you love trees? Do you feel an affinity for, or a special connection with, trees? Do you have a favorite kind of tree? Do you have a tree from your childhood experiences that has stuck with you, maybe a particular beloved tree that you think about even now, after all these years? Do you feel uneasy in a forest, as though you’re being watched? When the wind blows through trees, do you hear it as voices with a message, or at least feel this energy?”
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Out With the Old, In With the New ~ the Queen/pentacles, don’t underestimate her
As it so often happens, this reading mirrors the written reading I did this morning for our Daily Cards. It’s kind of eerie when that happens, but it just tells us that there is a definite energy and vibe that needs expressing. Here’s a link to that reading, those daily cards, at my blog: https://everycathasatale.blogspot.com…
Just a heads up… the Queen/pentacles at first appears oblivious and complacent about what’s going on around her. She is not. She had me fooled too, until I pulled that last batch of cards. Don’t underestimate her. If you’re lucky, she just doesn’t care. And if you’re not so lucky… well.
Spiritual Appropriation ~ It’s a conundrum for the American Melting Pot
First, for anyone who has not heard this term, this is the definition I’ll be addressing in this post…
- Spiritual appropriation (basic definition):
It is the act of adopting for worship spiritual deities and practices from a culture of which you do not share a blood line. The act of adopting a spiritual path and practices that are not connected to your family and ancestors.
Right off the top, I’ll say that this topic is not one that I agree with.
I don’t believe that any human being has the omnipotent capacity to know how another human being should, or should not, connect with or interact with a deity, no matter from what culture of man it originated… How do you know a deity didn’t reach out to a particular human being instead of a human being reaching out to a particular deity?
I don’t believe it’s possible to contain and pigeon hole another person’s deeply held spiritual beliefs, or their desire and choice to view the spiritual world from their chosen perspective. Spiritual appropriation is a man-made constriction. Spirituality rises above humanity and it’s borders.
An example of the ludicracy of spiritual appropriation: If this narrow marginalized view of spirituality were held true across the board for ALL spiritual paths, only Italians could rightfully practice Roman Catholicism.
For Americans, the idea of spiritual appropriation has a special colossal conundrum, one I haven’t seen mentioned anywhere, so we’ll mention it here.
As an American, I have no single connection to any one culture or ethnicity. As an American, my bloodline and ancestors are a mystery filled with a multitude of cultural and ethnic connections — some known, but others not known. For many of us, we’d have to take a DNA test to know exactly who are ancestors are, what story our bloodline has to tell.
With every set of grandparents, on both sides of my family, as far back as I can go, there will be new connections, new ethnic revelations, another link in the evolution of mankind and my heritage.
Personally, where do I begin?… German, French, English, Irish, Chippewa, Lakota Sioux. This is only three generations. I can’t begin to imagine the intriguing possibilities. What else am I? To what races, ethnicities, cultures do I share a bond? What spiritual path am I to identify with? What gods and goddesses walk with me? What spiritual practices am I being called to embrace?
I’m an American. I am a beautiful tapestry of human evolution and cultural integration.
Let my spirituality exemplify and honor this truth.
Spirit knows me.
A place to write your magical notes ~ Green Witchcraft Grimoire
The Green Witchcraft Grimoire is special because you can make it your own. In addition to the spells, rituals, and recipes, the grimoire includes sections you can fill in based on your own practice, experience, and preferences. Here’s a look at how I personalized my own copy of the Green Witchcraft Grimoire in the section on magical teas. I am so proud of this book and how it will enable you to deepen your practice. Please support me by pre-ordering your copy here:
Does It Really Work?
I recently had an individual inquiring about my Candle Altar Services. It was pretty much the usual type of email that I get… relationship issues, unhappiness, not knowing what to do, desperate to find something that would help them with their situation. This person was interested in purchasing a candle vigil and had some questions, like which candle to choose — which stumped me, because the only options at this page are a one candle vigil and a three candle vigil.
I told this person that the difference between these options were the fact that, with the three candle vigil, I could burn more than one candle for different intentions, which would include different colors, different herbs, different oils, etc. I explained that the issues involved in some of life’s circumstances are a bit complex. And I choose the candles.
They appreciated my quick response, and came back with this question:
Do they (candle vigils) really work?
- I wouldn’t be burning candles for intentions (both for myself, and family, as well as outsiders) if I didn’t believe that it worked.
- The success, or failure, of a spell, spiritual ritual, or prayer can lay with the strength of someone’s belief, as in “knowing”, or as in “faith” for some spiritual paths.
- If you don’t “believe” that something’s going to work, there is a great chance that it won’t.
- I stated that no one can guarantee the success of a spiritual ritual or prayer. (Would you think of asking a Catholic priest if his novena to St. Anne “worked”?)
- I explained that, although this is my spiritual path and practice, and I take it quite seriously, for legal reasons I have to include a disclaimer at the bottom of my website that states: “All magickal merchandise and services are sold for entertainment purposes only.” The fact that, to protect myself legally, I have to include this statement does not mean that I don’t personally believe that witchcraft, candle magick, and spells REALLY work.
Since I haven’t heard back from this individual, I can only assume that they wanted some sort of guarantee. Spirit doesn’t work that way.
Sophia ~ (book excerpt)
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Magickal Connections 
