Practical Wisdom for Extraordinary Living
From the monthly archives:
All living things eat and are eaten. It’s cooking that makes us human. – Elizabeth Cunningham As we continue to fluff up the energy of our homes with feng shui and magic, we’re working with the powerful Qi of the kitchen. The kitchen is the most important area of the home for health and prosperity. [...]
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Give up all bad qualities in you, banish the ego and develop the spirit of surrender. You will then experience Bliss. – Sri Sathya Sai Baba This week, we welcome the powerful Major Arcana image of The Hanged Man. In my introductory Tarot classes, The Hanged Man is always one of the top choices for [...]
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This is the first Wishing Moon of the year. According to author Victoria David Danann in her Seasons of the Witch Primer, a Wishing Moon occurs on the Full Moon closest to the seasonal Quarter Days (as opposed to the cross-quarter Sabbats). They are an ideal time for setting our intentions for the coming quarter [...]
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From our friend, Arie in Israel! Enjoy! It’s not too late if you’d like to share some photos of your home, especially if you’ve been feng shui-ing! Or your creativity altar or Artist’s Way studio, for that matter. Feel free to email them to me.
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Never eat more than you can lift. – Miss Piggy Thanks so much for your terrific comments yesterday about the colors and elements, Regina! This is great information! Some other tidbits that might be helpful along similar lines is that in the kitchen, the primary energies are fire and water, and so keeping them in [...]
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The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found. – Calvin Trillin The art of feng shui is one way to spruce up our homes for Spring. It can enhance the home’s positive life force energy, called Qi, [...]
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When she goes about her kitchen duties, chopping, carving, mixing, whisking, she moves with the grace and precision of a ballet dancer, her fingers plying the food with the dexterity of a croupier. – the late Craig Claiborne, irreplaceable New York Times food critic As we feel the upsurge of Spring’s arrival, we may feel [...]
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To suffer woes which Hope thinks infinite; To forgive wrongs darker than death or night; To defy power which seems omnipotent; To love, and bear; to hope till Hope creates From its own wreck the thing it contemplates… – Percy Shelley So far, this seems to be a year in which many of our new [...]
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Welcome Spring! Awake, thou wintry earth – Fling off thy sadness! Fair vernal flowers, laugh forth Your ancient gladness! – Thomas Blackburn Today is the Vernal Equinox in the northern hemisphere, and Autumn Equinox in lands below the equator. We are all experiencing the same phenomenon: the daylight and the darkness are in balance. The [...]
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Today is not only the Spring Equinox, but it is the beginning of the astrological new year as the Sun moves into the sign of Aries! As the first sign in the zodiac, fiery Aries is the first one to get things started, initiating projects and leading others. The Ram is adventurous, ambitious, impulsive, enthusiastic [...]
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Despite continued hot temperatures, the daylight hours are obviously diminishing - Summer is waning.
On my blog, we are weaving spells appropriate to this harvest season. By deepening a daily practice of thanksgiving, we awaken true abundance. Blessed be.
This week, the Seven of Swords challenges us, demanding that we deal with issues regarding honesty and integrity.
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