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Are you on a quest for self-improvement? Perhaps you're trying to become more mindful, eat more nourishing food, move your body more, or deepen your spiritual connections. Believe it or not, the Moon can help you in this work! From an astrological perspective, since the Moon is the celestial body closest to Earth, its positioning is most closely correlated with our day-to-day lives. By being aware of and aligning your efforts with the current phase and sign of the Moon, you can help increase the odds that your self-improvement endeavors will be successful. Think of it as timing your work to flow with the current of the universe rather than struggling against it. Moon PhasesThe Moon's ...
Anyone who has treated themselves to the pleasure of reading Bram Stoker's 1897 masterpiece Dracula will notice something rather curious. For most of the novel, although his menacing presence is felt, the Count himself is nowhere to be seen. The book, the greatest gothic horror novel of all time, is supposed to chronicle the dark deeds of the vampire. However, after the first section in Transylvania, the Count only makes a few "guest appearances." Dracula dominates the early chapters, when Jonathan Harker visits him to conduct a real estate transaction. In this sequence, his evil and menace is overwhelming from the first description: "Within, stood a tall old man, clean shaven save for a ...
Charm casting might be your new favorite divination practice! While many people are familiar with tarot or oracle cards, runes, scrying, or pendulums, charm casting offers a different way of connecting with your intuition. Charm casting is deeply personal and built around the power of meaningful objects. The concept is simple: you build a collection of small charms or trinkets, assign meaning to each one, and cast them onto a reading surface to interpret the messages they create together. The randomness allows the symbols to come together in unique ways with every cast. Long before I knew there was a name for charm casting, I was the person who couldn't leave a beach without collecting ...
How many of us take time to think before we speak? Very few of us, I'll bet. Most of us say the first thing that comes to mind. And, mostly, that's okay. But sometimes, if we are upset, angry, annoyed, frustrated, or hurt, we can say things with the deliberate intention of either proving we are right, or in order to hurt, and this can change the course of our lives. Just as kind words bring kindness back, harsh words push people away. Words are far more powerful than we give them credit for. Once words are written or spoken they are there forever. Yet silence, too, can hurt. That's why what we say and the way we say it is so important. Where your Mercury is, by sign and house, shows how ...
