trust that people will reveal who they are when it is important for you to know

. . . part of this very intense Mercury Retrograde (which, thank God, ends tomorrow !!)

is designed to show you who YOU ARE . . . and show you who has your back and who does not
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knowledge, as they say, is good

when I was in my 20's for several years everything was a magickal moment -- every breath every new word or idea

. . . then I moved past "beginner's mind"

and had some sense of "knowing a bit" . . . I became a professional psychic and had a radio spot and then a TV show and found myself for a few years at the heart of the metaphysical universe

only to see it all go "poof" . . . at which point I rolled up the mats and became (and I realize this is a relative thing ahahaha !!)

"normal"

well . . . sorta normal

but that only lasted a few years and the "real me" kept poking about . . . trying to "find" something

it seems now that I am moving back into this "beginner's mind" space -- personally my favorite space

we never know so much that we can't be in awe of all that IS

to live in this heightened space of everything being a revelation

. . . a blessing, indeed
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in every way

an Angel is a thought -- beamed through time/space

that may take on a concrete solid form -- is this a guide who points towards a hidden door, a song that whispers

some magickal incantation you barely hear

love, wisdom . . . books that light up to you, places you feel "drawn towards"

Angels are real . . . in the sense that energy takes form to do "angelic things"

how best to find "your Angel" ??
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listen to songs that repeat

sometimes your pets will "act out" but many times this is a direct result of an injury or illness of which you may be unaware

try "listening" to your pets -- intuitively tune in to what may be "troubling them"

just as we may be grumpy because we have the flu (and haven't slept) or our hip or leg or something else hurts us

(also why we may not sleep well)

so, too, may your pets have a similar "issue"

many times short-term changes in pet behavior have a physical "root cause" (that you cannot easily see)

using your intuition to communicate with them will help each of you
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understand . . . and heal

there is a living "consciousness" in trees and plants; a profound amount of wisdom in animals -- horses, birds, tigers

all living things, all with something "to say"

if you listen you will hear . . . a truth shunned by many
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but truth (I believe) nonetheless

many of us along the "way" have decided that having something "good" -- beauty + intelligence the two most common culprits

was a "burden" as it only served to make others "envious" . . . and for those of us whose childhood "experiences" served as a deterrent to devloping a healthy, balanced self-esteem

it was often easier to "throw away" what was good -- so as to both minimize the noises of the "haters" while

concurrently supporting our faulty and limited visions of ourselves

than step up and "own" our gifts

a common, but tragic, theme

how, then, does one flip this script?

it is not easy -- but it can be done

and the most important element of this transition (in my opinion) is seeing clearly what others "gained" by creating your original "fracture"

in English -- what was in it for your parents or friends

when they took your power away from you? how did this

. . . help them

understand, as best you can, "their motivation"

then try to see if their truth is really

true

if not . . . and you learn to "see this"

you may find that the self-negation you have held so long may begin, quietly at first

to fade

away

and a more balanced "truth"

grows like a rose

from within
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‪#‎balance‬

when you decide to live a magickal life -- which is just saying you want to find love and God and some sense of "why"

you may wander a bit -- but the wandering has a purpose

each little pebble, once found, can build a castle

once you know how (and where) to "place it"

all who seek God eventually will find what they seek; hopefully it is God who they find

and not something else . . . some "hidden thing" using God as a lure

or some previously spent token for a bus in a foreign land

no matter; all is a journey, picking up pebbles

building castles

to live this way is to live in harmony with Death -- not as something from which you hide

but as an ally to find yourself

. . . as you go wandering about, searching for the right pebbles with which to build

we are nothing, truly, without Death -- it defines who we are
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and to know this truth is to know (in one sense) how to live

your mind responds to pictures yet we typically try to communicate just with words . . . but a picture is worth a 1000 words; remember :)

your emotions light up most when you have a "clear picture" in your mind

this is the power behind something called "sigil magick"

there are many ways of using sigils, but one way of incorporating the power of the sigil into your life

is through creating visuals (a collage, a symbol); some hold that sigils are means of "summoning" protective entities

I hold a slightly different viewpoint in that the protective entity we need to summon most is already within us

and by using visual tools we can help "fine tune" our vibration so that we are most in alignment with the highest state of being within that we can muster

by creating a visual "trigger" you help amp up your creative energy

magick rituals are really just props

to help you get into the right "space"

it is this state of mind that houses the true magick

if you need rituals to help you "find it" (or stay there), then please use them

but the tool is just "a tool" -- you are the magick

however, sigils are a wonderful way of helping you re-awaken (or move towards) this powerful state of inner "knowing"

but, it always comes down to this -- you are the magick

it is all (within)
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you

tomorrow is my "Venus Return" . . . meaning transiting Venus returns to its natal place (in my case, 0 degrees Capricorn)

the days just before and after your Venus Return are often subtle (or not so subtle) indicators of the "Romantic trend line" for your upcoming year

in my case, I am already in a relationship and quite content :). . . what is really interesting is that over the last couple of days, Kati and I have been exploring (and having really interesting synchronicities in finding)

common past life "themes" and memories

she is the one "seeing the pictures" and remembering; it is not "all me" :)

. . . anyway, for any of you looking for "signs" as to what might lie ahead for you in "affairs of the heart"
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pay special attention to the days immediately before and after your "Venus Return"

POWERFUL Full Moon tonight: Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Leo . . . I was born on a full moon just like this (Aquarius Sun / Leo Moon)

a time to make your collages and "align" with the most positive energy you can in order to shift into a higher "space"

you can make changes any time you "want" but ultimately these changes will only "last" if you work on creating conditions within yourself that sync up with the "attitude most compatible"

. . . with what you want to "become"

without making changes within -- or, at a minimum, "clearing some clutter"

nothing much is going to happen

anyway . . . tonight is a good time to set your mind right; Mercury will soon be back "on track" and "moving forward" (on Monday)

and the world is ready for you . . . to be ready for it
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‪#‎magick‬