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What All The Buzz Is About!
Each Practical Magic Business Circle has it’s own animal totem. I don’t know why. All I know is that as it comes closer to the time to open the circle, one animal in particular makes its presence felt in a wide number of obvious and impossible to ignore ways. And each time the animal makes perfect sense. Last time round, the animal was magpie, and throughout our time in circle, a pair of magpies moved into the vacant lot in front of my home. I’ve lived here for 5 years and in all that time, there have never been any magpies. These are the birds that teach discernment – being…
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Wishes, Intentions, Prayers
Stepping across the threshold, we all instantly fell into a reverential hush. And then even our whispers melted into silent awe as our eyes adjusted to the interior of the church. It wasn’t fancy. Or elaborate. Certainly not ostentatious. Instead, the elegant simplicity of the architecture, and the beauty of the light that streamed in through the tall windows that looked out onto the Atlantic, evoked a feeling of grace that felt like both a gift and a blessing. We stood, bathed in the silence and in the light… and in that moment we all knew what it meant to embraced by the sacred. There was a small stand for…
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Why Launching While On Holiday Has Turned Out To Be A Grand Idea
Last week, I flew out to France to spend a few weeks at my parents’ place in a wee village just outside Cognac in the beautiful Charentaise countryside. The past 6 months have been really full on in my business – go go go!! Goddess readings, Practical Magic sessions, Goddess Guidance group tending and of course the launching and holding of the Practical Magic Business Circle. I’ve created a website to host the My Word Goddess Readings, I’ve published a book of poetry, and I’ve survived Christmas – just. You might know all this already. You might have seen the offerings as they were each made available. You might have…
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Remembering Sekhmet
“I am Sekhmet – I respect what is mine. And I respect that which is not. I claim my own. And I release that which does not belong to me. Deep clarity and the energy of profound discernment. The capacity to speak a strong no, so that my yes can hold full conviction. This. This is mine to give.” Our final goddess Sekhmet steps forward for the Practical Magic Business Circle – vital, primal, focused. She is the fierce mumma goddess, and I have to admit, that when she first stepped forward I was both thrilled and more than a little intimidated. She has some big energy! This is how…
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Remembering Amaterasu
“Bringer of light, giver of gifts, I am called to deliver that which is mine to offer. And I do so freely and with great love. I give my gift and recognise it for the beautiful unique offering that it is. It holds my essence – and I honour it for that.” Our fifth goddess is Amaterasu – the Japanese sun goddess known as Shining Heaven – and she is the one who I think will prove to be an incredibly important goddess for the next Practical Magic Business Circle. This is how I described her before… Shinto goddess of the sun, Amaterasu’s story speaks to us of the experiences…
