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Mindful Living: A Connection of Mind, Body and Spirit
As we journey through the wheel of the year, we are going to connect that journey to our mindfulness practice. Our goal will be to explore ways that mindfulness and meditation can be woven into both our daily and magickal practices. This turn of the wheel brings us to Beltaine and the astrological sign of Taurus. Beltaine represent the warmth as Summer Returns and fertility rites; as well as a fae connection. As Taurus is ruled by the planet Venus it represents love, beauty and money. Together this is an excellent time to explore love, beauty, passion, prosperity and the fires of creativity and rebirth. Our mindfulness practice makes us…
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She Who is All – The Goddess & The Divine Female
Yeshe Tsogyal (Image: Wikipedia) Yeshe Tsogyal was born a princess of Tibet in the year 777 C.E. She was born in the same way as the Buddha; a mantra sounded and her mother bore her painlessly. Her clan name was Lady Kharchen but she is known as Yeshe Tsogyal, which means Wisdom Lake Queen, as when she was born, a nearby lake increased in size. They are the waters of enlightenment. She is also called “Mother of the Victorious Ones”, meaning the Buddhas, as well as “Lady of the Lotus-Born”. She is considered the Mother of Tibetan Buddhism. She is the ultimate wisdom needed for enlightenment. (Image:…
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Book Review – Find Your Mantra: Inspire and Empower Your Life with 75 Positive Affirmations by Aysel Gunar
Book Review Find Your Mantra Inspire and Empower Your Life with 75 Positive Affirmations by Aysel Gunar 144 Pages The book is a small hardback of 144 pages, the illustrations and colors are beautiful, vibrant, and soothing. The introduction discusses the writer’s bracelet brand which is cool because the whole thing is inspired by the authors son and the drive to be more “in the moment”. Aysel Gunar the author declares the book will be “short, sweet, and to the point.” I agree, the book was definitely short and sweet, but also basic. The book is broken into five sections, peace, love, happiness, strength, and journey. Each chapter showcasing…
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Book Review – Find Your Happy: Daily Mantras by Shannon Kaiser
Book ReviewFind Your HappyDaily Mantras by Shannon Kaiser Find Your Happy: Daily Mantras: 365 Days of Motivation For a Happy, Peaceful and Fulfilling Life is one of the most positive books I have had the pleasure of reading in a long time. Published by Beyond Words Publishing, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., this book is designed to be a daily reader of wisdom and motivation. However, I read it within forty-eight hours. It’s a really great book! One of the things I like about it is that there are no dates attached to the daily mantras. Day 1 is entitled “I Am Abundant And Secure” (Kaiser, 1)…