Happy New Year!

May you have serene and delightful New Year!

Forever Jung

Dreamy Sales of Jung’s ‘Red Book’ Surprises Book Industry
by Motoko Rich, The New York Times, December 24, 2009

Return of the sun

May your winter be bright, peaceful and beautiful. Happy Winter Solstice!

Innovative novelist Milorad Pavic, 80

Milorad Pavic, Serbian Author of Unusual Novels, Dies at 80
by Margalit Fox, The New York Times, December 19, 2009

Jung's Book of Shadows

Exhibition Review: 'The Red Book of C. G. Jung - Creation of a New Cosmology'
by Edward Rothstein, The New York Times, December 11, 2009

In the name of the wind, light and rain

To Learn from Animal Being

May we learn to return
and rest in the beauty
Of animal being,
Learn to lean low,
Leave our unlocked minds,
And with freed senses
Feel the earth
Breathing with us.

May we enter
Into lightness of spirit,
And slip frequently into
The feel of the wild.

Let the clear silence
Of our animal being
Cleanse our hearts
Of corrosive words.

May we learn to walk
Upon the earth
With all their confidence
And clear-eyed stillness
So that our minds
Might be baptized
In the name of the wind
And the light and the rain.

-John O'Donohue (from To Bless the Space Between Us)

In the round

The Circular Logic of the Universe
by Natalie Angier, The New York Times, December 7, 2009

Pink Glove Dance

I love this!

Video: Tarot of the Slugs

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A Pilgrimage to Sorte Mountain

Rites in Venezuela
Devotees of the María Lionza religion, a mix of Catholic, West African and other customs, make a pilgrimage each October to Sorte Mountain in Yaracuy State, Venezuela, home of the high altar to the religion's central figure.

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Magickal Visioning Weekend (Samhain)

This weekend (Samhain), when "the veil between the worlds is thin," consider spending some time nurturing your ability to see, really see. See into, under, around, through, into the past, into the future.

Think of this ability not only as a skill to be developed with dedicated practice--and, yes, it is that--but also as a gift to be received with open hands and a peaceful heart.

In particular, give yourself some quiet, private time, and sit with your eyes closed. Focus on your awareness of your awareness (who am I and where am I now?). When you have a clear sense of your self in that way, shift it ever so slightly from its perceived position in space to the right or the left, or forward or behind.

If you're familiar with the yogic chakra system, you can shift this awareness to any of the chakras that you might like to tune into and explore.

Sit and sense what that feels like and what you now perceive and know that was previously unavailable to you. Do not strain at this practice. Allow it. Ease into it. Become comfortable with it.

In time, you can experiment with shifting your awareness further away from your physical body or explore shifting out of the current time and local place.

Allow this ability to come to you and grow more agile and easily available.
Keep a journal of your experiences as you set yourself stronger challenges.

If you are enjoying this or other aspects of Magickal Day and hummingwitch, please keep me posted on your progress and your questions. If you're serious about this work (and play), I'd love to hear from you!

Have a blessed (and fun) Samhain. For those of you who celebrate this as the turning of a new year, I wish you good health and joy.

Eva :-)

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Magickal Stillness Day

This Magickal Day is powered by The World.

Today's "card" came to me not by way of imagery, seen in the mind's eye, but by a remembrance of words, specifically these from Eliot:

At the still point of the turning world. (Four Quartets 1: Burnt Norton)

The mage works within an invisibly dynamic stillness at the center of a turning (often erratically-turning) world.

When you feel overwhelmed by circumstances, pull yourself into this still place that has so much energy and awareness and potential for action within it. Know that this is the true you, that you reside comfortably here and that you act from this place. Be at home and be at peace. Do not allow anything to drag you away and drag you down.

Even if you give yourself a few minutes, now and again, to dwell on this thought and experience this sacred and powerful place, you will make a magickal difference in your life. Your decisions, actions and interactions will be healthier, less reactive, more responsive, more effective.

I wish you peace today and all days.

Eva

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So, what's it gonna be?

Everyone can make magick. Your day is magickal if you choose to make it so. How have you made your day magickal? What is your magickal intent for tomorrow?

Eva

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Magickal Support Day

This Magickal Day is powered by the Four of Wands.

Today's "card" is an interpretation of the image of a piece of white cloth affixed to a wall by four nails--four supporting nails/four wands. If you haven't read yesterday's Magickal Day, I suggest that you do so that you will understand what I'm doing with these interpretations of non-Tarot-card images.

This image left me with a vivid impression that the cloth would act as a screen for projection or that some kind of information would appear on it in good time.

Perhaps you have been in need of certain information or you are awaiting a response. You could receive an anticipated or an unexpected message shortly. The prominence of the supportive wands/nails in this image suggests a firm, reliable agent of support or mediation, a person or persons without whom the arrival of this message might not occur or might not be recognized or understood. You are counseled to look around you and see to it that you have this person or persons in place in your life, looking out for you and ready to help you claim the message that is intended for you.

In more general terms, today is a good day to assess the existence and strength of your support system.

Wishing you all blessings,

Eva

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Magickal Guardian Day

This Magickal Day is powered by the Knight of Swords.

You are probably not aware that I get the day's card not always by physically drawing it from a selected deck but often by allowing an image to come to my mind's eye. After decades of working with Tarot and other symbols, I no longer need the decks--although I still love them, love my collection and will use the physical cards in readings in order to give my clients some reassuring grounding and orientation.

I'm telling you this because, today, the Knight of Swords was my Tarot-style interpretation of the actual image of a U.S. soldier, one deployed to either Iraq or Afghanistan, that came to mind. The Tarot archetypes can--and do--manifest in contemporary ways.

Our "knight" is watchful, but the feeling that came along with his appearance suggested that he was telling us to keep watch on him and for him. He is asking for a heightened concern for his well-being. In a time when our nation's war strategies have come under debate, re-evaluation and potential change, it's certainly likely that this message speaks to the situation for all of our men and women in service abroad in Iraq and, particularly, Afghanistan. However--as a card-of-the-day--this image may speak to you individually if you have a loved one or colleague in service.

No matter where you stand on the complex issue of how to engage with  Afghanistan more effectively, please do bear in mind the human cost of war to all affected by it. Send out prayers and positive thoughts to help political and military leaders recognize and take the best, clearest path towards one day bringing an end to these conflicts.

Eva

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Magickal A-Few-of-My-Favorite-Things Day

This Magickal Day is powered by The Star.

Today's Star reminds me of the symbolic image of a star as we use it in cyberspace--as an icon for Favorite!

So, spend some time today thinking about a few of your favorite things, and send out thanks to the Universe for blessing you with these treasures. If your favorite things include favorite people--and I hope they do--drop them a thank you note with a big star on it.

And don't forget your favorite things about yourself. Acknowledge yourself today for the star you are to others and, even more so, to yourself.

When you walk, see the tentacles of light extending from you and sending bright energy into your environment.

Have a stellar day!

Eva :-)


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Magickal Cut-it-Free Day

This Magickal Day is powered by the Ace of Swords.

Once you're clear about what you want in your life, you're going to have to have the guts to slice away what you do not want. Find the angel trapped inside in the stone, as Michelangelo would have said it. Don't be afraid to chip away at the excess to get to the best.

Sharpen your visionary and decision-making tools and get to work. The angel's in there.

Much love to you this weekend!

Eva :-)

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Magickal Loving Connection Day

Today's Magickal Day is powered by the Three of Cups.

Come together with friends and supporters and really celebrate the history and beauty of your relationships. Remember the human in all things today, its dignity and preciousness. Make an extra effort to reach out and connect.

Love is very much in the air on Venus's day, Friday. Be a loving person and honor yourself and others, and you will never be lonely. You will find love everywhere.

I heard a wonderful interview with Anna Deavere Smith yesterday (Leonard Lopate on WNYC). When asked how she does what she does, so brilliantly, she replied that she has to love all the various people that she interviews and later embodies. If you've every seen her work, you know that's an awesome love with awesome results.

We can't all be Anna Deveare Smith, but we can take a little bit of that method of profound observation, understanding and empathy and use it as we encounter many things and people today.

Many blessings,
Eva :-)

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Alchemist Tarot

Images from Londa Marks' 22-card Alchemist Tarot
from Aeclectic Tarot

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Book your sessions

My office will be closed, October 3-14. Book your psychic Tarot sessions now for mid-to-late October. Use my contact form here on my main site.

I look forward to hearing from you! Thanks and blessings!

Eva :-)

Time to swan-dive with Raven!

A special tip: Do check out Raven Mardirosian's new audio series, Swan-Diving into the Universe. Raven was co-host (with Georgianna "George" Boehnke) of Blog Talk Radio's entertaining Tarot Talk program, which has now concluded its weekly run. If you followed that show, you know Raven excels at bringing metaphysical and esoteric concepts right down to earth so you can readily grasp them and use them to your benefit. It's her mission.

Raven happily swan-dives into topics such as love and marriage, money and relocation issues, discussing how releasing constricting thoughts and developing a closer collaboration with Spirit can help us take right action and open to goodness, pleasure and abundance.

She's a wonderful, accessible teacher!

To listen to some samples and to order one or more of these mp3 downloads, click here. And tell Raven I sent you!

And here's my June 14, 2009 interview with Raven and George on Tarot Talk! I'll miss this show, and I wish both of these ladies all the best as they move forward in their lives and work!  Many blessings!

Magickal Earthiness Day

This magickal day is powered by the element Earth.

Earth appears to be the slow, solid, stolid element. But to the magick-minded, it is a combination of change within stability and stability within change. Bear that in mind today.

Touch an object. It seems to be all there, right, and reliably unchanging? But it is in motion, a slice of a larger reality.

And so are you. So, when you feel that you have a situation in your life that dominates you and that appears unchangeable, consider that nothing is really unchangeable, and you will begin to understand one of the essential principles of magick.

Have a truly Earthy day!

Eva :-)

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Magickal Flowing Day

This Magickal Day is powered by the element of Water.

And it really feels like it! The humidity, here in New York, is on the rise again. Rain is on the way!

I'm an Earth sign, but Water is my favorite magickal element. When I'm near a body of water, I usually dream more deeply and expansively. I'm more intuitive and psychic. There's something about water that, to me, says deep mind and Spirit.

Take the wateriness of this day and use it to get in touch with your inner depths and the deep ocean of mind that exists in all persons, places and things. It's a good day to meditate, to resonate in tune with someone you love, or to reach out across distance and time. Creative folks get an extra boost today, if they take the time to go into a place of quiet and open up their awareness.

Everything aligns for receiving and transmitting information that really matters. So, if you're a speaker, a teacher, a writer, a performer--anyone involved in communication--commit yourself to being fully receptive, to really paying attention, and to conveying what you learn. Don't forget that important piece: You must share some measure of what you receive.

I'm wishing you a beautiful day full of powerful learning and sharing!

Eva :-)

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The Holy Grail of the Unconscious

The long-concealed mystery of Carl Gustav Jung’s “Red Book” is about to be revealed. Read The Holy Grail of the Unconscious by Sara Corbett, The New York Times Magazine, September 20, 2009.

Magickal Airy Day

This Magickal Day is powered by the element of Air.

Without straining, breathe in as deeply as you can. Pause a moment. Let go and release as completely as you can. Rest. Breathe in. Pause. Release. Rest.

We all need more Air today--specifically, cleansing air and a buffering space of air around us, around our thoughts, intentions, speech and actions.

Every part of that exercise is important--the intake, pause, complete release and rest.

If you're feeling hurried or hustled, if you're feeling heated or overwhelmed, turn your attention to this breathing practice.

Put a few air pockets in your day--little spaces that you can escape into when what you see and hear and have to deal with are all too much. Or when you feel pressure to make a decision or take an action, and you need time to consider it. Or when you're tempted to mouth off. Recent events suggest that lots of us could use an air pocket of time to think things through before we say or do something that we'll come to regret! :-D

Put a little mental distance between yourself and the craziness. Fill it with cool mountain air and the exquisite songs of the creatures of air.

Your thinking will sharpen and will be infused with stronger insight. Your thoughts will be conveyed with precision and efficacy.

It's also a good day to turn your exhalations into magickal hums!

Thank you so much for visiting hummingwitch and for supporting this work. I hope you will continue to enjoy what you find here and share it with others!

Wishing you a bright day, a bright weekend and--if you're celebrating it--a beautiful New Year!

Eva :-)

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Magickal Sparks Day

This Magickal Day is powered by the element of Fire.

Perhaps you'll need a fire lit under you to really get going today.

Or you're overly sensitive and easily irritated, at the mercy of needling pockets of internal fire when something gets under your skin.

Or maybe your fire will come in the form of sudden, star-like flashes of awareness and insight.

In any case, Fire governs your day, and it represents an impetus to clear something out of the way so that you can move forward. Fire spurs you to take action.

Set a controlled fire--one that gives light and burns away what is no longer needed.

Set a fire for warmth or for enthusiasm. Keep it reasonably contained so that it does not run away with itself and so that it performs a specific job for you.

Set a fire that lights up and motivates others. Your influence can be positive, very strong and viral, as we like to say on The Internets.

Make space for play, for humor and merriment, sometime today. You may revisit something connected to your youth that is a happy or a silly memory. It's amazing what lives on within you!

Wear one item of clothing in a fire color--red, orange, gold or yellow.

When you feel low in energy or when you have to present yourself in front of others, call up the energy of Fire. Visualizing and internalizing the feeling of one of the Fire colors can help with this. Keep a strict, low limit on the amount of time that you do this, as too much Fire can easily set your nerves on edge and unnecessarily disrupt your environment and your interactions. I find that gold is the safest color for the purpose of self-presentation, and yellow is very good for clear mental energy, writing and speaking.

However you address this magickal day and its transformative element of Fire, make it a good one and remember to give something back.

Have a wonderful day!

Eva :-)

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The Directness of Pluto

Astrologer Pamela Cucinell has some wisdom to share on Pluto Direct. She recommends that we use the energy of this time to release our resistance to change and allow ourselves to shapeshift into new possibilities. As an outer "planet"--well, the astronomers have demoted it from planet-status, but the astrologers pretty much still love it--Pluto is thought of as the sort of thing we don't have a whole lot of control over. But we can take action to use its symbolic influences to our benefit.

When I use the Planetary Layout in readings--that is, when I read an arc of Tarot cards where the positions represent the archetypal meanings and energies of the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto--I read Pluto as the grand, mythic journey of life itself, with its peaks and valleys, its bright, open meadows and its darker stretches. While Pluto Retrograde might mean a journey back in time--a sentimental journey, if you will, or a horrific one, if that's what's in your past--Pluto Direct suggests steadily moving forward.

Pluto went direct yesterday on September 11. Like Cucinell, I feel that we have an opportunity here to make a future for ourselves as individuals and as a society based on true courage and the resolve offer and to support the best that we have within us. In recent months, we have certainly seen numerous examples of the opposite, the crud and toxins rising to the surface--and they will continue to surface into clear light where we can see them for what they are.

It's our choice: Do we want to cling to the old, hobbling beliefs and ways of acting? Or do we want to create a profoundly healthier future for ourselves as individuals, for our society and for our world?

As you contemplate Pluto Direct/Mercury Retrograde, consider how these two processes conspire to dislodge hidden energies that hamper healthy growth, to bring these things up for closer, courageous inspection, to help us to be discriminating and to take appropriate action for our future.

Wishing you every blessing,

Eva :-)

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Op-Ed Contributor - After the Storms, an Island of Calm — and Resilience

via nytimes.com

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Magickal Can-Do Day

Today, let's celebrate the ability of Tarot's Magician to perform not only magic tricks but serious magick as he/she wields a set of finely-crafted tools. Some of these tools are material items; others are made of mind and energy. Since Mercury is retrograding, now through the end of this month, we find the Magician applying every available tool to dig for buried or overlooked truths and bring them into light.

Have you begun to make a list of the types of things you hope to uncover in this retro period? If not, take some time to do so today. You might find that some of the information you're seeking will be a little easier to dislodge today and will lead to other, deeper revelations in days to come.

I'm wishing you light!

Eva :-)

PS: Just in case you wondered: Why do folks like me use these odd spellings--magick and magickal--instead of the more customary magic and magical? To distinguish stage magic (think David Copperfield and Penn and Teller) from ritual and ceremonial practices (spiritual and transformative).

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Magickal Mercurial Times

I have always believed we practice astrology backwards (you know, by focusing more on the effects of certain astrological influences in our lives, rather than the universal purpose for them).

-- Marguerite Manning in "Mercury Retrograde: Above the Hype and Beyond the Spin," on Astrology on the Web (first published by The Llewellyn Journal)


Well, it's our old friend Mercury retrograding again, and doing so through September 29 (with the usual pre- and post-overflow, or shadow periods, of course). After reading through one Web astrologer's truly depressing prognosis, I followed this gloomy guy's link to an article that, paradoxically, offered a refreshing, positive look at what Mercury Retrograde can mean. So, of course, I wanted to share it with you.

Do check it out Manning's "Mercury Retrograde: Above the Hype and Beyond the Spin".

A few more quotes from her article will give you an idea of what I'm talking about:

Mercury retrograde is the astrological influence that “cosmically” revisits, retrieves, and reveals everything that managed to elude our conscious awareness in the preceding 88 days...

...in my humble opinion, there is really no better time to uncover elusive information, find lost articles, or learn what you absolutely need to know than when this little planet is doing it’s dreaded "backstroke" through the universe.

And Manning's remarks about how Merc Retro is a great time to find a romantic partner are a hoot!

I'm going to follow her suggestion and sit down and think about the kinds of hidden or overlooked information and goodies I'd like to uncover over the next few weeks. I suggest that you do the same. Set these retrievals and discoveries as your special intentions. Meditate on them and hum them into being.

Have a remarkable Mercury in Retrograde period!

Eva :-)

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Magickal Hummingwitch Day

Why call this blog hummingwitch?

Because humming is something we all might tend to do--say, when we're cooking a meal or washing the dishes. As such, it evokes the age-old kitchenwitch way of life, one that utilizes what one has close to hand, the everyday magick of everyday household tools and resources pressed into service, at times, for a little something extra-special.

Humble. Earthy. Practical. There when you need them.

Moreover, humming can be a kind of secret, wordless chant that anyone can do, a sound vibration with magickal and healing effects for the vocalizer, the listener, the environment and all within it.

The hummingwitch, then, musically conceals the nature of his/her verbal intention (spell) while powerfully building, projecting and transmitting it.

So, for today, I invite you to explore the power of intention, of humming and of humming your intention.

Form a specific intention in words and, if possible, vivid imagery. Check in with your feelings. How do you feel? What is the energy of your intention? Can you now allow those words, images, feelings and energy to generate a musical hum?

You need not hum any actual song. Just allow a simple melody of any kind to come through. If there happens to be a specific song that sums up what you're experiencing and intending, then go right ahead and hum it. But the best hum is the one that arises from deep within you.

You can start softly and let your volume gradually increase. Or do just the reverse: Go from a louder hum to a quieter one. You can start with and maintain a nearly inaudible but, paradoxically, powerful hum just under your breath. Or you can do a silent hum in your mind alone. Try different approaches to your humming practice, and see which feels right and most effective for you according to your immediate needs and intention.

Remember, when you hum, no one will suspect that you're doing magick--unless they subscribe to this blog! :-D

Have fun and, as you try this practice and others, write in and let me (us) know how they're working for you! Thanks!

Eva :-)

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Dance your spirit!

Sharing with you a couple of wonderful quotes from Judith Jamison's autobiography, Dancing Spirit:

"You have to be desperate, as though you were catching your breath. Dance has to be that way to you.... You want to eat life, so you have to be famished all the time, not physically, but in wanting to know and in wanting to absorb and in exploring and stepping out over the edge, sometimes by yourself."

"If you lose the step, turn inside. When you get lost, focus. Believe that the gift is in you. Accept it. If there are mistakes, so be it. God is in you. Let your light shine...."

Magickal Time-for-Self Day

Keep your magickal mirror and listening practices and journaling going.

What's that you say? You haven't started them?

I know...time...privacy...the usual.

So, take a look at that. Slow down, take a deep breath, and look at things exactly as they are in your life, and see what emerges from that attention. Let that be your meditation for today.

Wishing you a transformative day!

Eva :-)

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Magickal Listening Day

Keep practicing your mirror work from yesterday. Commit to at least five minutes per day when you are very busy and fifteen minutes of serious attention to this practice just one day per week when you have more time.

For today, though, we will begin working with a different powerful sense/mode of awareness.

Set up your stereo system or mp3 player with one track of music (instrumental or vocal) for three rounds of repeated listening. Keep a pen and paper nearby. Sit or lie down with your eyes closed, breath deeply and steadily, clear your mind and open your awareness to listening as closely as you can without an agenda, without projecting anything into the music or its lyrics. Just be open and receptive.

When you have listened for three times, sit in silence for a few minutes and let the experience set. When you feel ready, write anything unexpected that you have experienced or learned. Even if you selected a cut of music that's very familiar to you, you may have heard something new in it. If you're listening to a singer, you may discover that you now know something about the singer that you did not know before. Or, perhaps you've found an answer to a question that's been circling around within you for a while.

Deeply enjoy the sounds of your day!

Eva :-)

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Magickal Mirror Day

So what if you don't own a Tarot deck? You have any number of divination-ready devices close to hand, and one of them is frequently right in front of your face!

Look into your bathroom mirror, a wonderfully portable pocket mirror, any mirror or suitably, clearly reflective surface; size does not matter. Breathe deeply, steadily and evenly. Clear your mind and take a few steps back from the emotional heat of whatever might be preoccupying you.

Spend some moments just gazing into the mirror. You will see yourself, of course, but--with practice--you will eventually begin to see beyond your physical self and to sense the energies that course within you and around you. You may begin to sense--or even see--aspects of yourself that do not belong to this current time or place but that hold significant information about your current concerns.

You can ask a question and receive an answer in various subtle ways, some of which might not manifest right away (for example, a later dream or, perhaps, a conversation with a friend). So, stay alert!

Have a beautifully reflective day!

Eva :-)

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Magickal Foolishness Day

The Fool, Tarot's fearless, clever, agile dancer, slips around or flips over obstructions and is your guide today. If you've been feeling fearful, sluggish, awkward or stymied in your desire to move and change, take some time to meditate and access your Inner Acrobat!

Eva :-)

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Magickal Words Day

"I am the Lady of Words of Power, Come to me for my Words have Power." -- the goddess Isis (from Gods of the Egyptians by E. Wallis Budge)

How will you manifest your Inner Isis today?

Do your words have power? Or do others' words hold power over you? How do you use words to undermine your inherent magick? How can you use them, instead, to advance your magick?

Today, consider your choice of words in all matters and how your words could be more magickally effective.

Be in your power today.

Eva :-)

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Magickal Learning Day

Today's magick requires concentration. Pick one thing that you would like to learn more about. While you can do this through extensive research, you can also choose to do it by meditating upon your object of attention, seeking to become one with it. Try the second way today and see what you can learn. Set aside sufficient time to do this properly, and keep track of your experiences in your journal.

Eva :-)

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Magickal GPS Day

What actions help you bring yourself into focus--into unified strength--and find your way? Spend some time considering this, perhaps writing about it, and take the first necessary action.

Eva :-)

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Magickal Angelic Day

Your limited, romantic conception of what an angel is will change once you realize that you are constructed of angels--vortices of energy that are aware, that perceive, that act, bear information, give and receive.

Be aware of your angelic nature today.

Eva :-)

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Magickal Up-and-at-'em Day

This Magickal Day is powered by the Two of Wands and Black Tourmaline.

Energies are on the rise today, lifting you out of your doldrums and propelling you forward. It's a day to be in motion. To be clear about where all that motion is taking you, be sure to pull all of your energies together and aim them towards something really important. And then, just go, go, go!

Have an energetic day!

Eva :-)

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angels as we see' em

angels as we see 'em


have wings only
because
we can't imagine
they're verbs without
the need for time


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Magickal Steady-As-You-Go Weekend

This Magickal Weekend is powered by the Knight of Pentacles and Silver.

In the magickal realms, the journeyer requires a certain steadiness--or a certain steady guide--to proceed with care, knowing well the lay of the land and the language of its denizens. Then the journeyer can proceed in safety and with full confidence, holding to a committed sense of mission, and get to the goal.

The Knight of Pentacles provides groundedness, persistence and careful, sure-footed movement forward. Don't worry if it takes a while; you'll get there. Silver spirit offers lively flashes of insight, creative imagination and playful humor to make the time seem to pass more swiftly.

Wishing you all of that...and more,

Eva :-)

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Legacy of the Divine Tarot

Ciro Marchetti's Legacy of the Divine Tarot (Llewellyn, 2009)
on Aeclectic.net

This is yummy! I've always loved Marchetti's Tarot art, and his Gilded Tarot is one of my favorite decks.

Hey! I've got a birthday coming up very, very soon! (Hint, hint...!)

Magickal Day exercises and fan page

If you scroll down on the right side of this page, you'll find something new: a feed box for Magickal Day's journaling exercises from my Magickal Day fan page on Facebook. These exercises are designed to help you think and spend your day more magickally.

You can also click there to access the MD fan page. If you haven't become an MD fan yet, why not take this opportunity?

Feel free to make the MD fan page and this hummingwitch blog interactive by posting your comments. There's also a discussion board on the MD fan page. Take a dip or plunge in and let's get something going!

Thanks!

Eva :-)

Magickal Contest Day

It's Magickal Contest Day!

Tweet me now thru Sat 3pm EST with your most creative tweet about a Tarot symbol.

The very best entry wins a special free Magickal Day reading.

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Magickal Magnified Day

This Magickal Friday is powered by the King of Wands and Clear Quartz.

It's the equivalent of holding a magnifying glass (Clear Quartz) up to the sun (wands=fire)! So, you will find positive ways to clarify and increase your energy and your passion today, but proceed with a little bit of care. Keep the fire under control.

Also, it's a fine day to give or receive channeled healing energy. It's possible that you've wanted to do this and you will finally connect with a real expert in this field and/or apprentice yourself to one.

You might also find yourself swept up in an expansive conversation with a real talker today and learn things that you never imagined you'd learn. Have fun trying to keep pace!

Wishing you a wonderful weekend! And don't forget to try out for my latest contest on Twitter!

Eva :-)

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Magickal Opalescent Day

This Magickal Thursday is powered by the Queen of Pentacles and Opal.

I'm feeling elusive, lunar shifting from today's Opal, a high degree of variability and--it must be said--unreliability. The wise Queen of Pentacles is modeling how you should ground yourself, stay rooted in your intuition and your truth and keep a careful eye on the movement of things, watching how they change. You cannot mindlessly rely upon ease and luck.

Stay calm and still and watch like a cat. You want to be able to isolate the right moment to act, not move impulsively or according to what looks like a sure thing.

Stay alert and follow the changes. Do they have a rhythm? Or are they erratic? You have to study situations and get good at knowing, anticipating, when something will shift in your favor.

If you are not facing any terribly important decision, interaction or action today, use the Opal/Queen of Pentacles tension as an opportunity to hone your intuitive Queen of Pentacles skills. Surely, these will come in handy some other Magickal Day!

Wishing you an excellent day!

Eva :-)

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Magickal Jet-setting Day

This Magickal Wednesday is powered by Judgement and Jet.

Look at that! They both start with J and end with t! :-D

Aside from that, let's apply the "secret sauce" and see what's going on here:

Traditionally, the black stone Jet has been used as a lucky talisman and a guard against the Evil Eye. Let's think of this spirit stone, today, as a purifier, detoxifier and guardian. If you're heading into difficult waters today, you'll do well if you can keep your eyes open, your head clear and your ability to navigate sharp.

Various forms of communications will be clear today, touched with no small measure of luck, and will be free of hidden negative or manipulative undercurrents. In addition, this will be a very good day to begin examining and purging your own negative thoughts, beliefs, self-talk and expression.

Tarot's Judgement kicks in by presenting you with aspects of yourself that you have forgotten or shunned. They come to you for acknowledgment, acceptance and, perhaps, purification and safekeeping. This could be, psychologically and emotionally, a very productive day or, at the very least, the beginning of an excellent healing and strengthening process.

As always, wishing you the very best!

Eva :-)

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Magickal Pillowy Cuteness Day

Social Media Pillows Are All Kinds of Awesome
by Peter Cashmore, Mashable, August 11, 2009

Magickal in Moderation Day

This Magickal Tuesday is powered by the Seven of Wands reversed and Rhodochrosite.

Never heard of Rhodochrosite? I hadn't either, many years ago, when I first got into crystals. But I soon learned that this rosy/salmon-colored spirit--like its related Rhodonite--acts like a spice. You want to use it sparingly for accent, not in a heavy-handed way. It perks things right up, puts a little pep in any process, but can also act as an irritant if overused. On a day like today, you definitely want to keep the stimulating spirit of Rhodochrosite in the "secret sauce" but just a few dashes, please, because it could easily get out of control.

Why? Well, I'm looking at two reasons:

The first comes from a completely symbolic reading of the illusory disappearance of Saturn's rings today, a phenomenon that happens every 15 years. The rings symbolize Saturn as a force of limitation, containment, even repression. So, today, we might be tempted to act without thought of limits or reason, but the invisible speed bumps are really still there. Be careful.

The other is that 7 of Wands reversed, suggesting a letting down of one's guard, taking a risk.

Get the picture?

Eva :-)

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Magickal Attraction Day

This Magickal Monday is powered by the Two of Pentacles and Sapphire.

Sapphire works its subtly-powerful magnetic effect on this very magnetic day. So, use it well to draw only positive things to you. Of course, a proper alignment--material, physical, mental, emotional and spiritual--is essential. Be sure that the ends of both of those two magnetic pentacles are properly aligned, or else you might find them repelling rather than attracting each other!

Sapphire is an energy of the highest order. Get in touch with the highest sources of wisdom. And do not stint when it comes to yourself. You are royalty, and you deserve the best.

Eva :-)

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Magickal Bast Day

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Magickal Quiet Day

This Magickal Sunday is powered by the Nine of Wands and Peridot.

When I was a kid, I wore a gold ring with a heart-shaped peridot, a faint but sparkling, cheerful green. I loved that ring and wore it long into adulthood when I ultimately gave it to the woman who is now my wife, and she wore it for years before our official wedding rings and Canadian wedding.

I remember gazing into the watery transparency of that stone. It was like my own little pool, and I must have needed its coolness to counteract the kinds of energies that surrounded me in my childhood--energies a whole lot more like today's Nine of Wands.

So, seek physical and emotional coolness and restfulness today, particularly if you've experienced or been surrounded by a lot of anger, exasperation or discouragement. You can devote a little time to quiet and meditation or, if you prefer, visualization of a little pool, where you can wash your face, clear your head and rest.

Savor your day!

Eva :-)

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