

Mirror, Mirror: When Jealousy Asks for A Loving Lie
Card of the Week: 9 – Mama Know Stillness • Wisdom • Return “The truth waits with you.” “Mirror, Mirror” is part of the phrase that the Evil Queen spoke aloud to the Magic Mirror in the Snow White story. . See, she was so insecure and out control with her jealousy that someone else could be more beautiful than she, that what she wanted most was to hear a lie to soothe her ruffled feathers. The theme of the month for all CSL Centers is about the shadow self and all
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Whatever Rises to the Surface: Use It
Card of the Week: 1 – The Alchemist Focus • Resourceful • Sacred Action “Workin’ with what you got.” Once upon a time I was walking in a labyrinth and the sun was blazing hot. Ringing the path were trees but at high noon there weren’t enough shadows to work with. My heart and intention was to make it to the middle where the holy center exists to make contact with the divine. This was the purpose of my journey to reach that place so I could turn this discomfort into wisd
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The Quiet Magic of Gathering Yourself
Card of the Week: 2 – Two of Mason Jars Attraction • Resonance • Connection “Sacred starts with “Yes, we can”. This week’s theme at the Center of the Heart is “Being At Home in Your Heart”. Lucky for us, we pulled the Two of Mason Jars card in Down Home Celestial Wisdom universe. This card is like the Cups in the Rider Waite decks and my meaning leans into harmony within the emotions and with other people. What does feeling at home in your feel like? Peak moments e
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Being Naked to the World is Strength
Card of the Week: 4 – The Emperor Handles business • Protects what’s his “Strength you can lean on.” This Week’s Theme is “Healing Requires Honesty” at the Center of the Heart. It is said by many that “The truth will set you free”, but first you have to be able to handle it. Most of the time in my life – especially in my early years I could not meet my own eyes in the mirror. There were various and sundry reasons for this : such as shame, lack of confidence and a lack of com
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Midnight Shimmers with Love For Me
Card of the Week: 18 – The Midnight Times Mystery • Instinct • Emotion • Inner Truth “The path through feeling.” This week's theme at the Center of the Heart was about “We Are God’s Delight” and the Great Mystery / Dark Night of the Soul card springs up in today’s reading what I call: The Midnight Times in the DHCW universe. I know in my heart that when this card shows up, that it’s message is meant to be uplifting and steadying. So even though we may collectively be in
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One Choice Collapses the Path Straight to Me
Card of the Week: 0 - Ace of Microphones Truth • Clarity • Breakthrough • Voice “Say it plain and set it free.” This week's theme at the Center of the Heart was about "Personal Choice Activates Faith". While thinking about this theme, I pulled a card from the Down Home Celestial Wisdom deck: the Ace of Microphones. The Ace traditionally is always about new beginnings and new energies. So, when we talk about activating your faith through choice, I am called to remember tha
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