Mind Witchery

Wish you had more discipline? Here’s a magical re-frame that will help you become more efficient, focused, and potent in your work.

Mentioned:

Gretchen Rubin’s Four Tendencies

Make Magic:

Rather than fitting yourself into someone else’s productivity box, create a habitat that supports you in your work preferences.

Consider your relationship to Time and Rhythm: WHEN do you work best? What’s a good rhythm for you? Which hours and days are best suited to which activities?

Think about Place. What kinds of environments encourage focus for you?

What motivates you? Plans? Impulse? Deadlines? Inspiration? Learning what sparks your Get It Done energy changes everything.

What's your relationship with Peopling? How has it changed in Pandemic Times? Clarity here is key to cultivating happiness.

It can feel tricky to Live On Purpose in a world in which we never do know what will happen next. If you’re grappling with change - whether it’s one you’re initiating, or one you’re integrating - this spell will help you connect with your resourcefulness in a reassuring way.

Mentioned:

Extraordinary teacher and inspiring astronaut Christa McAuliffe.

Make Magic:

Take a moment to notice how around you, everything is always changing, evolving, adapting.

Consider how you yourself have adapted to all kinds of unexpected happenings in your life, and trust in your ability to do so.

Have something that you really want To Be Done, but really don't want to actually do? This charm will get you started.

Seeking an answer? Take a look / it's in a book!

Happy New Moon in Taurus! This season of Fixed Earth invites us to live our values, to nurture the feeling states that help us and our dreams to grow, and to do it all sloooooow and steady.

In this episode, I review some foundational astro-knowledge, and teach you about the elements and modalities of the signs. I give you my take on what this year’s New Moon in Taurus is inviting us to consider, and finally, I offer a little tutorial on altar making.

If you want that New Moon in Taurus worksheet - complete with Altar Making 101 - you can get it here.

Mentioned:

Astrologers Maren Altman and Molly McCord.

Liz Gilbert’s Big Magic and her wisdom about linking curiosity and creativity.

Make Magic:

Make time (space, and a cup of tea?) for your New Moon Worksheet!

Create an altar.

Keep your seed-planting small, small. Small.

My fabulous, feminist personal trainer Emily joins me for a convo about how to generate body confidence in a world hell-bent on objectifying our physical forms. We expand our understanding of confidence, outline the components of a great workout, and call bullshit on all kinds of harmful misconceptions about what makes a healthy body.

Mentioned:

The Body Mass Index (BMI) is racist, sexist trash.

Knox Power Company, the fitness studio Emily co-owns with her partner, Devin Knox.

Get a sense of Em’s badassery on the KPC Insta.

Make Magic:

When setting intentions for working out, think about what you DO want (not what you don’t want).

Center your FEELINGS - not your looks, not your weight - in your embodied endeavors.

Build partnership with your body by listening to and heeding its messages and desires.

If you’re interested in personal training, find a trainer who meets you where you are, educates you, and believes in your inherent power to grow.

If you’re out here with big dreams and a big heart in the not-so-golden Age of Burnout, this is the spell for you. Press play to learn all about Treats: what they are, when to use them, and how they will completely charm your life.

Mentioned:

Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin

Make Magic:

Create a Treats Menu - a whole bunch of ways large and small you can love on yourself.

Notice how your days go when you practice Treats as fuel. What happens to your mood? Your to-do list?

Remember: Treats Practice is likely going to unearth limiting beliefs. Get curious about how else they might be messing with you, and use Treats Practice to gently challenge them.

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Whatever you’re growing - your skills, your business, your relationships, your mental and physical wellness - sustainability is KEY. This spell helps you feed the fires of transformation in your life without burning yourself out.

Make Magic:

Check your internal fuel gauge. If you’re honest with yourself, how full is your tank of lifeforce energy?

What could Giving More to Yourself look like? What would fuel your body? Your mind? Your heart-soul?

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How do you deal and heal when someone’s done you wrong? My grounded and generous friend Kali joins me to talk about the cycles of forgiveness, inside and out, with a little help from the legendary Mamie Till Mobley.

Mentioned:

Mamie Till Mobley on Forgiveness

The Language of Emotions by Karla Mclaren

The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

Kali’s site, or find her on the socials @kalvinashelton

Make Magic:

Know that conjuring forgiveness is always a custom blend and TAKES TIME.

To process the anger, ask yourself Karla Mclaren’s questions: What needs to be protected? What needs to be restored?

To be sweet with yourself in the process, add A Spell for Self-Kindness.

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