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The Weekly Karmic Forecast: February 24 – March 2, 2019

Weekly Forecast: February 24 – March 2, 2019

Kelly M. Beard
a message from Kelly M. Beard

The video version of this forecast, as read by Kelly, is available here.

The Karmic Tools Weekly Forecast covers the current planetary transits which affect people in different ways and to various degrees of intensity. Take notice when it is a Personal planet (Sun / Moon / Mercury / Venus / Mars) interacting with a Social (Jupiter/Saturn) or Collective planet (Uranus / Neptune/Pluto). And pay extremely close attention when it is a Social planet interacting with a Collective planet because that means something *big* is brewing that will move large groups of people along their evolutionary paths. Tuning in to the energy and rhythm of the planets can serve as a useful *guide* as you move along your Individual Path. It also helps to understand your place within the context of the larger Social & Collective Story. Below, you will find out how these energies tend to manifest, as well as guidance and direction.

*NOTE*  There are some days when there are NO CONTACTS (besides the Moon), please note that there are no missing entries, we just list the actual Activations of each week + the day they happen.

Weekly Forecast: February 24 – March 2, 2019

2/27 ~ Sun (confidence) ~sextile~ Mars (action):
This is an excellent time for action! You may have some good, positive energy brewing that, if it does not find an outlet, could turn negative or destructive. So DO something – get moving – take action! Work on accomplishing some long sought-after goals, physical, spiritual, emotional, mental or material. The Universe supports action at this time. Call in help from other like-minded souls – reach out – share this energy and see where it leads. During this kind of energy, you could secure a stronger position and if you have to fight for something, you will do so more effectively with this energetic support.

3/1 ~ Venus (love, finances & relationships) ~square~ Uranus (sudden change):
This is a test to grow that you cannot usually plan for. Venus rules your values & priorities and an activation with Uranus signifies something sudden and seemingly out-of-the-blue. Of course, this isn’t true, but it can feel that way. The truth is, it is time to do something “different” where your love, finances or relationships are concerned. Making a conscious effort to do things in a completely new way will be rewarded with a lesson & a blessing you would’ve never considered. Due to new revelations happening within you, the immediate response will often come from those closest to you. If you’re in relationships (personal or professional) that have reached a point where they have to change or end, this is a good time to try to discuss it openly and with as much detachment & objectivity as possible. This energy can provoke the need for excitement or stimulation in your relationships, giving you the urge to shake things up. Be aware & mindful of others’ feelings too because they may not be in the mood for such sudden change. Another expression of this energy is to get things on the table; it’s a great time to really discuss things & come to an agreement or compromise. Ultimately, this is a test of your flexibility in relationships. The more inflexible or attached to status quo that you are, the more disruptive this energy can be.

Copyright © 2000-2019 * Kelly M Beard * http://karmictools.wordpress.com * All Rights Reserved * Permission granted to copy & redistribute Kelly’s Forecasts & Updates on the condition that it’s distributed freely, content remains intact & includes contact/link back to post.

Inspiration for the Week – Being Grateful for Where You Are

Inspiration for the Week – Being Grateful for Where You Are

Shanta Gabriel
a message from Archangel Gabriel channeled by Shanta Gabriel

This message from Archangel Gabriel reminds us about the power within the attitude of Gratitude to expand and enrich our next steps in life.

The Gabriel Message Card for this Week

All that you have learned and all that has happened to you brought you to where you are now.  Be grateful.

Sometimes it is just simply enough for us to be grateful for where we are at this moment in time. We seem so driven to be looking ahead, striving for the next door to open that will allow us to accomplish our future goals.

There is a part of us that really wants to know what our next step is, especially when we are in the spacious time in between what we have accomplished and our forward movement into the future.

It is often difficult to appreciate this spacious time when we don’t feel productive. However, it is exactly this space that allows us to nourish ourselves and fill our inner cups with more fun, more time in Nature, and more celebration with friends and family. We need to have this space so we can reconnect to our inner source to rejuvenate and open to inner guidance. It is a true blessing, no matter how much we wish it were different.

Archangel Gabriel has suggested that our worrying, wanting and wishing slows down our ability to open to the inspiration available from the Divine flow of Wellbeing, Wonder and Wholeness that we have access to when we allow ourselves to receive. In this time of spaciousness, there is a creative flow that can connect us to the deep wellspring of Abundant Life within us at all times.

This level of Abundant flow is so expansive and inspiring that it can help me to remember that anything is possible. Inspiration opens my mind and heart. It also raises my vibrational frequencies so I have an expanded perspective on my life and feel much lighter. I can listen more deeply to my Higher Self, and allow the spark of creativity to open my consciousness. When I take this sacred time regularly, honoring the spaciousness, there is clarity about when to take action in all areas of my life.

Being grateful for where I am now and opening to receive is such a powerful teaching for living in 5D life. This process brings in a beautiful element of the Sacred Feminine when I wait for guidance to be received before I bring action to life. My Soul’s voice within my Higher Self communicates through my heart. When I pay attention to this voice, my heart’s intelligence speaks with greater authority, and I am able to hear its wisdom with more clarity. I allow myself the space to receive in order to experience the Divine Timing inherent in this process of letting my heart inspire me into action.

Divine Presence,

Thank you for opening my heart to the support and love that is available to me at all times. Please help me to integrate all that I have learned within my being so I can use these lessons to empower my life. I know that even when I am not actively paying attention, you are working with me, and guiding my way, and I AM Grateful.

I willingly commit to listening to my Soul’s voice with greater dedication. I ask my Higher Self to inspire me to pay attention to the guidance that is being offered from Source. Help me to remember that I need to slow down and breathe to receive the wisdom within me.

I AM now creating space within me to receive in a greater way ~ receiving inner guidance, receiving more love, and receiving all the support that is available to me in all areas of my life. I recognize clearly that I AM never alone. I ask to be more aware and accept the presence of my support system on Earth as it is in Heaven.

For my life, for all I have received and all that I have learned, I AM grateful. And so it is.

Shanta Gabriel

The Gabriel Messages Book #56

All that you have learned and all that has happened to you brought you to where you are now. Be grateful.

Dear One,

You have come to a time when acknowledgment of yourself is necessary. There needs to be a truce between the warring factions of your mind. One part of you is diligently watching to make sure that you never make a mistake. When you inevitably do, it leaps to chastise and remind you about all the ways you are wrong. This judgmental mind is never happy with your progress. Nothing you do could ever be good enough. It is relentless in its pursuit of your wrongness. It is time to tell this part of your mind to take a vacation. It needs to lose itself in the beauty of nature, and leave the rest of you alone.

You are on this earth plane to learn. Making mistakes is one way that people learn lessons. It is impossible to do things right and perfectly every time. The Divine Presence does not expect this of you. What is necessary is that you follow your heart and your inner guidance. There is much wisdom within you. But it is often like a small voice calling in the wilderness, drowned out by critical and judgmental thoughts. Yet it is listening to this quieter voice that would most serve you in your life. This voice is telling you that you are a child of loving Gods, and that there is nothing you can do which could stop the flow of Infinite Love.

There is also society’s voice that demands you live up to certain expectations. When you are in alignment with your Higher Self, there is a flow of love-filled energy that allows you to step into a way of being which is totally connected to the Divine Power within and around you. This energy is inviting you to BE rather than do. You are being asked to let go of the confining armor of society’s expectations and of your judgmental mind that has been conditioned by it. You are being asked to look with compassion upon yourself, and to notice the many things you are learning at this time. It is a powerful time on Earth when, although there is great suffering and fear, there are also incredible opportunities to break through into great love and peace.

Practice

What you see in the world is colored by how you perceive yourself. Can you see that, in the past, you took the steps that seemed appropriate for you at the time? Do you notice that there were times when your heart told you to make a certain choice, but for various reasons, you did not follow your intuition?

All these experiences have assisted you in learning lessons necessary for your growth. It is time to totally forgive yourself for behaving in ways you judge as wrong or bad. You would have made different choices had you known better, but you acted from your awareness at that time. Forgive yourself and get on with your life. Do not waste any more precious time in self-criticism. You are making choices in this moment to create your future. All that you have is the power of this moment. Let the past go, and do not fear the future. Know that you are exactly where you need to be for your perfect lessons in life. It is up to you to lift the mantle of judgment and allow yourself to grow into who you would most like to be.

Imagine acting in ways that bring you joy. Imagine your world surrounded in love. Know that you are a good, honest and caring person and give yourself the loving kindness and respect you deserve. Your imagination can set a powerful intention for your life when you use it to visualize a new and more harmonious way to be. When you set an intention, all the forces of the universe align themselves to manifest that which you visualize. It is wise to be careful how you use this powerful tool. You do receive whatever you focus on, if your focus and desire are strong enough. It is a Universal Law.

Remember to be grateful for your life. It is an incredible gift to be in a physical body. With this body you can do so many things to enjoy this world of beauty. Be grateful for all that you are learning now, even if, at times, it feels uncomfortable. Be grateful for all that you have, even if it does not seem to be enough. Gratitude awakens your mind to the greater truth within all things, and lifts your spirit into Alignment and Joy.

So remember your message from Archangel Gabriel today:

All that you have learned and all that has happened to you brought you to where you are now. Be grateful.

Shanta Gabriel for Archangel Gabriel

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MARCH IS A MONTH OF AUTHENTICITY AND LIBERATION

MARCH IS A MONTH OF AUTHENTICITY AND LIBERATION

  • OLIVIA PEPPER

It is the end of the winter and as above, so below. As the northern hemisphere thaws, the motion of the cosmos also becomes more fluid, nebulous, and dramatically transitional.

The month kicks off big, with Venus in Capricorn squaring Uranus in Aries at the anaretic degree of each sign. This tense and potentially disruptive square affects intimate partnerships, financial agreements and anywhere we are cultivating abundance—but the disruption is necessary and provides us with a more clear-eyed path as we forge ahead.

Immediately after making this aspect, Venus transits into Aquarius and becomes the dazzling hyper-queer sexy android version of herself, moving collective ideals of love and sex toward excitingly futuristic and potent horizons. Queers to the front! When Venus moves through Aquarius, it is always a thrilling opportunity to reevaluate your sexuality and all of your means of attraction to be certain they are authentic to your truest self. In other words, Venus in Aquarius is an invitation to bring your eccentricity to the forefront—to come out of the closet, as it were. Even if you don’t identify as queer, Venus in Aquarius is liberating and unusual.

Mercury is spending more time in Pisces than it usually spends in any sign, and the fleet-footed messenger is considered debilitated in the sign of the Fishes. All the Piscean 12th-house dissolution energy confuses and confounds Mercury, who splutters and sinks into the murky poetic depths. Mercury’s retrograde motion surely adds to the blurriness of this transit and dominates much of March’s mood. The retrograde officially kicks off on March 5th, but we are already in the shadow period. Keep in mind, Mercury stays in Pisces all month long, so all mercurial affairs (communications, technology, commerce, among many others) are seen through the underwater lens of Pisces.

March 6 brings a new moon in dreamy, ethereal Pisces and Uranusstationing firmly into Taurus, reinvoking issues that were shaken up by its initial movement into Taurus last May. This is a major transit that will have global effects, especially on issues ruled by Taurus. Over the next seven years, we should expect colossal shifts in beauty standards, materialism, environmental consciousness, and global finance. The powerful new moon lends us the ability to center our thoughts on futurist ideals and be a part of innovation that will lead the way to a better world.

March 14 is arguably the height of Mercury retrograde’s shenanigans when the sun catches up to Mercury and Mercury is cazimi, or conjunct the sun. The Pisces energy will be very pronounced on this day; best to dedicate your energies to creative, dreamy pursuits rather than anything concrete or technical.

March 20 finds the sun entering Aries and spring officially begins in the northern hemisphere. A ripe and lush full moon in Libra follows, shining a healing and harmonious light on ideals we are committed to. There is an invitation to recognize the beauty in our bonds, in our agreements. Intentions set at this time are likely to flourish, but because Mercury is retrograde in watery Pisces, avoid making specific demands of the universe or being narrow-minded in manifestation work. Focus on the greater good rather than a particular expectation or outcome.

March 26 Venus enters Pisces, where she is exalted. Our sympathies are heightened, compassion becomes more possible. With this dreamy transit, the world thrums with more romance, sentiment, and nostalgia. On the same day, Mercury goes direct, alleviating some of the fog.

Finally, right at curtain call, on the last day of the month, Mars makes an ingress into Gemini, diversifying our ambitions and opening us up to new possibilities and diverse outcomes for our best-laid plans. We now have an opportunity to infuse our actions with shimmering intellect and to engage in playful contemplation of many angles. With Mercury in Pisces and Mars in Gemini creating a bit of creative tension, we may as well embrace the possibilities and try something new.

Published on Astrology.com

The Daily Cosmic Calendar for February 26th

COSMIC CALENDAR

  • FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Be more cautious and conservative in thought and deed as the last quarter sun-moon phase occurs at 3:29 a.m. — energizing eight degrees of Pisces and Sagittarius. Whenever the solar and lunar orbs form a tense, 90-degree aspect, sidestep the tendency to be too aggressive in pursuing self-centered objectives.

Wisdom dictates following an alternative, kind-hearted course and especially now during the monthly lunar union with the comforting presence of Ceres (6:28 a.m.). Take time to prepare your garden for the growing season. Be a culinary maestro and prepare savory dishes for family members or friends. Let the good times roll at a party or during an evening of entertainment as the moon approaches a parallel to convivial Venus and the monthly conjunction with expansive Jupiter—two happiness-creating alignments that clock in at 12:21 a.m. and 6:34 a.m. respectively on Wednesday.

[Note to readers: All times are calculated as Pacific Standard Time. Be sure to adjust all times according to your own local time so the alignments noted above will be exact for your location.]

Copyright 2018 Mark Lerner & Great Bear Enterprises, Ltd. 

Astrology.com

Calendar of the Moon for February 26th

Calendar of the Moon

Ash Tree Month

Color: Pale Blue
Elements: Water and air
Altar: On a cloth of pale blue set a great bowl of salt water in which are set many shells and stones, a shell full of salt, incense, and the figures of sea-birds and fishes.
Offerings: Wash something clean, or air it out.
Daily Meal: Either fish or seafood, or poultry.

Nion/Anthesterion Invocation

Call: Now is the time of wind and water.
Response: Now is the time of sea and sky.
Call: Now is the time of the Gods of weather.
Response: Now is the time of the great waves.
Call: Now is the time of terrible flooding.
Response: Now is the time of needed rain.
Call: Now is the time of battering gales.
Response: Now is the time of winds of change.
Call: Now is the time of fear of change.
Response: Now, and always, change will win.
Call: The wild winds disturb our dreams.
Response: The wild winds awake our minds.
Call: The heavy rains flood our hearts.
Response: The heavy rains water our future.
Call: The sea will sweep us away.
Response: The sea will bear us up.
Call: The sea is cold and unending.
Response: The sea is the source of life.
Call: We are ships on the lost expanse of the ocean.
Response: We are winds that call to one another.
Call: We will brave the wind and water.
Response: We will bring together mind and heart.
Call: We will come home safely after wandering.
Response: We will anchor safely after our journeys.
Call: We will come through wind and water!
Response: We will come through wind and water!
(Repeat last two lines twice more.)

Chant:
We will come through wind and water
We will come through sea and sky

[Pagan Book of Hours]

Calendar of the Sun for February 26th

Calendar of the Sun
26 Solmonath

Nuit’s Day

Colors: Black and silver
Element: Air
Altar: Set on a black cloth with silver stars eight lit white candles, a chalice of white liqueur, and a silver star of eight points.
Offerings: Paper stars with your hopes written upon them.
Daily Meal: Star-shaped cakes and breads, vegetables cut into star shapes, white soups.

Invocation to Nuit

O Nuit
Lady of the overarching sky
Lady whose mantle of peace enfolds us each night
Lady whose hope defeated the fears of kings
Lady whose love found a way where none had been
Lady whose patience found a path across separation
Lady whose faith inspired five days of new light
Lady whose children changed the world
Lady whose sparkling jewels show us without fail
There is light in darkness
There is hope in sorrow
There is a reason
and a way.

Chant: 
Star of Hope
Star of Hope
Guide us through the night

(On this day, offerings are mandatory; all go forth and place their hopes upon the altar. The liqueur is poured out as a libation; none shall set their lips to it, lest hope be sucked away.)

[Pagan Book of Hours]

The Moon Phase Calendar for February 26

Moon Phase Calendar

Tuesday – 26th February 2019

Moon is currently in the sign of Sagittarius

Sagittarius

The greatest need is to always search for something. In order to feel safe you might find that you need to have a goal, mission or philosophy that gives your life meaning. With Moon in Sagittarius you have an optimistic approach to life and you believe that things will get better even if you get into troubl

Organs influenced by Sagittarius Moon Sign:

Organs: Liver, sacrum, thigh bone, tail bone, hip muscles, hip joint, lumbar vertebra, lumbar muscle.

These organs are now more sensitive so provide them with extra care.

Surgical operations:

Surgical operations are recommended during the Waning Moon.
However, avoid surgeries of organs under the influence of the Moon Sign.

About the Last Quarter Moon Phase

Last Quarter

The Last Quarter Moon or Third Quarter Moon phase occurs when the Moon is 270 degrees after the Sun.

This is a time of action, but it’s about reviewing, receiving, paying, planning, closing, sorting, storing, and reaping. Most suitable activities now include paying debts, asking for money owed to us, giving rewards, receiving rewards, making evaluations, taking inventory, tying up loose ends, dealing with people and matters from the past, contacting people from the past, dealing with endings, acting with wisdom and maturity, and letting go if necessary. This is an accountable time when following the rules is most appropriate

The Witches Current Moon Phase for February 26th

The Witches Moon Phase for February 26th

Last Quarter
Illumination: 50%

Tomorrow the Moon will be in a Third Quarter phase. Sometimes called a Last Quarter Moon, this phase occurs roughly 3 weeks after the New Moon when the earth is three quarter of the way through it’s orbit around the earth. If you live in the northern hemisphere the Moons left side will be illuminated and the right side dark. For thoughts of you in the southern hemisphere it will be the opposite with the right side illuminated. On the day of the Third Quarter phase the Moon will rise around midnight on the eastern horizon and set in the west around noon the next day. In the days following the Third Quarter Phase the Moon’s illumination will decrees each day until the New Moon.

The Sky This Week from February 26 to March 3

The Sky This Week from February 26 to March 3

Mercury puts on its best evening show of 2019. In the morning sky, a waning crescent Moon passes Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus.

By Richard Talcott
Tuesday, February 26
Last Quarter Moon occurs at 6:28 a.m. EST. You can find the half-lit orb rising in the east-southeast around 1 a.m. local time; it hangs about 30° above the southern horizon during twilight. The Moon spends the morning hours lurking near the border between the constellations Scorpius and Ophiuchus.

Mercury climbs to its maximum altitude in the evening sky tonight, when it lies some 11° above the western horizon 30 minutes after sunset. This peak coincides with the planet reaching its greatest elongation from the Sun. Mercury shines at magnitude –0.5, so it should be easy to spot in the deepening twilight. If you can’t see it with your naked eye, binoculars will show it easily. Target the planet through a telescope and you will see a 7″-diameter disk that appears half-lit.

Wednesday, February 27
The waning crescent Moon passes 2° north of Jupiter in a dramatic conjunction this morning. The two objects rise around 2 a.m. local time and climb nearly 25° high by the first hint of twilight. Jupiter gleams at magnitude –2.0 and appears conspicuous just below the Moon throughout the early morning hours.

Thursday, February 28
With the glare of the Moon now out of the way, Jupiter stands out even better against the background stars of Ophiuchus. If you target the planet through a telescope, you’ll easily see two dark cloud belts that run parallel to each other across the gas giant’s 36″-diameter disk. Small instruments also reveal Jupiter’s four bright Galilean moons. This morning, viewers across western North America get a bonus because the giant world appears to have a “black eye.” It is actually the dark shadow of the moon Europa, which crosses Jupiter’s northern hemisphere from 3:11 to 5:32 a.m. PST.

Friday, March 1
The waning crescent Moon dips lower with each passing day, and this morning, it pairs up with Saturn. Both objects clear the southeastern horizon by 4 a.m. local time and make a pretty sight an hour later, particularly if you view them under a dark sky with the glorious central regions of the Milky Way to their right and above.

The variable star Algol in Perseus reaches minimum brightness at 7:19 p.m. EST, when it shines at magnitude 3.4. If you start viewing as soon as darkness falls, you can watch it more than triple in brightness (to magnitude 2.1) over the course of about five hours. This eclipsing binary star runs through a cycle from minimum to maximum and back every 2.87 days. Algol appears high in the west after sunset and sinks slowly toward the northwestern horizon after midnight.

Saturday, March 2
If you’ve watched the waning crescent Moon these past few mornings, you no doubt saw a brilliant point of light poking above the horizon shortly after 4:30 a.m. local time. This is Venus, which shines at magnitude –4.1 against the background stars on the Sagittarius-Capricornus border. (The planet crosses from the former to the latter constellation today.) This morning, the slender crescent Moon appears less than 5° to Venus’ right. If you target Venus through a telescope, you’ll see a disk that spans 15″ and appears nearly three-quarters lit.

Sunday, March 3
Although Uranus reached opposition and peak visibility in October, it remains a tempting target. The outer planet appears nearly 30° high in the west after darkness falls and doesn’t set until nearly 10 p.m. local time. The magnitude 5.9 world lies in the southwestern corner of Aries the Ram, some 2.2° northeast of the 4th-magnitude star Omicron (ο) Piscium. Although Uranus shines brightly enough to glimpse with the naked eye under a dark sky, use binoculars to locate it initially. A telescope reveals Uranus’ disk, which spans 3.4″ and shows a distinct blue-green hue.

Daily Solar & Lunar Almanac for February 26th

The Solar Almanac for February 26th

The Sun

Sun Direction:138.87° SE↑

Sun Altitude:34.73°

Sun Distance:92.036 million mi

Next Equinox:Mar 20, 2019 4:58 pm (Vernal)

Sunrise Today:6:29 am↑ 100° East

Sunset Today:5:45 pm↑ 260° West

Length of Daylight: 11 hours, 15 minutes

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The Lunar Almanac for Tuesday, February 26th

The Moon

Moon Direction:235.76° SW↑

Moon Altitude:11.22°

Moon Distance:242859 mi

Next New Moon:Mar 6, 201910:03 am

Next Full Moon:Mar 20, 20198:42 pm

Next Moonset: Today 11:08 am

Current Moon Phase: 48.2%

Illumination: Waning Crescent

 

Source

timeanddate.com

Planetary aspects for the Month of February

Planetary aspects for the Month of February

 

Tuesday February 26

  • 6:27 am – 3rd Quarter Moon at 07 34 quincunx Mars can cause emotional irritation that can escalate rapidly into an emotional outburst. You may become emotionally attached to things which can make it hard to be rational and objective. This can then make you overly defensive when someone challenges your ideas, beliefs or behavior. On the positive side you can courageously defend your family or anything you are emotionally attached to.

Wednesday February 27

  • 9:32 pm – Sun sextile Mars from February 21 to March 5 gives a boost to your self-confidence, physical strength, vitality and courage. This is an excellent time for physical activities like exercise, manual labor, fighting and sporting activities, especially of a competitive nature. This is the time to tackle difficult projects which you have put off in the past. You can confidently go on the advance and this is a particularly good time to start new projects.

Thursday February 28

  • 1:47 am – Moon enters Capricorn

Friday March 1

  • 7:31 am – Venus square Uranus from Wednesday to Sunday can challenge the stability of love relationships through unexpected urges or events. An increased need for freedom and excitement can test your patience with a love one or lead to wandering eyes. If you have been feeling smothered, confined or bored, then you may lash out in anger or through some other destructive behavior. Singles may be attracted to exciting or eccentric people.
  • 11:45 am – Venus enters Aquarius

Saturday March 2

  • 2:06 pm – Moon enters Aquarius

 

The Lady’s Prayer

 Pagan Goddesses
The Lady’s Prayer

Our Mother
Who art here present,
Honored be thy name.
Thy time is come
We shall be One
On Earth, which is our heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread
And love us in our imperfections
As we forgive those who trespass against us.
For thine is the spirit of the great transformation
Forever and ever.
Amen.

—Author Unknown

Published on Pagan Library

 

I am substituting for Lady A today

Good morning to all The WOTC. I am filling in for Lady Abyss today. As you know Lady A took a horrible fall yesterday. It knocked her completely unconscious. The doctors did want to keep her overnight for observation. She insisted on coming home. Lord M told me she told the doctors she could be observed at home. She received 6 staples and then was released from the hospital.

I have already talked to her this morning. She has a horrible headache and decided it would be best for her to stay home. We agreed with her. She is always on the go and working. She deserves a break from life every now and again. I only wish her breaks from work were not due to accidents. She wanted me to thank you for all the well wishes and prayers that were said for her. She is planning on coming back to work tomorrow, if the headache allows.

Other than the headache, our Lady is doing fine. Jacob is at  home with her to make sure she follows doctor’s orders. In the meantime, you are stuck with me. I am not that familiar with WordPress, I ask that you have patience with me. I have filled in before but that was several months ago and I am not sure if I remember all I had learned about it. Please bear with me and Lady Abyss will be back tomorrow.

Have a very blessed Tuesday,

Lynette

store
Isn’t that a lovely banner. I am always amazed at Lady A’a talents. She is indeed gifted. The store is lovely as well. If you haven’t done so yet, you need to check it out. I fell in love with it the minute I saw it. I believe Lady A out did herself on it.

Today has been a day of trauma

I wanted to let you know that Lady Abyss has had an accident this morning.  Lady A and her little dog were walking to the office as usual. She made it to the office just fine. The back walkway is made up of huge decorative concrete stones and gravel. You can’t tell when those stones are iced over or not. I have been complaining that they were dangerous because you could not see the ice on them.

This morning the men found out that was true. Lady A slipped on one of the stones that had ice on them. When she slipped, she hit her head on one of the other stones. She knocked herself out and when we found her, we thought she had killed herself. There was blood everywhere. We called an ambulance and she has been taken to the hospital.

Lord Myst called from the hospital and told us that she was awake now and wondering why she was at the hospital. She has a large gash behind her left ear. Lord M told us they were going to put some staples in the gash. They did a cat scan and there was no damage or concussion. They should be home shortly.

After they get home, Lady A is going straight to be and nurse the horrible headache that she has from the fall. Due to this accident, we will be off the internet today. We will be back with you tomorrow.

Thank you,

Lynette

Ok, I confess I am an lazy, old witch…….

I took Saturday and Sunday off because I have worked my fingers to the bone. I have been creating a store that we could actually be proud of. The last one we had, I guess it is a good thing I got pissed at Wix because the more I looked around at the other stores, ours was a laugh. Yeah, I really thought I had made something, HA! Who the hell was I kidding besides myself. I would imagine several of you probably had a good laugh over it also. But I have to admit that was the first store I had ever built. Websites, yes, I build them all day long but a store is a different beast altogether.

In case you haven’t had a chance to look at the new store or don’t want too, all I can say is I am sorry. I have apologized and apologized for closing the other store. I even went into great detail as to why I closed the store. You all know my health was in horrible shape last year and I had not choice but to have someone take over the store. It was a person I thought I could trust. Was that a crock? When I finally got into the books and saw what was going on, if that person had been there I probably would have strangled her, seriously. Marking the prices up and then pocketing the difference. I got to look at the books when I asked her for money to pay our property tax. She told me there wasn’t any money for the taxes. I liked to have died, no money for the property taxes, you have got to be kidding me. She wasn’t. I grabbed the books and started comparing our normal prices with what she had on our site. She was taking the difference between our price and the mark-up and pocketing it, plus a few extra dollars. To double check what I had seen with my own eyes, I called an accountant to verify what she had been doing. As I suspected and the accountant confirmed it, she was embezzling from us. Plus half the orders were not getting out to our customers because she wasn’t even placing them. Needless to say, she is still in jail and personally I hope she never gets out.

That store almost ruined the WOTC’s reputation and I believe all of you know how I value our reputation. I will let no one or anything tarnish it. So the old store went. The old store is gone and I hope you can put it out of your mind completely. I have apologized and apologized for this one person’s action over and over again. Everyone that even worked in that department is now history. Somebody stealing that much money, had to have help. So I fired all of them and currently looking for individuals to replace them.

The new store that just opened up, I am running myself, by myself. I will never, ever trust anyone again to handle our financial affairs. I will never ever let anyone run or operate anything associated with The WOTC that might ruin our reputation. You know me, if you don’t you should by now. I am a honest witch. What I tell you, you can take it to the bank. In other words, my words are my bond. I am overseeing this new store even after we have new employees. Whether it kills me or not, I am going to be there for every order that is placed to see that you get what you paid for. Something goes wrong, you have me to hold accountable, no one else, me and that its.

It is my intentions for this site and the store to compliment each other. The new store is something I am proud of, I have put many hours of work into it. To my amazement, it has turned out looking pretty damn good too. I want the store to come up in the search engines and I want the WOTC to do the same thing. How am I going to accomplish that, simply. There is nothing hard to my plan and it will save you money, so you ought to like it. If you make three comments a month, then I will personally send you a $5.00 gift certificate to the store. You heard me right, three comments under the posts made on this site will earn you a $5.00 gift certificate to the store. The store has some amazing new items in it and if you haven’t checked it out yet, you should.

You see the reason I am offering you the $5.00 for three comments is because I want to bring the WOTC up in the search engines. The search engines judge sites by their activity. I post every day and that helps but it also depends on the response of that site’s members. If the members are active, then up goes the site to another level on the search engines. When our site goes up in the search engines, the more people who get to hear the truth about Witchcraft. I know you are thinking, “oh, good grief, make three comments, what next?” I am not asking you to write a book. I am asking you to just say, perhaps, “interesting article, I like that.” Something short, sweet and simple. The more activity the higher we rise in the search engines. Just think you are doing something simple and getting paid to do it. Who would pass up an opportunity like that? Don’t worry, I will know who makes their three monthly comments by the register in the back. It tells me who made a comment and on what date. So you will be guaranteed I know you made the comment and you will be receiving the $5.00 gift certificate to the store.

What I am proposing, makes all of us winners. We get the sales to the store, which we desperately need right now, thank to the bitch stealing the money from us to pay the taxes. The WOTC goes up in the search engines and you get paid for making comments on the site. All I see is a proposal that makes us all winners.

Now you have my offer and my intentions on the table. Will you take me up on my offer? I will leave that up to you. Just remember, the comment has to be to left in the comment box for it to show up in the back. Also refer a friend or family member to our store or our site and have them mention your name and I will give you another $5.00 gift certificate for that.

One of my main problems is I am ambitious. I have always been and always will be. But I believe to make anything a success you have to be. Now think over what I have said, if you like it start making those comments and oh, yeah, please visit our new store. I worked my ass off on it and I would hate that no one saw it. Because I can guarantee you, you will be amazed at it. So I will leave the addy to it below. It is the same addy as the old store’s but that is because we own that domain. Visit it, look around and then see if you would like to save some money while helping us out and the WOTC.

Now I am off to design a new banner for our new store. Have a very blessed Sunday, my dear, sweet family. Till tomorrrow…..

Love & Hugs,

Lady of the Abyss

 

New Store:

Witches of the Craft

addy: https://witchesofthecrafts.net

**WOTC’s Public Service Announcement**

We feel it is our job and obligation to you, as our family and friends, to up-date you on any new scams or schemes to take your money. The latest one that is going around involves Micro Soft and your internet connection. You receive a phone call from a local number that the scammer is hoping that you recognize and pick up. I always pick them up and say, “so what new scam do you have for me today?” but I wouldn’t advise you to do so. That is one of the reasons that all our calls are directed straight to an inbox on our service. Because once these scammers realize they are calling a real number, they will keep calling it and calling it.

Back to the scam, you pick up the receiver and before you can say anything, a pre-recorded message starts. The message states that this is a representative from Micro Soft calling in regards to your internet account. The “supposedly” representative goes on to tell you there has been suspicious activity on your account and it has been hacked into. You are informed that you need to take care of this matter immediately by pressing 1 on your phone. I haven’t pressed one, I ain’t that stupid yet. If you do not press the number 1, you are given a toll-free number to call them back on in regards to this matter. If you do not call them back, your internet connection will be disconnected in two hours. Some people might fall for this but stop and think, what does Micro Soft have to do with your internet provider? Not a damn thing! Micro Soft is a huge corporation that does not provide internet service and you have to obtain your own internet provider. So there is no way Micro Soft could even have the littlest effect on your internet service.

If you get this call, hang up and don’t fall for it. You can report the number to the following page, https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0076-phone-scams#Robo. On this page you will find the following information about Robo calls:

What To Do About Pre-Recorded Calls

If you answer the phone and hear a recorded message instead of a live person, it’s a robocall. Recorded messages that are trying to sell you something are generally illegal unless you have given the company written permission to call you.

If you get a robocall:

  • Hang up the phone. Don’t press 1 to speak to a live operator or any other key to take your number off the list. If you respond by pressing any number, it will probably just lead to more robocalls.
  • Consider asking your phone company whether they charge for blocking phone numbers. Remember that telemarketers change Caller ID information easily and often, so it might not be worth paying a fee to block a number that will change.
  • Report your experience to the FTC online or by calling 1-888-382-1222.

If you get phone service through internet or cable, you might want to look into services that screen and block robocalls. Try doing an online search for “block robocalls.”

This information is taken directly from their site. Robo calls are becoming, no, are a nuisance. The more they are reported, hopefully some of these scammers and crooks will be caught and at last we can have peace at dinner time.

It is terrible to have to say in this day and time but just be careful when answering your own phone.

Lady of the Abyss