Before I dive deep into what MAGIC means to me, I just want to remind you that my Black Friday Sale ends on Tuesday, Dec. 2nd at Midnight PT.

Just a few little reminders:

• The 15% OFF discount is valid on everything in my shop except calendars, art prints and hand-made items. Auto-applied at checkout.​
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• If your order is over $100, don't forget to use the code: SUNCATPOUCH to receive the Lavender Sun Cat Pouch as a free gift.
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• All other discounts, free shipping and gifts are automatically applied at checkout.​
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• Free gifts will be included as long as supplies last. I believe I have enough for everyone but if I do run out, I will include a comparable free gift instead.

🖤 What I mean when I talk
about MAGIC 🖤

Whether I am snuggling under a fuzzy blanket with my purring kitty or spotting a flash of white feathers of a hawk flying overhead or observing the sharp afternoon sunlight turning the sycamore leaves into crisp, glowing rubies out my studio window, I remember that I am part of this vast web of beings. We are all connected and interdependent.

I often find myself incanting the last line from Mary Oliver's Wild Geese poem: "Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination, calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting — over and over announcing your place in the family of things."

Yes, Nature calls to me and reminds me of my place in the family of things and it is a gentle healing balm to any feelings of separation and loneliness.

Another Mary Oliver poem, "The Summer Day," comes to mind when I think about how focusing our awareness fully on something brings it to life.

"I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass, how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields, which is what I have been doing all day. Tell me, what else should I have done? Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon? Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"

The very famous and oft quoted last line is commonly misused as a motivation or even urging to DO something or accomplish something. While I am not against doing or accomplishing, this poem points to the beauty of slowing down, lingering in idle moments, and really being with and receiving the magic of our world.

Our attention and awakened presence allows us to tune into and maybe even co-create the magic. When we gaze at a flower and open our being to its being, that flower seems to come to life. It speaks to us in a secret language beyond words. There is a beautiful dance between our soul, our imagination, and nature. This sacred communion is the MAGIC.

Even when I am referring to magic in terms of manifestation or ritual, really it is this deeper magic of connection that powers everything. Crafting and performing a ritual offers a portal into that heightened state where everything comes to life in the glowing spotlight of our attention and imagination. We become aware of the web of consciousness and are able to exchange energy, messages and healing along those threads of connection.

For me, manifesting is NOT a wish-granting machination where I have a desire and the world responds with that very thing. It is not my will being imposed upon nature. Yes, I begin with a honest desire, a wish, but then I let it go into the web of consciousness. Nature and Spirit dance with my desire, my imagination and my soul. A doorway to connection, communion and intuitive guidance opens. I may be changing the world around me but mostly, I am being changed.

Often times, I think more than half of manifestation is simply that I change enough so that I can finally see that what I'm wishing for is right in front of me and I can actually have it. Magic helps us to awaken, to widen the lens of our perception, to receive our experiences fully, to expand and grow. We may not always get exactly what we want, but this deeper magic is always there for us no matter what.

This co-creation, this dance, our relationship with the family of things is truly magical.

As all humans do, I feel disappointment when my desires aren't showing up as I hoped they would. In those moments, I may even feel like giving up on magic and accepting my fate as a leaf tossed about on the cold winds of chaos and indifference.

Yet, it is precisely during those times that I most need to lean into this deeper current of magic. Something as simple as focusing on a flower and opening up to her beauty can remind me that I am weaving this story with nature. I don't control nature and nature doesn't control me. We speak with each other. We influence each other. We commune and dance together.

This knowledge softens my edges and loosens my attachments. As I allow myself to be changed, the world sparkles and shifts with the same magic that runs through everything.

I created my oracle and altar art decks to help you awaken to this very magic within you and all around you. A single oracle card drawn, contemplated and received into your heart can transform a mundane moment into one alive with magic. At any point in your day, I welcome you to draw a card and walk through this portal.

In fact, I will draw a card for you right now. Pay attention to how it interacts with your life and heart right now.

I am shuffling the Wander Kittens cards and asking "What energy will help us most right now?"

Perhaps we all need to soften our grip on what feels fixed and unchangeable in our lives right now. Things are more malleable than we are believing. We are being called to actively participate in the dream of our life and the creation of our reality. What magic, what desire, what feeling would you like to weave into the tapestry of our lives right now?

Sending love and magic along the threads of connection between us,

Nicole

P.S. My Black Friday Sale ends Tuesday, Dec. 2nd at Midnight, PT. If your order is over $100, don't forget to use the code: SUNCATPOUCH to receive the Lavender Sun Cat Pouch as a free gift. All other discounts, free shipping and gifts will be automatically applied at checkout.

P.P.S. There are also brand new hand-made Blossom and Butterfly Hair clips in my shop. Here is a little peek of me wearing the light pink ones. So cute!

Hello, I'm Nicole Piar, creator of the Witch Cats Oracle Deck, Spirit Cats Oracle Deck and the Cosmic Allies Deck. My new Wander Kittens Mini Oracle Decks are NOW available in my shop. ​ Thank you for connecting with me here in my weekly-ish Moon Letters where I share rituals, practices, revelations, healing messages, and my creations. I appreciate your presence. Much LOVE and MAGIC your way! VISIT MY SHOP

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