Astrology

Message From My Leo Moon

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Message From My Leo Moon, artist unknown, August 1 2017.

So often we aim for perfection, thinking that anything less will make our efforts unacceptable. We slave away under a barrage of self-criticism thinking if we do otherwise people will see what we’ve created and be like, “Pass.” But that’s not true. Heart is what’s gripping. To make something riveting it needs to be real […]

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Philosophies of Divination

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Philosophies of Divination, image by Irving Block, July 27 2018.

I developed one of my main philosophies about divination and magic as a museum educator. At MOCA, we didn’t try to tell museum visitors what the art meant; we tried to help them have a richer experience of looking at the work. As an oracle, I have a similar intention. When I perform a divination, […]

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Overcoming Trauma

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Overcoming Trauma, ©OracleofLosAngeles, July 2017.

I had severe asthma as a child , so bad my lips would turn blue and you could see my heart beating through my purple unicorn shirt from across the room. Sometimes I’d have to go to the hospital and be hooked up to an oxygen tank. The asthma found it’s way into my body […]

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Daily Oracle

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Wildlife experts call the Mountain Lion the perfect predator. Their territory spans hundreds of miles, they can kill their prey in an instant with a swift crunch on the back of the neck. Recently, a mountain lion named P-22 has achieved celebrity status as he prowls through Los Angeles’ Griffith Park and is occasionally caught […]

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Claim Confidence

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Claim Confidence, ©OracleofLosAngeles, July 13 2017.

So many of our most painful obstacles have to do with our confidence level: — Writer’s Block (lack of confidence that you have anything valuable to say) — Intimacy Issues (lack of confidence that you’ll be understood or chosen) — Money Issues (lack of confidence that you can or deserve to be able to support […]

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Full Moon in Capricorn

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Full Moon In Capricorn, ©OracleofLosAngeles, July 10 2017.

Yesterday I wrote a bit about how the Full Moon in Capricorn provides us with an opportunity to overcome bad/stressed/frustrated feelings in order to accomplish our goals. As with all divination, the Capricorn Moon is less about what is GOING to happen to you and more about creating opportunities for you to notice and work […]

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Venus Enters Gemini

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Venus Enters Gemini. ©OracleofLosAngeles, June2017.

Venus enters Gemini today, and I’ve been thinking about how to communicate effectively. Lately I’ve been wanting to reach out. To say what I really mean. To create true intimacy with people. My obstacle is that I worry intimacy will create obligations I won’t want to or can’t fulfill. Everybody has vulnerabilities, and when you […]