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Unexpected Beauty

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“Let your hook always be cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.” I thought of this quote today, and in my mind I remembered it as a Japanese Haiku. When I looked the quote up and found out it was Ovid I have to admit I was disappointed. […]

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9/25/17 Magical Praxis: Holding Coins (Tarot Workshop)

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©Oracle of Los Angeles, 2017. Magical Praxis, Holding Coins flier.

In tarot, the suit of coins or pentacles describes the process of making. Making money. Making food. Making art. Making babies. Making a home. By studying the suit of coins, we can learn how to sustain and nourish ourselves, how to bring a project to fruition, and how to find healthy ways to grow. Come […]

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Eclipse In Leo

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Eclipse In Leo, ©OracleofLosAngels, August 23 2017.

I’m already feeling how the eclipse blew open some of my blocks in unexpected ways. In fact, it’s helping me adjust some blocks I didn’t even know I had. The eclipse fell in Leo, emphasizing breakthroughs in creativity, self realization, and personal integrity. Yesterday we entered Virgo season, indicating we should shift our focus to […]

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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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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 […]