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  • Pagan Holidays – Wiccan, Hellenic, Roman, & Kemetic

    Paganism has A LOT of holidays! I will be going over the holidays (Holy Days) – specifically for Paganism and Wiccan, Hellenic (Greek,) Roman, and Kemetic (Egyptian). I will not be listing every single one because that might be impossible, considering how many holidays there are. There are also so many more branches of Paganism,…

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  • Greek Mythology Pt.3: THE OLYMPIANS

    We left off with the aftermath of The War. Zeus was a part of The Third Order, the third generation of deities. Zeus wanted healing for the world, which was recovering from all of the damage. He commanded himself to be the supreme leader, while giving everyone else roles to their best abilities. Hesita (Vesta)…

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  • Happy Ostara! – Spring 2026

    Happy Ostara! Ostara is the Pagan celebration of the Spring Equinox, or First Day of Spring. On this day, the light and the dark are perfectly balanced – and the light is beginning to take over. The days will get longer and brighter. Persephone returns back from the Underworld It is said that the reason…

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  • Dreams – where spirits meet one another

    Dreams are one of the most mysterious parts of life. Despite all of the scientific research, there are still so many unknowns. What they have proven for sure is that everybody dreams, every night, for multiple times – but often struggle to recall them. Upon waking up, you have already forgotten 90-99% of your dreams.…

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  • Reflections on my Saturn Return

    **Anyone born from approximately 1993 to 1996 has just finished their First Saturn Return.* What is a “Saturn Return”? The “Saturn Return” marks when Saturn completes a revolution from when you were born. Saturn is a slow-moving planet and takes about 28-29 years to make a full revolution. So, people experience this first Saturn return…

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  • Adventures in Lapland, Finland!

    In the first week of March, my sister and I took a vacation to the North Pole: Lapland, Finland! The trip was absolutely magical! The entirety was six days long (three full days there) and we packed as much as possible into each day. We started planning this trip shortly after our Mom passed away…

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  • Honoring Venus

    Honoring Venus

    Losing Venus has been a nightmare. I’ve been doing many things to honor her. I have to do all that I can to keep her light shining in my life. I was given her ashes, her paw print, a plaque with her name, and the certificate of her cremation. I set up a little alter…

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  • Remembering Venus

    Remembering Venus

    I cannot describe my love for Venus. She was confident, bold, sassy, demanding, super vocal, outgoing, bossy, and brave. Venus was the alpha cat. The world will be such a quiet and empty place without her. Venus was so much more than a cat. She helped me get through my darkest days, when I was…

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  • Goodbye Venus

    Goodbye Venus

    I am heartbroken and shocked to say that today, we had to say goodbye to Venus. It all happened very fast and unpredictably. A few weeks ago, Venus began losing her appetite and becoming a little more lethargic. It was very subtle changes, enough that made me really question it. Last Monday, she was completely…

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  • Song Analysis | “Ultraviolence” by Lana Del Rey

    This is one of Lana Del Rey’s most controversial and critiqued songs, but mainly because it is often misunderstood. This is a song about being in an abusive relationship. It’s not trying to glamorize it all – which is what some people claim. Really, this is getting inside the head of the victim. In abusive…

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I’m Lotus Laura

I write about all kinds of things including spirituality, philosophy, mythology, health, cats, witchy tips, media reviews, and more, along with some personal life updates. I’m a self-published indie author of three novels. I am an astrologer and tarot reader. I offer personal readings for sale; you can also find free readings on my blog and youtube channel.

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