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  • Burnout from Medium…

    Burnout from Medium…

    I have been updating about my success from Medium. And now I will tell you about my hurdle… I was accepted into the Medium Partnership very quickly. That’s because I threw myself into it. My first paid month was successful; my next paid month was off the charts. I made nearly $600 in one month.…

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  • Make new friends, keep the old – but don’t dwell on them.

    I’ve been thinking a lot about friendship lately. Back in my school days, I had a very close knit of friends. By high school, my closest friends were all people who I had known since middle or elementary school. We were very, very close. But by my senior year, there was a sudden shift in…

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  • Mythology Monday | Hecate

    Hecate is the Greek goddess of magic and witchcraft. She is known as either a Titan or a minor goddess, as well as a witch. Alternative spelling is “Hekate.” The word “heka” in ancient Egyptian myth translates to the word “magic” or “magical being.” Hecate is pronounced “HECK-a-tee,” although I have also heard it pronounced…

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  • Spring is in full swing! Ducks, new cover art, cooking and baking, and getting my steps in…

    This past weekend was a low key ladies weekend with my aunt Nancy and Debbie, my cousin Priscilla and Julie the sis. Here I am getting ready to leave on Friday… don’t mind the mess in the background (the banana is creepin) They have ducks right now and they are so cute! I got to…

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  • My Favorite Aesthetics (Part I)

    An “aesthetic” is a niche style that can be presented in artwork, fashion, and decor. It invokes a specific feeling that transports you to a certain era in time or parallel universe. I am in love with aesthetics. There are a select few that I favor more than others. I enjoy a whole variety of…

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  • “PORTALS” By Melanie Martinez is a Trip Through The Afterlife

    Melanie Martinez released “PORTALS” on Friday. The album is magical, mystical, and mythical, all at once. Its pop-sound is warped with a production that takes catchy beats and morphs them into something far more peculiar. It’s a fairytale walk through an enchanted forest with nymphs, and monsters, and other mythical creatures — both the scary…

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  • This weekend, I went to my parents house to help clean out a major amount of junk! My dad rented a giant dumpster for us to throw everything into. I didn’t expect us to fill even half of it, but it ended up nearly overflowing. It’s amazing how much junk a house accumulates after thirty-something…

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  • An open letter to my teenage self (on aging, adulthood, and growth)

    An open letter to myself from ten years ago, I am now twenty-eight. I’m going through my Saturn return. When I was born, Saturn was in Pisces. After twenty-eight years, Saturn has made its first return to Pisces since my birth. Saturn return is a sort of cosmic rite of passage in which you have…

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  • Short story: RESTRAINT

    Short story: RESTRAINT

    **The following is a FICTION STORY** The more repressed you are, the more desperate you are for power. Sixteen years-old attending a strictly religious private school — chains, so many heavy chains. Your own home is a prison when your parents keep you under constant surveillance. And the only freedom from home is yet another…

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  • Weekly Horoscope: March 27-April 2, 2023

    Energy is gaining momentum as the moon is waxing and Aries season has just begun. There are no major movements in the sky this week, which additionally means that energy will be high. This is a great period for getting tasks done, being proactive, and making moves according to your own will. You are in…

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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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