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  • “The Captain & the Mermaid” Now Available as an Audiobook!

    Now you can LISTEN to my novel, “The Captain & the Mermaid“! It is available for FREE on Spotify! CLICK HERE to listen! You can also still purchase the ebook or paperback copy on Amazon HERE! I’ve had a few people tell me that they are interested in my book, but that they aren’t book-readers,

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  • Sagittarius Season

    Sagittarius Season

    Sagittarius is the ninth sign of the zodiac. In numerology, nine is the last number, because all numbers are reduced to a single digit. Therefore, nine represents maturity, wisdom, and completion. It is also the most intense number of all, being the last. In astrology, the ninth house represents expanded consciousness in two ways: physically

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  • Horoscope for December 2022

    You can let yourself dream again as Neptune comes out of retrograde. You may feel more inspired to fantasize, or feel a greater connection to spirituality, during the first few days of December. With Mercury entering Capricorn on the 6th, and a full moon in Gemini on the 7th, this marks an excellent time for

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  • Book Review: The Penelopiad

    The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood is a retelling of the classic Odyssey from a new perspective. Penelope is currently wandering the Underworld in her afterlife. She retells Odyssey from her own point of view. Over two-thousand years ago, she was the wife of Odysseus, married at the age of fifteen. During his journey of unbelievable

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  • I almost had an affair with a man twice my age

    I was in my early 20s and he was in his early 40s. I held back because I thought it would leave me haunted… as it turns out, I am haunted just the same. It makes me question if we really did have a full-on affair, would I feel more spooked, remorseful, and regretful… because

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  • Surviving Lyme Disease

    Surviving Lyme Disease

    It was the scariest health crisis I’ve ever had, and I’m still left frightened over the longterm outcome. The disease must have crept up on me, covertly and sneakily, without any of my conscious awareness — because I did not see it until Stage 3, when the bacteria had already attacked my joints to the

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  • I did it… I joined Medium!

    Follow me on Medium I’ve been debating for a really long time if I should join Medium. I’ve decided to finally go ahead and do it. I promise that I am not a traitor to WordPress! The thing about Medium is that is allows a much greater opportunity to get paid for your writing, but

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  • Age 28: Using tarot & astrology to look at my year ahead

    I turned twenty-eight a few days ago. A lady never reveals her age, but there you go. Nothing to be ashamed of. Recently, (by recently, I mean just last year) I’ve been using my solar return (AKA birthday) to take a moment and see what’s ahead for me. Let’s start with tarot. Last year, at

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  • Decoding “Born to Die” by Lana Del Rey

    “Born to Die” is the opening track for Lana Del Rey’s debut album, “Born to Die” from January 2012. The song was recorded and released as a single in late 2011. I see this song as having dual meanings, and that is what gives it so much depth. There are two ways to look at

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  • Rest In Peace Aaron Carter

    My heart breaks for the sudden passing of Aaron Carter, only 34 years old who was found dead in his bathtub by his housekeeper this past weekend. Aaron Carter was a core part of my childhood, which makes this news feel very personal to me. Some of the most vivid childhood memories I have involve

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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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