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  • Ask a Cat Mom: “Should I put my cat in a cage?”

    Q: “Should I put my cat in a cage, the same way that dogs go in a cage? Is there ever a need for this?” A: Cats value freedom. When you lock your cat up in a cage, it makes them stressed and anxious, as they feel very unsafe with no escape route. Cats are…

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  • Science (and Politics) of Imagination | Pineal gland, DMT, and brain health

    Do you remember when you were a child with an overactive imagination? You saw the world through a lens of curiosity and magic. Nothing was as it seemed. You and your friends played games in which you had different names and identities; maybe you were cats and dogs crawling around the kitchen, maybe you were…

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  • Realistic steps for manifesting your dreams

    Determine what your dreams are The first step is actually knowing what your dreams are. Write down a list of dreams — what you’d like to accomplish, to own, to feel, to do, etc. Try to come up with at least five, no more than twenty. An ideal range is somewhere around ten to fifteen.…

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  • My tarot card collection (part 1)

    I’d like to share with you, my tarot card collection. What’s the difference between tarot & oracle cards? With both types of decks are used for divination, tarot consists of a distinct set of cards with universal meanings — 78 cards including 22 major arcana, and 56 minor arcana divided into four suits (cups, wands,…

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  • Herbalism for mental health

    There’s a pictographic floating around Instagram, originally done by @animamundiherbals, which a lot of people have been re-uploading. I wanted to share this too, and explain in more depth what these medicines mean. *Herbalism is not limited to herbs, but includes flowers, mushrooms, spices, and plant matter.* Anxiety disorders (OCD, PTSD, social anxiety) Let’s start…

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  • Kitchen Witch Tips | Herbs & Spices Cheat Sheet

    A Kitchen Witch is simply one who cooks and cleans with mindfulness and intention. If you have not already, please check out this post I wrote about incorporating magic into your daily routine, making your life a little bit more witchy! In those post, I will go slightly more in depth over how to specifically…

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  • Making space for your moon time (in the modern world)

    Those who menstruate — In ancient times, for many societies, it was common practice for a woman to spend her bleeding time (or “her period”) cast away from the world in seclusion. This was not meant to be a punishment. This was the ancient way of honoring woman. There were valid physical reasons for this…

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  • “Married at First Sight” taught me why you don’t get married at first sight

    This post is going to be a little different than my usual. I’ll be reviewing the reality TV show “Married at First Sight,” in which matchmakers pair up complete strangers who meet each other for the first time at the altar. The show follows them from their wedding day, through the honeymoon, into moving in…

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  • Top Eight Starseed Tribes

    I have mentioned the 22 different Starseeds in a previous post, but now I am going to zone in on the eight most commonly known. *Please use your imagination and have fun with this.* 1. Pleiadeans Pleiadeans come from a seven-sister star cluster in the eye of the Taurus bull, located 444 light years away.…

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  • Mythology | Dionysus

    Mythology | Dionysus

    Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, surprisingly draws many parallels to Jesus Christ. Pronunciation: DIE-un-EYE-sis Birth of Dionysus (Story #1: Semele) The story begins with Zeus (“King of all gods”) having yet another affair on his wife, Hera. He fell in love with a mortal princess named Semele and eventually impregnated her. When Hera found…

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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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