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The Big Clean + Formulations Outing
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…
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…
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…
Media
Album Review: “Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd” by Lana Del Rey
This is Lana Del Rey’s ninth studio album (if you count “AKA Lizzy Grant” as her first.) I’ve done several LDR album reviews, and what I’ve found is that it takes me at least several listens before I can fully understand and appreciate a song of hers. So, I will be covering my overall reaction…
Album Reviews: Demi Lovato, Carly Rae Jepson, and Tove Lo
“HOLY FVCK” by Demi Lovato Demi released “HOLY FVCK” in August 2022. It’s absolutely different from her prior pop albums which leaned much further into hiphop. But traces of her new rock sound surprisingly takes me back to her debut days, like “Don’t Forget” from her first album in 2008. Of course, much, much, darker…
What it was like to publish my own book
The good, the bad, and the ugly! Click here to buy my book: The Captain & the Mermaid: A Mystical Conquest by Laura Cyrena Kellogg How it began How far back should I go, exactly? I could go back to elementary school years, when I used to spend my playtime writing stories with a pencil and…
Mythology
Seven Goddesses to Honor on Ostara
Today, we honor and recognize the time in which light now prevails darkness. Light has been growing in strength since the winter solstice, but now it has finally overtaken the darkness. The spring is the most fertile time of the year that represents the egg of new beginnings. We celebrate youth and fertility. Eostre She…
Book review: “Venus and Aphrodite – A Biography of Desire”
“Venus and Aphrodite – A Biography of Desire” by Bettany Hughes is a nonfiction look into the history of Venus-Aphrodite. The goddess of love, known in Greek as “Aphrodite” and in Rome, as well as more commonly in today’s western society, “Venus,” has always had an impact on humanity. But she is far more than…
Greek Mythology | Athena
Athena is the Greek goddess of wisdom and war. She is the daughter of Zeus and was birthed from him as a full-grown woman. Her symbols include olives and owls. Like her sister Artemis, Athena is an independent goddess who does not marry or have children. Instead, she is focused on many other conquests. She…
Spirituality
This is why forgiveness is so important
For me, Christmastime is the celebration of Winter Solstice — when the light of hope returns on the darkest day of the year, as the sun is reborn. It’s the start of a new year and a new cycle, which reminds us that we have the power to start over. As Christians celebrate the birth…
Dream divination | meanings and interpretations
Dreams are very mysterious, and no one has quite figured out for sure why we have them. It has been said that dreams can provide insight on hidden messages. Here are some interpretations of common dreams… Importance of dream recall We all have many, many dreams every single night. Just because you don’t remember, doesn’t…
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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Philosophy
We Should Celebrate Our Mistakes
Society demands us to be perfect. But mistakes are a good thing. As a perfectionist, I struggle with mistakes. I overthink, I worry excessively, and I go out of my way to avoid making a mistake at all costs. Yet ironically — all of this nervous energy is what causes me to end up making…
Tips On How I Get Myself Through Tough Times
These are my greatest tips on how to push yourself through difficulties. I tell myself that it could be worse I know that’s the last thing you want to hear when you’re upset — “it could always be worse!” But sometimes, that’s exactly what you need to hear. Open the news and the first thing you…
New Years Resolution: Let This Be The Year of Hygge
Hygge (pronounced hoo-ga) is a Danish term that is based on the philosophy of embracing comfort, moving slowly, and appreciating the present. It comes from Denmark, known as the happiest country in the world. It’s not because of their government, or the weather, or other external factors — it is their mindset and way of…
Fiction
“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,…
Wife of the Dark Lord (chapter 12 – the finale)
There was a letter at my door. It was addressed from Olivia. I hadn’t heard from her in quite some time, so I eagerly shredded the envelope open, unsure of what to expect. “Dear, Valerie. This town is small, so I don’t know if you’ve heard the news yet. I’m hoping you haven’t, as I…
Wife of the Dark Lord (chapter 11)
I was still in my early twenties. I felt so young, yet according to the society I was living in, I was nearly considered an old maid. Heck, my childhood best friend, Annabella, had already been married, given birth to four babies over the years, her eldest daughter now eleven-years old, and then separated –…
Crystal Aura Gaze 