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San Francisco has an unusual law for fortune-tellers. This law requires that anyone who offers fortune-telling services to apply for a license with the city and report to city hall for fingerprinting. As someone who reads tarot as part of a metaphysical solutions practice, I balked when I found out about this. Sure, a business license made sense—the city's taxes and budget needs are enormous for anyone who moved there after 1970—but fingerprints? Tarot somehow meant criminal activity in a place with the mystical history San Francisco? Not long after this discovery, a post on NextDoor from the San Francisco PD explained everything. Scammers were exploiting vulnerable people in ...
Widely celebrated October 31 through the first day of November, Samhain marks the cross quarter, the midpoint between the autumnal equinox and Winter Solstice. Samhain: Summer's EndThis year, the cross quarter coincides with the end of Daylight Saving Time on November 7, 2021. Samhain translates to "summer's end." In this death cycle after growth and light, some animals hibernate and the earth rests. Harvest concludes, daylight diminishes, and the colder season sets in. With garlic and bulbs now planted, farmers and gardeners make other preparations for fertility in the spring. In this liminal time between seasons, the veil between worlds feels thin, amplifying our connection to spirit. ...
We recognize the witch because no industry has been quite so influential in shaping our vision of her as Hollywood. As we enter the Samhain season, Lights, Camera, Witchcraft author Heather Greene presents her 50 top witchy films and tv shows to watch this season. Top Ten Must-Watch Witch Films Overall:In no particular order, these films are the most influential and recognizable across American film history. The Craft (1996) Bell, Book, and Candle (1957) I Married a Witch (1942) The Wizard of Oz (1939) The Witch (2016) Blair Witch Project (1999) Beautiful Creatures (2013) Practical Magic (1998) Rosemary's Baby (1968) Witches of Eastwick ...
The death of a loved one is one of life's most difficult experiences, but the good news is that we do not really die. Our departed loved ones are still with us, just in a different form. After death, they are usually very eager to let us know that they are okay and that they still want to be part of our lives. There are multiple signs that let us know that our loved one is near and trying to comfort us or communicate with us. We have learned from the work of Dr. Michael Newton and others that we are Souls who join with a human body to live life on earth to grow spiritually. Our real home is in the Spirit World. We carefully plan our lives on earth. However, we do not remember this and ...
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