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The Empress: How to feel like the mother of creativity
Years ago, as a 20-something just starting my career at a daily newspaper, one of the veteran reporters described me as an “Empress.” He said it was my whole vibe … the way…
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The High Priestess: How to tap your big, unconscious ideas
Within the first year of working at my city’s daily newspaper, I developed a reputation. And, no, not that kind of reputation. I was a part-time editorial assistant — the lowest rung of…
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The Magician: What does your most creative space look like?
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced many of us to work from home, I immediately fast-tracked one of my many stalled projects: I created my home office. Like, a real office I would want…
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The Fool: Does love or fear drive your choices?
The real expert on the meaning of a tarot card is YOU. That’s one of the most insightful truths I’ve learned about tarot. You can find books and websites ready to explain the…
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Why does the Grand High Witch seem so … familiar?
Just yesterday, I learned a new version of “The Witches” would be released on Oct. 22 on HBO Max. The remake of Roald Dahl’s children’s book stars Anne Hathaway as the Grand High…
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My favorite Halloween decoration is simple (and easy to make)
My Halloween decorating may seem a bit over-the-top to some muggles. Around the autumn equinox each year, I start transforming our fireplace into a witch’s hearth, complete with potion bottles, a spooky skull,…
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How to create moments of real magic
I started to believe in real magic in 1993, when my teenage dream came true at Disney World. Up until that November day, I had obsessed about one, singular celebrity: actor Sean Astin,…
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The Little Witch (2018): Witchy movies to get you in the Halloween spirit
My father-in-law, “Poppy,” grew up with a rule the whole family jokes about whenever his grandkids open new toys for Christmas or birthdays. When Poppy was a kid, his mom would make him…
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Why I fell in love with The Witcher
I’m writing this in tears, just hours after finishing the final episode of “The Witcher Season 1″ on Netflix. My husband and I streamed the eight episodes over a couple weeks because he…
