In our sixth issue of Practical Magic, astrologer Fern Feto Spring, tarot reader Leila Jo Crawford, and crystal intuitive Renee Bastet continue to offer up bite-size servings of spiritual insight to help you make the most of nature's cycles and cultural influences. And I've created an easy ritual for amping up your self-esteem.

Blessings,


Monthly Tarot Meditation
by Leila Jo Crawford
CraftingTheSacred.com

June 2010 — Ace of Cups
Simple joys abound this month. Open your tender heart chakra to truly receive and accept the love and attention being offered to you. You are love.

Stone Medicine for June
by Renee Bastet
BastetJewelry.com

Rose Quartz
Love of self — Gently opens us up to self-appreciation and love. Allows others to love us more fully and authentically. Alleviates worry and guilt. Allows us to feel fully calm and present.

June Ritual: Esteem Yourself with Juno's Help
by Elka Eastly Vera
ElkaVera.com

The month of June takes its name after the Roman goddess Juno, a heavenly queen who reigns over the domains of marriage, motherhood and home life. Though the wedding industry may not realize it, June has historically been considered auspicious for marriages because of Juno's influence. Whether you consider Juno a purely mythological character, the archetype of a queen or an actual deity, you can use this simple ritual to invoke and embody her queenly qualities of grace, strength, composure, and self-respect. (continue reading)

June Moon Cycles
by Fern Feto Spring
WiseStars.net

NEW MOON
June 12, 2010

New Moon in Gemini
This new moon awakens our curiosity and questioning attitude. We'll need to go slow though now, as a square from Saturn in Virgo reminds us to pay attention to the details.

FULL MOON
June 26, 2010

Full Moon in Capricorn/Eclipse
Expect intensity around issues of family/home vs. work/career now. With a Full Moon eclipse in Capricorn, squaring both Mercury and Jupiter, communication may be tricky, but positive changes are still possible. For best results try to release past hurts and fears and step into the future.

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