The Wisdom and Magic Blog
Everyday Intuition – Intuitive Eating
When I first started learning about how to develop my intuition, the examples that were being used to illustrate intuition consisted of things like predicting the movement of the Dow Jones Daily Average or the daily price of gold, which is awesome, but not always the...
Tarot PinPointing For Amping Up Intuition
"When we study the imagery and symbols on the cards in a tarot spread, we activate our imagination. That imagination then activates our intuition, which is often the only instrument we have that channels a clear path for us to the truth of the matter. That truth is...
Manifesting Abundance
When you read the word "abundance" what comes to mind, what do you automatically think of? For many people the word "abundance", particularly when it comes to the deliberate creation practices of manifesting abundance, generally has a meaning or a feeling that has...
Tarot as an LOA Manifesting Tool
On their own, Law of Attraction/Deliberate Creation tools, like scripting, or acting as if, or amping it up, can be pretty powerful tools that help people create their soul-aligned life - the life you are destined to live. And for some deliberate creators, manifesting...
Selecting Your First Tarot Deck
When I first started reading Tarot, (actually more 'playing with' than 'reading') I didn't really know what I was doing or what I should be doing, or even if what I was doing was working. I remember selecting my first Tarot...
The Hierophant
I received a new deck of Tarot cards this week - the Alchemical Tarot deck, by Robert M. Place - and the deck is amazing!! The images are beautifully crafted deep in symbolism and meaning. The cards are comfortable and welcoming to hold. And...
Dropping into Wordlessness
JIll Bolte Taylor, in her book My Stroke of Insight, refers to it as stepping to the right. Eben Alexander, in his book Proof of Heaven, refers to it as getting out of your own way. Martha Beck, in her book Finding Your Way In A Wild New World, writes...
Seven Powerful Clarity Tools
Affirmations and I Am statements don't work, at least not for me and not on their own! And if they are not working for me, I imagine there are others who are finding that Affirmations and I Am... statements are not the power tools they had hoped they were! I have...
All Lives Matter
I hadn't given much thought about writing a post on Cecil the Lion, the lion who was killed recently by a trophy hunter, but something about this particular story began to haunt me. There was such a strong public reaction to the passing of this lion....
Accessing Intuition
The Alchemist From the Tarot Illuminati Deck Meaning: The Instigation of Transformations Instigating big changes; having all the necessary resources at hand; intention, energy, will, and resources focused on one intention Looking back over the past few...
Esoteric Wisdom
by: Anne Bolender Esoteric Wisdom is that inner wisdom we all have, that inner knowing of what we like, what we don't like, what makes us happy, what makes us feel free, who we are.... To help access this inner esoteric wisdom, particularly during times of doubt,...
Do You Believe in Magic?
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in our philosophy. - Shakespeare’s Hamlet When I was very young, I used to love watching TV shows like ‘Bewitched’ and ‘I Dream of Jeannie’. Oh, to be able to change my reality by twitching my...
2015 – The Year of Clarity
Farewell 2014. Welcome 2015. My Year of Clarity!! by: Anne Bolender The holiday season has arrived, and with it, the knowledge that another year has sped by. Time for some reflection, some expressions of gratitude, and some intention setting to get the new year...
Happy New Year
Happy New Year! May your journey through 2015 be filled with amazing discoveries and wondrous joy. And that your travels bring you freedom and abundance and many, many gates of opportunities. Big Love
Happy Thanksgiving!!
To all of my amazing American friends, acquaintances and the awesome readers of my posts. Wishing you all an awesome Thanksgiving - one that is full of love and gratitude and family and friends and ........everything wonderful!! Love, gratitude, and Happy...
Tis The Season for Some Amped Up Self Love
"Tis the season to be jolly, fa la la la la, la la, la la!! This is also the season to be shopping, cleaning, cooking, baking, entertaining .... and, for a lot of people, working at a full-time job!!! Sometimes, just sometimes, it's difficult to find the energy to be...
Tis the Season – Time to Amp Up some End-Of-Year Magic!
. by: Anne Bolender Over the last couple of days, Southern Ontario, where I live, experienced our first big snowfall of the season. Just in time to add a bit of Holiday Magic to our local Santa Claus parade! And just in time to remind me that the Holiday Season has...
How To Effectively “Expand” Your Comfort Zone
by: Anne Bolender It's one thing to say "Life Begins Outside Your Comfort Zone" or "Magic Happens Outside of Your Comfort Zone" but seriously, what does that mean? Why do I want to live outside of my comfort zone? Isn't that uncomfortable? I've read countless articles...
Exploring Life Outside of Our Comfort Zone
Written By: Anne Bolender Life happens. Over the years, as we grow up, get an education, raise families, negotiate careers.....we get comfortable with our routines, our habits, and our beliefs. We accept, without question, reality as it has been defined by others - by...
An Adventurous Life
Written by: Anne Bolender For many people, living an adventurous life generally involves activities like hiking the Himalayas, or going on Safari in Africa, or cycling through the French Alps, or jet boating down the Shotover River in Queenstown, New Zealand,...
10 Questions That Can Help You Discover Your Life Purpose
Written by: Anne Bolender There is something magical about finding your life purpose. That thing you know you were meant to do. That connection that gives your life meaning, and helps you feel valued and fulfilled. If you are looking for that thing, for your life...
5 Skills Every Online Entrepreneur Should Have
Written by: Anne Bolender When most people begin thinking about becoming an online entrepreneur, the questions they first start asking themselves are "What career or job should I be focusing on as an online entrepreneur?" or "How am I going to earn an income as an...
What Do You Automatically Accept as Normal?
Written by: Anne Bolender I was reading an online article recently, one that was posted on the Collective Evolution website. The article was pointing out how we ("we" being society in general) tend to unthinkingly accept some pretty absurd ideals regarding what makes...
6 Academic Skills Every Successful Student Needs
Written by: Anne Bolender This is the time of year when a lot of people, both those who are young and those who are perhaps a bit more worldly, head to University for the first time, or know of someone who is heading off to University for the first time. Stepping into...
4 Powerful Techniques to Help You Increase Clarity
Written by: Anne Bolender "A lack of clarity can put the brakes on any journey to success." This quote from Steve Maraboli, a behavioural scientist, is not only one of my favourite quotes, but it is also a powerful reminder on how important clarity is, for with...
Best Guru Ever!!
An audio recording of this post can be found at the bottom of the post. Written by: Anne Bolender By definition a guru is a teacher or an intellectual or spiritual guide in 'matters of fundamental concern'. Gurus are persons with knowledge or expertise or experience...
When Clarity Becomes Fuzzy
Written by: Anne Bolender Despite the fact that I am constantly trying to improve my own Clarity by tapping deeper into connecting with my essential self, a couple of months ago I lost focus. My Clarity ended up getting really, really fuzzy. It became difficult for me...
Are You a Scanner?
Written by: Anne Bolender Are you a scanner, a multi-passion individual? If you are not sure, try answering these questions: 1) Do you have difficulties maintaining focus in one area of interest over a long period of time? 2) Have you started several businesses or...
Reframing Limiting Beliefs
Written by: Anne Bolender This past month, I set a challenge in the Alignment Incubator Facebook Group. The challenge was to create a ritual around a personal core value so that that specific personal core value would begin to 'show up' more clearly - that...
Happy Easter!
Happy Easter! Written by: Anne Bolender Spring has finally sprung here in Southern Ontario - just in time for Easter Weekend....yay!! The new smoker/barbeque is all stoked up and is processing a Double Smoked Easter Ham....
