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 A magical mix of mystical methods including everything that works to live your best life, grow spiritually and maybe find love. Open your heart, expand your mind and connect with spirit to embrace the magic that is all around you.Copyright 2023 Breathe Love & Magic Sciences sociales Spiritualité
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  • What Does The Divine Spark Really Mean?

    What Does The Divine Spark Really Mean?
    Feb 27 2026
    If you’ve ever had a moment where, for a split second, you remembered who you really are? That’s the divine spark. Not your “to-do list self”, nor the roles you play, but the part of you that feels ancient, luminous, and plugged into everything? I just had one of those flashes, so let me tell you the story. The Divine Spark People use the word spark in all kinds of ways, energy, life force, soul fire. Many meditations invite you to picture a divine spark in the heart. Recently I found myself wondering, where did that image even come from? Who started talking about the spark like that? Minutes later I flopped onto the couch, opened YouTube, and clicked a video from Ellie Dreams Down Under, who has a fabulous playlist on the Gnostic gospels. And what was she talking about? The spark. What it means and how it shows up in the Gnostic texts. The timing made me laugh. (For more about Gospels, check out this episode about the Gospel of Mary -it’s about Mary Magdelene) When things line up like that, I take it as a wink from the Universe. For me, that’s a moment of plugging into something bigger than my personality. It feels like a reminder that I’m part of something larger. Sometimes those reminders are gentle, like a video. Other times they’re not subtle at all. A health crisis, an accident, a loss. Something cracks open ordinary life and there’s a fierce knowing, I am more than this physical form. Buried Wisdom You can trace the idea of a spark through many traditions, but today I want to focus on one text, the Gospel of Truth. It’s a mystical early Christian writing with a lot to say about forgetting, remembering, and that flash of recognition we’re calling the spark. This isn’t a sermon but an esoteric deep dive into what the spark means and how it might be moving in your life. The text was discovered in 1945 at Nag Hammadi in Egypt, part of a buried library of early Christian writings sealed in jars for centuries. It’s usually connected to the Valentinians, a 2nd century mystical Christian group who cared less about believing the right thing and more about remembering where you come from. When I first read it, I’ll be honest, some of the biblical language felt dense. Some of it made me roll my eyes. So I’m going to switch out modern words for what I consider the offensive words. I’ll explain as I go. Belief Vs. Knowing Belief is information you’ve been told. Gnosis, the word the Gnostics used, means inner knowing. It’s that moment when something wakes up and you think, “Oh. I know this. I’ve always known this.” One scholar sums it up like this, “I come from God, I share God’s essence, I will return to God.” That’s the heartbeat of this text. According to this story, humanity has fallen into ignorance and forgetfulness of the Divine Source. The gospel uses the word Father. I prefer Source or Universe. Ignorance is personified as Error. Error is described like a fog, even a nightmare we’re living inside. Then Christ appears. He’s not someone balancing a cosmic spreadsheet of sins, but a teacher and revealer. His role is to dissolve ignorance through direct knowing of Source. From this perspective, salvation isn’t about punishment. It’s about awakening and remembering where you came from and what’s real. That flash of, “Oh. I remember.” That’s the spark. It’s the instant your everyday personality glimpses the deeper self that has never been separated from the Divine. You could even think of intuition as one way the spark activates. That persistent inner knowing that recognizes truth when it hears it. Suffering and Liberation The text says ignorance is the mother of all evils. As a modern woman, you can imagine my reaction. But we need to remember this was written in an ancient patriarchal culture. So, I’ve switched out “gives birth” for what a word I prefer – “creating”. Now you can understand that the gospel says ignorance creates suffering and awakening creates liberation. When you forget who you are, fear and confusion step in. You start building your life around a mistaken identity. Gnosis isn’t trivial information. It’s a direct inner knowing of Source and of your own divine nature. Living in Fog Error refers to the fog. You can recognize it when you cling tightly to your roles such as mother, partner, caregiver, professional, helper. None of those are wrong. They’re beautiful. But when you believe that’s the entirety of who you are, the bigger picture disappears. The spark is the moment something inside you says, “This can’t be the whole story.” It feels expansive. A remembering that you are more than your résumé, more than your relationship status, and more than your current problems. Intuition tugs at your sleeve when you falsely shrink to fit those roles. It refuses to let you live only inside the fog and encourages you to remember the truth of who you are. Human beings carry a piece of the Divine, a ...
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    18 min
  • Is February’s Astrology Causing You To Panic?

    Is February’s Astrology Causing You To Panic?
    Feb 19 2026
    February has been so crazy! With this annular solar eclipse, it feels like all hell is breaking loose. Here’s what’s happening astrologically. Is Everyone Panicking? My phone has been busy with texts, voice mails and calls where friends and clients are panicking and some wanted to run something by me. It’s not light stuff. It’s relationship strain, career panic, health worries, friendship fractures, spiritual doubt, or tech meltdowns. What the heck is happening? I thought this was going to be a good year with movement and the power to create? What’s fascinating is that the people reaching out are not normally dramatic. They tend to be savvy women who meditate, journal, regulate, and reflect. They usually handle life relatively easily. And yet this month, everyone’s nervous system is on fire. Let’s zoom out and take the wise-woman view which I sometimes call the 100-foot perspective. When you understand the energy, you stop personalizing it, and that alone can calm you down First let me say, don’t worry, the sky is not falling. But the astrology is wild and crazy. What is An Annular Solar Eclipse? February 17th brought an annular solar eclipse in Aquarius, known as the “ring of fire.” In this type of eclipse, the Moon doesn’t completely block the Sun. The center is obscured, but a ring of light burns around the edges. A total eclipse feels like a blackout and reset. But, this is different. The core is hidden, while the edges are illuminated. You may not see the full picture or answer yet, but the pressure is lighting up what’s out of alignment and not working. Aquarius governs community, technology, collective systems, online spaces, innovation, and the nervous system. It’s about the group, and also the rebel who stands apart from it. Square with Uranus This is beyond my pay grade when it comes to astrology, but the eclipse forms a square to Uranus. That’s the planet of shocks, disruption, sudden change, and liberation through chaos. In astrology, a square creates tension and it pushes and exposes what isn’t working. Now we have an Aquarian eclipse about collective structures and identity, under pressure from Uranus, which breaks what’s rigid and outdated. That alone explains a lot. So, friendships may be strained, you might have tech glitches, and online spaces could seem volatile. And, you may have a strong sense that “I cannot keep doing this the same way.” Spiritually, think of it this way – the annular solar eclipse opens a portal, and Uranus is the lightning bolt shoving you through instead of letting you tiptoe at your own pace. No wonder everyone feels wired. Year of the Fire Horse But that’s not all. In the Chinese zodiac, the 17th marked the start of the Fire Horse year. Fire Horse energy is bold, restless, fast-moving, impulsive, and freedom-driven. It does not like feeling trapped and pushes for action. That layers impulsive Fire Horse energy on top of an Aquarian eclipse that demands reinvention. And again, we’re still not done. Saturn and Neptune Around February 20, Saturn and Neptune meet at zero degrees Aries, which is the very beginning of the zodiac. Think of it as the cosmic starting line. Saturn represents structure, responsibility, and reality. Neptune represents dreams, spirituality, illusion, and dissolution. When they come together, illusions dissolve and dreams get tested. And this is happening in Aries, the sign of identity, initiation, and self-definition. So if you’ve been thinking, “Who am I now?” or “What do I even believe?” or “Why doesn’t my old coping strategy work?” you’re not losing it. This is a deep archetypal reset. It can feel like the old container cracked, and the new one hasn’t been built yet. And this is on top of that annular solar eclipse. Why This Feels Like a Crisis When I look at the conversations I’ve had, there’s a pattern. It’s not random chaos, but more like a threshold of energy. In other words, there’s an energy shift on the horizon. The Aquarius eclipse with Uranus activation is shaking collective and social structures. People are realizing they’ve over-given to groups and stayed in communities that drain them. People are waking up to reaalize they built businesses around systems that don’t fit anymore, or curated identities that now feel warong or false. There may be a strong sense that insists, “I can’t keep being this version of myself” that’s running through everything. Discernment and Wisdom Then, Saturn and Neptune in Aries step in and ask, “If not that…then who are you?” It’s too much! Let me explain this last piece. Neptune dissolves certainty while Saturn demands accountability. Spiritual bypassing won’t work now. Neither will shifting into fantasy or hiding by over-working. And you can’t rescue everyone either. Yet, Fire Horse energy insists that you do something! That’s why people feel tempted to quit their job, leave the relationship, and ...
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    31 min
  • How My Intuition Kept Me Safe and Other Stories

    How My Intuition Kept Me Safe and Other Stories
    Feb 12 2026
    Has your intuition ever kept you out of harm’s way? Mine did last week. And it reminded me how powerful our inner wisdom really is. The Power of Intuition and Mindset Shifts Today, I want to share two recent experiences. One is about a powerful mindset shift that surprised me. The other is about an intuitive message that quite possibly kept me from being injured. Both are examples of what I call Midlife Magic. Using energy, mindset, spiritual tools, and intuition to move through life with awareness and choice. There are certainly days when things don’t go my way. I’m not floating through life pretending everything is perfect. But even on hard days, I consciously choose how I respond. I process what I feel, and then I look for a perspective that supports me instead of drains me. That’s not spiritual bypassing. It’s intentional living. Midlife Magic is available to anyone who chooses it. And midlife, by the way, is whatever age you decide it is. You’re in charge of that. One of the gifts of this stage of life is wisdom. You’ve lived long enough to recognize patterns. You’ve made mistakes and learned from them. That wisdom shows up in small moments, in your ability to pause, to choose differently, to listen inward before reacting. And that’s where today’s first story begins. A Dubious Compliment Last week I received a LinkedIn message from a man I don’t know. He told me my astonishing smile brightened his entire day. Oh, I’m sure it did. If you’ve been online longer than five minutes, you know the pattern. Flattery. Vague admiration. A setup for something questionable. There were so many ways I could have reacted. I could have been annoyed. Disgusted. I could have reported him. I could have spiraled into irritation and let it affect my entire mood. Instead, I paused. And in that pause, I noticed something important. I didn’t actually want to experience any of those reactions. Yes, they were understandable. But I had another option. A thought popped into my head that felt lighter and more empowering. What if I just take the compliment as if it came from the Universe instead of from him? Not the motive. Not the person. Just the compliment. I deleted the message. But before I did, I allowed myself to imagine that my presence, my energy, my smile could brighten someone’s day. Whether he meant it sincerely was irrelevant. I chose to let that part be true for me. That’s Midlife Magic. Choose Where Your Energy Goes This isn’t about ignoring your feelings. First you feel and acknowledge them. Then you decide where your energy goes. This is a mindset shift. I didn’t need to analyze his intention or let irritation hijack my nervous system. I decided to focus on the version of me who moves through the world with ease and sparkle instead of armor and suspicion. And that choice changed how I felt. We all know how easy it is to spiral downward. One moment of yuck can drain your energy. Then you have to recover and that takes time and effort. But when you practice shifting perspective, you build a different pattern. Interestingly, research supports this. Studies from the National Institutes of Health show that happiness isn’t something that randomly appears. It’s shaped by what we repeatedly focus on and value. When you linger on a good moment, appreciate something small, or engage in something meaningful, you’re reinforcing neural pathways that make it easier to notice what’s working. Over time, those tiny choices train your brain to default toward steadiness rather than stress. And here’s the key: intuition becomes easier to hear when your nervous system feels safe and resourced. When you aren’t constantly frazzled, your inner voice gets clearer. Be Open, But Discerning A friend told me a story that beautifully illustrates this idea. Her nephew once saw a woman on Instagram he found attractive. He sent her a direct message that simply said, “What’s up?” Yes. That was it. The woman responded with, “Do I know you?” They started chatting and now they are happily married. I’m not suggesting you respond to every random message. Not at all. Discernment matters and so does safety. Yet, sometimes opportunity arrives in unexpected packaging. The lesson isn’t to always engage. It’s that you get to CHOOSE. You can stay open without abandoning your wisdom. You can be discerning without being closed. Where in your life could you be just a little more open? What has shown up recently that rubbed you the wrong way at first glance? And is there a silver lining you could take while leaving the rest behind? You don’t have to force positivity. You simply get to decide what something means to you. That’s real wisdom and power. Now let me share the story about how my intuition kept me safe. Intuitive Messages There’s a door in my house that leads from the family room to the garage. The locking mechanism has been slightly off for months, so the door has to be slammed to ...
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    26 min
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