Give a Little Green Magic This Holiday: Why a Tower Garden Makes a Gift That Keeps on Growing

Let's be honest. We all have that person on our holiday shopping list who seems to have everything. Another candle? A cozy blanket? A gift basket that will eventually find its way to the back of the pantry? How about giving them something a...

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Venus & the Art of Naughty: A Mystical Guide to Your Sexual Kinks by Zodiac Sign

The Naughty Mystic explores the cosmic chemistry of pleasure, fantasy, sensuality, and those delicious little desires hiding behind the veil. Oh, let's talk about Venus! The planet of pleasure, attraction, beauty, and all the things that make...

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Birds of Prey: The Mythology, Magic, and Messages of the Sky

What hawks, eagles, owls, and falcons can teach us about intuition, perspective, and the wild wisdom of nature. Have you ever been walking outside, driving down the road, or simply enjoying a quiet moment when a hawk suddenly catches your attention?...

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Ready to Meet Hecate at the Crossroads?

Alright, my mystical misfits, shadow dancers, curious witches, and beautifully complicated humans… November is calling, and Hecate has the keys. This is your invitation to stop tiptoeing around the parts of yourself you've been avoiding....

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Sugar Skulls: A Colorful Celebration of Life, Death & the Ancestors

The Naughty Mystic • Culture, Folklore & Spirituality I LOVE Sugar Skulls! I was introduced to sugar skulls when I lived in Colorado and Arizona, and something about them captured my attention. Maybe it was the brilliant colors, the...

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Shadow Work: Getting to Know the Parts of Yourself You’d Rather Keep in the Dark

By The Naughty Mystic | Spirituality, Self-Discovery & A Little Soul-Searching Let’s talk about the shadow, shall we?   No, not the one following you around on a sunny afternoon. And no, you don’t need to light a candle, buy...

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Scorpio Season 2026: Venus, Mercury Retrograde & the Taurus Full Moon

The Naughty Mystic — a rising-sign guide to love, shadows, transformation, and a little cosmic mischief. Welcome to Scorpio Season, my mystical mischief-makers! We're entering a time of year when the universe seems to dim the lights, pull...

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Forest Bathing: Nature's Prescription for the Mind, Body & Spirit

What happens when you slow down, step into the woods, and let Mother Nature work her  magic?  Last Saturday, I had the opportunity to go on a hike and collect leaves for a watercolor class I  was participating in. What started as an...

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Venus: Goddess of Love, Beauty, Desire & a Little Bit of Divine Drama

The mythology of Venus, from sea foam and forbidden affairs to astrology, sensuality, self-worth, and the art of embracing pleasure. Let's talk about Venus, shall we?   And no, I'm not just talking about roses, chocolates, candlelit...

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How Trees Communicate: From Mycorrhizal Networks to Chemical Signals—and What Humans Think They're Hearing

Do trees talk? Not quite in the way humans do. They don't have mouths, vocal cords, brains, or a language that we can translate into words. But trees are far from silent. They constantly sense their surroundings, respond to changes, exchange...

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Turmeric: The Golden Root of Wellness, Ancient Wisdom & a Little Kitchen Witchery

What this golden spice is, its mythology, nutritional benefits, and why it deserves a place in The Naughty Mystic’s kitchen. Let's talk about turmeric, shall we? ( I am not a doctor and curious about nature and natural healing) That...

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I Am Not a Pumpkin Spice Latte Girlie… But I Am a Squash Girl

I am not a pumpkin spice latte girlie. But I am a squash kind of girlie… and this time of year, I am ALL IN.   Give me a beautiful pile of butternut, acorn, delicata, spaghetti, kabocha, Hubbard, or an actual pumpkin—and...

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The Apple: Nutrition, Folklore, Magic & a Little Temptation

September has a certain smell.   Cooler mornings. Leaves beginning to change. Hayrides. Orchards. Cinnamon. Apple cider. Maybe a little caramel stuck to your fingers. And then there are apples.   Red. Green. Golden. Sweet. Tart. Crisp....

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Libra Season: Romance, Beauty, Balance & the Art of Being You

Ahhh, Libra Season… when the leaves begin changing, the air gets a little crisp, Venus starts whispering sweet nothings in our ears, and suddenly we want to make everything around us just a little prettier. A prettier outfit. A prettier...

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Tomatoes: The Fruit That Got a Little Naughty

Let's talk about tomatoes.   That juicy little red thing sitting on your kitchen counter that we've somehow decided is a vegetable—even though botanically speaking, it's a fruit. Yep.   The tomato is already breaking...

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Fall Equinox: Harvest, Release & A Little Venus in Scorpio Plot Twist

September 22, 2026, brings us the Fall Equinox here in the Northern Hemisphere—and to me, this is when the energy of harvest season really begins to settle in. And honestly? I love this time of year. Here in Michigan, Mother Nature starts...

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Venus Enters Scorpio

Venus enters Scorpio on September 10, 2026 at about 4:06 AM EDT, shifting Venus from Libra's diplomacy and harmony into Scorpio's intensity, intimacy, desire, trust, power, and transformation. Venus will remain in Scorpio until October 25,...

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Luminate: Two Flavors, One Bright Idea—Fuel Your Mind & Body

There are days when your body says, “Yep, we’ve got this!” And then there are days when your brain is staring at you over the top of your coffee cup saying… “Girl, we need a little help here.” Luminate comes in...

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September: The Month of Tomatoes, Football & Garden Magic

It’s that time of year again… September! Here in Michigan, September can be warm, hot, humid, cool, rainy, crisp, or downright confusing. We may be celebrating the beginning of Fall one day and sweating like it’s still July the...

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Virgo Season 2026: The Plot Twist Nobody Saw Coming

Virgo Season arrives on August 22/23, 2026, bringing us back down to Earth after the blazing, expressive energy of Leo Season. Virgo says, “Okay, babe…that was fun. Now what are you actually going to DO with everything you just...

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