St. Michael the Archangel

Hello there!

It has been a very busy time for all of us: Venus retrograde, then Mercury, the Blood Moon, the Total Lunar Eclipse... Yikes! The good thing about it is that Mercury is turning direct on October 7. (YAY!)

Tomorrow, September 29 is St. Michael the Archangel feast day. One of the best known archangels, if not, considered the MVP of the 7 most famous ones.

St. Michael the Archangel.
Picture taken from catholictradition.org

According to  Catholic Culture, "the name of this Archangel means "who is like unto God?" In the Old Covenant he is made known to us as the "great prince," the protector of the children of Israel (Dan. 12, 1). Through the New Testament the Church continues this patronage of Michael (Apoc. 12, 7) and has always venerated him as the guardian angel of the kingdom of Christ on earth, as the heavenly leader in the fight against all enemies of God. For this reason he was the special patron of Christian soldiers fighting against pagan armies. In the fierce battles of the imperial troops against the heathen Magyars in Bavaria (933 and 955) Saint Michael’s help was invoked by all fighters with prayer and song and battle cry, and the victory was gratefully attributed to him."

In addition, although he is always called "the Archangel," the Greek Fathers and many others place him over all the angels - as Prince of the Seraphim. as well as being a fierce defender, St. Michael is the patron of grocers, mariners, paratroopers, police and sickness.

You may honor him by burning red candles on his behalf and using Angelica Root (Archangel root) and ask for his aid in the protection of women.
In my personal experience, I have seen my mother, who had been diagnosed with Manic Depression (Bipolar disorder), make a complete 180 degrees turnaround on her disorder. Her depression has winded down and she has a lot more determination.

I was born the day after his feast and I make sure my son always wears his medallion around his neck. I have him in my home and my reading booth.

May St. Michael always protect you and yours in your battles!


Read more about St. Michael at the Lucky Mojo Curio Company.

Thank you for reading and buenas tardes,

Wen

Happiness

Hello there!
Pretend for a minute you have a big house, a nice car, a good source of income, the latest trends, a fitness instructor, good medical insurance... But you are not happy. Shouldn't you be?

What is happiness?
I find that the more I live on this earth, the more I find out happiness is extremely elusive. When I was little, I heard someone say happiness comes in drops and the Creator gives you a dropper to last you your whole life.

At that moment, I did not understand what I was being told. "Dropper?" I thought... What in the h...?
Now that I am older and have seen and experienced a little in this world, I am beginning to understand it.


My goal in my 20s was to make sure I could provide for my son the way I was not provided for. This meant having 2 jobs, going to school and not seeing him a whole lot. Now that I have resigned my Full-Time position, I feel free. Granted, I still need the full-time income but I can mix and match different skills and different projects to make sure I can continue providing the basic necessities.

I have realized the Disney trip we take every year is not worth me working all year long and not spending time with my child. I have realized that they don't really care about the material things if they cannot spend time with you. I vowed to never be the parent that was never around and I feel as if I have failed, until now.

My happiness is:

• My son's smile. Is the "aha!" moment when I help him with his homework and he understands it
• When he asks me to come work at his school because I explain things better than his teacher
• When he brings his classmates over for me to go over the homework with them
• When he brags to his friends about my cooking
• When he knows I will be there for his Karate competitions
• When I meet with his music teacher
• When I go for a walk with him
• When I was trying to teach him how to ride a bicycle

I was missing out on all those things with my son, if not even more. I thought I was working towards happiness but I was actually working against it.

My son is about to be 10 years old: I still have some time. Think for a minute: what is happiness to you? Is happiness taking you away from your family and children?
I'd much rather spend evenings cuddling up to my son watching a movie of his choice than to be working until 1:00 am on school nights just to make sure that Disney trip happens next year.
Think, reflect, analyze, reinvent your schedule. And may you always be happy!


Thank you for reading and buenas tardes,

Wen

Signals from Above

Hello there!

So recently I got a teaching job and learned really quick that teaching High School is not for me. At least not teaching High School Spanish. I know the material very well and I was learning how to effectively deliver it but I did not have the administration support to be successful.

As heart broken as I am for this, I have to remember that things happen for a reason. While I resigned my teaching job, I am feeling the pull of dedicating myself more to my craft and readings.
I almost feel if I would have stayed at the High School, my readings and my craft would have suffered greatly.

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Thank you for reading and buenas noches,

Wen

Waning Moon

Hello everyone!

Working according to the phases of the moon can help you bring order to your magic. The waning is when the Moon is "shrinking" or "fading" from full to new Moon. This is a good time to work with waning, repelling, reversing, banishing and getting rid of anything you do not like in your life.

Some workers seem to think some spells can only be done at a certain time, day and phase of the Moon. I like to work a little different: after all, you can make spiritual work as complicated as you want it. You can stress yourself out with getting everything perfect down to the minute you're supposed to start your work, and then your dog barks, the baby cries, your neighbor rings the door bell, your dinner decides to come back and take revenge on you... We're the ones invoking the magic and after all, we are human.

 Now, because I have learned the hard way and have encountered many of the obstacles previously mentioned, I like working a little different. Let's say I want to work on my money situation but the moon is waning. Well, instead of working to gain money, I will work on getting rid of poverty.  Same goes for love and protection.

Happy waning Moon working!

Thank you for reading and buenas noches,

~Wen

One Year Since He's Been Gone... Where Has Time Gone?

Hello everyone,

Today was a hard day for me: my mentor, friend, and father figure passed away exactly one year ago and I am still having a hard time coping with it all.

• I miss his Chinese food requests on Saturdays, talking about family recipes, seeing him watching football and him complaining about me not eating spicy food.
• I miss the sweat on his bald spot when he had one jalapeño too many.
• I miss his tallness and him laughing at me when I had to grab the safety ladder to bring something down from one of the top shelves.
• I miss him holding my hand and giving me "the look" when he was trying to make a point.
• I miss him teaching my kid everyday things and telling him it was ok for him to call him grandpa.
• I miss him riding around in his scooter and coming back with an ice cream cone he was not supposed to have...
• I miss his blue eyes and the truth they emanated.
• I miss his smile and his hugs.
• I miss his Jovan Musk and his talks about smelling good.
• I miss his love for instrumental music and listening to flute music in the store. 
• I miss his simple, yet effective solutions for everything.

...I miss many more things but I think what I miss the most are his long and heartfelt talks. He definitely had an incredible sense of humor and would often joke even about the darkest topics... I think that made him unique.
If Heaven had a phone, I would definitely be calling and asking to speak to the Grand Poo-Bah, a.k.a. Mr. Bill Guy. He was the best cheerleader I have ever had.

He touched my family's lives in more ways than he could have ever known and I truly wish I had more time with him. He knew he was loved and I will always cherish the last long conversation we had: one of the things we discussed was how I would be truly blessed if I was to find a man half as good, caring and honest as him... He told me I needed to aim higher and find someone half as motivated as I am. If I was to find that, I would be ok. 

Your Wennie still misses ya, Señor Bill. Have fun cooking and fishing in Heaven!

Thank you for reading and buenas noches.

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Thanks for reading and buenas noches.

Readings by Wen Facebook Page

Hello everyone!

I wanted to let you know about my Facebook page: Readings by Wen come and "like" me.
I am offering readings over the phone/Skype, magical coaching, house cleansings, light setting...
Just stop by my page and message me if you are interested.

Thank you for reading and buenas noches.

December Event!

Hello everyone!

December starts today and I wanted to try something new.
As I mentioned in a previous post, I moved from Fenix House to Dinah's Dreams due to the closing of Fenix House and I thought I would throw this one out there: for my very first reading in December I came up with a facebook event on my page.

The first person to come to me on Sat. Dec. 6, 2014 and talk to me about this posting, gets a free reading from me. Take advantage of this offer!

Thank you for reading & buenas noches,

~Wen

Change Continues Being Hard...

Hello there!

As I have announced in previous posts, Fenix House is merging with Dinah's Dreams in December and all the stock that was once at Fenix is at Dinah's. I am proud to say I too, came with the stock.
There were a lot of things to figure out since space is limited at Dinah's but everything seems to be working fine.

I am extremely blessed to have the store owner making arrangements for me to continue working for her. I was proud to call Fenix House my home for almost three years and I will miss the vendors and customers immensely. I pray the customers will come and find me at my new location and continue stopping by for a quick chat.

While change is hard, it is very necessary sometimes and this case is no different.

Thank you for reading and buenas noches,

~Wen

Change is Hard...

Hello there!

I took some time off this blog while I was attempting to get my life in order. In my absence, I juggled 4 jobs (yes, 4...), I dated some people and broke up with them, I continued going to school, I wondered what the meaning of life is once again but have yet to find out the answer...

Fenix House's advertisement made by his sister, Ms. Donna

During this time, I also suffered a terrible loss.  Mr. Bill, the man I came to love as a father, mentor, and friend passed away 3/02/2014 from a heart attack. He was an amazing man who cared for others, always had a recipe or advise to share with customers and friends and last but not least, a wonderful and peaceful smile on his face. He talked to my son as if he was his grandchild and for that I can never repay him. He was so full of life... Definitely someone worth of being in theater. So smart it was almost scary.

I will leave the gory details of his passing out but I can honestly say he never ceases to amaze me. He predicted everything that would happen surrounding his psychical death and what would happen after it as well. He passed doing what he loved and made sure he spoke to everyone at the market that day.

Now, 8 months after his death, I can finally come to terms with the fact that there was nothing I could have done to save him. I always told him I would be truly thankful if I was to find a man HALF as good, caring and honest as he was. I met him back in 2005 when I first walked in his store, Fenix House and I was blessed with his words and wisdom until the day of his passing.
He left specific instructions on what he wanted done after his death and I can honestly say I am doing my part.  I keep his picture on my mantel and always have a candle going for him.

I guess this is my way of saying: Your Wennie misses miss you dearly, Señor Bill... More than words can express.

Thanks for reading & buenas noches.

Affordabe Tarot Card Readings on eBay

Hello everyone!

It has been a while since I have posted anything and I will catch up on the events that have kept me from posting anything in the next couple of weeks.

I wanted to share this opportunity to get an affordable reading on eBay: Buy now price is $4.99! Crazy, huh? Come and check it out!

Also, like my Reading Page on Facebook. 

Death Chases All of Us

Hello everyone!

My mother always told me that we're all death's children. I never understood it until I started analyzing what she meant by it. She meant that we start aging and therefore dying little by little from the very minute we're born. She also told me that no one is ever spared and we should all make of life the very best of it.

Yesterday I was sitting at the market talking to my boss and he shared some sad news with me. The beautiful little girl whom I had blogged about took her life 2 weeks ago. After a tragic series of events took place, she ended up taking her own life.
My jaw hit the floor when my boss told me, I mean... I haven't exactly dealt with too many people dying in my lifetime, and I had really hoped to see her again.

I couldn't stop thinking about how if I had been closer to her, I could've somehow stopped it... Yes, my codependent nature kicked in and I have not been able to sleep all night. I mean, she was 17, gorgeous, troubled by her Bipolar Disorder... But full of life and in need of guidance.

I can't stop thinking I could have cheered her on and encouraged her to smile, or perhaps just have a dorky conversation with her... I believe I have been blessed (or cursed sometimes) with the ability of making people laugh. I could have told her all about my struggles, my battle with codependency, and to just be thankful that the sun shines down up on her beautiful face daily... I too, have toyed with the idea of taking my life and I believe everyone at some point does too. The difference though, is that I have someone to live for: my little boy. I think when people don't feel like they have anything to live for, then they don't feel any connection with life itself and want to walk away from it.

Nevertheless, not only do I feel the remorse of not having known her better and maybe being there for her, but I'm also angry at life... Some people go through life hurting others: cheating, stealing, drugging and are alive and kicking!... On the other hand, we have this precious angel, whose life was so complicated and mind was so troubled by her very own condition, that she couldn't go on any longer and decided to put an end to it all.

I can't believe and do not wish to imagine what it would be like to finding your child, your own flesh and blood, no longer living.

May all the angels, archangels, and all the spirits of light protect this gorgeous being and give her the healing and strength she so longed for while living.

Above all, may God bless you my child. You touched many lives, including mine. I will never forget the conversation we had that day and out embrace before you walked out of the shop.
"Keep your chin up, baby girl... There is always something awesome waiting for you to find it."

Thanks for reading & buenas noches,

-Wen

Confessions of a Tarot Card Reader: Card of the Day/Week/Month/Year?

Hello everyone!

I just wanted to share with you the card that always appears on every draw for me:

Hanson Roberts
Tarot Deck

No matter which spread, what I'm asking, what day of the week it is, nor what time of the day, I always get the same card. Sometimes in the beginning, sometimes in the middle, sometimes at the end of my reading... It's just always there. I can always count with it being there, even when someone else is doing a reading for me.

Back in November sometime I had a reading from Balthazar Blacke and as he shuffled and dealt the cards for me twice for two different questions I had, The Hanged Man made a guest appearance both times.

I would really like to know what this card is trying to tell me, besides the obvious meaning. I believe there is something deeper to this than "oh, you're suspended, taking everything in as you're learning everything is different now... You're someone who puts everyone's needs before your own and are always waiting for the next time to come around to do things for yourself..." 

Is it perhaps inviting me to change, letting me know it is time to change my ways? Sometimes I wish Tarot cards could talk. Maybe The Hanged Man will talk to me in my dreams, if I meditate on it enough.

Until next time: thanks for reading & buenas noches,

-Wen

Botánica Corner: Confessions of a Tarot Card Reader

Hello everyone!

I am pleased to announce that we had a good weekend over at Fenix House. Now, I don't only refer to having a good day as the amount of money you end up with, but rather the relationships you build with customers and the networking you end up doing.

Created by Mr. Bill's sister, Ms. Donna.
I think she did an amazing job capturing him cartoon-style.

To prove this, I ended up finding a really nice old lady that sells Avon products for less than half the price, and they were all brand new, un-spoiled, and sealed! I'd bought some stuff elsewhere and it was so old the cream wouldn't even come outta the tub, what a rip-off!
I'm happy to report this lady does not just sell the crap to make a profit, she's actually been selling Avon products for about 20 years and has been in that market for 7. Like she says: "I'm trying to pay the rent for this booth and make a living, I'm not out to rip you off". And trust me: It shows. I bought a couple of eye creams for mother and she ended up giving me 2 of the $6 eyeliners (for which she had a price of $2), for free. I loved the deal! I brought a catalog home and I'll make sure I have a big order ready for her for next weekend. I'll tell all my friends too. I cannot believe how incredibly reasonable she is! I ended up buying a couple of body gels for $2.00 each. I am so stocking up on goodies now... Bath & Body Works may just have some competition here!

Speaking of Bath & Body Works, a lady came in, bought some roll-on oils ($33 worth) and ended up giving me the Japanese Cherry Blosom small lotion bottle. And I had never seen this woman in my life! I thanked her deeply and I wished her the best of luck...

I had a beautiful young girl today getting a Tarot Card reading and she suffered from Bipolar Disorder. I explained to her how I had dealt with it because of someone I was involved with and how dangerous it can be... I was relieved to hear she was in treatment and the meds were in fact working for her. I warned her about her sleeping cycle, weather change, mood swings... I reminded her as long as she was aware of her actions, people would not leave her to her own demise. Click here for my blog on codependency.
I did not ask what her name was, but I shall call her "baby" when I see her again. Her mother also got a reading from me: she's one of the strongest women that has crossed my path since I've been working there. I was proud of being her reader for today.

I must say I love working at the Flea Market, because you meet so many new people from all walks of life. I had been a customer of Fenix House for about 7 years before I started working there and I wouldn't change it for anything in the world! Wonderful products, strong burning oils, good networking, amazing energy, and an endless wisdom river that flows from Mr. Bill's lectures... I absolutely love it!

Thank you for reading & buenas noches,

-Wen

Botánica Corner: Florida Water

Today I have picked a near and dear product we have for sale up at Fenix House and it is Murray & Lanman Florida Water. This product has been around for over 100 years... Now, like my boss says, to be around that long, your product has to be good!

Here are some of its many beauty uses:

• Astringent and skin lotion
• Complexion care
•  Soften coarse hair before shaving
• After shave
• Relaxing muscle rub
• Calming scalp
• Relief for insect bites

Some of its magical uses are:

•  Aid in cleansing 
• Aid in protection work 
• Ancestor work
• Spiritual work
• Divination

Some people claim to "love the strong and purifying feeling they get from wearing it".

I can honestly say that I LOVE this stuff! I put some of it on the back of my neck upon coming home from work, put it on my bath water along with my weekly limpia, my mother uses it as an after shave for her legs and underarms and loves it! The aroma is wonderful yet soft enough for our allergies.

It is also a powerful aid in cleansing: I add it to my floor wash and I cleanse my house with it by pouring down a circle of it and burning it.

I also got wonderful results when I poured some of it in the bowl where I drop my camphor block to cleanse and purify my home. I have even used it as a foot soak and it's worked wonders!

And last but not least, it is wonderful as a room spray! I like putting it inside a spray bottle ad dropping a citrine stone inside that bottle... Voila! Got a wonderful tool that is both cleansing and yummy smelling! I <3 when you can get a product to do two things for you, so you can imagine how thrilled I was when I found out about Florida water!

If you're interested in this wonderful product, you can stop by Dinah's Dreams or Fenix House on Fri., Sat., or Sun. and pick you one at a reasonably price.  We hope to see you there!

Thanks for reading & buenas noches,

-Wen