Welcome to the Daily Cast

I AM ON HOLLIDAY. THERE WILL NOT BE A DAILY CAST UNTIL THE 15TH OF APRIL. THE SHOP HOWEVER REMAINS OPEN.

The daily cast is a three coin cast. Every day (well, almost every day) I randomly pick one oracle coin from the pouch. Than I take the two structural coins (Axis Mundi, the green one and the Sirius coin, the red one) and cast the coins. My interpretation of the result is presented here. 

Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1399: So Many Options!

So many ideas are ricocheting through our head we do not know which one to choose. Do we stay or do we go, are we going on a trip or do we spend a week in the comfort of our home, do we want to switch career or do we consolidate what we have and try to better ourselves there? Let's not drive ourselves crazy with all the options available. Today is not the day to form a definite opinion about anything. Let's go with the flow for a while and leave the starting of new things for another day.

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1398: Don't Struggle on Your Own!

We are tempted to figure out stuff on our own this day, attempting to fix things ourselves. But really, we don't have to! Not only is the workload a lot less when we share it with somebody, it's more fun as well! So let us seek out company today and offer to share the chores. They get help, we get help and all of us are the better for it. There is no point in struggling on our own, really!

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Hella Raven 

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1397: Let Those Feelings Go!

Our mind is a very strong tool that sometimes gets in our way. What thought-pattern, what attachment or what feeling are we still clinging to? The cast of today reminds us to let go of thoughts and feelings that are holding us back. The Crone is here to aid us with the process of ending what needs to be ended. Let's clean house thoroughly by letting these feelings go, thus creating room for a new level of confidence!

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1396: Take Back the Reins

Now is a good time to take matters in our own hand again. The Lord, benign ruler of his kingdom is here to give us a helping hand. He is an example for us; willing to lead us in times of need, but he also teaches us how to be our own leader and how to take agency back when we feel that this has been slipping away from us. So now we can step forward again and take the lead in a project. 

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1395: So What Does Our Intuition Say?

Like the moon lighting up the dark night for us, our intuition can shed light on the murkiest of problems. Most of us are a little bit cautious to use this skill but today our intuition is in good shape. So let us see where it leads us for with this skill it is like most others; use it or lose it!

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1394: Be Comfortable With Whom You Are

The cast of today is about knowing our worth. This constellation is about having enough experience in life to feel confident that one can handle most situations adequately. From this confidence comes self-love as well since the Wise Man experiences himself as skillful, reliable and never without resources. He is comfortable in his skin and comfortable in his life and in that way inspires us to learn to know and love ourselves as well.

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1393: The Day After...

Somebody didn't sleep enough last night and that might very well be us. It is hardly surprising we feel the way we do on the 1st of January! New years eve is taking its toll. So let's not be overly enthusiastic this day and let us try to work a little rest into our schedule. Just a nap in the afternoon might be enough to get us through the day. Followed by an early night, and tomorrow we'll be as good as new. 

Happy New Year everybody, let's make 2024 wonderful!

Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1392: Follow My Lead

We know what needs to be done so it is only natural that we take the lead today. With our confidence and knowledge we command respect without acting authoritative or bossy. We show the way and others follow joyfully so that at the end of the day the job is done and we are all content. 

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1391: Safety and Boundaries

Today's theme is about protecting our boundaries. The Father coin is here to help us with the task. This particular cast can sometimes be very literal in it's meaning, in which case it refers to an actual, benign father-figure in our lives that has made us feel safe and protected. In that case it might be a good idea to pay this person a visit if we can. Let us be thankful for every boundary that protects us and for the people that maintain them. And if nobody does the protecting for us; let's protect ourselves!

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1390: Accept What Is Given.

Something comes into our hands without us expecting is. We get a present or we simply find something of which we cannot track the owner. In that case it is probably meant for us to have. So let us enjoy the little gifts that life sometimes bestows on us and be thankful for what is given to us.  

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Hella Raven 

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1389: Avoiding Trouble?

It is tempting to avoid dealing with a tricky situation or a difficult problem by ignoring it's existence. Withdrawing, for example by sleeping a lot more than usual, is one of the many strategies we can employ to avoid the confrontation with our responsibilities. Often this is an unconscious mechanism , so let's be on our guard; are we exceptionally tired and do we want to sleep all the time? Maybe it is our body's  way of expressing the discomfort we feel with a situation that we really need to resolve. Let us no longer postpone this duty but get it done as soon as we can. We will feel liberated once we've done it. 

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1388: Treasure Today!

Preparing ourselves for the future by making plans and setting aside some money to fulfill them is in itself a virtuous thing. To a certain extent it ensures our safety and stability. However, whenever the opponent - also known as the challenger - is on the table, we know that the Oracle is warning us not to take things into the extreme. In this case we are alerted to the fact that we run the risk of forgetting our present by looking too hard at the future. Life is that which is happening today while we are preparing for tomorrow, so don't miss it! So with a twist to my normal greeting;

Don't just create a future; enjoy the present!

Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1387: What Makes Us, Us?

Nobody is exactly like me, and nobody is exactly like you. Let that sink in; you are absolutely unique, even if you belong to a set of 'identical twins', than still you're not really identical. 
If we are not sure what our unique talents are, today is a good day to think about that. What is it that makes us uniquely us?  We don't have to develop a trait or a skill to be unique; it is already manifested, we only need to find it and learn how to treasure it. 

Don't just read the future; help create it!

Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1386: Follow Me!

We know what needs to be done so let's just take the lead in this project. No need for endless meetings and tedious democratic procedures; we know what to do and how it is done and are very willing to lead the way. Today it is easy for us to persuade people to follow us. So let's go!

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1385: We Are Good Enough!

"If only I had the talent", or, "I will never be as good as..." We are our own worst critics, we don't dare to take up painting, or to sing or to dance and constantly worrying if the result is aesthetically pleasing to others. If only we could be playful and creative like a child every now and again, enjoying ourselves without holding back! It is important to create moments in our lives in which we can express ourselves, unencumbered, without boundaries, as free as a the Gods intended us to be. Let's find s moment of creative joy today and let making moments like that into a hobby. We do not have to be perfect, it is not about performance, it is enough to realize that we are good enough as we are!

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1384: So Now We Are Open To New Endeavors!

The world is a wonderful place, full of possibilities. All its opportunities are limited only by the limits of our imagination. Now that we have stopped procrastinating (see yesterday's cast) the fairy is here to encourage us to open our eyes and our hearts to new ideas.  We owe it to the inquisitive nature of our spirit to let it roam free from time to time. That we may become filled with wonder and awe!

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1383: Finish That Project

We are losing headspace by thinking about a project that we could have finished some time ago but didn't. By procrastinating we have created a situation in which we are not yet free of that particular project to start new endeavors. So, let's bring it to conclusion in order to let it go. It'll open up our time to embark on new adventures. 

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1382: The Older the Cave...

We don't have to come up with all the ideas and solutions on our own. Way before we started thinking about ways of troubleshooting in our lives our ancestors already found their own ways of dealing with things. Just because an idea is old doesn't mean it's outdated... So for today, let us be inspired by the wisdom of those who walked the earth before us. Their ideas have had time to mature and like in the old saying 'the older the cave, the sweeter the wine' those have become sweet and well-rounded like an aged wine. 

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Hella Raven 

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1381: Take Two Steps Back

In every situation there are two distinct positions we can occupy: either we look at it up close, maybe even from the inside, or we take a step back (or two!) and observe the issue from a distance. The cast of today urges us to do just that: to detach ourselves from the situation we are in to gain a better perspective. So let us find some high ground and find new input from up there. 

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1380: Options, Options, All Those Options...

So many ideas are ricocheting through our head we do not know which one to choose. Do we stay or do we go, are we going on a trip or do we spend a week in the comfort of our home, do we want to switch career or do we consolidate what we have and try to better ourselves there? Let's not drive ourselves crazy with all the options available. Today is not the day to form a definite opinion about anything. Let's go with the flow for a while and leave the starting of new things for another day.

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1379: Managing the Upcoming Holliday Season

We cast the Honeybee together with Zenith and the Ally: a sure sign that the family and friend groups we belong to are on our mind. Negotiating the needs and wants of all our different social groups can be a bit of a challenge during the holiday season, but with an open hart and a little effort we can accomplish a lot. Let's keep our friends close and our family closer -to paraphrase an old saying- and we will have a great time. And remember: to keep people close we do not actually have to be physically close to them; we can keep our loved ones in our heart if distance is an issue! 

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1378: Seek the Truth

Somebody doesn't seem to tell the truth. If we are sure that it is not us who are doing the deceiving (for in that case; let's stop it and turn to honesty), we need to be on our guard for deceivers. Whenever we hear a story we do not completely believe, we need to ask ourselves who stands to benefit by the narrative that is presented. It might reveal the source and motivation of the story so we can make an informed decision if we believe it or not. And, the old saying 'if it seems to good to be true it usually is' can guide us as well. Let's not be fooled!

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Raven Coins Daily cast - 1377: Finally!

The dice are cast, the decision is made, we can finally move on! No more contemplating or weighing pros and cons: we have come to an conclusion. We know that not taking action is also a choice, but one in which we let our agency dissipate, leaving us no other option than to follow somebody else's decision. So instead, we have taken matters in our own hand. With the Ally on the table to empower our sword, this is the right thing to do!

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1376: Do Not Rush Your Healing

The Cave coins is about taking time for ourselves and about healing ourselves through rest and introspection. With the opponent on the table however, it seems that we are not paying enough attention to this part of life. We need to slow down a bit a make sure that we take enough time to rest. Since I just had the flu for over a week - the sole reason why you have missed the Daily Cast for a short time - I think I should take my own oracle to heart and schedule some extra time for myself this week!

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1375: What Makes Us Unique?

Nobody is exactly like me, and nobody is exactly like you. Let that sink in; you are absolutely unique, even if you belong to a set of 'identical twins', than still you're not really identical. 
If we are not sure what our unique talents are, today is a good day to think about that. What is it that makes us uniquely us?  We don't have to develop a trait or a skill to be unique; it is already manifested, we only need to find it and learn how to treasure it. 

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1374: Modesty is a Virtue

Stern convictions and rigid ideas lead to arrogance and self-righteousness. What is it that keeps us on our high horse? Do we even know how arrogant we are in some fields? If we want to move forward in life and be pleasant people at the same time, than some soul-searching is definitely advised! Let's practice modesty and give a little for a change...

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1373: Expand Your Knowledge

No matter how much we know about something, there are always no things to discover. Keep an open mind to all opinions, in order to keep gathering more information, and to let that input simmer for a while before coming to a conclusion. Let's enjoy the process of gathering, reading and sifting through information and let's leave the decision what to do with it to another day. 

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1372: Free at Last

In order to make the right decisions in life we need to free ourselves from prejudices. During our lives we become conditioned to think a certain way, but we don't need to be! When we free ourselves from all the ideas installed in us we acquire a freedom of spirit that no-one can take away for us. Only than we can lead a life that is truly ours. 

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1371: Cherish What You Have

Preparing ourselves for the future by making plans and setting aside some money to fulfill them is in itself a virtuous thing. To a certain extent it ensures our safety and stability. However, whenever the opponent - also known as the challenger - is on the table, we know that the Oracle is warning us not to take things into the extreme. In this case we are alerted to the fact that we run the risk of forgetting our present by looking too hard at the future. Life is that which is happening today while we are preparing for tomorrow, so don't miss it!

Don't just read the future; help create it.

Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1370: Walk Away!

We know we have to end a situation but we are hesitant to do so. We fear the loss and do not know what will come in it's place. However, this cast is not about how we feel about loss, this cast is about how we are going to walk away, how we are going to enter the process of ending this situation. It can feel difficult and stressful to let something go. We need to pull ourselves together and do what is necessary: walk away.

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1369: Our Intuition is Spot On!

Like the moon lighting up the dark night for us, our intuition can shed light on the murkiest of problems. Intuition is often viewed as something a little bit suspect. Sometimes we do not even refer to our intuition as such, we call it 'gut feeling' or even 'instinct' in an effort to normalize what we feel. Essentially it all comes down to the same thing: we posses knowledge that comes to us via emotion and bodily sensations in stead of via cognition and thought-processes. And is is often as viable information as is the stuff our brain comes up with. Being intuitive is a skill, not a lack of intellect. Most of us are a little bit cautious to use this skill but today our intuition is in good shape. So let us see where it leads us for with this skill it is like most others; use it or lose it!

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1368: The Ancestors Know!

There are some good, solid lessons we can take from our ancestors. Books and museums are filled with them. We do not have to invent the wheel all over again! Let us take some time to consult the knowledge and experience that is already gathered  by our predecessors before we start working on a problem. In the most literal interpretation of this cast we might even want to just ask our parents or grandparents about their view on the matter!

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1367: Keep Your Head Down

Our ability to rule ourselves is infringed upon. Somehow we find ourselves in circumstances that takes our agency away. We are told to keep quiet and go along with what is happening. Even if we feel the need to fight the forces that are stocking against us, this is not the best day to do so. Better to keep our dignity and go with the flow. Our time will come again.

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1366: Battle the Algorithm

It can be very comfortable to withdraw in our own little bubble, to read only the opinions of people that agree with us and to seek solace by like minded souls. Even the algorithms of popular social media platforms are helping us to retreat in our own head by feeding us with more of the same. But every now and again we need to broaden our horizons or we get stuck and become boring. So let's take heed of ideas we do not necessarily agree with at first, let us try to find a new insight, a challenging idea to toy with. It will enrich our life: we are more that an algorithm gives us!.

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1365: On Our Own

Something needs to be done and we don't want to wait around for somebody to help us. And we don't need to: today's cast assures us that we've got the skills and we've got the insight to do this! So no need to wait around for friends, family or co-workers to lend a hand, we might as well just go ahead and get it done. 

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1364: Get Out and Do Stuff

Time to add a new skill to our already impressive set of accomplishments. Now let's not do ourselves short here: every single one of us has more skills than we realize! So let's be happy and excited to learn yet another thing. Not by extensive study while staying in the comfort of our homes, but by going out and actually do stuff. Experience is the best teacher, so let's allow ourselves to experience something new today and learn from it. 

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1363: Errr, Listen to Yesterday's Cast!

Yesterday the Mother coins came to tell us that we needed to let go of our 'children' and trust that they are strong enough to stand on their own to feet. Today she is here again, warning us to stop worrying about it, stop mothering and smothering those children, projects or students. It is time to realize that half of the duties we take upon us, are actually not ours to bear at all. If we want the people around us to grow up and become strong and independent, we need to acknowledge their autonomy. So let's back off and grant our loved ones some space to make their own decisions and make their own mistakes. 

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1362: With Love and Confidence

We invested our time, our money and our best efforts in our  'children', be they literally or figuratively, and now it's time to let them go. Whether we are talking about actual children or whether we are referring to our projects, our creations or our artwork doesn't change the outcome; we did what we could and now it is time for us to lovingly let them go. We just have to be confident that we gave them all they needed to be able to stand on their own two feet.

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1361: Consider Carefully

Too often we are met with immature ideas or opinions that are not carefully thought through. We ourselves are sometimes be guilty of haphazardly dismissing initiatives without good foundation for our opinions. Today is one of those days that we run the risk of missing out on good opportunities simply because we didn't take the time to consider our options. So let us slow down a minute to appreciate what is before us and make a well-balanced decision. 

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1360: Ancestral Knowledge

We don't have to come up with all the ideas and solutions on our own. Way before we started thinking about ways of troubleshooting in our lives our ancestors already found their own ways of dealing with things. Just because an idea is old doesn't mean it's outdated... So for today, let us be inspired by the wisdom of those who walked the earth before us. 

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Hella Raven 

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1359: Don't Over-Complicate Life!

We need the Sun to warm us and make our crops grow. Which hemisphere we live in doesn't matter: either the Sun is returning to our lives in anticipation of summer or the Sun is greeting us briefly in a season of coldness, either way we welcome it's life-giving warmth. So let us use today to celebrate the simple pleasures in life; the sun on our face, the song of a bird, a glass of clean water. Don't over-complicate life, just try to enjoy it today!

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1358: Take Some Time Off

Life is stressful and busy for many of us, and sometimes we just need a break. We are looking forward to some rest, a little time off of the hustle and bustle of daily life. Let's not cram our week with activities and obligations; we could do with a pause. The cave invites us to retreat order to re-energize. Just a couple of long, good nights of undisturbed sleep might make a world of difference!

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1357: Moving On

Sometimes things have to come to an end and, if we are honest about it, that might not altogether be a bad thing.  A situation can drag out too long with us feeling powerless to change it, in which case the sudden ending of it can be beneficial in the long run. We know that in the ending of it there is the seed of a new beginning. So let us mourn for that what we have lost and than rejoice in moving on! 

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily cast - 1356: Take Action!

The Sword cuts away what isn't needed anymore, uncovering that what matters. It's like weeding: take away what is not wanted and give room to what is wanted. We need to decide on something. No more contemplating or weighing pros and cons: it is time to come to an conclusion. And remember: not taking action is also a choice, but one in which we allowed our agency to dissipate, leaving us no other option than to follow somebody else's decision. We might as well take matters in our own hands, right? The Ally is on the table to empower our sword, let's do this!

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1355: Frugality as Virtue

A trinket here, a lunch there, a nice little gift that is simply a must have for that friend  that already has everything, and oh, look who is having a sale coming weekend, let's check out if we can spend our money there! As always, spending our money is way easier than earning it, and today is one of those days we are going to regret if we're not vigilant. So let's be frugal today in order to have some money to spend the rest of the month!

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1354: Renewal

The Oak functions as a door, opening up into a new realm. I t is an initiation, favored by the gods. So whatever it is we are renewing in our life, we can find strength and courage in the knowledge that our deities or spirit guides are protecting us. 

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1353: Taking Everything into Account

No matter how much we know about something, there are always no things to discover. Keep an open mind to all opinions, in order to keep gathering more information, and to let that input simmer for a while before coming to a conclusion. Sometimes there is much to taken into account! Let's enjoy the process of gathering, reading and sifting through information and let's leave the decision what to do with it to another day. 

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Hella Raven

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Raven Coins Daily Cast - 1352: Slow Down and Recharge!

The Cave coins is about taking time for ourselves, about healing through rest and introspection. In the dark solitude of the cave we can receive the best ideas. With the opponent on the table however, it seems that we are not paying enough attention to this part of life. We need to slow down a bit a make sure that we take enough time to rest. Did we by any chance had a busy souple of days and didn't we take time off? Make sure to balance productive time and time to recuperate!

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There is a time to start a project and take aboard new responsibilities and there is a time when we are done with them. Although it can be a bit difficult to put an end to something, especially when we have put our time an energy in it, sometimes it just is the right thing to do. So let us not cling to stuff of which we know that we should let it go. 

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Hella Raven