Fall Pumpkin Turmeric Buttered Coffee (Ayurvedic Bulletproof Coffee)
Recipe, Ayurveda, Fall Lisa M Gunshore Recipe, Ayurveda, Fall Lisa M Gunshore

Fall Pumpkin Turmeric Buttered Coffee (Ayurvedic Bulletproof Coffee)

Autumn is the season of crisp mornings, falling leaves, and the airy, cool energy of Vata dosha. As the body transitions into fall, we crave warm, grounding, and nourishing foods and drinks that bring stability and comfort. This Fall Pumpkin Turmeric Buttered Coffee is my Ayurvedic twist on the popular bulletproof coffee trend—infused with pumpkin, turmeric, and cozy fall spices.

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Winter Salts: Warming & Energizing Blend for Kapha Season
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Winter Salts: Warming & Energizing Blend for Kapha Season

Winter is the season of Kapha dosha—heavy, slow, damp, and cool. These qualities help us feel nourished and cozy, but they can also lead to sluggish digestion, low energy, and congestion. This Winter Salts blend is spicy, stimulating, and invigorating, designed to balance Kapha by warming the body, boosting metabolism, and clearing stagnation. Sprinkle it on soups, legumes, roasted vegetables, or even avocado toast for an energizing kick that keeps you light and bright through the colder months.

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Fall Salts: Grounding Ayurvedic Blend for Vata Season
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Fall Salts: Grounding Ayurvedic Blend for Vata Season

Fall ushers in the Vata dosha—dry, light, cool, and unpredictable, just like the wind. While autumn inspires creativity and clarity, it can also bring anxiety, dryness, and digestive irregularity. This Fall Salts blend is warming, grounding, and nourishing, designed to balance Vata’s airy qualities. With earthy spices and mineral-rich salt, it enhances roasted vegetables, soups, and grains—bringing comfort and steadiness to your meals as the seasons shift.

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Summer Salts: Cooling Ayurvedic Blend for Pitta Season
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Summer Salts: Cooling Ayurvedic Blend for Pitta Season

Summer brings the fiery energy of the Pitta dosha—hot, sharp, and intense. While the warmth fuels activity and creativity, it can also lead to overheating, irritability, and inflammation. This Summer Salts blend is designed to cool and calm Pitta, soothe digestion, and keep the body refreshed. Light, cooling herbs paired with mineral salt make this the perfect seasoning for fresh vegetables, salads, or cooling summer soups.

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The World – Wholeness Realized
Tarot & Mysticism Lisa M Gunshore Tarot & Mysticism Lisa M Gunshore

The World – Wholeness Realized

The World, numbered XXI in the Major Arcana, is the card of fulfillment, integration, and the sacred return. It marks the end of the Fool’s journey, not with a final period, but with a spiraling exhale—a dance of completion that echoes into the beginning of something new. When the World appears in a reading, it often brings with it a sense of wholeness, divine timing, and the realization of long-held visions.

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Judgement – Breakthrough, Awakening, and the Call to Rise
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Judgement – Breakthrough, Awakening, and the Call to Rise

Judgement, numbered XX in the Major Arcana, often brings with it a jolt—an internal reckoning, a blast of truth, or an external event that calls us to account. In traditional Tarot imagery, we see the Archangel Gabriel blowing a trumpet as the dead rise from their graves, arms outstretched in surrender and awe. It is the moment of resurrection, revelation, and ultimate clarity.

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The Sun – Illumination, Zenith, and the Sacred Return
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The Sun – Illumination, Zenith, and the Sacred Return

The Sun, numbered XIX in the Major Arcana, is one of the most joyful and radiant cards in the Tarot. Often interpreted as a symbol of clarity, success, vitality, and innocence, the Sun represents the full bloom of consciousness—a spiritual zenith in the Fool’s journey. It is the card of illumination, revealing all that has been hidden. Yet, for me, The Sun has always carried a much deeper and more mysterious significance.

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The Moon – Illusion, Ancestry, and the Subconscious Path
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The Moon – Illusion, Ancestry, and the Subconscious Path

The Moon, numbered XVIII in the Major Arcana, is one of the most enigmatic and multilayered cards in the Tarot. It illuminates the night with borrowed light, casting long shadows and revealing what the Sun cannot. It is the card of mystery, illusion, dreams, and the unseen forces that shape our psyche. The Moon doesn’t lie—but it does ask you to question what is real.

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The Star – The Light Beyond the Storm
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The Star – The Light Beyond the Storm

The Star, numbered XVII in the Major Arcana, arrives like a cool breeze after the chaos of The Tower. Where the Tower breaks down illusion and shatters false structures, The Star restores peace, hope, and divine clarity. It is the quiet after the thunder, the inhale after the scream. In a reading, it often feels like a breath of fresh air—like grace itself has appeared.

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The Tower – The Grace of Ruin
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The Tower – The Grace of Ruin

The Tower, numbered XVI in the Major Arcana, is one of the most feared and misunderstood cards in the tarot. Often depicted as a tall, crowned structure being struck by lightning, engulfed in flames, with people leaping from its windows, the image is nothing short of dramatic. And yet, within the chaos lies an undeniable truth: destruction is sometimes the only path to liberation.

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The Devil – The Chains We Choose
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The Devil – The Chains We Choose

The Devil, numbered XV in the Major Arcana, is one of the most misunderstood cards in the Tarot. Often feared or dismissed, the Devil represents not external evil, but the internal chains we willingly wear. He is the shadow made manifest, the habits we justify, the addictions we excuse, and the illusions we cling to for comfort. He stands not in opposition to divinity but in revelation of our disconnection from it.

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Temperance – The Sacred Art of Patience
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Temperance – The Sacred Art of Patience

Temperance, numbered XIV in the Major Arcana, is the alchemical card of balance, integration, and divine timing. She appears when we are being asked to do the impossible: to wait, to trust, and to find harmony in what feels like contradiction. Her energy is not one of stagnation but of sacred synthesis. She teaches us that true transformation is not explosive—it is gentle, incremental, and born through presence.

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Death – The Sacred Alchemy of Letting Go
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Death – The Sacred Alchemy of Letting Go

The Death card, numbered XIII in the Major Arcana, is one of the most misunderstood cards in the tarot. In pop culture, it evokes fear and finality. But for those of us who walk the spiritual path, Death is a holy portal. It is not about physical demise alone; it is the card of endings, transformations, and sacred release. Death is the quiet, potent force that strips away illusion, clears away what no longer serves, and prepares the soul for a rebirth.

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The Hanged Man – Suspension and Sacred Surrender
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The Hanged Man – Suspension and Sacred Surrender

The Hanged Man, numbered XII in the Major Arcana, is the turning point between the first and second halves of the Fool’s Journey. It is a card of surrender, stillness, and spiritual inversion. When it appears, it signals that something in our lives is undergoing a profound inner shift. Yet, unlike the Tower or Death cards, which bring active change, The Hanged Man requires us to pause and yield to a higher wisdom. This is not a time for movement. It is a time for metamorphosis.

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Justice – The Sword of Truth
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Justice – The Sword of Truth

Justice, numbered XI in the Major Arcana, is the embodiment of karmic law, divine fairness, and the unflinching balance of cause and effect. She sits at the gateway between truth and consequence, reminding us that every choice has weight and every action its equal reaction.

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The Hermit – The Lantern of Inner Light
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The Hermit – The Lantern of Inner Light

Numbered IX, The Hermit is the wise seeker, the sage, the mystic, and the way-shower. He appears as a solitary figure holding a lantern in the dark, standing atop a mountain of wisdom gained through inner exploration. His presence in a reading often signals the call to turn inward, to retreat, and to listen to the still small voice within. But it also represents the culmination of a cycle of growth—a pause before the next initiation.

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Breaking the Bubble: Mike Monroe, 1992, and the Archetype of Separation in Northern Exposure Season 4
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Breaking the Bubble: Mike Monroe, 1992, and the Archetype of Separation in Northern Exposure Season 4

The idea of living inside a bubble has long fascinated storytellers. In 1976, The Boy in the Plastic Bubble with John Travolta introduced us to a boy who had to live in a germ-free enclosure. In 1992, Seinfeld parodied the same concept with its infamous “Bubble Boy” episode. And that same year, Northern Exposure offered a version that was at once compassionate, mystical, and searingly honest.

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Monarch Programming, Mind Control & the Media We Love: A Hidden Narrative
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Monarch Programming, Mind Control & the Media We Love: A Hidden Narrative

I’m not here to tell you what to believe. But I am here to ask:

  • Why are the same symbols used again and again?

  • Why does The Wizard of Oz appear so often in media linked to trauma and mystery?

  • Why does dissociation feel so familiar in modern storytelling?

You don’t have to believe in Monarch to start asking deeper questions about how media affects your mind and soul.

Maybe Northern Exposure was just a cozy show. Or maybe it was a softly coded initiatory path.

Maybe Oz is just a fantasy. Or maybe it’s the most important dream spell we’ve ever been under.

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Mystical Exposure: The Occult Symbolism of Northern Exposure Season One
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Mystical Exposure: The Occult Symbolism of Northern Exposure Season One

When Northern Exposure first aired in 1990, most viewers fell in love with its quirky characters, small-town charm, and gentle humor. But beneath its surface lies a hidden mystical current—a rich esoteric tapestry filled with archetypal symbols, shamanic initiations, and spiritual awakenings. Season One, with its eight episodes, serves as the first steps into what could be called a modern-day mystery school. Here, we explore the mystical symbolism woven through its first season.

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