Hoarding to Fill Emptiness: How to Tell if Spiritual Lack Is Causing Clutter Accumulation
by Alexandra Chauran (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) When I was in my early twenties, my life was as a pile of unsorted mementos. Fresh out of my parents’ home and merging my childhood and young adult belongings with those of my boyfriend at the time was absolute chaos. I also struggled with […]
Personal Crises: Identifying and Conquering Our Struggles
by Alexandra Chauran (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) Middle age gets an undeserved reputation for crises. Some blame the stars, pointing to a rough Saturn Return painting the astrological skies. But, realistically, the rash actions that we associate with a midlife crisis can happen at any and every phase in life. Once you […]
How Strengthening My Spirituality Helped Me with My Cancer Diagnosis
by Alexandra Chauran (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) This October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. You can consider me very aware, because I was diagnosed with Stage 3 metastatic breast cancer after getting a swollen lymph node checked out at the end of September last year. The next few days were a whirlwind […]
Crystal Ball Reading for Beginners: Have No Fear
by Alexandra Chauran (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) What if you literally saw God, Goddess, an angel, or a fairy with your own two eyes? If this happened to you in a dream, in church, within the confines of a magical circle, such incredible visions would be appropriate. If, however, this happened while […]