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Blooming Wand

Welcome to Blooming Wand! Your sanctuary for grounded spiritual growth and authentic connection. I"m Emily O"Neal, an evidential psychic medium, intuitive healer, and coach helping you rediscover your inherent spiritual wisdom.Each of us is born with a powerful intuitive connection to the unseen realms of energy and spirit. Yet life"s challenges and societal expectations can dim this inner light. Through evidential mediumship, tarot insights, intuitive guidance, and transformative coaching, I offer

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15:48

From Casino Tricks To Inner Truth: Lessons From The...

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2026/01/03

Send us a text A man learns to see without eyes—and discovers that vision without intention is just another way to feel empty. We use Henry Sugar’s whimsical, razor-sharp journey to talk about what actually makes intuition reliable: disciplined practice, honest motives, and the slow work of integration. From the candle-flame technique to the crash of post-achievement emptiness, we trace how unhealed parts can hijack even the most impressive gifts, and why clarity begins when we name our why. ...

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33:51

Winter Solstice Carols: The Sacred Mystery of Corpus...

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2025/12/21

Send us a text Step into the quiet edge of the solstice with us as we sink into two haunting carols that reward slow listening: the medieval Corpus Christi Carol and Christina Rossetti’s In the Bleak Midwinter. What begins as cozy music for a dark evening opens into a layered meditation on wounds that do not close, love that does not boast, and the way paradox can hold more truth than tidy answers. We start with the falcon, the orchard brown, and a knight who bleeds without end. From Euchari...

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24:53

From Survival To Service: The Connection Between...

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2025/12/04

Send us a text Hypervigilance and dissociation—often developed as survival responses to childhood trauma—can be transformed into powerful tools for mediumship and spiritual service when approached with proper training and psychological support. Drawing on Jungian psychology, contemporary neuroscience, and anthropological research, this exploration reveals how trauma-based perceptual abilities have measurable neurological foundations. Studies from the Windbridge Research Center, Dr. Bess...

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37:59

Signs From Spirit: Are They Real Or Are We Making...

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2025/11/05

Send us a text In this episode I weigh personal signs and evidential readings against cognitive science, asking how much is guidance and how much is bias. I share specific stories, practical discernment tools, and a stance that welcomes both wonder and rigor without sacrificing either. • critique of Tara Swart’s “new science” claims and gaps • overview of essentialism, dualism, and the hard problem • how cognitive biases shape pattern recognition and meaning • why evidential mediumship...

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14:30

Samhain Blessings and Rituals: Honoring Our Beloved Dead

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2025/10/30

Send us a text The year turns, the nights lengthen, and a quiet invitation rises: make room for the ones who shaped you. We lean into Samhain as a living practice of memory, building a simple ancestral altar, speaking a heartfelt blessing, and exploring how candles, food, and storytelling become bridges between worlds. Rather than casting the season as grim, we highlight cross‑cultural traditions like Día de los Muertos that celebrate joyful remembrance and teach us to greet the unseen with w...

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24:42

The Framework That Changed Everything: A Personal...

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2025/10/06

Send us a text Boundaries are the cornerstone of authentic self-care, yet many of us struggle to understand what they truly are and how to implement them effectively. Drawing from five years of readings, mentorship sessions, and moon-centered insights, this episode dives into why boundaries matter for your spiritual growth and everyday wellbeing. The transformative definition from Prentice Hemphill frames boundaries as "the distance at which I can love you and me simultaneously"—revealing th...

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48:45

Walking Between Worlds: Embracing Ancestral Magic at...

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2025/09/22

Send us a text Standing at the autumn equinox—that perfect balance point between light and dark—we're invited to pause and honor the deep wisdom of those who walked before us. This threshold season has traditionally been recognized across cultures as a time when communication with ancestral realms becomes more accessible, offering unique opportunities for healing, guidance, and connection. For many of us raised without ancestral practices, this work might feel unfamiliar or even uncomfortabl...

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24:37

Your Body Knows Before Your Mind Does: The Truth...

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2025/09/07

Send us a text Ready to break free from the invisible prison of your own thoughts? This powerful exploration of limiting beliefs reveals why you feel stuck—and how to finally move forward. Have you ever noticed that tight feeling in your chest when faced with an opportunity? The shallow breathing when considering a big change? That's not random—your body is speaking to you, signaling the presence of limiting beliefs long before your conscious mind catches up. As someone who guides others thr...

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45:12

Cultivating the Essential: A Journey Through the Lens...

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2025/08/09

Send us a text What truly matters in your life? The answer to this question likely goes far deeper than you might initially think. In this illuminating episode, Emily O'Neal delves into the concept of understanding what's essential—not just as a practical exercise in prioritization, but as a profound journey toward authentic living and intuitive connection. Drawing from both Western psychological frameworks and indigenous wisdom traditions, Emily explores how our understanding of essential n...

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18:34

Clearing the Path: Three Foundational Keys to Unlock...

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2025/07/10

Send us a text Five years ago, Blooming Wand began with simple tarot readings. Today, as we celebrate this milestone, I'm reflecting on the powerful journey that's transformed both my practice and the community we've built together. What started as card readings has evolved into evidential mediumship, intuitive healing, life coaching, and ancestral medicine work—all aimed at providing you with the highest level of spiritual support and guidance. The most remarkable pattern I've noticed over ...

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15:15

On This Longest Day: Summer Solstice Reflections

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2025/06/20

Send us a text The summer solstice arrives with a whisper of ancient wisdom, calling us to pause in our busy lives and honor the moment when the sun reaches its peak power. There's a profound magic in recognizing that humans have marked this day for thousands of years—at Stonehenge where the sunrise aligns perfectly with massive stones, along the Nile where floods brought life-giving water, and in countless indigenous communities celebrating the sun's generosity. My own connection to this sp...

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20:06

Cupped Hands, Open Hearts: Full Moon Wisdom Before...

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2025/06/10

Send us a text Between the luminous full moon of June 11th and the radiant summer solstice lies a magical threshold brimming with potential for emotional renewal and spiritual insight. Drawing the Ace of Cups from the Lightseer's Tarot reveals a powerful message perfectly aligned with this cosmic moment: it's time to fill your own cup first. This card's symbolism couldn't be more perfect - a chalice radiating divine light, simultaneously receiving and offering cosmic energy. It speaks to our...

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30:10

Beyond Comfortable Spirituality: Real spiritual work...

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2025/06/02

Send us a text What happens when our spiritual practices collide with the harsh realities of a world in crisis? This raw, thought-provoking exploration challenges the comfortable spirituality we often cling to when faced with overwhelming global suffering. I've spent years examining how my own spiritual practice served as an escape hatch from difficult emotions and world events. The truth I've discovered is both uncomfortable and liberating: real spiritual work isn't about transcending the w...

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38:02

The Enchanter Within: Wielding the Wand of Will on...

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2025/05/26

Send us a text The power to transform reality lies in your words. This profound truth emerges as we explore the Enchanter card from the Forest of Enchantment Tarot—an archetype revealing the ancient magical practice where spells were cast through the intentional use of voice. Discover how the etymology of "enchanter"—meaning "to sing upon" or "chant over something"—teaches us about being impeccable with our speech. When we craft our words thoughtfully rather than carelessly, we literally cas...

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26:34

The Gardener and the Garden: The Sacred Art of...

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2025/05/12

Send us a text Have you ever considered that you are simultaneously cultivating your life and being cultivated by it? This episode delves into a powerful metaphor that transforms how we approach personal growth and spiritual development – the sacred art of being both the gardener and the garden. As the gardener, we claim agency by cultivating fertile conditions, planting intentional seeds, weeding consistently, pruning with purpose, and watering faithfully. Yet simultaneously, we are the gar...

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The Sacred Fires of May: Celebrating Beltane's...

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2025/05/01

Send us a text May Day or Beltane marks the halfway point between spring equinox and summer solstice, representing a time when ancient European ancestors celebrated the beginning of summer and honored the world's sudden burst of life and fertility. • Traditional Beltane celebrations included lighting community bonfires, dancing around the Maypole, gathering flowers, and protecting thresholds • The Wheel of the Year serves as a map not just for changing seasons, but also for recognizing inner...

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27:32

Nurturing Your Spring Garden: A Season of Spiritual...

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2025/04/15

Send us a text Spring marks a time of renewed devotion as nature's awakening mirrors our own spiritual stirrings, inviting us to recommit to our deepest values and aspirations through mindful tending of what matters most. • Spring as a season of devotion, when we figure out what we want to devote ourselves to • Connection between tending physical gardens and our inner spiritual gardens • Five journal prompts to explore what deserves our devoted attention • Importance of journaling as a spiri...

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Full Moon Magic: The Patient Seeker's Journey

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2025/04/11

Send us a text The April full moon invites us to embrace the slow, methodical energy of growth through the Seeker of Boons tarot card. This Knight of Pentacles archetype reminds us that valuable discoveries come not from hasty action but from careful observation and consistent effort. • Intention for this moon cycle: honoring the deliberate pace of growth through daily mindful steps • The Seeker of Boons card (Knight of Pentacles) symbolizes patience, purpose, and finding treasure through sl...

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29:07

Spiritual Practices for Dark Times: Building...

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2025/04/08

Send us a text Spiritual practices don't eliminate hardship but can cultivate resilience, helping us develop the capacity to recover from difficulty rather than avoid it. Simple, accessible techniques can create physiological shifts that interrupt anxiety spirals and build emotional flexibility. • Minute breathing - placing a hand on your heart and taking one deep breath activates the parasympathetic nervous system • Compassionate touch - acknowledging emotions by placing your hand where you...

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The Only Way Out Is In: Sacred Spirals at the New Moon

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2025/01/29

Send us a textReady to embark on a journey of self-discovery and spiritual growth? Join me as we explore the profound wisdom of tarot and the transformative power of moon cycles. Through the sacred spiral of self-reflection, guided by the cards Contemplation, Five of Cups, and Four of Pentacles, we unravel the mysteries of our emotions and learn to embrace release and renewal. This episode invites you to connect with your innermost truths, using the symbolic imagery of a spiral labyrint...

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