10 Powerful Quotes From Late Astrologer Walter Mercado
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WALTER'S WISDOM
Beloved Puerto Rican astrologer and psychic Walter Mercado died this past weekend at age 87. Omar Matos, a spokersperson for Mercado's family, shared the news that the renowned spiritual leader had died from renal failure. Here, we celebrate his life by taking a look back at his most memorable quotes.
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CREATIVE GENIUS
"I am like a tireless ant, always looking for something new," he told People en Español about his creative endeavors.
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MASTER OF SELF-LOVE
"If you don't adore and value yourself, you can't love anybody else," he said. "Love starts with yourself."
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WALTER AND THE STARS
"I grew up among horses and on farms, but I always looked up at the sky," he told the magazine. "Earth is beautiful, but I like the stars more."
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WALTER'S BLESSING
The psychic was also an ordained minister from the Church of Light and united numerous couples in matrimony. "The interesting thing is that those I marry remain together," he said.
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HAPPY CHILDHOOD
"I had a wonderful home," he recalled about his childhood in Puerto Rico. "We lived in the countryside. My mother loved music, art. My father was deeply spiritual — he prayed before having breakfast."
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FULFILLED
"I feel good, at peace with myself," he told People en Español. "I want to enjoy my rich inner world, help those I can, give a helping hand to others."
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ENLIGHTENED
“I've determined many times that you have to start with yourself," Mercado emphasized. "What you have inside is what you portray to the outside world. I enrich myself with meditation."
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A MATTER OF FATE
"In my life I have never looked for anything," he reflected. "Everything has come to me."
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ANGEL OF PEACE
"In my work, it's not the years that count, it's the wisdom," he told People en Español. "I have always said that I wasn't born and I won't die. What I am is an angel that passed through Earth, leaving behind much peace."