Think back to April, what chaos and crisis graced your presence? Saturn, the planet of discipline, self limitations, and karma, began it's retrograde period (appearing to move backwards in it orbital path) on April 17th. This planet started its retrograde literally 2 days after the first Mercury retrograde of the year had ended. Saturn's retrograde effects kind of snuck in under the radar, cloaking itself under the normal chaos of a Mercury retrograde. It wasn't before too long that many of us began to see Saturn's effects in our own lives.Whether you lost jobs, or friends, shifted financial situations, or just got weighted down with all of the past choices you've made, and how they played out in your life, Saturn happened! Regardless of what got spotlighted in your life, boundaries have been tested, and in some cases shattered all together in efforts for you to restructure yourself, your beliefs and current living situations.Saturn has forced us to look inward, and analyze the choices that we've made for ourselves, more importantly the mistakes we've made, and whether or not we've actually learned from them. If you think back to who you were in April, you will find that the same person no longer exists inside you. You've had too much growth since then to remain the same. Although change is usually faced with an element of resistance, regardless of whether you choose to roll or be dragged, you've changed, you've grown, you've evolved!Saturn's retrograde has been chalked full of ah-ha moments and inner realizations. There has been much clarity revealed in your life of seeing how your previous decisions have added to, or taken away from you're current level of success.Being the strict Father energy of astrology, Saturn has spotlighted the areas of our lives that we need to grow up and take more responsibility for, holding us accountable for our actions (or non-actions) in our overall placement on our path.Because of the energy of this retrograde has caused us all to look inward, many of us have become obsessed with our past, more specifically the decisions or "mistakes" that have taken place. It's important to revisit the past and do what we can to make peace with it. Whether the situation has called for you to make amends with others, or whether it's forced you to make amends with yourself, forgiveness has to happen.Many times we must forgive ourselves first for not knowing better, acting better, and making bad choices in life. Accept the role you played in the karmic events of the past, and through forgiveness you are able to absorb the lesson at hand and incorporate those lessons into your being for future knowledge. It's important to leave the past in the past. Do not fixate on your past to the point where it's very much a part of your present. Saturn's retrograde supports us in going to our past to help clean up the mess and heal from it, but it's up to us to know when to walk away from the past, and focus on our here and now.On September 6, 2018, Saturn goes direct, putting the 5 month reign of restriction and responsibility to rest. It's important to take in all you've experienced and learned over the last 5 months, and use the new knowledge you've obtained to better yourself. There is no time like the present to implement healthy habits and lifestyle changes into your day to day regimen. Your goal each and every day, should be to exceed the person you were the day before. Keeping a solid focus on your future, and on the grand vision that you hold for yourself, ask yourself daily, "what can I do, here and now, to get me closer to the version of my life that I want to be living?" Having an awareness of your inner and outer worlds and how they are either in or out of alignment with each other will give you a clear compass and indicator on what needs more attention in your life to become balanced.If Saturn truly is the strict Father of astrology, then we must show him that we have learned our lesson, that we are able to see what our role and responsibility was in our lives, and we are ready to show up and make the changes necessary for our Father to be proud of us. As always, the shift that takes place among these powerful planets can be felt on every level, mind, body and soul.As Saturn comes to a complete standstill before moving in the forward direction on its path, you will feel the shift in energy both inside and out. The challenges and obstacles you have faced in your external world will even out and start showing you signs that you are now on the right path. You will also feel this shift on the inside, as the chaos you've been feeling, and the low, heavy, depressive energy that has snuck inside you, will resolve and transform into a much more stable, clear, and motivating energy to get the show on the road. We have a new goal to reach, a new chapter to start, and a new karmic path to begin. Breathe a huge sigh of relief today, and congratulate and celebrate yourself for not only surviving this planetary shift, but for the growth you've nurtured along the way.If you require any assistance navigating this energy, please feel free to book a session online, and I'd be happy to help!Many blessings to you during this time!
Mercury Moves Into Virgo
I am sure you are as grateful as I am to have survived (barely) another Mercury retrograde, but here we are, still standing after the storm of chaos. If you are a frequent reader of my articles you will have already read about the super challenging aspects we faced over the course of the summer between all the retrogrades and the eclipse season.When Mercury retrogrades (appearing to go backwards on its orbital path in the sky), it usually causes a chaotic state among communication, travel, technology, and mechanics. If ever there was a time to not be able to speak and think clearly, it would be during a mercury retrograde. You find it hard to express yourself and have your thoughts well received by others, and most times, what you MEANT to say, doesn’t actually get said. Computers crash, emails get lost in cyber space, and anything mechanical seems to malfunction or break completely. It’s a time of utter confusion and most people can’t wait for it to be over.But here we are, on the other side on the coin. Mercury is now direct, and about to enter into Virgo. If you experienced conflict or disagreements with others throughout the retrograde period, you will now have the energy and understanding to find a solution and resolve the matter. If you experienced technological or mechanical breakdowns, you may just find that your “broken beyond repair” item has suddenly healed itself overnight and is now in normal working order. Don’t question why, just thank Mercury for moving on and leaving you alone to lick the wounds of frustration and disappointment.Many people fear retrogrades (with good reason) however, there really is a lot of positive that comes out of them too. Retrogrades allow us to slow down and review previous themes and issues. It gives us a chance to revisit some topics or situations that didn’t receive the understanding, closure, or resolution that it required, or deserved.Often times you will have ex partners suddenly climb out of the woodwork to rehash things, or you yourself are the one on the quest for closure and make contact with people from your past to do just that. Some things in life NEED Mercury to go retrograde to give us the supporting energy, and to be triggered to do these things. We are only JUST getting out of Mercury being retrograde, but you should be feeling much more clear headed, able to think and process information normally again, and have the ability to communicate and express yourself better, which means you are being better received.On September 5, 2018, we have Mercury, going direct in the sign of Virgo. This is an excellent placement for all of us as it really helps us clean up the mess that was made over the retrograde period. Virgo, an earth sign, is one of Mercury’s natural homes. Mercury rules both Virgo and Gemini and feels most at home in these signs. As the natural ruler of these placements, Mercury’s energy works best in these signs than any other. Although Mercury in Gemini is a favorable placement, Virgo is where Mercury feels the most powerful!Virgo is the sign of organization. Mercury’s movement into Virgo will allow us to examine situations and information with a sharp, keen, eye. With a heightened sense of detail, and the ability to analyze and organize our thoughts, feelings, and course life situations, this placement will lend us the energy to take action, and help us get serious to buckle down to get things down.Our communication abilities will be powerful as we are able to communicate with clear intent and reason, cutting through all the bullshit to get straight to the point. Although this particular placement wouldn’t be consider a lot of “fun”, it’s exactly the energy we need to get back to reality after a beautifully, chaotic, summer.Many people sense the element of seriousness around the beginning of September anyways with kids getting back to school and summer vacations coming to an end. Although most don’t look forward to getting back to reality, this placement makes us not be whiners about it. Instead it empowers us to get a grip and get things done!This will be a time when productivity is at an all time high, meaning your to-do list will be organized and completed based on priority and will be crossed off the list of things to do in an orderly fashion. The progress we make in our lives this month will be huge under the supporting energy of mercury in Virgo, and will lend exactly what most of us need to help move us forward after getting stuck in a rut with the energetic chaos of the summer.The only warning I could provide you with for this placement, is to be aware that you are not overly, critical of yourself and/or others. Criticism is highly possible at this time, as Virgo has a tendency to nit pick and be "judgey" due to their overthinking and critical mind. No one is harder on themselves than Virgo, so the energy could encourage us very honestly without intent to harm. Be aware of your words and make sure you deliver information with tact as the discriminatory energy of this placement will have sharp words on the tip of everyone’s tongues.That being said, you can only control yourself and please be aware that others may not have the same awareness as you do. So if you find yourself on the receiving end of a critical judgement or criticism, please just recognize that the one with the sharp tongue just isn’t aware that the energy of this placement is causing them to speak out of tune. Remember that you are not obligated to show up to every argument you are invited to.If you require assistance navigating these energies please feel free to book a session online, and I'd be happy to help!Many blessings to you at this time!
Astro & Tarot Forecasts - September 2018
Welcome to September!!You will find this month a bit more of a serious tone, as we are left to clean up the emotional mess of the past couple of months. Between the retrogrades and eclipse season, things got a bit out of control and the remnants of all the layers we shed are still laying all around us.September will lend us the energy to buckle down and get things done! We are finally able to see the light at the end of what has been a very dark tunnel. We can look at things now with a critical and analytical approach, instead of an emotional one.The overwhelming details of the last few months are now being looked at and reviewed in an organized fashion to clearly see what we need to do to get back on track and have a fresh start at rebuild ourselves in a more authentic way.Please find your zodiac below to receive astrological and tarot messages for the month of September. Enjoy!
Aries (March 21 - April 19)[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GV00u_lz_8] Important Dates this month:September 5 - Mercury Moves Into VirgoSeptember 9 - Venus Moves Into ScorpioSeptember 9 - The 9/9 Portal is ActivatedSeptember 9 - New Moon In VirgoSeptember 10 - Mars Moves Into AquariusSeptember 21 - Mercury Moves Into LibraSeptember 23 - Sun Moves Into LibraSeptember 24 - Full Moon In AriesSeptember 30 - Pluto Goes Direct To find out how these transits and aspects will effect you directly,SUBSCRIBE TO THE VIBE, please click here! Taurus (April 20 - May 20)[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slvQ0yXFz7Y] Important Dates this month:September 5 - Mercury Moves Into VirgoSeptember 9 - Venus Moves Into ScorpioSeptember 9 - The 9/9 Portal is ActivatedSeptember 9 - New Moon In VirgoSeptember 10 - Mars Moves Into AquariusSeptember 21 - Mercury Moves Into LibraSeptember 23 - Sun Moves Into LibraSeptember 24 - Full Moon In AriesSeptember 30 - Pluto Goes Direct To find out how these transits and aspects will effect you directly,SUBSCRIBE TO THE VIBE, please click here! Gemini (May 21 - June 20)[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcKZHoEuEzY] Important Dates this month:September 5 - Mercury Moves Into VirgoSeptember 9 - Venus Moves Into ScorpioSeptember 9 - The 9/9 Portal is ActivatedSeptember 9 - New Moon In VirgoSeptember 10 - Mars Moves Into AquariusSeptember 21 - Mercury Moves Into LibraSeptember 23 - Sun Moves Into LibraSeptember 24 - Full Moon In AriesSeptember 30 - Pluto Goes Direct To find out how these transits and aspects will effect you directly,SUBSCRIBE TO THE VIBE, please click here! Cancer (June 21 - July 22)[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19MTBhEZzk4] Important Dates this month:September 5 - Mercury Moves Into VirgoSeptember 9 - Venus Moves Into ScorpioSeptember 9 - The 9/9 Portal is ActivatedSeptember 9 - New Moon In VirgoSeptember 10 - Mars Moves Into AquariusSeptember 21 - Mercury Moves Into LibraSeptember 23 - Sun Moves Into LibraSeptember 24 - Full Moon In AriesSeptember 30 - Pluto Goes Direct To find out how these transits and aspects will effect you directly,SUBSCRIBE TO THE VIBE, please click here! Leo (July 23 - August 22)[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEHb6WCO1XI] Important Dates this month:September 5 - Mercury Moves Into VirgoSeptember 9 - Venus Moves Into ScorpioSeptember 9 - The 9/9 Portal is ActivatedSeptember 9 - New Moon In VirgoSeptember 10 - Mars Moves Into AquariusSeptember 21 - Mercury Moves Into LibraSeptember 23 - Sun Moves Into LibraSeptember 24 - Full Moon In AriesSeptember 30 - Pluto Goes Direct To find out how these transits and aspects will effect you directly,SUBSCRIBE TO THE VIBE, please click here! Virgo (August 23 - September 22)[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya6ZCfE7rbM] Important Dates this month:September 5 - Mercury Moves Into VirgoSeptember 9 - Venus Moves Into ScorpioSeptember 9 - The 9/9 Portal is ActivatedSeptember 9 - New Moon In VirgoSeptember 10 - Mars Moves Into AquariusSeptember 21 - Mercury Moves Into LibraSeptember 23 - Sun Moves Into LibraSeptember 24 - Full Moon In AriesSeptember 30 - Pluto Goes Direct To find out how these transits and aspects will effect you directly,SUBSCRIBE TO THE VIBE, please click here! Libra (September 23 - October 22)[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyaZrxX9T6k] Important Dates this month:September 5 - Mercury Moves Into VirgoSeptember 9 - Venus Moves Into ScorpioSeptember 9 - The 9/9 Portal is ActivatedSeptember 9 - New Moon In VirgoSeptember 10 - Mars Moves Into AquariusSeptember 21 - Mercury Moves Into LibraSeptember 23 - Sun Moves Into LibraSeptember 24 - Full Moon In AriesSeptember 30 - Pluto Goes Direct To find out how these transits and aspects will effect you directly,SUBSCRIBE TO THE VIBE, please click here! Scorpio (October 23 - November 21)[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9EXOdxyIf8] Important Dates this month:September 5 - Mercury Moves Into VirgoSeptember 9 - Venus Moves Into ScorpioSeptember 9 - The 9/9 Portal is ActivatedSeptember 9 - New Moon In VirgoSeptember 10 - Mars Moves Into AquariusSeptember 21 - Mercury Moves Into LibraSeptember 23 - Sun Moves Into LibraSeptember 24 - Full Moon In AriesSeptember 30 - Pluto Goes Direct To find out how these transits and aspects will effect you directly,SUBSCRIBE TO THE VIBE, please click here! Sagittarius (November 23 - December 21)[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8E_D0ZsVZo] Important Dates this month:September 5 - Mercury Moves Into VirgoSeptember 9 - Venus Moves Into ScorpioSeptember 9 - The 9/9 Portal is ActivatedSeptember 9 - New Moon In VirgoSeptember 10 - Mars Moves Into AquariusSeptember 21 - Mercury Moves Into LibraSeptember 23 - Sun Moves Into LibraSeptember 24 - Full Moon In AriesSeptember 30 - Pluto Goes Direct To find out how these transits and aspects will effect you directly,SUBSCRIBE TO THE VIBE, please click here! Capricorn (December 22 - January 19)[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOoOq1czut8] Important Dates this month:September 5 - Mercury Moves Into VirgoSeptember 9 - Venus Moves Into ScorpioSeptember 9 - The 9/9 Portal is ActivatedSeptember 9 - New Moon In VirgoSeptember 10 - Mars Moves Into AquariusSeptember 21 - Mercury Moves Into LibraSeptember 23 - Sun Moves Into LibraSeptember 24 - Full Moon In AriesSeptember 30 - Pluto Goes Direct To find out how these transits and aspects will effect you directly,SUBSCRIBE TO THE VIBE, please click here! Aquarius (January 20 - February 18)[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbdhNPowmDU] Important Dates this month:September 5 - Mercury Moves Into VirgoSeptember 9 - Venus Moves Into ScorpioSeptember 9 - The 9/9 Portal is ActivatedSeptember 9 - New Moon In VirgoSeptember 10 - Mars Moves Into AquariusSeptember 21 - Mercury Moves Into LibraSeptember 23 - Sun Moves Into LibraSeptember 24 - Full Moon In AriesSeptember 30 - Pluto Goes Direct To find out how these transits and aspects will effect you directly,SUBSCRIBE TO THE VIBE, please click here! Pisces (February 19 - March 20)[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI1QyqZD9aY] Important Dates this month:September 5 - Mercury Moves Into VirgoSeptember 9 - Venus Moves Into ScorpioSeptember 9 - The 9/9 Portal is ActivatedSeptember 9 - New Moon In VirgoSeptember 10 - Mars Moves Into AquariusSeptember 21 - Mercury Moves Into LibraSeptember 23 - Sun Moves Into LibraSeptember 24 - Full Moon In AriesSeptember 30 - Pluto Goes Direct To find out how these transits and aspects will effect you directly,SUBSCRIBE TO THE VIBE, please click here!
The Sun Moves Into Virgo
Ahhhhhh…. You feel that? That sense of semi-calmness? The feeling of knowing what has to get done? The feeling that suddenly all your thoughts and feeling are feeling a bit more grounded and organized? That’s the Virgo energy coming to our rescue!We are emerging from what have been some very overwhelming and confusing times. The Sun moving into Virgo today is exactly the energy we need in order to clean up the mess of the last couple of months, in a clean, organized, fashion.Whatever bullsh*t is still lingering in your life now, somehow surviving the last couple of months of us being stripped of everything blocking us from our most authentic selves, will be cut through with ease like a hot knife slicing through an ice cream cake. We don’t have the time or energy for the bullsh*t anymore. We are able to clearly recognize what crap still is attached to us, and instead of focusing on letting it go right now, the Virgo energy will allow us to see its actual importance in our lives, and provide us with the clarity and strength we need to not give it any weight.We no longer have the patience or energy to think about, or explore these negative obstacles. The time for thinking about it all is coming to a close, and we are now entering a time where we are about to implement great action in our worlds in order to move forward.Virgo is a very organized and detailed energy. It has the ability to get straight to the point of what needs to happen in life in order to accomplish a greater goal. Virgo will lend us the energy to be able to see the bigger picture and break it down into small, manageable details and steps, in order to avoid feeling overwhelmed.Virgo energy is very analytical and can be very critical as well. It’s important to be mindful of yourself now, and the judgments you may have about yourself, or others. The Virgo energy could manifest in a way that has your tongue sharp, and ready to cast judgments on situations taking place around you.
Virgo being an earth sign, has us all feeling a bit more grounded than we have been feeling over the eclipse and retrograde summer of 2018. Being more practical in the way we think, feel, and take action, is exactly the energy we need to support us in providing closure to some of the things that rose to the surface during this time of deep transformation.We enter into Virgo just in time for our Full Moon in Pisces on the 26th, Mars moving Direct in Capricorn on the 27th, and to usher us into September, which for many of us, is a very stressful time getting kids back to school and getting ourselves back to reality after summer vacations.My advice to you is to embrace the energy of Virgo and get shit done! We will have an extra kick in the ass once Mars goes Direct in Capricorn next week before all of September’s astrological alignments. I will be going more in depth about what we can expect in September in my monthly Astro & Tarot Forecast that will be published September 1st.If you haven’t already signed up for the newsletter, I highly recommend you do so, as I have some exciting things planned that will be announced to newsletter subscribers only. You can Subscribe To The Vibe by clicking here.As always, should you require any assistance navigating these energies, you can book a session online and I’d be happy to help!Many Blessings to you during this time! MarleeResident Reader & Psychic AdvisorEast Coast Energy Boutique
This Week In The Cosmos - August 5 - 12
This week is going to pack a couple of lovely punches right to our solar plexuses.Yesterday, August 6th, we had Venus move into Libra, which is a great transit for us! Venus - the planet of love, beauty, and money - is most at home in the sign of Libra. This energy is best expressed through the way we experience relationships, the way we feel about all things beautiful, how we seek pleasure, and how we spend and feel about our money.Because Libra is all about what's fair and just - and forever seeking balance - you can be sure to feel the inner shift as we re-evaluate the ways of our relationships, what we find beauty and pleasure in, and of course how we balance the scales of our bank accounts.Venus travels through Libra for the next 3-4 weeks, and as she journeys you can expect the focus of the themes and energies to shine bright lights on the areas of your life that need a bit of balance.With the spotlight on relationships, this planetary alignment will have you feeling flirty and really attractive. For those of you singles out there, this could be a great time to attract a partner for both short, and long-term romances. Couples will find themselves reignited in the playful energy of the relationship, unless of course the relationship isn't in the greatest place, and therefore can be susceptible of being analyzed and criticized.The negative aspects of this transit could leave you feeling unattractive in your relationship, and realizing that there isn't much left that brings you pleasure from the union. Money issues could be brought up and fought over, and during these very energetically charged times, many relationships already in a lower energy vibration, could very well find themselves realizing internally, that the relationship has begun it's ending.Libra's darker characteristics could very well rear their ugly heads in certain situations as being superficial and overly detached. If this energy is embodied and exhibited, there's a very high risk of ruining existing relationships. The whole objective for Venus in Libra is to strengthen the relationships in our lives and cultivate a union of balance. So watch your words and how they are said. Tone is everything!The social butterfly energy of Libra will have you feeling more chatty and interactive with people. This is a great energy for networking and of course acquiring a new love interest if you're single and ready to mingle. Don't let the Libra's indecisiveness get in the way, though. You may find yourself in a place where you are unable to make a decision, or even commit to an idea, plan, or person.Venus is Libra is a great time to get dolled up and hit the town. There's a very fine line to walk throughout this transit, making sure you are spending the much needed time and effort of beautifying yourself, or your environment, without breaking the bank. Spending habits could grow out of control under this energy, so make sure you are sticking to your budget as you hit the town for dancing and dinner.
The signs most effected by this transit are Taurus, and the air signs; Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius. To find out how Venus in Libra will effect you directly, please book a MINI READING with ASTROLOGY as your focus.
Today, August 7th, we have Uranus - the planet of surprises, independence, revolution, and innovation - moving into Taurus, where it will stay for the next 7 years. This is a MAJOR shift in energy. The outer planets have a much longer orbit than the inner planets, so because it takes these outer planets a much longer time to shift signs, when they do, you can definitely feel their influence!With this transit, we will see how traditional ways of our existing economy will be hesitantly transformed. Because Taurus is an earth sign and governs self-sufficient and sustenance, we are going to see a huge reform in the way our food supply is farmed. Although the Taurus energy is a fixed sign, not liking change and very stubborn to move forward, there will be a conflict between that energy and the energy of Uranus, who wants nothing more than to evolve and revolutionize the ways we are currently operating.With the new, innovative ideas Uranus will be bringing to the table, we will see new scientific developments that will help farmers to grow their crops more quickly and efficiently. Uranus moving into Taurus has a generational effect on us, effecting us globally, as a whole, instead of individually, like the inner planets seem to do. With this generational influence, we may see solutions to end world hunger, and to clean up the food we are currently eating. We are at a place in the world where we are more open and accepting of the concept that food be medicine, and in a global health crisis, with sickness and diseases at a new all time high, there is no better time to go back to basics and look at the land for solutions and answers.Taurus also rules money, and paired up with the technological energy of Uranus, we may just see currency move completely in the digital world. Astrostyle goes in depth on this topic in their latest article which you can read more of here as they talk about how Amazon is currently testing a "cashless" technology where everything purchased in a traditional brick and mortar shop will all be paid by a mobile app! What's super interesting is to know, is that the last time Uranus was in Taurus, we had the worldwide launch of ATMs and the introduction of the physical shopping cart!There are many exciting things we can expect to see launched over the next 7 years with this transit, and of course, the pros and cons of each new idea implemented will be debated and worked through. Personally, I fear these changes will be eliminating many jobs currently performed by humans that will eventually be taken over by robots and machines, but that's a topic for another time.This energy shift will be felt pretty deeply as we have other planetary alignments that are making us super sensitive to the shifts lately. No doubt, the next 7 years will reveal both the rising and the falling of our evolution as far as the global economy is concerned.
Tomorrow, August 8, we are going to experience a pretty significant energy shift as the Lion's Gateway opens. Every year on August 8th (8/8), the cosmic alignment of the Earth, the star Sirius, and the Galactic Center, all end up perfectly positioned and aligned in the sky in the sign of Leo, thus why it's called the Lion's Gateway.When this alignment takes place, we will experience a high rate of increased energy flowing between the physical and spiritual realms. This surge of energy directly effects our DNA as our energy bodies are infused and downloaded with an energetic upgrade, an "awakening" so to speak. The vibrational frequencies are so high, that many of us will feel both the energetic and physical effects of this infusion on our physical and energy bodies. This is a supercharged download with an accelerated integration process.What does this mean?! Basically, we are upgrading. Many of us have been going through utter turmoil waiting for huge changes to either take place, or waiting to see what's next for us if the changes have already happened. This isn't on a small scale either. We are talking about life changing, and life altering themes being spotlighted. Long lasting relationships are either just beginning or ending, career changes and the quest to align with your life path or inner calling will be a huge focus, your health issues will resolve as others are about to enter a time of health crisis or focus, and the overall ongoing detachment from material things will be a huge theme for everyone doing inner soul work.Everything has been, and continues to be, under review, as we are energetically being forced to embrace our authentic selves, and step away from the ego based programming we have been operating from. Although these sound like scary, life changing events, rest assured that all of the changes are being brought up and carried through for our highest good. The transformative process of letting go of the old habits and ways of thinking and operating get a bit messy, but the ultimate result of all this inner work will be worth every last struggle once we are standing in our truth and embodying the love and light that infuses us during this beautiful galactic alignment.As if the energies of the last few months weren't enough for us to deal with, the energy will be the strongest tomorrow when the gateway fully opens. In order to stay as grounded as possible throughout this time, please make sure you are doing all you can to find, and hold onto your center. If you haven't read How To Ground According to Your Zodiac, please read that now as it will be super helpful for you to understand how to ground through these very powerful shifts. Engage in mediation practices during these times, and spend as much time out in nature as possible.The whole objective for these downloads is to help us align our hearts and our heads; aligning our inner worlds to our outer worlds, and encouraging us to shine our light in times of darkness.
The last astrological event that takes place this week, which many people have been waiting for, is the New Moon Partial Solar Eclipse in Leo on August 11th.With 6 planets in retrograde, and eclipse season almost coming to an end, this partial solar eclipse will be less intense than the last astrological events, but not by much. This eclipse will mark the ending of eclipse season, and with it, bring an element of closure to the mess that was made of our lives since May.In fact, if you think back to last August, a certain topic or theme was triggered with the solar eclipse during that time that will come full circle and get the closure it requires with this last partial solar eclipse on August 11th. If you want to go WAY back, themes and topics from July of 2000 will resurface in order for you to re-examine those past issues with a new understanding and perspective.Lots of old memories and ideas will creep back into your mind as we build up to the new moon solar eclipse event, as the eclipse will breathe fresh air and new life into these old dusty ways of thinking and feeling. The beauty of solar eclipses are that they bring in new, fresh ideas, and ways of thinking. New habits, partnerships and ventures will form, and you will clearly see how past failures can be revived with a new energy that will lead to success. This new moon solar eclipse is what we've been waiting for!As always, if you require assistance navigating these energies, please book a session online and I'd be happy to help! To understand what areas of your life will be most effected and altered, book a MINI READING with ASTROLOGY as the focus and I'd be more than happy to explain these events based on your Birth Chart.Please sign up to the newsletter if you haven't already. I am planning some super special things that will only be offered to subscribers only. You can sign up by clicking here!It will be an interesting week of energies with many "Ah-ha moments" and truckloads of clarity. Just hold on a little bit longer to see your new, upgraded-self that will be revealed over the next week.Many blessings to you during this time!
Do You See The Signs?
In many of my readings, Spirit will mention that they’ve been sending lots of signs, but they are being ignored. I’ll ask my clients if they’ve been receiving any signs from Spirit, and most of the time the answer is “No.”I usually ask them if they are SURE that they haven’t seen any signs, and then start rattling off all the ways that Spirit tries to get our attention: Any wildlife experiences?! See a dragonfly lately? Are you waking up at the same time at night? Do you hear the same song over and over again? Has any electronics have been acting weird? Receive a feather lately? Are you finding dimes? Have you had any weird dreams? Do you see the same numbers everywhere? What about weird smells?Once I go down my list, more often then not, it will trigger an “ah-ha moment” within my client, their eyes light up, or the excitement in their voice rises! “Yes! But I didn’t know THAT was a sign!”. Oh my, le sigh. That’s the problem, we receive signs from Spirit and the Universe ALL THE TIME but people don’t realize that THAT’S A SIGN!!When my clients finally realize that the deer they saw the other night, the eagle they saw fly over head, the dragonfly that sat on their chair, the clock displaying 3:33 on the clock when they wake up at night, the SAME song playing on the radio every time they turn it on, their child’s toy going off in the middle of the night even though they are turned off (and in one case, had the batteries removed), finding a feather perfectly placed on their path - or even better, when they float down from the sky right in front of their eyes, finding shiny dimes in weird places, having profound, intense dreams - even dreams of deceased loved ones, and smelling scents and fragrances that trigger memories of a particular person (is that stinky cigar you Gramps?!), THESE ARE ALL SIGNS!!! This is how Spirit can communicate with us and get our attention. Most times people just pass it off like it didn’t happen or it wasn’t significant enough to talk about, but the truth is, the messages and signs they send are HUGE!!Often times, when I’m struggling in life and desperate for help, I will call out to the Universe and ask for a sign. Talking to Spirit or the Universe isn’t complicated. You can talk to them in your head like you do when you are pretending to win arguments with people when you’re in the shower (we all do it). Just call out to your tribe, “Hey Guys?! I could really use some help down here... Any chance you could send me a sign?!”
So you’ve asked for a sign, now you have to wait and PAY ATTENTION!! And for Christ sakes, if they send you a sign, and you actually receive it, please don’t ignore it if it wasn’t the sign you wanted. So many of us only want to hear the answer to something if it’s the answer we WANT to hear. It’s very easy to dismiss a sign because it wasn’t what we wanted.I often laugh when clients who see a sign they asked for, but aren't sure if that was actually a sign, so they ask for another one. Each time, not knowing whether they were “getting it” or not.If you don’t regularly see feathers fall out of the sky, but you happen to see one falling, chances are, THAT'S A SIGN!If you go to work the exact same way every day, then all of a sudden you get the urge to re-route at the last minute, only to find out later that there was an accident on the normal route you take, at the same time you should have been driving by, THAT'S A SIGN!If you are feeling alone in the world, hopeless and depressed and you escape to a public bathroom to cry in a stall, and you look down and see a shiny dime staring you in the face, THAT'S A SIGN!!If you are trying SO HARD to force something to work, and it’s just not working out, regardless of how many different ways you’ve tried to make it work, and it STILL won’t work, THAT'S A SIGN!!!We tend to over complicate things and have higher expectations for the way our sign is delivered to us than we should. I think most of us expect the sign to be soooooo clear cut, and in your face, that there’s no way of missing it, and it’s just not like that. You’re not going to be sitting in traffic wondering if you should quit your shitty job and ask for a sign and see a panhandler stand up with a sign that reads: “Yes Sharon, you should quit your shitty job... This is your sign.”You shouldn’t be on your daily jog asking the Universe to send you a sign about whether or not you should leave your abusive husband, and expect to trip over an duck with a note in its mouth saying: “Yes Karen, ditch that abusive a**hole husband of yours!” It doesn’t work like that!The first thing you need to be doing, is posing the question to yourself first. Quiet your mind long enough to hear your Soul’s answer and guidance. How does each answer FEEL inside of you? Be your own compass first! Then, when you have a thought in your mind, a decision you’d like to make, ask for VALIDATION by receiving sign.As many of you know, I have been experiencing a pretty intense life shakedown. I am back at the bottom having to rebuild every aspect of my life, and it’s been super overwhelming. Although it's a huge opportunity for growth, suffering and hardships are never easy or fun, even when you understand that it’s all happening as part of a bigger plan.I had finally made a decision on what path I should take, and although it felt good to my Soul, I still needed validation that I was on the right track. I was sitting out on the deck, listening to the wind rustle through the trees, the birds chirping, and the traffic go by off in the distance. I had a moment where I couldn’t even breathe anymore without busting into tears. Knowing the ugly cry wasn’t far off if I let the flood gates open, I need to distract myself.Normally, I’m all about expressing my feelings and honouring the energy that needs to be let out, but on this day, I knew that crying wasn’t going to help anything. It was only going to bring me down and I didn’t have the energy to pick myself back up. So in an effort to distract myself, I quickly got up and headed out into the yard to retrieve a soccer ball at the far end of the property.My dogs are my happiness and motivation to be better and keep on fighting my way forward in life, so I usually like to involve them as my distraction. What better way to avoid your feelings than playing soccer with your dog, right?! As I made the journey towards the soccer ball, I seen something shiny sitting a foot or so, in front of it. It had beautiful colors to it as the sun hit it. As I got closer, there sat the most perfectly positioned sign a brokenhearted girl could ask for... a feather from the Universe.
When you ask for signs, you have to recognize the signs, and you have to be grateful for the signs regardless of whether or not you understand them, or want to hear them. As soon as you see a sign, THANK THE UNIVERSE! Even if you don’t understand the meaning of it, THANK THE UNIVERSE FOR IT!We ask for, and receive signs every day, but if you don’t know how to recognize them, you may feel that your requests aren’t being answered. If you see the signs, but don’t understand them, ask!! If ever your Soul can’t provide you with the answers, Google can’t interpret the signs, or your friends and family you’ve asked just don’t seem to have answers, you can always reach out to me and we can explore your requests to the Universe, the signs that you’ve received, their meanings, and what to do with them.I am always available to tap into your energy and speak directly to your energy tribe to see what guidance they have to offer. You can do so by booking a session online.Just remember - and be aware - of the fact that the Universe speaks to us all the time, you just need to understand their language. The more you ask, the more you will receive. The more you acknowledge and appreciate, the stronger the signs will be!Ace of Base wasn't messing around! They asked for a sign, they got it, and then they shared it with the world![youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqu132vTl5Y]
Lyrics:
I, I got a new life, you would hardly recognize me, I'm so gladHow can a person like me care for you?I, why do I bother, when you're not the one for me?Oo-hoo-hoo-oo-ooIs enough enough?
I saw the sign and it opened up my eyes, I saw the signLife is demanding without understandingI saw the sign and it opened up my eyes, I saw the signNo one's gonna drag you up to get into the light where you belongBut where do you belong?
I, under the pale moon, for so many years I wondered who you areHow could a person like you bring me joy?Under the pale moon, where I see a lot of starsOo-hoo-hoo-oo-ooIs enough enough?
I saw the sign and it opened up my eyes, I saw the signLife is demanding without understandingI saw the sign and it opened up my eyes, I saw the signNo one's gonna drag you up to get into the light where you belongBut where do you belong?Oh, oh-oh-oh
I saw the sign and it opened up my mindAnd I am happy now living without youI've left you Oh, oh-oh-ohI saw the sign and it opened up my eyes, I saw the signNo one's gonna drag you up to get into the light where you belong
I saw the sign(I saw the sign, I saw the si-ee-i-ee-ign)(I saw the sign, I saw the sign)I saw the sign and it opened up my eyes, I saw the sign
Astro & Tarot Forecasts - August 2018
Welcome To August!I don't know about you, but I am SUPER happy to be welcoming a NEW month. July, and even June, was a bit too intense for me. With so many planets in retrograde, and of course ECLIPSE season, I know I'm not the only one clinging to the side of the rescue boat after riding the waves of the sea for the past 2 months. What a crazy ride THAT was!The good news is, August doesn't seem to be AS intense in comparison. There will definitely be more energy shifts to deal with, but overall, this energy will be more about picking up the pieces and cleaning up the mess of the energy shifts that have broken down our structures within, and rattled us to our core.If this Astro & Tarot forecast just isn't enough guidance for you, you can now purchase monthly subscriptions that provide personalized WEEKLY INSIGHTS right to your inbox every Sunday. You get the best of both worlds, an Astrology & Tarot reading EVERY WEEK!! To learn more about the subscription services available, please click here.To gain a bit more perspective on how August will unfold for you, please see your zodiac below!!
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Hello Aries!You start of the month with the leftover anxiety and mental worries that surfaced during last month’s eclipses and planetary retrogrades. You’ve had things shook up and it has literally rendered you immobile. You’ve been feeling the weight of your physical body and the energy shifts within it. You may have found yourself not being able to get enough sleep to refresh and re-energize yourself. Don’t worry too much about that, with Mars, your ruling planet being retrograde, you definitely don’t have the normal energy you are use to. You have slowed down and become more focused on how to move forward, when the energy permits it.You will feel conflict both in your inner and outer world are concerned around the middle of the month in alignment with the New Moon Partial Solar Eclipse in Leo. This conflict will resolve very quickly under the energy of the New Moon, and have immediate reality changes once you can END that conflict and move forward.By the end of the month, you will find yourself reminiscing over your childhood and things that have happened and effected you greatly in the past. You may have an issue romanticizing the past instead of actually seeing it for what it was. All of these memory flood in with the Full Moon in Pisces on the 26th of August, which will have you questioning how you’re learned behavior has been passed down over the generations, and questioning whether it’s an energy that serves you, or one that should be reprogrammed to help you move forward.If you would like a heads-up and receive a weekly play-by-play, please sign up for a monthly subscription to WEEKLY INSIGHTS. If you require any assistance navigating these energies, please book a Reading Session online.Make sure you have signed up to the newsletter! I have some REALLY exciting news and promos that will be offered to subscribers ONLY! Click here to sign up!Have a great August Aries!
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Hello Taurus!You start the month off with some really great ideas that washed in with the Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in the last week of July. You are making changes to the way you work and operate, and because of that could see a lot more reward from your career. Many Taureans will be advancing in their careers this month, while others change elements to their working schedule to make life seem more comfortable.The middle of the month has you feeling your intuition more, and with these sensitivities brings you an understanding that will allow you to work on the meaningful relationships in your life, and help those relationships grow by offering empathy and understanding to those you care about. The New Moon partial Solar eclipse on the 11th offers you the supporting energy required to make changes to the boundaries in your relationships.Towards the end of the month, you may be disappointed when you try to make plans or take action in setting forth a new way of life when you will experience delays, or require detours in your planning. This is happening in alignment with the Full Moon in Pisces on the 26th, and will show you what details you need to be flexible on, or let go of completely, in order to be successful in executing your new plan.If you would like a heads-up and receive a weekly play-by-play, please sign up for a monthly subscription to WEEKLY INSIGHTS. If you require any assistance navigating these energies, please book a Reading Session online.Make sure you have signed up to the newsletter! I have some REALLY exciting news and promos that will be offered to subscribers ONLY! Click here to sign up!Have a great August Taurus!
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Hello Gemini!You start the month off on a high note, as you have been feeling really good since your birthday. You’ve done a great job focusing on what needs attention in you life, and have been very successful bringing creative ideas and projects to life.The middle of the month has you focusing on the new and exciting opportunities to make more money, and under the New Moon partial Solar Eclipse on the 11th, you will be using the business partnership opportunities to your advantage.You will see yourself gaining in the financial sector of your life by the end of August, as the Full Moon in Pisces has your career and reputation in the spotlight. You will receive the good news you were hoping for, which will allow you to dive into a new arena of work or study.If you would like a heads-up and receive a weekly play-by-play, please sign up for a monthly subscription to WEEKLY INSIGHTS. If you require any assistance navigating these energies, please book a Reading Session online.Make sure you have signed up to the newsletter! I have some REALLY exciting news and promos that will be offered to subscribers ONLY! Click here to sign up!Have a great August Gemini!
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Hello Cancer!You start the month off a bit anxious as the emotional and energic shifts have had you riding rough seas since your birthday. The eclipse season, with all of the planetary retrogrades, and of course the Full Moon we had in the last week of July, have you feeling worried, anxious, and exhausted.Don’t worry too much though Cancer, you will have a shift occur around Aug 11th’s New Moon partial Solar Eclipse in Leo. This transit will have you in moments of clarity that will make everything that has happened to you over the last 6 months make perfect sense. You will finally understand why certain things happened when they did, and you will gain knowledge that will give you your center back in moving forward on your path.Towards the end of the month, that clarity and knowledge will be put to the test when you are forced to make a decision about some things that have been weighing heavily on your heart. Once you actually DECIDE what to do about it and how to move forward from this point, you will feel a great calmness come over you as the seas within final have a chance to settle.If you would like a heads-up and receive a weekly play-by-play, please sign up for a monthly subscription to WEEKLY INSIGHTS. If you require any assistance navigating these energies, please book a Reading Session online.Make sure you have signed up to the newsletter! I have some REALLY exciting news and promos that will be offered to subscribers ONLY! Click here to sign up!Have a great August Cancer!
Leo (July 23-August 22)
Hello Leo!You start this month off with some really great energy from it being that time of the year, and celebrating your birthday and new Natal year! You use that energy to your advantage to make new choices and routines to your day-to-day lifestyle and health regimen.The middle of the month has you feeling a bit bored with life, and not really being content with your life situation. The New Moon partial Solar Eclipse in Leo, on the 11th will have you turning that boredom energy into a quest of knowledge as you dig deeper into a topic that interests you. This would be a great time to finally commit to learning a topic or subject that has been an interest of yours for quite some time.You will find yourself coming to terms with things that need a finality or ending to them, by the end of the month when the Full Moon in Pisces takes place. This energy will be highlighting all the thoughts and feelings you’ve been trying to run from. There are parts of you that need to be transformed in order to be more in alignment with the future you desire.If you would like a heads-up and receive a weekly play-by-play, please sign up for a monthly subscription to WEEKLY INSIGHTS. If you require any assistance navigating these energies, please book a Reading Session online.Make sure you have signed up to the newsletter! I have some REALLY exciting news and promos that will be offered to subscribers ONLY! Click here to sign up!Have a great August Leo!
Virgo (August 23-September 22)
Hello Virgo!You start off the month of August with some really great ideas, and exciting news where your career is concerned. You may even be offered an opportunity to advance within your company, or receive an offer to join another company.Partnerships in business is going to be highlighted for you, and on Aug 11th, under the New Moon partial Solar Eclipse in Leo, you will find yourself having to move inward to debate the pros and cons of each opportunity, and have to find your inner voice for the guidance that you require. The answer will come quickly if you are able to quiet your mind enough to listen to your invoice. It will tell you the best path to take and immediately provide you with the energy to take action, and do what needs to be done in order to move forward on the path of success.By the time the Full Moon in Pisces takes place at the end of August on the 26th, you will be totally and completely validated and rewarded for the decision you made, and will be visible through the people you align yourself with. You will feel an instant gratification for making the decision to advance in your life, and you will be able to relax a bit as you make the transition to level up.If you would like a heads-up and receive a weekly play-by-play, please sign up for a monthly subscription to WEEKLY INSIGHTS. If you require any assistance navigating these energies, please book a Reading Session online.Make sure you have signed up to the newsletter! I have some REALLY exciting news and promos that will be offered to subscribers ONLY! Click here to sign up!Have a great August Virgo!
Libra (September 23-October 22)
Hello Libra!You start off the month with a sense on contentment and peace. It’s been a long hard roller coaster ride the last couple of months, and because we’ve gotten so accustom to chaos, you may actually find yourself feeling uncomfortable in the calmness. You will feel a certain completion of a chapter in your life, and it’s important to be able to enjoy the moments of balance when they occur, because you of all people know how quickly things can change.You will find yourself in a place of socializing and networking in a new way, with new people around the New Moon partial Solar Eclipse in Leo on August 11th. You will finally have the energy and direction you need to make the changes you’ve been TRYING to make to your day to day routines and healthy lifestyles, including your wants, needs, and desires for love.Towards the end of the month, we have a Full Moon in Pisces on August 26th that will have you trying to escape from your daily routine and health habits. You may need to rethink the way you see your daily habits and health regimen as the current train of thoughts you have about it obviously aren’t working for you. You will see the way you conduct your day to day activities be highlighted under the Full Moon, and what isn’t working for you will need to be released before you reach your birthday.If you would like a heads-up and receive a weekly play-by-play, please sign up for a monthly subscription to WEEKLY INSIGHTS. If you require any assistance navigating these energies, please book a Reading Session online.Make sure you have signed up to the newsletter! I have some REALLY exciting news and promos that will be offered to subscribers ONLY! Click here to sign up!Have a great August Libra!
Scorpio (October 23-November 21)
Hello Scorpio!Well, well, well, look who is still standing after the storm. You have been hit hard Scorpio, and it’s no surprise that you have survived the tsunami of emotional and environmental storms of the past few months. You start this month off with a strength inside that could only have be gained through struggle. You are finally starting to recognize the power you have and how to use it for the better, instead of just using it for survival.Around the middle of the month, we have a New Moon partial Solar Eclipse that will have you go inward and reach depths of your unconscious and subconscious mind that you’ve never explored before. You will find that the heavier your desire to move on in life gets, the stronger the urge to discover something more meaningful grows too. You will suddenly get the opportunity you were waiting for to have your career sector flourish, and provide you with the success and stability you’ve been praying for.Towards the end of the month, on august 26th, we will have a Full Moon in Pisces that will have you expressing yourself in creative ways that will contribute even more to the career success already in play. You’ve been struggling with this area for a while Scorpio, so by the end of the month, you will feel as if you hit the jackpot!If you would like a heads-up and receive a weekly play-by-play, please sign up for a monthly subscription to WEEKLY INSIGHTS. If you require any assistance navigating these energies, please book a Reading Session online.Make sure you have signed up to the newsletter! I have some REALLY exciting news and promos that will be offered to subscribers ONLY! Click here to sign up!Have a great August Scorpio!
Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)
Hello Sagittarius!You start off the month riding high as you know what has to be done, and you have the energy to stand up and accept the challenge. You’ve been doing lots of research on your new life path, and it’s soon time to jump in with both feet and hit the ground running.But first, with the New Moon partial Solar Eclipse on august 11th, you will see how important it is to be yourself, as you move forward in your quest of knowledge. Many of you Sagittarians are preparing to go back to school or enter an online place of learning come the fall. August will allow you the time to both reflect on the path that brought you to this juncture, and time to fully re-energize to prepare for the path you are about to walk. Take this temporary standstill and just be. Allow all of your past experience and future aspirations to integrate inside you.Towards the end of the month we have our Full Moon in Pisces on August 26th, and you will see the ending of what has been a very difficult situation impacting your home life and environment dissipate. You will wonder whether it was your doing, or of someone magically lifted the “curse” that has been plaguing you and your family for the last couple of months. This provides you with a perfect opportunities to clean up loose ends before hitting your new path in life in the fall.If you would like a heads-up and receive a weekly play-by-play, please sign up for a monthly subscription to WEEKLY INSIGHTS. If you require any assistance navigating these energies, please book a Reading Session online.Make sure you have signed up to the newsletter! I have some REALLY exciting news and promos that will be offered to subscribers ONLY! Click here to sign up!Have a great August Sagittarius!
Capricorn (December 22-January 19)
Hello Capricorn!You start August off re-examining your role among your current teams in life, and how to create an ending without hurting anyone's feelings. Times are a changing Capricorn, and you are being lead away from some of the teams, or groups that you’ve been involved in for quite some time.You will experience an excitement around the middle of the month when we have our New Moon partial Solar Eclipse in Leo on August 11th. This excitement is backing your career, and the actions you are taking to achieve your goals within the career sector.By the end of the month you will see much reordering and restructuring in the way you communicate in the world and how you connect with your siblings and others in your small group of those you consider “your people”. All of this restructuring is necessary to tidy things up within your mind, to prepare for the next phase in your journey come the first of September.If you would like a heads-up and receive a weekly play-by-play, please sign up for a monthly subscription to WEEKLY INSIGHTS. If you require any assistance navigating these energies, please book a Reading Session online.Make sure you have signed up to the newsletter! I have some REALLY exciting news and promos that will be offered to subscribers ONLY! Click here to sign up!Have a great August Capricorn!
Aquarius (January 20 to February 18)
Hello Aquarius!You start the month off with much focus on your partnerships in life, and the people you align yourself with. You are no stranger to solitude, but lately have been thinking of how much more enjoyable and beneficial life could be when it’s shared with the right people. You will have some exciting opportunities to partner up either in business or in relationships.The New Moon partial Solar Eclipse in Leo on August 11th will have you receiving really great ideas and knowledge gained from the quiet time you spend with yourself. It's time to move inward Aquarius, you've got some thinking to do!By the end of the month, you will be thinking about your self worth in relation to how others in partnerships with you make you feel about yourself. This is a great time to be exploring these topics, so whatever is exposed to you in your thinking can be released under the Full Moon in Pisces on August 26th. When the Universe deems it the right time to partner up, you will have an immediate reaction whether these are the people to align with.If you would like a heads-up and receive a weekly play-by-play, please sign up for a monthly subscription to WEEKLY INSIGHTS. If you require any assistance navigating these energies, please book a Reading Session online.Make sure you have signed up to the newsletter! I have some REALLY exciting news and promos that will be offered to subscribers ONLY! Click here to sign up!Have a great August Aquarius!
Pisces (February 19 to March 20)
Hello Pisces!You start August off with an inner sense of power that you haven’t really felt before. You are realizing just how much energy you have over your life and the outcomes of it all.By the middle of the month, you will see how to make changes to your daily routines and health habits that will be supported under the New Moon partial Solar Eclipse in Leo on the 11th. You need to tweak how you’re doing your day to day routine Pisces, it’s something you’ve been avoiding for a while. This isn’t he time to run for the hills, as your health habits demand your attention. You will have the energy now to make those improvements, and will see the rewards of doing so show up quicker than you might think.At the end of the month, we have our Full Moon in Pisces on the 26th, which will force you to examine the feelings you have about yourself, and how you are seen and received in the world. You may make a few changes to your image and style, knowing that when you LOOK good, you feel that goodness on the inside too.If you would like a heads-up and receive a weekly play-by-play, please sign up for a monthly subscription to WEEKLY INSIGHTS. If you require any assistance navigating these energies, please book a Reading Session online.Make sure you have signed up to the newsletter! I have some REALLY exciting news and promos that will be offered to subscribers ONLY! Click here to sign up!Have a great August Pisces!
Full Moon Lunar Eclipse
So, you remember those changes you wanted to see in your life? Do you recall all the moments over the past couple of months that you suddenly had enough of your situation and thought to yourself "I don't know what the solution is, but this sh*t better change soon?" Something's gotta give, right?! Well, here we are on the eve of the most powerful energy shift we have experienced thus far. Hard to believe right?! it seems like we've done nothing but ride the waves of a choppy sea lately with all of these GD shifts!Today, July 26th, 2018, we have Mercury, the SIXTH planet to go retrograde (which are just too much planets in retrograde to not have a HUGE shift take place). You can read about that here.Tomorrow, we have the LONGEST LUNAR ECLIPSE OF THE CENTURY taking place!!! Is the world going to end?! Well, yes actually. But not in the way you think. It is hard these days to not see the huge changes in the world as we know it. Our global platforms are changing; political systems, government, communities, households, and individuals. We are living in times where old structures are being broken down, where we are watching the world both come together and be split apart. We are living in times of extremes; conflicts, and ideas. We have no choice but to see the black and white of the global issues, and then see the fight for the grey area. It's challenging.Even our minds, the way we think, and how we communicate and interact with each other is being altered. The energy in which we connect, and in how we divide, is intense. Everyone is fighting for something. And as promising as it is to see groups of strangers come together to fight a common fight, it's also JUST as heartbreaking to see the hurt, the pain, and the weight, of living in this world creates within individuals.
We are seeing celebrities take their own lives at an alarming rate. What's sadder is the lives that get lost every day to the same cause go unmentioned because they aren't celebrities. The world is in pain, and that is a huge wake up call for us healers to stand up and do our part.This Full Moon Aquarian Lunar Eclipse is calling us to walk into the shadows of our lives. Only through the darkness can you see the light. It is a time of HUGE transformation as we release the shadows that collectively, and individually, we need to let go of before we can fully embrace the new version of ourselves, our new ideas, and new vibrations.It's hard to do though right?! Especially when we don't know what to expect! Sometimes that's the greatest challenge. All too often we get comfortable living in discomfort, all because it's comfortable - the irony. We have a tendency to stick with what we know, even if it isn't what we want, all because it's familiar and predictable. Taking steps forward into a dark horizon, into a future that hasn't yet revealed itself, is scary shit! But if you take a breath and quiet your mind, your intuition, (your Soul's whispers) will reassure you that if you TRUST, and you put forth the ACTION to move forward, (even into places unknown), you will be rewarded with a life so full of love and abundance that it will be worth every day you've spent in the dark walking the path until it becomes illuminated for you. It's all about trust; trust yourself, your Soul, your Guides, the Universe; in whatever power you call "God", to have your back and reward you when you walk the path your Soul is aligned with.We are living in a time where the lines are being broken, blurred, and repainted in ways that allow us more freedom. Aquarius is the star of this Full moon and with Mars also in Aquarius the free-thinking, rebellious, freedom-fighter in all of us, is stepping up to the plate. A revolution is upon us, both in our inner and outer worlds. We are re-visting old problems and issues that need a new perspective and creativity in order to be solved.We are in a time of revisiting, rewriting and redoing old patterns, lessons, and themes, that didn't quite end the way they should of, a lot of them requiring more closure than others. The problem with being forced to revisit these issues, is that it triggers old hurts and traumas associated with these themes in life.Anger, anxiety, and irritability are at an all time high! It's important that we not REACT to everything that provokes us. If you feel these emotions rising within you, think back to how you acted in similar situations in the past. Why not try something new and approach these situations from a different angle, conducting yourself in the opposite way as you did the first time you encountered these issues and feelings.We are currently sitting on the Leo/Aquarius axis. As the Sun is now in Leo, and the Moon in Aquarius, we have the best and worst of these signs being emphasized under the Full moon lunar eclipse energy (not to mention, all the other planetary influences at play). Leo lends us the confidence and fun-loving energy to encourage us to go after what our heart and soul desires. It's about being proud of yourself and living as authentically as possible. The dark side of Leo is that our ego, and how we come off to others, could be in the spotlight. Have you been putting your ego infront of your authenticity? Have you been arrogant about the proud parts of your life? Suddenly, we may be triggered in these areas.Aquarius encourages us to embrace our authentic selves in order to inspire others to do the same. If we could all just act from a true place within our hearts and Souls, and not from our ego-center-based selves, we can truly live in love and light. Aquarians have big ideas and are constantly figuring out ways to be of service. This energy is something we can all benefit from, especially during these life changing times.As a guide to what it is you individually need to focus on, and try to better, pay attention to the thoughts and feelings that trigger you within. What gets on your nerves? What annoys you? What do you feel so passionately about that you would debate your beliefs until your face turns blue? What memories cause your heart to skip a beat? Those answers are your darkness, and from your darkness you can find your light.Remember that all anger and anxiety is, is energy. Energy can be transformed into a better state once you recognize energy in it's current form. Identify the energy, and then do what you need to do in order to transform that energy into something lighter. We need to release these heavier vibrations in our lives to reach a higher frequency within our physical bodies, and of course, on a Soul level. This is what this Full Moon Lunar Eclipse is about; REvisit, REedit, REwrite, REdo, RELEASE.As always, if you require any assistance or guidance navigating these very intense energies, please book a session online, and I'd be happy to help!Many blessings to you during this time! MarleeResident Reader & Psychic Advisor
Mercury Goes Retrograde
Here we go again! Mercury, the planet of communication, is about to go retrograde once again. When we say "retrograde" it means that the planet appears like it's moving backwards in the cosmos. This retrograde period happens 3 or 4 times per year, causing disruptions in our inner and outer worlds.This time around, Mercury will go retrograde in the sign of Leo from July 26 - August 18, 2018. There is what's called a "shadow period" both a week and a half prior to, and following the actually retrograde period.You may be feeling a sense of nervousness, anxiety, or anger as we head into this retrograde period. This particular retrograde period comes with all kinds of warnings as the risk for arguments and conflicts (both inner & outer) is very high, along with increased risk for accidents. It is up to us to make sure we do the best we can to navigate these energies as they intensify and then diminish over the course of the retrograde period. We need to be aware, of our surroundings, actions, and words, during this time. Having an open mind and staying flexible, with the ability to roll with the punches, will help you through the retrograde period remaining unscathed.Mercury retrograde has created a lot of buzz among people, usually from a negative perspective. Sure, having increased energy on miscommunications, technological breakdowns, and messed up travel plans aren't anything to look forward to, but it's also a very positive time for us to be aware of the triggers we have within. It causes us to be a bit more mindful and to prepare for such events, by making sure our T's are crossed and our I's are dotted. It makes us a bit more accountable of our emotions and gives us a clear picture of what still needs a bit of work in our inner world. Mostly, it gives us time to re-visit, re-edit, and redo many things that just aren't working out the way we wanted them to.Having a heads up about these energy shifts and how to prepare for them is a sure fire way to be able to willingly accept the situations and themes that arise for us, and the ability to clearly see how this retrograde will effect us personally. What have been the themes popping up in your inner and outer world the last week or so? That awareness will have you already ahead of the game by being aware of what could be the focus for you during this retrograde period.For me personally, the general theme since July 7, has been reevaluation of the foundation (or lack of) that I've built for myself. I have experienced such hardships since the Summer solstice back in June, losing my income, my home, and essentially my direction in life. Sure, I know that things like this happen for a reason, and that I will be able to put the pieces back together in a better way for me to build upon, but after such a shake down, I have been rendered totally paralyzed as I wait for answers.Even though all of those events that happened back in June with the energy shifts, the general themes popping up for me since July 7th, are patience as I am figuring out my next move; re-examining my situation so I can see how to improve the new foundation I'm about to build upon. I have had a lot of my ideas about moving forward shot down. Just when I think I have a solution, it turns out the opportunity falls through and I'm back to square one.I know that when we get rejected in life, or not have things work out the way we want, it's because the Universe has a bigger, greater plan for us than the one we have for ourselves. So after MANY let downs and disappointments since July 7th, I can honestly say that I trust this retrograde will allow me to re-visit, re-edit, and redo situations and themes that didn't quite have the outcome or ending I was hoping for the first time around.
I have noticed within my own inner workings, how my thoughts and ideas have been changing, the way I speak to myself is changing, and the way I express myself is changing too. I can definitely feel my angry side being triggered as I wait patiently as the new opportunities unfold. How will I be supported in the future? I’m angry at the Universe for allowing me to lose everything in order to rebuild, and angry that I'm in a space where I can't make any decisions regarding my future. I can clearly see that this retrograde will be hitting on the areas of rebuilding myself, from every area in life. Which, as much as no one wants to be forced to do, it's also really refreshing to know that I can start over, with a clean slate, and try to align my outer world with my inner world.Not all retrogrades are the same. Depending on the sign in which the retrograde period is occurring, and other planetary aspects formed within the retrograde period, we will all be feeling similar feelings globally, yet have different themes arise individually. This particular retrograde in Leo creates a few planetary aspects worth mentioning.The strongest influence we will feel during this retrograde is the T-square aspect pattern focused on Uranus, which is square the Sun-Mars opposition. This will increase the risk of unexpected changes leading to tension and anger. It increases the risk of temper tantrums, arguments and over reacting to provocation. Remind yourself that you don't have to show up to every fight you are invited to.Sure, you may have every reason to engage and drive your point and opinion home, but with communication being as wonky as it is during these retrograde times, your argument won't be well received, acknowledged, or absorbed, so why bother wasting your energy?!Mercury retrograde is also associated with accidents and the breakdown of machinery and electrical items. Be extra careful during this time, staying aware of your surroundings and of your actions. Try to avoid situations that could lead to accidents if at all possible, and be sure to double, even TRIPLE check your emails and texts before hitting send. This retrograde periods are notorious for sending the wrong information to the wrong people.The Sun will be opposing Mars at a point during this retrograde which increases your level of assertiveness or pushiness in achieving your goals and strongest desires. Use patience, and a more subtle and gentle approach to going after what you want. Other people may try to assert themselves over you, especially if you are the quiet or submissive type. Be open and honest about your strong want and need to avoid arguments. Engaging in sexual activity, exercise, sport and hard physical work are other ways to channel this aggressive energy in a healthy way.The Sun will square Uranus during this period also, stressing the need for open-mindedness and flexibility. A buildup of nervous energy can result in unpredictable behavior which can lead to abruptness, rapid changes in direction and even accidents. So this is not the best time for tinkering or experimenting with mechanical and electronic devices. If your car or computer goes haywire, don’t try to fix it yourself, as the energy predicts a really bad outcome for a positive result.If you can't keep your emotions in check, your outbursts of anger will reveal a scary and unexpected side of your nature, to those that won't ever be able to shake that image of you.Make sure you are breathing and grounding to ensure this impulsive and rebellious energy doesn't get the better of you.Mars squares Uranus in this retrograde period further increasing the urge to break free from restriction and rebel against authority. A tendency to act impulsively and rashly without regard for the consequences can lead to great disruption and even violence. We may see this kind of outburst happen on a global level as the world is in upheaval and violence is at an all time high.It's important to note that you cannot restrain this crazy energy, it must be expressed. Find a creative outlet socially, sexually or through a hobby.Avoid acting impulsively, and taking dangerous risks. BE AWARE!! The lack of attention, awareness, and concentration can lead to accidents, especially as when driving or working with electricity or technology.Applying these aspects to the Mercury retrograde brings aggressive thoughts and angry words to the forefront. Whether they be directed outword or inward, the effects could be damaging and long-lasting. People will become unreliable, and rebellious. Expect plans to change without notice, and have appointments be cancelling, changed, or rescheduled without notice or explanation.
Your phone or computer may malfunction and you internet connection may be erratic, which is enough to trigger anger even on a good day.People will generally lack patience, be more irritable and short-tempered during this Mercury retrograde phase. Try to concentrate on your own energy and don't allow others to influence or sway you to engage in hateful and destructive acts, behaviors, or conversations.Our savior this retrograde period is Mercury sextiling Venus once Mercury goes direct again towards the end of the retrograde period. This aspect will lend the energy to calm your nerves and help solve and relationship problems caused by the rebellion and anger of the Mercury retrograde phase.This fun-loving and friendly influence lowers stress and returns harmony to your relationships. It will therefore be easier to express your love and affection. This Mercury direct phase is a great opportunity to resolve conflict and break down barriers to progress, which might come in handy to those unable to transform the negative energy into something useful. Should you happen to get a bit out of control and end up in a conflict with others, this energy will help you to make amends and bring resolution to the conflict that took place during this retrograde period.Although this sounds like something you probably want to avoid, it’s coming whether we like it or not. It’s about going with the flow and rolling with the punches instead of being dragged. The full moon lunar eclipse this Friday will throw a bit of extra energy on the situation so stay tuned for that post towards the end of the week.As always, if you require any assistance navigating the energies you can book a session online.Many blessings to you during this time! MarleeResident Reader & Psychic AdvisorEast Coast Energy Boutique
Retrograde Rundown
We have all been experiencing the effects of all the planetary alignments over the last couple of months. It usually isn't "normal" to have so many planets retrograding at once, but because we have 6 planets and a comet making some serious shifts, it's really no wonder we are all feeling the effects of this monumental energetic time. As an overview of what's been happening in the cosmos and when we can expect it to all end, let's take a look at the Retrograde Rundown.Jupiter (the planet of luck, abundance and expansion), started this lovely retrograde of planetary energy, back on March 8th, in the sign of Scorpio (the sign of transformation, death & rebirth, and all things mysterious, spiritual and philosophical), and finally stopped retrograding on July 10th.This energetic shift brought about the want, need, and desire, to detox and purify ourselves; mind, body, and Soul. It gave us an opportunity to go within ourselves as retrogrades trigger us to do. When planets aren't in retrograde, the energy they carry will usually be expressed outwards, so when a planet slips into a retrograde position, that outward energy turns inward. It's a time of quiet reflection; reviewing our inner most thoughts and feelings, recognizing what we are no longer in alignment with, and see how we are progressing on our own spiritual journey.
This particular planetary event shook our inner-selves awake enough to notice how our own personal beliefs and values have an impact on our lives. Whether it be to our physical bodies, and the health issues or concerns that are present, or our relationships, we begin to see how they connect to our self-talk.
When Jupiter went direct again in Scorpio on July 10th, all of that inner reflection and introspection had a chance to be brought to the outside world. What we learned, (or ignored to learn), about our inner selves, then had an opportunity to be re-edited and revised as we then integrated it into our lives. This was a hard time for a lot of people, as realizing what you ACTUAL believe in, versus what you've been programmed to believe in, is a hard pill to swallow. Some even had huge life altering events take place that couldn't be avoided or ignored, only happen to really raise the question of whether or not the path currently being traveled was one of our heart's desire, or one of unconscious programming. This transit's mission, and overall theme. was to make you ask yourself: Am I truly HAPPY with my life? And in what areas of life do I want change?
Saturn (the planet of karma), joined the retrograde party on April 17th in the sign of Capricorn (the sign of order, responsibilities, and career), and won't stop until September 6th. This planetary energy has us again examining the words we speak, to others, but most importantly, how we speak to ourselves.This energy is about restriction and limitations and how what we tell ourselves could potentially be limiting us in the world where career and family responsibilities are concerned. Our inner tape, our inner dialogue, has a huge impact on the way we see, and interact with the world. When Saturn went retrograde, suddenly our past, present, and future blurred together and we were able to see how the way we SPEAK in our minds directly impacts our outer world.The realizations and lessons triggered and learned within this transit are very hard lessons to learn, but once Saturn goes direct on September 6th, we will have the opportunity to put what we've learned about the effects of our self-talk into action. You may find yourself very aware of the inner tape and what you tell yourself, and because you're aware, you have the ability to re-edit and revise the recording in your head. If you become aware of the fact your inner chat is heavy and negative towards yourself, a particular area of life, or belief, you will have the ability to enforce a more positive attitude and infuse your words with positive energy, creating positive outwardly effects.Pluto (the planet of power, and control), began to retrograde on April 22nd in the serious, stable sign of Capricorn who focuses on life's responsibilities and career goals. This retrograde will unleash your inner warrior, and make you stand up for yourself when trying to regain control of you've lost, or help you let go of control if it's been an all consuming quest for you.During this retrograde, you will very clearly see your power struggles and the control issues come to light. You will see the power that you've given to others and the ways you are controlled by outer influences and other people. If you are being controlled, or under the power of someone else, this will surface during the retrograde and then you will have the opportunity to do something about it once Pluto goes direct on September 30th.This can be a very difficult time for us as we identify our own power and control issues, and then evaluate whether or not we hold our power or if we've given it away. Many relationships and friendships, even business partnerships, will dissolve under this planetary influence as we rid ourselves of those that have power and control over us. We even have the ability to let go of things that we recognize within ourselves that we hold power and control over. This is a time for elimination. Many of us have had past events re-occur for us to finally deal with them, and put an ending to the power struggle both in our inner and outer worlds.Neptune (the planet of spirituality, and illusions), entered the parade of retrograde on June 18th, in the dreamy, delusional, escapist planet of Pisces. This is a pretty intense transit as it brings up all of the emotions and pains that we try so tirelessly to escape from.When Neptune retrogrades, we find ourselves going inward to explore the spiritual side of ourselves which triggers a time of self-development in this area. We are now on a quest for truth, even if it means uncovering our deep emotional scars and having the realization of how we have been avoiding them, escaping them, and simply put, pretending they don't even exist.This will have anxiety and fears at the forefront of our experiences, as we have to identify the reasons why these emotions even exist within us in the first place. Pain from childhood, past relationships, past illness, traumas, and life experiences, will rise up and reveal how they have become such a great part of who we are as we include those scars as a part of our stories we tell ourselves and others. We get to re-examine whether or not we still identify with the pain, and whether we can transform that pain into power.Many of us are seeing situations that once caused us harm come back to life and this experience alone is enough to trigger these negative feelings within us. We can't run from these thoughts and feelings anymore. We have to acknowledge and process these pains in order to release them. We need to be lighter as we move forward in life with a new mind frame of how we deal with the not-so-pleasant things life exposes us to.
This is a great time for us to clearly see how we identify and attach to our pain stories, and whether pain has been a catalyst for regaining our own personal power, or whether we use pain as an excuse to not move forward in life. These realizations will be triggered, processed, and ready to be released when Pluto goes direct on November 24th.
Mars began it's retrograde on June 26th, and will soon be ending on August 27th. This planetary alignment is a bit more intense than the others due to the fact that Mars (the planet of energy, action, and passion), only retrogrades every 2 years. And thank goodness for that! Mars' energy retrogrades in 2 signs during it's transit in both Aquarius (the planet of free thinking, individualism, rebellion, and freedom), and Capricorn (the steadfast, serious, responsible and career oriented sign). Because planetary energy is normally exerted outward, when a retrograde takes place, that energy turns inward making us feel unmotivated, slower, lethargic, and less passionate.Our sex lives make take a hit as we really aren't as energetic and sexually driven as we normally are. It's not a great time to start new projects or engage in new relationships as the passion and action energy just isn't there. Because Mars started its retrograde cycle in Capricorn, we may have lost our energy and focus on our projects and creative endeavors. We may have stepped back on our responsibilities in life and the commitments we made to others.Many of us found ourselves under the feeling of huge, overwhelming pressures which can quickly transform into anger and irritability. We suddenly had old disagreements and endings rise up to be rehashed again, and we find our minds stuck in old, hurtful events.Once Mars slipped into Aquarius, the energy shifted to a place of resistance and rebellion if things weren't going, or turning out the way we had hoped. We found ourselves reliving past situations that we once thought were perfect for us, and how they suddenly fell apart. This is a very challenging time emotionally as we navigate through our anger, sadness, and anxiety. Depression seems to sneak in and take over without even being noticed until it was too late. Conflict has been at an all time high, and without doing the deep, inner-work to resolve our inner conflict, this energy expressed outwardly could be very detrimental to existing relationships and projects.Luckily, when Mars slips back into Capricorn again, we are able to "get a grip" so to speak, and see clearly how and why, these issues are coming up for us. The beautiful Capricorn energy is able to organize our thoughts and feelings in a way that doesn't seem to be as overwhelming to process, as we move towards the bigger picture in life, achieving our end goal.Mercury (the planet of communication, technology, and travel), started to retrograde July 26th in the sign of Leo (the sign of confidence, chattiness, and pride), and won't stop until August 19th. We are most familiar with Mercury retrogrades, as it is one of the most frequent retrograde transit we experience three or four times a year.During a Mercury retrograde, it is common to experience miscommunications, technology breakdowns and malfunctions, and wonky travel plans. Because this transit is taking place in Leo, we will experience complete social awkwardness as the way we are use to communicating with clarity and confidence, will be confused and chaotic.The way our brains receive and process information gets muddled. We can experience extreme brain fog and feel like suddenly we are unable to speak properly and be heard in the way we want to be heard. This is a time when frustrations can arise and trigger our inner voices. By the time Mercury goes direct, it will be in the sign of Virgo which will cause us to move more innerward to rehash all of the ways we tried to express ourselves and just didn't have it turn out the way we hoped for.By this point, we have accepted our brain fog, accepted that social interaction just isn't working during this time, and just feel a bit more settled in a quieter setting.Finally, Chiron (the wounded healer), started its retrograde adventure on July 5th, and will hold strong in retrograde position until December 8th. This transit brings the greatest, and most intense healing, as we have no other choice but to face our wounds head on. Our inner triggers, wounds, and perceived weaknesses, are illuminated in such a way that there is no way they can be ignored.During a retrograde, everything slows down so we can look into these issues and identify how they have subconsciously been effecting our lives. Although this energy can be very difficult to navigate, these issues aren't arising to cause us more suffering, instead they are being spotlighted so we can identify the source of the pain, and transform that pain into power. Chiron's energy teaches us to not be a victim and fall into self-pity, but rather to identify as a warrior who carries many wounds as he stands proud surviving a great battle.We will face this battle alone within ourselves until Chiron goes direct. We will then have the chance to take action on making changes and setting boundaries in our lives in order to rise in the power of accepting our struggles, instead of allowing them to keep us in a place of pain and suffering.This is definitely a powerful time, with huge energy shifts supporting our inner work, supporting revisions and editing ourselves in an authentic light. If nothing else, this retrograde season has given us the gift to break free of old programming and patterns, both in our ways of thinking and feeling. We can now embrace our true thoughts, feelings, and desires, and understand how we are ultimately creating and building our own future.As always, should you require assistance navigating these energy seas, book a session online and I can help you see your life from an objective angle and advise you how to adjust your energy and mindset for success.To keep up to date on all of these transits as they progress and go direct and how it will effect you, sign up for the newsletter if you haven't already! I have some really cool things being launched over the next few months and newsletter subscribers will be the first to hear about it, and of course receive great promo codes to get access to products and services at a discounted rate.Many blessings to you during this time!
Friday The 13th
Most of us dread when the old Friday the 13th rolls around. When you're raised on horror films and the iconic JASON from the FRIDAY THE 13TH movies, how could you really get excited for such a dark and destructive day?!The truth is, most horrible things in life happen on every other day in calendar other than Friday the 13th. Today's "bad luck day" is actually anything BUT bad luck. It does carry a super intense energy though, as we have many astrological events taking place around this already energetically charged day. When you think about how many people in the world are superstitious (whether they admit it or not) you can get a good idea of the global energy being sent out in vibrational frequency. In the same way that Universal prayer can create positive effects, having a collective negative energy can create the same vibration with negative effects. When you consider that what you send out into the world is what you attract, accidents can easily happen when you focus your energy on being overly cautious because the calendar says it's the day for bad things to happen.
Astrologically, today is a very powerful, but positive energy. We have just had our fortune and luck button pressed with Jupiter turning direct this past Tuesday, and the partial solar eclipse has activated our memories and themes from 8 - 10 years ago. What were you dealing with at that time? With the new moon in cancer, there is an even greater focus on the themes that may have created hurts among the family unit, with the Mother in particular. Many people are suddenly having the feeling that they have been thrown 10 years back in the past to deal with some issues that really haven't demanded much attention over the years, but now, needs attention and closure.In my own life, I have experienced these forces in ways that I couldn't even have predicted. My Mother's side of the family had a huge falling out about 8 years ago and never really recovered. With so many different personalities involved, all having thoughts, feelings, and perspectives, that differed completely from one another, hurt feelings and frustration caused a disconnect over time. This put a strain on all the relationships involved (sisters, cousins, aunts, mothers, grandmothers) were effected and dramatically altered. With astrological aspects at play, we all found ourselves together, in the same room, organically and without force, laughing, talking, and reminiscing without pain, trauma or effort. It was a freaking miracle! That was the first time we were all in the same space in 8 years!! Another great thing about Friday, the 13th, is it was exactly 11 years ago today that I brought home my very first dog, first love, first soulmate, Taeya Lyn MaGooberface. That was the best day of my life! So for me, Friday the 13th, especially the ones that take place in July, holds great memories and since then I have celebrated the day in happiness instead of being nervous and fearful.
You may find yourself revisiting issues concerning the home, the relationships within it, and feeling as if you are repeating a cycle, but this time, you will have a different outcome due to the support of the cosmos. Jupiter lends its positivity and good luck to situations that need healing. The partial solar eclipse lends us the energy to revisit issues with a new perspective, taking new actions and efforts to steer the situation to a better conclusion, and the new moon in cancer today lends us the energy to implement new patterns, thoughts and behaviors concerning the motherly issues you may be harbouring in your heart. It's time to transform that pain into something powerful such as forgiveness and understanding.Sometimes, when we really stop to think about it, encountering Jason from Friday the 13th movies might seem less painful and traumatic as dealing with our own feelings and family issues. It's harder to run from yourself and your heart then it is to run from a chainsaw yielding psycho. For those of you looking to break the cycle, and do the inner work necessary to evolve and grow, I suggest you prepare yourself for a horrific Friday the 13th by facing your shadowside head on, no mask, and bare your soul to heal the hurt. If you don't, you can count on being faced with these feelings and situations again in the future, as we spiral though the lessons of life.Use this positive energy and supportive planetary alignments to deal with the themes that arise so you can move forward in a new light.If you require assistance in navigating your energy and how to best approach the themes and situations arising, please book a session online.Many blessing & much love to you during this time! MarleeResident Reader & Psychic Advisor East Coast Energy Boutique
Jupiter Goes DIrect, Partial Solar Eclipse & New Moon In Cancer
If you are a subscriber to the Weekly Insights, you will already know that this week is going to be an interesting one! Today is the first day that Jupiter is now moving forward after turning direct yesterday. This is GREAT news as the restrictions and lack of we've been experiencing over the past 4 months is now over. From here on out, we will feel the the shift and see the forward motion of things that will have luck back on our side as we attract abundance and positive situations to our lives once again.In the Tarot, THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE would be the card to represent Jupiter's directional change, and this particular card has been popping up in pretty much everyone's readings over the past few weeks! When a particular card continuously shows up in multiple readings, it's a good indication that these energies are being felt globally, and that many people are experiencing hardships in some aspect in life.Many people have experienced the loss of a home, job, or relationship. Even deeper than that, some have even lost their connection with themselves. As hard as loss actually is, you can be sure that there is a wonderful new beginning waiting to fill the void of whatever the loss was. I myself have lost a fair amount due to these shifts and transits including my home, job, and beliefs around the foundation I thought was strong enough to build on. I was wrong.
Even in the moments of defeat, brokenheartedness, and pure anger, I KNEW this was all happening for a reason, and that I would be better off because of it once the dust settled. Even in my own readings, THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE was a key player in understanding when I could expect a positive shift to take place. And the Tarot doesn't lie! The day before Jupiter went direct (this past Monday), I was offered an opportunity that will definitely help me in rebuilding my life on a more solid foundation. This is only the beginning, as I had more orders placed yesterday for readings and report services than I've ever had at one time (thank you SO MUCH)!!Today, we are experiencing what is called the dark void of the moon. This happens when the moon is making her transit between signs. With no actual position for her to be locked into, we experience the dark void of the moon when she is on her way to her next position. This transit gives us a really interesting energy to work with. This is a great time to go inward and explore what's actually going on inside your heart and head, and seeing where there is a disconnect, or misalignment between the two. This is a reflective time, and a time for daydreaming about the life you'd like to see yourself living. It's an amazing time to see the "darker" side of all the things you try really hard to be positive about, and a time that should be spent evaluating the endings that just took place in your life.Give yourself permission today, to check out of your "norm" and get in touch with the energy you carry within. Be careful though, as this is a time where you could easily pick up other people's energy and emotions and experience thoughts and feelings that aren't even yours. You should definitely be centering and grounding your energy today, and make sure you have a clear vision of what thoughts and feelings actually belong to you.Pluto, the planet of transformation, is literally screaming at us to change, transform, and let the pieces within us that are old and outdated to die, making room for all the good stuff to flow into our lives. You will find positive changes filling the space of what was once there, tying us to our past. We won't have very much time to explore this energy, as the moon prepares for a partial solar eclipse and the NEW moon takes place in Cancer.As we head into eclipse season, be prepared to see situations and events happen at a greater speed than usual. You will be surprised how quickly you get over the hurt, and how quickly you process those feelings into a strength and understanding that you will use to implement the new changes brought forth by the eclipse.If life were a video game, this is the point where your screen would go dark after you fought all the bad guys that ambushed you in the woods. The black screen would then start to flicker and the music changes from defeat and darkness to an upbeat, victorious anthem. You would see a wave of beautiful light flow over your animated character, and you'd see an increase to your energy level and monetary resources. You'd receive an upgrade to your weapons and armour; even your skill set would be improved. You my friend, just hit the point in the game where you levelled up! This is what the partial solar eclipse and new moon in Cancer is going to do to all of us, upgrades all around!Eclipses are nothing short of karmic and cosmic re-adjustment or re-alignment. Just imagine you were walking on the wrong path and the Universe needed a way for you to see how far you've strayed. This solar eclipse is what you need to SEE through the darkness, and have some of the elements in your life re-adjusted to get you back on the path you were meant to walk. Many times, we walk paths that don't really feel like the right way, but because we are always trying hard to be positive and to make the best out of things, and try hard to make things work, we commit to the path that doesn't feel like the right way to go. That's why, all of a sudden, the Universe will use the planetary alignments to help you get rid of things that you shouldn't even be involved in.
I can speak from personal experience that the path I was walking was not for me. But because I am a person who commits to making things work even if it doesn't feel good, I continued on the path that was actually taking me further away from the path that I should have already been on. Realistically, there was no way I was going to wake up and quit my job, give up my home, and choose to start over with a clean slate. So the Universe jumped in and did it for me.If you are into moon magick at all, or have an interest in the lunar phases and how they impact our lives, you will understand the weight of this partial solar eclipse and new moon in Cancer to be a new moon pumped up on steroids. Think of all the NEW beginnings and NEW energy a new moon normally brings; the fresh starts, the new ideas, the new ways of thinking and feeling. This energy will only be amplified under the eclipse energy.The planetary alignments and shifts have been beautifully planned out and orchestrated by the Universe to literally beat us down and strip us of everything we knew, in order for us to clearly see the changes that need to be made in order to start fresh. Although these transit are very close together, not allowing us a whole lot of time to get used to them, explore ourselves in them, and formulate a plan to move past them, we are processing and integrating these energies as swiftly and efficiently as possible.So here we are in the dark void of the moon, awaiting tomorrow's solar eclipse event that will usher us into a brand new way of being by the end of the week. I truly hope and pray you all are being as easy and as gentle on yourselves and others at this time, as we are all experiencing our own inner journey, awaiting to see the new map we are about to follow.As always, if you need any assistance or guidance during this time, I would be happy to help! You can book a session online, and together we can help you understand the energy and events leading up to this solar event, and how to best move forward in the light of the new moon. Many blessings to you at this time! MarleeResident Reader & Psychic AdvisorEast Coast Energy Boutique
Astro & Tarot Forecasts - July 2018
Hello and Welcome to July!
We start off this month with lots of planets in retrograde and many energy shifts at play. We open the month still riding the coat tails of the Capricorn Full Moon and the epic event of Mars going retrograde. Sidenote: Thank you SO MUCH for all the love and support on that article. It seems me opening myself up triggered a lot of people and I had the most amazing, comforting experience ever baring my soul.
To find out what July has in store for you, read your forecast below!
Aries (March 21 - April 19)
Hello Aries!
I'm so glad you are finally starting to feel like yourself again. It was a hard couple of months, and even though things aren't QUITE how you need and want them to be, the energy around it all and within you has been much brighter and more positive than the months before. You struggled in June to face an issue that popped up into your life out of nowhere after being removed for so long. Somehow, you have found a way to make peace with it, even though you know you have to continuously work on keeping yourself in check and actively assessing what is out of balance in your life. The first part of July will focus on your second chance at making some edits and revisions to your income strategy and when Chiron, the wound healer retrogrades back into Pisces for a quick minute you will revisit some hard truths surrounding your income and how it has cause you pain and suffering in the past, and maybe even now too. When Jupiter (who has been in Scorpio working on our self-worth, money, possessions, and intimacy) finally goes direct, you will see that the wheel of fortune will pause just for the quickest moment for you to implement something new around the New Moon eclipse in the middle of the month. Luckily, eclipse season being upon us seems to be in perfect alignment for you to implement something new to create a new income. There is a balance that you are striving for here among personal success, and your shared resources, also with being aware of the financial position among the partnerships that may exist in your life. We will end off the month with a very rare Full Moon in Aquarius, which will having you wanting to be as free as possible in every aspect of your life. Rebellion and conflict can occur and it allows you to be forced out of your comfort zone to fight for something you believe in, even if it causes you to be pushed out of your existing group or community. It's at this time that you will find greater connections with those you encounter once you feel the desperation from the tight knit community you thought you were aligned with. Overall Aries, your July, although still actively offering challenges and rewards, is a brighter month for you compared to the last 3 months you've had. Have a great July!
Taurus (April 20 - May 20)
Hi Taurus!
You start off the month with a very high energy that could either be focused and expressed as passion, or anger. Either way you are taking charge and getting things done as quick as the Universe can throw you the curve balls. The energy will phase in and out as Chiron, the wounded healer, goes retrograde and slips back into Pisces again. We have a second chance to edit and rewrite a few paragraphs in the book of life we've created for ourselves based on the wounds and traumas that surface around this time. This will definitely illuminate the right area of concern for you when the New Moon eclipse occurs around the middle of the month. Even though you are on the right path, you will encounter some road blocks as you are challenged by the end of the month. We have a Full Moon eclipse at the end of July which may have you in a bit of a somber and reflective mode as you are witnessing the truth among the bonds you carry among your family, friendships, coworkers and community. We get the opportunity to see how much you've grown by seeing those you naturally fall away from because the energies no longer align. You are very serious towards the end of the month Taurus, so make sure you take the time to process you thoughts and feelings. Have a great July!
Gemini (May 21 - June 20)
Hi Gemini!
You start of the month of July with a bang as you are still riding high from starting your new natal year. You are definitely being more social - as if that was even possible - but yet find yourself crossing paths and circles with others who are outside your normal group of people. Love interests may arise at this time. Because Chiron, the wounded healer, goes retrograde into Pisces for the first week of July. Carefully weigh the pros and cons of any kind of relationship you are thinking of engaging in. We have a tendency to revisit some traumas and bad memories through new people during this time. Around the middle of the month you may find yourself revved up and ready to go to war as you've had enough of a certain person, behavior, or attitude, and you do your thing to kick it in the butt! Clearing out the old is something that needs to happen for you to implement something new with the new moon eclipse. Even though this might not be a pleasant time, you have the warrior attitude instead of a wounded warrior's perspective, so I have faith you will exit this challenge a winner. The kicking ass and taking names continues until the end of the month when we have the Full Moon eclipse in Aquarius lending you the energy to fight for more freedom. However that manifests in your life, whether it be a relationship, job, or living situation, something's changing for the better because you decided you're worth it! Have a great July Gemini!
Cancer (June 21 - July 22)
Hi Cancer!
Happy birthday! Well, what a start to your new natal year! You've done a lot of purging up until now making room for all the good changes to come. Granted, it's not quite over yet. We are in your season and in true Cancer fashion, the feels are through the roof! With Chiron, the wounded healer, retrograding into Pisces in the first week, you can expect it to bring up some of your own wounds caused by love. Relationships are very complex. There are many ways love can manifest in one's life and the way you choose your relationships might be under the telescope. What you'll find when you take a closer look is that these relationships unveil a lot about how you nurture others, nurture yourself, and how YOU need to be nurtured. This new mindset will kick in around the middle of the month when the New Moon eclipse takes place. Be sure to remain aware of the balance, or lack there of, between your thoughts and your emotions. You may find your mental anxiety and exhaustion is at an all time high. That energy will stick around towards the end of July when we have the Full Moon eclipse in Aquarius. You will have a huge shift within that will allow you to adopt new ways of thinking, in alignment with your heart on choosing the relationships that will remain in your life. Have a great July Cancer!
Leo (July 23 - August 22)
Hi Leo!
You start of the first of July with multiple changes and events happening in different areas of your life all at once. We are in the season to rebuild and rewrite our plans and you do this with much power and strength. Your wounds and past traumas may resurface as Chiron, the wounded healer, goes retrograde into Pisces. This may identify a past relationship that either didn't get off to a good start, or didn't get started at all, a second chance! This energy will be fully supported around the middle of the month when we have a New Moon eclipse that will support a "second chance at building" kind of energy. Conflicts can be resolved, and endings can be better accepted. You carry a much more serious tone into the end of the month when you may retreat a bit from your normal positioning among your friends, family, and coworkers. It's very a much a time you will go inward before re-emerging with a new found strength and perspective after going after what it is you actually want in life and love. Have a great July Leo.
Virgo (August 23 - September 22)
Hi Virgo!
You start off the month of July in a strong, ready to take on the world, kind of energy only to have Chiron, the wounded healer, go retrograde into Pisces. This will aid you in your quest to take the leadership role and get things done, as long as you focus the energy correctly and don't let it overflow into anger and aggression. We have as New Moon eclipse taking place around the middle of the month that will have money on your mind. A new way of budgeting or being organized with money will be implemented in your financial area. This New Moon energy is something that will support any changes made under careful review and revision. This is a time that the edits take hold, so create your new plan accordingly. Feeling a sense of accomplishment from "taking care of business" , you give yourself permission to relax and unwind by having a bit more fun in social situations. This playful energy continues until the end of the month where the Full Moon eclipse in Aquarius will have you feeling a the freedom Aquarius desires. Carefully though, this alignment involves Pluto in a situation where transformation is the focus, so your freedom will definitely come at a price. Have a great July Virgo!
Libra (September 23 - October 22)
Hi Libra!
Phew! What a roller coaster June was, am I right?! Taking a look back on the month I bet you are super surprised just how much has happened and all that you accomplished in that short amount of time. We start July off with Chiron, the wounded healer, going retrograde into Pisces. This will definitely bring up some not so good things from the past but you won't be the living example this time. Instead, you are watching those around you struggle in ways that you use to. but because you've grown so much and evolved as a human and a soul you are able to recognize these characteristics and situations and have empathy for them, and for yourself. It's through other people that we realize how far we've come. The New Moon eclipse takes place in the middle of the month and you will see that you find yourself feeling an emotion that you don't normal feel; contentment! Relish in these feelings and moments Libra! You have totally earned them. For a small, short amount of time you get to experience balance. It doesn't last long as you move towards the end of July with a focus on the LACK OF instead of what you've GAINED. Because your financial situation has improved, but not yet to your liking, it causes a conflict within you, throwing your internal scales off balance once again. This is not a time to think in the terms of LACK. These eclipses provide the energy to FEEL what we focus on, so let's focus on balance and stability instead of what you don't have yet. Have a great July Libra!
Scorpio (October 23 - November 21)
Hi Scorpio!
You're being shown how tough you really are my Scorpio friend, and not that it's fair, but it's a must! You have spent so much energy focusing on manifesting the life you envision but to make such a dramatic switch means dramatic changes must happen. Who better to handle the weight of the world on their shoulders. As the Universe is constantly breaking things down for you to rebuild in a better way. We start off the month with Chiron, the wounded healer planet retrograding into Pisces. Your pain and suffering are going to be the main focus especially on your finance sector. Because Jupiter, who has been retrograde in Scorpio is almost ready to go direct, all the luck, fortune and expansion that was set to happen in your finance sector is finally going to blossom. You have new money on the way, it just hasn't landed in your possession yet. You know it's coming though, you feel it in your soul. The wheel of fortune card stands proud as we have the New Moon eclipse in the middle of the month shortly after Jupiter goes direct. Expect lots of changes in your luck and career area as the wheel changes pace and starts moving in the other direction. Do not focus on that which hasn't appeared yet, and yet, hold onto every good thing that blesses your life now, no matter how small. It takes time to rebuild your life Scorpio, and li=luckily for you, time is going to be on your side as you head towards the end of the month's Full Moon eclipse energy and you step up to be free of the burdens you've been suffering from. You will experience baby steps in your freedom and find yourself living a whole new life by Fall. Have a great July Scorpio!
Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21)
Hi Sagittarius!
You start the month off with Chiron, the wounded healer, triggering some old wounds you may have around money and the power it may have over you. Instead of using the funds for good, are you being shown where your spending habits may have caused your harm? Chances are, it happened in the past and hopefully you are not experiencing this lesson first hand. instead these memories and wounds are being opened up for you to reprocess them, and re-edit a few things in your budget. The New Moon eclipse takes place in the middle of the month which highlights your wants, needs and desires to do something more than what you're currently doing in life. This is eclipse season we are being offered the energy to recognize, release and replace our beliefs and structures. You will head into the end of he month's Full Moon eclipse in Aquarius with the feeling that you need to break free of the financial and luck patterns that seem to limit you. This is overall, a tough month for you to grasp financially, as the energy shifts cause you to face your spending habits dead on.
Capricorn (December 22 - January 19)
Hi Capricorn!
You start off the month of July feeling as though the Universe is somehow punishing you for the changes that have been taking place. You have created some of those changes yourself by the ideas you've been holding, but mostly there are external factors at play now thst influence your life in a big way. The first week of July, Chiron, the wounded healer, goes retrograde and allows past pains and suffering to rise to the surface to be revisited, revised, and rewritten. You have financial news towards the middle of the month as Jupiter goes direct and causes a positive influx of income. This aligns perfectly with the New Moon eclipse and you will see some new habits come from the increased income to now support some lifestyle changes you've been wanting to make. You head into the month's Full Moon eclipse with a high level of anxiety and mental exhaustion. You have the tendency to be a little bit dark and be negative about change. Just realize that change is inevitable and that this particular change is short, and not long lasting. Have a great July Capricorn!
Aquarius (January 20 - February 18)
Hi Aquarius!
You start off the month of July in a bit of a state of chaos. Things are a bit unorganized and out of control, and there is a strong need for discipline and leadership to straighten this mess out. Chrion, the wounded healer, goes retrograde into Pisces causing you to focus on past wounds and traumas especially surrounding the chaos in your life. It looks like you are being triggered by this energy shift and you take the offensive side and set off into the horizon baring the weapons you aren't afraid to use to defend your rights and beliefs. The New Moon eclipse in the middle of the month, highlights where huge transformations need to take place in your life, illuminating where you are limited and require more freedom. You head into the Full Moon eclipse in Aquarius at the end of the month ready to cut the cords from what keeps you attached and bonded in a way you want to escape. You find yourself emotional activated at this time as you are passionately standing up for yourself and making the changes needed to secure the freedom you desire. Have great July Aquarius!
Pisces (February 19 - March 20)
Hi Pisces!
You head into the month of July with Chiron, the wounded healer, bringing out old traumas and wounds from the past. Financially, you are in a state where you are providing for others and taking on the role with grace, However, Chiron rips the bandaid off of these feelings, having you feel your way through the old issues you carry forward surrounding the financial stability, or lack there of. As you connect to the mother energy, this can be you, your mother, or overall, suggesting the nurturing role of the family unit as a Mother would. The New Mon eclipse takes place in the middle of the month bringing the issues surrounding your magic touch and the guidance you have within into focus. You have created a disconnect with yourself in the past, and this New Moon eclipse shows you what new ideas and/or perspectives you can invite into your world to trust yourself again and know you can create your own stability and magic in life. You carry a super serious tone heading into the end of the months's Full Moon eclipse in Aquarius as you connect with the suffering feelings and energies of all of those fighting for freedom. Whether it be on a small scale within your own life or on a global scale, these are times of transformation which you encourage, but you suffer greatly with the pain you yourself experience in that quest, and that which you feel for others fighting that fight. Have a great July Pisces!
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Full Moon In Capricorn
As I observed the beauty of the moon in the sky last night, I wondered how many times over the 33 years of my life that I stood paralyzed under the gorgeousness and the love of the moon. I have always found comfort in the Moon and stars. They have always been a constant in my life and something I could always rely on. They have always helped me make sense of myself and my life, even at the darkest of times.Today we have a Full Moon in Capricorn. It's been back-to-back energy shifts for us lately, and in true astrology fashion, we have this beauty of a Moon blessing us with sheer focus, as we know what we have to do now, and are so focused and fixated on it, that we are ready to take action.Being the focused, determined business-minded energy that Capricorn is, and seeing as the Full Moon phase assists us in letting go, this sweet, strawberry moon asks us to get serious.I spoke about how this is now a time for action for us as we head into the second half of the year in the article Neptune Goes Retrograde. The first half being about creating the vision, the second half implement what is necessary to make that vision come to life. If you haven't read that article yet, please click here.In staying in tune and in alignment with the energies at play, this Full Moon carries a heavier, more serious tone as we are so focused on what has to be done that we can't think of anything else. The interesting point of this energy is that, because we are in Cancer season, all the FEELS are highlighted and we may find ourselves way more highly emotional than normal. This Cancer energy may conflict with the Full Moon energy in such a way that you will be torn between wanting to get started in your plan of taking over the world in Capricorn fashion, but may be just not today, in Cancer fashion.
The good news is that this Full Moon is the opener for our eclipse season which should provide some interesting energies to work with as we go through the Summer months. Of course I will keep you up-to-date with the energy and how to best navigate it, but for now, please let the Capricorn Full Moon do it's part in preparing you to take care of business and tackle the challenges at hand.The earth energy from Capricorn, and the water energy from Cancer has the potential to create quite a storm inside us! Do your best to stay centered and grounded and experience the FEELS as they rise to the surface.Think about what you were dealing with back in January - February of this year. Those themes and events got stalled for many reasons, and you'll find we refocus our energy back to those themes to actually DO something about them this time around.As always, if you are looking for assistance in navigating these energetically charged times, please reach out and book a reading session with me by clicking here.Just reminding you also, that there are only a few days left to score 10% off your first month of a monthly subscription! I'm so excited to deliver your Weekly Insights to you starting this Sunday!Much love and many blessings to you during this time! MarleeResident Reader at The East Coast Energy Boutique
Mars Goes Retrograde
As I sat down to consult the sky and examine the transit of Mars going retrograde tomorrow, I was paralyzed as all the AH-HA moments finally clicked in my brain and I made sense of not only what was happening in the sky, but why certain events are happening to me in my own life. A lot of the time, we read articles just like this one, and hear the warnings and advice on what to expect as far as the energy shift goes and how to handle it best, but yet we still have no idea how that is going to manifest in our own lives.Some people may think that because I am able to understand astrology and make sense of it, and because I'm able to do readings for others and provide them with information and guidance on how to best navigate what's going on in their world, that my life is a breeze! That couldn't be further from the truth.Most people who are of service and provide healing and comfort to others only have that ability due to their own pain and suffering. Many other healers, along with myself, have had such horrible hardships in their lives and have great amounts of pain and suffering in their past. They say that most healers must endure that pain and suffering, and live and breathe the darkness to fully follow and appreciate the light. It's in our own experiences and darkness that we can truly find ourselves; our strength, and then share our gifts and wisdom with others in their time of need.I have struggled with sharing my gifts with others for the past 10 years. I have spent more energy repressing my own story and hesitating to share it on a public level, than I have trying to accept it and embrace it. Everything that has happened to me; both good and bad, has been a part of my Soul's plan to push me out into the world to help others. As a human, who really enjoys and values privacy, I have been avoiding taking responsibilities of that role for far too long. I share this with you now, because I'm tired of fighting. My world has been shaken up once again, rattled to it's core, forcing me to make the changes necessary to switch directions, all because I have been fighting against my true calling.Instead of me writing an article about Mars going direct and the effects it will have on you, I am going to use a beautifully written article by AstroButterfly and break it down and tell you how it's effecting my life, and in turn, maybe, you can better see how it can manifest in your own. If nothing else, you will be able to clearly see that astrology really DOES impact our lives.WARNING: In no way is your experience going to be the same as mine. We all have an astrological blueprint that makes us experience life, learn the lessons, and feel the astrological shifts and transits differently. If you are interested in learning more about yourself through your astrological birth chart, please click here.Let's get into it! It's going to be lengthy, so if you want to skip my experiences and just read the article by AstroButterly, please click here.AstroButterfly writes:Mars goes retrograde on 26 June 2018. Mars is retrograde for two months and goes direct again on 26 August 2018. Mars is the planet of action, so expect major things to happen this summer.My thoughts:Summer just started. Last Thursday, we had the Summer Solstice with the Sun moving Into Cancer. You can read about it here. The very next day I had my life kicked out from under me. I received a phone call that changed everything. Within an hour, I was forced to quit my job, and give up my home. The Summer Solstice is about illuminating parts of your life that aren't working, and that you've been ignoring pretending that there is no issue. The Sun in Cancer means the focus was on the home, and also the Mother energy was in the spotlight. How you are being nurtured, and how you nurture yourself, and others was being examined. In my crisis, my Mother stepped up to the plate to rescue me, and took me and my family unit - my fur babies - into her home. Mars retrograde happens at the same time with this year’ eclipse season so you can bet this summer will bring life-changing events in your life. Karma (eclipses) and action (Mars) act as one. You will have the feeling you cannot escape your destiny.Eclipse season is JUST about to begin, and the planets are aligning themselves to lend us the energy we need to prepare for such events. It's at this particular point in my own journey that I'm hearing the Universe SCREAM at me "YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CANNOT HIDE!" I know from my own personal birth chart that my karma in this life is directly connected to being of service to help others through their own darkness, which I have been through myself. Mars, taking the action necessary in my life to DIRECT my energy and FOCUS on fulfilling my karmic duty is on the center stage now. Without my normal, stable, reliable, secure income, I would not focus on this blog, and offering the services I do with as much passion and drive as I am now. When there are no other options on the table you make the best of what you can. And right now, with my plate being cleaned of my daily distractions, I have nothing else to focus on other than my blog, my services, my future projects, and my own personal healing.Of course, you can try to run, but with Mars retrograde, it will be difficult to hide. He will find you – when retrograde, Mars takes his time.Didn't I JUST say this exact line a few minutes ago?! I obviously feel that energy force very strongly!
Contrary to beliefs that things slow down when Mars is retrograde, Mars retrograde intensifies action. Things may slow down in your life, but you will take action more forcefully than usual, and from a more authentic place.Intense alright!! In my own life, I have had the pause button pressed. I am now waiting for reports and testing to help determine my next direction in life. I'm literally at the mercy of external forces, and the time frames in which THEY operate. For the next month or two, I am suppose to be patient, not moving in ANY direction. So the only control I have is focusing my energy into something good, which is my writing, and sharing my story and experiences with others.You will embody Mars, you will act like Mars – you will BE Mars. You will finally act on your true desires, and do what you wanted to do since Mars started its cycle on July 26, 2017.Think back to what was happening in your life last July. Chances are you are dealing with the themes of what was on your mind back then, right now. For me at that time, I was in a horrible relationship that gave me the beautiful lessons and experiences I needed to see my own worth. We are always being shown how we really feel inside our Souls by the reflection of those we have around us. They are essentially a mirror to your inner world. At that time, my inner world was pretty dark. But through that darkness I found my light again. I learned how to love myself enough to leave a bad situation, and I did. I drove myself across the country with the help of my Dad who came to rescue me. The further away from the darkness I got, the more I rediscovered my light. It's been a struggle to rebuild my life since then. Full of hardships. But I finally got myself out on my own again, healing, and getting to know and love myself again. And then it all came crashing down, with one phone call. When Mars is retrograde, it is always opposite the Sun. It is closest to the Earth and shines at its brightest. The Earth is basically between Mars and the Sun, becoming the mediator between the divine consciousness (the Sun) and action (Mars). Mars retrograde is manifestation in action!This inner conflict is huge! In my Soul I know I'm suppose to help others on a grander stage than what I've been doing. I know my true calling, and have been running from it for years. So it is no surprise to me that Mars exercised its intense action by clearing the way for me to fully embrace my role in the world.Mars opposite Sun is like a Full Moon of Mars and intensifies, brings to culmination whatever Mars stands for in your natal chart.For me, Mars stands for my sense of Self. Being true and authentic and making sure my outer world starts to reflect what's going on in my inner world. The truth is, my inner world has been chaotic, and cluttered. It's been rittled with conflict trying to suppress my knowledge of knowing what I should be doing versus what I have been doing. Inside, I KNOW I need to focus on healing, myself AND others. It's through other people that I heal myself. But I've spent YEARS secluding myself, and isolating myself from others, when I should be doing the opposite. I have tried so hard to maintain a "normal" outer image, with a normal job, and normal thoughts, feelings and desires. When really, my inner self is so far away from being normal and conformative, that there is no wonder why the events that are currently taking place in my life right now, are unfolding.
Why Mars Retrograde Is So Important
Mercury retrograde might be more popular, because it happens more frequently (Mercury goes retrograde every 3-4 months and is retrograde 20% of time), but Mars retrograde is more important, because it happens only once every 2 years. Last time Mars was retrograde was April – June 2016.Think back to those dates. What was going on for you at that time? For me, I had just tried to escape my bad relationship for the first time. I packed up my belongings and my animals and made the 3 hour venture to the airport by myself. I am not a traveler and suffer from severe anxiety when I have to drive, especially in unfamiliar places, and yet I was successful. I navigated myself through an unfamiliar province to make the second trek of a lifetime, back to the East Coast. I failed my first attempt at leaving. After checking my animals in at the airport, checking in my luggage, and returning my rental car, the airline called me to tell me they were refusing to fly my dog as she freaked out in the holding center and caused herself harm. She literally tried to chew her way out of her kennel, breaking some teeth and creating a bloody mess. I fell apart. In a frantic effort to run to the aid of my baby, I was in hysterics. I sat there in the airport, with an amazing airline representative who sat with me, covered in blood and tears. I held onto my dog and they made the arrangements to hold the flight long enough to retrieve my belongings. They replaced my rental with another, and covered it in plastic for me to return to my crappy life and relationship. Having to call my ex and ask to come back was one of the most awful feelings I've had the pleasure of experiencing. We were so close to being free. But sitting in that airport, with a bloody dog and defeat written all over my face, I had no one to lean on and had to go back. Thinking about how Mars was at play for those events and now seeing what this retrograde has stirred up, thank goodness this only happens every two years!It’s the rarest of retrogrades and also the longest of all the personal planets. That’s why the most significant events in one’s life tend to happen when Mars goes retrograde.Mars goes retrograde at 9° Aquarius, and goes direct at 28° Capricorn. This means Mars spends two months covering only 12° of the zodiac. Have a look where you have 28° Capricorn – 9° Aquarius in your chart. There is something about that part of your chart you need to understand, to revise, and ultimately take action upon.For me, Aquarius is my ascendent and rules my first house of Self. Capricorn calls itself home in my 12th house of spirituality. Capricorn is all about business, seriousness, responsibility, and the fact that this reigns over my spiritual sector just demands the attention to my career taking the spotlight as a spiritual advisor. Aquarius, the house of Self is definitely lit up, making this retrograde take action and focus energy on the responsibility I have to be my true authentic self, and be the spiritual advisor that my Soul signed up for. All of these details are too coincidental to think that they "just happen". Divine timing is very real, and I am being faced with that truth now, more than ever!These are the most important aspects Mars makes during the retrograde:
- Mars goes retrograde June 26
- Mars is conjunct the South Node on July 20
- Mars opposes Sun on 26 July 26
- Mars is conjunct the Total Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius on July 27
- Mars is square Uranus on August 1
- Mars re-enters Capricorn on August 12
- Mars goes direct on August 27
These transit times provide a comforting timeline for me to hold onto, knowing that this life altering shake down will only last a short time, before I'm able to move forward to restructure and rebuild.
Mars – The Hero, The Warrior
Mars is the archetype of the hero and the warrior. Whenever you are fighting for something, whenever you say ‘no’ to what goes against your will, you are embodying Mars.Mars has free will. The only personal planet that travels across the zodiac on its own (not along with the Sun) is Mars. No other personal planet (Mercury, Venus) has really a will on its own, because both Mercury and Venus never travel too far away from the Sun.But Mars does. When you act from your Mars power, you have the ability to make it on your own, against any rules and obstacles. Mars brings transformation in your life. If Pluto, the higher octave of Mars brings long-lasting, complex transformation, Mars brings rapid transformation. Your life gets changed when Mars is strong in the sky, like it is now.This inspires me and gives me the drive I need at this time. I HAVE TO make it on my own! It's great to have people who can help you in your time of need, but nothing fulfills my heart and Soul more than providing for myself does. Not having to rely on other people for income and security offers a sobering realization that I just got wiped clean of being employed and now it's up to me to create a life for myself. Other people aren't a "for sure" thing. Even a stable income with job security, a secured guaranteed payment, can disappear in a phonecall. Because I'm a Scorpio and both Mars and Pluto are my rulers, I understand fully that this "crisis" is actually working in my favor, providing me with long lasting, deep, transformational changes, that may be painful for a short amount of time. This is my band-aid analogy: Rip it off quickly, take the pain, and get it over with so you can give the wound the space and air it needs to heal.Mars goes retrograde in Aquarius and Capricorn. The signs Mars is transiting will give you deeper insights into what this transformation is about.Aquarius is a paradoxical sign. On one hand, it’s a fixed sign, which means it’s stable and inflexible. On the other hand, Aquarius is ruled by Uranus, which is the most unpredictable planet in the sky.Aquarians are known to be unique, special and original – like no one else. In the same time, Aquarius is all about teamwork, groups of people and working towards a greater goal, rather than an individual goal.How can we reconcile these apparent conceptual conflicts?Aquarius is a fixed air sign. Fixed air is not an easy concept to grasp. You can probably relate to fixed earth (Taurus) – and you can instantly picture a piece of land. You could also eventually picture fixed fire (Leo) and see the Sun, or fixed water (Scorpio) and picture some ice (BTW, did you know that Scorpio’s ruling planet, Pluto is covered in ice?). But what about fixed air? (Aquarius).
Aquarius And The Invisible Threads
A good way to think about fixed air is invisible (air) threads (fixed). Aquarius is what is stable (fixed) yet invisible (air) to the eye. Invisible ties are the unwritten rules of the society. It is what keeps people together and makes them loyal to each other. It is what makes friends stay friends even if they live in different parts of the globe.
This is why Aquarius seems unpredictable…but just because you don’t see these invisible ties, it doesn’t mean they are not there.Remember how Uranus, the ruling planet of Aquarius has been discovered? With a telescope. Uranus was always there, but people couldn’t see it, within the technological limitations of the time. This is a good way of thinking about Aquarius.There is another apparent conflict with Aquarius – does Aquarius make an individual unique, or a team player?A good example for this is team sports: each player has an individual role: quarterback, center, linebacker, cornerback. But all players work towards a common goal – to win the game. Aquarius is exactly about putting the unique creative energy of each individual into use, to create something greater than the sum of its parts.Aquarian teamwork is not the assembly line workers who may work towards the same goal, but perform the same repetitive activity. Aquarian teamwork is more like an agile scrum team, or a boardroom: each person has their unique role, yet they work towards a common goal, a goal that is beyond their personal concern.Mars retrograde spends most of the time in Aquarius, however, it does go back into Capricorn from August 13 until August 26.For all of us, this means we will have the spotlight on 2 different areas of life. For me personally, the first part of this retrograde will be in Aquarius which is in my first house of Self. This means that the first part of this retrograde will be spotlighting on embracing myself and my own truth, so I can implement it in the second half of the retrograde. The focus shifts to putting my efforts into taking on the responsibility of embracing my spiritual position in the world and how to accept that it is my calling.
Go Back To The Drawing Board
When a retrograde planet moves back in the previous sign, is giving you a second chance. This is when things from the past come back to you so you can finally deal with them. Mars’ journey back into Capricorn is your second chance to get it right in the matters of the house where you have Capricorn.Let’s take an example: let’s say Aquarius is your 8th house, and Capricorn your 7th house. In the first 2 months of Mars retrograde, 8th house themes will come into focus: maybe you need to get your joint finances in order, ask for a loan, or pay your taxes. You will be busy with this from 26 June (when Mars goes retrograde) until 12 August. From 13 August on, your focus will shift to the 7th house. You will have a second chance to fix some issues related – this time – to your relationships and partnerships (7th house themes) which in turn, will help you with your 8th house matters. Maybe you need to set better, fairer rules in the relationship (7th house) so you can proceed to the next level (8th house). This is how this retrograde works.Capricorn and Aquarius have many things in common (they are both traditionally ruled by Saturn) but the fundamental distinction is that Capricorn sets the vision.Capricorn is the Manager who sets the vision, who sets the strategy. And Aquarius is the Team who makes it happen.Mars going retrograde from Aquarius to Capricorn means you need to go back to the drawing board and re-adjust your strategy.If something in your life is not working (look where you have Aquarius, to get some clues about what exactly is not working), then this retrograde is your chance to make it work again.Clearly, for me, this attempt to live a "normal" life, free of physical limitations, keeping up the "ideal life", working a "normal" job, isn't working for me. I have spent so much energy in fighting my calling that I'm constantly being shown my path even if it means I only see it because nothing else stands around it. There are no distractions, nothing, EXCEPT it... Standing there, staring me down. As if the Universe is looking down at their wrist, tapping their watch, as if to say "Enough is enough. Time is running out." I SEE it now. I can't run anymore. I can't fight it.Instead of getting stuck in doing the same thing over and over again, go back and revise your strategy. Go back to the drawing board.Ask yourself: What battle am I fighting? What am I really trying to achieve? What is my true goal? What is my strategy?Mars is the planet of action, drive, and decisiveness. Is about acting from your instinct. In the past, acting from your instinct usually meant acting against someone’s else instinct. It meant going to war. Things have changed, and with time we learned to work with the energy of Mars without causing too much harm to others, but ultimately Mars is about acting form your instinct, even if it goes against the whole world.
Haka – The War Dance
If we put all the symbolism together – Aquarius (teamwork), Capricorn (strategy), Mars (action) that flows from Aquarius to Capricorn, I cannot NOT think of the Haka.Haka is a ceremonial Maori war dance that has been popularized by the New Zealand rugby team. The All Blacks (New Zealand rugby team) perform this war dance before every rugby match. Haka is a posture dance with shouted vocal chanting accompanied by hand actions, foot stamping, and facial expressions.It is very powerful to watch and it looks like it’s working. Despite its small population, New Zealand has the most successful rugby team in the world.Haka is a war dance, meant to warn the opponent that they are better off to stay away from trouble. Haka is an honest war dance – the team shows the opponent that they are up to, what their goal is. It’s a territory marking activity: “You can’t cross here”.Who knows how many wars could have been avoided if the opponents have been straightforward about their intentions and about their abilities. When Mars slows down and gets closer to the Earth like now, he is very straightforward about his intentions.Ultimately, the upcoming Mars retrograde will ask you to perform a war dance and get to the core of what you want.Questions to reflect upon when Mars is retrograde:
- Am I crystal clear about what I want to achieve?
- Do I act with integrity?
- Does my goal serve a higher purpose?
- Is there any way I can avoid ‘bloodshed’ and still, have my objectives met?
- Which areas of my life need honest, decisive action?
You will feel the Mars retrograde energy stronger if you have planets or angles between 28° Capricorn – 9° Aquarius and 28° Cancer – 9° Leo. You can obtain this knowledge from obtaining your birth chart.If you are still reading this post, I want to thank you! Thank you for following my blog and showing me love and support to continue doing what I'm doing. The fact that 1000 people actually read my blog every month and want to hear what I have to say, gives me goosebumps, as well as the validation I so desperately need right now. As I walk my path, I am taking steps, baby steps, to walk into the light of my calling, to be of service to others on their darkest day. I hope you aren't feeling these shifts to the degree that I am, and if you are, just know that this too shall pass. You're not alone, and you're going to be okay!Much love & many blessings to you during this time! Marlee - Resident Reader at The East Coast Energy Boutique
Sun Enters Cancer - Summer Solstice
Today, June 21st, 2018, marks the Summer Solstice here in the Northern Hemisphere, when we experience the longest day of the year, and the shortest day of the year in the Southern Hemisphere.Here, in the Northern Hemisphere, the Solstice represents the peak of the year and the point of highest energy. We have had a pretty tough first part of the year, and luckily for us, even with the intense eclipse and retrograde season in front of us, the second half of this year won't be as challenging and defeating. Make no mistake though, we still have lots to learn and many shifts to endure.The Summer Solstice is a time of light, masculinity and outward expansion. We can expect the power of the Sun to light up and illuminate everything that now needs our focus and attention.The Southern Hemisphere is experiencing the lowest point of energy for the year. The Winter Solstice for them, is a time of darkness, femininity, and inward expansion. Southern Hemisphere natives will find themselves in a reflective state as they are in the season of death preparing for rebirth.Regardless of where you are at in the world, you can feel the energy of the changing seasons by observing Mother Nature. Her energy in the North provides sunny days, warmer weather, with bright blue skies and rich greenery all around. The wildlife is alive, growing, and singing their songs of a new solar season. In the South, the days are dark, cold, and dreary. The colors of the sky and land are grey. There are no birds singing and chirping, as the season calls for rest.Even though there are differences in the energy of the Solstice, the planetary or cosmic energy is the same no matter where you live.There are beautiful patterns among the stars as they set us up to experience lessons in a way that allows the energy to build and become clearer and stronger as the planetary alignments take place. The Solstice lends us the energy to see the things we need to focus on in a brand new light, as the Sun reaches the peak in the Sky.The Sun moves into Cancer today as well, which lends us a softer energy to work with as we face these new issues and themes as they arise in the light of the Sun. The Sun in Cancer will have you focusing more on your family and your home life. This gentle water sign will have you feeling a bit more sentimental than usual, and calls your attention to the home and what part of you, and others, need to be more nurtured.With the moon currently in Libra, you may find yourself trying to balance the scales in relation to the time and energy you are spending with the ones you love. It's also a great time to even the score within yourself as you realize the parts of you that have been ignored and needing more love. Take this day to stay low key, as the energy is building to the eclipse season, starting off with the Full Moon in Capricorn next week.The cosmic energy around the Solstice and leading up to the Full Moon holds an intense energy, almost like the heavens are beaming down on us and lighting up areas of our lives that are screaming for attention.We are all going to be called upon to step into our fullest potential and begin aligning with our purpose and our highest path. Up until this point in the year, we were being asked to create a vision of our reality, what we wanted to see change and have the end result of our vision come into real life. The second half of the year, from today onward, will be taking action to make the changes necessary to have you living your dream by the time 2018 is comes to an end.
Use this Solstice energy to make a final edit, and review the final changes to your vision. This is the final draft. You will have the opportunity next week to release the themes and issues that need to be let go of before your vision can come into reality. Make sure the blueprint you have for your life is solid. Take the time to think about the small details and make changes accordingly. A lot can happen in 6 months, and whether you believe it or not, you will be living a better version of the life you're currently living, if not a totally new version of life altogether, by the end of this year.
It is time to build bigger dreams, have higher ambitions, and to find more and more joy. In fact, if you don’t know where to start with all of this energy, start by following your joy and the rest will fall into place.Life is strange sometimes, but remember that aside from all the lessons and growth, we are here to have fun. Focus on using the cosmic energy of the Solstice to bring in as much joy into your life as you can. Set a foundation of happiness to grow on, because we are about to start building our dreams with much more passion and determination than you ever thought you had inside you.If you require any guidance navigating through these energies, I would be happy to help you on your path. You can book a session by clicking here.To receive information like this, mini readings, daily insights, and how you will be effected by these shifts according to your zodiac, please sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.Much love to you during this time! Happy Solstice! - The East Coast Energy Boutique
Neptune Goes Retrograde
Every planet goes retrograde (backwards in its path) at some point. We are all too familiar with Mercury retrogrades, and although each planet has a different effect on us when they retrograde, the planets closest to us, like Mercury and Venus are felt a bit more than the planets that are further away from the Earth, like Saturn, Jupiter, and Neptune. Although the effects of these planets are less than what we would experience from our neighboring planets, don't be fooled in thinking the effects won't be felt at all.Today, June 18, 2018, Neptune has gone retrograde. Neptune, the "dreamy" planet of idealism and imagination, along with illusions and confusion, is the ruler of Pisces, a water sign (emotions), and rules the 12th astrological house of the subconscious and deeper emotions.Neptune is a planet that sometimes encourages us to live a life of denial. It lends the energy that can encourage us to make excuses, and will support us to live in a world of daydreams and illusions. It also encourages us to continue ignoring dark truths that we really should be confronting head on. When Neptune goes backwards (retrograde), it can feel like we've had a bucket of cold water thrown at our faces, forcing you into the uncomfortable situations that you need to be in — all in the name of growth.From now, until November 24, 2018, when the retrograde ends, we will all feel the overall effects of this transit. Some of the feelings you can expect to face will be uncomfortable to say the least, but very imperative for your growth.https://rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/cm?o=1&p=48&l=ur1&category=kindlerotating&f=ifr&linkID=0a4fca307d1cdb26f02f573b46f1b7af&t=theeastcoas0d-20&tracking_id=theeastcoas0d-20 A Big Wake-Up Call Is About To Happen...You're going to be faced with some truths and realities that you've been trying hard to ignore. Because Neptune's dreamy energy allows us to quickly pass over unpleasant truths, its move backwards gives us the opposite effect: a harsh wake-up call. Try not to react initially to this news, and instead allow time for it to be absorbed and contemplated over before getting too emotional over it.Some Serious Self-Reflection Is About To Take Place...Neptune is a planet of spirituality and provides a great energy and opportunity for both personal and spiritual growth. This retrograde provides the perfect time and energy to go inward to discover your true wants, needs and desires. You will be able to identify the areas of yourself that requires a bit more attention and work, by figuring out what in life is working FOR you, or AGAINST you. Neptune in retrograde offers a strength in ridding bad behaviors; whether it be putting a stop to self-sabotaging tendencies, or ridding one's self of an addiction. Addictions begin primarily due to the want and desire to escape reality, so this retrograde lends the power to step out of escapism.Spiritual Growth Is On The Agenda...Neptune retrograde is also super helpful when it comes to spiritual growth. This growth stems from a foundation of confusion at first, as you contemplate what it is you actually believe in. Even those who stand firm in their beliefs will find themselves second guessing their understanding of spirituality and how it's a part of their lives. This is a great time to come to terms with your spirituality and to get a better understanding of it. You will have new ideas or understandings around your spirituality, which can cause inner-conflict and confusion. Be patient with yourself during this time and process. When Neptune goes direct on November 25th, clarity soon follows, and we may receive a new understanding that we will then have to integrate within ourselves in order to move forward.You're Going To Have Some Pretty Profound Ah-Ha Moments...With this Neptune retrograde forcing us to acknowledge things we've been trying really hard to ignore, you'll also be having some important revelations, or ah-ha moments. Neptune’s "dark side" is actually a blessing in disguise, as it uncovers the harsh realities of what we've been avoiding. Be forewarned that these ah-ha moments might be painful to acknowledge and absorb, but it's super important to face these issues head on. You'll be pushed out of your dream world to face reality and get real with yourself. Endings of bad relationships, jobs, and anything else that makes you unhappy, is highly likely during Neptune's retrograde as it gives you the swift kick in the butt you need in order to make the changes necessary that you might regularly just try to ignore. Neptune in retrograde gives you the push you need to leave the negative behind.You'll Have The Energy And Motivation To Take Action...Even in an uncomfortable state of acknowledging things you've tried so hard to ignore and keep hidden, you will also have the energy and motivation to make long lasting changes to your life. Neptune retrograde is pushing you to confront your darkest truths and step out of your dream world. It's also going to lend you the energy to push you to get things done. You're likely to feel motivated and inspired to walk away from the things that no longer work for you, and encourage you to try something new. Pay attention to your dreams during this time, and don't be surprised when certain pieces of your dreams enter your reality.You'll Feel Better Prepared In Planning For The Future...One of the best, most positive things about Neptune retrograde, is that it pushes you to make real, solid plans for your future. Between the spiritual growth, the ah-ha moments, and the motivational energy to take action, you really do have all the help you need to make important goals for your life that really are going to be good for you in the end. Neptune in retrograde will definitely show you how to start actually working towards the life you envision.You'll Have A Strong Sense Of Understanding... For many of us, we will gain a greater perspective of ourselves and the relationships we have. We will begin to see the truth of issues that have been weighing us down, and consuming our thoughts since a significant event took place in our lives last year. We are all going to experience a heightened sense of intuition during this retrograde, and with it, we will be able to receive a lot more information than usual. Trust yourself and the thoughts and feelings that arise during this time, as you will be more in touch with truth now, then ever before. Be patient with yourself as you experience the growing pains that accompany a new shift in perspective, and receiving the new information being thrown your way. Take the time to absorb the knowledge, and process it accordingly before you make any rash decisions or take action on a new path forward.It's important for all of us to spend a bit more quiet time inward, as this energy can help you reconnect with your higher sense of purpose and inner values. It's a great time to revisit that five-year plan you drew up months ago. If you feel like you've lost track of your long-term goals recently, lean into this energy as it will help you gain perspective on what it is you actually want for yourself.It's up to you to decide whether you go with the flow or whether you want to be dragged through these times of change. If you require any guidance navigating through these energies, I would be happy to help you on your path. You can book a session by clicking here.To receive information like this, mini readings, daily insights, and how you will be effected by these shifts according to your zodiac, please sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.Much love and many blessings to you during this time of change!- East Coast Energy Boutique
How To Ground According To Your Zodiac Sign
What exactly IS grounding?
You may hear that term quite a bit these days, but what exactly does that even mean? Grounding is a term for techniques used to calming the mind and body by refocusing and balancing the energies within. When the energy centers (or Chakras) within us get out of balance, it can greatly impact our lives.
Our thoughts and feelings can be a great indicator of how balanced we are and which energy centers are out of whack. When you hear someone say you need to be more grounded, it means you need to calm yourself, refocus, and recenter. The best way to stay, and keep grounded, is to spend time in nature. We as a society have filled our days with stimulation such as phones, computers, and tv. Most of those activities take place indoors, which has disconnected our human instincts to be at one with nature.
Our ancestors were at one with the earth and used the elements (earth, wind, air fire) to their advantage. All of the distractions we now have, have not only taken us away from what is natural and ingrained in us, but it also adds to the electromagnetic confusion inside our bodies. Wifi, radio & cell phone towers, and microwaves all give off enough electromagnetic frequencies to mess with our energy centers throwing them out of whack.
So what do we do about it!? Well, the most common practice to ground is to be in nature, bare foot in the grass, under trees, or just simply outdoors breathing fresh air. There are ways to enhance your grounding experience based on your zodiac sign as well.
Below you will find grounding tips for everyone, and tips specifically for your zodiac.It's important to note that just because you were born under a certain zodiac sign doesn't mean that corresponding element is your most dominate.
In order to fully understand your dominant elements and characteristics, it's always recommended to acquire your Natal or Birth chart. For all intent and purposes though, this article will base the best grounding tips for you based off of your zodiac sign.
A simple grounding exercise anyone can do from anywhere in the world (great for those who can't get outdoors) is to take a deep breath through your nose for the duration of a 5 second count, hold the breath for a 5 second count, and then a slow release of that breath through the mouth for a 5 second count. Do this 3 times, and then imagine yourself sitting in a field under a beautiful huge tree. The sun is shining and the warm breeze hits your skin.
Are you still breathing?!
As you look up through the canopy of leaves to the sky, you take a deep breathe in through your nose for 5 seconds, hold for 5 seconds, and then exhale through your mouth for 5 seconds. Imagine you are sitting there, in a magical invisible bubble where no one and nothing can get to you; not a person, not an animal, not a bug. You are safe in this bubble, and can relax.
Another breath in, another breath out.
You feel the earth under you. You see the sky above you, and you see nature all around you. Imagine this beautiful beam of white light streams down from the sky and it envelopes you in its light. Imagine this beam of light streams down, piercing right through your body and continues through the earth below you. If you were able to step outside of the invisible bubble and look at yourself sitting there, you'd see this beautiful ray of white light beam down from the sky, through you, and through the earth.You're back in your bubble now, and you are still breathing. Deep breath in, slow breath out.
Imagine, as you close your eyes you can hear the sounds of nature all around you; the birds chirping, the sound of the wind blowing through the leaves. Your eyes flicker behind your eye lids as the sunlight shines down through the leaves and branches of the tree in a strobe light like fashion. You are warm, you are safe, you are at peace.
Imagine with every breath you take into your lungs, you draw in the clean, positive, white light from this ray shining down upon you. Imagine with each breath out, you allow bits and pieces of your stress, anxiety, and worry leave your body. Deep breath in, slow breathe out. With each breath you take in, the light from this beam fills your body with calmness. With each breath out, you exhale the thoughts that pop into your head.
You open your eyes and observe the tree beside you, strongly rooted into the earth, reaching tall into the sky to chase the sunshine, and watch as it gently sways in the wind with ease. You imagine yourself as this tree. Sitting on the ground, with the earth below you, you allow yourself to visualize the roots underneath your body, planting you firmly into the ground. As you look above ground now, you see the trunk of the tree, solid and unwavering in the breeze.
As you look up, you see the branches stem off of the tree and realize your arms are your branches; extensions of your strong base, yet flexible enough to dance in the wind without breaking. The tree uses their branches to help balance, swaying back and forth, stabilizing the trees center. As you imagine the top of the tree, filled with the many branches and leaves, you can't help but to see that these branches and leaves represent your thoughts and feelings extending out into the world.You imagine yourself as the tree now; strong enough to withstand even the toughest of storms, able to weather the winds, and even though faced with challenges and harmful outside influences, it remains rooted into the ground. It sways back and forth in the wind, dancing with the adversity to remain solid in their footings.Sure, trees may lose some leaves, and even branches, and sure, some disastrous storms have the potential to snap your trunk in half and totally uproot you from the earth altogether. But today, is not that day.
You feel firmly planted in the earth. You feel your strength from deep within your core, and you have the ability to dance with any outside influence that comes to stripe you of your leaves.You are strong, you are protected, you are of the earth.
Take another deep breath in, and as you feel the air enter your lungs tell yourself, "I draw in the strength of the earth to stay grounded." Breathe out and say, "I offer my excess energy back to the earth." Again, breathe in, breathe out. You should definitely be feeling a change inside now, as you have just completed your grounding exercise. You can do this technique any time, in any place.
If you make it a daily practice, you will notice a change in how you handle the events in your day-to-day life. If you only use these technique when experience inner conflict, that's okay too. Use this technique when life gets too overwhelming and you need to center yourself. It is always recommended to do these exercise outdoors, but isn't necessary.
For my water element friends - Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces - you will find that water calms you and soothes your mind, body, and soul. If you can visit a body of water, do so, but for those who can't, you should consider inviting a water feature into your space. The sound of a water fountain has proven to be very calming and therapeutic for most people, however, my water elements friends find it to be a much deeper therapy than that. Water has the power to ground you and bring you back to center really quickly. You probably have great ideas and moments of clarity during your baths or showers. Whenever you are feeling upset or overwhelmed, introduce water to your life ASAP. Adding Epsom salts to your bath or showers will help ground your energy even more, however, if you can submerge in a lake or ocean, that would be ideal. In your day-to-day life, when your energy is uncomfortable, run your hands under cold water to help ground in a hurry. Want another real life grounding hack?! Carry packets of salt in your purse (or man purse) to use to rub in between your hands under the water.
For my air elements - Aquarius, Gemini, Libra - you will find that air, or the wind calms you and brings you a sense of clarity. If you can be outdoors and have the wind hit your face, do it. If you can reach a mountain top or hill, even the top of a building, do it. For day-to-day life hacks, fan yourself when you are becoming overwhelmed and always open a window where you can allow the breeze to enter your space. Wind chimes are also a therapeutic element for you, as the wind is the life force behind them. A real life grounding hack: stick your hand out the window while driving (keep one on the wheel) to feel the air on your skin. Anything you can do to create a sense of wind and space will help you center and regain clarity.
For my fire elements - Aries, Leo, Sagittarius - you will find that fire soothes your soul. If you are able to be outdoors around a campfire, you will find your inner peace. If you are unable to be around a fire, then lighting candles and incense will work to help you ground. Smudging (burning sage) will help to calm you quickly, as the scent of burning literally ignites your soul. Please refrain from being an irresponsible fire bug, but definitely create ways to invite fire into your life. An indoor real life grounding hack would be for you to have flame-less candles lit, or a fake fireplace. Nothing is as good as the real thing, however, "You gotta do, what you gotta do."
For my earth elements - Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn - you are already of the earth and find yourself drawn to the earth in times of confusion. Although you already have these grounding techniques in your blood my earth element friends, you do need to practice grounding technique to gain clarity and calmness. If you can get outdoors and get your bare feet and bare hands in the dirt, do it. If you can dig a hole and FEEL the earth, do it. If you are unable to get outdoors to do these exercises, get yourself some live plants and greenery for your home and office space. Invite a sand garden into your environment and have stones or pebbles in a vase for you to touch and handle for therapeutic uses. Of course getting outdoors and into the elements are most recommended, but the real life hacks will do in a pinch.
The goal is to FORCE yourself to do these activities in the times when you REALLY don't want to. You will notice an immediate difference in your overall energy and well being.If you haven't already signed up to receive our newsletter, you can do so by clicking here.
Many blessing to you on your grounding journey!
New Moon in Gemini
With the New Moon happening this Wednesday, June 13th, it's probably pretty likely that you're starting to feel the effects. This New Moon in Gemini is also a Supermoon. You may have heard that term tossed around a couple of times before, so what exactly does a Supermoon mean?A Supermoon is when the moon is closer to the earth than usual, which means the gravitational pull between the moon and earth will be stronger causing a greater pull within your body. As you know, moons directly effect the tides and the bodies of water here on earth. Regardless of whether you believe in moon magic or not, the scientific proof of the effect the moon has on bodies of water cannot be ignored. Because our bodies are made up of water, it only makes sense to have the gravitational pull effect us directly as well.Gemini is an air element and rules the rational mind. It also rules socializing and networking. Gemini is also an innovator which supports thinking outside the box and doing things in a new way. It's a very light-hearted and playful sign. With the New Moon in Gemini, you will feel supported to let loose a bit and take a more airy, unattached approach to the day to day issues around this moon.Gemini carries a mentally stimulating energy. The New Moon in Gemini will cause the mind to be very active, and in some cases, overstimulated. This New Moon is a very intuitive time, as the water bodies with us are activated and stimulated, as the gravitational pull of the moon causes the water to shift within us. You may experience sudden bursts of inspiration and feel new ideas flowing in, pushing you to take action in bringing those ideas to life. You may also feel torn on every idea and decision that enters your mind at this time, as Gemini, represented in the zodiac as "The Twins", will have you debating both sides of the coin. The urge to move in two totally different directions could cause you inner conflict, due to the Gemini energy wanting to experience both paths.Be kind to yourself. If you find yourself at a crossroads, unable to decide which way to go, quiet your mind and focus on which direction will bring you closer to your end goal. Constantly be asking yourself, "Does this bring me closer to, or further away from my life path?" This, what could be confusing and conflicting energy, will actually help you prioritize what activities need your attention, and which ones can wait. Try to focus on the positives during this time, as the twins serve up good arguments for either side. Don't let the negative talk win! Choose to feed the twin that empowers you and makes you feel like you do a great job at everything, instead of feeding the twin that rips you down and makes you feel less then. Which twin are you feeding?
Depending on your sign, and where Gemini sits in your chart, you may have a difficult time trying to harness this energy, and because of that, you will experience an energy that may cause you to feel nervous, irritable and even angry, if the energy isn't harnessed properly. It's important to strike a balance between the body and mind during these energies, as Gemini weighs a lot on the mind. When the mind is overstimulated, it spreads to the body causing physical symptoms similar to anxiety. Find activities to engage in over these next few days where your mind can be focused on one thing at a time. Writing, meditation, art, and mindful breathing exercises are super helpful! It's also important to engage your body in activities that will help release some of that pent up energy. Any kind of exercise will be helpful at this time, as it helps to reduce the stress hormones within us and help to relieve tension and the physical symptoms that trapped energy can create.If you use essential oil therapy, Frankincense, Cypress, Cedarwood, Douglas or Siberian fir, Lavender, or Juniper Berry may help to calm the mind and help you feel more centered. Do whatever you can to help yourself feel calm and grounded if the energy becomes uncomfortable in any way.Use this powerful New Moon to help you see things from a different perspective. A shift in the way you look at things may open up new doors and opportunities to you. Each New Moon presents us with an opportunity to plant new seeds and set new intentions. To make the most of this time and energy, regardless of whether you feel like it's working FOR you, or AGAINST you, make notes of the thoughts and feelings that arise during the next 3 days, so you can see what actions you need to implement to resolve any issue that doesn't make you feel good. Even if you don't take action right away, the New Moon in Gemini will help you identify the issues within that need attention once the energy supports action.Should you require any assistance to navigate these energies or need guidance on your current path, please feel free to book a session with me by clicking here.If you haven't already done so, please sign up to our newsletter to receive insights, reading info, promos and much more right to your inbox! Sign up by clicking here!Many blessings to you during this time! - The East Coast Energy Boutique
Astro & Tarot Forecasts - June 2018
Hello and welcome to June!We start off this month with a grand water trine that will cause most of us to be a tad bit more emotional than usual, and find ourselves moving inward to explore ourselves a bit deeper.To read what June has in store for you, please read your Astro & Tarot forecast below!
Aries (March 21 - April 19)
Hello Aries!Many of you have been having a hard time with your energy levels in these last few weeks of May, and unfortunately, you probably won't see much improvement until we get this first week of June out of the way. The Grand Water Trine (when the water signs form a triangle in the sky) is to blame for the lower energy levels as too much water can sometime smother your fire and bring your flame down to a smoulder. This downtime is a great way for you to rest and recover before entering the high points of June. You will see an exciting opportunity appear that will effect you career. Whether you obtain a new position, get a raise or promotion, or change career paths all together, it will bring an exciting energy to you as you level up in the career area of your life.You will feel yourself regain the energy and momentum you've been lacking as we enter the second week of June and prepare for the New Moon in Gemini on the 13th. You will see everything move at a quicker pace, and there will be lots happening all at once.The last week in June will bring us into the Summer Solstice on the 21st when the sun enters Cancer, which should really ignite the fire under your butt to get things in order and organized. Be careful that you don't continue to ignore certain issues as if they don't exist. You could find yourself unable to make a very important decision around the 26th when Mars goes retrograde into Aquarius. We end off the month with the Full Moon in Capricorn which will encourage you to take action in setting forth a plan to obtain your goals. This could be the energy you need to get over the indecisiveness you have been feeling and help you realize what you need to let go of in order to move forward.Thank you for reading Aries, have a beautiful June! If you'd like to book personalized, detailed energy reading to discover your current energy state and how to transform that energy moving forward in your path, please book a session here.The Tarot deck used in this month's forecast is the Angel Tarot by Doreen Virtue & Radleigh Valentine.
Taurus (April 20 - May 20)
Hello Taurus!You start off the month of June with an exciting change in your career area. Whether you obtain a new position, receive a raise or promotion, or change career paths all together, the first weeks in June will be all about the career and the financial improvements it brings.As we get closer to the New moon in Gemini on the 13th, you will be feeling a sense of calmness and an element of being content with your current situation, especially as you see the completion of a very successful project effecting your home. You have done a great job creating a safe and comfortable environment for yourself, and it's NOW that you are finally able to enjoy it.The Summer Solstice on the 21st when the sun moves into Cancer, encourages you to embrace change in your life as you are able to switch up your perspective to see things differently. It's time for you to be a bit more adventurous and step out of your comfort zone to make lasting changes in your life. You will have the energy of the Full Moon in Capricorn on the 27th to help you realize that some of your habits and routines are no longer working for you and may need to be adjusted if not released all together.Thank you for reading Taurus, have a beautiful June! If you'd like to book personalized, detailed energy reading to discover your current energy state and how to transform that energy moving forward in your path, please book a session here.The Tarot deck used in this month's forecast is the Angel Tarot by Doreen Virtue & Radleigh Valentine.
Gemini (May 21 - June 20)
Hello Gemini!Happy birthday (or belated birthday) to you, Gemini! You are in your element as you are entering your new natal year! To make things even more exciting for you, we start of the month of June with Mercury (your ruling planet) in your sign, making you more social and chatty than normal! You are having lots of ideas flowing easily and freely into your mind and are able to communicate those thoughts with a sense of ease as mercury supports you taking the stage. You will be spending the first couple of weeks in June bouncing back and forth from your two sides of self, balancing the urge to DO and take ACTION, with the need to EXPRESS YOUR FEELINGS as the emotional part of you is activated by the Grand Water Trine (when the water signs make a triangle in the sky).By the time the New Moon rolls around on the 13th, you will see your life taking a faster pace then normal, which you thrive on! Especially if it means you are too busy to get caught up in the FEELS of the current energy.On the 21st, the Summer Solstice begins as the Sun enters Cancer, igniting a flame inside of you that will encourage you to take action on all the opportunities before to you. You will have the chance to plant the seeds from all the great ideas you are having at the start of the month. The Full Moon in Capricorn on the 27th will lend you the energy you need to decipher what blocks are preventing you from moving forward in your desired direction, and help you to release them.Thank you for reading Gemini, have a beautiful June! If you'd like to book personalized, detailed energy reading to discover your current energy state and how to transform that energy moving forward in your path, please book a session here.The Tarot deck used in this month's forecast is the Angel Tarot by Doreen Virtue & Radleigh Valentine.
Cancer (June 21 - July 22)
Hello Cancer!No doubt you are full of feels as we enter June. The Grand Water Trine (when the water signs form a triangle in the sky) has your emotional self in the forefront as you contemplate what your happiness looks like. You are about to enter your new natal year (Happy Birthday by the way) which brings forth a whole new energy as you've done the work to close some chapters before opening the new ones.It seems you are very happy and content as we start the month off, and that energy holds strong as we approach the New Moon in Gemini on the 13th. You are able to clearly communicate your wants, needs, and desires at this time, and be super clear on what you'd like to see enter your life over the next year.The Summer Solstice takes place on the 21st, along with the Sun moving into your sign. This energy will lend you the fiery energy necessary to take action in life and go after what it is you desire. You may find yourself in a situation where you might have to stand up for what you believe in towards the end of the month, as Mars retrogrades in Aquarius. You may be challenged by others around this time which will cause you to be a bit more forward and direct in speaking your mind than you are use to. The Full Moon in Capricorn on the 27th will lend you the energy you need to evaluate your current goals and ambitions, and recognize the changes that need to be made in order to obtain them.Thank you for reading Cancer, have a beautiful June! If you'd like to book personalized, detailed energy reading to discover your current energy state and how to transform that energy moving forward in your path, please book a session here.The Tarot deck used in this month's forecast is the Angel Tarot by Doreen Virtue & Radleigh Valentine.
Leo (July 23 - August 22)
Hello Leo!As you tie up the loose ends of the chapters you are closing, be mindful that endings are very necessary in order to create new beginnings. You are in your final months of your natal year before birthday season and with that you will be feeling a bit down, and maybe challenged. Remember that these thoughts and feelings are normal for this season of your natal year, and will be over in no time. You have been forced to face a few life experiences that has brought you a new perspective. You have been urged and encouraged to take the next step in your path towards true happiness and success.We have a New Moon in Gemini taking place on the 13th, which for you will just reinforce the new things you want for yourself. By the time the Summer Solstice takes place on the 21st when the Sun moves into Cancer, you will no longer be debating what decisions to make in your life as you will be filled with a sense of knowing exactly what you need to do.The end of the month may have you acting a bit more aggressive than normal as Mars retrogrades into Aquarius, but by the time the Full Moon in Capricorn takes place on the 27th, you will be fully aware of what thoughts and feelings you need to work on letting go of in order to start your new natal year on the right foot.Thank you for reading Leo, have a beautiful June! If you'd like to book personalized, detailed energy reading to discover your current energy state and how to transform that energy moving forward in your path, please book a session here.The Tarot deck used in this month's forecast is the Angel Tarot by Doreen Virtue & Radleigh Valentine.
Virgo (August 23 - September 22)
Hello Virgo!The Grand Water Trine (when the water sign form a triangle in the sky) at the beginning of the month has you a bit rattled as the over emotional alignment shakes things up for you and awakens parts of you that have been quiet over the last few months. This a truly a time to move inward and look at the reasons why you feel the way you do, and figure out how to balance your heart with your mind.Your feelings will be set aside as we approach the new moon in Gemini on the 13th. This will create a fast paced energy in your life that will cause you to be on the go, with minimal time to rest and relax.The Summer Solstice takes place on the 21st as the Sun moves into Cancer, which for you will lend you the energy you need to keep up with your schedule. It's important that you make time for yourself to rest and recover from your long, hard days. You will be entering a time of learning, or upgrading your skills in the last week of the month, which, with the Full Moon in Capricorn will help support this learning phase. Your goals and ambitions will be very clear, and what you need to change or remove in your life will be illuminated under the moon.Thank you for reading Virgo, have a beautiful June! If you'd like to book personalized, detailed energy reading to discover your current energy state and how to transform that energy moving forward in your path, please book a session here.The Tarot deck used in this month's forecast is the Angel Tarot by Doreen Virtue & Radleigh Valentine.
Libra (September 23 - October 22)
Hello Libra!You start off the month of June with some brilliant ideas and insights about your life. You have a new way of thinking which is serving you very well! Mercury is in Gemini right now, which is making thoughts and ideas flow very easily, and allowing communication to flow just as effortlessly. Although you might start off a bit slow in expressing your thoughts and feelings, the energy of this placement will help you feel confident enough to keep expressing yourself regardless of the awkwardness it may involve.The New Moon in Gemini takes place on the 13th of the month, which will just further encourage and nurture your efforts to be more social and chatty. The Summer solstice takes place on the 21st as the Sun enters Cancer. This will be a beautiful energy for you to bask in as you will receive many signs and validations that you are, for sure, on the right path!The last week of June has Mars entering a retrograde phase in Aquarius which might have your energy high. Whether that comes out in a positive way of being passionate about something, or a negative way which could be irritability or anger, the energy doesn't stay around too long as we reach the Full Moon in Capricorn on the 27th which lends you the energy to release that high vibrational energy in ways that are encouraging to reaching your goals and ambitions.Thank you for reading Libra, have a beautiful June! If you'd like to book personalized, detailed energy reading to discover your current energy state and how to transform that energy moving forward in your path, please book a session here.The Tarot deck used in this month's forecast is the Angel Tarot by Doreen Virtue & Radleigh Valentine.
Scorpio (October 23 - November 21)
Hello Scorpio!We start off the month with a Grand Water Trine (when the water signs form a triangel in the sky) which you are feeling on all levels. The emotions that have been heightened for you have lead you to some fascinating realizations about yourself and how you have been feeling as you come out of the toughtest part of the year. The first part of 2018 has been very challenging for you, but don't fear, as the rest of 2018 will be much better and brighter then the previous months. Jupiter is in the sign of Scorpio which is lending you the energy you require to expand your mind and be open to new opportunities coming your way. It's also a great sign that you will see a change in your career and finances which has been a struggle for many Scorpios. You have the power and resources to create a life you would be proud of now Scorpio, so don't waste any time.The New Moon in Gemini on the 13th will also help usher in the new income and new opportunities you've been hoping for. By the time the Summer Solsctice rolls around on the 21st when the Sun enters Cancer, you will be on fire and know for certain that you are on the right path to your idea of success.The end of June brings us Mars retrograding into Aquarius on the 26th, which could trigger some anger or aggression within you. Don't get to upset over it, as it is a great time to identify those triggers just in time for the Full Moon in Capricorn on the 27th. You will have a clear vision of what you need to release with the moon as the blocks in your way to financial success can be clearly seen.Thank you for reading Scorpio, have a beautiful June! If you'd like to book personalized, detailed energy reading with me to discover your current energy state and how to transform that energy moving forward in your path, please book a session here.The Tarot deck used in this month's forecast is the Angel Tarot by Doreen Virtue & Radleigh Valentine.
Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21)
Hello Sagittarius!We start off the month of June with a grand water trine (when the water signs form a triangle in the sky) that will act as an inspiration and motivator to do more and be better. Although your new found energy and direction is a positive thing, don't let the fact that some of your plans may need to be revised as they won't work out the way you were hoping for, if you don't change the course of the path.You have made so many changes in the last couple of weeks that you may find yourself losing steam. When we hit the New Moon in Gemini on the 13th of this month, you will have already decided would needs to change and be modified. You have to learn to go with the flow when your plans seems to sway off course because forcing them to stay on the pre-planned route will cause much stress, and may result in physical symptoms.By the time the Summer Solstice is in full swing on the 21st when the Sun moves into Cancer, you will be back to your centered self, refocused and re-energized to continue moving forward keeping a watchful eye on your stress and how to keep everything balanced. The Full Moon in Capricorn on the 27th will solidify your goals and ambitions and clearly illuminate what elements you need to let go of in order to get closer to your goal.Thank you for reading Sagittarius, have a beautiful June! If you'd like to book personalized, detailed energy reading to discover your current energy state and how to transform that energy moving forward in your path, please book a session here.The Tarot deck used in this month's forecast is the Angel Tarot by Doreen Virtue & Radleigh Valentine.
Capricorn (December 23 - January 19)
Hello Capricorn!Your life has been changing Capricorn, and because you resist change, even the good kind, you will see these changes in very small ways in your life that are more easily accepted by you. We start off the month with a Grand Water Trine (when the water signs form a triangle in the sky) and that has you feeling a bit more "feels" than you normally allow. With your relationship area in the spotlight since Uranus shifted, it seems that you have been a bit uncomfortable with the overflowing of emotions.By the time we hit the New Moon on the 13th, you will be presented with an opportunity that will probably scare the crap out of you even though it's what you want in life. You will be required to take a huge leap of faith here, which you will do with a lot more ease then you would expect.The Summer Solstice occurs on the 21st when the Sun enters Cancer, which will have you in great spirits taking action and overcoming your fears in order to reach your goals. The Full Moon in your sign on the 27th will illuminate exactly what you need to eliminate from your life to remove the blocks in your way of achieving success.Thank you for reading Capricorn, have a beautiful June! If you'd like to book personalized, detailed energy reading to discover your current energy state and how to transform that energy moving forward in your path, please book a session here.The Tarot deck used in this month's forecast is the Angel Tarot by Doreen Virtue & Radleigh Valentine.
Aquarius (January 20 - February 18)
Hello Aquarius!You start off the month of June with an feeling of peace and contentment. You have been through a lot and are finally in a place where you can see the abundance in your life, and appreciation the element of completion in certain areas.You usher in the New Moon in Gemini on the 13th with an invitation for more organization and structure to enter your world. You have no problem acting as a leader and taking control to enforce the discipline required in the routine of your life, and now this is the time to make those changes.The Summer Solstice takes place on the 21st when the Sun enters Cancer. You will need to have patience and strive for balance as you move into the last weeks of June. Mars retrogrades in your sign which could either ignite passion or a raging fire of destruction. The choice will be yours in how you flow with this energy. The Full Moon in Capricorn on the 27th will lend you the energy you need to balance the fire and become a bit more grounded. Use the triggers that appear around the 26th to guide you into releasing the feelings around those topics with the Full Moon.Thank you for reading Aquarius, have a beautiful June! If you'd like to book personalized, detailed energy reading to discover your current energy state and how to transform that energy moving forward in your path, please book a session here.The Tarot deck used in this month's forecast is the Angel Tarot by Doreen Virtue & Radleigh Valentine.
Pisces (February 19 - March 20)
Hello Pisces!June starts off with a Grand Water Trine (when all the water signs form a triangle in the sky) which has your emotions bubbling up to the surface. It seems that you are feeling very unhappy and dissatisfied with your current life position and desire something more meaningful. You have a great urge to move on from a lot of the feelings that still call your heart home, but doing so will require you to stop escaping your reality and actually DEAL with the feelings you try so hard to avoid.The New Moon in Gemini on the 13th will give you an opportunity to invite the elements you'd like to see in life into your world. You will find a lot that you've been hoping and praying for will make its entrance into your world as you planted the seeds for those wants, needs, and desires, many moons ago.The Summer Solstice takes place on the 21st as the Sun moves into Cancer. This will activate an urge for you to learn something new and perhaps even take an online class or go back to school. There are many forms of education you can acquire to give you the skills you want and desire. The Full Moon in Capricorn on the 27th will illuminate what you need to let go of or clear out of your way in order to get to your next goal.Thank you for reading Pisces, have a beautiful June! If you'd like to book personalized, detailed energy reading to discover your current energy state and how to transform that energy moving forward in your path, please book a session here.The Tarot deck used in this month's forecast is the Angel Tarot by Doreen Virtue & Radleigh Valentine. - The East Coast Energy Boutique