Good heavens. What a stormy time period we're in. I don't know if it was the solar flares last week, the Mars Retrograde this week or the upcoming shift of Neptune into Pisces. All I know is that it is volatile out there. I keep getting this image in my head of that childhood game where you interlock your hand with someone else's to see who can bend back further and with more force. It ends with someone screaming MERCY!
I'm kind of kidding but I'm kind of not. The energy is ferocious and many of us are struggling to figure out just how to handle it. I can't tell you how many stories I've heard about explosive exchanges at work, at home and in the world at large. People are lit up! Lit up means having our issues, fears and insecurities close to the surface, so close that they threaten to completely take over and run the show.
I've had more than a few conversations this week where I felt like I was talking to someone's mental illness (and I'm pretty sure some of them felt the same way about me!). What are we to do? RETREAT...and rent a good movie or dive into a book. Sometimes we just need to take shelter while the storm works itself out. I know there's a confrontation or two you'd like to have. Take it from me, NOW IS NOT THE TIME and you will not achieve the results you want. You might get to see some mental illness up close. If that interests you, go for it.
Neptune is moving into Pisces on Friday. This is a big shift. It takes Neptune roughly 164 years to move through all 12 signs. It's a long cycle. Neptune is at home in Pisces and as the planet of union, oneness, and peace gets rooted in its home we will see some big shifts taking place. Hang in there!
When a planet switches signs, we have a period of adjustment where things tend to feel off. It takes a little while to get used to the new energy. We're feeling that right now...feeling the shift and because this is a big one, we're feeling it big time.
I had a dream this week that I was taking a trip around the world in a big airplane. We kept stopping in different cities to get more fuel, etc. We were preparing to land in China when the plane took a total nosedive towards what looked like a lake. No one else on the plane seemed concerned but I was preparing to die. At the last second, the plane pulled up and glided on to the water and everything was fine. It was all very routine for everyone except me.
This image of the plane going straight down into what looks like a deep lake is such great imagery for Neptune moving into Pisces. The deep lake represents the unconscious, the collective mind, our emotional bodies and more. Here comes Neptune, ready to dive in and sink into the murky waters of fear, insecurity and uncertainty. The unconscious is a scary place at times because it feels out of control and unmanageable. We're reluctant to go there but whether we're willing or not we are going!
Some of the unconscious drives coming to light right now might very well feel like life and death. Some of the battles and challenges we're in are loaded with intensity and we can't seem to figure out why. Neptune is bringing an awakening and a healing and despite the terror of being submerged in a plane in a deep lake, we're actually going to land just find, skimming along the top of the water.
Neptune is urging us to visit the murky waters of the unconscious. It's time to get
clear about who we are, what we want and what motivates us to create our lives. As always, what we're afraid of often seems like a piddly,
little shadow once we get face to face with it. Neptune is taking us on this ride and it's time now to trust and let go of the resistance we use to defend against what we might find in the shadows. Let's just go and have a good
time. In my dream, as soon as we landed, a party broke out on the
plane?! It was NUTS.
I'm going to explore these ideas and images in much more depth this Thursday in the Stonestreet Cafe at 12radio.com. It's show #85...PRETTY THINGS. I want to examine how we find beauty in the world. What makes things ugly? Can we experience more beauty by deciding to? I'm pretty sure the answer is yes so tune in and let's see where we get to. Call me during the second half of the show for a reading or to discuss! 1.218.862.7200 ext 870303.
I'm here, my friends! We're on this journey together so shake off any feelings of being alone in it. Come on over to 12listen.com for a reading and a healing or sign up for a 20 minute meditation at 12academy.com. Together, we'll find a soft spot to land.
xoxo
-Julia
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Mercy!
Monday, January 30, 2012
Fortune Forecast 1/30 - 2/5
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LET LOVE IN
Sometimes, love wants to come to us but we don't see it and brush past it in our hurry to get somewhere else. Maybe we can challenge this need to hurry a bit this week? Let's decide to slow down and become more observant. The urge to rush and hurry is powerful right now so we'll have to work pretty hard to unhook from it. It's totally worth it! Let's decide to move a little more slowly and deliberately in order to see the opportunities for connection that are all around, waiting for us. Every interaction offers us the opportunity to exchange love. We can take it in and give it back. Don't worry about extravagant displays. Let's keep is simple and relish every, sweet drop.
Monday 1/30
BE AT PEACE
There are things that are simply beyond our control right now. We might be torn up inside about it all but there's just no way to make it different right now. The only thing we have the power to change is how we feel about it and what we're allowing to unfold in the inner world. It might take a herculean effort, but let's shift into spaces that offer respite from the stressful thinking.
Tuesday 1/31
20 Minute Meditation at 1pm pacific/4pm eastern at 12academy.com
GROW SLOWLY
Sometimes we get so ambitious about our growth that we bite off more than we can chew. Or we undertake to heal something and move so much stuff around that our world is overtaken with uncomfortable chaos. There's just no need to rush right now. Let's take it one step at a time. Slow it down! I just can't say this enough right now. SLOW IT ALL DOWN.
Wednesday 2/1
SEE WHAT'S AVAILABLE
It's important that we have a sense of the resources we have on hand. Resources aren't always tangible items. They can also be skills we have or connections to people who can help further our dreams. It's time to dig a little deeper to see all the gifts and abilities we can bring to bear on recent developments that feel out of control and unruly. everything will calm down when we see how well armed we are.
Thursday 2/2
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GO FORWARD NOW
The path is clear and we can take steps today. We might feel a little tentative at first, while we get a feeling for the lay of the land. Some of us are so ready to see life look different. It's tough to go at a steady pace but that's what's called for now. No rushing, no stalling, just a nice, steady pace.
Friday 2/3
Distance Energy Healing Session at 8am pacific/noon eastern at 12academy.com
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TAKE ACTION ON A BIG IDEA
It's a great day for progress on a dream. An important conversation or exchange is opening the gate for this dream to move forward. This is the week of small steps, so keep that in mind today. There's just no need to rush or act in haste. Slow steps and deliberate action will win this race. Bet on it.
Saturday 2/4
FACE THE FEAR
We might feel quite overwhelmed by some potent and intense fears today. It doesn't even make sense and yet the feelings are quite crushing. Don't waste time trying to understand it. Some experiences are primal, pure and simple. Let's just be in it, allowing ourselves to be spooky and creeped out. Like moving through a haunted house, on the other side, we'll laugh about the absurdity of it all.
Sunday 2/5
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RETREAT AND HEAL
Pull away and plan a day of rest and rejuvenation. Sometimes we don't even realize how profoundly stress is affecting us until we get a chance to take a break. Let's unburden these lovely bodies and allow a bit of nothingness to unfold. To amplify the healing, invite a loved one or two into your scared space to exchange some glorious LOVE.
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
Good Fortune Scopes 1/29 - 2/4
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ARIES
It's time to play, Aries. You'll have to tear yourself away from all those nagging responsibilities but you won't be worry if you can swing it. There's nothing to be gained by trying to stay on the straight and narrow right now. You're not going to find what you're looking for there. You need time to wander, dream and connect. Brilliant insight will come to you if you let it! Notice how powerful your judgment is lately. Could that judgment be creating unneeded rigidity? Ponder this a bit and see if you can cultivate a more open stance.
TAURUS
Your abundance energy is taking a big step up right now Taurus and it's a challenge to embody it all. Expect to feel a little shaky and unsure as you bring in more and more permission to have it all. Your hard work and dedication is starting to pay off. Your garden is flowering, slowly and perfectly. If you think it's good now, just wait! A repressed desire is pushing for expression. Trying to get away from it will only give it more power over you. Break it out and look at it. There's something special here for you.
GEMINI
It's going to be a powerful week in your world, Gemini. You are growing fast and furiously and reaching into all kinds if new dimensions. Something that has felt terribly unfair is about to turn in your favor. This will feel so good and free up energy that has kept you tied up in knots. You've got the power you need to push an agenda to a lovely conclusion. People are starting to see the wisdom behind your choices and decisions. It feels great to be recognized, lauded and applauded. Share the spotlight with your most loyal supporters.
CANCER
You're not feeling week this week, Cancer. The support you count on is lacking right now and it's hard for you to not take it personally. You feel abandoned and alone but what you're not seeing is that you created this! You needed space and time to think through your plans and whether you're aware of it or not, you asked to be left alone. Once you get your mind around this, you'll start to use this quiet time to see far and make plans. See that something you once loved is finally coming to an end. Walk away with grace.
LEO
Are you ready to make a choice? Ready or not, it's time! You've been trying to figure out the best course of action. At this point all courses of action are good, Leo! You just need to experience some movement in order to feel like life is good again. There's no doubt that you've been plagued with some powerful, mental stress. Be willing to do something drastically different in your daily routine in order to confront and overcome this stress. Anything that gets you moving and flowing will help. Soon you'll see that it's all going to be ok...better than ok!
VIRGO
It's time to fall back in love with your life, Virgo. Stop waiting for things to get better or more perfect. Just love it as it is right now and love yourself in it. There are powerful temptations around you right now. Temptations that threaten to pull you off center and lead you down fruitless paths. See the seduction and get centered in what you already have because there is a lot of beauty in your world. Don't cast it off so quickly! Things are a bit tough right now. It's not always going to be like this. Don't take it personally. It's not your fault or even about fault, really.
LIBRA
It's time to dig deeper, Libra and create deeper roots. You've been slightly panicked of late and your fight or flight response is on high. Slow down a bit and recognize that you aren't going anywhere. at least not yet. Once you get your head around the fact that you need to make the best of where you are, you'll find it much easier to sink in and see the opportunities here. Direct your energy into making small improvements. These little steps will help more than you can imagine when you begin. Think small steps.
SCORPIO
A burst of energy has you feeling inspired and ready for risk. The thing is, Scorpio, you don't quite have all the information you need to run forward just yet. Can you wait just a little longer? It's going to be challenging. The thing is, a part of you is trying to avoid some needed healing work. If you could just stop and take a closer look at the pain underlying your need for change, things would fall together for you. You're about to experience a major breakthrough. Know it and stop trying to push things forward. It will happen all on its own.
SAGITTARIUS
You're ready for a big healing this week, Sagittarius. Important information is coming to you through dreams, impressions and chance meetings. Do what you can to pay attention and absorb all that's unfolding around you. Others will call on you for your opinion now. You're clarity and vision is in great demand. Get ready for a victory. This victory will bring rewards and joy into your life. Instead of moving to the next, big challenge, take a moment to let the magic sink into your cells. You earned it.
CAPRICORN
You're being asked to give up something you really love this week Capricorn. It could be an object, a person, a project or an idea about who you are and what your life is about. Be willing to let go now in order to allow something bigger and better to be born. Don't repress the grief that emerges. Now is your chance to lighten your emotional load and allow more flow and more magic into your world. You don't need to make any big decisions just yet. Keep weighing your options and soon it will be obvious, which is the best path to travel.
AQUARIUS
Your focus is too narrow, Aquarius. You're clamping down and limiting yourself in the process. Be careful not to staunch the flow you need so badly to fuel your dreams. There's an underlying belief in you that there isn't enough to go around. Get rid of that idea right now! You can't grow your dream bigger when you let these limitations take over. Play with power now. Lighten up and experiment a bit. You're not going to lose anything by relaxing into a more playful stance. Trust yourself and all that you know.
PISCES
A painful revelation has caused your world to collapse a bit. You're seeing something so unpleasant and ugly that it's taking you completely over, Pisces. It's good in some ways, because seeing the shadow side of someting you count on for comfort will help set you free to find new sources of comfort but it certainly doesn't feel good in the moment. Allow loved ones to give you strength. They are available and willing to help you through this challenge. Rest needs to be a top priority as shaken faith settles into a new shape.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Enter the Dragon
Happy New Year and welcome to the Water Dragon. They say that the year of the Dragon offers us plenty of opportunity for transformation. Some of you might be heaving a big sigh upon reading this saying, "what? MORE transformation?"
It definitely feels like the last few years have been non stop transformation! I imagine a lot of us would just like to pause for a minute or two before the next round of life-changing, growth experiences begin. Fortunately, the element of water softens the ferocity of the Dragon. Water mellows that dragon right out! Perhaps some of the transformation we're in for this year will be more internal and less discernable at first.
On the same day that we welcomed the Dragon (1/23) Mars also began it's retrograde in Virgo. This is another indicator that it's time to pull back, conserve resources and reflect on what might be the best next step. Action can be difficult under a Mars retrograde and there will no doubt be frustrating moments over the next few months as we find that some things just don't move, no matter how hard we push.
This is why I was so moved to see a black fox in my yard the other morning. The fox just stood there while I watched. Fox medicine seems like such an appropriate message for this time period as the fox counsels us to be crafty, clever and to find creative ways to confront stubborn problems. If you want to see a picture of this magnificent messenger, you can visit my facebook page and get a gander.
I had been thinking a lot about the Mars retrograde when the delightful fox showed up and was contemplating the space of being crafty, clever and creative. Most of us try to be direct when we want things. Being honest and upfront and direct is seen as a good way to go about getting what we want. These are the very qualities of Mars but what happens when Mars appears to go backwards from our vantage point? Maybe the straight approach we tend to laud doesn't work so well!
That's why I've named this week's episode of the Stonestreet Cafe MANIPULATE. It's time to start contemplating ways to manipulate the situations we're in to our advantage. We have a shaky relationship with the idea of manipulation. We tend to see it as sneaky and dishonest. Let's take a look at it more closely this Thursday at 6pm pacific/9pm eastern at 12radio.com in the Stonestreet Cafe because we're going to see a lot of manipulation playing out during the retrograde and not all manipulation is bad.
Instead of rejecting or judging the idea of manipulation, let's re-frame it and reclaim it! After all, all it really means is to "handle or control, typically in a skillful manner." This retrograde can show us how.
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Until we meet again,
BE MIGHTY (and crafty like a fox!)
-Julia
Monday, January 23, 2012
Fortune Forecast 1/23 - 1/30
STEP AWAY FROM STRUGGLE
We have choice in every moment, whether we recognize it or not. This week, a conflict is heating up and it's threatening to blot out our ability to experience peace, rest and refreshment. We CAN step away. There truly is nothing to be gained from staying in this mess. Even if we achieve what we might consider a victory, the spoils will be less than satisfying and we may regret the action it took to win them. Sometimes we just have to go about getting what we want from a different angle. This week, being direct and facing things head on might not work. Head's up!
Monday 1/23
SINK INTO ABUNDANCE
Just relax a bit and allow some magic to happen. It may require us to surrender the hyper-vigilant, protective, battle gear we have on. Let's allow vulnerability and openness today. The New Moon has the potential to help us see things from a new and better angle, one that shows us that our greatest treasures are right here at hand.
Tuesday 1/24
20 Minute Meditation at 12academy.com, 1pm pacific/4pm eastern
PUSH TO THE FINISH
It's tough to get to a space of completion today but if we just take those last, few steps, we'll get there and it'll be so sweet! Don't get spooked when it seems as if there's no end in sight. That's the moment we KNOW we're close. Expect to experience a degree of exhaustion. It will lift when the circle is closed for good.
Wednesday 1/25
CLARITY CLEARS THE PATH
We can see far now and make plans that are easy to implement. This brings relief to many of us who've struggled with confusion and a lack of focus. It may not be time yet to get to work making it all happen. Instead, craft the map with the intention that it can be changed and adjusted as we move along. All in all, it's a day worth celebrating.
Thursday 1/26
tune in to the Stonestreet Cafe at 6pm pacific/9pm eastern at 12radio.com
THE WHEELS ARE IN MOTION
Finally, heavy energies are lifting making it easier to find the energy and enthusiasm we need to move forward. We have out map ready to go so let's start with one small step. Some of us have been stuck in a stagnation for so long that we don't trust the gate is finally open. It is.
Friday 1/27
Grounding and Protection Meditation at 12academy.com, 8am pacific
Stonestreet Cafe replays at 10:30am pacific/1:30pm eastern at 12radio.com
LOVE BECKONS
Slow down and take a look at all the wonderful people contributing to your world today. There are so many hearts connecting and creating a greater grid of magic. This grid gets even more powerful when we see it and honor it. Reach out and let your supporters know how much they mean to you. The validation you share today will come back many times over.
Saturday 1/28
PLAY
Put responsibility aside in favor of play. It's time and believe it or not, it's the most spiritual pursuit of the day! Shake off the seriousness and the stoicism and just get silly. This will move more energy than a week's worth of meditation. All that's needed is a good does of permission to do so. Give it to yourself in a big, loving dose.
Sunday 1/29
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ADMIT WHAT'S WANTED
We've been repressing a desire, perhaps because we think it's wrong to want it or perhaps because we think it will distract us from more practical plans or pursuits. This desire we're struggling with has important clues embedded in it, so unless and until we are willing to entertain it, we're missing out on something tremendously valuable. Open up to it.
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It's time to take a different approach. being direct isn't working. Look for a window or a backdoor to climb through because the front door is blocked and that's not going to change overnight. Get crafty. Be like the fox...
