Confusion and overwhelm have been running rampant for many of us in our daily lives. You may be experiencing an all too frequent cycle. Life reaches a fever pitch, things plateau for a time, then once again you’re off to the races trying to keep up with the latest developments. Yes, life  has always been messy. But, it seems like life’s messiness is reaching new extremes. The only thing you can control in life is you! This series of articles is meant to support you to do just that. Take charge of yourself. Life will then follow your lead. Your first step in taking taking charge of yourself is to take charge of the meaning you give to life events....

The Aries New Moon marks the Moon's Astrological New Year. Your feminine life impulse and emotional body are renewed and you begin a new emotional cycle. This is Nature’s time honored New Year that predates history as we know it. What you plant now has the force of nature backing its fulfillment and the return on your investment of time and energy could be massive! Hopefully, you’ve cleared the way for planting your fresh new ideas and inspirations deeply in the fiery depths of your heart and soul. The Aries New Moon is well aspected which heralds even greater returns on time and energy invested now. Though there is a caveat to all the positive potential of the Aries New...

Springtime is a time of restoration and renewal. Nature’s impulse rises within and you naturally begin to experience an increase in the flow of chi (life energy) in your body and life. Everywhere you can see signs of Nature coming to life with fresh new green shoots on trees and the first flower blossoms. I love seeing the yellow daffodils opening up and bowing their heads in greeting and seeing the fruiting trees blossom. This rise in your life force energy acts to increase your body’s natural forces always at work to cleanse and detoxify all of your body’s organs and systems. In Chinese medicine springtime is ruled by the wood element. The wood element rules the gall bladder and...

Libra rules the 7th house of the zodiac, the relationship house. Venus, the planet of love, oversees this house.  The 7th house represents contracts and agreements and though marriage can be indicated in this house, it’s usually the legal side of marriage that’s represented. The personal affections of such a close personal relationship would show up more in the 8th house (other people’s money and inheritances). Close personal relationships can also show up in the 2nd house (personal resources) and 12thouse (karmic ties). While relationships with children often shows up in the 5th house (the house of children and preganancy). Libra is infamous for being in codependent relationships. If you've been in a toxic, one sided relationship you'd like to...

Spiritual Cleansing Spring is the traditional time to spiritually cleanse your home. It seems to be an innate part of human nature to cleanse home and hearth in the spring time. Historically many world cultures have traditions of spring cleaning. Spring cleaning is actually thought to predate recorded history. Every year I practice spiritual cleansing of my entire home. From the time of Imbolic (February 1-2) until mid-April I clean every nook and cranny of my home from top to bottom. Imbolc marks the halfway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. From Imbolc until the task is completed, usually by mid-April, I take time to spiritually cleanse my entire home, using certain essential oils and rituals that...