I once had a panic attack. It was on the day my son went off to college. I didn't know what was happening really. I just couldn't breathe and had a feeling of impending doom. A friend stayed with me all through the night. By morning I was truly exhausted and beside myself with not knowing what was happening to me. I called a nurse practitioner friend of mine who immediately told me, "You're having a panic attack." I of course immediately knew what to reach for, my friend Vetiver. As soon as I took a whiff of Vetiver oil I immediately settled down and the panic attack never returned. Key Essential Oil to Use Vetiver ( vetiveria zizanoides ) - hydrodiffused from...

Who Am I? There is no right or wrong way to identify your self. However knowing how you think and feel about your self are all important considerations. This is because, how you think and feel about yourself can increase or decrease your feelings of being grounded and able to cope with any of life's challenges. How you identify yourself can not only add significantly to your level of stress, but also contribute enormously to feelings of being out of control and out of sync with life. You can take immediate charge of yourself and your life, simply by taking a moment to reconnect with yourself and identify who you are. You are continually broadcasting what you think and feel to...

Gemini is ruled by Mercury, the trickster of the zodiac who undoes plans and confuses matters. Mercury also brings magic through its mayhem. Ever heard of the term, a gift in strange wrapping paper? Well, that’s the Mercury retrograde effect. Mercury rules the zodiac’s 3rd house which governs all things that connect us in the world for communications and networking of all kinds, i.e. computers, phones, buses, trains, planes, cars. Our local neighborhood is ruled by Gemini. Chattiness and gossip get ramped up. More social exchanges with neighbors and friends get a boost. It’s a time for re-connecting and refurbishing things. All the ‘RE’ words apply now. Mercury retrograde brings matters to a head that need to be changed. Attitudes...

Aristotle's laws of association and the law of similarity propose that when two things are alike the thought of one will trigger the thought of the other. In other words, the mind works to attract a variety of life experiences according to patterns of association.  Studies show that 95% of our thoughts are repetitive. We think the same thoughts everyday. It’s like a deep groove in our thought patterns gets established and we keep having the same experiences. No matter how things may change, the patterns remain the same. When you keep thinking the same recurring thoughts you keep creating the same, or similar experiences. An example of this is neediness. If you find yourself chronically experiencing the mental state...

Sagittarius is ruled by jovial and expansive Jupiter. Whatever Jupiter touches is said to have the Midas touch and will bring abundance. Jupiter’s touch does expand and can bring excessive and over the top experiences. The word reckless comes to mind, so watch for over doing it, don’t push the envelope. However, since the Moon’s total lunar eclipse is Sextile to Saturn (the task master and planet of limitations) perhaps extravagant gestures are less likely to happen now? We’ll see! Jupiter is a massive planet and rules the 9th house representing higher education, philosophy/ideologies and world travel. So, these areas of your life and on the world stage at large will get a tremendous boost at this time. There’s promise...