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...

The Pisces New Moon signals a collective new beginning for humanity. The sign Pisces is the most encompassing sign of the zodiac. Its ruler is the planet Neptune representing the fathomless, fluid and watery depths of the unconscious mind. Pisces is a very yin, feminine, open and receptive sign. Anything goes with Pisces. There are no boundaries for Pisces. The ultimate zodiac sign of inclusivity. Pisces rules the 12th house of the zodiac, a house of great spiritual/transpersonal and Divine mystery. The most mystical house of the zodiac, Pisces culminates the zodiacal wheel. The 12th house rules the collective and inherited karmas of humanity since before time. Now this area of collective humanity gets a major reset opportunity. Ultimately, for...

The Virgo Full Moon is the first stage for manifesting the new hopes and visions birthed at the Aquarian Lunar New Year. The first six months after the Lunar New Year are the most crucial for enacting the steps necessary to birth the promise of the Lunar New Year. Between the Aquarian Lunar New Year and the Virgo Full Moon you have an opportunity to see what needs to be dealt with (any obstacles) to realizing the potentials of the Aquarian New Moon. While as we approach nearer the exact Virgo Full Moon, and on the day, as well as shortly after (until the waning quarter moon) you’ll get to see some of the real, tangible results possible from such...

A broad systemic review of 166 studies on medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) was conducted. The review was entitled, “Antimicrobial Properties of Plant Essential Oils against Human Pathogens and Their Mode of Action.” The review assessed the results of the studies of, “Essential oils, extracted from various MAPs, [for their] strong antimicrobial activity against various bacterial, fungal, and viral pathogens.” The review concluded that the primary mechanism of action of, “Essential oils against pathogens may be in [their] ability to disrupt the cell membrane of the targeted pathogens by increasing membrane permeability, inducing leakage of vital intracellular constituents, and interrupting the cellular metabolism and enzyme kinetics of the targeted pathogens.” This ‘disruptive’ activity by essential oils upon pathogens results in...