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New Moon in Capricorn – January 16/17, 2018

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The energy of our January 17, 2018 New Moon, under the influence of Venus, is calling us to focus on what fosters joy within our lives, what ignites our passions & what awakens a reverently tender sensuality with life and in all our relationships.

The Crystals in the image above are Gemmy Rhodochrosite, a most divine Crystalline Wisdom to support us in receiving the greatest joy from our 17 January 2018 New Moon:

  • Rhodochrosite Crystal Light Healing® Spirit Wisdom oozes LOVE, is a gentle & tender feeling crystal supporting you in opening your Heart to both receive/give love – LOVE in action.  Through your Sky-Star energy centre, Rhodochrosite gifts you a ‘vision’ of a greater potential of your life, a more beautiful life that emanates from your Heart.  The crystal radiates your Heart essence to attract your soul mate, heal relationship fractures, soothe a broken heart & be a beacon of LOVE in all that you do. 
  • Rhodochrosite Essence of Angels® Liquid Light Template ripples out the frequency of Archangels of Chamuel, Metatron & Sandalphon.  These sacred templates inspire you to step out of the limitation of the ego and align your Heart/Mind in service of something greater than you and simply BE Love in all that you do.

This New Moon is also a loving & tender respite of Feminine Essence as we come into our Full Moon on the 31 January 2018, which is also a Blue Moon, SuperMoon & Total Lunar Eclipse.

New Moons – General Meaning

The NEW MOON represents the beginning of our 29 day lunar month. During a New Moon, the moon is roughly sitting between the Earth & the Sun, hence the Sun is shining on the ‘dark side of the moon’, the side of the moon we never see.  As a result, we cannot see the moon as the side that faces the Earth is not illuminated.

The Moon & the Sun emanate frequencies and these energy waves influence the tides, our bodies, our emotions & our consciousness.  In addition, during a NEW MOON, both the Moon & Sun are in the same Zodiac sign… giving an exponential boost or concentration of the energy.

The SUN represents our ‘outer-world’, our identify, our personality, our ego.  It represents how we ‘shine our light’ out into the world, the present moment, our yang or masculine archetype expression.  The Sun offers us strength, courage and illuminated insight of the Soul.

The MOON represents our ‘inner world’, our hidden emotions, desires, our shadow-self, fears/worries and our dreams.  It represents our feelings, our unconscious beliefs, the past and our yin or feminine goddess archetype.  The Moon offers us the ability to feel, learn from the past and creatively unlock and express our essence.

During a NEW MOON, the side of the moon that remains invisible to us here on Earth is being illuminated by the Sun.  Thus our own ‘invisible’ side, our inner feelings, emotions and desires are also being illuminated during a new moon.  During this illumination, we are given a window of opportunity to start a fresh, let go of the energy of the previous cycle and set our intentions, dreams & inner-most desires into conscious action.

The NEW MOON is a great time to set your intentions, write down goals or begin new projects for the forthcoming cycle.  Consider sitting in ceremony or personal meditation and affirming to the Universe your intentions & inner-most heartfelt desires for the cycle.

New Moon Energy – January 16/17, 2018

New Moon – Moon & Sun in CAPRICORN
(26.540 CAPRICORN)

Wednesday, 17 January 2018 – 12:17 pm AEST (Australia)
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Moon – past, intuition, unconscious, emotions, nurturing, feelings
Sun – now, identity, consciousness, self-esteem, expression
Capricorn (Earth) – Practical, realist, reliable, hard worker, cautious

Our November NEW MOON falls in the Zodiac sign of CAPRICORN.  The CAPRICORN New Moon is practical, hardworking and willing to put in the hard-yards to achieve goals.   Just love the strong will of Capricorn’s tenacious nature and ‘can do’ attitude !    Many of my close friends are Capricorn… and I just love them !!!!!

When the Moon & Sun were in Sagittarius last month on our 18 December New Moon, the energy was more visionary and bringing our conscious connection with our ideals of what we wish to be/become… connecting with the feeling.  This helped to anchor our feelings through the Galactic Alignment on the 18-22 December 2017… resonating the liquid crystal sound waves out into the Cosmos.

Now that our Sun has moved into Capricorn, it is about taking those visions and making them practical.. make a plan, set the goals, put your head down and do the work.. and make it real !

There are many stellar bodies also influencing our January New Moon… Venus is conjunct our Sun, and Pluto & Mercury and playing nearby in Capricorn too.

As I discussed in my article on Venus last year, Venus represents the Divine Feminine archetype, the embodiment of love, beauty, sensuality, passion & desire.  Venus is often experienced as the great attractor – both how we attract things into our lives and our attractions to things in our lives. By things I am referring to relationships, resources, possessions, & money.  

Venus under the influence of our Sun & Moon this New Moon is guiding us to focus our energies on what brings us joy, what makes our hearts sing.  What practically can you incorporate in your life to bring more pleasure ?  Maybe a weekly date night with your partner, give your lover a massage, light candles over dinner for romance or make time in your busy weekly schedule to play more!   Capricorn is asking you to be practical – get out the diary and make it happen, you deserve it, no excuses be it time, money, resources etc…  

Pluto is having a weak influence this New Moon calling for transformation & Mercury is whispering to you from the sidelines, encouraging you to schedule pleasure !

This New Moon is a loving & tender respite of Feminine Essence as we come into our Full Moon – Blue Moon – SuperMoon – Total Lunar Eclipse on the 31 January 2018.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s – 50th Anniversary

As I write this post today, it is the 50th Anniversary of Dr Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination.  As we reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, his service to something greater than him and his extraordinary ability to realise change through the power of the Heart, the feelings that arise within you as you tap into the essence of this remarkably visionary man is what this New Moon is all about.

If we are to bring about change on this planet, heart based change that weaves a culture of kindness, compassion & reverence for all life for generations to come… then we must be that change from the inside-out & walk the talk.  Rather than using force, brutality attacking those that we feel are ‘wrong’ or creating factions through separation of opinion & shame… this New Moon is about fostering understanding, humbly walking in the shoes of another and being a ripple of change through our Hearts.  

What if today, as we head into the New Moon, rather than be angry & hurl abuse at governments, politicians, corporations, bosses, family members etc that don’t appear to have the best interest of you/your community/world in their sights… maybe take a different approach.  Maybe honour yourself enough to not denigrate others, but at the same time speak authentic truth from the Heart.  Speak of your Love, your greater vision, your ‘I have a dream…’ and inspire others with your message.  When you speak to peoples hearts magic happens… hearts open, visions unite and ripples of LOVE become LOVE tsunamis of change.

Today I am reflecting on words of wisdom from Dr King, that inspire me to do what I do…

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”  (Photo taken by my family at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in DC in 2015).

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

“In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”

“There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor political, nor popular, but he must take it because conscious (Heart Resonance) tells him it is right.”

“Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.”

OmAhOm
Simone M. Matthews

Unleashing your Feminine Essence

Is there something deep within you that is guiding you to standup, be seen, be YOU… and you know from the depths of your beingness you are ready to truly shine?

If this speaks to you, then from my heart I invite you to enrol in one of my Life Mastery Programs & unleash a fierce yet tender force of the Feminine.

You have the choice of completing my full Life Mastery Programs Online… or if you are able to travel you can complete part of your Program online PLUS attend a Heart Retreat by the Ocean with me.

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Succulent Wildness, Chiron Return & eating Mangoes Naked

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Eating Mangoes Naked

After my morning beach walk I prepared breakfast and sat on the garden deck to lavish in my Mango feast.  By-the-way, after travelling the world I can say with 100% certainty Australia has THE BEST Mangoes on the entire planet !

With sweet juice running down my arms and a grin on my face ear-to-ear… an old memory popped into my mind unexpectedly.  Funny how that happens, how smell/taste/pure lusciousness can rekindle long lost memories.

I recalled a book that I read in 1997, on the eve of my 30th Birthday… ‘Succulent Wild Woman’ by SARK (Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy).

Oh I LOVED LOVED LOVED this book.  This book had been lovingly created by hand with drawings/paintings, colourful poems and wise wisdoms.   I no longer have my copy (sigh), it is lost somewhere in ‘book lending land’ (with hundreds of my other books over the years).. but the images on the pages still sit deeply embedded in my heart to this day.

One of the pages that were jumping out of my memory banks was SARKs depiction of a Succulent Wild Women eating a Mango naked under a tree or in a hammock, licking the juice as it dribbled down her arms.

Ok, I’ll be honest with you… I did have my bathers on (my children can relax now if they are reading this), and I wasn’t in a hammock… but none-the-less I was still getting lost in that feeling of bliss, of complete surrender to the sweet succulence of the moment and a deliciously bodacious appetite for being wild & free. 

Your own ‘Mango Moments’ & Chiron Return

Whilst ‘eating a Mango naked’ may not be to your taste, or something you identify with as being ‘wild & free’… it does conjure up a metaphorical message of being happy, comfortable & radiant in the juiciness that is you !

Over the last 12+ months I have been transiting through my Chiron Return – Chiron returning to the same position on my Natal Chart at my time/date of birth.  Chiron takes approx 50 years to transit your chart, so it returns to its original position at your time of birth somewhere between 49 to 51 years of age. 

Most of us only experience one Chiron Return in our lifetime… unless of course you live to be 100 !

Chiron represents the ‘Wounded Healer’, where we hold our deepest wounds, hurts, sorrow & shame in our lives – body, mind & spirit.  When Chiron returns to its original placement in your chart at birth, over a period of 1-2 years during its transit, we have an opportunity to revisit our wounds of the past.

Did you sweep your wounds of the past under the carpet ?  Did you soldier on and not really ever feel into and subsequently let go of your wounds?  Or did you mentally deal with your wounds – but never really process them with Whole-Heart?

Chiron Return is time to revisit your wounds, see them in a fresh new light.  To reflect on the story of your wounds, how you processed your story and what the story has brought to your life’s journey. 

If you never truly processed your wounds from the past, Chiron Return is your time to re-do / think / feel/ forgive a new… and begin a fresh cycle of joyously LOVING YOU.

You may also find that the wounds/scars never leave, but your emotional attachment to the hurts & pain take on a new experience.  Rather than being damned by the past, you may find that acceptance of the past or forgiveness (self & others) in the present moment means that the wounds no longer have any hold over you… but rather serve you in delightfully radiant ways.

Chiron Return can be an amazing right of passage when we create space in our lives to feel into our Hearts & surrender to the experience.  Chiron Return can be your ‘Mango Moment’ if you choose to experience it this way!  What do you choose ?

Our upcoming SUPER Moon, Blue Moon & our TOTAL Lunar Eclipse

Why am I sharing with you this ‘Mango-Moment-Chiron-Return’ story ?  As we come into our 31 January 2018 Full Moon, to me it feels like a mini-Chiron Return for each and everyone of us… no matter our age !

Our 31 January 2018 Full Moon is also our second and LAST Full Moon SUPERMOON for 2018, it is also a Blue Moon… AND we we also have a TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE.

I LOVE the energy of our upcoming Full Moon, a power-FULL insight into our childhood wounds around nurturing, tenderness, presence & parenthood.   Combined with an insightful reflection of Women/Divine Feminine… and an opportunity to to step into a more loving, authentic, tender, strong & powerfully graceful state of presence in the world.

You can read all about the energy of our 31 January 2018 Full Moon here >

For me personally, as I count down the final 6 weeks of my Chiron Return and step into the next 50 years, I intend to let loose more. 

Forget about what others think of me.  No more hiding, playing it safe, staying small… if I really want to eat my Mangoes naked in the garden then I will!  I see myself being nourished from self-love and singing loudly the song of my Soul.  Look out world, Mango Season is here !

Finding your own Mango Moments in 2018

Inviting you to study with me in 2018, and lusciously thrive in your own ‘Mango Moments’.

You can join me at one of my 2018 Heart Retreats or you can Study with me Online, anywhere & at any time.

Please click on the images below for all the details. PLUS, if you sign up to our Newsletter Below you receive a special gift Coupon Code!

I look forward to helping you step into the Wisdom of your Heart & help you to be the biggest, brightest & most joyful version of YOU in 2018.

Heart Retreats 2018

Inviting you to join me for my Life Mastery Heart Retreats – in either February 2018 or October 2018.

7 days Accommodation is included in your enrolment – imagine immersing yourself in nature by the ocean as you awaken your Sacred Heart & open your Soul to shine.

If you are ready to embark on a transformational journey to know yourself at the deepest level, deepen your practice of sacred presence and cultivate a life lived through the wisdom of your Heart – then with open arms we invite you to join us on Retreat.

Study Online 2018

Inviting you to enrol in our Internationally Accredited online eCourses.

Learn from anywhere, anytime & at your own pace. PLUS you receive a lifetime of access to the eCourses + a myriad of resources to help you take your learnings to the next level.

If you feel in your heart that it is time to LOVE yourself, time to let go of shame, comparison, guilt & staying small… then I invite you to start studying with us TODAY and make 2018 a year to remember & savour for a lifetime.

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Crystal Light Healing® eCourse

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InnSæi : The Power of Intuition

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Over the weekend I had the pleasure of watching the movie ‘Innsæi: The Power of Intuition‘.

Innsæi (pronouced  Inn-Sigh-Ee) is an Icelandic word that means INTUITION.  The ability to sense/feel from deep within ourselves and perceive the world beyond our logical mind and five senses.  In actual fact, Innsæi has multiple meanings in Icelandic:

The sea within.
To see within.
And to see from the inside out.

The Sea Within… is the borderless nature of our inner world, a constantly moving world of vision, feelings and imagination beyond words.

To See Within… means to know yourself, and to know yourself well enough to be able to put yourself in other people’s shoes.

And to See from the Inside-Out… is to have a strong inner compass to navigate your way in our ever-changing world.

Intuition

The multiple meanings of the word ‘Innsæi’, foster a deep richness & divine connection – helping us to understand how we can embrace & flourish our Intuition.

Intuition is a natural & mystical part of being human.   When we harness the power of tuition, new doors of potential & possibility open as we let go of living/thinking from ‘within-the -box’ and begin to create solutions to life’s challenges from a higher place of awareness.

It sounds easy, but in such a busy fast-paced world, people are becoming more distracted from their feelings every day.  There is such a rush of information that is over-stimulating our senses, more and more people are turning-off to how they feel just to be able to cope in a world that is so ‘noisy’.

Distractions may take the form of technology, busy lives (no one seems to have time any more), the use of alcohol & drugs to numb the pain of feeling and sleep deprivation as a means of control/to get things done.  People tend to live their lives on remote control, in their heads, cut-off from their emotions.  Feeling is often ‘shut-down’ in order to cope in such an overstimulated time-poor world.

So how do we embrace Intuition, whilst functioning in the world today ?

Your Intuition Muscles

You have probably heard the saying ‘use it, or lose it’  or even ‘practice makes perfect’.  Well, we can view Intuition the same way.  If we are to step into the greater potential of Intuition, then we must flex our Intuition Muscles on a daily basis… and in fact create lives that incorporate Intuition in everything that we do.

Just like water, Intuition is essential for life… or at least essential for lives that are fulfilling, joyous and connected in body, mind & Spirit.

In the movie Innsæi,  Malidoma Patrice Somé, a West African elder and author, stated that “intuition binds us together. Without it we lose our sense of purpose and belonging.” 

I couldn’t agree more.  In a world accelerating at a deliriously fast pace, we must never forget each other, our connections, our feelings, our belonging… and it is intuition that guides us back every time to what really matters.  People.  Humans.  Hearts.  Feelings.  Connection.  Empathy.  Wisdom.

A personal experience…

After the watching the movie Innsæi, I accompanied our daughter to the stationery shop to purchase her back-to-school goodies.  And I too had a few things to pick-up, there is something exciting about new stationary to start a new year (but that’s another story!).

As I walked down one of the stationery isles, suddenly a small silver ruler caught my attention.  Now I had no rulers on my list, I wasn’t in any need of a ruler what-so-ever and so my rational mind proclaimed ‘no, you don’t need this, don’t put this ruler in your shopping trolley’. 

But then something within me, a soft voice, a feeling, a gentle nudge was urging me to purchase this ruler.  Reflecting on the movie Innsæi that I watched the previous day, i did put the ruler in my trolley and said to myself ‘this will be interesting, lets see why this ruler needs to come home with me!’

On our return home, our daughter started unpacking all her stationery and readied her bag for school the next day.  Suddenly, a big ‘Oh No’ came booming from her bedroom.  She was upset that she had forgotten something on her list.  I am sure you have guessed what that was (or may have intuited), it was a ruler.  But not a standard plastic/wooden ruler, the ruler that she had on her list was a silver 15 cm ruler EXACTLY like the one I had purchased hours earlier.  As you can imagine, she gave me a big hug when I declared ‘well this ones for you then!’

Whilst this small personal experience may seem insignificant (there is so much more to life than rulers), when we extrapolate out the bigger impact & role that intuition can play in our lives, we can see that from little things, big things grow.

As Marina Abramović, the grandmother of performance art stated in the movie Innsæi,  “in order to create something new human beings need to go into the unknown”.  Intuition is the guide that takes us there and reaches out a helping hand to show us the way.

Flourish your Intuition

With so much knowledge available at a fingertips at any one moment, intuition can help us filter through the noise of information and guide our daily lives from a place of wisdom.

To help you flex your intuition muscle, lean into intuition and invite intuition into your daily rhythms, here are some thoughts to flourish intuition in every aspect of your life.

  • Silence.   Start your day inviting silence into your space.  Turn off all the noise – tv, smartphone, all the things that beep, buzz & ring, EVERYTHING.  Intuition cannot be heard/felt when we are overwhelmed and stimulated by stuff.  Invite silence to start your day either in the shower, a short meditation in bed, a cup of tea watching the sunrise or as you watch that early bird in the tree.  Quiet the mind and invite your inner-voice to guide your day – that soft, loving, gentle, yet powerful wisdom of truth.   See how your day gracefully moves into flow when you start your day guided by something greater than the physical/rational mind.
  • Breathe.  We all do it, yet we rarely feel into our breaths deeply and connect with the breath of divinity.   During your time of morning silence – breathe.  Breathe a breath that draws up deep from within the Earth and into your Heart.  With each breath, feel the breath of life, of wisdom, of love, of infinite intelligence streaming through you.  To breathe means to be alive, to be connected to something greater than you from a place of Grace.  Breathe the Great Cosmic Breath of Life.
  • Presence.  Put down that remote control (and I don’t just mean the Tv kind).  Periodically throughout your day simply stop, breathe, feel and check-in with yourself.  What are you thinking?  What is your mental chatter saying?  What are you doing?  How are you feeling?  Become aware of yourself in the present moment, your breathing, tension in the body, emotions etc.   As a non-judgemental observer, determine if you are going about your day as if on remote control.  Do you find yourself mulling over the past or having anxiety or stress about the future.  Have you ‘checked out’ of your sense of feeling in order to dutifully perform daily tasks, cope with family stressors, or that challenging boss.  If you find you aren’t present, then invite in silence, breathe and bring your awareness, your attention back into the now.  Notice how being present & honouring how you feel begins to dilute the stress and offer solutions with gratitude & ease.
  • Nature & Instinct.  Nature has an innate intelligence and is a catalyst for us to get in touch with our own.  A bird knows when to fly North, a plant knows when to flower and a dog knows to eat grass/fast if feeling unwell.   This same instinct, this same intuitive knowing, this same connection to a greater wisdom is our natural state… but noise, life, busyness, ego chatter & distractions blot the intelligence out.  Spend time Earthing, being Silent, Breathing & becoming Present in Nature – ideally daily, or at very best on weekends.  Let a force of LOVE from the natural world guide every thought, word & deed in your daily life.   As we come into our Full Moon Lunar Eclipse on the 31 January, consider using Celestite (Crystal Light Healing®) to help foster tenderness, sensitivity & intuition.
  • Trust.  Start small.  Find your own ‘ruler moments’ and build your innate ability to tune into the soft guiding hand of intuition.  Become aware of how your intuition speaks to you – is it a feeling in your stomach, a soft whisper, a strong pull toward an outcome or an all over body feeling of simply ‘knowing’.  Watch what happens when you dismiss a moment of intuition and observe what happens when you follow intuition.  Simply surrender to the magic, water it, fertilise it and watch it flourish.

Intuition – A Call to Shine your Radiance

Inviting you to study with me in 2018, flourish your Intuition and Shine your Radiance.

You can join me at one of my 2018 Heart Retreats or you can Study with me Online, anywhere & at any time.

Please click on the images below for all the details. PLUS, if you sign up to our Newsletter Below you receive a special gift Coupon Code!

I look forward to helping you step into the Wisdom of your Heart & help you to be the biggest, brightest & most joyful version of YOU in 2018.

Heart Retreats 2018

Inviting you to join me for my Life Mastery Heart Retreats – in either February 2018 or October 2018.

7 days Accommodation is included in your enrolment – imagine immersing yourself in nature by the ocean as you awaken your Sacred Heart & open your Soul to Shine.

If you are ready to embark on a transformational journey to know yourself at the deepest level, deepen your practice of sacred presence and cultivate a life lived through the wisdom of your Heart – then with open arms we invite you to join us on Retreat.

Study Online 2018

Inviting you to enrol in our Internationally Accredited online eCourses.

Learn from anywhere, anytime & at your own pace. PLUS you receive a lifetime of access to the eCourses + a myriad of resources to help you take your learnings to the next level.

If you feel in your heart that it is time to LOVE yourself, time to let go of shame, comparison, guilt & staying small… then I invite you to start studying with us TODAY and make 2018 a year to remember & savour for a lifetime.

Remember, when you sign-up for our Newsletter Below you receive a Coupon Code for our eCourses 🙂

Crystal Light Healing® eCourse

Essence of Angels® eCourse

Aetheric Healing® eCourse

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The Seasons of Ageing – Life Transitions

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I am feeling a little teary today.  In actual fact I have been experiencing waves of teariness for well over a year now.  There isn’t any one thing that I can necessarily pinpoint to feel sad about, these are simply waves of emotion that wash through me and flood my heart & soul.

The tears can be tears of happiness, tears of beauty or tears of joy.  They can also be tears of sadness, of loss, of grieving and even blubbering tears of deepest sorrow.

I am learning to surrender to these waves, to feel deeply into them, the messages that they are bringing me… allowing the tears to flow and the e-motion to be released with grace & ease.   Truthfully though… sometimes the tears don’t look all that pretty, let alone exude a vision of grace.

Peri-Menopausal Season of Life

As I transition through this peri-menopausal season of my life, I really am in awe of our human experience.  For me, entering mid-life and making the choice to age gracefully has unexpectedly brought with it so many break-throughs, twists, turns & inevitably decisions to be made. 

I am changing, I am certainly not the person that I used to be. I am vying to be fully present and comfortable with this new me.  Though vying is probably not the best word as this denotes struggle & striving, something I have no interest for anymore.  And as for the ‘new me’… I actually think this is the real me, the wisdom me, the me that seeks freedom to simply be me beyond the expectations of others or any desire to conform.

As I reflect back on my 20’s, 30’s and even 40’s, I always had so much to do.  So much to birth.  So much to become.  So many things on my list of busi-ness.   The juggle of work, family, children, relationships & friendships.  The hunger to change the world – oh and it had to have be done yesterday of course!  The need to keep moving, pushing, onward & upward in pursuit of my goals & dreams.  I saw & felt within my heart a greater potential for this world, for humanity… and I was relentless in my pursuit to bring these visions & dreams into reality.  I felt my life on Earth was so so short, so much to be done, how can I possibly do it all ?

And then there was the struggle to balance finances whilst I made it all happen, to be fully present in my life, to wear the super-woman / mother / wife / teacher /author badge of honour.  To have it all.  Be it all.  Do it all.  Oh I feel weary just thinking about it all.  How I wore myself so thin in order to create a meaningful legacy for future generations, whilst also sculpting a nourishing, present & harmonious life for myself & my family…  there is an oxymoron in all of that somewhere!

A message from the Universe

Yesterday was a rainy old Sunday and I was drawn into my apothecary to make up Essences ahead of next weeks Heart Retreat.  For many years I used to delegate this task such that I could focus on other work (the gazillion other things I had on my ‘to do list’).  But these days I am more drawn to focus on what I LOVE to do… and letting my inner-child free to create Essences for others is not only joyful but such a humbling privilege.  

After my playtime came to an end, to bring a little joy to the clearing up I pressed play on an audio book that I had been meaning to finish for a while now.  The author asked us to say the first word that popped into our heads that describes how we feel in this present moment.  Now whilst I would love to share with you all that the first word that popped into my mind was ‘Joyous’ or ‘Loving’ or ‘Happy’ or even ‘Fulfilled’.  Do you want to really know what was the first word that popped into my mind ? 

Ouch, I am even cringing as I write this… the word that popped into my mind was ‘Exhausted’. 

There, I said it.  E X H A U S T E D.   

Exhausted.  It wasn’t the kind of word that could have been interpreted as meaning in need of a little rest, a quick forty-winks and all would be well again. The word felt exactly like it sounded… weary, spent, in need of soul-rest.

The funny thing is, on the surface I don’t feel exhausted at all… but I do know deep within me there is a Soul-exhaustion as I grieve a life I am leaving behind and transition into new beginnings.

I think the word ‘Exhausted’ was a way for my Higher-Self, my Soul, my Light to say…

‘Hey Beautiful One, during this time of huge change in your life do what makes you feel good. 
Do what makes your heart sing. 
Do what is nourishing to your Soul. 
Do what brings you pleasure. 
Let go of the ‘have-tos’, anything that drains your energy.
Let go of anything that isn’t supportive of YOU in this present moment. 
To Soul-fully transition succumb to more beauty & pleasure in your life. 
More time Human Being and less time doing’.  

The ‘Transition’ before the Birth

Just like in childbirth itself, before a new life emerges there is a space of transition.  An in-between time.  A time of surrender, of tuning in to a force greater than you in order to know/feel the divine time of when to push and the divine time of when to rest.

For me at this time in my life, this time of transition, I am seeking peaceful rest, stillness & Heart-Full moments.

I desire long walks in nature to feel the beauty of the Earth under my feet.
I desire more sleep.
I desire more time spent waking up in the morning cuddling my darling and more time spent making love on a lazy afternoon.
Nude swimming.  Moon baking.   Flirting with my beloved.
Hearty belly laughs with my children.

I desire more quality time with those I love.
Heartfelt chats over a home cooked meal. 
Giggles over a glass or two of vino. 
I desire to move my body to music and feel the rush of the universe through me… to dance like no one is watching and sing like no one is listening. 

I desire the space to contemplate, to be spontaneously creative, to follow an inkling of curiosity from my heart (not my head).

I desire quiet. 
Actually quiet is a craving felt deep in my bones in this moment. 
A lulling quiet of birdsong, wind in the trees, the roar of the ocean at midnight & the sound of steam rising up from my tea on a cool morning.

And I desire alone time, and I mean hours & hours of alone time to reflect, rest & integrate.
The last 50 years of my life has been a fantastical journey. 
Where is my head/heart for the next 50 years?

It is a little scary.  How does all of this practically work?  I still have bills to meet, food to buy, a life that continues on despite my choice of stillness.  But I trust that this process of inner-work, this space to connect with a force greater than me and a deep desire to emerge into this next season of my new life will come to pass with graceful presence if I just get my head out of the way and follow my Heart.

My new Life

As you have probably gathered from this post… there are many new changes being birth in my life/work at this time.  I have no dates on these changes, no ‘deadlines’ I must meet (that is such an interesting expression ‘deadline’, fodder for another post I think) and no timetable for release.

Firstly, I am in creative heaven dreaming into existence our new UniversalLifeTools.com website.   I have been working on our new website for a few months now and it is looking/feeling so very beautiful.  I don’t mean this in an egotistical way, but in a way that really expresses the heartfelt joy, vision, grace & presence of my life, my work and our school that is being birthed. 

Gone are the days of working late into the early hours of the morning to make things happen by an official date.  I am rolling with each day, getting into the zone, creating through my Heart and letting the Universe breath through me the pace of the creations.   Our new website might launch March 2018, it maybe April 2018… who knows the birth date.  Just like babies, I am allowing ‘her’ to set her entrance date into the world, I am surrendering to divine timing.

Until our new UniversalLifeTools.com website is launched, I am also limiting my work in other areas… such as public talks, webinars & community events.  I plan on spending a lot less time on my emails too… even though I LOVE your connections, spending hours each day responding to you queries is just a little too much for me at this time. 

Also gone are my days of multi-tasking – I must say I used to be the holder of ‘first prize’ in this category.  I have discovered that when I say ‘no’, lightning doesn’t strike me and in actual fact the world still continues to turn.  Between time with my gorgeous family, husband & friends… as well as creating space for this big transition… there really isn’t the space to try and squeeze in anything else.  And to be honest, I have no desire to ‘squeeze’ anymore, I really am seeking restful expansion.

My desire at this time is to follow the path of pleasure. 
What turns me on. 
What compels me to show up to life and be my bestest self.
What nourishes me at the deepest level.  

My Heart Retreats are experiences that do just that.  These have become blissful blessings in my life, one of the most nourishing things I have ever ventured into. 

I have my first Heart Retreat for 2018 starts next week (we still have one room left in case your Heart is calling) and then I have a second Heart Retreat later in the year in October 2018. 

I look forward to bringing myself, my Heart, my tenderness & my presence to our Heart Retreats this year. 

Thank you to YOU my beautiful community, our tribe, our village of Soul-FULL lovers.  Thank you for kindly giving me & for holding space for me to transition and emerge from my chrysalis with outstretched wings.  

Whilst the greater vision of my work/my life still remains the same at a Soul level, the ‘how’ of bringing these visions to life is changing rapidly.  I look forward to updating you all regularly on my discoveries & experiences on ageing gracefully… and opening my Heart to you as we journey together.  I LOVE you.

xx Simone

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New Moon, Solar Eclipse, Chinese New Year – February 2018

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New Moon, Solar Eclipse & Chinese New Year – Yang Earth Dog

NEW MOON
Moon & Sun in Aquarius

Friday, 16 February 2018 – 7:05 am AEST (Australia)
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PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE
Moon & Sun in Aquarius

Friday, 16 February 2018 – 6:55 am AEST (Australia)
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Moon – past, intuition, unconscious, emotions, nurturing, feelings
Sun – now, identity, consciousness, self-esteem, expression
Aquarius (Air) – Humanitarian, determined, individualistic, rebellious, independant

What a glorious week we have ahead – a New Moon in Aquarius, our first Solar Eclipse for the year (after last months Lunar Eclipse) and we also step into Chinese New Year – the year of the Yang Earth Dog.   PLUS… I am blissing out facilitating our first Heart Retreat for the year… oooh a week of Heaven ♡

You may be wondering why the picture above is of a Star Fish ?   Well this morning as I was lying in bed & contemplating today’s post about the celestial energies of this week, when I fell into a lucid dream and became a Star Fish.   Star Fish dreaming energy medicine reminds us to embrace the perfection of the moment, the beauty of the present, no matter what ‘chaos’ maybe happening around you. Arms & legs outstretched face the world with humble presence, courageous heart and trust in the grand Cosmic plan of life.   Surrender to all life has to offer you – Earth, Fire, Air, Water & Spirit –  and allow miracles to unfold with grace & ease.

Surrender to all life has to offer you – Earth, Fire, Air, Water & Spirit –  and allow miracles to unfold with grace & ease.

So as we enter the Chinese New Year of the Yang Earth Dog this coming Friday 16 February 2018 (on the second New Moon of 2018), I am going to take head of Star Fish dreaming medicine. 

My intention is to mindfully move & flow with this years cosmic tides, take more time to rest & have fun & ground the bigger visions of my life in preparation for 2019 year of the Water Pig.

New Moon + Solar Eclipse

Our Chinese New Year NEW MOON this week fall in Aquarius – creating an energy of visionary, enlightened thoughts for our personal life, our families and our community.   This New Moon will be a time to reflect on why we are here, and finding new ways of how we can authentically live our truths.  

During a NEW MOON, the side of the moon that remains invisible to us here on Earth is being illuminated by the Sun.  Thus our own ‘invisible’ side, our inner feelings, emotions and desires are also being illuminated during a new moon.  During this illumination, we are given a window of opportunity to start a fresh, let go of the energy of the previous cycle and set our intentions, dreams & inner-most desires into conscious action.

During a New Moon, we are given a window of opportunity to start a fresh, let go of the energy of the previous cycle and set our intentions, dreams & inner-most desires into conscious action.

Our New Moon is also also a PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE – amplifying the energy of this months New Moon.  The energy of a Solar Eclipse ‘obscures’ our vision forward, such that we can take time to reflect on the present and truthfully see how this relates to our past. The insights gained are not about dragging up old energy, or reliving painful events or experiences, but rather to positively reassess where you have been and use this knowledge to make quantum leaps on your path moving forward.  

With our New Moon – PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE in Aquarius, we will be drawn to gaze into our inner world, see the gifts of our shadow and emerge from the eclipse ready to step into our greater potential.  Just as there is darkness before the dawn… as we emerge from the darkness of the New Moon Solar Eclipse – the LIGHT of our HEARTS will illuminate the way forward.

As we emerge from the darkness of the New Moon Solar Eclipse – the LIGHT of our HEARTS will illuminate the way forward.

After last months Total Lunar Eclipse, the energy building into this weeks New Moon Solar Eclipse feels VERY intense, but also has the potential to be wildly transformational… should we choose to surrender to the eclipses greater potential. 

I look forward to sharing this coming Friday’s New Moon Solar Eclipse energy with our Heart Retreat participants… I have a something special planned, out in nature on our own private beach.  Whilst you may not be with us physically, we will send a wave of LOVE to you all aetherically this New Moon Eclipse.

All my LOVE for a delightful week of Soul-FULL joy,

xx Simone

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Heart Retreat Photos – February 2018

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Last week I had the pleasure of facilitating our first Life Mastery Heart Retreat for 2018, here on the Sunshine Coast, Noosa, Australia… our delightful home !

Our Heart Retreats are an opportunity to press ‘pause’ in your life.  A time to savour silence, get back in touch with the healing sounds of nature, rediscover your soul song and nourish the body, mind & soul throught lightrition.  Our Retreats take you on a deep dive into your Heart, a sacred reconnection with ancient wisdom to emerge after 7 days into the grandest version of the greatest vision you have ever held for YOU!

There is something so very humbling and reverently sacred about each and every Retreat.  It is quite amazing when you feel into the energy, a group of people who don’t know each other at the start, travelling to attend our Retreat from all corners of the globe… coming together in Heart Space to share, awaken, learn & grow from each other. 

Whilst everyone’s backgrounds/lives are so diverse, there is a silver aetheric cord that connects us all… a greater vision as to WHY each of us has been called together as a group.  After a couple of decades of facilitating gatherings, I am still very much in awe of the synchronicities, awakenings & profound leaps that happen on retreat.  Oh I feel so very blessed to be able to do this work.

For our February Retreat, our group travelled from New Zealand, United States/Costa Rica & Tasmania to attend our Retreat.  Sharing with you a photographic glimpse of our February 2018 Heart Retreat in the hope a glimmer of the Light, LOVE & Joy that was woven during our time together ripples out into your life too 💗  Now it’s funny, we didn’t get to take many photos as we were all so caught up in the moments that the thought of photos often didn’t cross our minds that often… but fortunately between us all, we did capture of few special twinklings to share with you.

Life Mastery Graduates

LOVE these photos from the last day of our Life Mastery Heart Retreat.  Congratulations to all attendees who graduated from our Heart Retreat as Internationally Certified Master Teachers in both Crystal Light Healing® & Essence of Angels® – through our UniversalLifeTools.com Wisdom School 🌟

LOVE LOVE LOVE that these divine people are carrying the torch of LOVE and shining it brightly out into the world.  Not everyone who attends our Heart Retreats are interested in teaching… however these vibrant Souls are ready & willing to step into the arena & share with the world.  Look out United States / Costa Rica, New Zealand & Tassy… tsunami of LOVE Waves are headed your way 💗

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Nature Divas – Earth, Fire, Air & Water

During our week long Life Mastery Heart Retreat, each day we headed outdoors for our Nature Sessions.  Sunrise walks, Yoga, Meditation, Ocean Swims, breathing in fresh Mountain Air and closing each day in a state of blissful Grace as the Sun set.

There is something so healing, centering and profoundly life-changing when we take time each day to drink in the energy of the Elementals, listen to the spirit medicine of the animal kingdom and surrender to the messages of nature.

Big juicy gratitude hugs to Suzi Joy Coombes (Suzi graduated as a Teacher through our school in 2008) who gracefully joined us for one of our morning sessions.  Suzi used her voice to attune and merge our beingness with the songlines & wisdoms of the land, water, air & rising sun.   It was quite a profound experience for us all… and lovely to play with her crystal bowl too 🙂

At sunset on St Valentines Day we climbed Mt Tinbeerwah (meaning ‘Rise Up’ in our local Aboriginal Gabi Gabi dialect). At the top of the mountain, where via a 360 degree view we could see every sacred place that we had visited over the past week, we chose to set our Souls free.

On Mt Tinbeerwah we chose to ‘Rise Up’ and be a force of LOVE, a wave of joy and a spirit of commUNITY in service to something greater than us.  As synchronicity had it, a group of people were singing ‘love songs’ to the accompaniment of a guitar as a distant lightning storm flashed on the horizon… LOVE does find a way into our Hearts (and out of our Hearts) when we choose to have the courage to say YES to our greater potential.
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At sunset on another evening, we visited the shores of the Noosa River and were mesmerised by the ‘tipsy’ antics of the Rainbow Lorrikeets at happy hour.  A loving reminder to be joyful and see the rainbow light in everything.   If you are struggling in any area of life, Rainbow Lorikeet spirit medicine helps you to ‘see’ your problem from a higher perspective & joyously open the heart to infinite solutions.   A reminder that fun, laughter, joy & play are your guides across the rainbow bridge of wisdom.

Lightrition, Crystalline & DNA Activated Food

I am passionate about Fermentation and using Crystals & Essences to activate/prepare food.  Food not only tastes so much better when you activate the release of its ‘Lightrition’ properties, but it also genetically meets your individual nutritional needs – body, mind & spirit.

Diet comes from the latin word ‘dieta’ meaning ‘daily way of life’ and Nutrition comes from the latin word Nut/Nux meaning ‘eating from the seed of life’ – so eating in the light is a natural part of your daily way of life.  This means stepping outside of all the mis-information about the perfect die-t, letting go of what other people tell you you can & can’t eat, or feeling ‘shame’ when eating a so called ‘wrong food’.  

Eating as a natural part of life is about being present, listening to your body, tuning in to your emotions/mental patterns… and experiencing the lightrition of food from a fifth-dimensional resonance.  Only YOU instinctually know & naturally attract to you the foods that meet the requirements of your energetic blueprint and that help you to flourish in all areas of your life.  So I LOVE sharing & teaching HOW to actively work with foods Lightrition to return to your natural ability to eat in the LIGHT as a daily part of life.

We had sooo much fun in the kitchen activating foods lightrition that we forgot to take photos of everything we made (kind of a good sign I think)… but lucky we managed to capture a few random shots. 
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Wisdom Teachings

Prior to attending our our Life Mastery Heart Retreat, all participants study Crystal Light Healing® & Essence of Angels® online (both of these eCourses are included as part of enrolment in our Retreat).   Then during our daily Wisdom Teachings Retreat Sessions, we submerge ourselves in the practical & expansive application of our Crystal Light Healing® & Essence of Angels® within our lives.

Our Wisdom Teaching sessions are an opportunity for students to go deeper & expand higher than they have ever gone before.  Our Sessions are about taking the teachings (the head stuff) and living these wisdoms through the Heart, breathing these wisdoms through every cell and stepping into a lightness of being and blissful sacred presence. 

Upon completion of our Life Mastery Heart Retreat, all our graduates are certified (and provided with an extensive array of resources) to teach Crystal Light Healing® & Essence of Angels® Internationally.  Though many attendees prefer to attend our Life Mastery Heart Retreats for their personal healing and to shine more fiercely, more sensually and more radiantly than they have ever done before ☆

Here are a few photos from our Wisdom Teaching Days…
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Upcoming Heart Retreats

To enrol in one of our our upcoming 2018 Heart Retreats, please visit our Life Mastery Program +Retreat Page.

We have two more Life Mastery Heart Retreats Scheduled for this year in June 2018 & October 2018.

If you are unable to attend our LIVE Heart Retreats, then you may like to consider Studying with us OnLine.

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Energy of Full Moons & New Moons

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Spiritual Significance of our Lunar Phases

Our Moon & the Sun emanate frequencies and these energy waves influence Earth’s tides and the water within our bodies – arousing our emotions, behaviours and our consciousness.

The SUN represents our ‘outer-world’, our identify, our personality, our ego.  It represents how we ‘shine our light’ out into the world, the present moment, our yang or masculine archetype expression.  The Sun offers us strength, courage and illuminated insight of the Soul.

The MOON represents our ‘inner world’, our hidden emotions, desires, our shadow-self, fears/worries and our dreams.  It represents our feelings, our unconscious beliefs, the past and our yin or feminine goddess archetype.  The Moon offers us the ability to feel, learn from the past and creatively unlock and express our essence.

New Moon

The NEW MOON represents the beginning of our 29 day lunar month.

During a New Moon, the moon is roughly sitting between the Earth & the Sun, hence the Sun is shining on the ‘dark side of the moon’, the side of the moon we never see.  As a result, we cannot see the moon as the side that faces the Earth is not illuminated. 

Both the Moon & Sun are in the same Zodiac sign during a New Moon… giving an exponential boost or concentration of the energy.

The New Moon is a great time to set your intentions, write down goals or begin new projects for the forthcoming cycle.  In the darkness, the fertile ground, you plant the seeds of your heartfelt desires on the New Moon, consciously focusing your Mind/Body/Spirit on the ‘feeling’ of your desires.

Consider sitting in ceremony or personal meditation and writing down your intentions & inner-most heartfelt Manifestation Desires for the new lunar cycle.  Sign your Manifestation Desires with the affirmation ‘And it is So’.  Proclaim your manifestation desires to the Universe by saying or chanting them aloud.   After your ceremony, place your handwritten manifestations desires on your personal crystal alter or bedside table or even under your pillow.

Hint:  As an added boost, during your New Moon Manifestation Desire Ceremony use our Essence of Angels® Golden Quantum Essence to align your Heart/Mind with the Aetheric Field in all directions of time & space.  Your ripples of intent imprint the field, and bring your manifestation desires into physical form.   You could also program a Crystal or create a Crystal Grid as per Crystal Light Healing® and use this to amplify the energy of your Manifestation Desires.

Waxing Moon

The Moon is in its WAXING Phase as it transitions from New Moon to Full Moon – hence the illuminated portion is gradually increasing in size. 

During the Waxing phase (Crescent, First Quarter, Gibbous) the energy of your New Moon ‘Intentions, Goals & Envisionings’ are building.   During this time, allow your dreams, curiosity & wonderment be your guides in bringing your Manifestation desires into form. 

Release any fears or control you may have in trying to make your Manifestation Desires happen… instead delight in the feeling of experiencing what your Manifestation Desires FEEL like from the inside out.

Invite synchronicity into your life, believe in magic, see a world more beautiful through your Heart… and surrender to the gifts of the Universe.  Know deep within your Heart that you are a Diving Being of eternal light & love and allow abundance, joy, laughter & happiness guide your days.

Full Moon

The FULL MOON marks the mid-point of our 29 day lunar cycle. 

During a Full Moon, the Moon is sitting opposite the Sun and is fully illuminated as it reflects the light of the Sun.  In addition, the Moon & Sun are on opposite sides of the zodiac on a Full Moon… which can make for a challenging or intense aspect of energy but also a very potent potential as the Lunar & Solar (yin & yang) are in natural harmonic balance.

The energy of a Full Moon (influenced by the current Zodiac transit) is heightened and emotions, feelings, mental processes, dreams etc are all amplified.  When the Sun & Moon oppose each other during a Full Moon, this can cause tension & uncomfortable friction, but at the same time a greater amplification of vision & potential possibility. 

The  is a powerful time of gratitude, gracefully acknowledging the beauty of life itself and all you have brought into beingness.  You may feel a burning desire to express your creativity, bliss out in sensual activities and through fierce yet profoundly tender vibrations let go of any aspects of your life that no longer serve the grandest vision of your Soul.

Also have gratitude for your Manifestation Desires – for those things that you have manifested & for those things that will come into form at a later date in divine timing and for the highest good of all.  Remember, your Manifestation Desires may show up in unexpected ways and ‘look’ different to your original Desires… as your ‘feelings’ create something more beautiful, more sacred & divine for your greater purpose on Earth.   You may feel guided to bury your Manifestation Desires in honour of your surrender to a force greater than you.

The Full Moon is a great time to ‘moon bathe’ – simply sit under the light of the moon & meditate. As you breathe-in allow the moon to warm your Heart & expand the beauty of the present moment and as you breathe-out let the light of the moon transmute that which you wish to release.  

Full Moon ceremonies, either lighting a candle for yourself or coming together with others in sacred circle, is a powerful way to bring healing to the self/group and simply BE this Wave of LOVE for all Humanity & planet Earth.  I LOVE placing my crystals out under the Full Moon to cleanse their crystalline structures and infuse them with reflected solar vibrations.

Hint:  As an added boost, during your Full Moon Bathing / Candle Ceremony use our Ancient Healers Essence to awaken your consciousness to the Ancient Ones that have walked the Earth, to your eternal Ancient Healer SElf and to the field of Infinite Intelligence through you. You could also create a Crystal Grid or bathe in a Structured Water Crystal Bath as per Crystal Light Healing® to cherish the beauty of the present moment and let go of all that is rising up to be released.

Waning Moon

The Moon is in its WANING Phase as it transitions from Full Moon back to New Moon – hence the illuminated portion is gradually decreasing in size. 

During the Waning phase (Gibbous, Last Quarter, Crescent) the energy is slowing moving inward, a time for inner-reflection, review and contemplation..   During this phase, from a place of non-judgement and being the ‘observer’ reflect on every aspect of your life – relationships, work, creativity, abundance, health, well-being etc..   Discern which areas of your life are in harmonic balance and flowand which areas feel stifled, strained or in a state of struggle & dis-ease.

Honour your strengths, your acomplishments, your realisations, your personal growth & expansion during this cycle.  Recognise within yourself how your personal evolutions contributes in service to something greater than you… ‘see’ how your personal ripples of love weave magic in the lives of others.

In addition, as the moon is transits through its last crescent in the days leading up the New Moon, recognise within yourself any thoughts, behaviours, negative thinking, bad habits or anxiety/stresses that have come to your attention this cycle.  LOVE your shadow with wholeheart and CHOOSE to not let these ‘stories’ inhibit you from radiantly shining your light.  And remember to REST & nurture YOU ahead of the next New Moon Cycle.

Step out of the Waning Moon and into the next New Moon Cycle with a fresh & awakened vision for yourself.    ‘See’ a greater potential of your Soul and have the courage to follow your Heartfelt desires.

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Full Moon in Virgo – 1/2 March, 2018

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After NO Full Moons in February 2018, March 2018 marks a rare event with TWO Full Moons falling in the same month – the first happens on March 1st/2nd and the second on March 30th/31st.  Whilst two Full Moons in a calendar month is rare, we also experienced two Full  Moons in January 2018!

The Crystals in the image above are PERIDOT, a most divine ally to help you anchor the potential of our 1-2 March 2018 Full Moon. 

  • Peridot Crystal Light Healing® Spirit Wisdom is joyful, playful and full of luminescent grace.  Peridots ‘sunny disposition’ aids detoxification and cellular rejuvenation – sort of like a youth elixir.  Make a Peridot Crystal Essence this Full Moon to support cleansing & vibrant wellbeing.
  • Peridot Essence of Angels® Liquid Light Template ripples out the frequency of Archangel Michael & Archangel Raphael.  These sacred templates help you to honour your self-worth, set strong boundaries, find resilience during challenging times and ‘see’ the cause of any dis-ease within your life whilst practically calling forward potential solutions.  Use these Essences during your Full Moon Meditations / Ceremonies to amplify the energetical potential of our March Full Moon.

Keep reading below for all the juicy energetic details.  Plus, please also refer to our CELESTIAL Events for 2018 – Lunar, Solar & Astro Table for a summary overview of all transits for the entire year of 2018.

Please also read our Spiritual Significance of Lunar Phases article, to understand more about the Phases of the Moon and how to work with the Lunar Energies throughout the month.

March 2018 FULL MOON – Date/Time

Moon VIRGO (11.230)  &  Sun in PISCES (11.230)
Friday, 2 March 2018 – 10:51 am AEST (Australia)
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Moon – past, intuition, unconscious, emotions, nurturing, feelings
Sun – now, identity, consciousness, self-esteem, expression
Virgo (Earth) – Organised, practical, diligent, cautious, sensible, exacting
Pisces (Water) – Sensitive, psychic, dreamy, creative, charitable,  impressionable

March 2018 FULL MOON – Energy

During the VIRGO Full Moon, the moon is reflecting the light of the SUN in Pisces.

During this Full Moon we are being called to let-go of the need to control every minute detail of our lives and to ALLOW the dream to foster magic through our Hearts.

Sometimes our ego wants the dream to happen a certain way… I am sure you have seen the movie ‘The Secret’ !    But this Full Moon is one of allowing the dream to be made manifest in perfect divine order, for the blissful unfoldment of the greater all.

We may ‘think’ that our dreams HAVE TO follow a certain path and our ego delights in proving how ‘spiritual’ we are by forcing/controlling an outcome.  

But when we let go of the ‘HAVE TOs’ and surrender to the feeling of the DREAM, what unfolds is a reality more beautiful, more luminescent and more fulfilling than what our limited ego ever thought was possible.  

In this process of letting go of every precise (and often exhausting) minute detail and falling into the warm & oozy feeling of your intuition, you may find that the process of bringing your DREAM into form takes on a few curve-balls along the way.   You may find you will be faced with choices of letting go of something that you know in your heart is not for you, even though your mind/ego is grappling with cutting something loose as you may have invested time, money, energy, love into it. 

Letting go is not failure, but rather a recognition of lessons learnt & wisdoms gained and then creating the space for a new Golden Door of opportunity to open for you.

During this FULL MOON, simply SURRENDER and allow yourself to see the PERFECTION in the IMPERFECTIONS.  Let go of how YOU think it should be done and melt into the desires of your Sacred Heart.

Interestingly our March 1-2 Full Moon falls at 11 degrees (Moon 11 degrees Virgo, Sun 11 degrees Pisces) in our 2018 Universal 11 Year in Numerology.   The number ’11’ is a Master Number in Numerology – ‘Master’ meaning it is of intense/high vibrational frequency and works within the aetherial, magical and transcendental realms of creation.  The number 11 is amplifying the energy of this months Full Moon… heightening our intuition & sensitivities.  

One thing to be aware of this Full Moon is being too over-zealous with analysing every feeling.  Neptune is in opposition of our Full Moon, so your psychic attunements maybe unduly influenced by your subconscious fears.   Hmm… this may mean confused signals, mixed feelings & weird dreams!

On a very practical note, Virgo rules our Health & Work.   This is a great Full Moon to reflect on areas of your life that maybe draining your energy and change your work/lifestyle habits to be more supportive of the body temple.   Make a resolution this Full Moon to get more sleep, start that detox (was that a New Year resolution ???) and set better boundaries in your work / life balance.

 

Happy Full Moon & Juicy big Lunar hugs,
xx Simone
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International Women’s Day – 8 March 2018

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Women are deliciously amazing – a force of nature here to heal, nurture & transform the world.

Whilst EVERY woman is enchanting in their own right, something mystical emerges when women unite.   Together we uplift each other, help each other to grow, support each other through the challenging times and cheer each other on to be our bestest selves and truly shine.

We would much rather collaborate, nurture, support and tenderly guide our fellow SiStars, than be in competition.   We thrive on open communication, caring for one another and intuitively sharing wisdom with grace & ease.

Reclaiming Feminine Power

When a Women fully owns, reclaims and steps into her Feminine Power… this is when the magic happens.  

True FREEDOM is unleashed, creativity is unabashedly channelled and pure raw joy becomes the driving force of life.  You get into your body and I mean you deeply anchor your Soul Presence into every cell of the beingness as you weave the Dream of the Feminine into the fabric of reality.

You/We become BOLD.

You/We become LIBERATED.

You/We become PROVOCATIVE instigators of change.

And You/We become REVOLUTIONARY in our Heartfelt desires.

The Divine Union

When we reclaim our Feminine Power, the world changes.  

The scales are no longer tipped toward a Patriarchal system, but rather a loving DIVINE UNION of the Feminine & Masculine emerges.  A perfectly balanced Yin & Yang – a union that becomes greater than the sum of the individual parts.

Through Divine Union, we honour the different qualities, the essence of polarities of the Feminine & Masculine.   We respectively honour the character and inherent nature of the other and marvel at how energy seamlessly flows back and forth in a sacred dance of joyous expansion.

As Women when we rise up, let go of the doubt and BELIEVE we are worthy to fully SHINE our Feminine Power… we restore the harmonic balance of Divine Union.   We let go of the need to fight.  We let go of the uphill battle to be seen, heard & considered equal.   The battle comes to an end as a force greater than any one individual rises up from Heart of Creation itself and drives a loving Divine Union once again.

This doesn’t mean that we do nothing to foster & flourish equality.  But rather it means we step out of the battle ground of anger, hurt, humiliation, separation & victimhood.  We choose to collaborate.  We choose to come together in a gentle yet inherently wise show of intelligent strength that can move mountains. 

International Women’s Day – 8 March 2018

My loving vision for YOU this International Women’s Day is that you get unstuck from the old story of struggle, survival, competition & limitation.

YOU are an unbridled reservoir of unimaginable potential. 

You are powerful.
You are loving.
You are sensually radiant.
You can do/be ANYTHING that you want… all you need do is believe in the radiant power of YOU.

Its time to unfold your deepest desires and value yourself and your inherent gifts.  
AND its time to breathe in the life-giving support system of our SiStarhood to champion us on in fulfilling our deepest desires.

 

Happy International Women’s Day to YOU my blessed SiStar,
xx Simone

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New Moon in Pisces – 17 March 2018

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March 2018 marks a rare event with TWO Full Moons falling in the same month – the first happens on March 1st/2nd and the second on March 30th/31st  and inbetween we have our New MOON in Pisces on the 17 March 2018.  Keep reading below for all the details of our March New Moon, and I will write more about our second Full Moon later in the month.

The Crystal in the image above is RHODOCROSITE, a most divine crystalline pioneer to help you anchor the potential of our 17 March 2018 NEW MOON

  • Rhodocrosite Crystal Light Healing® Spirit Wisdom is one of joy, tenderness and love.  Assists in helping you to connect with your Lightness of Being, allowing your inner-child to come out and ‘play’ once more. To have the courage to experience all facets of life without fear of hurt or expectation of old wounds holding you back.
  • Rhodocrosite Essence of Angels® Liquid Light Template ripples out the frequency of Archangels Haniel & Chamuel.  These sacred templates help you to heal the past, give forgiveness to yourself & others and from a place of self-love, reclaim and heal the fragments of your Soul.  Use these Essences during your New Moon Meditations / Ceremonies to amplify the energetical potential of our March New Moon.

Keep reading below for all the juicy energetic details.  Plus, please also refer to our CELESTIAL Events for 2018 – Lunar, Solar & Astro Table for a summary overview of all transits for the entire year of 2018.

Please also read our Spiritual Significance of Lunar Phases article, to understand more about the Phases of the Moon and how to work with the Lunar Energies throughout the month.

March 2018 – NEW MOON – Date/Time

Moon & Sun in PISCES (26.530)
Saturday, 17 March 2018 – 11:11 pm AEST (Australia)
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Moon – past, intuition, unconscious, emotions, nurturing, feelings
Sun – now, identity, consciousness, self-esteem, expression
Pisces (Water) – Sensitive, psychic, dreamy, creative, charitable,  impressionable

March 2018 – NEW MOON – Energy

Our March NEW MOON falls in the Zodiac sign of PISCES a Water Sign (ruled by Jupiter & Neptune), weaving a feminine, yin, feeling, sensitive & intuitive energy.

During a New Moon, the moon is roughly sitting between the Earth & the Sun, hence the Sun is shining on the ‘dark side of the moon’, the side of the moon we never see.   So with both the SUN (your outer personality) and the MOON (your inner emotional world) both sitting together in PISCES… you are being drawn deep into the darker recesses of your psyche to explore your unconscious mind.

You are being drawn deep into the darker recesses of your psyche to explore your unconscious mind.

During our Piscean New Moon you may experience a heightened sensitivity, feel very emotional or maybe your intuitive instincts will be working on overdrive… so much so, it may at times be hard to discern, what is ‘yours’ and what is ‘others’ stuff.  Water will help you clear the emotions/energy of others from your field (ocean swim, salt water baths, bodybrushing in the shower with salt) and keep you focused on what YOUR unconscious mind is bringing to your awareness.

During our Piscean New Moon your inner-creativity will be heightened (during both your waking & sleep hours) and you may find yourself dreaming solutions to problems in your life or seeing new paths of opportunity beyond your perceived limitations. 

During our Piscean New Moon your inner-creativity will be heightened (during both your waking & sleep hours) and you may find yourself dreaming solutions to problems in your life or seeing new paths of opportunity beyond your perceived limitations.   Allow the Piscean energy to amplify your dreamy state such that it knows no boundary.    Don’t ‘play small’ with your dreams during a Piscean New Moon.

To quote the words of Einstein: 
‘you can’t solve a problem from the same level of consciousness that created it’.  

So dream big, bold, beautiful & joyously this New Moon in order to create new opportunities from a higher level of consciousness.

We have a number of other Celestial influences that are amplifying the energy of our 17 March New Moon.

Please click on the image right to enlarge & view some of the aspects.. then keep reading below for all the juicy details.

I have included the ‘Galactic Evolutionary Triangle’ on the chart for students/graduates of Aetheric Healing™.

  • Chiron is conjunct the Moon & Sun in Pisces 
  • Galactic Centre on the Ascendant & conjunct Mars
  • Galactic Centre & Mars are square New Moon
  • Equinox is coming up on the 21st March 2018
  • Chiron moving into Aries coming up in April 2018

Chiron conjunct the Moon & Sun

The minor planet CHIRON (the wounded healer) is conjunct our Sun & Moon / New Moon (at 28.130 Pisces).   Chiron represents our deepest wounds, areas in our life/subconscious where we feel/experience lack, shame, low self-worth and insecurity.

You maybe called to heal your inner-child this New Moon as you…

  • Dive deep into you psyche and ACKNOWLEDGE areas of your life that are out of balance
  • Own aspects of your life where you are experiencing pain
  • With clarity finally ‘see’ situations that you have hidden from the world due to fear/shame
  • Recognise WHY you can be so hard on yourself or put up barriers to defend to your inner-battles & internal-conflicts
  • And finally reclaim your fractured Soul and bring HEALING to yourself as Chiron transits these final last degrees in Pisces.

As your deepest wounds are being exposed this New Moon (particularly with the Galactic Centre on the Ascendant & Conjunct Mars)…  this could make for a rather uncomfortable New Moon, particularly if you are fighting against what maybe coming up.

Personally I see this is a great opportunity to LOVE yourself more deeply, rather than being on reactive auto-pilot in your life.   To LOVE yourself enough to FORGIVE, HEAL and move your life forward in ways that are generous, tender & kind to YOU.

Galactic Centre, Ascendant & Mars

During our March New Moon, the Galactic Centre is on the Ascendant & conjunct Mars… PLUS Galactic Centre & Mars are square the Moon & Sun.

As discussed in Crystal Light Healing®, the Galactic Centre is giant black & white whole that sits at the ‘Heart Centre’ of our Milky Way Galaxy.   Our Solar System (along with approx 100+ Billion other Solar Systems) take approx 225 Million years to do one complete revolution around the Galactic Centre. As discussed in Essence of Angels®, the Galactic Centre is 8D consciousness, the central sphere of Metatron’s Cube.  And as we chart in Aetheric Healing™, the Galactic Centre is positioned in the latter degrees of Sagittarius (until it moves into Capricorn in 2225) and is the Source of our Souls highest aspirations and greater evolutionary purpose.

The Ascendant is how you are ‘seen’ in the world, your personality to the world, could even be referred to as the ‘mask’ you wear in front of others (ouch!).   

And Mars is your energy, your drive, your warrior archetype.

SO, what does all this mean ?    The Galactic Centre on the Ascendant is calling you to RISE UP from the crisis, the conflict, the deep wounds that you may have buried (Mars & Chiron) and CHOOSE to SEE a bigger, grander & more beautiful path for your life.  Intuitive PISCES is showing you a softer more nurturing way to live… to achieve a state of harmony.  

During the last few weeks of Chiron in Pisces (Chiron movies into Aries in April 2018), Chiron/Galactic Centre/Mars on this New Moon is inspiring you to reclaim those parts of yourself that may have been shattered, crippled, or locked away and create a NEW Template, a grander vision for your life as a new quest is set to begin in April 2018.  Over the next few weeks you are on the final stretch of the birth canal… make these weeks COUNT as Chiron BIRTHS into Aries mid-April 2018.

Breathe, take time to experience the beauty around you this New Moon… the soft rays of sunlight at dawn, the breeze rustling leaves, the sweet song of birds or the flutter of a butterflies wings.   AND finally allow nature to REVEAL that all this beauty exists within you.  The pain, the hurt, the neglect, the shame, the anger & the spite… these are all stories that can be reframed this New Moon. 

YOU are unique and there is a force greater than you waiting to be realised, waiting to be set free… only YOU hold the keys to freedom all you need do is turn the key.   As our planetary alignments show you the bars & reveal the locks to your emotional cage this New Moon… remember to turn your KEY & set your inner-child FREE !

Equinox & Chiron moving into Aries

Our March New Moon is being influence by our March Equinox coming up on the 21 March 2018 PLUS Chiron moving into Aries in April 2018 for the next 8 or so years !

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Juicy big New Moon Hugs,
xx Simone
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Summer/Winter Solstice – One Light, One LOVE

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Image Credit:  Erick Witsoe

This year our Summer/Winter Solstice falls on June 21, 2018 at 8:07 pm AEST – a time of celebration in the Northern Hemisphere (Summer Solstice) and a time of deep inward reflection in the Southern Hemisphere (Winter Solstice).

 

Energy & Meaning of the Solstice

The world Solstice comes from Latin Solstitium, or Sol (meaning Sun) & Sistere (stand still).  From the viewpoint of Earth, it appears our Sun or Sol ‘stands still’ as it reaches its peak and the days become shorter (Northern Hemisphere) or longer (Southern Hemisphere).

The Sun represents the yang Masculine Archetype, our energetic expression in the world.    During our June Solstice the Sun enters Cancer which is ruled by the Moon – representing our yin Feminine qualities of nurturing, feeling & sensitivity. 

So as the Sun seemingly stands still (sistere) in Cancer, the Masculine & Feminine engage in a sacred dance.  The Sol (Sun, Masculine) meets the Feminine and in rapture of her beguiling presence he stands still… and then seeks to usher in a Feminine Sol Cycle of shorter days (in the Northern Hemisphere) or builds towards a Masculine Sol Cycle of longer days (Southern Hemisphere). 

In the Northern Hemisphere, the Summer Solstice is a time of celebration of our Light as the Sun reaches its highest point in the sky.   It is a time to experience yourself as part of nature, as part of something bigger than you as the world around you is in full bloom.    Abundance, gratitude, joyful play, sharing the fruits of your labours and dancing in the lightness of your being as you bath in the lightness of the Sun and deeply exhale this light into every area of your life.  A time to embrace your en-light-enment through the Divine Masculine.

The energy of Summer Solstice is summed up in these words by Rumi…

‘Shine like the whole Universe is Yours’.

In the Southern Hemisphere, the Winter Solstice is a time of moving inward, a deep reflection of our Light within as the Sun reaches its lowest point in the sky.   It is also a time to unite with our shadow, the darkest point within ourselves and the darkness that we may experience within the world.  Without darkness, how we would recognise light, how we would embrace en-light-enment, how would be experience light-ness of being?  The Winter Solstice draws you into your inner-light through the Divine Feminine, to see that during times of darkness the light is never extinguished, but rather is a yin cycle of presence & stillness that precedes the unfoldment of the great breath of light out again.   Trust, faith, hope & grace are your guides home at this time.

The energy of Winter Solstice is summed up in these words by Rumi…

‘If Light is in your Heart, you will find your way Home’.

 

How can you embrace the Solstice Energy ?

Where ever you are on Earth, the Summer/Winter Solstice represents an opportunity to celebrate LIGHT.  To experience the LIGHT within yourself, to see that same LIGHT in others.  To experience the interplay of LIGHT of the Masculine & Feminine in your life, within the Earth and the cycles of the Sun & Moon.

The Solstice is also a time of healing.  Gracefully observing the interplay of light/darkness within your life and within our world… owning every part of yourself.   It is a time of deepest empathy, offering your light to those during times of darkness… and a time to gracefully receive this light during your time of need.

Here a few things you may wish to consider to embrace & experience the LIGHTness of our June Solstice energy…

1. Light a Candle

There is so much love in the world, but at times it maybe hard to see it.  Over the last week my Heart has been heavy as I witnessed the separation of young migrant children from their parents in the US, and here in Australia the random rape & murder of young woman walking home from work to name but a few.  During this weeks Solstice, I will be lighting a candle – a candle of hope, a candle of change, a candle of LIGHT that illuminates a greater possibility for humanity.   If you are in the Northern Hemisphere, may the LIGHT of your candle foster connection, action and find humane solutions that demonstrate a more beautiful world.   If you are in the Southern Hemisphere, may the LIGHT of your candle reflect the magnificence of the LIGHT that exists within you.. the possibility to be the change in every action, thought, word & deed.

2. Breath in the LIGHT of our Sun

Stand on the Earth (preferably barefoot) and breathe the Solar Rays of joyous Light into your Heart.  Feel it renewing every cell of your body, liquid light energy revitalising, replenishing & nourishing.   Then breathe this LIGHT out and take it down deep into the Earth.  Visualise this same liquid light energy revitalising, replenishing & nourishing Earth, the rivers, the oceans, the animals, the forests & our crops.

3. Fire Ceremony

Light a fire and celebrate the Solstice with friends & family, or take the warmth of the fire inward to your Heart.  Set an intention of what YOU can do to make this world more beautiful (refer to lighting a candle above)

 

Simone M. Matthews
OmAhOm

 

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Sun conjunct Sirius & Vesta conjunct Galactic Centre

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During last weeks Full Moon, the Moon was not only conjunct Saturn… but also Vesta was conjunct the Galactic Centre.   As discussed in last weeks article ‘whilst the Full Moon conjuncting retro Saturn may have us in a downwind spin of fear, guilt & shame about our perceived inadequacies… the influence of Vesta conjuncting the Galactic Centre (in the sign of Sagittarius) is taking our experiences up a higher octave…’.

Now that our Full Moon is waning, the ripple effect is still being felt all of this week as Vesta continues its final conjunction of our Galactic Centre leading up to our SUN conjuncting Sirius on the 5-6 July 2018.  

The photo at the top of this page I captured this morning during my walk along the beach… as I pondered writing this blog post for you all today. 

I LOVE how the rays of light from the Sun, resemble the rays of Light captured in this photo of Sirius taken by NASA).  Feeling the flow of Sirius so very strongly today!

Sharing a summary of what we have in store this week & how we can make the most of these celestial alignments.

 

Vesta conjunct Galactic Centre

Lets take a look at Vesta & Galactic Centre first… to understand more about how this is influencing our Sun & Sirius later this week.

Our GALACTIC CENTRE is a giant black & white whole that sits at the centre of our Milky Way Galaxy.  The Galactic Centre is currently positioned at approx 280 Sagittarius (or 40 Sagittarius sidereal).  Metaphysically, the Galactic Centre is the source of our Soul’s highest aspirations & what we have chosen as the greater evolutionary purpose for our Soul in this lifetime (refer Aetheric Healing™).

VESTA is the brightest asteroid (minor planet) visible from Earth.  The energy of Vesta is the High Priestess who fans the eternal flame of our Hearts, our Homes and hence our global home – crystalline Earth.  Vesta the virginal Priestess (virginal not meaning celibate, but rather not married or belonging to anyone) – guides us towards devotion, to commit to our highest aspirations, our greatest desires and helps us to keep the flames of our passions alight.   The lower octave of Vesta is presented by Earth’s Moon (Feminine) and the higher octave of Vesta is represented by the Alcyone, the brightest star within the pleiades (Silver Feminine Ray of Creation).  

Vesta represents the Sacred Feminine Flame in all of us… so when VESTA is conjunct our GALACTIC CENTRE, we are inspired to arise from the ashes of our human limitations & recreate our lives a new. 

The creative womb of our beingness is being activated during this conjunction.  Feeling, intuition & the nourishment that comes from the milk of the Divine Mother is being received.   The mystical & magickal primal force of the Goddess archetype is leading us into service with fearless grace.

Sun conjunct Siris

SIRIUS (fixed star) is the Greater Sun of our Sun, at a distance of 8.6 Light years from Earth (approx 81,362,000,000,000 km).  It is a Binary Star System A & B – with the white dwarf Sirius B orbiting Sirius A every 50 years (creating a DNA spiral rotation).  Sirius A double the mass of our Sun and collectively Sirius is 25 times more luminous than our Sun.  The Sirius portal (inside the DNA Spiral created by A&B) weaves 7th Dimensional frequencies through the Gold Ray of Creation.  It is our integration of the Divine Masculine and how we use our Energy (yang) – as a Soul having a Human experience here on Earth.  Ancient civilisations – such as Atlantis & Egypt worked with the ‘technology’ of Sirius to power their cities, build the pyramids etc…  In the Crystal Light Healing®, Sirius is our representation & sacred acknowledge of ‘I AM Solar’ and in Essence of Angels® Archangel Uriel (through the harmonics of Archangel Michael) is the sacred keeper of this Ray.

Through Sirius we integrate the Divine Masculine in our lives through the following 7 Archetypes as studied in Aetheric Healing™ :

  • The God / The Priest / Healer
  • The Father / The King
  • The Bachelor / The Prince
  • The Warrior
  • The Lover/Seducer
  • The Magician
  • The Visionary

Our SUN represents our ‘I AM’, our identity in the world and how we express ourselves. The Sun amplifies through it’s Masculine energy, both heightening & expanding the energy of other celestial bodies during its transit.

As our Sun conjuncts Sirius, the Archetypal strength of the Masculine rises up within us. 

We feel courageous and warrior like as we connect to a higher wisdom and embrace universal intelligence through the Aetheric Field.    As the firey passions within our bellies are being stoked, we are guided to take that step into the unknown and discover for ourselves the only boundaries we experience within our lives are the boundaries that we create for ourselves.

 

The Energy of this Week…

So putting all of this together, not only is Vesta in its tail end of conjuncting the Galactic Centre this week , but also our Sun makes an exact conjunction of Sirius later this week on the 5/6 July.

The amplified archetypal forces of the Feminine (Vesta conjunct Galactic Centre) are raising the archetypal Masculine (Sirius/Sun) to a higher place. We are being called to let go of the battle against an ‘old school’ Patriarchial societal meme and simply surrender to the Divine Feminine through us.

In the shadow of the energy of this week, people maybe ‘triggered’ to lash out, say nasty hurtful things, or lay blame as a knee jerk reaction of hiding their own vengeful pain, insecurities or fears.

How can we balance with the energy of this week ?   Simply let go of the inner/outer battles, war, retaliation, fighting ‘fire-against-fire’ and simply surrender to the highest octave of light of the Divine Masculine.  The Sun as a natural bridge of Sirius energy through our Solar Plexus, offers us Courage to follow Divine Will, to trust & believe in our selves, to know that we are powerful beyond measure and that we have free will to CHOOSE to use that power in the direction of a greater good for all. 

 

The message that accompanies this weeks alignments…

In the face of adversity, NEVER abandon your Heartfelt Dreams.   Hold the flame of desire in your Heart.  Be willing to be vulnerable & courageously never lose faith.  You are ALL-powerful beyond measure & were born to live a joyfully abundant life.

 

To connect with the energy of this week,  I invite you to take 4 minutes to watch my Wave of Love Movie Meditation.   At around the 2 minute mark of the movie, as you embrace the energy of ‘I am Lunar’ (Feminine) & ‘I am Solar’ (Masculine)… you are connecting with the sacred portals of Vesta (Feminine) & Sirius (Masculine) to embrace the grandest & most greatest potential of this weeks alignment.

 

 

The Energy over the next 6 weeks…

We have a lot in store over the next 6 weeks, such as a partial Solar Eclipse on the 13 July 2018, a total Lunar Eclipse on the 28 July, the 8:8 Lions Stargate portal in early August, followed a partial Solar Eclipse on the 11 August.    I look forward to sharing more in the weeks to come.  Please sign up for my newsletter below to receive my updates.

OmAhOm
xx Simone M. Matthews

 

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Falling into your Heart, even when it hurts

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I am feeling a little tender today. 
It happens.  It’s life. 
It’s part of the human experience.

Emotions are what bring a sense of wonderment and beauty to our lives.  They infuse life with meaning and enable us to live a full and rich life.  

Our emotions enable us to connect with others, build communities, create careers, care for our children and drive us to be kind, compassionate & loving people.  Conversely, emotions allow us to feel intense grief, loss, sadness & heart-breaking pain.   Without the full spectrum of emotions, we would not be able to experience the full tapestry of life.   Without contrast, how would we consciously experience happiness if we had never experienced sadness ?

I used to try and fight my feelings of sorrow .  I would push them away, use mind over matter, pretend it wasn’t happening to me.  I would continue on with my day with my ‘happy face on’  and you know what, it would get me through. 

But…

On the inside I was a bit of a mess.  I would beat myself up for feeling sad or anxious and then feel even more down on myself that I couldn’t embrace  ‘think positive thoughts’, ‘fake it to you make it’,  ‘this is all just an illusion’…. all which weren’t very helpful to my current situation.  

The irony is not lost on me at all… the endless cycle of beating myself up for not being positive enough, to then be down on myself for beating myself up, to then being down on myself even more for being down on myself in the first place for beating myself up etc etc…    Sound familiar ?

There is of course another way. 

 

Falling into your Heart

In my tearful emotions of today, rather than force my mind into a state of positivity, I am bringing my awareness down deep into my heart.   Taking deep breaths in & out, feeling into my Heart and listening, sensing, become aware of the present.

Just try this for a moment, particularly if you are feeling stressed, anxious, worried, emotional… or just out of kilter today….

STOP what ever you are doing in this moment & give your self the gift of being fully present.   This could be 30 seconds or a few minutes.   There are over 86,000 seconds in a 24 hour day…  love yourself enough to reserve a mere 30 of those seconds just for you… just DO IT.

BREATH in and out of your Heart.  If you have never done this before it may feel we weird at first, but the more you practice it, the easier it gets.   Take your thoughts, your awareness, your breath and allow yourself to fall deep into your Heart.  Really sink into it, don’t hold back, even if it hurts.

FALL even deeper into your Heart if you can and find a place of forgiveness.  It is OK to feel the way you do.  Feelings or eMotions are our body’s signposts.   Rather than judge the message, welcome the message and really feel into it.   Yes your day maybe going to shit around, maybe your boss has yelled at you, the kids are being ratty or you are anxious over not being able to pay the rent… these things happen, this is life.   But how will you choose to respond to your situation ?  Falling deeper into your Heart isn’t about pretending that life is all rosy & you must think positive about the crisis at hand, but rather falling deeper into your Heart is about opening to a force greater than you… an intuitive awareness, an all-knowing, an all-loving presence.

Now LET GO and allow your Heart to take things from here.  This is probably the hardest part and where many people become unstuck.   However, this is the essential stage, so don’t pike out on me now.   Did you know your Heart has a BRAIN ?   HeartMath calls this the Heart-Brain.  In fact your Heart has over 40,000 neurons and can thus sense, feel, learn & remember.   When you let go, you let the intelligence of your heart do the talking.  Rather than letting your cranial Brain tell you to be better, think better thoughts, pretend to be happy… let your Heart-Brain do all the talking.

COMPASSION will then flow from your Heart when you let go.  Your Heart-Brain intelligence is an all-loving gentle guiding light.  Your Heart doesn’t move you into a space of berating yourself, the should-haves or could-haves, or the need to hide your true self.  Your Heart seeks to serve, to find balance, to discover peaceful solutions, to bring awareness of the present moment.

EXPANSION of your Heart’s field is then the key to engaging with and ultimately shifting your experience.   Did you know that you Heart has an electrical field that is 60x greater than your cranial Brain ?  PLUS, the magnetic field of your Heart is 5,000 times stronger than your cranial Brain AND it extends 2 to 3 Metres (6 to 10 feet) around you.  I know, amazing huh!   When you let go, embrace compassion and sink into the wisdom of your Heart-Brain… a higher wisdom through you expands.  It doesn’t necessarily mean in that moment everything around you will change (the kids may still be manic), but your awareness, observation & perception of the environment or your situation certainly shifts gears.

PRESENCE of body mind & spirit is then the result of your Hearts Expansion.  When you are stressed, in a state of anxiety or gut-wrenching fear, your Hearts energy field contracts.  The result ?… the inability to perceive your current situation from a higher state of coherent awareness. Which means you fall down the rabbit hole of victimhood, blaming, or deepest depression about your circumstance.  However, when you fall into your Heart and EXPAND its electro-magnetic field you accept the moment for what it is and give the circumstance or feelings your LOVE & COMPASSION and just be with it.  From this place of presence & BEINGNESS, change begins to take root.    Your Heart-Brain intelligence offers solutions, guides you on how to move forward in the present, or helps you to see and experience gratitude for the gift this current situation is offering you.

So for today, I am breathing.  Taking regular breaks from my computer to Breathe, Fall, Let Go and Embrace Compassion, Expansion & Presence.  

Falling into your Heart is a practice of diligence, a desire to be more than your thoughts and a yearning to live a fulling and vibrant life with meaning.   Falling into your Heart enables you to find deepest meaning in your life, to enrich your relationships, to receive a greater sense of satisfaction from your work and to foster an ever expanding presence of SELF LOVE.

OmAhOm
Simone M. Matthews

 

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Treasure Happiness, Flourish JOY

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Our home has been brimming with love, laughter & fantastical moments that a house full of children under 10 so effortlessly weave.  

Our week has been so very full in many many ways… backyard camping, bonfires, toasted marshmallows, beach walks, picnics, gelato at sunset, mountain hikes, shared meals and many late nights over a bottle (or two) of wine.   I am feeling so very nourished, as if my heart is smiling beams of joy.

So here I find myself today, back in my office and pondering life, love, happiness & joy.

Image Credit:  Neal Kharawala

 

Happiness

Over my years of teaching, the one common denominator shared by my students from all walks of life when asked ‘What is the ultimate aim of your life’ has simply been… HAPPINESS.   The desire to experience lightness, pleasure, abundance, fun… happiness… in every area of life; relationships, work, finances, health & wellbeing.

Whilst happiness is a warm & oozy state of being (which is delightful), happiness is often dependent upon external circumstances – a state of mind, the actions of others, your current circumstances & environment.  

Think of drinking a glass of champagne… the bubbles rising up tickling your nose, the jubilance of that first sip as it caresses your tongue, then that eurphoric rush of pleasure as the liquid weaves its magical pathway through your body. As delightfully pleasing to the senses champagne maybe and as happy as it may make you feel at the time, it is transient and the effect will eventually wear off.  

 

Joy

Joy on the other hand is enduring. JOY is the source of happiness… an internal well of vibrancy this is ALWAYS within you, no matter your circumstance, state of mind or life challenges.

Joy is the nectar, the sweet essence of YOU. Joy is the DNA of our Soul… the eternal pilot light that keeps the flames of your Heart & Soul burning brightly.

You can be at the lowest ebb of your life – divorce, illness, death of a loved one, bankruptcy, the crashing of a long held dream – yet JOY is ever present. Joy enables you to have gratitude for simply being alive to experience every crazy & messy facet of human life. How joyous is that !

When the backbone of your life is held together through Joy, you can weather any obstacle, overcome any hardship & navigate the inevitable hurts of being human.

Joy becomes a reverent state of being 24/7, a presence, a constant, a mirror of the depth of eternal LOVE within your Heart & Soul.

 

How to Flourish your life through JOY

Savour your experiences of happiness & treasure each and every moment dearly. 

But in order to experience the greatest depth of happiness, choose to cultivate a life built on the foundation of JOY that is seeded & flourished from the inside out.

Since JOY is the enduring essence of you, JOY naturally flourishes when you become more present to the simple things in life.  

Watching the sunrise rise, cuddling a puppy, enjoying the sweet succulence of sugarsnap peas picked fresh from the garden, taking time to listen and melt into the sounds of nature and being grateful for simply breathing, being alive & part of this wondrous life. 

Should you then happen to be moving through hard times, when despair, heart-wrenching pain, or long dark nights of the Soul have seemed to drain every last ounce of happiness from your veins… remember that the JOY that sits behind the depth of your sorrow is for ever present within your Heart.   

You may not feel happy during these painful life-transitions, but you have a sense that JOY has never left you… but rather is sitting in the background – holding you, comforting you & ultimately guiding you into a greater and even more JOYful experience of your Soul.

So today, I am not just feeling happy from all the treasured family moments over this past week, but rather I am being nourished by a deeply fulfilling state of JOY. I am grateful to be alive and grateful to be a witness & participant in this thing called LIFE.

OmAhOm
Simone M. Matthews


Looking to flourish more JOY within your life? 
Inviting you to study with me, at one of my upcoming Heart Retreats, attend one of my LIVE Workshops… or even enrol in one of my online Self-Study Courses… and discover a presence, a state of JOY, a deeply invigorating experience of life.


 

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TOTAL Lunar Eclipse – Uprising of Feminine Wisdom

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There is a powerfully reverent uprising of FEMININE energy during this weeks last Lunar Eclipse for 2018. A letting go of out-moded roles/labels that have been applied to women in the past, leading to a nourishing, profoundly transformational, mystically creative & intelligent wisdom…. a NEW STORY of the Feminine.

This weeks Lunar Eclipse will be the LONGEST Total Lunar Eclipse of the 21st Century – spanning 103 minutes –  this coming Friday/Saturday  July 27/28, 2018.   PLUS during our Full Moon Lunar Eclipse, as the Earth moves between the Sun & the Moon (hence the Sun, Earth & Moon align), the Sun will be conjunct Pallas and the Moon will be conjunct Mars at the Lunar South Node. 

What a spectacularly powerful energetic alignment as we continue our 2018 theme of awakening a deeper insight into the Divine Feminine.   Sharing with you my thoughts…. or if you are short for time today, scan down to the SUMMARY toward the bottom of this page.

 

FULL MOON

Moon AQUARIUS (4.450)  &  Sun in LEO (4.450)
Saturday, 28 July 2018 – 6:20 am AEST (Australia)
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Moon – past, Intuition, unconscious, emotions, nurturing, feelings
Sun – now, Identity, consciousness, self-esteem, expression
Aquarius (Air) – humanitarian, determined, individualistic, rebellious, pioneer, independant
Leo (Fire) – leader, affectionate, generous, outgoing, stubborn, authoritative, courageous, warm-hearted

 

During the AQUARIUS Full Moon, the moon is reflecting the light of the Sun in LEO.

The energy of our July 2018 Full Moon is being taken to a higher level through the following influencing aspects:

  • Full Moon Lunar Eclipse
  • Moon (+ Lunar South Node) in strong conjunct Mars (retrograde)
  • Sun in a weak conjunction with asteroid Pallas (Feminine Wisdom)

The Image Right (click to enlarge) charts some of these major influencing aspects during our July 2018 Full Moon Lunar Eclipse.  Sharing below a deeper insight into what we have in store this week… as we lead into a Solar Eclipse in three weeks time.

 

Full Moon TOTAL Lunar Eclipse

MAXIMUM Eclipse – Saturday, 28 July 2018 – 6:21 am AEST (Australia)

During our July 27-28,2018  TOTAL Lunar Eclipse, the Eclipse with be fully/partially visible from most of Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica.
Find the Time/Date in your City of the World > 

Eclipse UTC TIME AEST
Penumbral Eclipse Begins Friday, 27 July, 5:14 pm Saturday, 28 July, 3:14 am
Partial Eclipse Begins Friday, 27 July, 6:24 pm Saturday, 28 July, 4:24 am
Full Eclipse Begins Friday, 27 July, 7:51 pm Saturday, 28 July, 5:30 am
Maximum Eclipse Friday, 27 July, 8:21 pm Saturday, 28 July, 6:21 am
Full Eclipse Ends Friday, 27 July, 9:13 pm Saturday, 28 July, 7:13 am
Partial Eclipse Ends Friday, 27 July, 10:19 pm Saturday, 28 July, 8:19 am
Penumbral Eclipse Ends Friday, 27 July, 11:28 pm Saturday, 28 July, 9:28 am

 

Total Lunar Eclipse – a deep Emotional Insight…

Our July 27-28 Full Moon Lunar Eclipse is a TOTAL Lunar Eclipse, meaning as the Earth passes between the Sun & the Moon, the Earth with block the Suns rays from FULLY reaching the Moon, thus the Moon is fully cast within Earth’s shadow. 

This weeks Lunar Eclipse is the both the second & last Lunar Eclipse of 2018.  The first Lunar Eclipse was on the 31 January 2018.

If the Moon is fully in Earth’s shadow, why then does the Moon appear RED during an Eclipse ? 
The reason the Moon appears RED when it is cast within the shadow of Earth is because of Earth’s atmosphere.  During the alignment of the Sun, Earth & Moon, light from the Sun glimmers through Earth’s atmosphere (atmosphere extends approximately 80km above the Earth) & the green-to-blue light of the visible light spectrum is filtered out, giving way to the deeper orangey-red tones of the spectrum.    This reddish light is then refracted to the surface of the Moon.  Amazing huh!

Energetically during our Total Lunar Eclipse, as the Moon is fully sitting in Earth’s shadow (ie unable to reflect the I AM Light of the Sun), a window opens and we are drawn into ourselves, the part that we don’t show to the world, the emotional and deepest part of our psyche.   The word ECLIPSE comes from the Greek word “ekleipsis” meaning “to abandon, to leave, to vanish” – and that’s exactly what we may experience during a Lunar Eclipse – the desire to surrender and let go of parts of our self that limit our greater potential.

A Lunar Eclipse provides a powerful opportunity to release deep-seated wounds, move beyond old fears and to transcend negative patterns or traits within the shadow self. It is time to ECLIPSE anything that maybe holding you back.   With the Moon in Aquarius during the Eclipse, we will be drawn to recognising within ourselves the ability to LOVE freely without possessiveness or jealously… a universal love of our shared brother/sisterhood.  A humanitarian transcendance of ego… a surrender to an eternal love.

Our July Lunar Eclipse will be the longest Lunar Eclipse this century as the Moon will pass through the central part of the Earth’s shadow (hence increase the duration/period of being in shadow).  Our TOTAL Eclipse will last 103 minutes (4 minutes short of the maximum possible Eclipse time of 107 minutes).   As a partial eclipse both precedes & follows the TOTAL eclipse, the Moon will spend nearly 4 hours crossing through Earths shadow this July 2018.

The LONGER the duration of TOTALITY, the greater amplification or intensity of energy will be felt… which is being taken up a notch again due to the Moons conjunction wit Mars (see below).

On a side note, the shortest Lunar Eclipse this century took place on the 4 April 2015 and lasted just under 5 minutes.  The longest Lunar Eclipse that will take place in the 22nd Century (ie between 2100 & 2199) will take place on June 9-10, 2123 (totality lasting for 106 minutes) and then on June 19-20, 2141 (totality also for 106 minutes).  The shortest will be on July 10-11, 2196 (totality lasting for 4 minutes).

 

The influence of MOON (& Lunar South Node) conjunct MARS Retrograde

Mars will have a very strong influence on our July Lunar Eclipse, as it conjuncts the Moon at less than 1 degree a part.   Mars is action orientated, a yang masculine vibration, it is a driving force in your life… however under our Eclipse aspect (& considering it is also Retrograde)… it maybe prone to impatience, irritability or angry outbursts.  Watch out for those exploding Volcano’s!

With feelings & emotions being amplified under the Eclipse, if you have repressed anger issues, have experienced sexual violence, or are suppressing a frenzied rage… be wary of the ‘stressed out rubber band breaking’ during our Full Moon eclipse.  As the past makes itself known in the present during the Eclipse, choose instead loving compassion, forgiveness &  ultimately healing.  Be gentle with yourself, use the water element to cool your fiery pain, heal your deepest hurts & resurrect yourself stronger & wiser than before.   See my WHALE video below for more details.

On a VERY interesting note, the Lunar South Node in Aquarius is conjuncting Mars and the Lunar North Node in Leo is just over 1 degree from the Sun during this weeks eclipse   In Aetheric Healing™, the South Node of the Moon represents our PAST (our previous experiences/learnings) and the North Node represents our potential FUTURE, what we are here to learn/grow.

With the South Node in Aquarius & our North Node in Leo, we are being catapulted during our July FULL MOON ECLIPSE to step into & OWN our individual gifts/skills.  To be SEEN.   To follow the passion of our Hearts & ENJOY the ride that is life… all the ups AND the downs.   There is NO HIDING during this eclipse, no running away or detaching yourself from the TRUTH.  No more day-dreaming, .white-washing situations, or spiritual by-passing.  It is time to SHINE, & SHINE ON BRIGHTLY in a big big way!    It is scary as hell being vulnerable, but opening to your Hearts desires & saying YES will ultimately gift you the greatest joy.

 

The influence of Pallas during our Full Moon TOTAL Lunar Eclipse

Four major asteroids (minor planets), Ceres, Pallas, Juno and Vesta, were discovered within a few years of each other at the beginning of the 19th century, and named for female goddesses in the Roman pantheon. These four asteroids symbolize four different facets of the feminine.  

Pallas represents the wisdom of the female spirit, as the mythology of Pallas Athene would indicate: born from the head of Zeus, and symbolized by the owl and the snake, Pallas Athene was a powerful symbol for independence and wisdom in the ancient mythology.  Pallas did not ally herself with any man, but rather was a strong and warrior-like figure who aided men of good will and whose advice was prized for its intelligence.

Pallas represents FEMININE creative intelligence & ageless wisdom… especially regarding healing & medicinal remedies.   Pallas also represents our relationship to our fathers (or father figures in our lives), areas where our greatest challenges with men can ultimately give birth to our greatest grow & warrior-like wisdom.

On a side note, Cere’s represents modern women, our roles of nurturing / motherhood & our relationship with our Mother (or mothering figures in our life),  Juno represents intimate relationship/partnership  and Vesta represents inner flame of service to the Goddess.

During this weeks Full Moon Lunar Eclipse, the Light of the Sun in Leo is conjuncting asteroid Pallas.  Whilst this is  a weak conjunction… none-the-less I feel that Pallas is still having a strong influence during our Eclipse… continuing our 2018 theme of awakening a deeper insight into the Divine Feminine.

Casting your memory back to my posts from earlier in the year, here are some key transits that are taking our psyches into a deeper exploration of the Feminine:

  • January 1/2, 2018 – Full Moon SuperMoonVenus (Venus the Goddess / Divine Feminine) calling us to into the deeper recesses of our psyche to explore a feminine wisdom, an uprising of a new story of Women.
  • January 31, 2018 – Full Blue Supermoon Lunar EclipseAsteroid Ceres conjunct the Moon (& North Node) in Leo, took us into a deeper plunge into the stories & roles of Women in society… dismantling oppression & embracing a re-wilded freedom of the Feminine.
  • June 27/28, 2018 – Full MoonAsteroid Vesta conjunct the Galactic Centre, The energy of Vesta is the High Priestess who fans the eternal flame of our Hearts, our Homes and hence our global home – crystalline Earth.  Vesta the virginal Priestess (virginal not meaning celibate, but rather not married or belonging to anyone) – guides us towards devotion, to commit to our highest aspirations, our greatest desires and helps us to keep the flames of our passions alight. 

And now on this weeks July 27/28 Full Moon –  Pallas is asking us OWN the mystical & magical part of ourselves that can move mountains.  Whether we are male/female, the Divine Feminine part of us is rising up & ready to flourish through creative intelligence & ageless wisdom.   OWN your inner-warrior, uphold your core values, stand your ground for what you believe in and with fierce grace BELIEVE in YOU, achieve greatness.

 

Summary:

Overall Energy of this weeks Lunar Eclipse

There is a powerfully reverent uprising of Feminine energy during this last Lunar Eclipse for 2018.   A letting go of out-moded roles/labels that have been applied to women in the past, leading to a nourishing, profoundly transformational, mystically creative & intelligent wisdom…. a NEW STORY of the Feminine.

Let the past go.  Offer forgiveness to patriarchal oppression.  Don’t let yourself be bound any longer by the old story of injustice & limitation.

This Full Moon Lunar Eclipse is calling you to simply let it all fall away and together lets rise up and create a new story of Feminine, a rewilding of what it means to be WOMAN.

There is NO HIDING during this eclipse, no running away or detaching yourself from the TRUTH…   it is time to SHINE, & SHINE ON BRIGHTLY in a big big way!    Proudly, boldly & vibrantly lets rise up the Divine Feminine to new heights of beingness.

PostScript – WHALE Video

Yesterday afternoon we moved into a house by the ocean for the next couple of weeks, whilst our home (& office) is being repaired after our recent flood event (you may recall from a few months ago our big ‘cleanse’).    As we stood on our balcony, looking out to the Ocean, a beautiful Whale greeted us and literally started ‘waving’ to us… as if to say ‘hello, I see you, I love you… you got this, I believe in you’.   Her message felt poignantly strong, yet graceful & reverently gentle.   The water element certainly has been weaving miracles into our lives of late.

I feel this message wasn’t just for my family, but is also for all of us this week as we venture into the this weeks Lunar Eclipse, followed by our Solar Eclipse in mid-August.  

What ever maybe happening in your life this year,  what ever situation you may find yourself in in this moment, what ever challenges maybe presenting them self to you at this time… remember that there is a force of LOVE that believes in you and is conspiring to help you step into greatness.   Let go of what you think this should look like, and let the power of the Feminine open your Heart to a more beautiful & sacred expression of YOU.   Listen to the ‘whale spirit medicine’ this Lunar Eclipse (ANYONE can do this & you don’t need to live by the ocean), and let her guide you to riseup, be bold & come alive to LIFE.

OmAhOm
xx Simone M. Matthews

 

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Rhythm of Heart, Sound of Soul

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July 25 last week was ‘Day out of Time’, the New Years Eve of the Galactic Calendar – a calendar that calibrates our energy field with the rhythmic cycles of Nature. ⁠

The Galactic Calendar is based on 13 Moons (months) each of 28 days, which create a full year cycle of 364 days. So 25 July, is the 365th Day or a ‘day out of time’, and 26 July is the 1st day of a New Galactic Year. ⁠ ‘Day out of Time’ is a day for stillness, connection with Eternal Time, an honouring ‘Time as Art’. A letting go of a linear passage of HIStory… and be nourished by HERstory, presence, and the eternal NOW.⁠

Sharing with you my magickal ‘Day out of Time’ story… and my connection to ‘Rhythm of Heart, Sound of Soul’ through my Medicine Drum. And thank you to a beautiful friend of mine Kylie Kenny for capturing these images of my Drum taking its first breath on the weekend.

Rhythm of Heart, Sound of Soul

Conception

Over a decade ago I set my intentions to create my very own Medicine Drum.   I have lost count of the number of opportunities that have popped up over the years, but nothing seemed to feel right… until this year!   Leading into this years eclipse season,  fortuitously two beautiful Medicine Drum Teachers crossed my path, and so my drum was first conceived. 

Why have I longed to create a Medicine Drum?  The rhythmic beat of a drum is our connection to the Feminine… from our Mothers heartbeat in-utero, to the Heartbeat of Gaia, to the Universal Heartbeat of creation.    Medicine Drum helps us to remember the sacredness of life, the natural rhythms of nature, and how we too are sacred… for each of us are instruments (or drums) that are breathed into life through the Heartbeat of the Great Mother.  The Great Spirit breathes our Hearts into beingness, Spirit into human form.

I love love love my crystal bowls, my flute, my galactic tuning forks & my harmonic chimes- if you have attended any of my Crystal Light Healing® workshops or HeartRetreats, I know you would have fallen in love with these too!  But there is something about the beat of drum that takes the Heart into resonances like no other.

Gestation

Over 3 glorious days in late May, led by the exuberant Richard Little Feather, & gorgeous Shamanic Goddess Michelle Niethe- through hands & heart I moved through the 3 Trimesters of Gestation… preparing my Drum for its birth & first breath of life.   If you live here in Australia & would like to make your own Medicine Drum, I highly recommend Michelle Niethe of Craft of Heart & Hearth– her wisdom, deep integration of Medicine Wheel teachings & ability to ‘see’ the spirit in all things will make your drum making experience a journey to remember. 

I held no expectations, or even knowledge of how to make a drum (which is a good thing in hindsight… cause it is one hell of an emotional journey creating a Drum)… instead I came to the weekend with open mind, full heart, & a soul that was eager to play!

The first thing that really mesmerised me was the inter-connection of all things.   Ok, I know, I know… and you know this too… but still there are times where these synchronicities take your breath away!   I personally find these experiences keep you humble, and also keep you open to the life-long journey of learning.   As a Teacher myself, personally I have found that ‘the more you know, the more you realise you don’t know’, and for me, that mystery of life is what keeps Spirit alive in all of us.

Forinstance, in creating our Medicine Drum, after cutting out a circular hide, 24 holes are punched in preparation for weaving the hide to your rim.   If you have read my book ‘Shealla-Dreaming‘ or studied any of the modalites through my school, in particular ‘Crystal Light Healing® Sacred Ancient Wisdom‘, you would know that the Great Spirit comes into form through the 12 Sacred Keys (the 13th Key is the Law of Love that sits within the Heart of all things).  Each of the 12 Sacred Keys have a ‘masculine & feminine’ principle… hence there are 24 keys in total!     So there you go… I am creating my very first Drum based on Metatrons Cube, or OmAhOm Symbol of the 13 Sacred Keys… WOW!!!

After punching the 24 holes, I then weaved my hide to my drum rim… working my way around the 13 Sacred Keys of the OmAhOm Wheel of Life (see image above). 

Holding LOVE within my heart (13th Sacred Key, ‘The Law of Love’), for each set of 2 holes I focused on the Masculine & Feminine principle of each Sacred Key.   Forinstance, ‘The Law of Potential’ relates to my drum holes 1 & 2, ‘The Law of Grace’ relates to drum holes 3 & 4 etc.  So as I weaved each set of 2 drum holes, I imbued my drum with the sacred map of creation… the heartbeat & nervous system of an intelligent & infinitely expanding universe.

 

24 Holes – OmAhOm
Weaving 13 Sacred Keys
My Drum

For me personally, the making of my Drum was a very sacred & deeply moving experience.   Every step of the process, every hole that is cutout & then woven around the rim is a journey through every area of your life – from birth, up to the present moment.   A reflection of where you have been, your experiences, where you are in this moment, and your Soul’s greater vision for you & what you are becoming.

Being a sensitive, as you can image, making my Drum was going to happen without tears!

Forinstance, as I was weaving & pulling the hide tightly over the rim at the 22nd hole, the hole tore open completely tearing through the hide… and I felt as if I myself had been torn wide open too!

Hole 22 represents the ‘Stellar Gateway’, the Pleiades… and in my Sacred Keys of Creation teachings, the ‘The Law of Polarity’.    The law of polarity states that EVERYTHING that exists has an equal & opposite reaction.   So for every heartache, every hurt, every failure, there is an equivalent or even greater polarity of happiness, joy & success.   The messy/complicated experiences of life are in fact ‘gifts’ that play an integral role in our growth, our healing, and journey to recognise our divinity.

I reflected on my thoughts that were running through my mind just prior to hole 22 breaking.  Through the Law of Polarity I was reflecting upon some of my more OCD perfectionistic traits (oh the blessed life of a type A personality), and my intentions on weaving this hole were to ‘let go’ of the need to control certain areas of my life.  And then it happened, hole 22 completely broke open.   I burst into tears, my first reaction was ‘my Drum is broken’, I f’cked it!  

But then I came to realise how perfect the experience in the moment had been.   The hole breaking was in fact a symbol of the barriers within myself ‘breaking through’, a letting go of my attachment to make things ‘perfect or just right’.   The tearing hole released my pain surrounding this issue, and my flowing tears released these hurts from deep within my body. 

Our Drum making facilitators – Michelle & Richard – both guided me to cut out 2 additional holes (either side of the torn hole), and then weave these two holes together… the POLARITY of these two holes bringing healing to the third hole between them.   Recognition that EVERY situation in life can be healed through the LAW of POLARITY.   An acknowledgement that during times in life where we may feel shame, regret, or failure… a reminder that these experiences occur on the ONE pole of W-HOLE-NESS.  And in fact our broken experiences of life allow a deeper LOVE within us to emerge.   Hole 22, was now infact 3 holes merged into one, a deep healing through the Sacred Power of the Number 3.

And as a final reminder of W-holeness, when I came to complete the Heart of my drum (the central core of my Drum that I hold in my left hand when I play her, my receiving hand), I wove into the Heart of my Drum the 2 circular cutout pieces from either side of hole 22… a reminder that we are richer for ALL of life’s experiences… our Heart is more full & overflowing for a life well lived – the good, the bad, the full kaliedoscope of life experiences (polarity) of being human.

Incidently, in Numerology, the Number 22 is the ‘Master Builder Number’.   It takes 11:11 up to a greater resonance of vision, quantum potential & creative manifestation.  And in fact the word ‘ANGELS’ vibrates to the number 22 in numerology.   

Hole 22 – Polarity – W-holeness

Heart of my Drum

Day out of Time – Labour

With my drum complete and left to fully dry out over many days… my next step was to create my Drum Beater.   And you guessed it, a day of no time or ‘Day out of Time‘ was the day my Drum Beater called to come into being in preparation for the Birth of my Drum.

I was guided to use a rabbit pelt for the drum head.  Rabbit Spirit crossed our path numerous times on our journey home from drum making… so I felt she hopped into our path, the path of my drum for a reason.

I was also guided to use feathers to dangle off my drum beater that represented the animal spirit that lived within the drum.   On our way to the drum workshop, an Owl flew across our car… and throughout the entire workshop I felt a strong presence of Owl Spirit Medicine guiding my drum making.   Owl is the medicine of wisdom & intuitive knowing… rather pertinent I felt after a weekend of weaving the 13 Sacred Keys through my drum!

I also chose to weave in 6 crystals of green Aventurine, 3 above (close to the beater head), & 3 below (close to the beater base), creating a six pointed Merkabah.  ‘Mer’ means Light, ‘Ka’ means Spirit and ‘Ba’ means Body… so my beater is infused with intention of bring LIGHT or SPIRIT into form when she beats my drum through the rhythm of the universe.

As I teach in my Crystal Light Healing® Level I eCourse, green Aventurine is a mixture of clear quartz that contains microscopic particles of fuchsite- that alchemically blend together to create Aventurine- a crysal of the Heart.   In Essence of Angels®, Aventurine also embodies Archangel Chamuel & the Heart/Higher Heart- the breath of life through the Air Element of the Octahedron.

The first set of 3 Aventurine Crystals (near the head), also represents the holy trinity of the Sacred Number 3 – Mother, Father, Spirit – through the Galactic Evolutionary Triangle.   And the second set of 3 Aventurine Crystals (near the base, where my hand holds the drumstick) represents my personal Soul Evolutionary Triangle, the holy trinity that creates my Soul Blueprint on my Astrological Birth Chart- as I teach within my Aetheric Healing™ eCourse.

Galactic Evolutionary Triangle

Soul Evolutionary Triangle
My Drum Beater

 

Birth – She Sings

On Sunday just passed, at 2pm in the afternoon… my beautiful Drum breathed her first breath of life and came into being.  Mum & Bub are doing well !

And I am over the moon & stars to announce that my beautiful girl’s Soul Song plays to note A & A#.   As I teach in Crystal Light Healing® Level III, the universal vibrations of musical Notes A & A# resonate with the Stellar Gateway, the portal of the Pleiades.  

The 7 sisters of the Pleiades have played an important role in culture, art, music, literature & architecture around the world.  Even sailors relied upon the star cluster for navigation, & farmers have used the appearance of the Pleiades for seeding crops.   From Greek mythology, to Native American Indians, Indians, Polynesians & even our Australia Aborigines… the Pleiades form a vital part of the dreamtime of Earth.

In Crystal Light Healing® Level III, I share how sound creates form… and through the musical tones of A & A#, energy moves in harmonic octaves to create LIGHT… our conscious connection with the Pleiades through our Sacral Chakra.   The Pleiades (Stellar Gateway), represents the Womb of the Divine Mother from which life is birthed here on Earth.

So yes, my beautiful Drum holds the heartbeat of the Pleiades… she represents the cycles of birth-death-rebirth… the eternal rhythms, heartbeats of life.

There is a beautiful story too about the hide of my drum.   I was originally set to make my drum from Deer, but a little cosmic intervention meant that I ended up making a Kangaroo hide drum.  During the workshop, all the hides were spread out across the floor… and all participants were asked to walk around the room & connect with the hide that is for them.  Whilst this was happening, I was spending time with another participant who needed some help… so I didn’t get a chance to choose my hide, instead, the last hide that was left after everyone had chosen was the hide left over for m.   And all I can say is, how VERY perfect & blessed I am for this hide.

When I hold my Drum up to the light, the hide has an ingrained marking across it, that to me represents the flat plane of the Milky Way Galaxy.  And on the far right of the plane are spheres that represent the 7 Stars or Sisters of the Pleiades.   When the hides were spread out across the floor, there was no way anyone could ‘see’ the markings within the hides… it was only when my Drum was complete, as the light shone through her… the presence of her imbedded starmap came to life.  

The wisdoms that I share through my Wisdom School are a synthesis of cherished wisdoms primarily from the Pleiades + an eclectic melting pot of ancient wisdoms from our greater Milky Way Galaxy, through the Heart of all Galaxies in all directions of time & space… time eternal.  I LOVE how synchronicity, curcumstance, divine timing & spirit, so tenderly guided the PERFECT hide for me!

There is something very special about Kangaroo hide too.  A Kangaroo is unable to move backwards, hence the hide represents never looking backwards in your life, instead drawing upon the wisdom of the past to propel you forward in the present moment… through your Heartbeat, the Spirit of the Drum.

Galactic Plane & Pleiades
Medicine Drum of the Pleiades

Rhythm of Heart, Sound of Soul

I am quite in awe at the majesty, perfection & divine presence of my Drum, and feel humbled to be her mumma.  I love how her spirit had a grander plan for her Drums form… and all I needed to do was to follow my intuition & allow her spirit to work the magick of her birth.

My drum has connected me with a profoundly deep entrainment with the Rhythm of my Heart, and her reverberations and sacred tones ‘sing’ the Sounds of my Soul.   

My experiences remind me of a quote by Dan Millman, from his book ‘Way of the Peaceful Warrior’, where the character Socrates says:

The secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.

And that is exactly what my Drum represents to me.   Her beat draws upon the primordial rhythms of life.   Her voice weaves the ancestral wisdom through my blood.  And her resonant frequencies transcend the fear/pain of the past, enabling me to become present to the perfection of moment in co-creation of a blessed future.

Inviting you to join me LIVE on my FACEBOOK Page this coming Thursday 1 August 2019 at 11am AEST (find the time in your location) where I will share with you the rhythmic heartbeat of my Drum.  A perfect way to welcome in this weeks New Moon SuperMoon in Leo.

OmAhOm
xx Simone

For every human illness, somewhere in the world there exists a plant which is the cure.

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Plants amaze me. 

When I look at a plant I see a child, a child born of the Earth and nourished through the family of the four elements.  A child with innate intelligence, dancing with the rhythms of life and flourishing through the great cosmic choir.

Roots burrow down deep into the Earth, absorbing the intelligence of Earth’s Minerals & the Wisdom of Water.  Leaves breathe in the song of each day as they harness the energy {information) of the Sun and Flowers unfold their sweet nectar and connect us with the beauty or spirit of all things.

Scientists estimate that Earth is home to 8.7 Billion species of plants & animals,  and astonishing 86% of all plants and animals on land and 91% of those in the seas have yet to be named and catalogued.  WOW.  So basically, our known scientific knowledge of Earth’s plants is very very limited indeed!

Plant Intelligence

Plants have been used by cultures around the world since the dawn of light for healing, health & wellbeing.   In fact, throughout herstory, plants have been revered as sentient beings, that are alive and living on purpose.  They are part of the web of life, and are here to serve in reverence to life itself.

Plants can talk.  They don’t necessarily speak like humans do (though that could be the topic of a whole different blog post),  plants communicate through a universal language, a language of symbol, synchronicity, signature, and community with other life-forms.  And plants do in fact even have a brain, a highly developed neural system that even produces neuro-transmitters just like humans do!

When we learn (re-remember) how to listen/feel/intuit/understand the language of plants, we open the doors to access her intelligence.  We connect with her plant spirit medicine, a medicine that is healing, restorative and in sync with the systems of body, the heart-mind & soul.

Plant intelligence has in fact been uncovered and written about over thousands of years by many frontier herbalists, botantists, researchers & even noble prize winners.

In the book ‘Communication in Plants’ by Baluška, Mancuso, Volkmann, the authors state:

..Plants are dynamic and highly sensitive organisms… conscious, information-processing organisms with complex communication throughout the individual plant, including feelings and perception of pain, among other things. Plants are as intelligent and sophisticated in behavior as animals but their potential has been masked because it operates on time scales many orders of magnitude longer than that operation in animals… Besides abundant interactions with the environment, plants communicate and interact with other living systems such as other plants, fungi, nematodes, bacteria, viruses, insects, and predatory animals.

For Every Human Illness

I love this quote from philosopher Rudolph Steiner, to me it really sums up the sacredness of life, and the service of plants to life itself:

For every human illness, somewhere in the world there exists a plant which is the cure. I believe that there is a healing potential locked inside plants which is integral with their evolution, just as it is part of human evolution to learn to tap this wonderful gift of Nature.

That is why I studied herbal medicine in the 90s, to connect deeply with the Plant Realm, to learn her language and how to listen to her innate wisdom for healing, growth & evolution.

I look forward to sharing with you my experiences & knowledge of Plant Spirit Medicine in my new ONLINE Learning course ‘Lightrition for Life’.   Join me as I share with you the LIGHTrition of Plant Medicine and learn how to ‘find’ your medicine through the wisdom of plants.

 

Full Moon in Taurus – 12 November 2019

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Fresh on the tail of our 11:11 Gateway + Mercury Sun Transit, we have our Full Moon in Taurus reflecting the light of the Sun in Scorpio. This Full Moon is a welcome relief after the intensity of late… it is deeply sensual, feeling & radiant light of abundance. There is a little catch however… let me share the details below.

Full Moon in Taurus

Moon in Taurus (19.520) & Sun In Scorpio (19.520)
Tuesday, 12 November 2019
11:34 pm AEST (Australia)
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Moon – Past, Unconscious, Intuition, Feeling
Sun – Now, Conscious, Identity, Expression
Taurus (Earth) – Patient, pleasure-loving, material, determined, conservative
Scorpio ( Water) – Passionate, emotional, willpower, psychic, determined

 

Taurus Full Moon Energy

Taurus is an Earth sign and is ruled by the sensual Goddess of love & beauty Venus… so the Taurus vibe gets all oozy in the pleasures in life – good food, touch, comforts… as well as a deep love of material treasures.

Our Moon in Taurus is reflecting the Sun in Scorpio… with a dash of Mercury conjunct just after it’s 11:11 transit of the Sun the previous day.

Personally, I am just loving the energy I am feeling about this Full Moon.   It is taking us deep (post 11:11), deep down into our bodies to experience the LIGHTness of our Being & the sensual experience of the human body in its dance with the Earth.

When was the last time you had your bare feet upon the Earth?  The Sun beaming on every square inch of your body?  Raindrops falling on your forehead?  Experienced the flutter of a butterfly in the breeze? Or the wind pricking up the hairs on your skin?

All of these things are FREE.  They are gifts from the Earth… and she longs to share them with you.  So this Full Moon, ask yourself the question ‘Are you letting yourself receive her abundance’?    Could your luck of abundance in your physical world (be it money as a physical unit of measurement), be correlated to your inability to receive that which is given you in LOVE for free ?

 

Making the Most of our Taurus Full Moon

I think you know where I am going with this… YES… this Full Moon wants you to get back to the Earth & luxuriate in all her sensual offerings.  Indulge simple sensual pleasures and get back to beautifying the rhythms of your day.

If you are feeling a block with this, this Full Moon will ask you ‘Well what is stopping you?’.   She is asking you to love yourself enough, rejoice in your life enough, & believe in yourself enough to CHOOSE to sensually nurture the physical you.

This then becomes the source or catalyst of abundance in EVERY other area of your life.  It’s yours… know you are worthy enough to receive it.

And finally, this Full Moon will have you let go of the ideas/patternings/habits that keep you separate from the Earth, your body, and even your connection with others.   Consider ‘Who do you want to be as you come into a new decade in 2020’… and let go this Full Moon of anything that does not uphold a greater vision of YOU.

20:20 Messages

Ready to make the most of 2020 ?

Inviting you to join me for my NEW Online Learning LIGHTRITION your LIFE Course.

Lightrition is about life reclamation. Putting your life back in sync with natures medicine, leading to radical healing & a deep sense of inner-peace & sacred purpose.

Lightrition will change the way you experience every aspect of your life and will embolden yourself to radiantly thrive in sacred resonance with the Earth.

20:20 Messages

Cyborgs & Biohackers

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Discussion Article:

As biotechnology advances, so too may our ideas of what it means to be human. Transhumanists — people who seek to improve their biology by enhancing their bodies with technology — believe that our natural condition inhibits our experience of the world, and that we can transcend our current capabilities through science.

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edition.cnn.com

 

 

 

Biometric hash on children’s vaccine record system

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Digital identity capabilities from Trust Stamp are now being integrated with Mastercard’s Wellness Pass solution, which it will launch in cooperation with Gavi in West Africa. Proving identity without revealing any information about it is the idea behind Trust Stamp’s zero knowledge approach to online identity verification, according to a profile by Mastercard.

Trust Stamp is now exploring new ways to commercialize its technology, after receiving an investment from Mastercard and doubling its staff in the past year. Ideas include touchless identity for travel and insurance companies, customer screening for real estate agents, and parolee tracking without expensive ankle bracelets.

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biometricupdate.com

 

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