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April Luna Tick Diary
April Luna Tick Diary
April certainly has us looking for some breathing space after the Balancing Act The Silver Surfer brought to us in March. This month, you’ll be singing “Four and Twenty Blackbirds” a lovely nursery rhyme said to be a coded song to recruit crew for the dreaded Blackbeard. What?
Really, I feel this month of April is asking for some positive hi-jacking by your inner Pirate. Take back wealth, health and happiness you have given to others and focus on yourself for a change. It’s time to turn your loyalty inwards and focus on following the beat of your own rhythm. Yo ho ho! Ahoy M’hearty! What would it take to sail through life with ease? Ps. This is not permission to steal nor to set your beard alight (yes, Blackbeard lit his beard to seem scary – sociopathic may be a better descriptor. )
Let’s look at the astrologically significant events of April…
On April 10, the New Moon rises in Aries. Allow the energetic Ram to amp up your personal power and find new heights in your career. This is a wonderful time to leap to new heights. Remember, the Ram is agile, fearless and flexible – start new projects with gusto! While you are running around this New Moon all Ram-bo and Gungho, ease back a little on any melodrama or desires to upstage anyone else. Check where your feet are falling, you don’t want to step on any toes.
The Lyrid’s Meteor Shower decorates the night sky April 16-25. The best viewing will be on April 21 and April 22. With the oncoming Full Moon, these meteors may be difficult to see. The meteor’s name is due to the meteors originating from the Lyra Constellation – which just happens to be hold one of the brightest stars to the naked eye: Vega. It is often represented as either a lyre or a harp being carried by an eagle (Greek, Welsh and Persian mythology), the Booroong Aboriginals call this the Constellation of the MalleFowl. I feel this is a reminder to soothe our souls rather than wallowing in any scary or fearful energy people may try to dredge up around you. It’s also a reminder to practice what you preach – clear and cleanse, release and revitalise, meditate and move with the energy!
Scorpio Full Moon shines her light on the Earth on April 26. With the Full Moon growing and ready to reach its zenith, there will be a partial lunar eclipse. This will be able to be seen in Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia. I feel this and the Scorpio Full Moon will really focus on loyalty and expression. Scorpio energy can really encourage stinging words and aggressive behaviour. The eclipse calls to release old relationships with ease and create open-communication with all about your own feelings and thoughts. This may ask you to step out of your comfort zone, admit to past mistakes and choose to create a new space for relationships to work with integrity.
Alongside this revelation of relationships (and how you divorce yourself with not being true to yourself) comes the full blast of the Scorpio Full Moon. The eclipse is just a ‘side effect’ as Scorpio asks you to embrace your Potential and shine. You will find your courage increase and a desire to be protective of all you value. Now is a great time to be asking yourself – what do I value? This way, you will know just what to protect and what your Inner Pirate needs to take back!
It’s a month of merry-making – not the frivolous kind! No, this energy is intense and asks you to clearly define goals, values and actions.. YOURSELF. It’s the start of a new cycle – so what’s holding you back? Clear it, cleanse it, delete it and put your best “Arr-Harr’ forward. Hoist the flag, maties.. it’s full steam ahead!
(I wonder if a poster of Captain Jack Sparrow would help me focus! )
Click on the Reflect Radio banner to listen to Caithe broadcast on 23 April 2013 about the Scorpio Full Moon. Namaste
Psychic Protection – Maintaining your Castle 101
You hear a lot of discussion about the value of psychic protection or boundary-setting in the spiritual world. In dream work, we often perceive ourselves as a home or building. I see everyone as an individual castle – where you are the member of royalty reigning within your own body. Before you go all Rapunzel on me, ask your body to show you what your castle looks like. Is it majestic with a moat, towers and the bricks linked with amazing strength? Or is it more like some old ruin – broken, pulled down and overflowing with weeds?Protecting and maintaining our castle is necessary. We need to be our own Warrior God and Domestic Goddess all rolled up as one. Remember a good defence is a good offence.
Why do we need psychic protection?
We maintain our homes, our gardens, our cars, our tools of trade. Yet few of us maintain the most important part of our lives: ourselves. Looking after our castle makes sense – this isn’t a Fairy Tale where the good fairies pop out to help Cinderella turn the hall into a shining example for Better Homes and Gardens. Psychic protection happens through thought, word and deed.
As energetic beings we are influenced by energy around us. You will often hear the phrase “psychic attack” being bandied around – this rarely happens. This occurs when someone specifically targets you with negative thought and action. More often than not, psychic protection is really aimed at keeping ourselves whole from random and unintentional influence; when energy (either from another person, event or celestial body) vibrates at a different level to our own. How we react to this variations in vibration depends on our psychic protection – our castle maintenance.
Some go into protection mode by either shutting down completely or opening up as wide as the gate that let the Trojan Horse in. Both scenarios represent a castle in ruins.. Energies are able to pour in through the broken lines of defence, leaving us feeling as if a horde of hungry locusts have descended in our life. We are sucked dry of our basic life-force as we endeavour to keep our vibration up.
Instead, the ideal is to be well-defended yet open to feeling what is happening around us. Being self-aware of our true vibration, we may block unnecessary influences from affecting us unduly. Maintaining our castle’s defences allows us to focus on our own healing so we may then be of assistance to others. We become the sanctuary, the safe space with firm boundaries. Our energy and auric field is clear, clean and able to reach out in strength, surety and integrity.
Psychic protection – what to do?
Shakespeare wrote: To thine own self, be true. It’s the fundamental law of protection and one of the hardest to do regularly. The suggestions listed here are merely a guide. It is necessary to develop your own routines and rituals for your everyday ‘castle maintenance’.
Eat and sleep well – the physical body is the first line of defence after all. It needs to be strong. Cleanse your body of all the ‘poison apples’ making you sleepy and bloated during your day. This means eating in moderation, sleeping in moderation and, dare I say it, exercising in moderation. Imagine it as spiritual fitness and training ~ preparing to be the Light Embodiment you truly be.
Commune with your divine being of choice – a short prayer of intention followed by a short meditation begins and ends each day by strengthening your link with Source. My favourite at the moment is: Going to a window or standing outside and taking three meditative deep breaths. I state: Thank you for the magic this day contains and all the miracles within. Thank you for the eyes to see, the heart to feel and the ears to hear. May this day flow with ease, joy and glory for all. What would it take for all positive energies and entities to be present with myself, my family, friends, home and work for the greatest good of all concerned? Namaste.
Cleanse and clear your aura – Whistle while you are cleansing and clearing your aura. It worked for the Seven Dwarves! Seriously, although sound is a wonderful cleanser, there are a few different ways this can be achieved. The easiest is to visualise your aura being cleansed while you are having a shower. Recently, during a healing guidance broadcast on Reflect Radio, Spirit encouraged a lovely lady to tape a crystal to her shower head! (I’m certainly going to try it!) You may also choose to incorporate the use of energy work during your morning routine – applying symbols of protection and cleansing. There is a morning meditation on my YouTube channel incorporating energy clearing.
White Light Protection – Be like the Good Fairy waving a magical wand of light for protection. When you feel uneasy or unbalanced, surround yourself with white light (or whichever colour feels best for you). Imagine zipping yourself up in a soft sleeping bag or surrounding yourself with an egg! Push the edges out to hold your space protectively – push gently with your mind as you do not wish to throw energy at others!
Be aware of your own vibration – Just like Tinkerbelle, we need to know if our energy is heavy or light. This is little tip from Access Consciousness ~ ask your body what is true/truth for you. Feeling light headed or queasy, heavy or hormonal? Ask your body – is this feeling (name it) truly mine? Then listen to the response. You may feel lighter (which I see as a yes) or heavier (no). You may lean forward (yes) or backward (no). It is a simple way to check to see whether energy is yours or not. If you receive a ‘yes’ response, send the emotion back to the person/event/experience. You may choose to say something such as: I return this to sender in full consciousness and with healing attached. Namaste.
Be true to your self within relationships – Be your own Prince Charming and kiss yourself awake! There is no need to be Sleeping Beauty. Surround yourself with people who honour and respect you! Be gentle as you release friends and family from your life. This does not necessarily mean ‘leaving’ in the true sense of the word. Instead, you can cut the cords that bind you together. Your relationship with your Guides also comes under this banner. Using an intention where you state for ‘the highest good’ or who are ‘positive’ helps to keep your energy in a true vibration for you. There is a cord-cutting meditation available for purchase from my eStore if interested.
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Learn to say NO – More than likely, if you are reading this, you have a tendency to want to be everything to everyone. As much as we like to think of ourselves as indispensable, we are unable to give of ourselves if we have given too much away. This means taking time to be a little like Shrek – giving ourselves time to just BE.
So, you have some basic tools to begin your Castle Maintenance. You may like to decorate your space with crystals such as Sugilite, Amber, Malachite, Black Tourmaline, Smokey Quartz, Rutilated Quartz, Chiastolite, Black Obsidian Stone and/or Amethyst Crystals. Not only are they pretty, they are wonderful protection stones too. You may like to learn Reiki or Runes to effectively use tools to harness and direct the protection around you and your loved ones. First and foremost, focus on yourself as this is the only effective change you have control over. If you are unsure where to start, I would suggest a Holistic Healing or Reiki session to help your body repair your innate defences.
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Defining your Values
Today’s healing event is a little different – it is directed at understanding and healing yourself. We talked about defining your values in the Working with Taurus Full Moon Energy. It’s difficult to live your values if you don’t know what they are. So, with that in mind, I am excited to guide you through the process of identifying your values. My dictionary defines a value as “something (as a principle or quality) intrinsically valuable or desirable.” Sounds good to me!
Discovering and clarifying your values develops self-awareness. For many of us, life has gotten in the way by telling us what we SHOULD value. Many true values have slipped unseen into the cracks of modern society – leaving our core selves feeling entrapped and embittered.
However, knowing your own values, you then know your own self – whether you are fighting the ‘good fight’ or battling your true nature. Please remember that values can change!
Step 1 – Take out your journal, or a blank piece of paper, and write at the top ‘My Core Values.’ Then answer this important life question:
“What, in life, is most important to me?”
As I read out this list, write down whatever resonates with you as being worthy. A little tip here is not to make any judgments at this stage. Just write it all down – no matter how weird, strange, amusing or scary!
This is by no means a comprehensive list – if you Google Values, you will find hundreds of online lists:
health security respect for others education creativity
equality appearance happiness competition health
hope conforming social recognition authority religion
perfectionism relationships responsibility trust loyalty
pleasure peace altruism (care for others) participation honesty
assertiveness caring forgiveness courage kindness
loyalty tolerance unity integrity power
joy influence love justice success
spirituality friendship family career fame
truth status authenticity wisdom acceptance
health passion risk enthusiasm optimism
caring compassion excellence innovation balance
teamwork fun open-mindedness results
achievement fairness decisiveness ? ? ? ?
Step 2 – Look at your list, ask yourself: What does each word mean to me?
Jot down your responses and you will begin to see key words jumping out at you. Perhaps Money and Spirituality both lead to the one thing: Freedom. Neither money nor spirituality are your true value here, freedom is!
Step 3 – Choose no more than five values from your total list. These should be the things that are the most important to you in life. Now put your list of values into order from what’s most important to least important.
Writing each value on a separate sticky note can help you with this process. Asking the following question can help you identify the ranking of your values: “If I had to live my life without one of these values, which one would I give up?”
I know! It is a difficult process as all your values are important to you. Keep asking until you have your most important – you cannot live without – value. Write them all out in the order you created – make a bright, memorable poster, poem, sign or just stick the sticky notes to your mirror.
Step 4 – Rewrite your top three values in order on the blanks below. Then for each value, write a definition, a statement of what it means to you to be successful in living that value. At the end of your life, looking back, how will you know if you’ve been successful in that area?
Congratulations! You’ve just created a core values creed for living your own life – it reflects the essence and the importance of you. Let your creed become your standard for being the person you truly be. Referring to it regularly, helps you align your behaviour to your core values.
For example, if spirituality is important to you – yet you do not find time for communion with your Divine Being of choice, your values and behaviours do not match. This is where the Taurus Full Moon energy asks you to be the spiritual being having a physical existence. Make changes to your life to reflect your creed!
If you are a little like me, your head may be hurting. This exercise will be going up on my website as a blog post for you to access at a later date. At least, hopefully, you have a start!