Ba Zinga! Mars (the planet of War, Energy, Fire, Stamina, Passions, Desires, Physical Action, EGO, Aggression, Anger, Sex and Assertion) goes Direct today at 7:36 p.m. EST and in his home Sign of Aries (the Me, the I, the Self, the Body, the Baby, the first, the Initiator, the General/Soldier, the Lover, the Head).
I think this forward moving energy and blast could have been part of my mini-meltdown yesterday. I felt like I had drank 50 gallons of coffee and the downloads that were coming in were fierce and profound. Nothing I was trying was getting me Grounded. Hot Salt, Essential Oil bubble Bath, Laughter Reiki Candles, Palo Santo and Mugwort burning, a spoonful of raw Honey, Meditation, Cleaning House; finally a dozen Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and a bottle of Milk seemed to work and a Global Meditation with a dear Astrology Peer sent me off into La La Land for a peaceful night’s sleep. I want to add, that I am sugar and dairy free and thankfully did not have any adverse reactions to the dietary binge!
I am not alone in feeling or knowing that Mars Direct can play out in various ways. Best case scenario – we have more energy to finally move forward, in a new direction and to be able to have the stamina to carry out our desires or even basic needs. I know many of us mentally felt able to get through our check lists, but no energy to do it. I look forward to being excited again! The flip side of this is War, Aggression and Assertion. Being that Mars is in Aries, EGO could play a bigger part of what has been held back since September 9th. Fire has been building, without the ability to release. Now the release is coming. Remember, Aries is the Baby and the Baby wants It NOW! The Baby is not aware of anything outside of him or her self, and is only aware of its needs and desires.
Let’s not go there. Now is the time for Unity and Togetherness and my plan is to radiate love from my heart out to the world for this. We must realize that not everyone is on the same page as we are and nor do they have to be. We are a huge, diverse world full of difference and yet we are all One as well. This energy is so perfect for focusing on The Self. Because really, we should never be trying to make anyone see our point of view or position. We must respect each other’s differences and still send them love just the same. Like a good friend of mine said, DO THE GOOD WORK SILENTLY – meaning I do not have to get up on the rooftops and shout out “LOVE ONE ANOTHER” “TOGETHERNESS” UNITE” – some may be like “Oh – Sod that!” Hey, I get it. Wherever you are is PERFECT! Just do not try and push YOUR agenda on another. Hold the space for peace, worldwide. I will also say that I have noticed several people whose Podcasts or YT videos I would listen to and many are changing their agendas and I am surprised by what is NOT resonating with me any longer – good segue to remind all of us to ALWAYS follow our own intuition, follow our OWN hearts. Staying in our HEART SPACE, our own personal heart space will help us all discern what is perfect for us. We do not need to look outside of ourselves for ANYTHING as every answer in the Universe already lives within us. Did you know that?? We never really ever have to ask anyone anything, we have the answers! It is ok if a thought, belief, person or situation does not or no longer resonates with you. My Guides have mentioned “MANY PATHS” indicating that there is not just one way or their way or her way or his way. There are Many Paths that lead each individual where they are going. Detaching from expectations and outcomes is essential.
NO is a power word that we need to utilize. A power word that I plan on using more as I become more discerning with my own light. I personally have been so open and giving because I always believed in my heart that people’s intentions were good and similar to mine and now my Guides are saying to me NO! Put up those boundaries! I have always had an issue with boundaries and I am now constructing a new fortress.
We are coming to an end. As Mars stations Direct, he is also Squaring the Pluto/Jupiter in Capricorn conjunction. Mars is challenging our structures, our religions, our governments, our money and work, our bones and teeth and our legs. Pluto is bringing death, endings, transformations and new beginnings; Jupiter is jumping with glee screaming More, More, More – how do you like it, how do you like it? Expect that things are changing, things are dying, people are dying, but there are also great transformations and new beginnings coming too. Venus begs Mars to apply love to these situations as she is opposing her lover in this battle. With Mercury in Scorpio opposing Uranus and Black Lilith in Taurus, expect surprising news to come out. Mercury is exposing secrets that were held back during his Retrograde period and Uranus is always the Wild Card, remember, he is hovering over that of which we hold value to; could be our money, our homes, our aesthetics, basically whatever we value in our lives is about to get shook. Mercury also sesqui-quadrates Neptune….sesqui WHAT? It just means that our imaginations are running away with us so take advantage of that and DREAM BIG! Ha ha – my Guides also wanted me to remind you all that your Mind and Thoughts are not the Boss, the Heart is always the Boss! Back in January, Pluto had a party at Saturn’s House, their brother Jupiter and sister Ceres and the Sun joined the festivities bring mass abundance. Mercury and Mars were also there, they were the catering company and often conspired in the kitchen of who’s who and what’s what. Also in attendance were Neptune and Venus, they were the lovely couple that hung out on the balcony exchanging kisses. Uranus was dissed, as he did not get an invitation, but crashed the party just the same. Saturn and Pluto’s conjunction had them conspiring over death and taxes basically and their brother Jupiter shows up say yes more!
In April, Pluto and Jupiter came together because they did not want the festivities to end and again a small revival at the end of June kept the drinks flowing and hors d’oeuvres serving. Mercury and Mars stayed back to clean up (Retrograde Season), Mars holding on a little longer to ensure Mercury did not miss a spot. Mercury’s architype wanted us to really think the year through and get our minds straight. While the simultaneous Venus Retrograde had us getting our hearts in order. And the Mars Retrograde had us thinking of our embodiment; what were we doing, what were we thinking from July 25th through September 9th? He was giving us the opportunity to change the way we are walking. Asking us to possibly choose a different path to walk on; maybe take a path less traveled and leave the pack and go off on our own and see or find the wonderment of trying a new path. He also is asking what are you choosing, what are you focusing on and how are you taking care of your body. 2020 was providing us all with opportunities to make better choices and changes for ourselves and yet, so many decided to cling to the old ways in resistance of the change….for those who cling, there is great discomfort. We all went to this party and we all were given the party favors or gifts. Some of us threw the favors in the trash and some of us opened them up and took full advantage from a place of gratitude and utilized the experience to its fullest. Mars stayed back and waited to get paid and now he’s a bit angry because he was not tipped well enough for the service he provided. 2021 will continue to show us flash backs from this party and remind us how much we drank, where we had indiscretions or where we were actually acting with class and embracing our own personal integrity. We still have from now until January 14th, 2021 to adjust our sails and do better, be better.
Many of these players were present and in similar aspects back in January 2020; they are coming back around for one last swift kick to remind us to transform. I find that many are still clinging to outworn 3D density; the material realm, the tried and true and old ways, whilst many are waking up to a higher reality of 4D or 5D. An ethereal realm where the selection of men, the size of a bank account or the amount of luxuries acquired mean absolutely nothing. The new reality always lived within ourselves. It is a dimension of Unity and Oneness, where no matter the differences, we can take another’s hand with love and support. One for All and All for One!
Let us do what we can to make sure we can soften this energy. There will be violence, reaction and action; it is a given. Let us do whatever it is to keep us centered; whether that is meditation, praying, walking in nature etc. because this energy foretells of a War that is coming. The timing is really unsure; it feels like some time between March and June of 2021, but who can say. Maybe if we hold the space for peace, love and oneness, we can soften that and possibly bypass it as well. Any anger that comes up for us is a reminder that there is deep grief within; it is our job to find that, heal it and release it.
As another reminder – words and thoughts manifest in our reality so make sure they are good. Keep your vibrations high and loving.
This week’s cards that I pulled are just so good for the times we are going through that I feel compelled to include them in this blog. I had Holy Mountain, Lower World and Soul Retrieval, from the Mystical Shaman Oracle deck by Colette Baron Reid, in addition to my own channeling and paired with the Astrology.
Soul Retrieval – I am always amazed at how the perfect cards show up at the perfect time – I know say that all the time! But Seriously! So, what is Soul Retrieval? Maybe we should ask Why Soul Retrieval? According to Sandra Ingerman (Master Shaman) “The basic premise is whenever we experience trauma, a part of our vital essence separates from us in order to survive the experience by escaping the full impact of the pain.” This quiet occurrence, known as soul loss, takes the form of a perpetual feeling and experience of incompleteness and disconnection. “Anytime someone says, ‘I have never been the same’ since a certain event, and they don’t mean this in a good way, soul loss has probably occurred.” “There are many common symptoms of soul loss. Some of the more common ones would be dissociation where a person does not feel fully in his or her body and alive and fully engaged in life. Other symptoms include chronic depression, suicidal tendencies, post-traumatic stress syndrome, immune deficiency problems, and grief that just does not heal. Addictions are also a sign of soul loss.” For those who have lost parts of themselves, knowingly or unknowingly, “tremendous amounts of psychic energy” are unconsciously spent looking for the lost parts. During the soul retrieval process, the shaman moves into an altered state of consciousness to travel to realities outside of normal perception (non-ordinary reality), also known as hidden spirit worlds, to retrieve the lost part of the soul. In some cases, there is reluctance of the soul to return, or the soul may not even know a separation has occurred; while in most cases, the soul does want to return. It is, however, important to note when the “soul returns, it comes back with all the pain it experienced when leaving.” This is only the basics of this process and a highly skilled, trained Shamanic practitioner Is recommended.
Now, the meaning of this card from CBR:
THE ESSENCE:
Soul Retieval is a practice that helps you recover a part of yourself—your energy, your enthusiasm, or your innocence—that you have lost. At first, we’ll use soul retrieval to recover from our hurts and heal our childhood wounds. Later, we learn to journey to recover our original nature—that self that never left the Garden of Eden, who still speaks to the rivers, to the trees, and to God. When we return to Eden, we are whole again.
THE INVITATION:
You are no longer fragmented; you are one with Creation. You have healed the cause of the pain you feel, so you do not need to dwell on it any longer. Really, it’s true! If you are still hovering over an old wound, find a new flight path. Don’t be distracted with the little stuff you’ve already mastered. Go for the big one, the journey back to Eden.
THE MEDICINE:
When did you compromise what you truly believed in to be loved or accepted by someone? Think back over your life and find the time or times when this happened. Vow never to compromise your integrity again. What have you agreed to in the name of love that you know is deeply wrong? Make it right this instant.
The Sun in Scorpio at 21, 22, 23 and 24 is bringing us to review our beliefs, our belonging, our minds and hearts. Boundaries dear ones. Mars goes Direct today and we have a New Moon in Scorpio on Sunday. We are getting to the bottom of our Shadow issues; the parts of ourselves that we keep hidden, the parts that we hate and use to judge others because we hate those parts of ourselves and it is easy to say it is them, not us…but really it is us. Everything of discord is only a mirror into our own souls. And it is o.k.! We all have Light and Shadow, but we all have a choice on how we take these different parts of ourselves and use them. Do good and do no harm. I wrote an extensive article to explore the upcoming transits and it will publish later today.
Lower World – this card could not have come at a better time because we are literally in the energy of inner reflection; what is deep within, while we wait for Winter Solstice and get a green light to move forward. This is a very intense time or it could be possible that we are observing others having a very intense time. The Lower World is a place of Protection. A place where we are kept safe. The Lower World is also the place where all human history is stored for safe keeping. In some cultures this could be the Akashic Records maybe. The Lower World is where we can journey to recover and heal wounded soul parts that split off and fled during a moment of crisis, leaving us with debilitating gaps in our psyche. But the Lower World is filled with conflicting emotions and turmoil, so it’s important to prepare properly before journeying to avoid hazards that can follow you back to the Middle World or the place in which we live in the present.
THE ESSENCE:
The lower world holds the hidden treasures of humanity. It is a place of rich and fruitful darkness where we can find the disowned parts of ourselves and the abandoned aspects of our psyches. The lower world is the place of our ancestors, where we discover the gifts and lessons from the past; it is the realm of the collective unconscious. Here we can meet our demons and transform them into pure energy, our source of personal power.
THE INVITATION:
It is time to unearth your hidden treasures. Do not make yourself small in order for others to like or accept you. Bring out the gems and precious stones that you have kept inside your heart, hidden even from yourself. It’s time to honor your past and recast your life as a heroic quest. As you journey into the lower world, you will be offered all the gifts of your ancestors. Their struggles—the way they hurt, the way they lived, and the way they died—will become blessings.
THE MEDICINE:
Are you one of those people who do not like to face the past? Now your past is calling to be acknowledged, to be heard, and to be embraced. The only way to become unstuck is to honor everything that has transpired in your life, reflect on the lessons learned, and move on. If you bear witness to your past and learn its lessons, it will stop haunting you. As you embrace its gifts, you will recover a missing part of your soul.
The Sun in Scorpio at 19 and 20 tells us to protect our actions and feelings during this time. Protect what is closest to our hearts. It is humorous to look at the chart because the sky is split and facing off with each other, all the while, Saturn, Pluto and Jupiter in Capricorn (foundations, regimes, religion, hierarchies, our bosses, structures, governments, banks, systems, authority, swamps, rivers, forests, mountains and the quality of our work) is sitting in the house, looking out the kitchen window waiting to see who is going to win. Will it be Venus? Mars? Uranus? Neptune? Mercury? Stay super grounded, really nurture yourselves, stay out of the fray (stay inside the house and watch through the kitchen window). Many surprises are forthcoming, but the dust will settle by the Winter Solstice December 20-21 and we will finally feel relief.
If you saw my Weekly Wisdom, this is the card that was pulled for Capricorn Sun Signs, Rising Signs and Moon Signs.
Mercury officially moved back into Scorpio and he’s just dying to get to the bottom of things and tell some big secrets. Best to hold our own tongues while information pans out and comes forward. Investigation and revelations are on the menu.
With the Pluto and Jupiter conjunction at 22 ° Pluto say death, endings, transformations are coming, Jupiter, the planet of expansion and abundance says more, more, more;… so many deaths, endings and transformations are to come.
Don’t forget that Mars will station Direct on Friday the 13th … I feel like we will be taking cover from the vitriol.
THE HOLY MOUNTAIN THE ESSENCE: Native peoples around the Earth recognize mountains as places of great power where one encounters Spirit or where the gods or goddesses reside. In ancient Greece, Mount Olympus was the home of the 12 main Gods and Goddesses. In Tibet, pilgrims circumambulate Mount Kailash to bring prosperity. In Perú, pilgrims climb the ice-capped Mount Ausangate to receive the starlight and bring fire to the Earth.
THE INVITATION:The Holy Mountain invites you to go on a sacred pilgrimage to acquire vision and perspective. First you must accept the present situation as an opportunity to discover higher understanding. Find a sacred altar where others who came before you have prayed and found wisdom, and make your offering there. Make a commitment to walk with courage, love, and compassion until you see with clarity the perfection of all.
THE MEDICINE:When the Holy Mountain shows up, it is time to be active. Do not let your doubts deter you and keep you bound. This is a time to leap over challenges and to remember that from the top of the mountain there are no obstacles, only beauty and an unobstructed view of the entire Earth. And there’s no need to go shopping for the right hiking boots or camping equipment to climb the holy mountain; you already have all the gear you need. Overcome any lethargy, indolence, and laziness, as these are the real obstacles.
The Sun in Scorpio at 17° & 18° are asking for us to make a decision and then we will be acting on that decision. Spiritual and Emotional Sovereignty kept coming to mind as I awoke this morning. Personal or Spiritual Sovereignty is when we stick to our own personal convictions, and beliefs and we are not swayed what another tells us we need to believe in or follow. This to me is also Personal Integrity. Do you have your own mind or are you just playing follow the leader? Venus (the planet of love) is opposing Mars (the planet of war) and squaring (challenging) Pluto (death, endings, transformation) and Jupiter (expansion) both at the volatile degree of 22° – she is asking for Pluto to bring an end to something in our lives and also asking Jupiter for where the benevolence and light is to be shown all the while she is holding off Mars. This tension is building and lest we forget that the Sun is opposing Uranus (the change maker), the Sun is trying to put up a fight, but come Thursday through Saturday, we may receive some shocking news that breaks out in all out aggression. The need for total centeredness and grounding is essential. Remaining calm in the eye of the coming storm is key this week. Sending prayers of love and light to all.
I chose Rose Quartz for the crystal/stone to use for this week to bring us more love and heart healing. Inspired by this card that a friend pulled
graciously pulled for me last week. She specifically recommended raw Rose Quartz, and if you saw my Weekly Wisdom, you saw that I was armed with a huge specimen. It sits in the hands of my Buddha statue on top of a little card with the word WISH written on it.
Healing with Rose Quartz
Unconditional love
Self-love
Mother love
Caring
Kindness
Friendship
Romantic love
Platonic love
Rose Quartz is the stone of universal love. It restores trust and harmony in relationships, encouraging unconditional love. Rose Quartz purifies and opens the heart at all levels to promote love, self-love, friendship, deep inner healing and feelings of peace. Calming and reassuring, it helps to comfort in times of grief. Rose Quartz dispels negativity and protects against environmental pollution, replacing it with loving vibes. It encourages self forgiveness and acceptance invoking self trust and self worth.
The Angel of Forgiveness, Balthiel, will help you understand the truth of forgiving others and yourself. He will help you go below the surface of the pain you feel so you can get to the root cause and release all that no longer serves you.
Ask Balthiel to help you detach from the drama, so you can truly see how to free yourself with love and compassion.
He helps you surrender and accept the past as part of who you are and embrace the present with an open heart.
Ask for help with emotional healing, releasing you and your heart from painful memories and experiences. You can ask for guidance to create healthy boundaries to empower you.
There is much division in the world right now, mostly here in the United States. Now more than ever, my wish is for all of us to fill ourselves with the heart healing power of Rose Quartz. I ask all of us to fill up with this pink light and radiate it. Regardless of beliefs or convictions, we always can use more love, especially within ourselves. For balance, for harmony, to raise our vibrations; it benefits everyone and every thing.
With Love and Light xoxo Kim