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May 30 through June 5, 2022

With a Gemini new Moon in the heavens on Monday, we can make a wish and start formulating a plan for the future. Mercury will turn direct on Friday (though allow a week or two after for glitches to clear), and on Saturday, Saturn will turn retrograde and remain that way until late October. When Saturn is retrograde, it gives us a few months to move without the regular restrictions and disciplines this planet is famous for, allowing us to explore new schedules and ways of being that might serve us better in the future. Monday and Tuesday's Gemini Moon will have us doing more chatting than working, as our quest for new and shared information prevails. A low energy will hang over us on Wednesday and Thursday as the Moon drifts through emotional Cancer, and we'll have to watch out for sensitivity or depression, which meditation and spiritual practices can help alleviate. Keep things simple, attend household obligations and avoid making any dyed-in-the-wool decisions. The Moon will move into Leo on Friday and provide us with a more confident outlook for the weekend, reminding us to practice self-love and to be generous with others in all our interactions.

3 Quick Practices to Calm Anxiety, by Amy B. Scher

(Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.)

Anxiety is not an evil entity trying to ruin your life, or the product of an unhappy childhood; it is simply the messenger for emotions that need to be expressed in the body. Every human has emotions, which makes every human prone to anxiety. The good news is that there is so much we can do to free ourselves from it completely.

I always saw anxiety as a condition that appeared out of nowhere, a force that I couldn't control, and I thought I would have to cope with it for the rest of my life. It was only through my own healing that I discovered anxiety was very different from what I believed it to be.

When I start working with a client, they are often most concerned with what caused the anxiety in the first place. "I can't remember anything so bad in my life that I should have anxiety like this!" they tell me. But the truth is that anxiety does not usually have one cause. Anxiety is not a mysterious condition that pops up suddenly when everything is going perfectly in life, but rather is a side effect of a long-standing unhealthy pattern of ignoring or suppressing emotions that need to be addressed. The anxiety you are experiencing likely didn't come out of nowhere, although it certainly might seem like it. Anxiety can show up suddenly, but the imbalances related to it have likely been brewing in your energy system for a long time.

It's essential to understand that anxiety is not a single emotion; it's a dynamic that affects your entire system—including your energy system.

I grew up understanding my body as the physical mass that was a home for my organs, caused me grief as an awkward teenager, and made me clumsy in sports. But really, our bodies are so much more than we see. Everything in the universe (including human beings) is all just energy. We are made of an intricate energy system where electrical impulses run through us. These impulses have an effect on every part of our body: our organs, muscles, glands, and more. Every part of us interacts with this energy system, including our emotions, thoughts, and beliefs. In fact, our emotions are really just energy, too!

I see the energy system as the overarching network that encompasses both the mind and the body, and energy therapy is a way "in" so we can access the emotions stored in our system and release them. By using energy therapy we can calm the body and release stuck emotions.

While the work of discovering the cause of—and releasing—anxiety can take a bit more effort, there are several simple techniques you can do to calm anxiety right now.

Here are three of my favorite practices that will take two minutes or less.

Tap or Rub the Panic Point
There is a magic place on the top of either hand that is very helpful for calming the body down. It's about halfway down the top of the hand, in between the pinky and ring fingers. By tapping or rubbing this spot, called the gamut point, we can actually calm down its energy, which will have a direct effect on the body. Simply tap or rub this spot using three or four fingers of your other hand. Use this technique along with deep breaths. This one is perfect to do under a restaurant table or a desk. Because this spot is located directly on the energy pathway of the triple warmer meridian (the energy pathway that governs your fight, flight, or freeze response), working with it actually sends a message to that energy force to back off from being in overprotective mode and chill out.

Eye Trace
Energy is supposed to flow in a crossover pattern in the body; this is the body's natural pattern. There are many natural crossover patterns that are inherent in the body: the brain uses both the left and the right hemisphere together, our arms swing across our body when we walk, we crawl in a crossover direction when we are young, and even the shape of our DNA is a crossover pattern.

If your energy system has gotten out of this crossover pattern, it will begin to flow in an up-and-down pattern instead. This is what energy pioneer Donna Eden calls a "homolateral" energy flow in her popular book Energy Medicine. When your energy is running in this homolateral pattern, you are not functioning at your full healing capacity. In my experience, this homolateral flow has a very negative effect on our emotions and thoughts, creating a feeling of being scrambled, stressed, and out of control. That's why it's essential to correct this flow when dealing with anxiety. Simple tracing over your eyes can unscramble your energy and calm anxiety, often instantly.

Thymus Tapping
The thymus gland is the master gland of the body's immune system and is located in the upper part of the chest, behind the breastbone. It sits right over the heart. The thymus is responsible for making T-cells, which are vital to the healthy functioning of the immune system, providing protection against allergies, autoimmune diseases, and immunodeficiency. The thymus gland is connected to the entire energy system and is so powerful that it can work as a stress modulator when stimulated.

A lot of people are naturally drawn to the thymus area when they are feeling anxious and don't even realize that their body is trying to help them tend to this special gland. Do you ever "flutter" your chest with your hands when you're upset? Think of how gorillas in the wild thump their chests if they perceive danger. In both these cases, it's a natural tendency to strengthen and balance our energy when we need it most. See, you're already doing this by accident! Now we're going to help you do it on purpose, too. How to Tap the Thymus: Tapping the thymus gland using your fingertips is a powerful calming, strengthening, and balancing technique. It's especially useful when you're feeling anxious. Simply tap with medium pressure while you breathe deeply and tune in to the anxiety. Don't try to push it away; allow it to be. Tapping will help usher it out of your body if you allow it to come up.

When and How To Use These Techniques
The best times to use these techniques are both when you're feeling anxious and a few times throughout the day (which can actually help prevent the buildup of emotions that create anxiety).

I often have clients set alarms on their phone and take a few two-minute breaks during their day to practice these techniques. After all, now that you have these new tools to release anxiety, your only job is to use them.

Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal. Copyright Llewellyn Worldwide, 2019. All rights reserved.

I have been suffering from severe depression for a long time. I am starting to contact my spirit guides. Can they help me to heal from depression? My communication is very rudimentary so far, but I do believe they are really there.

S.

Susyn:

Spirit guides can be a wonderful source of healing, guidance and direction. Having direct contact with our guides can indeed help us to move out of circumstances like depression, for they have the ability to free and empower us on a metaphysical level.

One of the greatest blessings of being consciously connected to our spirit guides is being able to perceive and understand the messages they send us in all sorts of ways. While meditating and conversing with them can bring great insights, they can also alert us to important information through others and put us into into contact with people with the power to help us.

Depression is a malady that seems to haunt us all at one time or another. It is common to feel depressed when our worlds are out of balance or when we are not receiving the things we most long for in life. The first thing we can do to break free of this paralyzing state is to improve our spiritual connections. Your decision to address this problem with your spirit guides is wise and powerful; it may prove the key to you finding a new lease on life.

Most people don't realize that spiritual healing is essential in overcoming depression. Since depression is of such a low and heavy vibration, being depressed can make it impossible to feel Spirit's presence in our lives. By continuing to work to establish a strong connection with your guides, you are taking a powerful step towards freeing yourself from the grip of depression.

As you strive to make daily contact with your guides, your awareness of them will grow stronger. Your intuition and psychic abilities will begin to function with greater ease, and the sadness that hangs over you will lift.

I'm not a medical doctor, but I have found a natural product that works wonders for the physical aspects of depression. There are many natural supplements available that can help you break free of feelings of depression and align with a higher state of being. St. John's Wort is very popular as a mood elevator, but there are many others.

One that I take and highly recommend is called KAL Beyond L-5-HTP. Because it does not have to build up in your system like prescription anti-depressants, this product starts working right away. Once you have moved beyond the depression, you do not have to keep taking it. If you awaken one morning feeling the depression returning, you can take it and feel better within a few hours. If you are taking any medications or have other serious health problems, please be sure to consult your doctor before trying this supplement.

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Oceania:

Asking spirit guides to cure depression reminds me of the joke about a man whose house is flooding, which I'll condense: As the water rises, a rescue boat motors by and offers to carry the man to safety. He says, No thanks, God will save me. As the water rises further, he's forced onto the rooftop, where a rescue helicopter hovers overhead. Again the man shouts, No thanks, God will save me! He subsequently drowns and complains to God about not being saved. God replies, I sent a boat and a helicopter - what were you waiting for??

There are many tools available to combat depression, so what are you waiting for?

If you've been struggling with depression for a long time, your brain chemistry may be out of whack. Depression has a genetic component; do you have family members who have suffered from mood disorders like bipolar or depression, or from alcoholism and addiction, which are often attempts to self-medicate? Genetic depression is best treated by a psychiatrist using anti-depressant medication. Brief electrical stimulation of the brain (ECT) is also a modern, safe and effective treatment for long-term depression.

Being in a group with others who are depressed in which you give and receive support is also therapeutic. Bill W. and Dr. Bob founded Alcoholics Anonymous on this very principle; they were able to remain sober as long as they supported others in doing the same.

If your depression stems from negative thought patterns, you may benefit from reading Feeling Good by David Burns, which teaches you how to modify your thoughts whenever you start thinking in unrealistic extremes. For example, if you find yourself thinking, Everything goes wrong, you would change that to, Some things don't turn out as expected, but there are still many good things in my life. The unexpected happens to everyone - not just me - and often leads to unexpected gifts, lessons and possibilities!

For those whose depression was triggered by a specific loss or crisis, grief counseling or psychotherapy may be the most helpful approach. In order to maximize your well-being, it is important to get restful sleep and regular exercise, eat a healthy diet and drink plenty of water, and reduce stress through yoga, massage, mindfulness or the enjoyment of a hobby.

While your Spirit Guides cannot cure your depression on their own, you can surely ask them to inspire, motivate, guide and comfort you as you proactively reach for the many resources that are there for the taking.

Astrea:

Many times in life we hear, "You will always have what you NEED, but not necessarily what you WANT." Your spirit must have needed to experience the feeling of leaving your human body, and the suggestion in the next chapter of Sylvia Brown's book was all it took to get you there.

Even though you hadn't read it yet, your SOUL recognized the title of that chapter as something it had been seeking, and your soul, knowing that you had that reference to read after your experience, got with it and out you went!

While I don't usually recommend her books, Sylvia Brown has a wide reaching and powerful effect on lots of people. A Gemini like you would be able to relate easily to her writing and put it to good use. Synchronicity - you gotta love it!

I like your description of "getting caught." That's exactly what it feels like, isn't it? One minute you're free and hovering above the room, and the next minute, ZAP! back down into your corporeal form you go!

As a little kid, I loved that "feeling of return." With practice, most of the time we can control that event, but sometimes, when our physical ears hear a distracting noise or something else occurs to knock us back into reality, back we go. With practice you will be able to control your return better.

I find it interesting that you were visiting your mother-in-law and not someone in your own genetic family. Evidently, you and your husband got married for reasons that are even deeper than love. His family's interest in "psychic stuff" will nurture your children in such matters and help them to grow into their own abilities.

You'll never have to be concerned that when your daughter visits them, she'll be discouraged from exploring her own psychic life and power. My parents encouraged me to develop my psychic senses in a time when it wasn't nice to even discuss such things in public. Heck, it's STILL not considered a great topic at the dinner table in some families!

Your kids will get to talk about it ALL and ask questions and read and study. This is going to give them such an edge in life! Talk with your husband about how you want to present this to your kiddos, so that you are united in your approach and ready to tell them their experiences are all natural and okay.

A word or two of warning: Geminis often have difficulty staying grounded in REAL LIFE. Don't get so strung out on your ASTRAL life that you neglect what you're doing here on Earth.

You are at the beginning of a long journey to learn where your power really lies. Try to be patient with this process and take your time.