- Weekly Astrological Forecast for May 9 through May 15, 2022Continue reading →
May 9 through May 15, 2022
Two major astrological events mark this week as a time of transition, the first being Mercury turning retrograde in Gemini on Tuesday and the second a Scorpio full Moon/Lunar Eclipse on Sunday. It's important to focus on preparation under Monday's Virgo Moon, so backing up computers, changing your passwords, and updating information is crucial, as all aspects of communication could be affected by Tuesday's Mercury retrograde. Details have a way of slipping through the cracks, so take lots of notes on Wednesday and review and rebalance on Thursday and Friday as the Moon moves through Libra. The weekend could toss a few unexpected changes our way with the Moon moving through Scorpio and culminating in a powerful full Moon/lunar eclipse. This is the second eclipse in a two-week time period (the first having occurred on April 30th) and will set the tone and focus for the next six months. We will experience deeper spiritual awareness and begin to create a balance between the material and mystical world, making it easier to approach all aspects of our life with more wholeness and confidence.
- Feeling Disconnected? Ground, Cleanse, and RealignContinue reading →
Feeling Disconnected? Ground, Cleanse, and Realign, by Astrea Taylor
(Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.)
One of my favorite practices before I connect with my intuition is called, "Ground, Cleanse, Realign." It's really easy and especially helpful now in the age of COVID-19, when many of us feel disconnected.
GROUND: Be present in your body. If it helps, wiggle your toes or run your hands down your arms and legs. Ground into your body and feel the physicality of it. Some people like to envision a connection to the earth to help them ground. Do whatever works.
CLEANSE: Do an energetic scan on your body and aura. Release any energy that doesn't belong to you. You can brush your hands through your aura if this helps you release the energy. Envision that energy flowing away from you and going into the earth, where it can be recycled into something better.
REALIGN: Take a deep breath. Align your energy to be centered along your spine. You can also align to your goals or intentions, such as aligning to the feeling of unconditional love or vibrant health.
Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal. Copyright Llewellyn Worldwide, 2020. All rights reserved.
- Double Vision: Visit from Future Grandson?Continue reading →
I had a dream that I met my future grandson. Neither of my children have a baby on the way, but in my dream, I saw a child about two years old, standing in my bedroom. I looked at him and asked if he was C.J.'s son. (C.J. is my son.. He didn't answer at first, but walked over to me. I looked at him and said,
You are C.J.'s son.
He saidyes
and smiled. I touched his shoulders and arms, and when I awoke, I could still feel him as though I was still touching him. I wasn't sure at the time if I had really been asleep or what had happened. This happened a few years ago, and I can still remember this very vividly, including how this child felt. Do you think this was just a dream, or could it have been an actual visit from my future grandson? As an added note, I had dreams about both of my children before they were born, even though they were adopted! The dream regarding my son came true exactly, word for word. The dream about my daughter wasn't exact, but portrayed her spirit perfectly.
Mary LouDreamchaser:
You made me laugh, girl! You describe this profound experience and how this same thing happened with your own children, then you ask if it was just a dream. This is such a great example of LOGIC confusing things. In the dream, you knew instinctively that the boy was C.J.'s son; you didn't even ask if he was your daughter's boy.
This is a great example of soul family recognition. You recognize this boy in your dream as someone you've known in other lifetimes. Your soul knows who this child is and where he fits into THIS life. Have you ever known someone who was just so comfortable and so familiar that you two got along famously from the first moment you met? Have you ever wondered why some people repel you, and some people attract you? We have a network of souls that follows us around the Universe from lifetime to lifetime!
I certainly hope you keep a pen and paper by your bed so that you can write down the things that you need to remember when you wake up. You dream so much that you probably need a lot more sleep than everyone else. We all have periods when we are doing all this important soul work in our sleep, but you have always done it on a much heavier level. Not only do you dream your own solutions - you dream everyone else's too!
If you aren't already familiar with lucid dreaming, please research it. You are a very avid lucid dreamer. I would like for you to become even more aware and active. You could accomplish so much in your sleep if you were fully cognizant instead of just enjoying the ride. Not everyone can do what you do in your sleep. There are ancient people who believed that the dream world was the real world and this world is the fake world. You could very well be descended from those people, Mary Lou, so please look at this gift of yours more closely.
When this child that you dreamed of does come into your life, you two are going to have a very special bond. You are going to like being a grandmother very much. You love your family the way it is, so having MORE family will only be better. He came to you in that dream to tell you that he is coming. I wish you many more insightful dreamland journeys!
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Astrea:
Yes! You did indeed have had a visit from your future grandson! This is a very Leo experience. You dreamed your children too, of course. You ask if there is any way to tell whether it was a dream or an actual visit. Well, it was both!
Seeing a child yet to be born in a dream usually means that you have big Karma with that child from other life experiences. From what you tell me about dreaming of your children before they were born, I'm sure that your future grandson was getting a sneak peak at Granny to get the feel of things here. Perhaps he was in the process of deciding whether or not he wants to come back to you and your family this time around, or perhaps he got lonely for you while he waits to come to the Earth Plane again.
I had a similar experience with my granddaughter who will be born in August. The night before my son told me his wife was pregnant, my grandchild came to me in a dream. In the dream he was a boy, not a girl, but I knew that this was mixed up even as I dreamed it. From that dream, I knew that she would be coming into the family again soon.
If you go back over your dreams, you'll discover that you visit with more people than just the babies due to come into your life. I'm sure you visit with people in your family who have crossed over as well. Those dreams are bittersweet and sometimes just sad, so they are harder to remember than dreams of children to come.
Please start a Dream Journal for yourself now, because your grandchild is going to come to you many times between now and when his parents are ready for him. The two of you will have a world of fun going over these dreams later on. Perhaps he will inherit your psychic ability! Even though your children were adopted, you're still of the same soul family.
I know you're not in a big hurry to be a Granny, but when the time comes, you'll be the best! Leos make wonderful mothers, for of all parents and grandparents, they know how to encourage and motivate us to do our very best. Your grandson is longing to be with you. Enjoy these dreams now, because he won't remember these visits when he actually gets here. You're getting a head start on him!
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.