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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 Powerful Ways to Ignite Your Intuition with Reiki, by Melissa Tipton

(Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.)

In my years as a healing practitioner, I've found Reiki to powerfully enhance intuition in a variety of ways. For starters, during a Reiki session, whether administered by yourself or another, it's quite common for insights to flow with greater clarity and ease. This makes sense, considering that Reiki treatments are akin to flushing out your energetic "pipes," dissolving any blockages, filters, and other obstructions that may have accumulated over time. Our natural state is one of connection with both our inner, personal guidance and to the larger web of universal or divine guidance, and Reiki helps us remember and reconnect with these sources (which can be easy to lose sight of amidst the ups and downs of day-to-day life).

I've also found that, when used consistently over time (for example, I give myself Reiki for a few minutes, multiple times each day), Reiki will keep these intuitive channels running free and clear, giving you greater access to inner and cosmic wisdom on a regular basis. Let's talk about some different ways that you can work more Reiki into your day, specifically with the aim of supercharging your intuition so you can feel more confident in your ability to make purposeful, soul-led choices.

1. Brew a Magickal Tea
1 tablespoon black tea of your choice
1 tablespoon mugwort
1 teaspoon eyebright
1 teaspoon lemon balm

Place the black tea and dried herbs in a tea ball or sachet, and brew in hot water for 3-5 minutes. While the tea is steeping, hover your hands over the mug and allow Reiki to flow into the cup. Ask Reiki to help you partner with the plant spirits, perhaps calling on each by name, to aid in connecting with the intuitive guidance that is correct and good for you. Thank Reiki and the plant spirits for their assistance.

As you drink the tea, feel its energy dissolving anything that obstructs you from clearly receiving and understanding intuitive wisdom, and, if you have time, spend 5 to 10 minutes in meditation, hands placed over your belly and/or your heart space, allowing Reiki to flow. Ask to receive any guidance that is relevant for you right now, and maintain a state of open curiosity. You don't need to strain and force, which can dampen the flow of information; simply trust that insights will come through at just the right time.

When I do this practice, often I'll get a little nugget of guidance during the meditation, but the real magic happens throughout the day, after I've set the stage by ritualistically brewing tea and opening myself to insights. Do your best to stay curious and receptive to guidance as you go about your day, knowing that the more you intentionally pave the way for your intuition to communicate with you, the more it will flow, and the easier it will become for you to recognize and understand its messages.

2. Decode Your Body's Messages
The body is a miraculous repository and communicator of intuitive wisdom; however, most of us have forgotten how to speak its language, thus the body's messages remain unheard or misunderstood. The first step in remembering this language is to acknowledge that it exists—that the body can and is communicating with you all the time, even if you don't yet understand the conversation.

The next step is recognizing that the body's native tongue is the language of symbols, metaphors, and archetypes, which is also the language of the unconscious. And this is precisely why these messages so often go unheard, because the conscious mind feels out of its element in this non-linear, nonsensical-seeming realm, dismissing it as meaningless. The key is in relearning how to decode these messages so you can translate them into content the conscious mind can absorb.

One of the simplest ways to do this is to look at whatever you're experiencing in your body metaphorically instead of literally. Here's an example. Let's say you're experiencing tension in your shoulders and upper back, and it feels like you're lugging an incredibly heavy backpack around. As you breathe into these sensations and allow your mind to think more figuratively, the phrase, "The weight of the world" comes to mind, and you see the connection between this tension and feeling like everything rests on your shoulders, that you have to do everything yourself or it likely won't get done, and that you can't ask for help, because no one else will be able to carry things out the way you want them to. I find Reiki to be a potent ally in helping me shift from an overly literal to a more symbolic view, and using the above example, if I identified the tension in my shoulders, I might place my hands over these areas of tension, allowing Reiki to flow as I call on Reiki to assist me in seeing the hidden messages contained within the tension.

Once you've interpreted the body's message, you can start to address the underlying issue the message has revealed. Above, we saw that the shoulder tension is, on one level, muscular, and bodywork could help, but underlying this tension is a need to do everything yourself, rejecting support and assistance. No amount of bodywork will address that piece of the puzzle, so it's up to you to begin shifting this pattern of hyper self-sufficiency. Here again, Reiki can be immensely helpful. Now that you know what needs to be addressed, ask Reiki for guidance in your first step. As with the tea-brewing ritual, you can simply sit in meditation for 5 to 10 minutes, hands on your belly and heart, allowing Reiki to flow, as you open to insights. I find it most helpful to focus on just my next action step, rather than trying to download the entire map in one sitting. You might say to yourself, "Reiki, please show me my next step in healing the pattern of trying to do everything myself." In my experience, once I start to implement this first step, after a time, I'll get an intuitive nudge that it's time to seek another step, and I'll repeat the meditative process to uncover the next breadcrumb on my path. This intentional oscillation between carving out space to receive guidance and then taking action on what you receive is a potent dynamic that can create massive shifts in your life, so don't be deceived by its simplicity. This is powerful stuff!

3. Balance Your Chakras and Aura
Your chakra system and your aura are vitally important facets of your energy system that have a big impact on your ability to connect with your intuition. By taking some time to balance them with the help of Reiki, you can keep the pipeline to inner wisdom free and clear. To understand how this works, let's look briefly at the function of the chakras and the aura and how they relate to your intuition.

The chakras are bodies of energy within your energy field, similar to organs within your body. You can think of them as areas where your personal energy is more concentrated and organized around a specific function. The chakras as a group are responsible for processing energy that comes into your energy field, much like the digestive system is tasked with taking in nutrients and making them available for various functions within the body. So, too, the chakras help you take in energy and process it into forms that can be used for a variety of energetic functions. Each of the chakras processes a slightly different form of energy, and when they're functioning optimally, you're able to assimilate all of the different forms of energy required to survive and thrive.

The aura, while often spoken of in the singular, is actually composed of multiple layers, which I perceive as being connected to each of the chakras. For example, the innermost auric layer is connected to the first, or root, chakra, the next auric layer is connected to the second, or navel, chakra, and so forth. Similar to the chakras, the auric layers help us interface with the energy in our environment, and their primary tasks are attracting energy to us and broadcasting energy outward. In other words, they're much like gatekeepers that dictate what energies go in and out of our field.

To understand how the intuition relates to the aura and chakras, imagine that each and every time energy interacts with an auric layer or one of the chakras, a description of this activity is recorded in a file. The intuition can read those files and translate these data into messages pertaining to our energetic health, including areas of imbalance and what is needed to return these areas to a state of harmony. Throughout our day-to-day life, the aura and chakras can become clogged or otherwise impaired, and this can alter the clarity of the information recorded in the files. Thus, by partnering with Reiki to clear and balance these energy systems, we can improve the accuracy and clarity of the intuitive messages.

While many techniques exist for balancing the chakra and auras, I find this simple method to be quite effective. Sit in a comfortable meditation position, and take a few rounds of deep breaths to calm and center yourself. Visualize a bright, white stream of Reiki descending from above, entering your crown chakra, just above your head. At whatever pace feels comfortable for you, allow Reiki to flow down through your entire chakra system—crown, third eye, throat, heart, solar plexus, navel, and root—clearing and balancing these energetic centers as it does so. Allow the stream of energy to continue down from the crown and out through the root, and see as this column of energy starts to expand outward, filling your entire body. When it reaches your skin, it continues to expand, filling your aura. I like to expand this even further, visualizing the energetic egg of my aura and seeing Reiki extending beyond its borders, as if the egg is glowing. When this process feels complete, slowly allow the imagery to fade and set the intention that your aura and chakras are in a state that is correct and good for you on all levels. I like to do this practice once a week, although you can certainly use it more often if you're going through a challenging time and need to ensure that your energy system remains strong and healthy.

These are just a few of the ways to incorporate Reiki into your regular spiritual practice, and the more you interact with Reiki, the more connected to your intuition you will feel, and the easier it will be to interpret its messages and translate them into purposeful action. Our innate or "default" setting is a state of intimate connection with inner and universal knowing, and Reiki helps us remember this birthright and access this wisdom when and where we need it most.

Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal. Copyright Llewellyn Worldwide, 2020. All rights reserved.

I've been experiencing some energy around me at my boyfriend's house. I don't know if it's just in my head, but I'm seeing a black shadow on his wall in his room and I feel a cold and tingly feeling on my back and on my legs. I only feel this when I'm at his house. I have a hard time sleeping at night; I wake up coughing and feel a very cold breeze on my face. I feel like something is in my throat but it's not like I'm getting sick, it's like something is stuck in my throat. When I get up for work, I feel fine. I don't understand what's going on. I feel like someone put a spell on me or something. Would this be possible? What can I do to make this go away? I hope you can help me.

Maricel

Susyn:

I don't believe anyone has put a spell on you. Since this only happens when you visit your boyfriend, the trouble appears to be in his house. It sounds like he has a negative spirit residing in the bedroom. Whether he can sense it or not, you've had a number of encounters with it.

Entities can manifest in many ways. They can appear as shadows or apparitions, create hot and cold sensations, and even cause someone to feel like they are choking or can't breathe. Given what you've been experiencing, it would seem that this spirit is trying to scare you away from the house for some reason.

First, ask your boyfriend if he has had similar experiences. This entity is most likely attached to a certain room in the house - his bedroom. You may want to look into the history of the previous tenants who lived there. It wouldn't surprise me if you discovered that someone had died in the house. In one case I was working on, the person had actually hung himself, which reminds me of the choking sensation you described.

Whether or not you discover any information that affirms something unseemly happened in the house, the bottom line is that your boyfriend has a negative entity lurking in his bedroom and he needs to get rid of it.

Depending on the strength of the spirit and its connection to the home, there are a number of things you can attempt to clear it. I would advise starting with a simple smudging. This can be done with a sage smudge stick, which you can buy at a local metaphysical store or online. You and your boyfriend should perform the smudging together by moving through each room and asking that all discarnate entities and negative energies leave the premises at once.

Be sure to smudge around doors, windows and anything electrical, as these types of spirits tend to gravitate to those high energy areas. Once you are done, I would leave the smudge stick on a safe plate or in a can and let it burn itself out in the room where the most activity occurs.

If the activity continues after you have smudged the house, you'll want to call in a psychic or priest who is well-versed in the art of exorcism. Make sure you find someone with the power, knowledge and tools to clear out an unwanted spirit. Once they perform their rituals, you should no longer sense or encounter any troubling entities.

There is no need to worry that someone has put a spell on you or that this entity has or will attach to you. If that were the case, it would have followed you home, and you would be experiencing the same sort of phenomena there.

*****

Oceania:

No one has put a spell on you. These experiences are trying to get your attention so you can acknowledge some discomfort in your life and take positive action to correct it. You are being invited to clarify your truth and choose a path of greater integrity and authenticity.

Cold and tingling are symptoms of anxiety. These experiences suggest that you are not at ease at your boyfriend's house. Shadows obscure light, so noticing them suggests there are truths you don't wish to see or acknowledge. Problems involving your throat suggest the stifling of truths you are afraid to express. You wake up coughing because the truth is stuck in your throat; words get blocked and don't come out because you're afraid of losing your boyfriend if you are honest about what you want and need from him.

You have a hard time sleeping because you probably don't really want to be having a sleepover in the first place. When you get up for work, you feel fine because you're leaving the situation that makes you so uncomfortable. You are at peace with your career. That part of your life feels right and provides you with a sense of purpose and dignity.

What is it about your relationship that makes you uncomfortable and on edge? What truths are you avoiding? It is possible that instead of trekking to your boyfriend's house for sleepovers, you would rather be living with him? Perhaps your true desire is to share a home with him as a committed or married couple.

I remember being in your position with a man I wanted more from. I didn't want to face it at the time, but the truth was that I hated dragging my pajamas, a change of clothes, my toothbrush and other toiletries to his house in order to sleep next to him. I really didn't like waking up in his bed only to begin thinking about heading home to my house.

I wanted to wake up in my own bed, in my own home, next to my life partner, with all of my things at one address! I finally told him I was too old for sleepovers. Since he didn't want to move our relationship to the next level, we broke up.

You have put a muzzle on yourself by not facing, owning and discussing what you need and want from your boyfriend. You can't change him, but you can set boundaries that honor you and your truth. That's the only thing that will make these eerie feelings and experiences go away.

I suggest that you don't sleep there anymore unless you have a frank discussion and reach an agreement about your future with this man. If the two of you don't share a common goal, it may be time to move on.

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.