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The Sun will spend its last week in Libra, so let's keep our focus on love, relationships, and balance. Monday's Cancer Moon could make us feel a bit sensitive, so it's important to take all we hear with a grain of salt, avoid making anything personal, and move with a gentle grace. Tuesday and Wednesday the Moon will dance through Leo, bringing out our more generous and heart-based sides. We'll be in the mood to give, but let's be careful not to ignore our own needs in the process! Thursday through Saturday the Moon will charge through Virgo, bringing out our penchant for organization and details. The only warning here is not to get caught up in ideals or become too nit-picky, so let's keep our eyes on the bigger picture and refuse to sweat the small stuff! Saturn will turn direct on Saturday, ending its four-month retrograde period and calling for us to restore discipline and order to our schedules. Tying that in with the Virgo Moon, we may spend most of Saturday clearing out clutter, tossing out things that no longer serve us, or thinking about a remodeling project. The Sun will move into Scorpio on Sunday, followed closely by Venus. With these two planets in the sign of the Scorpion for the next four weeks, our love of the spiritual, the mysterious, and the unusual will long for expression. (And how convenient with Halloween just around the corner!)

by Susyn Blair-Hunt, Ms.D.

At this time of year, our lives should be filled with joy and contentment, but in the days and weeks preceding the holidays, we often get caught up in all the stress and commercialism. As maintaining spiritual balance can be especially challenging now, here are a few tried and true rituals to help you move with joy and wonder through the remaining days of 2014.

People sometimes misunderstand the term rituals. In reality, if you are working with the highest intentions, rituals are designed to draw something into your life that will improve it or help rid you of troublesome energy that is keeping you from living the life you want to lead. When practiced faithfully, rituals can create deep transformation within you, strengthen your spiritual being, and create a shield of protection and power around you.

Stress is one of the greatest drains on our joy. As we add more activities and obligations to our list than normal and rush from one place to the next, it's hard not to get harried. The following stress-relieving ritual can restore your energy and focus in just a few minutes.

Instant Energy Ritual

Use this ritual as a quick pick-me-up any time you feel drained, burdened or exhausted.

What you will need:

1 egg

3 - 5 Minutes

Preparation: The beauty of this ritual is that it can be done at any time and any place with one simple item: an egg. You can perform this ritual clothed or unclothed, and in a relatively short period of time.

The Ritual: Find a relaxed sitting position. Begin by gently rubbing the egg up and down your arms, taking care not to break it. The egg will act as a demagnetizing agent, picking up invisible stray, restrictive or negative energy that has attached itself to you during the day. Once you have demagnetized your arms, repeat on the legs, torso, neck and head, until you have covered every inch of your body.

Once the ritual is complete, break the egg into a toilet and flush away all the metaphysical stressful energy of the day.

Money Manifesting Amulet Ritual

Money is another issue that can undermine our enjoyment of the holidays; fortunately, this ritual can help keep the money flowing in.

If you carry this amulet with you, you will always have what you need, when you need it. The Universe directs the flow of our money, and this amulet will enlist Spirit's help in creating more abundance and financial balance.

What you will need:

1 new dollar bill (or foreign equivalent)

1 green candle

eucalyptus or cedar incense

cinnamon

allspice

clove (ground)

gold string or cord

Preparation: Wear green or gold while performing this ritual. Also, play upbeat and energetic music - something you might feel compelled to get up and dance to. This ritual is best performed on a Monday or Wednesday, or during a waxing full Moon.

The Ritual: Light the incense wand and then light the green candle with it. Take the incense and wave it over the dollar bill, first on one side and then the other, to charge it with magic.

Set the bill face up in front of you. In the center, sprinkle a small pinch of cinnamon to generate activity, followed by a small pinch of allspice to generate expansion. Then add a small pinch of ground clove to activate longevity. Fold the bill in half, and then half again, continuing until you can no longer fold it. Wrap the bill with the gold thread or cord, tying your intentions within the amulet. Complete your amulet by tying three knots at the top and trimming away the remaining gold thread or cord.

Place the amulet on your forehead and visualize dollar bills falling from the heavens, then meditate on the feelings of ease and happiness that come with financial security. Next, place the amulet on your heart, meditating on the abundance that will surround you.

When your meditations are complete, blow out the candle and deposit the amuletinto your purse or wallet as an indicator to the Universe of where you would like the funds to be deposited!

Ritual to Send Protection and Love to Someone Far Away

Many of us are unable to be with our loved ones during the holidays, which can bring a bit of sadness to the season. Whether your loved ones are far away or have crossed over to the other side, the following is a wonderful ritual to send them love, protection and acknowledgement.

When you are separated from loved ones due to distance or circumstance, this ritual will send them light, protection and love. Your quality of intention and focus are what give this ritual its wings, so make sure you request protection from Spirit on their behalf with a sense of strong, clear desire. This is also a wonderful ritual for any loved ones who are facing health problems, traveling, or in the midst of dangerous or emotionally trying situations.

What you will need:

3 yellow candles

1 quartz crystal

2 amber stones

amber incense

garlic powder

anise seeds

sea salt

1 greeting card, blank inside, with envelope

keepsake or photo of the person you are sending energy to

Preparation: Wear yellow when performing this ritual. Play music that reminds you of the person you are requesting love and protection for. This ritual can be performed whenever the need arises and continued on a nightly basis if need be.

The Ritual: Place the three candles in a pyramid shape, one in front of you and two behind the first candle. Place the photo or keepsake of this person to the right of the candles, and the greeting card and envelope to the left. With the quartz crystal, carve the initials or name of the person you're requesting protection for into the front candle. Then place the crystal on top of the greeting card and envelope.

Light the amber incense, and then light the three yellow candles with it. Place one amber stone in each hand, and meditate on the person you are sending the protection to, contemplating their current situation and needs for 3-5 minutes. When finished, place one amber stone in front of the left rear candle, and the other in front of the right rear candle.

Pick up the person's photo or keepsake and smudge it with the incense wand, waving it over the top, bottom and sides to purify and charge the icon. Return the incense to its holder. Hold the photo or keepsake in your right hand and meditate on sending positive, loving energy directly to this person. When you are done, return it to its original position to the right of the candles.

Next, take the greeting card and write a direct message to your loved one, listing all the wishes you have for their protection and how important they are in your life.

When your message is complete, sprinkle one pinch of garlic powder for protection, a sprinkling of anise seeds for optimum health or healing, and one pinch of sea salt for physical stamina into the center of the card. Fold the card, place it in the envelope, and seal it. Set this card in a very special place where it will be undisturbed. Place the crystal, two amber stones and keepsake on top of it. Blow out the three candles.

Burn these three yellow candles and the amber incense nightly during your meditation sessions or when you feel the need to send them extra protection. In this way, you'll continue to send a constant flow of spiritual protection to your loved one.

If you try the rituals included here, they’ll enhance your holiday experience in wonderful ways.

For more rituals that address your most pressing issues regarding love, money, manifestation and spiritual protection, see Susyn’s Rituals for Empowered Living, available at Amazon.com.

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Susyn Blair-Hunt, Ms.D., is known internationally for her psychic readings, daily horoscopes, and complete guide book to the Tarot Tarot Prediction and Divination. This article contains excerpts from her e-book, Rituals for Empowered Living. Susyn has been a professional metaphysical consultant for over 25 years and holds a Doctorate in Metaphysics along with certification by the American Association of Professional Psychics and the American Tarot Association. To learn more about her readings and books, visit SusynBlairHunt.com.

Ever since I was a little girl, I have attracted people who seem to be lost, down and out, sad and hopeless. I have always been the one to become friends with the so-called underdog. This has been such a draining experience that now as an adult, I have started to stay away from these people in my life. No matter what advice I give them, they never seem to want a solution. If I even suggest there is a way out, they will twist my words and tell me why what I am suggesting won't work. I am spiritually drained and feel like I'm wasting my time and energy. I don't seek these people out; somehow they just find me. I can't seem to get away from this. Please understand that it is never important to me if a person follows my advice or not. I also know when it's time for me to shut up and just listen. What is important to me is that the person who dumps the weight of their worries on my shoulders doesn't turn my attempts to help against me. Maybe my life purpose is just to be there for people who need a kind word or a hug. However, I am sick of being treated badly when I try to help. A woman I know actually yelled at me, calling me everything but a child of God when I offered to pray for her to find strength when she was going through a crisis. If I didn't know better, I would swear I wasn't talking to someone I'd known all my life, but to someone possessed! How do I continue to be a caring soul for people who don't seem to care at all? I'm exhausted!

Lisa

Susyn:

Even though you feel these needy people somehow find you as opposed to you seeking them out, you are the one who will have to set new boundaries. All sorts of people will seek us out if they think we will give them our energy, money, time or attention. It even happens in the spirit world; once entities realize we can hear them, they come out of the woodwork to try to talk with us.

Your empathetic nature and understanding ways make you a target for people who want to dump their troubles on someone. Further, you are correct: they don't really want someone to advise them, they just want someone to listen to them.

Metaphysically, they are stealing your energy. As you focus on them and give them your undivided attention, they are absorbing invisible power, which ends up making them feel better and you feel worse.

If you were to leave your house unlocked, you'd be inviting a steady stream of thieves to come in at all hours and take whatever they wanted. That is why you have to be the one to put the lock on the door and quit inviting needy individuals to take your energy but ignore your advice.

This is easier said than done. If you have been a sounding board for your friends and family, they will probably not take kindly to the changes you are about to make. However, with time and practice, you can minimize their constant drain on you.

When they come to you with their problems, the following new approaches should help you create a different outcome. You can listen for a limited time and then respond with phrases such as, I'm so sorry to hear that or I understand how you feel. Notice from these examples that you are acknowledging them but not giving any advice. Once you start giving advice, these people will think you are trying to control them or influence them, like the religious-phobic woman who reacted violently to your offer to pray for her.

If they insist you offer them advice or tell them what to do, your answer should be I really don't know or You'll have to decide for yourself. You can respond to requests with a simple statement such as I'm sorry, that won't work for me, without giving a reason why. If you give a reason, they will try to pick it apart, so simply repeat this statement until they give up.

I agree it is exhausting to be carrying the burdens of so many people. You can still be a caring soul in the world while setting up new boundaries to make sure your own needs are your first priority. When you take care of yourself in this way, you'll actually set a good example for others on how to live a healthy life.

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Mata Maya:

You are frustrated because you are assuming that these people think and operate the way you do. These people don't really want your help or your advice, what they want is your energy! What you describe is a typical energy vampire dynamic. This doesn't make these people bad or even ill-intentioned; in fact, I have yet to meet an energy vampire who was conscious of what they were energetically doing.

Most energy vampires hook people by getting them to care, for they learned at a very young age that the easiest way to get others to send them energy is by making them feel sorry for them. While you are listening to them and wracking your brains for a way to help them, you are giving them your life force energy, so even though they reject your ideas, they end up feeling better while you end up feeling worse.

To break this pattern, you'll have to stop making these interactions all about them, and instead, make them all about you - at least on an internal level. As soon as you find yourself caught up in this old pattern, stop and chuckle to yourself on the inside, as though saying to yourself, Aha! I recognize this old pattern; here we go again!

Once you become conscious of what is really happening, you can decide if you want to give your energy away or not. Since these people don't really want your help or advice, you would be wasting your time and energy trying to give it to them. There is a lot of information out there on how to handle psychic vampires; if you search the 'net, you're sure to find a lot more.

Next, realize that because of this past pattern, you've started to expect people to dump their problems on you and react negatively when you try to help. This is probably what led to the crazy experience you had with the lady who yelled at you. To break this cycle, you will have to pull your attention away from what has happened in the past so you can work with the law of attraction to manifest what you want to experience instead.

When you find the old pattern cropping up, withdraw your energy from it. This may make people mad because you are refusing to let them steal your energy, but knowing that you're simply choosing to reach for a healthier level of experience will help you remain calm and stay strong.

The more you focus on what you do want in relationships, the more your course of experience will begin to shift. Instead of hoping other people will change, focus on changing yourself. If you give your attention and emotional energy to what you want, that is what will begin to grow in your experience.

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.