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by Kala Ambrose

Ancient schools taught people how to observe the powerful events occurring in nature and connect them with the energy here on earth. We still have the ability to connect with nature in order to assist with our growth and development and, to cultivate balance and growth. I’m happy to present here a series of transforming activities for the three-day period of the Equinox. The Equinox ritual consists of two parts, the outward celebration and the inner rebirth.

Day One of the Equinox

It’s time for spring cleaning. Clean your house and remove all clutter. As you clean each room and the items in it, do so with reverence and appreciation for the abundance in your life. Cover your home in loving energy as you clean, picturing you and your loved ones in each room, feeling happy, content, joyful and relaxed. By this evening, you should be ready to smudge each room with white sage to purify and cleanse each room.

On the Eve of the Equinox

Reflect upon the thoughts and goals you set during the Fall Equinox and for the New Year. Consider the lessons and experiences of the past six months, and decide what is hindering progress with your goals.

Ask yourself: “What important seeds of truth need to be revealed this spring in order for me to truly know myself, so that I may blossom into my power-filled being? It’s time to awaken from my period of hibernation, inactivity and self-introspection and put these thoughts and plans into action!”

To awaken to your higher-self and activate your growth cycle, begin the spring equinox ritual by taking a shower. As the water flows over your body, imagine all negative thoughts leaving your mind, being washed away from you. As you dry off, say out loud, “All that happens, happens for good. Divine spring energy is working through me now!"

Day Two of the Equinox

This day is what people refer to as “Equinox Day.” It is the day to celebrate rebirth, renewal and abundance. It is a time to toast new plans of action and growth, as you are becoming “a garden in bloom!"

Celebrate with rituals that include creating and sharing spring equinox gift baskets with your loved ones and friends. The day culminates with dinner to celebrate renewal, rebirth and the magic of the seasons, life and all the wonder it brings, along with sharing dreams you plan to bring into fruition this year. This is a powerful day to put plans into action.

In ancient times, the spring equinox was celebrated with an outward and inward celebration:

• Outwardly: people celebrated with egg hunts, (a symbol of the earth and rebirth), by giving and decorating with bunnies, (a universal symbol of fertility for spring, the act of creation with birth and mind, and turning thoughts into fruition) and by giving baskets, (a symbol of abundance). A special dinner with family and friends is also common to celebrate the return of spring and renewal.
• Inwardly: people took action on the seeds (goals) that they planted during the fall equinox. Spring presented the time and divine opportunity to step forward and create oneself anew, with the tools of gratitude, abundance and creativity.

Day Three of the Equinox

Celebrate the renewal of spring and the divine feminine energy which is present everywhere in nature at this season. This is the time to emerge from introspection and self-observation into spring renewal, with the focus being on action, creation and celebration.
Here are some suggestions to activate your creative side and bring new perspective and balance into your life.

• Plant flowers in the garden
• Take on a new creative project (preferably something new you have not done before)
• Decorate your home in bright new colors
• Express gratitude for the abundance of opportunity in your life
• Accept new challenges in order to grow and step closer to your goals
• Embrace the future by spending time with the people in your life who will encourage your dreams and aspirations.

The spring equinox is a great time to jump start your goals, but this ritual can be done anytime in spring for wonderful and positive results. It has never made real sense with our current Julian calendar that one would create new year resolutions in the dead of winter, on January 1. Your dreams were planted as seeds of thought in the fall, and now is the time to tend to your garden and bring forth beautiful blooms of creativity. You haven’t failed at your new year resolutions, "You’ve only just begun!"

Decide what actions you will take immediately, and proceed from there. May the journey into the transformative sacred garden of spring grow with delight as you take each step!

Award-winning author, national columnist, inspirational speaker, and host of the Explore Your Spirit with Kala Show, Kala Ambrose's teachings are described as discerning, empowering and inspiring. Kala is the author of four books on ghosts and spirits; she also presents workshops nationally on the mind/body/spirit connection, auras and energy fields, developing entrepreneur intuition, haunted history and wisdom teachings. To learn more about Kala and her work, visit her website, ExploreYourSpirit.com.

I have always thought that people who see Jesus in their toast or the Virgin Mary in their pancakes were totally off their rockers. Then one morning I got up and meditated as I always do. During meditation, I visualized true love coming to me and sent out a heartfelt prayer to the Universe for love to come my way. I then made some toast, and when it popped out of the toaster, there was a big heart in the middle of it, clear as day. My heart leapt at this; it felt like a special little note from Spirit telling me that my wish will come true. Do you think I'm deluded? Can signs from Spirit really come like this?

Mary

Susyn:

Since Spirit sends us signs in many forms, I certainly don't think you are deluded. Had you not just asked the Universe to bring you true love, I imagine you wouldn't have even noticed the heart-shaped sign on your toast.

Awareness is an amazing thing. Once we become open enough to allow Spirit to help us with our challenges, we begin to see everything in a new light and are much more in tune with the mysterious workings of the Universe.

Most of us don't run to the local television station when we witness such a phenomenon. It's easy to understand why, for news stories about people claiming to see Jesus in their toast or the Virgin Mary in their pancakes are often ridiculed. The heart message you received was a sign just for you that your prayers had been heard.

The same is usually true when we experience special signs from people close to us who have passed away. We may hear music or find a possession connected with our departed loved one and just kinow that it is a sign that they are okay or reaching out to us. It doesn't matter if other people would see it the same way since the sign was just for us.

Because Spirit is boundless, there is no limit to the number of ways signs may come to us. Often they are so personal or unusual that we can't help but notice them. Though you probably won't discover more messages hidden in your morning toast, once was enough to let you know that there are higher forces working behind the scenes to make your dreams come true.

Often we feel that our prayers are not being heard when they arenít answered in the time or manner we would like. Having to wait on the Universe to deliver our desires requires patience, faith and awareness, so keep sending your heartfelt prayers to the Universe and watching for further signs and direction.

In each case where I have requested Spirit's help to bring my dreams into being, I have been given very specific signs and direction during my daily meditation. I can choose whether or not to act on these messages, but every time I do, I am always led one step closer to my desires.

I encourage you to watch for more information and follow your intuition, as I am confident that Spirit will not only send you additional confirmation that your prayers have been heard but also bless you with the love you desire. The door to the future of your dreams is open; all you have to do is walk through it.

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Oceania:

Thank you for sharing your delightful story. You're not deluded. Your prayer went out Express Mail and was immediately acknowledged with a toasty heart receipt. Signs and symbols from Spirit abound. They may arrive in dreams, through synchronicity (meaningful coincidences) or via serendipity (stumbling upon an unexpected treasure).

Because you had just been meditating, you were in the perfect state to send out your desire AND notice the reply. We are often so rushed or stressed that we fail to notice the subtle messages that are woven into the fabric of the world around us like divine graffiti. Many would have eaten the toast without noticing the heart!

I think true love already came to you. As you come to know and embrace the love that is you and continue to take loving care of yourself as you did when you meditated and made yourself breakfast, the universe will reflect your self-love in many ways, including blessing you with a loving partner.

If we want big love, we must first demonstrate that we have the capacity to love ourselves and appreciate smaller blessings. Mopey, whiney people who feel sorry for themselves will be frustrated in their quest for a truly loving partnership. We must first pass kindergarten-level, which includes taking delight in the simple joys that surround us.

I'll share one of my favorites signs from Spirit. I prayed for help in locating my cat, Morgan, who had been missing for several days, and posted fliers throughout the large complex I lived in.

Later that day, I received a letter from an estranged friend I had not heard from in months. Sheíd written the letter over the course of several days, dating each of her entries. The first was dated 3/19 and the last, 3/23. Her letter was an overture towards reconciliation, which seemed to portend the return of my cat.

That night I dreamed of a helpful pirate. The next day, I received a call from my neighbor down the hall. She said she saw a cat streak though her home but couldn't locate it. She invited me over to call for my cat in case she was scared and in hiding. When my neighbor answered the door, she had a large parrot on her shoulder!

My search seemed futile since my neighbor turned out to be a hoarder. However, I chose to keep looking based on the signs I'd received, and finally found my cat alive and well in the back of a cluttered closet.

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.