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October 9 through October 15, 2023

Libra energies hit a high note as we move towards a Libra new Moon/solar eclipse on Saturday, and we’ll notice evidence of it the entire week. Pluto will turn direct after 5 months in Capricorn, clearing out restrictions and setting us on a new path to accomplishment. It may take a few weeks before we notice the shift, but rest assured that change is coming! The Moon will cruise through Virgo Tuesday through Thursday, shifting our focus to detailed work, organization, and idealism. Mars will move into Scorpio on Thursday, and though the planet of assertiveness doesn’t always do well in water signs, this two-month cycle will work to unearth soulful longings and intuitive insights that will be crucial to our forward movement in 2024. The Libra Moon on Friday and the Libra new Moon/solar eclipse on Saturday herald more new beginnings, so be sure to make a wish on the new Moon for anything that is dear to your heart. Eclipses come in pairs, and the next one, a lunar eclipse, will occur on October 28th, which will then start a new six-month cycle of focus for us all. Karmic events are likely on Sunday when the Moon moves into Scorpio and sparks our curiosity. Old connections can pop up out of nowhere, and ancient memories are a reminder to pay close attention; anything can happen!

Gold and Alchemical Healing, by Chic Cicero

(Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.)

The science of alchemy is first and foremost a spiritual process of transformation and purification. However, there are two types of alchemy that often overlap. Practical alchemy, also called laboratory alchemy, is concerned with transforming a base material into a higher and more purified substance, such as the turning of a base metal into gold, or the extraction of a medicinal substance from a plant in order to create a healing elixir. Spiritual alchemy, which is also called theoretical alchemy or inner alchemy, is concerned with the transformation of the human soul from a state of baseness to one of spiritual enlightenment.

The classical texts of alchemy are rich in symbolism and allegory. Some of these treatises contained little more than alchemical prints and illustrations. Alchemical works that contained numerous illustrations were far less concerned with the practical aspects of laboratory alchemy than with the esoteric knowledge of spiritual alchemy and the sublimation of the human soul. These books would become the illustrated textbooks of the Rosicrucian movement in the seventeenth century.

Contemplation of alchemical diagrams and pictorial symbolism is meant to intrigue and inspire the viewer on many levels—conscious as well as subconscious—and speak directly to the human soul on the true nature of the alchemist’s "gold."

The "gold" spoken of by the alchemists is not what most people think of as mundane gold, the gold used for currency and ornamentation. Alchemical gold has many names that help define its qualities. It has been called the Stone of the Wise, the Magnum Opus, the Celestial Ruby, the Elixir of Life, and Lapis Philosophorum (or The Philosopher’s Stone). Gold is a symbol of humanity's lower nature transmuted into the Higher Self. It represents true spiritual attainment, enlightenment, and illumination. The search for the Philosopher’s Stone is the search for ultimate Truth and Purity. In spiritual alchemy gold refers to the transmutation of the Lower Self into the Higher and Divine Self.

The Philosopher’s Stone, published in 1938, was Israel Regardie's first in-depth examination of spiritual alchemy. At the time it was written, Regardie was convinced that practical alchemy was a blind for what was actually a psycho-spiritual process of inner growth. He maintained that the laboratory operations of alchemy said to work on various substances in order to change "lead into gold" were, in reality, focused squarely at man's mind, soul, and spirit. The goal of alchemy was, according to Regardie, the internal wellbeing of the human soul.

The main text of Gold: Israel Regardie's Lost Book of Alchemy was written between 1938 and 1941 as a sequel to The Philosopher’s Stone. Like his earlier book, the subject of Gold was spiritual alchemy. However, Gold takes up exactly where the earlier book left off, comparing the Great Work of alchemy to the goals of Eastern mysticism—samadhi of yoga and satori of Zen Buddhism. At the same time he was writing Gold, Regardie was also immersing himself in the study of psychology and psychotherapy, just as he had studied Golden Dawn magic a few years before. He applied much of what he learned in the pages of Gold, and extended the spiritual teachings of inner alchemy into the realm of psychotherapy, providing readers with a systematic and holistic approach to physical, psychological, and spiritual healing on all levels.

In Gold, Regardie describes the symbols of alchemy as focal points for visualization and the willed manipulation of vital and cosmic forces. Magnetism, or the energetic stimulation of invisible natural forces, can result in real, physical effects, including healing. Regardie firmly held that the transmission of vital power was a valid and tangible reality that could be taught and mastered by any average person. Personal experience with this power over a number of years enabled Regardie to develop a simple therapeutic method based on internal stimulation, using Golden Dawn techniques of color visualization, magical correspondences, applied willpower, and the vibration of divine names associated with specific forces. He described how the colors of the various energy centers can be utilized for healing, physical and mental regeneration, and inner alchemy. Regardie’s ingenious technique for healing illness in oneself as well as in others is included in Gold. One example of this is our own Healing Ritual of Hod, given below.

Hod is the Eighth Sepirah on the Qabalistic Tree of Life. On the human body this energy center is located at the right hip joint, but it also relates to the planetary energy of Mercury, which rules over the respiratory system, central nervous system, the brain, the thyroid, and the hands. The energies of Hod could be used to aid the healing process due to an illness or imbalance in any of these body systems.

If the magician is performing this ritual to heal him or herself, the receptive or Queen Scale color of Hod (which is orange) will be used. This is because the feminine color tends to make one's aura open, passive and receptive. If the ritual is to be performed for the benefit of another, then the Projective of King Scale color of Hod (violet) will be used.

A Healing Ritual of Hod
Begin by establishing a pattern of deep rhythmic breathing and relaxation.

Follow this with the basic Exercise of the Middle Pillar:

• Vibrate the divine name "Eheieh" and imagine a sphere of white light at the Kether center (at the crown of your head).
• Vibrate the name "YHVH Elohim" and imagine a sphere of white light at your Daath center (at your throat).
• Vibrate the name "YHVH Eloah ve-Daath" and imagine a sphere of white light at your Tiphareth center (at your heart).
• Vibrate the name "Shaddai El Chai" and imagine a sphere of white light at your Yesod center (at your groin).
• Vibrate the name "Adonai ha-Aretz" and imagine a sphere of white light at your Malkuth center (at your feet).
• Imagine the Middle Pillar complete. Then using rhythmic breathing, circulate the light you have brought down through the Middle Pillar around the outside of your body to strengthen your aura.
• Focus some of the energy back into your Tiphareth or heart-center, the seat of equilibrium and balance.

If you are performing the ritual for your own benefit, visualize your Hod center, located at the right hip, filled with a bright orange light. Concentrate on this warm orange color—the Queen Scale color of Hod—at your right hip. With rhythmic breathing, see this orange glow begin to expand outward from Hod until it fills your entire aura. Imagine yourself completely bathed within a brilliant orange egg of light. Vibrate "Elohim Tzabaoth," the divine name of Hod, several times. Concentrate on the specific healing that you wish to attract into your sphere, firmly visualizing the illness or imbalance being dissolved away, leaving only healthy tissue.

When you feel that the work of the exercise has been accomplished, complete and seal the ritual by performing the Qabalistic Cross.

If you are performing this ritual for the benefit of another person, perform the preliminary Middle Pillar Exercise as described above. Visualize your Hod center filled with violet—the King Scale color of Hod—at your right hip. With rhythmic breathing, see this color begin to expand outward from Tiphareth until it fills your entire aura. Vibrate "Elohim Tzabaoth," the divine name of Hod several times, while continuing to visualize the color of violet. Concentrate on the specific healing that you wish to project to the other person. When you feel that sufficient energy has been generated from Hod, visualize and project the violet energy from your Tiphareth center (the center of balance and projection), to the Hod center of the other person. Visualize his or her aura filling up with this color and its corresponding Hod energy. Then visualize the aura of the other person changing color from violet to bright orange as the light transmutes your projected Hod energy to the receptive Hod energy of the person receiving the beneficial effects of this force. Concentrate on the specific healing that you wish to attract into the other person’s sphere, firmly visualizing the illness or imbalance being dissolved away, leaving only healthy tissue.

Once you feel that the work of the exercise has been accomplished, complete and seal the ritual by performing the Qabalistic Cross.

Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal. Copyright Llewellyn Worldwide, 2015. All rights reserved.

Recently I was told that my five-month-old son Alec could be my father reincarnated. While the idea seems really neat, I was hesitant to believe it. My dad, Johnny, has been dead for 12 years. Lately I've started to think it may be true due to similarities between the two, like their love of music. My dad was always happy and smiling, and my son is the same way. What I'm really wondering about is how my son HATES to sleep. He fights it worse than any child I've ever known. Even as a newborn, he would stay awake for eight to ten hours a day, and scream and yell, fiercely fighting sleep until he just couldn't keep his eyes open anymore. He still does this. My dad died in his sleep of an aneurysm, so I'm wondering if perhaps there is a connection. Do you think I'm reading too much into this? Peace and love to you!

Karen

Astrea:

It's always great to reconnect with the people we love after they have moved on into the Light. It would be even better to connect with someone like that in real life: to have someone we loved as much as you obviously loved your father return to you would be so wonderful for you and the rest of your family.

However, your son is not your father reincarnated. I personally don't believe that reincarnation works that way. We have karmic families, or Ka-Tets, that we reunite with in Heaven, and sometimes we are on the Other Side for centuries before we return to Earth to work out the karma we accrued before.

I've done hundreds of past life readings, and in my experience, a person we've already been with isn't born again into our own lifetime, so your father coming back now would be impossible in my opinion.

What IS going on here is your son inherited some things from your dad. A love of music has been proven to be in our DNA or genetic structure. This is true of our ability to be happy and carefree too.

It's natural for your son to exhibit some of the habits and mannerisms that your dad had. In fact, you're right to check things out and watch for problems that could be fixed now or avoided later on in his life. As the mother of a five-month-old, you're allowed a certain amount of unfounded worrying. Be sure to tell your pediatrician what happened with your dad so he can watch for symptoms of the same problems with your kiddo.

As he gets older, your son will learn that you'll be there in the morning or when he wakes up from a nap. Don't try to make him nap during the day; if you let him wear himself out so he is ready to sleep at night, you'll both be a lot happier!

In many ways, you DID get your dad back in your life through the birth of your son, for as he grows up, you will see many similarities in their temperaments. This is your dad's true immortality: he lives through you and your little boy every day of your life.

We keep our loved ones alive by remembering them. Your father is a Guardian Angel for you and your son, but he's not really there with you in physical form. Where he used to help you in many practical ways, he now looks out for you in spiritual ways.

You're lucky to have part of him back in your baby. Enjoy every minute of it!

*****

Susyn:

When someone of any age experiences unwarranted fears, pains or unusual preferences, these recurring events may parallel the manner in which they lived or died in a previous incarnation. Being aware of how your father died makes it hard for you to ignore the possibility that your son could be your father reborn and struggling with memories of his last demise.

Reincarnation experts believe that unwarranted fears and unexplained physical pain are often imprints from a previous life. For example, during past life regression, I discovered the real reasons behind the exaggerated panic that would overcome me whenever I got lost, and now I no longer overreact when I don't know where I am.

I learned how certain circumstances, phobias and preferences in this particular past life were being relived in my current life. This happens more often than you might think, and there are a number of ways to ease your son's fears and struggles.

Keep in mind that though these sleep fears are coming from a past life experience, they are very real to your son. First, ask his pediatrician to examine him closely, checking for any heart or respiratory problems. Once you've established that he is medically fine, you can use some very simple spiritual methods to ease his fears about sleeping.

First, reposition his crib to face the opposite direction it faces now; for instance, turn the bed to run north and south instead of east and west or vice versa. That will alter the magnetic flow of the earth's axis and help him feel more secure.

Also, note places he may sleep better than others. For example, does he fall asleep in a carrier in front of the TV or nod off when he's in a different room or home?

Here is a powerful metaphysical ritual that will de-fuse the past life memories:

Within a half hour of him falling asleep, while he is still in the alpha stage, sit by your son's bed and speak soft affirmations to him, such as You are safe, No harm can come to you, and The fears and pains you carry are from the past - release them.

This will plant a powerful message in his subconscious, where these memories are imprinted. Repeat these mantras for five or ten minutes each night, and after a week or so, you should see the night terrors diminish and eventually clear for good.

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.