The Power to Create………….

July 25, 2025 susangtibLeave a comment

I have been working to grow my intuitive business for several years and have yet to fully put myself out there. I have other priorities at this time that limit my time commitment. I have also needed to grow as a person and to grow my skills. I have been taking classes and expanding & awakening my abilities. The one thing that I have done consistently in the interim, is visualize what I want for the collective world.

As you know, we are all made of energy physically and we also produce mental & emotional energy that helps shape our reality. The world mirrors our energy back to help us continue to grow to be who we want to be. To have the opportunities to experience what we want to experience. It also mirrors back where we are at the present time in our lives.

Fate is an interesting word as it not only reflects what we believe to be true, but it also reflects what others believe. We are caught up in trying to find our place in the collective reality, often times in realities we don’t agree with. Sometimes there are realities that leave us feeling like a victim. Hopeless, pessimistic and/or afraid to name a few. Those are the moments when I turn to either prayer or meditation. I focus on what shift I want to see in the world. While I can’t physically force change in everyone or everything, I can send energy out to penetrate the reality and contribute to change. When you come from your heart and send pure love, it butts up against the dark and creates energy of evolvement. It inspires a leader to start taking action. It creates opportunities for change. One prayer &/or one meditation at a time. There is nothing more pleasing to me, than to be praying/meditating on a certain issue and to witness it occurring in real life. One of those very issues I have been working on is for polarization in our society to find peaceful middle ground to create positive change. I saw an interview this morning of a powerful Liberal public figure agreeing to be interviewed by a powerful Republican public figure. It took the Liberal several years to accept this invitation for the interview. But at the end of the day, she realized that although they may not agree on everything, there are core issues they do agree on & by discussing them it makes it possible to create change together to improve America.. This is true, no matter where you live. I believe my years of putting this energy forth played a part in creating this event. As Margaret Mead said: “Never underestimate the ability of a small group of dedicated people to change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has”

So next time you feel afraid, alone, defeated, etc. Remember that change begins with every thought and feeling your put forth to the world. Energy affects everyone. What you pay forward to the world will find it’s way to a person who wants what you want & can empower them to put forth the same supportive, positive energy the way they are capable of doing. Plant seeds in your garden called life. Change starts with belief. No matter how powerless you feel, you can start the momentum in your direction by believing in something you dream of. Lastly, remember that truth always wins when it comes from your heart! More people want good than evil in their lives. Choose love over hate!

Let’s draw a card and ask “what does everyone need to know to overcome a feeling of helplessness or anger?” The card I drew is from Collette Baron-Reid’s deck “Wisdom of the Oracle” and the card is “Co-Create!” I really should video myself drawing these cards some time so you can see how the right cards always presents itself, I don’t pick and choose what card I present!

The essential meaning of this card is: creativity, art, inspiration, fruition & manifestation. The message from the guide book says: You may not consider yourself a creative person, but in the fact you are creating your reality every moment of every day via your thoughts, feelings beliefs, intentions, and actions. (What did I say above?!) Yet you must consider that you do so in your partnership with Spirit, Consciousness, God or whatever name you call your Higher Power. You are a spark of this Intelligence that works through you, nudging you with inspired thought and intuitive guidance. You are a paintbrush that co-creates a beautiful, unique expression of your own individuality blended with the universal Spirit. The guidebook goes on, but I think you get the message!

So remember, you are never a hopeless victim in any situation. No matter how long this can take to produce change, it will swing things in the right direction and prevent doom. Believe! Express! & Know that Spirit/God is waiting to hear what you want to create and will send you more warriors to support your cause. Be open to see when they arrive & expand your empowerment!

Peace & Love, Susan

Reference: “Wisdom of the Oracle” divination card deck by Collette Baron-Reid & my Divine Intelligence!

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Following Intuition

September 8, 2024 susangtibLeave a comment

Recently I followed the crumbs of intuition on purchasing some rugs for my kitchen in a thorough way area of my kitchen to secure a runway for my dog, who likes to run through the house once he figures out we are going on a walk. While this is a small issue in my life, I wanted to illustrate the process I went through to find my rugs. My end result of this blog post is in hopes you will let go of your negative self-dialogue to problem solve and trust in spirit to find your way to create mini-miracles in your life to accomplish your goals.

This past Spring, I had spent months trying to find some rugs in stores and online I liked and came up empty every time. So I had pretty much given up, but always put out to the universe to show me how to find the rugs I would love every time I saw those ugly rugs instead of feeding into self-defeat. Several months later, I was out shopping and decide to stop by a large chain store to buy some smaller rugs and saw a rug in a larger size like some of the rugs I had at the top of the stairs in the kitchen. I wondered if I could find this rug in a large enough size & would be mostly satisfied with it. This got my wheels turning again. I didn’t find the sizes I was hoping for, but knew of another of this chain store that had a bigger selection and would check there when I had time.

On a Friday night going into a holiday wknd, I was feeling inspired again to go shopping. As the wknd. progressed, my inspiration continued and somehow morphed into shopping for rugs on Monday. By then I was even more determined to buy new rugs to replace the very worn ones in the kitchen, that day. So I set out only to come up empty handed again. But when I was at the last store, I had a strong feeling to go home and go back to this one rug web page and search for grey rugs, a color I had not searched before. So I went home and did that very thing. As I logged into this web page, it instantly popped up there were having a 20% off sale! Awesome as these rugs were expensive. I now felt more inspired and rewarded! Then I searched for the color grey, 8 pages of choices came up. On the 1st page, 3rd row down were my rugs! Wha-lah, finally, done! And I didn’t settle for something less than what I really wanted. Lesson accomplished!

To me, this experience illustrates the many layers of discovery we go through to find our answers in life while inlisting spirit and being guided by spirit. While this is a trivial issue, it shows when you are true to yourself, you find what you want at the right time. We often let our minds and emotions get in the way when things don’t pan out when we think we are ready. We often fall off the path & become impatient and make a poor choice, delve into confusion and lose our truth, become fearful, beat ourselves up or give up to name a few responses.

While my old rugs were eye sores to me every day & I couldn’t find what I truly wanted, that reminder kept me in the hope I’d find my rugs. Sometimes you have to let it go and turn it over to the creator, spirit guides and angels and wait until everything lines up for you to find what you want as you continue (create action) to maintain hope your answers will come. Listening to when you no longer feel motivated because you have exhausted your known resources to continue and take a break. Pray and meditate to be shown what it is you are seeking. And have faith the answer will come in divine time as happened to me with this example.

Let me draw an Oracle Card to see what spirit has to tell us. I am asking what everyone needs to know to stick to their truth to find their way through their present obstacle they are faced with. I drew a card from “Wisdom of the Oracle” by Collette Baron-Reid: “Here and Now” is the card. The essential meaning of the card is “Being fully present in the moment; living one day at a time.” This card talks about paying attention to the present and what is going on around you now. It reminds me of a friend who recently posted that he prayed to God to have an amazing, fun-filled retirement. Since then he has had ankle surgery & a hip replacement. My response to him was that when you ask for something you are not quite ready for, God does deliver, but often times it requires cleaning up the messes to get what you wished for. If you are asking for something you are not prepared to do, you will have to go through trivia/healing within yourself and in your world to accomplish what it is you are seeking. Your want may be bigger than you are able to handle. Or you may be asking for the wrong thing that is not in alignment with who you are and then have to be taught what the real truth of what you want is – cleaning up your motivation. When connect with how your heart feels when you seek something, you often know whether is feels like clear skies ahead or if there is a block of some sort. Or you may feel at a complete loss as to where to start. That is when you have to turn to prayer, talk to your angels and spirits guides to show you your next step. Meditate & pray every day on finding that path to your desired truth be shown to you in a kind, but undeniable manner. Your mind has to be quiet to hear the answers and your eyes must see honestly to see the answers that will be presented. Those choices can try you to see if you will follow your path or take the easy road. Wherever you are at with your roadblock is where you start prayer and seeking your angels to help you. Recognize the self denial, betrayal, lack of patience on the path to your true answer and don’t be stopped short of your goal, your truth, your desire, your fulfillment. Motivation and honesty are everything in finding your way. Again, most importantly, start your prayer with asking for help with whatever self-defeat you are feeling at this time. It is one hurdle at a time to reach the finish line. Once you realize that you truly can call on your angels or spirit to send you the support and answers you need to get past your block, rather than worry, stress, fret and give up, you will begin to accomplish more than you can ever imagine possible. It is getting off that cruel train of self-conditioning, that negative inner dialogue, those learned reactions that create halt. Once you just turn to spirit & your angels with trust and faith you realize you don’t need to think your way out of anything anymore. Instead you can trust your heart to keep you on your path to truth and follow the bread crumbs to your truth.

Peace & Love, Susan

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Co-Creating A Better World….

December 9, 2023December 10, 2023 susangtibLeave a comment

Each night before I go to bed I consistently do a few things. I catch up on news, personal emails and before I turn in, I draw an Oracle Card and ask what it is I need to know, I then pray/meditate, visualize and talk to Spirit. I am not sure that catching up on news before bed is the best thing, with the disturbing things going on in the world that often provoke fear and worry, but it is often my only time of the day to get it done. That is why I draw an Oracle card, to find resolve and peace before I go to sleep. I end by meditating and talk to spirit/pray for resolve.

Last night, after a day of learning some big wrongs in the world, I drew a card from the “Wisdom of the Oracle” deck by Collette Baron-Reid, “Co-Create” in protection (upside down). This card reminded me and talked about finding yourself in a slump to create, because you are trying to do it by yourself. The book states “Inspiration means the drawing in of Divine guidance. You must tap into Spirit, not simply yourself. Ask Spirit for inspiration. Two minds are greater than one, so co-create with your Divine partner. Reclaim your partnership with spirit. Inspiration will flow through you as soon as you get out of your own way.”

The card reminded me of the power of talking to spirit/prayer and meditation to counter my feelings from my day. I had listened to a seminar earlier in the day from Astrologer Deborah Silverman. One thing that caught my attention was hearing her talk about how being on earth is not normal for our souls. We are spirit first, living in a human body. We sometimes forget in all our humanness, we entered this body as a spirit, but as we developed our physical skills to survive on earth, we have forgotten who we really are. She emphasized the importance of connecting with spirit, our higher selves each day to inspire our daily living in the direction we want life to go. It is as important as eating & drinking water to survive. But most of us have forgotten we are spirit first which inspires and helps mold our lives. Although our existence is verified by our physical reality, I personally rely on my instincts to help motivate my actions and decision making. I see it as a cycle that feeds our existence, good and bad. I helps us to continue to explore, question and learn through experiences. Deborah Silverman was saying how important Prayer, connecting to spirit and mediating should be a part of our daily routine. I considered it a major component of existence. When we die, we shed this body and our spirit continues. While we are on this earth, it is easy to get distracted and grow away from the power spirit offers us in our daily lives. It feels to me like, some people are moving further and further away from their spiritual self and it seems to reflect in the world as chaos, imbalances, harmfulness and unhappiness. What I have learned over the past several year is, we can fall asleep, or we can wake up to our greatest strengths, ourselves, our spiritual selves!

Lastly, as I am provoked by some of the horrifying things going on in the world, I learn through alternative news sources. I am often times left feeling powerless and like a victim. But the truth is, I have a lot of powerful tools for change and that is through positive affirmations, visualization and rallying my spiritual partners and angels to come help. Some people may say, turn it over to God, having faith & using my spiritual tools are what that means to me. If only for a few minutes each day, you will be rewarded and inspired to do it more. This morning I did my usual daily visualization of a big red heart watching over the Earth. It pours white light over the earth nourishing all things in truth, balance, love and justice. I see white light beings locking hands surrounding the Earth. They join together as beacons, generating truth, balance, love and justice. I send extra white light to the evil people and activities in the world and ask for healing and positive change. I dream about what all these things I desire will look like. I ask the angels and spirits to convene on specific issues in the world to help heal and create what is best for humankind to each issue by adding truth, balance, love and justice. That is my spirit becoming active in my life.

If we can all remember that the power is within us for change and to turn our fear, victim, anger, frustration, etc. into what we would like instead though daily pray, conversation with spirit and meditation it can make a big difference. Part of our daily existence relies on us to take the time each day to send empowerment into the world through energy. I believe, how you think and feel empowers the energy of our world and formulates our reality each day. How have you spent the last 24 hrs mentally and emotionally? What have you ruminated about and what did you solve by doing so? Please take the time each day to pray/meditate, visualize, dream and talk to spirit. The angels and spirits are there and ready to assist you to co-create a better future. Send the energy we need to counter the victim, fear, anger, destruction and control at work in this world right now. Spend more time solving instead of cowering! Remember, our world is a reflection of ourselves and the only way to change it is to change the energy you put forth in the world. There is a reason one house will still be standing amongst the destruction of a housing development after a tornado! I have a friend who for years, prays daily and believes strongly in the power of God/Creator in her life. She is presently living at the bottom of a housing development where the land is shifting and moving all around her house. Her next door neighbors are not able to open/close doors, the ground is buckling in several places in the development, even at my friends house. But, every day she prays her house will be safe and they are unharmed. So far they have seen no destruction to their house, although the land behind, around and right up to the edge of the house in one spot is changing and a few houses in her development have been red tagged. Take your power and use it wisely my friends!

Peace and Love, Susan

Resources: Collette Baron-Reid, Astrologer Deborah Silverman and her 4 Elements, my wisdom and spiritual guidance.

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New Moon in Gemini

November 26, 2023 susangtibLeave a comment

November 27, 2023 will be the Full Moon at 1:16 Pacific in the northern hemisphere. The Sagittarius Sun (sign of fun, travel, abundance, positivity, generosity, idealism) will shine it’s light on the Gemini Moon (social, the twins, intellectual, talkers) telling us to let go of perceptions of lower vibration and take the higher road.

I think to start, it is worth looking a bit deeper at perception. Perception to me is how we interpret our life experiences and how we proceed with our actions and what we put forth in the world as a result of it. How we see the world obviously affects our outcomes and the reality of our world. This Full Moon is a good time to pay attention to what influences our perception and how we act as a result of it. Perhaps take inventory within yourself how you are affected by every day life and make note of what does not serve you well. Does it trigger your history, victimhood or successes? Does it remind you of people you like or dislike? Does is cause you to live a life guided by limitedness? I believe, how things affect you are how you see it. How you see it is the reality you are creating for yourself. To understand what you need to let go of requires you make note of your reactions and understanding of life experiences, conversations and relationships. Then letting go of what drags each of us down. Exercise the positive expansiveness that is possible this Full Moon and working for us. Creating goodness, for which you can be grateful for, is reciprocal to exercising wisdom in your perceptions and the actions you put forth to the world.

The influences of this Full Moon can also give us mixed signals. We can feel socially connected, the easiness of life and a strong sense of direction in life. Then we have the energies of opposing cloudiness, confusion and lack of clarity. The Full Moon is a time of release. Trust your unconscious is at work for you and your future. But be aware it is up to you to either take the higher road or the lower road in life and that fork in the road is before you. We have the opportunity right now to drop some baggage we have been working on for the past couple years of the heart and mind. Healing the past and making different choices for better outcomes. I have been feeling the residue of stuff lurking I have worked to heal and am ready to wipe it off the slate moving forward. The nagging pain resides at times, but the only way past it is to change my mind. Our minds are what forge the future. Don’t let the past wounds convince you otherwise for the wisdom gained is just on the other side on the higher road. In recycling a statement I heard while writing this blog, my version is – “How you treat yourself and others is how your life goes.”

Let’s see what the cards say and ask: “How do we trust we will know the truth during this Full Moon?” I chose a card from the online deck of Collette Baron-Reid.com, “The Wisdom of the Oracle” and the card I drew was: “Exchanging Gifts.” The essential meaning of this card is: The Law of Giving and Receiving, currency, trade-offs, weighing the costs and determining the value. The book also says, you must engage in a dance of give and take, push and pull, doing and being, if you let fear guide your choices, you could deplete yourself or create an imbalance. This is not a time of just do, do, do. Use your currency wisely and be mindful of the values others bring to your life.

In closing, I have always tried to live my life with the thought of treating others as I hope to be treated. When I am conflicted in a situation, I like to pause and try to reproach it after clearing my head and opening my heart. I experience better outcomes once the emotional baggage has cleared and I am able to treat my conflicts with more balance and come from love. The higher road includes being wise in our confusion & conflicts during this Full Moon. A great time to create our best future and let the other stuff go.

Peace and Love, Susan

References http://www.collettebaron-reid.com for online cards, Dr. Michael Lennox, Astrologer, http://www.zodiac sign.com, http://www.astrology.com, my wisdom and intuition.

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New Moon in Virgo

September 14, 2023 susangtibLeave a comment

September 14, 2023 is the New Moon in Virgo in the Northern Hemisphere. Virgo deals with organization, the body, embodying, accomplishing, healing and health. Virgo is ruled by Chiron the Great Healer and Mercury, the mind & communication.

This is a New Moon with great potential for manifesting things of physical form, expansion, healing, love and creating new desires. It is a time to reflect on where you are presently with your life lessons and reflect back on how far you have come. Acknowledge who you used to be and see who you are now. For writing intentions this New Moon, think about where you want to go moving forward. Whatever your desires are, ask, believe & trust spirit will bring you what you need to accomplish your goals. Avoid fixating, over defining and trying to control your outcome.

The things to be aware of in setting your intentions is to keep your goals and ambitions right-sized. There is potential for delusion, confusion and over the top responses to situations & relationships, but also potential for strong spiritual guidance and support. Keep things in balance and don’t make things more than they are. If you get a sign from spirit, don’t think this is going to necessarily always be a big breakthrough or promise a miracle. See it more as a sign along the path to your goals and be grateful. Keep moving forward as you learn and grow. Make decisions and choices, let go of expecting others to create and do for you. Open yourself to new ideas in response to your intentions, because the Universe may surprise you with a new idea or direction in life.

Let’s see what the cards say we need to know about letting go of the old life stories to move toward healing and new intentions. I drew a card from the “Wisdom of the Oracle Deck” by Collette Baron-Reid. The card is: “Flexible.” The essential meaning of this card is: Teachability; open-mindedness; being adaptable without compromising what’s most important. The book gives the example of a tree and how it’s roots are firmly planted in the ground, yet its branches can bend in a hurricane….where a rigid structure like a building will come crashing down. The tree remains supple and secure when everything around it may be in shambles. It is important to be willing to learn new things, be teachable, malleable, yet firmly grounded in who you are. Common sense is important, but so is an open mind.

In closing, I have been exploring learning more about Astrology. One important lesson I learned in this free seminar series I participated in a few weeks ago, is when learning to read an astrology chart can help you to accept yourself and others more. Help you to release the unrealistic expectations you may have for yourself and others. As we all know, it can help you to realize what your souls purpose is in this life and most importantly why you are who you are. I especially liked the idea of when you learn to read charts of other people, it helps you to see that person for who they are and why they aren’t like you, why trying to change them may not be possible. It helps take the judgement about others away & possibly helps to release pet peeves. It teaches us to understand that what you are good at, others may never be. Or it is much more work for them. It really opens you to see people for who they are, not what they aren’t.

That is the beauty of learning something different that spirit may be leading you toward. When I started this seminar series I didn’t really understand it’s intent was to recruit astrology students. I just felt very interested and realized I had nothing to lose by signing up as it was free. When you feel inspired and curious, it is worth the effort to explore and possibly be led to a new path of discovery or deeper into something you desire. Let go of the negative thoughts and explore what you don’t understand to find balance. It will cleanse your Aura and help you to attract more goodness in your life. Always remember, when you heal yourself, you are contributing to the energy of healing others.

Peace and Love! Susan

References: Collette Baron-Reid, Michael Lennox, my wisdom and innate guidance. Sorry this is a bit late, I have been overcoming obstacles for time and productivity. But I am so grateful I was able to share this!

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Full Moon in Pisces

August 29, 2023August 29, 2023 susangtibLeave a comment

On August 30 at 6:36pm Pacific time is the Full Moon/Blue Moon in the Northern Hemisphere. The analytical, detailed, organized, servant and embodiment of the productive Virgo Sun is shining light on the dreamy, insightful, compassionate, devoted, emotional, expansive Pisces Moon. Earth element Virgo is good with structure, schedules, organizing while Water sign Pisces is not as they are flowing, optimistic & hard to get a fixed handle on and feel very deeply. Full Moons are about letting go of the unconscious, our aspects in motion needing improvement. Look how perfectionism, judgement can challenge the confusion, lack of commitment or isolation. See your challenges as gifts rather than mistakes. As without them, you wouldn’t have opportunities to grow or create change.

The influences this month involve not only the Sun and the Moon, but retrogrades and planets that rule the mind, discipline, emotions, unconscious, conscious, giving and receiving of love. It is time of potential great healing. Dr. Michael Lennox suggests you offer the following prayer: “I am ready to release anything known and unknown, conscious and unconscious, that inhibits my ability to fully express the life I am creating for myself.” He also states “Your conscious mind does not need to have clarity when working with the unconscious so directly.” I walk away with trust that healing will happen.

There is potential in this Full Moon to manifest if we are practical and honest with what does or doesn’t work or needs reviewed to correct course. Rather than go inward when confused to ignite a false story, go outward to discuss to get clarification and avoid misperceptions or false narratives. Life is always about adjusting as you gain wisdom when in the unknown, as you grow and learn. It takes both practicality and insight to stick to the course of our dreams. Focus on the areas that aren’t easy for you and ask spirit to partner with you in finding your path forward. Then get quiet and listen to learn.

Let’s see what the cards say about identifying and releasing what blocks our path to our dreams. I drew a card from the “Oracle of the 7 Energies” by Collette Baron-Reid. The card I drew is: “Let It Go!” The essential meaning of this card is forgiveness, healing resentments, shedding the role of the eternal martyr, letting go of victimhood, cutting the ties that bind you to a destructive story, releasing pain so you can move into the lesson it offers, relinquishing the need to be right. Some of the highlighted points the book makes that I want to share are: Forgiveness is simply a commitment to stop telling an old story so you don’t carry it’s burden anymore. If you don’t forgive, old hurts fester and become distorted, causing you pain over and over again. Say no to drama in all forms, and forgive yourself and others for engaging in it. If something is awry–whether it’s your perception, your emotional reactions, your judgment, and so forth–it’s up to you to clean it up. Forgiveness is the key to a liberated and meaningful life. No matter what method you choose, just do it!

I will add that recently I have these incidents of the past that have come forward in my memory that make me feel bad or wrong because of how I handled them in the process of learning. In the past, I used to delve into the negative emotion of my mistakes and make myself feel bad for how I handled it. Now I recognize the memory, forgive myself and say that was a long time ago. I did the best I could at the time. I have learned from this incident and I am better because of it. That incident happened to teach me to correct my course and become a better me. Thank you Creator for the life lesson, I am grateful!

Peace & Love, Susan

References: Collette Baron-Reid, Astrologer Colin Bedell, Astrologer Debra Silverman, Astrologer Dr. Michael Lennox, Astro.com, Allure.com & my spiritual guides and wisdom. Www.giftedtruths.com – Contact me for an Oracle Reading.

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Serving Confusion….

August 19, 2023August 19, 2023 susangtibLeave a comment

Confusion is one of the uncomfortable places to be in life. But I believe it is actually the cornerstone of creation.

One of the common statements I hear people say when they are confused is “I don’t know if I am supposed do this or do that?” We somehow turn our power to create a solution over to seeking external signs, approval from others or shape what we see into our solution without an intention in place. It is a transitional time that can feel uncomfortable, a time we need to make a decision of what is next. A wonderful time to begin dreaming and creating. The amount of time we spend in the confusion stage determines how long we wonder/wander. The longer we stay in confusion, the more emotions arise and the confusion deepens. It can be a very unproductive, waste of time or a refining moment toward one’s truth.

Many of us blindly wonder forward looking for a solution, a sign from the universe, when the power of creativity comes from our intentions, dreams decisions & desires. It is important to lay a foundation, then look for the opportunities or inspirations that result from the dream you have set into motion. Your heart is your gauge to truth.

I see confusion as a sign to start to re-evaluate & create. It is a time when we hit a fork in the road on our path forward, to determine the next right step. It is time to make a decision, sort through the options to get in touch with our hearts desire, our truth, rather than blindly searching outside ourselves for a solution. When formulating our dreams we should acknowledge the motivation of our wants. What reality our dreams will reflect back to us in our world if manifested as a result. What type of people will be a part of it, how does it affect those around us. Is it empowering to the world or is it self-serving and damaging? Motivation really influences the quality of our experience.

I am a director of a dog rescue. I recently pulled a 1 yr. old dog, Stevie from a shelter for our rescue. I ended up fostering this puppy for a couple weeks before he left to join the other rescue dogs in VA. Let me lay a foundation before I tell you this path I went on.

I presently have an older dog Baboo who is dog friendly, but he has bad hips. He doesn’t like to play so he just snarls at any dog who tries to play with him. He can set some pretty strong limits, although he never makes physical contact. We have decided to let Baboo live out his life as an only dog as he is really happy this way. This young dog, Stevie just wanted to play! Therefore it was not a good match because Stevie deserved a home where he could play.

During my time fostering Stevie I of course fell in love with him. He was very much like the dog I have always wanted to own. He was people friendly, dog friendly and super smart. He was as close to perfect as you could get. I put the dogs together of course to integrate Stevie into home life so he could learn as he came from an isolated hoarding/abuse home his 1st year of life. He was like a caveman entering civilization. Through that process I kept wondering if I should keep him. I felt confused, I turned to my oracle cards and they told me I had manifested this. I remembered that I had longed & meditated at one time for a gold puppy to come to me as my next dog. So again, I felt confused, was he meant to be mine? But the reality of the situation was, Baboo didn’t want to live with a puppy and Stevie needed a playmate. So although it took me a while to give up on the hope of things working out. We reached that place where it was in the best interest of both dogs to only spend certain times of the day together. And the troubling time was at night when Stevie was tired and wanted to play. So that is when I would put him in a different place in the house with toys, chews and myself to let him play. I came to the reality that Stevie would be better off in a home that could meet his life’s truth. When you wonder, you dream about what you want and wonder if what is before you is the result of your desire. But reality presents the truth to you. It is what you do with that truth that determines your outcome. It is what takes you on a path or a detour. Stay honest with yourself in the eye of the confusion and dream about what is best, what you truly want with a clean motivation for the good of all. Meeting Stevie was a defining moment to refine a dream in process. A reconfirmation that where I am is my truth. And in the future, when the time is right, I will find my gold dog.

Let’s draw a card and see what it is we all need to know about overcoming confusion. I drew a card from Collette Baron-Reid’s deck, “Wisdom of the Oracle.” The card is: Building Blocks, upside down or in protection. The essential meaning of this card: strong foundations, a beautiful work in progress. The protection message from the book is: Now is the time to address the cracks in the foundations of your life. Perhaps your values have changed & it is time to strengthen your convictions and let go of the things that no longer serve the vision you have for your life. Or perhaps you chose to ignore the signs that a situation or agreement you have entered into is not right for you. Remove the rotten pieces and reinforce your core moral strength and integrity. Now is the time for rigorous honesty, for you are called to renovate and upgrade your consciousness. Don’t be afraid to replace what’s not solid. You will be so happy when you do. Spirit has a spectacular blueprint for your life far beyond your imagination.

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Turning up the Light….

July 30, 2023 susangtibLeave a comment

There is a very dark aspect of life that has been leading life for a long time. Seems like that is not the bread crumbs that society wants to follow any more. I heard an influencer say this week, “If a leader is trying to push an elephant up a hill and the elephant doesn’t want to go, they can’t get that elephant up the hill.” There is power in masses, power in consumerism, power in decisions to say no. Power in following your truth and finding it. If your truth doesn’t yet exist, dream. There is magic around each of us to create our truth. Feeling blind to the path forward of the new unknown can be uncomfortable, but not as uncomfortable as continuing up a path of self-destruction. Look and feel the excitement of change, for when it’s gift manifests, it is magic and it is your dream come true.

When you look around your life and realize there is a lot of toxicity, you innately feel like you want to go another direction in life. You feel your truth. You know there has to be a better way, something more meaningful, something more self-caring.

The darker aspects of life seem so prominent at every turn as I awaken to knowledge I once did not know. Seems coming out of this pandemic has taught me to realize a lot of things I once didn’t realize. The old fairy tale is over and time for a new one without so much hardship.

The wonderful thing I am so grateful for are the courageous truth tellers. The people paving the way to change. Sparking us to return to the roots of our souls, our knowing. To create new ways of life that are healthful, supportive of community. Giving us new ways forward. Empowering the urge to help one another, to share your gifts to the world. Being who you are empowers others when it comes from love and brings love to your life. Dare to share your passions with your neighbor, co-worker or family. Being your true self and living your passions often spark a positive change in others and helps them to be creative which feeds the goodness for all.

It is time for change. It is the time for community, fairness, truth, invention, innovation, technology that serves mankind and empowers us as individuals. A blossoming of our inner truth. A truth that brings mankind together to inspire one another. To lend a helping hand. I believe within our hearts is an urge to help one another, to be kind to one another and to honor and respect our differences. If we dig deep enough, we can live amongst core differences because we realize that difference is what expands our awareness toward our own truth. Be open to the change that results as you inspire others by sharing who you are, leading them to create. Being right is less important than progress and healing.

When change is happening. Often a person will step out and tell a new story. The story has a deep meaning of goodness, but isn’t quite refined. It offends some people and others get the true intended message. It sparks controversy of ones core beliefs. What if that story was a breadcrumb meant to bring us closer together. What if that person saw a truth that no one had thought about and was brave enough to share it. To try to spark expansion in us all. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could stop and say “huh, how can we build upon this story to make it better.” Rather than argue about what he got wrong, point the finger and tear this person down, destroy their reputation. Or if you find no truth in the story, maybe it is time to move your attention elsewhere and hope for wisdom.

I was thinking of the early settlers as they pioneered across the United States and settled in new territories. When faced with a hardship they had to find a way to overcome. And in overcoming, they created, invented, shared it with their community to empower, survive and continue on their journey. Heart can take us much further than hate. Truth can lead us to the light. But you have to be willing to go inside yourself and process a peaceful response when someone or something ruffles your feathers. Interaction requires discussion and debate to find a solution. Recognize your cycle of response to something new and move forward with compassion leading your action. Silence can be a good teacher and allow time for inner-transition to understanding, processing and change. Sometimes silence is the cure to bridge the gap of differences. Feed the self-expansion needed to meet half way. Awaken you to a new part of yourself, help you recognize and let go of underserving inner dialogue. And a much less stressful way to attain a needed change. Maybe practice a day of silence and see what you learn. Be mindful of your intent while focusing in the moment. Balance the output and input of your daily life.

Let’s see what the cards have to say about awakening to newness with compassion. I drew a card from the “Wisdom of the Oracle” by Collette Baron-Reid. The card I drew is: “Between Worlds” in protection, (upside down.) The essential meaning from the book is: Transitions, not being quite out of one situation and fully engaged in another; temporary blindness, no-man’s land. The protective message reads: Be mindful of your expectations. This is not a time for guarantees. Things will not go exactly as your plan or dictate. Let go and see what Spirit has in store. What takes hold in your life will be better than you can imagine.

I interpret this card to say, to find your new way forward requires faith, hope and trust while dreaming of a new future. Live each day in the now, but take the time to dream of what you want. Learn from the past, but don’t let it take up your time. Acknowledge it and follow your solution, let go of it’s wound. It was only your inspiration for change, not the burden of your future. To find the way forward, you need to do what is right for the moment at hand. One foot in front of the other, guided by your heart. To try to ward off the fear of the unknown, stay in the now. To follow your breadcrumbs is to search for what feels good, what feels right, what brings you closer to your core gift of self. What you are able to do now to move toward your dream. Don’t be stopped by what you don’t have. Just start where you are and let spirit bring you some magic, open some doors, bring you the inspiration to create what you need to get where you want to go. Happiness in creativity can be fun if you believe what you want is possible. It can make your daily routine a vacation of sorts when you follow your truth and let compassion lead your actions. Love yourself, love your fellow man for they too are trying to find their way through this maze we call life. We can do it better, together, empowering and cheerleading one another to each reach our goals.

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Come Monday….

July 15, 2023 susangtibLeave a comment

July 17 there are several things happening astrologically, it is the New Moon in Cancer, Venus begins stationing/standing still until she goes retrograde on July 23rd-Sept. 3 & the nodes are changing signs. Today I want to talk about the nodes.

The North and South Nodes change signs every 18 months and it is important because it is something that everyone feels and is affected by. This also signifies what signs the eclipses will fall in the next 18 months.

On the 17th the North Node will move into Aries and the South Node will move into Libra. And because the collective world population all experience the energies, it tells us what we all will be moving toward (North Node in Aries) and moving away from (South Node in Libra) in the next 18 months. Let’s explain more about the nodes and their influences on our life.

The North Node is your spiritual purpose in life, what you are moving toward. It is what you came into this life to do. It is what you feel drawn to accomplish and develop. The influences of the North Node pulls you to expand who you are to fulfill this life’s destiny and your souls purpose. It shapes your future experiences and continued evolvement.

The South Node is the history of our soul when we are born, the accumulation of our past lifetimes. We come in to life with our history in our unconscious, our natural/innate talents and accomplishments of past lives. It also includes the wounds & traumas you carry from your past lives needed to heal to accomplish this life’s full purpose. They are the things that are easiest for you to perform naturally. Or the mental/emotional wall you hit every time you try something new. There are a myriad of examples to give, but I am hoping you understand. The South Node will stir you to act because of your accomplishments in past lives, but your wounds can also rise to prevent you. These barriers need to be healed to accomplish your soul’s purpose.

So what influence will Aries in the North Node and Libra in the South Node bring to us in the next 18 months? Aries empowers fire/passion, action, impulse, start up energy, movement, just do it & pick up the pieces later mentality. With this energy you will be driven toward doing & acting out. Libra in the South Node will give rise to the shadow aspects of Libra: passivity/fear, wanting to keep the peace amongst those in your life, people pleasing, indecisiveness, avoiding risks and things that disrupt harmony and balance.

We have an opportunity to face our barriers that keep us from moving forward with our dreams. It is good to look at your astrology birth chart to see what house Aries and Libra fall in to pinpoint more specifically how these energies will affect you personally. If you don’t, it should become apparent what aspect of your life you feel moved to go forward with and what inhibits you from doing so that seem associated with these signs.

Let’s draw a card to see what it is we all need to know about accomplishing our life’s purpose and how to deal with the barriers that prevent us from our dreams. I drew a card from the “Wisdom of the Oracle” created by Collette Baron-Reid. The card is, “Soul Mates.” The essential meaning of this card is harmonious relationships, love, friendship, companionship, a relationship fostering personal growth. You are meant to evolve and transform with the companionship of others including spirit. There are people meant to take you to the next level of your healing, consciousness and authenticity. Well, how Libra is that? So I interpret it as saying that you have to let go of the “Me” and accept the “We” in your learning journey. Having the balance of your Soul Tribe in your life, aka Truth Tribe surrounding you in life will help to empower you to move forward. Also working on your spiritual practice to strengthen your intuition and guidance. Calling in spirit to help you learn and grow. When you are feeling self-defeated, it is these resources that will empower you to heal your wounds. You will know who these people or signs are as you are naturally drawn to act. Aries empowers you to act before your self-doubt or fear stops you. But you must feel the truth in your heart when motivated to act. It takes balance and harmony to empower the energies in your life. Too extreme on any scale will build barriers that require more detours to get where you want to go. Turn inward for truth and follow it outwardly for your best life!

Peace and Love, Susan

References: Podcast “Conscious Embodiment” by Dr. Michael Lennox, Astro.com & my wisdom and intuition.

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Full Moon in Capricorn

July 2, 2023July 2, 2023 susangtibLeave a comment

Monday, July 3 at 4:39am Pacific is the Full Moon in Capricorn in the northern hemisphere. It is the time when the Sun in Cancer shines its light on Capricorn to say, find balance in your relationships, expression of discipline and goal seeking. Cancer is about rest, self-care, emotions, nurturing, the mother of all and intuition. Capricorn is goal focused and determined to climb the ladder to success, consistent, authoritative, structured & knows how to get stuff done!

Given the influences this Full Moon, it will encourage us to be productive, get things done and show compassion for self & others. The polarity, tug-a-war can be in finding balance between the use of your intuition vs. intellect, emotions vs mind, self-care vs. self-neglect, rest vs. exertion, observing vs engaging, rules vs. creative flow, freedom vs structures. It is a time to observe yourself and others to find that balance. Collette Baron-Reid says to watch for sparks, fireworks or friction. Given the influences pay attention in areas of your relationships with yourself, work, home, rules, authority and with others. There is a urge to heal and resolve wounds in all these ways. Emotions and wounds from the past may surprise you when triggered this full moon. So allow yourself to feel them and decide what no longer belongs and adjust to a new way. Heal or release what you can and surrender in prayer or meditation with hope for answers for what can’t be reconciled at this time. With the Venus retrograde coming, there will the following months to continue to heal.

Let’s draw a card and ask: How can I find balance in my emotional and mental worlds when taking action? I drew a card from the “Enchanted Map” deck by Collette Baron Reid. The card is: “Sacred Pool” reversed. The book for this card starts by saying, “It can be difficult to overcome denial when there is reward for staying where you are.” It goes on to emphasize how you can stay safe and trapped in victimhood by living in denial. You never have to take a risk. You are dimming your light in the world, doing the same things over and over again. It encourages you to take a look in the mirror and see the truth of what you really want in life. Surrender to the need to self-sabotage. Once you overcome the need to deny and be comfortable in a boring life, you can seek adventure, create magic, see with clear eyes. Live a more empowered life. It always comes down to being honest with the truth that lives in your heart and having the courage to live it. Trust your innate wisdom, take action on it, flow through how the world responds and don’t let it stop you. Let go of what doesn’t align with your truth and heart.

Peace & Love, Susan

References: Collette Baron-Reid, Debra Silverman and my own dreams and wisdom.