Trust in Truth

August 1, 2026August 1, 2026 susangtibLeave a comment

It seems as July ends and August begins, I am hearing over and over “to Trust!” In this day and age where we are inundated with so many opinions in our daily lives, it sometimes takes us away from our core truth detector and sends us into an unbalanced emotional state. Let’s face it, our world of community is chaotic! The energy can feel frazzling. In my opinion, the stability of the media is gone and the ability to gather an opinion from them is compromised. Gone are the days of objective reporting. Now it feels more like an effort to convince our perspective than providing a myriad of facts so you can decide truth for yourself. Where do we turn for truth? Even in this one example of deciding our truth, we might want to recognize that nothing outside ourselves tells us what is truth. We can gain trust by paying attention to our inner truth detector ultimately. How does truth feel for you? Mine feels inside my heart, clear and without objection.

Where do you go when you need to sort through the confusion and chaos? Usually to truly connect with truth, we go somewhere quiet so we can be with ourselves and immerse in something that makes us feel balanced in perspective. We often turn to nature, a massage, nap, exercise, read a fictional book, watch a funny movie to name a few. When we do these things, we seem to get messages, sparks of inspiration of some sort that shifts our thinking and triggers our heart and feels important and truthful. But ultimately we slow down and move away from the confusion. If we are successful, we reconnect with our heart and what we believe is important. We walk away with different priorities and set out on a path to change our ways. But unless you learn to connect with what feels true inside yourself and run influences in life through that truth meter, you end up in the same place of confusion, eventually. That too is reality, because we are constantly learning and growing in life. But ultimately, it isn’t the massage, book or walk that gives you truth, it is you turning within to connect with what feels truthful. Knowing how your body communicates truth to you can change your life and put you in the drivers seat of your life and development.

So where does trust come in? Well, we all have had bumps in our life that we didn’t see coming, that affect our ability to trust our inner truth meter. So it too confuses us along the way. When we are in the unknown territory of learning, incidents happen, that is just life. It is important to reflect back on the time when we made our decision and we remember that warning or ill feeling we ignored. We missed it, but reflecting helps us to learn to acknowledge and trust those messages moving forward. Telling your victim story repeatedly without reckoning to move forward in a positive way, allows the victim to continue. Giving the need to blame something outside yourself more power than your own learned wisdom, determines the course moving forward. Trust can only be developed in knowing within yourself what truth feels like and exercising that knowledge in your decision making.

The past 4 years I have been studying with the Indigenous Medium, Shawn Leonard. He has given me simple tools to help me fine tune my ability to connect with people who have passed or as he says, gone home. Meditation, saying prayers for empowerment outloud to my spirit guides, ancestors and the creator (or God.) These tools have opened me to visions, hearing, smelling, feeling (physical and emotional) and “just knowing” abilities to develop in delivering messages from the other side. It has been a huge lesson of trust which continues with each reading. Shawn himself and other mediums I follow, after all their years of experience still talk about how hard mediumship is because you have to follow the crumbs spirit sends and trust it enough to share it. I have two methods I can trust to deliver these messages. 1 being trusting my inner truth meter and 2 being brave enough to share whatever message I receive that feels truthful, to the person the message is intended for and await their response of validation. That takes trust. Trust and truth go hand in hand in life, this is just one example. My final point is, you have to go within to find truth in situations. Healthy healing activities you seek are tools to get you there. You can turn outward and get 1000’s of opinions. But unless you put each of those opinions inside yourself to see if they are true or not, your path in life is determined by others, not by authentic truth. Turning within continues to strengthen your truth meter and refine your consistency. And yes, you will hit and miss, but humility is a valuable tool to get you to go back and fine tune your truth meter as well. Everything is a choice. And we do get triggered. You know the old saying “sink or sail”, course correct is the hoped end result. And every life lesson hopefully makes you better, stronger and more confident. I myself am in the middle of gaining trust in my mediumship right now. For me, it is like stage fright before a reading, but immense joy after to have helped someone with their pain of loss. When the challenges present themselves, I go back to the drawing board, get quiet, review the incident and try to correct course moving forward. Every reading I get stronger, but every reading requires blind trust. I am narrowing the window of self doubt and building my trust in truth. It feels like a big life lesson, important to the core of human existence and survival.

Let’s draw a card and ask what everyone needs to know to grow their trust in truth – I will just respond with resonating points from the book guide from the Wisdom of the Oracle deck by Collette Baron-Reid. I drew the card “ Time for a Nap”. The essential meaning is: rest, rejuvenation and renewal. Temporary non-action, allowing dreams to arise. The Oracle’s message is: Nothing is as important as rest, detachment, and neutrality. The overly busy mind can block you from inner wisdom if you don’t step back, take a seat, and rest. Be willing to let dreams surface and ideas flow through you, absent any force or conscious direction, as you observe without engagement now. In relationships: Withdraw from action in your relationship, and give it a rest so that your love and connection can become rejuvenated. If you are not partnered, it’s good to take this time to know yourself. If you are partnered, relax and just be with your partner. Prosperity message: A great time to take a break from your busy schedule and allow yourself the opportunity to step back. Put plans on ice, dream, imagine and let go of attachments. After a break, you might want to make some changes. Epiphanies have an amazing way of arising when you take your focus off your to-do list and allow yourself to rest.

Thank you for visiting my blog!

Love, peace and light, 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 Scorpio

November 12, 2023November 12, 2023 susangtibLeave a comment

Monday, November 13 at 1:27AM Pacific is the New Moon in Scorpio. Scorpio is a very spiritual sign that goes deep into things causing growth to allow death and rebirth. Letting go of what doesn’t work and allowing new ideas and actions to create what it is we really want. We must let go of the old to replace it with the new.

We have just finished an eclipse that was all about letting go of the past for healing and has transformed us. Dr. Michael Lennox says “because of having just completed this cycle, this is a time for incremental movement toward change moving forward. But with the New Moon in Scorpio (death & rebirth) & Uranus present (the great eliminator, sudden, unexpected change) we can expect there will continue to be energies of death and change.” This is a good time to better learn to accept change and set intentions toward trusting in your intuition/Spirit for your guidance in managing the change that is before us. Winter is symbolic of shorter days, longer nights and things dying. It is acknowledging the hidden things we don’t want to know within ourselves. This New Moon is inevitable to present us with shadow work (lessons) and produce change/death. Intentions on how to navigate the unwanted or unexpected change, would be a good focus to include in your intentions as well.

These past few weeks I have been dealing with rescuing 2 dogs in a shelter amongst limited free time because of the pressures of a busy time at work. Every day I talked to the shelter, the story of when they were available changed along with many unknowns. Through this process, my mind would get ahead of today or drop me into the past creating anxiety and resistance, leading to stress. The mind and emotions are seeking control over the uncontrollable. The only good thing that has come from it, was recognizing the unproductive patterns awakening me to move toward creating positive change forward. This experience has led me to turn to my intuition, my higher knowing and trust what I perceive for guidance. To get out of my head and emotions and perceive my steps forward trusting what I know, how to flow with the unexpected turns and what situations to avoid. To feel solid in my plan and know what is best for all involved will be, while trusting the unknown outcome. This NM is about trusting and flowing through the ebbs with the knowledge Spirit is your lifetime partner in all situations. Your co-creator that guides you to your truth in situations. It feels to me like the answer I have been looking for to reduce my anxiety and stress of the unknown is to put my mind/emotions to rest. As they have not been the answers, but only the instigators! Collette Baron-Reid suggests “ we define what happiness means to us. To recognize when we are going through the lessons in life we can still be happy in the fulfillment and meaning of learning. Happiness is not just an emotion and does not determine how we feel.” Happiness is a much bigger picture than our emotions at any given day and more in line with the satisfaction of how we live and conduct our lives..

Let’s draw a card from “The Good Tarot” deck by Collette Baron-Reid. I like this deck because it speaks in positive affirmations and at the New Moon in setting intentions, that is perfect. The question for this New Moon is “how can we manage this time of deep, unwanted or sudden time of change with grace and wisdom?” I drew the “10 of Water”, the meaning of this card is serenity, peace, good fortune & well-being. The affirmation is: All is well with the world and with me. Well-being is my natural state. Everything I need comes to me easily and effortlessly. I feel joy and express it to others as I look around and see all the love that we share. I take pleasure in all I have accomplished. Whatever attention I receive or don’t receive, I am serene, for I know full well what is took for me to get to where I am. I celebrate myself and all who traveled the road with me and feel grateful to Spirit for being my companion always.

In closing, if we can just get out of our own way and depend less on our minds and emotions to guide us and have more faith/trust in Spirit, I believe we will be led to follow the truth of our soul. Our soul’s truth is our path to fulfill our fate, our purpose in life, our everyday trials. Lessons are part of our fated lives on this earth, so experiences leading to change and death are inevitable and need to be welcomed. Our mind and emotions represent our history, for an opportunity to awaken wisdom & truth, not create drama. How we navigate the lessons make the difference. Be wise! Learn how Spirit communicates to you in life. If there is confusion, continue to create, dream and pray/ask for solutions. Keep talking to Spirit and let them know what it is you need help with and open yourself to see. If your motivation is not in the right place, Spirit will keep refining the circumstances through lessons the situation resolves. Spiritual guides and beings are always there for us, just waiting for each of us to include them in our journey. Like invisible friends.

Peace and Love, Susan

References: Collette Baron-Reid, Dr. Michael Lennox, The Good Tarot oracle Dec, by Collette Baron-Reid & my wisdom/spirit guides.

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Full Moon in Taurus

October 28, 2023October 28, 2023 susangtibLeave a comment

October 28, 2023 at 1:23pm, Pacific marks the the time of the Full Moon in Taurus and the Lunar Eclipse in Taurus and Scorpio in the Northern Hemisphere. This Full Moon is about recognizing the things you hold on to in life motivated by fear, control, unawareness, deprivation, etc. Not allowing yourself to see the aspects of the path to replacing what has worked for you in your life up to this point no longer serves you moving forward. Because Taurus is ruled by Venus, this lunation is about love in all aspects of our life. Taurus brings stability, grounding, abundance and the comforts in life – earth based. Opposing the Taurus Moon is the very deep thinking and spiritually powerful Scorpio who elicits the energy of recognizing what needs to change in order for what we want to be born. Commonly defined in Astrology as death and rebirth. I love the example from the card “Chaos & Conflict” in the Wisdom of the Oracle Cards by Collette Baron-Reid that explains: “Opposing forces creates chaos by which our beliefs/actions get scattered to the wind leaving parts of ourself no longer needed & blowing seeds into the world to birth new life. Chaos leads to the reordering of things.” What is presently happening in your life illustrating a need for reordering? Michael Lennox gives the example of the person hanging by a tree branch fearing death if they let go, not realizing if they let go, is the land of opportunity of what they desire just below. I ask, what are you attached to with blinders on? What are you unwilling to change because you fear loosening the grip will open you to the unknown and you can’t risk it, even though desire change? When you set your New Moon intentions, know the change & potential chaos comes to help discover what you desire, which sits before you in the aftermath. But you have to go through the change to birth the dream, no matter how small or profound.

Dr. Michale Lennox explains partially in my words, “while the North & South Nodes are what trigger eclipses & the Nodes have moved into Libra and Aries, in this eclipse the Sun in Scorpio is close enough to the South Node on the other side of Libra for this to be a Taurus/Scorpio Eclipse this lunation.” You can read more about the Saros Cycle to understand more clearly what that all means, per Michael Lennox, Astrologer. “It is important to understand the Nodes have been in Taurus & Scorpio for the past 2 years, so we have been working on this opposition during eclipse season for quite some time.” This eclipse could allow us to finalize the changes (death/rebirth) we have been working toward with love, relationships, abundance since 2021. Venus will continue to rule our eclipses moving forward as it also rules Libra. With the chaos of the world and the we/me opposing energies of the Nodes in Libra and Aries, it will be important to realize in order for us to find peace in this world, we must find it in our hearts and put that forth to the world in order to have it on a collective level. Libra is about harmony and balance for us all while Aries can be single minded and compulsive as well as courageous and powerful in creating change. The saying, “Be the change you hope to see” couldn’t be more important in the coming years as Neptune, Uranus & Saturn all change signs. And the rotor rooter of the galaxy, Pluto will continue to move into Aquarius. This is significant change ahead and the best way to weather the storm is to show compassion and love toward your fellow man and be the peace loving change you hope to see.

Let’s draw a card to see what it is we need to know about staying grounded while we release the things that we need to let go of? Today I am drawing a card from the online “Spirit Animal Oracle” deck & the card is: Giraffe Spirit in protection. The book reads: Are you sticking your neck out too far, reaching too high instead of looking around you to see the conditions on the ground? Your devotion to co-creating something new is admirable, but Giraffe Spirit is showing up to remind you that you have to look at the whole picture, not just the tasty leaves at the top of the tree. Other points the book makes: Perhaps you are ruminating over the worries of the world instead of paying attention to what you can do right now, where you are, to bring about the change you would like to see. Perspective is necessary now. Transformation begins with you, don’t get to far up into the clouds thinking about all the big problems that you lose perspective.

I will finish by saying to remember to always evaluate your motivation for the things you dream of. Remember when you set goals and dreams into motion, change happens. If is important that when you dream of change, you remember how you want to feel and what is required of you to let go of to have your dreams. Be grounded, keep them right-sized and trust that knowing your truth means it is possible. But most of all, be willing to trust when your dreams unfold, this is what you hoped for and what you want is just on the other side of letting go. Have compassion and courage to follow your heart toward the change of your dreams.

Peach and Love, Susan

References: Collette Baron-Reid, Dr. Michael Lennox, Debbie Franks and my wisdom and spiritual guides for which I am grateful.

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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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New Moon in Cancer…

July 16, 2023July 16, 2023 susangtibLeave a comment

Monday July 17 is the New Moon in Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at 11:32am Pacific. Cancer is the 1st Water sign in the zodiac and water represents emotions. This New Moon is a time to go within and explore how you nurture yourself and others.

Cancer is known to be emotional, nurturing, protective, the mother of all, loyal, persuasive, prizes the family, home & it’s history. Their shadow can make them moody, pessimistic, suspicious, insecure and passive until they are fed up, then over reactive.

This New Moon is a time to evaluate the balance of your nurturing, the give and take in relationships. Who gives you energy after you spend time together and who drains you? Is the balance leaning more toward draining relationships or empowered relationships? The reality is, there is always opportunity for both. For the relationships you choose to give more than you receive, make it someone you choose to help, because it feels like the truth in your heart. With family it can be dutiful, therefore it is equally important to be sure to meet your own self-nurturing needs and avoid taking on more than is healthy. Recognize when you can call in help or self-empower the person you are nurturing. Be aware of control, jealousy, guilt, fear of rejection, etc. Recognize what motivates your actions and why? These are areas to acknowledge to empower yourself moving forward.

Equally important you need to identify what your needs are in relationships and who empowers you. How can you empower yourself & how much are you doing so? Focus your intentions on building harmony in relationships, build self-care into your life and embrace your nurturing qualities in a balanced and nourishing way. Let go of the ball & chains and the broken records – people who loop in their “victim me” conversations and never find a solution.

The planetary influences make this a time of great healing. A time where your rose colored lenses may become clear and you suddenly realize a delusion you have been hiding behind in relationships, being struck with truth because of a shift inside or the actions of others. Alone time is encouraged to discover your magic, what makes you special and what you need to feel fulfilled. Observe and listen more while recognizing your inner dialogue. See how you feel when others find their own solutions without your input. Remember your life reflects back who you are inside yourself. Look yourself in the mirror and ask with self-accountability to see your part in relationships with self and others. Practice & dream of feeling mutually fulfilled.

Lets ask the card how you can nurture yourself in a more balanced way in realtionships with self and others? I drew a card from the “Oracle of the Energies” by Collette Baron-Reid. The card is: “Quieting the Mind.” The essential meaning of this card is: meditation as a commitment, the need for silence, peace within despite chaotic outer conditions, letting go of the monkey mind, mindfulness. The book goes on to explain, In spite of the surrounding din of the world, today you need to slow down and find a bit of peace. Go ahead and take a deep breath right now. Make a committment to be still, if only for 5 minutes. Count your breaths and be mindful of everyone of them. Know that you have all the time in the world to do the things that need doing. Everything is perfect as it is. You will be amazed by how easily everything falls into place once you do.

Lastly I will add, that on my work week mornings, sometimes I wake up with the weight of my workload on my shoulders and by pass my yoga and meditation in the mornings. I begin the day without balance, self-empowerment and self-care. Those days seem to be harder than the days I take just a short bit of time to do a little stretching and meditation. The days I take time for self-care seem more productive and joyful. And I seem to find that 5 minutes didn’t keep me from accomplishing anything!

Peace and Love, Susan

References: Collette Baron-Reid, Astrologers Debra Silverman & Dr. Michael Lennox. Astro.com, Zodiacsign.com, Astrograph.com

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Venus Retrograde….

July 2, 2023 susangtibLeave a comment

I recently attended an online seminar with Astrologer, Dr. Michael Lennox and I wanted to share what I learned about the upcoming Venus retrograde in Leo.

If you didn’t know, from the earth’s perspective, Venus is the brightest body in our solar system after the Sun and Moon and is the 2^nd closest planet to the Sun. She represents our emotional body and teaches us about love to self and others, offers us wisdom, teaches us about our feelings affecting our relationships of all kinds (to people, animals, environment, material objects, etc) and finances.

Leo is a Fixed, Fire sign and can help us to know “most,” how deserving we are of the things & people important to us. Leo is about self-focus, they are dignified, proud and relaxed. They don’t like being told what to do and like pleasure, to think big and lead. They struggle with boring and dull. They also know they are deserving of love and attention, thus the interesting part of Venus retrograde in Leo.

During this retrograde, we will have the opportunity to learn to give and receive with confidence, discover a level of deserving, feel admired, improve our prosperity, let go of lack, be our authentic selves/heart direct expression, at times be bold, changeable, combustible and a bit unmovable. Leo will empower us to shine our lights brightly and Venus retrograde will help us recognize how we limit ourselves in these ways! Use this retrograde to set intentions toward healing what inhibits you. When issues arise, meditate, pray, journal, use your wisdom tools to find you answers for healing or consult a confident or possibly a therapist. If you have trauma in your past, when it is triggered, you will default to the negative self-talk or beliefs from your trauma. These are all wounds that can be healed at this time with some effort on your part. It is also a time to show caution about overspending and easier to make judgement errors with spending. Be ware of impulsivity emotionally!

Dr. Lennox describes the retrograde of a planet in 3 segments where most astrologers only talk about the backward motion period of the retrograde. The first segment is what is happening now, the Rex shadow period according to Dr. Lennox. Venus began the shadow period June 18 in Leo and will trace her steps back and forth 3 times between 12-28 degrees in Leo over the next 5 months, ending October 6. This period from June 18 until July 23, is a time to pay attention to issues that come up regarding relationships, things we value & finances. This will give you an idea of what issues could arise during the actual retrograde period of July 23-Sept. 3, when we have the opportunity to grow and expand. On the 3rd segment, when Venus turns direct for the last time and retraces her steps September 3- October 6, she will fine tune the issues and changes that resulted during this retrograde cycle or push us to continue to get you to acknowledge what you didn’t understand. We also take what we have recognized and learned to move forward in life with the new changes within ourselves. Continue to build expressions of our authentic self, what we deserve, what matters, the flow of prosperity and to show more love and compassion within our lives.

The last Venus retrograde cycle was the end of 2021 to the end of January 2022. It was a powerful retrograde ending a year of chaos, deception & lot of unknown territory. In this Venus retrograde in Capricorn (structures/authority), Pluto, the planet of blowing things up that no longer work was also present. It was definitely the launching of much relationship (personal & outer world) work. I remember it vividly as I was in Kansas helping my elderly mother and got COVID near the end of my stay. I then spent an additional 10 days in my good friend’s basement where they waited on me hand and foot. Shortly after I returned home, I fell and broke my dominant arm’s elbow, then returned my status to having to be taken care of as I was not able to use my arm or hand for 6 weeks. Without a doubt, that retrograde for me was about receiving, giving & worthiness! Dr. Lennox says we all left that retrograde empowered & hopefully carried our new selves forward the past 2 yrs. so that we may build on what was born from the last retrograde into this one.

Let’s draw an Oracle Card to see what we need to empower ourselves in self-love, relationships & money in this retrograde of 2023. I drew a card from the online deck “Wisdom of the Oracle” by Collette Baron-Reid. The card I drew was: “Not For You” in protection mode. The essential meaning of this card is: A clear knowing that something is being denied you, “rejection is God’s protection.” The message goes on to say, don’t chase what flees you. Don’t obsess over what eludes you. Don’t bang your head against the wall. There is nothing romantic about what is unavailable, no prize given for torturing yourself, and nothing to be gained by refusing to see the red flags that have been waving since you began your pursuit. Now is the time to walk away. There are other goals, other games, other successes waiting for you. This is a sign you have something much better waiting for you, trust.

I interpret this to say, recognize when you are chasing someone else’s dreams, not your own. When you are seeking someone else’s truth, a need to please, a need to acknowledge self awareness. When you are involved in relationships for the wrong reason, imbalanced in the giving and receiving or knowing you are motivated by deception, fear or feeling desperate, it is a time to understand why you disconnect with the truth of your destiny to fulfill your hearts dreams. Connect with your truth, know what you deserve and settle for nothing less. Have confidence in the flow of abundance and believe you are deserving. Be proud, happy and fulfilled!

Peace & Love, Susan

Reference: Dr. Michale Lennox, Astrologer, Astro.com & my wisdom and dreams.