Full Moon in Leo

February 4, 2023February 4, 2023 susangtibLeave a comment

Hello from French Polynesia where I am presently working and playing! February 5 is the Full Moon in the Northern Hemisphere. The Sun is in Aquarius and the Moon is in Leo. Leo is about shining bright & being recognized, leadership, a natural regal disposition, empowering others through who they are and what they create. They need time in their lives to do the things they enjoy, they like to go big and like to be recognized for the good things they do. The shadow side of Leo can be: look at me, look at me, would rather lead than be told what to do and can be sensitive if they are ignored or don’t receive enough attention or love. The Leo needs to remember how good it feels when they create something that brings others joy and to allow others to receive recognition when they to create something noteworthy. Opposing to Leo is Aquarius this Full Moon. Aquarius wants us to go deeper to look at the responsibility of our actions and beliefs for the good of all without the need for recognition. So this Full Moon we find ourselves determining the balance between seriousness and joy, giving and receiving and looking at how we block our creative and authentic selves because of the lack of trust from past wounds that create drama or self-absorbed, self gain.

The influences this full moon have the potential for emotional reactivity, restlessness, asking you to have the courage to leave behind what no longer is for the good of our well being or the good of all. And to have courage to venture into something new if necessary. Things can be unpredictable and change fast with Uranus the great awakener involved. There is also great possibility for drama in the relationship realm. It is a good time to observe rather than engage when you disagree with something. Better to go inside yourself and try to understand what triggers the conflict within and process, learn and understand. Then change your belief or reactions moving forward for a better outcome. On a more positive note, this is also a time of fruition for the projects we have been working on the past year and a half.

Let’s see what the cards say about how we can release the blocks that keep us from being a balanced leader and bringing joy to others? I am using the “Wisdom of the Oracle” deck by Collette Baron-Reid. The card I drew is: “Co-Create.” The essential meaning of this card is: creativity, art, inspiration, fruition and manifestation. The card goes on to say: “You may not consider yourself to be a creative person, but in fact you are creating your reality every moment of every day via your thoughts, feelings, beliefs, intentions and actions. Yet you must consider you do so in partnership with spirit.” I say that once we learn to hear and feel our inspirations given to us by spirit, we are lead in a pure and authentic way to our truth, our purpose. When we set intentions each New Moon, what follows are these type of inspirations that lead us to aspire toward our dreams. If we are not of the vibrational level to receive what we want, we are lead into experiences that stimulate the opportunity for the changes within necessary to free us to be who we want to be. To benefit from the energy of the Full Moon that encourages us to release while being stimulated in a negative way. The least painful way is to hear, trust and act on the wise and inspired prompts from spirit as we journey through the choices presented and build trust to be led by divine inspiration rather than fear and security of what we know. It always comes down to knowing how your truth feels within and acting on your own truth. If we take the fork in the road toward change we “think” is the right way, instead of the heartfelt, perceived truthful direction, we often battle with our ego or are presented with facing blocks, lessons, or incidents until we let go and trust our inner truth. I always like to go back to when I made a clear, truth felt decision and remember how clear I felt when I feel in doubt midway through a new experience, or when I feel I have made a mistake. Not every incident is a bad decision, but can be a required lesson to awaken us to a new reality of truth within. So let go of the drama, judgement or wrongness and release what no longer serves your ability to move forward. Realize that you can do better next time with what you have learned in the experience. If you never release the cause of the incident once you understand it, you never gain any momentum toward truth. You remain attached to that reality and it keeps repeating itself until you decide to cut the cord and free yourself to a new way of approaching things. Remember that every moment you are creating your reality moving forward and holding on to the past only limits that movement. You can choose to build steps upward to your dreams or stairs down to your dungeon.

Peace and Love, Susan

http://www.giftedtruths.com – references: Collette Baron-Reid, Well + Good, author Stephanie N Campos, Astro.com

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Raising Your Frequency….

January 24, 2023January 25, 2023 susangtibLeave a comment

Today I want to talk about energy. As I have mentioned before and I would suspect you already know that we are all made of energy and the vibration level of your energy plays a big part in your health and how you manifest in this world.

The highest vibrational energy we can put forth is love. If you want to do something to protect yourself and others against the wrongs of the world, take time out to send love to the things that cause you fear, worry or perceived threats. I incorporate it to my morning gratitude and prayer. But you can do it any time during the day when you think of it. Pay attention to your motives before you act. Adjust your emotions and perspective to love for the best outcomes.

I listened to a podcast this morning that was originally recorded in 2020 by The Essential Oil Revolution on the effects of EMF’s and how essential oils can help. They stated in the podcast several essential oils that have high energy frequencies that protect you against EMF’s. The highest noted to date is Northern Lights Black Spruce. Second is Rose oil. Others that fall a bit lower, but are good are Frankinsence, Fennel, Chamomile & Helichrysum. Fennel was specifically recommened by the host of the podcast for protection. These oils not only help to improve the effects EMF’s have on the body, but raise your energy/vibration level – giving yourself a boost so to speak. If you can use things to help raise your energy level higher, these oils have a positive affect on your health and psyche overall and help to keep you more focuses on positivity & the love motivational perspective.

You may remember from a previous blog, or not, that I have been put in a situation where I was concerned for my safety and I diffused the situation by just telling the person I loved them in a meaningful way. In that moment it truely stopped what I didn’t know how to. The lowest vibrational energy language is hate. So remember when you are reading or hearing something that goes against what you want or believe, send it love. If you decide to act toward disempowering something negative, take action with the perspective of love to guide you. If you are setting intentions for a long term goal, make sure your perspective is based on love. Try love and see what happens!

Lets see what the cards have to say about protecting yourself from harms in life. I drew the card: “The Land Between,” from the Oracle of the 7 Energies by Collette Baron-Reid. The essential meaning of this card is: being between worlds, learning to be okay while at the threshold of what was and what will be, a time of waiting and evolving, gray areas, something essential yet still in development, metamorphosis.The book also says, “The process in between worlds is where things get really interesting. You learn how to manage your fear, how to stay present in the now, how to see in the dark.” It talks about how to handle your lessons with grace because you can’t go any faster. That is what I am saying above & I believe mental fortitude is essential when hoping to change or shape our world from what it is to what we want it to be. That comes from motivations of love, grace, patience, curiosity, trust and humility. Avoid over reacting negatively to try to find resolve. Of course we get triggered from time to time. I try to vent my negative feelings when triggered so that it doesn’t accuse or disrupt others. I usually say as a preface, “Can I vent something to you?” When I was younger and having my monthly cycle, I’d tell my husband, “The twisted sister is out of the closet and running the show today, just so you know!” It added humor, disfused things and allowed him not to take my expressions so personally. Also remember, you are lowering your vibration by negative reactions, so you will be met back with the same kind of result. Therefore, it is important to transition the negative to a more productive perspective before acting. Ask your spirit guides to be there to help steer you toward love in all situations and then trust they will be there for you. I feel my spirit guides daily with my work and am so thankful they watch over me because they have prevented me making some mistakes that would have been very stressful. Learn to feel within yourself when something doesn’t seem right or when you feel like it is true. I have a few ways of experiencing it. When something isn’t right, I just feel in my gut that I need to double check what I just did or reconsider a decision. I don’t feel at peace about it & most often can’t reach a clear decision. When something feels right or true, I often get goosebumps or just feel silent and clear inside. Like there is no objection within me. I also see certain numbers when I look at the clock or just randomly in my environment that give me confirmation. I have had songs come over the radio, or been driving and glanced at a billboard sign that straight forward gave me a direct message. If you ask, you will recieve, but you need to put trust and faith behind your request and be open to recieve. Don’t ask for a specific outcome because spirit will decide on the form. Just trust your gut when it strikes a cord inside yourself as something important you need to hear or see. Lastly, the card above is saying when you are in the middle of change, it is an unknown state mentally & emotionally. It can help to understand where you are, have patience you will find your way and answers will come. Avoid falling off the cliff into negativity when you are learning, exploring and trying to understand your next right action. Get comfortable with the unknown place, the new thing you want to try so transition can become a more comfortable part of our daily life. It doesn’t have to be negative if you can give yourself some leanancy to learn and grow. Put faith in spirit and ask for help, however you need it. I have faith it will help.

Help me spread the love to raise our vibration against the harms in life that seem to be around us that we may feel like we have no control over. The solution is love! Take time each day to feel love and send it out into the universe. Lastly, you can make a list of the things that concern you each day and then before you go to bed, verbally tell spirit with the feeling of love in our heart “I send love to …… (the items on your list.”

Peace & Love, Susan

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The New Moon in Aquarius

January 21, 2023 susangtibLeave a comment

It is the New Moon in Aquarius on January 21 in the northern hemisphere. It is time to set intentions for what you want moving forward in your personal healing and what you hope to accomplish or is your purpose in this lifetime. This lunation is ruled by Uranus the “Great Awakener.” When setting intentions you want focus on your fate, destiny and serving others. Know what you set in motion, the power of spirit, God, your higher power will steer you toward what is meant to be. So trust as you create and be open to new directions when inspired and it feels true.

The Aquarian is very much an individual, innovative, inventive, futuristic, intelligent, eccentric, humane, their ideas are geared toward the greater good of a free society & has a scientific view of life. Stereotypically, they can be more inclined to have a lot of acquaintances than close friends, by choice. However, they do rely on like-minded individuals to help them grow and bring their ideas to life. They will retreat if their ego is challenged and prefer to stand away from the crowd rather than be the one who gets the recognition. They are happy with only a few selected close friends. They are not one to infringe on the rights of others and very much believe in personal freedoms and independence as sovereignty is a big part of their foundational self. The Aquarian cycle is a great time to kick new ideas into action that are for the greater good of all.

With the influences this lunar cycle, we are surrounded by forward moving energy and you can possibly feel the buzz to act. Mars the planet of action is no longer retrograde along with Mercury the ruler of communication and on the 22nd, Uranus, the great awakener turns around as well. The ideas or longed for changes you have been trying to launch in the past year that felt were never going to materialize, now have the energy & support to move forward. With the support of Aquarius, you can fine tune your dreams into ideas that will benefit the greater good. Or perhaps you’ll be inspired to change directions toward something inventive and humane more aligned with your truth. This is a great time for the inventive mind to feel empowered to create. To gather with community, communicate and create inventive ideas for the good of all. It is also a time to study, learn and try new things. But most of all, you need to trust that spirit has your back and will give you a push in the right direction if your intentions are not fated.

I encourage you to set your intentions toward accomplishing what is in your heart, serving community and empowering authenticity and freedom of expression. Let’s see what the cards say we need to know about opening ourselves to creativity and exercising freedom of expression while serving community. I drew a card from the Wisdom of the Oracle by Collette Baron-Reid. The card is: “Breathe.” The essential meaning of this card is patience, waiting, going slowly, all is well, meditation and trust. The book says now is the time to allow this life-giving element of air to replenish your life, your light and your very essence. Stop to smell the roses, breathe in the light, release the darkness and the miracles will appear. I say, this is very much aligned with Aquarius as it is a fixed, Air sign. One of the most powerful tools in creating and feeling freedom is to clear your mind and follow your inspirations. Then allow that same freedom to the people in your life and community by letting go of judgement and control. Allow yourself to move about your life focused on what is in front of you at that very moment, focused on what you are doing at that very time, motivated by inspiration from the heart. Trust! Believe you will be divinely guided if you clear your mind as in meditation! Let go of the busy chatter and worry less as these disempowering actions cause stagnation and a lower vibration. If we can let go and allow the inspirational, true/heart choices to present themselves, we can reach our fated purpose. Remember, when in doubt, send love as that is the highest vibrational energy and we are all energy. Love, trust and faith are a strong replacement for the unknown.

Peace & Love, Susan

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Tailwinds and Circles

January 17, 2023 susangtibLeave a comment

I seemed to have missed time this weekend to write a post. During this busy time, I had hoped to at least get 1 post a week on my blog. I seem to be busy doing the things I have to and not so much time doing the things I want to. We all have those times where responsibility trumps creativity and leisure. There are so many projects I am crunching at the bits to complete, plus keep up with a couple classes. Thankfully they are self-study and the projects will be there. But managing the angst sometimes feels overwhelming and chaotic. Mercury is in retrograde until tomorrow and Mars is sitting still. The tug-a-war has definitely been in my head! The energies of what is today, I usually feel a couple days in advance. So what is ahead for most, I am in the middle of – that is confusion and challenges with decisions, but the energy and excitement to do something that teeters on over-indulgence or overdoing. Therefore, I accomplish only what is required of me. Whether you are feeling this way now or in sync with the cosmos as they align, lets see what the cards say to help guide us!

I am asking the cards: “How we can overcome the chaos to think clearly and find balance in our actions & expressions? I am drawing a card from “the Enchanted Map” by Collette Baron-Reid. the card I drew is: “Protecting Treasure.” The essential meaning of this card is: You are always protected and Divinely directed.” The card goes on to assure us that we are safe although it may feel like a risky time no matter the fluctuations in the world. Loyalty is important, nurture that which you hold dear. Strengthen the bonds of friendship and their integrity. If you feel tested right now, know that a true and loyal heart always achieves its aim. Embrace your courage. I say – my wisdom tells me to brush the chaos away, focus on the now and feel you have it. Let go of all the limiting energy and focus on being organized and taking steps toward what is in your heart. Believe there are balanced amounts of time to accomplish what is in your heart, life’s responsibilities and self-care. Find balance with resting, exercise, good food and meditation over all the things you think you should be doing. Give yourself the time to rest and regroup so you can have a clear and focused mind/emotions moving forward. We all need to remember to reenergize once in a while so we can stay healthy and balanced. When we live in chaos too much we get frazzled and accomplish nothing because our energy is so divided & compartmentalized there isn’t enough energy to exert in any one direction. We just have all these little burst of thought and emotion that fizzle out into nothing and it compounds our overwhelm. Pay attention to how often your mind loops in worry, fear, lack, what you don’t want and why you can’t have it. Clear your mind and focus on the task at hand. Try to meditate every day to open your mind to let spirit & inspiration in. When you fail at meditation, just keep trying, some days are better than others. Journal about how you feel and what is going on in your life as often as you can, even if it is only 1 sentence. We have great tools, if we consistently use them, especially when we feel off-track. Remember our ability to manifest is like painting a canvas. As you paint the vision materializes and comes to be. As you open yourself to hear spirit and act toward what is in your heart, the reality shows itself in form.

Love and Peace, Susan

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It’s the Full Moon in Cancer…

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 susangtibLeave a comment

January 6, it is the full moon in Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere. Maybe you have been feeling a bit emotional the past few days? I know I have been feeling at times helpless, unsure, anxious and ready to give up trying on challenging tasks. The Moon is the ruling sign of Cancer, so with these two in alignment it is a time that takes us deep into the unconscious, emotional self. Perhaps all the things that prevent you from accomplishing your intentions you set at the New Moon are making themselves known. Making you believe you can’t accomplish those desires and dreams you put into motion. So we are in a tug a war between the inner self, emotional self and all that we hope to accomplish in the outer world and establish about ourselves.

Cancer is the 4th house that represents home, family, roots/memory of the past, upbringing, psychological foundations and femininity. Cancer is about nurturing, mothering, domestic life and loves to nurture others. They tend to be emotional, are intuitive & sensitive to others emotions. The Cancer person can sometimes let their emotions rule over reason and take action based solely on emotion. So in this full moon where the emotions are coming up, the Cancer wants to retreat, mother you, nurture you. But the Full Moon is about releasing. With a Cancer Full Moon, it is time to take note of the deep, life-long limiting inner fears, resentments, unworthiness, limitations and inhibitions. The beliefs that have kept us from accomplishing our dreams. It is a time to recognize and let them go!

The influences presently are not only emotional, but connected to our thinking as Mercury (perception/thinking) is presently in retrograde and Mars (action) is stopped in it’s retrograde motion and set to start moving forward next week to retrace it’s steps before ending it’s retrograde in March. What does that mean? We are still delayed from action in our manifestations and in a formative place with our thinking. Letting go of the past and figuring out the future. So whiles this Full Moon is an emotionally tender time, we are also being downloaded with thought patterns and perceptions that also need to be realigned. This weekend will be a good time to find some private time to reflect and re-align. Not only let go of the emotions that hold you back, but try to let go of over-thinking and misdirected chatter. Learn to be guided by more precise thought that is focused. Turn off the noise!

Let’s ask the cards “how can we heal the emotions and thoughts that weigh us down? I drew a card from the “The Good Tarot” by Collette Baron-Reid, the card is “The Queen of Air.” This cards meaning is about setting healthy boundaries, strong self-esteem, calculated and shrewd decisions, clear communication, well organized and a wordsmith. It gives us the positive affirmations of “I have clarity of purpose. My intentions are in alignment with my understanding. There is always a strategy in the game called life.” And ask, Can I let go of false truths and be rigorously honest with myself and others? I say, this card give us things to think about and incorporate into our daily lives. When we align with the truth in our heart attached to the dreams and desires we seek, we can know that anything is possible. When the misdirected thoughts and emotions arise, we need to acknowledge them, but decide what we want to be true moving forward. Live and believe your dreams as though they are here now. Recognize that what you are thinking now is creating the future and the disempowered thoughts and emotions your body gives you are the past. You can continue to live in the past and stay where you are. Or you can believe in how you choose to feel & think moving forward. We have built in emotions and thoughts from our history that create fear and hold us back. But to create action, we have to trust spirit, stay present in the now and be guided by what aligns with our dreams, the truth in our hearts. Let go of the powerless beliefs & feelings that you are being driven through life & realize you are the one driving. Make choices along the way that include the truth from your heart, what you want to be. What you give energy to is what creates your reality and the people in your life. Dream big, feel gratitude for your dreams and believe spirit will guide you toward your truth and purpose in this life.

Peace & Love, Susan

References, Dr. Michael Lennox, Collette Baron-Reid, Kristen Fontana, Astro.com, astrology.com. https://giftedtruths.com

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Goodbye 2022, in Reflection

December 31, 2022December 31, 2022 susangtibLeave a comment

Dr. Michael Lennox, astrologer reminds us in his daily alert on the Eve of 2022’s ending that Venus (the planet of love) and Pluto (the Great Transformer) are in exactly the same positions in Capricorn now as they were this time last year. So we are finishing 2022 as we started it. At the beginning of the year, they stationed together for 2 weeks before Venus set out to be with us all year long in varying influential ways. As the year ends, it is a good time to reflect on the year and see if you can acknowledge how Venus challenged you to open your heart to be more accepting of others and life’s circumstances or perhaps you were challenged to learned how to give and receive on a higher level, possibly a bit or whole lot of all.

I started the year going to Kansas to assist in taking care of my elderly mother who had broken her femur. A 10 night trip turned into a month because COVID made it’s way through my family and I was the last to get it. Just before that, I started the year off with wrecking my sister’s car – refusing the help offered to move her car for me in the ice and snow – boy did I wish I had accepted the help. Luckily the damage was minor. Days passed & then I ended up with COVID & isolated in my life-long friend’s guest room being pampered and waited on while I got well, fighting off the issues that arose and accepting the gracious care & love I received. When I finally returned home, about 2-3 wks later, I fell and broke my left elbow – yes I am left handed. I was told I could not use my left arm/hand for 6 wks! So again, I was put in a position where I had to rely on someone else to take care of me in many of my daily tasks. I guess the universe decided I needed to really understand how to receive love & to ask for help! But, my greatest accomplishment while I was still trying to do things for myself, was making a ice cream cone with the use of a cup, my hip and right arm. The lengths we go to avoid asking for help!

Overall, I am grateful for all the forced opportunities in 2022 that followed to work on finding balance in asking for help and accepting love. This led me down the path to opening my heart to others in many ways and showing more kindness & gratefulness with life’s challenges. It strengthened my faith to trust that prayer & meditation can heal what is out of my control. I have always lived my life trying to treat others as I hoped to be treated in return. When the pandemic hit, I think I lost a little bit of that in the great divide of humanity. But this past year has put it back into perspective for me. I hope you heart has healed too and you have felt guided to face the challenges in your life with hope, trust and truth.

Let’s see what the cards say we need to know about moving in to the New Year with Venus and Pluto ushering us again this year. I drew a card from the Oracle of the 7 Energies by Collette Baron-Reid. The card is: “Spirit of Gratitude”. This is a Energy 7 card in this deck that resonates with spirituality, ego transcendence, liberation, God consciousness, understanding and wisdom. Interesting as 2023 is a 7 year in numerology which represents perception, spirituality, the need to dig deep to find the truth, secrecy and lack of social connection to name a few strengths & weaknesses. The essential meaning of the “Spirit of Gratitude” card is the prospering power of prayer, communion with the Divine, expressing deep gratitude as you move through the world, knowing that your prayers will be answered exactly as they are meant to be. I say in reading the books meaning that this card really reminds me of the power I have gained in the past year. I have started a daily meditation, journaling and prayer – talking to spirit and asking for the opportunity to serve those I can help. I continue to visualize the world glowing in white light and asking for the world and humanity to find love and healing. For those that have fallen victim to find justice and for the love to be sent to those who have lost their way and are hurting others so they may see the light and love to act in faith for the good of all. I have learned to turn over the things to spirit that I have no solution for and ask for guidance on how to move forward and to believe answers will be provided. And to acknowledge with gratitude when my prayers to spirit are fulfilled. It is my wish that many of you will let love and truth be your motivation for the actions in your life. In 2023, dare to be humbled by the power of the divine to answer your prayers and in return help others however your heart is moved to do so. 2023, here we come!

Peace & Love, Susan

I’ll be digging into the forecast from astrologers for the year of 2023 & will share in the near future. Stay tuned! References numerology.com.

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Dreams – Revealing the Message

December 20, 2022December 23, 2022 susangtibLeave a comment

Some of you may know, I have a lot of dreams and my late friend Penny is often in them. Recently I had another dream with Penny at a beauty pageant. I have never been in a beauty pageant, but for some reason my subconscious processed this dream this way.

In this blog, I wanted to show you how spirit works through us to process and learn about our unconscious aspects. So I thought I ‘d share this dream and how spirit has recently worked with me to understand the messages from this dream and where it lead me to gain more understanding. I have been struggling to expand my spiritual work and also processing a big life issue in which I was a victim as a child.

The dream started with me looking in the mirror with my hair pulled up in a high pony tail, very long & blonde. As I looked at myself in the mirror I felt good and could see my beauty. I was somewhat surprised as pulling all my hair back off my face was not a style I liked for myself. When I looked again, my face was not completely my own, but it was pretty and I felt happy. With my hair fixed and dressed in a formal which seemed to be my high school Sr. year prom dress, I left and headed to the beauty pageant feeling very good about myself. When I arrived to the auditorium, I met up with my friend Penny. I once again checked my hair and it had loosened up and was hanging down around my face and again I loved it. Penny helped me to refresh my hair in a few places and then suggested we go out to sit in the auditorium to wait until the pageant started. We sat in the far back row right corner from the stage and watched as some audience members began to arrive. As the auditorium filled up we watched the other contestants practice their talents and I felt like I didn’t know what my talent was and was stressed about what I would do. I slowly started to pick myself apart in all the ways I thought I was not measuring up to the other contestants. Next I noticed my two high school basketball coaches enter the auditorium and they were going to be judges. I then felt more like I wouldn’t win because they would select Penny over me as she was more popular with them than me. Penny then suggested we go back stage and get ready to start the pageant. Of course, being 6’1″ tall, everyone noticed me as we walked out and I had mixed feelings about being seen and how I wouldn’t win because I was too tall.

Back stage there were lots of other pageant contestants bustling around. In the retail pageant stores I noticed these nice leather coats and then noticed some of the other contestants wearing them which indicated to me they had been on the circuit for a while and were more experienced than me. Then I noticed that several of them had these beautiful, expensive sequenced formals on and in comparison my dress was below average. I then realized I forgot to bring any make-up to freshen up before the pageant started & overall I felt like I hadn’t planned well and was overwhelmed. Then I woke up feeling very unprepared and below average in comparison. I had gone from feeling beautiful and balanced to nit picking myself into failure.

As I lay in bed waking up, I heard the word “Shame.” I was not sure how this dream was connected to shame, so I got my Oracle cards out and drew this card: “Shining Through.” The essential meaning of this card is – Self-expression without filters or masks, authentic communication, being proud of who you are, shining in the world. Refusing to make yourself small just to belong. After writing all this in my journal, I went to listen to an online seminar with Collette Baron-Reid & Astrologer Colin Bedell on Spiritual Cord Cutting. One aspect of the seminar they presented what to let go of and how to self repair according to your Moon sign in your Astrological Chart. They also said to pay attention to information that might apply to you even if it isn’t your Moon sign. It was when they talked about “Virgo” I heard – let go of perfectionism, it is motivated by shame.” BINGO, a message from spirit about my dream!

Then I had a conversation with a friend about our perfectionistic mother’s growing up. My mother, who I love dearly and is one of the kindest people I know was a perfectionist when it came to house cleaning and a few other things. As an adult I didn’t carry on the house cleaning perfectionism, but recognize patterns I have found myself correcting and controlling how things are done if they are not how I would do it or to my expectations. I have worked really hard to let that go and to appreciate how others do things, learn from them and appreciate their efforts. But in my conversation, I realized this need for control in perfectionism shames others efforts and in return brings me shame of self. A clear example of how the inner self is reflected back at you through your world. To shame others for not doing things to your standard by correcting them & self-criticism for not measuring up.

That night I had another dream which I won’t go fully into, but I had a sack of rattle snakes and they got loose in someone else’s house. In the dream, I knew these people & I worked with them, but they are not anyone I know in real life. We caught the snakes and it turned out they weren’t rattle snakes after all. But I felt shamed for having let the snakes out in these people’s house & for confusing the type of snake. I went outside and there were these men flying around on these TV camera lifts who had these play guns and they were shooting at me. After I woke up, I drew another card “Exposed and Revealed. The essential meaning of the card is healing shame, (yet again “Shame!”), the imposter syndrome, letting go of self-condemnation, freedom from the past unresolved wounds, focusing on self-worth, the underlying beauty in rejection. This card goes on to talk about how you experience shame when you have done something wrong, you also feel like you are wrong. It talks about using shame as an opportunity for growth, evolution and letting go of control. Everything so far continues to build upon the previous.

Then last night, I could not sleep, so I decided to open my “LLEWELLYN’S Little Book of Dreams” by Dr. Michael Lennox. I have not read this book in weeks. I opened it at the book mark and began reading about dreams of flying. It talked about gravity also and then said “there is a waking-life symbolic meaning associated with gravity that must be taken into consideration when interpreting a dream with flying as a key feature, and that is shame.” It went on to describe how shame is a part of society, family and how it is heaped upon us! And reminded me of the small town I grew up in. Everyone knew everyone and each other’s business, plus some fabrication of your story. More information for me to understand my shame which has empowered my need for perfectionism, privacy and control.

I hope you can see from what I have shared, how spirit can work through you and your life to help you understand things when you ask for help and more understanding to the dreams, meditations, communications you may receive. Although I have not deeply illustrated the full information and what I have processed, I am clearly on a path to healing. In this process of messages, it is important to be honest with yourself about these experiences and to avoid making some experiences into more than they are. That can be an act of sabotage and denial toward seeing/hearing truth. But when you have duplication of a message you are trying to understand, take it and use it to understand your struggles or problems presently in your life. Keep yourself open to it and trust spirit to lead you to understanding and healing.

In closing, lets draw a card to see what it is all the perfectionist out there need to know at this time to release and heal. I drew a card from the Enchanted Map by Collette Baron-Reid: “Magic Prayer” in protection mode (upside down.) The book for this deck says: Magic Prayer reversed is a sign that you mistakenly believe that your way is the only way. Could the path you’re on be leading to a place of regret, or could you be persuing something that just isn’t good for you? It goes on to say in a matter of words that you should pray and meditate on your highest good and the highest good of all. I say, also ask for guidance with your actions to be for your highest good and the good of all. Look at the non-action in your life because your perfectionism stops you before you get started. Ask to be shown your authentic self and have the confidence to be that person. Let go of comparison and accept that each of us has the ability within ourselves to be a leader of some magnitude. Perfectionism can be a very valuable asset in your life if you can identify it as super power, your refined, above average skill that separates you from others. Then find a way to use it to succeed and let all the lower energy aspects go. There is no need to shame yourself or others. Let go of control and let others shine. To empower others is to empower yourself. Let other’s super powers shine through, trust them and take the burden of control off your plate so you can put more energy into your own super power skills to benefit your life for the good of all.

Peace and Love, Susan

Cards and guidebooks used for this blog were from the “Oracle of the 7 Energies” & “Enchanted Map” by Collette Baron-Reid.

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What Is Your Frequency?

December 11, 2022December 11, 2022 susangtibLeave a comment

I listened to a podcast by Anna Kowalska interviewing Gabrielle Spencer and she spoke about the Frequency of Consciousness. The top half of the frequency wheel in ascending order includes: moral courage, non-attachment, willingness, acceptance, reason, love, joy, peace, enlightenment & Christ consciousness. The lower half of the wheel in descending order is: pride, anger, desire, fear, grief, depression, guilt, shame & victim. I think this list could open up debate given your personal beliefs. I also think it is important to remember that the descending states of thoughts and emotions aren’t necessarily bad, they are just a lower vibrational place to be and meant to propel us to heal and evolve.

On the positive side of the spectrum it is important not to confuse acceptance with agreement. To me it is more about opening yourself to hear and understand something different than your own way of believing. Not that you must incorporate it into your life, but it is healthy to hear other people’s side of the story to expand your own awareness, then decide what you choose to believe because of it. Awareness prevents victimhood in my eyes. But it takes willingness to open yourself before you can accept. In processing acceptance, consider opening yourself to reason in your debate to aspire as you complete the process of understanding. Christ consciousness has it’s own meaning to all of us, depending on where your faith is based. Because there are so many different avenues that people celebrate their faith, I think we each have our own understanding of Christ consciousness. To me it is to be open, be able to see life from a higher perspective, have healing abilities and to come from love for the good of all. To not accept or practice harm, judgement, greed, lack or limit yourself to only what you know. To avoid hating and polarizing others opinions and rights to choose as differences are the fuel to knowledge and understanding. We need to gain trust in our higher consciousness and have a relationship with it to create solutions. Trust when you reach out to a divine source for guidance, answers & resources will follow to help you find your next right action for solutions.

That leads me to the next topic she discussed and that was to work out your relationship with God. Again, wherever you place your faith in the greater powers that exist for the good of all – that is what I am referencing by God. She says many of us blame our hardships on God and don’t understand how he could let bad things happen. We get stuck in disconnecting to our power to create because of it. To me that is more of an avoidance, denial or victims way of thinking God is to blame for anything. I believe that when we pray, meditate or affirm what it is we need to carry on our lives toward our hearts desire, we reach out to God or a higher source and ask for help. It is up to us to see what answers come as a result and to act on those gifts. Of course we all have fallen victim, lost a loved one, failed to accomplish & more. In the pinwheel of reality, life comes with all aspects of life. Good vs. evil, happy vs. sad or angry, etc. There are many stages we all go through to evolve to be who it is we hope to be. Those lowers level vibrations are necessary for us to improve. Or maybe you came into this life with a spiritual contract to learn a large life lesson, so that you can release your past karma. Or maybe you have ancestral history in your cells. But the key is to get in touch with it through education, faith, hope and trust. To recognize that every bad occurrence in your life, there is something to learn. Each learned experience raises our vibration and lightens our karmic load. It is through the healing of our wounds we have the opportunity to evolve into who we want to be. Without hardship, often times, we will remain stagnant and powerless. How you rise from your hardship determines if you need to repeat it to learn the lesson put in process or if you have raised your vibration for the good of all and a brighter future.

The above information of course is my perspective and your perspective is equally as important. But it is good to look at this pinwheel of frequencies and see where you are and where you believe you want to be with it as an example. You may want to create your own pinwheel to understand your emotional patterns to use for a roadmap to aspire and create a path forward. To become cognizant of your patterns and to stop yourself before you sink into your low, lows.

Let’s see what the cards say is needed to raise your vibration to a higher consciousness. Today I drew a card from the Oracle of the 7 Energies by Collette Baron-Reid. I drew “Smoke and Mirrors”. The essential meaning of this card is: seeing through the lens of past conditioning, the inability to recognize the truth of what is being offered, healing from a misguided perception, moving beyond the illusion of separation, being accountable for your biases and the way you view the world. Wow, that is relative! In my view it comes down to opening yourself to discover what is ahead, not to just look at what is behind you and thinking it will just repeat itself because you presently have no idea of what is possible. We can’t know the future, but we can wish for goodness and solutions. Because always remember what you think and feel today creates your life ahead. When it materializes and what it looks like will be what spirit provides for your highest good. Avoid getting trapped into waiting for the exact result or solution. Each of us has to trust our intentions and prayers will come and we need to believe we will see and recognize them when they arrive through our hearts fulfillment. We are all an extension of one another. A good way we can change is to look to move forward with the wisdom gained, trust, faith and truth.

Peace & Love, Susan

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Flowing and Healing….

December 4, 2022December 5, 2022 susangtibLeave a comment

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday. I was fortunate to spend it with family and friends in Kansas and had a wonderful time in spite of one of our family getting COVID and exposing most everyone the night before Thanksgiving. It limited a few family members who weren’t exposed from joining us according to their comfort level & of course the COVID positive person didn’t join. So that was disappointing, but didn’t affect us from carrying on and having a great day together. In the end, none of us got sick, including my 94 yr. old mother. I am so grateful in spite of our different personalities, we can get together and make fun the objective. I am also so grateful for my lifelong friends I got to spend cherished time with. I only regret my husband was not able to join me, due to issues at our house that had to be tended to!

Before I left Kansas to return home, my lower back went out. It was a challenge to fly back to CA solo, but I managed with the help of some good people willing to assist & just meeting the right person at the right time. At my connection in Denver, in spite of my pain, I trudged to a coffee bar for a hot drink and the woman ahead of me in line had several extra coupons expiring that day, so she gleefully gifted me and several other travelers to a free tea or coffee. Which mad that process a whole lot easier and of course pleasant receiving such a gift! When life nearly disables you, it reminds you if you follow your heart and do only what is important you have all that you need and can receive what you truly want. I was so grateful for it all and glad to make it home to my husband and dogs where I could rest and begin healing.

When I returned home, I dug into a couple healing books (“Heal your Body” by Louise L. Hay & “Message From the Body” by Michael J. Lincoln, PH.D.) to see how I might have contributed to this injury with my thoughts and feelings. These books illustrate negative mental & emotional patterns associated with injury and illness. “Heal Your Body” also gives positive affirmations for assistance in change. From the book, I acknowledged the negative patterns & wrote down the positive affirmations to begin to think differently. Then I started to pay attention within, my thoughts and my outward attitude. In the end, I concluded I just needed to flow, let go of disagreement, judgement & discerning thoughts and feelings. Just flow. It helped me to become conscious of how I lock myself inside and create limitations & control. It pushed me to ask for help, relax/rest, allowing myself to heal, which was equally challenging as I saw my husband be left with all the responsibility. But I forced myself to flow and to ask for help when needed and not over do it. The interesting thing about an injury is when you get off track, the pain reminds you to get back into flow. I was also gifted with a very clear dream one evening where I met up with this psychic who shared me how I tend to choose the lesser of what I really want when given choices or in a fork in the road. When I woke up, I drew an Oracle Card – “Make a Choice!” Which also reminded me, when I don’t know, ask Spirit to help guide me. Gave me lots to think and pay attention to as I flowed. I am at a time in my life where change is sitting in front of me unfolding. What I am unclear of, I will turn over to spirit & trust I will find my answers and know my right actions.

When going into a more observational and listening mode, you learn so much about how you react to every day life. How you see things, what you think and feel about it, how you motivate your yourself and what you tell yourself and others. We often are so busy and on the go, we don’t stop to really notice the mental and emotional patterns we carry on a daily basis. If you are in a leadership role in any aspect of your life, you are usually forced to output more then observe and resonate in silence. I can tell you that being quiet and kind is a great exercise to build into your life on a regular basis. It can teach you so much about how you treat yourself and others. Things you don’t even realize you do because of the rote attachment to your perspective and relationships. Try it for an hour a day for a week and see what you learn about yourself and others. Try to involve others in the problem solving, information gather before decisions and gather more participation to see what unfolds.

Let’s see what the cards say: My question is: “What is it we need to know about changing our thought and emotions in relationships with people and life for better health?” I drew a card from the “Enchanted Map” by Collette Baron-Reid. The card I drew was “Education” in protection mode (upside down.) The decks book tells us, “Stubbornness and the desire to know it all and be right no matter what, will not get you what you want. Or could it be you are afraid to be seen as someone who knows less than you are supposed to? Or are you flying by the seat of your pants skimming, hoping no one will notice? A strident lust for certainty will never bring you the wisdom you seek. Life is filled with lessons, some bitter, some sweet.” I say – the gift of flow allows us to follow the mystery of our intuition and heart. It keeps life more in the adventure state & allows for magic & surprises. If you are silent and give yourself time to see the full picture before interacting you will gain more wisdom and your response will often be for the good of all instead of motivated by competitiveness or the ego. Magic can unfold and something new can occur between you and others if you are patient and tuned into your motivation before you speak or act. Sometimes it is good to be the silent one and others times it is good to be involved. Listen to your heart when is the right time for either. After all, for us to learn it helps to know when is the right time to be supportive, motivate others, passive or act. During this holiday season, is a good time to get in touch with your true role at social gatherings. Set your intentions every day & have fun exercising wisdom for the good of all!

Peace & Love, Susan

The Full Moon is coming Wednesday, December 7 & supposed to be a big one! Stay tuned for my blog!

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It’s the New Moon in Sagittarius

November 23, 2022November 24, 2022 susangtibLeave a comment

Wednesday, November 23 in the Northern Hemisphere is the New Moon in Sagittarius. Sagittarius is the half human, half horse archetype with the bow and arrow known for hitting it’s target with precision. It is considered the bridge between the earth & the spiritual world or heavens, about abundance in all forms, about everything that is expansive, a tendency toward over indulgence and influences to explore the off the beaten track path. As you come out of the Scorpio Lunar cycle of death & rebirth this past lunar cycle which sent us deep into our truth of self for lessons & healings, it is a good time to step forward as your changed self. This new moon comes with powerful influences to now be who you intend to be as a result of what you have just learned. Shed the old shell to become the revised self closer to living your authentic truth of self. If your growth put you in grief last cycle, Sagittarius can assist in how to process your feelings in a lighter way & feel a sense of expanded purpose of what you are learning. It is a perfect time to move into another direction, feel joyous/enthusiastic, party, but be careful not to overindulge.

This lunar cycle comes with very powerful influences to manifest what it is your heart desires. The planets are aligned in a way to deliver what it is you intend for as you set your New Moon intentions. In fact, astrologers say, “go big or go home!” But with Mercury & Venus alignments, be careful to ensure your mind and heart are in agreement with your desires or you will end up sending yourself off into another direction of which you are not intending. It will deliver your energy & motivations based on what you think and feel. When you plant the seeds out of alignment with your true intentions, the results may not be what you dreamed of. As Dr.Michael Lennox stated “know what you feel & feel what you know,” in other words – stick to that formula. Take advantage of setting intention along the lines of travel, education, expansion of all sorts – including structure & manifestation of any desires you have. Sagittarius is the spiritual seeking sign, so you can also set intentions of that sort. Just remember to pick intentions that your mind and heart are in alignment with. If you are not worthy of what you desire, it will challenge what you receive. Or if you are trying to accomplish something you really are not emotionally behind, it won’t work out.

Lastly, know that these intentions can take some time to manifest, so be patient and also be prepared for when they do, because they could materialize fast and furious, so be prepared. Stay open-hearted and be open to try something new. When you intend it is more important to surrender to the form of what materializes than to expect something specific. The universe knows what you need to accomplish what you want, so be open. It is equally important to be grateful for what arrives.
After you set your intentions, set them in motion by feeling & experiencing who you will be, visualize and simulate the part. Also feel the gratefulness of receiving it in advance.

Let’s see what the cards say & ask: How do I manifest what is in my heart and mind moving me into the future successfully? I drew a card from “The Shaman’s Dream” by Alberto Villoldo & Collette Baron-Reid. The card I drew was “The Perfect Storm.” The essential meaning is: The courage to step into life. “I say” this card sends a warning that if you are too far off course from what is true in your heart and mind, you may get caught up in the gusts and swept away, off course from your true path, as the power of this manifestation can be fast & turbulent. You don’t want to get swept away from the core of what is important to your heart, chasing someone else’s dream. Heed moving in the direction of what others may think or suggest for their approval, but be open to feel in your heart if the messages that come are true to your desires. Act on that which you feel alignment in your thoughts & heart. If you follow something you desire but don’t believe you can do it, you will be sidelined into something you are not ready to have or not want. But if you feel confident about a newly desired manifestation, follow it with curiosity, explore it, express gratefulness and celebrate the victory when it unfolds. For you have intended & manifested what is true to your heart and mind with patience.

Peace & Love, Susan

Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Americans!