Museletter: Spring Dee-lites

Full Moon in VirgoMarch 19, 2011 11:10 am pdt

Virgo Goddess. Watercolor on board,

8 x 10 inches © 2010 by Kathy Crabbe.

Full Moon in Virgo ~ Get Ready To:

• Study, learn, train and organize your compassion into practical action.
• Learn about medicinal herbs for healing.
• Delve into the ancient mysteries.
• Focus on self-improvement.
• Clean up your act.
• Renew yourself through play, whimsy and quirky jokes.

**New Moon in Virgo Astro Tips are excerpted from my new ebook: The Zodiac Goddess Playbook ~ chock-full of resources, goddesses, tips, and real life artists discussing their work, and more.

Equinox Musings

"The New Year is not January 1st! The new year is the Spring Equinox which occurs on March 20 (for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere) when the Sun enters 0 degrees Aries by geocentric astrology.

The Spring Equinox is the time to identify the intentions we wish to fulfill during the four seasons. Ideas correctly seeded at the Spring Equinox manifest for a year. During the Summer Solstice, the time has arrived to birth these ideas into recognizable form, like a forming fetus. The Fall Equinox is the time to flesh out, balance, and assess these creations and to weed things out that just are not working. Then the Winter Solstice is the time to enter into deep contemplation to imagine how our personal creations assist others and the planet." ~ Barbara Hand Clow

Creative Soul Circle Stuff

This Friday in the Circle I will be meditating and channeling a Shared Focus Meditation for my Moon Musing Group. This particular part of the Circle is currently free, but ONLY until 2:30 pm pdt, March 17, and you're all invited!!

Join the Circle *it's free!

The Shared Focus Meditations are a way for you to stay on track with your intentions within a supportive, lively group of like-minded, spiritual & creative women.

Topics include:

• Affirmations
• Blessings
• Actions
• Challenges
• Crystals
• Creative Soul Card® Guidance

So far this year, we've focused on identifying our strengths using the Strengthsfinder test, building abundance with the help of Kate Walsh, Financial Planner, and protecting our strengths by 'filling the well', ie. spending less time on the computer without an intention or focus.

New in the Forum:

• Angel Readings (a discussion)
• What are Your Intuitive Strengths?
• Marketing Your Art > Online Resources

Recent Comments From Circle SiStars

*110 Soul SiStars Strong so far!*

If you're in the Circle and would like to participate in this Survey let me know ~ you'll have a chance to win Moon Delights .

I like the vibe of the non-structure, the casualness around it.  It is lovely to feel connected to like-minded women on the same path.  The spirituality of the Circle is what is different and unique."

"The musings you offer are awesome, so thought provoking and meant to shake things up, which is ideal in what the Circle has come to hold in meaning for me.

What do you enjoy most about the Creative Soul Circle?

Being able to connect with like-minded soul SiStars

Being able to talk to like-minded women that I know won’t judge me.

I enjoy the sisterhood and celebrating the little and big breakthroughs with those on a similar path.

I love that participants are so honest and open and I can hear what they have to say from deep within which isn’t available to me outside of your website.  I also enjoy the links to other sites through your Website and what I can learn from these also.

What are your favorite activities, places to visit etc?

My favorite group is definitely the moon musing group.

My favorite activity at the moment would have to be the shared focus meditations, especially New Moon and Crone.

Groups and guest contributors.

How often do you check in and what brings you back?

Mostly daily, different posts from people.

Several times a day. I keep coming back to hear what other women are thinking.

Daily when I receive news of new members to our GroupI check in at least 2 times weekly, often been drawn back by an email notification.

What makes this Circle unique?

The members.

That fact that there are women of all ages coming together to discuss topics that matter.

You - Open Ended Tough Questions - Your Warmth - Your Inspiration - Your Motivation - best served by being active within in the community.

Full & Crone Moon Memberships Coming Soon!

"it's like Facebook for Soul SiStars!"

~ Soul SiStar Bethy ~

Prosperity Thinking: March Forth

Welcome to Prosperity Thinking, a brand new column written for my blog by Kate Walsh, financial planner. Kate is also a member of the Creative Soul Circle, my free social network  for women-only where you will find Kate's Money Magic thread which has already helped many women gain a better understand of their relationship with money.

While reading "my daily dose of sanity" by Alan Cohen I was intrigued by how he changed March 4th to "March Forth."  I loved the idea of marching forth from old limited ways of thinking. Marching forth from fear and doubt and marching forth from blame and guilt.  Can you imagine yourself marching forth leaving old habits behind and marching forth to becoming who you know you are?

Think about being a visionary marching forth seeking a solution to old problems. Discovering that the only purpose of a problem is to motivate us to find an answer that will lift us beyond the consciousness that created the problem.

So, let's march forth and do what is in front of us.  Let's do the inquiry of looking upward and onward, celebrating our strengths rather than analyzing our weaknesses.

Let's march forth in our quest for abundance knowing that abundance is a state-of-mind.  It is a relationship, and this relationship grows by marching forward with our quest for success, prosperity, abundance.  When we march forth and realize "what" our relationship with money is-we can move upward and onward to achieving our desires, dreams and wishes.

So the question for today as we march forth to a better understanding is: What is your relationship to money?

Today is the day to march forth to your prosperity.

About Kate Walsh

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Kate Walsh has been involved in the financial world for over 40 years. Kate’s passionate about her work, which is "To bring financial clarity to women, and assist them to develop Prosperity Thinking."

Kate holds numerous certifications, licenses and is committed to her personal philosophy "to be in a continual process of improvement."

Join Kate in the Creative Soul Circle > Money Magic Thread as we explore "what's" possible in creating our Prosperity Consciousness.

Let Your Dreams Surprise You!

Pisces New Moon March 4, 2011 12:46 pm pst

This month's New Moon Mascot or Muse is Creative Soul Card® ~ "Gerrard". If you'd like to choose your own Creative Soul Card please check out these thumbnails on my Flickr page (you'll only see part of the image, until you click on it).

Gerrard's Message: Sometimes it's when we're not paying attention that the magic happens.

Affirmation: I listen. I am open to all of life's possibilities.

Join the conversation!

Every New Moon we will come together in the Creative Soul Circle (a free social network created by me for women around the world to enhance intuition and creativity) in our Moon Musing Group for a shared focus group meditation. The purpose is to raise power together as a group to help manifest our intentions, wishes and dreams in a powerful way and to truly BE the change we seek in the world.

Cards and prints of Gerrard are available here.

Gerrard's Song ~ for dad.*click on image to enlarge

*drawn with my non-dominant hand

Museletter: Pisces New Moon Inspiration

New Moon in Pisces March 4, 2011 12:46 pm pst

This month the new moon enters the sign of Pisces, a mutable water sign. Piscean types are often beyond definition and a wee bit hard to pin down! Some keywords for Pisces are “I believe”, compassionate, intuitive, artistic, introspective and friendly. I love being amidst Piscean energy because it’s like swimming in a world without boundaries - so freeing! The shadow side of Pisces relates to forgetfulness, martyrdom, melancholy and feeling misunderstood. Pisces also relates to the feet so next time you visit your favorite Pisces check out their shoe collection, I bet you’ll be impressed!

More Pisces Inspiration plus in-depth conversation and support is offered for FREE in my Creative Soul Circle.

~ It’s like Facebook for Soul SiStars ~ power in numbers SiStars! ~

So, on March 4, 2011 when the New Moon enters Pisces get ready to:

- Take time for dreams, intuitive play, artistic pursuits and escapism - Get romantic and get spoiled - Really listen and empathize with a friend’s woes - Meditate, relax, recharge and space out! More About The Lunar Cycles

The new moon is the perfect time of the month to plant seeds of intention for the month ahead. It is a time of trust, of beginnings and of letting go into intuition. The new moon lies in darkness, not yet reflecting the light of the sun, so our intentions may not yet be fully revealed to us and therefore trust is necessary - trust and faith that your newly planted seeds are indeed germinating beneath ground.

Allow the moon maiden/mother/crone to be your touchstone for balance, serenity and divine knowing. Let her cool, pale fingers touch your spirit as your soul flows knowingly, calmly, and with strength into divine being-ness. Allow her to be your support system to keep you pure, whole, holy and connected with your soul’s true purpose. Bless her as you bless yourself, for truly, we are all One.

The moon changes signs approximately every 2 ½ days, going through all twelve signs of the Zodiac every 29 ½ days. The sign that the moon is in reflects qualities of your inner self and being-ness. Each month there is at least one new moon that will rise at sunrise and set at sunset. Astrologically speaking this means that the sun and the moon are in conjunction.

Pisces Meditation and Affirmation

“To feel love is pure warmth, wholeness, open-ness, selfless-ness, shameless, guiltless joy – that is love.” More Piscean Stuff

Pisces – The fish Time of Year – Winter to spring Quality – Mutable Element – Water Ruler – Neptune Anatomy – Feet, lymph system Natural sign of – 12th house Opposite sign – Virgo Color – Sea green, turquoise, lavender Gemstone – Aquamarine, chrysolite, moonstone Tarot card – The Moon Goddesses – Atanu, Dahud, Nix, Oto, Ran

A New Moon in Pisces Exercise

As a creative being (and an artist, yes you!) you can make a difference!

To begin, I want you to come up with three ways that expressing yourself creatively could make a difference in your life.

1. 2. 3.

Now, name three more ways that being creative could influence your community.

1. 2. 3.

What intention could you set to make a creative difference in your life this month? It can be something that you are already doing but would like to talk about or relate to in an empowering way, or it can be something new that you want to try.

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What intention could you set to make a creative difference in your community this month?

1. A Message From Aquamarine

Pisces needs freedom to dream. What dreams are you holding onto? What dreams are buried within your soul? Let them out and onto paper, even if you’re unsure and feeling scared. Know that love that awaits you. Be brave.

What do your dreams look like, feel like, taste like, sound like? Start out by writing down some keywords to get your juices flowing and then allow them to flow into a river as your dreams start to flow out of you.

Try sleeping with an aquamarine or a picture of one under your pillow at night and make sure to request dreams of intention, and dreams of happiness and love. Allow visions to flow through you while sleeping and be ready with pen and paper to record them when you awaken.

My Version of Pisces

“Guess Poet” is part of a series of left-handed drawings I created over a period of five years. These drawings were later turned into an oracle card deck that I use for soul readings.

Guess Poet encourages all of us to water our souls by closing our eyes and gazing within our soul’s interior. What do you see, or better yet, what do you feel? Is there anyone else there with you? If you start to feel sleepy and want to wake up, make sure to have a glass of water handy. Now, open your eyes and ask yourself, “What parts of this inner vision do I see around me?” Explain.

If you can see your inner vision expressed in the outer world, congratulations! If not, you need a warm fuzzy hug and then I have a question for you, “How can you bring this vision into reality?” Now, make a wish list of at least three things you would like to express. Next, turn those three things into intentions knowing this is something you will put into play in the month ahead.

The artwork featured above is from my Zodiac Goddess deck and Creative Soul Card® deck that I incorporate into my Creative Soul Readings. Prints and greeting cards can be purchased here ~ LuLu Design.

More Pisces Inspiration plus in-depth conversation and support is offered for FREE in my Creative Soul Circle.

Aging with Courage: Crone Moon Musings

Waning Half Moon in Sagittarius February 24 ~ 3:26 pm pst

This is the first ever Crone Moon Musing/Meditation that I'm writing/channeling/dreaming/musing upon in honour of Mama Moon's waning moon cycle so I hope you can join the conversation plus  share you own musings in my Circle of Soul SiStars; membership is free and open to all women everywhere.

In this day and age, how do we as women age with courage, pride, sensuality and authenticity intact without selling out to fakery; botox, plastic surgery, nips and tucks?

As a culture we are obsessed with youthful beauty, especially for women.

Who are our aging models, our heroes? Not just women aging gracefully, but courageously. Nominations Please!

I nominate Margaret Atwood for her intelligence, biting wit, lovely wrinkles and wild hair.

Margaret Atwood: born 1939, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

I also nominate Maude from the movie Harold & Maude (see photo above) for her feistiness in sticking up for what she believes in, plus I wanna caboose just like hers when I'm 79 :)

Maude is played by Ruth Gordon: born Oct. 30, 1896 in Wollaston, Massachusetts, USA.

In summing up the current Moon Month, we as a Circle have focused upon:

New Moon: Building abundance and identifying our strengths (using the VIA and StrengthsFinder tests.)

Full Moon: Spiraling open to love.

Crone Moon: Aging with pride; flaunting our wrinkles.

What is your #1 Strength? What have you learned about yourself this month and how are you sharing your strengths with the world?

For me: My strength is starting conversations, and asking the hard questions that need to be asked. I find strength in Soul SiStar Power; knowing we are all in this together.

More about the Waning Moon ~ How to tell if the Moon is waning

* Moon on the right, getting bigger every night (waxing). * When the moon is waning, it is fading to the left until there’s no moon remaining. * DOC: waxing moon forms a "D" and the waning moon forms a "C" * Important Note: If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, this process is reversed.

A Waning Moon means the Moon is decreasing in size, moving from the Full Moon towards the New Moon. This lasts about 14 days and is a time of release, breaking bad habits and endings. It is a time of deep intuition and a time for divination.

The Waning Moon represents the Goddess in her Crone Aspect and we honour Hecate, Morrigan, Baba Yaga, Sheila na Gig, Sibyl or one of the other Crone Goddesses at this time.

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