Having trouble sleeping?? On Indie Spirit Radio this week, we discuss the Solstice energy, the final eclipse on July 1 and taking responsibility for your own happiness – boundaries! We are also discussing the chaos of events around the world and how that shows up in your own life. Join us Weds, 11 am EST for the last Indie Spirit Show before Summer Break!

Ready, set, Surprise!  That is the energy of the next six weeks set in motion by yesterday’s first of three eclipses, the New Moon Solar Eclipse ~ new beginnings, endings and the unexpected.

Your best bet to navigate through these days of shifting circumstances is to use your breath.  Sounds simple, but it can be hard to remember when all hell is breaking loose…However it will be your saving grace this month if you can return again and again to your breath. Take a deep breath in and exhale slowly before responding to whatever life is offering at the moment.

On Friday, Neptune goes retrograde.  For the next 2 months we all have the opportunity to examine any issues of self-sabotage, addiction, boundaries, hospitals, prisons, school, water, hidden enemies, retreats, clandestine affairs, music, spiritual ideas, psychic abilities, yoga, meditation, intuition, research, film, investigations, or secrets that are causing pain in our lives today.  The good news is – deal with these issues right now and you won’t have to the review these same lessons again for the next 14-year cycle.  Bad news is – some heavy emotions will be encountered.  But you can do it; you are ready for a new beginning.

To give you added support for your new beginning, Jupiter enters Taurus on Saturday, heralding a new Luck Cycle for all of us!  During the next year opportunities will manifest that expand your concepts of happiness, wealth and abundance.  The more focused and steady your approach is in this year, the greater your success will be.  Don’t let inconvenient events or naysayers pull you from your focused course of living your best life.

The next eclipse will occur on the Full Moon at the 15^th – something will be coming to an end or it’s highest peak!  Could be early fireworks in June!  Keep the fire extinguishers close!

Why Releasing Secrets is Scary?  On Indie Spirit this week we continue our discussion of Secrets and how they bind us to Shame, Guilt and Self-sabotage ~ all negative aspects of Ego. This life is calling you to be your authentic self, sometimes straying from the ‘norm’ in beliefs, lifestyles and approach.  Are you living out loud or keeping secrets?  Join us Weds, 11 am on Indie Spirit Radio for meditation, lots of laughs, new ideas, the Moon & Energy Report and of course, some fabulous indie music!

Several months ago, on my Indie Spirit Show co-hosted with the excellent Jeff ‘Classic’ Popka, we spoke about the weather becoming more severe with issues of wind and rain popping up.  We see the manifestations of these warnings today.

Neptune, the original God of the Sea, is in his home sign of Pisces for the next 14 years.  This water sign impacts our usage of oil and gas, along with chemicals and photography.  Neptune uses his water energy to ware away illusions and forces us to see reality.  As we mentioned this week on Indie Spirit – secrets are being uncovered globally and personally.  Resist the temptation to jump to conclusions – as all this water energy can sometimes cloud issues instead of offering more clarity.  So before assuming the worst – ask for their side of the story first!

If you are confused this week about which direction to turn in your life – today, the 27^th, is an excellent day for chance meetings and exciting conversations.  Please LISTEN to what strangers are telling you – you just might hear something that can unlock an issue/block you’ve been struggling with.  Ears open.

If you are feeling like things are speeding up or even the weird weather patterns have got you concerned – well, you are right.  Events are speeding up (like water) and the weather is shifting.  Remember Uranus is here for seven years in passionate, impulsive, violent Aries.  Uranus, the energy of earthquakes, chaos and surprises.   We are all in a variety of chaos right now with the end goal of healing.  A new beginning to a fuller, more meaningful life is becoming available to each of us.

Hence it’s up to you to resist the pull to fear and begin thinking about your new beginning.  Do you live in the same place?  Or in your mind’s eye do you see something else?  Be curious.  Maybe the discomfort of what you are experiencing right now is also creating the space for a new beginning…

I believe it.  We are all being called to do our ‘work.’  You can recognize your work by how you feel inside ~ time stops and you flow, it’s easy.  It could be your ‘work’ is to take care of a ailing relative, be a mentor in your community, writing, painting, reading with the sick…There is no ‘work’ too small, if it impacts only one for the better, it is divine.

What does your work call you to?  You could get a hint today…Listen.

Have you been feeling tested lately? Are you re-thinking your values and beliefs?  Are you stuck in an uncomfortable ‘hurry up and wait’ energy?  This week on Indie Spirit we will discuss this energetic rub of wanting action (fun) yet needing the sure, practical steps (boring) to build a firm foundation for the great ideas you recently discovered. Join us on Indie Spirit, Weds 11 am EST for meditation, empowering ideas, laughter and great indie music!

The New Moon Tuesday in Taurus welcomed the beginning of May with strong, grounding energy.  Now is the chance to ground some of the new ideas/opportunities that arose in April into your life.  Maybe you have suddenly been drawn to eating new foods or getting into a new work-out routine.  What new people have you met?  Has anyone come back into your life suddenly?  Do you have some new ideas about expanding your horizons?  What has clicked?

This is the time to integrate a few of those new ‘seeds’ into your reality.  How can you support this? By honoring your body and mind, self-care, sleep, laughter and spiritual nourishment found in music, a walk in nature, yoga, meditation, the arts, whole foods…Wherever you find spiritual sustenance, take it.

On 5/11/11 we have another large energy day.  Each month this year we have one of these 11/11 days that magnifies the energy of expansion and new beginnings.  Fives are about change and movement, this 5/11/11 can go either way.  The energy of our highest self bumps up against any negative old patterns of yesterday.  (Do you need to be rescued? Are you angry?)

The good news ~ this is an opportunity to transcend how you have always done things and CHOOSE your response.  Hint: how have you reacted to change in the past? How would you like it to look now?  Who do you want to be?   Focus on who you choose to be and be compassionate with the growing pains of getting there.

Hopefully, just about now, the light is starting to break through for you.  The Full moon this past weekend heightened tensions to the extreme at work or in the bedroom.  Gratefully that time has past, and the energy is now beginning to unwind ever so slightly as the Sun moves from fiery Aries into ‘fat, dumb & happy’ Taurus.

Another plus is Mercury is finally going direct early on the 23^rd, however Saturn is still in opposition.  Hence the decisions you’ve made in love and money are coming to bear.  Karma time.  Your past good choices produce tangible rewards in the weeks to come.  Any short cuts and negative moves will result in harsh, swift consequences.  Please don’t view this as a bad thing – the adjustment is speedy so you can get back on track to your best life!

A couple things to be aware of this week, Venus and Spring Fever…Venus enters Aries this week which can trigger a need to play right NOW.  This is a socially hungry energy that wants attention right now, “SEE ME!”

If you are unattached, you could come off as desperate.  Or if you are attached, you could display very clingy, jealous behaviors.  In both situations the remedy is the same ~ pause and take a breath.

Spring Fever is a seasonal energy pattern of breaking through.  We all know about the rebirth qualities associated with Spring, but remember it can also be violent, chaotic and fast.  Violent tempers flare, cars over-heat and lots of chest/sinus issues can be seen at this time.  Again the same remedy applies ~ pause and take a breath.  Decide your response in all situations instead of being reactive.

We have been experiencing a great deal of tense, unpredictable energy this past month.  It may have seemed overwhelming at moments, but all is well.  The obstacles are passing.  Expect things to gently lighten up and May to hold some fun surprises!

Do you want to get your Dreams into reality? What is stopping you?  On Indie Spirit we are taking dreams into BEING. Classic discusses taking his passion on the road with the Abolitionist Tour and how you too can make your dreams become. Join us for meditation, even more laughs and of course fantastic Indie Music. Thurs 11 am EST on Blogtalk Radio

Do you feel a special connection to animals?  Do you have a favorite animal? Join us on Indie Spirit this week Thurs, 11 am EST to explore Animal Guides and how this relationship can Empower your life today. Learn simple techniques to create a fuller life as we meditate, laugh, share new ideas and indie music. Come, join the Circle on Indie Spirit!

You want to transform your life?  Try guided meditation.  Why?  To transform your life, you must first change your thoughts and that’s the rub – how to change your thoughts from what is not working to what is…and again I answer with guided meditation.

Guided meditation helps create the space within yourself to identify thoughts that are not working and replacing them with new thought patterns that enhance your life.  Meditation isn’t a quick fix, but a foundation for real transformation

Several years ago I went to a lecture by Marianne Williamson.  A person in the audience wanted her guidance on why her life wasn’t getting any better.  This person had struggled with eating disorders and depression in the past, but she just couldn’t quite find her way out.  Williamson asked her what she was doing to help herself.  The woman responded with, “I go to therapy and have asked God to help me.” 

Williamson responded, “Not enough.”  I was stunned.  Then Williamson continued, “If you had a failing liver, you would be taking medicines every day, where is your medicine for your ailment today?  Not a once a week plan, but every day?  Changing your life isn’t something you do a couple times a week, but every day.”  Williamson suggested specific prayer (she’s a proponent of A Course In Miracles) and meditation as a place to start.

I absolutely and whole-hearted agree with Williamson – transformation doesn’t happen overnight, but as a result of many steps.  This is not to say transformation is difficult as much as it is a habit – some habits are easier than others to change.  To change a habit,  first identify something to replace it with.  For instance, you’ll see a lot of quitting smokers chewing gum.

For many people, their bad habit is how they are thinking about themselves or life, i.e. I’m unlovable or life is unfair, there’s never enough money.  Both these thoughts cripple the individual and manifest incident after incident in their own lives to valid these negative beliefs.  So like the smoker that quits cigarettes, one must quit negative thinking, but what to replace it with?  Guided meditation allows you to replace negative thought patterns with ones of success and peace. 

Try falling asleep to guided meditation and discover for yourself how these new ideas slip into your dreams and your language easily and effortlessly.  Whenever I am needing a little extra support I listen to I Meet Success or I am Safe.  Guided Meditation has transformed my life, how ‘bout you?