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!

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.

Tornados, a Royal wedding, Bin Laden, Libya, nuclear melt-downs and flooding…To much all at once? Welcome to Ascension! This week on Indie Spirit we explore the positive aspects of all this Chaos and how to move more gently thru this period. Join us Weds, 11 am EST on Indie Spirit for great Indie music, laughter, meditation and all things Spirit!

At this moment, we are in the thick of it – both good and bad.  New obstacles and unresolved past issues have been arising.  Problems with computers, phones, conversations and flashes of anger have been flaring up.  We are half way through mercury retrograde.  Yeah!

Although this retrograde period may be trying, there is still time to finally resolve some old issues.  If you are struggling, look inside ~ are you making things harder than they need to be?  Are you self-sabotaging? (Mercury retrograde again…) What old beliefs no longer serve your present life?  What needs to be shifted in your thinking?

Here’s a hint to resolution – focus on what you DO want.  Instead of thinking about the things your don’t like/want, focus on what you do want – love, joy, success, beauty, peace…Try making a vision board.  This can help you discover any unconscious desires and integrate a new way of being into your present life.

Wednesday, the 13^th is a great day energetically.  Mercury, Jupiter and the Sun all meet in Aries! This means things can get bigger – quick.  Job proposals, past contracts, declared feelings, reviews, old friends/lovers, a script, books, ventures…all expand today.  Be careful – you just might get what you asked for!

Fair warning – Mars, the red, warrior planet is now home in Aries.  This adds to the already heightened tensions, as a myriad of other planets are already hanging out in passionate Aries.  Expect flashes of anger to explode – be it on the international stage or in your own private discussions.  Although you can’t stop the larger conflicts, you can respond more gently to the challenges in your own life.  Be aware of these tense energies and remember to pause before reacting.  This is your life; you CAN choose your response.

These are exciting times to be sure, best to respond with plenty of laughter, compassion and flexibility!

Have you been feeling a buzz in the air?  Trouble sleeping?  Well, you are not alone.  Five planets clustered in Aries right now are stirring things up.  Mars, the warrior planet, is now home in Aries and filling us with the desire to change.  Something has got to change…So do.  Cut your hair, start a new plan, start a diet – anything, just pick something and get moving.

This past Monday slow gliding Neptune entered Pisces.  This signals a reawakening in faith, spirituality, compassion and intuition.  In 1848, the last time Neptune was in Pisces, the abolitionist movement came to be and about six European countries were fighting revolutions resulting in modern Germany and Italy. Much like the middle east today – things were chaotic and constantly shifting.  I encourage you not to get caught up in any external media frenzy, but to focus within – what is the revolution in your life?  What do you need to change?

A note of caution, opposite this cluster of planets in Aries is the taskmaster Saturn.  Saturn is the bringer of Karma – consequences for your behaviors/actions.  Interestingly Saturn is in Libra, an air sign – reminding you of your breath.  When you pause and take a few breaths before making a change, things usually work out a whole lot better.

And of course, Mercury is still retrograde, hence go slow, breathe and re-read everything!

Viva la Revolution!

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“Now remember with Saturn going retrograde, karma is due.  Old lovers are going to contact you.  It’s resolution time baby!”  I said on Indie Spirit last week…

As these words came tripping out of my mouth days ago, I was thinking, oh Kelly, heed the warning sister…Yesterday I was contacted by a long, lost lover.  He found me on Facebook, of course.  He is far, far away in another country ~ bored in the middle of the night.

This man was not someone I loved, nor was I someone he loved, but we shared a magical escape once a long time ago.  He wanted to know if I still had my tattoo.  He wanted to tell me he has never forgotten my tattoo or me…

We wrote of kids, marriage and laughed about our own adventures.  We chatted up happy lives of here and now.  It was somewhere in the middle of the chat, I felt myself detach – why was this happening?  Ok, Saturn retrograde, yeah, yeah…but what do I need to hear and what could lead me astray?

And he wrote it again, “I just wanted you to know I will never forget you or the adventure…”

I responded with a laughing, “Never ever.”  Just then I realized he was making sure I didn’t ever forget about him.  He needed to be SEEN as that guy from that night.  He needed to be tattooed into this memory.  For it was tattooed onto him.

Now I could be lead astray here, wanting this experience to be more, but it’s not about me.  Yes, it is a compliment to be contacted and remembered, but it really has nothing to do with me. It’s about him.  Just as my reaction years ago was about me…

We were in Ireland celebrating my Mother’s 50^th Birthday with my stepfather, Mom, nine-year-old sister and me.  It was kind of ‘the best of times/worst of times trip.’  For an entire week my mother treated me like I was nine instead of 26.  We could only stop at places in the travel guide Fodor’s.  Needless to say by the last night in Ireland I was ready to cut loose.  My family flew out that day and I was alone for a night…well, not for long.

It was a night to remember.  Completely separate from me and my life in the states.  When I got back to the states I told a friend about my adventure and he reflected back to me, “I think you just needed to prove to yourself you weren’t a child but a woman.”

He was right.  I needed to prove to everyone I was not a little girl!  I laughed immediately and that became my focus of that experience – being in the fullness of womanhood.  Empowered, attractive, fiery, passionate, bold and laughter.  Celtic Brigit energy surely.

Fast forward to now.  This lover of my youth is now a middle-aged man.  Something drives him to connect again to that brash, young man from long ago.  He is compelled to be seen fully as that man from that night.  He needed to know that guy is in there, somewhere.  Only he knows the reasons why and I will not ask.  My life is here.

For my Celtic Brigit energy has only grown wiser.  The Goddess Brigit has three faces – the maiden, the matron and the crone.  I have left the maiden on distant shores years ago.  I am in the matron phase with a beloved husband, beautiful children and a graceful life.  Yet amusingly, I have been gratefully reminded that I am still that lass of yesterday too – empowered, attractive, fiery, passionate, bold and laughing.  Glad some things never change.  Thank you Saturn Retrograde.

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Simply, I believe it’s a chance to become one. The concept of time shifts during a tragedy – events can slows down or speed up. Miracles and heroes become in split seconds. We discover the better angles of our characters and ultimately, all together we grieve. Our collective tears bring us together. This is a chance to shift to something greater – to get to higher ground.

I have been watching some of the coverage of the Tucson violence of this past Saturday. I am horrified, sad and…hopeful. For tonight I was reminded of the goodness that rests in each of us.

I heard an interview with a nurse, who happened to be at the market shopping with her physician husband when the shots rang out. She and her husband immediately helped with the wounded. The experience was all still very emotional for her and she said, “Here is this guy doing a horrible thing, yet the people – respond like heroes. Helping each other. It was amazing. People tried to comfort and save…”

She quietly began to weep. I felt tears burn in my own eyes and a tightening in my throat. Here in the midst of tragedy, goodness and light had triumphed again.

Yes, a madman did happen Saturday morning and the response – more heroes became that morning in Tucson…Bad things do happen. Horrific events occur – frankly some people are unstable. It has always been thus and I expect it shall always be. No matter how much evolving any culture does, their will always be evil somewhere. A lurking Darkness.

Yet the light shines brightest in the dark. You cannot have light without dark. It is a balance. We need balance.

I invite you to trust ~ the innate goodness of people will not be overcome because of a horrific event. Let us learn from this. Let none of these souls perish from this earth without receiving their call – be better.