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Today – Full Super Blue Moon, a Lunar Eclipse AND its a Wishing Moon!

Today we will be experiencing a Full Super Blue Moon, a Lunar Eclipse AND its a Wishing Moon! (phew!) Earlier this month we experienced a supermoon on New Year’s Day. A supermoon is so called as it appears around 14% bigger and 30% brighter than usual.

In 2018, there are two Full Moons in both January and March in most time zones, which is sometimes called a double Blue Moon.

For this January 31st full moon we are blessed with multiple energies of positive influence and potential abundance.

As well as being a supermoon, we will be experiencing a lunar eclipse, when the moon passes directly behind the earth into its umbra (shadow). This occurs only when the sun, earth, and moon are aligned. It makes the moon look a reddish-orange, which is why it is often called a blood moon, and also why it was a little scary for our ancient ancestors to see it happening!

The lunar eclipse reaches its peak at 1.30pm UK time – you can find out if its visible where you are here. Sadly its not visible in western Europe – however – thanks to the interwebs  and NASA you can watch it online here live: – right now – hurrah!

The lunar eclipse is at 11 degrees Leo. The astrology centers on an extremely close alignment of the Moon and Ceres.

The moon rules women and traditional motherhood, while Ceres rules independent women most of all. So it’s no coincidence at all that we are experiencing a surge of empowering energy for womankind and a long overdue strengthened stance that will continue onward now.

The Moon represents your emotions, subconscious, habits, memories, moods, mother, maternal instincts, nurturing, home and your need for security.

Ceres (technically a dwarf planet in our solar system) rules motherly love, female reproductive issues, family bonds and relationships. As a virgin goddess, Ceres represents independent single women and sole parents.  Ancients worshipped her as a grain goddess, overseeing the growth of plants and food crops, the harvest, blessing natural resources, our home and community environment.

Any lunar eclipse focuses your awareness into your closest relationships at home and you’ll be very focused on your family, especially if there’s usually drama. A total lunar eclipse has a very strong influence on your private life.

Your emotions and instincts take over in an empowering way, giving you the opportunity to take an objective and balanced look at your close relationships.You will clearly see any imbalance and there’s no better time to hit that re-set button on whatever changes you see to be non negotiable.

The overshadowing of the Moon represents an emotional cleansing and clearing away of recent months of emotional challenges or baggage, so it’s a perfect time to cleanse your chakras – the throat (seat of communication) and heart chakras will be especially in need!

After the great cleansing opportunity, it is also a Wishing Moon!

Perfect combination of letting go, feeling freedoms previously denied, taking back your power (especially the ladies!) and fully embracing and standing in your own power to manifest and attract some great opportunities, abundance, new experiences and even setting intention that unmet members of your soul tribe will find it so much easier to truly see you for who you truly are and effortlessly seek and connect on a meaningful level. Great time to make new friends and have an open heart for more to be found in the days ahead.

How to make ALL of this unique occasion’s energy work in a potent and magical way for you:

First step is to RELEASE

If you’re not a fan of ritual and like to keep things mega simple, a Chakra Cleanse and Balance or listening to my Chakra Awareness downloadable meditation (also included on my Cards of Courage app) will work well.

If you DO fancy a bit of simple ritual – this is for you:

Best to do this on January 31st but any time in the 3 days after is fine too.

You will need:

  • Two White Candles (unused tea lights will do)
  • Sage, palo santo, jasmine incense (or your go-to smudge)
  • A piece of amethyst, citrine, clear quartz, black tourmaline, jade, bloodstone or obsidian.
  • Some loose paper to write on
  • Something to write with
  • An open fire (or somewhere to burn a sheet of paper safely)

Smudge your aura and the room. Get the sage/incense smoke into all corners. Use Reiki too if you are attuned, as you cleanse your energy and space, state your intention clearly along these lines to whatever you consider to be your higher power:

“Universe/Creator/Source/Great Spirit – Hear me. I am open to you and all that you hold for me. I actively welcome  and expect new blessings, great opportunities, abundance, new experiences and kind people into my life”

Light your candles.

Hold your crystal in the hand you don’t write with.

On your paper, begin to write about what you wish to release and banish.  Starting with the words “I release…” write about all the things that you wish to release from your life. Fears, stuff, even toxic people. Don’t limit yourself or edit yourself at all. Let it flow! If you get stuck, breathe, doodle on the paper and let your thoughts flow even if they seem random, you’ll come around to something to write.

Read your words. Are there any recurring themes? Anything that jumps out at you?

“I release (insert whatever you want to release here). I will break destructive patterns in my life. I have the strength to attract to me all I need to serve the greatest and highest good for me and those I love.”

Once you have stated your intent to release, burn the paper you wrote on, (safely in a fireproof vessel or in an open fireplace or firepit outside)

Now blow out one of your candles.

You can either go straight into a Wishing Moon ceremony (manual available to download here) or sit in quiet meditation for a few minutes as you visualise how you want your life to look in the days, weeks, months ahead. Think about what you can do to take the first steps of action, no matter how small.

If you have oracle cards draw one at random for inspiration.

Thank your guides when you feel you are done, and blow out the remaining candle.

Write in your diary or journal about the positive things you thought about manifesting, and check back over the coming year to see if you need to tweak your actions in manifesting the changes and opportunities you desire.

I for one will be drumming and journeying tonight in meditation and manifesting all good things. Enjoy this powerful time!

Black Forest Thick Smoothie

Black Forest Thick Shake Dairy Free Healthy Smoothie

Healthy Smoothie Recipe

Full of nutritious super foods!

Take care of your immune system, joints, skin, hair and digestive health with no taste sacrifices. Really doesn’t taste like health food!

Ingredients:

3 tbspn rolled oats
1 dessert spoon cacao powder
1tbspn cashews
2 tbspn mixed seeds
(Sunflower, chia, pumpkin, linseed)
Big handful frozen pitted cherries
1 tspn runny honey
1 tspn cinnamon
1 tspn turmeric
1 tspn fresh or frozen ginger
1 tspn apple cider vinegar
25ml Aloe Vera 100% juice
Top up with cranberry juice and coconut milk or almond milk

Ultra blend setting or 1 minute in a high powered bullet blender

(I use a Nutri Ninja IQ)

See my other blog posts and Instagram feed for more healthy smoothie recipes!

Guides -18th December – New Moon in Sagittarius

Guides had a lot to say in my morning meditation!
Mercury retro has been its usual mixed bag – giving a unique perspective (not just messing up comms and technology!) urging us to go within.
But combined with the Sagittarius new moon – a really hopeful high and pure vibrational energy is surging forward after a year of vast challenge and rebirth for many sensitives.

The challenges may have been painful but necessary to our growth, often leading to new beginnings, and as of right now, setting some new boundaries.
Rebirth, re-setting and illuminating what we truly do and do not want to keep in our daily lives and spiritual practices.

We are being urged to ask ourselves;
What is my potential?
What are my truest desires?
What can I manifest?
Do I believe I am truly deserving of all good things I try to work towards?

You may be feeling like time is speeding along even more than usual, as this high vibration accelerates our molecular vibrational levels and encourages us to use this energy to find motivation and stay inspired if we didn’t quite reach the goals we set or dreams we chased. It is all still attainable into 2018.

Direct words from my guides for you;
“Yes, Stay Inspired!
What have you learned and gained this year?
You have let go of your past identities and narratives of self.
Your past attachments to those versions of you are fading.
They are not who you are becoming.
The disillusion many felt at last full moon is now gone.
Forgive. Surrender. Release.
Many have been reborn this year. You now choose to walk your path of truth and authenticity, releasing past regrets, forgiving all you did or did not do.

HOLD THE VISION.”

Mercury goes direct again on 22nd December to propel us forward with whatever we wish to build and manifest for 2018. This is a powerful time to build, build, build!

Brightest Blessings

Rachel

Winter Health Delicious Cacao Smoothie

My fave winter health boosting smoothie recipe – added bonus – its delicious! Packed full of immune system boosting and arthritis pain killer natural ingredients and mood boosters.

I use a Nutri Ninja blender – any similar powerful blender e.g. NutriBullet will do.

Use the tall cup on Ultra Blend mode, you can keep any extra in the fridge for a day:

1 handful frozen strawberries

1 handful unsalted cashews

1 handful sunflower or pumpkin seeds

1 handful rolled oats

1 teaspoon ginger(frozen or fresh, powder is ok)

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon turmeric

1 teaspoon moringa leaf powder

1 teaspoon runny honey of your choice

1 dessert spoon raw cacao powder

2 dessert spoons 100% organic aloe vera juice (I use Fushi)

1/4 of an unwaxed lemon including zest

Top up to fill line with light carton type coconut milk and cashew / almond milk  or water

Blitz until you see no bits – enjoy!

 

(c) Rachel Fowler-Keene 2017

 

 

Feeling Weirder? Space Weather may the reason…


Yep. Space Weather is a thing.

Energy is up and down right now courtesy of our sun, some of us are sensitive to it’s changeable nature. So if you have been feeling a bit strange (or in my case strange-er) the past couple of weeks, its because as a planet we are feeling the effects of the increased solar wind due to a hole in the sun’s atmosphere.

This happens quite often and nothing major to worry about! It just means that Mother Earth is being affected by highly charged particles from the sun more than usual, so electrical equipment can be affected and our bodies can feel a little sluggish.

For example, my phone battery is misbehaving and draining suddenly more than usual and there is huge interference when I try to play music on my wireless speakers. At times like these the Northern and Southern Lights (aurora) are especially huge and super active – and can even be heard as a crackling sound in the far North!

We are due for another active peak in the next few days so bear that in mind if you feel a bit ugh.
You can keep an eye on this here on Twitter – its quite reassuring to know why we may be feeling a certain way sometimes when there is no logical reason. Blame it on the sunshine not the boogie this time…

Today’s Card of Courage

Do you remember how powerful you are?

In the place between lives we have absolute mastery of what it is to be part of All there is, a part of the One Consciousness within our Universe. We have perfect recall and knowledge of how to manifest and create whatever we wish to be our reality. We have that ability here too.

If you don’t like your circumstances, you do have the power to change them, or at least how you think and feel about the parts you cannot change. You do have power to shape your life into a better one, just with your thinking for starters.

Just take a moment now – how would your happier life look?

What is preventing you from taking the first step in that direction?

You are made of stardust – everything is possible.

If you’d like to learn more about that, I can help.

 

 

Eclipse Energies!

Are we having fun yet??

Well if you’ve been swinging wildly between confusion at unexpected aggression from strangers and loved ones, and bursts of beautiful creativity and joyful wonder, then its ok, you are in good company!

If you are reading this, chances are you are spiritually inclined and a compassionate human being. Which means you might be feeling overwhelmed at times with the sheer strength of the energies at play this past week or two (see my blog post earlier this month for more on that) and especially this run up to the powerful eclipse tomorrow (Monday 21st).

We are still in Mercury Retro, which gives us Hermit tendencies at the best of times, both good “going within and coming to personal eureka” moments, and the “no thank you, I am staying home with my cat, a bucket of ice cream and Game of Thrones” kind.

But the world is super sensitive, tetchy, quick to anger too. Partly due to many things, so here’s my guide to what’s happening and how to make the best of it all! :

Mercury Retro. Be gentle with yourself, don’t action huge important long term plans but create and dream and enjoy the process! Most of all try not to take offence at any of the aforementioned grrrrr behaviour of others.

Effects of the lunar eclipse, the solar eclipse and the recent spike in the Schumann Resonance are super intense on the physical body too. Some are feeling super energised and wonderful, but some are experiencing challenges too. Vertigo, palpitations, headaches, woolly headedness and unexpected summer colds anyone? Many of you have been reporting these and other symptoms over the past few weeks. This too shall pass! But do get to the doctor’s for a check up if you feel really awful! If you are feeling fabulous, then enjoy this magical time!

New Moon on Monday (yes if like me and you are over 40 you are all singing this now) This new moon is in Leo, which is strong and feisty energy but in all the right ways, such as creating opportunities to reconcile differences between yourself and how you feel about the world/or loved ones who have been getting on your last nerve. Will you carve your own path or submit to the will of others for a quiet life? The former is more achievable right now if you usually opt for the latter. You might like this meditation too.

Our feelings are amplified and so is the negative self speak and judgement, but instead of looking where to blame, we can address and heal those issues as they rise to the surface now – whether we are ready for this or not – it is happening, and we can use the Leo energy of this New Moon to face them head on and roar! Create new and constructive habits instead.

The planetary alignments plus total solar eclipse in Leo on August 21st give us the great opportunity to take incredibly transformative inner journeys. Self administered compassion and unconditional love to heal ourselves, to open ourselves up, shadow side and all – giving allowance to abundance in all things for our personal and collective greater good. 

Have you been increasingly unable to deny being your authentic weird and wonderful self? Feeling like quitting your soul sucking job, or telling controlling people where to go? Theres a reason for that. This energy combo is pushing us to choose integrity and authenticity, and to drown out fear. 

Creating good new habits and working towards the greater good in any way , shape or form is wonderful right now – go for it! Daily random acts of kindness, taking time to honour nature, stargazing (still some meteors until mid September too!)

If you feel super overwhelmed and unsure how or where to begin and need some help navigating and coping with this energy, perhaps my Clean Slate will be the solution you require to press that reset button?

Moods in general will be much less intense, and more love and peace from Tuesday. Phew!

Whatever you do to make the best of this magnificent opportunity for change – more power to you!

With love and brightest blessings!

Rachel xxxx