Last night after dusk, I headed out to the firepit for new moon ceremony. This one was special, as it fell on my birthday.  My intention for this new moon was simply to attract honest, like minded friends with whom to engage in fulfilling and meaningful projects.  It’s already begun and more appear every day.    Last night’s ritual had more to do with gratitude, since I’m already in the flow.  First I dug up the crystals I buried last weekend and rinsed them in rainwater. I laid them on a scarf to dry as I prepared the small fire for the evening puja.  I could feel the intense fresh energy from the stones even though I was closer to the fire than to them.  That’s why you can’t always trust the seen world: I was closer to the flames than to my crystals, yet I could feel their energy more intensely.    Continue reading →

\I’m heading out to the firepit for new moon ceremony. When it comes to setting goals or planning ahead for the future, there is no better time to get started than at the new moon.  My intention is simply to attract honest, like minded friends who I can do fun and meaningful projects with.  It’s already begun.  More appear every day.  I am just out of my second Saturn return, which is when many people from 20-30 years previous begin to reappear in your life.  So tonight’s ritual will have more to do with gratitude, since I’m already in the flow.  First I’ll dig up the crystals I buried last weekend and rinse them in rainwater. It’s been a most magical day. I woke up just happy to have the day alone to myself to work on the magazine, yet it’s been one fun detour after another. I went to lunch with an old friend and it was cool when he said grace automatically.  He spoke of being a prayer warrior.  I can dig it.  When I say prayers for my clients and advertisers each day, I include not only everyone on the healing bench, but everyone I know or don’t know around me in the city, the state, the country, the planet.  I hear a siren and say a prayer for the first responders, the patient the family, the medical personnel. It’s nice to have a friend with a similar daily practice. Ah, I can work tomorrow.

Yin Yang got to meet Rusty the 7 month old Pomeranian today. I thought she’d like him since he was her size. She was not amused. Maybe because he had fish breath and we didn’t bring her any… “Well, that Hotel California visit set up by the Cosmos and today was a page straight out of Carlos Castaneda” saieth the unnamed one.

On my birthday, I celebrate my mother, Anne Perez, who carried me and birthed me on this day. She was the best inspiration a kid could have, supported me in everything I did and encouraged me to dream. She told me anything was possible. She said I was born under a lucky star and I’ve spent my whole life believing that and proving her right. I love you, Momma, we’ll meet again. Happy birthday to us.  Thank you for my life.

I was awoken about 8:00pm Tuesday night by a knock on the door.  I was going to ignore it, since who shows up without calling??  It was a friend I’d not seen for maybe a dozen years, who lives nearby.  He’s not a techie cell phone kinda person.  He had his small dog with him.  He was in town visiting family, told me he’d gotten in trouble with the law a few years earlier, did a few month’s time, got sober, and became a Baptist after half a lifetime of studying  paganism.  He wanted to talk about the switch in his beliefs and perceptions.  Having all my Aries planets in the 12th house, it is part of my path to be in contact with people who’ve been incarcerated and addicted. As a 22 year criminal defense paralegal, I recognize that sh*t happens.  If we’re wise, we grow up and do better.    Continue reading →

Yesterday was a day of house clearing in preparation for new moon and my solar return tomorrow.  I rearranged much of the furniture. I smudged the entire home.  The day before, I’d collected my crystals and stones, and rinsed them in sea salt and water.  Then I wrapped them in a scarf with sea salt and myrhh, put them in a medicine bag and buried them at the base of the oak I use as an outside altar.  Since they are the amplifiers in my home, I wanted a deep cleansing and a complete break with any old energy.  I have lots of them, large and small, so I had to dig a large hole.  I will dig them up after New Moon.  I can already feel my home filled with fresh energy, free flowing.  That could also be because it’s a beautiful, sunny, warm Spring day and I’ve got all windows and doors open to the outside.  I can hear the birds calling each other and the squirrels scampering on the roof and can see them chasing each other in the oak canopy overhead.  Life is good and the best is yet to be.

A Facebook post reminded to “Drink more water: your hair, your skin, your mind and your body will thank you.“   That’s true, especially about the skin.  At 61, I know!  Also, when I am under-hydrated, my spidey sense drops dramatically. I experimented with that in 2011-2012 since, as a psychic medium, my income depends on my intuitive accuracy. When I’m well hydrated, guidance flows and I’m able to jump into the stream more easily. This is an easy and practical tip for increasing your psychic awareness.  You’re welcome.

This is my parents’ wedding anniversary and the celebration date of my mother dropping her physical body.  I had a very fun time today hanging with spirit sister Jann Rossbach – she is a most delightful playpal. I showed her around the woods and the gardens, the firepit area, the winding staircase oak on the northeast corner of the property.  I showed her all the magical spots. I love sharing my space with someone who appreciates the little special vignettes in the house and on the land. She gets it!  Since my birthday is the same as New Moon this month (Wednesday April 10) she helped me clear and sanctify my personal space. It was truly a joy to bask in Jann’s holy light all afternoon!  When she left, I had new energy, so I rearranged the furniture.  In the sitting room, I took down all the wall hangings I use as area dividers and moved the daybed into the guest room.  I pushed the couch against the wall, which left everything wide open and spacious.  In retrospect, I realize the last 12 months I’d been putting myself into a smaller and smaller box with room dividers and curtains for privacy, since I was not used to sharing space and I don’t function well in captivity.  When I let myself feel bombarded, the quickest way to heal is in the quiet and the dark, alone: no one’s attention on me and no one expecting my attention on them. Complete, energetic disconnect with anything outside myself, until I can fill my Self up again. There’s breathing room in the living room again, with everything wide open now.   It’s good to learn what helps me expand and what makes me contract. My working hours have morphed as my sleep patterns are back on schedule, and I’m catching up with everyone I had to reschedule psychic sessions with.  If I’m not getting to you fast enough, email me at horizonsmagazine@gmail.com.