Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Call To Courage May 5th, 2009, Sacramento, CA

I'm sorry that I didn't post this sooner because it is too late to RSVP for tickets to this yearly event that honors the heroes of Sacramento. I hope to remember this next year with plenty of time in advance.

This event is very dear to my heart; my brother and sister-in-law are both in the California Highway Patrol. Daily they put themselves in harm's way. I admire them more than I can say. Maybe music with beautiful and poignant lyrics can say it better than I can.

This is the song that our choir from Spiritual Life Center in Sacramento will be singing to our local heroes for the Call To Courage. In this video, our choir isn't singing this rendition, but the song still brings me to tears whenever I hear it. I think you will like it, too. We all have heroes in our life that we want to protect. Our love through prayer and song is what some of us do best.

Sacramento’s 10th Annual Public Safety & Community Appreciation Breakfast
A CALL TO COURAGE
A Celebration of Public Safety & the Communities they Serve
Key Note Speaker, Mayor Kevin Johnson
Above & Beyond Award, Presented by Sacramento Rotary
Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Radisson Hotel - 500 Leisure Lane, Sacramento
Seating begins at 6:30 a.m.
Breakfast served at 7:00 a.m.
Tickets: $ 15 per ticket/$150 per table of 10



The Lyrics - 'I Need You to Survive'

I need you, you need me.
We're all a part of God's body.
Stand with me, agree with me.
We're all a part of God's body.

It is God's will, that every need be supplied.
You are important to me, I need you to survive.
You are important to me, I need you to survive.
(repeat 3X)

I pray for you, You pray for me.
I love you, I need you to survive.
I won't harm you with words from my mouth.
I love you, I need you to survive.
(repeat 8 X)

It is God's will, that every need be supplied.
You are important to me, I need you to survive.

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A Day on the Farm May 2, 2009 Sacramento, CA

www.sacfoodcoop.com/PDFs/sbfuap_day_on_farm_2009.pdf

Saturday, May 2 8:30AM – 2:30 PM $5 SUGGESTED DONATION

The Day’s Events Include:
Outdoor Cooking Classes
Children’s Garden Activities
Storytelling
Farm Tours
Education Tables
Workshops & Demonstrations
Local Arts & Crafts
Morning Food & Organic Lunch
(proceeds benefit SBF)

Learn About:
Garden Preparation & Soil Fertility
Beekeeping
Solar Cooking
Natural Building Techniques
Composting & Vermicomposting
Outdoor Grilling
Growing & Using Herbs
Creating Natural Habitats to Attract Birds
Rain Barrel Making
Home-scale Chicken Raising
Native Plants

Plant Sale and More!
American River Ranch
2140 Chase Drive, Rancho Cordova
right next to Hagan Park between markers 15 & 16
on the American River Bike Trail

Create the garden of your dreams!
Select from a host of organic vegetables, native plants and flower starts.

FARM STAND Featuring fresh, seasonal, local and organic vegetables and fruit.
Shop Saturdays 8:30AM to 2:30 PM

Sponsors:
Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op,
Edible Sacramento, Eileen’s Kitchen, KVMR
Call 916 363.9685 for more information.

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Cosmic Advice for Taurus Time in 2009

By Linda Merlino
Website LindaMerlino.com

Taurus loves only the best. The planet Venus and all of the senses rule this very tactile sign of the Zodiac. Symbolized by the element of Earth, Taurus is often born with the proverbial - green thumb. His touch has magic. In close encounters, Taurus will find a way to touch; he or she will brush against you or rest a leg against yours. The warmth of skin touching skin is so comforting to Taurus. Smell is another essential for Taurus. Good food cooking, expensive perfume, fresh flowers and money are among Taurus's favorite scents.

Taurus gravitates to the familiar, he or she does not like change. Variety is not the spice of their life. The usual calm, unruffled demeanor of a Taurus can become completely bullish when confronted with change. Like the daisy-eating bull in a field, this sign, when angered, will literally paw the ground, flare nostrils, snort, and drop their head and charge. The best advice is to step aside waving a red cape or retreat until the bull is passive again.

Taurus will toss anything not nailed down to relieve their rage. Remember to put fine china away and crystal out of sight. Fortunately these moments are rare. Most often Taurus prefers to dig in the garden, sit in his or favorite chair, watch his or her favorite show, eat something delicious, and, of course, spend money.

If you love a Taurus, be generous with your possessions. Keep in mind that despite Taurus's attempts at denial about the best of everything, this sign is very materialistic. Speaking of the best, your Taurus partner has a sensual side. Remember touch, touching makes wonderful harmony and keeping a supply of scented candles, body oils and creams is important. Massages, hot tubs, bubble baths, all these can prolong an evening of amore. Remember to never suggest anything in the budget category, in exchange your Taurus lover will keep you warm on a cold winter night and will fill your tummy and heart with rich delicacies forever after.

Sky Watch: Here we go again...just a breath of relief from a backward Venus and now we have Mercury dancing in the reverse. Never any break this year. Talk of money continues...stock market and on and on...we are weary of this rhetoric. Venus and Mars combined in Aries should bring some very aggressive solutions. We may not like them, but they will cut through all the you-know-what. Dates: May 7-30th.

Forecast for the Signs

Aries (March 21-April 20) Aries will display the yin-yang of life during this merry month of May. Both Venus and Mars are in the sign of Aries which by nature puts gentle Venus in an uncomfortable pairing. The aggressive desire of Mars can bring lovely Venus to her knees. Try to direct this combo in a positive way. Aries is all about me...me...me. So okay make it everything about you. Go for a new coat of armor, style your coif and toss color into your wardrobe. Cosmic Advice: Mercury begins his backward dance. He returns to the rather slow kind of thinking that drives you a bit crazy. Be patient for three weeks.

Taurus (April 22-May 20) Taurus doesn't mind backward Mercury. He dances in the sign of Taurus and as a Taurus you understand this reverse thinking and will fare well. If what you have been expecting to be said is at last spoken, know that this is not the finale because the subject will resurface again. On a personal note you must wait until the 31st of the month. Cosmic Advice: Venus and Mars are together in the sign of Aries. This is not a great match for gentle Venus. These two are hung up back stage and are putting pressure on Taurus from behind the scenes.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) Gemini will come to know that there is much activity surrounding your hopes and dreams. Perhaps you should take some time to review your plans and with Mercury dancing backward this is the perfect month to revise. What you are thinking is not for public knowledge. It is better to keep things to your self right now. Cosmic Advice: Venus and Mars bring both men and women into your life whose main objective is to ignite your fire and plant the seeds to get you motivated.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) Cancer, for a brief few days, thinks he or she could give his or her mind a rest...wrong. With Mercury dancing backward you must continue discussing or traveling or making your point using the long-winded route. And, if you were sure that money played no role in these current events...you are wrong again. Cosmic Advice: The truth, with Venus and Mars in duet you are keenly aware of your worth and since you know this as fact, you are ready to go to battle for what you deserve.

Leo (July 23-August 22) Leo will not get a break from thinking about his or her reputation and how he or she interacts with the public, namely Leo's image. Mercury is dancing backward, re-emphasizing much that has been said over the past several weeks. Cosmic Advice: With Venus and Mars in Aries this can lighten up what seems so pedantic. Repeating yourself and having to explain over and over is tiring. A trip is possible, a quick trip.

Virgo (August 23-September 22) Virgo shouldn't mind the backward dance of Mercury because it stays in the complimentary earth sign of Taurus. You do not mind speaking about the same subjects or rehashing what happened last month. Cosmic Advice: With Venus and Mars in Aries you may have to fight for what is yours, or be given, gifted if you will, some cash to keep you warm on cold nights.

Libra (September 23-October 22) Libra finds the combo of Mars and Venus a little taxing for his or her gentle persona. A partnership can be a little on the heated side with Mars overpowering the love planet. Keep arguments on a low burner, trade aggression for passion. Cosmic Advice: Mercury dancing backward in Taurus forces you to repeat like everyone else. Money issues, especially those related to others continue. Hopefully once Mercury dances forward in June you can relax a little.

Scorpio (October 23-November 21) Scorpio should be aware that the duet of Mars and Venus in Aries could make you sick. This can be an illness related to eating too much spicy/hot food or heart sick over a love relationship. The good news is Aries energy burns off quick and is usually forgotten in s brief space of time. Cosmic Advice: Problem number two arrives with backward Mercury. You will have to rehash partnership issues. Sorry, but it must be done.

Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) Sagittarius should be aware that Mercury dancing backward forces you to think and speak in terms of how you feel (your health) and the hum drum activities associated with daily routine. You can grow weary of hearing yourself. Cosmic Advice: The duo of Venus and Mars in Aries offers some relief. This combo gives quick fixes. Spending time with young people and someone you love is a wonderful way to Band-Aid what ails you.

Capricorn (December 22-January 19) Capricorn is okay with Mercury dancing backward in the earth sign of Taurus. This does not cause too many hardships for Capricorn. Repetition centers around a reward coming due, better ways to enjoy life and taking a few well considered risks can be revisited as well. Cosmic Advice: Mars and Venus combine in Aries to push some of Capricorn's buttons. Sometimes this is good, you need the challenge. Your home can benefit from a desire to redecorate.

Aquarius (January 20-February 18) Aquarius is weighed down by the repeat of conversation. Most of the talk is around domestic issues. Better to re-route the energy into landscaping or gardening. Use your clever imagination to beautify what is around you. Cosmic Advice: Venus and Mars combined in Aries offers a package of opportunities. You have to be quick and get to the front of the line. Having an ego and a "me" attitude will work to your advantage if you balance that gentle side as well. Money can be the gain.

Pisces (February 19-March 20) Pisces finds an opportunity in the rhetoric of backward Mercury. Neighbors, siblings, relatives and community can take their places in voicing or rehashing old issues. Dealing with repetition will be easier than the challenges ahead in June. Cosmic Advice: Venus and Mars combined are stationed next to you. They are offering advice on how to make your resources increase and how to take the bull by the horns and all that stuff. Temper a tendency to be too aggressive by keeping the harmony and balance in your checking account.

Linda Merlino is the author of Belly of the Whale

"Belly of the Whale is a powerful and poignant novel about hope in the face of despair. It is a gripping tale filled with suspense and an unforgettable character in whose life we are immediately invested. Merlino does not disapppoint with this excellent read!" ~ Amazon Review.

Website LindaMerlino.com


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Saturday, April 25, 2009

Sun Activity - April 26, 2009

from Space Weather News
http://spaceweather.com

SUNSET CONJUNCTION: When the sun goes down on Sunday, April 26th, step outside and look west. An exquisitely-slender crescent Moon is lining up with Mercury and the Pleiades star cluster for a three-way conjunction in the sunset sky. Click here for the full story and a sky map: spaceweather.com/headlines

UNEXPECTED SOLAR ACTIVITY: The sun produced an unexpected burst of activity on April 23rd when an enormous prominence rose over the northeastern limb and erupted. A coronal mass ejection (CME) billowed away from the blast site, but the billion-ton cloud is not heading toward Earth. Visit spaceweather.com for movies of the event.

To sign up for free space weather alerts, click here.

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Friday, April 24, 2009

Bitch of the Day

That would be me. Something wasn't right today and I said something about it. It's been bothering me all day. This is something I would typically hash over with my significant other, who when he was well, before the brain problem and cancer, was a beacon of wisdom at times like this. But he died last year and there is no one who has taken his place as my best friend and confidant. There's been a void that way and today I really felt it. I guess that's why I'm here - now I have the entire world who lands on my blog to chime in about this.

So it goes...I should have guessed today would be challenging. It started off when I dropped a big Costco jar of Kalamata olives, juice and all on my purple carpet - yes, purple carpet in the kitchen. That's a lot of olives and juice for my carpet cleaner to suck up. The olive juice was eggplant color; I actually kind of liked the subtle color change from the purple, even to the point of considering splashing the entire floor with the eggplant olive juice to update the look - my Sag moon kicks in at times like this, forever and sometimes desperately looking for the bright side of crises, catastrophes, and my daily screw-ups. Dropping things from rushing about is my biggest test of patience with myself lately. Unfortunately, that patience didn't extend to the dentist's office today and maybe it was a good thing.

To preface a bit, I've had the same dentist for more than ten years. I know his staff and some of us email each other about mutual interests. I like them all, even the newbie who was on hand to intern on me today. I'm patient with others, more than I am with myself, but I have learned to be extra cautious about my medical care. I have been exposed to a great deal of radiation during my life, more than most, EMFs and double dose of radiation for cancer treatment, all factors contributing to my body creating tumors the way some teenagers have acne breakouts. My boyfriend once measured all my surgical scars and came up with exactly 2 feet of them.

The modern dentists' office now sports a digital PC capable of x-raying your teeth, gums, and other peridontal innards by immediately showing them on a computer monitor. The dental assistant told me that the new machine emits 90% less radiation than the "old way." Especially for me, needing to be cautious about yet another layer of radiation bombarding me, I was grateful to hear that 90% info. I hope it's true.

Back to the intern, a month out of graduation, who was trying to get decent-looking x-rays. She was taking forever, re-doing and re-clicking constantly to get a readable x-ray. Finally, I looked to the monitor and saw that out of about 40 clicks (x-rays), she had "saved" only four. And I could see that one of those was very blurry. So she could click away until she got one right. That bothered me.

This had nothing to do with personalities. She seemed pleasant enough, but already overloaded from years of radiation, I wasn't the right candidate to be her guinea pig. Even my dentist came by and asked if there was a problem. As she was assuring with, "No, not at all," I give him a look to say, "Yes, there is...and help!"

This continual clicking without success wasn't improving with the newbie's practice. I finally and politely told her that I was worried about the excessive radiation and would she please find someone else to do the x-rays on me. After a few murmurs on the other side of the wall, someone else came in to finish up on me without any extra radiation clicks. I have been saved from the newbie and God knows how much more radiation.

A few things about this event bother me:

1. I don't usually make waves but I felt protecting myself from more radiation was important. Simultaneously, I felt badly about the newbie feeling badly, but at the same time I felt empowered about my own health and relieved that I asked her to stop.

2. She was way too new and/or incompetent and shouldn't have been let loose on patients, at least not yet. The dentist or staff management should have tested her before they hired her.

3. One disadvantage of this digital x-ray machine is that it's too easy to keep clicking away until you get a perfect image. Each click is radiation exposure. It could lend itself to sloppy work by the staff. Remember when each x-ray had to be perfect and you'd wait for it to be developed? Far more care went into that process than with this new digital one.

I'm just glad I won't need full-mouth x-rays for a good long while. ~ Tara

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Thursday, April 23, 2009

Cruelty to Pigs Begins Monday, April 27

We Have only Four Days to Save Pigs from Trauma Training in North Dakota!

This alert just in from PCRM (Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine):

Monday, April 27, live pigs are scheduled to be used and then killed in a trauma training course at North Dakota State University in Fargo. Help is needed to end this unnecessary and cruel use of animals, which takes place in partnership with MeritCare Hospital.

Across the nation, more than 90 percent of Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) courses are effectively taught using human-based simulators, not live pigs. But in Fargo, this course involves cutting open live, anesthetized pigs and practicing emergency medical procedures. After the training session, the animals are killed.

Please call, e-mail, or write a letter to North Dakota State University (NDSU) president Joseph A. Chapman, Ph.D., and politely ask him to end animal use in the institution’s ATLS course.

Joseph A. Chapman, Ph.D.
President
North Dakota State University
Old Main 102, NDSU Dept. 1000
P.O. Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050
Phone: 701-231-7211
E-mail: Joseph.Chapman@ndsu.edu

Then forward this message to your friends who care about animals. Being polite is the most effective way to help these animals. Send an automatic e-mail.

This is my brief email if you'd like to use it when you get to the form:
_____

Please consider using the TraumaMan System for your experiments, instead of live pigs. This alternative is effective and avoids the unnecessary cruelty and death of live pigs.

Thank you,

Tara Pierce
(make sure to put your snail and email address here; it gives more authority to your message)
__________

Last month, PCRM obtained records through the North Dakota Open Records Law that prove that North Dakota State University is partnering with MeritCare Hospital in Fargo to use live animals in its Advanced Trauma Life Support program.

On April 15, 2009, PCRM filed a complaint with NDSU’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. The complaint cites outdated and misleading information provided to the committee by the ATLS program director.

In addition, the complaint cites an ongoing survey by PCRM, which has so far received responses from 202 ATLS programs in the United States and Canada. The survey has found that 188 of those programs (more than 90 percent) exclusively use nonanimal models for instruction. The vast majority of those 188 programs exclusively use the TraumaMan System. Learn more about the TraumaMan System.

If you have any questions, please contact me at rmerkley@pcrm.org. Thanks so much for your help!

Best regards,

Ryan Merkley
Manager of Humane Education Programs
rmerkley@pcrm.org.

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Children of the New Earth Conference May 29-31, 2009

On May 29-31, 2009 in Sacramento, California, we will be bringing together children, young adults, parents and professionals for the purpose of co-creating new ways of recognizing and serving the highly intuitive children that are being born in these most amazing times. There will be presentations, panel discussions and interactive workshops for all ages.

The Spiritual Life Center (I'm grateful to be a member of this award-winning choir!) often contributes to nurturing CHANGE in the community and beyond and is a sponsor of this event. This video announces the Children of the New Earth Conference for which the public is enthusiastically invited. Enjoy... Tara



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Friday, April 17, 2009

Venus Retrograde, then Direct April 17, 2009

Venus Retrograde and Direct - An Astrologers Interpretation
By Donna Page


Astrologers look to the sky for symbols and meanings reflected back on earth in our human interactions and existence. Venus, the planet that represents what we love and value is direct Friday April 17th at 3:24PM EDT. The impact when Venus moves direct or retrograde is significant and circumstances that involve Venus, such as relationship and money issues, are prominent.

Venus is at the last degree of Pisces, connected to a fixed star that symbolizes sorrow and suffering. Venus at this position is the epitome of what it can mean to love unconditionally and to let go of something or someone even when we do not understand why something is the way it is.

Venus in Pisces is creative and romantic. Venus began its retrograde from Aries, asking us; what about me? Pisces is about being willing to sacrifice for love. What in our relationships do we need to let go of? What do we need to do to have the right relationships?

The chart of Venus direct has the Moon in Aquarius and the Sun in Aries. Friends, leadership and connecting with others will be important themes until the next Venus retrograde in October 2010. To have a deeper understanding of Venus in her retrograde cycle, cast a chart for the exact time that Venus goes retrograde and another chart for when she moves direct. This is saying, let go of a relationship even if there is pain and suffering in doing so, or realize that in order to maintain a certain relationship that you will have to sacrifice your wants and needs to keep the relationship in your life. Neither choice may be the one you would prefer if everything was perfect.

What the energy of the planets is asking us to do is to let go of pain and suffering even if we are justified in the suffering. There are many reasons why we suffer; loss, grief, people dying before we want them to, those we are passionately in love with not loving us in return, losing a job to no fault of our own, illness that descends upon us for no apparent reason, and more. Let go of the need to understand why something tragic has happened, and trust that there is a higher reason and intellect that is beyond our knowing or seeing at the present moment.

The vibration of this astrology transit also asks us to love with detachment. Wish the best for all, rise to a higher humanitarian state where you want all beings to be happy. Relationships that have been in a holding pattern will start to change; purchasing decisions that you have been delaying can be made now, and fear around spending money will decrease as merchants have an increase in sales.

Astrologers have a fascinating tool that provides insight into the mood swings of the public. S tudy astrology and you will find that as above, so below. The reflection and symbols in the astrology chart manifest in events on earth.

Donna Page is an astrologer who promotes the ability to create the life you want faster and with ease by becoming in tune with the influence of the planets. Get your free report on how the planets can impact you personally and globally. For more helpful tips and resources on understanding astrology go to www.lovinglightastrologer.com

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Thursday, April 09, 2009

Postponed - Gavin Newsom in Sacramento, April 23, 2009

~~~Thursday, April 23 Town Hall Postponed~~~~
The new date, time and place of the town hall will be posted when rescheduled.

________________

Sacramento Town Hall with Gavin Newsom:
Getting California Back on Track


NewsomForCalifornia.com

Gavin Newsom, the mayor of San Francisco will be speaking at Congregation B'Nai Israel, 3600 Riverside Blvd. Sacramento, CA on Thursday, April 23rd.

Here is his statement: "We all pay the price for the poverty of new ideas in our state government. It’s time to have an honest conversation about how to get our troubled state back on track. That’s why I hope you will join me for a frank and unfiltered conversation about California’s future. Please join me on Thursday, April 23 as we talk about how to solve California’s most crucial challenges, and how we can all participate in the struggle to get California back on track."

What:Sacramento County Conversation about California’s
Future with Gavin Newsom

Where:Congregation B'Nai Israel
3600 Riverside Blvd.
Sacramento, CA

When:Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 6:30pm

You can RSVP here or call (415) 516-1252.
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Monday, April 06, 2009

Psychic Insights for Spring 2009

By Elissa Heyman
www.ElissaHeyman.com


Friendship is going to be important this Spring, as many changing things happen. April is a time of big changes for people, all over the world. These can be personal changes, inner changes, and positive changes, as long as one doesn't resist change.

We are all here to receive some receiving blows that wake us up, some receiving arrows of love and enlightenment. Change happens so fast now...we are worlds apart in April. Don't waste a dime of energy fretting over something that happened... everything that's meant to change, changes.

Anger can boil over in April: there's a lot of built-up negative energy in the world, and right now circumstances allow for its expression. In personal relationships, try to back out, or rest from strife, rather than trying to negotiate where it's clearly a struggle. It's better to walk away.

The full moon is attracting a lot of attention, as if extreme things can happen on this full moon on the 9th. The positive use of such a cathartic time is for personal healing and the release of all one's old stories.

Help can come from new sources: masterful people at their utilitarian peak can appear, good news about alternative energy is near at hand, and later in the Spring, the planets' grinding action on all our foundations is mitigated by fortunate aspects that should lighten the atmosphere considerably and give us hope for the future. But what a beginning!

The Speaking Stones on personal and professional growth this Spring: "Speedy" is the operative word: People with talent and cooperative energy flowing through their projects and partnerships come into full bloom rapidly this Spring.

Those who are rearranging their lives, making themselves more at peace with themselves and the world, can rise quickly from past conflicts that mired them. People re-group with new focus in this Spring's powerfully transformative energy.

Out in the World: (written January, 2009) In the U.S, Obama continues to surprise the people around him; extreme economic instability is still the focus; Hillary Clinton (or another female) is in the headlines, and somewhere in the Middle East, things really blow up, affecting a whole group of people.

In America the cultural trend will be to pay attention to one's own community, to get more civic-minded and local rather than global. The colors of this new time have a richer, warmer energy, and a new strength.

Things stay up in the air for a long time, but a sense of trust and connection can build with the foundation which is not yet laid. First, new laws are put in place, or trust is established, and in four or five years the young people will really make a difference. Creative, simpler technologies connected to something out in space (the sun?) appear. The biggest discovery that changes things up ahead is with energy, although the source isn't clear.

Spring shows the activation of karmic, impacting circumstances, the unknown effect of changes to the very foundation. Attack, war, and aggression, are a strong possibility in April, and that people are boiling over mad about something. However, regarding the U.S. and the Obama administration, divination continues to show surprise to the upside in terms of how this all works out, contrary to the headlines or logic.

The idea of creating bridges through more communication with other countries looks promising -- radical innovation, completely new ways of doing things, create a more stable world. The month of May has astrological aspects indicating people could be a lot more optimistic about the future.

Que Pasa in Mexico? (posted January 23rd, 09). In the February 2008 newsletter I wrote about Calderon’s war on drugs losing steam, and that "Mexican leadership, possibly new, may shift focus away from the cartels and onto other social concerns.' Now, say the spirits, "The (Mexican) people are due for a change in what they pay attention to and how they do things...they are ripe for another order--this one has descended into chaos." Mexico has to do what Obama is trying to get Americans to do: to get all people to take responsibility, no matter what part they played. A fairer-skinned leader could rise from the middle of Mexico. This Spring could bring "dirty bombs", and that the West coast becomes more built up, or becomes more of a tourist destination.

Personal Guidance for Spring 2009
(Individual Messages for the Astrological Signs Follow)

Number One: You are Number One! Let yourself off the hook from the job of saving the world and tend to the care and well-being of your own self. This is the mother of all inner times...use it to get those check-ups, improve personal routines, and be good to yourself. (This was particularly true in March, still the case in April.) Take care of yourself and do for yourself, first and foremost.
Expect to realign partnerships: Because divisiveness is sure to follow if you don't share values. Expect to re-align, make adjustments to, or change partnerships if you and your partner are not on the same page. Spring's lesson is to be discerning about the company you keep.

Reach out to people this Spring: Make new friends, enter new social experiences--catch the spirit of adventure that's in the air, urging people to go and get involved in something new...it leads to more pleasure and a richer life. You'll be reaping the rewards of reaching out in May.

Psychic Insights for the Astrological Signs for Spring 2009

This seems like a time that you either change, or something happens to you anyway that creates a change--everyone's bending and growing in some new way, and entering into new partnerships with themselves. For the details, read your Sun, Moon, and Rising Signs.

Aries: This Spring, enjoy life, be willing to relax, gathering energy and creative ideas rather than cranking them out, and with that first Spring project, just work on it when you feel like it, and stop when you don't. Everything is in place--you are better prepared for change than you might think.

Taurus: You can be worried about where life is taking you, while actually going into a more powerful place than before. You can make your own place a more powerful place for you--there is power in paying attention to the highest version of what is going on with you, the one all about your growing consciousness, your greater understanding of where you belong and where you shine.

Gemini: What you want, and where you want to go, is something you get to later, so the challenge is being in the world now in a way that makes you happy. Congratulations are in order for closing one chapter of your life, and now you're organizing around new ones. Realism is called for: you might have to make strong changes to get into the world what you want.

Cancer: Two different messages: You can feel quite special and very connected this Spring, and are likely to receive gifts that make you feel magic is at hand. Even Nature shows you its best, go out on the land! Travel plans work out well, filled with enjoyable social circumstances. #2: Time is on your side when it comes to having the right ideas at the right time: your ideas find an audience and success. P.S. Recognize what can't be changed...the way change happens to you, you're likely to run into circumstances that can't be manipulated.

Leo: Feeling safer and healthier, with peace of mind, you begin a new journey in life this Spring. Possessing greater resolve and self-understanding, you have no need to revisit what's already happened. Now you deal with your personal power and get straight how to use it. Fatefully, a karmic interaction can head you in a particular direction. You seek to be in better form, with greater order and organization, and within you a new beauty is born.

Virgo: The world provides for you better than it has in the past. You might go on a pleasure trip! The unknown works well for you: you can build bridges and create new foundations for yourself. Education refines some important aspect of your communication. You're protected by new developments, and you land on your feet in new worlds. Bless your head (much is being released), your body, your gifts, your destiny---the future is looking good!

Libra: Change is liberating and expansive for you now, having already let go of a lot and gone through a lot--you're more or less cleaned off by the time Spring rolls around. You don't have time for too much from the past, or shouldn't make too much time. The way to run into the best possibilities is to run out to meet them --it's when you are "in the field", and embodying change, that you end up in the place with the most possibilities.

Scorpio: You break from old formats, or perhaps new arrangements are made for you. Somehow routine activities can lead to unexpected developments. Education is a valuable tool now in getting what you want. It's your actions that count-- never mind if your head goes back and forth. Your route may be obscure, but you're headed towards balance.

Sagittarius: Even if you're going into uncharted territory, it looks like you have support for taking a risk. Your good choices and helpful connections will be revealed later. You tend to be trendsetters, picking up on where things are going, more willing to leave the past behind than most, and have reason to get somewhere first.

Capricorn: Be discerning about the company you keep: you grow by going right instead of left. You find better environments for your gifts, and improved accoutrements and accessories to support you. Be suspicious of anything or anyone who has dubious qualities; it's easy to get into difficult money issues, too.

Aquarius: You have fewer questions than the rest of us, in that you know your direction and what you want to accomplish, and you're simply working on it. Self-confidence grows, even in the absence of concrete developments. Expect relationships to progress, although those needing resolution will have to wait because of unknown variables; but your relationship picture trends positive.

Pisces: You are in creative mode, and in a more stable place than the average bear this Spring. You're coming from a relatively balanced place, intent on making the most of the new beginnings possible in your life, and enjoying where cooperative, collaborative partnerships can go.

Elissa Heyman practices psychic counseling and healing in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and around the world via telephone. In-person or telephone sessions are available Monday-Saturday. Please visit Elissa’s website at www.ElissaHeyman.com for more information. To contact directly, please call 505-982-3294 or email at elissaheyman@earthlink.net. A full-time professional since 1979, her mission is to provide a helpful and healing service through the healing and psychic arts.
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Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Free Ebook - Bringing Home the Love

Chris Walker is one of my favorite writers on spirituality, love, and relationships.

I often post his insightful articles on AstroStar.com. His latest is Quality Control - Needed for Sacred Relationships, which emphasizes just how important it is to commit time to our relationships. Too often, our most significant relationship takes a back seat to other secondary commitments. Committed time for relationship should rarely be compromised if a loving relationship is to be nurtured and sustained.

Chris is currently offering a free download for his Ebook
Bringing Home the Love.

An excerpt from Chris's ebook:

For many years I found it all too easy to come home with excuses. I'd blame the office, my team, the economy, and the client. I'd say, "Gee honey, sorry I am so tired tonight" and excuse myself from contribution. I even blamed those relationships at one stage. I found out that it was certainly the way I worked.

Relationships impact our lives more than any other single topic and relationships are impacted in our lives more than even our health. Many people surrender to singledom, some just stay and complain about it. Others find ways to be in one yet hide behind their spiritual practices. I have done all these and I find that it is better to be more authentic about love than any other topic.

I have tried many ways to deal with what appears to be a conflict in western relationships between social and work demands, and my spiritual and personal needs in relationship. I've tried many relationships, and much love, I tried obsessing with Yoga to take the pressure off, I tried working so hard that I had no needs left when I got home.


"I made a little ebook and attached it to this conversation. It's what I've found helps to keep my relationship sacred. Download Bringing Home the Love." ~ Chris.

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