Pranic Reiki

Filed under Reflections on February 4, 2016

I went to a beautiful sound bath, meditation, and Reiki healing event last night and it was extraordinary. Although I practice Reiki regularly, it had been a while since I had contemplated the Reiki Precepts and Reiki Mantras. Although any disciplined spiritual practice can deliver amazing results in terms of inner peace and overall well-being, a combined series of techniques at once is extremely powerful….

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Finding Motivation

Filed under Reflections on January 28, 2016

Sometimes there is so much to do that it’s hard to know where to begin. I could tell you to buckle down and just complete your task list, but there may be something else you could use to motivate yourself. Here is a 3-minute exercise to find focus. First step: breathe. Take a deep breath and let it out. Repeat this…

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Hellenistic Time Lords

Filed under Advanced Topics, Astrology on November 2, 2015

Each point in a natal chart falls under a progressed rulership. Each point remains under the influence of that sign for its natural period of rulership. The length of rulership is derived from the synodic return cycle of a planet, or the time is takes for a planet to return and conjunct the Sun at approximately the same degree. For…

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Planetary Hours

Filed under Advanced Topics, Astrology on October 13, 2015

Firstly, I’d like to explain how the days of the week are involved. Not many people are conscientious of this, but the days of the week have always been named after these seven planets. Monday is obvious; it’s Moon Day. Tuesday is named after the Roman name for Mars, “Martis” and, therefore, “Tis Day.” Wednesday has departed from the Latin…

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House Meaning

Filed under Astrology, Intro Topics on August 30, 2015

Each house represents an aspect of terrestrial life, which allows the astrologer to read which area of life an event will occur or a personality trait will express. Each house is flavored by the planets that control that faculty of life. For example, Mercury and Saturn own the first house, which describes an individual’s ability to outsmart (Mercury) the difficulties…

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