Fortune Forecast 7/20 - 7/26

BE WILLING TO FEEL

Shift into the body and into feeling this week. It's so easy to live a life of the mind, thinking, thinking, thinking. With all of our technological advances, it's easy to lost touch with our five senses and the immense information these senses provide. The body needs care and attention now. A little can go a long way towards creating well being. When the body feels good, things tend to flow better. So many of us have valid worries and fears these days and yet, putting off taking care of the body in favor of working these problems out just doesn't work! Instead, make self-are a bigger priority knowing that as our physical energy comes up, so does our ability to manifest what we want. Coming back to the body means being willing to acknowledge the energies that don't feel good. Undertake this project with joy.

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Monday 7/20
GROWTH ACCELERATES
Stuff is happening! Opportuities are arriving and the wheels are turning. We can expect this cycle to continue to expand. It's just starting. What needs to be done to prepare for the onslaught of activity? Get organized now and make time for meditative activities. Any effort put towards this will pay off handsomely when the momentum builds and we find ourselves rushing headlong into new challenges.

Tuesday 7/21...Soul Song Meditation today at 8:30am pacific! COME PLAY.
STOP THE CYNICISM
That little voice is always there, waiting to pop out with some deflating comment. How often have we held ourselves back from the growth and expansion our spirit has laid out for us just because the ego mind turns on with some snarky commentary? A LOT. Make it a project to notice this little voice and the triggers that fire it. Replace the negativity with an affirming, loving mantra.


Wednesday 7/22
CONNECT AND PLAY
Being social is the most spiritual thing we can do today. Make time for it. Perhaps some of our friends are scattered far and wide? Reach out and make contact. Resist the urge to be isolated and find someone to play with. The energy and enthusiasm we stand to gain from these interactions is well worth the effort it takes to make it happen. Get out and mix it up.

Thursday 7/23
INDULGE THE SENSES
Our bodies are alchemical in nature, meaning they have the wisdom to take energy in and transform it. Our sense play an integral role in this process so amp up the sensuality and with it, the ability to manifest magic. Even a small treat can act as a healing balm to a body whose needs have been overlooked in the struggle to accomplish. Stop and smell the roses, feel the sun and hear the chirping birds.

Friday 7/24
BALANCE HEAD AND HEART
Ambitions are growing in intensity. We have the energy we need to pursue these ambitions but something is off kilter. When the head and the heart disagree about how to get somewhere, everything stops. We can heal the rift today by listening to both opinions and coming up with a compromise. They both want the same thing and once we see that it's easy to surge ahead.

Saturday 7/25
OPEN TO GENEROSITY
Gifts want to drop in today but we won't even see them if we're not in a receptive space. We're powerful creatures and in our power we often forget that receiving requires the willingness to be vulnerable. Let someone spoil you! It feels so good to give so why would you ever take that away from someone who's trying to give to you? Receiving is a form of giving...it's about giving someone else the joy of giving.

Sunday 7/26
PAUSE BEFORE CHOOSING
Though it may seem like there's no time to slow down and reflect today, we need to do just that. Opportunities that are meant to be will wait as we gather our thoughts and our wits. Being rushed means being sloppy. There are choices to be made and they are not all equal. Sift through and find the best ones and cast the rest aside. This can only work from a calm, centered space.

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STAY IN MOTION

Moving meditation can be anything we enjoy doing. This form of meditation can help us move through the energies that build up and cause density around our bodies. It's no wonder we tend to drift away sometimes! Who wants to feel trapped in a body that feels like a brick box? When it comes to opening to more sensuality and more feeling, movement can help us come home to ourselves in a way that feels easier and more pleasant. Find an enjoyable activity and do it. Don't put it off any longer. Get to it and feel good...

Stealth

Lately, I've been incredibly attracted to Native American traditions, sounds and lore. It makes sense that being a westerner, I would have affinity with the legacy of the land I live on. I was meditating recently and saw/experienced a past life with my children. I was their mother (again) and we were living in a tribe out on the plains. It was a happy life of simplicity and alignment with natural cycles. Needless to say, it ended badly when our village was attacked by vindictive soldiers. Though my children and I tried to become the wind, we couldn't escape the attack and its aftermath.

This leads me to an interesting question. If an amazing experience ends badly, how do we claim what was wonderful and make peace with the pain? When it comes to past lives (and the life we're living now), it seems we tend to cast off the whole experience if it ends tragically. We have difficulty extracting the wisdom and beauty if it's layered in trauma.

One of the qualities that struck me about my Native American life was STEALTH. I want to reclaim that quality and apply it to the life I'm living now.

Stealth...I love that word! Stealth is graceful and grounded and connected to guidance. Stealth is strategic and calculated and wonderful. Stealth to me means strength, planning and grace. Stealth means going after what's desired calmly, confidently and with focus.


When I was a little girl, my brothers and I used to play cowboys and Indians in the dark of our house. One of us would be the cowboy (whose role was to chase down the Indians). At the time, we lived in a large house with many, great hiding places. I remember how quietly I would move around, constantly on the go, aware of the person trying to find me. I was able to be absolutely silent, patient and always a step ahead of the bumbling cowboy. I remember how much pleasure I derived from being so stealthy. The game usually ended in forfeiture because my brothers could never catch me. I was a stealthy girl!

Lately, we all seem to be prone to overwhelm and chaos. Transitions bring upheaval and unexpected events. So often these days, we find ourselves simply reacting to what's happening, sticking our finger in the dam, trying to keep the flood at bay. How can we create more stealth?

Stealth is born out of quiet.

Back to the question at hand. How do we extract the magic from traumatic events?

Peace is born out of quiet.

Hmmm, there seems to be a theme here and it's called QUIET. I'm not even referring to literal quiet as in eliminate all the noise in our environment. Rather I'm talking about quiet in the internal world. Our bodies are noisy with feelings, demands and needs. We also tend to absorb energy from people we love. This can make for a lot of noise in the internal world. For those of us seeking a deeper experience of peace, we need to get quiet. For those of us looking for answers and solutions, we need to get quiet. For those of us looking for miracles, we need to get quiet.

Make it a priority...put it at the top of the list. Even a moment or two of quiet throughout the day can totally shift us into deeper awareness and more power. Take a deep breath and notice what's around you right here and now. This moment is the seed of quiet.

Think back on difficult time periods. What was wonderful about those experiences? Is there some quality that was developed that got left behind because of a difficult ending? Perhaps it was trust or innocence or wisdom? Perhaps it was patience or faith or love? Perhaps it was abundance or confidence or accomplishment? Let's be stealthy in our pursuit of quiet for in the still calm of awareness, all things are possible and miracles abound.

Fortune Forecast 7/13 - 7/19

TURN IRON INTO GOLD

Each one of us is an alchemist and a magician. Often we forget how powerful we are as we get sucked into the challenges of living in a material world. Now is the time to wake up to the brilliance and the magic that's waiting, dormant. If there's an unfolding situation that's less than ideal, change it! Perhaps part of the problem is the terrible idea that we can't change it, that we're trapped and unable to move. That's got to be one of the most soul crushing energies on the planet. The energy of NO CHOICE will have your spirit flying off to warmer climes. The key to capitalizing on our alchemical potential lies in the experience of our bodies. Come back to that lovely body with love. When the body feels rested and cared for, the miracles start to manifest. What simple adjustments can be made in our routines this week that boost our spirits and get us back in the game? Do it and watch the iron turn to gold.

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Monday 7/13
LET THE HEALING UNFOLD
We don't always have control over how a healing plays out. Today, we might be surprised at some of the intensity that manifests. It's all part of our soul's healing plan. See the challenges that arise today as an answer to a prayer hidden in a box of junk. Don't resist revisiting painful, old dynamics. This healing has layers but as each layer falls away, we get closer to the core and closer to freedom.

Tuesday 7/14
CHAOS ERUPTS
There's no way around it. Today is a day of chaos and craziness. If we know this, we can stop taking it personally or trying to fix it. A sense of humor can work wonders when it all starts to fall apart. A conflict that has been brewing in the background is coming to the fore. Don't step away. Go into it and do what it takes to create resolution. It will feel good to move on from this particular tension.

Wednesday 7/15
ACCEPT A GIFT
Something lovely wants to drop in today. All we have to do is let it. Happy surprises tend to show up in disguises, so check everything twice before saying no. How often do we inadvertently miss out on the magic because we are focused on the mundane? Do what it takes to raise the ability to receive. Cast off the mantle of having to handle everything alone. This stance tends to block the spiritual magic.

Thursday 7/16
LEAP INTO THE VOID
Go ahead! You know you want to. Follow a whim today. It's time to take a risk, even if the outcome is sketchy and uncertain. What matters here is the act of faith, not what happens afterward. Ironically, when we let go of the picture we carry of what we want and need to create, we often end up creating it. Funny how that works. Take a playful approach and let the chips fall where they may.

Friday 7/17
RELATIONSHIPS SHOW STRAIN
Those tiny cracks are about to become big fissures. Action is called for. This action might include getting everything out in the open as well as expressing appreciation and care. It's easy to live in relationship disharmony. Say no to that! It won't take much to get things back on track and back to a space that feels right. Don't overlook loved ones today in favor of dreams that seem more fulfilling.

Saturday 7/18
FEAR OVERWHELMS
There's not much that can be done to stem the tide of fear today. It's in the air and like an infectious illness, it's spreading quickly. This is a great day to step back and retreat if possible. The spiritual warrior knows when to step back and when to go forward. No amount of pushing will get us through this swamp. Some days are just a mess despite our best efforts.

Sunday 7/19
IMMOLATE NOT DESECRATE
Make it sacred. Spend the day being mindful of what energy is broadcasting from the body. Is it light and joyful? Is it heavy and depressed? Once we figure out what we're expressing on an energy level, we can shift into something more comfortable and ultimately more abundant. Whatever it is that's dragging us down has the potential to become absolutely sacred.

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BELIEVE IN MAGIC

That's about all there is to say. Believe in magic because when we stop believing the magic tends to stop as well. This is a very difficult time period for so many of us. The challenges are intense and seemingly unrelenting and yet the space of magic and miracles is also growing and expanding. Can you see that energy, right there, shimmering all around you? Ask it to come into your body. Imagine it in your bath or shower. Sprinkle it on your breakfast. Hardship makes it harder to see this shimmery promise, but it's there just waiting for you to open up to it. Be brave in your willingness to believe even if all the evidence says NO.

I Love Her Voice

Doesn't this song make you want to MOVE? I love her!