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GIFTED GODDESS COLBY REBEL Dive into this months Gifted Goddess interview talking all things purpose and passion with Colby Rebel

What is Your Superpower?

7 TIPS TO LIVING YOUR PURPOSE WITH PASSION AND UNLOCKING THAT PERFECT CAREER

AUGUST 2020

ISSUE 2

It’s time to let go!

WITH OUR 6 STEP RITUAL

“To live your truth fiercely is the greatest gift you can give yourself�

Welcome! from our fierce founder

When you are ready, dive into the article we have on manifesting this month! We hope we’ve given you all the tips you need to start consciously turning your dreams into reality, so you can live your life bigger and bolder than you have ever done. It will be especially handy when you start discovering your superpowers and dive into what your life purpose might be. Our interview with this month’s Gifted Goddess will inspire you to live your best self too. Read her story on how she has created success and happiness by saying YES to her purpose and showing up regardless of what fears came her way.

And then when you are ready to unlock your own purpose and get clear on what your own unique abilities are, you can always dive into our Passion.

Purpose. Pathway. online course.

This month is set to deepen your connection to your wellbeing and inspire you to finally step into, or even deepen, your connection to your life’s mission and purpose.

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elcome to Fierce Truths Magazine!

I am so excited at the magic we’ve pulled together for this issue. With the grounding energy of Virgo overshadowing this issue, you’ll be taken on a journey of health, grounded wellbeing and soul’s purpose. You’ll also be invited to let go of anything that has stopped benefiting you and is no longer serving your needs. Things like releasing old patterns, structures, experiences, people and emotional ties. Because to make way for new and better things to show up in your life, it is important to shift the stagnant energy and step away from the old paradigm of what your life once was.

With the energy of Virgo in your life right now, there has never been a better time to focus on you and what you can create in your life.

So I trust you will enjoy our August issue!

With fierce love,

Kim Bleeze Founder and CEO

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Letter from Founder Meet our founder Kim Bleeze

35 Red Jasper

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Contents Check out what’s in our issue!

37 The Ritual of Letting Go

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Editing Team Meet our editing team

41 Our Fierce Experts

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What is Your Superpower?

Tips to the perfect career

43 Fierce Fitness

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Music of the Month Miss Honey: New Earth Nectar

45 Radical Thinking

10 Book of the Month

47 Earth Whisper

11 Our Gifted Goddess Meet Colby Rebel

49 With Love From the Afterlife Spirit, soul, and psychic advice

21 The Power to Heal

53 Numerology

25 Mind Body Spirit Immunity

57 Horrorscopes and Stars

27 Manifesting Your Dreams

63 Classifieds

31 Protect Your Energy

66 You Are Invited

Change Makers 3rd Edition

The healing power of affirmations Healing with gut health

Turn your thoughts into reality Balance your life

Inner strength and passion 6 step ritual

Who are our fierce experts?

Health and fitness

Re-think your way into joyous living Words of wisdom from the Earth

Read your numbers for this month What do your stars say?

Products and Services Are we looking for you?

The Editing Team Creative Director and Writer

Director of Operations

Kim Bleeze

Nikki Bowler

Communications Manager and Editor

Writer

Scott Grasso

Elizabeth Vigar

Graphic Designer

Thank You! To our Editing Team and our Fierce Experts for all their hard work!

Andrew Karabatos

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What is

YOUR

Superpower?

by Colby Rebel

7 TIPS TO LIVING YOUR PURPOSE WITH PASSION AND UNLOCKING THAT

PERFECT CAREER

Are you feeling as if there is something more out there for you, but having trouble discovering what that may be? Do you wake up dreading to go to your daily job, but feel there is no other choice? Do you dream of doing something different yet can’t seem to discover what that may be for you?

We all come here with innate soulpurpose. There is an inner destiny and although we know this on a soul level, we sometimes struggle with finding what that may be for us. So, we fall into the daily grind to pay the bills and leave each day with a feeling of emptiness. The key to fulfillment is finding your soul purpose.

You can discover your soul purpose by first unlocking your superpower. Your superpower is a quality or trait that comes naturally to you. Discovering your superpower will guide you to unlocking that perfect career you secretly desire.

How do you find your superpower? Start with what comes naturally for you. For instance, are you a good listener? Your soul purpose may be as a counselor or therapist. Perhaps, you have an eye for color? Your purpose may be to make others feel more empowered through fashion, design or consulting. Do you tend to feel energy around you? You may be here to lend healing in the form of reiki or other forms of healing. All of these natural traits may be your hidden superpower!

By understanding your natural gifts, you can then lean into what that deeper purpose is for you. Perhaps you have been searching for your life purpose and feel discouraged that it hasn’t already presented itself. Most times, we are overthinking our natural gifts. We take them for granted (because they are easy for us) and by default, don’t realize the depths of what we have to offer. When you can look at what comes easy for you and start to put a plan around it, you see it grow. In that growth emerges your truelife purpose. The purpose that makes you feel fulfilled. The purpose that inspires you and ignites your soul deep within.

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NATUR AL GIFTS

PRESSURE

Look at what you naturally enjoy. Do you enjoy

Release the pressure that you place on yourself to

photos and images? Then take a photography class

make it perfect. When you feel as if you only have

to see where that leads! Do you have a natural

one choice, you limit your potential. Realizing your

knack for words? Perhaps, writing is your passion!

talents can be used in multiple ways will help you

You can start by journaling to see how that feels

to explore your options. For example, let ’s say you

for you. Do you enjoy imaginar y stories or true

enjoy photography. You can choose to take nature

experiences? Learning what inspires you helps to

shots or marketing and products shots. You may

lead you in the right direction.

enjoy taking photos of headshots. Remembering that you DO have CHOICES will help you to alleviate the pressure which then allows your imagination

EXPERIENCE Let go of not having experience. When you are naturally gifted, you are half way there. Your talent and skill will make it fun and easy to pursue

to open freely.

EMPATHS

continuing education. Take on an opportunity to

Calling all empaths! Are you empathic? Have you

work as an apprentice or internship to help you

been told you are “ too sensitive? ” Do you pick up

gain the experience necessar y.

on the emotions of others easily? If you answered “yes”, then you may certainly be an empath. Many empaths find themselves lost in their careers

BELIEFS

because they feel limited. You may not enjoy a

Release limiting belief systems. When you have

empath you can be a teacher or healer. You can

a limiting belief system, you will tell yourself a

work with children or the elderly. You would work

stor y that you then must make true. For example:

fantastically within a charitable organization,

“actors struggle”. If that is the stor y you are telling

especially one that has personal meaning to you.

yourself, then subconsciously you will make ever y

You could be an au pair or a therapist.

logical or controlled environment. However, as an

effort necessar y to prove your theor y. Instead, release the negative thoughts and feeling that hold you back and embrace the possibility of financial gain.

MORE THE MERRIER Don’t think negatively if you’ve had several careers up to this point. Multiple careers are an asset as

FEAR

each experience has provided you an opportunity

Fear of Success. Have you ever self-sabotaged?

truly ignites you. Ever y job experience you’ve had

You had an amazing opportunity and yet, because

will lend its skills to your next adventure, so it ’s

you did not fully believe in yourself, found a way

being flexible with yourself as well. If you are too

to sabotage your chances? We have all done this at

stringent in what you think you can do, you are not

some point but releasing any fear of success will

allowing the universe to give you a new opportunity

help you be more courageous and take chances on

that may just be your everlasting call..

to learn new skills and to go inwards to see what

your best investment yet, YOU!

Meet Colby Colby Rebel is an internationally recognized Psychic Medium, Certified Master Spiritual Teacher, Radio Host and Best-Selling author located in Los Angeles, CA. Colby has endured vigorous testing and is a Certified Master Spiritual Teacher of both Psychic and Medium. She is the founder of the Colby Rebel Spirit Centre where she teaches students how to develop their gifts.

Visit www.colbyrebel.com to learn more about Colby.

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You are not meant for stillness.

You are meant for movement and growth and you are here for a deeper purpose that cannot be ignored.

The best training you can do for yourself is self-growth.

Learn who YOU are from the inside out.

Dig deep to see what inspires and motivates you. Don’t settle for security.

You are a great gift to many, and you are needed now more than ever!

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Expand your awareness so that you may live your purpose naturally and authentically.

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MUSIC OF THE MONTH Miss Honey’s debut EP, New Earth Nectar, is a gift of love, joy and beauty for the Earth and all beings.

With each song intentionally crafted to align your body, heart and mind with the truth of who you are, this music is a portal into a more magical, expansive and empowered reality.

When you listen to or sing along with these songs, New Earth light codes flood your being, reprogramming your subconscious mind, activating your 5D heart space, and awakening your next level of inspired, creative expression.

www.misshoneymusic.com

You remember how to fully embody your love, power, and wisdom, so you can ascend into your limitless potential.

New Earth Nectar is also a part of a longer album, songbook and journey called The Divine Aligned Voice, which is available for purchase if you feel called to dive deeper into these paradigm shifting songs and energies.

It’s time to sing a new world into being!

BOOK OF THE MONTH 25 inspirational women share what drives their vision to serve others, create businesses and enrich lives in their communities and around the globe.

You’ll be inspired by their passion for creating change and moved by stories of loss, renewal, and courage and learn how each woman overcame challenges to be a force for good in the world.

Their unique stories will inspire you to push through your limitations until your own vision for impact becomes a reality.

Includes a chapter from our very own founder, Kim Bleeze.

Purchase your autographed copy here: https://kimbleeze.com/product/change-makers-3printed-edition/

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Meet

Colby Rebel Our gifted goddess

by Kim Bleeze

We all have an inner light to shine. One that has the potential to create a positive impact on our little version of the world. Yet, we often may find ourselves shying away from that truthful part of ourselves.

Choosing instead, to remain hidden and only dreaming about our dreams rather than daring to make them come true.

Then there are those fierce women in the world who understanding their worth, their drive, their passion and see it as a non-negotiable. Taking a leap of faith with both feet first and going after what calls to their heart, instead of allowing their fear to be in the driver’s seat.

It will be those women whose inner light shines naturally brighter and for no more a reason than choosing to know courage and own their fierce truth. They dare to follow their dreams and in doing so, become a beacon of hope and inspiration for others whom they touch along the way.

These are our Gifted Goddesses.

Women just like you and me who dared to follow their calling and leap with both feet, intuitively following their souls’ path and saying yes to where their intuition guides them. These women not only live with passion and purpose, they use it to create a massive impact too.

I trust you will be as inspired by their stories as we are and for this month’s issue, let us introduce you to Colby Rebel.

Colby Rebel is an internationally recognized Psychic Medium, Certified Master Spiritual Teacher, Radio Host and Best-Selling author located in Los Angeles, CA. Here is what she had to say.

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KIM: Hi Colby, obviously I know you, but who is Colby Rebel in your own words? What is she about?

COLBY: I would say in my own words I’m about - I am about being authentic and living in your truth.

Without the repercussions of worrying if you’re liked or approved or validated. So, it’s about living your truth with passion with purpose and to really be more courageous. Even when you are feeling fearful.

KIM: I love that, and I think that you absolutely prove that with the courage you show in your career.

COLBY: I think the interesting thing is so many people, even my best friend of like 35 years, will always say is that I am one of the most fearless people they know.

People say that about me all the time and it’s not true.

I definitely have fear. I have worry you know, but I also don’t let that dominate and I think that that’s the difference. I may be fearful but then I will just let go.

I will jump in and I’ll say, “okay let’s just trust” and I think that’s the difference too. I trust unconditionally.

I trust spirit unconditionally, to the point that I won’t really think of the repercussions until after the fact.

That, “oh that could have gone that way, I should have thought about that more”.

KIM: I love that, and I absolutely love hearing you talk about spirit in that way as well. In your work, you know, you’re a medium, you’ve got a podcast show, you travel, and you teach. But you’ve had a few career changes, right? What have these career changes looked like?

COLBY: Well they’ve been really exciting. The career changes have been instrumental in my current career and my life today. So ironically, I’ve had a career with body mind and now spirit. Going back to high school I was an athlete; I was very, very athletic and that athleticism really taught me perseverance. Not to give up, to push past pain. So, I became a professional wrestler and I was a fitness model and I did that for a couple of years. Then, once I did that and I achieved it, I was done. Like, I’ve been on magazine cover, I had this really cool wrestling show that I was a part of. So, there was nothing else in it, I just felt like I was done. Then I went into tax accounting because now I wanted to be known for my mind. I wanted to be taken seriously I guess, and I did that for about 13-14 years, and I enjoyed it.

You know, it’s very much like putting a piece of a puzzle together and I really enjoyed it. But then it just was so loud and clear that was not my calling anymore. We can have careers that we enjoy. We can have careers that at the end of the day, you say, ‘that’s not so bad for the paycheck’ and you have a choice to live that life. But on some level, you will be settling and if you’re okay with that then keep doing it.

So, you can have a career that you are good at. You can have a career that pays well. But is it your calling?

Is it your purpose? And if you still have a nudge, if something is still pushing you, telling you that there is something more, you have to allow yourself to listen to it. Otherwise, you won’t have fulfillment and so that’s where the work with spirit came in. You know, spirit was there all along, but I don’t think I recognized that was my calling. I didn’t recognize that I could

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have a career with them. Even now, I’ve got a career and seven years into this, the more I do it, the more I want it. The more I do it the more I want to serve and help people heal and it’s never ending. I want to write about it, I want to talk about it, I want to teach it, I want to demonstrate it. I want to provide a space for people to come and experience mediumship.

So, if you have that passion, it really does explain what the purpose is. That passion really is, I believe, something all of us have in us and when you figure out what that is, and you go to it boldly and courageously? I believe spirit and the universe will respond.

KIM: Absolutely and you’ve said it yourself, you’ve covered body, you’ve covered mind and now spirit, and all your careers have been so different from each other. So, when you look at what motivated and drove you towards each of those changes, what would you say was behind that? Was it that nudge you mentioned? You know if you have that feeling or that nudge that there’s something more would you say that was ultimately behind it?

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COLBY: I think ultimately it was two things. Definitely, that ‘nudge’ and the second would be that I was going to have a nervous breakdown if I didn’t listen. So, you get that ‘nudge’ and I was taking the CPA (Certified Public Accountant) exam and in the U.S it is in four or five different parts. Once you pass one part, a clock starts and then you must finish all of them. And just through circumstances, I was down to the last part and I failed it by a couple points.

So, I studied to sit it again and spirit is nudging me like crazy, so I’ve got this dual thing happening right?

The night before the exam I prayed to spirit, I said “spirit if you give this to me, if you let me have this, I promise I will serve you, just let me have this”, and I took the test. And I got the score back and I failed it by one point and so all of wanting that, it went away.

I remember saying “Why spirit?” and they said, “Because you can’t negotiate with us any longer.” It was a real awakening moment. Then ironically, I had studied with Lisa Williams that year and even though I tried so hard for the CPA as an accountant. Technically,

by December that year I was a certified psychic advisor, so it was still a CPA, just not in a way that I had thought it was going to be. I looked at it and

I was like, “you got to be kidding me!

Okay, well, that’s not exactly the one I meant!”

But, you know, having the experience with the body and athleticism really does help in my connection to spirit.

So many people don’t take care of the physical self and when working with spirit you hold a lot of energy.

Sometimes that’s not always high vibrational energy because you’re taking on people’s stuff, like their feelings and emotions, you know, because you’re holding the space for spirit. So, there was a part of me that said “I’m going to get out there, I’m going to stay fit, I’m going to take care of myself and I’m going to make sure that I’m serving to the highest good.”

And then, with my background in accounting you know, one thing I saw lacking when I first came into the spiritual industry was a lack of professionalism. A lack of psychics even in their own business not having professional headshots or professional resumes or looking at things with ethics. So, I brought a lot of that Tax background and a lot of that ‘professionalism’ into my work and into one of the books I wrote, Leap of Faith.

And that, to me is, you know we are accountable absolutely and when we, as lightworkers, as ourselves can raise the standard and raise the bar, we will be respected and revered more across multiple industries. But it’s up to us to kind of ‘step up’ and I’m seeing it. I’ve seen massive change worldwide with people adopting this belief system as well.

KIM: Colby, you talk about how one of your friends say that you’re one of the most fearless people that they know.

The changes that you’ve made would have taken a lot of courage. Hands down, fear or not, it would have taken courage. And so if there was one thing that you were to identify that exists within you that may be hidden in people that don’t act and that don’t take that leap of faith, what would that be?

COLBY: I believe that people don’t believe in themselves enough. You know, let’s go back the summit for the Master Teacher. Lisa had moved to New York so for me, she was going to be right here in California. So, she moved to New York and the dates, I was a tax manager and it was our final tax deadline for the year. There’s was no way I was going to get off work, there was no way he was going to give me a vacation. So, even with no prospects, no savings, I knew I had to go.

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I had just rented a new home which was twice my rent and I had just gotten a new car because my job, my paycheck would have helped with that. I had no savings, nothing.

I gave my two weeks’ notice and left and went to New York to do my Master Teachers.

That was by far the scariest thing that I’ve ever done but it worked out.. Yes because of the universe, yes because of spirit. But also because I believed in myself. We have to be willing to take chances.

I’m not telling everyone to go quit their job, but I am saying, where are you holding yourself back? Where can you say yes when you’re too afraid right now and you’re saying no? Look at what you’re doing.

I always look at my life as if I’m, you know, this is it, am I going to have regrets? And that helps me push, like “all right, I’m going to do it, now this is it. Let’s go for it!” And, we don’t know how it’s going to turn out, but we have to be willing to trust in ourselves and to trust in spirit and to know that we’re resourceful enough to make it happen.

KIM: Well I think that’s the answer isn’t it; it’s about being resourceful you know. We can achieve anything you know, if we’re resourceful enough to find the solution that we need to make it happen and to make it work.

COLBY: I say get gritty. I’m telling people all the time even when I teach. Get gritty, get in there and get gritty and don’t quit. Put your claws in there and you hang on tight until it sorts itself out.

A lot of people have the opposite advice, right. Go with the flow, if it’s easy you know, if it’s not easy it’s not meant to be. No, sometimes you got to fight because spirit wants to know how bad you want it. They want the tough cookies out there serving them.

You know the other thing too is if we didn’t work hard where would the reward be? Spirit needs you know they’re not just going to hand this stuff out left and right. No, we absolutely have to prove it. You’re an ambassador for spirit right. If I’m going to hire someone, I want to see the resume. How detailoriented are they? Are they a hard worker? Are they a problem solver?

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Are they good with communication skills? Well let me put them through the test. I don’t see why spirit wouldn’t do that.

more. The concepts, the principles, making it even more acceptable and I believe it can be and will be for sure.

KIM: Did you ever fight the direction that you were being led towards? Whether that back in the day when you were in the body and fitness industry? Or when you were an accountant? And now with spirit? Was there a time where you were “I’m not doing this” but you just did it anyway?

KIM: I love what you say because living with spirit in your life, it’s not just for mediums or those choosing to work with spirit.

They are definitely there to help everyone.

COLBY: Let’s see, I feel one thing I wasn’t sure about was Teaching. I didn’t see myself as a teacher just because I am pretty tough you know. I’m just more coach like.

I’m more of a coach’s personality than say a lot of the teachers I’ve come across that are super gentle and soft and so I didn’t think that I could be a teacher. So, I really did resist that for as long as I could. But then once I did it, I can’t imagine not teaching. I love teaching. I’m passionate about teaching. I’m passionate about giving others a real foundation. I’m still going to be tough, but you know, then you build that reputation and those who want that experience, you’ll be the right fit for them.

KIM: You’ve probably answered this already, but you’re really settled in what you’re doing. You see clients, you teach, you travel, you have your podcast and your books. Do you feel that you are really living your purpose?

COLBY: Absolutely I feel this is my purpose. I think it’s still growing. Like, you know, you get that ‘nudge’? When spirit have got some things on the back-burner percolating and you know so they’ve got a few ideas simmering?

I’m not exactly sure what they have up their sleeve yet, but I know it’s probably about a bigger stage.

Probably more books, and they know how I love doing that and it is intense.

They pop me in a chair for three to four months and these are long days. I don’t get up, I stay in my pyjamas, I walk around the block, I don’t cook. But yet then that book will be done. So, there’s stuff, and I know it’s coming but yeah, I’m absolutely in my purpose. I think if there’s anything else that I would love to do is try to get my work out to a mainstream public even

COLBY: Yeah and one of the things that I love doing, and it’s hard sometimes. But, you know, there’s a guy here and he’s a doctor and he’s a personality and he have a show and so his wife has a podcast that I’m fortunate enough to be a guest on now and again. And she’ll stream it right to his main channel. So, here’s a mainstream personality doctor with a lot of people and, you know, some of them can be harsh right. This isn’t their bag, but surprisingly, by showing up and by being practical you would be surprised that more people are calling. They’re wanting a connection and you can see the stigma lifting and that makes me feel very proud to serve spirit in that way and to be a part of it in that way.

KIM: It doesn’t have to be woowoo or have to be fluffy or you know up in the clouds so that’s fantastic.

COLBY: That was one of the things about that Kim, I’m not woo-woo and there were a lot of people in the beginning that weren’t really accepting. Like, the fact that my book Leap of Faith - How to Build Your Spiritual Business, seven years ago, to put spiritual and business together was a shock. People could not believe, and I was one of the first ones to kind of put those terms out there in that way.

You know, I would wear my wing eyeliner and there were peers that would say not kind things and you know again though, I had to kind of be me, to be myself and I encourage the readers to be themselves. I encourage the readers to no mimic someone else. You have to hold on to your experiences, your identity, your personality. It is actually part of your gift so we cannot deny it and we should stop trying to change it.

We can grow, we can evolve, we can expand, we can develop, we can

do all those things. But I think the essence of who you are needs to remain the same.

KIM: Such valuable advice and so important as well because so many people are always looking for comparison. You know, what is my friend doing? What is my colleague doing? Or… I’m not doing that so let me feel bad about myself. When really you know, just be you. I love that so much. What’s the thing that you love most about your work?

And I think secondary to that would be, you can feel the relief and the release that someone has after a session, whether that is in a psychic or medium reading. They come in at a certain weight, a certain vibration and yet after that, you can feel a shift. You feel that difference and to know that there’s something we have done as a channel to accompany that, to facilitate it, to assist it is… it’s beyond rewarding. I love that.

KIM: And what would you say that you, if anything, love the least about it?

COLBY: The least is the harsh criticism, the nastiness. That some people can be so nasty, especially when you get to a certain level.

They want to be nasty just because you’re at a certain level and it has nothing to even do with your gift, but they want to say it’s the gift.

You know as a sensitive, we’re all sensitive, we’re all empathic.

I mean, how can it not hurt your feelings? So, then you’re told to have a thick skin well how can you have a thick skin and do what you’re doing. So, it makes it hard.

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COLBY: Okay one of the most things that I love is when something comes into a reading that there’s just no way, I could know it. There’s absolutely no proven way, and that sitter may not even know it in the moment. But then they get off the phone and they go to where I said something was and they can’t even believe they didn’t realize it was there, you know. Like the spirit world being so strong, that they’re proving it without a shadow of a doubt. Because, even for me, right when we question ourselves “am I making this up?” We want to be accountable and so to have something like that reminds me, wow this is real.

KIM: I suppose we can never please everyone…

COLBY: You know that whole thing that, ”you’re not going to be everyone’s cup of tea?” it’s probably one of the best sayings I’ve ever come across for sure.

KIM: And just accepting that you know, that’s okay.

COLBY: That’s okay, absolutely.

Because, I would rather walk in my truth than walk in a world where I’m trying to make everyone else happy because guess who’s not going to be happy doing that?

KIM: We are not living our life for everyone else.

COLBY: No, we’re here to serve but not to the point of self-destruction.

KIM: What is the most important thing that you feel our readers need to know about their life?

COLBY: I’ll tell you a quick story and then I’ll answer that question directly. I had a client come for a reading years ago. She was a lawyer and I just said nope you’re not a lawyer, you’re a musician and she goes, I love music and I’m too afraid to let go of being a lawyer to pursue it.

I said, I see you going back home, I see you playing at venues, I see you putting out music. I said, you know you have to trust that and sure enough, she quit being a lawyer and now she makes records, she tours, and she is so happy.

So, I think the one thing that your readers need to know is don’t be afraid to follow your dreams.

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Regardless of how old you are, regardless of your circumstances, be willing to see that light within yourself and to know that you have a gift that is meant to be shared. So find what that gift is, have the courage to fight for it, to put that gift out there because the fulfillment it will give you will far surpass any fear that you’re experiencing at this moment.

KIM: You’ve shared an article in this issue as well about finding your superpower and what that whole process can look like and how important it is. So I love that that was your answer, it gave me goosebumps because it is so true.

Is there anything else that you’d like to share with our readers?

COLBY: I believe that we are all meant to make an impact and again, your impact isn’t about what other people are doing.

Your impact can be within your own life within your family, your personal community. It could be on a bigger scale. You can still have the things you want, you know if family is important, if children are important, pets… Whatever it is you can have it all. I think people make excuses all the time. I hear excuses as to why they’re not pursuing their purpose and their passion, and I feel like you have to be honest with yourself by asking “am I creating an excuse?” and you know, you might say “but I’m dealing with…” or “I can’t because…” Those are excuses so look at your own blocks, look at your own mindset and be willing to work through that so that you can live your purpose with joy and fulfillment and simplicity.

The world becomes, I think, a lot simpler when you’re really in that heart space living and doing what you love to do because I know what it’s like. One day, I was at the desk doing taxes and you know; I had a dream job that I think most people would have loved. I had a high-rise office over a really big city, beautiful view, huge windows, beautiful desk.

And, I’m in the middle doing taxes and spirit is calling and, you know, I just remember standing up and just looking out the window and I felt so lost. Like a fish in a fishbowl and it was just the worst feeling.

I thought you know, I don’t know what’s coming up, but I can’t keep doing this and I think we have to ask ourselves. Are you being a fish in a fishbowl and if you are then do something about it?

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KIM: And what if they don’t know that they’re being a fish in a fishbowl? What sort of questions do you think the reader could start asking themselves just to define where they are in that space?

KIM: Colby, I love that especially in a world where people are constantly on that search for external validation, or to fill their life with external stuff, or external people to find their truth.

COLBY: You know, one thing I say, “Imagine you’re at the end of your life at 70 - 80 even and say to yourself, right now knowing what I know now do I have any regrets?

Is there anything at all that I wish I had done, that I haven’t done it yet? If that answer is yes, you got to take a serious look at what needs to happen. Because each day you want to be able to say I have no regrets today. That’s going to help keep pushing you forward, and you have to, you have to be in tune with yourself. You know a lot of people want to bury themselves with noise; tv noise, social media noise, distractions, family, all of it. We can’t quiet the soul then, so you have to be able to go inwards and speak to your own soul “hey there you happy? Am I doing okay?

Am I doing everything I need to do to make me feel balanced?” I feel like if there’s a no to any of that, again we got to look at what it is, even if someone is working as a lightworker. Are you working in the modality that you feel heart centred with, or are you doing what somebody else is doing because, well that’s what you see them doing you know? Feel what you’re meant to do and find it, like if you don’t know what that is, play around, take different classes, take a healing, class a reiki class, a crystal class, a tarot class a psychic a medium class, maybe an art class.

Whatever it is, take a class so that you can see what you resonate with and you’ll feel it. You’ll go “oh my goodness, this is it, holy cow this is it” and then you know you’ve got a starting point to build on.

COLBY: Yeah, you know material accomplishments. I mean, accolades are wonderful, nothing is greater than a client going, oh my gosh that was the best experience or student say oh I learned so much. I mean of course we love that but, you have to be able to simply go to bed at night and have a conversation with spirit and say did I do all right by you today? And that to me is how minimal it needs to be for you to feel fulfilled.

KIM: I love your answers and I could have so many more questions for you but Colby, what is your fierce truth?

COLBY: My fierce truth is that I have found happiness. I have found real happiness and that’s in solitude. Solitude with spirit and there, that’s my pure happiness and I’m okay with that. I don’t feel like anything is missing because I had the courage to follow my passion and so that to me is my fierce truth. I think you know; your fierce truth is when nothing feels like it’s missing.

KIM: Just lastly another question that’s just quickly come to my mind and I know it’s something that I ask every morning or try to do every morning. When you wake up and you meet your day and you’re showing up and being of service do you have a special thing that you say to yourself or, you know, a process that you work through in order to tap into what that truth needs to be for you that day? What that ‘being of service’ needs to look like?

COLBY: I feel like the first thing I do when I wake up is just take a minute to expand my awareness.

So like, I’ll imagine what the day looks like outside. I’ll imagine the colours and all of those sorts of things. I’ll really kind of tune in that way and then I just kind of say, “All right spirit what do you want me to do today? What are we doing today?” And I just have that conversation with them and even throughout the day I just randomly stop and say, “I am just so grateful and thank you so much” I pay attention to the signs and symbols.

I have fun with it so yeah, I do this professionally, but I enjoy it.

Participate in your life, be proactive in your life and when you’re afraid, when you’re fearful… I just say to myself “You got this, let’s go.” And you just get through it, you do it.

Yeah, just roll up your sleeves get gritty.

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“We are on a healing journey our whole life.

From the day that we were old enough to understand that it’s our responsibility to take care of ourselves”.

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L.A. Dawson

The Power to Heal How the Healing Power of Affirmations Helped Her Recover from Years of Debilitating Pain Written by Elizabeth Vigar

L.A. Dawson is not one to give up. Back in 2011, she became aware of the debilitating effects that Lyme disease was having on her body and she was thrown into a world of pain and medication. The symptoms of the disease created in her a vulnerability that led to a gruesome accident. Her recovery has been a painful and challenging journey for L.A. But, she says it is the desire to leave a legacy that will make her children proud that has given her the strength to find hope, resilience and healing.

L.A. Dawson is an author, life coach and health coach who specialises in stress and crisis, and she writes for Social Life magazine in New York City.

She became a health and life coach after an accident almost took her life.

Nowadays, she feels inspired to take those who are suffering, on a healing journey and help them find hope, health and peace.

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It was October 2011 when L.A. awoke one morning with a paralysed face. By the following morning, she was slurring her words and her face felt painful, tight and was drooping to one side. She was diagnosed with neurological Lyme disease, which was targeting the nerves in her neck. A doctor prescribed emergency medication to treat the paralysis that was now affecting three-quarters of her face.

This terrifying experience was the catalyst that would trigger a desire in her to seek alternatives to the many medications she was prescribed. She focussed more on her diet and she began incorporating raw turmeric into her daily morning ritual. Her doctors believed it helped significantly to reduce her symptoms of Lyme disease. L.A. was getting back on track and feeling motivated to write again, but then a clumsy accident sent her recovery spiralling backwards. The accident would set a painful tone for many more years.

During a blizzard, fuelled by lightning and thunder, L.A. was at home when she had a seemingly- simple yet devastating accident.

After trapping her foot underneath her treadmill and struggling to get free, she accidentally hit her face with full impact 3 times against the machine. The neurological damage she was still experiencing from the Lyme disease made her physically less coordinated and also more vulnerable. She recalls the brutal sensation of her face shattering from the impact.

“There was a lot of blood on the floor and it was shocking how much blood was coming out of my face. I was so lucid that with every movement I could hear all the crackling in my ears. I was in terrible pain and I was broken, but I felt protected”.

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Certain that it was not her time to die, L.A. prayed to God and the Angels that she would survive. She could feel protective energy around her and she knew that she would survive this. From the accident, her nose had been “completely obliterated and shattered into pieces” and required emergency reconstructive surgery. Both her face and neck needed to be lifted because she couldn’t swallow. She suffered from chronic pain and discomfort for years to follow including daily nausea, vomiting, vertigo, and lingual lethargy. Her nasal cavity is still damaged. Immediately after the surgery, L.A. suffered from depression.

“I couldn’t look in the mirror.

I didn’t look at my face for 6 months”.

L.A. Dawson shared with us what it’s like to live through neurological paralysis and a shattered face. Mind over matter is what helped, she says.

It helped her to see a way through the pain and enabled L.A. to consciously direct her own recovery. She believes in the power of words and affirmations. She says that it was her sheer willpower and ability to focus on her thoughts that gave her the energy and strength to keep moving forward.

She has written an ebook called ‘My Miracle Day’ and she will soon release an online program, ‘The Sympathetic Serenity System’ which brings together affirmations, visualisations, and grounding exercises. She talks about allergies and food sensitivities and the importance of diet in preserving our health. The program contains her articles from Social Life Magazine and the whole-food recipes that assisted L.A. in her recovery of Lyme disease.

L.A.’s fierce truth is the realisation that she is a strong and courageous person who, with hope, can overcome anything. Although she is still regaining her health, she has the resilience to keep moving forward and dedicate time to her passion. She has devoted herself to sharing with others how they can also find the hope, strength, and courage to overcome any obstacle, no matter how challenging. It is never too late to change your perspective and begin taking care of yourself. Your life is your journey of health and we must all be accountable for that.

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“I chose to see miracles and beauty where there were none. I spoke out loud and I demanded my health. You have to cover yourself with the right words because words have power”.

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Mind Body Spirit

Immunity Healing with Gut Health

by L. A. Dawson Self-care has always been paramount in my life. Eating well and exercising daily was ingrained in me by my athletic father. I learned that a strong immune system has always been key to a healthy body, but the protocols have changed as research changes. It can be daunting to keep up with the information. Getting Health and Life Coaching credentials helped me sift through the endless material.

As I progressed through vegetarianism and back, I realized a healthy immune system is important, but what that means changes based on your body and its’ presenting gut health. We meet our bodies’ needs at the place where it is at NOW. Our gut contains about 75% of our immune systems.

The first step is to assess your gut health. Keep a journal of food sensitivities and eliminate what does not work. You can try to rotate them back in, but carefully, because the goal is to have good digestion without irritation.

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Two foods that assist in excellent gut health are RAW turmeric and blueberries. If you cannot tolerate the bitterness of the raw turmeric, then capsules are a good alternative. Blueberries have natural sugar, so I enjoy them three times a week. Too much sugar feeds an inflammatory response in the body, which ultimately can cause disease.

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Eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables feed all the senses while improving immunity. It is a full body experience to cook a rainbow of foods that we know are good for us, but this also feeds our souls. The mind, body, spirit connection is ever-present as we feed our bodies healthily. Making a conscious decision to treat our bodies with respect and love, cooking food that is healthy, and finally ingesting with positive intentions is no longer considered “out there” thinking. The brain is a muscle. Putting that powerful muscle into our positive decisions improves the outcome.

Go out into the dirt and get your hands dirty! Certain microbes in dirt can help our immune systems fight a virus or bacteria. Gardening makes you feel part of something bigger and research has shown it can lift depression which ultimately builds immunity. Also, while gardening in the sun you receive a dose of Vitamin D which energizes infection fighting cells.

Vitamins and supplements absolutely can help boost immunity. Personally, I believe we should take them… and then take time off, to give your gut a re-set. Typically, I do three months on, two weeks off.

However, during Covid-19, I have stayed on my personal protocol with only a few days off every few months.

I take supplements suggested to me by a nutritionist who knows I had Neurological Lyme Disease. I also do research on each supplement that I add to make sure I am not taking toxic amounts. This is important because everyone reacts differently. Get to know your body and gut intimately. When you do, you gain valuable knowledge about what your body needs. Also, your body can develop sudden allergic reactions or sensitivities even if you have taken a vitamin regularly.

The following is a list of supplements to build a strong immunity. Before you decide to take any supplements, check with your doctor that it does not conflict with medications you take, and that it is safe for you. I am not a medical professional and do not prescribe or suggest you take any of these.

• Ocular Protect whole body formula -This formula is a daily eye protective multivitamin • Neurochondria by Thorne Research – brain formula • Elderberry Elixir – immunity formula • Olive Leaf Complex – immune support and antioxidant • NAC – free radical protection • Selenium – immune support • Vitamin C – immune support IMAGE © Tijana / Adobe Stock

• Curcumin – free radical fighter

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• 24 strain probiotic – gut health • B-12 sublingually – energy and nervous system health • Vitamin D3 – mood elevator • Decaf-Green tea capsules – immunity and heart health • Quercetin + Nettles – anti-inflammatory and allergies • Zinc – immune support • Lactoferrin -immune support

Gut health is equal to caring for your immune system. It can be challenging to understand what your body needs but putting the time in will give you lifelong benefits. Whiles spas and facials are fun and may make your face glow… a healthy immune system makes you shine from within radiating excellent health. Join me… choose health!

Meet L. A. Dawson L.A. Dawson is an author, life coach and health coach who specialises in stress and crisis, and she writes for Social Life magazine in New York City. She became a health and life coach after an accident almost took her life. Nowadays, she feels inspired to take those who are suffering on a healing journey and help them find hope, health, and peace. www.liveandheal.com

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Manifesting Your Dreams

Live a Life of Abundance and Turn Your Thoughts into Reality Written by Elizabeth Vigar What would you say if I told you that your dreams no longer have to be just fantasy, but that they can become real goals that you actively begin achieving right now? Better yet, these goals do not require anything other than a shift in your mindset, a little belief, and some patience. Learning how our thoughts create our reality is at the core of understanding manifestation. To see the positive changes we want to experience in our life, we need to learn how to align our thoughts with joy and love. In doing this, we create the space to welcome everything we want into our life.

Many of us are not aware of how we attract things we don’t want into our lives. We have grown accustomed to and even comfortable with our feelings of fear. We unconsciously believe that we must pay for happiness with suffering. Many of us may even believe that we do not deserve happiness. We worry that there isn’t enough for everyone.

This shows through our feelings of competitiveness, inadequacy, rejection, and comparison. These are known as low-frequency thoughts. They can become habitual and make us operate at a lower frequency.

“Fear-minded thinking puts us out of alignment with positive energy. When we are out of alignment with positive energy, we’re disconnected from the support of the Universe.”

– Gabrielle Bernstein We need to start aligning our thoughts with joy and love. When you have loving thoughts, your emotions shift and your energy changes. Feeling these high-

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frequency emotions enables us to resonate at a higher frequency.

This is known as realigning with the Universe. You can begin doing this by simply being grateful for what you already have and being open to creative possibilities for abundance. By thinking joyful and loving thoughts, we naturally attract more of those things into our life. But the more we have fearful thoughts, the less we can consciously create space for solutions.

How can I feel joyful and loving when I am sad and depressed?

It takes practice to learn how to manifest good things in your life. When we are feeling lowfrequency emotions, it can seem impossible to shift our mindset out of an energetic slump. The best way to start is by becoming consciously aware of your thoughts. When you recognise yourself feeling low-frequency emotions like fear, anxiety, guilt, shame and depression, try remembering all the things that you already have that you can be grateful for. By doing this seemingly small thing, you can make the necessary shift that will start to produce more positive and higher-frequency emotions.

Ask yourself, “are my thoughts in alignment with joy”?

“The real secret is to feel good.

To love yourself in the moment and not compare yourself to where you think you should be. Because once you just start being psyched about what is, more of what you desire comes to you.” – Gabrielle Bernstein

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Some Steps to help you welcome more Conscious Manifesting into your life 1. Have a Vision: It will make it possible for the Universe to align with your visualisations. If you do not have a vision of what you want, the Universe cannot deliver.

2. Have Desire: Your Vision needs energy to make it happen. When you visualise, allow higher-frequency emotions like joy, optimism and excitement to fuel your manifestation.

3. Have Clear Intentions: By focussing on your vision, you are creating a clear path for your desires to be actualised. Be clear, like a laser beam, with what you want. If you are unsure, then ask for a sign.

4. Keep a Journal: Write down your Vision, with all the details, and be open to receiving guidance and answers from the Universe. Write down what you already appreciate about your life.

5. Take Time: Meditate, adopt a mantra, and think about what you intend to manifest. Set a special time, every day, for consciously aligning your thoughts.

6. Believe that you are Deserving: You must believe that you are worthy of your desires.

You cannot manifest your desires if you don’t believe they can happen, or that you deserve them.

7. Practice Acceptance: Trust that you will manifest what you want. Do not doubt.

Accept the truth that you are already manifesting. Leave the rest to the Universe, and have faith.

8. Choose Positivity: Actively choose to see light in the darkness. It’s always possible.

Practice thinking positively.

9. Have a mindset of Abundance: Believe there is enough for everyone, and celebrate the successes of others. Appreciate the small things.

10. Align your Actions: Do things that support your Vision and facilitate the changes you want to see. Do the actions you can right now to support your Vision.

11. Relinquish Control: Once you relinquish your power to the Universe, you must have the patience that your Vision will eventuate.

You cannot try to control this process, other than using these skills of conscious manifesting.

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To manifest our desires, our intentions mustn’t be ego-driven. We must have a true desire to elevate our soul and a willingness to act in service. Who do you want to be in this lifetime? If the potential is there for you to bring more light and positivity into the world, then the Universe will work with you to make that happen. Choose realistic thoughts that you truly believe in. This will keep you aligned.

Trust that the Universe will deliver what you want.

Consciously choose to feel joy and love. These high-frequency emotions will keep you aligned with the Universe and, like a magnet, will attract more and more joy and love into your life. This will be noticeable through the people, situations, outcomes, circumstances and emotions you attract. The more low-level energy frequencies you experience daily, in the shape of pain and negativity, the more you are projecting and attracting the same in return.

It all begins with your thoughts. Your thoughts are what have the power to create the transformation you want to see in your life. You always have a choice. By consciously choosing what you want then you can bring about change. And with change, comes miraculous transformation.

The Universe always delivers.Â

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Protect Your

ENERGY

Balance Your Life IMAGES Š Microgen / Adobe Stock

by Karina Barca

We are currently living in a world where our physical, spiritual, emotional and mental health and overall wellbeing are being affected and challenged dramatically. During this time, our foundations are being rocked on many different levels. We are all being triggered in different ways due to our belief systems, trauma, the environmental factors that we grew up with, and the ones we currently have in our lives.

There is a deep need to feel safe physically, mentally, and spiritually. And it’s especially important during these unpredictable and unprecedented times, where fear and uncertainty are at the forefront of the collective on a global scale. So what can we do to help ourselves?

Protecting your aura/energy and instilling firm boundaries is the key. Just as we protect our physical bodies, we also have to protect and take care our energetic bodies. Your aura is your energetic field, which surrounds all of you. When you keep it clear, it helps protect your energy and also raises your vibration and/or frequency.

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Here are some techniques that can help to clear your energy Going for a swim or having a bath with epsom salts or sea salt.

C leansing yourself and your home with white

sage, palo santo, cedar or any other plant/herb that resonates with you. When sageing your home, pay close attention to the corners and behind doors where stagnant energy builds.

Due to the smoke released during this process, you may want to remove the batteries from your smoke alarms. Once finished, you may want to leave your home for about an hour.

Open the windows upon your return to allow fresh air and new energy into your home. Don’t forget to replace the batteries in your smoke alarms too!

M editation. This releases stresses and

doesn’t allow them to continue building up in your nervous system. If your mind is not quiet, that is perfectly fine. Just allow the thoughts to come and go. When it comes to meditation, a shallow dive is always better than no dive at all.

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earing protective crystals that are grounding and protect against negativity. My favourites are hematite, black tourmaline and pyrite. You can also place them around your home, or do a crystal grid with a specific intention. But be mindful of crystals placed on your bedside table. Grounding crystals are best suited for this.

S pend time alone and in nature to recharge.

Touch the earth, the trees, kick off your shoes and socks and feel the earth beneath your feet to ground yourself. Envision your energy going into the Mother Earth and then her energy entering and filling you on the inside. Do this in a cyclical manner.

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isten to your intuition. Many are looking for connections through devices and social media.

All of this is external. Take time to go internally and connect with yourself and your intuition.

What are you feeling? Acknowledge your emotions and what is happening within. Build that connection and trust with yourself.

L isten to uplifting music. Sing! Dance! Try

some vibrational music such as 432hz and 528hz. Listen to high frequency sounds, singing bowls or chant a mantra.

B urn incense or use an oil burner with your favourite essential oils.

B ook a healing session. This will help to

address your triggers and clear any blocks, emotions, mental health issues and traumas, just to name a few. Many healers do remote/ distant energy healing, which can be just as powerful as one done in person. I speak from my own personal experience as a Healer, and also as one who receives both personal and distant healings.

E xercise daily and keep hydrated. Moving

your physical body helps move stagnant energy, stresses and also keeps your energy flowing. During stressful times, our automatic response is to be in a state of ‘fight or flight’.

Our organs go into overdrive, especially our kidneys and adrenal glands. Keeping yourself hydrated is super beneficial for these organs and your overall wellbeing.

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ractice gratitude and faith. You can do this through prayer, meditation, positive affirmations or even start a gratitude diary. A few minutes in the morning and then again at night can do wonders as it directly connects you to your heart.

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The following are some suggestions to help with your awareness when creating boundaries Pay attention to what drains your energy and limit or avoid those things, places or people.

I t’s ok to say ‘no’ to people. Sometimes you

need to put yourself first. If you struggle with this or feel guilty saying no, you can gently let people know that ‘now is not a good time’. If your respect yourself and your time, others will learn to do the same.

L et go of things you cannot control.

Sometimes things are completely out of our control, or at times situations have to run their course. Allow them to do so and find the lessons in the journey. Many times the lesson itself is to let go of control.

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eep your faith larger that your fears. Do not allow fear to consume you, as it will trump most positive emotions and beliefs. No matter how bad things seem, most are temporary. It is important to have faith in yourself and that all will be well.

Don’t feed the negativity. You can do this by not engaging, whether it is a conversation, an online chat or a person. Just observe and/or remove yourself from the negative source.

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A void unnecessary drama and gossip. If there

imit social media. This is extremely hard but important. Especially during this pandemic, where we want to stay informed and connected, there is fear and discordance amongst many. Placing limits helps give rest and balance to your mind and emotions.

Don’t do anything that doesn’t feel right.

eep in contact with friends and family who make you feel uplifted and loved. Focus on and make time for relationships that are nurturing.

These are the ones that feed your soul. It is important to also take note that not all of these suggestions will feel right for you. Trust your intuition and do what resonates with your soul.

are people around you that enjoy or attract these two things, limit your time with them.

Change the subject or let them know that you prefer to chat about something else. This can also drain your energy.

Trust your gut instinct -- your intuition, for they are the whispers if your soul.

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peak kind to yourself and others.

Remember: where thoughts go, energy flows.

You’ll feel good and so will they.

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All of the above suggestions help protect and clear both negative and stagnant energy. The boundaries allow you to take responsibility, to look after yourself by putting your needs first and deciding what is and isn’t allowed in your life.

Therefore, applying these to your life moves and shifts your energy to a higher vibration. This will help you be and feel more centred and focused. It will bring clarity and allow you to stand in your own personal power.

May you find balance, experience connection, become empowered, be the light and radiate love.

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Meet Karina Karina is a Melbourne based Medium, Healer, Psychic, Reiki Master Teacher, Mentor, Forensic Healing Practitioner and Facilitator of ‘Sistahood Sundays’. Through her own healing and empowerment journey, her passion became very clear. Karina’s mission is to serve, inspire and assist all who want to grow, heal, evolve, and become empowered individuals so they can create the life they deserve and desire.

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Reclaim Your Inner Strength and Passion with

R ed Jasper

by Elizabeth Vigar

Red Jasper, which has been called ‘The Blood of Mother Earth’, is reminiscent of the warm red glow of a setting sun. The colour of blood and fire, red is a very strong and passionate colour.

The colour of Red Jasper can vary from a vibrant crimson to an earthy mahogany.

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Intensely beautiful, with varying and contrasting depths, dark red crystals like the Red Jasper will channel intense feelings and smouldering passion within your soul. It is a profoundly strengthening, grounding and protective crystal that can reconnect us with our inner strength by activating the Base Chakra.

Ways to Use R ed Jasper

For a close soul-connection, wear a piece of Red Jasper on your body as a special tribute to yourself and your inner-strength.

To cleanse the energies in your home, place a stone in a central position in your house.

Especially where there is a concentration of emotional energy.

To encourage more passion into your life, keep a Red Jasper stone in your bedroom.

To manifest positive changes, use Red Jasper during meditation. Set your intentions and allow yourself to receive strength and guidance.

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There is no doubt that many of us are struggling to find a sense of balance and stability during these uncertain times. We could all use a crystal that has the potential to make us feel more empowered and gives us the strength to overcome obstacles. Like having a personal warrior by your side, helping and encouraging you, the protective qualities of Red Jasper will help to guide you through difficult times by inspiring a sense of determination and focus.

We could all use a little extra support at times.

Maybe you are struggling with unforeseen and challenging circumstances, or perhaps you are trying to cope with a health crisis. If you are looking for a natural boost, why don’t you try wearing a Red Jasper close to your heart? It can offer you emotional and physical protection as well as strength.

The Health Benefits of R ed Jasper

Red Jasper has been appreciated for centuries for its’ healing powers. It is said to assist in regulating the metabolic energies in your body.

This can give you a sense of increased vitality, endurance and stamina. Used to help with muscle regeneration, Red Jasper is an excellent crystal to keep close if you are suffering from sickness, injury, or prolonged fatigue.

How to Look After Your Crystal

Its’ invigorating energy is also thought to benefit the circulatory system and strengthen your heart. It can help alleviate the symptoms of many different ailments, including anaemia and exhaustion. It also may assist with detoxifying the blood and cleansing the liver.

The best way to maintain and maximise the powers of your crystal is to recharge it under the light of a full moon. First, wash it under cool running water. Then place it under the moonlight for a night. This will restore all its natural energy.

Red Jasper is a cleansing crystal that can be used to clear your aura of negatives energies. It can help to alleviate stress and strengthen your bond with nature. Red Jasper also supports your ancient connection to Mother Earth, which can calm, centre, and relax you.

You could also try smudging your Red Jasper with Sage. Burn a smudge stick and allow the crystal to be bathed in the smoke, while you visualise any negative energies disappearing.

Place a Red Jasper crystal in your home to absorb radiation and lessen the effects of environmental and electromagnetic pollution. It can also act as a shield to protect you from the emotional energies and dominance of others, as well as protecting you from feelings that are often very taxing on your soul.

Red Jasper is a crystal that has an unbreakable connection with Mother Earth. Through it, you can ground yourself and stand strong, facing life with a newfound perspective. It’s not always easy to stand fearlessly in our authenticity.

But by connecting you with your inner-power, Red Jasper will accompany you on your healing journey and steer you towards a place of selfempowerment and confidence.

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The R itual of Letting Go

A 6-step ritual to help you let go of the old, and prepare yourself to welcome in the new.

by Kim Bleeze What’s that saying…? “All good things come to an end?” Although true to some extent, it can also be challenging when change happens, or something ends. When a relationship, job, experience, behaviour, way of being, or current phase of life ends, letting go can be a little tough for some. And that’s especially true if those things have held meaning in our life at some point.

It’s hard, even when we know that the change may be for the best.

Learning to let go of what doesn’t belong in our life; the pain, the hurt, the loss, the old thinking and who we used to identify ourselves with, is an important aspect of moving forward towards a more rewarding life.

Whether that is feeling a certain way, a relationship that needs to change, that job you just lost or the career path you wish to change.

Energetically, letting go of it is really important. It creates room for the universe to deliver an upgraded version of what we need and what we wish to manifest in our in life right now.

Then when we create ritual around that, the letting go process becomes more powerful. This allows us to energetically close the door on what is no longer good for us. It also contributes to the energy of new beginnings that are more worthy of our focus, time, and attention.

So, I’ve created this ‘Letting Go Ritual’ to make it easier for you to find release in all things that need to go. Like all the things that need to change or be removed from your life completely.

Exciting, right? Well I hope so, because by saying yes to this ritual, you are also saying yes to opening the door and making room for all the new and amazing stuff that is coming your way.

Especially the bits that are related to living your soul purpose, because there has never been a better time to reconnect to what your soul already knows.

So, what will you need?

A candle and something to light it with.

An empty flame-proof bowl or container.

Writing paper and pen.

A sacred and energetically clean space.

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The Ritual Step 1.. Set Up Your Space Go ahead and set your space up in a manner that resonates with you. You will need your items to be placed to the front of you and in reach. So give thought to this as you lay out your space or room.

I personally like to place cushions on the floor and sit on these with an altar in front of me! Just as long as it feels physically and energetically comfortable to you.

Step 2.. Intent and Presence Take a moment to just breathe and settle into your space. Once you feel settled, go ahead and welcome in the intent of what you want this ritual to achieve. Continue breathing in that energy and intent and allow that to ground you in staying present in the moment.

Step 3.. Lighting the Candle When you are in ritual, there is purposeful action in every moment and in every action. So, now that it is time to begin, light the candle with presence and intent for what you are creating. Continue focusing on your breath. Breathe deeply in and out as you stare into the flame. Allow yourself to reach a state of inner peace and tranquillity as you surrender to the sacredness of ritual.

Step 4.. Writing Take your writing paper and pen and write down everything you wish to release. That’s right get it all out! Keep going until you have thoroughly gotten it all off your chest. You are the only one who will see this so be honest, real, and raw. Allow yourself to express and release any emotion that comes up too.

I love this step. Burning in ritual is an ancient remedy of release!

Begin by saying these words: “I let go and release all that no longer belongs in my life”, or whatever words resonate for you personally.

Take your written-on-paper and light a corner of it making sure it is well lit. Then place it in the fire-proof bowl and watch it burn as you continue to pray your commitment of letting go to the universe.

Step 6.. Final Release You have just released an immense amount of stagnate energy from your life. So it is important to shake this off. You can do this by rubbing your hands together and then separately shaking them. Or, as I love to do, get up and move your whole body and/or dance and shake it off that way.

Enjoy the process of release and letting go of the old!

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A 1st-Degree Muay Thai Kickboxer and sole owner of Jo’s Fitness Studio.

Muay Thai has made Jo stronger, more comfortable in her own skin, and taught her to have faith and trust in herself. She now hopes to inspire, and help others overcome their own obstacles by sharing her expertise in fitness.

A Melbourne-based healer, intuitive and mentor. For the last 27 years, Scott has worked with men and women who want to find a new way of peaceful living that is in harmony with their true selves and others. He believes that any personal journey is an “inside job”: it begins with focusing on ourselves.

A plant wisdom keeper, ceremonialist, shamanic healer and therapist. Also a kitchen witch, plant based chef, yoga teacher, earth doula, bio-regionalist, and a practising animist. She runs workshops, sacred cacao ceremonies, mentoring programmes and will bring through earth wisdom.

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She has a passion for sharing the benefits of Numerology as a key to understanding everyday life and awakening the soul’s journey.

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Fierce Fitness

by Jo Lastro

Exercise and Healing: A Perfect Match Hi there! If you read the July issue of Fierce Truths Magazine, you already know that fitness is my thing.

But there is more to me than just fitness. I like to combine health and wellbeing to help women heal from traumas, insecurities, low self-confidence, and low self-esteem.

First and foremost, you need to realise that your lives are full of events that you will not expect and at times cannot control. But you can play an active role in determining how you respond to these challenges.

In my own life, I call this “exercise and healing – the perfect match.”

You see, the benefits of exercise go beyond the development of who we are and who we can become.

Exercise helps with the recovery, growth and strengthening of our bodies, and also, our mental and emotional life.

Not Moving Your Body: So what happens to our bodies when we do not move them for a long period of time?

Simple and easy: Our bodies will shut down. Your muscles weaken and lose bulk. This includes the muscles you need for breathing and the larger muscles in your legs and arms. You become breathless, and eventually even the simple tasks will be difficult.

The Healing Benefits: A way to healing your body is through physical movement: yes, exercise. There is nothing that truly compares to exercise.

Exercise is a preventative measure that can help you maintain your general fitness and keep excess weight at bay.

Of course, always check with your doctor before you begin any exercise training.

Exercise also has a vast range of healing influences on the body.

These influences can assist you to overcome low self-esteem, low

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self-confidence and, in my life experiences, help heal trauma!

Trauma can be physical and/or mental abuse and depression.

Physical Exercise: Becoming an Olympic athlete doesn’t happen overnight, nor will your body reap the rewards overnight that you may desire.

But, when you make exercise a priority, it becomes part of your daily lifestyle. This may sound like a big challenge, but it’s not as big a leap as you may think.

Here’s what I want you to do: Choose a form of exercise that you would enjoy and has variety.

Something that will keep you motivated and help you to stick to your goals. Having clear goals will help you gauge your progress and stay motivated.

Some options that come to mind are - boxing, yoga, dance, running, hiking, or cardio, to name a few, and I want you to be ‘fully there’. Being ‘fully there’ will prevent injuries, will stimulate a desire to be better, will build strong bones and muscles, improve circulation and

will influence and pave a path to assist in emotional healing.

Do remember, physical exercise is an act of self-care and not selfdestruction. Physical exercise can set you up for a lifetime of better health, more happiness, more energy and who knows, maybe even a better sex life.

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Exercise plays a big part in emotional healing. The healing and strengthening happens because of the movement in your body. Exercise creates new thoughts, new experiences, and thinking in new ways. Once your mind is in motion, you can take control over negative or repetitive thoughts.

Exercise has a powerful effect on our mental health, as it is a natural antidepressant. Yes, exercise can be a powerful tool in overcoming pain or injury.

Again, I recommend that you speak with your Doctor before commencing any exercise training.

Exercise assists with the improvement of self-image, body confidence and hormonal balance. These are all

components that contribute to emotional strength.

I am the proof in the pudding.

Consistent, focused exercise has healed the physical and mental abuse that was inflicted on me as a child, teenager and adult. I found that my passion is Muay Thai Kickboxing. I became so dedicated to this sport, which in turn made me stronger not only physically but mentally too.

Channel Pain into Creativity: If you find that you are not into physical activity, or can’t exercise safely, art therapy like writing, painting, drawing, music or some sort of craft activity is a way to help release these insecurities and engage both your mind and body.

This is also a great way to awaken the imagination, talent, and skills that you may have. It can unlock your fears and insecurities and push you toward picking up a paintbrush or a camera. Art therapy can ignite the passion to create something of beauty and importance, and who knows who you may inspire.

Final Note: Trust in the capabilities of your body and be gentle to yourself.

After all, you are the one who must live in your body for a long time.

Stay strong,

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Emotional Healing:

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R A D I C A L

H I N K I N G

By Scott Grasso

Re-Think Your Way Into Joyous Living Hello family! I am delighted to share my experience with you about making healthy changes regarding how we think about ourselves, others and the world. There has never been a greater need for selfaware, empowered sisters and brothers who are radiating their light and love in the world.

L et’s face it, most people I know are waking up and trying to recover from SOMETHING in their lives. It’s important to understand that anytime we experience trauma or negativity, it affects how we think and feel about ourselves, others and the world.

So let’s spend some time together in self-reflection. I had to do a thorough spiritual house cleaning before the sunlight of the Spirit could begin to shine through me. There was a lot of work to eliminate the dis-ease that I found within myself. It’s so easy for me

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to become distracted by the wrongdoings of others -- to point the “finger” and pass judgment.

Or I can be co-dependently focused on “helping others” in order to feel better about my damaged self.

My ugly truth is that I used to be quite smug about proclaiming my righteousness and criticising the shortcomings of others. I actually liked to feel annoyed and angry. It gave me a false sense of superiority. Today, I know that anger is a drug that I picked up.

It made me feel powerful when I was feeling power-less in areas of my life. You see, my fragile

ego actually needed to be “right” about everything. A spiritual advisor once asked me: “Scott, do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy?” I thought: “What a stupid question. Of course, I want to be RIGHT!”

“Do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy?”

Regrettably, being “right” rarely leads us to the experience of happiness. It separates us from others instead of drawing us closer to our brothers and sisters. The result of always being “right” is ultimately, loneliness.

We need to turn our attention inwards on ourselves if we

by admitting that my diseased thinking was causing me extraordinary pain and terrible isolation. Then, I had to ask for help. I found a professional listener and recovery specialists.

Oh, that was very difficult for me! I was taught to “pull myself up by my boot-straps” and keep propelling myself forward by the force of my own self-will.

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And just to be completely transparent: My willingness to do self-work has never been motivated by virtue. It wasn’t like I thought: “Hmm. It’s a rainy Saturday and I have nothing to do, so I think I’ll unpack the overwhelming existential pain of being me”. Pain has always been my prime motivator. My spiritual advisor says that I never see the light; instead, I always feel the heat.

want to live happily in the world with others who have different ideologies and opinions. We must be the change within our own selves that we want to see in the world, before we can move out and truly make a difference for others and the planet.

“We must be the change within our own selves that we want to see in the world.”

How do we find our way out of that old stuff that haunts us, defines our identities and warps our perception? In my experience, I needed to start

I only make healing progress when the pain of staying stuck is greater than my fear of looking at myself. I wanted to use the power of my intellect to solve all of my problems. I did not understand that my head was full of dis-eased ideas and warped core beliefs about myself, others and the world.

It’s important for you to name that loud, negative, critical and judging voice that may be in your head. Then let’s develop a dialogue with that negative persona, because that voice is not who you really are. I call mine Phyllis. She’s an 80-year-old cranky retiree who lives in a dirty caravan out in the desert. She chain-smokes unfiltered Camel cigarettes. Phyllis is ALWAYS complaining about something or someone. She is afraid of everything and everyone. Who is your critical voice?

Now that you have named that toxic voice in your head, let’s continue our self-reflection exercise by saying a prayer like this: “Dear Loving Universe (even if you don’t believe that today): I am sick and tired of feeling sick and tired. I am willing to acknowledge and change the old stories that I tell myself and others. Please help me to choose a different way to relate to my life and the world.” Of course, this language is completely optional.

Use whatever words work for you. But the key is to express willingness to ask for help and wisdom from outside of yourself.

Dis-eased thinking: Understand your self-centred fears.

Freeing yourself from your personal darkness and moving forward with your life often requires a radical re-think of your core thoughts and beliefs. For me, I had to understand that my dis-ease resides in my mind. It is not caused by my boyfriend, a vodka bottle or a packet of TimTams.

I was taught that all of my pain and “bad” behaviour was the result of taking action based on two deeply imbedded selfcentred fears: 1. Fear that I am going to lose what I have.

2. Fear that I am not going to get what I want.

Sometimes, you can experience both fears at the same time. For instance, as a young gay kid I was terrified that I was not going to find a place where I could feel safe and be accepted for who I really was. As a self-actualised adult, I still have unreasonable fears that I could lose my money, my health, or my partner. Phyllis tells me that I’m not going to be able to support myself as a healer or find community with other healers. Friends in recovery programs remind me that these fears are like termites that devour the foundations of any life that we try and build for ourselves.

What are your self-centred fears?

Write them down, sit with them for a few days, and then reflect on them again. You can also share your fears with a trusted friend or advisor. I find that speaking about those fears, even out loud to myself, can provide clarity and often takes away a lot of their power.

Now that we have some ideas about our fears, we can begin to practice discernment. When we feel triggered in a situation, it is critically important for us to stop, pause and reflect. Inevitably, we will find that one or both of these self-centred fears are present in the moment. Then we can choose to take action or respond from a much more self-aware perspective.

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EARTH

By Renée McCready Earth Wisdom Keeper

OUR EVOLUTIONARY HOME IS NATURE The call of the wild exists in our bones and our blood. It sits in our limbic system and our cellular memory; a visceral understanding waiting to be unfurled, brought to the surface and set into motion.

The call of the wild by design was, and is, an innate deep thread that links us back to the beginning. It links us back to how our ancestors held knowledge of the plants, animals, season and cycles. Back to the Mitochondrial Eve, our one common female ancestor. We share DNA with plants; they are literally our first ancestors.

We have co-evolved with their medicine and food offerings, so why are we so disconnected from the deep nourishment that’s readily available to us?

We all share the same breath; we are exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide with the natural world constantly. You could say we share that same breath with one another, as if we are one fluid energetic self-regulating organism, a collective microbiome of human evolution.

I feel in the time we are in right now, we have been conditioned to be separate from the whole. We are separated through the exchange of our breath with one another, the aloha, the life force, being seen as a violator in the global narrative. Right now is such a potent and important time for us to be surrounded by the natural world. It’s so important to make time to walk into a forest or green space. We need to deeply breathe in the terpenes released from the trees to stimulate our immune cells, and to interact with the symbiotic energy exchange from our botanical allies.

The land is an old wise ancestor. She wants to know us, observe us, have a relationship with us. She holds codes and sacred knowledge from the wisdom keepers and medicine people that have walked the story lines before us. She wants us to sing to her, touch her, tell her story.

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The great mother desires us to know of our birth-rite to remember who we really are. She is always showing us to rise in love.

“We lost a necessary reverence for the wild and for the feminine” - Gina Raw La Cerva The land teaches us about being patient, about right timing, about slowing down, about surrender. As we weave in the soft fascination of our feminine lineage, the earth rises to meet us. We recall the wild vastness of our own soul’s journey in the

WHISPER The time is now; to awaken and reconnect to the innate sustenance that you hold. Awaken and reconnect to your wild ways and embodied wisdom, and to nature that is your evolutionary home.

A ritual to reawaken your connection to nature

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Find a special spot outside in a green space. It can be your garden, a local park, an area close to a waterway or a forest near your home.

Choose a place that you can easily access on a regular basis.

human evolution. This is a way to create a reality where we are not separate or dissonant from one another or from the great mother.

When we deny the feminine wild that is part of each and every soul that walks this earth journey, we suppress one of our greatest birthrites. That we are deeply rooted into her. She will never abandon us. She asks us to look to the elements. The water teaches us about flow and emotional expression. The wind teaches us about movement and allowing. The fire teaches us about transformation and cleansing. And the earth teaches us about creativity and love.

We yearn to be without limits. We want to sing and dance, as equals side by side, sharing the one breath in the wild ways of our own making.

Make this spot familiar to you. Develop an intimate relationship with the land, a tree, the plants that live and breath in this green space.

Create a bond, a friendship with this space, and make time each day to visit this spot.

Each time you approach this spot, do so mindfully with reverence. Take a little offering with you: a few dried rose petals, a little cacao, even just a prayer or a little song.

Get comfortable and settle yourself in the space. Breathe deeply and relax into your body.

Feel yourself dropping into the now moment, just you and the nature environment. Set an intention to connect with the natural world around you.

Let go of any distractions from your day.

Tune into what you can see, feel, smell, hear, taste. Focus on the experience of being in the moment with the natural world. Allow your childlike curiously to wander, to ponder and explore what it all feels like in relation to you, and you to your surroundings.

Take a journal along and write down any feelings or insights. Draw pictures. Ask if it’s ok to collect any offerings like a leaf or a cone, a flower, with thanks. Take the offerings home for your altar. When you’re ready to leave: give gratitude with words, a song, a prayer and say farewell to the space, the tree, plants, land, the spirit of the place. Let them know you will be back again soon.

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Love

With from the

Afterlife Spirit, Soul, and Psychic Advice

with Kim Bleeze

The World is Changing. Let Your Soul Soar.

There is beauty in transformation, even richer still when it is inspired by a deeper wisdom and guidance.

Sometimes that guidance may come from your spirit team, sometimes from your soul, or perhaps your own intuitive wisdom. Either way, it is all there to lead you towards living the best version of yourself, and the best version of the life you were born to live.

Because for most of us, me included up until maybe 12 years ago, we are simply not living true to our souls’ purpose.

So this month I’d like to touch on how important it is for you to listen to that call your heart may be receiving right now. Not only for yourself, but for those that you are here to touch in some way too. Because whether you believe it or not, you are here to show up and help this world be a better place. Whether that be on a smaller scale and confined to your family unit.

Or perhaps to the thousands or millions of people needing to hear your message.

But I am sure you’ve been feeling that yourself for a while now too, am I right? Even if it is just coming across as hope or wishful thinking?

That there is more to you?

More to your life?

More to all the pain you’ve possibly travelled through?

More to the world that you’ve become accustomed to seeing up until now?

You are right. The answer is yes to all of the above as we are so much more than our human conditioning has schooled us for. Each of us together have the answers the world is looking for, but that answer needs to emerge from deep within ourselves first.

But what does this actually mean for you?

Well, the world as we know it is changing. And although this has been foreseen by lightworkers and prophets for many years, it doesn’t make the change, this shift, any less challenging.

But in short, you were born for these times, and you were born to help navigate us through it.

And right now it is needed, you are needed. Even if that is only in the smallest way, it doesn’t matter because each role is as important as the next. Where

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we need to each start though is with self-actualization.

What that means is learning to accept how amazing you are. What your strengths are, what your natural gifts are, and allowing yourself to be immersed in your heart’s passion and life’s purpose. For what you are feeling called to do with your life, without allowing fear to hold you back. Because what you are feeling called to do with your life is how you will do your part and contribute to the greater good. Whether you believe it right now or not. That comes directly from you soul, calling you up to be of service. To your family, your friends, and on the whole, to humanity.

This call begins by first leading you towards a truer version of yourself and your sovereignty. This is to strengthen your voice so you can freely share your message, help you unlock your own power and deeply connect to your natural abilities, and gifts you were born with. Better preparing you to honour your path because all of our service is what the world needs right now.

How does this work exactly? Well, it can begin like this…

1. You begin to feel a stirring deep in your heart telling you that there needs to be more to your life, that you need to be more in your life. Much like I mentioned above.

2. You get curious about this and keep following that thread. This could look like studying something you are interested in, deciding to walk a different path, or to connect to a certain person. It could be anything.

Just make sure you listen and follow where you are being led. You just don’t know where it could lead you.

3. You start to realise how you would like to make an impact to the world in some way by sharing your skillset. This could be strengths that you’ve always known you’ve had, or perhaps new skills.

4. You start to make choices that allow you to share your magic and message with the world, regardless of how small or how big that is. You will start contributing to the changes you wish to see in the world.

5. You feel alive with purpose which will inspire you and give you more confidence to create impact. You will be a light for others to follow. Getting to this place, is you living divinely aligned with your souls’ purpose.

It is what your heart is waiting for, and it is what the world is waiting from you too. Even though you may not feel up to the task sometimes, and there will be many of those days. We’ve all had them, and we will most certainly have many more. It is all part of the human experience.

But your soul gifted you with strength and power to accomplish the things you need to do in order to live up to the best version of yourself. And I know you can do it, and remember, you are not alone because you are constantly surrounded by the support you need in every way.

So with the world changing so much, let your soul soar.

We need you.

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Q: “Hi Kim, I’d like to ask about my mum who

was suddenly struck with the headache of her life only to find weeks later she had a large mass in her brain which turned out to be stage 4 cancer and went through delirium for the majority of her remaining 9 months. I was told she was getting herself ready to pass over by going in and out of her body during her sleep period. I would really like to know if she was OK when she passed and where she is now and what does she think about the circumstances surrounding her death with our family? Any insight would be greatly appreciated as I feel like a raft floating out to sea without her.”

– Stacey Hi Stacey, firstly, it is very common for us to pay visit to those we love when we are close to passing.

It is all part of our transition into the afterlife and this can happen moments before passing and sometimes for years depending on the length of

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illness. So I am not surprised that you made visits to you in your sleep. I feel you mum passed peacefully and I can see a smile of peace on her face as she left this world. I also feel she spends a lot of time reading and relaxing in the spirit world and I want to say, making up for the times she wasn’t able to relax at all. She would rarely put herself first and shows me the same of you.

As for your family, what comes to me is to let bygones be bygones because nothing else can be done. She has moved on from letting things like this bother her. I feel she wants more than anything for your heart to find peace and I know she comes around you often to help you and surround you with strength and love. You don’t always listen though; she has a little giggle at this. I see you lighting a candle for your mum. So whether this is something that you do already, or would find peace doing…

Either way, please know that you mum is forever with you.

Have a question to ask Kim? Send it to ask@fiercetruthsmagazine.com

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Numerology With Stephanie McKinnon

August 23-08-2020 – September 22-08-2020 Numerology is the study of the sacred numbers in your life. In this column, I want to educate and empower you to understand your own life. I will draw your awareness to characteristic traits and patterns, as well as, highlight aspects or events that will be played out with every month’s themes as you move throughout your life.

All this is revealed through the numbers in your date of birth. This is known as your life path number. You will also discover your personal year number, understand the current year theme of 2020 and the current theme of each month. All this will give you a bigger picture or overview of how or what your current cycle and month means for you.

Current Energy Themes of 2020

August 2020

2020=4 – This is the universal overall theme, and here are the traits that you will experience this year:

Use this time to take steps to further build on your long-term security, especially within your finances.

Work, finances, relationships, home, family, friendships, even our health and emotions will be touched.

A crushing of illusions, as all truths can be revealed.

It is a year that we all need to be personally responsible regarding all matters of our lives.

Truth, justice, law and order will be highlighted within our world.

A year for us to just get back to what really counts. For some, it will appear to be quite challenging and testing at times.

Be aware of what is known as the “shadow you”. This may be traits or patterns within ourselves that we can ignore or be completely unaware of. However, we will need to accept, own or face these at some point in our lives.

The 2020 shadow patterns will show up as moments of: Insecurity Instability Being rigid, stubborn, dictatorial, overbearing or lazy

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Be focused and present in all areas, daily. Set the goal to move forward and achieve. Remember that energy flows where our energy and thoughts go. Think positively.

Your mind can swing from powerful thoughts to helpless feelings.

September 2020

Look at September as a time to spring clean your life before you seek further stability. Areas that can be highlighted with these transformations are home, property, relationships, and work.

Come back to the basics in order to prepare yourself to move forward. This may involve “surrendering” for some.

This is a time when our collective world will rise through events or moments that pull at ones’ heart strings with compassion for another. Therefore, we will all grow in some way. These moments will differ, from challenging times, to some beautiful moments as individuals.

Overall Month Theme & Pattern for 23 - 08-2020 – 2209 -2020 This is a transformational time within the year’s theme. It is seen and felt strongly within all areas of stability and security, so all our core foundations are being affected. This transformational energy can be felt in your career, home, family and emotional stability.

Be aware: this could cause you to feel vulnerable and insecure at times. This is a month where power and survival mode can be seen.

It could be playing out within our government or on an individual level in our transforming world.

During this time, remind yourself that life has brought you this far and will continue to take you further.

Have trust and faith to move through the unknown. Remember that when you let go, this always makes room for the new. If you feel uncomfortable and out of your depth through this time, know you are growing in areas of your soul’s wisdom. Look to the unknown becoming moments of possibilities and sharing new opportunities. This is a wonderful time to reflect what you have learned and how you have grown in wisdom so far this year.

Please note: Numerology moves in cycles of 9 years.

Because September is the 9th month, it will bring the energy of transformations and the closing of chapters.

There will also be some great wake-up calls.

May I suggest being selfcompassionate, loving and kind to yourself? Then, allow this compassion to flow out to all those you share your time and life with.

It will support you and help all in our current world.

Here are this month’s Shadow themes. Patterns seen or felt could include: Judgement Playing the dictator Being stubborn Overindulging Feeling resentful or jealous Be aware: this could highlight where some insecurities lie within you. Know that you are resisting an opportunity to grow and ask yourself why. Let the courage within you rise. You have this.

Below is your guide for your Life Path and your Personal Year. For instance, if you are Life path of 9 and in a personal year of 7, read both to get your personal forecast.

Then consider the 2020 themes and the current month’s themes.

Life Path Number This is calculated with your date of birth. Start by adding up the individual numbers within your date of birth. Then, keep breaking them down untill you have a single digit.

The exceptions are the numbers 11, 22 and 33.

To put it simply, your life path is an important piece in the puzzle of your life. It is the main theme that you walk and grow through in your daily life.

Below is an example breakdown of a Life Path. This example is based on Elvis Presley.

Elvis’s Date of Birth is 08/01/1935 0+8+0+1+1+9+3+5=27=2+7= 9 So Elvis’ life path number is 9.

Personal Year Your personal year is calculated by adding the numbers of the date and month of birth together with the year of your last birthday. So if your last birthday was in the previous year, then you use that year. Your personal year goes from birthday to birthday. Then continue to break down the numbers until you get one digit. The exceptions are the numbers 11-22-33.

Personal year is the theme you learn and grow through this year, in conjunction with your life path theme.

So if Elvis was alive this year, we would calculate this as 08/01/2020, then break it down to a single digit.

0+8+0+1+2+0+2+0 =13=1+3=4.

Elvis’s personal year would be a 4.

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Numerology With Stephanie McKinnon

Your Numbers

1’s

This is a time when you will need to take the reins and lead the way. Please note, that you will need to do this with love and a caring heart as those around you, might be tender. It is also time to open or close doors and chapters in your life. You may find yourself sharing the hard facts or wearing the hopeful hat for yourself or others. Times of encouragement will be needed.

2’s

Trust in your instincts. You might find yourself growing and sharing yourself emotionally this month.

Be mindful not to let others take advantage of your kind heart. Know that at times you might also feel overwhelmed by some dominant forces, either within family or work areas. It ’s a time that is asking you to make some choices, within your heart, around all matters of security, finances, and relationships.

3’s

Time to get your creative hat on! This could be a productive month for you. Look beyond what you know and take a risk, though do not exceed your limits. This month might push that resistance button within you, as you seek your freedom. Be present in all you do. Is it a time to introduce some more supportive language within yourself ? Listen to others and how you express yourself.

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4’s

Try to achieve all of your targets.

Have a keen eye for all details placed before you, especially financial or legal matters. This month you might feel under the pump, as it ’s “all hands on deck ” with a limited window of time. It is a time you could see projects for yourself or others in home, business, or areas of well- being.

Ensure you do not get complacent or lazy because of your fear or self-doubt. This is a wonderful time to invest in ways to move forward.

5’s

An exciting time to make some changes that will support you to move forward, although this could ask you to let things go, too. These can be felt in areas of work and home, so some adaptability or give-and-take will be needed. Be aware, especially if you want to build in your career.

Some illusions may be revealed, so this can increase your sensitivity. Time to think on your feet, especially with any last-minute changes.

6’s

The perfectionist within you will rise to the surface, so go easy on yourself. Some of you may also want to step up in home and work areas, as the idealist micromanager can be seen. There will be moments revealed where you can tighten up your boundaries in areas where you feel obligated, yet your heart ’s not in it. Honour your heart always. Some improvements can be made in areas of home, or one may feel the pressure is on in these areas.

A time to reflect and research where you might build further on your long-term security. Look at those patterns or things that no longer serve you in today ’s global climate. A month to align your heart with your body and mind. Trust your instincts. Use your initiative and hold yourself accountable this month. Look out for moments of intolerance, both of others and yourself. Look for a chance to take on some new study.

8’s

Some will see this as a month of great achievements, with new opportunities rising. Others will see it as the closing of a chapter that has offered them comfort and security. It ’s a month that will ask you to share your heart, and to rise up to be a better person within relationships.

Look to understand where your power truly lies within, and where you may be feeling powerless. This could be a major turning point. Know your limits.

9’s

A wonderful time to reassess how you want to invest your time and energy in order to achieve your goals.

Changes may be seen in home or work areas.

New opportunities may happen for some. A great month to appreciate and spend time with those you love. It is a time when politics might be highlighted within families, work and society. Some might feel like they are being micro-managed. It is a great time to reflect what your year so far has shared with you, and to recognize your growth. You have grown immensely!

See you all next month.

Stephanie

11’s

A month to implement all the lessons in areas of relationships and finances. Learn from your past mistakes and set new boundaries. This may also be felt as a time of heightened emotions and stress in all those areas as well. You might find yourself with a head/heart fight.

Follow your heart and your intuition, as it is enhanced at this time.

22’s

This is a time of you switching hats from leadership, to supporter, to inspirer. Try always to have a compassionate heart for others. If you meet some resistance, look to see where you could be micro-managing people. Seek out some volunteer work. The world needs people like you at this time. A wonderful time to achieve all you set out to do, so go for it.

33’s

Embrace your family and those you love. Be aware that your sensitivity can be heightened.

Others may experience this as insensitivity, especially in areas of family and communication. Look to embrace harmony and peace within your life. This may involve leaving those who do not appreciate you, behind. This could be a time when the supporter and fusspot come to the surface.

Be aware not to nit-pick. It is important you find time to feed your soul along the way, otherwise the martyr can show itself. A wonderful time that you can volunteer and be of service somewhere, for this will feed your heart.

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7’s

For all Life paths and personal years of an 11/2 - 22/4 - 33/6 please refer to both numbers e.g. 11 and 2. You will alternate between both numbers and will need to apply both to in order to achieve your desires. These numbers share a heightened potential with you. However, how you choose to integrate them is in your hands.

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Between 23rd August 2020 and 22nd September 2020 is the time of Virgo. This brings the energetic vibration for healing and humanity, work and service to others, analysis, paying attention to the details, perfectionism, structure, and practicality. Virgo is an earth sign, mutable and feminine in its’ expression of energy. It is ruled by the planet Mercury, the planet of communication, intellect, thoughts, ideas, logic, intelligence, and language. The earth nature of Virgo is quite grounded and relates to how we organise and structure our systems and procedures according to our own ideals of rationality and realism.

The energy of Virgo represents the ‘House of Work’ and creates the space for us all to reflect, contemplate and explore our own way to grow and understand ourselves in this area of our lives.

Health, wellbeing and nutrition are also key elements of Virgo energy. This is connected to the essence of purity and perfectionism. Perfectionism is something that Virgo energy is continually pursuing. It is important to remember that perfection, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.

It means different things to different people.

This is a time that manifests many opportunities to bring forward the creative thoughts and ideas gathered from the month of Leo, and to put them into action. The intention of the energy is to create work and services that contribute to humanity, as well as connecting with the right people, at the right time, to get the job done.

As we move through the energy of Virgo, our observations of life, as it is, will lead to identifying our current thoughts and ideas around kindness, healing, and patience. It will also test our notions of logic, practicality and problem solving. When challenged, Virgo energy will also bring forward the potential for hypersensitivity, victim mentality, criticism, judgement, worry, stubbornness and overthinking the small details. This can be distracting from the bigger picture.

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Horoscopes

Stars

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By Lana F. Jackson

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WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH THE PLANETS

The month of Virgo will prompt us all to focus on how we as individuals continue to work within the structures of society to be of service to each other.

It will direct our focus on our ability to create new structures or to break down the old ones that no longer serve us. Our attention will

be drawn to analyse all of the details as we observe them in every area of our lives, to identify our own ideas of reliability, and to consider our personal definition of perfection.

As we begin our journey through Virgo, the Moon will be in Libra and emotions will be focused on the practicalities of relationships and nurturing. Between the 26th and 28th August, the Moon will be in Sagittarius,

challenging us to look beyond the structures we are currently working with and expand on our philosophies of life as we know it. Between the 28th and the 30th August, the Moon will be Capricorn, complementing the energy of Virgo by connecting with Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto in Capricorn. This can create a positive energy around the way we work, conduct business, manage finances and enhance our personal status.

When the Full Moon in Pisces, opposing the Sun in Virgo, rises to her peak at 3:23pm on the 2nd September 2020, perceptions

and emotions will be highly sensitive. This may bring on feelings of insecurity, as imaginations are prone to running wild. Spiritually, this is a highly charged time to bring in the balance between the

On the 10th September, when the Moon moves into Gemini, the energy will be challenging us all to discriminate. It invites us to really dive into the message we are sending out to others around the work we do and the way we are being of service to others. Try not to overthink it all. The most important thing to remember is that we are connecting with the people we want to work with.

On the 17th September 2020 at 9pm, the New Moon in Virgo lines up with the Sun and creates

the atmosphere to begin new emotional cycles and intuitive pursuits. In Virgo, the New Moon opens up the space for anything to be possible around work, service to others, humanity, health and healing. It can also bring out impatience, over thinking and pessimism, depending on how we choose to work with the energy. The choice really is ours to make.

Communication, thoughts and ideas will be amplified as Mercury continues to reside in its’ dignity of Virgo.

This is centred around how to put our ideas into action and with whom, in order to achieve the end results, get the job done and create success across the board. As we settle into the waning phase of the Moon, on the 6th September 2020 at 5:47am, Mercury will move into Libra. There will be a shift in the energy of thoughts, ideas and communication in relationships, diplomacy, equality and balance.

This intellectual energy is centred around fairness, justice and compromise in an effort to create peace and harmony.

Venus will move into Leo on the 6th September at 5:22pm. This opens the door to dramatic, generous,

affectionate and adventurous energy around relationships, material possessions and beauty.

Venus in Leo is focused on heart centred love for the self, intimate relationships, family and friends. Love is grand when Venus is in Leo, mentally, emotionally and affectionately. The energy will bring out the dramatic flair for all things romantic and heart based connections.

Just to shake things up a little, Mars, the planet of

goals and desires, heads Retrograde between the 9th and 11th September 2020 at 8:23am. This

will create a different atmosphere for making plans and executing them, until it heads direct between the 13th and 15th November 2020. Depending on our circumstances, this energy can either lead to emotional frustration or a feeling of everything slowing down and at times, being held back.

However, if we choose to take advantage of this energy to reassess and re-evaluate our progress, it

will highlight the way for us all to move forward and execute our plans more successfully after the 15th November 2020 and beyond.

Good news! Jupiter, the planet of expansion,

wisdom and benevolence is heading direct between the 12th and 14th September at 10:41am. This will create the opening to apply the

lessons that we have learned over the past four months and spread our wings. As Jupiter heads direct, we will be given the opportunity to reassess the balance of nurture, empathy and compassion.

We will be empowered through our wisdom in this area to connect with authority and appropriate responsibility.

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healer of Virgo and the Old Soul of Pisces. Engaging in creative spiritual practices at this time will enhance our ability to expand our imagination and connect with our higher self to work with our true purpose. This energy will either bring in the balance or tip the scales for us all to release and clear our energy.

With Saturn and Pluto still Retrograde and residing in Capricorn, learning, expansion, authority, responsibility, and power will remain focused on challenging the status quo. Reminding us that everything is temporary and open to for review.

Saturn is the ruler of Capricorn and the planet of career, status, authority, responsibility, business, finance and karmic lessons. It remains Retrograde in Capricorn, bringing forward karmic lessons around responsibility, authority, restriction and constraint. As it continues on its retrograde journey, Saturn will also highlight the work required in relationships to create peace and harmony on the intimacy front.

As Uranus remains Retrograde in Taurus continues, the foundations and structures of society, politics, money and finance are undergoing radical changes around the traditions that we have taken for granted. It leads us to breakthroughs and breakdowns, giving us the opportunity to identify how this can be leveraged for us all to work differently as we move forward.

The veil of illusion will be pulled right back with

Neptune Retrograde sitting in the opposition energy of Pisces. This reveals the hidden truths

amongst humanity, as well as letting go of what no longer serves us, in order to create the space for abundance that is longer lasting and soul aligned.

Pluto the planet of underlying emotions, the subconscious and all that lies beneath the surface remains Retrograde in Capricorn. It helps us to reflect inward to understand our own power and control, so that we can continue to grow in more ways than the obvious.

As we draw to the close of Virgo for 2020, we are given the opportunity to finally reflect on all that was in the areas of work, service to others and our connection with healing and humanity. On the 22nd

September 2020 at 11:31pm, when we move into the energy of Libra, we will dive deeper into our

understanding and application of balance, peace and harmony, fairness and justice of all that we have learned through our Virgo experience for 2020.

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23rd August 2020 to 22nd September 2020

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Virgo

Happy Birthday Virgo!

Happy Personal New Year, Virgo! This is your time to feel empowered and follow your own path of service in the most effective and efficient way. Patience is the key for you to express your deepest truth and connect with the right people, at the right time. Focus on mind, body and soul during the Full Moon in Pisces, your opposition.

This will help you determine what you need to release on a soul level and enhance your imagination to find inner peace.

Mercury moving into Libra will help you to focus on the work you are doing and communicate this with your social, work or business networks. Venus also moves into Leo on the same day, and will team up with Mercury to help you work with your creative flair to bring your ideas into form. Tread carefully though Virgo. The the flip side of both these energies can also lead to arguments, negative drama, impatience and flared egos. Take time to step back and look at how everything fits into your bigger picture.

Mars Retrograde in Aries may leave you feeling like you’re not getting any cooperation and taking one step forward and three steps back. Don’t take it personally. Everyone else will be feeling this too. Jupiter in Capricorn is a positive energy. It drives you to move forward with all your work behind the scenes so you can be more productive and make things happen. You are in a prime position with the New Moon in Virgo to feel into what matters to you and the people you serve. Paying attention to the details is very important with this manifesting Moon. Don’t hold back on anything because you feel it’s not quite perfect yet Virgo. Allow everything to

fall into place and let the Universe deliver what you deserve to receive.

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LIBRA

22nd September to 23rd October 2020

SCORPIO

23rd October to 22nd November 2020

SAGITTARIUS

22nd November to 21st December 2020

CAPRICORN

22nd December 2019 to 21st January 2020

The Libran Moon will kick off this month by encouraging you to pay attention to the details and find balance within. Whilst Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto are still challenging you to focus on what really matters, consider what you actually need to be responsible for and let the rest go. Expanding on your truth will serve you well as Mercury moves into your sign, presenting the opportunity to express your thoughts and ideas in a diplomatic and productive manner. Venus moving into Leo is complimentary for expressing your creative ideas and sharing them with family, friends and work colleagues. You may feel like you’re in a holding bay with Mars Retrograde in Aries, your opposition. Try not to read into it. This is a great time to prioritise your plans in order to head in the right direction for you. Jupiter in Capricorn is heading direct and may challenge you on which direction to head in first. Assess what is in alignment with you and your responsibilities, then allow them to fall into place before the New Moon in Virgo begins her new cycle. Everything is about timing Libra, in the lead up to your Personal New Year on the 22nd September 2020.

As the Virgo season kicks off, you will be presented with some productive and fruitful energy with work or business ventures. The Universe is encouraging you to trust your intuition and execute your plans to manifest your vision. Avoid trying to control the outcome. Work with the Full Moon in Pisces to release anything that you should have let go of years ago, and to prepare for bigger and brighter opportunities to come. Mercury in Libra will help you find the balance with your thoughts and ideas.

However, don’t be surprised by hidden agendas when Venus moves into Leo on the same day. Try not to let your ego get in the way; focus deeper instead. Things may not go according to plan when Mars in Aries heads Retrograde. Don’t put your plans on hold. Stay focused; the best laid plans are the ones that take you places. Jupiter heading direct in Capricorn will show you how everything will fall into place with some patience and imagination in the mix. The New Moon in Virgo will help you to ground in and focus on what really matters and feel the balance being created as we transit into Libra on the 22nd September 2020.

The time of Virgo may feel like it is presenting you with challenges, but it’s actually showing you what you are capable of overcoming. You will have the opportunity to expand on your thoughts and ideas, if you avoid rebelling and focus on learning instead. This will help you to identify the details in your big picture. Avoid being impulsive around the Full Moon in Pisces. Work with the energy and release anything that may be blocking your flow. You will feel more positive when Mercury moves into Libra and Venus moves into Leo. Communication in relationships will help you to understand other people’s ideas of truth and philosophy and connect you with the right people. Then you can let go of those who are no longer in alignment. Mars Retrograde in Aries will show you another way to be more effective and efficient with your plans.

Jupiter heading direct will lift you and help you to see the right direction to expand your knowledge and wisdom, and become the authority in your field. Don’t be phased by any challenges presented to you with the New Moon in Virgo. It’s showing you where you can expand next, so go with the flow.

If you are looking for a new direction to be of service in your career, this Virgo energy is perfect for highlighting the right path for you. Make the most of this energy surge.

The Moon moving into your sign, will team up with Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto to get things done in every area of your life. The Full Moon in Pisces supports you to clear away any unwanted energy and preconditioned thought patterns that have been challenging you in the past. Take time to step back and reassess. Think about what is happening in your life, and with whom, when Mercury moves into Libra and Venus moves into Leo. Understanding how you attract abundance and security will be productive when the Moon moves into Taurus. Mars Retrograde in Aries may leave you feeling challenged to execute the plans you have in place to achieve. Trust the process. Jupiter heading direct in Capricorn will feel like a breath of fresh air to grow your nest egg. The New Moon in Virgo will help you to manifest your ideas around work and service to others. Prepare to stay positive and grounded as we move into the energy of Libra next month.

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AQUARIUS

21st January to 19th February 2020 You’re a social butterfly Aquarius. Virgo energy creates the space for you to connect with new innovative ideas about what you love, and love what you do. The Moon in Sagittarius will help you identify how to work with your truth and take action. The Full Moon in Pisces will support you to shed mental, emotional and social baggage before Mercury moves into Libra and enhances your ability to work on innovative ideas with the right people. Venus in Leo, your opposition, will test your ability to detach emotionally and see the big picture. Focus on balance in all areas and avoid unnecessary negative dramas. Take advantage of the moon moving into Taurus to analyse your finances. The Moon moving into Gemini will support your ability to think on your feet and connect with the right ideas for you. Mars Retrograde in Aries may leave you feeling like you’re slowing down. Take the time to leverage this energy, and redefine your plans with new and productive ways of taking action. The New Moon in Virgo will show you new ways to connect with humanity and create the right connections as we move into the positive energy of Libra.

PISCES

19th February to 20th March 2020 As we move into the time of Virgo, your opposition, there are two ways you can embody this energy. You can see this as an opportunity to find the equilibrium between structure and spiritual connection, or you can resist it all the way. The Moon in Sagittarius, will push you to review your spiritual philosophies and personal alignment. The complimentary nature of the Moon in Capricorn will prepare you to define balance mentally, emotionally, spiritually and physically during the Full Moon in Pisces. When Mercury moves into Libra and Venus moves into Leo, communication in relationships will become more focused on giving and receiving. This is a time to honour yourself and put your own oxygen mask on first. The Moon in Taurus will prepare you to create financial abundance and identify the best ways to invest your time, energy and money as Mars in Aries heads Retrograde. Jupiter in Capricorn will enhance your wisdom and stabilise your intuition as the Moon moves into Cancer.

This opens the space for your imagination to run wild through meditation, music or art. Whilst the New Moon in Virgo is in your opposition, it is also an opportunity to become more structured and connected before we move into Libra.

ARIES

20th March to 20th April 2020 You are driven by goals and desires, so take advantage of this Virgo energy to reassess your path and identify how you can be more effective and efficient. When the Moon moves into Sagittarius, opportunities to learn and grow will open up. If you are feeling somewhat challenged in getting the job done, the Moon in Capricorn will bring out your fighting spirit. The Full Moon in Pisces is a great time for reflection and connecting with your soul purpose to anchor into what feels more aligned. Mercury moving into Libra, your opposition, and Venus moving into Leo may leave you feeling like you can’t move forward. Use this time to pause, reassess and be with your family and social circles. When Mars in Aries heads Retrograde, try not to resist Aries. Even you need to slow down occasionally. As Jupiter in Capricorn heads direct, new openings in your career will be presented. However, not every opportunity is a good one. The karmic nature of Capricorn influencing Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto will definitely highlight the pros and cons. The New Moon in Virgo will reveal new pathways that will cater to your pioneering nature, before we move into Libra.

TAURUS

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20th April to 20th May 2020 Virgo energy will tick all the boxes and give you earthly grounding and stability, Taurus.

This energy will support you to move out of you comfort zone and make the necessary changes to create the abundance, safety, security, stability and financial security to build on new foundations. When the Moon moves into Capricorn complimenting Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto, it will enhance the Earth trinity, highlighting what is and isn’t working in your life. The Full Moon in Pisces will help to cleanse your space and release anything that no longer serves you. This will be supported with new ways to think and communicate as Mercury moves into Libra. Venus moving into Leo will reveal some resistance amongst family, friends and work colleagues with everyones ego’s coming to the surface when the Moon moves into Taurus. Mars heading Retrograde in Aries will challenge you to reassess the most effective and efficient ways to move forward.

The Moon in Cancer offers intuitive relief around family and home life, as everything expands when Jupiter heads direct in Capricorn. The New Moon in Virgo will present the opportunity to create and implement new methods of work and service to others before we head into Libra.

GEMINI

20th May to 21st June 2020 The time of Virgo is a great opportunity to follow through on creative ideas with the right way, at the right time, to get the job done. The Moon in Sagittarius, your opposition, will expand on ideas of service to others and create an emotional balance.

The Full Moon in Pisces will challenge your emotional perspective and give you the opportunity to identify any illusions that have been overshadowing your intentions or holding you back. Mercury moving into Libra and Venus moving into Leo will help to create positive relationships with creative people, to assist with bringing your plans into reality. Avoid being impulsive when the Moon moves into Gemini. It’s important to identify the who, what, when, where and why around your ideas. Take some time to stop and reassess your plans when Mars heads Retrograde in Aries. Jupiter heading direct, along with Saturn and Pluto Retrograde in Capricorn, will leave you feeling like you’re in a new playing field and being tested around authority and responsibility.

The New Moon in Virgo supports you to reassess your thoughts and ideas, in order to set up the most effective frameworks to work with before we move into the complimentary energy of Libra.

CANCER

21st June to 22nd July 2020 The time of Virgo will bring structure to your plans in your home and at work. Avoid getting too caught up in the details or taking things to heart. When challenged, Virgo energy can become critical and judgemental. This can leave you feeling like you need to hide behind your shell. The Moon will team up with Jupiter heading direct in Capricorn, your opposition, along with Saturn and Pluto Retrograde. This highlights your authority and responsibility as a nurturing leader. Honour your intuition with the Full Moon in Pisces, and work with this energy to release emotional baggage from the past. When Mercury moves into Libra and Venus moves into Leo, you will feel the masculine push to get things done. Avoid feeling rushed by potential disputes with family members, friends or work colleagues. The Moon in Taurus will help you to feel more grounded by its structure and security, before the Moon in Cancer brings a boost to work with your intuition. Then Mars heads Retrograde in Aries, which will challenge your plans. The New Moon in Virgo will create a new emotional cycle with fresh ideas and new perspectives. Make the most of this energy to prepare yourself for the time of Libra.

LEO

22nd July to 23rd August 2020 It’s time to get to work Leo. Virgo energy is revealing the systems, structures and hierarchies for you to bring your ideas into form. The Moon in Sagittarius is complementary, however. Trust your gut and pay attention to all the details. The Full Moon in Pisces provides the opportunity for spiritual cleansing. Your creativity is heightened when Mercury moves into Libra and Venus moves into Leo, highlighting relationships that honour your mind and heart. Be careful though Leo. When challenged, Virgo energy can dust up your ego, bring out your sensitivity and potentially lead to you becoming critical and judgemental of those with different opinions to you. When Mars in Aries heads Retrograde, you will feel the energetic pause. It’s temporary and a great time for you to reassess what is really working for you. As Jupiter in Capricorn heads direct, you will feel like you’ve been let out of your cage. This is no time for complacency, so pay attention. The New Moon in Virgo will reveal new ways to work with others to move forward. This energy is helping you to connect with the right people at the right time before we move into the complimentary energy Libra.

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