A Good Sign
by Jennifer Freed, PhD
Jennifer Freed PhD is the best-selling author of USE YOUR PLANETS WISELY and a renowned psychological astrologer and social and emotional education trainer. She is the CCO of Ahasb.org. Jennifer has spent over thirty years consulting clients and businesses worldwide on psychological, spiritual, and educational topics. She can be reached at www.jenniferfreed.com
New Paranormal
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e celebrate the May birthday of Montecito resident Cristy Candler – yoga and movement specialist, sound healing facilitator, and intuitive bodyworker. She embodies joy, authenticity, and healing gifts. This month, as we change and adjust to unusual social norms, we will develop ways to address the collapse of old forms and the rapid invention of new social orders. We will not ever returning to “normal” as the underpinnings of the old systems have forever been uprooted and require a major creative overhaul. I suggest we consider what the “new paranormal” could be? As a tribute to all the musicians and other artists who can now only perform online, each of this month’s horoscopes feature song lyrics. What would life be without our songbirds? Aries Held-in is not your strong suit. Heed these words from our neighbor, Pink: Where there is desire, there is gonna be a flame Where there is a flame, someone’s bound to get burned But just because it burns, doesn’t mean you’re gonna die You gotta get up and try, and try, and try Gotta get up and try, and try, and try You gotta get up and try, and try, and try Taurus You are indeed changing in a cellular way – even if at a snail’s pace. Sam Cooke: There have been times that I thought I couldn’t last for long But now I think I’m able to carry on It’s been a long, a long time coming But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will Gemini So much is happening in the air; and yet, we are grounded, halted, stopped in place. Dylan offers some comfort here: How many times can a man look up Before he sees the sky? How many ears must one person have Before he can hear people cry? And how many deaths will it take ‘til he knows That too many people have died? The answer, my friends, is blowing in the wind The answer is blowing in the wind Cancer At times, all of us feel like motherless children; and all of us can remember someone in our lives that makes us feel like family. We are in a time where we need to reach out to embrace each other at a distance. Tracy Bonham: Mother, mother, how’s the family? I’m just calling to say hello How’s the weather? How’s my father? Am I lonely? Heavens no Mother, mother, are you listening? Just a phone call to ease your mind Life is perfect never better Distance making the heart grow fond
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Leo Never has there been a better time to deal straight from the heart. Bryan Adams has some advice for you: You say it’s easy, but who’s to say? That we’d be able to keep it this way But it’s easier Coming straight from the heart Give it to me straight from the heart Tell me we can make another start You know I’ll never go As long as I know It’s comin’ straight from the heart Virgo Sometimes it gets really hard to be so good when others are not trying as hard. Reminder: your job is to keep your life drama-free. Tom Walker: ‘Cause I believe in karma And you believe in drama You should try a little harder Or karma’s gonna come for you Libra As you reckon with all the forces of good and evil, you choose to see the beauty of it all. Sung by Celine Dion: Ever just the same Ever a surprise Ever as before and ever just as sure as the sun will rise Scorpio It is time to dive deeper than you knew you could go; and time to rise and release all the darkness. Stevie Nicks: Oh, mirror in the sky, what is love? Can the child within my heart rise above? Can I sail through the changing ocean tides? Can I handle the seasons of my life? Sagittarius You will be asked to be free in a different way than you have ever known. Adventures will carry you further within. Belinda Carlisle: Ooh, baby, do you know what that’s worth? Ooh, heaven is a place on earth They say in heaven, love comes first We’ll make heaven a place on earth Capricorn You have been grinding the work out and keeping others safe and secure. It’s time to unwind and rest up for the next big epic wave of responsibility. From the Beatles: When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me Speaking words of wisdom: let it be And in my hour of darkness She is standing right in front of me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be Let it be, let it be Whisper words of wisdom, let it be Aquarius You may want to sail away but staying in is here to stay! Still, you can fly to the sky of ideas and ground “My mother was my role model before I even knew what that word was.” – Lisa Leslie
yourself in everyday routines. Take some inspiration from Christopher Cross: It’s not far to never-never land, no reason to pretend And if the wind is right you can find the joy of innocence again Oh, the canvas can do miracles, just you wait and see Believe me Pisces You need to keep releasing all the big feelings. You have the enormous challenge to keep drinking in tons of compassion and releasing all the suffering of the world. Take a cue from Toni Braxton: And let it flow, let it flow, let it flow Everything’s gonna work out right, you know Let go, and let it flow, let it flow, let it flow Just let it go •MJ
7 – 14 May 2020
