I love Autumn, it truly is my most favourite time of the year – which is Fall for anyone not in Australia!  I just love it when you can feel the weather changing to cooler in the mornings / evenings and the sun is changing its direction when setting, the beauty of the leaves changing colour, in 2011 hubby and I were in the States in October, which is their Fall and it was just beautiful driving through the hills heading to Niagara Falls seeing the foliage all reds, oranges and yellows!!  Love it.

I also hoped you all enjoyed the change in format with the astrological readings! 

Coming up in March in the southern hemisphere is the celebration of Mabon, this is the autumn equinox which this year will be on Wednesday, 20^th March when both day and night are of equal length and everything is in balance.  The Mabon celebration is about giving thanks for the bounty that you have created in your life and also take a moment to grieve for the little deaths we all must endure.  Have a think about what has come into your life over the past year, a new child, a relationship, perhaps a new house or you may have completed study.  You have to honour the achievements that you have made, regardless of how small and also acknowledge the effort that you have put into achieving them, allowing you to move forward.

Mabon is a time to set goals for the future, clean out your fridge, repair anything broken, if you’re into cooking, making jams and preserves for the coming winter months, get rid of any old herbs and medicines.  Think of it as a reverse of a spring clean – you’re getting the home snug and ready for the winter months.

If you like to partake in rituals cover your altar with beautiful autumn foods and seeds and write down the things that you have accomplished over the past year, the things that you are proud of or even some things that have meant closure to you and then bury the list in the garden somewhere – it’s nice to write the items on autumn leaves!  This is a time to think about getting more balance in your life and setting the goals to achieve it.

A message from: – Katrina-Jane

Stop living your life as you think others expect – it’s your life and you are the one living it.  Seek advice if you need to, listen and take on board others comments but in the end, the decision is yours and you need to be happy with it.  Make you decisions based on your happiness and what you want out of this life of yours, not what others think is better for you, if you are fit and healthy in all aspects then there is nothing stopping you.  This life that you have is one where you will constantly learn, constantly grow and evolve, you will change your mind on certain points of view, you will expand your awareness, it’s about being willing to do that.

Astrology – by Michelle Oberdorf

This monthly forecast is based on your Sun sign, if you know your Moon and Rising (Ascendant) signs please read them as well for further insight. 

Aries (Mar 21-Apr 19): With many planets still in your 12th house, you continue to turn inward, releasing and bringing certain matters to an end. You may also feel there are hidden matters going on as well behind the scenes. Living up to the results of your actions and karmic consequences remains a theme until Mars enters your sign and 1st house from mid-month. There will then be a lot of energy to move you forward, with increased drive and assertiveness, especially as the Sun moves into Aries on March 20th, then Venus on the 21st. This enables you to tap into your self-importance, confidence, pride and self-esteem, and to evaluate what you want to attract into your life more. Mars conjuncts Uranus on the 22nd, so any impulsive action will stir excitement and change, and possibly something shocking, new and different. Mars sextiles Jupiter on the 26th which is a good time to communicate with siblings and people in your immediate environment, which will take on a more expansive theme. You may also take on a broader perspective and gather more wisdom and understanding of morals, ethics and higher education at this time. 

Taurus (Apr 20-May 20): Venus (your ruling planet) in your 11th house will square Jupiter so you will take expansive steps forward in socialising, possibly promising more than you can deliver, and please watch indulging by spending money and over-eating. Also, group associations and peers may show you how they reflect your self-worth and talents, giving rise to an evaluation of your friendships. You may expand your circle of friends, or find new mentors and groups who inspire you to work on you talents and skills. Venus will also sextile Pluto so you can gain power and seize opportunities with your finances and networking relationships, and again evaluate your authentic relationships, including intimate others. Venus then trines Saturn in your 7th house harmonising and disciplining your committed, serious relationships and goals. Weighing up where you feel satisfied and where you feel limited in relationships is a theme too. Mars, the Sun and Venus then move into your 12th house, helping you retreat and connect with your subconscious and to tap into universal energy. This is a good time to review the past and examine what you need to let go of, and where you can offer service beyond yourself.     

Gemini (May 21-Jun 21): There is a lot of energy remaining in your 10th house of career and status at the beginning of the month, with the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Chiron and Mars all residing here. This will give rise to a lot of examination regarding what you want to do with your professional life. The Sun conjuncts Mercury on the 4th so your purpose and career goals will be further highlighted. You may also be travelling, thinking and communicating more regarding career ventures. Mercury trines Saturn on the 10th and 28th so this is a good time to mentally focus on your practical, long-term career and work goals, committing to and taking responsibility for them. It is also time to take better care of your health and wellbeing and adjusting these areas if necessary. Mercury trines Pluto on the 7th highlighting communications and new ideas within partnerships, and how you can share your own and other people’s resources. Mercury goes direct on the 17th so any reconsideration of your public standing and anything delayed in this area, eg communications and indecisiveness in the career area can now move forward. Mars, the Sun and Venus then move into your 11th house of friendships, groups and hopes and wishes, so moving forward and connecting with mentors and others you share interests with can be inspiring and supportive for you from the 12th.

Cancer (Jun 22-Jul 22): Cancerians have been on a search for meaning recently with Jupiter in your 12th house, while the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Chiron and Neptune are all in the 9th house (Jupiter’s natural house) reinforcing the theme around seeking and expanding your horizons. This could be realised through travelling overseas or finding out what you believe and where you fit in though higher education and/or examining different philosophies. Mars then moves into your 10th house on the 12th, the Sun on the 20th and Venus on the 21st shifting the energy to taking action on your career goals, vocation and ambitions, and your status and public standing. Venus here means you may attract new career opportunities, or you may be evaluating what you like and don’t like about your career, and what you desire, while Mars offers the energy to drive you forward. With the Sun in your 10th house you may follow your heartfelt goals, doing what gives you a boost to your pride, confidence and self-esteem. The Sun conjuncts Uranus on the 22nd so you may want to shake things up a bit and experience something new, exciting and different.

Leo (July 23-Aug 22): Leos are going through a major transformation with so many planets residing in your 8th house. You will be going within and researching deep issues like life and death and the sharing of intimacy. This will give rise to an opportunity to take whatever you’ve been psychologically processing out into a broader context when Mercury goes direct on the 17th.  When Mars moves into your 9th house on the 12th, issues of higher education, legal matters, publishing, philosophies, searching for meaning, seeking the truth, exploring different cultures and how you fit in are expanded. The Sun moves into your 9th house on the 20th illuminating your goals and expanding yourself in the broader world. Venus too will help you to explore what people in your broader world you enjoy relating to. The Sun then conjuncts Venus in the 9th house so identify your desires and make future goals with confidence, and you may connect more with people from different cultures. The Sun conjuncts Uranus on the 22nd so unexpected surprises may arise. You may feel restless and want to be free and more independent, so may take a risk on changing, possibly in the areas of higher education and long distance travel. Be creative and follow your heart to find your unique you! 

Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22): Mercury sextiles Pluto early in the month (7th), so you will be searching within your relationships, uncovering deep truths, knowledge and perceptions about yourself and others. A lot of planets are in your 7th house of relationships highlighting, affecting and illuminating this area of your life, and you may be undergoing an evaluation of this area. This energy then shifts to your 8th house, focussing on intimacy, sexuality, shared resources, life and death issues, and inheritances. With the Sun, Venus and Mars here you can place more focus on transformative experiences and evaluating what you desire in this area of life. Mercury goes direct on the 17th so any rethinking and renegotiating regarding personal and business relationships can move forward now. On the 28th, Mercury will trine Saturn so use your mental discipline to plan your goals, which includes the relationship area as well. 

Libra (Sep 23-Oct 22): There is a lot of energy focussed on the area of health, service work, daily routines and duties with the Sun, Mars, Venus and Mercury all residing in your 6th house. You may make adjustments and improvements in these areas, with more purpose (Sun), mental focus (Mercury) and self-worth and how you value yourself (Venus), as well as putting energy towards looking after your body and organising routines (Mars). There may be healing too with Chiron here. With Saturn in your 2nd house you may feel limited in self-worth, resources, income and possessions, however Saturn will help you learn to take more responsibility for your own worth and resources. Saturn trines this stellium (group) of Sun, Mars, Venus and Mercury so long-term goals around valuing yourself and knowing where you need to be committed, disciplined and responsible will help you focus on the skills you have to offer. Venus and the Sun trine Pluto offering you the opportunity to take personal power over your work routines, skills and health. Mars moves into your 7th house on the 12, the Sun on the 20th and Venus on the 21st so the emphasis will shift to partnerships, bring more love and attraction and a realisation of what you do and don’t desire.  

Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21): Your 5th house has been packed with Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, Chiron and Neptune residing here. A lot of intense energy has been directed towards creative imagination, self-expression, children, leisure, having fun, romance and where you feel your confidence is. Saturn trines this group of planets so you are committing to having fun but know where your limits are, and how you need to discipline yourself to reach your goals. Venus and the Sun sextile Pluto in your 3rd house of immediate environment, so own your sense of power in your communications, however these make take on a lighter note. The performance energy of the 5th house will then shift when Mars, the Sun and Venus move into your 6th house to a sense of responsibility around health and organising your everyday work routines. Mars will conjunct Uranus on the 22nd so you may experience some nervous tension, be prone to spontaneous action, or you may encounter unexpected, sudden changes, or even enjoy excitement and disruptions.Sagittarius (Nov 22-Dec 21): Your 4th house has been packed with the Sun, Venus, Mercury, Mars, Chiron and Neptune residing here. The home, psychological foundations, roots, family, sense of security and domestic affairs are all highlighted with lots of thinking, action, and evaluation going on in this area. This includes how you relate within your family relationships as well, and some healing can occur here with Chiron in the mix. These planets have been squaring Jupiter in your 7th house so you may not have been able to expand as much as you’ve wanted regarding one-to-one relationships. With Mercury squaring Jupiter in your 4th house you may have over-exaggerated you thinking or not been able to focus on the details by thinking big instead. Mercury then moves to a sextile position with Jupiter so you’ll be able to work with your future vision more easily. Mars too moves into your 5th house of self-expression and creativity on the 12th along with the Sun on the 20th and Venus on the 21st, and these planets will then also sextile Jupiter which will ease the resistance in the family, children and partnership realms. Having more fun and playing will lighten the energy too.

Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 19): There is a lot of energy going towards your ruling planet Saturn this month. Saturn is the planet of responsibility, commitment, caution, limits, restrictions and authority. The Sun, Venus and Mercury all harmoniously trine Saturn in your 11th house from your 3rd house of communications so connect with siblings and those in your immediate environment. Gather your ideas, perceptions and thoughts, which you can more easily express now and share these when connecting with valuable friends and networks outside your everyday life. Venus and the Sun also both sextile Pluto early this month so use your power by communicating clearly with others, and let go of ideas that don’t serve you. Mars, the Sun and Venus all shift into your 4th house of home and family, security and roots so energy will be put towards domestic work, evaluating and making desired changes around the home, and socialising with family members. 

Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb 18): Mercury, the Sun and Venus trine Saturn (your traditional ruler) in your 10th house early this month from your 2nd house of money, resources, possessions, self-worth and values. This is the time to work on practical future goals concerning your career and status, what you have and how you use it. A promotion or career opportunity may happen for you this month. With Pluto in your 12th house, your power is also linked to completing or letting go of what doesn’t serve you, in order that you transcend and move on to something else. You will also see where karmic actions have come back to you, highlighting where and what you need to change. The Sun, Mars and Venus then all enter your 3rd house so networking and expressing yourself to siblings and people in your immediate environment will become the focus, as well as writing and education, or even new transportation. Choices around how you communicate and what you desire and want to attract into your life may need to be made as well.  

Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20): The Sun and Venus in your sign will be in a harmonious aspect with Pluto and Saturn early this month, so you can own your personal power and go after whatever you want to achieve. Now is the time to go for it! Pluto is in your 11th house offering you the opportunity to share your valued goals with friends, groups and networks. You now have the power to attract the right friendships, and to offload friendships which no longer serve you. With Venus sextile Pluto you will make more positive choices in this area. Taking responsibility for your higher education, what gives you meaning, travel and others’ broader perspectives while maintaining your boundaries too will be aligned with your values with Venus trine Saturn. Your in-laws (if you have them) may be on your mind as well. Mars, the Sun and Venus then enters your 2nd house so then energy will be put towards money, possessions, resources, talents and attracting what you desire and value into your life.  

If you would like to have a personal astrology chart done or just for more information please contact Michelle on: 0404 464 740 or michelle.oberdorf@gmail.com and you can visit her website: http://www.hygeiashaven.com.au/

ACTIVATING PSYCHOMETRY AND TELEPATHY USING QUARTZ CRYSTAL By Trudie Ann Moore

As we have discussed in previous articles, crystals can store energy.  They can also store thoughts and images which help to develop telepathy and psychometry which is the art of picking up impressions or messages from personal items or objects.  Try this exercise with a partner or friend. Keep whatever you are going to send, simple.

•             Think of a colour and hold a quartz crystal point to your third eye. Put the thought of the colour into your crystal. Then hand it to your partner.

•             Get your partner to either hold the crystal in their hands or place it on their Third Eye and see if they can pick up the colour. Always trust the first impression you get which will come in fast.

•             You may wish to try this a few times with different colours and also a simple shape like a star, crescent moon, square, cross, or rectangle.

•             Swap over and get your friend to put in a colour or shape into their crystal that you attune to with psychometry as you hold it, place at the third eye.

Quartz helps you to focus, and in time you will be able to successfully read the energy and energy imprint from an object as well as project and receive messages.

PSI BALL CREATION

Once you have warmed up energy in your hands and 3rd eye with the exercises in psychometry using the Quartz crystal, you can try another exercise of forming a PSI ball.

A PSI Ball is basically a ball of energy that your brain forms in your hands, which you can send outward or use to accomplish tasks.  The art of using PSI Balls can be used for any purpose, but shows extreme success in propelling energy outwards.  This practice comes in two parts. The first part is all mental. The entire practice should first be played through your mind only with no physical action. After you complete the mind visualization, you can awake from your mind programming session, and try the exact same exercise with your physical body.

Mental Practicing

To create a PSI Ball, first you must build your inner energy up and focus your energy on a single point. A strong technique to accomplish this is to close your eyes and meditate for a bit. Focus and picture your hands in front of you. With your eyes closed, actually see your hands, see the creases and lines, see your skin pigment, and notice the small details that make your hands unique.  Once you have a vivid visualization of your own hands, think of yourself rubbing them together for about 30 seconds. Feel the friction with your mind, feel the heat build up, and feel the power being produced. This should all be thought, and you should not actually be moving your physical hands. Your body should be still and relaxed, and your visualization should be strong.  Now with your mind, picture yourself opening your hands as you were receiving a gift. Focus your thoughts into the middle of your hands, and mentally extract the surrounding power from your hands.  Let this power group together in the centre of your palms. Using thought, form and shape this power into a ball of light. Let your mind dictate the colour and size of the ball.

Now that you are visualizing a ball of power in your hands, propel this PSI Ball outward away from your body by throwing it. Not like throwing an overhead fastball, but by gracefully lopping it in the direction you want. Watch as the PSI Ball of power leaves your hands and drifts quickly towards a solid object. When the Energy Ball makes contact with a solid object, visualize the power silently exploding and breaking into a million small specks of light. Watch as the light disperses and disappears.

With practice, you should be able to see the entire process vividly and perfectly.

NOTE: Never use energy to harm or cause grief to another. PSI balls whenever directed at a human being, are for healing and uplifting others.

Physical Practicing

When you awaken from your Altered State of Consciousness in which you just performed the mental practices, immediately open your hands in front of yourself and repeat the practice with your eyes open and with physical actions. 

You must learn to visualize with your eyes open and control what happens in your eyes. Physically rub your hands together, watch the energy form into a ball, and fling the energy ball at the wall. Watch the energy disperse as it makes contact with the wall.

The Purpose And Uses Of PSI Balls

When you have mastered the use of PSI Balls, the energy you created can be directed and altered to accomplish any task you want. You can send this energy to heal, you can send it to move an object, or you can just send love.

The Proper Brain State The frequencies which your brain is operating is the key factor for developing Brain Powers. The human brain is not naturally tuned to use nor accept these powers, but the power is within all of us. You can achieve results just using your inner brain power, but altering your brain’s frequencies with Isochronic Tones speeds up the process dramatically and helps you control the direction of thought. 

Trudie Ann Moore is a shamanic healer specialising in Soul Retrieval, and crystals are among the many tools she uses in her work. For more information visit: www.soulsurgery.net.au or join in the conversation on Facebook at: facebook.com/TrudieAnnspiritualhealing

It’s Never too late to …… learn to paint

I think most of us at some point would love to try our hand at painting – the key is not to compare yourself to anyone else – art truly is in the eye of the beholder.  Book yourself into a lesson, keep your mind open to the creative possibilities that could come through and most importantly, don’t be too hard on yourself!  The important thing is to just have a go.

PSYCHIC PARTIES – I also do party groups where everyone has as 15 minute reading – this is lots of fun for baby showers, birthdays, hens nights etc and it’s just $20 per reading.  These readings aren’t burnt to disc because there are usually too many people and it just takes up too much time, but I am able to take notes or the person having the reading can take them if they wish.

FUNDRAISING – I’ve also done a few fundraisers, again which I am happy to do to help a good cause – I usually give a percentage of my takings for the day to help raise funds.

GROUP OF FRIENDS – If you don’t want to go the whole hog with a psychic party but there are four or so friends that would like half hour readings, I will visit you in your home – as long as it’s within a certain radius of Newcastle!  As long as I have a private spot to sit and water to drink, I’m happy!!!

Courses/Workshops

Developing your intuition and clairvoyance (one spot left!!) one day workshop – Saturday, 2^nd March 2013 this workshop has a limit of 6 people and needs to be paid for prior to attendance to confirm your spot – all information on the workshop is on my website www.katrina-jane.com

Kick Start your life – one day workshop – Saturday, 23^rd March 2013, this workshop has a limit of 6 people (and still has a few spots left)and needs to be paid for prior to attendance to confirm your spot – all information on the workshop is on my website www.katrina-jane.com

If you would like me to bring my workshop to your area – please email me at Katrina@katrina-jane.com

If there is anything that you would like to see in my newsletters, please let me know!  I want them to be interesting for you all to read.

 Blessed be.

Love and Light Katrina