Mercury Retrograde in Aries- Lessons Learned

I want to discuss this Mercury Retrograde in Aries that started March 2018 and how you can work this energy to succeed in life.

For the past few weeks we have been dealing with Mercury going retrograde in Aries. If you don't know what a retrograde means, I won't bore you with the details. Here is a great explanation of it.

It began on March 22, 2018 and is scheduled to end on April 15, 2018.... I always tell my peeps that it technically starts a week before and lasts a week after these dates.

Mercury retrograde, while it can be a pain in the butt, is a good time for reevaluating areas of our lives to allow our mind to catch up on things that we don't understand or may have missed. This Mercury Retrograde in Aries has left us with some valuable lessons learned. I want you to work this magic to stop feeling so damned stuck and live the life you want to live, so I want to call out the things that I think we need to pay attention to.

• We had our planet of thinking, communication, travel, and more moving slower and not on top of it's game in an area (Aries) that tends to be self-oriented, impatient, impulsive, brave, warrior-like, and embodying forceful energy to get things started. Think about your mind trying to figure things out... to rework..... to re-do something about very important to the self and how it will be pushed out into the world paired with this energy that just wants things to happen. No bueno right? Think about this. What is the beauty of how this could help you? What could you be missing?

• Have you felt stuck, confined, trapped, or restricted? Has your anxiety been on 10? If you have been trying to push and wondering why you keep butting your head against a wall, I need you to stop. This energy is not here coincidentally. I bet if you weren't paying attention, no matter how hard you pushed, you still felt blocked. Well guess what! I talked about Saturn here and he is sitting right next to this energy like your dad making any move that is not for your highest and best (even if you don't realize it) slow way down. You can't sidestep your chores! You can't half ass it! You can't push thru without taking the time to formulate a clear plan. If it is not in your best interest, guess what.... YOU WILL BE CHECKED! Can I get an amen if you feel this?

SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO USE THIS ENERGY

• Where are you being called to redo, redefine, restructure, refine, or rework some areas of your life?
• Because of how this retrograde started.... it was interacting closely with Venus... you should examine your life and your approach to love (others and self), money, and value. Look closely and be honest about the part that you play in these areas and how you are being called to tweak if necessary. How does love look like in your life? Do you love on yourself? Do you love yourself? Are you living in alignment with your true values? Are you respecting your resources (time/money)? Do you need to slow down and have more fun or treat yourself? Uranus starting to dip into Taurus will bring changes that could be "good" or "bad" and having a strong sense of self will be integral to the success of this transit.
• If you find yourself in the middle of pain, heartache, or bad news, I would never want to minimize what you are feeling so this is an excellent time to surrender and pay attention to your well-being. Use the rest of this time (Till about April 22nd) to bring in your energy and center on the self.
• And lastly, DON'T BE AFRAID TO START OVER IN SOME AREA OF LIFE

PARTING MESSAGE

I want to stress to you that we are going to have something to celebrate if we play the long game and focus on mastery in some area of life. Every day that you open your eyes and take a breath is an opportunity. We don't always feel that way, but we don't always have a good grasp on the bigger picture. You have a reason why you were put on this earth so don't let anyone or anything convince you otherwise (even yourself). 

There are people that need you and a gift that you were meant to share. If you haven't found them yet.... if you don't know your purpose.... don't give up. You reading this is a testament that you have a place in this world. Keep pushing.

Help someone  going thru a tough time & share

Love,

Yashica

Yashica is a  focused on sharing information and guidance to help you move past blocks and other issues that prevent you from living your happiest and best life. On the blog, you will find a variety of topics that will help you succeed in life such as; horoscopes, astrology reports, free tarot readings, advice podcasts, life advice, videos, and much more. Yashica's Intuition also provides life coaching, life consulting, tarot readings and reiki treatments. The mission, by providing these resources and information, is to help you learn how to use all information and tools at your disposal to stop living in negative patterns and start living your true life purpose. I have physical locations in the Seattle area and also work with clients virtually.

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Detoxifying Bath Recipe

Get Ready for the New Moon in Aries with this Detox Bath Recipe

I like this one. I found it on alcantaraacupuncture.com

I like it because you can customize it how you would like. I would recommend for the salt you use epsom salt in your detoxifying bath. If you want to use an essential oil, I would start with lavender. Lastly, for ingredients, I would recommend some simple rose petals. You can get them fairly inexpensively at Trader Joes. You could easily only use a few of them then dry the rest for another bath.

This detoxifying bath, I feel, will help you cleanse the difficult energies that we are feeling and get us ready for this powerful new moon in Aries on April 15, 2018. Cleanse that difficult energy and lets start this astrological new year off right!

How to create a cleansing ritual bath for renewal

IMPORTANT: Pre-bath: shower or cleanse your body beforehand, since you don’t want to wash the medicine off your body for 24 hours after taking your bath.

1. Draw your bath.
2. Light some candles, so you may call forth your angels, guides, and other members of your Team of Light. When you are ready to release any negative energy or patterns during your time in the bath, direct the energy into the flame to burn it up.
3. If you chose epsom salt, baking soda, and/or essential oils as bath ingredients, mix them together first before dumping, and dissolving, the mixture in the tub.
4. Set your intention of what you want to release and welcome into your cleansing ritual bath, and ask for support towards that outcome. If you are a Reiki practitioner, now is the time to charge your bath with symbols.
5. Optional: charge the water with the healing sound of your voice (even if you can’t carry a tune). Our voices are powerful, the vibration from our Throat Chakras are healing. And, whenever we sound and tone from this chakra with intention, it sets the tone of your ceremony, and helps you vibrate more highly. Try starting with a, e, i, o, u sounds, chanting mantras, songs that make you happy, or tones that help you feel connected with yourself, Mother Gaia, and/or Spirit.
6. Finish drawing the bath, and dip your body into it.
7. Allow all levels of your physical and energy bodies to drink in the healing goodness for 20-30 minutes! If it feels right, and you are using sprigs of herbs, lightly stroke your skin with the herbs, going from top to bottom of head, face, arms, legs, etc.
8. Let your bath drain. Make sure you’re using a strainer to catch any herbs or flowers.
9. Do not rinse off! You want to keep the medicine on you for at least 24 hours. Pat down the body, but do not wipe off. Note: if your skin is sensitive, and needs a good rinse after using epsom salt, use less than the recommended amount in the bath. Either that, or opt for another ingredient to include in the bath.
10. If you have used any herbs and flowers, gather them and leave them in a bag outside your door, until you’re ready to dispose of them. When you do, dispose of them outside on soil.

Common sense precautions: Do not perform a cleansing bath if you have any open wounds, or unhealed stitches. If you are allergic to any of the items described above, don’t include them in your bath!

Help someone  going thru a tough time & share

Love,

Yashica

Yashica is a  focused on sharing information and guidance to help you move past blocks and other issues that prevent you from living your happiest and best life. On the blog, you will find a variety of topics that will help you succeed in life such as; horoscopes, astrology reports, free tarot readings, advice podcasts, life advice, videos, and much more. Yashica's Intuition also provides life coaching, life consulting, tarot readings and reiki treatments. The mission, by providing these resources and information, is to help you learn how to use all information and tools at your disposal to stop living in negative patterns and start living your true life purpose. I have physical locations in the Seattle area and also work with clients virtually.

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How to use crystals: Heal your life with these 6 crystals, A webinar

Here is a crystal healing webinar I did a while ago.  It will introduce you to 6 heavy hitting crystals you can use to heal your life and will explain what crystals you can use for certain things like crystals for love, crystals for money, and more.

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Much love,

Yashica

Yashica is a  focused on sharing information and guidance to help you move past blocks and other issues that prevent you from living your happiest and best life. On the blog, you will find a variety of topics that will help you succeed in life such as; horoscopes, astrology reports, free tarot readings, advice podcasts, life advice, videos, and much more. Yashica's Intuition also provides life coaching, life consulting, tarot readings and reiki treatments. The mission, by providing these resources and information, is to help you learn how to use all information and tools at your disposal to stop living in negative patterns and start living your true life purpose. I have physical locations in the Seattle area and also work with clients virtually.

Make Better Decisions With This One Question

This one simple technique..... one simple question... can stop you from feeling overwhelmed and actually make better decisions.

How many times have you found yourself facing a decision where neither of the choices seemed right or wrong? 

My life has been a series of these events. Let me give you an example, Yashica’s Intuition is my heart and soul but as of right now, it cannot fully support me so I still work my day job. I do well in that job and most recently had to decide if I wanted to accept a promotion into a more challenging position. My dilemma was that I was concerned about how it would affect me here in this role as a guide and a healer. I take my energy levels seriously in this role and was having a hard time making a decision. I also didn’t want to pass up what could be a stepping stone in my current role because it would broaden opportunities in my life overall…. I was overwhelmed.

But that was a choice.

Don’t get me wrong, ya girl was pulling tarot cards left and right…. Which never works by the way when I am so emotionally attached to the outcome.

I spoke with my fiancé and my astrologer. Both told me in basic words that I need to get over myself…. Not that blunt…. But that I was making the decision harder than it needed to be. They gave excellent advice, but you know how it is, you never really LISTEN right?!!!! Plus, it always feels like no one understands the struggle.

That is when I remembered this one simple question that has always helped me lean into changes, especially when there was no clear cut direction to travel go in and I start to panic and work myself up….. I always ask myself “What’s the worst thing that could happen?”

The worst thing that could happen is that I could die right…. Dramatic Scorpio coming thru right… but really think about it. What is the worst thing that could happen? Get a pen and paper and think about it for real, for real. Do this for each choice.

If you think I am crazy, read this book. Turns out lots of successful people use this technique.

What I have found is that once I have a list of Worst Things, my mind is able to come up with a solution to the worst things that could happen. From there, I can really assess the risks of each choice, pull my head out of my ass, and make a clear balanced decision free of emotions knowing that if any of the worst things do happen, I have viable solutions already planned out so that I can pivot if need be. If the worst things that could happen would cause total devastation to my life or create a very hard recovery, I don’t do them.

So try it out. What decision are you grappling with? What seems so overwhelming that it is consuming you or keeping you up at night? Something that is worrying you and you feel like you aren’t finding clear answers that you need.

There are times when you still can't see the forest for the trees and in those instances I would recommend a reading or a VIP Power Consulting Session but.....

Try this out.

Ask yourself what the worst thing is that could happen then brainstorm solutions to the things you come up with. I promise you that your decision will be much more clear, your anxiety will decrease, and you will sleep better knowing that you have all the information available right in front of you to make an educated decision.

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Love,

Yashica

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