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Are you suffering symptoms of Mercury Retrograde?

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Yes , we are in a Mercury Retrograde

Mercury Retrograde is great at helping bring to our attention those shadow parts of us, parts we may of felt that didn’t need healing. Mercury retrograde is great at highlighting where the healing lies and the truth can be found. In Mercury Retrograde communication, travel, technology, equipment, travel and contracts can be upside down, backwards, misinterpreted, breakdowns and unnecessary disagreements occur.

At work, you can find yourself frustrated even though you’re sure that you’ve explained yourself clearly, people around you do the opposite and your fail-proof computer crashes. You experience equipment and mechanical breakdowns of all types even at home, when out and your car!

Mercury does rule the mind, mental clarity, talking, self-expression so all these over this period can become  unreliable, filled with misinformation where important data is missing or misunderstood. During this period we should watch for too hasty communications as Mercury rules our communications and thought process and well in Aires we can become very direct ,assertive and self-centered. Say what must be said but try to remember to do so with kindness and compassion.

Mercury Retrograde in Aires gives us the courage to take action on something you have struggled with over the past few weeks. What curve balls have you been dealing with over the past month? What repetitive issues seem to be surfacing? Career, a friendship, your living circumstance, a draining relationship?

If you  have found yourself or parts of yourself being exposed, and in order to work on yourself you are stressed you must remember that you also need to love yourself unconditionally. When there is a lot going on give yourself some space, as much as the mind wants order, you will find when too much is going on we get agitated and stressed. When there is times of stress you must remember you are feeling a lot of things, so give yourself some space. Give yourself permission to experience those emotions instead of categorising it, organising it. Just let what needs to be revealed,happen. In these topsy upside and can be dark days of stress and frustration use your energy and see the small joys and blessing in your day. Even though you may be suffering and want to go on strike, see the small happy moments in the day and the lesson in the bad situations! Don’t stuff your feelings away,

The discomfort  and madness we are going through and experience on any level in Mercury Retrograde or not there is a choice to choose love and happiness! You can love someone and be mad, you can be frustrated but still caring, go with the flow, be present to everything that’s going on during this period, and don’t disqualify it because there is discomfort!! It often takes deep courage to admit to your mistakes and it is likely that is a necessary part of the conversation you must have. We all make mistakes, take responsibility and move forward with determination and love.

 

By Andy J xx

Pay Attention to your Words! 24/11/17.

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Friday, November 24, 2017.

Mercury in Sagittarius squares retrograde Chiron in Pisces.

Mercury in Sagittarius squares retrograde Chiron in Pisces. This transit is worthy of our attention today as it will bring tension between our conscious mind and our intellect with the Wounded Healer! This early morning challenging square aspect with Mercury, the planet of communication and our thoughts to Chiron, who represents that part of us to do with deep wounds and the healing of ones self has the potential to stir up unwanted energy and mishaps.

With this aspect  in play today, your communications could hurt or on a positive note could heal. Our minds are restless, and some may be difficult to read the intentions behind what is being said, or interpreted, misunderstandings and communication breakdowns can occur, so clarity is vitally important.

Chiron has the magic ability to allow old wounds to arise and pain can get triggered in the mind, as well as our self  communication and communication with others! Watch your thoughts, your actions, your words, your intentions, beliefs and perceptions. Check to make sure you are not misunderstanding others or being misunderstood. Staying open to not knowing is actually the key, keep a clear mind and detach from outcomes is the true wisdom and understanding to getting through today! If you don’t have anything nice to say… don’t say anything at all. If you are feeling the pressure today, find a healthy outlets for emotions and feelings.

 

Just a heads up we do have  Mercury’s upcoming retrograde happening on the 2/12/17. This is also the 1st of 3 Mercury/Chiron aspects occurring over the next few months. Keep this in mind and pay attention to incoming information, repetitive situations and communications that are arising up right now, as they will be something you are meant to be healing and dealing with on this Mercury/Chiron journey with in the coming couple of months.

 

Happy Friday!

By Andy J x

 

20/6/2017 Its Tuesday its time to Love, Dream and Play.

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Tuesday, June 20th, 2017.

Venus in Taurus sextile Neptune in Pisces.

Mercury is in Gemini  sextiles Uranus in Aires.

The Moon is in Taurus.

This week really is the luckiest week for love and romance all year, its unreliable with all the planetary interactions how blessed in the love department we are! So those of you who are hesitant in making a leap of love and faith do so!

Neptune is the dreamy planet of aspirations in the cosmos. Its rules Pisces and when it sits in Pisces its in heaven, its home and is comfortable. Venus and Neptune together expands the  dreaming of love and the love of romance and when they to come together anything is possible.

Mercury is in Gemini , also a major personality planet sitting in its ruling sign and it sextiles Uranus in Aires. This gives us a very strong desire to communicate. Mercury/Uranus aspect is great for thinking outside the box, being innovative, and seeing/communicating information that is before it’s time! However just be mindful on the content you desire to communicate out, watch your thoughts as they turn into words whether its positive, negative and vice versa when dealing with others. Ignore the negativity.

Today keep your ears and eyes open for any unusual ideas, thoughts or flashes of inspiration. Today is a good day to go ahead and jump at any opportunity to expand the directions of your mind.

The Moon is Taurus today .Wow not only is the emotional Moon in sensual Taurus, but the planet Love is also in Taurus all coming together. That makes today the ideal day for love, romance and all thing smoochy.
The Taurus Moon would also love nothing more than to be laid-back, alone and pushing us to over indulge our naughty senses,  food,wine and over spending money watch out for binge eating and online shopping . However that Venus and Neptune sextile is softly pushing us to make romantic connections. The key word is softly, so no  running head first in with flowers in hand begging for a date or falling completely head over heals and being silly. Neptune has a great gift at making things seem a lot greater than they are.

If you are single today will be the day that people will be responding to you, go on that date, ask that girl out at the coffee shop today, and say yes if someone brings you flowers and ask you out, take a leap of faith the universe has your back today. For the those who are in a relationship spend some quality time together, it’s not the amount of time its the quality of time because it really is about love and romance connection at its best.

Remember, this is the last day with the Sun and Mercury will be in versatile Gemini, enjoy the chatter and the quickly moving mind.  Both bodies will enter amazing Cancer early into the day tomorrow and then meet in the sign later morning. ( if you can’t tell me and my sister are a Moon childs and its my birthday week).

 

Have a great day!

Andy J x

Thursday 2/2/17

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Thursday February 2nd,2017.

Mercury in Capricorn squares Jupiter in Libra.

The Moon in Aries trines Saturn in Sagittarius, conjunts Uranus in Aires,  and squares Pluto in Capricorn.

The Moon in Aires forms a lot of relationships with planets today. The Moon trines Saturn in Sagittarius, conjunts Uranus in Aires, opposes Jupiter in Libra and squares Mercury and Pluto in Capricorn. Today the energies floating around seem complicated and complex, so it makes for a great day to really focus on your own needs, focus on your own projects and what you can do to really make changes in them. Today stay within yourself or as much as you can to work and focus this manic energy on you, as it may not be the best day to be working with others. Communication breakdown will occur as Jupiter can be excessive and with the Moon and Uranus in Aires communication can be some what forward and volatile. You may lose your patience and tempers could flare up today.

Jupiter in Libra squares Mercury in Capricorn. Jupiter in Libra asks that we seek to find common ground when working with others,and to compromise and to have compassion with others especially when it comes to communicating and the way we think and feel. However be aware that today our thoughts and actions may be expansive and exacerbated, we may  blow things out of proportion.Today we may exaggerate, and have a hard time putting our ideas to practical use under this influence.Today however can be great for learning, teaching and speaking Truth!

Have a great day Andy J xx

Wednesday 01/02/17

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Wednesday February 1st,2017

The Moon in Aires squares Pluto in Capricorn.

The Moon in Aires sextiles the Sun in Aquarius.

Mercury in Capricorn sextiles Chiron in Pisces.

The Moon in Aires sextiles the Sun in Aquarius. The Moon in Aires squares Pluto in Capricorn. Today we see less of an emotional day, your feelings will be more grounded things will be cooling off, and you will become more focused on taking action. Change energy is in the Air, you will be making changes not only within yourself but with others. Positive changes will be a big theme this month and today the first of February starts off with this action energy.

The Moon in Aries harmonizes with the Aquarius Sun today will stimulate confidence and a strong sense of humor and a spirit of independence and awakening.We are approaching problems in a holistic, new age  manner, and problem-solving skills are high.

Mercury in Capricorn sextiles Chiron in Pisces. When Mercury the planet of thoughts and communication is in grounded Capricorn,our communications with others is practical and clear while, Chiron’s influence brings to us a potential for awareness, healing and it illuminates those key areas that we can take grounded actions on. Mercury/ Chiron is providing an opportunity period for opening up healthy dialogues. This Sextile helps us interpret the intention or meaning behind the words communicated, It’s a good time to speak of matters that are important to us.

Have a great day

Andy J xx

 

Set Some Goals

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“Set some goals. Stay quiet about it. Smash them out, no matter how long it takes you. Stay humble & Clap yourself on your back ( any small or large achievements. Any milestone is a win). ” The right people will notice & well the rest ( small select few of haters) will ALWAYS, have something to whinge & critique you about..

Unhappy people are never happy within them selves and will always find something to pick at!! It’s a reflection of themselves not you.

So smile, say something nice to them…

Let whatever issue they have with you bounce straight off you. ( and internally giggle at the simple mentality).

My mum has taught me many things in life , one of the biggest lessons is ” Andy , people are going to love you or hate you & that’s not your problem… It’s theirs.

So the nicer you are ( generally nice) to someone who is rude, mean, negative or so called “Hates you” , be the bigger person , say something nice, smile at them, the more friendly & nicer you are the more angry , annoyed & frustrated they get… ( it’s a lot harder to be an arsehole to someone is who is completing you, because in the end they look rediculous) and the world does notice!

Your existence alone has altered the world. You are more important than you know.
So smile

Happy days xx

Written by Andy Jackman xx

Letting go 

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“In the process of letting go, you will lose many things from the past. But you will find yourself….It will be a permanent Self, rooted in Awareness & Creativity. Once you have captured this, you have captured the world.”

‘Deepak Chopra’

The path to happiness is often a path of letting go, removing what no longer serves you and not adding to or gaining something. Learning to let go of the past, in particular, emotions, attitudes, bad habits, draining relationships and any other “baggage” that is holding you back is the key to our inner happiness and long overdue healing. In order to make way for amazing wonderful things to come we must leave our comfort zone and “Let go”.

Learning to let go can be somewhat scary, but it is essential!! Learning to let go of old ideas, people, habits and any other situation that no longer serves you is the key to inner balances and self-growth.

A huge block to “letting go” for personal growth is that the future is always unknown. The future is unpredictable, and by letting go, a part of us feels as we may loose an essential part of our life, our identity, a friendship, and a major element of our past, our personality, family or values. This can be a stumbling block, but to truly move forward and embrace what the future has we have to shed our old skin, move forward.

Here is some great examples of dysfunctional living habits that are worth reconsidering and letting go of, they can offer you a temporary relief, but in the long run just add stress, strain and are just simply unhealthy for the mind body and soul.

  • Avoiding work obligations and procrastinating.
  • Excessive alcohol consumption.
  • Emotional eating.
  • Consuming too much sugar, junk food.
  • Smoking.
  • Skipping meals.
  • Avoiding exercise.
  • Late nights.
  • Abusing prescription & illegal drugs.
  • Stimulants.
  • Taking on to many obligations.
  • Staying in draining, abusive, emotional dysfunctional relationships.
  • Self harm – physically, emotionally or mentally.
  • Not allowing “Personal” time.
  • Not enough sleep
  • Excessive caffeine, soft drinks and energy drinks consumption

Try and commit to yourself and let go of these habits!! Swap one bad habit for a good habit, instead of emotionally eating yourself to a larger dress size, take it our on the cement  (pavement) and walk out any frustrations, sadness or anger! Instead of staying up late, record that TV show and treat yourself the next day after work..

You are worth the effort; the key to life is balance and happiness! Move ahead and let go of your past, more, not less of your personality and gifts will manifest

I know what I will be letting go of, and now that we have a Full Moon in transit in the past week it makes for a great time to sit down with yourself, and really think long, hard and deep about what is not working in your life? What feels like resistance in your world? is it that job, or a bad habit (like excessive sugar consumption), worrying about your diet or if you have enough time to please everyone ( whilst neglecting your own needs) .

Written By Andy Jackman. xx