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Slow Down, Relax and Enjoy!

December 21, 2016 by @candesscampbell

With all the bright lights, vivid colors and melodious sounds of the holiday season, it can be easy to become robotic just trying to get things done. The holiday season is so full of textures and smells, it is a great time to pull away from your family and take some time for yourself to slow down, relax and enjoy.

With the frivolity of the holiday shopping and parties, one of my favorite ways to rest and connect with myself is through my journal. Whether I am making lists (and checking them twice), free writing to release stress, or doodling with my favorite colored pencils, it is the Sacred place where I connect with my deepest Self.

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This is the time to review the past year and to anticipate the opportunities of the year ahead. Here are some Soul Stems to assist you in the process. You may want to look back at your journal at this time last year to see what you planned for this year.

My greatest accomplishment last year was . . .

What I started and plan to finish is . . .

I have forgiven . . .

What excites me about the coming year is . . .

I am grateful for . . .

The one word that will guide me in the coming year is . . .

Each year rather than making a list of resolutions, I find I do better with choosing one word to focus upon for the year. Last year I chose Allow. To become more conscious I became aware of my resistance to situations and people and eased into allowing instead. This created a lot of self-awareness and was a great experience. I haven’t settled on a word yet this year, but will use the Soul Stem “The one word that will guide me in the coming year is . . .” a few times to become clear.

Here are some other Soul Stems to play with over the holiday season from my book Live Intuitively: Journal the Wisdom of your Soul.

Wishing you and your family

Merry Christmas

Happy Hanukkah

Happy Solstice

and Joy in whatever your Faith.

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An Unexpected Delight in Mumbai

December 9, 2016 by @candesscampbell

A sickly body does not indicate that a guru is not in touch with divine powers,

any more than lifelong health necessarily indicates an inner illumination.

– Paramhansa Yogananda – Autobiography of a Yogi

This holiday season I want to share a story from one of my trips to India that was enlightening and opened my heart.

The first few days of my trip to India were about teaching me to listen to my intuition. One of the experiences where I didn’t listen to this gentle inner voice was at the train station in Mumbai. On the platform a young crippled man came up to me. He was scooting himself with his hands across the dirty cement of the station. His feet were twisted and as he sat his legs curled up toward his chin. I reached into my purse and gave him some coins. My intuition said to give him 500 rupees, but I was aware my travel mates would say no and so I didn’t. When I gave him the rupees, his eyes and mine met and there was an incredible Light in his eyes. I felt like I had touched a power source and electricity ran through me. A few minutes later he crossed my path again and our eyes met, we smiled, connected and waved.

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As I write this, days later, my eyes are tearing. When I went to our train compartment I shared my experience with my Indian friend. He said “this is the first of many you will meet. That is why you were so touched.” I explained to him that I agreed I would meet many, but that this one is different. My intuitive self knew he was an Enlightened Being. My friend asked then why would this man have that kind of body?

I entered trance and began to share the information I received. I understood we are not our body. This physically crippled man has transcended his body. The reason he took on this body is that he came to the earth, this incarnation to be a Light and to mirror to others. Everyone who looks at him will see him differently. I saw an Enlightened Being. Another person may experience anger, sadness, judgment or joy. He mirrored to us what we needed to see in ourselves at that time. I needed to see an Enlightened Being in a form that I did not expect. Another time I may experience him differently.

If this experience was all that happened to me spiritually on this trip to India, it would have been enough. This incredible Being gave me a healing I will remember forever.

As the trip continued I realized an important theme of this trip is we are all connected and we gift each other. In this case, I gave him rupees and I saw who he was. He gave me some kind of spiritual activation and awareness of myself, an understanding of what my life is about at this moment.

I hope that we can look at others in our lives and experience the healing of being mirrored by others during this sacred season.

Blessings to you and your families during this Sacred Season!

December 2015 Astrological Forecast

December 4, 2015 by @candesscampbell

Whether you are advanced in your knowledge of astrology, or you read your daily horoscope, this is a great way to learn and plan your month. Whatever your faith, this is a celebratory time for many of us! If this is a time of gift giving for you, a reading from Lee is a great gift as well. Thanks to Lee at StillwatersAstro for keeping us informed.

Another way I use Lee’s services, is when I do a workshop or launch a book. When I launched my book 12 Weeks to Self-Healing: Transforming Pain through Energy Medicine, I consulted Lee for the best dates to launch. As it happened on November 5, 2013, the launch date, my book became a #1 Best-seller on Amazon. Stay tuned – my next book Live Intuitively: Journal the Wisdom of your Soul will be out soon!

December 4th: Venus enters Scorpio at 8:14 pm PST. Transiting Venus will occupy the sign of Scorpio through December 29th elevating the intuition of those with natal planets in the water signs of Pisces, Cancer, and Scorpio. Venus in Scorpio will also bring balance, healing, and personal magnetism to those with planets in the earth signs of Taurus, Virgo, and Scorpio.

December 9th: Mercury enters Capricorn at 6:34 pm PST. Mercury’s arrival in the pragmatic earth sign of Capricorn emphasizes communications involving authority, commitments, endurance, and responsibilities through February 16, 2016 when it enters Aquarius. Mercury will have journeyed in Capricorn for 69 consecutive days including 20 days in retrograde during January 2016.

December 11th: New Moon in Sagittarius at 2:29 am PST. The New Moon in the fire sign of Sagittarius brings levity to lift the holiday spirits in the midst of a challenging planetary formation: Mars in Libra, Uranus in Aries, and Pluto in Capricorn. Those with planets near 12 degrees to 18 degrees in the Cardinal signs of Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn are likely to experience the effects of this month’s “Cardinal T-Square” formation.

December 21st: Sun enters Capricorn / Winter Solstice 8:47 pm PST. The Earth stands still on its axis having reached the peak of its annual northern journey officially ushering in the Winter Season in the northern hemisphere.

December 25th: Full Moon in Cancer/Capricorn at 3:11 am PST. The final Full Moon of 2015 arrives on Christmas Day this year at 3 deg 20 min in the sign of Capricorn. Those with natal planets or chart angles between 1-5 degrees will experience the effects of this Full Moon.

December 25th: Uranus in Aries stations direct at 7:52 pm PST. Uranus steps forward in the fire sign of Aries at 16 deg 33 min after 5 months in retrograde. The planet Uranus is the “agent of change” for each planet. It aspects in our natal charts, so it’s wise to acquaint ourselves with the planets in our natal charts to receive an annual forecast of our own personal astrological weather reports each year.

December 29th: Venus enters Sagittarius at 11:17 pm PST. Venus completes Her 25 day journey through Scorpio as She enters the buoyant fire sign of Sagittarius to ring in the New Year of 2016…

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Astrology Forecast for November 2015

November 4, 2015 by @candesscampbell

Maybe you are already thinking of the holidays too! I have already bought my first gift and ready to wrap it! A great gift for those who have everything or are picky like me – an astrology reading! Thanks to Lee of Stillwwatersastro for these monthly Astrology updates. Don’t understand what it means? That’s why a reading with Lee will get you on the right path for the New Year!

November 1st: Mercury enters Scorpio at 11:06 PST. Mercury demonstrates its own unique fleet-footed time efficiency by waiting until the final hour on the first day of November to take advantage of rolling the clock back by one hour as Pacific Daylight time surrenders to Pacific Standard Time ushering Mercury from Libra into the sign of Scorpio.

November 8th: Venus enters Libra at 7:31 am PST. Lady Venus outpaces Mars and Jupiter as She departs from Virgo to celebrate a personal homecoming in Her native sign of Libra.

November 11th: New Moon in Scorpio at 9:47 am PST. The New Moon in Scorpio perfects at 19 deg 1 min of longitude to partner with Jupiter in Virgo at 18 deg 20 min and Uranus in Aries at 17 deg 21 min to create a “Yod” aspect a.k.a. “Finger of God”formation that is likely to shift the foundations of those with natal planets or chart angles between 16 degrees and 20 degrees of longitude in each of the 12 zodiac signs.

November 12th: Mars enters Libra at 1:41 pm PST. Assertive Mars enters the sign of Libra within 5 degrees of a joining Venus in Libra. Alas, Venus flees from the overtures of Mars as She pursues other options during the Holiday Season.

November 18th: Neptune in Pisces stations direct at 8:32 am PST. Mystical Neptune steps forward in its native sign of Pisces at 7 deg 2 min of longitude after five months in retrograde.

November 20th: Mercury enters Sagittarius at 11:44 am PST. Mercury partners with Saturn in the sign of Sagittarius contributing to the festive momentum of the Holiday Season. This November is one of the rare months in which transiting Mercury will occupy the signs of Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius which is likely to diversify our collective mental processes.

November 22nd: Sun enters Sagittarius at 7:26 am PST. The Sun lends its incandescent brilliance to the holiday season as it arrives in the higher-minded fire sign of Sagittarius.

November 25th: Full Moon in Gemini/Sagittarius at 2:44 pm PST. The Sun, Saturn, and Mercury in Sagittarius form a tight cohesive team within 6 degrees of each other in opposition to a very solitary Moon in Gemini as the opposing planets are refereed by Neptune in Pisces in the middle.

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December Astrological Forecast

December 3, 2014 by @candesscampbell

“How did it get so late so soon?”

― Dr. Seuss

Provided by Lee of http://www.stillwatersastro.com

December 4th: Mars enters Aquarius. The planet of action places its emphasis in the social sign of Aquarius spicing up the holiday season within 3 weeks of Hanukkah and Christmas. A harmonious “trine” aspect between Venus in Sagittarius and Jupiter in Leo also brings a spark of levity to lift the holiday spirits.

December 8th: Jupiter stations retrograde in Leo at 23 degrees. Expansive Jupiter steps back after five months of direct motion in the regal sign of Leo. Jupiter will station direct in Leo in April 2015.

December 6th: Full Moon in Gemini/Sagittarius at 14 degrees. The final Full Moon of 2014 closely opposes Mercury in Sagittarius and squares Chiron in Pisces which is likely to create stress and tension in communications for a brief period.

December 10th: Venus enters Capricorn. Transiting Venus prepares the Cardinal soil of Capricorn for the arrival of a unique initiatory Winter Solstice on December 21st highlighted by the New Moon in Capricorn within a fraction of the 1st degree of Capricorn preceded by Uranus’ direct station within just 20 minutes of the Solstice.

December 15th: Uranus in Aries squares Pluto in Capricorn at 12 deg 35 min. The continuing trials of the titans Uranus and Pluto meet once again for yet another transformational “square” aspect for the first time since last April’s Cardinal Grand Cross. Be prepared for more even more initiatory shifts in the weeks ahead.

December 21st: Winter Solstice/ New Moon in Capricorn & Uranus stations direct. The Winter Season officially begins as the Sun arrives in the sign of Capricorn at 3:03 pm PST. The Moon conjoins the Sun at 5:26 pm PST signifying new beginnings for those with chart angles or planets in the first 5 degrees of the sign of Capricorn.

December 23rd: Saturn enters Sagittarius at 8:33 am PST. Authoritarian Saturn completes 26 consecutive months in Scorpio to arrive in the intrepid fire sign of Sagittarius contributing to a noticeable collective shift from mid December 2014 through February 2015.

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Bless your heart,

Candess

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Give a Kindle for Christmas!

December 21, 2011 by @candesscampbell

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This year for Christmas I bought myself an Inversion table. Not that I have Bat Medicine, but I have dreamed of hanging upside down for years now. The thought of my spine gently stretching is, well, you know.

If I didn’t have a Kindle though, I would have bought myself a Kindle. Not the new Fire Kindle that is advertised, but like the one I now have, the Kindle. The Kindle Touch would be nice. I’m not sure about the Kindle Keyboard; would have to see it first. I like that the screen does not have back lighting and is easy on the eyes. It doesn’t feel like working on the computer! I did buy a cover with a light and that works fine for me.

Who would love a Kindle?

Someone like myself who doesn’t like to be the passenger in a car. In my case, specifically last year when in an auto-rickshaw where we were battling cars, motorcycles, bicycles, rickshaws, cows and buses in the streets of Kolkata. The Kindle was a perfect place to hide my face, even in the dark because I turned the light on!
A loved one who generally has five to seven books either by the bedside or the table near the sofa. It is really nice to switch from a novel to a self-help book to an inspirational book and back again. Then if I have a class I have to study for I can read some of the text, break with a chapter in my novel and back again.
Travelers are great prospects for the Kindle. I have a friend who just left for Guatemala to live on her sailboat for a month. She suspected her sisters would buy her a Kindle for Christmas. I hope they did. Being an avid reader, lugging a suitcase of books across the ocean is not only heavy, but expensive.
Someone who has to share a lap with pets and often has a hard time holding a heavy book when reading until early hours of the morning.
The person who has been hinting would be a great candidate for a Kindle. Now, although I like the one I have, listen to see if they hint for the Fire or not. It’s best to give them what they want.

I remember many years ago when I first became aware of Amazon, I called my brother (not a reader, but an investor) and said to him, “I don’t know much about stocks, but if I bought anything, I’d buy this.”

Amazon has continued to amaze me and I love the Kindle! Hey, I’ll even have an e-book to blog about in the next couple months.

Another reason for you to buy a Kindle.

Have a happy and playful holiday!

Read on!