Lisa Salvatore

Most of us have no problem giving.

If you are like me, it is second-nature that when you are out and about and see something that reminds you of someone you care for, you buy it.  This touches peoples hearts more than we may ever recognize.

When someone asks you to go out of your way to do a favor, your instinct is to say ‘yes’ even if you have to rearrange a few things because you like to help.

When I have not spoken to someone in awhile and they enter my thoughts, I will shoot a quick text or email “I was just thinking of you, miss you”.  Sometimes that is all it takes to turn someone’s day around.  To know someone is thinking about them.  

I have come to the realization that while i have no problem giving, I have always had a difficult time receiving which I am still working on.  Believe it or not my clients are the ones that have helped me come to this place of learning to accept kind words and gestures.

“When is the last time someone bought you something just because”?

It was an innocent question asked by a wonderful client I see every few months.  She came to see me for a session and brought me back something from her recent vacation.  She also brought me a cup of coffee.

I was caught off-guard and she knew it.  I admit it, I got teary-eyed- I cry for everything ok? 😉  I cry when I’m happy, sad, frustrated, overjoyed, etc-  I’m a crier.

The box was wrapped beautifully and she instructed me ‘open it later’.  Yes m’am!

What she bought me was a gorgeous wind chime made of Green Jade.  Now, for those of you that know me, you know that I have a love of genuine stones.  I may be a little obsessed, actually.  I have them everywhere, and have many pieces of jewelry.

It touched my heart fifteen- ways to Sunday or however the saying goes!  I called her and must have thanked her ten times.  It was so beautiful both by looks and sentiment.

On my drive home I thought about it….why do I always feel so surprised when someone does something thoughtful for me?  Why do I automatically feel like I am the only one that can give yet receiving feels so foreign?  That’s a little selfish, isn’t it?

That answer is like an onion and as I peel it back layer by layer, it sometimes stings, there are tears involved and that’s ok.  Healing is quite complex but the most important thing is that I am working through it.

I made a vow to myself to be very conscious of how i react when somebody does something unexpectedly kind towards me, or gives me something ‘just because’.

As always, the universe wanted to make sure I got the lesson.

Later that night, my friend Terry came over for dinner.  I had not seen her in awhile.  She walked in the door with these beauties.

I give her a huge hug, she hands these to me and says ‘here’.

Me: “what are these for”?

Terry: “because you’re my friend and I love you”.

I tear up as usual, but I didn’t carry on about why she shouldn’t have done that which was my instinct, I shut my mouth and instead,  I marveled at the beautiful colors and put them in a vase as we began to catch up.

Giving is wonderful, but is necessary that we allow ourselves to receive as well.

Do you allow yourself to receive?

Peace & Love,

Lisa

 

 

 

9/18 Saturn will station direct after having been retrograde since 4/29.

So, why is this important?

Saturn is a transpersonal planet.  Transpersonal meaning that he deals with areas of consciousness beyond the limits of personal identity.

Saturn does not care how or why, he does not discriminate and no one is ever free of his influence.  Saturn just wants you to do the right thing at all costs.

This is the planet that is considered the keeper of time, the ‘ Lord of Karma’.

Sound ominous?  It isn’t, although in western astrology Saturn is considered a malefic planet, meaning an unfavorable influence.

However, it is only unfavorable when we do not change our ways or heed the lessons that Saturn bestows upon us time and time again. 

There’s that word again: time. 

When acknowledged, when we ‘grow through what we go through’, Saturn can bring us our greatest blessings.

On the more favorable side of this three-ringed-planet, we look at how Saturn is all about commitment, dedication and hard work.

Yes he can be responsible for delays, restrictions and sometimes even blockages but this is all for us to remember that nothing worth having is supposed to be that easy.

This is Saturns reminder.

Over the last five months while Saturn was retrograde, I am certain that parts of your story have been under review, under scrutiny of yourself and by yourself.

Why?  Because you, your soul, chose these lessons to make you stronger.

Remember: we all have Saturn in our charts and it is different for everybody.

Watch/listen below.  I go through more on Saturns function both collectively and personally.

I talk about what happens when Saturn moves through certain parts of your chart and what you may expect to experience.

I highly recommend that if you have not ever looked to your birth chart, the mapping of your soul, that you do so!  Especially look to your Saturn.

If you are interested in having your astrological blueprint read for you , you can find information about that here.

✌️ & 💕

Lisa

9/13 into 9/14 as of 12:35 AM EST , we experience an extremely sensitive and deep Full Moon in the sign of watery Pisces.

Full Moons are times of great release, purging and cleansing.

  A Full Moon happens when the Sun is opposite the Moon.

This highlights the polarities (opposing forces) in our lives.

These polarities are of an emotional, physical and spiritual nature.  It can be one area or all three, and each Full Moon will feel different based on the sign and planetary aspects surrounding the Moon.

Awareness and emotion reach their peak and are heightened around Full Moons.  This is why we feel more edgy and anxious around these times, sometimes not even being able to sleep.

The Moon rules our subconscious, the raw emotions that lurk underneath the surface.

Everything comes to a head under this energy.  There is a tug of war between head and heart.

The Sun is in Virgo (reality) while the Moon is in the opposite sign of Pisces (spirituality).

Virgo as a practical earth sign strives to keep both feet on the ground, to tend to our outer world.

Pisces as a mystical water sign loves to dream, to tend to the inner world, the psychic world.

Together, these two can make some beautiful poetry if we allow ourselves to go deep which is what this Full Moon energy is requiring us to do.

Some will be more comfortable with this energy than others and that’s totally ok and expected.

At the end of the day, you have to do what feels right for you and you alone.

Stop trying to justify every emotion that comes up, everything you are faced with.

Instead, embrace it all.

Virgo wants to bury the emotion and the sentiments, to explain them away.

Pisces wants to feel the emotions, uncover them and more importantly, to transform.

This is why these signs are opposites, they need each others energy.  What one lacks, the other one possesses.

Reexamine, Reveal, Receive, Release.

This is the Pisces Full Moon.

Watch more on this energy, read below

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✌️ & ❤️

Lisa

 

 

 

Welcome September!

August had some beautiful astrology.

September starts off the same, but busier with lots of activity in the sky and naturally, some bumps along the way.

As above, so below.

There is a lot we strive to get done and the planets are truly supporting us with an abundance of earth-energy, a beautiful time for planning.

I cannot stress enough how amazing and auspicious this is for getting projects going, collaborations, financial endeavors, cleaning up, etc.

Watch below, a read for each sign 8/30-9/13

 

In case you missed what I had to say about the recent New Moon 🌙energy, listen below.

 

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☮️ & ❤️

Lisa

 

8/30 6:37 AM we experience a New Moon in the sign of mutable and earthy Virgo.

A New Moon marks the beginning of the lunar cycle, the movement of the moon through its different phases.

New Moons are a time of new beginnings.  The beginning of a new cycle, a time to initiate plans and projects, get things moving, a fresh start.  

Abundance surrounds this energy.

New Moons are auspicious times filled with promise and opportunity.

The Sun aligns with the Moon in the sky when it’s a New Moon meaning, that they are in the same sign –Virgo.

This New Moon is all about cleansing our space physically, emotionally and spiritually, to create room for growth.

We make order out of chaos, we restructure our foundations to make way for improvement.

Virgo is a logical and analytical sign, rooted in reality (earth) and often critical both of self and of others.

This sign is intuitive and impressional, yet can remain detached in its quest for knowledge and meaning.

This New Moon energy is very earth-oriented with eight (8) planets in the earth element, one (1) in water, and one (1) in fire.

The possibilities are endless.  Creation is strong and practical,  giving way to deeper meaning.

We are lacking the air element at this time and we have an over-emphasis on earth.

This means that sound logic and manifestation are present.  We analyze yes (air), but we do also (earth).

There could also be some anger and hastiness present as Mars is sitting tightly with this New Moon.

As if Virgo needs another reason to snap or criticize at this time.

Venus is very present here lending love and sweetness to her natural, masculine counter-part, Mars.

This will definitely aid in keeping anger and hostility at bay, keeping this a very positive and uplifting energy.

These two (Venus and Mars) are yin and yang, opposites that come together to make a whole, to balance everything out.  Therefore, any friction that Mars can and will produce, if funneled properly, Venus can really sweeten the deal.

With all of this earth energy and the fact that we are beginning a new lunar cycle, these next 28 days or so are fantastic for cleaning up our space, our lives, our heart.

Declutter is the theme.

Relationships are a main focus right now.

If things are going well, this time can feel even better allowing you to feel even closer to your beloved.

If things are not going so well, reality can strike and throw a curveball or two.

If you are single, under this energy you just might meet your soulmate!

All about this energy, listen below.

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✌️ & 💗

Lisa