Lisa Salvatore

That’s a loaded question, isn’t it…  well, are you?

We have a New Moon today , Wednesday 11/7 as of 11:01 AM EST, in the sign of the deep and watery Scorpio.  I don’t know about you , but I sure am ready for Sagittarius season!

New Moons represent new beginnings.  Sometimes, these new beginnings are accompanied by challenges…this is definitely one of those times.

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

It is also a time of initiation, fresh energy and manifestation.  It is a great time for a new start, a time to begin projects of all kinds.  

The Sun aligns with the Moon in the sky when it’s a New Moon which is why they are in the same sign at this time-Scorpio.

So much Scorpio energy right now, and it can feel too intense for some, especially if you are not used to ‘the feels’.  Acknowledging them, indulging in them an expressing them is the way to true enlightenment.

Dreams are especially lucid and potent right now, giving us lots of psychic insight so pay attention!  They do have meaning.  Especially if you are a fixed sign ( Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius ).  Intuitive insight is off the charts.

This powerful New Moon in Scorpio has us right smack in the middle of many planetary shifts and transitions, really ramping up and adding to the already intense and sensual energy.

This is a very emotional time and the major question is if we are in alignment with our heart.  You may not consciously be asking yourself this question, but a lot of circumstances and instances will point you in that direction right now.  So, how are you feeling?

Flow, and not force or resist is the key.

On the technical level, planet Uranus, the great awakener and master of electric and ‘out there’ surprises, moves back into Aries which always creates ripples within us, and outside of us (think, the weather).

Venus, the planet that rules love and money and our pleasure principles is still retrograde now in Libra, and Mercury is about to go retrograde the same day Venus goes direct.  There is more….

Stay strong and don’t be afraid to dive beneath the surface….for this is where the treasures are!

Video below with read for the week ahead….

Peace & Love,

Lisa

 

It must be Scorpio season!

There are no coincidences, as I always say.

Scorpio rules the 8th house in astrology- this is the house of sex, death and rebirth.  The house of inheritances (both financial and emotional inheritances) and major transformation.

At this time , more and more our shadow sides come into play.  By shadow side I am simply referring to that which we conceal, even from ourselves.

What happens though, is that eventually these feelings, these circumstances, come bubbling up to the surface so strongly that we have no choice but to succumb to the intensity of emotion(s).

This is where the beauty and the healing begins.

Aside from my one-on-one clients, I also read for small groups, typically eight or less.  I read at one of these last night, prompting me to write this post today.

My mind and heart were full after leaving this group, and in a good way.

I think everyone that left their reading with me last night was crying, and in a very therapeutic way.  

They all needed that emotional release and they felt safe enough with me to express it.  It was an intense night of readings, a lot came up for everyone but they were ready and willing to hear it or they would not have been there.

One of my favorite quotes by the brilliant Carl Jung, sums this up perfectly:

As I packed up and went to say goodbye, one of the women said to me “thank you for ruining our lives in the best way possible” and asked if she could hug me.

In that moment, I had a ‘click’.

I am on the right track.  I am helping to bridge the gap between the unconscious and the conscious.  The end game is awareness and change.

See, lately I have been struggling deeply with this very question: what is my purpose?  This has been a major source of darkness for me lately.  I will share with you that a major reevaluation at this point has been taking place in my world- mind, body and soul.

Is my purpose to continue to work with others, through tarot, reiki and astrology, helping them to uncover and unlock their true potential?  To help them recognize what they are looking for, helping them to heal ?

As an empath, sometimes this gets very overwhelming and is often misunderstood.

Think about it: while I love what I do, it can get very lonely at times.  I can’t really talk about it because most importantly, it’s confidential, but also, it is not really your average career (not that this part really bothers me).

I grapple with going back to school for Psychology, but the thought of the money I would spend, (plus to be honest I am not a school person), and the amount of time it would take deters me.

I’ve also recognized that what I do is very similar to therapy, as it’s more about the personal style and flavor of your work.

“Energy therapy”, I refer to it as 😉

So, what am I to do?  Keep building, keep moving forward, that’s what.  Last night proved this to me.  Having eight different people, both men and women express to me that their reading with me was life changing and eye opening, well that made me feel very fulfilled.

What I do is not about giving predictions, or anything hocus-pocus.

It is a very real way of helping people to see/find something in themselves that they maybe do not see, or perhaps they lost sometime ago.  Finding the silver lining in all that there is, because there is always something to be grateful for.

Helping with solutions and giving a different spin on circumstances, where you might otherwise be coming up empty.

Sure, I have a strong inner-vision that allows me to tap into energy and read it, and give highly accurate information (which I am very grateful for) but this is not always accepted and understood.

But that’s ok because I trust the universe, and the right people find me when they need to.

I am blessed with amazing clients that are constantly referring me to other amazing clients.  Some of my clients have become great friends, to this I am also very grateful.

So to all of you that are helping me find my purpose, thank you.

Peace & Love,

Lisa

 

 

 

This comes up often in the sessions that I have with clients, prompting me to write this post today.

I am sure you have heard both of these terms: soul mate and karmic relationship.

If you have not, allow me to explain what both of these terms translate into : an important spiritual relationship.

These are the connections/ relationships that impact you in a profound way.  Connections that have the power to catalyze you and help you to grow into your true self in ways you never dreamt possible.  These connections are mutually felt.

Sometimes, these relationships start off beautifully and stay that way.  Other times, they start off beautifully and end badly and/or abruptly.  Often times, they are temporary but leave a permanent mark on your soul, and you never forget the person.

Important to mention, these are not only in the form of romantic relationships.  

This is referring to any form of soul connection.  This refers to romantic mostly, yes, but also to friends and family, and strangers that become like friends and family.

In the case of romantic soul mates and karmic relationships, the attraction is very strong, almost unavoidable.

It has to be or else you would not entertain the connection.

So let’s go over them one at a time.

Soul mate: this is a person who you share an easy and most times, immediate connection with.  When you first meet a soul mate there is an undeniable ‘click’.  There is a natural affinity here, and you just get each other.

Depending on where you are along your journey, and how or if you are able to recognize the connection, a relationship may form right away.

These connections feel great, because we just know .  Our souls always know who is for us.  We can suppress it or ignore it, but the feeling will always be there.

No matter how much time passes, you will always pick up right where you left off with each other, and the feelings will be just as strong.

The pull will be strong to a soul mate, because you are meant to acknowledge and take notice.  

A soul mate is meant to bring up areas in which you need to change or grow, or where you have been avoiding change.  They wake you up where you may have been stagnant or asleep, and they shake you out of your comfort zone.

This can feel strange and/or uncomfortable at times, as it may be unspoken.  It is at the soul level.

You feel naturally drawn to a soul mate in an inexplicable way, and the connection feels easy and comfortable.  You can 100% be yourself with no doubt or fear present.

My dearest childhood friend is one of my soul mates, and one of my ‘newer’ girl friends is also a soul mate.  Soul mates do not matter how long you have known them , because your soul knows each other long before you connect here in the physical world.

We all have many soul mates in this lifetime, and our pets can even be soul mates!

Soul mates do not always turn into long-term connections, but most of the time, they do.

Soul mates will always teach you valuable lessons about yourself….this quote below from the movie “Eat, Pray, Love” sums this up perfectly:

Now, let’s talk about karmic relationships.  

These relationships typically start off with a bang.

The person or persons come into your life like a lightning bolt, without warning.

You feel some sort of disruption happening in your system and sometimes it feels great.  Other times, we feel it as a shock to our system, a slight discomfort, yet we engage anyway.

If you are totally honest with yourself, at the beginning of a karmic relationship you will later remember that you had a red flag or two from the start, but you were along for the ride at that point and not about to get off!

We engage because our souls need us to learn some very valuable lessons with karmic relationships, much like soul mate relationships.

The pull is unmistakably strong in both of these connections.

The major difference though, is that karmic relationships bring growth through pain, even when the relationship has its great times/points.  Soul mate relationships are more free-flowing and positive once they begin, and tend to stay that way.

An example of a karmic situation is when you attract the same type of person or situation into your life, over and over.  You dwell on it thinking ‘why me’, instead of realizing that the pain is trying to teach you something about yourself.  Perhaps it is about your self-worth or maybe just simply to humble you.

Karmic relationships, while sometimes great while they last, typically do not last.

Once the lessons are learned, we ‘graduate’ on the soul level, and feel the need to move forward.

When we don’t honor the expiration of these relationships, the universe will typically step in and ‘cut the karmic ties that bind’, for us.

Your soul will only heed the lessons of a karmic relationship once it is over.  Once you have had the time to process and move forward.

You can have a karmic relationship with anybody in your life.

Romance, friends, co-workers.  Our family relationships are very karmic always, for better or worse.

This quote below is an example of what a karmic relationship can feel like once it is over:

Think about it- those that treat us poorly teach us to value ourselves.  Those that treat us wonderfully without asking for anything in return, can teach us to take advantage of other peoples goodness, or to be more loving, ourselves.  It works both ways in karmic relationships.

No matter what the lesson(s) in soul mate/karmic connections, they will always be looked upon as cathartic and valuable.

More and more people are becoming awakened to their spiritual path, their true essence.  This is why a lot of soul mates and karmic relationships are coming together, because there is work to do!

Think about it…..

Peace & Love,

Lisa

 

 

Wednesday 10/24 as of 12:45 PM EST, we have a Full Moon in the sign of the Bull, Taurus.

This is an extremely potent Moon as it is at 1 degree of Taurus.

If you are a Taurus, a Taurus Rising or your Moon sign is Taurus, this energy will be felt very strongly.  Also if you are a fellow fixed Sun Sign such as Leo, Scorpio or Aquarius this will feel very impactful.

*If you don’t know your Rising sign or Moon sign, you can pull up your chart for free using this website.  You can also purchase a chart reading with me and find out more info by using this link.

Full Moons are a time where the Sun (body) is opposite the Moon (soul) in the sky.  This highlights the polarities in our lives, and we may feel a tug-of-war between our head and our hearts.

When the Moon is full, there are literal surges of energy, energy that can sometimes hit us like a ton of bricks, and take us down when we least expect it.  Think about crying for no apparent reason, disrupted sleep patterns, irritability, and even extreme giddiness.

Full Moons are a time of culmination and release.

The Moon rules the subconscious, that which is concealed beneath the surface.

While the Moon is in Taurus right now, the Sun is in the opposite sign- Scorpio.  What the Sun illuminates, the Moon camoflauges.

Scorpio likes to uncover, wants to dig deep beneath the surface to kick everything up and get to the truth of the matter.  Scorpio’s ultimate goal is liberation and rebirth at all costs.

Taurus on the other hand, well, change is not their favorite.   Taurus prefers the tried and true, slow and methodical results without too many surprises or ‘shake-ups’ along the way.

With planet Uranus sitting so close to this Full Moon, and the fact that Uranus is also in Taurus,  ‘shake-ups’ might not be able to be avoided!  This can be a good thing!

Our value systems are the focus right now, our resources and our relationships.

Are we comfortable?  Do we have enough?  Are we feeling well cared for?  Nurtured?  Is there more we can do to feel secure?

Change is the name of the game, and our relationships is where we will feel this the most.  Expect the unexpected over these next few weeks.

Venus is still retrograde until 11/16, really emphasizing the connections in our lives.  The ones that can strengthen and endure over time (Taurus), and the ones that are more superficial and/or, outdated and may need to be severed so new ones can come alive (Scorpio).

Be sure to energetically release that which is no longer working for you under this potent energy, and plant the seeds for the next New Moon on 11/7.  Get ready to manifest what your soul is calling for, whatever that may be.

Peace & Love,

Lisa

 

 

 

 

 

Every time that the Sun switches signs (roughly every 29-31 days), the overall collective energy shifts with it.

‘As above so below’.

Today 10/23,  the Sun officially leaves the balanced scales of Libra, and enters the still yet intense waters of Scorpio.

Scorpio season always asks us to go deep down and well, dive.  Dive into the underworld, the hidden,  To get down to the heart of matters, get down to the truth.

This sign and its influence will tend to rip us open, sometimes break us -in order for us to see things as they really are.  Not how we want them to be , or have been pretending them to be.

The veil is also thinner at this time of year, especially with Halloween right around the corner.  Mysticism is in the air.  We feel more connected to our intuition and spirit activity is stronger.  It’s a great time to get a reading. 😉

Scorpio rules the 8th house in astrology.  This is the house of death and rebirth as complete transformation takes place here.  This is also the house of sex and inheritances- an intense house and sign for sure!

The tarot card that rules Scorpio is number XIII (13)- Death

Scorpio is ruled by planet Pluto, and Plutos main function is to command permanence. 

Pluto chips away at us until there is nothing left, and this is typically a slower process.  Pluto destroys and destructs, only so it can rebuild again, and come back stronger.

Death here does not have to be literal, and often it is not.  It is simply speaking to ‘out with the old and in with the new’.  New life cannot emerge until the old has been killed.

Death is permanent, and when we see this card, change is imminent.  Things will never be the way they once were and guess what?  This is usually a good thing.

The keyword for Scorpio is transform.

Scorpio falls under the element of Water, and is very perceptive, emotional.

Scorpio is also a fixed sign, which means that they are firmly planted in their position and not easily swayed by the masses.  Perhaps a wee-bit stubborn as well as their other fixed-sign counterparts (Taurus, Leo and Aquarius).

At their most positive Scorpios are loyal, tenacious, deep, passionate and brave.  Intuitive and fantastic problem solvers they are, as they like to uncover and expose.  They are very focused and ambitious as well.

When operating on their lower end of expression, (as all signs do at times), they can be jealous, secretive, vindictive, competitive, petty and downright nasty.  

Venus is still retrograde in the sign of Scorpio.  If you have been feeling, well, shitty ‘scuse my language, this is likely why.

We are all soul-searching at this time.  Things are coming up for everyone, make no mistake.  There is a huge shift occurring and we are all feeling it in some area of our lives.

There has been a whole-lotta Scorpio energy these past few weeks, which will continue until the end of November.

We also have a Full Moon in Taurus tomorrow,  10/24 which is really heightening our emotions.

I will be back with more on that and the energy…Happy Birthday to all of our Scorpio’s out there and stay strong everyone.

Peace & Love,

Lisa