Now more than ever , connection is a major theme in our lives that is highlighted.

As I write this we are right at the precipice of the next Full Moon which is in Libra, the sign of partnership, relationships with others.  Most important, the relationship to self.

Connection. 

Too much or lack of?  Only you know but as souls here having a human experience?  I know this for certain…..

The one thing we all desire deep down is true, pure authentic connection.

Not just any connection(s), but soul deep with other souls that get it.  Ahhh…doesn’t it feel good when you just gel with someone?

Doesn’t it feel fantastically freeing when you can say what’s on your mind and in your heart without feeling judged?  Or when you and others think the same, perceive the same?  It won’t always be the same, but you get them and respect them anyway…that’s connection.

Sure we are all so different, but you know deep down when you connect with someone because you feel it and that’s the point: to feel connection.

Yet, as much as we all truly desire deep connections, we have ingrained barriers to true intimacy.  We may (unconsciously or consciously) fear allowing ourselves to truly be seen.

Therefore sometimes we stay in connections that keep us feeling disconnected. 

Think about this!

We say we want it, heck we even will throw the blame on others when we feel the walls that are erected, invisible (or visible) boundaries that are placed.

C’mon let’s be honest here…..how many times have you caught yourself thinking or saying statements like these:  “If only he would let me in I could help him”.   “If only she would tell me why she’s upset we could resolve this”.

Statements like the above only serve half the story.

The other half my friend,  is you, is us.

Hold up the mirror…I guarantee if you sit with it you can recognize why you have drawn in connections with these barriers.  These barriers to connection that supposedly are from the other side are really a mirror reflecting back to us what needs to be transformed and healed so that we can connect.

What allows us to be seen and what allows us to connect is….vulnerability.  To be vulnerable is to be brave.

The reality is no matter how evolved you are , how enlightened you are, I guarantee somewhere inside of you there are walls you’ve built.  It’s human nature, it’s protection.

All of us have an innate desire to be loved unconditionally. We enter relationships hoping that the other person or people will fill that need.

Ok, now I bring it to astrology, I just have to… keep reading…..

We all come here with an innocence, a clean slate.

Most important is that we all desire to be loved unconditionally, to be loved and accepted for who we are.

Here’s where it gets messy.

Our parents came here with that same need, as did their parents.  This need was rarely if ever honored, and not out of malice but out of lack of conscious awareness of the individual.

Every soul here gives and receives love in a unique manner.

No two souls are the same!  No two children hear and feel love the same way, not each parent shows love the same.

Somewhere along the lines, conditional love takes over due to unconscious conditioning. 

“You can have that if you sacrifice this”.

“Don’t do that or I will have to take this away”.

Most times it’s done unconsciously, where it’s felt but not said.

Intentional or not because hey,  I like to think our parents had us with the best intentions, and their’s did too, right?

Regardless of personal circumstance, from a very young age we received messages regarding connection and intimacy that have been passed down and replayed through our lineage.

*Don’t believe me?  Have your birth chart decoded.

These messages , these unconscious behaviors that supposedly protect us, have shaped us and our capacity to love others and to let love in.

All forms of love!   Romantic, friendly, family.  All connections.

Let’s also factor in our own unique, energetic blueprint…..our astrological chart, the roadmap of our soul.

Nature versus nature….we cannot all feel and receive love the same way.  Scientifically, we cannot.

We are all hardwired to act out in specific ways which is why we need to be consciously aware of our energy!

If you would like to dive deeper into connection, into your heart, I  have a few book recommendations that may be of help.

Non ‘woo-woo’ books

1. The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman *This book will highlight your love style and your partner (if you have one).  Either way, a very helpful book.
2. The Seven Levels Of Intimacy by Matthew Kelly *This one is excellent and highlights the ways we crave intimacy, yet avoid it.

Semi ‘woo woo’

1. The No Loss Relationship by Bobby Woods *This read helps to recognize where we go wrong with expectations.  A very spiritual book about what we bring into our relationships, and how to shift it with awareness and communication.

Lisa’s ‘woo woo’ picks (notice this list is longer, ha).

1. When Two Souls Connect, The Real Soul Mate Story by Steve Gunn *This book takes you through the journey of several deep, transformative soul connections
2. Journey Of Souls by Michael Newton. *This book highlights a therapists journey with patients into past lives.  Very cool and a deep read if you are into past life regression, etc
3. Astrology, Karma And Transformation by Steven Arroyo *This book is all about the inner dimensions of the birth chart, speaks a lot about family karma and what we come here with.  Great read for anyone that is new to astrology and has a desire to learn more about it.
4. The Astrology Of Fate by Liz Greene *Another great astrology book that goes into depth about how some connections, truly are fated to take place and transform. (If you are not into astrology I would not start with this book).

I could give many more book recommendations, but there’s just a small list.

As always, if you would like to take a deep dive into your soul, to journey into your love nature check out my astrology consultations here.

“Learn your chart know thy heart”.

Read what others have said about their experience here.

Peace & Love,

Lisa

‘Rabbit Rabbit’, it’s the first of the month!

Happy April everyone!  May this month bring positive growth, abundance and blessings to all.

Readings posted for each sign below, enjoy. 

The video below will take you to my channel.  It explains why I suggest listening to your rising sun and moon sign as well as the sun sign.  Feel free to skip this one and go straight to your reading.

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Peace & Love,

Lisa

 

I came across a meme online today, and it inspired this post.

If a passed loved one visits you in a dream, understand this to be a real visit.

This is very true.

One of the strongest ways your passed loved ones will connect with you, will let you know that they are ok, is by visiting you in your dreams.

I have been blessed with these visitations many times and no matter how often they happen, I am always in awe.

As expected, when you are completely defenseless and unguarded (asleep) these thoughts, these loved ones, will turn up in your dreams because this is how they can get to you .

Most of us do not walk around in a meditative state.  Furthermore, we are bombarded with outside stimuli that keep us preoccupied and in constant motion.

We miss many signs from our passed loved ones, angels and spirit guides this way.  They cannot get through to us if we have too much noise in our mind and hearts.  

I know what many of you might be thinking in regards to dreaming of the deceased , so let me clarify.

A lot of times, we dream of those that are gone from the earth plane.

Sometimes these dreams are very fragmented, and simply do not make any sense.

Logically when we miss someone we think of them and naturally, the subconscious stores this.

These are not necessarily visitations, but quite simply, dreams.

There is a difference between dreams and visitations, yes.

Now, what about those dreams, those vivid ones where you can feel, taste ,touch and smell every detail?

Where you wake up feeling as if you were truly there, truly experiencing this energy exchange, this time with your loved one that has passed?

In these dreams, they say something specific to you, give you a message that you need at that exact moment of your life.  Perhaps they give you numbers, signs, an answer that does not make sense at the time but always will later.

For those that have experienced this, you know what I am referring to!

These are real, these are visitations and you should cherish them.

If you felt it, it was a visit – plain and simple.  These are the ones that you will never forget, and years later, they can still move you to joy and tears.

Believe me, you will know the difference.

One of my favorites that I will share with you.

My maternal Grandfather passed away when I was just three -years old.

I have zero memory of him sadly, yet through out my life I have always felt a distinct void when it comes to him.  Like I truly missed out on my time with him, because I have always heard stories about how funny and amazing he was and how much he loved his ‘girls’.

Well…..about ten years ago ( yes that long ago and I still remember every detail), Grandpa Jimmy visited me.

In my ‘dream’, I was sitting outside on my Uncle’s front steps playing with pennies and dimes. *Important to mention that at this particular point in my life, I was in between jobs and very concerned about finances.

All of a sudden I looked up and there was my Grandpa Jimmy with this HUGE smile on his face, walking towards me with a wad of dollar bills in his hand.

It was like he appeared out of nowhere. I can still feel the awe I experienced at seeing him.

He was wearing a white polo shirt and khaki pants (Grandpa was an avid golfer back in his day, and was dressed this way in the visit).

I could actually FEEL his smile, and I FELT my shock and my happiness at seeing him.  Every detail of this ‘dream’ is still etched out in my mind and in my soul.  It was so real.

Grandpa walked towards me, did not say a word, just took my hand and off we went.

We walked everywhere, talking and laughing and ‘catching up’, if you will.  I told him a corny joke which I will spare you the length of here 😉 and he laughed and said “that’s my Lisa”.

I could feel the joy.  It felt so good to connect with him, he really knew me!

We ended up at PathMark Supermarket ( do those even still exist?) in the Bronx.  We were recycling bags upon bags of bottles for coins, all the while just talking and laughing hysterically. *Also important to mention that the wad of cash he had been holding was never seen again.  

At one point, I looked up at him with this overwhelming sadness and said “Grandpa, don’t you have to go back now”?  To which he looked down at his watch, looked back at me and said “Nah, I still have some time”!  And away we went back out into the street to walk again.

I could keep going about this , but will leave you with these sentiments.

Over the next few days, I relived this visit over and over, it just felt so good.

I knew Grandpa had truly spent some time with me, and oddly, it lifted that void I had felt for years about missing out on my time with him.

This dream made me so happy, I can’t even explain it.   He knew I needed that at a difficult, and transitional time in my life. 

Final interesting tidbit: I debated telling Grandma (who thankfully, is still here with us), about this dream because I was not too sure how she would react.  But in true Lisa fashion, I followed my gut and told her the whole dream.

You won’t believe what she said.  Well, maybe you will.  First of all, she cracked up laughing and said ” he used to go cash in those G%^ Damn bottles every Sunday morning for two hours straight”.  I never knew that, no one had ever told me this.

Guess what else I found out from Granny?  He cashed them in at PathMark (the supermarket in the dream), and that dream I had occurred on a Sunday morning, the mornings Grandpa would cash the bottles in!

Coincidence?  I think not. 

Grandpa, no doubt in my mind and heart, was truly with me that day/night.

I also took from that dream, due to the money references and my cheesy joke telling (HA) and his comment “That’s my Lisa” that:

1)  I was going to be ok financially

2) it was time to start being more frugal (cashing in bottles for money)

3) I would have to work for it but the finances would improve (he never handed me the money in this dream, and from what I was told he was known to do that)

4) most importantly: Grandpa knew me.  Which was always such a sad thought for me, that he didn’t know me.  But through this dream a.ka. ‘visit’- I realized that Grandpa knew my heart, and love truly is eternal.

They (our loved ones) truly feel us and see us and all of who we are, even when they are no longer with us physically.

Most heart felt and important take-away from this experience that I would like to share with you: our loved ones never truly leave us. 

We may not be able to see them, but if we listen close enough, if we ask them for a sign, I promise you will feel them.  They always want to help and assist us on our journey here how and if, they can.

On the other side of the coin (no pun intended)- do not get discouraged if you have been asking for, and not receiving signs.

A lot of times pain and grief can be so debilitating and strong, and we just cannot feel or see anything beyond that.

Often times, we need to go through certain things on our soul journey here and our loved ones cannot step in, because we need to learn on our own.  However, if they are able to assist, they will.

In these cases, don’t ask for an answer, just ask them to let you know they feel you.

One way to increase the chances of receiving a ‘visit’ like this, is by simply asking for it before you fall asleep, but the trick is not to be afraid.

Your loved ones will never want to frighten you!  Ask them to show up for you in a way that won’t make you uncomfortable, in a way that you will recognize.

Secondly,  you can get yourself a nice piece of Amethyst (purple)  and/or Celestite (blue) crystal.  Put these under your pillow to increase the odds of ‘sweet dreams’ such as the one I described above.  *Amethyst helps to keep you in a deep, comfortable sleep and fights insomnia, while Celestite is a very pure and angelic stone, helping to connect you to the spirit realm.

Tell me, have you had visits and/or strong signs of a loved ones presence?  Leave your comments below.

Peace & Love,

Lisa

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have you heard of Chiron?

Chiron is a powerful place in us that speaks to our abilities to heal ourselves,  and also to heal others.

In mythology Chiron was a teacher, a medicine man, a prophet, a healer.  He shows us that it is through our own wounding where we have the potential to become a warrior.

At the time that I write this Chiron is playing a major role in astrology as he in Aries, currently with the New Moon.

This powerful little energetic body asks us to go deep inside and define ‘who am I’.

Chiron is referred to as ‘the wounded healer’.

This is the place in our chart and our heart, where we may feel weird, insecure, inadequate, confused and/or displaced.  It is soul deep.

It is where we fear abandonment, either because it happened to us in this life, or our past-life wounds remember and we fear it happening again.

Do not be fooled and think because Chiron is considered a dwarf planet , that he does not carry a lot of soul meat.

Chiron is the key to unlocking a power house of energy, information, healing and soul growth.  The truth shall set you free.

For the next few weeks I have a special reading offer where we will focus on Chiron in your chart.  You can see that here.

If you would like to know more about Chiron, the mythology and my personal journey working with mine then please watch the video below.

✌️ & 💜 ,

Lisa

 

The Aries New Moon takes place 3/24 as of 5:28 am, EST.

This is our first new moon of the year.  The solar year, the astrological year.  Aries is the first sign of the zodiac and begins the next trip around the sun for each sign.

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 –Aries.

As the 1st fire sign and the first sign of the zodiac, Aries is known to blaze the trail, to set the stage for the future with courage and tenacity.

This time will be no different, but we must blaze the trail in different ways.  We must reset, we must restructure, we isolate and then we recalibrate.

As the Ram is this signs symbol, they are known to run full speed ahead despite any and all obstacles.

We are coming up against obstacles at this time for sure, both collectively and individually as we navigate unfamiliar terrain.  This soon may become ‘our new normal’.

Saturn has also shifted into Aquarius as of 3/21 , after spending the past 2 & 1/2 years in Capricorn.

Saturn is structure, it is restrictions, the confines in which we operate. 

Capricorn rules the government, and while Saturn has been there for the past three years?  Outmoded structures regarding leadership have definitely been highlighted, exposed, torn down, reworked.

Now in Aquarius, we learn how we must restructure as a collective. 

Aquarius is humanitarian, all about the group.  Group consciousness and what is good for all.

Looking out for our fellow man and not allowing ourselves to be led by the masses is what we must focus on.

Maintaining a sense of individuality while as a group, we must adhere to certain rules (saturn).

At this time it becomes more challenging to trust our own instincts,  at a time when we are being told what to do, how to feel, what to believe.

Stay strong and true to your belief system as that is what will get you through.

Video below with more on this energy.

Peace & Love,

Lisa