Astrology-Oct 17-23, 2011

Discover your Strength from the Scorpio Sun

Scorpio takes front seat with Mercury and Venus transiting there and the Sun entering October 23 for its month long journey. Already there has been much happening of a Scorpio nature and what it represents with intrigue and secretive events occurring in the most unlikely places. It’s a week of unusual feelings and strong interest in the deeper meaning of life and also getting to the bottom of what is happening as motivating factors. Mercury opposes Jupiter causing some to become carried away with dramatic information and erroneous ideas that in the long-run makes for convoluted situations. It is better to be conservative with how you invest in efforts to bring about change or to get something going or in most any kind of involvement where there is emotional fervor. The week could take you off track if you are not listening to your own voice within. It is a great time to

http://www.shirleymaclaine.com/articles/astrology/article-341

Oct 10-16, 2011 Astrology

Balancing the Depths of Thought and Desire through Venus and Mercury in Scorpio

This weeks Aries Full Moon is powerful as it triggers a major alignment that has been active to greater and lesser degrees all this year which is Uranus in Aries opposing Saturn in Libra with both those planets forming a ninety degree angle to Pluto in Capricorn. Many who are of these signs have felt the brunt of it including those in the sign Cancer. There are attempts to bring balance and clarity with this lunar cycle but everything is still in a state of flux and will need more time to repair or gain order. A prime example is the many governments and corporations that have fallen into disarray and broken down. The current Libra Sun helps to some extent but it also on Thursday closely aligns with - to read more click here:  ShirleyMacLaine.com

Oct 3, First Quarter Moon

First Quarter Moon in Capricorn today begins the time to make adjustments, correct errors and realign toward progress. The column is up on Shirley's site. Just click to read a summation of this weeks celestial events plus daily info if you need to narrow things down. This weeks title: Expressing Your Desires through Venus

http://www.shirleymaclaine.com/articles/astrology/article-341

Yes, psychic development clases are happening

Psychic development classes are on-going at present and continuing. The administration of the org where classes are being held did not make corrections to the calendar so it isn't listed correctly, however, lets hope the October calendar will be in order. Classes are at 5:30 PM every Sunday in Cassadaga, Florida.

New Classes - Your Spiritual World

YOUR SPIRITUAL WORLD

PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT & MEDITATION

September, 2011- October, 2012

 Every Sunday | 5:30 PM

Davis Hall, Stevens St. | $10 per class

Develop your intuitive ability to enhance your life, for greater awareness, creativity & spiritual growth.

Classes include a lecture, discussion & meditation.

All welcome anytime.

Topics:

Intuition

Psychic Perception

Clairvoyance

Precognition

Synchronicity

Omens

Spirit Communication

Symbols

Meditation

Healing

Dream analysis

Chakras

Spirit Realms

Color & Sound

Earth Energies

Other Dimensions

Message Interpretation

Paranormal Research

Astral Travel

Life Beyond Death

Pet & Animal Spirits

Other Intelligences

Hauntings

Remote Viewing

Seasonal Energy

Spirit Guides

Prophecy

Blessing

Angelic Visitations

Cosmic influence

The Aura

Prediction

Cosmology

Metaphysics

Secret Societies

Journaling

Intuitive Development Classes are Underway

Students are learning to recognize their psychic and mediumistic abilities during the Sunday classes in Cassadaga, Florida. Each class includes a meditation time to attune and then share information. Many receive messages that are both enlightening and helpful.

Classes are every Sunday at 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM in the Davis Building on Stevens Street. Cost: $10 per class.

Intuitive Development Classes begin May 15

INTUITIVE DEVELOPMENT

Beginning May 15 |  Sunday | 5:30 PM

Davis Hall, Stevens St. | $10 per class

(Classes are on-going every Sunday through Aug 30.)

Development your intuitive/psychic ability.

                       You will learn about:

• Intuition
• Clairvoyance
• Precognition
• Synchronicity
• Omens
• Spirit Communication
• Symbols
• Meditation
• Healing
• Dream analysis
• The chakras
• Spirit realms
• Guides and teachers
• Earth energy
• Other dimensions
• Message interpretation
• Much more...

Each class includes teaching and a meditation

for attunement and development.

Teacher: Rev. Sandra Helton is an SCSCMA ordained minister, medium and astrologer and is the columnist and astrologer for Shirley MacLaine.

For more information and bio:

sandra@sandrahelton.com

http://www.sandrahelton.com

Medical Astrology Workshops

Medical Astrology Workshops

Every astrological sign governs different areas of health, the physical body and the mind.

A birth chart reveals specifics about ones sensitivity and tendencies to health conditions.

Learn about:

• Strengths and weaknesses
• Proneness to various health states
• Signs and planets ruling the body
• Nutrition in relation to the signs and birth chart
• Preventative care – ways to maintain optimal health
• Element influences (fire, earth, air, water)
• Timing for medical procedures
• The best healing modality
• Planets as energy sources
• The rising sign influence on body and mind
• The constitution
• A spiritual approach to health and wellbeing
• Practitioners: Learn the best way to relate with your clients and patients; how to relay information; their response potential and more

Example: Saturn rules bones and teeth; Aries rules the head and brain; Pisces rules the feet.

April 3, 2011: Medical Astrology – Physiology

2:00-4:00 PM/ Davis Hall, Cassadaga / $20

The physical body is interlinked with the signs and planets. Every sign governs a different part of the body and knowing your sign, your ascendant (the rising sign) and other chart factors you may gain greater understanding of your own physiology and how to maintain better health.

May 1, 2011: Medical Astrology – The Mind and Emotions

2:00-4:00 PM / Davis Hall, Cassadaga/ $20

The body-mind connection as defined through astrology. Everyone has reactions to the world based on thinking patterns and emotions. By knowing the mental and emotional makeup of each sign and specifics within the birth chart there is greater understanding. Stress, anger and many other feelings are revealed through the study of the birth chart.

June 5, 2011:  Medical Astrology – The Spirit Manifestation

2:00-4:00 PM / Davis Hall, Cassadaga / $20

Each incarnation is an opportunity to manifest the highest good and everyone has a specific mission that when strived for creates fortitude and fulfillment. Everyone is linked and all life is interlinked through the planets and signs. By knowing your link between the physical and spiritual you may experience inner peace and healing. Every chart shows how energy is manifest and its potentials.

Presented by Sandra Helton, astrologer, teach and minister in Cassadaga and astrologer and columnist for Shirley MacLaine and other notables. You may read her bio at. http://www.sandrahelton.com

If you are attending the workshops and would like a free copy of your birth chart write to Sandra and include your birth date, time and place: sandra@sandrahelton.com

We're moving toward a full moon + equinox next weekend. At 2:10 PM EDT the moon will be full in Virgo and at a very close distance to earth. It is closer than it has been in years causing such as the unfortunate earthquakes in Japan and the tsunami's.

The following day, Sunday at 7:21 PM EDT brings the Vernal Equinox, the sun at 0 degrees Aries which begins the zodiacal new year.

The Sun on March 21 conjuncts Uranus in Aries since March 11 that is also high energy and a bit unpredictable.

These tremendous energies combined makes it a time to tune in to see what you are really doing and what the effects are in your life. Intense times and heightened energy causes more than earth phenomena - it causes people to be more on edge and willing to take risks. All such impulses are better directed toward your creativity and original thinking.

Jot down those lyrics and licks as they occur to you so that you don't lose them. Psychic flashes are just that - flashes that come and go quickly.

How you are original has nothing to do with comparison to another but how strong you feel about your own ability and drive and interest in creating.

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Astrology classes - Wednesday evenings at 7:00 PM in Lake Helen Florida at the Enchanted Soul of Cassadaga.

Astrology Class-Feb 27

Astrology Class – Sunday / Feb 27 / 5:30PM

Davis Hall .. Cassadaga, Fl .. $10

(This is the final class for the present until a new schedule is set.)

All About Your Rising Sign

If you've ever wondered why you don't fit the characteristics of your astrology sign this could be why: The ascendant, also known as the rising sign is the point in an astrology chart governing the self in this lifetime, physical appearance, childhood, and is integrated into the character. It is the point on the horizon of the earth when born based on time of day and location (longitude and latitude). The sign and degree change with every moment creating a unique chart for every person. Even twins have different charts because of the sensitivity of this point.

Information covered will be the meaning of the12 signs of the zodiac on the ascendant and how it influences ones life and the ruling planet. Bring along your birth chart and any other charts you would like to compare. If you have not attended and would like a free copy of your birth chart send your birth date, time and place and one will be sent to you via email.

Other News

At this time I’m scheduling intuitive development classes here in Cassadaga that will include spirit communication, meditation, learning about your spirit guides and teachers, dream symbology and much more.

As a compliment to our surrounding community of people dedicated to striving for greater understanding of the world in which we live and furthering connection to spirit I'm offering a course in astrology at Enchanted Soul in Lake Helen beginning March 2.

An outline of the Medical Astrology workshops being presented in the spring in Cassadaga is on the way! I’m very excited to present these as they are helpful for personal understanding of body, mind and spirit. These will be jam-packed intensives.

Thank you to everyone for your attendance and great participation during these past several months. It has been a joy to come to know each of you.

Soon there will be major changes in the heavens after many years that will usher in new action and opportunity. There is still so much to do and experience as a result of the change of Pluto and a major planetary grand cross that affected governments and the economy – it’s only the beginning and it’s time to think of where you are in the scheme of the world and your life.

Happy Birthday Pisces

Happy Birthday Pisces!

A few famous Pisceans: Prince Andrew; Rihanna; Patty Hearst; Ted Kennedy; Dakota Fanning; Justin Bieber; Patricia Heaton; Tom Arnold; Carrie Underwood; Michael Caine; Queen Latifah

Friday-Full Moon in Leo / Sun enters Pisces

The Friday full moon is in Leo at 3:36 AM EST and the sun enters Pisces. On Sunday there are intense aspects to Mercury suggesting caution while traveling and with all communication. It is not a good day for commitments or signing contracts.

To read details go to my weekly column at ShirelyMacLaine.com

Astrology at ShirleyM acLaine.com

Ponder Your Choices and Simplify

Information about this weeks planetary influences with detailed daily information that is very helpful for planning. This week Venus conjuncts Pluto and the first quarter moon in Taurus is Friday

Weekly column on line now at Shirley MacLaine website:

http://bit.ly/hOuSI7

Follow your dreams

Follow your dreams - except that ones where you're naked in church.

Happy Chinese New Year of the Rabbit (Feb 3)

Xin Nián Kuài Lè! Happy Chinese New Year!

February 3, 2011 – Chinese New Year of the Metal Rabbit

From Bangkok to New York's Chinatown, the Chinese New Year is the pinnacle celebration for billions of Chinese people around the world. The Chinese New Year is an important and elaborate holiday in Chinese culture. More than any other, the Chinese New Year stresses the significance of familial ties.

Chinese New Year 2011, the Year of the Metal Rabbit, begins on February 03rd and continues for 15 days until the full moon February 18.

Chinese Zodiac Animal Signs

The Chinese calendar is divided in a 12-year cycle of animal signs, which continually repeat themselves. These twelve signs are the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Ram (Sheep), Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Boar (Pig).

Each of the first seven days of the Chinese New Year is associated with the birthday of a specific animal.

The first day is the birthday of the chicken, the second is the birthday of the dog; the third is pig and the fourth is the sheep. The birthday of the ox and cattle is celebrated on the fifth day, while the horse's birthday is the sixth day. The seventh day is known as the birthday of man, on which all Chinese traditionally celebrate their birthday and become a year older.

Chinese New Year 2011, the Year of the Rabbit, begins on February 03rd and continues for 15 days, through the end of the full moon.

The biggest celebration during the two-week period is on the eve of the holiday. Much like New Year's Eve in the West, the Chinese celebrate their New Year with parties and fireworks displays. Communal feasts are held with a special place set at the table to honor the presence of ancestors. Their spirits, together with those still living, celebrate the New Year together as one community.

The color red is traditionally associated with luck and good fortune in the Chinese culture. In addition to the celebratory aspects of the holiday, the New Year is also a time for forgiving past hurts and reconciling with estranged friends or family members.

There are other significant holidays during the New Year period, including the Jie Cai Ceng, or Welcoming the Gods of Wealth and Prosperity. This special celebration falls on the fifth day of the New Year. Many people take vacations from the first through the fifth days and return to work after the conclusion of the Jie Cai Ceng. The last day of the 15-day Chinese New Year celebration is known as Yuan Xiao Jie, or the Lantern Festival marked by parades, parties and displays of lanterns.

The origin of the Chinese New Year can be traced by to ancient legend about a mythical beast known as Nien – a large-mouthed beast that would attack villages in the dead of winter, devouring animals, crops and even children in a single bite. Villagers would flee to the mountains every year, to hide. One year, an old man -- or, in some versions of the legend, an old woman -- refused to run and hid. He stayed behind and prepared for the beast's arrival. When Nien came to his home, the old man set of loud, red firecrackers, scaring away the beast for good.

From then on, Chinese families hung red banners and set of fire crackers -- now fireworks -- to keep the Nien away. Interestingly, the Chinese word for 'year' is Nian, and these traditional defense strategies came to be known as the Passing of Nian.

Year of the Rabbit People:

If you were born in 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999 you are a Rabbit and this is your year until 2012 to shine and feel the strongest energy.

Traits of the Rabbit:

Rabbits are selfless, neat and tidy, and get along well with their brothers and sisters. Rabbits lead the good life and are the most fortunate of all animals. Rabbits live by the Golden Rule and wouldn't think of breaking it. You are well suited as a banker, lawyer, interior designer, or video-game player.

Famous Rabbits:

Albert Einstein, Orson Welles, Steven Segal, Lily Tomlin, John Dillinger, Brad Pitt, Jane Seymour, Cicely Tyson, Michael Keaton, Nicholas Cage, Michael Jordan, Fidel Castro, Vanessa Williams, Sting

Facts and lore about the Chinese New Year:

The Chinese New Year festivities are sometimes called the Lunar New Year.

The Chinese people age a year together. Tradition holds that on the seventh day of the New Year all people in China become a year older.

On the fifteenth and final day of the Chinese New Year celebrations, the Chinese Lantern Festival is observed. Almost all members of Chinese families walk the streets with lanterns marking the end of the festivities and eat traditional dishes.

The "tsujiura senbei" is a kind of fortune cookie associated with New Year festivities at Shinto Shrines. Its unique name comes from the fact that it contains a tsujiura (a writing that gives a fortune) inside a senbei (Japanese cracker). This Japanese food is centuries old.

During the Chinese New Year Festival only married couples give "Ang Pow" – red envelopes containing money to buy holiday treats to their children or relatives of their younger generations instead of giving presents. Money in red packets always total even numbered amount and never an odd numbered amount as the latter is usually associated with funeral money. The money should never add up to anything with the number 4 in it, because 4 in Chinese sounds like the word, death.

Every year, China Central Television (CCTV) holds a special on Lunar New Year's Eve featuring dances, songs, and short comedies.

In ancient China, bamboo stems filled with gunpowder were burnt to create small explosions in the belief that the loud sound drove away evil spirits. The burning of firecrackers in modern-day China still maintains this age-old custom.

Regarding the 13th sign...

In response to the recent flap about a 13th sign. The Minnesota Astronomical Society that released the statement causing an uproar across the news regarding astrology - western astrology used the tropical zodiac that is based on the seasons and does not pertain to their calculations. All is well, the popular pick-up line remains in tact (What's your sign?) and no one has to rush to get their tattoos changed. : )

Astrology Classes January 9

Continuation of the Introduction to Astrology course is January 9, 2011.

Class schedule:
Jan 09 - Sunday - 5:30 PM - Davis Hall, Stevens St, Cassadaga, Fl. - $10.
Jan 16 - repeat
Jan 23 - repeat
Jan 30 - repeat

The classes are about understanding the natal birth chart. Everyone's char is different based on not just the birthday but the time and place of birth.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Solar Eclipse on the Way

New Moon in Capricorn Tuesday, January 4, 4:03 AM EST - partial solar eclipse.

There are usually 4 eclipses a year but 2011 has 6! This is the only time that happens in the 21st century.

Governments and world leaders are still behind the eight-ball and the structures of society including corporations are still changing - some things stabilize but the surprises and shifts are not over.

It is for each to find ways to secure their own corner/place and maintain it. Uranus calls for independent thinking.

There has been a fierce storm on Saturn and the Quadrantids meteor showers are Monday, January 3.