Feeling the Shadow Self
21 May 2012 Leave a Comment
in Musings, Water Tags: depression, eclipse, ego, growth, joy, light, lunar, moon, namaste, shadow, spirit
Credit: AFP/KAZUHIRO NOGI
Throughout history, it has been believed that eclipses where very auspicious signs. Some believed they happened when we have angered the gods. Metaphysically speaking, each type of eclipse brings it’s own process for us to work through. The processes brought on by a Solar eclipse tend to be more visible and manifest in an outer way, relating to the ego. The processes of a Lunar eclipse are experienced in a deeper, private way, working with our subconscious and inner feelings.
A lunar eclipse may impact you emotionally as its energy is directed inward. You may feel a sense of loss, sadness, or depression, as the moon influences our moods and our emotions. I had this very experience on Sunday and found that many of the people I spoke with had very similar feelings as well. Most of these are due to the nature of lunar eclipses. They tend to bring change to our lives and push us outside our comfort zones as they remove things from us. We tend to forget that most times things leave our lives in preparation for new more suitable situations to be drawn in. We can be so hard on ourselves and self doubt can easily find its way into your subconscious during these times causing us to question the path we are on and the choices we are making.
These are times of great spiritual growth. Trust that whatever feelings you had, or whatever surfaces, you are evolving into the person you were destined to become. Do not allow yourself to stay with negative feelings long. Although quiet reflection has it’s place in our journey, allowing despair to eclipse your self worth is not healthy. Remember that your are a reflection of spirit. Namaste! The light in me greets the light in you. Shine that light bright for all to see!
Full Moon Alchemy!
04 May 2012 Leave a Comment
in Air, Akasha, Earth, Elemental, Fire, Musings, the Alchemist, Water Tags: full moon, goddess, magic, meteor, nature, science, spellwork, weather
On Saturday night there will be a party in the night sky! Around 11:54 p.m. eastern time, we will be witness to what is known as a SuperMoon. A Supermoon occurs when the moon is both making its closet approach to Earth and turning full. This moon will appear up to 30 percent brighter and 14 percent bigger than the dullest moons but it will look largest just as it’s rising over the eastern horizon. This year we also have the spectacular Aquarid meteor shower happening at the same time. The debris from Halley’s comet, known as the Aquarid meteor shower, will blaze a trail through the night sky with up to 40-60 meteors per hour. Be patient and stay alert: individual meteor streaks last only about a second, and sometimes occur in clusters. If you are really lucky, you’ll get to see a bright fireball, some of which are visible even in daytime. It’s awesome to know even the brightest streaks are produced by tiny sand-grain sized vaporizing as they crash into the Earth’s atmosphere. These events will create the perfect setting for some super charged intention work.
The Moon is the astronomical body closest to us and, therefore, she has a profound influence upon us. The highest energy occurs at the Full Moon and, therefore, this is the most powerful time for magical workings with the New Moon being the next most powerful time. This is the prime time to preform rituals for prophecy, protection, and divination. Also any working that needs extra power, such as healing for serious conditions, knowledge, legal undertakings, money and dreams. The Moon reaches its fullest point in Scorpio this month, the fixed, water sign of feminine power. The Scorpio energy will add extra power to work involving psychic development, magic and personal power. The Meteor shower will super charge any work done. Although meteors are associated with the fire element predominately, the other elements are also present in hyper force, such as Air, Earth (loose debris, dust, sand, and rocks that are in the meteor shower) and water, from precipitation in the atmosphere. All the elements are present in their heightened state of energy charges making this Saturday evening a most powerful time for your intention work!
Have you checked out our Newsletters?
03 May 2012 Leave a Comment
in Musings
Above is a little sneak peek from this month’s newsletter.
To read the full Newsletter for the month of May, Click the link Below!
Congrats!
27 Apr 2012 Leave a Comment
I hope your dreams take you to the corners of your smiles,
to the highest of your hopes,
to the windows of your opportunities,
and to the most special places your heart has ever known.
~ Author Unknown ~
Crystal Connection is Celebrating all of
Tallahassee’s Graduates Today and Every Day!
Spring Fairies
13 Apr 2012 Leave a Comment
A Fairy Song
Over hill, over dale,
Thorough bush, thorough brier,
Over park, over pale,
Thorough flood, thorough fire!
I do wander everywhere,
Swifter than the moon’s sphere;
And I serve the Fairy Queen,
To dew her orbs upon the green;
The cowslips tall her pensioners be;
In their gold coats spots you see;
Those be rubies, fairy favours;
In those freckles live their savours;
I must go seek some dewdrops here,
And hang a pearl in every cowslip’s ear.
~ William Shakespeare ~
Newsletter
05 Apr 2012 Leave a Comment
April’s Newsletter is finally finished. A little late this time due to the move and an unfortunate case of the flu. April’s newsletter is all things Spring! The theme of awakening joy and new beginnings has been playing out on our journey a lot lately. The spring energy has given us the strength to accomplish our move quickly and the new space is vibrant and alive. This may turn out to be my new favorite season!
For those of you who would rather not have them emailed to you, we have a link on our website where they can be read.
http://crystalconnectiononline.com/newsletters .
As we get a little more settled in our new home, we will be turning our attention to getting our online store back up and going, so stay tuned. Also, we now have a fantastic new classroom available if anyone is looking for a great space to hold meet-ups, classes or seminars and we the walls would be perfect display room for some local artist. So if you, are someone you know, would love to have their work showcased, drop us a line or give us a ring!
It’s the Little Things
01 Apr 2012 Leave a Comment
in Musings
What a long week it has been. We closed last Sunday with hopes of moving an entire store in 1 day. I blame the sleep deprivation for making us believe we could. But alas, after 1 week(not day), we have moved everything out of our old space and have the new space coming along nicely. There is plenty left to do, but we have accomplished much thanks to our wonderful network of Super Heroes! I am hoping this week brings us Our new signs, some internet, a phone line and most importantly….some much needed sleep! This has been a very taxing journey and all of us are a little worn down.
It was all the little things that took the longest to move, set up and organize, but I have heard it said, on more than one occasion, that they are what makes it all worth it! We hope you can find some time to drop by and see our new home. And I will try and find some time to post some more pictures of our journey along the way!
My Oh My
24 Mar 2012 Leave a Comment
in Musings
Broken Skin, Broken Toes
Broken Mirrors Galore!
Broken Fingers, Broken Glass
Swollen Limbs and More.
Aches, Pains and
Some Sleep Deprivation
Plaster Spills, Clouds of Saw Dust
and some Other Frustrations
My Oh My
What a Week it has Been!
Playing a Little Broken Bells in Honor of all the other Broken Items this Week!
Speak to me of Friendship
18 Mar 2012 Leave a Comment
in Quotes
Friendship
And a youth said, “Speak to us of Friendship.”
Your friend is your needs answered.
He is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving.
And he is your board and your fireside.
For you come to him with your hunger, and you seek him for peace.
When your friend speaks his mind you fear not the “nay” in your own mind, nor do you withhold the “ay.”
And when he is silent your heart ceases not to listen to his heart;
For without words, in friendship, all thoughts, all desires, all expectations are born and shared, with joy that is unacclaimed.
When you part from your friend, you grieve not;
For that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain.
And let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit.
For love that seeks aught but the disclosure of its own mystery is not love but a net cast forth: and only the unprofitable is caught.
And let your best be for your friend.
If he must know the ebb of your tide, let him know its flood also.
For what is your friend that you should seek him with hours to kill?
Seek him always with hours to live.
For it is his to fill your need, but not your emptiness.
And in the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures.
For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.
~ Kahlil Gibran ~
