Tarot Synthesis

What I know about money is that it goes where it's treated best.

That's different things for different people. For some people that's paying better attention to their savings accounts or paying down their debt.  For others its getting out and laying in the sunshine in their bikinis.  For even others still its about their healing, spiritual practice or prayer.

What ever it is that brings you joy, that connects you to your bliss... that's what will bring you money.

For me right now playing with my energy, driving on open road, walking out under the stars, these things work for me.  Part of my energy adventures are spending more time with my intuition and healing.

My favorite healer has her own favorite deck of tarot cards, the Voyager deck. So I've gotten to adventure into her world that way.  So she did some work on me last night and told me what card The Universe said I needed. And it's Synthesis. My Virgo brain wanted a good definition.

 the combining of the constituent elements of separate material or abstract entities into a single or unified entity ( opposed to analysis, ) the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements.

Part of what I've identified for myself as part of my journey is becoming more connected to my Piscean power.  Virgo and Pisces are opposites and since so much of my energy dynamic is based in Virgo, sometimes this shift is challenging for me.  So The Universe sends me reminders to keep stepping into my intuitive connections.

This definition of Synthesis is my reminder for today.  The combining and unifying is where my power is... the exact opposite of my technical strength of analysis.  I have the power to take advantage of both.

One of my favorite words, both.

So I'm curious which two apparent opposites are you experiencing today?  Where in your life could you have both?

Here's to Your Freedom!

Enjoy!

And if you're curious about the Voyager deck yourself, have a visit: Voyager Tarot

Cross-Country Adventures...

My 2011 travels focused on a cross county drive. Hittin the road with just me and my one-year old made for quite the adventures.  We crossed the Sonoran desert, took in Taos, saw the first snow of the season in Rocky Mountain National Park, crossed the Great Plains and got our first glimpse of the Great Lakes. The fall was fabulous in the Adirondacks and Vermont, I relished visit to MIT, a drive-by of our Nations capital and a family festival on Long Island. We paused to fly home for a visit, and I made a quick run up to San Francisco for the Pachamama Alliance Fundraiser (Pachamama is our charity for 2012), then flew back to New York and made a dash back to avoid the snow.  The highlight of our quick drive home was a few days break in my favorite US city, New Orleans.  I’ll be writing more about my adventures so stay tuned…

While the sheer fun and adventure of the trip itself was amazing, my spiritual journey was far more satisfying.  I’ve created completely new energy dynamics, restructured my business and am in the process of rebuilding my life from the ground up in a completely different way. I feel so blessed and provided for in the many ways The Universe takes perfect care of me. 

My changes are being supported by the energy patterns in the stars right now.  It’s a time for innovative new beginnings and for things birthed in November to come to fruition now. The new moon in Aquarius is tomorrow morning (in synch with the Chinese New Year and the beginning of the Year of the Dragon).  The new moon is at time to step into new adventures, this combined with the energy of Aquarius makes the time ripe for community building and humanitarian pursuits. 

Tomorrow is also the beginning of Mars in Retrograde, a more challenging dynamic that lends itself to the restructuring and revamping projects already in process.  So if you find starting new ventures in the next few months problematic, remember to cut yourself some slack.  In terms of your money, you are probably better served in following through on projects you began in November and taking a different tack than in starting something new now.  You'll also profit if you can take a similiarly timed project and take it in a new direction involving networking, community building or personal connections.

So what ever you’ve been up to while I was off gallivanting, just know you are loved and I’m looking forward to our 2012 adventure.

Here’s to Your Freedom!

The Real Fifth Element

I've been missing one of my favorite movies, The Fifth Element. There's a scene in it with some blue Opera that I love... I won't be a spoiler for anyone who hasn't seen it, just acknowledging that the movie definitely range a bell in my head.  Got to get my hands on a copy and watch it again.

In the meantime, on to the post it inspired.

There are four elements that factor into Astrology; Earth, Air, Fire and Water. In each element there are three signs.  These signs have certain commonalities and similar ways of operating.  Each dynamic has it's own strength.  They are:

• Earth ~ Steady growth over time, requiring both persistence and patience. Benefits from Real Estate and Mineral investments (there are some great opportunities in gold and gold related industries these days). Money builds slowly over long periods of time. This dynamic operates in the signs; Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn.

• Water ~ Profits from an instinctive understanding of people and their motivations.  Work in visual merchandising, fashion, trendsetting, marketing, career counseling, psychology and personal development are great areas of focus.  Money comes and goes in waves, frequently due to obligations or gifts to others. This dynamic operates in the signs; Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces.

• Air ~ Creates big windfalls from brilliant bursts of insight.  The intellectual dynamic, best used as creative directors, innovators, management, execution and delivery of big ideas. Money comes easily and leaves just as quickly for these spenders who buy for enjoyment. This dynamic operates in the signs; Aquarius, Gemini, Libra.

• Fire ~ Leadership, vision and inspiration rule here. The power of networking amplifies the bank accounts of these spotlight stars.  CEOs, politicians, speakers, authors and power brokers channel this energy dynamic. Money comes and goes just as quickly for this dynamic as the Air signs.  However, spending has a different motivation... looking good and keeping up appearances. This dynamic operates in the signs; Aries, Leo, Sagittarius.

Each of us has a unique combination of these energies to work with.  Learning your combination and how to maximize it gives you an edge in creating money and living your freedom. The magic however, comes from the fifth element.

The Fifth Element is the most important and the most powerful. 

The Fifth Element is You.

How you use the power you have is what matters.  Your unique way of expressing yourself in the world is the greatest power there is.. enjoy it :)

Live Your Freedom.

Abundance isn't about Money. What?!??!!!

I'm a money person.

Why the hell would I say abundance isn't about money?

There's so much conversation going around about wealth consciousness, the law of attraction, changing your relationship to money, money blocks, money stories... rewriting them, revising them, attracting, subtracting, rearranging, changing.

But the focus of all of these is the money.

So, I'm going to go back to the tagline from my other business, Money Courage.

Money doesn't matter. You do.

That is and remains the core of my message.

Sure I'm a money person. I talk about money. I've helped people make a lot of money.  I spent decades handling money, managing money, tracking money, counting money and writing and receiving some pretty big checks.  I even tend to think of my MBA as Money Buys Anything because that is so much of the focus in business and business school.

But when it's all said and done there are some serious limitations to money being able to affect the quality of your life.

So often, people chase money thinking that it will solve their problems.

But if you don't know how to be happy without money, there's a really good chance you won't know to be happy with it.  If you don't know how to listen to your heart without money, it's highly unlikely you'll magically develop the skill when you have a bigger bank account. If never quite get around to giving to charities or helping others now... well, you get the picture.

There is an inherent mistake in the way most people pursue money.  Frequently, people are looking for ways to make money because they believe that is what is stopping them from getting what they want. 

But that's backwards. The thing stopping you from having what you want is you. Not the lack of money at all. So chasing the money is just a distraction to keep you from the truth; if you want something different you get to deal with you. Not with money.

When you learn to identify your true heart's desires... when you learn how to go after what you truly deeply desire... when you learn to give yourself permission to actually have what you want... 

That's where change happens. That's where life begins.

And that's where money doesnt matter.

Because...

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

So claim your hearts desires, decide to have your way with life.  Then watch the magic happen.

Because you matter.

Abundance is such a limiting term because the knee jerk reaction is to equate money and abundance.

Abundance isn't about money.

It's far, far beyond that.

Abundance is being willing to pursue what you want, whether you see the money or not. Whether you have the money or not, whether you know how it's going to happen or not.

And if you need some help, call me because that's what I really do, help you reconnect with you.

Conveniently, the money usually shows up after that :)

Here's to Your Freedom!

Winning the Lottery...

Everyone wants to win the lottery.  I mean, who is going to turn down a big pile o cash?

Well, apparently, most of us.

Because each of us came with our own personal lottery winning device installed.  And there aren't so many of us using them. Astrology can give you a great redirect if you need it, as to what's your flavor of lottery fun.

Jupiter is the sign of expansion and luck. It represents freedom, tolerance and wisdom. Basically, it's the planet of plenty and can direct you to your biggest paydays. Jupiter's effect is to expand the influence of everything it comes in contact with...in one word more.

So the placement of Jupiter in your chart is important in discovering where it is easy for more to show up in your life.

There are two major aspects to this. 

1. Knowing what sign your Jupiter is in an how to apply that energy pattern.
2. Knowing which house your Jupiter is in and which area of your life this represents.

For example, my Jupiter is in Scorpio in the 8th house. So I create more through the deep passionate energy focused on the cycle of destruction and rebirth, sexual topics and shared resources.

Follow the links in number 1 and 2 above to look up the meanings of your Jupiter placement.  If you're not sure where Jupiter is in your chart, visit astro.com to look up your astrological data for free.  You'll need your date of birth, location and accurate time you were born to get the best information.

Knowing this piece of information and what Your Dollar Sign is can combine with a few other factors to give you a very clear picture of where the money is.  It's always more fun when you can stop hiding it from yourself.