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The Blue Moon and Mercury What is happening!

Posted on October 31, 2020March 20, 2021 by Deb Sheppard

Holy Halloween! 2020 has been one thing after the other hasn’t it?

This year has had so many layers and dimension and October is no exception. We had the Harvest Moon this month, we will have a Full Moon known as a Blue Moon on October 31, 2020, Mercury is in retrograde until November 3rd and Mars is also in retrograde! Not only that but we have the virus and the election to deal with. What the?!

What is a Blue Moon

If you follow astrology, you’ll know that this is one of two Full Moons in October. Full Moons are considered energy amplifiers. Peaks that bring forth a climax of energy. So a Full Moon on Halloween, a day where the veil is said to be the thinnest, can bring some seriously intense energy.

This month plays host to a second Full Moon- a phenomenon known as a “Blue Moon”. When you say “Once in a Blue Moon” it is because you may only see one of these in your lifetime, according to NASA. But what is most interesting about this Blue Moon is that it falls on Halloween. It’s the first time this has happened in over 75 years as it will rise at 6:58 p.m. on Halloween night and for the first time since 1944, all time zones across the United States will see a Blue Moon on Halloween. This Blue Moon is also in Taurus which is the plant of chaos and reinvention. So, I am saying to use this Halloween Blue Moon to connect more deeply with your spiritual side and think about what you really want to create in your life.

Our Little Friend Mercury

Mercury headed back into retrograde on October 14 and will not end until November 3rd (GREAT, on Election Day). It affects everything from personal communication, technological communication, travel and even things like the mail service. Delays are inevitable, be patient. You may need to do things more than one time. This retrograde ends in Scorpio which is the detective of the zodiac and could reveal some skeletons in some closets. We will see people for exactly who they are and sometimes this can be deeply upsetting but, it will also show good things like deep loyalties surrounding you.

Retrograde can be a time of transformation, on a person and global scale. I would say that this is exactly what we are looking at this retrograde. We have an opportunity to review the areas of our life that the planet rules. We can correct and redo any communication errors we have made. Second chances are possible, let go of old and un-useful ways of communicating. This particular retrograde can make us suspicious even of those we deeply trust so be aware of this, now is not the time to turn against loved ones unnecessarily, we need all the community we can get right now.

Now to Mars

We’re not done with Mars retrograde until November 13th. Mars is the warrior planet, one that rules our passion and desire to take action. Have you noticed that it’s been harder for us to be active and decisive. Has your libido been affected? On a good day, the aggression of Mars helps us act assertively to make our dreams come true. On a bad day, petty fights, lowered sex drives, and a lack of ambition can also come up, especially when we’re all stressed already.

You must keep the faith, all of the energy surrounding us is entirely what we make it. The inhibiting nature Mars retrograde can offer some time for reflection before acting hastily. Do as much planning right now as you can, organizing behind the scenes to get ready for a time when your efforts will pay off. If you really want to do Mars retrograde right, spend time with yourself by focusing on what you really want. Seems to fit these times right now pretty closely doesn’t it?

Halloween

Cultures all across the world have celebrated Halloween for centuries, completely independently of each other. Perhaps a coincidence? But consider this, the Celtic pagans celebrate Samhain, pre-year-700 Christians celebrate All Hallows Day, pre-Colombians Aztecs dating back 2,500-3000 years had a celebration and of course Mexican cultures celebrate Day of the Dead – all within two to three days of each other. Ultimately, the veil between us and the afterlife is very thin and each culture has their way of knowing and honoring their loved ones on the other side.

So what does this all mean

One could look at this as chaos negatively, or we could see this as the end of an era and the beginning of something better. Try not to stress, practice self care and be aware of paranoia. Hope to see you at the Soul Contracts Class that starts 11/11. Lets start this new beginning together.

Sacred Contracts and Soul Groups

Posted on May 1, 2020March 20, 2021 by Deb Sheppard

You are learning these lessons and this is the contract that you have agreed to. For many this can be hard one to swallow. Have you wondered why some of the people around you seem to have it so easy while you go through trial after trial and seem to struggle? If you are wanting to understand why you are here, your purpose and the gift of enlightenment, then this is the first step to grasping that you agreed to and chose this path.

My guides teaching me

More than 2 decades ago my guides began sharing this information with me. I sat down one day and was inspired to do some automatic writing. This is where you put pen to paper and you write without thinking about what you are writing. No punctuation, no thinking, just channeling the information from my guides. They shared with me that our true purpose here on earth is to become more enlightened, that our experiences were opportunities for growth and that we chose these opportunities prior to our birth, since then I’ve been on a mission to learn more and teach this to others no matter where they are on their journey in life.

What is the purpose of our patterns

When we are able to see the patterns in our lives and the teachers who agreed to assist us in learning, it becomes much easier to understand. We cannot fail, because we will have multiple opportunities to learn. Our Soul Contracts are set up this way. Unfortunately, these episodes can get frustrating and we may believe we are doing it wrong. The Universe and the contracts we agreed to prior to being born will allow us many chances to change our patterns. We can learn to become aware of the “contract” when it shows up in our life so we can change our patterns by making difference choices in our future.

When learning these lessons and patterns we can change the circumstances faster and recover with more ease making our life more enjoyable. Knowing you have the power and tools to understand why these things have happened in your life will help you find peace; and help you forgive and move forward with grace and ease.

Soul Groups

Our Soul Group is a collective group of souls that work together over many life times to exchange lessons of Dharma.

Prior to making our trip to our college called Earth, we make sacred contracts with our Soul Group to share in our life lessons. We review what we desire to learn and try to create a plan to embrace these contracts. If you were planning to enroll in an earthly college, you would have sketched out a plan. This is the same with a Spiritual Contract. Keep in mind free will can always come into play. We all have free will and many things will happen that are not a part of a planned Spiritual Contract.

Our soul group can work along with other soul groups to learn lessons, but your current soul group will have many life time’s together for the purpose of achieving many enlightenments. They are part of our lives to help teach us lessons. We all have friends, colleagues, loved ones and family members but only a select few will affect you so profoundly on our life’s journey.

Dharma vs Karma

The things we don’t want to acknowledge or the things we don’t want to deal with are the things that should you should try to recognize. When we recognize the patterns, we can embrace them and understand that these experiences are about our spiritual growth.

There is Dharma involved in all of our Sacred Contracts, we make these agreements as an exchange of lessons for full enlightenment. Dharma is a vibration of love for one another.

Karma is more of an earthly term, meaning that we pay for negative or positive experiences in life. I don’t believe Karma is the driving force for our agreements.

Whether you believe in one life or multiple lives I believe we are here to grow and become more enlightened. If we only do things that we like or are easy for us, we will stay in the merry-go-around doing the same thing over and over with no chance for growth.

Everyone has their own lessons

Simply defined, a lesson is an activity that you do in order to learn something. Something learned through experiences. These are things we are not good at yet, things we chose to learn on our path to reach a higher level of understanding and enlightenment.

During our pre-birth planning we made an agreement with our soul group to learn specific lessons on our journey towards enlightenment, understanding and unconditional love. Our souls want to grow and learn, and it is more than what can be seen. It is our lessons that provide our ability to become more enlightened.

One thing to keep in mind, your teachers are not here to get your lessons. You are! Every time you try to make them “get it” or “change” good luck! They are not the student, you are. They are not here to learn from you at this moment in time. We spend a lot of energy trying to get our teachers to change so it will make our lives better and we believe it will make theirs better as well. That hasn’t worked for any of us, it proves we are the one that is learning the lesson. They have their own contracts of lessons.

This is one of my favorite subjects and workshops to teach. You can learn much more by attending if you ever choose to. I look forward to the next workshop as soon as it is safe to do so, possibly in September of 2020. In the meantime I hope you enjoy learning a little bit about Sacred Contracts.

Love and Namasté,

Deb Sheppard 💜

The Power Of Mala Beads. Everything About Mala’s.

Posted on December 13, 2019March 20, 2021 by Deb Sheppard

I sat down with my good friend Sarita from Tibet Imports a few months ago. Sarita grew up in Nepal and is an incredible Vedic Astrologer and Mala maker. She is also a kind and wonderful person. Together we created my own exclusive Mala line and every single one is handmade. Every bead and color chosen has a very specific purpose and I have blessed or activated them. I can’t wait to share what we have done. First, I will give you some information about Mala’s because there are so many powerful things about them.

Vedic Astrology means “the science of light”. Vedic science comes from the Vedas, one of the oldest spiritual scriptures in India dating back to 1,500-2,000 BCE. It gives us the ability to see into our lives with more clarity. Vedic science is the science of self-knowledge. Through self-realization everything is known. This gives us the realization that the Divine Spirit is within all things, and our connection and unity to Spirit.

A full Mala is a string of 108 beads used for meditation to count the mantras, or intentions. It is also all about the beads as every bead possesses energetic qualities and this is why we chose very specific beads for my line of Mala. Why 108 beads? There are so many reasons but here are a few.

Renowned Vedic mathematicians believed that the number 108 represent the wholeness of existence
There are 108 marma points (concentrated centers of energy) in the human body
In the tantric systems of subtle physiology, there are said to be 108 nadis (energy channels) that converge to form the heart chakra.
According to Yogi tradition, there are 108 sacred places on the body
Some believe there are 108 stages on the journey of the soul
We have 108 bones in the human body
In Vedic astrology there are 12 houses and 9 planets. 12 times 9=108
108 in Vedic Mathematics is called a harshed (great joy) number, which is an integer divisible by its digits
There are 108 human feelings, 36 related to the past, 36 related to the present and 26 related to the future
The Ganga, India’s sacred river spans a longitude of 12 degrees, 79 to 21, and a latitude of 9 degrees, 22 to 31. 12 times 9 =108
It is said that 1 stands for “God” or the higher truth. 0 stands for emptiness or completeness in spiritual practice and 8 stands for infinity or eternity.
The diameter of the Sun is 108 times the diameter of Earth. The distance from the Sun to the Earth is 108 times the diameter of the Sun.
The average distance of the Moon from Earth is 108 times the diameter of the Moon.
In Astrology, the metal silver is said to represent the moon. The atomic weight of silver is 108.
Chemistry periodic charts have 108 elements. We have 108 elements in the Universe

A Mala is useful for bringing the energy of the universe to you or giving energy out to the universe or others. Wearing a Mala can help you concentrate your mind and may help focus on the intention you are creating. In meditation create your Mantra and practice your Mantra for 40 days. You can use a simple word, sentence or phrase with the intention of channeling a specific energy. OM is the most universal mantra out there and it is believed to represent the entirety of your consciousness. Because of that it can mean anything you want. You can also have a word or phrase that is specific to what you are manifesting. It is up to you.

It is also a personal choice on how you wear your Mala. You should wear it on you left wrist to receive energy or to bring energy towards you, the left is moon energy. You wear it on your right wrist to give energy, the right is the sun energy. The moon or left side of your body is feminine and the right side including the sun is masculine energy. Or you can wear it as a necklace to absorb the intention you are creating. Keep in mind the stone needs to touch your skin because the heat from your body and oil from your body need to touch the stone to receive the energy from the stone.

Your Mala will come cleansed for you but there are many ways to cleanse energy from your stones. You can burn sage, Palo Santo wood, incense, rose water or hand them in the light of the full moon. It is not suggested to wear your Mala to bed or in the shower. Do not store your Mala on the floor or in the bathroom.

If your Mala breaks be very happy because all the intention and thought’s you are trying to shift have shifted. It will encourage you to move forward to a higher level. You can repair your broken Mala with a new thread and tassel, or you can offer it to the earth.

Now to share the Mala’s. They are beautiful and powerful. Take a look.

MALA’S

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