Liosuelo

Are you feeling uneasy? Are you feeling unsettled or on edge? Or maybe you’ve taken note of the people around you discussing prickly sensations of anxiety. For me, in my orbit, many of my friends have been saying that this retrograde season has things really out of wack. Just in a week, I have seen people break up from long-term relationships, end partnerships, or have emotional breakdowns for reasons of unknown energy. Communication channels are also strained. 

I started feeling this the last two weeks in March! After conversations with my astrologer/friend, boyfriend, and mother, I have been leaning into this weird, foggy time. I let time run and life play out.

Adding to the pile is that the solar eclipse is on Monday, April 8th. For me, it is not a fantastical, mythical event. Scientists say it is “inconclusive” to find a correlation between earthquakes or tide changes with celestial bodies. But science is a self-correcting process. There have been too many times when science got it wrong, but common sense got it right. I can’t imagine celestial events not affecting terrestrial events. To me, it makes sense!

Even today, a very unusual (the conspiracist in me wants to say suspicious) 5.8 earthquake affected the Tristate area of the US. 

I told my mother yesterday that the energy would start getting denser, and something was brewing in the air. My favorite numerology teacher released a video days ago discussing eclipse energy. He predicted a highly probable chance of cataclysmic events between today, April 5th, and April 8th (the lunar eclipse day).  

Something significant is coming. There is always a battle between light and darkness on this planet, right?

At first, I felt fear at this news. Whether these events were triggered by “nature” or “man-made,” I felt utterly helpless. The only things we have as humans are our free will and ability for self-determination. When horrible circumstances are placed in our lives outside of our control, we can feel completely hopeless. 

I decided to ground down more in my spiritual practice because of the darkness that looms in the air. After this numerology reading, I wondered if all spiritual people, religious people, or “light workers,” as they are called in the esoteric circle, came together and prayed for humanity during this time. 

That’s what I am doing. I have been interceding and praying for my family, putting them in an orb of light, love, and protection. I should not feed into or tune into the doom and gloom frequency. 

What if all the fear is feeding into the darkness? 

I want to be aware of the unseen battles around me. It’s hard not to be mindful as a highly intuitive/empathic person. But I want to not contribute to the rhetoric of fear. I will def keep a low profile the upcoming days and have been advising others to go inward, pray, medidate, and shelter at home. However, more caution and less fear? I think there is a difference. 

I just wanted to give some constructive tips my Astrology (Emily!) gave me during our session last week. I keep referencing these notes to stay on track. Again, these tips are more specific to my natal chart, but everyone could benefit from them! 

1. Six house themes related to my daily habits will arise. I must remember to release old stuff, patterns, and subconscious thoughts about relationships. 
2. Moving into the energy of “the self” with the Aries Eclipse ensures I am not giving too much in business relationships/partnerships. I must have boundaries and take care of myself first. 
3. Bring awareness to the energy exchange with partnerships. Am I getting what I am putting in energetically?  
4. New contracts during the retrograde: Sit with the energy behind the contracts. Avoid signing new agreements if they’re avoidable! Wait until the retrograde is over on April 25th. 
5. The 12th house is getting some mega-activation! I spend time alone, write down all my dreams, care for my health, drink lots of water, do pranayama breathing, and nourish myself deeply. 
6. With my fun/creative Aquarius, Capricorn, and Cancer energy, we discussed revisiting my previous book about the Camino. Explore my transcendental spiritual experience on that pilgrimage. 
7. Aries season might call me to hit the ground running and do new, fresh things. But try to discern what is impulse and heart-centered. 
8. I will feel sleepy and want to nap. Take the rest, and engaging “words of wisdom,” “insights,” and messages will come through to me. 
9. Lastly, the Jupiter + Uranus conjunction on the 20th could feel like 12 espresso shots of energy, but just ground down and stay aware and conscious. 

My mom also gave me the great advice that in our American culture, we are constantly conditioned to be productive and overachieve, but maybe I am in a season of rest, and that’s okay. How each person decides to use that opportunity is up to them. What each person chooses to let in is also their choice!