March’s Full Super Moon Ushers In New Beginnings For Everyone!

If you’re like most of us, then you’re more than ready for a fresh new start in at least one area of your life. This month’s Full Moon has many supportive cosmic elements for new beginnings that it’s almost impossible to miss out on this awesome energy. It’s as if Spirit knew we are all burnt out and fried from traveling along the current pathways and have been asking for positive changes to take place in our lives. For many of us who have been feeling this way, it’s as if our prayers have been answered. Well not only have they been answered, but if we were to carefully write down our intentions and map out our plans for the next 6-12 months, we quite possibly will see our desires and intentions manifest before our very own eyes. Here’s an important reminder, it is imperative that we be proactive in our lives with our intentions. To sit back and wait for the gravy trains to roll in is a sure fire way of killing our manifestations before they even take form. If we haven’t achieved something in our lives, chances there are some steps that we must take to put ourselves in vibrational alignment with. This means doing our own soul work and addressing each obstacle that comes our way and doing our very best to dissolve these obstacles as a result of being proactive and healing what needs healing.

March’s Full Moon will take place on Wednesday, March 20th 9:43pm EST and as I mentioned earlier there are quite a few supportive cosmic events that assist with creating new beginnings. What are the cosmic influences? How about these? Within a couple of day’s time we will be encountering; a Full Moon in Libra at 0 degrees, a Super Moon, Spring Equinox and Sun sign in Aries!

What does all of this mean? Don’t worry, I’m going to break it all down for you.

Super Moon ~ A Super Moon occurs when the moon’s perigee is at its closest when orbiting the Earth. Translated – During its orbit, the Moon is very close to the Earth causing it to appear larger than normal. Super Moons heighten our emotional sensitivity. Don’t be surprised if you and those around you are a bit touchy. The benefit to this phenomenon is that hidden or unexpressed emotions will come to the surface. What has been hidden emotionally will have the opportunity to be acknowledged, dealt with, and hopefully addressed and shifted.

Full Moon in Libra at 0 Degrees ~ A Full Moon is when the cycle of the moon when it is at its full illumination and strength. An excellent time to make moon water and to put your crystals and healing tools out to recharge with the moon’s energy. The energy is so strong it affects people’s moods, the tides, and the animal kingdom. This Full Moon is in the sign of Libra at 0 Degrees so we can expect a balancing within our relationships that is either going to make them or break them. When a sign is at 0 Degrees it is at the beginning stages or starting a new journey with fresh new eyes and perspectives.

Spring Equinox ~ Usually the Spring Equinox is around March 21st for the northern hemisphere. It’s the time of the year when new cycles begin and all creatures give birth to new beginnings.

Mercury Retrograde ~ We don’t want to overlook the fact that the planet Mercury went retrograde on March 5th and will go direct on March 28th. Mercury is providing us with the opportunity to be clear with our communication skills with ourselves and others. It is a time of re-revisiting, redoing, revamping, and repairing all of the details ahead of time so that we don’t have to start over with our intentions.

Sun Sign in Aries ~ We are now moving into the first sign of the zodiac, Aries. Aries is the trailblazer and has the confidence and healthy ego to get out there and to GO FOR IT!

Some key points we want to keep our eyes peeled for are:
Our relationships are going to be put to the test to see if they can withstand the test of time and pressure. There may be a few endings and there will most certainly be a few new relationships that will be formed.
Communication may be a little off due to Mercury being retrograde.
Emotions and tempers may flare up due to the Super Moon and Full Moon.
New psychic gifts will be coming in because of the new cycles that we are stepping into.
Spirit will be the judge and jury of what is and isn’t balanced in your life. Be ready for some surprises here as some situations may be phased out only for your highest and best good.
Be mindful of Aries’ tendency to be over-confident. Keep that ego in check.

Some suggestions for this Moon are:
Be flexible and keep your faith and trust strong.
Say what you mean and mean what you say with love, integrity, and honesty of course.
Take your time with planting your seeds and make sure you really truly are clear with your goals.
Do your soul work and first and foremost be honest with yourself.
Schedule some spiritual healing pampering for yourself, maybe a Reiki session or a massage.
Keep up with your meditation practice of meditating at least 2x’s a week.
Libra is a peacemaker so this moon should bring about resolution and healthy closure for you.

Libra seeks balance in all areas of our lives and Aries will bring out the ego and our job is to find balance and harmony between both. It’s quite possible that we may see some people becoming more selfish and in some cases this is needed and in others, it may be too much for us to engage in these one-sided relationships. The old paradigm of relationships will be coming to an end due to the evolutionary shift of the planet and collective consciousness. Spirit suggests that we all do our part, our own soul work, and live our lives as if each and every word, thought, relationship, deed, and experience matters because it does.

Blessings and Light,
Laurie Barraco

Full Super Snow Moon in Virgo Reveals Deep Truths by Laurie Barraco

February’s Full Moon will take place on Tuesday, February 19th at 10:53am EST. By the way, due to the fact that February has only 28 days, there are some years that the Full Moon cycle skips February and takes place in the very beginning of March. This year we are lucky! February’s Full Moon is known by Native Americans as a Snow Moon. 

This Full Moon is in the sign of practical, grounded Virgo and in the sun sign of intuitive, nurturing Pisces. The key to working with opposing signs is to find a healthy balance between the two signs. We then add the fluid, psychic and heightened emotions of the Full Moon into the cosmic mix and hopefully we will find and create a happy middle ground. 

The Snow Moon was named for the Full Moon in February because February is the month where the Native American people experienced the most snowfall of the year. The Snow Moon brings out our survival instincts. When push comes to shove and the survival of your soul’s journey depends on you challenging yourself to your limits, you must dig deep and give your everything to make it through the difficult times. This Moon shows us that we have everything within us to not only survive but thrive as well.

To make things even more interesting, this month’s Moon is a Super Moon which means that the Moon will be closer than normal to the Earth. In fact, this Super Moon will be the biggest and brightest Moon of the year. Super Moons magnify the lunar energies significantly. 

You can expect to experience from the Super Moon:

• Heightened intuition 
• Emotional ups and downs for yourself and others
• Insomnia
• Displaced frustrations and being impatient

There are a few themes that go along with this month’s Full Moon. The first and main theme is all about getting clear with what the core truths are for you at this time. Virgo is ruled by Mercury and Mercury governs communication. We are being nudged by spirit to go within first and do some deep soul searching for the truth as well as for the answers to your deepest questions and concerns. Next, you are encouraged turn your attention outwards and discern what is real and what is illusion as well as who is being honest and who is being deceptive. Lastly, take the steps to clean and clear your inner and outer houses with integrity, honesty and with new healthy and solid boundaries in place. 

Let’s not forget about Virgo’s focus on physical health. Are you taking the best care of your temple as you could be? Are you eating healthy foods? Are you exercising? Are you getting enough rest? This month your body is going to reveal to you what it needs from you. Your body will most likely start to reject toxicity on the inner and outer planes, please pay attention to it and do something about it.

We move into the sun sign of Pisces on Feb 18th.  Pisces is going to help us hone in on our intuition, creativity, nurturing side, connection to other realms and create a stronger alliance with our highest self. This Virgo/Pisces combo will bring us truth in our relationships as well as with the situations where we are being taken advantage of and allowing ourselves to be manipulated and vice versa. Yes, you read that correctly. It is quite possible that you may be manipulating others and will have deeper clarity on where, where and how. 

Here are some suggestions for you to work with during this time:

• Meditation any kind of meditation will do you a world of good
• Take salt baths, sage yourself and your environment
• Burn a black and white candle to help absorb what needs to be purged at this time
• Burn a light blue candle to assist with your truth finding mission
• Keep a journal handy to write down your psychic downloads
• Create a healing altar for yourself ~ be sure to have the 4 elements on your altar ~ earth, water, air and fire
• Don’t take anything personally and be open to constructive and healthy criticism
• Exercise, get your body moving 
• Drink lots of water with lemon
• Wear grounding oils such as sandalwood, patchouli, cedar and pine
• Carry crystal combos such as ~ clear quartz and black tourmaline, rose quartz and amethyst, blue lace agate and hematite and citrine and chrysoprase
• Write down your deepest most perplexing challenges, read them out loud to spirit and then be open to the solutions that will be planted in your field of awareness
• Don’t shy away from challenges, look them dead in the eye and push forward

Whatever comes up for you on a soul level as a challenge is coming up because it’s ready to be cleared and healed. No matter how badly you may want to run from the uncomfortable situations you may find yourself in, don’t run! Sit with the situation. You have unconditional love and support from the physical and non-physical realms.

Blessings and Light,
Laurie Barraco

We sure are starting off the New Year with some powerhouse energies! Our first Full Moon of the year

will be on Monday, January 21st at 12:17am eastern time. If you’re a Moon lover as I am, you probably have the dates and times of when the next lunar event written down somewhere. With each lunar event, you can work your Moon ceremony/ritual/magic a day before and a day after the actual event.

We have 5, yes 5 different cosmic energies influencing this month’s Full Moon. I’ll share some information about each individual influence in just a little bit. Typically, we begin feeling the lunar effects a few days or even sometimes a week before the actual event. January’s Full Moon is in the Sun sign of Aquarius and the Moon is in Leo. With these two opposing signs, we may find ourselves battling between two different paths of focuses. On one hand, Leo may be encouraging us to put ourselves first and take no prisoners as we do so. On the other hand, Aquarius is more focused on humanitarian efforts and what must be done for the collective consciousness. 

Let’s Delve Into The Details About This Full Moon Shall We?

Wolf Moon – The Wolf Moon is the first Full Moon of the year and was given this name by the Native Americans. In the Northern part of the country, the wolves would howl outside on cold, wintery nights. They were hungry and used their voice to communicate their needs with Great Spirit. Some questions to ask yourself on the Wolf Moon are; What are you hungry for? Are you using the vibration and power of your voice to let your hopes and dreams be heard and known by Great Spirit? If not now, when will you?

Super Moon – A Super Moon occurs when the Moon’s perigee is at its closest when orbiting the Earth. During its orbit, the Moon is very close to the Earth causing it to appear larger than normal. Super Moons heighten our emotional sensitivity. Don’t be surprised if both you and those around you are a bit touchy and emotional these days. The benefit to this phenomenon is that hidden or unexpressed emotions will come to the surface. What has been hidden emotionally will have the opportunity to be acknowledged, dealt with, and hopefully addressed and shifted.

Lunar Eclipse – A Lunar Eclipse takes place when the Moon moves into the Earth’s shadow. The Earth is equally between the Sun and the Moon. This event has a very strong impact on our shadow side, our unpleasant patterns, belief systems, and behaviors. Not only will our shadows be highlighted, but the unfavorable behavior of others will come to light and be placed front and center stage as well. The blessing during this time is that what is not favorable, desirable, or ethical behavior will be brought out into the open for all to work on healing and correcting.  Lunar Eclipses effect not only our emotions but also the relationships that are in our inner circle; our family, significant others and even the relationship with self. Eclipses can do 1 of 2 things. They can open us up to higher planes of consciousness, ascension for many or they can be warning us of challenging times ahead. Anyone who is reading this already has the understanding that in order for us to grow as a soul entity, we often need to be backed into a corner to push through our own challenges. Having this understanding, is a helpful reminder that there is a purpose to the suffering as we go through the occasional Sh#$storm.

Blood Moon  – When a Lunar Eclipse takes place, the Moon appears to darken in color as it moves into Earth’s shadow. When this happens, the Moon isn’t completely dark, it takes on a reddish color. What you are seeing at this time are sunbeams peeking out from the edge of the Moon, hence the name Blood Moon. The Blood Moon emphasizes the influence of being completely honest and truthful with yourself. When we are transparent, there is nothing to hide or cover up. Often there is a sigh of relief as we clear out the muck within our minds and negative ego. Let’s face it, there isn’t anywhere that is safe to hide.

Full Moon in Leo – Last but not least, the Full Moon is in the sign of Leo. The spotlight will be on relationships – with self and others. First, it is best if we got really clear with our motives and on the processes of how we go about pursuing the goals we have for ourselves. Since everything is being brought out into the open, it provides us with the opportunity to face what is revealed and proceed ahead with the courage of Leo. You can bet there is nowhere to hide because Leo loves attention and knows exactly how to get your attention, as well as the attention of others. We will be harnessing Leo’s passion, drive and courage to make sure we heed the call our soul and at the same time Aquarius is going to help us to make sure we don’t stomp on anyone else’s toes. 

Chances are, you have been already been feeling the pressure of being more authentic with your dealings with others and self unless you’ve been living on a one-person island. People have been feeling out of their elements and the discomfort is there as a reminder to do something about what and whom makes you uncomfortable. If you are a shy person and have difficulty standing up for yourself and speaking your truth, then Leo will most certainly help you balance out that timidness. Below are some suggestions to help you ride the wave of this powerful and important Full Moon.

Suggestions For The Full Moon

• Work with Fire. Leo is a fire sign and fire gets the ball rolling. Light candles with intention, participate in a fire ceremony and maybe do a reading with only the wands in your tarot deck.
• Take a bath with epsom salt, kosher sea salt, Himalayan salt and lavender to help you process your emotions.
• Sage everything, yourself included!
• Get cord cuttings as often as you feel the need to. With intention, cut the cords to people, places and things that are toxic to the evolution of your soul.
• Listen to hemi-sync meditation frequencies. They will help balance out both sides of the brain.
• Exercise outdoors, go for a walk, hike or run. The fresh air will do wonders for you.
• Have a game plan. Write down your goals for the next 12 months and don’t play small. The sky is the limit.
• Work with cinnamon and close essential oils in your diffuser or breathe in the combo to give your spirit a jumpstart.
• Don’t be a drama queen. With these energies, you may find yourself to be a bit overreactive and causing some drama. Catch yourself before you work yourself into a tizzy.

May the spirit light the way for you during times of challenge and difficulty. Love is all there is.

Blessings and Light,

Laurie Barraco