Energy Thoughts: It's All About the Heart, Baby!

Hello, my fellow beautiful beings of light.

We've now been under the spell of  Mercury Retrograde for the last couple of weeks. Only one more week to endure the energy of stagnation. Are you feeling it?  Are you having some electronic issues? I've had several which is why this email never gets out there.   Are doubts and fears creeping up?   Are you second guessing your decision to stay and make it work whether it be in a relationship or career?  Are you seeing that your truth from two weeks ago is the same as your truth currently or are you seeing a whole new truth?  What are you noticing that is different.  What are you noticing that is the same strong urge you've been having? Thanks to Mercury all this rethinking/reworking is happening within the realm of humanity at this time. 

I have to laugh, I have been trying to get this Energy Update out to you for several days now. I thought that I would be lucky enough to get it down, but oh no--the universe has had other plans--I felt stuck and unable to do it. Not only does my internet seem to need a reboot every morning, but I myself have been in the goo with ideas. I mean the thoughts/ideas/information has been floating around me/in my head/auric field (thanks to Aquarius air energy--those air signs got to love them for ideas), but it feels as if I have been in a tornado of thoughts/ideas and yet they have had no where to land as of yet due to Mercury Retrograde. It is almost like building up of a storm that will soon set itself down in March, charting a new path for many of us. A good example is that I've even been in the middle of writing four books, yes four, but the kicker is that I have not been able to stick with one of them because it all varies on the way the energy flows in that moment that I sit down to write.  .Sound familiar? 

This energy that we are in is equivalent to a murky swamp of sorts.  More like murky swamp of emotions for some, ideas for others.  All wound up around confusion/lack of direction/focus and waiting for a place to settle (like I just mentioned above).  I bet you are wondering/asking/even pleading to get some clarity.  Unfortunately, we are in this swamp for the next several days.  Can we wade through it to make it to the other side of the shore or are we just embarking on a journey that will go no where?  I think that best sums up the view of life at this time.   Last minute re-engineering of our thoughts/reality is taking place in these last days of Mercury Retrograde.  Yes, the universe is giving you yet again the opportunity to clear/release/let go of/get pulled out of what is not your truth.  Are you ready for this stream of egoic clearing because Pisces energy is all about the heart/soul connection?  If you are not living it/following it/exploring it (the heart, that is) then you are not fully ready to merge into wholeness and the universe will slam you once again.  It is time to make that decision about your life that you have been contemplating, that your heart is leading you to.  It might be a bit more difficult to access the logic of it  as Mercury moves through Pisces, but then again in this new paradigm there is very little room for logic to take place. It is all about the heart, baby! (hahaha--yes, those were the exact words in my head!)   When you are in the Pisces energy, it is easy to want to distract/daydream because that is where your heart and your spirit take you to a place where your eternal truth lies far beyond the boundaries and limits of this third dimensional realm you have come too know, love/hate and appreciate.  But no need to fear, your angels are guiding you and if you ask, quiet your mind, you will get the intuition that you have longed to receive.

Today, seems like a day that I can be verbose, but it will suffice it to say that until next week when Mercury moves forward, expect the unexpected from yourself and others. Oh and  don't judge, simply love it!   For me, it will be just in time for my birthday on March 1st which this year, a miracle is about to happen---I've turned that corner--I've always known it inside of me, the possibility and the truth...now it is time for it to happen. 


For a Mercury Retrograde time is moving quickly by which I can honestly say I am very grateful for---big surprises, momentum and love move forward soon enough!

With Love,
EstaRa

Empower Your Child’s Intuitive Nature

Archangel Michael always reminds me to trust what I know to be true in my heart.  It is often a very difficult thing for us to do when what we know in our heart conflicts with what we may experience outside of ourselves.  Trusting their inner guidance is a natural instinct for our children, but the problem comes from the messages children receive about what they think, feel and say by the actions of those around them.  The messages often teach children to doubt themselves and even more to ignore that inner guidance. The message is that children are often not fully heard.

In today’s world with so many hats to wear, I wonder how much time a parent has available to listen to their child?  Real listening means just that—no interruptions as your child speaks their thoughts and feelings.  We often want to fix their problems, finish their sentences or worst yet; we speak for our children not allowing them to express themselves.  Parents can be great teachers of intuition for their children by listening to them.  Learning to listen to your heart begins with learning to express yourself and feeling heard.

Children have even more pressure than we had when growing up.  It would be really useful for children to learn how to use their inner sense of guidance to help them make choices in their life.  You may be wondering, how can I help to teach my children to their intuition?  To empower your child’s intuitive nature, it is important to let them know that what they feel inside is what matters; here are some ways you can practice listening to your child:

• Practice giving your child your full attention each time they have something to share.  The key is to be fully present as they speak.         
• Allow your child to express themselves fully without interrupting them even if you don’t agree with what they have to say.  The key is to set parameters around how they speak to you; such as calmly and slowly.
• Set up a “date” with your child for them to speak with you. This will alleviate the times that life may get in the way.  Perhaps before dinner or before bed.  The key here is honor their spirit by making sure you keep the date.
• Teach your child to listen to their heart even if people disagree with them.  The key is that what they feel, think or know is more important than someone else’s opinion. 
•  Lead by example for your children.  The key here is to make sure you too are getting fully heard as well. 

One of the greatest gifts we can give our children is to listen to them and let them know they are being heard.  I noticed recently that when I am talking with my friends we have gotten to be way too comfortable with one another that we fail to give each other our undivided attention.  I have been making a point over the last several years to be more present in my life which includes giving my undivided attention when being the listener in the conversation.  I have even gone as far as telling the person that I am speaking with to call me back when they have a more convenient time to speak.   Think about a time in your life when you have not been listened to; even as an adult it doesn’t feel good to not be heard.  Start listening today!

Valentine's Day Message on Relationships

Happy Love Day to you all!

Just in time for Valentine’s Day 2014,  a message about relationships in this new energy.  The following is a conversation I had with my guides as a result of a conversation I had with a client awhile back.   I feel this information pertains to all of humanity not just the client so I’m sharing it with you—the timing has not been right to share, until now.  

Conversation with my Guides:

 

Guides:  What kind of relationship do you want?  Do you want old paradigm or new paradigm man?

Me:  What does that mean? 

Guides: Old paradigm is more of the same where people select each other based on physical, material means rather than soul, spiritual connection.  In the old paradigm, there is always an imbalance in energy.  People are unhappy, but they stay in the relationships because of old paradigm beliefs. That is to say that the belief that being in a relationship is not about you, when in fact, it is all about you.  There is a prevalent belief among humans that you do not need to be happy or in love to be or stay married.  New paradigm means you choose from the heart and know what you want. You realize that relationship is about you.  You choose to be with someone because you want to be not because you have to be in relationship.  In the old paradigm there are limits as to what can happen.  In the new paradigm there are no limits to what can happen.  As more and more people evolve into who they are, it becomes more evident that old energy does not work with the new energy; instead it creates problems in current relationships as each individual seeks to express who they really are.

Guides: She needs to change up her dating method. (Client is dating again.)  She must ground herself daily into the new energy.  This is to say that she needs to bring her spirit into the physical realm so that her choices come from her spirit not her head or old expectations of relationships.

Me: Ground your energy and bring into physical what you have learned? (I asked for clarification)

Guides: She needs to become more feminine. 

Me:  What?  She is female.

Guides:  She is female, but it is imperative that she embrace her divine feminine energy, that is who she is.  She has expressed masculine energy more so because that is what has been considered acceptable on the planet; it is the old paradigm.  Masculine Energy is all about being Proactive, Taking Care of what Needs to be done, Pushing forward, Independence, Get things done.

Me: Okay?

Guides:  Feminine Energy is about being open and vulnerable. 

Me:  Vulnerable?

Guides: Yes, humans think the word vulnerable implies weakness or inability to stand up for oneself or inability to be empowered.  Unfortunately, women have learned to be more masculine in this earth experience than they are meant to be.  It has been a patriarchal society for so long that women feel that it is necessary to take on the attributes of being a masculine energy when in reality it perpetuates what is not wanted and keeps both men and women locked into a reality that they no longer wish to experience.  Women are not meant to be competitive, fast forward or fixers.  Feminine energy is all about cooperation and love.  It is about strength and empowerment from their gifts of being who they are.

Me: How does it pertain to relationships? (Since that is what we were discussing—sometimes I have to bring my guides around to the point –they are like me/they are me so we ramble---so much to say!! lol)

Guides:  To be more feminine in this time on the earth means to be more open to receiving love and be more vulnerable. (This pertains to men and women---everyone has both masculine and feminine energy inside of them.)

Me: (Again I asked for clarification.  They informed me that one of the things that my guides wanted me to share and know as a result of my car accident was to be open to receiving and asking for help when I need it. More on that below.)

Guides: Be vulnerable.  It is that simple.  Be who you are in every moment.  No fixing it for others, no pretending you can do it all alone, no doing it all alone.  Simply be who you are as you are in any moment.  If you are happy, be happy; if you are sad, be sad.  Simply being more of who you are…means being who you are in every moment that you are.  It does not mean you are weak, it means you do not hide who you are.  The power is in being you in every moment; that is what we mean by vulnerable.

Me: hmmm.  I love it.  I was thinking hmmm…human terms:  Wonder what that all means.  For all you women who try to be strong, be on your own, do it all yourself, accept a relationship that is not making you happy keeping that stiff upper lip--you are expressing a masculine vibe.  For those of you (men and women) who want a relationship in the new paradigm, you will want to express your feminine energy to attract your counterpart.  It means asking for help when it is needed. It means you do not have to do it all alone.  It means you can need another person.  It means it gives your human masculine counterpart a job, something for them to partner with.

Guides:  It isn’t that masculine energy comes in to save you, but yes it does.  It means that you get to express your feminine self.  Being you at any and all given moments, shows your vulnerability—it shows who you truly are.  That is what is attractive to your masculine counterparts, of the new paradigm, to see you, as you are.  If you have it all taken care of, then there is no need to cooperate with another.

Me: Any last thoughts about relationships?

Guides: The new paradigm is all about bringing love to the forefront of your human reality. If it is not love, the relationship will not last nor may not even begin.  The intention with which one goes forward in a relationship is set within their consciousness; therefore, as their consciousness expands so too does their ability to manifest the perfect, balanced love relationship for them.

On a personal note, my beloved twinflame (who I will refer to as twin throughout this note) has had the opportunity to see me in a way that he has not.  This car accident rendered me vulnerable. It didn’t make me helpless or weak. It simply allowed me to be where I was in how I was. Of course, I had plenty of people telling me how I should be and I didn’t listen to one—I chose to be where I was during the whole time and as a result I definitely feel I climbed several steps up the ladder to ascension these past months.

Back to twin, he has always seen me as ok.  Whenever something would go wrong, his words to me were “I know you are ok,  you are always ok.”  Meanwhile I felt like I was anything but ok during those times—the truth was I was always the strong one and could do it all on my own.  Show my vulnerability, are you crazy?  I used to think that isn’t happening, I would get hurt and open to getting hurt.  What I didn’t realize was that I was closed to getting hurt, but closed to letting love in.  I was closed to needing help, but closed to receiving the love I needed/wanted too!  This car accident showed me that I was not meant to be closed—I was meant to be where I was at that moment and this time period definitely gave me a lot of practice.  I also gave him the opportunity to be the masculine vibe.  It never occurred to me that I hadn’t allowed him to be the masculine vibe until this past year when he stepped in and was able to do something for me.  It made him feel really good about himself (like he is the man because he helped me, but not in a macho way, a good way) and allowed him to show me his love. 

Now, it was much easier for me to be vulnerable because I wasn’t exactly in the place of I’m okay and I can do it all by myself.  I even allowed him to hear me cry (something I was afraid would push him away); instead he stayed and listened to me. I treasure those moments because in those moments I allowed him to love me and allowed me to really feel the love he has for me.   This new paradigm energy is about giving because you want to and can; and receiving because you deserve it and you allow it.  Those are the simplest lessons we can take from this life.

It makes me think back to a story about a friend. Many years ago she told me that her husband had never seen her without make-up—she would wake up early and put it on before he would see her.  Really?  I thought it was ridiculous even back then; but what is more ridiculous is how truly sad it is how she limited herself.  Love is all about acceptance and that is what this energy is all about. Accepting you as you are, but even more accepting others as they become more of who they are. Oh yes, that leaves room for lots transitions and changes, but dear ones that is what you came here for.---to change the world and move into this new paradigm with a love relationship that matches it.  By the way…it is simply all about remembering not discovering because you already know all of this deep down inside you.  You just forgot.

With Love and remembrance,

EstaRa

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Healing Burns with Essential Oils

Hey Everyone,

As you all know, I really try to stick with purely natural products to heal my body.   Now, I don't know about you, but I tend to get a burn here or there when I remove something from the oven. Yes, I know I shouldn't be in a hurry or should be paying attention.  Either way, I still get burnt from time to time.  Growing up my first instinct was to run to the kitchen for ice or cold water and without fail, it would create a blister and sometimes even a scar.  I've learned over the years, instead to reach  for Lavender Essential Oil which soothes it almost immediately. I really think I put a drop on only once or twice before the burn is gone and no blister. Magic, right?  Well, wait until you hear this one.

I did something silly awhile back where I used something on my skin that had gone bad and caused a huge burn and looked like it may leave a massive scar on my inner arm.   I quickly reached for Lavender Essential Oil.  (It is really important to use an oil that you know is of highest quality and vibration.) I use Young Living's Therapeutic Grade Oils. I placed the pure essential oil directly on the burn 3 times a day for three days until the skin seemed to cool down.  Then I reached for my Frankincense Essential Oil and started to put that directly on the burn 3 times a day for 3 days. A friend created a beautiful "salve" made primarily with Frankincense I continued with using that  3-4 times a day to moisturize it.  It was cleared up fully, with no scar, in under 2 weeks.

I know we often reach for what the pharmaceutical companies promote through commercials even doctors, but all we need is a little natural magic to heal.  You'll be amazed over and over again...just how scar-less your future burns will be. 

If you are interested, in buying either of these oils or others, please feel free to contact me at april@soulstarhealing.com.  I would be happy to share with you the other numerous ways these oils can replace many of your pharmaceutical and over the counter products. They are pure magic!

Energy Thoughts: Guidance from the Heart

I know it has been months since the last Energy Thoughts I had written.  There is so much that I have witnessed and experienced over the last few months.  First let me begin by saying, so glad 2013 is over!  Oy Vey (words from my twinflame), what a year it was!  2013 was anything but easy!  Like most people I endured a great deal of pain, change and struggle, and while mine was due to the car accident others had a collision with their reality.  The course that they were on was getting a shift/correction. 

2013 is over and we are glad of it, but unfortunately for some the energy will carry into 2014 for wiping slates clean especially if you didn’t heed the call in 2013 to clean house and for some that was literally.  All the steps you did not make forward in 2013, its okay because the beginning of 2014 is all about guiding you now to make those steps.  Unfortunately, the longer you wait the more your feet are in taffy.  (As I am typing I am getting a visual of someone standing on blue taffy trying to get their foot off the ground, but they can’t they keep getting stuck.  Yes, the visual thing is a gift that has expanded post accident—and well, my twinflame is really awakened now because he is having intuitive experiences and he is all about the visual so with his etheric unblocking I see more now too!)   The words that come to mind as I type this are Don’t Hesitate!  Don’t wait a second longer to do what you’ve been wanting to(must)  do.  Be sure of it, but most of you have been tossing the ideas around for so long that it is almost a done deal—oh well it would be if you step into it in the NOW.   

Since the advent of 2014, I have been feeling like there is an inner me, ready to run!! Ready to fly high and move faster, meanwhile an outer me is still not physically healed, but my optimism is coming back again (hadn’t seen it in quite some time).  Does it sound familiar?  That there is an inner part of you ready to move (run) forward?  This is how the other half  is living if you are not from the category above “awaiting the right time” to step out of the taffy.  For us folks, waiting and ready to run (the image I am being shown is that of a baton race.  The runner at the start line waiting to get the baton is ready, leaning forward  waiting, waiting, waiting even be held back with someone’s hand hold them back at their chest/heart.  Hmmm what an image. I see it as being very much the heart is ready to move forward, but something has arrived/happened yet for you to fully go forward with your heart’s desire).  Well if this isn’t an image I have seen/experienced over the last 4 years of my life. Hahaha  Anyway, I feel like this Mercury Retrograde is about keeping us true to our heart—not jumping the gun so to speak. (More about Mercury Retrograde next Energy Update.) As I’m writing, I’m getting the message for you to allow your head to navigate what your heart has always known…or allowing others to navigate what your heart has always known. I like it better that way—hahaha  

Regardless, which way  you are feeling from above, it is time to listen to your heart and follow its guidance.  Astrologers have said it is all about destiny, fate and soul’s truth/purpose/mission.  February is the month to access the love/truth/guidance from your heart/soul/higher self.  Plan, plan, plan as you wait to get the baton.  And well, the baton race--that is what is March is all about—the Equinox—the coming out party for humanity on the side of LOVE.  It’s all about Revolution!  Dare I whisper…that is what is happening a Love REVOLUTION—been waiting for one for so long now….and the whispers are happening.  More to come…Start your day off right today…go ahead listen to Tracy Chapman’s Revolution….this song kept playing in my head all morning long.

Finally, A New Year Message!

Happy New Year dear friends and family, angels and aliens alike.  It has been a great blessing for me to close the year of 2013.  I have gone through much on my journey this past year with the car accident, incompetent or just lazy doctors, fears of money and such.  While the journey continues to be a bit of a challenge, I know on some level I did sign up for it.  I don't know exactly how the future will go, but I do know that I am grateful to say that I put much behind me.  As I travel the ladder of ascension, it occurs to me that so many things have to change.  While we all want to be in the love and joy (most are not feeling it), the truth remains we can never just be in the love and joy without helping to change the things that no longer work for humanity.   We came here to shine, we came here at this time on the planet to move forward human consciousness.  It isn't by accident that you chose to incarnate at this hour on planet earth. It was a choice to come and free the earth's inhabitants from the limitations of living 3D.  We are in the age of the pioneer and you thought that term referred to the old American prairie. This energy is about to rock your world, if hasn't already been doing so. 2014 is the year that you can begin to change everything you no longer like. 

With the advent of 2013, I discovered how important it is to have boundaries with family, friends and clients. I also learned that spreading love to the world is my way of living (it has always been, but I discovered that no matter what that truly is my job) and then on February 14 (the well-known day of love), I was in a car accident; that literally caused me to stop, stay still and learn.  I've still not been back to myself in many ways in terms of my physical reality: haven't had much of a social life, haven't been able to be my fully active self and  in truth, I spend most of my time in my bed because lying down is the most comfortable position for my body. While I may not have been out in the world like I was pre-accident, I experienced ,much over the past year.  I learned many things as a result of my car accident of 2013 about myself and about people in my life.

To name a few things I experienced and learned in 2013 (or relearned), there is no particular order there.  They are simply thoughts that came to me as I started writing this.

I learned who my friends were and who were just there for the ride until my life stopped.  I learned that people don't like to face the truth they would rather look outside themselves for their joy.  I learned that always being independent I needed this experience to show me how to ask for help.  I learned that I need people. I learned that yes I am scared, but I learned there are things I cannot change and I'd much rather focus my energy on things I can.  I learned that connection to another is of utmost important in a world where separation is so prevalent. I learned that people prefer that I pretend I was fine rather than see the truth of a dysfunctional medical system.  I learned what I had already known, but didn't realize how much worse it had gotten.   I learned that doctors do not listen to you, medicine is what is destroying our bodies, insurance is really not a benefit as it has been promoted to be.  I learned that not having insurance is nearly the same as having state insurance. I learned that firing a doctor is freeing. I learned that no one will speak up for you in the way you can. I learned that I often know more than the doctors do simply because I listen to my body. I learned that there really is no help out there for you if you don't have friends and family.   I learned that if you are incapacitated in a way you can not speak or understand information that you must have someone you can trust to help you. I learned that money seems to be everyone's priority and yet I learned that throughout all of my trials and tribulations it still has not become my priority. Oh ya, I'm not living well--in fact I am struggling a great bit, but it is still not a priority. I learned that I have no money because my motivation has always been to help regardless if someone could afford it or not. I learned that a true healer is one that focuses more on the healing than the money.   I learned that the system we (as American government) have in place is no longer for the people and I question exactly how long has it not been for the people. I learned tolerance and compassion for people who were not like me.  I learned that I prefer to have people sharing my values and beliefs surrounding me. I learned that just because I learned something at a young age that it is okay to question it.  I learned that standing up for those you love is more important than watching injustice or abuse happen. I learned that you must question everything.  I learned that we must see ourselves as the ones who are here to change the world.  I learned that breathing in peace is a miracle. I learned that my head was no longer quiet like before the accident. I learned again how to quiet my mind and start over again. I learned that pure, unconditional love is possible. I learned that magic happens every moment that we breathe if we let it. I learned that facing your truth is so much easier when you realize you are always learning. I learned how powerful I truly am.  I learned that blessings come in a great many sizes and in a great many ways.  I learned that greatest problem facing humanity is fear.  I learned that fear is perpetuated by the world outside of us.  I learned that everything that causes a problem to the world is traceable back to fear.  I learned that no matter what we must take back our power, first on a personal level, then on a local level and then expand it globally. 

2014 is shaping up to be the year that we can do it.  The astrology is on our side.  Planetary alignments are such that you have began to shed your skin down to the bear bottom or continued to do so in 2013.  Now, in 2014, it is time to expand that out to your community, where are the injustices?  It is now time to stand together, unite with others of like mind and begin to make it happen. If you are interested in doing this and want to come together with like minds, I am going to ask you to contact me, no matter where you are.  Let me know what your focus is, what your voice wants to speak and what path you wish to take and I will connect you with others just like you!   I would like to gather together with others that are willing to stand up for themselves and those who have no voice.  I want to give empowerment to the paths that we must take. I want to give voice to the change we wish to be.  It is time that we learn that we are the ones we have been waiting for and that we are the ones that have the power to create the world we wish to see. 

PS Sorry for the late New Year Message, but things have been a little delayed and well...now it feels that time is pushing forward. There are many other things I've learned, but  most importantly to me is that I learned how to be neutral in a time when nothing in my life is particularly neutral or in the world for that matter.