Archive for December, 2009

by Claudia McNeely, CCHt
December 25, 2009

Mercury begins an extra retrograde period for 2009 on December 26, the day after Christmas. How many electronic toys, gadgets, computers, TV’s, etc. will not be working right this year? 

When Mercury is retrograde, it affects electronics, communication, travel, etc. Computers break down, conversations get misunderstood, people argue and cars can break down. What a fun thing to have happen at Christmas time! 

Mars began it’s retrograde period on December 20, just before winter solstice. Mars, the god of warriors, rules physical energy and efforts, the strength and direction of the physical force that drives your ego, your will to achieve. Mars fires your emotions and energizes your passions, but also powers your mental endeavors and communicative skills. 

Mars retrograde causes irrational action; introspection; depression and self-assessment; sexual issues and relationship conflicts. 

Mercury is a quick moving planet and is only retrograde for about 3 weeks, returning direct on January 15, 2010. During this period, unresolved issues from the past will rear their heads to be dealt with. 

It rules our thinking and perception, processing and disseminating information and all means of communication, commerce, education and transportation. It also rules people who work in these areas, especially those who work with their minds or their wits: writers and orators, commentators and critics, gossips and spin doctors, teachers, travelers, tricksters and thieves.

 During this period, you may see more personal misunderstandings; flawed, disrupted, or delayed communications, negotiations and trade; glitches and breakdowns with phones, computers, cars, buses, and trains.

Do not make important decisions while Mercury is retrograde, since it is likely that such decisions will be clouded by misinformation, poor communication and careless thinking. Mercury is all about mental clarity and the power of the mind, so when it is retrograde these intellectual characteristics tend to be less sharp than usual, as the critical faculties are dimmed. Make sure you pay attention to the small print on any contracts. 

Mercury is the trickster and can make us feel foolish and inadequate if we aren’t able to flow with the energies. 

Mars retrograde gives us the opportunity to reconsider our personal opinions and views about life. It presents us with an opportunity to gain insight into our unconscious motivations, the hidden motivations that cause us to act without thinking. Anxieties may develop around image and ego-desires. People in positions of responsibility, trust, or authority will need to watch their backs during this period and watch their tempers. 

The energy of Mars is powerful and will give a big boost to courageous activities, and a strong push to get ahead. Do not take things too much for granted, or become too sure of yourself, as Mars is not always to be trusted. 

Mars will return direct on May 17, 2010. 

With these two planets in retrograde phases, it should be an interesting time!

The month of December has been very chaotic energetically. The Universe has been conspiring with your Soul to create the changes necessary for us to progress along our chosen path.

Much fear has been brought to the surface during this month, as well as throughout the year of 2009. The Universe is giving us another opening to release our fears through the portal of December 21.

We are experiencing the 12 21 portal, Mars has gone retrograde and Mercury will go retrograde the day after Christmas (how many electronic toys will not work properly this year?). New Year’s Eve is a Blue Moon and lunar eclipse. The year 2009 is going out with a bang.

The energies always begin to effect us long before the actual event occurs. Many people have complained of extreme fatigue this weekend. Hips and backs are causing pain. There has also been an overwhelming sadness.

This portal has also opened a ‘window’ for souls who are ready to leave this world to do so easily. Many people are choosing to take this window.

I have felt very sad and depressed this weekend, as if I was about to experience a loss. Today, I learned that the elderly man that my son was starting work with on Monday made his transition. A short time later, my significant other learned that a close friend of his had lost his wife. Then later, I learned that the actress Brittany Murphy had also made her transition.

Many souls are choosing to jump through this window that has been opened. They have completed their jobs here and are ready to return home. They are tired and don’t want to experience these intense changes any longer.

I expect to hear of more deaths before this window closes later in the month.

As we move through these intense energies, remember to breathe and remember that this too shall pass.

by Claudia McNeely, CCHt

Each day we have thousands of thoughts which rush through our minds. We pay very little attention to what we are thinking most of the time. We simply allow the random thoughts to have a life of their own, running here and there with no control.

It can be very beneficial to spend a little time paying attention to the thoughts that your mind creates. How many times have you had thoughts of “I can’t …”, “It’s hard.”, “I’m tired.”, “I can’t stand him …”, “She’s stupid …” and other such thoughts. 

Each time we allow one of these thoughts to move through our head, it is creating negative energy. Once we allow a negative thought to have control, it creates another negative thought, and another until our thoughts are filled with negative energy. 

Our thoughts create our reality, including the thoughts that we don’t even realize that we are having. 

Let’s look at an example. Sally has been out of work for a while. She is on unemployment, but it won’t last much longer, and she can’t find a job. Christmas is just around the corner, and Sally has no money to provide presents for her kids. 

Sally wakes up in the morning and thinks, “I really don’t want to get up.” That thought sends out negative energy into her day and leads to another negative thought. “I don’t know why I am even bothering, no one is hiring. It is just a waste of my time to have to get dressed for no reason.” Then she thinks “I just don’t know what I am going to do about presents this year, I just don’t have any money to buy them.” 

Each negative thought that Sally has will lead to another negative thought, then another, then another. The negative, low vibrational energy of these thoughts will go out into the Universe, attracting energy of the same vibration. With thoughts such as this, Sally will have a very depressing day. 

Stop for a moment and pay attention to what you are thinking right now. You may be thinking “This is stupid.”, “This makes no sense to me.”, “I wonder why I don’t have enough money.” Any number of thoughts could be running through your mind. 

If you find that you are having a negative thought, it is important that you change it immediately before it has the opportunity to create more negative energy. 

Let’s return to Sally. She wakes up and thinks, “I really don’t want to get up.” She immediately catches the negative thought and thinks “But, I am going to get dressed and have a wonderful day.” Notice how the energy changes with that statement. She may follow that with the thought “I may even find the perfect job today.” Notice the difference in the vibration of these thoughts. Sally can create a completely different reality by paying attention to her thoughts and keeping them positive.

Take time throughout your day to pay attention to what you are thinking. Do your thoughts include the words “can’t, won’t, hard, difficult, mess, bills, pain, etc.”? If so, change them immediately to a positive thought. Even changing the thought to “I am in the process of creating my dreams.” will change the energy you are sending out and create the reality you desire.

If, like others, you are unable to purchase the gifts that you would like for Christmas this year, focus on the true meaning of Christmas. Think of gifts you can make yourself which cost very little. Focus on the things you can do to make the holidays special and it will be special.

by Claudia McNeely

The year 2009 has been a time of secrets coming out of the darkness into the Light. Much that has been hidden for centuries has come to the surface for all to see. Through the years, our politicians, bankers and the medical profession have been able to keep many secrets from us. This is no longer the case, and every day more secrets come to the surface.

During the last year, it has been necessary for us to be more in alignment with our soul. Things which have not been in alignment with our soul have either been brought to the Light for examination or been forced out of our lives. Things that are not in our highest good can no longer be in our energy field. This includes secrets. 

Over the last week, Tiger Woods has been in the news – a lot. According to the news stories, he has been having affairs for many years with many different women. His wife discovered this secret, which caused the series of events which led to his secrets becoming public knowledge. It seems that daily a new mistress comes forward to talk about the affair that they had.

I can only imagine how humiliated Tiger must be. He thought he had been very discreet, keeping these affairs secret for many years. Now, his indiscretions are public knowledge, the butt of many jokes.

It has never been unusual for men in the public eye to have affairs. JFK was a known womanizer, but we looked the other way and pretended that nothing was happening. It was expected for these secrets to be kept as long as the man was discreet about it.

Now, things have changed.

As we come to the end of 2009 and preparing to begin 2010, the energies that have brought these secrets to the Light have made one last burst, and Tiger Woods is their image. 

Tiger Woods is the symbol the Universe has chosen to represent the ending of secrets kept. Though it is tough on him to go through, his soul agreed to be this symbol so that we could all finally learn this lesson in living from our soul and living a life of truth. 

What deep dark secrets are you keeping? What are you doing which is not in alignment with your soul? What is it that you need to release from your life? 

As this year comes to a close, we are being shown the importance of letting go of these energies, of sending them to the Light and living from our soul. Take some time to examine your life and see what areas you need to release over the next few weeks in preparation of the new year of growth and change.

Move into 2010 ready to create the world that your soul is longing for.

by Claudia McNeely

Everyone I have talked to lately is complaining about back pain. My back has been hurting me for a week now. I am not sure what is going on energetically, but it is affecting our back.

The back represents our support. Most of the people I know who are complaining of back pain are feeling it in the low back area. The low back represents our financial support. Because of the economy, many of us are feeling a lack of support financially. It doesn’t help that this is the time that we all want to purchase Christmas gifts for our loved ones. It is not surprising that this is being felt as low back pain.

Although the media claims that the economy is improving, few people are seeing that improvement. In all of the Psychic Readings I have done lately, even people who are financially secure are concerned about the effects of the economy. They are wanting to know how they will be affected, if their jobs are safe, if they will be able to pay their bills, if they will survive this downturn.

As 2009 draws to a close, it is time to complete the upheaval that this year has brought to us in preparation for a new year and the new energy that it will bring. This is causing the energies to be felt stronger as they work to reach completion.

As a result, we are feeling this in our backs. We are not feeling supported by our jobs, our country or the Universe. We are feeling abandoned. We are feeling alone and frightened.

We fear that things will get worse financially instead of better. We fear that we will lose our jobs or our houses. There is a lot of fear in the collective consciousness at this time, and it is what is causing this back pain.

It is up to us to change the energy that is in the collective consciousness. After all, it is our energy that forms this collective consciousness. To change this energy, we have to let go of the fear, let go of the worry. We have to instead focus on the good things that we have in our lives.

Staying in the NOW will help us to let go of the fears. Fears are based on the past or the future. If we are focused on NOW, there can be no fear. If we can stay present and focused on the things that we have right now, we can lessen the fear that is in the collective consciousness.

If we are focused on fear, we cannot make changes to the collective consciousness. There are those who want to keep us caught in fear, they want the collective consciousness to be filled with fear, they want us unfocused and weak.

Let’s stop giving them what they want. Let’s instead focus on peace and love. Let’s fill the collective consciousness with positive energies so that it becomes lighter and less dense. By doing this, we can create a world filled with positive energies and hope for the future.