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Self-esteem and confidence can go a long way during your teenage years and beyond. The question is how can this be accomplished? The answer is many faceted and it starts with the family/teachers/roll models, as these are the areas that are most active in a child’s life during the formative ...
October 23 – November 21 Moon Crystal: Smoky Quartz Intuition Crystal: Herkimer Diamond Scorpio Moon Sign tends to be a very emotional and intense sign, but no worry, just carry or wear your moon crystal, Smoky Quartz. It will assist you in leaving behind all the things that no longer work in your life and will give you strength to handle those emotional and intense times. It also assists in detoxification and releases for all levels of your being. Smoky Quartz is also gre
December 22 – January 19 Moon Crystal: Snow Quartz Intuition Crystal: Phantom Quartz When your moon is in Caprico you tend to be responsible and trustworthy in all areas of your life and in a relationship you are very dependable with a true commitment. Carrying and/or wearing a Snow Quartz gives you the support you need, so you are not burdened down with your baggage and taps you into your inner wisdom. It also assists you in accomplishing your obligations smoothly and let
September 23 – October 22 Moon Crystal: Rose Quartz Intuition Crystal: Opal With your moon in Libra you require peace and harmony, and your moon crystal, Rose Quartz promotes this for you. It has gentle loving energy and it is great for your relationship geared moon sign. It also opens up your heart and attracts all kinds of beauty, which you tend to crave. Moon in Libra people are usually well liked and tend to be courteous; you are creative, have diplomacy and known for
November 22 – December 21 Moon Crystal: Aprophyllite Intuition Crystal: Lapis Lazulli Your moon crystal, Aprophyllite, is sometimes called the Stone of Truth and this assists you in being true to your inner being. It also makes you feel more balanced in your body. When you carry this stone it will keep your physical and spiritual worlds balanced and it can also encourage jou eys out of the body. Topaz is important for you to carry as it lets you tap into your inner wisdom;
Spiritual retreats are becoming more popular than ever, as they are getaways that can be done either as a personal adventure or one with other people. They are usually held in a nature and/or natural setting so that you can heal the mind, body and spirit. What is important to know is that ...
There is a National Park in San Francisco that is so much more than a national park; it merits your looking into all of the amenities it has to offer. Cavallo Point-The Lodge at the Golden Gate, this is historic lodging in Fort Baker Califo ia near the Golden Gate Bridge in the heart of the Bay Area. When you stay at Cavallo Point you can hike, bike, fish, take creative artistic programs, spa treatments, yoga, walking tours and much, much more. Cavallo Point has 13 bayside b
Spiritual retreats are becoming more popular than ever, as they are getaways that can be done either as a personal adventure or one with other people. They are usually held in a nature and/or natural setting so that you can heal the mind, body and spirit. What is important to know is that spiritual retreats are not about religion, but are instead about focusing on spirituality, which means that most retreats are open to people of all faiths. Most retreats are based on the fu
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a condition where an individual, who has suffered a traumatic experience, continues to suffer from anxiety and fear as a result of the trauma they endured. The first step in recovery from PTSD is recognize it and be willing to do the work it takes to recover from it. Recovery is the ability to recall the events without any other cognitive, emotional or behavioral effects. A lot of patients have a dual diagnosis of post trauma stress disorde
Moon Crystal: Snow Quartz Intuition Crystal: Aventurine For your fiery moon, Snow Quartz works perfectly as it helps you understand the value of co-operation and finding the middle ground in situations. Snow Quartz also assists energy to go to its perfect balance for your being and it also helps the behavior patterns that always seem to be ingrained in the Aries Moon sign. Snow Quartz also helps negativity and clears the mind and brings clarity. You have great courage and a
September 23 – October 22 Ascendant Crystal: Rose Quartz As an Ascendant in Libra you present yourself to the world as being charming and well dressed. You like everything around you to be in harmony and stylish, which includes your home, your office, your attire and everything in between. Another characteristic of a ascendant in Libra is their in ability to make decisions and going from one extreme to the other. You are considered to be the most congenial of all zodiac si
April 20 - May 20 Moon Crystal: Rutilated Quartz Intuition Crystal: Selenite Your moon sign in Taurus you have characteristics of being loyal, dependable and faithful, you excel in a established partnership. You tend to carry through on whatever you set out to do and you do this with strength and endurance. If you have haunting beliefs from the past Green Calcite can dissolve them. Which means that you can move forward with your new and exciting projects you want to attain
Pisces - February 19th – March 20th Moon Crystal – Amethyst Intuition Crystal – Celesitite Amethyst is a very protective and cleansing crystal and it brings you peace and tranquility, it helps you develop common sense and to become focused and centered both emotionally and spiritually. If your moon is in Pisces your should wear an Amethyst all the time. If your moon is in Pisces you tend to be a very caring person and you can switch between consciousness and spirituality,
August 23 – September 22 Moon Crystal: Okenite Intuition Crystal: Kyanite Your moon crystal is a very special crystal, as most stones and crystals are to be worn or held to receive their vibrations; Okenite is not to be touched or carried, it is best to be placed on your bedside table and let it do its work while you sleep. Okenite connects you with higher energies and helps you learn your souls lessons. Moon in Virgo are kindhearted and caring, with integrity, great commo
October 23 – November 21 Birthstone: Turquoise Abundance Stone: Hawk's Eye Scorpio is known for their dynamite personality and one of the crystals that resonates with the intensity of your sun sign, is Malachite. It also absorbs negative energy and environment pollutants. This crystal is also great for tapping into your spiritual energy and encourages enlightenment from your subconscious mind and your higher consciousness. Turquoise, which is your birthstone tones down the
Are you tired of online dating, bar hopping, blind dates from your well meaning friends and you now really want to take control of finding your soulmate. This doesn’t mean that your soulmate won’t show up in these same areas it just means that if they do show up this way, it will be on ...
June 21 – July 22 Ascendant Crystal: Moonstone As a Cancer Ascendant you are usually not direct, you like to look things over before coming to the conclusion. Your objective is usually kept quiet and to yourself, however, you are fierce when I comes to reaching your goals. You are ambitious and unbending, when you make a decision you move fast and remain steadfast in your pattern. Moonstone is great for you as it creates serendipity and helps release some of your rigidity;
Stress is a word for emotional strain -- the anxiety, sadness, anger and frustration that come with everyday life. If you are under a lot of stress for a prolonged period of time, but do not feel stressed, eventually it may catch up with you and cause more serious symptoms, such as; stomach ulcers, heart problems, allergies, skin disorders, migraine. Stress can also cause more serious illnesses such as; arthritis, cancer, diabetes, depression. Vision Map Videos can be watche
August 23 – September 22 Ascendant Crystal: Blue Tourmaline You appear to the world to be cool and efficient; you can be a hard worker, very dependable and very service orientated. This all works together with Blue Tourmaline which encourages your desire to have blissful harmony and to be of service to your community and country, which is very important to you. You can be very organized and in a crisis you can appear cool, analytical and rather detached; this allows you to
When does self esteem begin? Many times we think that self esteem begins in our children when they hit their tween years, not realizing that it really begins at birth. It is developed with the influence of parental attitudes and behaviors right from birth and then continuing on into all the ...
May 21 - June 20 Moon Crystal: Apophyllite Intuition Crystal: Aqua Aura If we were lucky enough to be born with the moon sig Gemini, you are an excellent communicator and tend to be very flexible in your daily activities. You intuitively know the right contacts and you love networking and are very good at it. Your moon crystal, Apophyllite, has a powerful vibration and it helps you connect to both the physical and the spiritual worlds, it stimulates your intuition and give
December 22 – January 19 Birthstone: Onyx and Garnet Abundance Stone: Ruby If you are born under this sun sign you can tend to be on the very serious and follow the rules type person, however, that can be balanced out with a true sense of humor. Caprico sun sign people, like structure and crave authority, if this sounds like you carrying an Onyx will create a balance in these areas. Garnet is the crystal you want to carry to balance out any heaviness or stress of any sort,
January 20 – February 18 Birthstone: Aquamarine Abundance Stone: Quartz Your birthstone Aquamarine promotes spiritual awareness and also aligns you with your purpose in a gentle steady energy. It also balances you out when you are feeling overwhelmed or you find yourself involved in situations that don’t serve you well. You can find yourself involved in situations of wanting justice for almost everyone and can see the changes that society need to make and can even feel res
Ascendant Crystal: Aquamarine When your Ascendant is in Aquarius you are way ahead of the rest of the population, you can easily see what the world will need in the future and tend to be a trendsetter. You tend to rub conventional people the wrong way as they just can not see your foresight. You tend to be aloof and can also be very friendly with magnetic charm which interests people, you like change especially when it is your idea and can initiate change just to have chang
August 23 – September 22 Birthstone: Sardonyx, Peridot Abundance Stone: Moss Agate Virgo's have high values and tend to be strong and stable, you can tend to work on something until you get the answer and your birthstone Sardonyx assists you in accomplishing this. This crystal also makes it possible for you to attract good friends and good relationships. You can tend to be self critical and your other birthstone, Peridot assists in balancing this out, it also helps letting
You would have to be living under a rock if you hadn’t noticed the present economic shift in energy. With that said, many of us are looking at developing our own businesses, and that usually guides us to the internet. Internet Marketing can get very expensive and for a newbie it is a trial and ...
March 21-April 19 Ascendant Crystal: Jasper When your ascendant is in Aries, how you present yourself to the world can be bold, brash and assertive. You can be a buzz of activity, knowing what you want and then wanting to be first at it. You can be described as pushy by others. The good thing is that Jasper, your ascendant crystal can balance this out for you by helping you to pace yourself and assists in the vibration of patience for you. Jasper also gives you courage to
Marketing has taken a complete different twist to it lately, not only are there more and more people network marketing from home but there are more and more avenues open to us for marketing. One way to start is to consider vision map video marketing and find out the benefits of video marketing. How do we get the attention of the market and the people we want to attract? The simple answer to that question is, become a unique expert and then flood the market place with the idea.
When we start thinking about our advertising budget and strategies for the new coming year our thoughts are going into, what can I do that is unique, different and could be very effective. Vision map videos are the very thing that could create this interest in a business, website or email advertising campaign. The new and unique attracts attention and that is what advertising is all about, marketing on the web requires the same strategic thinking as marketing in all of the o
April 20 – May 20 Ascendant Crystal: Boji Stones When your Ascendant is in Taurus you are practical and methodical and truly dislike change. You are usually looked on as dependable and people can rely on you to get things done no matter what. You are very security orientated and feel the most comfortable when you have the feeling of being secure and in secure surroundings. You like luxury and prosperous living and you also attract endurance and good sense. The Ascendant C
Most of us long for the effortless lifestyle, where we get up in the morning and our life is mapped out and the day just automatically flows with that map being followed. Most of us tend to live the fast paced lifestyle which can resemble a roller coaster ride with many highs and lows ...
New Year Resolutions are nothing but short-term annual goals that help us to improve and break out of bad habits. They are almost always about self-improvement and are simply goals for the new year. A term of Blue Monday has been assigned to the first full week of January when the combined depressive effects of the glow of Christmas fades away, New Year resolutions are broken, winter cold weather sets in, and credit card bills will be landing in the mailbox and the January p
Laughter and humor have been popular practices in healing our mind, body and spirit; there have even been medical tests and studies that have proven that this is a beneficial practice in getting and keeping well. The power of thoughts and emotions can manifest good in our bodies as well as ...
There is a definite shift that is taking place on this planet, it is a global event and reaches into every corner of the globe and also involves all of the people of the planet. This is our opportunity to assist this change and shift to our advantage and the betterment of all. Between now and November 11, 2009, everyone that joins Global Peace 11:11 Event has the time to practice getting still for one minute and creating the energy field of peace within themselves.
Ascendant Crystal: Amethyst When your ascendant is in Pisces, you have a soft heart and a sympathetic disposition. The ascendant of your sign is usually the mask you wear to the public, it is how the person express their outward personality. The ascendant is also referred to as your rising sign, it could be said that all of your chart is run through your ascendant. There is one other interesting point, if when you have an astrology reading and your sun sign just doesn't desc
Everyone has heard of vision boards at one time or another in their wanderings thru life. They have been used in classrooms for elementary students; and churches for bible school studies, for years, as a fun and productive craft exercise. Vision boards have been around for years. The ...
Stress seems to be surrounding us from every angle these days and even thinking about and being aware of our stress, seems to stress us out. What is the answer? Well, there are all kinds of tools that we can learn to do to diminish the stress in our life. It is also nice to know that a certain ...
Video web advertising is becoming the future of the world of internet advertising, and in the Self Help/Growth arena they are referred to as Vision Map Videos. Advertising is changing rapidly and this is the new cutting edge to it, videos are fun, entertaining and captures the attention of the young or the old and anyone in between. Traditional methods of advertising that appear on radio, TV and newspapers are loosing their charm because a video can target the exact market t
Laughter and humor have been popular practices in healing our mind, body and spirit; there have even been medical tests and studies that have proven that this is a beneficial practice in getting and keeping well. The power of thoughts and emotions can manifest good in our bodies as well as create what we don’t want, just by what we are thinking. Studies have shown that a positive attitude or emotional state can boost your chances of surviving almost any kind of dis-ease, but
“GOD DOESN’T LOOK AT HOW MUCH WE DO, BUT WITH HOW MUCH LOVE WE DO IT” -MOTHER TERESA- The times of being a human “doing” is over. We are moving into the era of Human “being”; another way this is said, is – a Spiritual Being. We are not here to get – we are here to let the good, kind and love flow thru us to our fellow travelers on the earth plane. To keep reminding us of this, huge events such as 911, Katrina, Tsunami in Indonesia, wildfires, Columbine keep showing up and w
Twitter has taken the internet with a storm, everywhere you look, everywhere you search everyone is sending twits and is twittering. The question is, is this worth the time and effort to get involved in? The answer to this question is, yes. nnl. Twitter is a free social networking site where you ...
Stress isn’t only if you are laid off or are let go, stress is in the work place no matter what. Getting laid off and/or your job being eliminated just adds to the stress of it all; sort of like waiting for the other shoe to drop syndrome. Stress just seems to be everywhere in the world today, ...
Yes, there is treatment for PTSD, but a great first step is to get information and education about the disorder and then to attend a local PTSD support group. Therapy for this can be very expensive and so the more knowledge about it before going into therapy the better. Being educated and joining a support group can help you feel more in control of your emotions, have fewer symptoms, and enjoy life again. One reason that treatment is often unsought by victims of the conditio
These tips are meant to assist travelers with disabilities through the security screening process, they are by no means all-inclusive and can be updated and modified at any time by the airlines, so understand that the are to provide recommendations and advice for you and always check to make sure they are still in operation. Here are some general screening tips for special need passengers: you can always ask for and receive a private screening; make sure medications are prop
What exactly is the law of abundance? It can be said it is the understanding of the cosmic law of attraction; and what it is not, is how much money we have in our bank accounts. With the holiday season almost over and Christmas definitely over, it is time to reflect on the New Year and most of us are thinking of ways to attract more abundance into our lives. We are looking for new and effective ways to accomplish this. We create our own reality and those who are efficient i
Does the law of attraction really work? Does saying affirmations over and over again really work? Are you one of the people that feel like they just can’t get it to work for them? Well, don’t feel alone, there are some things that have been implied but not really explained that can keep your ...
Most of us have heard of treasure mapping, it is where you make a collage of pictures or words of things you wish to do, items you want, the life you want to live, the things you want to do in your life. A vision board is a powerful visual tool to set your intentions in place and they are so simple that primary school children can learn to make them in 5 minutes or less. They are great family projects and are usually made on large poster boards with a collage of pictures of
Vision boards have been around for years, they have been used in classrooms for elementary students and churches for bible school for years as a fun and productive craft exercise. Then the spiritual and holistic community found it was a great manifestation tool and they worked wonderful in the law of attraction. The popularity of vision boards sort of comes and goes along with who supports them and/or mentions them, such as when Oprah has guests and they encourage them or fa
The use of crystals for healing dates back to the ancient Greeks and Indians who believed there were large gems that gave light to another world under their known world. So using crystals for healing today is not really all that new, however, it is still very effective and even more refined today. We can find crystals around us everyday and all the time, they are in our watches, computers, cell phones and so on. Crystals, stones and rocks are living dense entities that give
Emotional balance is considered mastered when our mind, body and spirit are in line with each other and we are in a space where we have done our inner work and we feel at peace. We need to pay attention that all situations and life issues are resolved, or at least aired, and pay attention to the feelings that emerge from within us. Many times our emotional balance is ignored and passed off as stress, discomfort, boredom and distraction; and we try and fix it by all sorts of