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Dear Fellow Walkers

“If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results.” Jack Dixon

This Aquarius full moon has been full of powerful messages….I was sitting under its rays last night having a moon bath and deep connection when I felt all these divine messages coming through.

My question was “How can I best serve the community and the planet for the highest good?” and the clear message was…it’s time for a detox.

In order to serve others we must first serve ourselves, and it’s the perfect time to get focused and clear so that we can reach our full potential.

If you are feeling a bit lost, stuck in a rut and ready for a big shift or change to happen, this is the time to start really getting ready for it.

The message from the Moon was clear that from now until September is a great time to get prepared for the Autumn Equinox when we begin to reap the harvest of our hard work.

My message was to do a forty day detox and give up alcohol, drugs, soft drinks, and coffee, increase my meditation practise and swim three times a week. I am also chanting a Lakshmi manta one hundred and eight times every day.

This Mantra – OM GUM SHRIM MAHA LAKSHMI YEA NAMAHA – for forty days is very effective for attracting financial abundance and bringing prosperous change into your life.

In order to be the best I can be and serve others, I need to cleanse, purify and serve MYSELF physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually…

The next forty days is dedicated to this process – culminating and finishing on the New Moon of Virgo on September 8th (and interestingly my rising sign!).

I hope to share my adventures and insights during this period and I really hope you will leave some comments and share your experiences if you are going through the same thing.

Love and Blessings All Ways

Rebekah Shaman xxx

Dear Fellow Walkers

We have now passed the Cancer New Moon and things are reaching or have reached peak intensity, as the last few years, and certainly since November 2009 we have experienced huge amounts of turbulence and change!! For many of us we are reaching crisis point and the only way out is through.

There is no way back, sideways or diagonally…no escape route!! We are stuck on our paths now and must see it through to the end…whenever, and whatever that end is!

The good news is that when we let go of what we want to happen and stop trying to shape the universe to our 3D rational, ego thinking we start seeing a new perspective that reflects the magic and harmony in our seemingly chaotic, painful situations.

I have not been able to see where I am going for some time now and its been super scary at some moments when I wasn’t sure if I was going to fall into the deepest abyss or whether the ground would come to meet me…Fortunately, as every step forward has taken me further down the dark path the ground HAS always come up to meet me. And I’ve experienced many wonderful miracles in the darkness - they are much easier to see!!!

The key is to accept, without judgement or morality, that our present situations are because of the choices we have made in the past. And this is where we need to leave them by facing the present and future head on - with no fear, doubt or regret!

It’s only in crisis that we can shift our consciousness - its the divine paradox! The deeper the crisis the quicker we learn how to surf the Waves of Change!

Things have certainly been stirred up on the planet by some deep energetic sources and it is up to each one of us to learn how to surf these energies. The more proficient we become the easier our existence becomes…we flow much more with the natural energies of the planet and in turn see the magical interconnections and our true loving relationship with each other, all living creatures and Nature.

Fortunately, there is a big shift coming, which James Calleman calls the Conscious Convergence, an energetic global event which paves the way for the Ninth and last wave of consciousness in the Mayan calendar system. It’s called Unity Consciousness and the end of individualistic, egoistic, male dominated consciousness and an integration of opposities eg. East & West, male & female, black & white, spirit & matter and so on. In reality we are all ONE and there is no separation.

Its living a different reality - opening up the frequency so that we can exist on the more magical 5th Dimensional level. But in order to know it you have to experience it and this is achieved by surfing the Waves of Change!!!

Enjoy the Ride

Love and Blessings

Rebekah xx

Dear Fellow Walker

I want to share my ‘Thought for the Day’ that came into my inbox today - a website that sends daily inspirational messages.

“Less is More - Fear less, hope more; Eat less, chew more; Whine less, breathe more; Hate less, love more and all good things are yours…”

This is a very timely message for me, as over the last few weeks I am finding it so easy to slip back into hopeless despair and today especially. I seems I am not the only one who seems to be having a wobble today either - two of my closest, dearest friends shared with me their wobble and it was good to know we were not alone!

One minute I totally trust the magic and that everything is going to turn out perfectly. I feel calm, happy, serene and empowered. In these moments I know I am protected and loved …

And another minute I can crash into deep despair, feeling strong doubt that its all perfect, instead I am haunted by an impending sense of doom that its all going to come crashing down. I feel stressed, anxious, worried and disempowered. In these moments I feel its all too late and soon we are going to be living in a 1984 scenario very soon!!

So when this message came into my inbox I knew it was a timely message/sign that Less is More…and all good things are yours!

It reminded me that hope and fear are just a different perspective of the same energy. It’s the physical playing out of the yin and yang, the dark and the light, the fear and the hope!! It’s also getting emotionally exhausting!

I just need to focus and concentrate more on all the great things that are happening and keep hoping my dreams and visions will manifest! This will make me less stressed and more happy. Which in turn ripples out to the others around me and helps inspire them. This positive, loving energy in turn touches even more people and so it spreads like wild fire…. A fire of passion, connectedness, love and harmony that can destroy all the hatred, greed, violence and negativity that is fuelling our Planet at the moment.

It also reminded me that I am not the victim here; it is all too easy to feel paralysed by fear and fall into depression, drink or denial..

Only I have got myself to this point of crisis, through the decisions I made!!! Because its only when we get to crisis can we trigger real change and breakthrough….and when we hit that point there is no other option but to fly!

Fear Less and Hope More my friends – it’s the only way we are going to get out of it alive!!!

Love All Ways

Rebekah Shaman xxx

Dear Fellow Walkers

Today I spent the day at the Witterings Beach in West Sussex. I have been feeling the calling of the Sea and I felt it important to go and give my blessings of Love, Gratitude and Healing to the waters.

As I entered the water I felt the Sea ask me to Bless it and send healing, positive loving energy to help shift the negative energy that is pouring into the ocean from the horrendous BP oil spill that has been gushing oil into the sea since April. I felt, in return, cleansed and purified and deeply connected to the wonderful life-blood energy of the Planet.

The Hopi’s seventh prophecy is that “You will hear of the sea turning black, and many living things dying because of it…” is this BP oil spill the fulfillment of the prophecy? and if it is… will we finally begin to wake up and see it as a serious warning that we must change our ways and take personal responsibility .

As we are made up of 70% water we are closely connected to the oceans, tides and Moon flows. The Pacific ocean is in seriously need of loads of love and blessings from as many humans as possible while she tries to cleanse herself of the huge oil slick that is pouring out of a hole in the earth.

Dr Masaru Emoto has proven that negative and positive thoughts can literally change the shape of water molecules. Even writing positive affirmations such as, gratitude, love, harmony, purity, on water bottles physically changes the molecules.

We are a part of nature, not apart from it and our energies have a significant influence on all of Nature, especially water. All water is globally connected so if you can, go to the sea and send Blessings and gratitude to the animals and sea creatures who are affected by this tragedy. If not, do it every time you pass a river or stream, even in the city.

We are stewards of this amazing, abundant Planet, our home Mother Earth, and we are reaching crisis point in regards to our selfish, greedy behaviour. We must start shifting the balance and give back to the Earth to ensure we have enough natural resources left for future generations. The more of us that send positive thoughts and emotions, the quicker we can heal this crisis.

This is also an opportunity to ask ourselves why we are still so obsessed with cheap, destructive fossil fuels when we could be growing hemp and running all our energy needs on bio-ethenol..because it means changing the status quo and threatening profits for the companies that are controlling our financial system.

Please check our our community Hemp site and post your thoughts about fossil fuels vs bio-ethenol

Love and Blessings

Rebekah Shaman xxx

Hi Fellow Beings of Light

A new Sun cycle has started heralding new beginnings. The Sun has been still in the sky for the last three days over Solstice, and now we begin to slowly loose daylight until the shortest day on Winter Solstice on the 21st December.

To enhance this process on Saturday we reach the Capricorn full Moon, a partial Lunar eclipse and a Grand Trine, heralding a very auspicious moment in the year.

For many the next few days can bring life changing moments. Realisations and synchronisities are heightened over this period and new doors of opportunity are now opening.

For those who have been growing and nurturing projects and creative endeavours this is a time of rapid growth. Capricorn can help us reach our potential but because it is ruled by Saturn it also shows us our restrictions and limitations.

This Moon can be both frustrating and liberating. She can help us see where things are blocked and shift belief systems that are no longer serving us. Capricorn inspires us to reclaim our power and find our authority while showing us it is all too easy to become a victim, blaming everything and everyone for the things that fall short of expectations. Focusing on negative and pessimistic thoughts can obscure the wonderful blessed and privileged lives we live.

Learning to value yourself and accepting your limits will enable you to express your truth more easily so don’t miss this chance to get a bit tougher. Set clear guidelines and boundaries with colleagues, friends and families and let go of people that are no longer serving you.

Pluto is also conjunct Capricorn, which can create possible power struggles. In order to minimise the fall out find the courage to speak up about an issue, money matter or any disagreement that is causing you stress and try to find a resolution as the Moon wanes to Cancer New Moon before things get blown out of proportion.

This Full Moon also activates a Grand Cross involving the Sun (consciousness), Mercury (communication), Jupiter (opportunities), Uranus (radical change), the Moon (intuition) and Saturn (limitations), so hold on, as the ride becomes turbo boosted.

Alongside all that the planets are also urging us forward with a partial Lunar eclipse which will intensify this Moon experience and really shift us forward. Those born on or around December 26, or those celebrating a birthday within 3 days of June 26 will feel the impact of this more than most and will find it a life changing year.

This moon cycle brings to the fore both your deepest fears about who you are and your greatest vision of yourself, your strengths and weaknesses. This planet alignment has come at this time to test our resolve, to reinforce our belief in ourselves and what we can achieve.

Love and Blessings

Rebekah Shaman xxx

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FULL MOON in CAPRICORN– Saturday 26th June
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FULL MOON IN CAPRICORN – Saturday 26th June @ 11:30am GMT
The Gemini full Moon helped us express and communicate our truth effectively and this is now fuelling us towards the partial eclipsed Capricorn full Moon.

This moon asks us: `How do I best find the balance between my greatest fears and my greatest dreams?”

This partial eclipse full Moon and Grand Trine can intensify the inner conflict between your heart and your head. The rational mind will try and stop us from taking the opportunities that are opening up because it may mean taking risks and leaping into the unknown.

We are being faced with hard logical reasoning and a deep heart knowing, which can lead to conflict and confusion. If you have a feeling to do something specific such as, travel, find a new job, leave an unfulfilling relationship, business association, move houses, then this Moon will urge you to trust your inner voice and follow your intuition.

Capricorn enables us to let go of old belief patterns, thought forms or behaviours that are no longer serving us or stopping us from moving forward. This is a time for transformation if we can allow ourselves to change. It may be that your goal and aspirations are shifting to a wider perspective that includes supporting our local communities or helping the Planet in some way.

If you do become overwhelmed and depressed be compassionate with yourself and recognise your achievements using the flowing, watery Sun energy of Cancer to dilute the Capricorn’s earthy energy. If you don’t like all you see, use the practical energy of Capricorn to motivate a pro-active drive to make real changes in your life.

We are at our most business-like now, and this moon can bring order if there has been an element of chaos in your daily life. This is an excellent time to get filing, bring your accounts and other documents in order and generally sort our papers and administrative stuff.

This moon gives us the opportunity to really delve into our deepest fears about who we are and start taking personal responsibility for all our choices. We are choosing every action, either on a conscious or unconscious level, affecting others in a positive or negative way. Capricorn moon helps us to start living consciously. Only when we stop blaming others can we really step into our true power and choose consciously.

Resistance is futile!! The more you can stay in integrity, loving who you are and the path you are walking, following your deepest heart desires, speaking your truth and being empowered, the more magical life will become.

However, if the full Moon does bring you to your knees do not despair. Many have reached their goals by transforming this tough Capricorn energy into tenacity and commitment. Hold on till the new moon in Cancer, which will apply the balm of compassion if it has been a bit of a bumpy ride.

I will end this Lunascope with the wise words of Bugs Bunny:

“Don’t take life too seriously. You’ll never get out alive!”

CAPRICORN FULL MOON RITUAL
The ritual this FULL moon is to celebrate our lives and nurture ourselves with loving kindness.

Go out into nature in the warm Sunshine and find yourself a quiet, peaceful place under a tree that inspires or calls you, or stand under the Full Moon’s silvery light.

Sink your toes deep into the earth. Imagine your feet are sinking ever deeper into the soil, sending the energy of your feet deep into the mud, rocks, and inner layers of Mother Earth, until you reach the crystal at the centre of the Planet. Feel the energy, vibrations and colours of this crystal pulsating at the heart of Mother Earth.

Observe and experience the potent, healing energies of the womb of Mother Earth penetrating your roots and moving up through the earth into your feet and through your body. Feel the energy come flowing out through the top of your head and straight up into the sky. Feel it go beyond the clouds, the atmosphere and into space before dispersing throughout the Universe.

Now reverse the experience, allowing the energy to flow from space, through you into the depths of the Earth, with you as the bridge between the Sky and the Earth. Eventually, experience the energy flowing both ways, through every part of your being.

Allow a golden glow to suffuse your entire being, filling you with inner strength and self belief. Trust enough to merge with the energies and become an open channel.

This energy is incredibly healing emotionally, mentality, physically and spiritually. It reconnects us to our planet, and reminds us we are part of the amazing natural world. We can also receive many messages from our higher selves, either during the visualization or afterwards, especially if you take the time to lie down and be in silence.

This is also a good time to ask questions of your higher self on issues that need clarification, especially if you need to make important decisions.

If you do feel depressed during this period, spend five minutes every morning when you wake up feeling grateful for everything that will happen that day and then everything that did happen in the evening when you go to bed. This sets the intention for the day and helps to let go each night so the new day is free from the clutter of yesterday.

Sometimes it takes a while for our programming and conditioning to shift, but stick with it even if you don’t see instantaneous changes in your life, patience always rewards…

Happy Journeying.

Love and Blessings

Rebekah xxxx

Hello Beautiful beings

Here is my TAURUS NEW MOON 2010 Lunascope…Enjoy the Ride….Yeeeehhaa! for the full Lunascope - subscribe here

Things are still pretty intense for many of us, as we simultaneously face some of our deepest fears and greatest dreams. The Scorpio Moon brought up hidden feelings and emotions and some us of us we were able to finally find clarity and resolution on a particular issue.

The past few Moons have helped us face our challenges and fears head on, and see the balance of the positive and negative, as well as taking responsibility for everything that we are experiencing. Once we acknowledge our own behaviours we can change everything that is no longer working in our lives.

Now we are heading towards the Taurus New Moon – the Moon for finding peace and contentment within ourselves rather than searching for it in the external world. Taurus reminds us that everything is just a reflection of our inner state and the more we are calm, clear, and focused the more we see this in our external world.

For anyone that had a traumatic experience last month this new Moon encourages us to start afresh with renewed energy and commit to our personal goals, especially as Mercury finally changes direction this week. Remain grounded on what you want to achieve.

Taurus gives us the opportunity to find our inner ’safe place.’ After the turmoil of the last Moon phase, where many of us ended or shifted relationships, work, or life changes, it’s time to find our feet again in this new cycle.

The good news is that Mercury moves forward on Tuesday 11th May. For many this Mercury Retrograde has been a very powerful time to reflect and take stock on past decisions that have been made. Now we can move forward with renewed energy, clarity and courage. The key is to trust that the right doors will open at the right time.

Taurus shows us just how rooted, or asks us to get more rooted, in our passion and creativity. Make this a time to ‘keep on keeping on.’ Taurean energy re-focuses and strengthens our tenacity, helping us remain steadfast, despite chaos in the external world. In other words, this Moon strengthens our commitment to projects and creative endeavours.

Love and Blessings

Rebekah Shaman xxx

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NEW MOON in TAURUS – Friday 14th May
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NEW MOON IN TAURUS – Friday 14th May @ 1:04am GMT
The Scorpio energy ushered in a time of change, illuminating our underlying intentions, and the areas in our lives where we are not living in integrity. For many the truth was finally revealed and with the clarity we have gained we can fully utilise the energy of Taurus. It unleashes our creativity and passion, as we pass the Spring cross quarter point and head towards the Summer Solstice on 21st June – the longest day.

The Taurus New Moon asks us: ´With all the clarity I have now gained, how can I best ground my dreams and visions and create them in reality?´

Taurus energises us to become pro-active and galvanises us to rise above the sometimes suffocating feelings of helplessness and desperation, with renewed faith. It helps us ground our visions by strengthening our roots and makes us stubborn and steadfast in our commitment to our dreams.

Taurus can reignite passion and inspire us to do something positive for the world. We have spent the last few months releasing mental and emotional blockages. Now is the time to move into the flow of action and change the things that no longer serve us.

This Moon helps us to see the sacred in the material world, and the beauty that is all around us, despite the difficulties we may be going through. Things will continue to be revealed throughout the month, encouraging and empowering us to awaken to the truth and find the strength to create change from within.

Taurean energy is not limited by the fear of not having enough, but instead will go out into the market place and create abundance. Utilise this energy to trust your intuition and follow your heart and not your fears, while keeping your intentions clear and focused.

Use the high idealism, determination, and focus of this Taurus Moon, as fuel to be the best you can be, with confidence and self-worth, and an inner certainty that you can achieve anything you want to. This is also a great time to start getting fit, quit any addictive habits, ask for a pay rise, leave a job that is not fulfilling you or make that empowering change in your life!!

Listen to your inner voice, as it will be stronger over this Moon and you will be able to make decisions with more clarity. When we stop following rational, mechanistic right brain thinking, we begin to see how essential the subtle intuitive side of ourselves really is.

This Taurus Moon is also sensual and passionate and reminds us to enjoy the long summer days and warm nights. Make the most of this time of growth and regeneration. Nature is our reflection so find hope and inspiration, as everything is lush and green and full of promise, even when things are looking turbulent. Remember to look out for the rainbows in your life, because somewhere in the sky the sun is always shining, even when there is rain.

I will end this Lunascope with the wise words of Anais Nin

“There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”

TAURUS NEW MOON RITUAL
This is a time for stillness after the celebrating of the Scorpio full Moon.

On the new moon find some time to stop, meditate and be in silence.

When you have completed all your tasks for the day and you are ready to give time to yourself find a quiet space, turn off the lights, light a candle and burn incense to calm the mind. Sit in a comfortable position with your back straight. Close your eyes and become aware of your body. Connect deeply and slowly with your toes, legs, thighs, torso, arms, neck, face and then crown. Exhale all your stresses and release all your frustrations - just breathe them right out of your body. Repeat this process three times. Make sure you are feeling relaxed and stress free.

Write down what makes you feel safe and secure. What makes you happy? What is your passion? What makes your heart race and your blood flow? Who are you? Writing these down will add power to your intentions. Share your fears and dreams with others. Be open to others to help you if you need to make some changes but don’t know how. Stay strong and true to your dreams however far away they may seem.

Spend the coming two weeks of the waxing moon following your intuition. If you are feeling particularly brave and courageous, make a leap and leave an unfulfilling job or relationship to follow your passion. Taurus reminds us that life can only be really enjoyed when we are doing what we love.

This is the moon to make love, be loved and give love. Celebrate this period of movement and growth. To really enjoy this time of intense yet exciting fertility, allow everything to happen, say YES! releasing any fear, doubt or resistance and flow with the momentum, as it unfolds.

Remember that all intentions are fulfilled – whatever they are. Overall, this is the time to become really clear on what your goals are - and trust that you will achieve them.

Everything is possible!

Love and Blessings

Rebekah Shaman xxx
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Hello Beautiful Beings of light

We have reached the intimate Scorpio full Moon and this is the time to honestly listen to your intuition. We can go deep over the next few day and really reach the parts that are usually hidden…It’s time to face up to the truth of what is really going on and not what we want it to be.

The quicker we accept our situations and the choices that were made to reach this moment now..the quicker we can change our circumstances and start living a new reality.

Most of us get stuck in the storm and barely notice the sun shining through the raindrops, as the storm clears and blue skies appear. It has to happen like that, it is the Law of Nature, as Dolly Parton said “In order to have Rainbows, you gotta put up with the rain!” Sometimes we forget to see the the storm clearing and the blessing appearing!!

I went out for dinner last night with my cousins and at the end of the meal we were given a fortune cookie - they came in little parchment scrolls and my one was a wonderful message from the Universe “In a minimum, at least tell yourself the truth.”

It was the divine paradox, the humour of the infinite universe that the message was one I needed to hear. It was time for me to face the truth and become empowered. No longer the victim.

It is also a blessing that we have this full Moon during the Mercury retrograde which has come at the perfect time for us to reflect and revise the last few months, or even years, to see how we have come to this point. Once we can see where we came from we can choose another path.

The key this Moon is too surf the wave using your Shamanic instincts - you’re natural instincts - and listening to your intuition. Try not to work it out as the path will open up effortlessly.

Sometimes we have to walk in the dark in order to sharpen our instincts… Life is a journey which offers us many different experiences. All we need to do is stop judging them as good or bad, but accepting that they are all blessings, only some are in disguise!!

One of the Natural Law of Nature is that the burden always become the blessings. So enjoy surfing the wave and trust that soon the Rainbow will appear and the warm sun will come out for a while - so enjoy it while the sun shines!!!

Love and Blessings

Rebekah Shaman xxx

Jack Herer, the Father of the hemp movement and one of the most prolific campaigners for hemp has died. Jack was on a life-long personal crusade to promote and spread the word about hemp - a true Hempite.

His book ‘The Emperor Wears no Clothes’ is one of the definitive books on hemp, documenting Hemp’s history and uses, it’s social and economic role, as well as it’s demise at the hands of big business.

Jack’s passion and drive helped bring hemp back to the fore and with his information packed book people started to understand the importance of hemp. He converted many new fans to this wondrous plant.

He was a pioneer on the path and helped us find our way, providing
knowledge and information that had been deeply buried and hidden. As he writes in his forward, “My hope is that this book helps everyone understand the true nature of cannabis hemp and that you, dear reader, decide to become active in the effort to end this crime against man and nature.”

Just like Herer I believe hemp is one of the major solutions to some of the huge challenges we are facing RIGHT NOW on the planet - we are heading towards major environmental chaos and have this year already experienced three earthquakes in different parts of the world (Haiti, California, Chile), and the Icelandic volcano that grounded flights and caused huge social and financial chaos. The Chilean tremor even knocked the planet of its axis by 1.26 microseconds.

We can no longer turn a blind eye to what is happening on the planet and must soon all realise that we have to work together in order to minimise the huge impacts these natural phenomenons will have on our way of life and the very existence of our species.

It takes a brave warrior to stand up against the general view of the masses and shout “THE EMPEROR WEARS NO CLOTHES” and be one of the only ones to see it. Jack travelled the country, educating and converting people to the importance of hemp for the future of the planet. He was a true inspiration and one of my hero’s that alas I will now never meet!

Jack had a dream that “his future has hemp fully integrated into the society such that the need for fossil fuels and synthetic fibres will have been replaced by natural substances that are annually renewable and non-toxic. He sees our intelligence raised and our health improved….by the flesh and oil of the hempseed. He sees how our shelter, food, clothing, medicines, fuels and mental state will have been spiritually effected for the better because of hemp.”

I couldn’t have put it better myself - it’s now up to us to live his dream and turn it into the reality!!!

Dear Fellow Beings of Light

Mercury Retrograde starts today until 15th January, and heralds a time of reflection, re-evaluation, and re-examination.

In mythology Mercury is considered the messenger between the gods and mortals. Mercury is expressed through our communications. In Modern times Mercury represents our telecommunications, the computer, telephone, internet, fax, printer etc.

Four times every year Mercury goes retrograde for up to three weeks and this has strong repercussions for us humans here on Earth.

Although retrograde literally means ‘Backwards,’ no planet actually moves backwards across the sky, they only appear to do so. Its just that we are moving faster or slower than the retrograde planet giving in the impression that the planet is behind us.

Because the Planets work to help us Mercury retrograde is the perfect time to quaterly re-evaluate, redecorate, replace, renew reflect, respond, and re-examine where we are in our lives and where we are going.

During this time it is advisable not to make any long-term decisions or sign any contract or agreements because all to often not all the information is available during Mercury Retrograde and it is only when the planet returns to normal do important issues come to light.

You may also find travel plans go awry, letters may never arrive, computer, fax, printer, internet go on the blink and there is general communication confusion and frustration. It also creates delays, late appointments, wrong directions and general disorder.

You may also find the humour in the chaos, as Mercury correlates to Hermes the trickster and often creates a comedy of errors.

The key this period is take the opportunity to reflect and review where you are and where you are going and blame it on Mercury Retrograde when things go wrong!!!

Love and Blessings

Rebekah Shaman

Dear Fellow Beings of Light

For many of us we have lost the true meaning of Christmas. It has become more about consumption and material possessions rather than the true spirit of fellowship, love, celebration and gratitude.

As we head towards 2010 we all need to make some personal choices on how we live our lives during the coming year and Christmas is a great time for reminding us what really matters and how all our actions create a cause and effect that can be either positive or negative.

For the last year we have been bombarded with negative news and images. We have had to contend with bird flu, global warming, Afghanistan, rising petrol, food and living prices, in an endless supply of bad news. The question we need to ask ourselves is ‘Are we helpless victims or can we make a difference?’

Sometimes the problems in the world seem insurmountable and so we do nothing in the hope that others in power will do what is needed to help save the resources on our planet for further generations.

But since Copenhagen Summit it has become clearer and clearer that we cannot wait for governments to make the changes. We must and Christmas is the perfect time to set intention for the coming year.

There is a way out of this mad cycle of consumption and destruction and that is conscious purchasing. We the consumer hold the power in the way we spend our money. We can choose how we want our planet to be by how we choose to what we buy.

There has always been commerce and trading, and we will always have to buy the things we need it’s just how we make our stuff and what damage we are doing to the planet, local communities and local resources in the process. Watch the excellent Story of Stuff for more info on this

When we choose to buy sustainable, fair-trade, local goods from small businesses we are supporting the real economy, and not the bogus economy created for share holders. This means the money stays in the local community and brings jobs and prosperity to many more people.

So if you want to make a difference this coming year, think carefully before making your next purchase and make a decision to support local businesses - the power is in your hands…

Love and Blessings

Rebekah Shaman

Hello Fellow Light Beings

It seems to be no coincidence that the Copenhagen Summit falls over the Gemini Full Moon to the Sagittarius New Moon. The Gemini Full Moon illuminates our inner fears around security while the Sagittarius New Moon reminds us to remain optimistic and see the adventure in this game called Life.

At this present time the future of the planet now hangs in a certain kind of balance. We are all waking up to the affects of our lifestyles on the environment, animals and each other, and realising that things need to Change.

The fear holding us back is the fear of Change because we are all so programmed into this system. Many of us are feeling jittery because we are out of touch with our true desires. We have been blinded by useless things that never bring the peace of mind we crave to find. Distracted to buy more and more stuff but we never seem to have enough so we throw away to buy more crap just to fill the empty gap but nothing fills the deep dark hole that consumes us body, mind and soul.

We are feeling lost and disconnected, not only from ourselves but from Mother Earth - Nature - this wonderful planet we call HOME.

And yet, we are trashing our front yard… with no regard for the consequences. Our intense unrelenting consumption of natural resources is creating a future that looks very bleak for our future generations.

World leaders will soon gather for a Summit in Copenhagen that both reflects where we are as a race of humans and where we want to go. Many of us are feeling helpless to the whims of others that may not have our best interests at heart.

So we have only two choices… Remain paralysed by fear and do nothing, represented by Gemini’s illumination of our security issues, or embody the Sagittarius Energy of the archer who shoots his arrow high into the sky, trusting in himself, the arrow, the bow, and the wind that it will reach it’s target.

The Sagittarius Moon gives us the courage to follow our dreams and actively seek what we want to experience, which Ghandi echoed in his famous quote: “Be the Change you want to see in the world”.

We still have time to change things around - we are not too late, but it is time to start now!! Whatever your intuition is telling you at this time - JUST DO IT!! and enjoy the adventure…

We can change everything if we chose to follow our deepest passion. So use the magic of the Moon to help you break through the fears and become who you truly are.

Love and Blessings
Rebekah Shaman

Dear Beings of Light

We are half way through this Scorpio New Moon and I feel like I am in the darkest depths of my fear.

This Moon enables us to dive into the depths of our soul and allow the hidden to become illuminated. It is a wonderful opportunity to get in tune with what is happening in your subconscious because often we are reacting to what is hidden rather than what we know. Anything that is suppressed must be released at some time and often this Moon in particular can be powerful enough to trigger the unknown and bring it to the surface.

Fortunately, the Scorpio Moon is also here to remind us of who we really are and what our real purpose is, bringing transformation and change.

For me this Scorpio Moon is primarily reminding me and strengthening my compassion for the Planet. I am feeling angry at what is happening in the world and feeling that change is in the air. I am getting stronger and clearer about who I am and what I have to do to be part of this wave of change. More than ever, I feel I can no longer behind any more excuses - its time to stand up for what I believe in - a healthy Planet and healthy people.

I can no longer wait for governments to change, for big corporations to change, for banks to change - they are already too integrated into the system. Forget Copenhagen - its a joke - on US!!

No - it is up to me to do something.. and the Scorpio Moon is giving me the courage to stand strong in my convictions as I delve deep tonight.

We have an opportunity to open up our first AMARU hemp cafe and I am scared - actually feeling physically fearful as all my doubts, anxieties and insecurities come bubbling up.

All the hope, faith and belief I have in the dream is now transforming into fear that I am really feeling deep within…

Can I really be the change?
Is my dream really about to come true?
Can I do this?

I feel vulnerable in the face of so much uncertainty and risk..

And yet if we don’t walk through this open door how can we possibly know!! Sometimes you just have to be in it to win it. Sometimes you just have to jump and see what magic opens up - cos we always end up flying - no matter what happens next…

The key for the next week is to enjoy the journey….

Love All Ways

Rebekah Shaman xxx

Dear Fellow Seekers

I am writing to see if any one has any thoughts on three experiences I have had this week that I would like to share with you.

On Sunday after a gruelling weekend we sat down to watch the ‘Last King of Scotland’ on Channel 4. It is a gripping, intense and disturbing film about a young Doctor’s relationship with Idi Amin, the 1970’s Ugandan despot. After building up an initial very close bond the friendship begins to unravel creating a series of unstoppable negative consequences…

On Monday I was cycling home from a dance class when I stopped for a caribbean take-away. A young man outside the restaurant told me his dad owned it and he would get me the food. We went to sit outside in a pub garden while we waited and chatted for about 20 mins. He took my bike to get a cigarette and returned and asked to borrow my phone. I lent it to him and he gave it back and we continued to chat until he asked if he could borrow 10p. As I got out my purse he snatched it, and the phone, and ran off….

Tonight (Wednesday) we watched Pacific Heights that was on Channel 5. A gripping, intense and disturbing film about a young couple who rent a room in their beautiful, newly renovated home to a guy they think is rich and well-off but who actually slowly destroys them financially, emotionally and physically.

Three experiences, very close together all with the same message - beware of people who talk the good talk, but are not walking the walk. In other words, beware of shysters that want to rip you off and play power games.

Nothing is by chance, nothing is accidental, nothing is coincidence and we are not living in a random Universe. Everything that is happening is perfectly flowing with our own individual rhythms, and manifesting from our deepest conscious and unconscious desires.

We create it all, though we are are taught it is all happening TO us!!

A Shaman can read the messages in the experiences around them because they understand this basic Law of Nature. Whether we are living in the Urban Jungle, or the Amazon, it is still filled with messages, signs and warnings.

Our higher selves, the part of us that sees the Bigger Picture, beyond our limited 3-dimensional vision, is always preparing us for the next step whether we want to decipher the signs or not. It is up to us to become conscious enough to recognise what all our experiences mean. .

Many of us are walking through life without being aware of the amazing and magical interconnectedness of everything. So here I am, having been warned on three separate occasions, to watch out for someone who may promise me the world but end up taking everything!!

Forewarned is forearmed….

Love and Blessings

Rebekah

Dearest Beings of Light

Apologies for not getting this out sooner!!! I am about to take my own New Moon bath so really sharing my own ritual experience but one that can bring clarity to situations, especially over the New Moon, a time of inner work.

Tonight is the New Moon in Libra and the Moon of Love and Relationships - it is the Moon that brings the energy of Compassion and Love. After the fiery energy of Aries it will be a relief to find a more balanced approach to all our relationships.

Take this opportunity to have a Ritual Bath and really get in touch with your inner god/dess. It is the perfect time to be silent when we can go deep within and listen to what is really going on.

The first thing I do is scrub the bath clean.

Then I set it really hot - that differs for everyone because it it reminds me of the womb.

Use essential oils - I will use Lavender, Orange, Geranium and sometimes Patchuli (woo I am feeling excited already!!!)

I also put in dry rose petals that were given to me by Carlo.

Light three candles and put them at each end to make a triangle.

Step in the bath and gently lower your body into the water. Slowly submerge your body and consciously breath deeply for a few minutes. Bring your consciousness into your body.

Slowly let yourself sink a little deeper into your body and let the mind begin to wonder. Don’t concentrate on any of them or pay attention to them. Just let them flow and instead tune into the blood flowing around your body feeling any aches, pains and sensations.

Slowly the thoughts will fad into the background and we can feel our Heart’s connection - your inner voice that sees the bigger Soul picture and can guide you through this next moon cycle.

Just let everything you are feeling come to the surface, all the joy or pain, gains and losses, ups and downs, tears, laughter, giggles. Sometimes we just don’t know the question and getting in touch with our deepest feelings or emotion - just let them come - feelng it as deeply as you can.

Let what ever comes up, come up without resisting, let the tears flow or the laughter bubble up, it doesn’t matter, cos its all the same energy.

As we stay focused on the body we will start receving guidance on the unresolved issue we are facing and clarity will come.

When you feel complete and ready open your eyes.

Slowly become aware of your surroundings and when you feel ready sit up and wash your self off. Turn on the lights and go straight to bed….ready to dream your inspirations into reality!!

Enjoy!!!

Love Love

Rebekah xxx

Hello Beautiful Beings

We are now heading towards the New Moon of Leo and a Solar Eclipse. This cycle is going to be intense and gives us the opportunity to hold strong to our dreams and visions as the magic becomes more magical and yet the fear gets darker.

The key to flow during this time is to BREATHE through whatever is going on. Both the darkness and the light is co-existing simultaneously and the trick is not to be consumed by either the fear or the love but to flow in harmony with both.

When we become the observer of everthing that is happening on the outside and become conscious of what is happening on the inside we begin to see that most of our feelings are based on illusion.

Our only real state is Love, everthing else is just an illusion masquerading as the solution. We are so attached to our emotions that we can get consumed by what is happening on the outside, and the Eclipses illuminates the shadow, hidden sides to our self.

It helps us become stronger in our passion and to trust we are on the right path, even though things don’t always look like they are going in the right direction. Especially as we are heading towards the second moon in Cancer, represented by the crab, who walks sideways but always aware of the destination. The more we can flow with what is happening in the external world, and remain strong and courageous within, the more we can enjoy the journey.

On Wednesday 22nd July we reach the second moon in Cancer. Cancer has a hard outer coat and a soft, juicy underbelly. It reminds us to remain soft and vulnerable, even though we become sturdier and stronger on the outside.

I’ll write more about this on Wednesday.

Love and Blessings

Rebekah Shaman xxxx

Hello Beautiful Beings

For a deep indepth explanation of the Full Moon go to my website www.rebekahshaman.com/lunascope or subscribe to my Lunascope and get it delivered every Full and New Moon.

How you doin surfing this Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn. Its been pretty intense for me. I am Capricorn moon so really feeling the limited restrictions of Saturn, Capricorn’s ruling Planet and trying not to concentrate on what could go wrong. I am driven by passion, totally trust and know that everything is perfectly destined, but yesterday everything just looked a bit helpless and I really felt my limitations.

While I was on Facebook last night I noticed an app that gives you an inspirational message from ‘God’ and decided to use it as a message from my higher self and some guidance as to these negative feelings. This is what it said: Rebekah got a message that on this day,

God wants her to know…… that faith is exactly what it takes to get through uncertainty.