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I love the old Zen story of good news, bad news, the one where the old farmer loses his only horse, which then returns with 10 wild ones. Unfortunately, his only son breaks his leg taming them, but a few days later soldiers enrol all able-bodied men for the army! We can all see this ebb and flow in our own lives, when we stop blaming and doubting.

Last week I experienced a flow of good news then bad news that turned out perfectly. I was very proud of myself because by Wednesday I had finished writing my Leo Full Moon Lunascope and it was ready to send out. On Thursday afternoon I hit the mail test button, and nothing happened. The mail did not send. I started to feel a bit nervous, so I contacted my IT guy to find out what had happened. However, he seemed to have disappeared and as the day rolled on and into Friday and then Friday night, I had a bad feeling!

By Saturday afternoon, I called my friend who is also doing some IT work for me. This friend has been adamant I switch to Mailchimp for my newsletter but I had been resisting! I had become accustomed to my newsletter, it was basic and clunky but I felt safe with it. Switching to Mailchimp was like swapping a worn-out ford fiesta for a spanking new Audi TT, and I wasn’t sure I was ready for such a huge jump.

But with my IT guy vanished, and no-one able to fix the problem, I had no choice but to switch from my old system to Mailchimp, in order to get the Lunascope out in time for the Full Moon.

Despite all my resistances, Life has insisted that I use Mailchimp, enabling me to spread my message out to a much larger audience by connecting me to twitter and facebook.

The most amazing part of it is that it happened over this Leo Full Moon, the Moon that pushes us beyond our fears and vulnerabilities so that we can shine and spread our messages. Resistance is futile in a Dragon year and sometimes you just have to let go of the edge and trust the River of Life is taking you to the destination…it’s all happening perfectly!!!

Enjoy the Ride!!

Rebekah Shaman xxx

It’s the Aquarius New Moon tonight. A dark Moon illuminates the darkness and shows us what is not working. Under an Aquarian Moon we are seeing even more clearly how the present system is no longer working.

Damaging financial cuts are being made to benefits, local services, children and care services and huge swathes of the public sector. At the same time RBS are pushing for another £500m bonuses for their bankers… Click here to sign Avaaz’s campaign to stop RBS

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Fortunately, the new Moon also illuminates the the HIDDEN side, or the solution to the problem. Aquarian Moon specifically shows us the power of community. We are ALL interconnected and our lives are so interwoven. We are all in this together, and it is up to us to help and support each other, as a community, to challenge and change the corruption and unfairness.

Now more than ever, we need to come together in communities to help and support each other. We need to buy more local, support local shops, keep the money in the local community. We need to start crowd funding for the social services we want so we become empowered and no longer dependent on government money.

The burden of the bankers is really a blessing, because its bringing us together and empowering us to take our power back. When we help others and feel we belong, we no longer feel alone or let down. Life becomes a lot more enjoyable and happier. We feel connected, loved, respected and honoured.

When we feel fearful and a scarcity of money, we feel stressed and anxious and life becomes a struggle. We are alone, depressed, hopeless, powerless, a victim of life, circumstances and other people.

We have reached 2012 and the energy on the planet has changed. The consciousness shift is now fully underway and the veils are lifting – the Apocalypse is here. Whatever we feel, we manifest. The more conscious and aware we are of ourselves, and know our passions and our unique purpose, Life becomes a joyous adventure, filled with Love and friendship.

However, when our intentions are focused on selfish greed and personal gain we manifest great pain, fear, suffering and sorrow. If you choose to pay attention to the fear and dread perpetrated by the mainstream media you will manifest fear into your reality. If you choose to pay attention to the love and service that is happening all over the planet you will manifest that love and service into your own life

When our hearts and minds are fully aligned and working together to serve Mother Earth and Humanity we manifest great abundance of Love, joy, harmony and happiness. It is instant Karma.

We are constantly manifesting intention; intention from the ego or intention from the heart. When we remember we are co-creators of our reality all we need to do is set intention and enjoy the ride.

This Watery Aquarius Moon is also flowing creative energy down to us – so try and find some time to be in stillness in Nature and tune into your inner voice. We are being called to be part of the great change that is sweeping our planet and all we can do is let go and trust the magic.

This Moon reminds us that the power is in community. When we stand together as one, united and unified we can move mountains and change the course of history.

Use this Moon to start seeding and sharing your own dreams and visions so that together we can change the world.

May the Flow be With You

Rebekah Shaman xxx

Despite all the apocalyptic Mayan prophecies surrounding 2012 and the apparent end of the World, in Chinese astrology the Yang Water Dragon brings potential good luck and fortune. Dragons are considered the most powerful of all the animals in Chinese astrology. They are the symbol of the Emperor and revered in China.

Water is the natural element of Dragon and because we and the Earth are made up of mostly water, this element is very powerful. Not only is water essential for our survival, it’s also fluid so it can go with the flow more effortlessly, and shift direction when needed. This Dragon year urges us that in order to be successful we must try and see all points of view and take the right advice before proceeding.

The Dragon breaks down resistances and old modes of thinking and behaving so we can think outside the box. They are unafraid to stand up for what they believe in and don’t mind taking risks to manifest what they want. They are dominant, opinionated and left to their own devices are often successful.

However, be careful not to burn out this year. Dragon energy not only pushes the boundaries but can also push us to exhaustion. To counter this, remember to ask for help from others, and be discerning with where you put your time and effort, otherwise you could be left feeling manipulated and unfulfilled.

Things can happen unexpectedly during this year, both positive and negative, so make sure your intentions and destination is clear. There is no such thing as luck. The outcome of this year will depend on where you decide to focus your energies.

Focus them on serving humanity, planet Earth and all living things and this year has the potential to be an exciting, fulfilling and magical year, with mindblowing synchronisities and connections.

Choose to act selfishly, with no regard to how your actions are affecting others or Mother Earth and you will find this year becoming a struggle, in all areas. You are creating your own luck and this year we will see the dichotomies more clearly defined.

Over the last year the Moon has been urging us to let go of anything and anyone that is holding us back so that we can fully embrace who we are and our purpose. The more we are ourselves this year the more we can utilise the Dragon Energy to its full potential.

Love and Blessings

Rebekah Shaman xxx

Cancer Full Moon – POW! Cancer kicks a Punch…!

Pow!! This Cancer Full Moon has kicked a punch that is affecting us all on different levels depending on how aligned we are to our truth. It is the watery Moon that illuminates our need to feel nurtured, protected, safe and secure. It focuses on our relationships, fore mostly with ourselves, which is then reflected out to our family and friends, and the external world.

This Moon reflects what we are feeling, our sensations, and the enlightened Masters were very clear that we have to do the inner work first before we can fully feel the bliss of an external world!!!

Emotions went much deeper and were felt most strongly over this Moon weekend. These feelings will continue for the next two weeks, but at a lesser intensity. Those that believe they are victims of the behaviour of others are going to feel this pain and suffering much more. However, the more capable you are of seeing all your blessings, despite the difficulties and challenges, a lot of this victim mentality program is overwritten and we feel more peaceful and calm.

This Moon helps to shake us out of this victim mode and into a more positive frame of mind. The more we unite together and forgive those are not living up to our expectations, the happier we become. We also realise that the more we give and serve, we are not only serving ourselves but we see it being returned to us.

This Cancer Moon is showing you where you need to start working on yourself. You cannot ever change anyone, so if you don’t like the behaviour of someone you must look at what it is within you that does the same.

It’s time we start taking personal responsibility for everything that is happening in our lives, accept who we are and that we are co-creators of our reality. We are creating not just for ourselves, but for our families, communities, humanity, future generations and Gaia..Mother Earth, our wonderful Planet that sustains and nourishes us.

When we understand we are all connected not only to each other but to every living thing our choices change and we find a perfect flow that is in harmony with the natural world, that automatically nourishes, protects and sustains.

If it’s been particularly dramatic go and find someone to hug. We all need hugs and this is a wonderful time to both give and receive hugs, and feel connected to each other…sometimes all we need to do is ask!

For a very powerful Hawaiian ritual of forgiveness Ho’ponopono, please go to the Lunascope link on my website www.rebekahshaman.com and click on current moon ritual box on the left hand side.

May the Flow be with You!!

Love and Blessings

Rebekah xxx

After much speculation we have finally passed the threshold into 2012 and despite the speculation of what this may mean, 2012 will be a pivotal year for us to shift our consciousness from Fear and Separation to Love and Unity.

From a Shamanic perspective, what happens in 2012 will depend solely on your perspective. This year, more than any other time, our choice to feel the FEAR or feel the LOVE will determine what your experiences will be. Now, more than ever, you will recognise that whatever you are feeling internally will have a direct effect on your external world. We will see almost instantly how our inner emotions are being reflected back to us by our outer experiences. Fortunately, the past few years, and especially last year, have been preparing us for this shift.

2011, was a mixed bag of experiences, as we learned to let go and in the process learned so much more about who we truly are. There were moments of deep pain and sadness, and at other times intense feelings of joy and happiness. Situations opened up to enable us to let go of things or people that were no longer serving us. Relationships, jobs and friendships that were holding us back effortlessly dissolved, leaving us with the space to bring in new opportunities more aligned with our passions and desires. All of those experiences have been preparing us for 2012, a year of chaos and magic.

The word for this year is HARMONIZE and everything that happens over the coming months is helping us to harmonize our hearts and minds. When we harmonize our hearts and minds we are more in tune with nature. Things become effortless, as we stop trying to control the external world and start following our internal guidance system.

This year we must let go completely of the rational mind that is working within the restrictions of our limited five senses and follow our hearts that are working on the deepest, energetic levels.

The experiences of the past year have given us the courage and strength we now need in order to follow our intuition, and our deepest knowing, leap into the unknown and find the inner happiness and contentment that only comes when we listen to our hearts.

The Shamanic way is to take personal responsibility for everything that has and is happening knowing that on a subconscious level we have chosen it for our highest good, even when it seems otherwise. When we accept that life is always working for us, and actually just a reflection of our own inner process we begin to see that we are not victims of life but co – creators, and what is happening to us is due to what we are feeling.

Therefore, when we feel fear we become stressed, anxious, helpless victims that eventually leads to sickness and dis-ease. The energy of fear is strong on the planet right now and it takes courage to choose love instead. The more of us that feel LOVE AND UNITY the more we will manifest that into our lives and as each ripple becomes a current, that current becomes a tide that eventually changes the energy on the planet.

When we choose love we begin to see we are part of a collective. We start feeling like we belong to this wonderful planet and feel ALIVE. When we love, we receive love and no longer feel like victims of life. We become more empowered, strong and connected.

This year choose Love and co-create a world you want to live in…

Love and Blessings

Rebekah Shaman

According to the Mayan Long Count Calendar this is the last Solstice recorded because the calendar ends and the next year we reach the galactic alignment of 2012. So what does that actually mean? No one really knows…There is a lot of information out there but no one can say for sure what will happen on Winter Solstice 2012 so I thought I would write down my own musings on the subject.

What exactly is Winter Solstice?

Winter Solstice represents the MidWinter from 21st-23rd December. It is the Quarter festival in the Northern Hemisphere when the sun is at its most furthest point from us and we have the longest night and the shortest day. The sun then remains in this limbo for three days before the cycle changes direction. It again begins to travel towards us until Summer Solstice on June 21st when we have the longest day and the shortest night.

The Winter Solstice signifies new beginnings. It is a time to stop and reflect the past six months to see how far you have come, the lessons you have learned, what you have left behind and what you want to take with you on this new cycle.

Since the Summer Solstice we have been inspired to recognise our own inner truth and wisdom, to stand in our own power and start being more of who we truly are. Now for the next six months, from the Winter to the Summer Solstice, we are urged to take ourselves out into the World and share what we have learned. It is a time for us to celebrate our uniqueness and individuality.

Why Celebrate it?

We are a part of nature and have a passionate connection with the natural world and the Sun, Moon and Planets. Their cycles and patterns have a profound effect on us at an energetic level. Since the birth of religion and modernity this ancient and vital knowledge has been suppressed, pushed down deep into our psyches. When we start harmonising with the natural world, becoming a part of it again, we reduce our levels of fear, anxiety, worry and stress and life becomes an effortless flow, full of joy, harmony, peace and love.

When we begin to celebrate these ancient pagan festivals of nature we tap into a creativity that is limitless. We begin to understand that we are like the trees, plants and animals, and when we harmonise with these natural rhythms our lives become harmonious. We let go of the expectations of shoulda, coulda, woulda, and start trusting the natural flow.

We learn to let go of attachments, deadlines and projects that are just not working. It is both liberating and challenging, but when we learn to trust the flow we always see how the flow is working for us and NEVER against us. It is a constant leap into the unknown with only faith to guide us, but the more we jump into the unknown the more exciting and magical life becomes.

We also begin to realise that true happiness comes from within. When we feel happy, calm and peaceful we vibrate that energy out and see it reflected back. When we spend time with our family and friends, loving and feeling loved we feel a peace that does not come when we are controlled by selfish material greed. The more we serve others and the planet, the more joyful life becomes.

Slowly our limited understanding of life, influenced by patriarchy, religion and modernity no longer hold true, and a new way of living opens up that is more aligned to our deepest passions and desires. When we accept and know who we are, our purpose is clear, and we are focused and aligned with body, mind and soul we find ourselves effortlessly manifesting our greatest dreams.

So this Winter Solstice is an auspicious one for it may be the last one! Make a resolution that you will listen more attentively to your intuition, that inner voice. Allow yourself to jump into the unknown trusting that you will be protected, and experience the limitless magic of this abundant universe.

The more you allow yourself to let go and flow with the natural rhythms next year, the easier and more enjoyable 2012 will be.

Happy Solstice

Love All Ways

Rebekah Shaman xxx

Just thought I’d check in to see how everyone’s doing after this pretty intense full moon lunar eclipse in Gemini.

It was an energetic build up this week with sleeplessness, dreams, clarifications, completions, awarenesses, as if the fog is lifting and we can now start seeing the reasons for why things have happened the way they have. We were blessed to have clear skies last night enabling the Moon to cast her silvery light across London city.

It was the boost we needed to get back into motion. It is now time to put our selves into gear as Mercury goes forward on 13th December and we have a week before the Winter Solstice, when we reach the longest night and the shortest day and then a new Solar cycle begins.

If our heart and minds are in alignment we can utilise this energy to propel our ideas and dreams into action. The more we used Mercury Retrograde to reflect, revise, re-examine and review, the more we will know what to do, when it goes forward.

2011 is coming to an end and it’s been an important time to reflect over the last year, at the growth, the learning, the stripping away of illusion, at learning what is important, what needs to be left behind and what needs to come with us, letting go of people that are no longer serving us and opening our hearts to new people entering our lives.

This eclipse is illuminating our deepest fear and anxiety, as well as our greatest potential and our unique place in this world. This dichotomy will become greater over the coming years as we realise that the more we are serving humanity and the planet the happier we become. It’s imperative that we change the way we view the world if we want to see a healthy planet for future generations.

As 2012 races towards us we are now seeing the possible futures we are creating with our actions. The media are focusing on the control, fear and greed that is creating the collapse of the Euro and EU, a bankrupt America, mass weapons amassing in Key Middle Eastern countries, riots, police states, and the New World Order – a centralised World Government that controls our food, our water, our health, our children, and our money.

From a Shamanic perspective we are able to see a totally different scenario, where people are empowering themselves, to serve each other and the planet and using our personal resources to fund, support and encourage local community rejuvenation and growth.

I, along with so many others are waking up to the realisations we are the ones we have been waiting for and this Moon is here to wake us up even more….

We are all responsible for what is happening on the planet, and the trajectory we are heading in. Each one of us must take personal responsibility for our actions and make the changes needed so that each ripple of loving gratitude, servitude and peace becomes a tide that eventually becomes the current that changes the course of our destiny.

I for one am choosing to leave a healthy planet for future generations…and this Moon has clarified for me what I must do in order to part of this change.

What has the Moon clarified for you…? If you are still unclear, have a ceremonial bath, find some time in silence, or go dancing until you are out your head. The more in your mind you are the harder it is to hear the heart.

Don’t worry if you have done all that and you are still unsure of what to do next. Sometimes it takes a while to decipher the messages and we still have Solstice to come on the 21st December. Remain peaceful in the ‘No-Thingness’ trusting that at the right moment the path will open up for you and take you where you need to go.

Love and Blessings

Rebekah Shaman

The new Moon, solar eclipse energy is slowly ebbbing away as the moon begins waxing in Gemini. Fortunately we are also now blessed with Mercury Retrograde which is forcing us to relive, review and reexamine the past, in order to understand where we are and where we want to be going..

This process is bringing to the surface some deep rooted emotions that we may be revisiting in order to clear them out for the last time. Like I have mentioned before, the more we can empty and clear our baggage the easier 2012 will be.

Rather than get too caught up in the ‘story’ again, become the observer and see it from a more empowered perspective. Why did you create this situation in your life? Why did you attract this person? Looking at it from a place of personal responsibility can enable you to see the lessons you needed to learn in order to grow more into who you truly are.

We are blessed to be given this opportunity to really let go of some of the dark emotional ties that no longer serve us and are holding us back from being free. The key is to feel the gratitude for every moment knowing it is perfect.

Personally, I am having a pretty unusual Mercury Retrograde with downloads and ideas flowing fast and with so much clarity, after months of fog and being in the “No-thingness.” It’s almost as if Mercury Retrograde is dissolving the fog and I am seeing the path open up in front of me.

However, now is the time to be cautious. This is the trap we are all warned about…rushing into any ideas that we have right now during a Mercury Retrograde. It is better to marinate these ideas during this time, and be open to how they might manifest on the physical plane – without you doing anything.

The key word here is “doing.” Mercury Retrograde gives us, four times a year, the space to stop doing and start being. During this time we often find the more we do the less we achieve. Use this time wisely to really own, embrace and release any old emotional connections that are needing closure and set intention allowing the flow of life to effortlessly take you to where you need to be.

Likewise, allow the creativity of the Sagittarius energy, the communication and connection energy of the Gemini full moon, the total lunar eclipse, and the intuition of Mercury Retrograde to lead you to the people and situations that will bring us closer to our dreams and visions.

Love and Blessings

Rebekah Shaman xxx

This afternoon, as I was travelling on the London tube, my train was suddenly delayed at Paddington because someone had thrown themselves under the tracks.

As chaos ensued around me my first thought was what must have been in the mind of that person at the moment he/she fell on the tracks. It was the middle of rush hour with millions of commuters traveling home on a Friday evening.

What made someone so distressed and helpless that they chose to commit suicide in such a way?

What trauma must a person like that be going through to decide to take his/her life in a such a dramatic way and potentially creating more tragedy in the process?

And then I thought, has humanity really come to this, that someone has reached such hopelessness with life, that the only option left is death..

It is a clear sign that some people are now so disconnected to the natural Lores and rhythms of nature that they are unable to live with the reality of their lives. These Lores have been buried deep in our psyche, hidden away., They are the Lores that govern all life on this planet and when we do not uphold the Lore we feel, anxious, fearful , worried , angry, pain and sorrow. What we put out is what we attract back.

The more we understand and live within these Lores the more peaceful, loving harmonious and happy we become.

Today is New Moon in Sagittarius which I believe contributed to the death of this suicide. The dark side of the Moon can illuminate some of the negative qualities of Sagittarius, as I mentioned in my latest Lunascope for this moon:.”

If you are feeling trapped and stuck in a relationship or job, you are going to feel it more deeply over the next two weeks. Any inner resentment will be illuminated and will probably immerge from the depths, especially if it has been rolling around for a while.

You may find yourself in a situation where you can no longer keep your anger and frustration silent. However, there is no satisfaction in pouring petrol on an explosive situation. The more calm and aware you are the more effective you will be in communicating your feelings without a drama or a hurting others with your blunt and stinging assertions.”

In exact contrast, I have had a wonderful day having lunch with my sister and then having tea with all the women from my family, my mum, sister, my one year old niece, my aunt and two very close cousins. It was our own take on ‘thanksgiving’ and clearly reflected the loving energy that surrounds our family. “The more we radiate our joy and love out into the world, the more we see it reflected back in our own lives.”

The Moon is here as a guiding light to help us understand what is happening and how we can best utilise the positive energies rather than the negative ones. Forwarned is forearmed and when we begin to live more Shamanically by following the Moon energies and the Natural Lores we begin to automatically see a huge shift in the World..

Love and blessings

Rebekah Shaman

Over the last few days I have felt that things are becoming clearer, and the dark fog I have been in for the last year seems to be getting lighter and brighter… I am receiving so much inspiration and the creativity is flowing. This is because Mercury is going Retrograde tomorrow and for the last few days the energy has been ramped up to get things completed or clear before we reach this quarterly milestone.

Mercury Retrograde plays an important part in our yearly cycle as it slows things down, enabling us to have a breather from the intense flow of the river. It gives us the opportunity to re-examine, reflect and revise what we have been working on over the last few months to make sure we are on the right track and clear with our visions and goals.

2012 is almost upon us, and things are going to look very different this time next year!! Use this Mercury Retrograde wisely.Whatever has been happening for you since August, this is the time for integration, evaluation and reflection. This is the last opportunity of 2011 to really take stock of who you are, where you are and where you are going.

Mercury retrograde under the sign of Sagittarius can also flag up some of the meaningful connections we have made over the last few months. If certain people come to mind, follow it up by contacting them, even if you are not sure why. Magic happens when we trust our intuition and reconnect to a person who is in our thoughts, however random they might be.

The more you listen to your intuition over these three weeks the clearer things will become and you will be more able to ride the wave once Mercury goes forward on 13th December, that will take us into the new year.

For those of you who are not familiar with Mercury Retrograde, Mercury is the planet of Communication and every four months it goes retrograde (meaning it looks as if it is going backwards from the perspective of Earth) for about three weeks.

This can have a detrimental effect on any electronic devices, with malfunctions, breakdowns and quirks appearing in the system. Likewise, written communications and signed agreements can often look very different after Mercury goes forward again, so it is advisable not to sign anything important or make any decisions until after 13th December.

Enjoy the Ride

Love and Blessings

Rebekah Shaman xx

It is no coincidence that people all over the world are choosing today to unite and send love and healing into the world. Groups from all religions, traditions, nationalities and beliefs are coming together to raise the consciousness of themselves and each other in a collective understanding that now more than ever we have to unite together in Love and Harmony in order to change the trajectory we are going in.

On this day, 11.11.11 the energy of this Master number is particularly potent. It has an intense vibration of pure consciousness and reminds us that we are spiritual beings having a human experience. 11 is a Master number symbolising the power of leadership and inspiration, coupled with the expectation of achieving greatness which can lead to inner tension and intense pressure to perform.

Today, we can more easily tap into this energy and realise our own unique potential, our own inner greatness. We are reaching a crucial time on the planet where we can no longer bury our heads in the sand and pretend everything is going to be ok. However, this can also be coupled with frustration at the limitations we are feeling right now to change what is happening in our lives both externally, regarding the environmental, political and economic turmoil and our own individual personal issues and challenges.

The Taurus full moon is also increasing this energy by illuminating those issues that are holding us back and the potential of what we know we can achieve. The power of 11.11.11 reminds us of the power of synchronicity and magic - we just need to set out in intention what we want to manifest and allow the universal magic to guide us to it.

11.11.11 is a day of hope and inspiration, reminding us that life is what we make it, that we are co-creators of our reality and we have the power to manifest our dreams and visions. This is the day to plant the seeds of peace and harmony within, in order to find the peace and harmony in the external world.

I hope you enjoyed the powerful energy of today and got a bit clearer on your own unique role in the world. That you saw a glance of your unique talents, offerings and gifts that will help make the world a better place and the realisation that if each one of us experiences peace and harmony within ourselves, each ripple of energy will unite to eventually become a current that will change the course of humanity.

But we can only do it together and today reminds us that only our own personal change will lead to collective change.

Love and Blessings

Rebekah xxx

TAURUS FULL MOON – Thursday 10th November 20:16
We have almost reached the penultimate full Moon of 2011, Taurus Full Moon and the time seems to be flying. At times it has been challenging to keep our heads afloat this rapid flow, as change comes thick and fast.

For many the last two weeks have been an emotional roller coaster, as we faced some deep issues within ourselves, and faced some uncomfortable truths. Now the Taurus full Moon has come with its bullish energy to boot us out of any residue emotional lethargy.

Taurus Full Moon tells us: “This is a time for grounding yourself and accepting the reality of what is. Don’t fight the change that is happening in your life, but learn to go with the flow, surrendering to what is happening without judging. Accept that what is happening is for your greatest good and is giving you the opportunity to find inner resources you never knew you had, making you stronger, more courageous, forgiving and loving.”

After the very emotional and watery Scorpio new Moon, this Taurus Moon will help us to focus on what needs to get done. Taurus helps us to become more diligent, creative and persistent, so we can get our projects and creative endeavours really moving. If our hearts and minds are in full alignment, this Moon can bring a magical quality with it where we meet the right people at the right time to help and support us.

It has come at the perfect time as Mercury goes Retrograde on 23rd November for three weeks so this is the time to complete as much as the ground work as possible. Mercury rules communication so when it goes retrograde things can go a bit haywire. However, forewarned is forearmed so use these next two weeks to prepare yourself for the coming retrograde. Any mechanical equipment that you have been meaning to buy – do it now. Complete any paperwork or sign any documents now, while the clarity of Taurus is guiding us.

If you are just starting out on a project, Taurus brings the sacred into the mundane. It enables us to see the larger picture of where our projects can take us, while still keeping our feet on the ground and being practical about what needs to be done next, in order to realise the higher vision.

Taurus fertilises the seeds of our dream, helping us to see the possibilities of creating what we truly desire. It inspires us and feeds the creative spark to push us forward in a constructive, logical and practical fashion.

Under this Moon we also recognise the importance of stability in our material lives. We feel a deeper gratitude and appreciation for our lovers and partners and may see them in a more gracious, positive light. We may feel inspired to rearrange, feng shui or change a room around, shifting the energy so that it reflects our inner transformation.

However, be aware not to be a bull in a china shop. Taurus teaches us we cannot push the river, or make things happen any faster than they are going. Everything is in divine timing, and we cannot control the natural flow of life.

Taurus also has a propensity to be stubborn and unyielding to the situation. Don’t get too attached to how you want things to be if they are not going that way. When we work in a team we all have to be heard and listened too. If things are getting fractious, call a meeting so everyone gets to speak their truth and utilise Taurus’s ability to see the deeper spiritual desires and wants needing to be met.

Taurus nurtures our creative landscape, giving us enthusiasm as fertiliser for our dreams, and a fertile soil to dig deep, strong roots. It shifts us out of procrastination and into a more energetic ‘doing’ mode, working with the flow of life so we find ourselves effortlessly manifesting what we need in order to see our projects materialising in the world.

I will end this Lunascope with the wise words of Henry Ford:

“Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait. The grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas.”

Love and Blessings
Rebekah Shaman xxx

So the die has been cast and I am on my way to Hereford to sit a ten day Vipassana meditation retreat. This has been a very powerful process of letting go and yet trusting my deepest intuition, because my deepest intuition seemed very clear…that I would be sitting in Meditation over this new Moon and Samhain.

All the signs pointed to being in Hereford and yet, without being in control i just had to be patient and see what happened next, moment to moment. And at 1pm I got the call I had a place. I was so relieved that I had followed my intuition, because I am mentally prepared, and was physically ready. Within three hours I had packed and caught the train to Hereford.

But in the blessing of going, is also the burden of missing some magical experiences that would have happened if I had not got a place. I had to cancel two workshops I was facilitating, letting down a good friend, missing a very old and dear friend who is visiting from Peru, missing a gathering of witches for Samhain, having a good friend over to stay and missing my nieces first birthday.

And this is the duality of life – where we are constantly gaining and losing something. When one door opens another one closes. In order to enjoy life fully we can only let go and embrace it all, knowing that whatever happens is for our highest good and the highest good of all. Everything is a blessing!!!

So my path has become clear and I am about to embark on ten days of deep reflection, integration and meditation. Only in the silence can we really understand what is happening deep within us, only in the silence can we hear our deepest desires, and this is true wisdom.

To all those who are at your crossroads…May the path open up for you effortlessly and easily, and may the Force be with you…

Until I return…biggest Hugs

Rebekah xx

This being the intimate Scorpio Moon, I would like to share my ritual experience of Clearing out Clutter and Unearthing the Past (a rather intimate experience!), but one that was extremely rewarding hence my need to share it with you.

Clearing out Clutter is a metaphor for clearing your life of anything, or anyone that is no longer going to serve you in the future. This is a ritual in taking what is most useful and leaving the rest behind in the past, where it belongs.

It means letting go of friendships and relationships that are no longer serving you. What I mean by that is any relationship that doesn’t allow you to be truly yourself; where you pretend to be someone else to fit in with that other persons view of who they think you are.

This Moon gives us the energy to let go of any stuff that is just blocking the way for new things to happen and not offering you any other service. It’s time to make room for the new energy, the new cycle, the new relationships that are coming in.

We are also being affected by Samhain (Hallowe’en), the festival to honour our ancestors,and our past so it is also a good time to dig deep and unearth any things from your past that can serve you in the future. It is a ritual of letting go of the clutter and saving what is precious from your past to help guide your future.

Today I found myself going down to my Ex’s lock up, that we used to share, to look for a file that seems to have disappeared during the chaos of last year.

I am coming to the end of my copies of the ‘The Shaman’s Last Apprentice so I need the file that contains all the book material, in order to reprint.

I was amazed to find a whole load of boxes in the lockup. Wonderful, precious books and old diaries, things I thought I had lost forever in my personal fire last October. But most of all, I found my CD collection, built up over years and with priceless albums, from 2003, from conscious artists passing through London from the conscious underground scene.

And one of those CD’s is a very special one that had been lost for years. It suddenly disappeared and after a few years of painful prangs of regret that I had lost this sacred music, I let it go. It is called Ancestors and I swapped it for one of my books, in a festival years ago. It is a cosmic CD of indigenous men and women singing, invoking, ceremonialising, chanting with a very subtle trance accompaniment. It’s a powerful CD for ritual dancing, and connecting.

And there it was tucked safely between some pretty awesome CD’s in a plastic case. It was a truly wonderful moment. It was a reminder that some things are returned to us eventually! I And some things don’t survive the fire, like my TSLA book file I was looking for. It wasn’t anywhere. I see where life may be taking me with this…

Scorpio Moon/Samhain is here to help us overcome our blocks and boundaries so if you have been putting it off now is the time to catch the Scorpio wave and get it done. It will be so rewarding. You will see how far you have come, what you need to let go of, what can come with you to your next adventure…this is the perfect time!

Scorpio is also a very sensual Moon so don’t be surprised if you feel sexy and horny, or find a lover. See it as Planetary Viagra that only comes twice a year! Enjoy the intimacy and Pleasure!

Catch this Scorpio wave as it passes, as the next Moon brings a whole new energy….and things will be a whole lot different.

Clearing the clutter, unearthing the past is a liberating process of letting go and under this Moon it is the perfect time to enjoy it fully, knowing you are preparing for something MUCH BETTER!!!

May the Force Be With YOU

Love and Blessings

Rebekah x

I have just come out of a Ceremonial Bath and instead of going to bed, I am inspired to write a little bit about it. Humans, we are creatures of ritual and ceremony and always have been. The indigenous cultures of the North, East and South all have ceremonies and rituals, every day, to remind them of the sacred and symbiolic connection we have with Nature. When we work with Nature she works with us. When we are reliant on Nature for our survival, we are more respectful of how we treat Her.

In the West we have forgotten our ceremonies and rituals, diluted down to the four biggest consumer holidays - Easter, Samhain/Halloween, Christmas, Valentine’s Day which is around the pagan festival of Imbolc and and a few others (Mothers Day, Fathers Day, Long Bank holiday first week of May, representing Beltane).

The more we disconnect from rituals and ceremonies the more we disconnect from Nature and things become disharmonious. When we begin using ritual and ceremony in our lives and consciously start using Nature to our advantage, to our benefit, the easier life becomes, because we are working directly with Her, together.

Anything and everything can become a Ritual because its all about conscious intention. When we set a conscious intention, we become co-creators with Nature because we know Nature must respond. This is because we and everything else on this planet are just molecules vibrating at a very high velocity giving the impression that we are solid.

So we are just hundreds of wavelets that are just creating this illusion. And those wavelets carry a vibration. And the vibration that you are sending out on this cellular frequency is the vibration that will be returned to you. So whatever is happening on a cellular DNA level that is what is happening in the world around you.

Rituals and Ceremonies help us to focus on what vibration we are sending out into the world and offers the space to listen to our higher selves, our intuition, that often doesn’t get a chance to butt in with all the noise and chaos. It is important that we give ourselves the time to listen to our inner voice. It is the one that takes us on the path of joy and harmony.

A ritual bath is always good to do over a New Moon but especially over the emotional watery Moons - Scorpio, Pisces and Cancer.

The Scorpio New Moon can be especially emotional as well. It is the Moon of intimacy and uncovers the dark/Hidden side of ourselves, leaving us vulnerable. It is also the Moon of passion so it stirs us up both creatively and sexually.

Run the bath hot, as hot as you can stand it. Turn the lights out and light three tea-lights, placing them two at the head and one at the feet.

Place some dried petals into the Bath, (I used a yellow rose that was given to me by my friend Equador three weeks ago today!). And add some essential oil (I used Lavender). When the bath is high enough to fully submerge yourself turn off the water and leave it to sit for about 5/10mins.

When you enter the water send gratitude and imagine yourself entering a holy sacred bath. I see it as my Mikveh. In Judaism the women used to ceremonial bathe in the Mikveh twice a month. It was a very powerful ritual cleansing after menstruation and before sex.

The Mikveh was even more important than the synogogue, and had to be the first thing built.

Immerse yourself completely into the water but keep your head above the water and if possible don’t get your hair wet. This is a spiritual bath for washing off energy, and being still, not for washing hair.

Breathe very slowly and deeply three times, from your root chakra all the way up your body and exhale out.

Now just lie back and be aware of your breathing. Become an observer of your thoughts. If you are feeling overwhelmed by memories and emotion, transmute it to gratitude for everything that is making you stronger, more resiliant, more real, more amazing, more magical, more of who you are!!

These are powerful rituals and when we find the attitude of gratitude for everything that is happening in our lives we begin to see that energy rippling back to us and its all the blessings…..

Try it and see and add a comment, I am interested to hear your experiences…

Love Rebekah x

I have met quite a lot of people recently who are standing at the Crossroads, waiting for the next step, the right path to open up for the them. They have dreams, desires, visions but are now waiting for life to provide the answers, the way, the signs. This is because we are being prepared for the coming months when we will begin to understand that we ARE and we are NOT in control. We can only pray that whatever happens is for the highest good of all and then let life lead us to where we need to go.

I, too have reached a crossroads on my path and now there are two paths to take. The paths are very clearly signposted; one is a 10 day silent Vipassana Meditation retreat, the other is not. The interesting thing is, I am no longer in control of where my destiny will lead me. I DON’T have to make the decision and that is a huge relief.

You see, I am on the waiting list for the Vipassana retreat and I am waiting for them to let me know if a space becomes available. If I do get on the course my life will go one way, if I don’t get on to the course my life will go another..and I can see both paths snaking off into opposite directions, determining where my life will go next!

And the implications are huge. Because each path will lead me on different adventures but towards the same destiny, and it feels fitting that I must now put my faith and trust in the flow of life to guide me where I need to be. I no longer need to carry the burden of right or wrong, or like Gandalf, wait to see what path seems most desirable.

The only thing I have to do is accept that it is all happening perfectly. Of course I have a desire to sit the Vipassana retreat. I was in the bath last week when I felt very strongly that I needed one and applied there and then. But over the last few years I have learnt that we are given what we need and not necessarily what we want. So I know, without doubt, that if I don’t get on the retreat, the other path will contain the exact same magic…just in a different way.

When we relinquish our expectations, attachments and desires and let our inner knowing guide us, the outcome is always magical and full of amazing experiences. This is my test to see whether I am calm and balanced regardless of what happens next. And whichever path opens up, I am ready and willing to embrace everything with the certainty and knowing that the Universe and life is here to give me what I truly need, not what I think I need.

And the more we can let go of our ego desires and surrender to a greater plan, and realise that we are all interconnected, the more we can see how life is always working for us, on behalf of us and is leading us to greater happiness, inner fulfillment and peace, and ultimately, our deepest most hidden heart desires.

Love and blessings

Rebekah x

Tonight is the Full Moon of Aries and this particular Moon holds a deep significance for me. This time last year I lost everything I had worked towards for the last seven years; my hemp business, my book business, my relationship, step-children, property investment. I went bankrupt on the Aries Full Moon and walked away with nothing but the energy of Aries to spur me into the dark unknown future with some fire in my belly.

For the first few months I was in deep shock. How could I have created my worst nightmare? What did I do wrong? Why were my dreams not realised? How did I fail so badly? How, when my intention was for the highest good, could I have lost everything?
My ego began to run wild and I could feel myself slipping into a depression, as all my belief systems collapsed under the weight of failure. It was my dark night of the soul and even worse I couldn’t answer any of the questions that were spinning round my head, as I didn’t know who I was, without my external world to project on.

I had become so attached to running my own hemp company, promoting hemp and shamanism, sitting on the Lambeth Enterprise Board, being a step-mum, distracted and torn-apart by a disintegrating relationship, that I had forgotten what I needed and desired, as me. When it was taken away I had no choice but to face myself..and it was a BIG shock.
I also knew that the deep anger and frustration I had with others was only hurting me. They had let go of me and moved on, untouched and unscathed by my situation To roll in anger and hatred was only going to affect my life and my future and I knew it would not serve me in any way.

The first thing I needed to do was find forgiveness. I had to forgive those I desperately wanted to blame for my downfall. It would have been easy to take the Victim route and blame everyone else for my misfortune. But Shamanism doesn’t do victim or blame - A shaman takes personal responsibility for everything that happens, knowing that everything manifested is a reflection of an inner process. And now I had manifested my biggest test, to walk my talk and take personal responsibility for what had happened without needing to blame or hate anyone else.

I needed some quiet time with myself, a luxury I hadn’t given myself for two years so I spent time in Vipassana meditation (I have been a Vipassana meditator for many years), reflecting on what had gone wrong, and why I had manifested this situation.
It was a tough few months but thanks to an amazing support network of wonderful, loving family and friends I began to see some light in the dark tunnel. I realised I had been given a unique opportunity to rediscover who I truly was without any external hooks.

By the new year I had found the compassion and love to forgive and be at peace with the situation, but my confidence was shattered. I knew that if I didn’t heal and reconnect with myself I would continue to make the same mistakes again, and I was too badly burnt to do that.

All I could do was set my intention to be healed and let the river of life take me to where I needed to go with no expectations or desires. So I began to embrace the unknown - or what I like to now call the ‘NO-THINGNESS.’ After some time I began to get use to not knowing what was going to happen next or how, and soon embraced the ‘no-thingness’ with excited anticipation, as the path opened up for me moment to moment…

And because my intention to heal was so clear I was taken on a journey of self-discovery, which led me to find real healing on all levels. It was also full of incredible adventures, meeting truly magical and wonderful people and slowly understanding my own darkness and destruction.

The journey has taken a year and I find myself in a nostalgic position. This time last year I was in the depths of my personal hell. This year I am in bliss. Nothing much has changed externally but internally, my whole world has changed and I now know that this is the key.

It is all about what is happening internally because what we think is what we manifest. I HAD to manifest my worst fear because that was the energy I was projecting onto the world. I was subconsciously being ruled by fear; Fear of failure, fear of money, fear of loss, and so that is what I created in reality.

However, I also know that a dream only dies when you let go of it. Despite the challenges, setbacks and obstacles that have been in my way, my visions and dreams are stronger than ever and when you believe in the dream without fear or doubt it must come true….

I also learned that we live in a duality reality, and that when there is darkness there is always light, when there is hatred, there is love; when there is sorrow, there is joy; when there is pain, there is pleasure. Sometimes we just get so caught up in the dark we cannot see the light. This experience has taught me to always look for the positive in the negative and the negative in the positive. It brings stability to a situation and helps to give a more balanced perspective on any challenge.
But probably most importantly I have learned to love myself for who I am, without needing anything externally to prove it…and that is true liberation.

Love and Hugs
Rebekah Shaman

Today is the most sacred day for Jews - Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement. It is the one day in the whole year that we are asked to fast without food or water for 25 hours so we can dedicate all day for prayer and meditation with God.

In Judaism we believe that every Jew has a direct and personal relationship with God. The Rabbi is only considered a spiritual mentor, he does not have the power to speak to God on our behalf. So however neglectful we might have been throughout the year, this is the one day that we can actually sit down and have a long talk with God and ask for forgiveness, compassion and love for the coming year. If we prayed long and hard enough God would put me in the Book of Life or the Book of Death.

As a child I believed that if I did something wrong or sinful I would be put in the Book of Death or be terribly punished, or worse my prayers would not be answered. But as I grew older I began to see people in positions of power doing things much worse than me but they were not getting punished.

Big businesses using up our precious natural resources, great swathes of our rainforests and ancient forests are being destroyed, local communities decimated by war and oil, the three biggest global industries being the three most destructive; oil, arms and pharmaceuticals. TO be honest I just didn’t get it and felt dazed and confused.

SO why was I told that on Yom Kippur, the righteous would be rewarded and the sinful punished when it was so obviously a lie? I decided to explore other philosophies, religions and ideas to find out why people who could do the most terrible things and live unpunished while the innocent, righteous people were being punished with poverty. It just didn’t make sense.

And it was Shamanism that had the answer for me. Shamanism is about living more in tune with nature. Remembering that we are a part of this natural world and so we live within its universal laws and one of the most fundamental universal laws is all intentions are fulfilled regardless of how.

So if your clear intention is to make a million pounds, than that is what you will manifest and if you are not conscious, nor aware you will make your money however you want, regardless of how it may impact another.

But the tide is changing now and our consciousness is evolving. We can no longer choose to make a million if its going to negatively affect the planet or another human being. We are beginning to see that we are human community and if we hurt another for our own selfish greed we will start to experience that pain ourselves.

Things are going to become very strange over the next few months. We are going to see millionaires become penniless and penniless people become millionaires. We are going to see people in power topple as the system begins to collapse and they have no plan B in place.

SO be careful what you intentionalise because its going to come true. The more conscious and awake you are the more you will be able to align your desires with your deepest unconscious. When your mind, body and spirit are aligned then magic happens and your intention is manifested instantaneously.

So for me Yom Kippur has become a very important day for meditating, visioning, reflecting and getting clear on my intentions. I may not go to the Synogogue to pray but my prayers are being heard loud and clear.

It is the perfect opportunity to take a day out - just me and ‘God’ sitting, talking, laughing and reminising and reminding me that everything is happening perfectly, and knowing that whatever comes next is surely what we deserve.

I will end with a little Yiddish Proverb…and may your prayers too be turned to blessings this Yom Kippur weekend ..

“Prayers go up and blessings come down”

Wow this Moon has been big and round and super powerful, as it is still reverberating from the last three eclipses which increased the energy of the planet and has had a significant effect on us.

As mentioned in my last blog the Capricorn Moon is ruled by Saturn the planet of restrictions and limitations. This Moon is bringing to the surface everything that is no longer serving us.

The full Moon illuminates our deepest subconscious thoughts and feelings. See this Capricorn full Moon as an opportunity to face the fears and limitations that are usually hidden deep in the subconscious.

This Moon is also flagging up the gap between who we know we are and what we are doing in the practical world. Many of us are caught between the two, as we become clearer of what we don’t want and how our conditionings and negative thought patterns are holding us back from being who we really are.

We are hurtling towards 2012 and the Moon and planets are here to help us to consciously evolve, in other words it’s time to WAKE UP and realise that we more than what we have been taught to believe. However, it is a step by step process of letting go of everything that does not empower us.

The last few Moons, indeed the last few years, have been peeling away the layers of fear and confusion so we can become more aligned with our deepest intuitions. This Moon in particular is illuminating all our deepest fears that are stopping us from jumping into the unknown and making the practical changes we know we must make.

Instead of becoming a victim of this Moon, use its energy to receive everything that is coming up, allowing yourself to honestly look at the issues that are being illuminated. By accepting that this is how you are feeling at the deepest level, you can consciously make the changes you need too.

The key this Moon is to embrace everything that is happening, recognising the beautiful blessings, as well as the burdens and most importantly….

Enjoy the Ride….

Many Blessings

Rebekah Shaman

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FULL MOON in CAPRICORN – FRIDAY 15th JULY @ 06.40 GMT/02.40 EST

Phew….it’s been an intense few months with the last three Moons influenced by solar and lunar eclipses. These eclipses have raised the energy on the planet to help blast us through the illusions and shake many of us awake. The final Solar eclipse (until November!) during the new Moon in Cancer at the beginning of July is still reverberating and is continuing to affect us as we reach the Capricorn full Moon on the 15th July.

This Capricorn full Moon brings the focus back to the practical details. It is a Cardinal Earth-sign and grounds us back in the present. This is a time to take practical action inspired by the last watery, emotional Cancer Moon that prompted us to nurture ourselves, our passions and our visions and reminded us of our responsibility to ourselves, our family and friends and especially to the Planet.

Now we are being guided to look at the most practical aspects of our lives to see if they are in tune with these passions, dreams and visions. It illuminates our deepest feelings about ourselves regarding our physical presence in the World and whether we are living in integrity and harmony with our deepest desires.

The Capricorn Moon tells us:
“Be inspired during this Full Moon and ALLOW the inner callings of your heart to be heard and actioned. It is time to speak up for what you want, and live the life you desire. We must now take personal responsibility for our lives and make the practical changes we know we must make. The doorway of opportunity is open right now, so jump into the unknown and trust that everything will turn out just right.”

This Moon is ruled by Saturn, the planet of restriction and limitations, which is heightened by a Capricorn Moon. However, it also brings structure and focus so that we can become more pragmatic about our projects and re-evaluate the reality of a situation, project or creative endeavour. We may also find ourselves being pushed into a situation that changes things dramatically and we are unable to stop it.

Don’t become a victim or feel depressed if this happens or try and control anything. Instead surrender to the flow of the river and trust that it is all happening perfectly. We are creating everything in our lives, at the deepest level, and as soon as we accept that, we can shift our perspective and recognise the positive outcome.

This Moon is here to help us realise if what we are doing is worthwhile and for the greater good of humanity and the Earth. The call to be part of the solution rather than the disease is stronger than ever and for many the need to be a part of the change is stronger than the desire to be only concerned with individual gain, and anything that is holding us back will end.

This Capricorn Moon will be particularly powerful, as the reverberation of the eclipses has heightened the energy on the planet enabling us to break through the fear and lethargy that stops us from doing what we really want to be doing.

Use this Moon to take practical action by catching up with important emails and communications, updating websites or getting things organised and filed. Under this Moon we are also motivated to spread our ideas, knowledge and wisdom to others by any creative means that inspire us.

Both in the micro and macrocosms we will see big changes happening as people become more vocal in their thoughts and feelings about what is happening on the planet. We can no longer remain silent and for many this moon will inspire us to spread our visions and perspectives.

Be aware that you can only do what is right for you. Everyone is on their own journey and you cannot control anyone or a specific situation. The more you attempt to exert your control the more conflict and negativity you will create. Instead do what you need to do for you and you will find that things will flow much more easily.

Now more than ever we are being urged by our inner voices to take the leap and follow our hearts. Capricorn helps us to get practical, disciplined and focused on what we really need to be doing and this full Moon will serve as a reminder that now is the time to feel the fear and do it anyway.

I will end this Lunascope with the wise words of Mitch Albom:

“The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.”

Love and Blessings
Rebekah Shaman xxx