BY AKUA GARCIA

Happy Scorpio season star family. I pray you are well as we transition to another season of cosmic alignment. The days are beginning to get darker; the clocks will fall back ushering shorter days and longer nights. Many people are impacted by the changes surrounding us. The onset of seasonal depression begins as we have a decrease in vitamin D. We are not outdoors moving our bodies as much as we tend to stay indoors a bit more. The cosmos supports this darker time, let’s look deeper into Scorpio season.

Scorpio season begins October 23^rd to November 22^nd. Scorpio is a water sign, representing the deeper, darker aspects of the divine feminine energy. Governed by both Mars and Pluto, Scorpio is the sign of transformation by way of death and rebirth.  This Scorpio season we have an eclipse on October 28^th, making the energy extra potent for transformation. Scorpio looks at our deeper emotions, our feelings that are often repressed under the surface of our smile. Scorpio is a sign of mystery, power, intuition, spirituality, sexuality as well as money. This upcoming eclipse season will call us to reflect on our values as it corresponds with the Scorpio traits. It’s a time of reviewing where we give our power to begin reclaiming.

Scorpio season is also a great season for shadow work. Shadow work is a psychological insight into the darker aspects of our personality. Coined by Carl Jung, renowned psychiatrist, shadow work allows us to explore the darker sides of ourselves.  Our fears, traumatic experiences, the parts of ourselves that we deny, repress or carry shame around, resides in our shadows. However, beneath what we have buried we tend to find our light. When we release all the heavy emotions and experiences of our past, it makes room for all the things we have denied ourselves under the notion of not being lovable or enough.

The eclipse will illuminate our values and self-worth. It is the last eclipse of the Taurus/Scorpio axis that started about a year and a half ago. It is also a full moon eclipse, signaling closure, endings of a cycle. Our traumatic experiences often have us questioning our self-worth. We are often left emotionally scarred, afraid to trust others and most importantly ourselves. Unresolved emotions take a toll on our self-esteem, mental and physical health. The things we repress show up overtime in our triggers.  Each time we are triggered our nervous system remembers how it feels during the time of the original event.  We often react the same way we have been conditioned to; we repress it.

This Scorpio season I encourage you to sit with your darker side of your personality.  Our personality is formed by our personal reality.  We have to get real with ourselves and tell ourselves the whole truth. It’s ok to hurt, it’s ok not to be ok, but to deny your emotions, how you truly feel is a form of self-denial. Our triggers are gateways to our glimmers of more light and love. Our shadows are mostly childhood fears that continue to manifest in different ways as we grow older. They impact our relationship with ourselves and show up in triggering forms in our relationships with others.

Scorpio season helps face our shadows and take our power back. We can no longer hide, play small, or allow shame to keep us hostage in the past. This is the nature of the work that I do. I use Shadow work astrology to help the collective: unpack their own shadows, face their fears and reclaim their lives on their terms.

I have assisted over 100 people in overcoming traumatic childhood experiences.  Some of my clients were at the point of not wanting to live anymore to now leading wholesome, healthy, aligned lives. We can tell a new story and live a new life, but we must be willing to venture into our darkness to reclaim our light. I call my work “Tha Bloodcl@t Work.” I recognize traveling through our inner darkness is no easy feat, but to be able to reclaim our light, our power, our love for self, is priceless.

This Scorpio season comes with the eclipse and Halloween, don’t let your fears continue to spook you out of your blessings.  Use the support of the cosmos to call your power back.  Let your valuable transformation begin!

BY AKUA GARCIA

Happy fall season star family!  We have officially said goodbye to summer, hope it was good to you. Now that we have switched seasons, we may notice our energy levels also fluctuating during this time as we realign to what the season brings.

Fall also brings with it the onset of Libra season. Libra is the sign symbolized by the scales, reminding us that life is a balancing act. The first day of fall we experience an equal amount of sunlight and darkness. We often strive for equality when trying to balance things in our lives, however I have found balance is more about harmony rather than equality.

Libra is ruled by the planet Venus, the planet: of love, values and resources.  Libra is the sign of relationships, partnerships and justice. It calls us to look within the dynamics of our relationships. With Venus highlighting our values, just leaving retrograde, we may feel more inclined to review the value base in our current relationships. We can often step into relationships based on aesthetics, or physical attraction. Libra also fancies aesthetics and beauty, however when the aesthetics change or fade away, we will be left with what really keeps the relationship together.

Building a value-based foundation for our relationships is key for building strong relationships. Our values tell us what we prioritize, they help us direct our energy, time and resources. When our values do not align, it makes it extremely difficult to balance how we show up in our relationships.

Life is relational. From the moment we are born, we are in contact with someone else. We learn a lot about values in childhood from our parents, caregivers, teachers, peers and environment. As we get older, we hold onto the values that resonate the most with us, then begin to internalize these values as our own. Venus was retrograde, calling us to review the intentions behind our relationships.  As we have entered this fall season, we may need to let go, or let old value systems fall away that no longer serve us.

We might have grown up in a home where expressing our emotions wasn’t valued as much as hard work. We may find now in our current relationship dynamics we may not know how to advocate for our emotional needs, instead work harder at proving our value to others. This dynamic will lead down a spiral of people pleasing, often feeling unfulfilled. Coming back to what we truly value for ourselves, then working to express and embody said values will help attract others with those similar values.

When we are working with similar values in our personal relationships, or business partnerships, it allows us to build a foundation that everyone can prioritize. Having similar values cultivates a space for emotional safety making way for everyone to show up as their full authentic selves. It is only in authentic connections we can ensure we have the capacity to not just meet and serve our needs, but those of the ones we value and love.

This fall season I challenge you to review the intentions of your relationships. Our relationships start with ourselves, how we love ourselves, how we value ourselves is going to directly show up, impacting our relationships. Are there any beliefs, fears, patterns, value systems that you need to let fall away in order to restore balance and harmony in your relationships? Are you looking outside of yourself for emotional validation of your needs? How can you begin to express and embody your values?

The trees don’t worry about the leaves that are falling away, they know they have served their purpose. The leaves transform in colour and expression, then fall away to nurture and sustain the tree. In this transformation season of fall, let go of the anxiety of letting go; know that what falls away is going to sustain your transformation to make room for the relationships that truly value you. Fall is about to show us how beautiful letting go can be.

BY AKUA GARCIA

Greetings star family!  I pray this finds you well.  We are winding down the last days of summer, the children have returned to school and others have returned to the office. We are coming back to a sense of routine; we are being called to fall back into alignment.

But alignment with what exactly?  Alignment has become a buzzword much like manifestation over the last few years.  As these terms appear more in the mainstream, they often tend to lose authenticity in value and in meaning.  So, what do I mean when I speak of alignment?

To be aligned means to be in a position of agreement or alliance with something or someone.  When I speak of alignment, I am referring to being in alignment or agreement with the quality of your life.  If we are agreeing and claiming allegiance to people, places or things that are detrimental to our growth, we are out of alignment.  Hence, we will manifest a life that reflects these decisions.  We may say, no one would willingly align with something knowing it can be harmful. However, everyday many people wake to go to jobs they dislike, remain in loveless relationships, as well as think and act in ways that betray or neglect their dreams and true expression.  This is why I do the work that I do, to bring you back to alignment with your neglected dreams and buried passions. I want to show you that within you is a powerful light, here to shine your thoughts, visions, ideas and authentic expression.  My goal is to realign you with the essence of you, that’s your superpower.

On September 14^th, the universe will cosign this alignment assignment with a New Moon in Virgo.  Virgo is a mutable earth sign.  Mutable signs show us how we can become more flexible, in an earth sign, it shows how to pivot and shapeshift.  Virgo influences our daily routines, how we show to serve and our wellness.  Ruled by Mercury, Virgo also speaks to our communication style, moreso how we think and break down information. For this reason, Virgo is known for overthinking, getting stuck in the mind seeking perfection. As mentioned earlier, Virgo is an earth sign, the goal is to ground your ideas from your mind by serving your dreams on a daily basis.  When you are not serving your dreams, you are likely serving someone else’s. This form of self-neglect will impact your overall wellness as you routinely deny yourself, you are sending a mental note to your body that you do not matter. The New Moon in Virgo said, it’s time for a new routine, time for a new message.

New Moons are times for making new intentions and commitments.  We can use this New Moon to set new intentions around the way we serve as well as whom we are serving. On a daily basis, how often are you tending to your personal dreams and goals?  Does your daily routine reflect how much you value yourself and your gifts?  Have past experiences conditioned you to forfeit your right to dream?  Sit with these questions, then ask yourself what are you truly aligning to?  Are you in agreement or allegiance to what is showing up?  If not, Uranus has now entered the chat.

Uranus is the planet of change, freedom and liberation. His change can feel sudden, even chaotic at times, as Uranus brings life changing change. Sometimes we know what needs to change but are not sure how. Uranus often shows up during these times and puts the change right in our faces. Uranus will be making a positive connection with the New Moon. If we do not like what we are aligning to by way of our service and allegiance, Uranus will support us through the transition, but we must trust the process.  It can feel chaotic as we challenge in some cases years of conditioning from our childhood, relationships and environments that have told us serving ourselves and purpose is wrong. Advocating for yourself can seem combative while putting yourself first is selfish. Living for others is not sustainable. Virgo rules the digestive system, you cannot eat for others while starving yourself. If we want to be of good service, we need the energy and sustenance to do so. Living a life aligned to your dreams allows you to serve yourself as well as others, genuinely and authentically.  With Uranus aspecting the Moon, you may experience changes in how you physically eat as well, if we are not taking care of our body, it becomes harder to sustain the dreams of ourselves and others. Fall back into alignment with YOU this New Moon!

If you find yourself struggling with past conditioning, feeling guilty for wanting to align with your passion, I am always here to assist. Your astrology chart has the answers you seek.

This New Moon in Virgo is preparing us for our Kosmic half year review. This is our last New Moon before the eclipse season.  Eclipse brings major transformations and resets.  Be clear on what you would like to harvest and what needs to change in order to sustain your dreams, your health and your allegiance to you. We have the power to change, give yourself permission to break the rules of your conditioning, choose you, serve you for once, it’s not selfish, it’s necessary.