By Loy Combs

The party is about over! Get ready to say goodbye, adieu , farewell, bonsoir, adios, ciao to the astrological year that began last year on March 21, 2009.

The farewell festivity begins with The Moon Goddess’’s Candle Moon phase with its New Moon on February 13, 2010. You will not see the Candle Moon at this time though, as it is the Moon Goddess’’s dark moon time. She is off on her monthly trek around Mother Earth. At 6:52 PM PST, 9:52 EST the Moon Goddess positions herself directly between Mother Earth and the Sun God, receiving illumination from the Sun God’’s sun rays.

If you tune in at this time, you could consciously feel a gravitational pull on your emotions. The more you tune in, connect, you can surf your emotions right into the magical realm of your intuition.

As the New Moon falls within the time of Aquarius, you will want to use your scientific reasoning to begin pondering just how you will bring the year to a close with love.

Moon Goddess Seven-Day Captivating Full Moon Guidance

A natural access to your intuition is the assurance of the Moon Goddess if each month you embrace her seven-day captivating full moon guidance.

February 25 - Prepare Your Physical Body - Self Discipline

Three days before any of the Moon Goddess’’s Full Moon’’s is the time to prepare your physical body to receive the magical moonbeam rays on the full moon. That means concentrating on the quality/virtue of self discipline for a few moments, and have fun becoming more disciplined with your body today.

Do not ask anyone what you should do today to be more disciplined, as the virtue/quality begins with self as in self-discipline. This is the one day of the month you give your body as much of your attention as possible. You want your body strong and in control so it can receive without resistance the full moon energy which is coming just three days from now.

February 26 -Prime Your Emotions- Beauty

Two days before the full moon arrives, you want to prepare your emotions by infusing them with beauty. Always start with your body; it is your own distinctive art piece. Dress yourself in such a way that says, I love you, you are beautiful. Then shine a light on your inner beauty, on those qualities that you use to express your love in a myriad of ways.

February 27 - Make Ready Your Mind - Inspiration

Today, the day before the Candle Full Moon is a time to prepare your mind to receive the Moon Goddess’’s Full Moon energies. You do that by using your mind to inspire yourself, to come up with a plan to implement the intuitive impressions that you receive on the Full Moon.

February 28 - Moon Goddess’’s Candle Full Moon - 8:38 AM PST

Although it is true we will receive the full impact of the Full Moon energies at the exact time of 8:38 AM PST, the veil pulls back ever so slightly between the dimensions of life/death for a full twenty four period. That is twelve hours before starting at 8:38 PM on the 27th, lasting until 8:38 PM on the 28th.

If you are receptive, you could receive impressions from those that have gone on before you that are now in other dimensions. The most prized transmission however is from your higher self, that conscious part of you that is fully awake, directing your every move in this dimension.

The Candle Full Moon is occurring during Pisces, a time of endings with love.

March 1 - Incorporate with Your Mind - Clarity

On the day after the full moon, is a day to engage your mind now, clarify the transmis-sions you received, no matter how fleeting.

If you are a beginner or did not prepare well to fully receive the energies, then look at any areas of your life where you feel finished, full, ready to go on to the next ledge of your mountain of life. Make a responsible plan for ending what you have outgrown, but with love.

March 2 - Integrate with Your Emotions - Acceptance

Acceptance is your mantra today, to accept yourself, where you are on your journey with all the parts of you that are magical as well as the parts that are still left to balance. A new year will soon be here, more opportunities.

Then turn your attention toward the meaningful people in your life that shared parts of your journey during the last astrological year that began last March 21, 2009. Probably not everyone will be going forward with you when the new year begins, so thank them now for the part they played in your life last year so you could learn, could grow.

March 3 - Assimilate with your Physical Body - Action

On the last of the seven-day Candle full moon period, start implementing what you re-ceived until the next New Moon. The Moon Goddess’’s moonbeams are beginning to wane, and the candles'’ flickers will soon be no more. It is time to let your light sparkle, become brighter.

Shine your spotlight on the soul qualities that you developed during the past year, as that is your reward for all those heart wrenching experiences that you might have gone through.

Imitate the gold miners, sifting through all the dirt, the sand, to find the golden nuggets hidden underneath. Your gold nuggets are qualities, like courage, caring, patience, hu-mility. These qualities are the real gold of life and are rightfully yours. Consciously claim them as you will be taking them with you as a New Year begins on March 21, 2010.

About The Author

Accomplished astrologist and relationship specialist, Loy (Combs) Young guides you to awaken your intuition by embracing the cosmic energies. Learn how to Live a life of Love. Visit Loy at http://www.loysrelationshipastrology.info/about/

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By Anna Stookey, MA, MFT, CHt.

When Kevin found out that he had a rare autoimmune disease, he shut down not only physically but emotionally. He wasn'’t sure how much of his life would ever look the same: what would he be able to do or not do? It was hard to hang out with friends who didn'’t understand his diagnosis or the fact that some days he'’d be feeling good and other days he'’d have to cancel plans at the last minute because his symptoms were flaring up. He felt helpless and depressed.

Like him, when Nancy found out that she had contracted a skin disease that would mean forever living with and treating her symptoms, she felt fearful and drew back from her life. Because the diagnosis also affected her physical appearance, she found her confidence shrinking in social situations and wasn'’t sure how to move forward.

Both Kevin and Nancy found themselves not only afraid of what their diagnoses would mean for them in the years to come, they also found themselves afraid of and confused by their own bodies: wondering where the illness came from, what caused it and why their bodies had decided to spring it on them now.

For many people diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, there are a myriad of feelings: shock, anger, betrayal. The life you thought you knew is changing, and your own body is responsible. Far from being able to control it, you now find yourself at the mercy of your body’’s symptoms and issues. It may be one of the few times in your life that you simply have to throw up your hands and live with whatever is unfolding.

One of the most important things you can do for yourself-if you live with or have been recently diagnosed with an autoimmune disease-is to think about how these feelings about your body have actually been affecting you, and to begin to give yourself some tools to heal.

1)Your Body’’s Confused Too
Because the symptoms of an autoimmune disease are coming from your own body, it’’s easy to feel like your body itself is attacking you. It’’s important to understand that your body is actually struggling with the same issues you are, trying to right its own balance. If you can see yourself on the same team as your body–rather than opposing sides-you can find ways to work together with what’’s happening rather than being at odds with each other.

2)Give Up Blame & Guilt
You may have been blaming your body for doing this to you or even blaming yourself for whatever it is you think you did that made your autoimmune disease happen. Many autoimmune diseases have mysterious causes and you'’ll drive yourself crazy trying to figure it all out. Ask yourself if blame is really serving you or how you feel about your body and consider letting it go. What could you focus on instead if blame or guilt aren'’t running the show?

3)Work Together
Once you can see your body as an ally rather than an enemy, you are more likely to be open to listening to what your body needs and trying to understand it. Pay attention to your body’’s cues and notice what seems to help. Be willing to incorporate what you'’re learning into changes that work for you both.

4)Open Up
It’’s easy to be afraid about what the future holds when you'’re dealing with an autoimmune diagnosis. As you learn to reconnect with and listen to your body, you'’ll also begin to regain some trust in the relationship. If you know that you'’re just doing the best you can–and that you'’ll continue to listen and stay connected-it’’s easier to let yourself step back into the things you love. If you can'’t do exactly the same things you used to, locate the feelings they make you feel and see if you can choose to do other things that call up those great feelings inside.

5)See the Opportunity
Learning to listen and taking care of ourselves is a muscle that many of us have never developed in a crazy, fast-paced culture. Although you might resent that you can'’t do the things you used to, your diagnosis may also take you into a different set of priorities: as you listen to and reconnect with your body, much can change in the way you see and live your life as well.

About The Author

Anna Stookey is a psychotherapist & bodymind coach who helps people move into their highest vision of health and wellness by partnering with their bodies rather than working against them. Ongoing blog at http://www.bodyreunion.blogspot.com or sign on to the website: http://www.bodymindguide.com

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