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The Karmic Tools Weekly Forecast covers the current planetary transits which affect people in different ways and to various degrees of intensity.  Take notice when it is a Personal planet (Sun / Moon / Mercury / Venus / Mars) interacting with a Social (Jupiter/Saturn) or Collective planet (Uranus / Neptune/Pluto).  And pay extremely close attention when it is a Social planet interacting with a Collective planet because that means something *big* is brewing that will move large groups of people along their evolutionary paths. Tun

Flying on the serpent of light, passing through initiation after initiation at each energy plexus, the rainbow colors activate and bring new layers and levels of consciousness to the one who opens the gates.

When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.

-Rumi

Millions of households struggle daily to get enough to eat, while millions of tons of food waste are generated annually by commercial food manufacturers, restaurants, food wholesalers and grocers.

Most wasted food gets buried in landfills, although a small amount is turned into compost, according to a 2014 report analyzing U.S. food waste among surveyed food manufacturers, restaurants, food wholesalers and retailers.

For the past month, I’ve been getting in touch with my propensity to hope without any evidence. To hope things will change based on nothing more than a whim. September painfully brought me back down to earth, not because anything happened, but rather because I realized how damaging it is to have unbridled optimism.

Art has a way of touching our lives in ways that other forms of communication can’t. In fact, many works are created to send a positive message or to raise awareness. Here are some artists who make work that encourages us to live and eat well while taking care of our planet.

My heart pounded as I neared the camp. When I saw the sign Sacred Stone Camp, my heart skipped a beat.

I continually lose this stone...until the day it pops back into my reality, and not a moment too soon! Just when I need a little transformation boost this crystal portals back in and shows me its stuff. Perhaps it is due to its “other-worldly” origins, which seem to speak to the part of me which knows I am destined for greatness – and you are too. There is no denying the strength of this stone in supporting rapid and thorough transformation, almost by magic. You could call it the “caterpillar to butterfly” crystal.

Truth or Dare?

Where to start? This will be an 'end of the year' astrological look at the energies at play in the cosmos during this most intense, chaotic, antagonistic year. Let's look at these big aspects that set the stage for this Full Moon and the New Year.

Coping with a second baby? Your challenge is mostly going to come from your firstborn… Here is a helping hand!

There’s that funny quote – “having one child makes you a parent, two makes you a referee…” While parenthood is probably the most wonderful thing that could happen to you, there are issues galore having just one child… If you have two, along with the added chores, responsibilities and such, there are adjustment issues your first child may experience. Here are some tips (easier said than done, though!) for parents already with children trying to cope with a newborn…