Asker Anonymous Asks:
Hi, I've absolutely loved your posts lately and look forward to more! I was just wandering how you view astrology exactly. I'm really into knowing people's Venus signs and things like that, and I often identify more with my Venus & Mercury (in Scorpio!) than my Sun & Moon. Is it something you've ever studied or thought of studying? : ) xx
dissolvingtheveil dissolvingtheveil Said:

I’m so sorry that this is quite a delayed response. Hello!

I love Astrology, like you say once you explore into where all the planets are than that is what shows you more about the person. Of course I won’t be like every other Scorpio but when you look at my moon (pisces), rising (Taurus) and other planets then the picture is very much me, even down to the type of work I do (Creative & healing). So I am really into it. In fact I love looking at my chart as I have all my planets in three signs so find it hilarious thinking of all the useful things I must be missing out on.

I have a good friend who is brilliant at all things Astrology, she always teaches me about what the planets are up to and I read articles from my favourite astrologers (Mystic Medusa, The Astro Twins, Astro Barry and Astrology Zone).

I definitely identify with the subject. Once at the Psychic college I attend I had a short reading with an astrologer and it was really great to experience the subject in a reading form, not unlike for instance the Tarot. One of my dearest friends saw Astro Barry for a reading once and said it was the mos accurate and inspiring reading she’s every had.

Thank you so much for the compliments, I’m sorry posts have a been a bit sparse lately, I have a few to come though :)

xo

Labradorite that I bought yesterday.

“According to an Eskimo legend, the Northern Lights were once imprisoned in the rocks along the coast of Labrador. It is told that a wandering Eskimo warrior found them and was able to free most of the lights with a mighty blow of his spear. Some of the lights were still trapped within the stone, and thus we have today the beautiful mineral known as Labradorite.”

A stone of transformation, Labradorite is a useful companion through change. It balances and protects the aura, raises consciousness and grounds spiritual energies.  Excellent for strengthening intuition-promoting psychic abilities. It banishes fears and insecurities, and strengthens faith in the self and trust in the universe. 

(via louniverse)

I read recently that procrastination is merely a form of avoidance & fear.

I believe (and have experienced) this to be a perfect description.

So how do we find a solution to our procrastinating, how do we break the bad habit of avoiding doing what we should be doing?

It’s all about the FIRST step, the hardest one to take. Sometimes I find myself avoiding things and knowing it’s just because I am afraid to make the move. Or sometimes avoidance comes because we don’t want to face a sad, scary or awkward situation.

But, where does this get us? nowhere, in fact it leads us to doubt ourselves more, prevents us from moving on and it leads us to actually let in the fear and the ego and being to believe that we aren’t capable of things. We start to make negative comments like ‘I can’t do that’.

Which is worse, ‘failing’ or doing nothing at all? I think we all know the answer. Choosing to be afraid of failing or just choosing to be afraid of a situation isn’t moving forward, it’s stepping backwards into our comfort zone believing that we are better without the worry of the ‘what if?’

The ‘what if?’

When I was younger I really fell prisoner to the ‘what if’ feeling, so many things I thought or wanted to do came with this tag and often led me to become static and also unhappy. I often stayed within my comfort zone and also was very afraid of a lot of things. I only really pulled out of this because of a life experience that changed the way I looked on things and also my concept of fear itself.

Now when I feel like I could be worrying about a situation I think it’s important to switch around the thoughts and turn the ‘what if’ into a positive:

What if everything works out great? / What if he/she’s the love of my life?  / What if it’s a huge success? / What if I have a good time? / What if it helps me? / What if i end up happy?

It’s only really a simple case of glass half full or half empty and if what you do doesn’t go to how you planned it then you have the joy of your effort. When you’re dealing with a difficult or painful situation then you can be glad that you HAVE dealt with it, you didn’t hide or run away, and now you can go forward.

I used to be really afraid of flying. ‘What if the plane crashes?’ to other things like ‘what if I get sick in flight?’ and when you have these thoughts then no amount of logic helps you turn from the feeling of fear.

When I started flying again (after six years!) the thing that actually pushed me to be able to do it was visualising how proud I would be of myself when I’d arrived at my destination, to be able to message my family and send that ‘landed’ text that we always send each other.

It was seeing myself within in the positive result (a good example of positive visualisation) happy that I’d taken that step to get through a fear and proving that love was way stronger than the fear itself.

First step = Movement.

I believe that if you can take that one step forward then the Universe will take three more for you, you will get a nudge when you’re moving in the right direction. This has been proven to me time and time again.

Be willing to let go of control and to embrace FLOW.

Don’t be scared of: The unknown, of starting new projects, of finishing old ones, of saying hello, of saying goodbye, of letting go of the past, of letting go of illnesses or friendships, of making new connections, of saying sorry, of working hard, of taking a break, of forgiving someone,

of saying YES.

Asker Anonymous Asks:
I just wanted to say I think you're really brave for putting you spiritual side out there. We live in such a (Richard) Dawkins age where everyone seems quick to denounce any questioning, or anyone who has a belief in there being more to this life. I think you're great for doing what you do. So have you ever experienced any opposition from anyone? For being more vocal about your psychic interests? x
dissolvingtheveil dissolvingtheveil Said:

Hi,

Thank you for writing <3 I’ve never experienced any opposition from anyone, in fact the total opposite, I only ever experience interest and love in this direction. I also believe very strongly against preaching and judging and so I’m sure that reflects back to me in response. I don’t feel like I’m being brave, it’s just being content with sharing the life I lead / try to lead and respecting everyone elses.

I see myself as living spiritually but also just always trying to keep a positive life attitude and believing in the powers of synchronicity and following your dreams. I’m really happy to see more and more people starting to live by their own ‘truths’. as that’s where it’s best to start, from inside, knowing that we know our own answers and then we don’t need to question or oppose anyone elses. Our beliefs will always come from our own experiences too. For instance my interest in holistic health is because I recovered from a long term illness holistically, it worked for me and so I support that. I love love science but I don’t need ‘proof’ for things. I think we have moved way out of a Dawkins age, you just have to notice it.

Love xxx