First things first.  I’m going to get mushy for a minute.  (Cue dramatic movie music…)

This is an exciting journey for sure.  But remember to be super kind and tolerant with yourself.   If you aren’t seeing the progress you would like, just stick with it.  It will happen!

The most important thing is that we get the ball rolling and build up some momentum.  Ready, let’s do this!

Becoming Clairvoyant: 6 Ways to Increase Psychic Seeing

1. Practice Visualization

Clairvoyants have strong visualization abilities.

Soooo, it is really helpful to spend time on becoming a super visualizer.  The more often you practice this skill, the easier it will become.

Remember, the “seeing” clairvoyants have is usually in their minds eye –  through their third eye – the chakra located just above and between your eyebrows.

In other words, the visions, pictures, and symbols you see are “in your head”.

It’s easier to receive clairvoyant images when your third eye chakra is open.  That’s why spending time opening it is helpful.

Spend a few minutes each day visualizing different images, pictures, and scenes in your minds eye is a really fun and relaxing way to develop clairvoyance.

Imagine you are rockin’ a concert with Adele.  Or walking through the Downton Abbey mansion.  Perhaps you’re on a picnic with Mark Wahlberg.  Visualize your dreamy scene with the intent of opening the third eye chakra and improving your clairvoyant abilities.

• Visualize with Numbers and Flowers

Close your eyes.  Imagine the number one in your mind.  When you can hold the image for 10 seconds, move onto the number 2, then 3, etc., all the way to 10.

Having trouble?  Get some arts and crafts supplies and draw a big ole number one on a piece of paper.  Go wild and make it creative.  Cover it with glitter! Color it yellow and add black stripes!  Stare at the awesome picture you just created for 30 seconds or so… THEN close your eyes and try the exercise.  This will give you an image to start with.

2. Play a Clairvoyant Game

• Clairvoyant Game #1

Do you remember playing the game Memory as a child?  You know, the game where you place all of the cards face down, then flip over one at a time, trying to make matches?

Memory is an excellent game to play to help become more clairvoyant.  As you are playing, try “seeing” in your mind’s eye where each card is.

• Clairvoyant Game #2

Here’s another fun clairvoyant game.  Have a friend place 10 random items on your kitchen table (make sure you leave the room while she’s setting up).

When she’s done, walk back into the room.  Study the items for 10-20 seconds.

Now close your eyes and imagine each of the items.  Practice seeing in your mind’s eye where each item is located.  Its size.  Its color.

Write all of the objects down, in as much detail as possible.  Open your eyes, look at the table, and see how you did.

You can also do this exercise when you are alone.  If you’re sitting on a park bench or in a coffee shop, study your surroundings for a moment.  Then, close your eyes and visualize your surroundings, seeing as much detail as possible.

• Clairvoyant Game #3

This is a REALLY fun way to increase clairvoyant abilities.  Pick up a pack of Zener cards .

Practice telepathically sending and receiving Zener card images to a friend.

I did this with a partner years ago in a psychic development group.  We were able to get 100% correct.  It was AMAZING!

3. Use Crystals to Open the Third Eye

Crystals are a GREAT way to open your third eye chakra.  Place them near you when you meditate or lay them near your forehead when you go to sleep.

You can also carry them in your pocket.  This will help remind you of your intention to develop your clairvoyance throughout the day.  Plus, crystals are just fun to carry.  Period.

Both lapis lazuli and clear quartz crystal are known for their abilities to open the third eye.

4. Keep a Dream Journal

Clairvoyant people often experience vivid dreams.  Working with your dreams is a cool way to become clairvoyant.  Plus, it’s practically effortless!

Why dreams? Our Spirit Guides, angels and loved ones in heaven communicate with us through dreams.  When we sleep, our logical minds rest and our subconscious mind can freely accept the spiritual guidance that we would normally ignore or overlook.

Sleep time becomes “play time” for us as we astral travel and connect with Spirit (what else is our soul going to do while our body sleeps?).

Keep your journal next to your bed to record your dreams as soon as you wake up.  After a while, you may start to notice patterns and symbols that are meaningful to you.  You may even remember a past life!  Super fun, I know!

Keeping a dream journal will also help you see how your clairvoyance is evolving.There’s no better motivation and inspiration than “seeing” how far you’ve come.

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5. Set the Intention to Receive Guidance Through Your Dreams

Have you ever had your mom give you advice when you didn’t ask?  🙂  Well, your Spiritual family is also THRILLED to supply you with the direction you need.

They always help for the highest and best good of your soul.  Simply set the intention that you’re open to receiving intuitive guidance.  Ask that they give you messages via your clairvoyance while you sleep.  Don’t forget to write down the messages when you wake up.

6. Meditate

You’ve probably heard this a BAJILLION times, but meditation is essential to developing any of your psychic gifts.  Why?  It clears your mind, raises your vibration (which is how we can detect subtle Spirit energy), and gets you out of your logical mind.

Meditation, like visualization opens your third eye.  All mediation improves your mind’s eye ability to see, but you can also mediate specifically with the intention to become clairvoyant.  And you can do it in just a few minutes a day.

• Meditation to Open the Third Eye I

Get into a comfortable position, close your eyes and take a few deep breaths, getting settled in your body.  Once you feel stable, practice seeing the face of a loved one in your mind’s eye.  Look closely.  Imagine their laugh lines, dimples, all of it!

• Meditation to Open the Third Eye II

Get comfy, close your eyes, and take a few deep breaths.  Set the intention to expand your clairvoyant abilities.  Focus your attention on your third eye chakra.

Imagine the chakra in a majestic purple color, spinning beautifully, signifying it’s wide open.

You will probably experience slight tingling between your eyebrows. 

This is normal and a sign that your third eye area is opening, further allowing your clairvoyant gifts to flourish.  Yay!

Final Thoughts

Are you ready to rock clairvoyance?

You might have trouble trusting the messages you receive through clairvoyance at first, and that’s OK.  We’ve been raised to trust only in things that are logical and tangible, so it may take a little while to feel fully trusting.  Give yourself some grace 🙂

And keep in mind that your Spiritual team has only your highest good at heart, and you can trust in them to safely guide you.

If you need a change from clairvoyant exercises, you can always work on some of the other clairs first.  This should be a fun process, and never stressful.  Remember to have fun!

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If You Were Born Today, August 8

You are always looking for meaning in your life and in the things and circumstances around you. You could frequently find yourself assessing what things may be worth, and your instincts are excellent for figuring out what is worth a further look. You dislike routine and love to keep yourself active; yet you crave stability and security. A long-term, stable job that also allows you to mix things up would be ideal. Your insatiable curiosity makes you extremely interesting to know, as your ideas are always intriguing. You make a wonderful friend and companion. Even so, there can be times when you are overly practical and logical when a softer touch is more appropriate. In love, you tend to go the distance, but you do need to feel that you’re growing and improving through a relationship. You are ambitious and, while very loving, you can be quite stern when irritated. Famous people born today: Dustin Hoffman, Keith Carradine, Connie Stevens, Donald P. Bellisario, Meagan Good.

Your Birthday Year Forecast

With the Sun and Moon in harmony in your Solar Return chart, the year ahead should be satisfying and balanced overall. You are in comfortable demand and personally popular, and you are able to achieve a decent balance between work and play; personal and professional life. For the most part, you are on top of your game this year, and positive connections with others can be made fairly easily. With the ability to handle your emotions successfully, there is less stress on both your mind and body. Your self-confidence and positive attitude will reward you!

The year ahead is likely to be especially busy. At times, you may feel like the pace of your life is running ahead of you! You can be especially productive, however, in all types of communications–writing, speaking, learning, teaching, and so forth. There can be a stronger focus on past performance.

You have Jupiter transiting in harmony to your Sun from January forward. Under this influence, you have a stronger than usual desire to improve, grow, and learn. This is a fortunate aspect that helps boost optimism and confidence, and you are able to attract fortunate circumstances into your life as a result. Problems are easier to resolve. Matters related to universities, higher education, organized religion, publishing, legal affairs, and foreign interests can be especially strong. It’s a favorable time to further your education, travel, or otherwise expand your personal horizons. You are likely to enjoy a larger perspective on matters that keeps you from getting lost in details or overly frustrated by everyday stresses.

This can be a year in which you are building faith and confidence in your personality, skills, and talents. You can experience a stronger desire to seek out meaning, wisdom, and mental stimulation in your life during this period. Others might frequently turn to you for guidance. In fact, they may see the wisdom in your ways more clearly.

You’re willing to put in the effort for a mental interest or project this year, and you can feel pleasantly dedicated to your work or ideas. You are more able to focus on what you’re doing and communicating, and more inclined to notice and consider details.

You are especially creative and expressive during this period, and you succeed most in fields or areas that allow you to make something beautiful, attractive, and/or entertaining. Personal magnetism is excellent at this time. This is a good period for creative projects and joining with others in the pursuit of a common goal.

Energy fluctuates this year, however. If you aren’t too rash or impulsive, you might be able to free yourself from restrictive circumstances. You could also have more courage than usual to do things that break the routine, and confrontations engaged in this year could clear the air and help you to move forward.

As well, getting serious about love or money (or both) can be a theme this year. Money may be tight, or the need to buckle down with your finances may be necessary. You may have an increased awareness of your limits. The responsibilities of partnership are magnified this year. You are likely to be more earnest on a romantic level. An existing relationship may become more serious, or you may form a new partnership with a serious or older person.

You might also watch for a tendency to overstate and to neglect important details when making plans. You may have so very many ideas that you end up implementing none if you’re not careful! You are likely to have increased opportunities for travel and/or new learning experiences.

Idealistic and humanitarian goals or impulses surface this year. Making connections with others from different backgrounds may figure strongly. Widening your mind through unusual or different experiences can be part of the picture. You more easily make personal sacrifices for what you believe to be the greater good this year.

There can be a pleasant sense that you’re moving forward and growing this year. Your creativity is stimulated in addition to your excitability and your need for freedom. It is easier than ever to express your individuality in a manner that is true to you. In certain areas of your life, you’re inclined to rock the boat this year so that you can break free from a limiting situation. Be mindful when/if making sweeping changes. Personal magnetism is strong, although there can be some feelings of restriction in a key relationship or with money matters at times.

2018 is a Number Nine year for you. Ruled by Mars. This is a year of completion and transition. It is a time when we need to let go of things that no longer serve their purpose, and hold on to things that have a future. It is a time of cleaning out dead wood, not necessarily for new beginnings. It can be a time when a burden has been taken off your shoulders, and it can be a year of giving of yourself. Advice – let go of things that are holding you back, give of yourself and express your sympathetic, compassionate side.

2019 will be a Number One year for you. Ruled by the Sun. This is a year of action. The seeds you plant now, you will reap later. Others might find you less sociable, as you are busier than ever and you focus on your activities and your needs. Still, you are outgoing and your initiative is stronger than ever. Advice – Stand alone, take action, start fresh, express independence.

Cafe Astrology

Calendar of the Moon
Coll Invocation

Colors: Blue and Brown
Element: Water and Earth
Altar: Upon cloth of blue place a goblet of spring water, the figure of a leaping salmon, and three blue candles; next to them on cloth of brown place a musical instrument, a pen, and fresh flowers.
Offerings: Poetry, songs, art, writing. 
Daily Meal: Either fish (for the Salmon), poultry (for the Duck) or salads.

Coll Invocation:

Call: Hail the month of the Hazel Tree!
Response: Hail the month of the nuts that nourish us.
Call: First tree of the harvest, you give forth wisdom.
Response: Last tree of the summer, you chant our memories.
Call: The fading warmth follows you,
Response: And we feast on the fruits of your knowledge.
Call: This is the month of words and song.
Response: This is the month of the search for the mysteries.
Call: This is the month of the sacred pool,
Response: Wherein swims the Salmon of Knowledge.
Call: We fish for the gleams of divine light on the surface,
Response: We dive for the truths that lie deep in the Well.
Call: Our intuition is the hazel-twig held before us.
Response: We shall search out the underground streams.
Call: We shall find the hidden treasures.
Response: We shall spread them forth in words of power.
Call: We shall bring them forth with our hands in works of art,
Response: We shall gift the Gods and the people with our songs.
Call: Our voices will find their way across the land.
Response: Hear us, O Gods, as we sing your praises!
Call: This is the month of the bard’s silver tongue,
Response: This is the month of the golden door of autumn.
Call: As the Hazel Tree stands with words of peace,
Response: So shall we stand between the warring parties.
Call: So shall our Rule spread Justice and Peace,
Response: So shall our words spread beauty and harmony.

(As this is the month of the Bard, one or more shall stand forth and sing before the others, or read what words they would, to bring gladness and knowledge to the hearts of those who listen.)

[Pagan Book of Hours]

Calendar of the Sun
8 Weodmonath

Rye Day

Color: Brown
Element: Earth
Altar: Upon a brown cloth lay a scythe, a chalice of water, a basket of unthreshed rye stalks, and a loaf of rye bread.
Offering: Give food to the poor.
Daily Meal: Rye bread sandwiches.

Rye Invocation

I sing the song of the scythe,
Swinging through the air,
Sharpness and keenness its breath,
Rhythm its walk,
The tooth of the Moon,
The razor of the Sun.
For sharpness means that we shall eat this winter,
For keenness means that there shall be enough.
May those of us who find ourselves to be blades
Recall that our cutting edge
Is best used for the nourishment of all.

(The water is passed around, and then the remainder is poured out as a libation.)

I sing the praises of Rye,
Grain of the cold north,
Grain who needs little to prosper,
Grain who feeds those with the worst land,
Tallest of the waving heads,
Dark flour of nourishment,
I sing the praises of Rye.

(The rye bread is passed around, and then the remainder is scattered in the garden.)

Song: John Barleycorn

[Pagan Book of Hours]

Moon in Cancer

The Moon is traveling through Cancer today. Beware of mood swings. Cook some soul food. Cuddle up with someone.

The restlessness of the Gemini Moon gives way to an instinctive need for peace and quiet. Feelings of belonging and safety are what motivate us under this influence. The Moon feels right at home in the sign of Cancer, as it rules the sign. This Moon position has much healing potential. Although insular by nature, our feelings run deep, making it an ideal time to get in touch with what motivates us.

The Moon in Cancer generally favors the following activities: Domestic activities, those that involve awareness of personal needs. Home decor, family get-togethers.

Your Daily Cosmic Calendar for Wednesday, August 8th

If you are looking for solace and a break from the intensity of the past two days of heavenly configurations, be patient. While a Superior Conjunction of the sun and Mercury at 17 degrees of Leo (7:07pm) signifies a great burst of intellectual and intuitive illumination, and the moon in Cancer forms a spiritually uplifting grand triangle by making trines to Jupiter in Scorpio (8:44pm) and Neptune in Pisces (10:43pm), these high-tide and exalted cosmic alliances are potentially checkmated by 9 challenging aspects. The 9 discordant link-ups include contacts between the sun and Neptune (4:11am), Mercury and Chiron (5:00am), the sun and Juno (9:24am), Mercury and Venus (10:01am), Venus and Chiron (1:41pm), Mars and Neptune (3:46pm), Pallas and Neptune (7:56pm), Ceres and Uranus (11:28pm), and Mercury and Juno (11:57pm). It is very rare to have this many anomalous sky cycles happening within a 24-hour time-period. Keep the Faith and refrain from making big decisions and long-term commitments. Meditating for peace of mind is highly recommended throughout the day.

[Note to readers: All times are now calculated for Pacific Daylight Time. Be sure to adjust all times according to your own local time so the alignments noted above will be exact for your location.]

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In the Sky This Month

Party with the Perseids

The sky this week for August 8 to 12

Overview of the Planets and the Stars for August 8th

The Moon enters Cancer minutes into the day, and we can be mainly focused on our personal lives, loved ones, and the need for security. While a Cancer Moon craves some familiarity, today’s astrology is busy. Mercury, Venus, and Chiron challenge one another, the Sun aligns with Mercury, and both the Sun and Mars form minor challenging aspects to Neptune.

A Mercury-Venus semi-square can point to some difficulties focusing and getting the right message across. We can be hypersensitive, especially with Chiron involved, and we may lack mental discipline now.

This morning, we may have a hard time focusing long enough to sink our teeth into a task. There can be some difficulties with expressing ourselves or enforcing our will directly, and touchiness is possible. Fear of being ineffective can undermine our confidence in doing new things and making definite or clear decisions. We might feel that others seem to be draining our energy, especially if it’s unclear what they want from us. We can be feeling slightly off or out of sorts if we’ve neglected our spiritual needs, and it makes sense to slow down and adjust.

Venus opposes Chiron this afternoon, and we are more aware and possibly resentful of imbalances in our relationships. What emerges now, while messy, can be telling, helping us turn a corner.

Another turning point potential happens with the inferior conjunction tonight. The Sun aligns with retrograde Mercury, giving us a unique window into the past as it might impact our future. This is a good time for processing recent events and ideas, and for beginning to look at problems or issues from a new perspective and with a new understanding. Significant new ideas can be birthed at this time, and these are likely to have real staying power or importance in our lives. What we say or write now has an impact, for better or for worse. However, we should keep in mind that we may not have all the facts necessary to form a conclusion, and might later have to revise plans or decisions made now. We can be moody today, but what emerges from this bit of emotional chaos can be revealing.

The Moon ends its void period at 12:01 AM EDT when it enters Cancer.

Astrology of Today – Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Today’s Moon:

• The Moon is in Gemini briefly today, and is in Cancer from 12:01 AM forward.
• The Moon is waning and in its Last Quarter phase until 1:01 AM, after which the Moon is in its Waning Crescent phase.
• We are in between the Last Quarter Moon (which occurred on the 4th) and the New Moon Solar Eclipse (which will happen on August 11th in the sign of Leo).

Retrogrades/Stations:

• Mercury is retrograde (Mercury is retrograde from July 26-August 19).
• Mars is retrograde (Mars is retrograde from June 26th to August 27th)—there are less than three weeks left of the Mars retrograde cycle.
• Also retrograde: Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and Chiron.

Your Daily Sun & Moon Data for Wednesday, August 8

The Sun
Sun Direction: ↑ 109.44° ESE
Sun Altitude: 48.55°
Sun Distance: 94.255 million mi
Next Equinox: Sep 22, 2018 8:54 pm (Autumnal)
Sunrise Today: 6:05 am↑ 69° East
Sunset Today: 7:54 pm↑ 291° Northwest
Length of Daylight: 13 hours, 48 minutes

The Moon
Moon Direction: ↑ 182.88° S
Moon Altitude: 73.30°
Moon Distance: 224976 mi
Next New Moon: Aug 11, 20184:57 am
Next Full Moon: Aug 26, 20186:56 am
Next Moonset: Today5:39 pm
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Illumination: 11.3%

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Custom Planetary Positions

August 08, 2018

Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun: 16 Leo 01
Moon: 06 Cancer 49
Mercury: 16 Leo 49 Rx
Venus: 01 Libra 41
Mars: 00 Aquarius 56 Rx
Jupiter: 14 Scorpio 34
Saturn: 03 Capricorn 12 Rx
Uranus: 02 Taurus 34 Rx
Neptune: 15 Pisces 52 Rx
Pluto: 19 Capricorn 23 Rx