9/18/08

Sarah Palin, John McCain - Views, Concerns, Astrology

Sarah Palin has become such a hot topic that I have received numerous bits of information and various emails.

An excellent viewpoint I was directed to from another publisher is a commentary from Christian writer Lindsey Kay titled "A Christian Woman questions a Christian Woman"

I found the piece filled with many thoughts I was unable to put into words, so I offer the link here for you to view. I think you too, will find it a logical, elucidating commentary.

http://harlotssauce.com/Kay5.html


Now astrologically speaking, I want to mention some concerns I have about September 28th and John McCain. I will attempt to make much of my astrological jargon clear for those of you who are not studying astrology. But please note, that many of my readers are also students of astrology and therefore will benefit from the astrological facts. Here is the chart:



What I see is of major concern. I do not know if other astrologers have begun talking about it yet or not, since I never have time to look at their blogs, and I live in the sticks, so I seldom see my dear astrological friends.

It is September 28th, fast approaching - could be a major health event for John McCain.

The Saturn/Uranus opposition activates his chart. Uranus is 6 minutes short of being partile (partile is an astrological term that means exact) to his Saturn in his sixth / the house of health. While Saturn is applying a 1 degree 7 minute conjunction to Neptune, and a 5 minute near partile square to his Jupiter, both co-rulers of his house of health and workplace. Additionally Saturn is 52 minutes applying an opposition to his progressed Saturn. Transiting Saturn and natal Neptune are in the 12th house (house of karma, past life experiences, imprisonment, self-sabotage), Jupiter is deposited in and ruler of the third (house of communication, contracts, travel close to home and siblings), while Saturn rules the fourth (home, emotions, mother) and fifth (love, investments, creativity, children) houses.

These combinations give many possibilities including: a loss of balance / a sudden fall on ice or water,which may cause breaking of bones in feet or knees and may damage his ability to communicate in some way (knocked unconscious perhaps).

It could also be connected to something he says, where he says too much revealing a flood of lies regarding his health, or workplace, or military experience, or connection to the military veterans, which causes a challenge from the past and may make him fall in public opinion.

It may also be the result of communication to the media from his first wife, a lover, or eldest children, which suddenly reveals something about his past with them, or his past health, or some critical issue that will cause a fall in the polls.

Whatever it turns out to be, it does not look good for McCain.

I must do a lot more reviewing of the candidates charts before I can come to any conclusions as to the election's outcome. Sometimes, we cannot even conclude who will win because sometimes the charts are too close to call.

For those of you who know little about astrology, an astrologer will review and synthesize many charts in a variety of combinations, before coming to any conclusions, when there are several people / groups / or beings competing for a prize.

Before Sarah Palin and Joe Biden entered this race, it was clear to me that the chart that would win was Barack Obama's.

But now we have two more charts in the mix and Palin's chart clearly activates the US chart in ways that McCain's never could.

Activation of the Moon in the United States Chart is key to winning the votes of the American people, and Sarah Palin's chart conjoins her Sun, Mars and Saturn to the US Moon (July 4, 1776 @2:21 p.m.)

As I continue to synthesize the United States charts with those of the four candidates, as well as the mundane Ingress charts for election time, I will post my findings here. So stay tuned.

Best always,
Michele

9/14/08

An American Day - What do you think of Sarah Palin?

Today was supposed to be a day off. Instead it turned out to be politically poised.

I woke up to an email about Sarah Palin supposedly written from an Alaska resident that knows her. I checked it out on Snopes and indeed it was a real letter. How refreshing. Here is the Snopes link so you can view it if you would like:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/sarahpalin.asp

However the contents were more than chilling news.

Being psychic has its blessings and terrors. When I first saw Palin on our big screen TV at the Republican Convention, it was terror that shook my being.

I do not know how you stand on issues. I do not know how you view party politics. I do know that if you take the time to view, to ask questions, to vote, you want the same thing I do - a better nation.

I am an American from my heart to my brain, from my home to my chocolate chip cookies. I am also a metaphysician, astrologer, author and animal lover.

In a lifetime of listening to Spiritual Beings and physical clients, my heart has grown in compassion. I feel the feelings of others from people to animals and trees.

I have come to learn that compassion is what we all must learn. First to be compassionate with ourselves, then with others.

As we grow in consciousness, we grow in love and compassion. It is through these eyes that I shook with terror as I watched a woman speak with full decorum words of untruth for her personal gain.

Now I have learned more than I could want to know. From library censorship to the joyous cruel killing of innocents.

I ask every American to put aside the marketing pictures that are played by skilled advertising specialists across big screen televisions targeting every region of America without integrity or fact, and to examine facts and actions of each candidate.

Make yourself a checklist of issues first. Then prioritize them. Let me give you a sample from my own list:
1) End the war
2) Restructure the budget to rebuild America from infrastructure to education.
3) Establish a real health care program which includes every single American citizen. And especially focus on American Veterans who need care now.
4) Restore fiscal responsibility in our budget, in our social security system, and in the banking and mortgage sector. We need immediate stop-gap measures to save the banking system from the upcoming disaster we are facing.
5) Set up a plan to provide mental and physical rehabilitation for the homeless.
6) Set up a work plan for the homeless and the unemployed.
7) Develop an Energy Consortium to include young and old from all parts of America. Roll out a new way of using energy - bring in the children, the mavericks and let's think outside the petroleum box!
8) Start focusing on peace, how to develop it and expand it across the globe.

Those would be on my list. Sometimes the order may change. I would not drop any but might add more.

Once you have your list. Go find the facts about each candidate both presidential and vice presidential. Forget their advertising, find their record of actions and their most current interviews. Check your list and mark it with a aye or nay for each. Then add it up and see what you get.

Do not let the emotional waves rob you of your intelligence.

Fear is the greatest trap of the lower worlds (the physical reality) Logic is straight line out of fear.

Here is a link to the latest rally which I did not see posted on the news networks tonight - at least not where I live. I think it shows how many people in Alaska feel about Sarah Palin. It also shows the fine way we can hold peaceful, organized rallys.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/14/103042/902

If I can find a way, I will post a poll. I would love to hear your comments.

I wish each of you every blessing of joy, abundance, health and peace.

Always,
Michele

9/12/08

September Astrology - Insights From Stellar Influences

Hi Everyone: It has been a fast paced summer for me. I have done the a lot of shows and the Oregon State Fair topped it off with a grueling time - thirteen and fourteen hour days for eleven straight days! I made it, and lots more people have seen GreeHee, the deep thinking dragon.
Well I am back. Since I do not have the time to update AstrologyandMore.com right now (we are going to fully revamp the site in the next few months) I will be posting my monthly astrology column right here. Enjoy.

Best to everyone, Michele

Sept. 2008
Insight From Stellar Influences
By Michele Avanti CAP
(Times specified are Pacific Time)

When the MOON is VOID OF COURSE anything that you begin will not reach fulfillment. Use it to your advantage when you don't want someone to remember what you said! Here are the daylight hours this month when the moon is void of course: Sep. 3 from 10:09 a.m. to 1:02 p.m.; Sep. 5 after 8:46 a.m.; Sep. 8 from 9:42. a.m. to 12:45 p.m.; Sep. 10 after 6:15 a.m.; Sep. 13 before 9:04 a.m.; Sep. 15 from 12:03 p.m. to 2:39 p.m.; Sep. 17 from 3:26 p.m. to 5:57 p.m.; Sep. 19 after 3:51 p.m.; Sep. 23 after 2:17 p.m.; Sep. 26 before 6:52 a.m.; Sep. 28 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:05 p.m.; and Sep. 30 after 6:47 p.m.

LUNAR ACTION
Waning Periods: Sep. 1-14 and 29-Oct. 13 begin with the full moon. It is a time of completion. In candle magic, it is know as the time of banishing.
Waxing Periods: Sep. 1 and Sep. 17 - 30 begin with the new moon. It is a time of new beginnings and fresh starts. In candle magic it know as the time of gathering.
NEW MOON: Sep. 29, 1:12 am in Libra. The waxing period in Libra focuses on new relationships, decorating, creating more beauty and harmony,
FULL MOON: Sep. 15, 2:13 am in Pisces. This waning period focuses on completing issues concerning: romance, dreams, sleep and idealism.

Mercury Stations Retrograde Sep. 24 @ 0:17 am in Libra and will station direct Oct. 15th at 1:06 pm. During this period communication tends to be confused, and purchase of any communication equipment or travel will be frustrating. However it is a good time to renegotiate contracts, and you may find people from your past suddenly back to visit.

How to Use This Column: As you read your sun and moon sign, you will note each section is broken into Focus, Test, Key & Action. Focus defines what you will find yourself focused on during this time. Test: is the issue or experience which will test your focus. Key: is a little gemstone which can help you pass the test if you will use it. Action: Is the outcome of what you do at this time.

Aries: 1-14: Focus: Refocus on health. Test: Release stress by speaking out. Key: Criticism does not release stress it only changes its form. Action: Reassessing your health plan calls for clear communication but criticism clouds the issue. 15-28: Focus: Irritating issues cause insomnia. Test: Write it down. Key: Soft music or hypnotherapy tapes will help now. Action: Frustrating idealistic desires cause sleepless nights.

Taurus: 1-14: Focus: Opportunities in the workplace Test: Overanalyzing your options. Key: Your first response is all you need. Action: A new opportunity for security at work gives you the emotional prowess to secure love. 15-28: Focus: Fulfillment of dreams and desires. Test: Follow your feelings. Key: Fear not, completing one dream will lead to another. Action: An opportunity to fulfill a romantic dream. It is a very sensual, intuitive time for you.

Gemini: 1-14: Focus: Health. Test: Tongue Lashing. Key: Awareness in each moment is key to accountability. Action: A new situation at work challenges you to account for more than you are used to. 15-28: Focus: Tardiness. Test: Addictions. Key: Sleep regenerates health and focus. Action: You sabotage yourself when your addiction (coffee to music..) to anything keeps you from getting enough sleep.

Cancer: 1-14: Focus: Physical health. Test: Enjoy. Key: Benefits are the result of good choices. Action: A perfect time to create good health habits. You feel more secure with family. 15-28: Focus: Ideals. Test: Suspicion. Key: Your inner guidance or gut feeling is on target now. Action: You are highly intuitive now, dreamy, romantic, emotionally weepy and have the opportunity to complete a long awaited dream.

Leo: 1-14: Focus: Being practical. Test: Reactions. Key: Through the counting of beans one discovers value. Action: You're irritated by others telling you that you need to curb your eating or physically indulgent habits. 15-28: Focus: Escapes. Test: Binging. Key: Fear comes from focusing on unknown outcomes. Action: A stressful situation forces you to reconsider the way you run away from what you really want.

Virgo: 1-14: Focus: Physical regimen. Test: Realistic goals. Key: Success relies on daily recognition of achievements - not on criticisms. Action: You feel the need to get in shape and can successfully take a new direction now. 15-28: Focus: What is real? Test: Intuition. Key: Trust your heart. Action: Prophecy, visions, dreams fill you with questions and you're pulled between the practical and the spiritual.

Libra: 1-14: Focus: Irritating details. Test: Accounting. Key: Procrastination feels fine until the deadline passes and something is lost. Action: When you're shown the latest details. 15-28: Focus: Reviewing your dreams. Test: Be kind to yourself. Key: In all the ways to release stress, the best is to laugh. Action: Emotional desires and the need for love force you to reevaluate your dreams and how you fail yourself.

Scorpio: 1-14: Focus: Work. Test: Food choices. Key: Visualizing the reward makes it easier. Action: The desire to have more energy helps you make healthier choices. 15-28: Focus: Sensual desires. Test: Give as well as take. Key: The flower un-nurtured still gives its beauty, but dies too soon. Action: Your intuition is right on, and you now have the opportunity to fulfill a desire for love. Your dream comes true.

Sagittarius: 1-14: Focus: Workplace issues. Test: Details. Key: Success requires precise choices. Action: Accountability at work. You're challenged to a singular focus to keep your position. 15-28: Focus: Escape techniques. Test: Self-sabotage. Key: You can achieve your dreams if you choose awareness over illusion. Action: You're challenged by sleep or addictions. Avoid blaming others now.

Capricorn: 1-14: Focus: Security. Test: Simple pleasures. Key: Information is dependable and honest. Action: A sound opportunity to start a new health plan or work with a new accountant presents itself. 15-28: Focus: Dreams. Test: Old patterns. Key: Activating old dreams is a gift: releasing what is outgrown and embracing true desires. Action: You easily fall in love with an old dream and will find yourself openly expressing your emotions!

Aquarius: 1-14: Focus: Overwork. Test: Say "No!" Key: Your value is not based on your work but rather the happiness you emanate. Action: You're overstressed by work you've accepted. Re access to avoid illness. 15-28: Focus: Insomnia. Test: Prioritize Key: Before going to bed, fill paper with tomorrow's work. Action: Irritating dreams, annoying sounds and too many projects keep you from a peaceful sleep.

Pisces: 1-14: Focus: Financial health. Test: Priorities. Key: Balance between desire and practical actions is key to manifestation. Action: The desire to buy new clothes for work, calls for a new budget. 15-28: Focus: Desires. Test: Intuition or mind. Key: Physical action is required for physical results. Action: An intuitive feeling drives you to fulfill an old dream. Romantic, sensual and indulgent, will you manifest it or sleep through it?


HAPPY BIRTHDAY VIRGO!

Sixth Sign of the Zodiac * Feminine.
Virgo is a Mutable Earth Sign * Ruled by the Mercury
Color is Navy Blue. * Gemstone is the Sapphire.
Herbs: Aniseed, caraway
Rules: Intestinal tract & powers of assimilation
Cell Salt: Kali Sulph
Key Phase: "I Analyze!"
Most Compatible Signs: Capricorn & Taurus

Virgo, you're the incredible analyzers of the zodiac. Grounded and practical you have a highly developed sense of perfection. You're meticulous, fastidious, organized, forthright, responsible, refined, youthful, mentally acute and technically efficient. In your more negative mode you're: critical, insecure, self-centered, finicky, demanding, a worrier, nervous, gossipy and a hypochondriac.
Whatever you do, you strive for perfection. You excel as a health official, nutritionist, dietician, doctor, nurse, analyst, veterinarian, small animal trainer, maid, social worker, lecturer, writer, comedian, teacher, statistician, engineer, accountant, policeman, fireman, charity worker and in any field that involves service with an eye for details.

Famous Virgos include: Lyndon B. Johnson; Augustus Caesar; Joseph P. Kennedy; Prince Albert; Aristotle Onassis; George Wallace; Ingrid Bergman; Leonard Bernstein; Caligula; Maurice Chevalier; Elizabeth I; Greta Garbo; Ivan the Terrible; Jesse James; Walter Reed; Tom Watson; Barry White; Dee Dee Meyers; Ann Richards; William Howard Taft; Margaret Sanger; Tricia Yearwood; Fiona Apple; Freddie King; Adam West; Brian Epstein; Damon Hill; Holly Robinson; Preston Tucker; Hamilton Jordan; River Phoenix; Van Johnson; Yogi Bhajan; Debbie Gibson; Van Morrison; Todd Eldridge; LeAnn Rimes; Huey Long; Roddy McDowall; Richard Valeriani; Peter Sellers and Leo Tolstoi.

Michele Avanti CAP, EFT-3 is a certified astrology professional, metaphysical minister, emotional freedom practitioner, and award winning author. Visit her websites at: AstrologyandMore.com and TalesofTamoor.com, and very soon to open MicheleAvanti.com. She teaches astrology and does personal consultations by phone (taped session $133 per hour) Call: 541-863-6631.

7/18/08

Welcome the Appocalypse - End of the Mayan Calendar

Hi Everyone:

Just got a nice note from a friend, who said she was in the midst of pulling together all the little thoughts and ideas that have been floating in her mind which include many connections to past lives, Lemuria (Mu as many call it), Atlantis, Elven connections, Crystals and more of what people today call "New Age."

I wanted to comment on what is happening, because this amazing lady is one of many people who are opening to the renewal of planetary knowledge.

Here were my comments to her:

Actually you are resonating to what is really happening at this time, we who are willing and others in an unconscious way, are piercing the veil (appocalyse means to pierce the veil, or break through it.)

We are opening a new era of consciousness and those who are willing to be conscious, those who are seeking to be conscious, and some who have been sleeping in their state of consciousness are being called to wake up. The enchanted sleep of material attraction is being pierced. Please note I did not use the word "lifted" but pierced.

Pierced is used here because not everyone is getting it yet, It will take many piercings before the veil is thread bare and everyone who is even slightly willing, will see through the material mask and engage their earlier life talents - constant conscious communication with the universe and all Its dominion. Please note the word, "Its" this is not a typo, It refers to the power of creation, the creative force of the universes.

So it is with great joy, we all can welcome this time of the Appocalypse, for we are all being reborn into our whole beings.

2012 is a time of celebration for all conscious beings, it is the beginning of the last yuga, a golden age. It is a release from time as we have known it for millennia.

No longer will the ties to time be controlling, for we will choose to see it in its fluidity, a constant flowing, engaging stream within which we can flow back or forward, collapse or expand. A joy yet unknown to most humans.

The ancient codes are resonating to the escalating DNA of Gaia & all sentient beings including the most obstreperous mammal human.

Wonders and disasters act simultaneously as the clearing takes place. Those who choose to see disaster shall see this, those who choose to see an ascension of consciousness and a unifying of people will see that.

The end of the calendar is the beginning of a new freedom of choice, a new unity with nature, a renewal of stewardship. So much to celebrate, but also so much to let go. So 'letting go' must be a practice now for all those who choose to stay through the changes. Yes, you can choose! Please practice letting go, and flowing with the synchonistic patterns that arise,

I welcome questions, feel free to post them here and I will answer them.

Be filled with wonder as a time of clearing is also a time of new life.

6/20/08

What Another Business? Resetting Canon Inkjet Chips

Wow! Finally I get back to you, it has been a tumultous, exciting week for me. As though I don't have enough on my plate with a publishing house, book marketing, book writing, astrology columns, three websites, and my wonderful huge metaphysical client base, I had to add still another business to my list.

But I will share that with you briefly, just in case it will be helpful to you.

I recently went from a Lexmark Color Laser to a Multifunction Canon Inkjet, so I wanted to find a way to get the most for my money replacing ink. In inkjets you can pay through the nose as they say, with costs of replacement of the five colors being nearly 50% of the cost of the whole printer.

Anyway, I discovered that there were a lot of ways you might save, from CISS / CIS, continuous ink systems to re-manufactured cartridges to refill systems.

I was inclined to the CIS since it seemed the most reliable, but after a whole lot of research on the net, I found quite a few people who had leaks, which ruined their printers in the process. Since I know what it is like to have ink toner all over me and the room, I was horrified to think it might happen with real live wet ink (toner can be vacuumed off if you are smart and don't sneeze!) So I ixnayd that idea.

Refilling inkjet carts was also not an option for a messy, four dog household, so I started to research the re-manufactured inkjet cartridge market.

It looks great, replacement of all five of my cartridges comes to about $14 with shipping, that is less than one new Canon ink cartridge. But there was one problem, the chip on the original cartridge needed to be removed and placed on the new one, and after that, the printer would recognize the cart, but because the chip still read empty, the printer would believe it was empty, so you had to do a bunch of overriding to print any page. Way too much of a hassle for someone who prints out 4,000 pages sometimes. So I wondered where to look next.

I did a worldwide search and found a company in Germany with a new chip resetting device developed just for Canon printers with the CGI-8 & PGI-5 carts like mine. Cost was reasonable just around $75 - a little more than a set of oem Canon inks. He also had a chip holder set up, which you could install into your printer and then add the new cart, so you would never have to move the chips again. This added a little more cost - about another $22, but I was jazzed. With this set-up my printer will read the ink levels and tell me when the ink is gone, and I can reset the chip in 5 seconds and be on my way with a new non-Canon ink cart, no mess, no fuss.

So that is what I decided to do. But since this product was not available here in the USA, I asked if they would like someone to sell it here, and now I am in another business. Just got the product yesterday, and have already sold one. But in the meantime I am getting my new website built at InkjetReset.com, so that is where I have been.

Now by Sunday I will be back and finish the article on the 44th Presidential Cycle.

Thanks for bearing with me, if you have a Canon printer and want to get a reset unit, you can visit my ebay store or just email me and I will work with you.

Best to everyone, we all need to save a few pennies with the price of gas shooting through the roof, as I predicted it is aimed for $5 a gallon within 2008, and headed to $7 very shortly in 2009.

Back on Sunday, Michele

6/5/08

Barack O'Bama & The 44th Presidency

First I want to congratulate America for exuding the consciousness it took to manifest a presidential candidate with vision, audacity, and integrity to be the Democratic nominee.

I know there are still many who doubt who Barack O'Bama is, but time will tell, and as an astrologer and metaphysician, I am elated to see the dramatic change that Barack's chart brings to the United States of America and to the world at large.

If you want to know more about what I see there, listen to the interview I did back in March with Dr. Rita Louise on Just Energy Radio, here is the link: http://www.podcastalley.com/podcast_details.php?pod_id=53809

Right now I want to say a couple of things about this particular presidential cycle, and this election year.

Why?

Because I love the Spiritual Law of Energy - "Universal energy is only expended at the exact moment it is needed."

This is an important law to remember, and one when we enter a space of danger and fear, we often forget.

I have witnessed for the last 50 years the decline of a nation who at one time stood high above the rest of the world - not in power - but in caring for its people and for the rest of humanity.

But since the second world war, we have devolved in many ways and grown in others (in the way of the individual superstars, these beings have opened a new channel to humanity consciousness.) But as a nation, it is a decline.

Now we stand at the precipice of the close of one cycle, one yuga, one type of consciousness, and will begin the path to choose freely the consciousness that each of us sets through our own belief systems. This is reflected in the American hierarchy - the 44th president.

This year is a cycle of 1 - 2008, add the digits together and you get 10, add those digits together and you get 1. Thus a cycle of one.

In the great scheme of cycles - one is a beginning but in the mystic definition it notes the arrival of an Ancient Communicator. An individual who has been many things in many incarnations, and now arrives to open the doors for manifestation to the world on many levels.

But before I leap into the 44th presidency and a look at the Democratic nominee, let us look at some important and perhaps reflective, past presidents.

Looking back at the year that Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected in 1932 - (add the digits, 1+9+3+2= 15/1+5= 6) a six year. A year of a Social Gathering to make important choices.

FDR was elected the 32nd President of the United States. 3+2=5 A Bearer of Knowledge, a teacher, one who must teach the lessons of living in the present time, to stop the worrying, to stop the fear, and recycle thought forms toward what the people need and want instead of what they have feared.

This particular five (unlike the 41st president - George Bush Senior) is composed of the numbers: 3 and 2, the Nurturer/Keeper of the Hearth, and the Dreamweaver.

This indicates that he would bring these two qualities to the presidency, he would nurture the people, and help them open up to dream again.

I believe if you look at what FDR did, he fulfilled his numeric mission precisely. And interestingly enough his birth number is also five, so he was born to learn the very lessons that he would help heal in his mission as president.

Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th president in the year 1860. A year that adds up to 15 and resolves as a 6. A time of choices whereby one must be a great communicator (1), and a repository of knowledge with the capacity to show the way past worry (5)

As the 16th president, Lincoln emphasizes the issues of communication (1) and choices (6) He was a president who must be persuasive in his communication while socializing to deliver the changes that would come in the years of 1861 (7) the number of change, swift and radical.

In 1863, (1+8+6+3 = 18 = 1+8 = 9) a 9 year, a year of endings, he issued The Emancipation Proclamation which would bring the first of many endings to slavery.

Lincoln was re-elected to the presidency in 1864, (1+ 8 + 6 + 4= 19 = 1 + 9 = 10 = 1 + 0 = 1) 1 year, bringing the strength of the Ancient Communicator to the forefront, and in 1865, (1 + 8 + 6 + 5 = 20 = 2 + 0 = 2) a 2 year, the year of his death, the nation would adopt the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution proclaiming an end to slavery. 1865 is a 2 year, it relates to the dreamweaver, the intuitive who manifests a dream from the inner worlds to the outer. Thus he fulfilled his mission with this amendment by mastering his dream of freedom for men of every race. (A woman's freedom would come later.)

Briefly there are four other presidents who carry a number that relates to the 44th presidency. But the number 44 is well beyond any of these because it is a master number (all double digit numbers are not resolved to anything lower, they are consider master numbers.) I will explain this in my next blog, along with details on the four other presidents who have similar overtones through the number 8:

Martin Van Buren, the 8th president,
Andrew Johnson, the 17th president,
William Howard Taft, the 26th president, and
Lyndon B. Johnson, the 35th president will share something with the man elected to the 44th persidency.

To be continued....







5/20/08

Graduating Class of 2008 - The Indigo Ray


On May 17th, I was in Southern California for a few days. I had the joy of watching an outstanding group of young people from all over the world graduate at Claremont McKenner College of Liberal Arts along with my intelligent nephew Matt.


The air was still and hot, and the entire West Coast toasted under the sweltering sun at triple figure digits. I watched as young people filled with ideals took their diplomas and readied to meet the world. Each one had completed a thesis, and it's title appeared under their names. The range of interests spanned issues from international economics to child custody, and computer gaming. This spectacular group came from numerous states from Massachusetts to Hawaii, and countries from Africa to Japan and Italy.


I marveled at the energy and the vast number of cum lauda honors achieved by nearly one third of this graduating class.


These souls have come to step up consciousness as we expand, and transform our world over the next seven years. I felt grateful to see the glow of their energy and enthusiasm, even as the weather whispered of climate changes far out of control.


The major earthquake in China still in the news, Iraq war unresolved, treasonous issues fringing the headlines, gas prices on their way to the planned $5 mark, and America's economy on the brink of disaster with the West leading the nation in foreclosures.


So what can these enthusiastic graduates look forward to?


The great paradox of soul incarnate is despite all the mundane societal, cultural, national and international issues, each one creates their own world. Each soul is linked to the force, as Yoda might put it. The very gridwork of creation is within your potential to adjust, change, imbue with your own imprint.


Understanding this, you can see the potential for waves of uplifting, expansive change through the aggregate intelligence of this graduating class. Here is the hope for change.


The souls graduating colleges throughout our nation this year are only one of the waves of new ray souls. They are the early indigo, many more are still in high school, while the rainbow and crystal children are in still younger grades. Each wave brings a new integrity, a new ideal and a new light to brighten the way as the paradigm shifts rebalancing the earth.


5/9/08

End of The Mayan Calendar


Michael asked:

After reading an article on earth changes where the author indicated that there would be leaps in consciousness as the Mayan Calendar ends, and that everyone would be able to connect telepathically, and that the world would become a place of peace. We would all wake up to the “Golden Age.”


My Response:

What is said holds modicums of truth. In reality all of what is said is true, but it is not true for all people. Hopefully that does not sound too confusing.


What is happening as we come to the end of the Mayan calendar, is an amazing shift in the time/space manifestation. We as a society have agreed to time as we now know it. But this is simply a mental/societal agreement for the purpose of commerce and not for divinity and interaction with life.


When we understand that time is a more pliable concept, both accessible, changeable and actually non-existent, then we can come to grips with the issues of the Mayan calendar.

In life everyone has times, if they are aware and, which I can help them remember, when due to the consciousness of the people, which is often driven by planetary resonance on the DNA of the societies, we experience days or periods during a day where time speeds up or lags. Yesterday for example time ran more slowly then the norm, you could squeeze much more into an hour then you may the day before. There are other days where time breezes by and you work in a mode that is embraced by the resonant response of societal DNA. Everyone is buzzing - not just you. If you are unaware of this, make a commitment to watch from this point forward and you will see it for yourself.

Time is a flexible concept driven by consciousness.

Another example is the personal DNA factor in each human and animal. In the youth, while cells are actively multiplying and growth is the focus of the organic organism, the DNA vibration is slow. As the body ages, it speeds up until it reaches a pitch of disintegrating matter. A complete reversal of evolutionary process from its early purpose. The organism experiences time in relation to the DNA vibration, all things take longer in childhood then in old age. It has to vibration. When the organism slows the vibration through alignment with the Creative Force/Spirit/Divinity/Genetic Essence, then the DNA itself speeds up and aging reverses. It is all in the DNA. What man is finally coming to, is awareness that each one may consciously control their own DNA. That is not beyond your control, that science alone does not have the dibs on it. But rather you, the conscious being, is the power of the universe - your universe - and when you release the agreements of societal, cultural, ancient premise set by religions and governments, you come to a space of creation. You are the creator - your universe is yours to create.

As we approach this time of "time ending.” it will be increasingly more the individuals responsibility for the level of physical consciousness that they choose to live in. Though many will never even know they are choosing because they are completely unaware of their own power of choice.


There will be a splitting off of levels as there was in the end times of Atlantis, though this splitting will expand far beyond that one.


How will we respond to that? That depends on where you are in consciousness, as for you and many of the people you know, and many of the hundreds of clients I have, there will be the beginning of a 'Golden Age.' But of course perception here is everything. Does that mean all will look hunkey doorey? No. Though this sequence is faster than any we have ever witnessed in the millennia of lifetimes, it is still dependent on individual consciousness, as are all things. We can slow it down some or speed it up. What are we willing to do?


What I see, is many people dying in many earth related, as well as some human related mega-experiences (earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic explosions, war, etc) These souls are choosing a different level. There will be individuals who want to carry the battling forward and may split their consciousness into a parallel universe, much like the one we are in now. There are those who will continue alignment with Gaia's expansion, and move into the final yuga's Golden Age.


I do believe you are one of those as am I and many who both of us know. But not all that we know. We will both experience losses. It is the independent choice of each soul.


Will there be a new communion with nature and a lifting or piercing of veils. Yes! Will everyone experience it immediately, I do not expect this to be the case. I would expect it will happen over a seven year period or so.


It is wise to tune into the light each day, hold it, hold the vision you wish for your world, and the world at large. This the great gift of time removed. For your vision is what you will manifest in an alarmingly fast frame. Time – Less.


We are entering a time-free space, where consciousness for the first time may separate into differing vibratory lengths, physically connecting rather than just astrally or mentally.


I hope that helps, if not please email and I will attempt to clarify.

5/4/08

Earth Changes - Turbulence 20011 - 2015

May has arrived and we turn to planting and sprucing up our yards. The beauty of nature fills all our senses and we once more enjoy the cycle of birth.

I love Spring.

Today, I have felt a need to speak of the changes that are not far off. I have witnessed over the last forty years many prophets of doom and have always felt the earth would reclaim herself.

As the Chinese fortune goes "May you live in exciting times!" I think all who are alive today and through the next seven years (2008 - 2015) will see the most extraordinary changes ever witnessed by techno-man.

We speak of climate change, animal extinctions, and ocean pollution killing off entire species of marine life. There is no sector of the planet free of change. Yes, change has always been, but not in thousands of year has it been at the fever pitch it is today.

So my blog during May is going to address this from many perspectives, physical to metaphysical. I will speak of the Mayan calendar, the astrological pictures, the physical realities and the practical directions that may be in your best interest.

I will explain why this phenomenon is occurring now, and what you can do to insure the course of life you choose.

This will include prophecies of the end times, earthquakes, fires, the flexibility of time, speeding up of DNA, the Yugas, Planetary Rebirth, return to the footstool of the Dog Star, and more.

Stay tuned...

4/29/08

News - I have been elected NCPA President

Hi Everyone,

I have a new post and a new resolution. So much has happened in the last two months, I have been remiss in reporting it to you.

Well here is a quick update and the latest news.

As for GreeHee Publishing, we are embarking on the audio book in two versions. One read by me, the author (I am working on acting skills to make sure you will enjoy the read) and the one I am really excited about - a full theatrical production by actors. Hopefully both will be available by late summer, or early Fall.

Trading card news, my artists are still hard at work getting these done, we now have an image of the malevolent Tana! I will post that soon.

We have gotten the TalesofTamoor.com website revamped, and created a variety of merchandise for GreeHee fans at Zazzle. On the board is optimizing the website so it will get traffic, and also creating a newsletter to go out every month to GreeHee's hundreds of fans.

Also under construction is the a variety of free games for GreeHee fans. Right now you can find two free downloads on TalesofTamoor under the Goodies Link, right side, click under Free Stuff for Puzzles & Games.

Potemkin and GreeHee have begun their second journey and Book Two is well underway, we are planning an early 2009 release. Keep your fingers crossed, lots of new characters and more intrigue.

Both
GreeHee The Journey of Five - Tales of Tamoor Book One (Tales of Tamoor) (Tales of Tamoor)
GreeHee The Journey of Five - Tales of Tamoor Book One (Tales of Tamoor, and Potemkin Search For The Manuscript - Tales of Tamoor Book Two are on their way to Seoul, Korea for the International Publishers Conference in mid-May. They will also be seen at International Titles Booth at the Frankfurt Book Fair, in Frankfurt, Germany in October.

GreeHee Publishing has added Follett to their list of distributors and we are finally making some headway in the creation of study guides for Book One. We are planning two different study guides, one for teachers and parents. The other for metaphysical/church groups.

Here is my final piece of news.

As you may or may not know, GreeHee Publishing is a member of PMA (Independent Book Publishers Association) SPAN (Small Publishers Association of North America), COVR (Coalition Of Visionary Resources), and NCPA (Northern California Publisher & Authors).

Last weekend, NCPA held our annual awards dinner and Pride in Publishing Conference.
At the awards dinner, I was elected President. My position takes effect on May 10th.

The conference by the way was outstanding with talks by Dan Poynter, author of
Dan Poynter's Self-Publishing Manual, 16th Edition: How to Write, Print and Sell Your Own Book (Self Publishing Manual)
Dan Poynter's Self-Publishing Manual, 16th Edition: How to Write, Print and Sell Your Own Book (Self Publishing Manual), and literary agents: Michael Larsen and Elizabeth Pomada, authors of
Building Bridges: The 2008 San Francisco Writers Conference Anthology
Building Bridges: The 2008 San Francisco Writers Conference Anthology
How to Get a Literary Agent
How to Get a Literary Agent

Excellent speaker, author and entrepreneur, Stephanie Chandler exuded information on the how to market your book. Stephanie's latest book sold out at the conference.
From Entrepreneur to Infopreneur: Make Money with books, E-Books and Information Products
From Entrepreneur to Infopreneur: Make Money with books, E-Books and Information Products

Karl Palachuk ran the conference with the precision of an experienced executive. Timing never flagged, each speaker's presentation allowed for questions and answers, handouts will keep me busy for quite a while - all excellent, information and filled with invaluable tips.

Karl also gave an excellent workshop on expanding your sales through spin-off products. He is a sales trainer and author of numerous books including
Relax Focus Succeed
Relax Focus Succeed

Other speakers included Bud Gardner, who spoke on 'Breathing Life Into Your Writing.' He co-authored with Jack Canfield
Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul: Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit of Writers
Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul: Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit of Writers


Clint Greenleaf of Greenleaf Distributing, who elucidated the difficulties and blackmail issues of getting books shelves by major retail book chains.

Naida West spoke on succeeding with fiction. She is the author of several historical mysteries, including
Murder on the Middle Fork
Murder on the Middle Fork

And Pete Masterson, gave his audience insight into Designing a Great Book. He is the author of
Book Design and Production
Book Design and Production


I invite anyone who has ever considered authoring a book, ebook, paper-book or other digital format, to join NCPA and plan to attend our conference in April 2009 in Sacramento.

After this amazing conference, I have made a new resolution. I will update this blog every week from now on. I am posting a time each week on my calendar to be here for you. If you have any questions on metaphysics, astrology, spiritual laws, the art of manifestation, dreams, EFT, emotional freedom technique, publishing, authoring, or anything that you feel needs a new perspective, feel free to comment or email me. I will answer here.

Best always,
Michele
  • PMA, the Independent Book Publishers Association
  • Small Publishers Association of North America
PS: Any members of Harry Potter forums or clubs, as well as any Eragon fans, or members of any fantasy fiction forums, fantasy book clubs, and teachers of middle school, please email for special rates for books for your club or class. I also offer online visual or voice chat for groups. Email or comment. Best to all, Michele

2/15/08

Valentine's Day & A Prayer from St. Theresa


Hi Everyone - I have been busy traveling, writing and getting a little TV interview which will be posted on the net in the next few weeks.

Yesterday was Valentine's Day - a day to express love. Unfortunately I believe it has been misconstrued to commercially speak love to another and may miss the most important point - to express love to ourselves and everyone and everything in our world.

Love is the most wonderful, powerful, and important expression of life - without it humanity withers.

I wish each person on earth would take the time from this moment forward to express love for themselves. To see a song of harmony and peace inside their own bodies. When we take the time to love ourselves, we cannot help but find joy in life and compassion for others.

I have posted St. Theresa's Prayer below. I believe it is a perfect expression of what each of us need. Please copy and say it each day. Post it on your bathroom mirror so you will see it when you brush your teeth or comb your hair and it will remind you just how important you are.

We are the center of our universe and from that point we exude energy to all the rest of the universes of God. By building a strong field of love, you will exude a loving energy that will uplift and heal others. Please consider doing this each day. Before long your life will change and you will find you become a magnet of love, and the dreams you have begin fulfilling themselves with little effort on your part.

I wish each of you love always - joy and peace be yours.



Saint Theresa' s Prayer

May today there be peace within.
May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.
May you use those gifts that you have received,
and pass on the love that has been given to you.

May you be content knowing you are a child of God.
Let this presence settle into your bones, and
allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love.
It is there for each and every one of us.


1/21/08

Be Passionate - Be You

Hi everyone, just wanted to stop by and say a few words.

I was listening to a friend speak yesterday and something she said lit up for me. You know how that happens. It is one of those moments when you say, "Yeah, I knew that but the way you said that makes it so much clearer."

I wanted to share with you how fortunate we all are to have each other. Our different perspectives open doors that otherwise can be seen but for some reason we keep missing the doorknob.

As a publisher and author, one of the things people will say to me is, I have this story but I am sure it has been told before and why would anyone want to hear it from me.

My answer is because you are 'Unique.' There is only one you and the way you choose your words, the way your vibration comes through them, is different. Everyone has people who will be attracted to them. We all embrace differently yet it is still an embrace.

So if you have a story to tell, tell it. Blog it, test it, lulu it or get out there and hawk it to an agent or publisher. The only way you are going to find out if someone is listening is if you ask.

J.K. Rowling, the most successful author in the history of our world received rejection after rejection for three full years - that's 36 months or 156 weeks of rejection. That is a lot of rejection. So who were those publishers? Lots of publishers. But that did not stop her.

When I meet with children in the schools the most frequent question I receive is, what made you write this book? My answer is, 'Passion.'

You have to be in love with your work, your journey, your characters and your narrative. No one is going to write 95,000 polished words without passion. It would be drudgery, and that would pour through onto the page.

When you are passionate about what you are doing, no matter what it is, it shows.

I think the secret to passion is being in love with being. I am passionate when I wash dishes or walk on the beach. The world we live in is a beautiful place.

Architecture leaps from the pavement to touch the sky in the big cities, while foamy fingers caress the sand at the beach, and turbulent rivers race around verdant hills pressing hard against reeds and crashing over rocks in the valleys of my hometown.

There is beauty where ever you look when you carry it in your heart.

So take this stardust....... I am sprinkling over you and look again in the mirror.

Now what do you see? The author? The artist? The medic? The cowboy? The video entrepeneur? Be whatever you dream, because you can.

1/14/08

Radio Programs - Tales of Tamoor & Astrocartgraphy

As we are revamping my websites, I have been hunting for some of the links to radio shows I have done in the recent past.

I came across a show I did last October on My Spiritual Healer with Kriss Van Hookand that I thought some of you might want to listen to.

The first half of the show is about GreeHee, metaphysics, why did I write this book and what is it really about. So you may want to listen. Here is the link:


http://audio.achieveradio.com/myspiritualhealer/Oct-23-2007


I also did spoke with Chris Flisher on his show Turning of the Wheel. The topic is Astrocartography. The astrology of location. You can find the show at this link:


http://contacttalkradio.soundwaves2000.com:8080/ctr/chrisflisher110807.mp3


I think you may find these two programs interesting and if you feel like asking some questions after you listen, please leave comments here and I will respond on this blog.

Best to everyone...

1/12/08

January 2008 Free Astrology Horoscopes

Due to my web host, Ipower's migration to a new platform, I have been unable to upgrade AstrologyandMore.com. The data is in it but it is not showing, so the site does not have the latest astrology birth sign, free horoscope information. So I have decided to post it here till that site gets up. Hopefully my wonderful visitors will find this new blog and connect.

January 2008
Insight From Stellar Influences
by Michele Avanti CAP, EFT-3
(Times specified are Pacific Time)

When the MOON is VOID OF COURSE anything that you begin will not reach fulfillment. Use it to your advantage when you don't want someone to remember what you said! Here are the daylight hours this month when the moon is void of course: Jan. 1 after 4:33 pm; Jan. 3 after 4:30 pm; Jan. 6 after 4:27 pm; Jan. 8; Jan. 11 from 9:52 am to 10:44 am; Jan. 13 from 3:41 pm to 4:23 pm; Jan. 21; Jan. 24 before 6:28 am; Jan. 26 before 2:35 pm; Jan. 28 after 1:47 pm and Jan. 31 before 2:08 pm.

LUNAR ACTION

Waning Periods: Jan. 1-7 and Jan. 22-Feb. 6 begin with the full moon. It's a time of completion. In candle magic, it is known as the time of banishing.
Waxing Periods: Jan 8-21 begin with the new moon. It is a time of new beginnings and fresh starts. In candle magic it is known as the time of gathering.
NEW MOON: Jan 8, 3:37 am in Capricorn. The waxing period in Capricorn focuses on new goals, ambitions, long range plans and new careers.
FULL MOON: Jan 22, 5:35 am in Leo. The waning period in Leo focuses on completing issues of creativity, self-expression, social engagements, investing in yourself as well as, concerns with love and children.

How to Use This Column: As you read your sun and moon sign, you will note each section is broken into Focus, Test, Key & Action. Focus defines what you will find yourself focused on during this time. Test: is the issue or experience which will test your focus. Key: is a little gemstone which can help you pass the test if you will use it. Action: Is the outcome of what you do at this time.

Aries: Dec. 25-Jan. 7: Focus: Challenging family issue. Test: Facts first. Key: Words and acts are indelible. Caution prevents regret. Action: You're challenged by your feelings while ending a family situation. 8-21: Focus: Restrictions challenge you. Test: Avoid challenging people in authority. Key: Discipline becomes the reactive process only when practiced sufficiently. Action: New rules or superiors challenge you to confront their authority. 22-Feb. 6: Focus: Issues involving children, love and investments. Test: Express your feelings. Key: The innocence of a child knows no fear. Action: A time of socializing filled with opportunities for creativity.

Taurus: Dec. 25-Jan. 7: Focus: Pride in family. Test: Be content. Key: Achievements are most enjoyable when shared. Action: This is a time to complete home projects which add comfort and contentment. 8-21: Focus: New career options. Test: Recognize when loyalty keeps you from success. Key: You've earned it through perseverance and hard work. Action: You're offered a new level of security. New investments show promise. 22-Feb. 6: Focus: Creativity challenges you. Test: Balance commitment with fun and socializing. Key: Peace results from following your heart. Action: You're challenged to fulfill a loving promise to a child or lover as well as to yourself.

Gemini: Dec. 25-Jan. 7: Focus: Irritating family issues. Test: Avoid overstating your case. Key: The facts speak for themselves. Action: Frustration mounts as you complete a family issue. Stay focused. 8-21: Focus: Goals. Test: Planning. Key: Success is the result of a good planning, perseverance and hard work. Action: A new superior evaluates you, causing you to reconsider your goals. 22-Feb. 6: Focus: Leadership and fun. Test: Recognize your leadership skills. Key: You can find joy in knowing you have acted responsibly. Action: You're offered an opportunity to express your leadership abilities while having fun with friends, lover or child.

Cancer: Dec. 25-Jan. 7: Focus: Feelings. Test: Let go. Key: Emotions expose the inner being. Action: Following your instinct helps complete a family project successfully. 8-21: Focus: New superiors, rules and the father image. Test: Discipline your emotions. Key: Your success is only limited by your mindset. Action: New rules force you to balance your desire to stay at home with your need to make a father figure proud. 22-Feb. 6: Focus: Debate about love. Test: Recognize what is really important. Key: Emotional outbursts indicate a deeper wound. Action: Irritating childish behavior brings a situation to its conclusion

Leo: Dec. 25-Jan. 7: Focus: Emotions. Test: Honor your needs. Key: Hiding feelings does not make them disappear. Action: Frustration reaches a conclusion as denial and irresponsible indifference become apparent. 8-21: Focus: Examining goals. Test: Stress or laughter. Key: Humor is the best medicine. Action: Your drive to succeed and be the center of attention may cause new heart problems - physically or in love. 22-Feb. 6: Focus: Fun, love and socializing. Test: Enjoy without taking the credit. Key: Love is joyful when the ego is set aside. Action: Completing a project for children or a loved one fills you with passion and joy.

Virgo: Dec. 25-Jan. 7: Focus: Loving home. Test: Over-analyzing. Key: Family love and a comfortable home are treasures. Action: You feel content as you complete a project for home or family. 8-21: Focus: A secure future. Test: An opportunity to invest. Key: Only one in a million know how to receive. Action: Whether love or money, this cycle offers a new practical, secure long term investment. 22-Feb. 6: Focus: Wasteful people. Test: Avoid judging. Key: Value is often learned through absence. Action: While fulfilling a leadership role, you're angered by a wasteful, arrogant, self-indulgent, wealthy person.

Libra: Dec. 25-Jan. 7: Focus: Fairness. Test: Self-honesty. Key: Emulate Solomon and wisdom will prevail. Action: Ending a family situation challenges your sense of fairness and your need to be nurtured. 8-21: Focus: Ambitions. Test: Diplomacy. Key: Health requires that you express yourself. Choose your timing and words with care. Action: Your need to fulfill an old goal is challenged by an emotionally controlled superior. 22-Feb. 6: Focus: Art and socializing. Test: Avoid excess. Key: Childlike qualities of fearless honesty can serve you. Action: Completing a creative engagement may lead to a commitment of love.

Scorpio: Dec. 25-Jan. 7: Focus: Love. Test: Being vulnerable. Key: Intimacy develops by revelation and trust. Action: Opportunities for a more comfortable home and more intimacy in your relationship. 8-21: Focus: Power and control. Test: Avoid manipulating. Key: Real power comes from self-control. Action: A new position of power is available. Secure new developments from old investments. 22-Feb. 6: Focus: Leadership roles. Test: Unselfish action. Key: Hidden agendas preclude the light. Action: You're challenged by a gregarious, freewheeling Santa Claus to end power struggles and enjoy your position.

Sagittarius: Dec. 25-Jan. 7: Focus: Loyalty. Test: Is the grass really greener...? Key: Home is where the heart is. Action: Conclusion of an emotional matter makes you reassess your need for family. 8-21: Focus: New irritating superiors. Test: Work with the rules. Key: The restrictions raise patriarchal issues you need to release. Action: New rules and controlling superiors cause frustrating delays. 22-Feb. 6: Focus: Socializing and love. Test: Avoid overindulgence. Key: Other areas of your life should not suffer while you have fine. Action: Success completing a creative project brings passion, socializing and love.

Capricorn: Dec. 25-Jan. 7: Focus: Security. Test: Nourish all parts of your life each day. Key: There is a time for everything under heaven. Action: Completion of a home project brings family back into focus. 8-21: Focus: Long term goals. Test: Taking on too big a load. Key: A pie is easier to eat in small pieces - so too with goals. Action: New superiors listen and will help you achieve your goals. 22-Feb. 6: Focus: Review fun, love and long term goals. Test: Release stress, receive joy. Key: Love is often missed by a greedy eye. Action: Honest examination of your ambitious socializing may save your heart.

Aquarius: Dec. 25-Jan. 7: Focus: Reorganizing. Test: Don't project. Key: What we see in others, good or bad, is a recognition of ourselves. Action: Family ties, household projects and food need redefining. 8-21: Focus: Goals. Test: Use this time for research instead of whining. Key: To become the maker of the law, you must first understand why a law is made. Action: Your new ambitions are stifled by new rules and delays. 22-Feb. 6: Focus: Time for me. Test: To love, be responsible and still feel free. Key: Prioritize to discover a time for you. Action: Finally you conclude the emotional tug of war between your need for spontaneous independence and your children or lover.

Pisces: Dec. 25-Jan. 7: Focus: Your dreams. Test: Sleep less. Key: Your intuition is clear now, follow it. Action: You have an opportunity to have the house and/or family of your dreams, but you must act on it. 8-21: Focus: Work and long term goals. Test: To recognize your ability to succeed. Key: Leadership is only offered when the potential for success has been proven. Action: Your career offers you a new position more aligned with your dreams. 22-Feb. 6: Focus: Reorganizing your social calendar. Test: Overindulgence may harm feet or heart. Key: Fulfilling love is not a rescue but a conscious choice. Action: A commitment to love requires an honest review of your less responsible behavior.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAPRICORN!
• Tenth Sign of the Zodiac • Cardinal Earth • Feminine •
Ruler Saturn • Colors Burgundy & Dark Reds • Gemstone Garnet
• Flowers: Ivy & Pansy • Herbs: Comfrey, Hemp & Hemlock •
Cell Salt: Calc Phos • Rules: Knees, Skin, Bones & Teeth
Key Phase: "I Discipline!" • Most Compatible Signs: Taurus and Virgo

Capricorn you're the conservative, ambitious, punctual, practical, serious, inhibited and unemotional people who rule nations, corporations and courtrooms. You us everything around you from material things to people. You're driven to achieve in your chosen career. You tend to be melancholy and do not smile easily. You love the old and think in terms of long term outcomes. Everything in life is an investment to you. Career comes first and marriage second. If you marry, it will be late in life or to someone older than you. You like to be challenged and then recognized for your accomplishments. You tend to be a loner and act superior but have a deep fear of failure. You excel in corporate environments, politics and government. You could be a jailer, scientist, watchmaker, chiropractor, osteopath, miner, mathematician, orator, serious actor or school administrator.

Famous Capricorns include:
Benjamin Franklin, Elvis Presley, Kevin Costner, Tiger Woods,
Carolyn Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Maureen Reagan,
Janis Joplin, Cassius Clay, Kit Carson, Al Capone,
Thomas Becket, Clara Barton, Joan Baez, Albert Schweitzer,
Loretta Young, Daniel Webster, Paul Cezanne, Andrew Johnson,
Joan of Arc, Howard Hughes, J. Edgar Hoover, Alexander Hamilton,
Barry Goldwater, Kahlil Gibran, Edward Teller, A. A. Milne,
Woodrow Wilson, Conrad Hilton, Mao Zedong, Millard Fillmore,
Marlene Dietrich, Cicero, Jack London, Howard Stern, Naomi Judd,
John Carpenter, Nina Totenberg, Jason Bateman, Jim Carrey,
Andy Kaufman, Chic Young, Idi Amin, Maureen Reagan, David Bowie,
Hallie Todd, Jean-Pierre Rampal, & Robert E. Lee.

Michele Avanti, CAP, is a Certified Astrology Professional, Metaphysical Minister, Emotional Freedom Technique Practitioner, and an Award Winning Author. The first paperback edtion of her two time award winning book, GreeHee The Journey of Five will be released nationally January 1, 2008. For a personal consultation (taped session $133 per hour) Call: 541-863-6631

1/10/08

Updated Predictions 2008 includes U. S. Election

The Winter Solstice
December 21 – March 19

Focus: War, Housing Market, Mortgage Lenders, Oil, and a Failing Economy, Quakes & Floods

During this first quarter there is talk of action to bomb Tehran. The president is posturing and making contracts or verbal agreements with foreign allies. War talk is pointed at Iran. It seems the president is getting support from his friendly investment groups and his monetarily controlled foreign nations.

Oil prices continue to challenge the bottom line and there may be additional investment challenges to pharmaceutical companies, mortgage bankers, credit card companies, banks, and health insurance agencies.

The best investments during this period are with American companies building in foreign countries. This includes companies providing housing, supplying food, and medicine to the military in foreign lands.

The media seems to struggle with the war, public/foreign enemies, and the economy.

A judgment from a Superior Court or the Supreme Court, or an action from the Senate may open a way to reinvent or energize the economy.

This may include support for mortgage bankers, a change in the new bankruptcy law, a package to help sinking home owners, a judgment that will reform the way bankers collect interest, or even some health care package that will revolutionize the system. It may also signify some legislation to bring troops home that will actually pass. Additional statements may involve other social reforms. Whatever these statements turn out to be, it will be a doorway for changes that the American people want and need.

The economy is challenged by oil prices, enemy propaganda, water, contracts, lies, employment and health issues. From January 26th to February 11th, lies will likely surface about investments, military situations, monetary situations, oil, health care, and the real employment rate/state of the homeless.

As this particular aspect completes its course, a stress point will be hit between February 16th and 18th. This could cause major challenge and reevaluation of the stock market, the health of the nation, especially the children, the military, small animals, and national employment. This chart indicates that statements made by large organizations may be revealed as lies.

Also during this period there are major weather issues for the Reno, Nevada through Lake Tahoe, California areas. From freezing rain, and flooding to possible quakes. This area is significant on the map. Also south of Salt Lake City through Provo, Utah will likely be hit. Other areas include Des Moines, Iowa with activity centered on February 16th through 18th.

It looks like a major series of earthquakes are bound to hit Los Angeles around January 30th, February 13th, and February 18th. The statements are a transformation and expansion of earth that both expands and sinks suddenly. There is also a statement here about guarded treasures, it seems to say some will be revealed and others sunk forever.

Sudden shifts in the economy during this period may give rise to reform.

As for the Presidential Candidates run for nomination and the election scheduled for November 4th, though we do not have all the correct data for each of the presidential hopefuls, I have reviewed what is available and have reached a few conclusions.

The most likely candidates in this race, from an astrological perspective are McCain, Obama, and Clinton. But who will win?

Though Huckabee has taken Iowa, this could be seen in the strength of the chart's transits. These strengths will continue till about May when they start to wane and at that time I believe McCain will come on strong. Romney has many elements in his chart and transits to indicate a possible nomination, but when we add up all the factors, it appears that this will be McCain's year.

In the Democratic race Clinton has many strengths in her chart, all of which can keep her in the public eye, but her moon may keep her from being nominated, unless Obama is out of this election.

Obama's chart, though we have no actual time of birth, has some electrifying connections to the American people, and can make for a spectacular win, a truly revolutionary win in this election. He has a chart that in my opinion is stronger than the rest of the pack. But he also has some transits that are dangerous this year, and unless there is some clear guidance and a good spiritual direction, he may not fulfill his run for the nomination.

Dates of danger for Obama include: January 28th - 31st, which could result in a car or plane crash. February 17th and 18th is very stressful and he may consider pulling out of the race at this time. April 2nd may bring another brush with death. May 8th indicates possible challenges by car, gun, or religious fanatics, and May 26th, indicates a struggle to rise above lies, but also may be a dangerous time to be flying over water.

If Obama leaves the race and Clinton is nominated, I will be surprised if her chart can hold over McCain.

In addition in a psychic mode, I do not see a woman president.


The Spring Equinox
March 20 – June 1

Focus: The President, Legal Actions, Military & Monetary Struggles, and Flooding

This chart shows popularity polls for the president are at an all time low. It is the first chart since the first term of this presidency that focuses on a transformation, resignation or impeachment of the president.

Looking back to the impeachment proceedings and resignation ingress chart of President Nixon (chart June 21st 1974) we see the same signature that appears in this ingress chart. Only the aspects in the 2008 chart are stronger, and more stressful. There are definitely hearings going on during this time in the House. A reexamination of the president's words, the war, the economy, the spending of American resources, and lies are all tied into this legal hearings bundle, which appears to be covered by the press with the opportunity for the people to examine details over the wire or internet.

An interesting note from the fixed stars shows the Moon conjunct Zosma in the ninth house. In plain English this means, the people break the back of the president through the legal process.

Another active fixed star is Regulus. In this chart it indicates there will be a struggle with the details and legality of the president's words, contracts, military decisions, money trails, and public statements. And that if his actions are found to be vengeful, he will come tumbling down and lose whatever success he has gained.

During this period the economy continues to struggle, but lending institutions and the public receive monetary help though some legislation or legal action.

This period is filled with struggles and balancing acts.

There is a struggle between nationalism and corporate power, which comes through international organizations, treaties, and old karmic acts.

There may be an explosion or shooting at an international building, prison, hospital or school to rivet our attention to make change. And it is likely that someone will leak the information about who was involved. The question is if that leak will arrive before the bombing takes place. It does not appear it will, but let us hope I am wrong here.

It appears May will be a hard month for Des Moines, Iowa. Events may take place around May 2nd and also around May 26th. They will definitely include serious unexpected flooding, strange weather and could also include some explosive activity, earthquake or human.

Around May 26th or 27th an important piece of information suddenly surfaces regarding money, international contracts, lies, possibly oil and our economy that creates revolutionary talk.

Around June 19th there will be a sudden event that challenges our children, military and families in foreign lands.


The Summer Solstice
June 20 – September 21

Focus: Transformation, The President, Homelessness, And The Economy

Powerful opposition to the President by the people is the first statement in this chart. The reason for this opposition may be due to the fact that the Senate does not end this presidency. This point is not completely clear. It is possible that the Senate may complete the impeachment process in this case and that the new President is opposed by the public but supported by the Senate, corporations and legal process. There is a statement here that says media may be paid to create a better public image. This is one to watch.

Some legal action may quell the rising oil prices in this time period.

The housing market is still struggling in this period and it appears the nation is dissecting the "Truth in lending laws." The media is reevaluating loan contracts and questioning the honesty of credit companies and mortgage bankers.

During this period it seems the past actions and contracts, made by members of the president's cabinet, with foreign organizations will be examined.

Communication from known enemies will be made in an attempt to heal or repair national friendships. I am hopeful that this will involve Iran, as well as other nations, but the charts cannot identify the countries involved.

America's public opposition to the president is being seen with explosive force internationally through the media and the Internet. This may include public marches or riots and even violence.

Late in this period, communications may reveal truths that help heal the national image.

The president seeks to stabilize legal, corporate, monetary issues and some international ones as well.

Some major situations will suddenly happen around June 26th. Places to watch include Iowa, especially around La Mars or Sioux City, though the chart for Des Moines itself indicates the activity may be there as well. Here you will most likely see flooding and fires. Grants Pass, Oregon may be another hot spot for fires.

Another area where you may witness an event is Hawaii around June 25th; this could be an inundation of water or a quake. Also San Francisco may have an issue, a gas explosion, fires and flooding. This could be a quake, but it does not appear to be a quake to me.

Another set of dates to watch is September 6th through the 8th. This may bring a huge event, warring in nature, explosive, and viewed by the world. It may involve explosives, guns, enemies, and the public, or possible earthquake. The most likely event timing is September 7th at 11:15 PM, September 8th at either 11:30 AM or 10:29 PM.


The Fall Equinox
September 22 – December 20

Focus: Economy, Credit, Lenders, and Flooding and Earthquakes

Economic struggle continues in the housing, lending, credit, and insurance markets. Some good fortune may come through legal actions, but there is no complete resolve.

November 1st and 2nd may bring an action due to talk, marching, or international negotiations that lead to some relief in areas of oil, war, fishing, and/or medicine.

An international organization, maybe the UN, mediates or creates a treaty to transform American values involving torture and imprisonment of war criminals or terrorists.

Between November 20th and 28th we may experience severe weather, which will include ground shaking, icy winds, sudden flooding.

Around 9: 08 AM on November 27th, in the area of Arroyo Grande, California there may be an earthquake. This time is significant and can be activated earlier. I simply do not have the time to check all of California to see if there may be quakes in other areas, but this city appears to be the most active.

It cannot be stressed enough that during the two days around November 27th we should be praying for guidance and peace for everyone on the planet. This is a trying chart and it is our responsibility as the Crown Chakra for the planet to issue light throughout our world, to send out love, and dissolve fear.


Overall View of 2008

2008 will be a year of grounding and reality checks. We will be facing the truth about many of the issues we have been mulling over, talking about, and politically fighting over.

This year we will take the details into account. It will be a year where we are forced to take a hard look at money and how we use it, abuse it, and indulge ourselves with it. The banking, credit, and loan system is on emphasized in every quarter of this year. Deeply embroiled in this issue is oil, war, and medicine. Though there is a still a sense of optimism about the possibilities of change, we will get a good look at details that we have either ignored, or about which we have not been told the truth. These details surface through courtrooms and legislative hearings, and also through the natural and international disasters that will mark 2008.

A little note on global warming, astrology cannot explain global warming in the manner that science claims to do. We can examine the movement of the outer planets through particular star systems and will often see a long period of time where the planet's weather conditions follow an overall pattern. We also know that at times when the planets travel to their furthest distances North or South of the Equator, which in astrology we call out of bounds declination, we will experience extreme weather patterns. Additionally scientists have found some correlation to sun spot activity and the earth's weather patterns. However when I ask in a psychic mode, if indeed global warming is real, and if 2008 will see an exacerbation of this issue, I am told the answer is yes to both.



1/6/08

How Do You Create A Cardinal Ingress Chart?

Randy's Question:

If I read your blog correctly, which I really appreciated, it seems you put a great deal of significance on Cardinal Ingress charts including fixed stars placement at the time of the ingress. Is that correct? My follow up question which seems a bit elementary to me, yet I don’t know the answer myself, is how does one know the exact minute of a Cardinal Ingress or even the exact second of the ingress? Is there an Ephemeris that provided this information or does one need to do some sort of calculation to get the exact moment of the Sun’s ingress?

I hear you regarding the USA Chart and Mars retrograde near Saturn. I have not looked at the chart myself but I think I will in the near future. I hope our country starts to move in a better direction after the election, but I still think fear is a hot commodity and people seem willing to pay the high price of abating their civil liberties in the process. The founding mothers and fathers would be disappointed in what we have done with their great experiment.

Michele's Response:

The easiest way to set up a Cardinal Ingress is to use astrological software such as: Solar Fire, Kepler, or WinStar.

In each of these programs you can take the chart that pops up, the Now Chart, showing todays transits for whatever location you have your program set for, and change it to the location of the seat of the country, state or city you wish to look at.

Then take that chart into the window for return/ingress. In most of these programs, it will be the same part of the program that calculates a solar return.

In the window you should see an option for ingress, click on it and select the sun and which ingress you want. For our purpose it would be Capricorn, Aries, Cancer, or Libra, all the Cardinal signs.

Once you set that up, you should be back at your starting window with the new chart properly calculated. Then you can view it alone, with transits, with progressions or in a bi-wheel, or tri-wheel on the natal chart for the nation, state or city. Depending on your program, you should be able to view any variety of points from fixed stars by longitude, paran, or declination, as well as asteroids and Neptunian planets. With today's technology, you can view mid-point trees and graphic ephemeris as well. I have my chart pages set to show lunar actions, fixed stars, declinations, eclipse actions and Arabic parts. This gives a lot of information and it is as much as I can fit on a page.

The programs are wonderful because you can set your pages up for what you want in any arena, then name them accordingly. When I did a research project years ago on the NFL, I set specific parameters for the charts and named them NFL Games, NFL Players, and NFL Teams.

I find technology is the best asset an astrologer has developed. In our time we can research in ways that will bring astrology in a closer proximity to science then every before.

If you do not have an astrological software program, you can use an ephemeris to hand calculate a chart for the location you desire. You would construct the chart in the same manner you construct any chart, and you can find the time of the Sun's ingress at the bottom of the page in Michelsen's Ephemeris, and I believe it is in the same place in the Rosicrucian ephemeris. You can also look online and google time for solstices and equinoxes, and it should come up easily.

Naturally you would look at the months of December, March, June and September for the ingress times.

As for the Fixed Stars placement in a Mundane Chart, always remember the actions of a Fixed Star are only active when they are in very close conjunction, thirty minutes or less.

Back in July of 1998, I did a couple of television shows where I predicted there would be a major drowning in the Southern Hemisphere. I gave the date and approximate time. There could be no doubt about this because on this date Jupiter would Station on the Scheat, the Fixed Star of drowning. Unfortunately it did occur at the time I predicted in Pupua, New Genia, and two thousand people drowned. Anytime a planet stations on a Fixed Star you can be assured it will show and it will be a significant event for the nation it lands in.

Naturally this follows through in the Natal Charts of Individuals as well. It is the first thing you should observe when looking at upcoming years. What planets are stationing, and how do they activate my personal chart. Additionally you should examine them for Fixed Star contact.

Let me know if you have followed what I have written, and if it makes sense to you. Once you do it a few times, it will become simple.

Wishing you every blessing.
Best always, Michele