General Astrology

Sagittarius Full Moon May 21st

On May 21st, we have a Full Moon at 1 degree Sagittarius.

Sagittarius, ruled by Jupiter is often seen as a ‘lucky’ sign, and those with a prominent Jupiter / Sagittarius element in their charts are often fortunate.

Why?

Sagittarius is about WIDENING Your Horizons. Looking beyond where you are now and into the future. Ask yourself, WHAT IS POSSIBLE? What if nothing was impossible?

Not only do we have this Full Moon in Sagittarius on May 21st, we have another Full Moon in Sagittarius on June 20th. Keywords: JOY, EXPANSION, GROWTH, NEW HORIZONS.

Mutable energies are very strong, possibly causing you to be clear one moment and fuzzy the next. At the same time, this is a wonderful opportunity for transforming your life.

Just over six months ago, desperate, feeling bereft after the break-up of a very close relationship, in physical as well as mental and emotional pain, I knew there had to be MORE than I was currently seeing and I prayed for guidance.

Little did I know the AMAZING NEW HORIZONS that would open up as a result of my openness and willingness to surrender to whatever came up.

Although I feel reluctant and somewhat nervous to share with you what’s been happening with me, I am being guided that this is the right time to make a start. So here goes!

Many of you have noticed some radical changes in my appearance and in the quality of my videos, and maybe you wondered what was happening.

A few months ago, I started to do trance channelling. To be honest, I didn’t quite know what it was, except for following the teachings of Esther Hicks and Abraham, and Lee Carroll and Kryon from time to time.

Luckily, I found a wonderful teacher, Summer Bacon an expert trance medium who has been channelling the beautiful spirit, Dr. Peebles, for over 20 years. She showed me the basics about releasing my breath to spirit and then learning how to release my vocal chords to allow the information to come through me.

She said that this can take many months, even years to accomplish, so imagine my surprise when on the VERY FIRST DAY, I could feel spirit / God come through me, breathe through me, and try to talk through me. It was the strangest and the most wonderful experience of my life. Within a few days, I was being told that the Pleaidians were coming through.

Since then, every day, for at least 3 hours, sometimes up to 16 hours, I am practicing and enjoying the adventure that is always new and pushes me beyond my boundaries.

I am channelling paintings (and I never painted anything in my life), but people seem to love them. My body has changed completely and is still changing, my diet has changed, my sleeping patterns have changed… Nothing has stayed the same.

Emotionally, the fear has gone, (I suffered from severe OCD), and has been replaced by an overwhelming feeling of love, gratitude, joy and compassion.

The healing hasn’t only been happening for me.

When I have been doing practice sessions, the Pleaidians have healed a variety of ailments for clients during the consultation.

They are helping to bring an extra dimension to my readings and all my work. Because the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, this is my reason for sharing it with you now.

As channelling can sometimes be something a little ‘out there,’ I didn’t want this to alienate you, but with the shift in consciousness that is happening on our planet, I wanted to share it with you to show you that if you are seeking more in your life, it is out there if you ask and prepare yourself to receive!

Through the energies of the Pleaidians and the channelling, you now get an enhanced version of Barbara!

From time to time I will share more about what’s been happening as I continue to keep an open mind and tune into these new and uplifting frequencies.

Sagittarius rules HONESTY, SPEAKING YOUR TRUTH, TAKING A RISK. Since I just did this with you, what can you do to free yourself by speaking out?  

All too often we send an email or we walk away from a difficult situation, instead of calmly saying what is true for us.

WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU?

HOW DO YOU WANT YOUR LIFE TO LOOK?

HOW CAN YOU CONNECT TO A WIDER ENERGY FIELD?

Scorpio Full Moon – Let me share a secret with you

On April 22nd, we have a Scorpio Full Moon at 2 degrees.

Scorpio encourages you to focus on your inner world. The more you search for happiness outside of you, the more it eludes you.

‘Happiness resides not in possession and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.’
Democritus

Scorpio rules the underworld, the darkness, crisis. Often from your hardest times you emerge better and stronger than you were before. Pluto, ruler of Scorpio is all about transforming yourself.Your biggest fears may come up for healing. Go into the darkness. Don’t be afraid of it.  

Many of you have observed my transformation over the last few months. Has it been easy?? NO! There are many days when it is very difficult, some days when the pain feels unbearable, when it’s quite frightening, but as I keep releasing layer after layer of stuff, I feel a new lightness of being that is quite magical.  

Intimacy, surrender and releasing are Scorpio keywords.

So now, quaking in my boots again, I am going to take another risk and share something very personal with you. For many years I used to have colonic hydrotherapy very regularly, sometimes even every month. It was always stressful and I never fully relaxed, no matter how well I knew the therapist.It had been 4 years and with all the stress of the break up of my important relationship, the move of country and physical changes, I knew that my body would benefit from a colonic. The usual fears began to surface. How to find somewhere in Greece that I could trust? The internet showed me a place in the centre of town and with great trepidation I made an appointment. Now that I am learning how to surrender, to relax, to release, I asked my guides to show me how to apply this to every area of my life including this colonic.I asked the therapist not to talk to me and to allow me to relax and breathe during the session. MY GREATEST FEAR is to have an accident and not be able to make it to the bathroom. And guess what? That’s exactly what happened!! In 20 years of colonics, I never had the slightest blip, but this time, my body took over. I was in agony, nearly passing out with pain, in a cold sweat, and there was no way I could get off that table. So it all came out!! My Libra sensitivity doesn’t like sharing the coarser aspects of life, but since this is a Scorpio Full Moon, I hope that you will understand.

The therapist was just lovely about everything telling me that there was no problem at all. In fact, it was quite an intimate moment and she told me she felt privileged to be a part of it.   

What is your biggest fear? Can you surrender and release?

I can honestly tell you that it’s really liberating!!  Venus conjunct Uranus in Aries square to Pluto at the time of this Full Moon, is asking you to become more intimate with yourself.

How often do you touch yourself gently, with affection?Do you stroke your hair, are you gentle with your body when you are in the shower?As I write this, I realise this could be taken in an erotic way, but that is not my intention! I am merely wanting to make you aware of treating yourself lovingly. Since my transformational kick up the butt from Pluto and Uranus, I am appreciating all the little things about my body. I love brushing my fingers through my hair, the softness, and it’s so soothing.Yes, I do have hanging skin – and can I love that too? It’s taken quite a while, and I do have my off days, but for the most part, I even love the wrinkly skin!Of course, there’s much, much more to share and that’s all going into my book about personal transformation with the help of Pluto and Uranus! 

New Moon in Aries – New Beginnings

On April 7th, we have a New Moon at 18 degrees Aries.

Only a few months after the Paris attacks, shockwaves resounded around the world with the explosions in Brussels airport and metro station. It’s not only Europe experiencing these atrocities, but many other countries too innocent lives are being lost.

What planetary aspects could be triggering all this unrest?

At the time of this New Moon, Uranus is conjunct the Sun and Moon and square to Pluto.

Pluto in Capricorn is all about keeping the status quo where banks are ‘too big to fail,’ and rescued even though they are bankrupt, where 1% of the people own 90% of the world’s wealth. Pluto is associated with the underworld and darkness.

Uranus in Aries, on the other hand, is all about freedom, people taking control of their own lives and breaking free from the controls of governments and authorities.

And gradually, this is happening. On YouTube, there are people who have millions of subscribers who could never have attracted such huge audiences before under the restrictive structures of the giant TV networks. Now, with the freedoms of the internet, people are finding their own voice, independent of the existing structures.

With 6 out of 10 planets in Fire signs, this is time to step out and to be yourself and to speak up for what is important to you.

The old Plutonian model of control is being questioned everywhere. For example, doctors used to be like gods. They would prescribe medications or a course of treatment and like lambs, people would obey their instructions. Now, with Uranus in Aries, people are not conforming, they are finding new solutions for themselves.

Structures are crumbling and there’s a strong desire for a new start playing out in US politics. Who would have thought that Donald Trump would be a forerunner for the Republican nomination when I posted my video about him 6 months ago?

Why are people voting for him?

Nassim Taleb, author of The Black Swan, states:
‘People are not voting for Trump (or Sanders). People are just voting, finally, to destroy the establishment.’

Aries is a very physical sign. Venus is in Aries encouraging you to LOVE YOUR BODY.What does your body want? Are you listening?I’ve been learning yoga for the last few months and my body is telling me that some of the poses don’t work for me. So I adapt them to suit my body. I do ‘Barbara’ yoga, and not a prescribed format.

“There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.”

Friedrich Nietzsche


When I think of Aries, I think of taking a risk, being courageous and brave.

I was so uncertain about posting my last video about the Lunar Eclipse in Libra. Time and again, I looked at it and I wasn’t sure. Then I decided to throw caution to the wind, and to trust my intuitive voice telling me to ‘JUST DO IT!’ And the same is true of the video for this New Moon, and yet again, quaking in my boots, I posted it!

What can you do at the time of this New Moon that stirs you up and exhilarates you at the same time?

Lunar Eclipse in Libra – Do You Love Me?

On March 23rd, we have a powerful Full Moon Lunar Eclipse at 3 degrees 17 minutes Libra. With the Sun opposite the Moon, this is an important time to look at your relationships.

Libra is the sign of marriage, partnerships and relationships in general. With several planets in Aries, this Lunar Eclipse encourages you to look at the relationship you have with yourself. 

‘You’ve got to love yourself first. You’ve got to be okay on your own before you can be okay with somebody else.’ – Jennifer Lopez 

Many of you have commented about my new hairdo, most in a positive way. However, one person said that it made me ‘look like an old lesbian.’ This shows me that I am never ever going to please everyone.

Libra is always seeking balance and tends to contort itself in order to keep the peace and to make other people happy, often leaving themselves out of the equation.

With the Sun, Mercury and Uranus in Aries, it’s time to wake up to who you are, to learn how to be comfortable in your own skin.

I had some professional photos done last week and the photographer wanted to whiten my teeth, take out my wrinkles and make me look like a younger Barbara. I told him NO! I am happy the way I am.

Are you happy and thankful for the way you are?

After colouring my hair for many years, keeping it at shoulder length because ‘other people’ thought that was best for me, wearing ‘proper’ clothes to present my videos, Uranus in Aries gave me the wake-up call to do what I want to do, what works for me.

Is there anything about the way you present yourself that you want to change? With all this Aries energy in the heavens, this is the perfect time to throw caution to the wind, to take a risk and to break out of old patterns that have had you pleasing others and not yourself.

With Venus square to Saturn at the time of this Lunar Eclipse, there can be a tendency to find fault with yourself. For example, ‘I’m not good enough, ‘I should have done it differently’ etc.

If Venus is conjunct, square or opposite Saturn in your natal chart, chances are you didn’t feel very nurtured and you have had disappointments in love.

This eclipse gives you the opportunity to nurture and to love yourself. 

LIBRA whose ruler is Venus, is all about beauty.

Can you see your own beauty, regardless of the odd wrinkle, blemish or scar?  


‘Beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It’s about knowing and accepting who you are.’
Ellen DeGeneres

Judi Dench, world-renowned actress who I greatly admire, is now in her 80’s, and to me, she looks beautiful.

Here’s the video I did about her:

Don’t forget that old things can be very valuable and  beautiful. For example, a Stradivarius violin made in the 17th century can fetch millions of dollars in auction.

Can you come up with at least three things that you find beautiful about yourself?

‘Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world. Lucille Ball.
Libra tends to look for other people’s approval. Since I have become less and less attached to wanting others to like me, Wayne Dyer’s quote comes to mind:

‘People who want the most approval get the least and the people who need approval the least get the most.’

In education we are constantly comparing ourselves to others. She beat me in Maths, I did better than him at History………but really, you are unique. There will never be anyone like you again. So can you love yourself exactly the way you are?

Aquarius New Moon February 8th 2016 – Reinvent Yourself

 

 


Whenever I think of Aquarius, I think of someone who is different, who doesn’t follow the crowd and who doesn’t mind saying what they think – popular or not.

Aquarius is all about the unfamiliar, the unpredictable, the unknown. The New Moon is always an opportunity for a new beginning, but for something to be truly new, it has to be unexpected. We get bored with the status quo and yet we fear change. How about making a conscious effort to observe where you feel stuck and proactively encourage yourself to make changes?

This is the challenge of the New Moon in Aquarius. 

 

David Bowie, who had Aquarius rising said:

‘If you feel safe in the area you’re working in, you’re not working in the right area. Always go a little further into the water than you feel you’re capable of being in. Go a little bit out of your depth. And when you don’t feel that your feet are quite touching the bottom, you’re just about in the right place to do something exciting.’

Every single time I put out a new video, I am always a little nervous and excited. Will you like it? Will it get lots of dislikes as my David Bowie video did? The same with every newsletter. I always want to come up with something new and interesting, otherwise, with all the other competition out there for your attention, you’ll soon stop reading…….

What are you doing to keep on reinventing and renewing yourself?

This week, in preparation for the New Moon, I have been observing how many things I do out of habit that are completely unconscious. For example, eating. I tend to sit in the same seat, hold my cutlery in the same way, eat without stopping for breath in between………..

So I have forced myself out of this little comfort zone to eat in different parts of the apartment, to eat on the floor, to be completely immersed and focused on the act of eating, to make ooohing and aaaahing noises when I am really enjoying a tasty morsel, and last but certainly not least, I gave myself permission to eat an entire meal with my fingers!!! My father (had he been alive) would have been quite disgusted, but he’s been gone for nearly 20 years and yet I still find myself abiding by what he considered appropriate behaviour.

What can you do that is different? What new choices can you make?

I have chosen to become left-handed after nearly 60 years of being right-handed. I am aware that this is creating new connections in my brain and is enabling me to be more creative and come up with new and interesting ideas.

Look carefully at your life, especially the areas where you’re feeling bored or uninspired, or areas where you’re feeling stuck, and see whether or not you are doing the same thing over and over again and expecting or hoping for a different result.

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results”.
Albert Einstein.  

 

 

Aquarius is an Air sign and all the Air signs are concerned with mental activity. Your mind is extremely powerful and when you begin to think differently, you can change your health, your finances, your relationships, everything.

Mars is square to this New Moon in Aquarius This can bring frustrations and angry outbursts, OR it can give you the ability to accomplish anything to set your mind to do.  Set a clear intention to utilise this energy to your advantage. 

I mentioned three famous people in my last newsletter: Oprah Winfrey, Ellen Degeneres and Eckhart Tolle, all of whom I have later found out are Aquarians!! They are not particularly ‘traditional beauties,’ but by being themselves, they have attracted huge worldwide audiences.      

Maybe you think you look a bit odd sometimes, but often strange-looking animals and people are quite adorable! Try seeing all your idiosyncrasies in a new light.  

 

Wishing you an inspirational New Moon in Aquarius!

Go on! Dare to be different!! Stand out from the crowd!!

With love,

Barbara

New Moon, New Year, New Beginnings

 


Happy New Year! With the Capricorn New Moon on January 9th, this is the perfect time to set new intentions for your year ahead. 

Have you been rushing around, trying to accomplish too many things and finding you are spinning your wheels?

Have you felt lethargic and unable to focus on anything?

As Capricorn rules time, this New Moon gives you a great opportunity to reassess how you use your time and energy.  

With Mercury retrograde during most of January, don’t be surprised if people you haven’t been in touch with for a long time reappear.

I had been estranged from a couple of very dear family members just before I went to New Zealand almost a decade ago. There was no real fall-out, but a general distancing of the relationship which once was so very close.

Imagine my great joy and surprise when I received an email from my dear Auntie who is 93 years old and still living together with her husband who is 95 years old, saying she had just seen one of my YouTube videos and she loves my blonde hair and is sending me her love.

 

I called her straight away. We had the most loving, caring conversation and picked up easily from where we left off. When I am next in Manchester, I will go and visit them. I wanted to apologise to her for our rift, but she reminded me of Love Story telling me that love was never having to say you are sorry.

Is there anyone precious from your past that you’d like to see again? This is the time to set clear intentions.  

 

This Mercury retrograde is aspecting Pluto wanting you to dive more deeply into yourself. Ask yourself those difficult questions: Why am I here? How can I give my life more meaning? Am I doing what I love and if not, why not?

Your astrology chart shows the talents you are born with and I am frequently astonished how many clients I see who have magnificent gifts in their charts are not finding ways to pursue their heart’s desire.

What wonderful goodies lie hidden inside of you that you have yet to discover??

It’s a new opportunity to see the beauty of the depths of you. Maybe you have experienced great pain and trauma, but chances are you have learned from that and become stronger, wiser, more loving as a result.

When Mercury is retrograde, words beginning with RE are most significant: REmember you are a beautiful being and with Mercury retrograde at the time of this New Moon in Capricorn, REconsider the way you think about yourself, the way you see your life. Do you keep telling yourself you missed important opportunities? Or are you telling yourself how well you’ve been doing. How hard you’ve been working and endeavouring to create a life that is filled with peace, joy and love.

Saturn, ruler of Capricorn often brings painful lessons. Our pains make us who we are today. They cannot be taken away, but rather absorbed and shine out showing others that the human spirit is strong and can transform and transmute the most painful experiences into love and light.
 

I hope to meet you in person during t