Author: marilyn

The rain’s been great… just a short visit this time but he’s intending to come back soon… looking forward to it.

The awesome Iridescent Banksia are starting to appear… the magnificently coloured Lorikeets gather to feast on their abundant food.  A lot happens outside the kitchen window here.

It’s a wonderfully cool and overcast morning, with a little soft rain…. sooooooo delicious after those horrid heat wave days… body struggles big time during those high temperature days, causing serious fatigue.  Really enjoying the cool, body has an opportunity to rest and recover from its emergency state.

It’s so important for us to live with Mother Nature… no amount of talking or describing will ever be able to convey what she’s giving us… constantly.  Like another world, behind the veil… an alternate reality that exists, where we can be.  A magnificent world of love and kindness, nurturing and protection.  It’s time for us to ‘come back’ home… to our magnificent Earth.

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I’ve been doing some genealogical research… personal curiosity as well as research for my future books.  My ‘Gypsy’ grandfather has always held such mystery and fascination.  I never met him and have only a few brief descriptions of him, from my Mum.  Genealogical research can be a bit of a pain… so laborious, but yesterday I got lucky!  I found a description of him.  And guess where?  In a NSW Police Gazette publication, I found on Ancestory.com… my god!  He was being pursued by police for ‘desertion’.  His wife, my grandmother, served this.  I didn’t know they arrested you for desertion, for shooting thru… but obviously they did.  Imagine the courts today, if they did the same.

Anyway… there was a description of him… yahoo I found gold!  This is what the notice said…

“Charles Devlin – Desertion… 42 yrs old (born approx 1887), 5′.6″, broad build, dark complexion, black hair, dark brown eyes, clean-shaved, little finger of left hand permanently crooked… a carpenter.”

There were notices in 21st Aug 1929, 2nd Oct 1929 and 23rd Oct 1929.   But then I found a census for 1930 and they were both noted as being at the same address in Sydney… did they find him?  But then I know he went again some time after.  I guess you just can’t keep a good Gypsy still for long…

Twas so exciting to find that information… a real step back to the Gypsy line.

So rain, ancestors, birds and Banksia… the cicada’s are humming, the birds are chirping, the air feels refreshed by the beautiful rain… the Earth radiates its love for us all…. I’m so grateful for my precious existence.  Thank You again and again.

Create the Life of your Dreams… the Life you were born to experience… it’s not difficult… in fact it’s easy.

Lotsa luv…. marilynxxx

Such a deliciously cool, out in the pre-dawn world… especially during these very hot days.  We’re elevated here, up in the mountains… the weather is usually not too extreme, but we don’t escape all the heat.  We’re very close to the Border (NSW/Qld), we must be getting some of Qld’s current heat.

I went for a bike ride this morning before Mr Solar started sharing his potent rays, it was the first in a while.  2014 is the year I’ve committed to strengthening my Body… after the last three years of intensive healing.  Lindesay Creek, where I live, is a beautiful valley… nestled snugly beside the Qld Border.  Lindesay Creek Rd is a no-thru road, it finishes at the base of the glorious MacPherson Ranges.  It’s so quite and still as I ride along, other than the cicada’s of course, very few cars drive along this road… just me and the cows and all the other Life buzzing about.

As I left the bitumen and started on the gravel, just around a small bend a little further along… there in all his regal splendour was Mt Lindesay, our local guardian… towering over the valley, keeping us safe and protected.

This is the view of Mt Lindesay from the Qld side of the border… Lindesay Creek is on the other side.  One half of Mt Lindesay sits in Qld, the other in NSW… not sure what Mt Lindesay thinks of that!

Mahalia, the sacred space I’ve been gifted to live within… is just on the other side of this photo.  He’s a wonderful guardian.  So to see him on my morning ride this morning was a special treat.  From the property here he’s often hidden behind the trees… just the top of his crown peeking thru.

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A lot has been written about the New Moon on New Year’s Day… pretty potent energy, from an Astrological perspective.  Pluto sitting with the Sun and Moon (and Mercury)… a transformational year for us all, there is no doubt.  Pluto represents power… the power to create and the power to destroy.

All life is focused on the continuation of life… the evolution of life.  Life is only interested in Life.  Anything that no longer supports life is let go, removed, destroyed… transformed into an energy that can support the growth.  Life has no interest in death.

It must be becoming clearer to more and more people… here on Earth, that somethings need changing, and soon.  Led by our desires for so many years now… the promises of wealth, luxury for all, convenience and ‘security’, a life we can ‘own’.  Promises, promises… we’ve heard so many… we’re becoming weary of the same old story.

Cracks appear, black ooze is dripping… appearances changing right before our eyes.  We’ve allowed ourselves to be led by our desires.  So many promises… a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

So we’re all growing up, we’ve been shaken awake… as the Earth rumbles, floods and burns… all that we ‘own’ so vulnerable to change.  What is really ours?

Pluto represents renewal, rebirth… an opportunity to discover our own personal power.

Personally I’m feeling very excited about this year.  I don’t remember feeling the way I do, ever before.  It’s as if a rebirth has occurred.  I feel strong and focused, alive and inspired… to contribute my energy… to the Healing.  This will be a life changing year, I’m sure.  But as always, we need to be present… open, trusting and ready to receive.  Able to let go of any lingering stragglers that have no relevance, here and now… left overs of the old.  I believe it will be easier than ever… to just let go.

So much awaits us… Life is truly magickal.  So much beauty in every moment… so much kindness, giving and nurturing.  We are all very fortunate to be living here on Earth… and I believe we’re now being given the opportunity to move to a completely new level of being.  We need to be present, we need to be accepting… we need to trust… and we need to believe.

Ride the wave of personal power… this is a year not to miss.  So much is being given… open your arms and receive it.  Don’t forget to give thanks… it then just keeps on growing.

lotsa luv… marilynxxx

Feels like a lot’s brewing.  The New Moon on New Year’s Day heralds a new chapter here on Earth.  And it feels very exciting!  My bones are humming with the approaching vibration, my blood is singing as it travels around my body… my cells are celebrating.  The collective time of Healing is before us.

These last few years have prepared us, hinted at what was coming.  As we struggled with our letting goes, the revelations presenting daily… the crumbling of our illusory dreams, what we thought was real.  We were being lovingly prepared for the big time now.

Yes, the New World has birthed… that was the job of 2012.  In 2013 fine tuning was being applied, to prepare us for the foundation year… of 2014.  And now it’s only days away.  The New Moon on this New Year’s Day bestows incredible power and focus… a Magick Wand of sorts.

Now we all become Magicians… this new-found power, how will we use it.  Hopefully the preparatory stage has been successful… and we stand in a place of conscious awareness; solidly connected to our true values, operating from Heart energy.

This is not a year to wander from place to place, aimlessly… operating from desire or greed.  We are all being called to stand at our post, we have all we need to do the job we were given… a long time ago.

So as you celebrate this coming new year… connect yourself to your own true self.  Stand firm in your knowing, your wisdom and your understanding.  And be ready to offer your service… this is a year of incredible opportunity.  A wondrous time of Healing.

Enjoyment is my focus.  Being in the moment allows me to experience the incredible wonder…. that is this Life, this gift of existence.

Ride the wave of 2014… like you’ve never done before…,

lotsa luv…. marilynxxx

First morning back after two weeks away… my body vibrating to Mother Nature’s magnificent bounty.  I feel expansion, joy and community… a new world is unfolding… when quiet and still we can feel her emergence… radiating her love for all.

Joyous time away with family and friends… sharing love and real feelings… precious times to savour.  New understandings, clarity and visions… Life is giving in every moment.

Thank you all for your love and sharing… Life is so precious, truly a celebration… our time here on Earth is one of a kind.

Magickal Moments saturate our world… we get to choose how we’ll be involved.

As 2013 moves to a close, we’ve all come a little closer to understanding more… what will we do with our new-found wisdom.  What will we choose to give our precious energy.  How will we be involved with the Healing of our Earth?

Life is a gift, the greatest of all… 2014 is now very close… what kind of year will it be for you?

I can feel the ‘new’, something has changed… I stand in a new place, free from the ‘old’.  It’s my effort to remain with this clarity… this gift of Healing, this blessed vision.

THANK YOU Life… for all you give.

Taking some quiet moments over the next few days… to farewell the old and welcome the new.

We are truly Blessed.

lotsa luv…. marilyn xxx

ISON… made it around the Sun?

ISON’s been getting a lot of press… in the Astrophysicists world this ‘sungrazing’ comet is certainly surprising and astounding many.

“looked at literally a couple of thousand sungrazing comets.  We’ve NEVER seen one behave like ISON. Astounding!”  Karl Battams Astrophysicist Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC.

In the Astro world ISON was ‘conjuncting’ the Sun… so between 0-7 degrees Sagittarius in your personal natal chart, it has been making its presence felt.

I checked out ISON on the NASA site, watching the visuals of it heading toward the Sun… and then some part of it appearing on the other side. It filled me with an unexpected jubilation, an excitement… a sense of courage and hope.  I was surprised at the feelings engendered by these images.  Image of ISON circling the Sun Latest images from SOSHO

Everything is energy, everything has a presence and a purpose… everything lives, in some form, with particles of the omnipresent Life Force.

Another comment by Allexander Witze of Nature Magazine… “ISON was making its first and possibly only, journey from the deep freeze of the outer Solar System into the furnace of the star’s outer corona.  Never before have researchers followed a comet so pristine coming so close the Sun”.

And from the Astrological perspective, one of my favourite Astro writers and Authors Kim Falconer

“I feel Ison represents a clean sweep, a chance to release old habits and ‘tolerations’ so that we can be more authentic, vital, clear and carefree as we journey along our evolutionary way.”

But it was the feelings, so present and active in my Body, an excited sense of courage and hope, of bravery.  What an example Ison has been to us all. Taking on a journey around the Sun and surviving (?)… now that’s something.

Nothing is a coincidence, nothing happens by chance.  I was reminded of that so often as I grew up… wise words from my Dad.  Everything is connected to everything else… full of Life, purpose and unlimited possibilities.  What a world!

This visceral experience of Ison… showed me so much more than any words or theories.  We are connected to all Life, we can feel, we can experience… we can ‘know’.

Thank you Ison… for your bravery, your spirit… your get up and go, your courage, your hope… you have given us all so much.

Following on the heels of Ison’s magnificent display is the New Moon in Sagittarius on 3rd December 11.23am AEDT … the Sun and Moon sitting at 10 degrees Sagittarius, only a few degrees away from Ison’s meeting with the Sun. This New Moon, I believe, is carrying Ison’s message, birthing the seed of this globally agreed ‘awesome event’ into our world, into our consciousness… into our being.

Every new Moon is the possibility of birthing your intention… the ground fertile and ready for new life, a new cycle of growth… nurtured by our Mother Moon.  The Divine Feminine providing the care and nourishment, the perfect environment… for this growth.  Yes, Life continues to amaze.

“We are loving this… the Universe surprises us yet again. How awesome!” comments on Ison by Slate Bad Astronomer Phil Plait.

Sagittarius comes after Scorpio… Scorpio time (Oct 22 – Nov 22 approx) is always deep, often intense.  Scorpio’s ruler Pluto will always pull out anything diseased and rotting in our unconsciousness… he shows no mercy.  He’s about Truth, not the fictional variety… but the real Truth… his motto ‘only Life lives’.

It’s deep learning time during Scorpio… Saturn’s current stay in Scorpio deepens this learning, at times prolonging the agony… till we let go… lesson learnt.

Sag comes blazing… such welcome energy after our journey through the underworld.  Sag is about adventure, freedom… but  not just any freedom… he aims his arrows for the highest Truth.  He stretches our awareness to heightened levels of understanding and being.  He’s a true Truth seeker.

So Sag energy combined with Ison… creates some pretty amazing opportunities… of growth, abounding courage, hope… fearless adventure toward the Truth.  Sag is ruled by Jupiter the great bestower of bounty… he expands, he multiplies… he makes big your dreams and vision… ahh, yes, he’s also the visionary, he aims his arrows far.  He’s happy, he’s jovial… he does suffer from a bit of ‘foot in mouth’, but hey, we can allow him his gaffes… after all he’s half Horse.

After this big year it seems we’re being blessed with some Light at the end of the tunnel… this new Moon followed by the next one… on New Year’s Day, an auspicious one I’m sure.

Have fun

marilynxxx

Who would have thought… not even that long ago, that ‘things’ would be as they are now.

I’ve often had insights, visions or feelings about what was in store… I remember clearly back in 2007, the ‘messages’ were coming thick and strong!  My business ‘Magick Moments’ a truly gorgeous Health Centre in Ipswich was only a year old.  With the wondrous help of my friend (then partner), we renovated this humble shack from top to bottom… when finished it looked incredibly beautiful.

I put my heart and soul into it, we both worked very hard… we transformed this very humble house into a sensational beauty… it felt very rewarding…  Magick Moments was born.  Magick Moments had come to town.

I’m a double Rat (Chinese Astrology) and Gemini/Virgo/Capricorn (Western)… ahhh, and with a generous dollop of Scorpio.  My ‘past’ life was very active… very active indeed!  I loved to transform the space around me… creating beauty and tranquility.  I was a woman on a mission… I drove my body very hard.

Anyway back to 2007.  With a new business in it’s very early days, I worked hard, often 12 hours a day.  If I didn’t have clients I’d do marketing and research, articles and networking.  But the base of my intention was ‘Healing’…  providing a space to find harmony and healing… feel comfort and ease and a renewed sense of being.  I gave it my all.

It was just after mid year and the feelings began appearing.  After such a concentrated time of commitment and passion, something else was entering… what was it?  A change was in the air, the smell was undeniable.  I fought it, it made no logical sense… I questioned myself, the usual… am I sabotaging myself, am I restless or bored?  It was such a quick turn around in such a short time.  I tried to ignore it and carry on as usual… I tried, but I couldn’t shake it.  I felt a big change approaching… it would not be ignored.

I thought I might just need some time away… my friend had recently bought a house in Woodenbong.  Woodenbong is near the border of NSW and Qld, it’s quite elevated, up in mountain country… lots of National Parks surround it… it’s small and quiet and the air is great.  Ahhh, I thought, just what I need.

An Eclipse was approaching… and my second Saturn Return, actually on the same day.  This coming Eclipse I felt was significant… in Astro talk, it ‘sat on’ (was at the same degree) Black Moon Lilith (in my natal chart).  I’d taught myself Astrology when I was eleven… but I wasn’t really familiar with Black Moon Lilith.  But she was jumping off the page… and my sense of this Eclipse was that something big was in store.  Co-incidentally (my Father always told me there’s no such thing!) there was a Black Moon Lilith workshop just before the eclipse in Mullumbimby… kinda on the way to Woodenbong.  So I booked in.

It was August 2007, I arrived in Woodebong just before the eclipse.  It was so lovely being in this small, quiet town, sensational views of the surrounding mountains.  The air so clear, the night skies awesome… I let out a big sigh…  I sat on the back verandah soaking up the energy.

Eclipse night arrived… it was a total eclipse and fully visible here in Oz.  I sat outside under the evening blanket of amazing sparkling diamonds and watched the entirety of the eclipse.  At its peak, the Moon became blood-red… this blood-red ball hanging in the sky.  Difficult to describe how sensational it appeared.

Tired I finally went to bed.  The next morning, back out on the verandah… and the most sensational experience… EVERYTHING HAD CHANGED.  I could feel it all around me,  I could feel it in my body… everything had changed.  I looked at the birds, the grass and the trees… wondering how they felt.  I just knew everything, everything had changed.  It was a visceral experience, I could feel and see it all around me.  I’ll never forget it.

Of course, I wrote and wrote, trying to capture this amazing event on paper.  I spent an extra few days there then headed off home.  Back to Magick Moments, I guess hoping all would be back to normal…. ahhh, no.  I tried, I did, I kept trying to brush off this energy of change.  Magick Moments had only just begun, so much I’d intended to do…. I ignored and ignored, till I could ignore no more.

Strangely enough (yes, I know it’s not strange), clients started dropping off, the business became very quiet… more marketing, more planning… I kept on, I willed myself to continue.

It was one morning sitting at the breakfast table… a booming voice inside me was loud and insistent… I felt a fist bang on the table… ‘NOW IS THE TIME!!!’.   OK, OK…. I got the message.  So the dismantling began.  It took nine months, with two houses, a business, a part-time job etc etc….clearing, cleaning, packing up, storing. renting out… my god it was enormous! And of course there was Snowie, my cat.  Finally the night arrived, with my dear car ‘Beth’ packed to the rafters (so high I couldn’t get out of the carport, had to take some off),  it’s 9pm at night, dark, I’m exhausted… I take off for Woodenbong.  A week of recovery in this lovely mountain town… and then off to live in Adelaide for a while, to see my son.  It was time to do the things I’d been putting off.

That was 2007… it’s now nearing the end of 2013…. and whoaaa…  what a time.  Surrender, release and healing and feeling gratitude for every second of this precious life.  Have fun.

lotsa luv…. marilynxxx