Astro News with Maria Shaw Lawson

Astro News

By Maria Shaw



The week holds a mixed bag of astrological aspects. Mid week is a great time to mull over past issues with your partner. You may be able to get past problems that could not be addressed earlier in the month. I would suggest you reach out Tuesday or Wednesday. Later in the week, there could be more mixed messages and misunderstandings.

From the 11th through the 16th, there are more disappointments in relationships than not. If you are trying to force someone to come back to you or make amends, it will be difficult during this 5 day period mentioned. Venus squares a few planets so tensions are high. More arguments are likely. You may only want to see what you want to see. Take the rose colored glasses off. Make your plea Tuesday or Wednesday when the aspects are easier for love and peace keeping.

We have alot of moon voids this week so you could feel a little lazier about things than usual. Whenever we have a moon void, not much gets accomplished. People feel non committed to things. These are good times to meditate, relax, chill out and put off what you can do later on.

Moon Voids this week

Tuesday 2:09 PM EDT through Wednesday, at 7:15 AM EDT.

Thursday, 7:44 PM EDT, through Friday at 10:17 AM EDT.

Saturday, 6:07 PM EDT until Sunday at 1:51 PM EDT.


Mercury Goes Direct Thursday! So you could expect things to start moving forward. However Neptune goes retrograde on Friday, creating some confusion and deception.

Mercury will experience challenging aspects to Uranus so unexpected news may arrive on Wednesday and maybe over the weekend too.


Saturn will go back into Scorpio at 8:36p.m. on Sunday the 14th until mid September so we all get a chance to fix something or finish a lesson or storyline from the Christmas season. Scorpios born from November 15 to the 21 will have some challenges or lessons to deal with over the summer. But no matter what sign you are, there is something to wrap up or complete. What were you dealing with over the holidays? I was offered a very good opportunity before Christmas and now it is the works and looks like it is about to materialize. A friend of mine met up with her ex boyfriend from high school over the holidays last year. They are now making plans to move in together. Another friend had to put her husband in the hospital for an unknown illness. At that time, he told everyone he wouldn't be on the earth plane much longer. The doctors say he is in his final stages of life. Your story doesn't have to be sad or bad..it can be good but know the final chapter is here....you'll finish the story.

This week we should make a point to take some action however if some opportunity presents itself. Opportunity comes out of the blue and it comes quickly! If you don't react quickly, you may lose your chance for advancement. You may not want to turn down that great job offer or a new contract. Snap decisions are being urged and yes many people will be lucky this week. If something comes up before the 12th that you just can't turn down, don't be afraid to take the opportunity. Just understand that you may need to make some adjustments after Mercury goes forward.

So all in all, things will start to move forward after Thursday. You will feel some sort of a shift in energy and optimism too. And remember, if something or someone great comes your way, don't be afraid to say yes! Maria

www.mariashaw.com

Something from"Beyond" for Prince Jackson

It's not always that I have the honor of the company of "angels".  Sometimes angels sit with me and write. Sometimes they whisper things in my ear.

Sometimes I can get news from the media or see pictures I don't always expect.  Sometimes I comment and sometimes I don't.

Michael Jackson's children have been very important to him and me, both when he lived and now that he has passed.  I always like to caution myself when speaking about them.  Today this was requested, so I feel free to post the following.

First I'd like to personally congratulate Prince Jackson on his recent graduation! It's been a long time and it seems like children grow up so quickly.  It seems like yesterday when we were talking about you wanting a dog.  Every boy needs one.  And now, you are ready to move forward in the world as an adult.

I can't say how proud your father is of you.  His presence is often missed by me, but when it is I know he's with his family and it's important for him to be there.  Sometimes he tells me very little.  He never wants me to worry, which I have and do often.  But today he wanted to make something clear. I know you've decided on a college because it feels right for you.  I read that, no one told me, and I was proud that you made the decision based on what you "felt" and listened to your inner guidance.

When I asked your dad about it he said you were questioning yourself.  Sometimes we do this after we make a decision and wonder if it was the right one.  He says to tell you that you did the right thing.  It will be good for you to get away.  You need to make your way in the world, traversing and planning your own path without the bombardment of other peoples ideas and plans for you.  This is YOUR life.

He also says you need to know that he loves you and cares very much about what happens to you. He's seen you grow up and he can't believe his eyes.  He wants you to know he loves you so much and that he wishes he could be there to hold you just one more time.  He's speechless when he sees you sing. (You sing?!) He knows you feel afraid sometimes and that's OK.  Being afraid is what makes us strong and resilient.  It gives us courage when we can move past our fears and conquer them.  So meet all fear head on.  Your greatest challenge will be over coming only the obstacles within yourself - not from outside you. Be careful of your mother.

He says to not worry about anything else.  Everything will be made clear for you in the coming months.  The only thing you have to worry about is creating the life that you want.  He needs you to be focused and sincere to the obstacles and desire to excel at whatever you choose to do.  Listen to your inner guidance.  It's there for a reason and make it count.  Every decision you make in your life will preclude the next step.  It's easy when you fall inline with the universal plan and your inner guidance is the only thing that can take you to that place.  Make sure you brush your teeth, by the way. (That's from your dad :)

Please tell your grandma that she is missed and loved greatly as well as Paris and Blanket and the rest of the family.  If you decide to follow in his footsteps, remember his footsteps were from his heart, not his head.  See where your heart can lead you and the rest will fall in line with the universe.  Be good and take care of each other.  Know your place in the world.  It's big and not everyone is who they say they are - inner guidance - know who you're dealing with.

It looks like a little man has become a smart and funny adult.  He's stressing to know who you're dealing with.  Remember, what's in it for you; what's in it for them . .

Anyway, tell grandma love is the one thing in the universe that never ends.  You take what you have in your heart with you when you leave.  Energy never ends, it only changes form.  This energy we share has only grown stronger.  If she wants to know how I feel it's in these words.  They may not be flowery but it is the very force that has created us and the very force that pulls us through.  I love you all.

I just found this photo recently and have to tell you how tickled I was to find it.  I think you're a genius, just like your dad!

Awesome News from Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson has just announced a new album with a new label.  Rhythm Nation/BMG will be releasing her new masterpiece this fall.  Word on the "other side" is that this is going to be BIG!

We are super excited to hear the news and look forward to Janet's amazing work.  If you remember her song "Rhythm Nation' from years ago, you might remember the lyrics she used.  Music is a universal language.  Both her brother, Michael Jackson, and Nelson Mandela believed in the power of music and how it can cross the boundaries of race and ethnicity.  Music unites us, uplifts us and has the power to truly change the world.  The vibrations of music can make you feel nostalgic, provide hope, inspiration and bring you up to the greatest heights of emotion.

Congratulations Janet! We're looking forward to all your offerings to the world. Infuse your light and ignite the minds and hearts of all humanity!

Here's a look back at Janet Jackson's song "Rhythm Nation":

Some Words From Maya Angelou

This morning I had a pleasant surprise.  The smiling and beaming face of a lovely, inspirational, strong, resilient and so kind woman named Maya Angelou.  Sometimes we need to hear inspiration, to feel hope, to find solace and peace.  Maya says "Shine, shine, shine on my friends. The dust will settle and the dawn has come"

There are few people that have lived such extraordinary lives and have persevered enough to not only succeed themselves, but to help uplift humanity as well.  In my heart, this lady is truly amazing.  I hope you find her words today both uplifting and healing because we know there is someone out there reaching out to her at this very moment.  Love always. . . . 

"It is not what you seek that will find you.

It is what you know that is in your heart that will resonate towards you."

In and Out of Time

The sun has come.

The mist has gone.

We see in the distance...

our long way home.

I was always yours to have.

You were always mine.

We have loved each other in and out of time.

When the first stone looked up at the blazing sun

and the first tree struggled up from the forest floor

I had always loved you more.

You freed your braids...

gave your hair to the breeze.

It hummed like a hive of honey bees.

I reached in the mass for the sweet honey comb there....

Mmmm...God how I love your hair.

You saw me bludgeoned by circumstance.

Lost, injured, hurt by chance.

I screamed to the heavens....loudly screamed....

Trying to change our nightmares into dreams...

The sun has come.

The mist has gone.

We see in the distance our long way home.

I was always yours to have.

You were always mine.

We have loved each other in and out

in and out

in and out

of time.

- Maya Angelou

Born: April 4, 1928, St. Louis, MO

Died: May 28, 2014, Winston-Salem, NC

Twin Flame Soul Mates - In and Out

I've had a few people write to me about their experiences with their twin when sometimes it seems the connection is fully there, then when other times the connection seems to be non existent.

My dear mentor and friend, Maurie D Pressman, described these relationships best when he said "these are relationships of the soul". A soul relationship takes place in that vehicle.  It's not in the conscious mind all the time because the conscious mind may be busy doing other things.

When you dream you often will either remember your dreams vividly, or you won't remember them at all.  Sometimes you're just not in alignment with your higher self to bring that information back into the conscious state.

Dreams are sometimes mirrors of the soul.  They are the symbols, pictures and feelings of what's going on in our lives on a subconscious level.  They are the vehicle in which our soul can best communicate with us.

Twins, because they are relationships of the soul, operate in a similar fashion.  Sometimes our twin seems readily available to us.  We consciously are aware of their presence and don't doubt the connection.  When the connection isn't there, we doubt the experience and go back to wondering if it was ever real to begin with.

Deepak Chopra, a great author and spiritual teacher, once said our true reality lies behind a veil of disbelief.  Here is a quote from his book "The Book of Secrets":

"THE LIFE YOU KNOW is a thin layer of events covering a deeper reality. In the deeper reality, you are part of every event that is happening now, has ever happened, or ever will happen.

 In the deeper reality, you know absolutely who you are and what your purpose is. There is no confusion or conflict with any other person on earth. Your purpose in life is to help creation to expand and grow. When you look at yourself, you see only love. 

The mystery of life isn’t any of these things, however. It’s how to bring them to the surface. If someone asked me how to prove that there really is a mystery of life, the simplest proof would be just this enormous separation between deep reality and everyday existence. 

Ever since you and I were born, we’ve had a constant stream of clues hinting at another world inside ourselves. Haven’t you ever fallen into a moment of wonder? Such moments may come in the presence of beautiful music, or at the sight of natural beauty that sends a shiver up your spine. Or you may have looked out of the corner of your eye at something familiar—morning sunlight, a tree swaying in the wind, the face of someone you love as he or she sleeps—knowing in that moment that life was more than it appears to be. 

Countless clues have come your way, only to be overlooked because they didn’t form a clear message. I have met an astonishing number of people whose spiritual beginnings were nothing short of amazing: As children, they may have seen a grandmother’s soul leave at the moment of her death, witnessed beings of light surrounding on a birthday, traveled beyond their physical bodies, or come home from school to see a beloved family member standing in the hallway, even though the person had just died in a terrible auto accident. (One man told me he was a “bubble boy” for the first ten years of his life, journeying in his bubble high over the city and away to unknown lands.) 

Millions of people—this is no exaggeration but testimony from public polls—have seen themselves bathed in a pearlescent white light at times. Or they heard a voice they knew came from God. Or they had invisible guardians in childhood, secret friends who protected them while they slept. Eventually, it became clear to me that more people have had such experiences—truly secret voyages into a reality separated from this one by a flimsy veil of disbelief—than not. Parting the veil means changing your own perception. This is a personal, totally subjective, yet very real shift."

The veil of disbelief he speaks of is the conditioned thinking and beliefs we all have.  It may be your current understanding of how the world "is".  What you currently believe to be "truth".  However, when you begin to experience another state of reality, you now question the old.  This is the shift in perception and the shift into our deeper and more unified state of reality.

All in Your Name - The Path of Ascension

"I remember many years ago when a little girl who did not even know of the existence of the Masters of Wisdom prayed to God and said, "O Father, if thou hast any servant upon this earth or anywhere in the universe that will love me and help me, thou dost not need to come thyself, but send them and I will receive them as thyself."

"And when she prayed thusly, I was sent.  And I appeared to her at first only as in a dream.  She saw me surrounded with roses, and having a parochial background she fancied that I was Mother Mary.  And so, in one of her dreams Mother Mary came also with me, and then she was confused and said, "Oh, you have a sister."

"Do you understand the sweetness and simplicity of the child mind?"

"And so eventually she found two spiritual friends who guided her destiny and assisted her through the entire school system.  Upon her graduation, she became an artist of most ethereal pictures and followed the course of art all the days of her life.

"I want you to understand that within that artist there were many beautiful pictures unborn, paintings that never graced the canvases of the world.  And if these could have been seen by humanity, they would, I tell you, have paid all that they had just to prize one of them."

-Lady Master Nada


Our great teacher Jesus once uttered the words that still remain with me to this day.  He said that we must become like children before we allowed to enter the kingdom of heaven.  That kingdom, he said, is neither below us or above us.  It is within us.

I say this today because it is with sincere desire that each one of us learn to reach for those able to assist us on the other side.  Our path to our own personal tie to our heavenly father within will be the seeds planted to take us on our own personal path of self mastery and personal Christ hood.

Our belief in what is possible comes from the simplicity of the child mind.  There is wonder there, curiosity, and a fervent desire for love and acceptance.  That desire can and will be fulfilled within.

We all need love and ministry on our path.  We must be each others keepers to thwart off the attempts of the fallen ones who try and keep our most magnificent life streams off their path and from their offerings to this world.

This simply means not to let the song within you die.  Nurture it as you nurture others along their path.  There will be many who will try to keep you off your path.  They will use the guise of shadow, insult, illusion and deceit.  These many will be the servants of the fallen ones.  Your choice will be in every moment to serve them, the light or yourself.  But know this, every formula used in your own life will be a self limiting one unless it contains the ingredients necessary to bless life, heal life or increase wisdom.

How far will your light travel?  How far will your efforts reach?  Will the earth have been blessed in some way just by your being here or by the choices you make this hour?

This is the path to self mastery and your tests will be by those who throw shadows upon you.
Yet it is this self mastery that will eventually lead you to your ultimate alchemical marriage and union with your twin flame.  That union will amplify the light on your path and the two will then be given a greater task in service to the light.

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