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Happy Cinco De Mayo!

Treating yourself to sensual pleasures will keep your spirits high today. Go ahead and put on your favorite fragrance, wear your favorite color, or prepare your favorite meal. Your instincts are right on target, guiding you to choices that will uplift and inspire you. If you’re looking for work, find ways to bring comfort and beauty into people’s lives. Running your own business could be emotionally and financially rewarding for you. It’s possible a loved one will balk at this plan, but only because they want to command your attention. Stay above the noise.

Being Receptive To What You Want

BY MADISYN TAYLOR In a world of harshness, it is time to soften and expand how we go about our life.

In order to get what we want in life, we have to be willing to receive it when it appears, and in order to do that we have to be open. Often we go through life with defenses we developed early on in order to protect ourselves. These defenses act as barriers, walls we needed at one time to feel safe, but that now serve to shut out desired influences, like intimacy or love. So an essential part of being receptive to what we want is to soften these barriers enough to let those things in when they show up. For example, we may spend a lot of time alone as a way to protect ourselves from being hurt by other people, but we can see how this is now preventing us from meeting new friends.

Another obstacle to our receptivity can be our tendency to believe that we have to act aggressively in order to achieve our desired goal. This can cause us to become mono-focused and to fail to see, and be open to, opportunities on the periphery of our vision. So becoming receptive involves a softening of our defenses and a willingness to remain open to possibilities outside our immediate realm of vision. If we are looking for love or friendship, it means first looking within ourselves to see where we are shut down, and second, not getting too fixated on where we might find the love we want. In this way, we become more open as individuals and more expansive in terms of what we see as possible.

Often, the things and people we want to draw into our lives elude us because we are unconsciously blocking them out, either with our defenses, or with tunnel vision that causes us to not see them when they appear. When this is the case, we can take action by exploring and softening our barriers, and expanding our vision to encompass new possibilities. These actions are the essence of receptivity.

#Namaste #LoveNLight #BluFeatherHealing

05/4/2020 ~ #BluFeatherHoroscopePlus ~ "Mindful Flourishing" ~ "Manifest Miracles"

It's possible your well-being is flourishing right now, thanks to mindful decisions you've been making about your health regimen. This newfound vibrancy acts as a powerful attractant to others; don’t be surprised if you get several queries from a job site. Instead of trying to fit in with your idea of success, focus on distinguishing yourself from the crowd. Originality is your strong suit, so emphasize it. If you’ve been thinking about changing your image in some way, put your dream into motion. Even the slightest change could do you a world of good.

How To Manifest Miracles 3 EZ Steps!

Step 1: Surrender Get into the daily practice of surrendering your desires. Set daily intentions to release your attachment to the outcome and to release all expectations. This practice helps you get out of the way to let the Universe do her thing.

Step 2: Imagine To manifest you must be able to feel the feeling of the experience before it even happens. How do you access this groovy feeling? It's simple, use your imagination! Sit in stillness and think your way into the experience that you want to create. Let your imagination guide you to tap into the images you want to see and the feelings you want to feel. Your imagination is your greatest resource for creating new experiences in your life. Spend five minutes a day practicing this imagination exercise.

Step 3: Know you're already there Write down clearly what that feeling feels like. In your daily life, do whatever it takes to tap into that feeling. For instance, if you're manifesting more money, focus your attention on everything you already have to cultivate a sense of abundance. Or if you're manifesting a healthy body, make time to move more and energize yourself.

#Namaste #LoveNLight #BluFeatherHealing

Your powers of concentration may be very strong today so use them to complete a demanding job with lots of moving parts. It may be necessary to block out distractions like phone calls and text messages. If others try to lure you away from work or tease you about your ridiculously strong work ethic, don't fall victim to these bad influences. The sooner you complete this assignment, the faster you can abandon yourself to pleasure. When the work is done, soak in a scented bath or enjoy an afternoon nap. You'll have earned the right to revel in luxury.

Aries' keywords for April: partnership conflict, business tension, sharp tongue, writing, teaching, sales, sibling harmony, sudden money

Value Your Own Wisdom

BY MADISYN TAYLOR Your very own inner wisdom should be valued more than any other and will always guide you in the direction you need to travel.

Throughout our lives, we will encounter individuals who presume to know what is best for us. The insights they offer cannot compare, however, with the powers of awareness and discernment that already exist within us. From birth we are blessed with wisdom that cannot be learned or unlearned. It exists whether or not we acknowledge it because it is a gift given to us by a loving universe before we chose to experience existence on the earthly plane. Yet for all its permanence, it is vital that we value and honor this incredible element of the self. It is when we do not use our inborn wisdom that we begin to doubt our personal truths and are driven to outside sources of information because we are afraid. What we know to be true in our hearts is invariably true, and we discover how intensely beautiful and useful self-trust can be when we recognize the power of our wisdom.

Inner wisdom is not subject to the influences of the outside world, which means that it will never demand that we surrender our free will or counsel us to act in opposition to our values. We benefit from this inspiration when we open ourselves to it, letting go of the false notion that we are less qualified than others to determine our fate. The wisdom inside of us is the source of our discernment and our ability to identify blessings in disguise. When we are unsure of who to trust, how to respond, or what we require, the answers lie in our inner wisdom. It knows where we are going and understands where we are coming from, taking this into account though it is not a product of experience but rather a piece of our connection to the universal mind.

In the whole of your existence, no force you will ever encounter will contribute as much to your ability to do what you need to do and be who you want to be as your natural wisdom. Through it, you reveal your growing consciousness to the greater source and discover the true extent of your strength. If you heed this wisdom with conviction and confidence, the patterns, people, and fears that held you back will be dismantled, paving the way for you to fulfill your truest potential.

Love & Light #BluFeatherHealing

Happy Earth Day

Finding a new source of income could be more difficult than usual. Rather than focusing on money as the solution to your problems, try thinking about other forms of emotional and physical security today. Devoting more attention to a close relationship could be revelatory. After a few heart-to-heart conversations, you may realize that you’re much happier with having more free time instead of toiling around the clock for a paycheck. If, however, you’ve lost your job recently, think about ways of stretching resources in innovative ways. Necessity is the mother of invention.

The New Moon on April 22 brings an unexpected financial opportunity. Be ready for it.

Aries' keywords for April: partnership conflict, business tension, sharp tongue, writing, teaching, sales, sibling harmony, sudden money

Sacred Vows

BY MADISYN TAYLOR A sacred vow, once spoken, becomes a part of your existence forevermore.

Speech is a vehicle for vows, but the sacred vows we speak are more than just words. When we make a promise, a subtle yet powerful shift takes place in our souls where intentions are housed. A vow is both a tool we employ in order to facilitate transformation within ourselves and an expression of will. Thus, to make an oath is to communicate to the universe and our deeper selves our commitment to the principles most important to us. Fulfilling a sacred vow--whether it is as complex as "'till death do us part" or as simple as "I promise"--challenges us, exercising our willpower and aiding personal growth.

When we speak a sacred vow out loud rather than reciting it in our minds or recording it on paper, our voices project our promises into the deepest reaches of the universe. It is important that we remember that a vow made with the sincerest of intentions has the power to carry on past our earthly lifetimes. A well-chosen vow encourages commitment and dedication. The presence or approval of a spiritual teacher is not necessary to success, as true oaths are a product of the heart.

A sacred vow, once spoken, becomes a part of your existence forevermore. Your view of the world around you may change, and your predominant thoughts and feelings will no doubt evolve with time, but the spirit in which your oaths were spoken will remain unaffected. It is up to you to determine how you will stay true to your vows while your inner- and outer-world existence is transformed. Your strength and character will inevitably be tested as circumstances make keeping promises increasingly challenging, but after you have shown yourself steadfast many times, your appreciation of the sanctity of vows will be cemented in your mind and soul.

Love & Light #BluFeatherHealing

By Nikki Harper Staff Writer for Wake Up World

If you’ve noticed that your dreams are getting weirder, more disturbing, more violent or simply stranger lately, you’re by no means alone. Multiple research institutions are currently studying the effect Covid-19 and the pandemic are having on our dreams, and there appears to be consistent evidence that people are recalling more dreams, and that those they are recalling appear to be stranger than normal

The Lyon Neuroscience Research Centre in France has been studying pandemic dreams since March this year and has reported a 35% increase in dream recall, with people on average experiencing 15% more disturbing dreams than normal. Meanwhile, the Italian Association of Sleep Medicine has been analyzing the dreams of Italians during lockdown and have reported nightmares at levels which would correspond with that expected of people experiencing PTSD.

There are a number of physiological reasons which could account for why people seem to be dreaming more. Because coronavirus has severely impacted people’s daily routines, it may be that many of us are simply sleeping for longer. If we don’t have to get up to go to work, for example, we’re more likely to sleep for longer, spending more time in REM sleep, and therefore more likely to have vivid dreams – and to remember them. Additionally, many people are under intense stress, which means we’re more likely to experience disturbed sleep. If you wake up restlessly during the night, you’re more likely to interrupt a period of REM sleep, which makes dream recall more likely. We all wake up multiple times a night, but often only for seconds, which we don’t remember. During stressful times, however, we wake up for longer periods. It takes a few moments after waking for the brain to start encoding memories, so the longer you remain awake in between bouts of sleep, the more likely you are to remember a dream.

However, even if we can explain the physiology behind increased dreaming and better dream recall during the pandemic, the science explaining why the content of the dreams may be different is less clear cut. Despite many decades of research, we still don’t really understand the purpose of dreams, the mechanisms behind them or the link between dream content and our emotional state.

With coronavirus creating an intense level of stress around the world, it’s possible that we’re seeing a similar global dreaming response this time.

Past research has shown that the more anxious someone feels during the day, the more likely they are to experience unsettling dreams or nightmares. Our best guess is that dreams during an anxious time are the brain’s way of trying to make sense of what’s going on. Because the virus itself is invisible, our dreams tend to represent it symbolically instead, hence the increase in dreams which involve monsters, murderous individuals, accidents and all-round trauma.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, some evidence suggests that frontline healthcare workers are experiencing some of the worst dream trauma – “really full on nightmares – like you see with a traumatized population” according to Barrett. The good news, however, is that there are things you can do to help to minimize your sleep disturbance and to avoid traumatic dreams.

Pay Attention to Your Sleep Routine Experts differ over whether it’s best to try to go to bed at the same time every night or whether instead, you should simply sleep when you feel like it, but whichever you choose, try to stick to that approach rather than varying it.

Meditating before bed can be helpful, as can soothing yoga exercises or a warm bath. Try to avoid screen time for at least an hour before bed and ensure that your bedroom is not too hot.

During the day, get plenty of exercise. Although this is difficult during quarantine, there are thousands of online exercise videos you can workout to, or you can get your daily dose of fresh air on a good long walk. In order to get restful sleep, you need to be physically tired.

Consider Dream Scripting Dream scripting is a method which can help in avoiding disturbing dreams, particularly if you suffer from recurrent dreams, or if you have been through a particularly traumatic experience which keeps coming up in your dreams.

Essentially, the technique involves writing down a very detailed step by step script of what would normally happen in your dream – if you don’t have recurrent dreams, imagine what might happen in a bad nightmare, or what did happen in a bad dream that you’ve remembered. Be very explicit, detailing everything you can remember up to the very worst moment of crisis, which is usually the point at which you woke up.

Now continue the script with a detailed resolution of some kind – how you escaped from or recovered from the real-life trauma if there was one, or how you could escape safely from the dream situation. If you’re dealing with a purely dream situation you can be as crazy and inventive as you like here – in dreams, anything goes! – all that matters is that you walk your dream, on paper, through to a happy and peaceful conclusion.

When you have finished, read the script to yourself over and over again, for ten minutes or so before you sleep. This helps your brain to confront the emotions of the frightening trauma while you are still awake, and also coaxes the brain into “remembering” that there is/was/can be a good resolution to the scare.

If you do suffer from very distressing dreams, remember too that it’s always good to talk these things through. Talk to your family about them or get them down on paper and submit them to a dream survey – anywhere but isolated in your own head.

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