Saturday, September 15, 2012
Monday, September 10, 2012
Activate Abundance! Blogapalooza 2012 – Guest Post: “Abundance is Easy” by Lisa Marie Selow
I am excited to share this wonderful article on abundance by my fabulous friend Lisa Marie Selow – an absolutely rockin’ life coach, among other things, as well as the Hay House author of the book A Rebel Chick Mystic’s Guide - more info below. Enjoy!
Lisa Marie Selow
Abundance is such a beautiful word. It conjures up images of a cornucopia, the stereotypical symbol of the American Thanksgiving holiday. My inner child likes to type it up as “a-bun-dance,” to suggest the fun of shaking your booty on the dance floor.
I’ve benefited from many teachings about the law of attraction in books, lectures, podcasts, and in other forms of media. I’ve become more positive, including more expectant of good stuff flowing into my life.
After years of doing affirmations, visualizing, and working to manifest my desires, I’ve learned some important things that I’ll share below:
1) If you desire something, help others to get it too.
Let’s say you need to find a job. You hit the pavement going to job interviews and sending out resumes, but nothing seems to work. Keep on working at it, but in your spare time, you can help someone else you know with their own job search. If you desire better health, contribute to the good health of others by sharing recipes, web links, or books. If you want to be in a romantic relationship, help others to get one. By helping others, you plant positive seeds. Of course, you don’t do things for others with the thoughts that it’s to help you. You just do it because you care and desire to be of service. I find that this practice is simple and fun, a bit like being Santa Claus to others, but year round.
2) Detachment works well.
I have found that if I effort or try to create something, especially according to my timing, it takes so much longer. Abundance is about being in the flow. It is everywhere if you pay attention and it’s always coming to you. You just have to receive. If you try to control how, where and when things will show up, it tends to block the flow. Sometimes, too, the Universe has a much better plan for you. So, yes, do your thing and work towards your goals and dreams. Don’t push so much. See where things take you. Be open that it might turn out differently. Plant more loving seeds for the future by being of service to others, especially if you get anxious, bored, stressed, depressed, or worried when things take longer.
3) Be happy and have fun.
The goal of my own spiritual practice is to be happy. When you’re happy and having fun, everything seems to flow better, including career, relationships, finances, life purpose, and health. The vibration of love is the strongest in the universe. You attract who you are, besides what you desire. If you show up loving in life, you naturally attract the good stuff that you desire. This feels good to me personally and it’s a huge relief. I don’t have to make my umpteenth vision board, or visualize until my brain hurts. I can just trust that what I desire will show up.
Bio: Lisa Marie Selow has a life mission of liberating as many people as possible. She is a rocker chick, life coach, motivational speaker, modern mystic, and women’s empowerment expert. Her specialty is helping you to get out of your comfort zone and gain courage to live your best life possible. She is the Hay House author of the book A Rebel Chick Mystic’s Guide, a self-help book for brave, misfit women (or those who desire to be), which helps the reader write her own guide for living life on her terms. Lisa has been involved in the healing arts since 1998 in various roles such as massage therapist, energy worker, intuitive consultant, and most recently, as a life coach. She has studied both formally and informally with many top spiritual and personal development teachers for more than 20 years. Lisa lives in Detroit, Michigan with her husband JT, a few electric guitars and some very friendly outdoor squirrels. You can find out more about Lisa at her website: http://lisaselow.com/
Thursday, September 6, 2012
You Create Your Life!
You Create Your Life
“By choosing your thoughts, and by selecting which emotional currents you will release and which you will reinforce, you determine the quality of your Light. You determine the effects that you will have upon others, and the nature of the experiences of your life.”
~ Gary Zukav - from “Seat Of The Soul” ~
You create your life by what you focus on consistently.
So the question is, how are you creating your life? Are you focusing on awesomeness and success, abundance, happiness, health and joy?
If this is what you focus on all day, your results are likely stunning!
You at least are truly going in the direction of your dreams, leaving the old patterns behind.
Good for you!
Or, are you focusing on what is not working, what is making you frustrated, people that bother you, and situations that are not up to par? Are you wishing that things could get better, that you want them to be different, and that the way they are is not up to your standards? Do you focus on the frustration you constantly feel because you are not seeing the changes you long for?
If this is you, it’s OK! Don’t panic! We’ve all been there at some point, and it is totally fine. It is because we were never taught to think differently – and we were never taught the truth – that we actually create our lives with the thoughts we think and the actions we take consistently!
Now that you know this, you CAN do things differently. I KNOW you can do it! If I can train my chattering Gemini-mind to calm down long enough to turn things around, anyone can.
When I catch myself going into that broken record syndrome, where thoughts and worries play over and over again, I stop, take a breath, and tell myself the truth: That I am in control of my own thoughts, and I am the only one responsible for my life, how it is going currently, and how I want it to change. So, if it is change I am looking for, I know that I first must change my thoughts and align them with how I want to feel, what I desire, and how I want to create my happy life moving forward.
Every day is new – and so are you! You can decide to stop being stuck in the old and break out of the patterns that aren’t working in order to create your whole new happy life!
Let me know how this goes – I’d love to hear!
To Your Abundance,
Astra Spider – Shaman, Success Mentor, Abundance Specialist
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Activate Abundance! Blogapalooza 2012: You Can Live Your Abundant Dream Life – Daily Practices
Your Abundant Dream Life
I believe in getting the job done, so I will get right to the point! To live your abundant dream life, filled with love, money and joy (or whatever makes you happy!) you must practice the following daily:
Be who you are
Embrace your truth
Be grateful for all that is
Let go of judgment
Remain grounded in the present
1) Be who you are. What do you like? What do you love? What makes you happy? What stirs your passion? Pay no attention to what anyone else thinks you should be doing, feeling, or focusing on - the spark for igniting your abundant dream life comes from within YOU, and from within you this spark will grow, bloom and shine as the starflower it is. YOUR starflower.
2) Embrace your truth. Why are you here? Those painful lessons you have gone through in your life – love them. You have learned from them. You wouldn’t know what you know now without them! Love your yin and your yang. Your shadow and your light. Without both you would not be humanly whole.
3) Be grateful for all that is. ALL that is. All you have, all you see, all you taste, touch, sense. Experience it. Learn from it. Revel in its fascinating vibration. All is here for your learning delight. Even challenges. Challenges are your teachers. As is beauty. As is love.
4) Let go of judgement. An astounding quote I read recently: “Where there is no judgment, there is nothing to forgive.” One of the 9 keys in opening to your abundance is: “Do not judge.” Judging takes away energy that is needed to breathe abundance into your dreams. Judging the self or others breeds resentments. Let go….you will feel better!
5) Remain grounded in the present. As the beautiful Louise Hay puts it: “The past is over.” Holding on to the past or worrying about the future takes us out of the present, out of our bodies, and keeps us floating in a state of nothingness – a plane of non-creation. Be present!
Right now, this is the life you’ve got, in the body you chose, on this lovely planet we call home. You can choose today how you want to live it.
Why not make this your most amazing abundant dream life – Starting now?
On your marks, get set….GO!
To Your Abundance!
Astra Spider
Shaman, Success Mentor, Abundance Specialist
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NEW COURSE: Awake and Abundant! Intro to Vibrational Healing with Astra Spider
AWAKE AND ABUNDANT!
Intro to Vibrational Healing
With Astra Spider – Shaman, Success Mentor and Abundance Specialist
Awaken your senses, magnetize your abundance, empower your inner healer and open to your joy with this magical course on vibrational healing!
Vibrational Healing is healing on the energetic level and deals with the vibration of energy within and around you.
You can change your life by understanding energy and knowing how to work with it to change your vibration.
This course includes 4 one-on-one class sessions with Astra, and can be done in-person or long distance (by phone or Skype). Classes are 1 hour each and take place once a week over the course of a month, at a time agreed upon by student and teacher.
Weekly assignments are provided via email.
Class One: Energy, Chakras and Auras
Class Two: Intuitive Senses and the “Clairs” – Clairvoyance, Clairsentience, Clairaudience, Clairoratory, Clairolfactory (aka Clairalience), Clairgustatory and Clairtangency. And, of course, Omniscience.
Class Three: Flower Essences and Gemstones as Vibrational Healing Tools
Class Four: Energy Work
Class Two: Intuitive Senses and the “Clairs” – Clairvoyance, Clairsentience, Clairaudience, Clairoratory, Clairolfactory (aka Clairalience), Clairgustatory and Clairtangency. And, of course, Omniscience.
Class Three: Flower Essences and Gemstones as Vibrational Healing Tools
Class Four: Energy Work
Course Fee for Awake and Abundant! Intro to Vibrational Healing:
$222. Includes the 4 class sessions, course reading materials and weekly assignments.
$222. Includes the 4 class sessions, course reading materials and weekly assignments.
Email to sign up now:
Monday, August 20, 2012
Activate Abundance! Blogapalooza 2012: Manifesting – What Do You Want? Do You Know How to Get It?
Manifesting – Do You Know What You Want? Do You Know How to Get It?
Do you sometimes decide you want something and it appears in quicksilver time?
Do you sometimes long for something and it takes eons to appear, or sometimes just never comes to fruition?
Are you aware of the way you feel in both cases?
Manifesting comes from feeling the feeling of what it’s like to already have that which you desire.
Say you really want chocolate – and you spend some time thinking about chocolate, and you can imagine how it would taste…then you start to feel the warmth of happiness in your heart because of how much you love the taste. Then that warmth creeps over your whole being, and you are hugging yourself and smiling because of the pleasure you feel when you are imagining your chocolaty desire.
Little by little, you come back to the room, look at the computer screen and remember the task at hand, letting go of the yummy feeling that came with your chocolate dream.
Later that evening, your significant other comes home from work, and he or she is holding a little plastic bag from the store and smiling.
“I got you a present!” You open it and, yep! Of course. It is a box of your favorite chocolates.
You are astonished as you realize you were only just wishing for it that very day! Your partner must be a mind reader! Well, sorta…He or she felt the vibes that you yourself jump-started into being when you powerfully felt what it was like to taste and savor the luscious treat!
This all happens on the energetic plane, but the more you pay attention, the more you will notice that…this stuff works!
Be careful, because it works – no matter what the feeling.
If, say, you wish for chocolate and you really wish your partner was sensitive enough that they knew you wanted chocolate, and you lament that they are so insensitive that they never bring you presents and they never know what you want and they are so wrapped up in their own life that they never take one moment to think about you and your needs, and this feels really really bad, and makes you very sad, and so on….
In this case, do you think your partner will get the hint and spontaneously decide to stop at the candy store on the way from work?
Heck no!! Because not only are you feeling “bad” and “sad” that they “never” think about bringing you chocolate, you are putting the vibe out there that they are too wrapped up in their own world to ever think about what you want.
Bravo! Again you are manifesting perfectly and exactly “out there” what you are feeling on the inside!
Manifesting is magic.
It is instantaneous.
It is all about feeling.
Desire into thought, thought into feeling, feeling into the physical realm.
Here is another example:
“The world is scary, bad, dangerous, icky and unfair. Hmm, I think I will watch the news!”
And what do you think you will see? Yep, you guessed it.
Now:
“The world is beautiful, miraculous, amazing, and full of wonder. Hmm, I think I will go spend the afternoon in the garden, looking at the new flowers and the developing vegetables, watching the worms till the soil and – Oh, is that a chrysalis? I think I can see the butterfly starting to break out! Wait, listen – a woodpecker! DUDE – check out the size of that dragonfly!! Far out! I have goosebumps!!”
I think you get the picture, yeah?
If not, please DO email me with any questions! 
To Your Success!
Astra Spider
EMERGE: Embrace Your Truth – Be Who You Are for Soul-Soaring Success!
Astra Spider is a shaman and success mentor, offering shamanic services and Universal Wisdom for business transformation, personal growth and your animal companions.
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Hay House Author Lisa Selow Interviews Me
My fabulous friend Lisa Maria Selow - Hay House Author, Motivational Speaker, Life Coach and Modern Mystic - is running a series on her blog called: "Fabulous Females Who Rock Friday."
I am honored and privileged that this past Friday she featured an interview on her blog with Yours Truly! :)
You can read it at the link below...and please leave a comment on her blog if you enjoy the article! - Thank you so much for reading!
http://lisaselow.com/2012/08/fabulous-females-who-rock-friday-interview-astra-spider/
Free Chakra Balancing Today Until 9pm CST
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Water (A Blessing)
A Blessing for Water
Coming through today is my love for water – physical, symbolic, powerful element of the Universe.
A BLESSING FOR WATER:
The flow – the rapids, the trickles, streams, drizzles, steams - water, I love you.
The openness, warmth, coolness –
splashing, seafoam, swimming, misty –
the shallow, deep, reaching the horizon – and further –
holding us afloat, drinking us in, water, I drink you.
Teach me, water, to be clear.
Teach me, water, to love my mystery.
Teach me, water, to ripple when I need to speak -
be still when I need to sleep.
Water, teach me.
Show me, water, how to float without a boat.
Show me, water, how to rise and fall in perfect rhythm.
Water, love me as I love you,
as we fall together over the cliffs in deep, swooping drops –
as we drift together down tributaries to mother ocean.
Love me, water, as I love you. I can feel it.
I know you do.
Thank you.
I love you.
Thank you.
…
Astra Spider
(Photo of Lake Michigan, Lee Street Beach, Evanston, Illinois. Courtesy of: me. 2012)
Sunday, August 5, 2012
What is Success?
Success can mean many things to different people.
-It can mean you finished reading that book you’ve been meaning to read forever.
-It can mean you finally made the plans for the family vacation that has been a long time coming.
-It can mean you got a job you were hoping for.
-It can mean you have left a job that was sucking out your soul. (CONGRATULATIONS!)
-It can mean you have gotten started on creating the business of your dreams.
-It can mean you have learned how to relax and simply Be.
Often, we know what success looks like to ourselves. And often, we don’t take the action steps needed to fulfill our heart’s desires.
This is due to a big old energy block. This energy block is centuries old. It is an unhelpful thought form that has built up from years and years of being taught that it is not OK to be happy, joyous, successful, fulfilled.
This energy comes from the outside - and it is not valid. It is outdated. It is passé. I mean, it is like, SO Middle Ages.
Success comes from the inside. It is valid. It is hip, happening, Here and Now.
What does success mean to you?
To me success is being clean and clear and flowing on every level:
Soul, Energy, Emotions, Mind and Body.
When a challenge comes up for me, I ask:
Which level of myself is this challenge manifesting from?
And I address it thusly.
I check in with all my levels to see that each is clean, clear and flowing. I do this daily. It may sound like a lot of work, but with practice one can go through this ritual in about 5 minutes – and it is worth it to feel A-OK, and in great shape to live from a space of being empowered to create your own successful life from the inside-out!
To Your Success!
Astra Spider
The Shamanpreneur for Soulpreneurs and Channel of the Universe
EMERGE: Embrace Your Truth
Be Who You Are for Soul-Soaring Success!
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Shamans and Witches and Magic Folk – Throw Them to the Lions! WHAT??
Shamans and Witches and Magic Folk
I can feel my throat chakra wanting to let go of all the lies, the hideous ugly lies that have been going on for centuries as people have berated shamans and witches and magic folk – and situations in which people threw other people to the lions for not believing what they believe….
I weep for generations of humans who have held the key to the mysteries of the Universe only to be shunned, belittled, imprisoned, tortured, and killed for being who they were and not backing down. Killed by their fellow humans – who also had the magic inside of them – but who were too afraid of their power to own it.
I feel the pain of this phenomenon welling up and spilling out of my high-heart chakra, and out and out and out and out flowing into an ocean of Truth:
That what we are
- the interdimensional, the magical, the mystical, the powerful -
what we are is beautiful.
What we are is essential.
We are the mouthpieces of the Universe.
We are the leaders of the new way of Being.
We are the humans who show the way of Love.
…
Will you join me in letting go of the unhelpful beliefs?
Will you take a stand by stepping into your powerful, magical, beautiful Self?
Will you walk with me on the path of Love?
I will walk with you.
Astra Spider
Monday, July 30, 2012
Soul Path to Success: Create Your Perfect Work Week!
Enjoy this fun Soul Path to Success exercise – and create your perfect work week!
Before doing this exercise, take a few moments to sit, breathe and relax.
When you feel ready:
- Grab a pen and journal, and write down in detail your description of your perfect, joy-filled work week.
- What does your day look like?
- How is your week structured?
- What do you do from hour to hour?
- Do you have more time to relax?
- How many days a week do you work?
- How many hours do you work on your workdays?
- What are you doing during these hours?
- How do you feel while you work? How do you feel during non-work hours?
- How much money are you attracting per month? Per year?
- Really picture and feel yourself in this situation. Get as detailed as possible in your description.
- After writing out your perfect work week description, how do you feel? Different than when you started?
- Read your perfect work week description back to yourself. How does it compare/contrast with your current work situation?
- Do you feel differently now than when you began this exercise?
- If so, in what way do you feel different? Observe your body, your breath, your energy. Write down what you notice.
Has this exercise been of support?
I would love it if you shared any shifts, observations or successes with me in the comments below, or on the EMERGE Facebook page here:
To Your Success!
Astra Spider
The Shamanpreneur for Soulpreneurs and Channel of the UniverseAbout Our Souls and the Universe
Going to make this short and sweet!
Wanted to share what I have been learning about our souls and the Universe.
We are the Universe.
Our souls are the microcosm of her macrocosm.
We are holograms of the larger version of ourselves that is her. She is us. We are she.
This is why we have all of the knowledge and wisdom we will ever need.
This is why we are never alone and always connected to everything everywhere.
As you breathe each breath know that Universe vibrates in you at all times.
Your vitality is the breath of all.
Love to you!
Astra Spider
The Shamanpreneur for Soulpreneurs and Channel of the Universe
The Truth about Self-Worth and Your Value
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This one’s for all you Soulpreneurs.
I understand.
It is challenging to put yourself “out there.” Marketing, talking about who you are, what you do, what gifts you have to share with potential clients.
Guess what – you have a business. And so, you have services and/or products to sell.
Being a spiritually conscious entrepreneur, your business is powered by your creativity and would not exist if it weren’t for the driving force of your soul’s purpose.
So – hiding is not in integrity with who you are.
Undervaluing what you have to offer your audience is not in integrity with who you are.
Feeling guilty for selling your services or products is not in integrity with who you are.
Feeling sorry about receiving money for your services and products is not in integrity with who you are.
Entrepreneurs – Soulpreneurs – you are amazing. You are inventors. You are creators. You are fearless mouthpieces for your soul’s purpose.
A recent message came through from the Universe and I find it to be one of the most valuable pieces of wisdom that I can apply – in business and in life – and that is:
“There is no fear.”
Think about the repercussions!
How incredible it is to realize – any fear you have been feeling around putting yourself out there has been conjured up with your mind!
I find this freeing, don’t you?
Those fears, your dear old friends, were put in place at some point as a form of protection. Protection from rejection, protection from moving ahead lest you fail – or, possibly even scarier, lest you succeed! (Gadzooks!)
And it is ok. It is ok to have had your fears in place. Your mind is a funny friend – protective, yes, but sometimes overbearingly so.
When the Universe says there is no fear, she is pulling forth the memory from your soul of the Gift of Freedom.
There is freedom in knowing that, if you tell someone about your services and they choose not to hire you at that time, it is ok.
There is freedom in knowing that, if you tell someone about your services and they DO choose to hire you at that time, it is ok.
It is all ok.
They may buy your book, and they may read it! It is ok.
They may not understand your subject matter, and they may move on to the next page on Amazon. It is ok.
The Universe pulls forth the memory from your soul that you are here for a reason – and that you know your reason – and that being who you are and doing what you do is enough.
It is why you are here.
It is all you ever need.
To Your Success!
Astra Spider
The Shamanpreneur for Soulpreneurs and Channel of the Universe
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