New Year New Me? How Mercury in Retrograde Affects your New Year’s Resolutions

New year new me right? Whilst I would never discourage anyone from setting any goals in the new year, I would implore you to use wisdom on when to implement and execute these new intentions. As of January 5th we are going to officially be in mercury in retrograde and have already begun to enter into the shadow period.  For those who aren’t familiar, Mercury in retrograde normally indicates that there will be a temporary standstill in functions that have to do with mercury’s properties on planet earth. How does mercury affect us? Mercury is the “lightening fast” planet of communication, short distance travel, thought, and any communicational technology. So anything that has to do with those properties will be affected and could possibly intensify the stresses of normal life.

First off let’s discuss what to do and what not to do during this time. Mercury in retrograde can present  a great number of issues in trying to move forward on new endeavors. Let’s say you’ve finally found resolve to get moving on starting a new health regimen, now if you have tried many times in the past to do so and found success or started and gave up but have experience in what it takes to be successfully healthy, this is an amazing time to jump back on the bandwagon and get started. Alternatively, if you have no experience starting a new healthier way of life I wouldn’t be so pressed to impose strict limitations on my current way of life. Not to say that you can’t begin to slowly make changes that overtime can prove vital in your new healthy lifestyle just don’t go too hard too quick.

Why is it key to slow down now? This is an amazing time to reflect on your current situation in life and evaluate what changes you need to make. It’s also a great time to finish up old projects you’ve been thinking of doing or finishing for a while, especially if those projects included little or no other people to get done. While you can expect some issues with things like traveling, communicating with others, and technology; try to be patient and don’t rush through your tasks. Allow yourself the freedom to flow without imposition of time, energy, or resource restriction. Remember that this is a powerful time, a reminder to connect with source and develop your intuitive talents. Nurture your body, mind, and spirit. Stay true to your inner being and make it a priority to unplug as much as possible.

 

So to recap…

What we should do

• Revisit old projects
• Rest
• Unplug from addictive or bad habits
• Rest and recharge the body
• Finish up studies or books you’ve been meaning to
• Reflect
• Meditate
• Ground, shield, and clear your aura
• Cutting cords 
• Ultimately find the root causes of issues that you see repeating in your life

 

What we should NOT do

• Start new projects
• Rush through things
• Blindly charging forward through repetitive or major issues
• Expect others to understand what you mean especially if poorly communicated
• Travel to  new places (do with caution and patience)
• Start new business, personal, or intimate relationships
• Dont sign any contracts
• And MOST importantly not giving yourself enough time, energy, food, water, patience, sunshine, rest, and love

 

Remember if you are a Gemini, Virgo, and/or have mercury in a significant position in your chart pay extra close attention to your feelings and thoughts at this time. Ultimately it’s up to you to find what’s going to work best for you during this time but just understand that this is the universe’s reminder to relax, release expectations, and connect within.

 

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Tae Queen

Tae Queen is a healer by life path and entrepreneur by profession. Her mission is to utilize her creative talents and intuitive abilities to create and sustain institutions that will help aid humanity and the planet in holistic evolution. Her main focuses are Ataensic Media’s ever expanding platforms and her Holistic Health & Alternative Therapy business Gem-in-eye Creations.  Gem-in-eye Creations is business based on stimulating awareness of healing through energy; mainly gemstones. She is currently in the process of evolving her brands to the expansion of her knowledge and awareness. Dedicated to her mission she strives to provide the highest quality experiences possible for anyone who supports her endeavors. She is also a poet, all around writer, and songstress. She hopes to one day cultivate each of her talents to it’s highest intention which is healing.

“Creation is the highest form of likeness to the divine, it is not only our job to create the necessary changes in this world but to show the people here how to create and manifest their life purpose and mission.“

-Tae Queen

 

 

 

Can a Relationship Survive Infidelity?

 

Infidelity creates a space for intense, real emotions to be expressed. Infidelity can happen in happy marriages as well as troubled marriages. The majority of infidelity occurs as the result of problems that already exist in a relationship. There are many reasons for infidelity ranging from sexual addictions, to low self-esteem, relationship dissatisfaction, or the social context. Generally speaking, people do not step out of a committed relationship without what is felt as “just cause.” The underlying reason for infidelity comes from a lack of connection with the core of who you are. This is being expressed as infidelity in a relationship.

Sex addicts can crave and become anxious from the lack of intimacy. Multiple affairs are due to the high from beginning a new relationship to the addiction to sexual orgasm. And many times after sex addicts come down from their high, they are left with feelings of shame and worthlessness.

Now and days, the lines between platonic friendship and intimacy are being crossed unintentionally. People are finding the emotional support that is lacking in their marriage in their friends. The feeling of being unheard, uncared for, neglected, unappreciated is a manifestation of the lack of self-nurturance. Therefore, they are in search of filling the void . This can easily be interpreted by the attention and affection given from a friend. Before they are aware of it, the lines of friendship have become completely blurred.

The pressures of work and family life can also be the cause for infidelity. With men and women working to maintain household income and balance family life, intimacy many times takes a back seat. Financial obligations and budgeting come before affection. The need for security and stability is the priority. The wellbeing and the attention may also be spread out amongst children. By the time intimacy is even thought about everyone is too tired to even make an effort.

The truth of the matter is that Love takes Work. That is why it is called making love. We have to work to make love work. When both people make the commitment to their selves and each other to make love work, then the relationship can be rectified. Realistically, Infidelity is never about the other person. It is about you. Each person must go within and fulfill the void that they were in search of externally. The infidelity has proven that they are incomplete within their selves. This is why they are unfaithful. It began with low self-esteem, lack of attention and nurturing of one’s self. The expectation that someone else can fulfill the void within is too much to rely on in one person. So re-committing to taking care of you can fulfill all the aspects that one was seeking externally. And once recommitted to self, the love that you have cultivated within can be shared with your partner again. Each person must be willing to forgive themselves and each other. They must be willing, open and honest about what caused the infidelity.

The good news is that with commitment to yourself and your partner, relationships can survive and even thrive after infidelity. It is a long journey to healing, but when both people are genuinely open to reconciliation, the relationship can be rectified and stronger than ever before.

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Self perception

We all to often measure ourselves by standards not defined by our own measure. From the day we are born we learn from others how we should define ourselves. Language, symbols, thoughts, and culture teach us more about ourselves than we realize; but is everything that we have learned from our own personal interactions with these forces truly our own?
How would you define yourself? Many people choose to define themselves by characteristics they have or by what they have done. But my question continues to be, “Are you a human being or a human doing?” What if our perceptions were no longer defined by what we tasted, touched, felt, heard, and saw but by what we are innately? Would we still feed on the energy we sought from others or would we come to accept who and what we are in the moment?

Satisfaction and acceptance, of self, are two different things. Though related we must be careful not to confuse the two. Being satisfied by something means that it has fulfilled a need want or pleasure for you. Although it is not wrong or bad to satisfy ones self, we must learn that this is not the epitome of life. Acceptance is just as one would expect to fully and completely be open to receiving ones self with out fear judgment or process. We have learned so many different perceptions of ourselves that we all too often have forgotten our own.

How do you choose to define yourself? Is it by title, profession, or name? Is it by possession of material goods, knowledge, or even people? All of these things can give us insight into who we may be or who we think we are but they can not define us. Unfortunately the society we live in hasn’t caught up to that understanding yet; but one thing we must remember is that our society is nothing more than an inflated aspect of our own consciousness. So by taking personal responsibility for our own contributions to this collective attitude, we can now begin to build on what might be perceived as a better way of thinking, living, and dreaming. By choosing to define life for yourself, not in-spite of self or other, we can now gain a clearer insight on what it is that we see as truth.

Who are you? I can not define that for you. This is something you must discover for yourself, but what I can choose to do for you is to reflect your light and help you to gain a better perception of your-self.