At certain times in our life, changes and decisions can be so overwhelming, you are helpless to transform, advance, or progress with your life. You find yourself in a rut and cannot seem to get out. Because you are in such a mental-emotional state you are unable to make any choice or decision, whether it be a trip, a job, a home, a car or a relationship. You are paralyzed with fear, doubt and uncertainty and simply cannot make a rational decision. Here are five easy steps to take to get out of the rut and get moving on with your life.

I would wager to say that almost everyone has heard about Pendulums. They may be one of the world’s simplest divining tools, often used in finding lost items, water, or the unbalanced areas of people and animals. Also being one of the oldest accepted tools, it is best known for its YES/NO answers by tapping into the users intuitive senses.

Pendulums are akin to Divining Rods, both the forked willow branch which old-timers used to find water for their farms, and the slightly more modern version with the pair of straight wires with the right angle in them for holding as handles so they may swing freely to and fro when held straight in front of the user. The metal Diving Rods work almost exclusively with the energy fields of things, people and places…including the search for water. Neither the forked willow branch nor the metal rods seem much used for the YES/NO answers for which the Pendulum offers…though, with practice, it may be possible.

Energy and Reiki users will often use a pendulum to check on the progress of their work or to narrow down the treatment area by finding the blockages. Using a pendulum, one may also help direct and correct energy imbalances by purposely altering the pendulum’s direction and thus influencing the energy flow.

SEPTEMBER GEMSTONES

Well...here we are again with a new month. Whew...the summer went by so fast but I can't say that I am sorry because it has been an interesting and enlightening time but one I am glad to left move into the past.

Are we ready for the new levels and lessons coming to us? Probably not...but they are there and they are starting.

We are all needing to move up a level...stepping forward and not back...though for those of us who have a tenancy to cling to the comfortable and live in the past...this may be a difficult thing to do, causing more problems and delays about getting to the space/place we currently need to be.

We truly are our own worst enemies.

BUT...with some focus and a lot of releasing of pre-conceived notions and ideas and expectations...we just might make it through these changes together. With the aid of the crystal/ stone realms and with the help of Mother Nature...(is she doing a cleansing job or what?)...we just might be able to make the transitions and transformations a bit easier. You know...go with the flow and trust your intuition...listen to the voices of teh Earth as well and become a part of their energies as well as the Spiritual energies which are magnifying at this time.

Also...when in doubt...ask. Ask not just others in this physical realm but also ask your Guides, Angels and most importantly, God (in whatever form or with whatever name you call Him/Her/Them... They are all from the same energy force as long as you call from the Light and the Love of the Universe.)

Enough of the preliminary intro and on to the stones of the month. As I have said before, the various lists I am pulling these gemstones from may have overlapping stones from month to month...which is OK. I have also encouraged everyone to not necessarily use just the lists for choosing a special stone for yourself or for others but to go with the energy of the stone you are most drawn to...what attracts you the most?...does it feel good to you?...if choosing for another...keep them in mind and go with what you feel there as well.

Regardless of what the books and lists say the particular stone/crystal you are attracted to says it is for...it is what you need at that particular time or will be needing at some point in the future. All crystals and stones are individuals and may be asked to work in many different ways for you...remember...just ask. Sit with your stone or crystal and let it know what you need help with at this time and, if you are open enough and connected enough to it...it will help you, guide you, and clear that which is no longer needed out of the way.

Onward with the Retro Poetry – Part 3!!! This batch of poetry was inspired during the time when I was raising my children and thus is totally themed for children. One of my boys even used them when he needed to collect poetry for a class assignment…not claimed as his own but as part of the poetry he had found written by others.

I also used these during the time I was painting on slates and I added the poetry with appropriate pictures. Unfortunately, I never took any pictures of these pieces.

Ok… so the title seems a bit odd…it is and yet it isn’t. Some of the most poignant memories we have are associated with meal time, food and the preparation of food as we are growing up.

Much of this particular site is devoted the metaphysically themed articles and items. However, I have been finding things from the past coming forward to be addressed or, perhaps, re-addressed during this Universal shifting for growth. It may be purely personal or…as I suspect…it may be widely spread. The past being brought foreword to remind of lessons, to remind one about priorities, to help one heal and move on without having to repeat the past…any or all of the reasons may be applicable. The past doesn’t have to be past lives, though I do feel that they are a part of the growth process right now as well, but the immediate physical past…that of growing up…is what will be discussed in this column and in subsequent articles.

I have been cleaning and clearing old boxes with many old papers and pictures over these last few weeks…something I have meant to do many times but just never seemed to get to it.

Well, when the Universe wants you to do something, it will give hints, suggestions, nudges, and then just kick you in the patootie to get you to do it. That is what happened to me. The excuse of no time available due to work was removed and having the items stashed out of the way in an expensive storage unit for nearly six years was forced to a head by not being able to afford it anymore. Thus…re-living the past by sorting and pitching and repacking into a more compact form.

Nostalgia was rampant, especially when I found the batch of old recipes from the home where I lived as a child. They were recipes we…my grandmother and mother…used a lot. There were favorite recipes I remember making but had thought were lost or actually mutated into something similar but yet not the same. Memories can be tricky and perhaps all those recipes I remember so fondly are not really as good as remembered…I haven’t tried re-making them yet but I will as finances and oven availability comes into reality. In the mean time, I will include the past life flashes associated with some particular recipes and will include a few of added interest as well.

What I find totally interesting is how the recipes have changed over the years. How in the world did we survive with all the “traditional” cooking? Or was it that cooking which led us to the physical problems we have today? It seems that the popularly collected recipes I have found so far would not be a big hit with the health food brigade but I will try to include something healthier if I find them…even if I have no particular memory of ever making them.