"Harvest of Your Heart"

ASTARA VISIONS NEWSLETTER

Welcome!

It is my Intention to deliver the Highest Truth for your Empowerment and Enjoyment.

Namaste',

Astara E. Edmonds

November 2022

Inspiration

“Be one of a kind. Speak kindly to all whom you encounter. Look kindly on those who are struggling within themselves. Think kindly of yourself and all you have endured. Thank yourself for having awakened your human kindness as your gift to the world.”

– Dr Jeff Mullan

Breathe deeply for release and energy. Breath is life and affects our vitality and willingness to be alive in our body.

Stay hydrated. Drink plenty of pure water as water bathes our cells and is part of our energy management.

Rest when needed to recharge, re-calibrate and rejuvenate.

Meditate to relax the mind and explore your inner space through quiet listening and stillness.

Eat wholesome, healthy foods rich in nutrients that are life sustaining (not life robbing). Organic when possible.

Use high quality supplements and herbs for optimum health.

Connect with nature for balance. Enjoy the beauty of plants, trees, water, sky and the symphony of sounds produced by birds, bees, cicadas, frogs, crickets and so many more. Nature is our tuning fork and our grounding rod. Go into nature and be still.

Use grounding techniques to utilize the energy of the Earth. Place your attention on your feet and imagine roots extending deep into the belly of Mother Earth. Breathe the earth energy up through your feet through each chakra to above the crown. Then reverse it by bringing in the Universal Life force down through each chakra to the feet and into the Earth.

Create healthy boundaries.

Sometimes we are exposed to dense, heavy or negative energy in people or the environment. You can manage the energy you process through your body without judging by using this affirmation technique:

“I release and let go all unbalanced energy to be neutralized.

I choose to be centered, balanced and grounded in my body and being”.

Use Healing practices such as Reiki, tapping, Qigong, message, chiropractic and more.

Use Essential Oils for comfort and healing. Chamomile and lavender are soothing and restful.

Avoid over exposure to TV, media and dis-empowering messages that emphasize sickness, division and fear.

Be Creative with inspiring projects like art, music, gardening, crafts and learning.

Be Grateful. Focusing on appreciation strengthens an open heart and attracts more to be thankful for.

Gratitude invites peacefulness.

Commune with Spirit. Call upon Source, Angels and High Beings for insight and guidance.

May the stars carry your sadness away,

May the flowers fill your heart with beauty,

May hope forever wipe away your tears,

And, above all, may silence make you strong.

~Chief Dan George

"SPIRIT SPEAKS"

Astara

"Harvest of Your Heart"

From the Fall Equinox to the Winter Solstice, we can look to the harvest from our gardens and remember to look within to our inner harvest. From spring to summer to fall and winter, life gives us many opportunities for growth. Even our growth through adversity, challenges and surprises, we have an opportunity to grow on a soul level. What does your review of your experiences point out to you? Acknowledge any pain or suffering while looking for the “silver lining” or the “blessing in disguise”.

Faith in the face of change requires courage, patience and willingness to embrace new possibilities. Powerful planetary alignments continue to give us an opportunity to adapt. New direction is calling to us for many aspects of our lives based on our inner values. Change is at hand and we are being asked to take inventory of our lives in order to make wise choices that move us forward in positive and productive ways.

All the shifts and changes occurring on this planet require all of us to take honest inventory of our thoughts, beliefs, habits, patterns and actions. Acknowledging our growth with gratitude advances our well being, bringing more peace and security to our spirit. Peace is possible in a world full of changes and it begins with inner trust.

One aspect of change is how we respond to fear. Fear is a part of being human: fear of the unknown, of death, of differences in others, of differing religions, of political ways, of nature's extremes and more. Fear of disappointing, fear of speaking up, fear of judgment, fear of making a mistake, fear of not being seen or heard, fear of standing out and so much more. It's time to step out of the cycle of fear to the best of our abilities. This brings freedom and strengthens our ability to trust. Living life in integrity with kindness, generosity and the desire to learn and grow keeps us connected to living life in positive ways.

Trust is a significant part of our experience in choosing wisely. We are born into this world with a Soul purpose and plan. Our Soul guides us along our path through ups and downs, joys and sorrows and what we define as "good" and "bad". In this time of so much change, we must remember that we came here to to learn and grow as we experience everything. Some of our experiences are pleasant and fun and some are hard and challenging. There is purpose to it all even when we don't see it. This is where trust and faith come in.

Our heart space is our center. From this center we can operate with more intuition and feeling which in turn guides our mind. As our intuition continues to expand, so does our ability to accurately interpret situations in order to better guide ourselves in positive ways.

When we seek silence and quietude, we have the ability to connect deeply with our Source, our guiding light.

May we all be blessed in the expansion of our hearts, expansion in our understanding of each other with honor and respect along with expansion of our self love. We are all teachers for each other as we all grow in awareness and take important steps forward in loving stewardship of our earthly experience and Earth herself.

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