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Jun 27 2012

Venus Goes Direct!! June 27, 2012 – Impact on Your Relationships, Values and Money

Venus is reflecting on her own image – via a mirror being held up to her by Cupid – or Love. What reflections have you made during Venus Retrograde that YOU can move forward with now that VENUS is moving forward?

Venus begins her forward motion today, having appeared to be traveling backwards since May 15, 2012. Yay!

We’ve had a full 6 weeks (and the spectacular Transit of Venus across the Sun) to come back to right relationship with our loved ones, our resources (money!) and our values. Maybe we’ve felt a little estranged from love, beauty and appreciation during this time (especially Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius & Pisces). Maybe a close relationship has come up for inspection and failed to pass muster, or the shadow nature of it has been exposed to work on. Maybe the darker side of intimacy came up for air. Maybe you just haven’t felt very social… or if you’re an artist of any kind, perhaps your work has taken an unexpected turn and deeper material was exposed.

What have you learned? What have you processed about the way you approach, receive, and share love? How have your more feminine desires made themselves felt and understood? What has come up to be processed about your creativity – your artistic nature? What happened to help you look at money, investments, and your resources differently?

Venus moving forward means that we can get our beauty groove back on… we can see the light of love once again. Look for a real solution/resolution after August 1 when Venus travels forward over the 23rd degree of Gemini – where she was when she began her backwards travel.

And remember that Venus is in Gemini (as was the Retrograde and the  Transit of Venus). So the workings of your mind are involved here – how you process, how you think, how you communicate all things Venus – that’s right LOVE, RELATIONSHIP, MONEY, RESOURCES, BEAUTY, WHAT PLEASES YOU – PLEASURE, WHAT YOU FIND BEAUTIFUL. Ponder, ponder, ponder where the past 6 weeks have taken you with respect to thinking about, understanding and expressing yourself around these ideas, these parts of yourself.

Feel appreciation! Venus is back on track, and all that walked in the shadow can come out into full light again.

If you have a Venus Retrograde or a Transit of Venus story, I’d love to hear it! Venus IS direct now – time to share!

Please See My Related articles – More About Venus and the Meaning of the Transit of Venus. Enjoy!
Jun 25 2012

Just Had to Share this New Testimonial…

One of my most faithful clients, Andrea Lea, Owner/Trainer/Yogi of Embody Studio in Covington, GA, wrote this to me just a couple of days ago and sent it out to her clients to introduce me to them for an upcoming event that I’m doing there.

Here’s the testimonial:

“I cannot tell you how much I have gotten out of my many, many consultations with Michelle! I first went to her when my daughter and I were in our most difficult stage EVER and I got so much clarity from Michelle on our relationship that the months-long challenge seemed to dissolve almost immediately.

I am not well-versed enough in how astrology works to try to explain it to you. Just know that Michelle is not into trying to predict your future – it is surprisingly scientific and you will be amazed at what riddles she can help you solve. Always – ALWAYS – I come away from a session with Michelle feeling inspired and calmer, and that I am a part of a great mystery that is infinite in its reaches. And THAT brings me a smile and a sense of peace like you won’t believe! Sometimes, it feels like you have strayed from the path – with Michelle I am always reminded that I am on the path, right where I need to be, mystery and all.

Expect to be shocked at how this total stranger understands your deep emotional complexities (and those of your kids/husbands/wives/biz partners)AND gives you concrete tools to transcend the icky parts! Really.”

I was truly humbled when I read this.  And of course I was in touch with Andrea to give her all my gratitude! You never know how you will affect someone, and it’s always a source of joy and amazement to hear that your work is… working! I just had to share…

Jun 24 2012

Eclipse/Venus Consultation Special Offer!

Michelle Gregg, Counseling Astrologer, invites you on a journey of self-discovery…

Now through July 13, 2012

Consultations are in-person in Atlanta, GA, or over the phone or by Skype anywhere in the world. Sessions can be recorded and emailed to you as an Mp3.
 

I invite you to explore these rare and special energies to learn how they impact you…

Individual Consultation
Regularly $150 – Now $125

An Individual Consultation is a journey into everything that is you! We focus on your concerns, any decisions you need to make, and your moments of impact – those moments that change us forever. This work gifts you with new insights from which to learn, grow, and master life with greater meaning and joy! … MORE
Relationship Consultation
Regularly $185 – Now $145
Ready for a better relationship? This sessoin is about the two of you and how you can be better together. We focus on the different ways you respond and react to each other. We highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the relationship. We delve into the probable meanings and reasons for this relationship and explore possibilities of any past, present, and future significance. We explore the ways in which each of you relate as individuals and how you relate specifically together. … MORE
To schedule your Eclipse/Venus Consultation Special, email astrology@michellegregg.comand mention this Newsletter. 
Jun 19 2012

Just Had to Share this New Testimonial…

Featured Testimonial

One of my newest clients, Isabella Vickers, an inspired artist (www.IsabellaVickers.com) and Jungian Oriented Psychotherapist at Living Air Dialogue in the Willamette Valley in Oregon, sent this wonderful testimonial to me after our first session last week. As a result of our amazing session we are collaborating to create a new deck of art cards that will combine the symbolism of  Astrology and Jungian Psychology to be used as a tool for growth, evolution and inspiration in both counseling and in personal practice. Yay!! Here’s to synchronicity and a true meeting of mind and hearts. Thank you so much Isabella!

The beautiful painting below is just one glorious example of the art that Isabella creates!

Here’s the testimonial:

“Michelle, our time together today was so special and deeply meaningful! Dare I say — Life changing?!!! YES! In so many ways and on so many levels, I can feel the shifts beginning already because my breathing is deeper and the air is sweeter. Thank you!!!”

 

Gorgeous!! Shining Her Light
by Isabella Vickers

Jan 18 2012

Astrology: We Know We’re One…

Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh

One thing we can know from studying and appreciating Astrology is that we are all one. We are, each of us no matter where we are, impacted by the same energy at every moment of every day. We are one – and all part of the Divine energy of the Creator.

We are made of stardust and we ARE light. Here are some scientific facts taken from Matthew Fox and his A.W.E. Project:

  • Matter is frozen light and for every molecule of light that is matter there are a billion particles of light that are not matter. This means matter is rare and special – we are light.
  • Sixty percent of the matter of our bodies is made up of hydrogen atoms, which were present in the first years of the fireball, 13 billion years ago.
  • The remaining 40 percent of our bodies is made up of atoms forged in the stars about 5.5 billion years ago.

This means we’re all made from the same material no matter who we are – all part of the star dust of the galaxies.

We breathe in and out together as one at every moment… real time evolution. To me that is profound.

Jan 3 2012

Welcome to 2012 – Astrology and Healing

Welcome to the New Year!! 2012… hard to believe we’re here already! And welcome to Astrology with Michelle Gregg! I hope you’ll join me often this year in a journey toward discovery. Discovery of the energies that this year, as the weeks and months go by, will offer to each one of us, propelling us to growth, evolution and change.

Astrology is an eloquent and intricate map of the energies that are available in every moment of life. Each sign, planet, house and planetary alignment bring us such amazing information about the energetic tools that we can harness and use for our own development on every level: emotional, psychological, spiritual and physical.

If you haven’t ever considered astrology as a part of your health system – something to compliment and advance your work with your doctor, psychologist, chiropractor, herbalist, homeopath, naturopath, or any healer that you visit – I hope you’ll begin to now.

Just for you in the new year through the month of January I’m offering Individual consultations for only $95 – which is $55 off, and Relationship Consultations for $130, which is also $55 less than usual.

I’m also offering fantastic rates to those of you who want to do regular sessions. If your New Year’s Resolution is to really do some deep healing work on yourself, or if you can’t seem to unstick yourself from a particular habitual problem spot – you’ll be interested in a package of either 3, 6, or 12 pre-paid sessions, which give you fantastic savings over paying for one session at a time. I’d love to hear from you about how to get these pre-paid sessions started.. .

Please be in touch with any questions by emailing astrology@michellegregg.com and visit http://www.michellegregg.com often.

And thanks for taking this ride with me! Can’t wait to see where it leads…

Until next time, BE WELL!

Sep 5 2011

What’s Your Labor of Love? Creating a “you” habit…

Happy Labor Day all!

"Parsifal Fights with the Red Knight" Wall painting, probably by Ferdinand Piloty or A. Spiess, Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria. (Young Parsifal defeats the Red Knight.)

As we honor and celebrate the work, energy and contribution of all who labor in our country, you may also want to honor your own contributions and your own work… no matter what that means or how great or small you may feel that to be. And if you aren’t doing what you love, at least try to do so on this day.  If you can’t do what you love today because you have obligations that pull you in a different direction, begin to think about how you can incorporate more of what you love and more of your dreams and intentions for your life into your daily habits.

If you feel there is realistically no time to focus on your talents, dreams and intentions – start very small. Start with 15 minutes a day (or 5 if that’s all you can carve out) and in that 15 minutes (when you wake up, before you go to sleep, 15 minutes of your lunch break, when you’re in the bathroom – whenever!), connect to who YOU deeply are, give that energy free-reign, focus on the thing that you want to accomplish, and do 1 thing – any small thing, it doesn’t matter (a visualization, a phone call, placing an ad, writing, taking a walk, reading relevant information, playing your guitar – whatever you need to do) – that supports and gets you closer to your dream – to your own personal myth/story (where you get to be the hero of your own life like young Parsifal on his quest for the Holy Grail).

After a while “you” will become a habit. Do you understand what that means? YOUR life – what you intend to do with your life – will become a habit. You won’t be able to imagine your day without giving yourself and your goals that space, energy and time. And after a couple of weeks or so, then you’ll up the ante… you’ll move to 20 or 30 minutes and your small steps toward your goals will become bigger and have more impact toward fulfillment. And as the habit becomes more ingrained, you will continue to adjust your focus to more and more time spent on your dream/intention and to greater and greater step toward its achievement.

So go ahead and while you honor the real endeavors and accomplishments of others, take this Labor Day to also focus on the real labors of your life and what you want those to be – your life as your own labor of love, intention, talents used, and dreams fulfilled.

If you need help with understanding what your personal mythology is – if you’re struggling to understand your own potentials and short comings – please be in touch. I’d love to help you connect to the hero inside you who’s waiting to step forward on your true hero’s journey…  

Email astrology@michellegregg.com and see the Individual Consultation page on this site. 

Sep 2 2011

Moon, Venus, Jupiter and the Sun = Lovely Day!

Despite the fact that politically, financially and environmentally things feel like they’re falling apart (the inevitable growing pains of transformation and evolution), and despite the fact that the astrological weather of late has been – well, let’s just say a little intense – today can be a  truly feel good day if you tap into the right energy.

The Moon is in Scorpio – not a light emotional expression to be sure – but it’s in lovely angle to both the Sun and Venus in Virgo. We can find opportunities here for a warm, caring social atmosphere (a neighbor who I see daily just walked by and for the first time smiled and waved at me through my window!) and sincere, deep expressions of caring and service are possible.

Add in a connection between the Moon and Jupiter and you have a recipe for balancing instincts with the intellect… a moment in time when spirits run high and we have fertile ground for pulling together our ethics with our emotions. And anytime the Moon and Jupiter get together we can tap into simple joy – an abundance of noble emotion is there for the asking.

The last feel good ingredient in today’s cosmic soup is a flow of good vibes between the Sun in Virgo and Jupiter in Taurus… at the least we can step forward with gentle confidence (nothing overt as Jupiter is retrograde) and with the assurance of success on some level.

It’s a great day to ponder the meaning of life and your place in it and to share those thoughts with friends and family. Enjoy this moment to catch your breath and relate to those you love!

Ancient moss-covered tree beside a winding path through an autumn forest
Sep 25 2010

An Autumn Guided Meditation for Sleep

Forest of Breath: A Liminal Sleep Journey

with Michelle Gregg

Autumn arrives with an exquisite pause… stillness. Quiet. The light turns golden and slants through the trees while the leaves begin to burn copper and gold and sienna and release their hold into crisper air.

This threshold between hot light and darkness, between warm bare skin and woolly sweaters, is offering you something unique this year… an invitation into the realm of intuition, imagination, rest, and dreaming, and all the beauty within you can see only when you close your eyes.

Come walk into the Autumn forest.

Lay yourself down and leave cares away.

Lie still with the trees as your body grows heavy and soft.

There, as you breathe with the forest around you, you’ll let yourself go in and under and in-between… until sleep comes.

Forest of Breath is my gift to you.

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The forest remembers you.

Welcome, beloved.

Enter the forest…

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Sep 7 2010

Back in the Saddle – September 2010 Forecast

September’s Sky 2010

Monthly Astrological Forecast

by Michelle Gregg

We enter September in the midst of Mercury Retrograde, a small season within which to restore and regenerate. Jupiter and Uranus take a bit of the edge off of some rather harsh energy by moving back into Pisces from Aries, allowing us to release some tension with a much needed exhale. And the recent Saturn/Pluto square requires our attention, not with action but with rumination. Because we really feel a heavy weight planetary alignment fully after its implications begin to sink in (and the alignment itself begins to separate), September might be best understood as the fall-out month following the intense ride we’ve been on for the past many weeks.

The final exact Saturn/Pluto square on August 21 was the most recent energetic test, and also the culmination of that year long event.  What began to demand your attention around Fall of last year? Now is the time to begin making sense of that transition and over the next several months to find some resolution to the long standing challenges that began then. (The last time we experienced a Saturn/Pluto square was from Summer 2001 to Summer 2002. What was going on then? Use this Mercury Retrograde to retrace your steps to find clues to your evolution.)

Odds are we’re still righting our apple cart after all of this Summer’s astral shenanigans: the Cardinal Eclipses with the portals for new direction that they opened; and the Cardinal Cross that included Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto – wow. There’s so much movement, tension and transformation generated from that combination, we’re likely to continue to sort through our necessary transformations – personal, social, political and environmental – for quite some time to come.

As we begin September we’re revisiting and reorganizing due to Mercury Retrograde in Virgo, so be prepared to back track a bit to make sense of events and projects. My best advice until Mercury goes direct on the 12th (and for several days afterwards) is to consciously make the effort to rest and restore your spirit. September’s New Moon occurs on the 8th in Virgo. This new beginning seems to be one focused on organizing the mind, projects, and paying attention to the details of your own communication processes; a very appropriate pass-time during the Retrograde. On the 18th we’ll experience some high energy and might have moments of enlightenment with the exact opposition of Jupiter and Uranus. Open your mind and your belief system to some new ideas around that day.

Be kind to yourself and try to relax and restore your mind during the Retrograde as we move into Fall, which begins on the 22nd as the Sun moves into Libra late night. Very early next morning, the 23rd, is the Full Moon in Aries. This Moon activates all the Cardinal Cross planets, meaning be very conscious and aware of your own motivations and temper your actions accordingly. With the Sun in Libra and the Moon is Aries, expect this illumination to be focused on relationships.

So what’s really going on these days? I honestly don’t know a single person who hasn’t been affected in some way by the recent cosmic climate. No one is exempt, so whether you’re a wolf living in the Rockies, an under paid and overwhelmed bread-winner, a senior on Social Security, a hornbill, turtle, fish or fisherman living in the Gulf, a soldier in Afghanistan, a child in the public school system, a businessman or woman, or someone in real need of health care, the times are requiring something about your life to change and transform, and in complicated and long-term ways. 2007 through 2015 is an era of transition.

Now, due to Mercury Retrograde and the separation of a couple of long-term configurations, this month is the perfect month to regroup – get a handle on what this process of change might/can/will mean for you and the way you intend your life from this point forward.

Early month, with Venus and Mars in Libra connecting to Neptune/Chiron, look to your close relationships for connection, social release, healing and service to the greater good. After the 15th, with both Mars and Venus in Scorpio connecting to Pluto and the North Node, look to your relationships to provide passion and opportunities to assist you toward your goals for the future. Resist the urge to obsess or manipulate, instead using the energy to delve deeply into your own relational psyche.


Aries

The high energy you may have been experiencing will step down a bit making it necessary to look toward duties and responsibilities. Mercury Retrograde in the Aries 6th house encourages you to visit your daily routine as a place for revamping. Ruminate on the details of that routine and begin to implement the changes after the 15th.

Taurus

Mars and Venus in Scorpio moving into the Taurus house of partnership, both intimate and business, places the September focus on relationships. You might acknowledge the profound or intense nature of the impact of someone close to you. Mercury Retrograde in your 5th house places the emphasis for revisiting and restructuring around children and pleasure.

Gemini

This is a great month to really let new ideas steep. Don’t implement anything new until well after the 15th since your ruling planet is Retrograde, but there is high energy to be made use of. Mercury in the Gemini 4th house puts home, hearth and family in position for a re-do after careful consideration early month.

Cancer

The planets of romance and intimacy are playing in the Cancer 5th house this month supporting you in love, creativity and fun society. Mid-month a relationship could become more serious and intense. Restore your spirit via siblings and friends.

Leo

The home front is in the spotlight during September, and you may find that it is the stage for an intense exploration of your closest relationships. Mercury Retrograde in the Leo 2nd House makes it important to read the fine print in all of your financial dealings and to realign your values and resources with the true you.

Virgo

If your birthday is this month, use your day to really rest, regenerate and restore. Mercury, your ruling planet is Retrograde in your 1st house of Self, so the focus is YOU. If you’ve already had your birthday, give yourself another special day to call your own. Mid-month direct your focus to real (and careful) communication with your intimate partner.

Libra

While balancing your responsibilities to yourself with your duties to your close relationships has become a long-term trend, after mid-month September becomes a great time to learn how you truly value and relate in intimate partnership. Mercury Retrograde in your 12th house means pay very close attention to your dreams and inner life.

Scorpio

If you don’t have an intimate partner you could attract one this month with Mars and Venus in Scorpio hovering along your relationship axis. You may find that you have a bit more magnetism than usual. If you do have a partner, use this energy to bring in a deeper more profound connection.

Sagittarius

You may be challenged with re-learning and refining your organizational skills this month, particularly relating to your career, so try to step away from your ego to make room for practical growth. Keep the mental buzz to a minimum via meditation or other calming practice.

Capricorn

I won’t say that Mercury Retrograde will be a breeze for you, but if you remember to back track and rest your mind enough, this one could prove to be very useful particularly in self-awareness. Re-member your personal integrity this month. Look for attraction/fascination at work.

Aquarius

Call me crazy, but if you can travel with a partner this month it might be well worth the travel delays and glitches you can expect with the Retrograde. Look at them as an adventure. Best case scenario would be to wait until just after mid-month. If you can’t travel then share philosophies and beliefs with someone you love.

Pisces

Depth transformations can deeply impact your closest partnerships, and also your finances. A new era of healing both yourself and the way you relate to others is beginning as Chiron starts its entry into your first house. Mercury Retrograde in your 7th house means pay close attention to your closest relationships and communicate with care and thoughtfulness.