Access the Soul Star Chakra and Take your Life Off-Road

A few years ago I read a book called The Universe Has Your Back, by Gabby Bernstein. I love it on so many levels, but there was one thing that stuck with me. From the moment that I began reading, a specific visual kept popping into my mind; an image of my 4-year old self sitting on my mom or dad's lap and pretending to drive a car. It made me laugh.

The message was that we may think we are driving, but we are too small to see the road, to reach the pedals or to know how to drive. The second part of the visual was me handing over the steering wheel and letting the adults drive. I felt a ton of resistance and didn't want to let go of the wheel 😅

At one point, Gabby uses the same metaphor - it blew my mind - us handing over a steering wheel and letting the Universe take over. Since then I have reminded myself of that clairvoyant image every now and then, but I hadn't given the actual steering wheel much thought until recently. A few weeks ago I sat down for my daily energy healing meditation, grounding myself before running white-gold light through the transpersonal chakras, which can be found above the head, in the Aura. 

These energy centers are in the spiritual Aura layer (the outermost layer). They have to do with the soul's evolution, as well as kilowatts of soul-light that we can channel into the physical world and into our lives. 

The Soular (or Soul Star) Chakra sits about two palms above the Crown Chakra. It has tons of information on past lives, innate talents, and traits we have inherited from ancestors. When I tuned into the Soul Star I saw an image of a steering wheel. It could be the steering wheel that we hand off as our soul navigates time and space, or maybe a map of the terrain. For example, it can tell us which routes will be easier, more fun, and which areas to stay away from. 

I am not entirely sure what it means, but it resonates. I would love to invite you to meditate on the Soul Star and to share your experiences on social media! 

My gut feeling is that as we awaken the Transpersonal Chakras, our awareness shifts and we can connect in deeper and more direct way with the intelligence that resides in the Universe, whether we see it as a Higher Power, the North Star or a Mother Goddess such as Tara, the female Buddha of liberation and compassion. It also helps to know that we are not alone; we can lean on that connection for support. The energy centers above the Soul Star Chakra are access points for what we might refer to as Divine Intervention. The lower chakras ground that assistance and intuition in the physical world in a practical way.  

Want to Know More? 

Working with chakras takes us up and down a ladder of awareness that gives us a broader view of who we are and how we fit into the Universe. Before going up that ladder, we need solid foundations. Here is a meditation to Activate the Earth Star Chakra, below your feet. This helps us connect with the spirit of Nature including trees, plants and flowers for deeper grounding. It is one of the Transpersonal Chakras (See HERE). 

Reiki hugs, 

Regina 

ps ... Read my books for an intro to energy healing and intuition. Please note, they lay the foundations but my books do NOT include the transpersonal chakras 🤍

 

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Regina Chouza is an energy healer, angel medium and the author of A Personal Guide to Self-Healing, Cancer & Love and Chakra Healing & Magick. Blogging at Diary of a Psychic Healer since 2010, her passion is bringing the qualities of love, joy and empowerment to healing pursuits. Read her books to unlock your intuition. 

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Imagination, Healing and Shadowscapes Tarot

The past year I have been teaching a mix of energy healing and psychic tarot in Mexico; this project wound up being a much bigger adventure than I ever imagined. There are many layers to tarot including astrology, numerology, introspection and intuition. 

I went through most of these themes independently in my student days so it has always been easy for me to see the symbolism in tarot cards. On some level, I feel like my intuition brought me back to tarot when I was ready to use the cards a learning and energy healing tool. 

Tarot Has So Much To Say!

Along the way I have picked up a few decks as each creator has his or her take on the concepts for the 78 cards. Tarot is a visual tool and we learn a lot by looking at different illustrations; the look that resonates also depends on how we feel that day. My latest find is Shadowscapes Tarot by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law. It is full of fairies and nature spirits, not the least bit scary, but still accurate when it comes to conveying the meaning in the cards. Especially the sad ones, which are necessary for healing. 

For example, the Tower shows a tall structure about to crumble on top of a village, destabilizing town life. And the Devil depicts a person caught in the prison of his mind and fears. But this deck doesn't drive people away - not that there is anything wrong with Rider Waite decks (I love those too). For some of us, gentle images are easier to digest until we understand the meaning of the superficially dark cards and can put them into context. Shadowscapes Tarot is fantastic for newbies and seasoned readers alike as it doesn't shy away from the deeper meanings. 

Once we have gotten to know the cards and why difficult images are in the tarot, we can use those images to connect with our Shadow - a part of ourselves that needs to be embraced though often, we are reluctant to even look at it. The qualities that we would very much like to sweep under the rug stare back at us, and as we can be afraid of seeing them, the 'unhelpful' reaction is to panic and put the cards away, sometimes forever. 

Healing Yourself With Tarot

If instead we view our emotional reactions as a sign that we still need to heal, this is where the magic happens. Not in the Harry Potter sense of the word, but in the transform your life and kick ass way. Shadowscapes Tarot is lovely because it lays the shadow out for us in a way that isn’t confrontational, giving us a chance to feel and heal that discomfort. 

I like to heal my reaction to disconcerting cards by holding one in my hands and filling it with Energy Healing: picturing violet light as it flows through my mind, body and Aura, integrating whatever is in the card that I didn't want to look at. We don't have to force anything, just let that energy flow. Violet light is a mix of Peace (Blue) and Compassion (Pink). We can all practice Energy Healing - more on that below 😉 

Another approach can be to visualize yourself in the cards that you pulled and ask your intuition to guide you through a healing meditation where you see yourself living those scenes, and coming across victorious. This is energy healing + imagining, so we can repeat the process as often as we'd like. If we get stuck, we can use automatic writing and journaling to explore the reasons why. Tarot was designed to help us tease out our intuition and subconscious. 

Taking It Further

Chakra Healing & Magick walks us through the steps to awaken our intuition and unlock our healing abilities. The Tarot tools  are sprinkled through the Chapters 3, 4 and 7 on creativity, chakras, and how tarot cards relate to crystals, magick and Aura healing.  

USA ~ Canada ~ UK ~ India

 Australia ~  Singapore ~ Nederland ~ Sweden

Germany ~ Italy ~ France ~ Japan 

Mexico ~ Brasil ~ Spain 

Emirates ~ Belgium

Disponible en español 🇲🇽

USA ~ Mexico ~ España

Find a deck that you love and use it to heal yourself - there are many options. Please have a look at this video by Katy Perry! I love the song, and the video is full of symbolism from the Major Arcana. 

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Regina Chouza is an energy healer, angel medium and the author of A Personal Guide to Self-Healing, Cancer & Love and Chakra Healing & Magick. Blogging at Diary of a Psychic Healer since 2010, her passion is bringing the qualities of love, joy and empowerment to healing pursuits. Read her books to unlock your intuition. 

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An Affirmation To Unblock Your Spiritual Vision

Gabrielle Bernstein has an awesome affirmation that goes something like this: Let me see this (person or thing) for the first time. Technically it's from A Course in Miracles, because that's where Gabby got her start, but I stumbled across it while reading her new book: The Universe Has Your Back: Transform Fear to Faith. 

The message behind this affirmation is that when we see something or someone, we don't see them as they are, instead looking at them through the filter of our past, opening the door to prejudice, misunderstandings and even blindness.

Why Would One See The Past? 

So for example, if we went for lunch and were introduced to an athlete, instead of viewing that new acquaintance as someone in their own right, we may project the feelings that we had about the jocks at school onto to them, despite the fact that it has been 20 years. If I had a bad experience, I may not respond so nicely. If I was part of the team, that perceived connection may lead me to be warmer, etc. 

In either case, we respond to a new person based on the past, and not on what is happening in that moment. It's one of many filters that color the way we view the world and how we interact with others. It is a big stumbling block to overcome! 

It Also Blocks Our Learning...

As I am sure you have noticed - I love reading books, attending classes and learning new things. One of the biggest blocks to learning something new is actually thinking that you already know the answer - or an answer. That is why, when I attended my first Reiki class in 2013, I made a conscious decision to check everything I thought I knew about energy healing at the door. This made it possible for me to open up...

I try to do this in every class that I attend, telling myself that there are many ways of working,  practicing healing or accessing our intuition. But sometimes our blindness gets the best of us and we see things the old way. All this year I have been struggling to wrap my head around a concept that we learned in my Practical Kabbalah Class, and today it finally dawned on me that I was viewing the material through the lens of the books that I have read, and missing the mark completely. 

Ask To See The Big Picture

This Practical Kabbalah class is unrelated to the Kabbalah Centre of red string fame, where I also studied. Developed by Dr Joseph Michael Levry, we use numerology, the Tree of Life and astrology to map out the planets that are most influential in our soul's path. Our main planets are represented on a symbol with five points for Spirit, Air, Earth, Fire and Water. In the books I had read before, whenever someone drew this symbol it was  to infuse an object or a space with one of these four elements (or to remove it). Here, we draw the symbol to activate our personal planets. 

It may seem silly, but I couldn't understand why we were told to draw this symbol in one direction and not another. This question has been on my mind since November, and our teacher, Dalia, explained it to me twice in class. Very patiently too... Anyhow  it wasn't until this morning when I remembered Gabby's affirmation and asked to "see this for the first time" that I realised I wasn't working on clearing or activating an object, I was healing myself. The panorama changes and they way you draw the symbol does too. So yes, this was my super stubborn way of learning to see for first time; I'm glad it is done and I can get back to activating my planets!

Interested In Affirmations?

Affirmations are wonderful if we know to pay attention to the feeling that arises when we say them. Is the feeling aligned with the phrase you send out to the Universe??? I like to combine affirmations with colouring, mandalas, music and even Reiki, as laid out in my Chakra Healing & Magick book. It is funny because I feel I channeled my Higher Self into the book and I’m now using it to heal myself. Hope it helps you too! See link in bio or check out the bookstore, HERE. 

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Regina Chouza is an energy healer, angel medium and the author of A Personal Guide to Self-Healing, Cancer & Love and Chakra Healing & Magick. Blogging at Diary of a Psychic Healer since 2010, her passion is bringing the qualities of love, joy and empowerment to healing pursuits. Read her books to unlock your intuition. 

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Answering Existential Questions with Astrology

I am starting to discover that our life purpose doesn't have to be serious or even all that challenging. A part of me used to think it had to be accomplished; that's the side of me that wanted to go to Harvard and was mostly devastated when I didn't get in. Instead I went to Tufts University, just down the road in Sommerville, MA, and it's probably the best thing that ever happened to me. Tufts was fun. I made great friends from all over the world and I majored in Philosophy which was pretty cool, without having the stress that my few acquaintances at Harvard faced. Tufts was friendly and challenging. 

Since then, I also discovered Astrology, a subject that isn't taught at Harvard (as far as I know), but it did make the cut at Tuft's Experimental College. Call me crazy, but Astrology should be offered at every college. If there is a time when finding our place is most critical, it's those formative years before we launch ourselves into the world as young adults. I discovered astrology nearer to my Saturn return (at 27-28) and the perspective it gave me has been invaluable. Jan Spiller introduced me to the world of North Nodes and Pre-Birth Eclipses. These little known placements can point you in the direction of your very own Yellow Brick Road, the path that will lead you to your Life Purpose. 

The Moon’s Nodes tell us where our soul comes from and where it is headed. The theory is that over the course of many lifetimes, our experiences shape us by giving us ample opportunities to perfect certain skills. The South Node tells us what is done and dusted in terms of learning experiences and skills, while the North Node tells us what type of behavioral traits we can develop to become well rounded. The South Node represents what you are comfortable with, and your North Node is the exact opposite. It may pain you to go there, but once you do, bliss, realization and fulfilment are yours! Jan Spiller's book, Astrology for the Soul, explains it beautifully. 

I recently discovered another book by Spiller on eclipses, specifically lunar and solar eclipses that happen in the six months leading up to our birth. Apparently the sign these eclipses fall under can clue us into the gift we have to share with the world - where we can help others by being ourselves and letting them follow our example. It reminds me of a quote from Gabby Bernstein's Miracles Now deck: When I shine bright, I give others permission to shine with me. It's funny because my North Node (where I need to push myself) and my prenatal eclipse are in the same sign of Leo, and to complicate matters, my Sun is in Aquarius. Leo and Aquarius are opposites. So in essence, my past and present are all about Aquarian energy, but I'm also pushed to embrace what you could call my shadow - the other side of the coin. Leo is all about playfulness, love and the Inner Child which sounds lovely, but it's also a sign that wants to be front and center: pampered, admired and respected. My Aquarian nature runs from the spotlight and wants everyone to be treated equally (or maybe it just pushes "attention seeking" into the shadow self). 

There is nothing wrong with the sign of Leo; it has wonderful, fiery energy. But as the exact opposite of my Sun Sign (and as my uncomfortable but necessary North Node), it's also where I need to push out of my comfort zone. This week it dawned on me that my purpose doesn't have to be lofty - it's about embracing that North Node and also channeling the energy from my prenatal eclipse. 

We can answer some of life's big existential questions with Natal Astrology: Why are we here? What is your purpose? My eclipse and North Node in Leo tell me that I'm here to love, to play and to shine even if it feels like I'm being pampered with that purpose. This week I created an affirmation for myself based on my natal chart, adding a line about my needs being taken care of because let's face it, my Moon (emotions, feelings, security) is in Capricorn, a sign that can be too focused on self-reliance and material goods. 

This realization was huge, and funny enough, my mom gave me a cool Affirmations Coloring Book for my birthday last week so it feels like I'm already connecting with my Inner Child by picking up those colored pencils. All this week, I have been repeating that simple phrase and it feels amazing - liberating even. 

> 2023: North Node in Leo

Now for a bit of (childlike) Leo energy... 

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Regina Chouza is an energy healer, angel medium and the author of A Personal Guide to Self-Healing, Cancer & Love and Chakra Healing & Magick. Blogging at Diary of a Psychic Healer since 2010, her passion is bringing the qualities of love, joy and empowerment to healing pursuits. Read her books to unlock your intuition. 

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