Drawing on Ancient Techniques to Map Out your Life

I recently discovered an astrology channel on YouTube that specializes in Hellenistic Astrology; it's called The Astrology Podcast and it has so many good videos 🌟 

Today I'd like to share my experience with one of their podcasts; it's more advanced than what I usually share, but also quite simple. The episode presented a predictive technique from Ancient Greece that mapped out life phases based on the Lot of Spirit or Lot of Fortune (aka the Arabic Parts). This technique is called Zodiacal Releasing; it predicts the timing of big chapters in life, along with high and low activity phases. Incredibly accurate too…

I listened to the 4.5 hour lecture on YouTube and ran the dates for my Lot of Spirit, which looks at career and overall life direction. It helps us break down our lives into chapters or story arcs where we have a build up period that involves laying the foundations for the future, then going into a peak activity period where things come into focus. Finally we move into a third ‘cooling down phase’ which continues efforts to date. New chapters or story arcs keep coming up with each arc lasting several years (it depends on your astrology chart). 

The peak activity dates line up with my CV, with the exact month & year for big shifts in my career. Sometimes down to the day, or even a few days difference (crazyyy). I was also thrown a curve ball in June 2021 and the specific day was highlighted 🤷🏻‍♀️ 

A Case Study of Zodiacal Releasing 

If you have been reading my blog for a while (blogging since 2010), you may be familiar with some of my big pivot points. 

Below is a picture of my zodiacal release. I was born in the early 80’s - my first big phase is childhood, college & grad school. You’ll see this under Level 1, my birthday ◼️. The second huge chapter started in October 2004, it’s still in progress. 

Level 2 is a huge chapter that spans the last 17 years. Whenever you see a date circled in blue, that is a peak period with lots of activity. Though as Chris Brennan points out in his podcast, it could be a subjectively pleasant or unpleasant experience - just lots of activity. 

Below are highlights for Level 2 peaks - what I’ve been up to since 2004 lol.

- October 2004: This month is memorable because it brought a number of changes on a personal level. I spent time abroad and loved it. It gave me an idea of the life I wanted to create, but that wouldn’t fall into place until the next peak period in 2008. 

I took a marketing job at Frito Lay in Mexico (2005) where I was involved with sports, film and TV promos - it might be the most fun that I've had in a job. The sign on that Peak Period is LEO, which also happens to be my North Node (soul growth). Leo is a playful sign, full of fun. 

BTW: I’m not sure if we are supposed to interpret the Zodiac sign or just look at dates. I have yet to take the full zodiac release class. 

 

- August 2008: I left Frito Lay in August 2008 (!!!). I still have an email that I sent to the HR manager on   August 11th 2008 telling him I'd drop off my parking pass that week. At the time, I planned on traveling for 5-6 months and returning to Mexico to start a marketing consultancy with two friends. The next few months I went to India, Nepal and other places. 

As luck would have it, I stopped in London for a weekend, where a friend told me about a work visa that foreigners could apply for if their job back home was highly skilled. This had been a dream of mine! I moved to London, where I was lucky to find a job at Johnson & Johnson. I stayed for four years, while exploring intuition and energy healing on the side (a big shift for me). This blog began in September 2010 (HERE). 

- January 2013: I quit my marketing job to become a Healer, leaving the company at the end of January. I finished writing my first book that year,  A Personal Guide to Self-Healing, Cancer & Love. Published it in June and did lots of promotional work. 

I moved back to Mexico in this phase too. The next few years were interesting but rocky; it dawned on me that I wanted to focus on teaching but wasn't quite ready for that. Plus there is a difference between mastering the technical skills, shining a light on your ego / insecurities, and having a big picture awareness of how it all comes together. From 2016, I began experimenting with different ways to set up classes.

- September 2017: There were two HUGE earthquakes in Mexico City that month. It was terrifying, honestly, but also beautiful in terms of how the city came together to pull through. I reached out to the yoga school where I'd been teaching and suggested a meditation fundraiser to help rebuild. The fundraiser was held on the 28th September 2017. This is when I finally found my footing with workshops and healing meditations. 

Since then I've had some changes — the pandemic has obviously thrown everyone a curve ball. Without going into too many details as this is already lengthy post, I had been planning on enrolling in a masters in counseling psychology the Fall of 2021. On the 25th of June 2021, the school that I still hope to attend decided not to open their campus and I had to defer for a year . The L's are pivots. So that's that — it's eery how this technique fits. 

Philosophical Questions 

Chris Brennan, from The Astrology Podcast, raises a lot of questions around freewill and destiny. I feel that this technique can help us pinpoint high and low energy phases in our lives as well as pivot points. But ultimately the content of that life depends on the choices we make in a “choose your own adventure" sort of way, and on our willpower and actions taken. 

I’ve never been into predictions and feel that if we postpone taking action until the “right time,” we won’t get anywhere in life. That said, the dates in my Zodiac Release do line up with my past. This tool may be helpful for planning, and it's fascinating. 

➡️ Follow the link below to watch the podcast👇🏻
      https://youtu.be/PBSLHj8ddBc

➡️ You can calculate your peak activity dates on the link below but it won’t make sense without the video (or at least part of it)! 
      https://zodiacalreleasing.net

➡️ The podcaster, Chris Brennan, has a book called Hellenistic Astrology that looks at the origins of astrology. He spent years traducing ancient texts; it’s good to know where our current thinking comes from.  

If you’d prefer an intro to astrology, check out the Astrology Tab above ❤️

Reiki hugs, 

Regina 

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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 heal yourself. Find her on Instagram.com/reginachouza or on Facebook, as DiaryofaPsychicHealer.

> Español: @AngelMedium33

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The Astrology of your Higher Self

I discovered something new yesterday and I can't wait to share it with you! Bear with me; I’m blogging so that I don’t forget it 😅

This is an advanced post; it requires a basic knowledge of your birth chart. If you're new to astrology or if you haven't seen your chart, you will find an introduction HERE. 

12 years ago I came across a book called Astrology for the Soul, by Jan Spiller. It looks at astrology as a path to happiness, not predictions. Spiller focuses on the Nodes of the Moon instead of Sun Signs. This book sold me on astrology. 

The theory is that we all have behaviors that we might have learned from our families (or in past lives) and that have become exaggerated; what once was a personal strength is overdone and it becomes a stumbling block in our lives. To get past this pattern, you are encouraged to do the opposite of what comes naturally to you. 

The Astrology of your 

Soul and Higher Self

What we need to outgrow to find happiness and satisfaction is represented by the South Node of the Moon; we become well rounded by consciously leaving behind the unhealthy traits of our South Node and leaning into the characteristics of our North Node. The two Signs are opposites on the Zodiac Wheel. 

For example, Virgo and Pisces are opposites. Pisces North Node is encouraged to go with the flow, to lean into their intuition, to develop compassion and to trust that the Universe will take care of their next steps. Virgo North Node is called to be pragmatic, to take care of herself and to double check plans before proceeding - providing a framework for the intuition and compassion that are already there. They are two sides of the same coin. 

While we might feel very comfortable with our South Node, the North Node represents our biggest discomfort (but also the greatest potential for joy). Jan's book is fantastic. It goes through each sign in detail, along with tips on how to ease yourself into your North Node. Nevertheless, it is hard and I would highly recommend taking your North Node to a counseling psychologist and asking them to help you work through it 💛

You can print out your natal chart at astro.com and join me on Instagram for tips on how to read your chart. We’re looking at the different aspects of the psyche and our spiritual DNA through the astrology chart. The birth chart tells us about the human psyche; it is an invaluable tool for personal development. The more you work through the ins and outs of your chart, the easier it is for you to connect with your Higher Self and all of the wisdom, compassion and power that your soul has to offer! 

ReRouting Your Chart 💜

Yesterday I was fiddling around on astro.com, looking through the Extended Chart Selection and I saw something called the Draconic Zodiac as an option for chart drawings. Weird name, I know!

It's an astrology chart that is based on the Dragon's Head & Tail (another name for the Moon's Nodes). This is the big discovery: the Draconic Chart is said to map out your Higher or Spiritual Self’s astrology chart, taking the point of the North Node in your natal chart as 'zero degrees Aries' and going from there. 

The planets stay in the same House in the Natal Wheel, but the Zodiac moves in the Draconic chart. My natal Sun is in Aquarius and my Natal Moon is in Capricorn; my Draconic Sun is in Virgo with the D-Moon in LEO. I have always felt like I needed a LEO Moon to thrive and it turns out that on that higher self level, I have a Leo Moon! 

That Leo energy feels like it is just out of reach and funny enough, the past few years I’ve been meditating to connect with my Higher Self and with the Zodiac sign of Leo. The more I meditate with Leo energy, for example by connecting with the Sun or Moon when they transit Leo, the more familiar and accessible that energy feels. 

The Moon circles through the Zodiac every month; we can piggyback on its transits to connect with the Zodiac sign that we need to integrate. More on that in the future…

Integrating What Is Hidden 

The Moon represents our emotions, what gives us security and to an extent, the unconscious. When we work with astrology we bring all of that to the surface in a way that empowers us. The Draconic Chart takes the Moon's North Node as a starting point for personal growth. 

Jan Spiller's books are awesome and I still come back to them. Astrology for the Soul looks at the North Node, and then her later book on Spiritual Astrology points to your life purpose - specifically the lessons that you can share with the world, consciously or unconsciously. The latter can be found in our prenatal eclipses; my North Node & one of my eclipses are in Leo. 

That Higher Self Moon in Leo comes in handy - it's funny that this light switched on just now when my Progressed Moon has found its way into LEO! The progressed chart looks at how we evolve over time - our changing needs & attitudes. 

I asked asked for tips on how to read the Draconic Chart and had two suggestions: the first was to look at how your Natal and Draconic charts overlap, especially looking at House placements in your Natal Chart (this had been my feeling too!) For example, Leo is in the 3rd House of my natal chart. My Draconic Moon will shine through that third house, impulsing all of the 3rd House themes. I also loved seeing my Draconic Mars & Jupiter in Aries - pushing through the 11th House of community and friendship. What it means, still not sure lol.

The second was a book recommendation: The Draconic Chart by Pamela Crane. 

How does this apply this to personal growth? I am new to Draconic Astrology, but if your Higher (Spiritual) Self complements your Human Self, it makes sense to compare the two, similar to relationships. For example, if your D-Sun is in Scorpio, look for Scorpio in your Natal Chart and see where Scorpio shines (in what House). The idea is for your Higher Self to empower your Human Self. We can align with our Higher Self and bring it's light and power to our lives in many ways - chakra meditations might be easier.

Here is a comparison of my Draconic & Natal Charts - natal planets in blue on the inner wheel, Draconic planets in Red. 

Hope this made some sense! If astrology is new to you, you'll find an introduction HERE. We have to learn to read our natal astrology chart (birth chart) before looking at the Draconic chart or it won't make sense. If you'd like to sneak a peak at your Draconic Chart, have a look at your Draconic Sun Sign. It just might be the Lighthouse that guides you! 

Please reach out on Instagram if you have questions or comments! 

Reiki hugs, 

Regina 

Ps ... The Draconic Zodiac is available at astro.com under Extended Chart Selection, where we choose between Tropical, Sidereal and Draconic. Most Western Astrologers are Tropical, which is based on the Seasons.

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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 heal yourself. Find her on Instagram.com/reginachouza or on Facebook, as DiaryofaPsychicHealer.

> Español: @AngelMedium33

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The Muse Tarot Deck: Are You Ready to Dive into the Unknown?

There is a tarot meme going around where your favorite tarot deck is the last one to make it into your collection, and while that may be true, the past year I discovered two decks that will remain favorites for many years to come: The Lightseer's Tarot and The Muse Tarot, both by an artist called Chris Anne. 

You may have heard of The Lightseer's Deck - it was a big release in the tarot community. I love that it prompts us to work with shadow and light in healing ourselves, but the one that I have been drawn to most is The Muse Tarot. For one, I love that the suit of Pentacles is illustrated with flowers, an apt metaphor for prosperity filling us with love, beauty and with a solid community in the 10 of Pents, not just material things. We also need a bit of Fire (Sunlight) and Water for things to flourish, as discussed below!

The past year or so I have been lucky to be surrounded by bugambilias in many shades of pink and orange. These flowers represent joy and life blooming under the sunshine; they always remind me of this deck. 

The Muse Tarot gives guidance on how to create a joyful life, while reminding us that the task requires a mix of Fire (Inspiration and Action), Water (Emotions), Materials (Planting seeds & gardening) and Air (clarity). I love that it's filled with bright pink flowers. Coincidentally, the cover of Chakra Healing & Magick is a flower mandala and if you've read the book, it looks at healing the Aura through the four Elements in a tarot deck. 

Ready to Step Into The Unknown?

Last month I pulled two Muse Tarot cards and asked my Facebook community to choose the one that they were drawn to. One was revealed, the other hidden. Do we stay with what we know or take a gamble on something new in life? The cards are part of a flow, both of the energies are necessary in our lives but the one we choose will tell us where work is needed. 

On the left we had The Star card, visible for all to see. It is one of my favorite tarot cards because it points us towards the heavens where we can gain insight on our life path, including love, joy and heart fulfillment. It also relates to hopes, wishes and dreams. This card shows lots of promise but it is up in the air, how do we ground that potential in our daily lives? 

By stepping into the UKNOWN 🌟⁠

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The second card in the reading was the Four of Materials (traditionally the Pentacles). Here we see a woman who sits and hugs the material comforts that give her a sense of security (flowers in this deck), but just above her is a beautiful pink flower that she can’t see and that is much bigger than the ones she is afraid to release. Today my intuition points me to the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, upon which the original Rider-Waite Smith Tarot deck was designed. 

The four lower spheres or flowers relate to the Human Self with all of our quirks, loves and insecurities. The fifth sphere up from the bottom is where we begin to connect with our Higher Self and its beauty & power. The Higher Self is also the Guiding Star in the card on the left. 

The message is that reaching for our Higher Self and the doors that it opens for us involves stepping out of our comfort zone - or in my case, being dragged out lol. One of my first Kabbalah teachers used to say our biggest joy was on the other side of our biggest fear, this combination of cards speaks to that! 

Here is an Introduction to the Tree of Life - it can be seen on a cosmic level as 10 spheres of energy, but also on a personal level with the bottom sphere is under your feet and the top sphere is on your crown chakra. The middle sphere of Beauty aligns with the Heart & Solar Plexus Chakras. These energies are all active in our unconscious and we can work with tarot and with psychology to access them. 

Reiki hugs, 

Regina 

Ps.... Both of these decks complement the tools in Chakra Healing & Magick perfectly. There are lots of knockoffs online so I added the official websites below. Please note, I am not an affiliate and will not earn a commission.  

> The Muse Tarot Deck / The Lightseer's Deck 

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Reiki hugs, Regina 

Learn to Read Your Astrology Chart

The past few years I have been combining energy healing and angel intuition with astrology. The Angels and energy healing were introduced in Chakra Healing & Magick, the stars add a new layer.

One of the first things that I look at in a natal chart is the balance of Elements and what might be missing. The angels help us blend and activate the Elements of Fire, Earth, Water and Air as we tap into our full potential, giving us the qualities of inspired action, groundedness, empathy and a mind that is clear and flexible.

The idea is to work with the natal chart as a roadmap for personal growth. The next few months I'll be covering the basics of an astrology chart on Instagram each Thursday, along with healing tips. 

Astrology can be complex; the #AstroPizza helps us make sense of the chart. 

Let’s think of an astrology chart as a pizza with 12 slices. Each slice (HOUSE) represents a part of your life. The type of cheese (ZODIAC Sign) on each slice tells us how that part of your life will taste to you, based on your time of birth. Lastly, the number of jalapeños or pepperoni in each slice (PLANETS) indicates how intense a part of your life will be. If a slice has no jalapeños it still has flavor, but we might be drawn to spicier slices. Too many jalapeños and we might stay away. 

👉🏻 The 12 Houses are always in the same place but the Zodiac rotates twice daily. Below you'll see the House numbers on the grey circle in the center, with the Zodiac on the outer rim (Sagittarius is circled). The black icons represent the Planets; they move with the Zodiac Wheel.   

The Planets and Zodiac Signs in a given House (or Slice) tell us how we experience that part of our lives. Just to give you an example, the 1st House is how we see and present ourselves to the world (identity), 2nd is belongings, income and self worth, 4th is home life, 7th is marriage & partnerships, 10th is career, 12th is the unconscious & past lives. The Zodiac circles through each chart based on your time of birth, and the houses bring it down to Earth (relevant for you). 

The natal chart tells us where our strengths lie, where we can thrive, but also where we trip ourselves up. The idea is to become aware of stumbling blocks so that we can avoid them, whether it's at work or in a relationship. This is where energy healing comes into play; we work with the Aura on mental (beliefs), emotional and Spiritual levels, clearing the weight that those patterns carry. This was covered in Chakra Healing & Magick, along with intuition tips to guide us. 

We will cover Natal Astrology over the next few months, with a focus on energy healing. We kick off with the angels that will be our guides and teammates! You'll need two books to follow along; have a look at this Instagram post to get started and print your natal chart at Astro com. Your time of birth is on your birth certificate. Print out your Chart at: www.astro.com/cgi/ade.cgi?

Please share with friends, the more the merrier!

Reiki hugs, 

Regina 🍕🍕🍕

ps ... Chakra Healing & Magick is available worldwide 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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Do Spiritual Beliefs Influence our Mental Health?

Last May I signed up for an environmental psychology class at Pacifica Graduate Institute. Three weeks on why we tend to ignore the science, and not take action. The sustainability side was fascinating but what I enjoyed most was the introduction to Jungian and depth psychology. 

We looked at the effect that unconscious archetypes have on mental health at a group level and how these archetypes are expressed in religions, narratives and cultural identities. Our spiritual beliefs play a big role in how we connect with the unconscious (both individual and collective), with each other, and with the planet. 

For example, ancient belief systems often attributed certain behaviors to the influence of gods and goddesses like Venus, Mars or Cupid. When a person acted out that part of their psyche in a way that was disfunctional or disruptive (maybe too much jealousy, fear or ambition), they had a conceptual framework that could be used to describe how they were feeling as well as clarity on what needed healing. If my ambitious or competitive nature got the best of me, I could easily say “Mars is getting the best of me; I need to do something about this.”

Whether we saw that Mars energy as external and supernatural, or internal and subconscious didn’t matter. Only that we had a framework to work through those feelings. The rise of monotheistic religions has had the unintended consequence of eliminating this pathway to healing and integrating the psyche; as we learned in class, the world has actually seen a rise in psychological and emotional problems. 

This isn’t to say that everyone needs to be pagan or polytheistic. I personally feel that most religious beliefs were meant to be symbolic and not literal, connecting with a Higher Power through our imagination and intuition. But the mental health tendency does highlight a need to connect with the psyche and the unconscious. We can do this with energy healing, astrology and tarot.  

And obviously, counseling works! After thinking about it for eight years, I have finally decided to apply to a masters degree in counseling psychology with an emphasis on Jung. In time I hope to combine counseling with the techniques in my energy healing books. 

On another note; here is a write up of the environmental psychology class.

Reiki hugs, 

Regina 

2025 Update: I put that psychology degree on hold. The time was not right.

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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 heal yourself. Find her on Instagram.com/reginachouza or on Facebook, as DiaryofaPsychicHealer.

> Español: @AngelMedium33

 

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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> Español: @AngelMedium33

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