M O N D A Y
July 7
Moon in Virgo

The Virgo moon is in full force today, if you use it to organize something in your life, you'll likely feel good about the day. If you spent most of your day criticizing (the kind that helps no one) then you may find yourself tired and grumpy. So, unless you tend to like the tired and grumpy side of life, why not offer your services to someone who can use them.

The Virgo Moon loves teaching us to be giving useful as long as we have somewhere to retreat to when we're done. Give your mind a rest today and let things slide off your back, but do try to be productive at work; it helps when you have something to counter with in case your inner critic starts to emerge. Tonight, hot baths are calling everyone!

AFFIRMATION FOR THE DAY:
It is not love that overlooks my flaws; it is love that sees no flaws at all.

T U E S D A Y
July 8
Moon in Virgo / Libra

Give yourself some time to acclimate to the change from Virgo to Libra, which happens midmorning. The Virgo Moon tends to be the "loner" Moon because it tends to discourage group interactions that aren't focused on work or on some purpose. The Libra Moon is quite different in that it likes the social interactions, especially ones that are without purpose and based on the social factor alone.

Use today to wrap things up so that you can prepare for the new adventures that are in store this week. An early bedtime is not at all a bad idea because tomorrow may place some interesting demands on your time.

AFFIRMATION FOR THE DAY:
I love the shape of my body.

W E D N E S D A Y
July 9
FIRST QUARTER MOON in Libra

Okay, let's recap. First, you have a New Moon where the Moon and Sun are in the same sign. Then, about one week later they are at right angles in such a way that the Moon looks cut in half by the Sun's light. That is the First Quarter Moon, a time when the Moon gives us a chance to review how we're doing since its last visit to the Sun (the New Moon). Are you still with me? The next Moon after that is the Full Moon followed by the Last Quarter Moon where the Moon looks cut in half again but now on the opposite side. Whew!

Today is the First Quarter Moon. Sometimes obstacles appear on the day of this Moon so we can clear them away. If you have obstacles, you'll be able to move them easily thanks to a lucky aspect between the Sun and Jupiter. Yes, all in all, it's a pretty good day today.

AFFIRMATION FOR THE DAY:
If good looks were an IQ score, I'd be life's valedictorian!.

T H U R S D A Y
July 10
Moon in Libra / Scorpio

There is a unique visit happening with Mars and Saturn that could have varying effects on you throughout the next couple of days. Mars is the planet of aggression and action. It moves us forward, in Aries fashion, towards the desires that we have. Saturn is quite the opposite. Saturn is slow moving, often restricting us to stay in one place to assure that we build a proper foundation.

When they meet, our experience can be highly productive and profitable or it can be extremely frustrating and limiting. The idea here is that both planets want equal time. Mars is like the gas pedal and Saturn is like the brake. It doesn't usually work to press them at the same time so the idea would be to move more slowly. The problem is that you won't feel like doing that. It only lasts a couple of days, you can do it. The rewards are permanent even if you have to wait 48 hours to get them.To top off this powerful, but "best if you keep a low profile" day, Mercury is leaving Gemini and fighting with Pluto along the way. Not one of your better days to have great communication!

AFFIRMATION FOR THE DAY:
I am exactly where I want to be.

F R I D A Y
July 11
Moon in Libra / Scorpio

There is a unique visit happening with Mars and Saturn that could have varying effects on you throughout the next couple of days. Mars is the planet of aggression and action. It moves us forward, in Aries fashion, towards the desires that we have. Saturn is quite the opposite. Saturn is slow moving, often restricting us to stay in one place to assure that we build a proper foundation.

When they meet, our experience can be highly productive and profitable or it can be extremely frustrating and limiting. The idea here is that both planets want equal time. Mars is like the gas pedal and Saturn is like the brake. It doesn't usually work to press them at the same time so the idea would be to move more slowly. The problem is that you won't feel like doing that. It only lasts a couple of days, you can do it. The rewards are permanent even if you have to wait 48 hours to get them. To top off this powerful, but "best if you keep a low profile" day, Mercury is leaving Gemini and fighting with Pluto along the way. Not one of your better days to have great communication!

AFFIRMATION FOR THE DAY:
I am exactly where I want to be. .

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S A T U R D A Y
July 12
Moon in Scorpio

Venus enters Leo today adding to the feeling of optimism and worthiness. Shake off any blues and worries, it's time to start accepting your potential (and any charitable contributions that happen to come your way). Venus' entrance into Leo suggests that we are also entering a brighter time. When there is a preponderance of planets in Cancer (which there was), we tend to worry a bit too much.

The worry of Cancer can sometimes create the very thing that we are worried about. Venus' entrance into Leo helps us shake off any depressing thoughts and embrace more optimistic ones. Just as soon as the Moon leaves Scorpio, we'll be able to do that in a big way (tomorrow).

AFFIRMATION FOR THE DAY:
There's nothing I can say that can't be said.

S U N D A Y
July 13
Moon in Scorpio / Sagittarius

The Moon slips into Sagittarius by mid-morning! The Sagittarius Moon leads the way to enhanced spiritual awareness and a penetrating eye. You could find yourself trying to make sense out of some of the strangeness going on around you, after all, Sagittarius does love a drama. Don't let yourself get carried away on pursuits that aren't worth your time. There is plenty to prepare for this week and lots of work that can be accomplished. Put your nose to the grindstone, even if for an hour or so. There is much distraction lying dormant in the coming days so get ahead if you can. Romantic daydreams may be your only obstacle today, so save them for tonight when you are less likely to be interrupted.

AFFIRMATION FOR THE DAY:
I love my life completely.

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I recently got a call from an actor on the set of the New Oliver Stone Movie "W", raving about the advisors at 12Listen and 12Angel. To hear him tell it, half the actors use the service regularly and they talk about how addicting it is. I was aglow with pride.

It's hard to believe that it's been over 6 years since we launched 12house.com and we're approaching the 2 year anniversary for 12Listen.com. Many people think that a Telephone Advisor just sits at home and counts their money answering questions for people all day. It couldn't be farther from the truth. Professionals make things look very easy, that's why they're the professionals.

As an advisor, you are on call to the demands of thousands of people, sometimes back to back. Most of them have an urgent problem that has them scared enough to reach out to a stranger.

Telephone advising is exhausting work and takes someone of great character to do it each day. Someone who knows how hurt people can be and knows how to both genuinely assist the caller while clearing out their own energy as well, so that they are able to take the next call with the same vitality as the one before. Some people talk for hours, some for seconds, our advisors can't know where any call is going to go, they just have to promise to be there and willing.

I deeply respect my team of advisors at 12Angel and 12listen.com. They make it look easy and it isn't. If you haven't experienced them, I hope you will try them sometime; call and see why we've grown 4 times the volume in 2 years. We have over 60 trained professionals so that you can find the one that makes your hair stand on end and your heart leap with hope!

So here's to the Advisors and all people in the Service industry who know what it's like to put their gifts on the chopping block of criticism everyday, but who keep showing up because it's what they believe in. You guys are amazing! Call and chat with them, it can change you.

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Last week I introduced an idea based on an epiphany that I should be trying to provide you with Scapegoats not trying to take them from you. I wrote an entire section dedicated to our daily scapegoats and offered you ways to use them for your highest benefit. I am almost ashamed to say that it had to be my most popular article of all time. My email box almost hit a limit as scores of you wrote in to praise the concept of using the planets a scapegoats.

Of course, there was the obligatory, "Too-serious-for-anything-fun" personality that wrote to reprimand me. I was accused of being a smudge on the glass window of astrology by undoing all my proselytizing about us needing to take responsibility for our lives and to stop blaming the planets. As I continued to read this sobering account of my duty as a "public figure" I reached for my own list of scapegoats, the very list that prompted the letter and I saw the clash between Mercury and Pluto and simply blamed it!

That's right, I scapegoated the very letter that was reprimanding me for teaching scapegoating—and it was - freakin' cool!! I couldn't be angry, the letter was a result of Mercury squaring Uranus or maybe it was Mars moving into critical Virgo—maybe both, who knows? I just picked one and it felt good! I'm beginning to understand why it's okay for people to blame McDonalds when they get fat eating their food; sure the customer doesn't have to buy the burger but McDonalds doesn't have to make them either. They also have the advantange of having billions to spend on commercials showing us images of youthful hipsters craving their greasy goods. Tsk, tsk, McDonalds, you're the reason I'm not on the cover of GQ!

This week's planetary landscape for scapegoating looks promising. It's not as intense as last week's but SG enthusiasts will certainly have plenty of fodder to blame the planets for just about every faux pas getting us through an entire week without assuming one drop of responsibility! Remember, if it's a good result, it's because of your hard work, if it's a failed result, check the list below and find your Scapegoat! It's easy and it gets really fun.

It's not obvious at first, but luckily, I know where to look:

The Second Week in July Scapegoats!

July 7: Mars Parallels Saturn: Okay, so you haven't heard of a parallel, neither has any of your friends. It creates a feeling of being on a treadmill without any of the benefits; just a lot of energy but going nowhere. So this is one that could make you just a tad edgy and certainly not someone needing to be locked in an office all day. So you really have no choice but to call in sick or "edgy". They'll be happy to have you stay away because they'll be feeling the same way.

July 8: Sun Opposes Jupiter: This is actually a very lucky aspect so why waste it doing what you don't want to be doing? If you're close to a casino, go grab a few bucks and waste a few bills, today, you could turn them into more casino confetti. You need to avoid doing anything that makes you the brunt of the gossip mill! It will be spinning tomorrow so make sure you start all rumors so you know where they're coming from!

July 9: The First Quarter Moon in Libra: Quarter Moons are when the Moon looks like it's cut in half and it can create a ton of obstacles so you can clear them out before you move forward. But you aren't obliged to tell anyone that they can clear the obstacles so just commiserate; surely someone will vote to send everyone home since these external events keep creating chaos. Not to mention that Libra Moons almost insist on you attending a dinner party and how can you do that when you're stuck cleaning up messes that were created by some planetary thingy? No matter how you slice it, this Moon begs for an early work day so you can enjoy a late social gathering.

July 10: The holy grail of Scapegoat Days! Sit back and prepare your day off with pay speech!

Mercury Opposes Pluto: A lie gets exposed, perhaps from that awful rumor you spread! Things could get heavy if you aren't quick to blame someone else. Mercury is fast and Pluto is ridiculously honest so you'll have the x-ray vision to navigate perfectly. Don't act until you need to, there's lots to observe.

Mars Conjunct Saturn: Ouch. Your boss is depressed today along with everyone you know. They may not know they are depressed but test it by asking them how they're feeling (be sure to look like you really care). If they are quick to open up, they are being hounded by this aspect. Mars is energy and Saturn is the big "Hoover" waiting to suck it right out of us. Your boss will be too tired to argue with you so why not go for a big raise with promises of how much energy it will give you? They won't resist. If you are the boss, go ahead, fire everyone, clearly they're the reason you aren't the fortune 500; anyway, they'll run back when you say, "Perhaps I was hasty..."

Mercury enters Cancer: Yep, the thinker planet gets us thinking about our security so you had better ask for your raise before 1:17pm Pacific Time. If you wait too long, the insecurity factor will have reached everyone and you'll just be heard as another nagging voice.

July 12: Venus enters Leo: Yes the planet of love and appreciation is entering the sign that can't get enough of either. So why not dole out what you most want, (no, not money) Compliments. They'll be powerful today and although it's really not a chance to scapegoat it's a chance to get what you need by knowing what to do when the planets change. Of course, if you get what you want, you're friends and colleagues will have a scapegoat and well, that's what this is all about.

Have fun fellow SG-ers.

Until next week,

I'm with you on the quest,
~Mark

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W I T H

S H A M A N    S H A N E    K N O X

When I first ran this article a few weeks ago my only intention was to help people to understand this ancient practice. Little did I realize at the time that I would receive so many emails and personal requests for the work that I would be led to offer it as a service through 12listen.com. I want to thank everyone who contacted me and helped me to realize how needed this work is. Please enjoy this encore presentation of "Soul Retrieval".

Soul retrieval is a term, used by Shamans to refer to the practice of journeying into other realities to reclaim a part of a person's soul that has been splintered off or stolen by someone else. A lot of people have trouble with the idea of part of their soul is missing. Talk about mixed reactions. You should see the look on a clients face when I say; did you know a part of your soul is missing? I can understand the concern. So, lets break this down in a less scary fashion.

We are all born into these physical bodies from the Spirit world. Our soul chooses a set of situations and a body that will serve the souls individual needs for this lifetime. Then, through the miracle of birth we begin our life. Our soul has a way to connect with this world and interact within it. All of the plans, ideals and personality of the soul are in place. We are ready to embark on the greatest adventure ever, with everything we need to become our greatest potential already within us. We are a perfect soul, in a perfect situation. Then, life happens. Yep, were free to be born into the perfect situation, full of potential and energy but we have to share this plane of existence with every one else. We do not create our own reality exclusively, we co-create it. Think about it. If we were free to totally create our own reality everyone would be like bumper cars slamming into each other; everyone doing his own thing regardless of each other. That would be utter chaos. So, as souls we all agree to certain things. There are universal laws, like gravity and death. These are things that are pretty hard to ignore. They are a part of the fabric of this particular reality that we are all in right now. Then there is the fact
that we all interact with others. This is where most of the soul loss comes from.

The loss of part of the soul is like losing an aspect of your personality. It's a quality of yourself that has splintered off from you due to some sort of trauma or negative experience or another person has stolen it from you. One example of this would be an abused child. The part of that child's soul that trusts could splinter off due to the trauma of abuse. This could lead to many problems involving trust in life. Relationships, business affairs, even ones faith in spiritual matters. If this abuse were limited to childhood then that piece of the soul would be somewhere in the spirit world waiting to be reconnected. If however the abuser was still present in that person's life and that abuse had not been resolved between them then that part of the child's soul would be with the abuser. The person who inflicted the trauma would have stolen that part of the
soul that trusts.

Another example would be someone in a relationship with a controlling individual. Through time the controlling party could
steal the part of the soul that is confidence. Then, the individual would feel insecure or fearful about making decisions for themselves or others.

The results of such soul losses can be quite devastating. Illness, fears, loss of personal identity, insecurities and many other things can easily be attributed to soul loss. If we can think of ourselves as being made of energy then this loss can be seen a lessening of our energy. It can handicap us in relationships, keep us from attaining goals or even cause depression, illness and anxiety. Most people who have suffered such a loss have a sense of things just not being right, that
something is missing.

So a part of your soul is missing. Great, what now? The answer lies in soul retrieval. This practice allows the Shaman to journey into the spirit world to reclaim the part of the soul that is missing. Shamans, myself included, use various tools, such as drums, music, incense and crystals to help them travel into the spirit world. The journey will lead the Shaman through different "non ordinary" realities known as the upper, middle and lower worlds. Animal totems and spirit guides also aid the Shaman for this journey. Once in the spirit world the Shaman follows his guide to the energetic trail of the individual that he is journeying for. By following this trail the Shaman is able to find the piece of the soul that is missing or find the person or energy that has it held captive. Often there is a sort of battle for the soul fragment. If it has been stolen the person or entity holding it uses its energy as his or her own. They will not easily give that up.

Once the piece of the soul has been retrieved the Shaman journeys back to the individual with the aid of his guides and animal totems, bringing this aspect of the soul with them. The Shaman then reintegrates the fragment that has been retrieved back into the individual. This is accomplished through ritual, energetic transference, and many other techniques. Once people have reclaimed their soul fragment back into themselves they often speak of dramatic changes in personality and confidence. Many are relieved of illness or lack of energy and all speak of a profound difference in the way they see themselves.

In my personal practice I also counsel individuals as to how to change habits, thought patterns and personal tendencies to help them with this reintegration process. The soul retrieval is a reclaiming of that which as been lost. It is then a matter of using that energy to make changes in your everyday life. Drawing on that part of yourself that has been returned to you.

It is up to the individual to learn how to tap into his or her own soul. That part of themselves that has unlimited potential. Through this connection the individual is able to recreate their life as they would have it to be.

Contact me to schedule your own Soul Retrieval session on 12listen.com and join me Monday-Friday from 8am-1pm central time for a live psychic reading. Give me a call, let's talk!

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W I T H

C A R O L Y N   

"Think for Yourself!"

My new cell phone has this GPS system on it, with an "I'm certain" speaking monotone woman's voice. I was at the zoo with my sister and her daughter, and after a full day of animal visiting in the baking sun, we all had a hankering for guacamole.

My sister had been to Las Margaritas on 17th Ave downtown before, so she asked me to use the GPS, because she couldn't remember exactly where it was.

I spoke clearly into my phone: "Las Margaritas." Seconds later, the woman's voice said, "Turn left at 23rd Ave."

Immediately, my sister said, "I'm not going that way, just give me the address." She didn't hear any of the rest of the instructions, she just wanted the address. We'd taken separate cars.

Giving her the address with the thought in mind that she'd get lost, I went to the car knowing that I didn't need to think in order to get there.

After a couple minutes of driving, the flat-toned woman's voice said, turn right on 18th. So I did, and continued all the way downtown, making a left on Arapahoe, then another on 17th. "Your destination is on the left," the voice spoke with confidence.

The building looked large to my left, and there were no signs. But, there were steps down to the entrance, so I couldn't actually see the restaurant I waited for a few minutes in my car, knowing I had beaten my sister there, and not wanting to feed the meter until she arrived.

Five minutes later, my sister called and said, "We're here, where are you?" I said, "I'm here too."

I got out, fed the meter $2, the maximum amount of quarters, and headed toward the steps to see an empty building for rent.

I called my sister again, and said, "I'm in front of the glass building, where is the restaurant from here?"

She said, "it's on the corner of 17th and Downing."

"I'll be right there," I said.

A guy walked by me, so I asked him, "Where is Las Margaritas?". His face looked lost, but then he pointed and said, "go over to 18th and make a left, it's several blocks down."

I said, "No, it's on 17th," and I gave him the address I'd remembered. He said, "I don't think so." "Ok, thanks, I said."

I walked across the street and dove into a restaurant lobby, "Say uh, I was using my GPS system for the first time, and it says Las Margaritas should be right about here. Can you tell me where it is?"

"About 2 miles down the street on the left, are you walking?"

"No, I'll go get my car."

I got back into my car, and not having had enough, I spoke: "Las Margaritas" into my phone as I moved forward down 17th Street. Now she seemed mad, that GPS woman, "YOU ARE GOING THE WRONG WAY, MAKE A U-TURN."

Finally, I turned her off. Allowed my brain to kick in. Hmm, Downing. Hmm. seems like 2 miles is about right. Finally, there it was on the left, and I had free parking.

That same day, I had a client come to the house for a long reading. Normally, I am not asked about lottery numbers or whether a stock investment is good. But she was clearly not thinking, no intuition in sight, and she was going through a divorce and feeling like she had money to burn.

She asked me about a particular stock she'd invested over ten thousand dollars into. When I intuitively looked at the company, it did not have sturdy looking roots. In fact the roots looked brittle and they were not in the ground. If you've had a reading from me, you'll know, that roots like this don't mean a great deal when it comes to manifesting money. "Hmm, she says." "Maybe, let's look at the CEO of the company."

Her roots looked spectacular (great manifesting roots, ability to make money, grounded), but she did not seem to be feeding the start-up company at all, in fact, she seemed to have little connection to it.

"Maybe I should pull out the money and use it to re-locate? I'd been wondering whether I should use the money differently. I just wasn't certain about investing into this to begin with."

At that point, I could see she had a connection to her own intuition, she then told me about that little voice inside of her that went off in the beginning of this stock transaction, telling her not to invest in this company.

She just got excited about this CEO telling her how fantastic things will be in her certain sounding voice. She handed her money over without another thought, knowing she no longer had to think or care about her own intuition. The woman she handed her money to, had confidence and presence. But in fact, those were the two attributes, my client had to once again own for herself.

Perhaps, by now, you've pulled together the juxtaposition of these two scenarios. We all have intuition, every single person has the ability to use it. It is difficult sometimes to read ourselves, and that is why we have readings. We have readings so we can better see and understand situations, because by ourselves, we may feel locked in, or stuck from seeing outside of the box. Readings can help us see options, where we once didn't see any. Readings are all about cleaning our inner windshield for a clearer vision.

But always, even if we are getting a reading from someone, we must always remember: "Think for Yourself." Decide whether the information in front of you makes sense, and feels right for you. Do this, by using your own inner "gut" feeling, which in my book, is your intuition speaking to you.

And, know that 17th Avenue, and 17th Street can be confusing for a GPS system.

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