If someone would ask me what is the most useful subject to learn to live a meaningful life, my answer will be, “Learn Astrology.” If someone would ask me what the most powerful technique is to live a happy and fulfilling life, my answer will be, “Daily Meditation.”

One of the ways spiritual seekers work to integrate higher understandings is through the contemplation of spiritual truths. I often tell my students that to contemplate an understanding is to hold it gently, allowing for the fullness of the concept to emerge without grasping or feeling that one has to think hard about it.

The Full Moon in Libra on the 16th of April is clearly a moon that affects, brings to a critical point and redefines or ends relationships. It occurs in a mix of positive as well as intensely difficult aspects and so works completely differently based on the point at which it falls in your chart.

We continue our Monthly Challenges, and this month’s challenge is to become mindful about what information enters your mind, and from what sources.

Last month, we talked about introducing fasting into our life, and the best days to do it are Ekadashi days. If you did accept the challenge, please share your experience with us.

We are all leaders in some sense. Whether you are in a position of authority as a parent, coach, teacher, office manager, or even CEO, you are, at the very least, leader of your own destiny.

When people die, they transition to whatever their version of heaven was when they were alive. What I mean by that is one may have envisioned a beautiful reunion of family, and so they are met with family when they cross. Another may have envisioned being met by Jesus, and so they are met by Jesus.

Many of us marry when we are in a state of romantic euphoria. This surge of energy we feel around a particular person is that an unknown aspect of ourselves has been projected onto them. This is what generates the remarkable “spark” that gets ignited.

When people think about tarot and relationships, I’ve noticed they have a tendency to think about it in terms of “Is he cheating on me?” and “Why is she trying to ruin my life?” This is totally understandable.

Spiritual alchemy is about freeing your spirit, freeing it from core wounds and core beliefs that create self-destructive personality traits. It’s about inner liberation. Spiritual Alchemy’s greatest achievement is to create an interrelationship between the ego and the heart. Spiritual alchemy leads you to inner peace and harmony through transformation and change. It is about transforming your emotions, your consciousness and ultimately your spirit. It is about freeing your spirit through self-love and self-acceptance to live a life without judgment.