In a time of great divide, it is easy to fall into negative communication patterns. The conflict just increases and the problems don't resolve. For this episode, I talk with Dr. Bonnie Nussbaum about how we can better our skills for listening and understanding. If we are going to create a world without war, we have to start with our own.

The energy of Scorpio calls us into our subconscious. This is where the deep stuff lies. It's not necessarily terrible, but like monsters in the dark, we think it is. And the longer it has lain there, the uglier it's gotten. Monday's Full Moon in Scorpio is stirring up whatever has been buried. Which offers an opportunity for letting it go. When you do, the gift is transformation. Your load is lighter and your world holds more beauty and peace. So well worth it.

The energy of Scorpio calls us into our subconscious. This is where the deep stuff lies. It's not necessarily terrible, but like monsters in the dark, we think it is. And the longer it has lain there, the uglier it's gotten. Monday's Full Moon in Scorpio is stirring up whatever has been buried. Which offers an opportunity for letting it go. When you do, the gift is transformation. Your load is lighter and your world holds more beauty and peace. So well worth it.

Some days we get weighed down by the noise and demands of life around us. It all feels heavy. Those are the days that we particularly need to settle into some quiet space and reconnect with the energy of calm and ease. From that still place within, we can create a anchor of peace to hold us, and all of the world, in times we need it most.

As the Sun and Moon meet up in Taurus this week they lay fertile ground for something new to come into form. We get to decide what it is we want to create, and it's on us to do the work that will manifest it into being. The earthy Taurus invites us to get clear about our needs and desires, release our attachments, and claim our path to peace.

Taurus Season and Easter come together to slow the pace, dampen the fire, and create a calm and solid place to celebrate our Spring rebirth. We are called into new identity, to put on our literal or metaphorical Easter bonnets and finest attire, as we show up for our next level of evolution. We are on a journey through humanity to divinity. The life of Jesus the Christ models the way and reminds us that Christ Consciousness is within each of us.

With the Full Libra Moon Saturday, we are stretched to explore our buttons—those sore spots that get reactive in issues of Self versus Other. It's a good time to address them, as Chiron, standing with the Sun, offers healing, and Eris, the great warrior princess, brings the courage to face them. We are re-membering who we are, underneath the fears, doubts, and illusions, and we are ready to show up differently.

As humanity steps forward into a new landscape and a new identity, Aries invites us into the fresh eyes and light-heart of the April Fool. The mythical journey of the Fool takes us through the process of evolution, from shadow to light, from ignorance to enlightenment. With self-awareness and compassion, we can consciously walk the path to a better world. Will you accept the April Fool Soul Up Challenge?

We are crossing a threshold into new life. Yet like newborn colts and tender sprouts, we haven't quite figured out who we are or what we are doing. This week's New Moon in Aries, a partial Solar Eclipse, leads us to a new frontier of identity. Neptune, the planet of the Great Unknown, follows right behind, calling for an earthly spirituality—a recognition of the God/Good within, and bringing that to life in tangible ways. Our task is to find our footing, embrace our courage, and settle into our powerful co-creatiing self.

Welcome Spring. It's a mood changer, isn't it? With the tip toward the Light, Aries invites us to that place of newness—of new beginnings and fresh starts. With sprouting seeds and baby calves, budding trees and longer days, we see life come alive around us. And if we're paying attention, within us. Enthusiasm comes with Aries—"En theos"—awareness of the God within. It is those sparks within each one of us that are getting lit, and are being called to action through this time of change and chaos.