Mars Direct

As you know Mercury went direct on April 4, 2012.  Mercury rules all forms of thought and communication (writing, foreign languages, oration, debate, eloquence, etc.).

Stones that might help you with strengthening self-expression skills:

Blue agates enhance all mental activities, such as “improving concentration, perception and analytical activities including studying” - Agates, in general, “stabilize the aura, eliminating and transforming and facilitates acceptance of one’s self, building self-confidence”.  Judy Hall – “Crystal Bible I”  

Blue aventurine stabilizes ones state of mind, promotes a feeling of well-being and relieves stammers and migraine headaches.

The reason I am talking about Mercury again and why your communication skills are so important right now is that Mars goes direct also on April 13, 2012.

Mars represents one’s need to assert, to initiate, to energize, to act, to do,  to survive, etc.

Mars’ name comes from the Roman god of war.  In modern astrology, Mars represents the impulse to act and react and be self-assertive.  Business/employment is affected by Mars’ energy, especially when it is “direct”.

Behaviors considered aggressive, enterprising, independent, ambitious, etc.  are representative of Mars influence.  And if you have these planets (Mars/Mercury) influences in your natal chart you might be sensing an overload of energy, having insomnia, or restless sleep, maybe more tension than usual, headaches, etc.

I recommend blue stones in general for calming the mind (blue agates, blue aventurine/blue quartz, blue lace agate), these stones are inexpensive and easy to obtain.  If you don’t have blue stones then try visualizing a light shade of blue with your eyes closed.  While visualizing light blue, breathe in through the nose and blow your breath out through your mouth with your tongue behind your top front teeth.  Keep doing the breath work while visualizing the light blue until you feel calmer and the headache fades.

I also recommend chrysocolla for “drawing off negative energies of all kinds – calms, cleanses, and reenergizes all the chakras and aligns them with the Divine – “Crystal Bible I” – Judy Hall