Hello StarScopers!

I have an article written by a fellow Llewellyn author on the significance of your rising sign (ascendant in your chart). But first, here's where we'll be this weekend and in the coming weeks....

Nice Letters We Get

Maria, I wanted to say thank you for coming to Hot Springs for the psychic fair. I had never experienced anything like this before but I am so glad that a co-worker asked me to go. I have to admit that I wasn't quite sure what I would find but when I first set down with Kat I became a believer. Each person spoke to me about things in my life that were so personal and I was amazed at the things they told me. Thanks again. I hope you come back soon.

Vicki Kinsey

Maria - I attended the Hot Springs Psychic Fair with my mom and several friends of ours. Everyone had a wonderful time and my mom and I enjoyed your lectures that we were able to attend. We are so appreciative that you all came to our town and shared your gifts and talents. It has been a long time since I have seen my mom as uplifted, optimistic and happy as she was after her readings with Rev Carol Ball, Jacob and Ms Betty. I believe she also saw Miss Kat too.

I hope you all felt welcomed here in Hot Springs and plan to return one day. May you all have safe travels wherever you go. Sincerely, Heath

Maria, Maria, Maria.....I am so happy that your time is here!!! You are so ready for the next level with CBS and will do so much good out there in that large world of ours. I really thought once you got to this place and time I would be sad to lose touch with my long-time friend, but find myself so excited for the people yet to know you. My mom once told me that the world is just a place of unmet friends. Your new show will help bring us all a little closer to each other. And again like we talked about before- as Cayce said, people will be attracted to the "psychic" part but because of you they will stay for the spiritual side. God will find you an easy way to channel His love and light to all.

Hello, Maria,

I would like you to know that I listen to you every Thursday and Sunday on WIOG and really enjoy the show. Thank you for being out there for all of us. Some day I hope you can answer my question.

Patricia

Maria: I'm so happy for you! Congratulations on your new show. I just know it's going to be great. You have such a great way with people and radiate confidence and warm positive feelings wherever you go. Minnie

Hello! I want to thank you and WYCD 99.5 for having you on the radio! You are a blessing to all. I talked with you Monday night March 10th about my brother Chuck in Arizona, he was in a coma he had a stroke, and pneumonia. My sister ,daughter and I flew out that and stayed with him until they took the vent off and he passed away good Friday. He is with the good lord and I will see him again . I thank-you again for all your prayers and the unity churches prayers , I thank-you for the information before I saw him . You are a blessing to all. God bless you and congratulations on your new adventures. You deserve the best! I hope and pray to get to see you again at Lapeer with my older sister. Vonnie and family of chuck woodruff

Maria

The Moldavite you sent me is something else. It is the most beautiful stone and believe it or not when I hold it up to the light there is the image of an angel - either way! upside down or right side up! You could feel how special it was. I didn't get the physical warmth and tingling as other people described but i did get this terrible yearning. It's almost as if I'd been a star child between lives and longed to be a part of that again. And talk about lucid dreaming! It definitely is a life changer and I thank you so much for that. It's my small piece of the cosmos.

Have a restful week-end my friend. Linda, Bay City

My name is Eileen D'Anna, and I came to your fair in Lansing. It was great fun. I loved it, and will be going to the one in October, too. Hopefully, I'll have two or three family members with me! If it is possible I would appreciate the opportunity to reserve a piece of the moldavite. It sounds like something I need, since I'm trying to find just what it is I should be doing with the rest of my life. After coming home from the fair in Lansing, I really had and felt a change in myself. Something I haven't felt for a long time, and believe me, it felt wonderful. I need more. Thank you for your time and for being such a good person.

Dear Maria, Thank you for your time. As a shaman, the moldavite really magnified my work in other dimensions. Especially with this great conscious shift. I really believe that as healers we will be communicating on a more telepathic level. I feel Atlantis getting ready to be revealed and will bring more gifts to humans and enable us to better serve the plant and animal kingdoms. As well as working with the stone and star beings. We will be finally One with the universe. So as soon as you get more moldavite can you tap into what piece will better serve me in the work I do. Thank you. Blessings, Diana Ferrell

Dear Maria:

Just an update regarding the reading you did for me and the subsequent question I asked regarding said reading. (Original reading indicated I could sell my house in Alpena; question afterwards was how my husband's chart affected my ability to sell the house). Facts turned out this way: Listed the house on January 16th; the second person through it on January 28th bought it! We closed on March 26th and bought a condo down in Richmond, MI. - way closer to the possibility of sharing esoteric and spiritual ideas with like minded people. We'll be moving by the end of April.

Thanks, Maria, you were RIGHT ON! We did encounter some setbacks along the way that held things up in closing - which I attributed to my husband's chart getting in the way of things. But we had a great outcome, and everyone around us who's had their houses up for sale for months and sometimes years, is amazed that we were able to get a good purchase agreement in 2 weeks!

Sincerely,
Cathy

Hi Maria,

I just wanted to have you add me to your list for the Moldavite, we would like to purchase some from you. We also want to thank you for the weekend in Arkansas. We had a wonderful time, so you need to keep us on your list for future trips. This trip really was enlightening.

Have a Blessed Day.
Renee

Maria -THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!! I received my pendent&loose piece of Moldavite yesterday. It is beautiful and I think it looks like a heart(I'm the only one who has noticed this). I put it on this morning and am trying to be open minded to receive whatever is coming my way.

Have a Blessed day,
Michele

PS-It's starting to make my chest feel warm again as I'm writing this and I'm feeling a little light headed. WOW!

Maria,

Please contact me when you have more Moldavite. Please contact me at the email I'm writing you from and the one listed in the cc. I just discovered your radio program, it is great.

Thanks for all you do. I keep my calendar with me at all times. It's as important to me as my appointment book.

Pat Davis

Editor's Note: This is a great letter from someone who received Maria's advice about the crystals and stones.

Maria

Thanks for the modavite. I am so looking forward to receiving it. I will definitley let you know how it works.

That reminded me that I wanted to share a story with you.

I lady I work with at the real estate office was having problems with her ears. Her Dr didn't come up with any help so she went to an ear, nose, and throat Dr. He ordered cat scans.

When they got them back there was good news&bad. There was nothing wrong with her ears. He felt the pain she was having was related to grinding teeth at night. The bad news was they found a turmor up near the front of her neck. It measured 7 centimeters. He told her the only way they could reach it was to cut down the front of her sternum, open her up and remove the turmor. The type it was and where it was he said they could not do a biopsy as, if it was cancerous, how ever they would test it would open up to allowing the cancer to run through the body.

Her husband was not satisfied that there was "no other way" to do the surgery so he got on line and found that the only other place that could do it different and much easier was Mayo Clinic.

She was so scared. They had preplaned a cruise and everyone agreed that they should go ahead and do it. But before they left, the girls at the office took her out. I bought her 5 or 6 stones that had to do with healing and throat area. She was not familiar with the stones. I gave her literature on what they were good for and how to cleanse them (thanks to your literature I have saved). She was greatful for them and said she would carry them with her all the time right up until and through the expected surgery at Mayo. She joked about trying to take them into surgery.

There is an end to this story.

When she arrived at Mayo she had to have most of all the tests done over. She was told she did NOT need surgery. The "tumor" if that is what it was, had shrunk to about 1 centimeter. They told her to have it rechecked in about 6 months, but not to worry about it.

She called back to MI and told the people at the office to JoAnn that the stones must worked their magic! She wants to believe that. Rather it was a cyst and not a turmor, she does not know for sure, but was grateful for her husband research that took them to Mayo and "the stones that shrunk it!

Thought you might enjoy that story.

Thanks for all that you do!

JoAnn

Soul Portal, Your Astrological Rising Sign
By: Isabelle Ghaneh

Anima mundi means the soul of the world, and in ancient thought it was believed that our souls enable us to dream. When we dream we enter another world, one that seems real to us at the time. This dream world has its own rules and regulations, and its own logic. We can go back in time, and flash-forward into the future. We have an unlimited ability to fly, swim, transform ourselves, and in essence we, and the people and objects in our dreams, can shape shift at a moment's notice.

Symbolism plays a big role in our dreams. Our dreams enable us to explore limitless facets about ourselves, as Sigmund Freud, a Taurus with a Scorpio Rising Sign, and Carl Jung, a Leo who also had a Scorpio Rising Sign, discovered long ago. Their groundbreaking work in psychoanalysis enabled generations of people to look at themselves and their contemporaries in a new way. Freud and Jung also inspired legions of artists, novelists, actors, and directors to rethink the way their creative work should be expressed.

Astrology can be understood in many ways, since it is a multifaceted subject. On a very deep level, we can learn what our spiritual, archetypal or mythical astrology path should be, once we better understand the symbolism and deep inner meaning of our Rising Sign. By taking a look at our Rising Sign and understanding the deep inner meaning attached, we may understand a bit better what our life path is.

Our Rising Sign is the zodiacal sign in the heavens directly overhead us the moment we were birthed onto Planet Earth. In an esoteric concept it is the astrological portal through which we decide to enter this world, as we leave behind the realm our souls existed in before we took on earthly form.

Our Rising Sign not only details for us our physical characteristics, as it influences the size and shape our physical bodies take, but it gives us very deep insight into who we really are. Our inner soul, our inner spiritual nature, if you will, comes forth through our Rising Sign. Knowing something about our Rising Sign can help us better understand ourselves, and our chosen life path.

Rising Signs change in two-hour intervals, and the entire zodiac is represented in one 24-hour period. Therefore, your soul had the chance to break through to this world through any one of the 12 zodiac signs. The sign it chooses is the one you will embody physically, emotionally and spiritually in many ways.

If you know the time of your birth, you can find out your Rising Sign through an ephemeris, and many astrology books, magazines, and websites offer the means for you to determine it. If you don't know the precise moment of your birth, try to formulate a time as close to your birth as possible. Narrowing it down to a morning, afternoon, evening, or late night birth will help you to zero in on your Rising Sign, even if you can't judge the time down to the minute.

If you simply cannot come up with a time whatsoever, it can help to read the physical descriptions of each of the 12 Rising Signs, since your Rising Sign has a large impact on your physical appearance. By a combination of approximate time of birth, and physical and personality descriptions, you should be able to hone in on your correct Rising Sign.

Aries Rising: Your hair is relatively sparse, and your hairline is in a V-shape similar to that of a Ram's horn, your Aries Rising Sign symbol. There are touches of red in your complexion and in your hair coloring. Your soul's mission is to establish new pathways, and to be a trailblazer, for both yourself and those you associate with.

Taurus Rising: A prominent neck is your main characteristic, along with a stocky build and a very beautiful complexion. You have a melodic speaking voice, and possibly can sing. Your soul's undertaking is to extol the wonder and joy of love, especially sensuous physical love. You exert a calming presence in any situation you are in.

Gemini Rising: You are the most youthful looking sign in the zodiac, and possess a heart shaped face, pert nose, and long fingers. You are spiritually part of a dualistic team, that of the Twins. Your soul's agenda is to find your complimentary other half. Along the way of your journey, you help the people you encounter learn the importance of embracing change.

Cancer Rising: If you could have been born via a water birth, that would have been your soul's request. You know you want to mother people, and to make them feel loved, and that's your mission in life. You have a round face, eyes that are set far apart, and your chest is your most prominent feature. Your hands are small and square.

Leo Rising: The look of a feline is in the smooth and slinky way you move, and you have a mane of hair. Your eyes may be catlike in formation and shape, you have a wide grin, and a sunny disposition. Your soul truly wants to lead, and your path is to offer leadership and guidance to the people you come across in your life path.

Virgo Rising: Service to others is your guiding light and you enjoy helping others, and part of that aid involves your ability to analyze what ails your companions, since you are a firm believer that you can be of the most help when you show people how to help themselves. A wide and high forehead, a finely shaped nose, and long thin lips accentuate your slender body type. Your busy hands are always in flight, and you can talk with them, as well as type, knit, and use a pen, since you are the master of many crafts.

Libra Rising: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, that's true, but with Libra as your Rising Sign you are no doubt very beautiful or handsome physically. Your inner beauty means as much to you as your outer one, and will become more so as you get older. You enjoy mediating disagreements between people, and carrying the olive branch of peace and harmony and tranquility into any life situation you are a part of.

Scorpio Rising: Hypnotic and piercing eyes are your trademark, and your gaze is direct and conveys the passion and intensity you feel and bring to all your activities and endeavors. Your soul wants to experience all of life, from the top to the bottom, and you don't shy away from any experience, emotion, or life situation. In your highest evolution, you are able to bring deep philosophical and psychology truth to the surface in your own life, and in the lives of those around you.

Sagittarius Rising: A long face and wide cheekbones compliment your equally wide grin, and similarly to your Rising Sign symbol of the Centaur, the half man and half horse, you are able to impart the sprit of playfulness into every activity you undertake. Your soul's mission is to show others that it's okay to be untamed at times, and that unless everyone gets in touch with their spirit of adventure, they are going to miss out on a lot of life's blessings and joys.

Capricorn Rising: Saturn is the planet of karma, and Saturn deals with heavy-duty issues. You believe that life is serious and has a purpose, and your soul's task is to share your deep knowledge of life and all that it can be with your fellow travelers on Planet Earth. Your body type is on the short, thin, and sturdy side, and your face has an air of gravity to it. Your hair may be quite dark, and curly.

Aquarius Rising: Friendship is your keyword when it comes to discovering your soul's purpose. You know that all of humanity is connected to you, one way or another, and the discovery physicists have made linking the human race to one molecule doesn't surprise you at all, since you completely understand how science and technology meld with metaphysics and spirituality. You have very unusual facial features, large hands, wild and unruly hair, and a faraway expression.

Pisces Rising: Giving love and understanding to people in need is the reason you desired to incarnate in the world via the dualistic Pisces Rising Sign. Your intuition is the best in the zodiac, and your eyes give you away, since the empathy you feel is instantly transmitted via your eyes, the portal to your soul. You have an oval face, small facial features, and small hands and feet.

Note from Maria
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