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April Fitness Forecast

You may not know that I write a monthly fitness forecast at EMGLiveFitness. I concentrate on the Sun and Mars, point out a few fitness foes, and do a forecast by the signs or tarot reading for the month. Here’s the intro to the April forecast.

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Spirit ~ the vitality, vivacity, vigor, zeal, and fire that fuels our soul. April begins with a little spark that has the potential to ignite into full-blown passion. Feel it! This is the kind of spring fever we want more of.

This energy will be most intense April 8-10 while the Sun, Moon, and Mars are in Aries, culminating with the New Moon in Aries on the 10th. There’s no better time this month to focus on what fuels your spirit than this three-day period. From the 10th through the 25th is a prime time to set new fitness goals for the entire year. You know about the mind/body connection. This two-week period is the seed of your spirit/body connection. Nurture it. There’s great potential here.

The emotional weather this month is best on the 1st, 5th,  (read more at EMGLiveFitness)…

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New Moon Intentions vs. Reality

There’s something really wonderful about New Moon intentions. We set a goal for ourselves that fits the theme of the New Moon by its zodiac sign. Then we look at our natal chart to find out which house the New Moon will hit.

This past New Moon was in my 12th house, in Capricorn, and one of my intentions was to focus on spiritual (12th) authority (Capricorn). Let me mention that I associate spirituality with the 12th house and religion with the 9th.

I’ve certainly been given the opportunity to take a look my intentions during the past 10 days. In reality, though, my experience has been much more mundane. It does, however, fit the house that the New Moon was in.

For me, it was the 12th. Places that are signified by the 12th are hospitals, institutions, and invalids. I actually spent the past New Moon (January 11th) admitting my mother-in-law to the hospital. She was there until yesterday when she was discharged to a nursing home (institution) for all kinds of therapy. She’s 90 and has suffered a stroke. Yes, she is now essentially an invalid. My husband and I spent a good part of the day in the admission process at the nursing home, at the hospital, and removing some things from her assisted living facility ~ another institution, of sorts. We joke that it’s a sorority for old ladies since there isn’t a single male resident at the facility. Believe me, the ladies like it that way.

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The New Moon opposed my Sun in the 6th. Astrology has a way of asserting itself whether we want it to or not.

Sophia Mason has a fantastic book, Forecasting with New, Full and Quarter Moon. I pulled it out for the first time in ages and read her assessment of the 12th/6th opposition. She reminded me that pets are associated with the 6th. Being a big-time animal person, did I really need reminding of that? Apparently.

Today I spent a couple hours at the vet. My bobtail cat was suddenly leaning to the right and falling over. He just kept doing it, over and over again. I’m certainly not going to let something like that go unattended, so I found myself in another hospital-like situation.

So, there you have it. Intentions vs. Reality. It would have been nice to only have to work on the intentions, but reality doesn’t always care much about intentions. Reality cares about action.

How has the New Moon played out for you so far? I’d love to hear about house events that popped up for you. We’ll be looking the Full Moon in the eye in just a few days. I do hope there are bright moon blessings in those golden rays.

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What are your New Moon Intentions?

It’s the dark of the Moon so I’m setting my Capricorn New Moon intentions today.

It falls in my 12th house so I’ll be setting my intentions around my spiritual responsibilities and duties, as well as who I’ve given spiritual authority to. That’s lots to consider.

Do you set New Moon intentions? What are yours?

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New Fitness by the Stars Forecast and Giveaway

If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to hit the gym and get in shape, have I got a deal for you!

I’m delighted to announce that EMG Live Fitness now has an online fitness forecast, Fitness by the Stars, prepared by…moi! Each month, there will be a new forecast and some other cool tips, too, so please check it out.

Here’s the great deal I mentioned. To launch the fitness forecast, EMG Live Fitness and Auntie Moon are giving away two free online fitness classes at www.emglivefitness.com through January 31, 2013. That’s two free classes for anyone!

It’s super easy to register and get your free classes.

  1. Go to EMG Live Fitness
  2. Register
  3. Click on buy packages and select the 10 credit package. Don’t worry. It’s really free even though it says “buy packages”.  No credit card is needed for this giveaway.
  4. Use this coupon code: AuntieM

That’s all there is to it. You’ve just received two free classes ~ a $10.00 value ~ to use as our guests.

Oops! There’s one more step. Share this offer with your friends! Use any of the share buttons at the bottom of this post. This offer is only valid through January 31, 2013, so don’t let it slip away.

Let me know how you enjoy the fitness forecast and the classes. With this amazing technology, we could even take a class “together.”

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