Star 9 Newsletter

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Introduction

Star 9 is the name of my holistic therapy business but Star 9 is also an energy stream of Ascension & Awakening. 

If I was to say what Star 9 stands for, I would have to say, to borrow the words of Gotama Buddha, working out your own salvation with diligence.

Star 9 is not a religion, a foundation,  nor a society or association.  It is just an energy that creates & expands as it is used.  You can use Star 9 energy to help you find & stay on, your own life path!

While we may all be heading towards ‘oneness’ (as our common & ultimate goal), the path to remembering who we are is experienced by everyone in a different way; it is personal & individual. 

With this in mind, is it possible that one person will find their answers in exactly the same way as someone else?! We must make our own decisions at the crossroads, take diversions where others need not & sometimes fly over obstacles when others must break through them piece by piece.

Star 9 offers a little insight into the markers along the way of spiritual development & offers a helping hand when you ask for it.

Star 9 has many facets & will develop as it is destined to do.  This newsletter is just one way to give out information to help make you think & sometimes help you see your way more clearly.

Here are some sample articles from back issues of the Star9 Newsletters, i hope you enjoy readings them, Katex

Psychic Awareness (Issue 2)

Ancestral Guides

These are perhaps the easiest guides to contact for most people.  Lying deep inside us & all around us, their vibration is closely linked to our own reality.  They can be of great use to us in everyday life for finding the right choices & paths. 

Often these guides appear visually behind or transposed over your own face & in certain conditions may appear either  as apparitions or speak through a Medium.

The ones seen just behind our own face are usually your own biological ancestors rather than any old Tom, Dick or Harry.

Trance-mediums allow general spirits to transpose over their bodies.  Contacting the spirit world requires protection & focus so that contact with spirit is controlled. In general, it is best to hang onto your own physical form, rather than lending it out willy nilly to others but you always carry your own ancestral guides with you & they are mostly helpful & kind.

Sometimes these guides are pushed to the background during childhood & can be re-awakened by focusing on the idea of them & asking for help from them.  They can sometimes need you to focus on them over a period of time to make their way back through the solid vibration of the ego-self!

Whilst there are grandmothers & grandfathers of your own family & your current race there can also be ancestors on a deep human level.  Whatever vibration our soul might be; when we are in human form we carry the knowledge of our human ancestors in our in our bones!  This means that we often find ourselves guided by a race which now works largely in the next dimension but who were once as real & as human as we are now.  For example, the Natives of any continent—american, australians, south americans, europeans, africans, asians etc…..     We do not have to born of that race in this lifetime to receive guidance from them; we are all one race—the human race! 

I have asked the Native American Indians why they allowed themselves to be virtually wiped out by the invading nations.  The chiefs always give the same reply, “it was out time to go.”  Perhaps the method of them leaving can have a positive effect all these years later when we see that genocide is to be condemned & tolerance is key.

Someone asked me the other day whether you have to be dead to be a spirit guide, the answer to that is not necessarily!  It is likely that some of you act as spirit guides while incarnated in this reality but are totally unaware of it! We do not have our omnipresent abilities so clearly defined in this reality which can make it seem as if we are only here & now!

Crystals (Issue 2)

Staurolite (USA, Russia, Middle East)

Staurolite is an unusual & fairly rare stone, known as the Fairy Cross.  This is because the iron ore often forms in the pattern of a cross inside a bed of other minerals.  On my first encounter with the stone, it led me into it’s consciousness & this is what I found:

The stone does not hold a positive vibration when separated from its bed of minerals, so I wouldn’t advise buying it without its balancing counterpart.  It is only by being linked together that their vibration is healing.  It must be dug out of the ground with respect or it will be damaged & therefore be of no use.

The vibration I was shown was like a puppy dog, it held the vibrations of loyalty, friendship, playfulness & joy within it: once it has been cleared!  Before it was cleared it did not have a very pleasant vibration, it was resonating at its lowest rate.  The dwarf energy which is attached to so many crystals was not awakened & so the stone was hiding its true properties.  Its as if you need to ask permission to use it first!  Treated with care & love this stone adds protection & joy to anyone who borrows it from the earth.  Place it in a soft pouch & keep out of sight & touch of others.  Put in a safe place—not too hot & not too cold.  Bring it out & stroke it with your fingers to link your auric field to it & to activate its healing vibration. 

Use only sparingly as its power is great & works deeply on dispelling fears, old wounds & draws truth to the surface.  It helps to alleviate depression & addictions by connecting you to the very depths of the earth which is stabilising & nourishing, supportive & strong.

Unless you know you need this stone, it is best left alone but if you feel its draw, it will be of great help & bring great joy!

What is Past Life Regression (Issue 3)

Some people believe karma is negative energy from past life experience which you have to repeat until you manage to change it into positive energy.  Once you are in a karmic loop it is very hard to break out without some help!

Some people talk about karmic dispensation. This means that you are given an amnesty & allowed to get off the negative merry-go-round.  Being able to transform negative energies quickly is becoming easier through past life clearings. 

Some lifetimes are stored in the collective Akashic Records!  There is often little to tell us whether an experience you feel or see is really your own or collective.  Experiences can be inherited though human ancestors, soul ancestors or collective universal & cosmic history (essence lifetimes).  Experiences of war can be both; eg: we can think we have been in a war but we have not.  If anyone has seen the film “The 5th Element” by Luc Besson, then it is like when LiLu watches world history on the computer to learn about life on earth, she feels what she watches.  Lifetimes of great political leaders get locked in our human collective memories & we can all think we have been Cleopatra!  These lifetimes are no less real to us & should not be dismissed as any less important.

Karma that is still vibrating within our energy field can have an effect on this lifetime.  We can meet the same people as before, be married to the same person for thousands of lifetimes!  We can be a mother to someone in one lifetime, then switch places in the next!  Lifetimes do not necessarily run on linear time & can jump about.  We may pick up a relationship hundreds of lifetimes later but it is as if it was yesterday!  This constantly meeting up with the same people & expressing the same feelings in many different ways can get tiring & frustrating.  It can also be a wonderful experience when we meet someone we know inside out because we have known them before!  The most common past life problems are love triangles!  When you reunite with more than one previous lover in one lifetime!  Or even worse, when all of you in the triangle have been married to each other before at sometime! 

Past life regression can be done in several ways.  It can be done with the aid of hypnosis, where you yourself go back into the depths of your mind to remember the past.  You can often reach one or two lifetimes in a session.  The amount of detail depends on the focus.  A lifetime which looks familiar (eg: Victorian, Middle Ages..) will be easier to find than a more abstract life, say, on another planet or as a spirit guide for example.  (you don’t always need a body to register an experience!).

Another way is getting someone like myself to tune in & relate the lifetime to you.  I open a book in the Akashic Records & see what is inside!  This is a past life reading or clearing.

You can also do this yourself in meditation & you can get CDs to help with this.

A word of caution however.  When moving through the mind & energy field looking for other levels of consciousness you can sometimes open old wounds.  You are best learning how to clear any negative energies that are connected with the lifetime so that it will start to dissolve & only the memory & positive energy will remain & so that you do not start to suffer with ailments or emotional upset which was locked up in the past.  (There are enough of them triggered already in our lifetimes, without deliberately triggering off more!) Try to find CDs that include clearing as part of the regression.  Or come on a workshop.

It is possible to release negative energies from past lives with mantras & symbols without looking -like burning the books without reading them!  It would be impossible to re-visit every lifetime anyway, you can have thousands! 

Sweep clearings are a good idea, where you get to know about the main lifetimes but the rest are just swept clean.  This is done in layers, several clearings over a period of time. 

Personally I shy away from group regression as the amount of portals being opened to other timeframes & sometimes other dimensions is like being on a spaghetti junction with no map!

Aromatherapy by Adele Shearing – Aromatherapist (Issue 3)

The Orange Tree

The orange tree offers the balance of life, a perfect example of what nature intended.  We can combine the whole plant to create balance, it holds an abundance of healing.  We don’t need text books to look up which base, middle or top notes to use because the orange tree holds all three! 

Firstly the fruit.  This cheery, warm, zesty aroma is wonderful help in the long winter months & then reflects the summer sun when it is high in the sky. 

Then the flower, this is Neroli, a deep, calming, grounding base note for reducing stress & soothing the nerves. 

Then the leaf, Petitgrain, a young spring leaf that uplifts our soul from depression & worry. 

Because of its strong citrus energy, all these oils need to be used in low quantities & well diluted.  It can be irritating if placed directly on the skin.  One drop is enough to bring forth the healing held within the vital oils.

Mother nature combined in one tree the essences of the balance of the trinity & of mind, body & spirit. 

Consider the energy of all the trees: they bring stability to the planet & wood energy brings the female energy into balance with the male; metal. 

Mother Earth is what we are made of, where we come from & where we will return to.  The energy of the plants & flowers is our energy too & vice versa.  We can find every remedy for imbalance in nature’s  pharmacy.

When we consider our own spiritual growth, we must be like the tree: a large root ball to provide stability in even the strongest storms allows us to reach out our branches & show the world our leaves & flowers!  Slow growth is balanced, sustained & wise growth, it takes patience & perseverance!

Herbs (Issue 4)

The Rose

Roses are an ancient flower,  used in ancient Chinese Medicine & by the Persians.  The Roman writer Pliny, listed over 30 disorders that responded well to Rose preparations.  The Rose also features heavily in potpourri, cosmetics & cooking even today.

The wild rose R.canina or Dog Rose has a special significance throughout history from pagan times.  This rose is also the sacred rose of the Rosicrucians & the Templars & also of the symbol of the planet Venus. 

It is associated with Goddess worship & now with the Christian Mother Mary.  (Remember in the Da Vinci Code the correlation between Venus & the Rose!)  The Dog Rose however is very special because it self-pollinates to create its rose hips & is therefore used as a the symbol of male & female unity which is spiritually thought to be the goal we are aiming for (complete balance of yin & yang).  Venus energy is also likened to the balancing of spiritual energies with 

earthly energies.  The planet Venus is thought of as the twin of the earth.

Rose scent is considered to be exotic, romantic & heady.   It is also euphoric.  This allows us to feel calm yet uplifted at the same time, giving us a helping hand to reach our spiritual levels of consciousness.  Rose is also an anti-depressant & so gives us a feeling of well-being.  Remember the essence of Rose Quartz Crystal has all the same calming, uplifting & loving vibrations, hence the name!!!!

Venus -Goddess: The name for the Roman Goddess of sexual love & beauty.  Also likened to Aphrodite, Dione & Cytherea. 

Venus  - planet: associated with love, creativity, co-operation & spiritual refinement of emotions.  It is also linked with the grounding of the spiritual self with the earthly self, hence the symbol:

also known as the Morning Star because it is seen brightly in the morning even when the sky is light & is also thought of as symbolising the departed soul beginning its journey into the after life.

Venus & the pentagram: because as it orbits the sun it creates a pentagram pattern

Angel Healing (Issue 5)

Angels are all around us all the time.  Feathers or no feathers, there is no need to doubt their presence.  Angels exist because we think they do, therefore all we need to do is think of them and they appear.  There is no distinction made between those who deserve angelic help and those who do not.  Everyone can tap into the universal angelic pot of healing and guidance no matter what.  It is often those who feel or seem the most   unworthy in our eyes who are in need of the most help after all! 

Sometimes we can forget to ask for help because it seems a trivial thing we ask for or because we think that maybe our troubles are not worth noticing.  Angelic help is there whatever the issue, big, small or trivial.  When we feel that we have been deserted by our angels, it is at these times especially that we need to remember to ask for help.  The guidance is always forthcoming, it is just that when we are stressed, panicked or upset we are not always aware of the signs and help we are offered.  If we ask for help and then try to calm down, it can be easier to see and feel the    angelic energies around us.  Sometimes we ignore their guidance    because it is not what we would like to be told.  This does not change the fact that guidance was offered!

Angelic help can come in many guises and earth angels appear    often in the shape of a friend,     relative, colleague or stranger who comes with help, support or a    covert message. 

To be in tune with angelic help we must try to stay in tune with our intuition and keep ourselves as calm as possible. 

As you are going to sleep after a bad day, just give the angels a bit of space in your whirling min.  Pray for help before you get out of bed & the day will be easier.

After a good cry, it is often worth doing your angel cards or just     sitting quietly and letting your mind drift for a while so you can feel the help & comfort around you. The key is to ASK, ASK and ASK because it will be given!

It is by asking that we draw the energy of healing, guidance & love to us. 

Intention = to ask

To ask = thought

Thought = creation

Creation = angelic energies

Angelic energies = help

The Astrology of Manifestation by Sue Dibner Astrologer (Issue 5)

It is interesting to note that books and DVDs on subjects such as creative visualisation, manifestation and ‘cosmic ordering’ abound at the moment…….which led me to think about which planet we would most link to our ability to ‘manifest’.   After   considering and discarding Pluto  (too controlling!) Mars (too pushy) Jupiter (yeh, so Jupiter gets lucky, but this isn’t luck…)  I finally settled on Venus.

Astrologically speaking, Venus has rulership of the Cosmic Law of Desire, which states that we draw to ourselves anything that we desire or appreciate.   In other words…..if you truly desire and value those things – you emit an ‘energy’ that draws it to you!

Interestingly, if you look at the symbol of Venus, it could be said that it looks a little like a hand mirror – perhaps we use the energy of Venus in our birth charts, to reflect back to us our inner needs.   The urge of Venus is after all, to look for similarities and to bring equilibrium, harmony and balance.   This sort of ‘loop-back’ effect brings us to the next interesting point about Venus, and this is  that, according to the laws of manifestation…… in order to have wonderful and gorgeous things appearing in our lives…..we need to feel that we are wonderful and gorgeous enough to be worthy of them!   

You see, Venus  in the birth chart is also the significator of our value system, for by defining and understanding what we value and desire, we can begin to manifest and give form and clarity to our unique and individual identity.   But first of all, we have to feel that we are worthy of having our needs met.   Do we really expect that our desires and needs will be met?   Do we really, feel that we deserve to have them met?   And if the answer to either of these questions is ‘no’, then we will have to consider very carefully, with the help of the birth chart – what is it that impedes the flow of this wonderful Venusian energy!   And having got a handle on it, we need to respond to and work with our ‘blockages’ to manifestation and abundance.   And in the meantime, here’s a little mantra which you can recite in order to flex those Venusian vibes.   This mantra should be recited every time you pass a reflective surface…..Mirror, mirror on the wall…..I’m the most gorgeous of them all’!        

Colour Therapy (Issue 5)

Keep it Green!

It’s opposite colour is pink.  These are the two colours of the heart chakra because the heart chakra balances itself to itself!  Green allows deeper healing for the heart chakra and is often used after pink For example: rose quartz starts the healing of this chakra and green jade finishes the job!  If your heart is hurting or broken, start with pink.  If you heart needs strengthening and clearing go with green.  Green is a predominant colour in nature and is the healthy and healing colour of the angelic rays and usually associated with Raphael.   Some say a green aura denotes illness (a bit green around the gills) but a green aura can also denote strong healing energy and a sense of balance!

Ascension (Issue 1)

It is very hard to describe Ascension, as it is a concept that we grasp while are actually going along the journey of Ascension!  The words & the concepts we use are largely those of new age writers who base their work on Buddhist teachings (which in themselves are very diverse).

To try & explain it in brief: it is the journey towards Enlightenment/Buddha status/Christ status/Mohammed status/back to the source of the energy of Life.  Enlightenment is to fully understand that we are all divine & we make the world what it is.  To realise completely that we can become a divine being & ground pure divine energy through our human body while here on earth.

Some people believe that we return to this pure energy state when die.  This is not necessarily the case however. We can leave our human body behind & pass into another dimension but we have not necessarily reached a state of enlightenment.  It is thought by some that it can take many incarnations to reach this state.  It is possible to reach this state while in human form so why not give it a try!  You could set the goal in this life to reach a state of unconditional love for yourself & keep maintaining, fine tuning & enhancing that state for the rest of your incarnated life.

As you “ascend” you raise your vibration.  This means that your energy field slowly changes until you combine your spiritual, emotional, mental & physical bodies into one energy which has complete unity with all divine energy.  The rainbow chakras represent a state of individuality from the whole & as they develop they begin to resonate with divine energy, changing colour & shape over a period of time.  Your extra sensory perception (clair abilities or 6th sense) may become clearer & your heart chakra becomes the main powerhouse for your energy system.  Your DNA starts reawaken your collective consciousness memories (shared knowledge which is in all living things).  You begin to remember your soul, your origins, your purpose & your divinity. 

The journey of Ascension can take years, lifetimes even.  If you make the journey over a period of years you may become more sensitive to other people’s energy & the energy associated with places & objects.  You may have strange illnesses, tiredness, headaches & dreams/visions as your body & mind begin to alter.  Attunements such as Reiki & Seichem can aid this process if you wish them to.  You can receive attunements from spirit which are just re-awakening you, like putting a key in a rusty lock.  Attunements can make you feel a little strange for a while as you readjust to the frequencies.

Self-development (mental & emotional), past life clearings, light body clearings, spiritual clearings, meditation, exploration of your cultural & religious beliefs, working with healing energies for yourself, attending workshops, reading books & improving & maintaining your physical health, all go towards helping you along your ascending path. 

For some, the path of Ascension is easy & smooth, a continual & flowing process.  For some it can be hard work, taking breaks (sometimes of years or lifetimes) along the way.  Some believe you have to visit temples; go to India for 6 months; meditate for 8 hours a day in the lotus position; shave your head or only drink herbal tea in order to ascend.  You could go & live in a monastery & beg for food each day, so that you can ponder on your divinity or you can stay at home with your children & go about you daily work.  I have visited one “sacred place” over the last 7 years & that wasn’t deliberate!  In Australia I visited Uluru (Ayres Rock) & in hindsight it turned a key for me.  I wasn’t aware of it at the time though!  The rest of the time I have stayed at home (had no money for travelling), tried to pay my bills & to find my way through the earthquake that was my life!

Ascension is not exclusive to healers, psychics, monks or nuns.  It is the human journey to find ourselves.  It is not beyond you or above you, it has no geographical or cultural boundaries.  You just have to “live” Ascension to understand it.  And to really start it, all you have to do is make a wish to the universe & a key will start to turn in the lock.  Your inner guidance will show you the way from then on, slow or fast, it doesn’t matter, its your life, your path & your way.  Even when you can’t see past the next locked door, the key will appear when it should & you’ll get where you want & need to be, eventually!

The Animal Kingdom (issue 3)

The Bear

Tuning into the energy of the Bear brings joyfulness, coupled with strength both   physical & emotional.  The Bear brings powerful focus & determination.  The Bear is never frivolous & so brings a sense of purpose & focus to any situation.

The Bear is excellent for     inspiring patience & for long term projects.  It is never quick to act without due consideration before hand!  The Bear can help you to know when to act & when to sleep on it!

If you are considering a big move in your life, tune into the Bear & ask for help.  If you need strength of character & or learn self-defence, the Bear is your ally. 

To tune into the essence of an animal all you have to do is meditate, perhaps through the use of a picture or animal card.Then imagine it imbuing you with energy, you become the Bear!

Animal Healing (Issue 3)

The Bear is a proud animal & will defend itself & its family to the death.  For family issues it gives you a sense of loyalty & belief in your friends/relatives, even when all hope seems lost.

If you need to be strong with a gentleness, then the Bear can help.  It can be great for new fathers who are finding their feet, balancing protection with openness & softness.  The Bear is also a useful energy when you need physical stamina for sports or just for a period in your life. 

If you need to stand up for yourself, call on the Bear to give you the courage to do so.  A Bear is not easily roused to anger but beware a Bear who is cornered!

Bears are also very loving & if you need to strengthen a relationship then call in the Bear!

If you need help with grounding your energies then the Bear is the one to      meditate on.  It will show you how to get your feet very firmly on the earth!

And don’t forget, the Bear  just loves to play!

The Newsletter is by subscription and is sent out 4 times a year.  On this site there are just a few of the articles which have been featured to give you a taste of the type of information contained within the Star9 Newsletter.  If you would like to subscribe and recieve your own copies by post, please send your Name, Address, Telephone Number and a cheque made payable to Kate Hare, for £7 - this will cover one year's subscription of 4 newsletters.  Please send your details to Star9, 45 Grovehill Road, Beverley, East Yorkshire, HU17 0EA.