By Marcia Sirota MD

When thinking about this topic, the first thing to consider is, “Why is authenticity important?”

To me, the answer is clear: being more authentic helps you have more of what you want in life.

When you’re more authentic, you waste less time in activities and relationships that don’t meet your needs. You clarify your goals and can pursue them without the obstacles of doubt or confusion.

So, how do you become more authentic? It starts with being more honest with yourself.

We all tell ourselves stories about what we feel and want; authenticity is facing the truth about these things; being grounded in the reality of our past and present life.

To become more authentic, you need to spend time looking inward, connecting to your emotions, perceptions, sensations and desires. When you take the time to tune in to yourself, you know who you are and as a result, you can be more genuine in the world.

By John Holland

If you’re anything like me, you generally go into autopilot when you go to your local supermarket. But just this past week, I had an interesting experience as I was leaving with my groceries. I noticed an elderly woman having trouble trying to load all her bags into her car. Her produce was spilling out of one bag, while another one was splitting wide open, and she continued to try to grab what she could. You could clearly see she was frustrated and stressed, and needed help. I walked up to her and asked if I could help. She turned round with a look of pure shock!

I wasn’t sure if she was surprised that someone was helping her, or if she thought I was a stranger approaching her for something quite different. Anyway, I helped her pick up her groceries, and chased after cans of peas rolling across the parking lot. No sooner had I helped her, than she quickly got in her car, and drove off! It was as though she’d been really scared having a stranger in her space.

by Janice Chrysler

Throughout our lives, we are aware of five of our senses. However, when we mention our sixth sense, many people either don’t want to talk about it, state they don’t believe it or attempt to explain it away. There is nothing mysterious about the sixth sense or our intuition. We all have psychic abilities and an inner knowing or intuition, but over the years we have perhaps been taught to disregard it or to think of its use as evil. These thoughts are derived from other people’s lack of understanding and allowing the fear of the unknown to cloud their judgments.

Why awaken the intuition?

You may already realize that once you begin a spiritual journey, there is no turning back. There will always be questions and an inner unquenchable thirst to discover the answers. Do not be discouraged to find out that once you have an answer to a question, another question will begin to form in your mind. Then, you will have the innate need to go in search of more wisdom and understanding. It never ends!

by Darity Wesley

Layers of Illusion – The energies and directions for the month of May are taking us to yet another level in this year of moving through or transcending the illusion. It comes with an exploration this month of the concept that what we are dealing with are like layers of an onion.

The matrix, maya, the illusion, whether it is the collective human illusion, or our very own illusion, is layers, built up over our lifetime and based on our entire belief structure. This is reflected back to us by the illusion, and this month we are challenged to peel a bit more away; and so, do read on….

As a reminder of what we are talking about, maya is a Sanskrit word which is commonly translated as ‘illusion.’ It is defined in The Free Dictionary as the transitory, manifold appearance of the sensible world, which obscures the undifferentiated spiritual reality from which it originates. Now that is a mouthful, but I think we can get it as anyone who has awakened from the dream even a little is prepared to grasp the intended meaning of the word. –And if you are reading this Oracle, it means you.

May 17-18, 2015

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The Taurus New Moon invites us to sink into the physicality of the here and now. This year’s model is hardly stuck on the earth plane, though. This Taurus New Moon takes us far from the surface in both directions, lifting us into transcendence (or escapism) while stirring the most primal of cravings.

Focus is now flowing to resources that nourish and support our existence, and all the better if they delight us, too: Aromatic flowers and herbs. Fresh fruit that explodes with flavor and juiciness when you bite into it. Sensual fabrics and, of course, sensual touch. Don’t forget cash, too, not merely to pay us for our talents, but also to make it possible to acquire the delights we can’t produce on our own.