welcome to the jungle.

We currently have five planets in Retrograde-Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and of course Mercury, as well as Chiron and Pluto. Some would say I should not even try to write this email to you. IT'LL EXPLODE THE INTERNET, or MY ENTIRE BUSINESS. I am tired of fearing retrogrades. I experience retrograde as things slowing down, as the times when my energy feel eclipsed and shadowy and need attention, but not terrible. These are introverted, self-focused times. Truth is you have been in the jungle, facing your own shadows and retrogrades and eclipses since the Blood Moon eclipse--maybe even since last year's solar eclipse in August. 

Technically, no planet moves backward in retrogrades. It is all an illusion. The planets move west-east across the sky normally; in retrograde times, they appear to move east-west. It is the same illusion as when you are drifting forward at a stoplight, and suddenly have the sensation that you are moving backward, but then you realize the guy next to you drifting forward too, just a tad faster than you. You feel you are going backward, but not so, it is all forward motion.  We are all moving forward. 

I have to remember this when I am feeling all this retrograde energy. No matter how stuck I feel, I am moving forward. The continual message from the Earth that I receive in my work and medicine is that nothing, not one thing, is wasted. We use it all for our spiritual growth. We may ignore it for a while, but nothing, not one thing, gets wasted. All the wisdom, all the learning, lay within us, all the tools we need are within us. All the shadows are within us. All the lessons are within us. All the retrogrades we go through are utilized for your spiritual growth.

Much of my work is connected to the Earth, the celestial world, the moon, and to these deep cycles we experience. Noticing these planets in retrograde might be part of who you are as an empath, psychic, intuitive, healer or sensitive being. It certainly is part of my dialogue and understanding of my work. You may feel them, be aware of them. They may inform how you plan and interact with others, how you work with the energy of moving inward, doing shadow work, doing this work of patience and observation. That is what using Earth Medicine is about. But it isn't the villain. It is another cycle that we can tap into to inform our own soul work and spiritual growth--like our moon cycles, the cycles of our life, the cycles of our day.

I recently returned from being with my mentor in Oregon. There, I circled up with this group of women from all over the world who I have studied with since 2015. We all have our own practices in our own corners of the world. When we come together, we talk about these cycles, the way they affect us, the way we use them in our work...what work do we do in retrograde, what do we do in prograde. This is what circles is invaluable for--having a group of like-minded women who share together. In circle with my teacher, we journeyed and were asked what is at our core. 

At my core, a huge white lion appeared and the Strength Card, key 8 of the Major Arcana, began to get played out. And it reminded me of this Adrienne Rich poem I love:

I refuse to become a seeker for cures.
Everything that has ever
helped me has come through what already
lay stored in me.   Old things, diffuse, unnamed, lie strong
across my heart.
                              This is from where
my strength comes, even when I miss my strength
even when it turns on me
like a violent master."

All of this ties together for me in August, when the Lions Gate on 8-8-18 opens the portal for higher vibrational work. It is just at the end of this time where we feel like we are moving backward in all aspects of our life. The eights hold power and strength. They hold infinity in their shape. The 2018 comes to an 11 and we see this perfect synergy of power and strength in the 8s with mastery and spiritual awakenings in the 11. Take that Retrogrades! The Blood Moon eclipse in July asked us to begin the process of shedding, of releasing what is not needed, of letting go. So, this work, the work of your retrograded summer, your eclipses, is what is your strength. What did you face? How did you use that energy? How have you transmuted it? what have you released? What still lay within you? This is your strength. This is your lion walking your boundaries, circling you, protecting you. When you tame the strength, when you recognize how you to wield it, how to hold it back, how to make friends with it, that is when, like the Goddess of the Strength Trump, you can stroke its neck and look into its mouth without fear.

I am working with that Lions Gate energy to offer a Collective Human Crystal Grid healing session on 8-8-2018 from 6:30p-8:30p. I will be activating participants to a crystal grid in the middle of the floor, then laying stones on the body, doing Reiki, 13th Octave LaHoChi, Shamanic work, crystal bowl, Tibetan Bowls, drumming and rattles. I will also be channeling messages from angels, ascended masters, guides and animal guides for our group. This is high vibrational work and really powerful. I selected a time that worked with the end of Mars Retrograde and the Perseid meteor shower and the partial eclipse and of course, tapping into that LionsGate activation energy. This has a limited registration, so sign up soon. 

Shamanic Journey through the Chakras
I am also continuing with Sharon Muzio to offer Shamanic Healing Circles, as we journey through the Chakras. Each month is a different chakra. These are in-person healing circles. We charge $30 a circle, and as Sharon leads the journey, I will perform hands-one earth medicine and shamanic healing work. 


Mentoring Circle with Angie Yingst
If you are in the Harrisburg area, I begin my nine-month mentoring circle in September. This circle is near and dear to my heart--after all, it captures all I do. I weave earth medicine, shamanic journey, crystal work, angel channeling to guide and help open my students learn about their own psychic abilities and gifts. This is a circle that helps you answer that question, "I think I am psychic/empathic/intutive/a healer...now what?" IT began by me answering the call from several people asking me to teach them to do what I do. This year, I am combining men and women. I will be holding it the second Thursday of the month at Alta View Wellness Center in Harrisburg, PA. You can enroll by calling me at 717-770-9109. I am also happy to talk more in-depth about what we do, who it is for and anything else you want to know.


In-Person Readings at Alta View in Harrisburg
I am offering in-person readings at Alta View Wellness Center. These days will be on my Events page on my website or on Alta View Wellness Center's website.For appointments here in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, you can call, text or email me to book directly. (717.770.9109 or angie@themoonandstone.com).



Recently, I have begun doing readings on my You Tube site each month or full moon or whenever there is an event that moves me. I did one for Lammas that you can see here. I seem to be spending less and less time on Facebook. I am just overwhelmed by it anymore, so while I share events on there, you may find me more readily on Instagram. Thank you for supporting my work.