Ignite Holiday Magic: Create a Blessing Bag 🎁🛍️

After spending Thanksgiving in Vermont with my family, I realized how privileged I am to be able to travel and share special moments with those I love. And I get to go to LA to see my son, daughter in law and friends for Chanukah. (I will be seeing a few clients the week of Dec 11th, so contact our office if you would like to make an appointment for energy clearing, ritual or reading).

As we are moving into the December Holidays (Holy Days), let us all consciously create acts of kindness. Our consciousness creates our reality.

CREATE A BLESSING BAG 

I saw this idea on Facebook and wanted to share it. If you drive, keep a few blessing bags in your car, and if you are in a walking City or Town, carry one with you during the day. The idea is to fill it with items like socks, gloves, toothpaste, wipes, snacks, and other items that can help someone who is homeless or in a bad way. If you feel moved, throw in some money, just because.

HOLIDAY GIFTS

Give yourself or a loved one a personal INTUITIVE TAROT READING to gain clarity. Gift certificates are also available. Book here >>

AROMATHERAPY SPRAYS: a perfect present to add positive vibrations—for your personal use and for your home and business. Shop here >>

HOLIDAY RITUAL for your friends/family. Barbara is available for private parties to do short entertainment readings and special rituals. Reach out to us >>

Until next time,
Barbara

Tips for Sailing Through Mercury Retrograde ⛵

As I was rushing to physical therapy the other day, my metro card suddenly didn't work. I kept swiping it and nothing happened. Then, I heard a voice behind me say, "Let me use my card”, and a total stranger swiped her card to let me through. I turned around to thank her and she was gone.

Never underestimate the kindness of strangers, even during the chaos and harshness we all hear about constantly in the news.

And….let’s all play it forward. Kindness creates kindness.

Tips for sailing through Mercury Retrograde, beginning August 23rd.

Mercury Retrograde on August 23rd offers us the opportunity to stop and take stock of where we are. Not only do we need to look forward to our future, but we must also look back and see where we have come from.

As a spiritual practice let us take the time to remember all those who helped us become the people we are today. Then reach out to them symbolically or physically and say thank you. I like to write actual notes and send them in the mail if possible. You will be surprised how meaningful that is in our era of email and texting. 

If they have passed on, you may want to light a candle in his/her/their honor, do a good deed in their name or simple say “thank you”. 

As always, slow down and make sure you pay attention to what your body needs to stay healthy and resilient.

And don’t forget to back everything up, double check travel plans and pay attention to details!!

I will be taking the rest of the summer off, so book your Fall Space/Energy Clearings, Rituals or Intuitive Tarot Reading Now. Setting clear intention is an integral part of creating success, joy and health.

PS: Make sure to visit the Events page to see what is coming.

Until next time,
Barbara

What Inspired Me to Pay Forward Kindness 🌈

Wednesday evening, I went to a Native Son Event at Bloomingdales hosted by Emil Wilbekin. I left feeling happy and upbeat. On the way home I made a quick stop at Whole Foods then came home to chill.

An hour later, I went to make a call and….no phone. I looked everywhere. I even tried “find my phone” but realized I had never turned it on. I was not happy.

Then my friend Joanne called me on my landline and told me she had called my cell and a man answered who only spoke Spanish. She told me to call him asap. I did and his sister (who spoke more English) told me that he worked at Whole Foods and found the phone after the store had closed. He didn’t live in Manhattan and wasn’t going to be back until Friday morning. We set a time to meet early Friday and I sent a prayer of thanks to my angels.

Friday morning, I met Jose and he gave me back my phone.

So, for those of you who are only focusing on all the bad in the world, remember that there are still good people out there. And turn on your “find my phone”.

Because I was gifted with such kindness and generosity, I want to pay it forward so am offering a 20% discount on all rituals and readings through June 30th, 2022, with code KINDNESS20 at checkout (rituals and readings must be claimed within 60 days from the date of purchase).

Work with me:

It is time to upgrade yourself and your environment, not just your devices. Rituals and certain spiritual practices can change the way the neurons in our brains and hearts connect. Barbara uses these to provide comfort, healing, strength, and inner power in challenging times.

Let me support you to clear energy blocks, integrate practical spiritual tools into your life, and take action that will create a positive difference in your life.

Here’s What Clients Are Saying:

“Barbara has helped me clear negative energy and focus positive energy in my life. I am creating the vision and life of my dreams. Her ritual and meditation work are transformative.” -Emil Wilbekin, Founder, Native Son

"Barbara did a space clearing at Sloomoo Institute, cleansing the energy of COVID and inviting in a fresh, healthy, new energy of abundance and joy. We literally sold out every weekend since and it has been truly beautiful - our guests have been full of pure happiness!" -Karen Robinovitz, Co-Founder at Sloomoo Institute

“Barbara changed my life with her readings and serves as a guiding force through my many chapters. She's allowed me to brilliantly navigate tricky corporate dynamics, excel in my personal life, and gain the confidence to take big leaps that have led to such bountiful outcomes. I tell everyone that they MUST go see Barbara. She changed my life, and she can change yours!” -LAR, Entrepreneur

I am available for in-person and online Tarot Readings, Coaching, to officiate weddings, fertility rituals, baby blessings, ancestral clearing, new home and business rituals and space clearings.

Until next time,
Barbara

A True Story of an Act of Kindness That Had a Ripple Effect

You never know how what you do can change a life… or lives.

Last week I went to the opening of Plaza Suite starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick. Sitting in front of me was the director/playwright Eric Rosen and his actor husband Claybourne Elder. Eric is the son of one of my dear friends Susan Rosen and it was the first time I had seen him in person in years.

Of course, I immediately reached out to Susan to share this small world moment and she told me something wonderful that I want to share with you.

Fifteen years ago, Claybourne Elder had just come to NYC from Utah to make it as a Broadway actor. Because he didn’t have much money, he bought a standing room only ticket to see "Putnam County Spelling Bee.”

A man and woman came up to him and asked him if he was from out of town. Clay replied, ‘Yeah, I'm just here visiting.' The man handed him $200 and said, 'You looked like you were having more fun than the people in the expensive seats. Go buy yourself a ticket to "Sweeney Todd" tomorrow. It'll change your life.”

The next day Clay bought "a great seat" in the mezzanine. And the star of that show was the legendary Patti LuPone.

Fast forward to today. LuPone is now his co-star in the hit musical "Company" — a twist of fate that goes back to the stranger who gave him the means to watch one of Broadway's biggest productions.

During Covid, Clay decided he wanted to give back to those who couldn’t afford to pay for a Broadway ticket. He started giving away free tickets to his show through social media. When he shared the backstory, people reached out to donate money, giving close to $10,000. Over 850 people have received tickets paid for by a stranger. To follow him on IG @claybourneelder

And to make this even better, he found the stranger who started it all…Mark Howell, who lives in Los Angeles.

Remember that each act of kindness can have a ripple effect. Each one of us has the power to make this world better.

Until next time,
Barbara

Amazing Acts of Kindness and Spring Equinox 🌸

Although the news is full of war and chaos, Nature, once again, celebrates the promise of infinite new possibilities as we enter the Spring Equinox this Saturday in the northern Hemisphere.

I had planned on writing about the rituals of The Spring Equinox today, however I saw an article this morning that my friend Diana posted on Facebook that made me change my mind and go in another direction.

The headline read, “Moms in Poland left their baby strollers in rail road stations for the Ukrainian moms that fled carrying their children.” This made me think about all the random acts of kindness that we are seeing amid the horrors of war and destruction.

At the Polish Border, people have come out to offer food, transportation, and a free place to stay.

Germans have welcomed refugees with flowers, toys for the children and a bed to stay in.

Romanians have come out in droves to welcome and help refugees.

Ukraine also borders Hungary, where volunteers from Khalsa Aid, a UK-based, Sikh run humanitarian relief organization are offering food to student refugees.

Even those who aren’t anywhere near Ukraine, or its borders are finding ways to help. Travelers have been booking Airbnbs in Ukraine (which they have no hope of staying in) as a way of sending money to locals. The idea was shared by a Twitter user and just hours after they posted hundreds of people had got in.

Now is the time to access what David Brooks calls our eulogy virtues…. How well do you love? Whom do you serve? When do you show character, conscience, compassion, and simple kindness?

I suggest that we use this Spring Equinox to do whatever we can to share love, peace, and hope for the world. And, if you can, donate to your favorite organization to help those in need.

Until next time,
Barbara