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In this week's episode, Lori dives into a conversation that was opened on Facebook earlier this week about how to keep our crystals from breaking or to protect them as they are looked at by tsa and x-ray machines. Yep, there are a lot of concerns that come up when traveling with our crystal friends. This week's episode is filled with the tips and tricks gleaned by traveling with crystals . . . from traveling with a sacred medicine bundle, to flying (many times) with carry-on luggage full of adornments, driving cross country with a trunk full of beads and supplies for making jewelry, and figuring out how to create amazing displays with what can fit in a carry-on. This episode is filled with great tips and tricks! P.S. Are you feeling a little spring fever? A great way to embrace that energy is to take a little creative action by creating your own soul sanctuary . . . and I'm offering a little Spring Cleaning Discount on this fun + sacred journey. Register Here: https://loriaandrus.com/soulsanctuary/

In this week's bonus episode Lori shares her four favorite crystals for tapping into your unique creative voice. P.S. Registration is now open for the Journey Jewels Guide Certification Program. Join Lori for this 6 month program and dive deep into your work with crystals, creativity, and shamanism. Register Here: www.journeyjewelsguide.com P.P.S. Shop Sudio Headphones here: https://goo.gl/4WQs5E Use discount code LORI to receive 15% off your purchase.

In this week's episode Lori dives into Part 3 of her series on Crystals, Creativity, and Money by talking about creativity and how we can tap into our unique creative voice. Tune in to discover 5 tips for to light your inner fires of creativity. P.S. Registration is now open for the Journey Jewels Guide Certification Program. Join Lori for this 6 month program and dive deep into your work with crystals, creativity, and shamanism. Register Here: www.journeyjewelsguide.com

In this bonus episode, Lori shares 5 crystals and a crystalline activation to change your relationship with money! P.S. Registration is now open for the Journey Jewels Guide Certification Program. Join Lori for this 6 month program and dive deep into your work with crystals, creativity, and shamanism. Register Here: www.journeyjewelsguide.com

In this week's episode Lori dives into Part 2 of her series on Crystals, Creativity, and Money. This week focusing on that taboo topic, money. Tune in to discover 5 tips for changing your relationship with money today. P.S. Registration is now open for the Journey Jewels Guide Certification Program. Join Lori for this 6 month program and dive deep into your work with crystals, creativity, and shamanism. Register Here: www.journeyjewelsguide.com

Last week Journey Jewels turned 8. It has been 8 amazing years of creating transformational jewelry, offering programs and services, and most importantly it has been 8 amazing years of being able to connect with you! Thank you! I love anniversaries and birthdays. They are a wonderful time to celebrate and do a little reflection. So when I saw this birthday nearing, I schedule some time for just that. As I sank in, my thoughts wandered back to the very beginning, to the first pieces of jewelry I created (long before the name Journey Jewels came into being), and the life-changing ceremony that allowed me to create space for my work to evolve, and most importantly to moment in time when the crystals revealed that while Journey Jewels has been the name for the jewelry I create it is actually a process for working with crystals and shamanic practices to create healing talisman and transformational sacred objects . . . and most importantly, it is a process to be shared with others! That awareness was a game changer for me! . . . and just as the name Journey Jewels showed up after a ceremony, so did the program. I LOVE how sacred practice creates space for ideas, dreams, and visions to come into form.   Something I don't often talk about is the rocky time after I left my career as an occupational therapist. I struggled to find a way to create a career and make money doing what I love.  On so many levels I felt like a failure. I was struggling, and in the midst of my struggle I even considered going back to being an OT. Now I get that going back to being an OT may have been a good option, but for me it felt like doing that would be turning my back on what I know I am truly here to do. I didn't realize it at the time, but I had left a back door wide open 'just in case'. It was my safety net and I was scared to let it go and truly leap into the unknown. I think many of us are coming face to face with back doors right now.  You may be feeling this as a sense of nostalgia for something shiny in your past. Or perhaps you are seeing an old path with fresh eyes and long to return to it because you see how much you've grown and think that perhaps now you could rock out what you weren't equipped for then.  It's great to look back at the past with fresh eyes, to recognize how much you've grown, to see what you maybe once saw as failure as instead a little detour or a journey that prepared you for this exact moment. The challenge is that all too often we look back with rose colored glasses and keep a door open just in case.  But once we finally close our back doors, we create space for our dreams and we have the complete freedom to say YES to the Magic + Mystery that wants to be created in our lives! At the beginning of the year you likely set an intention.  Are you still moving towards it? Or did you find yourself getting distracted?  If you got a bit distracted, don't worry, this is the perfect time to do a little reflection and look at the doors you've been leaving open 'just in case'. Now is the time to close them. Over the next couple weeks I will be diving deeper into the topic of Crystals, Creativity, and Money on my podcast Rooted Life Radio​. In this week's episode I share more about that life-changing ceremony and how you can create space in your life today! Learn more about the Journey Jewels Guide Certification Program here: www.journeyjewelsguide.com

It is very warm here today . . . like 47. It feels more like spring than mid winter.​ I even spotted some fuzzy and open pussy willows while on a walk earlier this week.​ I love midwinter days such as this. They are refreshing and filled with sunny optimism. And they leave me feeling eager for spring.  Something about next week's full moon, blue moon, lunar eclipse feels much like spring. Over the past couple days I've been preparing for next week's crystal ceremony. I'm always intrigued by how preparing for a ceremony is about so much more than just simply creating a beautiful space or planning the ceremony itself. Those are the obvious things. What's less obvious is how spirit begins to open an energetic portal, gather the unique energy of the group, and how the energy and intention behind the ceremony gains its unique momentum. Creating space for this portal to open and for our energy to come together happens in more subtle ways . . . like listening to our dreams, doing a little reflection, and creating internal space the inspiration, ideas, and vision that want to come forward for us in ceremony.  Ceremony is a beautiful way to create a bridge between the spiritual and physical worlds, to open a portal of connection with not only our higher self, but also with our guides, the angels, our ancestors, and the divine.  How we prepare for ceremony is just as important as showing up and being present.  In this week's episode I share some great tips for clarifying your ceremony intention, tuning into the wisdom and insights that are already flowing days before the ceremony, and how to shift perspective about any challenges that may be popping up. I would LOVE for you to join me in ceremony by joining us in the Crystal Immersion FB Group. https:facebook.com/groups/crystalimmersion

Earlier this week I did a FB live crystal reading to connect with a Crystal Forecast for 2018 . . . perhaps you happened to catch it.  It was so much fun!  The crystals had a lot to say and I'm feeling even more excited and supported as this year begins (I hope you will too as you listen to the replay in this week's episode of Rooted Life Radio).  Divination creates an opportunity to see life from a new perspective or through a different lens.  It is a wonderful way to access inner wisdom, listen to our inner voice, and open to divine wisdom and messages.  It's not the place to come for our precise next steps or to create a picture perfect outline of what's going to happen, but rather it invites us to recognize our own potential and the places where we maybe holding ourselves back. Divination is a powerful ally for accessing our own inner wisdom and opening our hearts to divine wisdom. ​ Tools such as oracle cards, crystals, pendulums, dreams and so much more offer a perspective or insight into our lives that we may be​ hushing or are too distracted to hear. They may help us better understand a challenge we're facing or a story that seems to repeat over and over. They may encourage us to stick to our original decision when we are feeling a little uncertain. Or, when we are stubbornly digging in our heels and missing a bigger picture, they may bluntly help us to see how we're stuck. Our divination tools may help us recognize our unique timing, like when we need to take action and when our soul is seeking a bit more growth first. And most importantly, a little divination will support us in really listening to what is happening within. Cultivating the ability to listen to and trust our inner voice is priceless.  I know, that phrase is a bit overused (thank you mastercard). But, I know that listening to my inner wisdom, trusting it, and taking action that reflects it has been a life changer for me. And, it is a skill that I continue to cultivate and deepen.  Divination brings an essence of magic and fun that helps us open our heart and soften our resistance to our inner voice of wisdom.  This week, join me in a little divination magic and fun as you listen to the replay of the 2018 Crystal Forecast in this week's episode of Rooted Life Radio.  And, while you are there, I'd love to hear, what are some of your favorite divination practices and why? xoxo, Lori Links referenced in this week's episode: Discover how to do your own personal crystal reading here: https://loriaandrus.com/2018crystals Crystal Magic Journey: https://loriaandrus.com/crystal-challenge Crystal Immersion FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/crystalimmersion/  

Hello my sacred friends! I'm so enjoying the vibe of this new year! Oh my, it's feeling amazing. As I've been settling into this new vibe, I've been finding myself feeling curious about what is in store for this year. We're starting out with a pretty big bang. My astrology friends love chatting about all planets being direct and the two full moons and a lunar eclipse this month. And me being a capricorn, I love having saturn back in my sign! I'm feeling grounded and focused and in my goat like way, ready to climb a mountain.  And I realize not everyone is feeling this steadiness or take off energy. Last year was a bummer for many of us (myself included). Of course some wonderful things unfolded and in the great cycle of life I see how what unfolded holds significance but I'm ready to shut the door to 2017 by harnessing this winter energy to pause, listen within, and do a little divination. Doing a little divination is a wonderful way to cross the threshold of the new year and clear the slate. It's an opportunity to listen to our soul, listen to our guidance, and begin to connect with our vision. Do you have any divination practices you love to use? Over the years I've explored many . . . from oracle cards to coco leaf readings and so much more. But the one practice that I just keep coming back to is a crystal reading. So, with the new moon coming up next week I decided to take an afternoon to discover what they have to share right now and to do a crystal reading for myself (next week I'll be doing a 2018 crystal forcast for the collective . . . stay tuned!). I am in awe of what popped up and I'm so curious to see how this year will continue to unfold and how these crystals will also show up as my allies. And one of the things I really love about having done a crystal reading is that now I feel like I have a resource or an ally for each month as this year unfolds.  Crystals love to support us in all facets of life and they have so much wisdom to share.  Let yourself dive in and explore what crystals will be guiding you as you tune into this week's episode and discover a quick and easy way you can do your own 2018 crystal reading! Download Wheel of the Year pdf - https://loriaandrus.com/2018crystals Looking for more opportunities to deepen your relationship with the crystals and stones? . . . check these programs out:  Crystal Magic 7-day Journey to get to know your crystals (free). Sign up here: https://loriaandrus.com/crystal-challenge Journey Jewels Guide Certification Program. Learn More Here: http://journeyjewelsguide.com

Happy New Year! I hope it is off to a wonderful start and that you enjoyed some great time with family, friends, and loved ones over the holidays.  I love the holiday season . . . from the winter solstice, to my birthday on the 24th, and through the new year . . . for me it feels like a magical time that I always long to savor.  Every holiday season seems to have it's own charm. This year Chris and I kept things pretty low key. We spent a lot of time at home, clearing space, watching shows on Netflix, chatting, and simply enjoying time together. And the recent cold spell made staying home even more inviting.  While I have always loved this time of the year, I have not always been a big fan of the winter season.  If you live in a northern climate, you know what I'm talking about when I say that winter can be a pretty uncomfortable; from the cold to the snow to the fewer hours of sunlight, the slower pace that my body craves, and the surfacing of deeper emotions.  For so long, my way of dealing with my winter angst was to try to stay active or avoid the cold by traveling to a warmer climate for an extended getaway. Yes, those great ways to keep our spirits up in the midst of winter, but what I didn't realize was that I was fighting my own natural natural rhythm and creative cycles. I wasn't listening to my body or my spirit. Winter truly is a season of magic. It is one that calls us into stillness and creates space for inner discovery and creative inspiration. It opens our hearts to our deepest truths and desires. It awakens vision and nourishes us on all levels so that in spring we feel ready to take inspired action. In this week's episode of Rooted Life Radio I share some thoughts and ideas that will hopefully inspire you fall in love with winter too! 

Today we are celebrating episode 100! Thank you so much for joining us for this journey and being a part of our community. In this week's episode I am talking about two of my favorite topics: crystals and shamanism. And the sweet spot where the two merge.  Tune and discover the unique way shamans look at and work with crystals.   

This week's message is coming on Tuesday and is a bit different than the message I was imagining I would be sending this week. I was picturing something light and cheery that would invite you to join me for the Crystal Magic Journey that begins later this week. Several ideas were moving through my heart and mind and yet each time I sat down to put voice to it, the message became jumbled and confused.  I've come to know that when this happens there is a piece of information missing, that there is something I have not yet attuned to that is wanting or needing to be shared.  So I decided to simply sit with it, to create space.  Then, I woke up Monday morning and I still lacked clarity. I meditated. I went for a hike. And then about halfway through my hike I took a peek into the world of social media and learned about the events in Las Vegas Sunday night.  With that simple awareness, ​my heart ached and I felt a wave of intense emotions. I chose to journey deeper into what I was feeling. To be present with the discomfort. To feel what I really wanted to avoid and ignore.  It was not an easy day. There were a lot of tears. A lot of sadness. A lot of anger, and fear, and doubt, and judgement.  Being empathic is an incredible gift and at the same time it is very difficult. Many times I think I would prefer to be numb to such intense emotions as they surface collectively . . . and these past couple months have been filled with events that bring such intense emotions to the surface. Yet I have come to recognize empathy as a superpower . . . as a way to be more fully present and alive; to offer support, love and compassion to others; to hold space for others to be present with what wants to be seen and felt from deep within.  I also know that many of you are very empathic. That at times you too have struggled with what to do with all of the emotions you feel, you have struggled to discern your own emotions from the emotions of others, you have struggled to feel safe and fully present here on earth, and you have struggled to root deeply into your life and rise into your potential offering your unique gifts to the world because of the weight of the emotions you feel.  In this week's episode of Rooted Life Radio I get raw and real about this topic and I share what I have come to know about how to truly Root + Rise in the turbulent times, how to be present with what we feel, how to heal, and how to share our unique gifts. Listen in. p.s. In this episode I speak of a ceremony I will be offering at 6pm ct on Wednesday, October 4th. It is going to be a part of day 1 of the Crystal Magic Journey. You can sign up to join us here: https://loriaandrus.com/crystal-challenge

Let's chat crystals this week! Crystals and stones are one of our most powerful allies for creating a deeply rooted life; a vibrant, healthy, prosperous, and joy-filled life. Yes, they have literally rocked my world and I have witnessed the amazing ways they have done the same for my clients, family, and my friends. As we deepen our connection with our crystals we begin to understand how they are weaving their magic in our lives to create health, prosperity, and fulfillment. In this week's episode I share 4 great practices for getting to know your crystals and I offer an invitation to join me for an upcoming Get to Know Your Crystals 7-day Challenge. I would love for you to join me. Learn more here: https://loriaandrus.com/crystal-challenge

In this week's episode we are chatting about all things Fall Equinox (my favorite time of year) . . . from what to energetically expect to rituals that will support you in flowing with this seasonal energy. Listen in and discover how you can find your rhythm within this season.

Hi Friends! We are just a little over a week away from the season change (I can hardly believe it) and I've been making changes in the crystals I'm working with. My beloved summer crystals are feeling complete and new crystals for the fall season are beginning to step forward. As I sat down with them, I began to inquire about the themes emerging for the collective right now . . . from the intense storms, fires, and earthquakes to the political arena, we are in the midst of massive changes and they intense. So, I was curious what the crystals had to say about this and which ones are stepping forward this fall to support each of us in the unique ways we are experiencing what's unfolding and how we can contribute to a new vision for the world. In this week's episode I am excited to share their insights, wisdom, and messages. Listen in now! p.s. I speak of an opportunity to have me create a personalized piece of jewelry . . . here is a link to learn more: https://loriaandrus.com/jewelsforme

Hello my sacred friends and welcome to this very special episode of rooted life radio. This week I am interviewing my dear friend and colleague, Dr Mary Pritchard. Now this interview is a little different than some of my other interviews and you will notice that right of the bat. So let me give you a little background . . . This interview was created for Dr Mary’s upcoming virtual retreat event ‘The Well Nourished Goddess’ and it has been slightly edited to fit the format of this podcast. This event begins Sept 18th running through September 29th. Over these 11 days Dr Mary will be sharing interviews with 20 experts on the topic of sacred self care. I am greatly honored to be one of those featured experts. Register here: http://thewellnourishedgoddess.com After being interviewed by Dr Mary, I had an opportunity to turn the tables and interview her . . . oh and this was so much fun! This is an intimate conversation about what inspired her to create this event as well as how she has discovered the importance of sacred self care in her own life and what it means to wholly say yes to self love! So let me tell you a little bit about Dr Mary and then we will dive in . . . Dr Mary is an expert in the areas of reclaiming body love and reawakening your inner goddess. She is the creatrix of 30 Days to Body Love, The Nourished Temple, and the Reawakened Goddess. She's also the founder of the thriving “Awaken Your Goddess Within” virtual community, a BodyLove Expert, an esteemed blogger at Psychology Today and Huffington Post, and a frequent contributor to Aspire and Fitness magazines. Dr. Mary is passionately dedicated to empowering today’s women in healing their relationships with food, their bodies, and themselves, reconnecting with their Inner Goddess, stepping through their perceived fears, and embracing the truth of who they are.

Hi Friends! Last week's total solar eclipse left me in awe! Chris and I traveled to Southern Illinois to be in the eclipse zone of totality. From the energy to the floods of people this experience was not at all what I expected and at the same time so much more than I could have ever imagined! In this week's episode Chris joins me and we share our personal reflections and insights from this truly incredible event.  Wishing you a beautiful week! Shine brightly! xoxo, Lori

Hi Friends! Welcome to the first official episode of Rooted Life Radio. Yep, we've been here a while as the Priestess Pathway Podcast (and thank you for joining us as we celebrate 92 episodes and over 67,000 downloads), but we're evolving with a new name and have chosen to mark this evolution by starting fresh with our episode numbers as well. We are harnessing the new moon + solar eclipse energy as a point of new beginning for this podcast. I thank you for being a part of our journey thus far and it is my sincere hope that you will tune in and continue to join us going forward! Ok . . . so let's dive into this episode! Yay . . . tomorrow is the total solar eclipse that spans from east to west coast of the US. This is pretty incredible and I am sure you've been feeling its energy and wondering 'what's up?' or 'how can I really benefit from this cosmic event?'! In this weeks's episode I'll be talking about just that. Here's what you can expect . . .  - Discover what's energetically happening with this total solar eclipse.  - Learn how this energy maybe affecting you and humanity, how it's shaking things up, and what I'm seeing looking forward.  - Discover what you can do to enrich your experience of this eclipse.  - 2 crystal allies that you need to be working with for this eclipse event.  Wishing you a beautiful week and a powerful eclipse event! Shine Brightly! xoxo, Lori

Hi Friends, Priestess Pathway Podcast is evolving . . . and it is taking on a new name to reflect it's evolution!  Tune in for the unveiling of the new name and to learn more about what to expect going forward.  xoxo, Lori

In this week's episode I am joined by Vanessa Sage of Sage Priestessing.  Join us as we dive in and explore what it means to be a priestess as Vanessa beautifully shares her journey to claiming her unique role as a priestess and what it means to her to walk this sacred path.  "I knew in that moment I was strong. I knew in that moment I could handle anything. And I knew in that moment I was connected to something so much greater than myself, and that my voice need to Be in the world. And I think in a sense the priestess path is about being in the world." - Vanessa Sage Listen in to learn more.  

The spring season arrives next week, March 20th, and this is a wonderful time to step into sacred practice with our crystal allies.  In this week's episode Lori shares 3 crystal rituals to support you in honoring this season of rebirth and renewal.   

Over the weekend, in the midst of a very busy day, I saw this phrase written on the mall wall: "Feel the echo of the earth." As I read those words, I felt those words. I felt my roots deepen. I felt myself sink in and trust at a deeper level. Trust seems to be a theme that is up for a lot of people right now. The plans many of us set in motion with the new year are twisting and turning in unexpected ways and this creates an unsettled feeling . . . especially as we near the spring season, a time when the vision we nurtured through winter springs to life. The thing is, many of us went very deep this winter. We did some deep healing and grew in profound ways. For many of us, this healing and growth has been triggered by all of the political turning over and just as rapidly as these political changes have come into effect, we too have been rapidly healing and transforming. We may not have sought out some of the transformation that is happening, and we may not yet see where it is leading us, but these unexpected twists and turns are bringing our vision into alignment with how much we have grown. This is super cool and, this is intense. We are navigating new territory in our lives. Spirit is asking us to trust this new alignment by taking courageous leaps. Feeling the echo of the earth is a powerful way to cultivate the level of trust we need right now. It is through the echo of the earth that we recognize this unique time in history and the unique role that we play in its unfolding. As we align with the earth's natural rhythm and feel the earth's natural timing, we come into harmony with that timing, we discover our natural timing and we trust ourselves to spring forward with bold and courageous action. Our crystal friends are the bones of the earth, they carry the earth's echo and wisdom, and they are incredible allies for us as we surrender our defenses and open our hearts to possibility. As you tune in for this week's episode of the Priestess Pathway Podcast, grab your favorite crystal and join me for a guided meditation to 'feel the echo of the earth.'

We are nearing a new moon (Sunday) and wow, the energy of inspiration is not only pouring in, but it is also beginning to become more and more focused! All of the ideas that came in with the full moon may be beginning to either come together and fall away as the most important idea emerges. This may be a specific goal or intention that begins to feel incredibly important to you for this year. Over the weekend I really noticed this. Ideas for new jewelry collections began flooding in . . . in dream time, in waking time, while trimming trees in our gardens. I also know that when my inspiration begins to feel more focused there is a part of me that wants to rush into action like the honey-bees that emerged over the weekend looking for food (It's been unusually warm in Wisconsin right now and I share more about the bees in this week's podcast. Listen below). But it is still technically winter and it is still time to really receive what is coming in and allow it to become more and more clear before stepping into action in the spring season.  But, with the energy flowing there are ways that we can open our creative channels and allow that current to guide us and create more focus and clarity around our intention or goal for the year.  Listen in to discover three great practices for opening your creative channels . . .

One of my sacred practices is to create weekly altars with my jewels . . . to shake up the combinations based on intuitive guidance, what's unfolding in the collective, and so much more. This week I am beginning a new series on this podcast to include a message, wisdom, and insights from my weekly crystal altars. If you would like to see the image of my altar, you can find that on my blog. Visit http://loriaandrus.com/blog

Happy Valentine's Day! Today, we celebrate love. This day encourages us to open our hearts just a little wider to the beauty, magic, and wonder available within every facet of love.  In today's episode I share 10 amazing jewels who are ready to to support you in this celebration and deepening of love.  Tune in to discover what they are and how they can 'rock your world'!

With tomorrow's full moon and eclipse, so much energy is moving. Creative ideas. Inspiration. A desire to rush into immediate action. A feeling of needing to push to make things happen now. And at the same time overwhelm and complete exhaustion. With all of this energy, finding stillness can feel challenging.Take a deep breath, drop in, and discover your inner place of stillness. In this week's episode discover three sacred practices to support you during this time, as well as three powerful jewel allies. Crystals in the Moonlight was a practice referenced in this episode. You can listen to an episode about that practice here: http://priestesspathway.podbean.com/e/crystals-in-the-moonlight/

Let's get rooted! This topic has been in my heart for the past couple weeks . . . especially as we, in the US, inaugurated a new president. Lots of changes. Lots of uproar. And Lots of uprooting of what many of us perceived to be the very foundation of our lives and of our country. In many ways this feels like a point of complete turning over. Right now many of us are experiencing some level of the chaos that ensues such drastic and unexpected changes. We are experiencing emotions that may feel unfamiliar. We are struggling to understand and at the same time finding ourselves not only called into a whole new level of action, but also taking action that may have been previously uncharacteristic. Action inspired by the deepest parts of ourself. Some part of self has awakened in this process and we are saying “I will not go back to sleep. I will no longer remain silent.” Yet at the same time we wonder ‘how?’. During this time I have been finding myself called to work with my roots and my favorite root chakra jewels. The messages that seem to be just pouring forward are that now is a time to rise. Now is a time to let go of any fear, resistance, and untruth that previously interfered with our willingness to stand in what we know to be true and what we believe at the deepest levels of our soul.  Listen in and discover how you too can work with these beautiful allies to root deeper into your knowing of you and the unique ways you are here to contribute to the world at this time. 

The ritual of creating a personal, yearlong forecast is a wonderful way to gain insight into the year ahead (we dove into this in last weeks episode of the Priestess Pathway Podcast: What's in the Cards for You in 2017?) . . . and along with creating a personal forecast I like to take a look at what is happening on a collective level. The crystals have been telling me they are going to be playing a very important role in how this year unfolds (and personally I've committed to myself that 2017 is all about crystals . . . I'm so excited!). So with that in mind I turned to my deck of crystal cards and created a 12 month spread to reflect the collective for 2017. (want to see the gorgeous card images? . . . check them out here: http://loriaandrus.com/2017-crystal-forecast/) So in this week's episode I share the 2017 Crystal Forecast and dive deeper into each of the crystals channeling their messages and wisdom for the year. Listen in and discover what the crystals have to say about 2017!

Happy New Year! And welcome 2017! I don't know about you, but I am so excited to be entering the energy of this new. Over the past couple weeks I have been feeling a sense of freshness, new opportunity, and a feeling that I can only describe as 'having a clean slate'. Even as I write this and I feel it, I know this sensation is much deeper, but those are the words that come forward to verbalize it. So I'm curious, what are you feeling as you step forward into this new year? Are you too feeling the sense of freshness, new opportunity, and possibly a clean slate? Well . . . I think many of us are. My numerology friends tell me this is because we are entering a '1' collective year, a year of new beginnings and fresh starts. I like that. It feels in alignment. Today I'd like to share with you one of my favorite new year rituals! . . . A New Year Oracle Reading. This is a ritual I do each year around the first of the year. It offers wonderful insight into what I can anticipate in the coming year. Tune in and discover how you can do your own 2017 oracle reading and discover what is in the cards for you this year! p.s. I reference a link for the reflection questions and the sheet to record your reading . . . here it is: http://loriaandrus.com/whats-in-the-cards/

On Wednesday, December 21st, we welcome the Winter Solstice, the portal to the winter season.As we enter this season, our intuition becomes heightened, our soul craves introspection, and it is a time for nurturing the seeds of our deepest, most heart-felt dreams, visions, and desires.When we take time to honor and celebrate this season change, we find ourselves moving with the rhythm of this season with more ease and grace.In this week's episode of the Priestess Pathway Podcast, I share 4 Rituals for Celebrating the Winter Solstice. Listen in and discover how you can celebrate this sacred day!

Peru is a magical place filled with deep wisdom and powerful insights . . . and amazing jewels! My recent journey to the Sacred Valley was filled with experiences that brought forward a deeper understanding of how to move through this time of great transition. Right now many of us are feeling like life as we have known it has, in some way, turned upside down . . . especially in the political arenas. But these big upsets are also playing out in our day to day lives. We are experiencing unexpected and sudden changes in our relationships, in our jobs, in our home life and so much more. And, at the same time many of us are feeling like in the midst of the chaos, something big is on the horizon . . . and that something feels really good!. Part of this turning over is due to this past year of completion and letting go and another part is preparing us to become crystal clear about what me most desire in our lives and for the world. This is a time of incredible opportunity. While in Peru, the consistent messages that came forward were about surrender (letting go of any part of self, any vision or dream, any relationship, or any work path that does not serve our highest good), redefining power and embracing our personal power, discovering the sweetness of life (what makes our heart sing and bringing that into all areas of life), and lifting the veils of visibility (discovering where we are hiding ourselves and then lifting the veils to reveal our most authentic self).  Listen in to discover the jewels that have shown up as allies for this time and how you can bring some Peru magic into these final weeks of 2016!

In this episode I am joined by Transformation Goddess Shann Vander Leek where we dive into what it means to walk in beauty and reclaim our feminine sovereignty as well as talk about her upcoming (free) interview series: Goddess Talk Sessions.  Join us for lots of love, laughter, and soulful connection. Learn more about the Goddess Talk Sessions here: http://bit.ly/1HuurVh

"Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well." - Buddha Happy New Moon, my sacred friends! This is a potent day of new beginnings, as all new moons are. The energy of this new moon is amplified by our move into the month of September and a solar eclipse. With all of this action in the sky it is a powerful time for us to begin anew and take a leap of faith saying yes to the deep heart-felt desires within.  New beginnings can be very exciting, and while the fresh start is something we desire they can be something we fear and have a lot of resistance around. A new beginning means letting go of an old way of being. Letting go of an old or unhealthy relationship. Closing the doors on a part of our life that we may have greatly enjoyed but recognize no longer serves our highest good. I'm sure you can see this is where our fears come into play . . . where our resistance pops up and interferes with our willingness to really say yes to the new beginning we desire.  In this week's episode we dive into this topic and I share with you four steps for creating powerful new beginnings. Listen in and leap fearlessly! Wishing you a beautiful week! much love,  Lori

I just returned from a couple days in California where I took a creative deep dive into the development of some upcoming projects and also built in some rejuvenating time in nature (lots of hikes, and even camping, in the redwoods). This was the exact pause I needed.  Giving ourselves permission to pause seems so obvious, like something we would just naturally do, yet all too often we push ourselves to a point of complete overwhelm or exhaustion. For much of my life, this is what I would do. I would push, push, push with my work, with my social time, and in many other areas of my life. And despite feeling like I needed a break, I would push through and then my creative flow would stop and my passion for my work with get lost.  I see this happen with so many women, and this feeling of overwhelm and exhaustion is one that I've been hearing from so many of my friends recently. They are in desperate need of a pause, yet they are caught in one of many loops of shaming, punishing, or judging what they are feeling and in turn withholding the only path to re-activating their creative flow and passion for life and work.  Tune in and give yourself permission to pause and rejuvenate.  much love,  Lori

Welcome the summer solstice with a guided meditation to connect with both the full moon and full sun that we experience on this summer solstice day. 

Happy summer solstice, my sacred friend! This summer solstice is met with a full moon. It's a powerful mergence of both the masculine (sun) and feminine (moon) energy in their divine wholeness. As we experience this energy coming together we will likely feel called to a new level of authenticity . . . the brilliant sun and full moon will illuminate where we are not in alignment with our highest self so that we can let go of what we need to let go of and powerfully stand in our truth.  Tune and discover three practices you can do to enrich your summer solstice experience.  much love,  Lori links:  Fire Ceremony: http://loriaandrus.com/summer-solstice-celebration-rituals/ Crystals in the Moonlight: http://loriaandrus.com/crystals-in-the-moonlight/

Oooh . . . it is full moon tonight! The full moon is a time when the light of the moon illuminates what has been hanging out in our shadow so that we can surrender or shed the shadow beliefs and patterns that are holding us back from expanding into our wholeness. For that reason, this is one of my favorite times to make such energetic shifts through ceremony and sacred practice. One of my FAVORITE full moon practices is to place all of my crystals outside, on the earth, in the moonlight. Our crystals (in particular the ones we most frequently work with) are wonderful mirrors for us . . . and when we become stuck in a rut or need to shake things up in our lives, our crystals are a perfect place to begin. Getting our crystals outside, on the earth, in the moonlight is just like opening our windows on a warm spring day . . . everything feels refreshed. When you do this, it is also wonderful to spend a little time with your jewels just tuning into the moon’s energy, the crystal’s energy, the earth’s energy and the wisdom they have to share. I find that when all of my jewels are laid out together it feels as though they are having a little party and with that celebration opening space for a powerful shift in consciousness. Listen in and discover how you can do this sacred practice tonight!

Yes, I know, from every logical perspective this probably sounds ridiculous, but it is true: I went to shaman school because I wanted to be an artist. Sometimes the path we take to get where we want to be is not always the obvious path and I'm sure you have also come to know (and experience) that intuitive guidance is not always logical. But when we say yes, following our guidance and taking the illogical step we often discover ourselves to be walking our perfect path. For me, the path of shamanism opened to me a whole new way of working with the crystals and stones to create healing and transformation. It guided me to unleash my unique creative processes and techniques. Listen in and learn more . . . 

A really beautiful conversation opened up on my facebook page recently. I shared a picture from a visit to the shores of Lake Michigan and one of the ladies in our community shared how such a place is 'simultaneously heaven and hell to a rockhound like myself with a (self-imposed) one-rock-comes-home limit'. This is something I can completely relate to, but I was not always like that. I (and my family) have stories about coming home with pails full of rocks. Yes, I love rocks and I LOVE to collect them. No one ever really said it was a problem, but one day the crystals let me know that I was a bit of a crystal hoarder  and it is time to let them go. Since then my relationship with crystals has definitely changed and I feel so much more discerning about my perfect crystal allies.  Listen in and discover 4 great reasons why it's just as amazing to leave the crystals in their natural home as it is to bring them into your home.  Enjoy!

Crystal messages and insights abound.  I've been running a live webcast series entitled: Activate Your Crystal Connection and wanted to share with you part two where we explore how to receive messages from crystals and stones and take a shamanic journey into the crystal realms.  Listen in to discover how dropping into our heart centers and opening the channels of connection to the language of crystals and stones offers so many insights and so much wisdom.  Want to learn more about the 3 part webcast series Activate Your Crystal Connection? Visit http://loriaandrus.com/crystal

Being grounded is so important. It plays such an important role in how we show up and experience our day to day lives. When we are ungrounded it can be difficult to make clear (and empowered) decisions. It can be difficult to bring our full focus and attention to what is most important to us. And ungroundedness can create a sense of disconnect from life itself. When we are grounded we are able to be fully present for our life. Being grounded allows us to be fully present in our lives, to claim our life. It helps us to bring form to the ideas, dreams, and visions that have been awakened within our soul. It helps us to make crystal clear decisions about what to let go of and what to hold on to. In this week’s episode I dive into the topic of groundedness exploring what causes us to become or feel ungrounded and 4 Sacred Practices that will get you Grounded today. Listen to this week’s episode of the Priestess Pathway Podcast, and Let’s Get Grounded!

Let's get grounded . . . this is the Priestess Pathway podcast theme for the week. And of course I have many favorite crystals for supporting us in getting grounded.  Listen in and discover how these 7 amazing crystals can support you in getting grounded today! p.s. None of these jewels are hematite . . . yes, there are many fantastic stones for getting grounded! p.p.s. Registration for the Journey Jewels Certification program will be opening in March . . . get on the first to know list here: http://loriaandrus.com/jjguide

During this guided meditation you will be invited to drop into your heart center and lovingly guide it to connect with the rhythm of our great mother earth. This is incredibly soothing and brings balance to your energy.

There are so many amazing stones that activate the heart chakra and open us to giving and receiving self love. This week I share 3 great crystals for self love: Rose Quartz, Rhodonite, and Kunzite

I was recently interviewed on the topic of love and when asked the question about what the most important thing I have learned about love is, I was surprised when I answered that it is giving myself permission to experience and express all of my emotions. This prompted a little deeper inquiry for me about self love and what I see as the 3 greatest acts of self love. Tune in and discover how embracing these three acts of self love can be absolutely life changing.

For my crystal loving friends . . . Ever go gem shopping and find yourself feeling overwhelmed, ungrounded, and indecisive because of all of the crystal energy?You're not alone! I remember my very first gem show. It was the annual Bead and Button Show in Milwaukee, WI.It was 2005 and I was so excited. This was my very first show. I had just begun selling jewelry and was eager to shop the show. I just knew there would be amazing finds not available online or in my favorite local shop. But what I did not plan for was the energetic overload nor did I have any idea how HUGE this show was. As a result I was overwhelmed, I overspent, did not make the best choices (ie I bought dyed and unevenly drilled stones which are not great for consistency in jewelry designs).Basically I learned A LOT and in this weeks podcast I share several of my gem show shopping tips and tricks. Take a listen to learn more!

Tune in for a magical, candlelit journey to break your winter silence. This guided meditation will guide you in stoking your inner fire and strengthening your inner will to bring these seeds to full life. 

We are nearing the mid-point of the winter season. In the US we mark this date with a celebration of Groundhogs day, but the celebration of this day is a tradition much older, it marks the celebration of Imbolc. It is a point where we feel an internal energetic shift away from the deep stillness and silence of the winter season and begin moving towards the more active and generative energy of spring. Our inner fire begins to warm and we feel naturally called to take action on the seeds we have been nurturing within. In this week's episode I share with you the ceremony I offer annually to mark this transition . . . I call it the 'breaking the winter silence ceremony'. Listen in and discover how you can create this ceremony and break your winter silence. Wishing you a beautiful week! Shine Brightly, Lori

Happy new year, my sacred friends!In this first episode of the 2016 we are talking about the power of intention and how to set an intention for the year that will light you up, excite you, challenge you, and invite you to Rise!Tune in and start your year off with a truly empowering intention!

In this week's episode of 'Conversations with Wise Women' we are joined by Monica Kenton.Join us as we enter into sacred conversation about about tapping into your intuition and developing an unshakable relationship with your inner wisdom.More about Monica:Monica Kenton is a shaman, author, speaker, and entrepreneur.  She helps consciousness seeking entrepreneurs and professionals create both a life and business they love while making a positive difference to the planet. Combining spiritual/energetic principles from ancient wisdom with modern day strategies, she helps people break free of beliefs, patterns, and habits that have kept them from their highest potential.   Her work has been called fast, intense, powerful, life changing, and radical.  Using her own unique methods, within 4 months she left her University teaching job of 21 years while replacing her income and doing what she loves, as well as find the love of her life in that same time frame.   She teaches others that anything is possible….and it can take less time than one thinks. http://monicakenton.com

On Monday, December 21st, we welcome the Winter Solstice, the portal to the winter season.  As we enter this season, we enter a time when our soul is highly intuitive and craves introspection. It is a time for nurturing the seeds of our deepest, most heart-felt dreams, visions, and desires.  When we take time to mark and celebrate this season change, we find ourselves less resistive to this natural cycle, we flow with it.  In this week's episode discover how to align with the energy of the winter season and how you can celebrate this sacred day.  Would you like to join me for a live winter solstice ceremony? Learn more + Register here: http://loriaandrus.com/wintersolstice2015How to create a fire ceremony: http://loriaandrus.com/summer-solstice-celebration-rituals/