Month: July 2023

August 2023 Planetary Message

Post author By Kim Woods
Post date July 29, 2023
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Happy August from Kim and the planets. August 2023 Planetary Message for Feminine Leadership.

From the Moon:

August is a Blue Moon month which means I’m full twice this month. I’m creating extreme tension pulling between your hearts and your beliefs at the beginning and end of the month. Your heart will choose between you and your spirit versus looking at others for guidance and connection. You have the chance to dream and embrace your authentic self to live your life freely in perfect alignment with your soul or take time worrying about others, what their concerns will be or reactions are to what you do or say. It’s always your choice. Choose wisely.

From Venus:

It’s time. Now is the time to be fully feminine. BE feminine leadership. Do you know what this means? Go into your heart. Your heart knows. Connect with its guidance. Breathe in its peace. Follow its wisdom. What are you waiting for? What else do I need to do to invite into your fullest self?

When I’m in fire, I want to burn brightly, creatively and boldly. Right now, I’m calling you to go inside of yourself. I’m shining the mirror so you see your heart and soul, not your face or body, but your soul. Can you see it? I can, from here, and you shine as brightly as the Sun. Know yourself and know your worth. It’s time.

From Mercury:

I love to play games and I get to again in a few weeks when I move backward in Virgo. I get to pull at you in physical ways when you question everything about your work and day-to-day happenings. I’m going to be adding to Venus and I love to play with her. She doesn’t mind (well, she does, but I don’t care) when I add to her energy and muddle with your thoughts. It’s great because your feelings get involved too. I wonder why you don’t understand my intentions. I’m so misunderstood, so now I get company when you join my club. I thrive on the company.

Let’s play together. My riddles are worth solving. My new riddle – what do you get when you mix mind games with heart walls and lack of will? Right – look around you. This is what you get. How do you like it? Will you let us help you? We’re trying. Look up. Look inside. There are no riddles when you look inside and create your life around what you see there. You can be so brilliant – all of you. Right now, though, I get to play with Virgo and Venus.

August Happenings:

Dates:

The Full Moons are on the 1^st and 30^th. The New Moon is on the 16^th.

Venus retrograde July 22^nd – September 3^rd. Mercury retrograde at August 23^rd – September 15^th.

Uranus stations retrograde on August 28^th.

There are beautiful days when the planets conspire to support you. Those are on the 1^st, 16^th and 25^th, coinciding with two of the lunar phases. There’s richness and opportunity for you. You can

– take advantage of opportunities.

– have influence, charm and openings for success.

– have the energy to fuel your direction, guide your decisions and allow your passions to be fulfilled.

– also have the ability to clear pathways.

There are days that are going to feel more difficult, August 9^th, 22^nd, 28^th. These are the times when you’re getting pushed and pressed to take it easy, not push forward. Take time to fully appreciate yourself, your relationships and your unique ways of showing up in your life.

Star Power:

This month is a wonderful time for feminine leadership; to lead from your inner knowing, to lead from your heart, to lead from that instinctual remembrance of who you are. The key is going to be to not succumb to the delusion, the misperception, the miscommunication and the misinterpretation that the mind likes to explore.

The mind really wants to take a back seat and wants to be relieved if it’s forward position, because it knows it’s not doing that well. Once you give it permission to do that, then the heart can come forth, so you can hear its whispers. Then, your soul through your intuition, can become your guide.

This month is filled with opportunity. The opportunity is for you to be able to live in your body, in your heart, in your intuitive knowing, guided by your soul versus being in your mind with the games that your mind continues to play.

xo, Kim (and planets)

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Astrology Forecasts Oracle

August 2023: 12 Ways to Exploit the Impending Colossal Dose of Tough Love

Post author By Kim Woods
Post date July 25, 2023
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When Venus enters her retrograde station, it’s the start of a 40-day dose of tough love. She hits you hard in the areas you desire most – success, love and money. She turns your focus inward and shines a great big light into YOU, so you see into every nook and cranny.

With all of your focus on YOU, she wreaks havoc with your ability to attain your desires. Success, love, money seem to leave you.

Damn.

Why does Venus insist on doing this?

She expects you to know exactly what your value is without reflection from the outside world.

Let me say this again, “She expects you to know your value no matter how others respond or DON’T respond.”

What does this look like?

You wrote a great post and no one reads it.
You give a wonderful speech to tepid clapping.
You set up 10 sales calls and 4 are no shows and the other 6 don’t buy.
You go out with a new guy and feel you really connected and he doesn’t call.
You tell a joke and no one gets it.
You send 30 invitations to a fun soiree you’re hosting and most everyone has other plans.

Venus makes you look at yourself. And look at yourself.

And look at yourself without

– relief.

– feedback.

– validation.

Venus wants you to believe deeply and unwaveringly that you’re successful, lovable and valuable.

You are

– successful – even though your efforts are not getting you the expected results.

– lovable – even though friends and family seem to have forgotten how great you are.

– valuable – even though no one is buying from you.

Talk about trusting yourself. Bam. 💥

This is a big deal.

Without any input from others, Venus wants you to know the answers to the following:

Success:

Who is the authentic YOU?
What makes you unique?
How do you show up as your true self in every situation?
Why do you wish to fulfill your soul purpose?
What’s your definition of success?
How does your definition of success satisfy your real desires?

Love:

In what ways do you love to be loved?
Where does love actually rank in your priorities?
How often do you express self-love?
What are your favorite ways of showing love to others?
Why do you desire certain things and not others?
Where is the joy and pleasure in your life?
Who makes you happy?

Money:

Why is money important to you?
Is there reciprocity in your life?
Are you generous with others?
Who supports your financial wellbeing?
How do you value yourself?
In what ways to you attract money?
Do you receive fully and easily?
How can you stand unwavering in your commitment, regardless of what’s happening around you?

Work with Venus in her retrograde station. Once you do, you’ll come out the other side of the retrograde able to ensure your success, love and money. Remember, she’s overing you a dose of tough love.

Venus (Rx) – 5-pointed Star

Venus has the most elegant star cycle that creates a flower.

Occurring in just five parts of the Zodiac, Venus retrogrades traces out a five pointed star – the pentagram or pentacle (the five pointed star inside a circle). This symbol is a potent Venus image.

Within your lifetime, you’ll only see Venus retrograde in 5 of the 12 zodiac signs as she stations retrograde every 18 months for 40 days and will return to same zodiac sign every 8 years.

Venus Retrograde (Rx)

Details: Venus retrograde – July 22^nd – September 3^rd @ Leo 28 – 12°

Venus retrograde pulls all of the outward connections and turns them inward. It’s like having a multi-faceted mirror reflecting only your image for weeks on end.

People constantly want to make sure they’re in lock-step with everyone else. If you’re the same, then it must be right. More sameness is better. You may say may like diversity, yet strive for homogeneity. Let’s take a look:

Since everyone’s applying to a ton of colleges, we should too.
Most kids do a lot of activities, so we need to make sure ours are also fully scheduled.
If they just took a trip to Europe, we plan that (or something better) for our next vacation.
Overall, the time to settle down is X, to get married is Y and to have children is Z.
Home ownership is for everyone – oh and the bigger, the better.

This pursuit of sameness is insane.

People are also constantly comparing themselves to others to make sure they measure up. Because if they have or do something you don’t, then there must be something wrong with you.

“Why do they have it so easy?”
“She’s always out with friends. She has so much more fun than me.”
“Why do sales come so easily to him?”
“Look at their pictures. Their teenagers seem to want to be with them. Why don’t ours?”
“They’re always travelling. They have the best life.”
“We’re in the same business, why do her products sell better than mine?”

On and on and on…if you deem yourself ahead, you bask in your achievements. If you decide you’re behind, you fret, rationalize and judge your position. In relation to what, by the way?

People make life a relentless and depressing competition. With thoughts and conversations returning again and again to your perceptions of other’s lives.

You compare.

You compete.

Only to find yourself wanting.

That’s the key. When you constantly use others as a measuring stick, you come up less than. It’s inevitable when you think about it.

Venus Rx Dose of Tough Love: Dates & Signs

Venus takes her ‘backward spin’ once again after moving forward since the beginning of 2022. Over the last few years, Venus has been retrograde 3 times and she’s asked you:

July 2023 – Leo/fire: To be authentically you – without inference from family, society or cultural conditioning; previous dates July/August 2015 & 2007

December 2021 – Capricorn/earth: To know your value as a leader; December 2013 & 2005

May 2020 – Gemini/air: To have satisfying conversations with loved ones; May 2012 & 2004

October 2018 – Scorpio/water: To love your yourself deeply and wholly; October 2010 & 2002

April 2017 – Aries/fire: To love how you show up in the world; March 2009 & 2001

Do’s & Don’ts with Venus Retrograde

In 2023, from July 22 – September 3^rd, while Venus is retrograde, take the time to review the areas of success, love and money. Venus rules beauty and design too.

Things you do and buy during Venus retrograde may be ones you regret. “What was I thinking?” or “How could I have said that?” or “Why did I think he/she was my perfect mate?” are the questions once Venus stations direct.

Do’s with Venus Rx

Take extra care with anything new regarding success, love, money (and beauty)
Make plans to beautify yourself, your home or office (plans only)
Review your relationships
Assess your finances, including investments, budgets and projections
Declutter and give away that you no longer love or use
Practice self-care
Notice who shows up from your past
Dive deeply into your feelings
Get healing
Journal on reflective questions about what brings you pleasure
Internalize your creative pursuits to evoke more depth and feeling
Begin the writing project you’ve been putting off for so long

Don’ts with Venus Rx

Get married
Start a new long-term relationship
Get a tattoo or cosmetic surgery
Buy expensive items – clothes, jewelry, etc
Launch a new book, offer or product
Make big investments
Buy large ticket items (cars, appliances, homes)
Begin big home improvement projects
Redesign large areas of office or home
Spend frivolously
Come out with a new image or style
Begin a PR campaign

Support Tools:

Regarding success, here’s a list of tips for your business during Venus retrograde period:

It’s the perfect time for client appreciation and customer loyalty programs.
It’s a great time to act like the leader you are and respond to your customers and following by giving them stability, security and solid footing.
It’s a wonderful time for human connection – 1:1 calls, extra TLC and nurturing of your prospects.
It’s amazing for team building or retreats.
It’s perfect for photo or brand shoots (if you know the photographer already).
It’s excellent for those in the health, beauty, fitness industries.
For everyone else, it’s creativity time, so write the book, organize your social content or do outreach and record your sessions for the Podcast.

Also, for the business-minded among you, it’s great for planning, strategy, diving deeply into optimizing and/or solidifying your core business.

Regarding love, rose quartz, rhodochrosite and rhodonite are the best self-love crystals. Each asks you something different. Rose quartz loves you unconditionally, so only asks you to connect with her. Rhodochrosite wants you to remember times when you’ve felt loved and cherished and to wrap yourself in that energy. Rhodonite wants you to heal those aspects of yourself you don’t particularly appreciate or value.
Regarding money, if you haven’t joined our 12-month Star Boost support program, you’ll want to as there many bonuses (yes, a few money ones too!) Our on-demand webinar Become Recession Proof is also included with its 39-page e-book.

I also channeled a message from the Divine Feminine and Masculine. You can check it out here.

As always, wishing you joy,

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Strategy Leadership

Do You Want to Know How to Unlock the Massive Power of the Stars for Success?

Post author By Kim Woods
Post date July 12, 2023
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“The stars always lead the way,” I said to a group the other week, “The stars tell you what’s going to happen in the world, then the economics follow and finally the business trends. If you want to stay on top of things, follow the stars. Keeping up with the other indicators leaves you behind.”

The look on the faces around the room as they range from aghast to intrigued and everything in between. I don’t mean to shock and awe, but it happens. Time and time again, especially when my predictions are accurate.

In fact, I read my all-time favorite quote yesterday from a follower I don’t know, “You should follow this woman and her weekly forecasts. She’s annoyingly accurate.” 😆

Yup.

Annoyingly accurate.

Most. Favorite. Quote. Ever.

Unlocking the massive power of the stars does so much more than keep you ahead of the trends. The stars give you the clarity and energy to do more than survive and thrive in your business, they show you how to grow and lead the way. You get to be on that cutting edge where leaders follow you. You become the voice of wisdom. The leader among leaders.

Let’s explore the 5 top ways the stars + strategy creates success:

Guidance for Confident Decision-Making

Astrology provides you with a cosmic roadmap, guiding you through the twists and turns of the business world. By incorporating astrology into your strategy, you gain access to valuable insights that empower you to make decisions with unwavering confidence. You know when to launch, hire, sell, negotiate, optimize and take vacation with friends and family.

My clients wire their schedules based on their annual outlook that I outline for them at the top of year and then we check in either every month or every quarter to ensure their calendars are in lock-step with the stars. They gain the advantage of never having to worry about running into unpredictable roadblocks.

Every time they Voxer me with a decision-making question, I peek at their stars for the guidance that lays out their best scenario. They get the insights tailored just for them.

Planning your timing with the stars gives you peace of mind, conserves your energy and helps restore your resources. Trust the celestial guidance and let the stars illuminate your path to success. If you want a glimpse of what’s happening in the stars, watch my 30-second weekly forecasts here.

Amplify Your Intuition by Tapping into Cosmic Wisdom

Every single person is intuitive. Period. End. You are intuitive, it’s merely a matter of how much you strengthen your intuitive muscle. As with anything, intuition development is a practice.

When you hear about your strengths, super powers, areas for improvement and what may be blocking your success, you’re able to align with your energies beyond what your mind thinks.

Your mind is a processor, only able to handle what it already knows. When you’re in a period of growth, your mind short circuits and creates reasons why you shouldn’t do this, follow that or say YES to new opportunities. Your mind is in the negative space to keep you safe. You can appreciate your mind, but your intuition is the wise one in times of growth.

Your intuition knows, but it is exceedingly patient. Your intuition will wait until your mind is finished with its tape. Then your intuition looks for openings to be heard. It whispers, nudges and gives you inklings. If you’re not attuned to your intuition, you don’t hear it. Your intuition then quiets until it becomes completely silent.

Following the stars gives you opportunities to validate your intuition. I can’t count the number of times my clients have said, “I knew that” when I tell them what’s coming up for them. Each time, they gain a little more confidence in listening to their intuition.

I also tell them to use my intuition as they develop their own. 😉 I have many articles and TV appearances about using your intuition on my media page.

Embrace Authenticity and Lead with Purpose

Your journey as a female entrepreneur is about more than just financial success. It’s about embracing authenticity and leading with purpose.

Astrology allows you to align your business strategy with your cosmic blueprint, helping you discover your true calling and fulfill your soul’s purpose. Aligning with your true life purpose and shedding the expectations of others is exactly what happens when I walk through your stars the minute you’re born to download your everything. Simply, every single thing. You are seen, heard and known at the soul level, perhaps for the first time in your life, and that becomes the blueprint of opening you to your full potential. It’s magical with each and every client. I pinch myself being able to do this work. It’s more than a passion, it’s a calling.

Short of coming into the reading room with me, I’ve developed a 12-question quiz based on the astrological archetypes to give you guidance on what and how your energies work to align you with your purpose. When you unlock your authentic leadership potential, you automatically inspire others to follow their own cosmic path.

To find your Intuitive Success Type, take the quiz here. You’ll receive an 11-page report based on your type, be offered free access to my 8-minute webinar for 3 Secrets to Your Success and be given bonus tips and tools. You’ll also be given the link to follow me on YouTube and be offered a free 15-minute strategy call with me. That’s it. No hype. Just value.

Navigate Market Trends and Seize Cosmic Opportunities

In the fast-paced business world, staying ahead of the curve is vital. Astrology provides you with a unique lens to understand market cycles, consumer behaviors and emerging trends. By integrating astrological insights into your strategy, you gain a competitive edge, seizing cosmic opportunities and making strategic moves at precisely the right time.

This is critical, AND it’s the very reason I offer a 12-month Rich and Powerful Leaders stepping stone program for only $297 per month. I feel it’s vital to have an astrologer in your back pocket and this is my way of making it easy and accessible to everyone. No matter how busy your schedule, you have 2-hours every month to find out what’s happening in the cosmos, to gain valuable insights into your own energies and to learn savvy business tools. Having this information at your fingertips is pure gold.

I can’t tell you how many accolades I receive on the regular for this service. If you want to take a gander, here’s the link to the program page. You’ll get a sneak peek at the upcoming topics. You can also read the gushing for yourself. 😘 Join us, because when your mind knows what’s happening, it can relax and chill, allowing you to grow gracefully and easily.

Cultivate Self-Awareness and Foster Personal Growth

Running a business is not just about external success; it’s also a journey of personal growth and self-discovery. Astrology acts as a mirror, reflecting your innermost essence and illuminating areas for growth.

Learning more about yourself is one of the most fun things to do, yet it requires strength and fortitude. You uncover aspects that are positive and heartfelt and others that are less favorable. However, moving into wholeness is required, especially for leaders at this time. The new way of leading dives deeply into the feminine ancient wisdom as well as incorporating the masculine logical skills.

Authentic leadership is just that – authentically revealing you to yourself and others. With this level of authenticity, vulnerabilities emerge.

In reaching for your full potential, it’s better to have support and guidance than trying to do it on your own. The stars want you to know, they’re here for you. As am I.

It’s time to embrace this opportunity for self-awareness to uncover your strengths and nurture your potential. Allowing the stars to propel your personal growth elevates your entrepreneurial journey and makes it more fun!

By blending the stars with your business strategy, you embark on a transformational path that transcends the ordinary. It’s about welcoming the mystical energy of the cosmos, developing your intuition and leading with authenticity and purpose. The stars are aligning for you, visionary business leader. Let’s embrace the cosmic dance together and watch your business soar to unimaginable heights. Your destiny awaits!

xo, Kim