All of us have joked time to time about losing our minds when we’ve tried to remember a person’s name, title of a song, actor, or where we left the car keys.  Occasional memory loss doesn’t necessarily indicate that we are on the verge of contracting the insidious Alzheimer’s disease.

Like most things I post on my site, simplicity is the key to exercises that train our six senses to re-awaken and become sharp once again.

If you find yourself struggling to remember things you knew as well as your own name, (unless you’ve forgotten that too), then this simple exercise is for you:

Recall Exercise

When you are seeking to recall any item you once knew, touch your index and middle fingers to your thumb.  Keep these digits in place and program your mind for recall by saying out loud, “I want to remember where I placed the car keys.”

This is a trigger mechanism for programming the brain that when you do this gesture your brain will reach into your subconscious and pull out the thing that you are trying to remember.

Practice it – and be amazed at how effective this can work for you!

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I never needed an alarm clock or a watch; I just set my head.

It’s easy, anyone can do it.  Like any psychic development exercise, it just takes practice.

I would recommend setting an alarm on the time keeping device of your choice (cell phone, computer, clock, etc.) as a back-up until you’ve mastered the technique.

These are excellent development tools for children ages six and up.  Being less dependent on technologies and relying more on intuition builds self-confidence and helps you exercise the natural abilities that most people have let atrophy.

Exercise 1

Let’s use the example of a wake-up time of 6:00 a.m.

Before you go to sleep at night spend a minute to concentrate on the hour that you need to wake-up.

Imagine a clock in your head.

Visualize the alarm going off in your head at the appointed time.

Program your mind by stating, “At six o’clock a.m. I will wake up refreshed and alert.”

Do this each evening upon retiring to bed until you’ve mastered it within five minutes of your appointed time.

Exercise 2

Know the time without using a watch.

Imagine a clock inside your mind and visualize the time.

Make notes of accuracy or lack thereof.

Be aware of how your solar plexus feels when you are correct within a minute of the correct time.

When you find yourself being accurate with a minute of the correct time, donate your watch to a local Cancer Care Thrift Shop.  Set your head instead.

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Rain that has fallen

Clears away misty morning

Awake birds singing.

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Astrological insights on the New Moon from our favorite Piscean Astrologer Nancy:

Hello New Moon Devotees — this month’s new moon is on February 24th, at 6 degrees of the sign Pisces at 8:35 PM, so the evening hours of the 24th and the daytime hours of the 25th are just fine for writing down your affirmations and wishes. Be clear in your desires, use lots of detail and picture in your mind the outcome you wish to manifest.

Pisces is a mutable water sign, on the positive side, there is flexibility, adjustment, and the ability to weigh both sides of a question, sensitivity to others, and possibly some psychic abilities; negatively — it might be difficult to make decisions, procrastination is strong, there is a decided ability to kid oneself, it may be too emotional, trusting and naive.

With all of the attention this month on the Aquarian influences, it’s a nice change to be able to get back in touch with our innermost feelings and bring those “silent” murmurings of desire to the fore.  Pisces often allows us to go with the flow, not allowing us to speak out or put forth our own agendas.  We bow to the greater good, or the current neediness of others, but with this gentle and loving new moon, we can begin to manifest our own goals and plans for the future.  Pisces wants peace and love, but can create so much emotion that we find ourselves in a frenzy of frantic actions without calm thought and a stable foundation.  It’s time to take a deep breath, a few moments of meditation, and focus on our own future. NO — this is not a selfish move, if we are not on our true life’s pathway, can we really influence those of others?  Taking care of ourselves (especially women) will in the long run be helpful in caring for those we truly love.  We should be bringing those experiences to ourselves that will make us grow as sensitive and aware human beings.

Some of the affirmations you might want to consider are getting help in quitting a negative habit, i.e.., smoking, overeating, gossiping, or that bugaboo — procrastination.  Or you might want to increase your spirituality — perhaps getting closer to nature and finding the beauty in everyday experiences.  Pisces is about love, kindness, caring and feelings.  We all have the sign Pisces in our charts, find where it lives in your life and nurture this sensitive area to bring blessings to everyone you come in contact with during the day.  This new moon can lift up your heart and spirit, and bring into your life more beauty, kindness and empathy than you have ever known.

This new moon can inspire you to reach your greatest heights, and you will be an inspiration to others as well.  Enjoy this splendid moment in time, renew your spirit, relax your mind, respond to the Universal emanations, and rejoice in your unique individuality… blessings to all.

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