COVID-19 Notice
In response to coronavirus and no travel advisories, the Sedona Intensive is offering the Stay-at-Home Sedona Intensive at a deeply discounted fee. All those in need of any kind of assistance–alcohol or drug issues, anger and rage problems, trapped in co-dependency–call (928) 301-0780. All work can be done on FaceTime or Skype. Contact us today and let’s get you the help you need.
Albert Gaulden, Founding Director–Sober 40 years.
Enjoy the Virgo Newsletter for 2020!
The Signs of the Time — This is now six months into the Covid-19 pandemic. News from all my sources confirms that lessons are being learned. Parents have to school their children, and shopaholics are being taught that Louis Vuitton handbags can be replaced with a grocery sack and that having hordes of people at parties can kill you. So much for the “New World Order,” as one deluded woman expressed in a Tweet today.
On September 2 there will be a Full Moon at 10 degrees of Pisces. This is a Celestial Caution for Fishes and to a lesser degree other Water Signs, Cancer and Scorpio. A Full Moon signals an end to a lot of things, in the case of Pisces it is a buzzer to denote stop trying to change your life with emotional overload. Let go and let God reconcile what is none of your business.
September 17 there will be a New Moon at 24 degrees of Virgo. You Mercury-ruled types will have to learn a new way to process information that does require an abacus, but rather being more balanced in your thinking. Your ruling planet Mercury will be in Libra. Mars at 28 degrees of Aries will go retrograde on September 7; Jupiter in Capricorn will go direct on September 13.
Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto all remain retrograde. For those of you who have been stirred up and rankled with Covid-19 we will see its final messing with all our lives in the Spring or Summer of 2021.
Monthly Insights for the Signs
Fire Signs
ARIES (March 19 – April 18)–It’s your last week of deep romance, creative surges and risk-taking urges, Aries. Speak up, start a conversation with someone attractive. Your family remains affectionate and supportive until early September. Your determination and courage — and sex appeal — remain strong and solid for the rest of this year.
LEO (July 23 – August 22)–You are still in charge, Leo. Your energy, magnetism and charisma, effectiveness, clout and sense of timing remain superb — for one more week. Take advantage, start projects and be a leader. You can achieve favorable settlements with the government or head office this month. Remain wary of legal involvements — could be powerfully good, or a bear trap. Legal actions will tend to succeed.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 20)–It’s time for philosophical questions, international affairs, legal, cultural and intellectual involvements this month. Love can be part of the picture; Good fortune awaits you in intimate, financial, lifestyle, medical and investigative areas throughout September. A romantic streak continues strong until January; your creative side blossoms during the same period.
Earth Signs
TAURUS (April 19 – May 20)–It’s your last week of domestic concerns, Taurus. An important conversation might take place at home. Communications, visits and short trips, paperwork and easy chores help rather than hinder you for the next three weeks. The first week of the Virgo cycle begins an entire month of romance, heightened creativity and social courage. A lot of dealings and interplay with head office, the government or institutions occur the remainder of 2020 — work hard to handle this, to clear up what’s holding you back or what might be sapping your energy. (E.g., settle tax problems.)
VIRGO (August 23 – September 22)–Your energy and charisma surge upward this month. This up-tick will be somewhat muted because you’re still in a period of adjustment. But this month gives you a solid hint of what the four weeks ahead hold for you. You will be found by many to be both benevolent and fortunate, so it would not be a bad idea to start one or two of your projects now. Be a leader, show your stuff! This is your best month all year.
CAPRICORN (December 21 – January 19)–There is a lot of mystery and make-believe for you Goats this month. Venus adds her loving touch to all relationships for you as well. Someone you meet in the next three weeks might be willing to form a powerful and lasting business relationship. The power of Saturn and Pluto in Capricorn are bringing you well-deserved recognition and financial gain. Enjoy the fruits of your labor.
Air Signs
GEMINI (May 21 – June 21)–This month will be about calls/texts, paperwork and swift, easy chores. Be quick, be verbal: communicate with others as much as you can. You remain more popular and optimistic than you have in a long time — now to next January. Your money picture still looks good. You have embarked on a long, calm and wise path for the next 16 or 17 months. Advise others.
LIBRA (September 23 – October 22)–Withdraw from the bustling crowd this month and ponder and plan, rest and relax, deal with civil servants and administrative types, advisors, mentors and agents. Be spiritual and charitable. This is one of the luckiest intervals in the year, offering success with government, large corporations and institutions. Envision the four weeks ahead as you contemplate the month ahead as you’ll receive a remarkable taste of the events and situations to come — events that will favor you.
AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 17)–With the ruler of your sign in Uranus for a while longer you had best review and edit what you think, however more of what is true for you at the deepest level. Since we are in a pandemic, in more places than the virus, stick to what you know is right and righteous for you and let the rest of the world go by. Aquarius is known as the brightest bulb that shines.
Water Signs
CANCER (June 22 – July 22)–Your career ambitions remain high, but exercise some caution as higher-ups might take offense if you are too assertive. This advice lasts for the rest of this year. Your physical charms and gracious attitude shine. You should attract some admiring glances. Casual contacts, paperwork, mailing and other communications or errands fill with bountiful results! You might get an answer for which you have been long awaiting.
SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21)–The weeks ahead will be your last four weeks of career pressures. A month of celebration and social delights begins. Meanwhile, work hard; be willing to discuss work projects with others. The fact that you will be working hard all the way to January may cause or accompany a promotion. Your opinion of the world at large and of politics generally softens this month. You might meet someone with a simpatico mind and soul, and a new important professional relationship could emerge out of nowhere.
PISCES (February 18 – March 18)–With your ruling planet Neptune sitting at the head of the table for years longer make sure you are on the positive side of all Fish qualities. Loving and caring and doing what you can do to help others will hold you in high esteem with yourself. And make sure you’re not drowning in bubbly or smoking one of those intoxicating cigs. You were born to discover what works for you within yourself. Keep looking!
Featured Person of the Month
Kate Edwards Noonan and Butterflies
I Love Butterflies…
I am madly in love with butterflies! My passion began three years ago when I heard that the Western Monarch butterfly was disappearing in alarming numbers. I decided to help their plight by planting pesticide-free milkweed and some butterfly-friendly nectar plants. I observed and learned about their lifecycle from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly and by trial and error, I taught myself how to care for these magical creatures. Over the past three years, I’ve raised and released over 160 butterflies and this year, I expanded my practice to include Anise Swallowtails too. The longer I continue on this path, the more it’s become a spiritual and transformational journey for me. The process that takes place within a few short weeks is mind-blowing in its complexity and awe-inspiring in its beauty. I’ve seen a will to survive (even when wings are crushed within the chrysalis and there’s no chance of flight for the emerging butterfly) that has given me hope in our troubled times. I’m humbled by the spirit of these tiny miracles – the way they interact with each other is both meditative and joyous. It’s been an honor to be both guardian and advocate for these gifts of nature and an affirmation that the creator is indeed divine.
Stay-at-Home Sedona Intensive™
I now use SKYPE to be able to see and be seen by clients as I counsel them. This allows those who choose to stay at home and work through life issues to use a service we are now offering called Stay-at-Home Intensive™. Inquire now, 928-282-4723 or albert@sedonaintensive.com to find out more about this service. This Intensive is spread out over several weeks right from your home rather than the 5-days in Sedona.
Moments and Windstorms: Take Back Your Power
This ground-breaking book offers an in-depth journey through the author’s eye-opening addiction to alcohol and how he eventually got sober. Gaulden has written a number of books as well as being Founding Director of the Sedona Intensive, one of the country’s most highly regarded alternative personal growth programs.
The author shares all the ways God was leading and guiding him even when he was still drinking. “Most of us look at false paradigms to measure success in our lives. So much of where I went and the jobs I took helped me remember what I was to do as my life’s work.”
Gaulden’s book is divided into five parts. Each section explores different parts of his journey, incorporating all the places he’s been, the studies he’s made and the people he’s met. His point of view is that each client who sought his help made him a better person. At the end of the book, he has some daunting but hopeful words about the conditions of the planet Earth and what we need to do to survive as a race.
Purchase Moments and Windstorms: Take Back Your Power here (Kindle and Print Editions)
MELT AWAY YOUR ACHES AND PAINS with GAIL BELL
The MELT Method is a breakthrough self-treatment technique that restores the fluid state and the supportiveness of the body’s connective tissue to combat chronic pain, improve performance and decrease the accumulated stress caused by everyday living. People find their sleep and digestion also improves. The method uses props…three small balls on your hands and feet and a soft roller for your body.
For more information contact Gail at gailgalvanibell@gmail.com.
“I have benefitted from Gail Bell’s M.E.L.T. expertise for several years. It is amazing what a few small balls and a roller can do to de-stress and rejuvenate the whole body. Gail is a practitioner for my Sedona Intensive clients. Her breath work is miraculous, especially for performance work and acting. If you’re in New York, call her and sign up for a class or private instruction. You will realize a significant change in your body from the first session.”
–Albert Clayton Gaulden, Founding Director, The Sedona Intensive™
Extended Sessions Get You Where You’re Trying to Go
Albert is offering weekly sessions via SKYPE or phone that can serve as a push in
the right direction with strategies to get you there.
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What Our Clients Are Saying About The Sedona Intensive
“The Sedona Intensive was a life changing experience for me. I had been searching for happiness and serenity for over 20 years and as a result of the Intensive I found that I was looking in all the wrong places. I not only experienced what happiness and serenity truly are but now understand the process needed to maintain and enhance that state of being. It doesn’t mean that I don’t experience the ups and downs of life but what it does mean is that those downs do not even come close to impacting me the way they used to. There is now a presence of mind that provides clarity and purpose that did not exist for me prior to the Intensive.
It is impossible to put a value on such a quality of life enhancing experience that the Sedona Intensive provides the person willing to do the work.It is by far the most significant thing I have done in my 62 years.
I came across a quote last week that summed up what I experienced and learned while attending the Sedona Intensive – ‘Once you stop clinging and let things be, you’ll be free’ -Bodhidharma (440ce – 528 ce), the Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma: A Bilingual Edition.”
— Gary, Ontario
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ALBERT CLAYTON GAULDEN
Transpersonal psychologist, astro-intuitive, author, lecturer, and founding director of the Sedona Intensive, Albert Clayton Gaulden has influenced countless individuals from all walks of life — actors, athletes, financial specialists, teachers, families, psychologists and psychiatrists — from all corners of the earth — helping them to retrieve their authentic selves and to tap into the inner core of their power. Discover Your Authentic Self with Albert Clayton Gaulden
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