A Red Rose for the New Moon

"Honey, I'm on enough Valium to tranquilize you, your mother, and two baby elephants. My anxiety is still killing me and I can't get the bastard out of my head. I can’t sleep at night and, when I do, as soon as I wake up he’s right back in my mind. You'd think that'd be enough reason to move on. There. That's everything in a nutshell. Now look in that crystal ball and tell me what he's doing!" So said one of my clients the second she sat down in my office.

Broken hearts, unrequited love, loneliness, despair. These are some of the many problems that my clients bring to me. If gone untreated, they actually cause illness. This is why so many people seek spiritual and psychic counsel. They come to me for answers, advice, and a compassionate ear.

If you live long enough, it will happen to you. In fact, you may consider yourself savvy and street-smart, experienced and wise. No matter. One day love with all its beauty and excruciating pain will meet you face to face, shred your life into tiny bits, and then walk away as if nothing ever happened.

You may have been victimized, cheated on, abused emotionally and maybe even physically. You may feel as if the best years of your life have been taken from you. You may be questioning how someone could love you so much and then just stop; ignoring the cell phone when your texts come through; drifting in and out of your life as if they have no emotions. Are they sociopaths? Sometimes I wonder.

But despite this treatment, you wait, believing in that absurd virtue called hope. What can I say? We love the ones we love.

Is this what you are experiencing? If so, this message is meant for you. I hope it helps.

So now what? Acceptance. You can neither change nor control anyone other than yourself. If someone falls out of love with you, accept it. Time to move on.

A friend once told me that she tries to find three things a day that she is thankful for. It helps her feel better. I'll go with that.

I have another friend who is on his way to Rome to visit the Temple of Venus. He’s going to leave a red rose and make a wish for love. He promised that he’d do the same for me. I'll go with that too.

This new moon – on March 8, 2016 – is a total solar eclipse in Pisces. It is a sensitive, not emotional, moon, a time for reflection, understanding, and new beginnings. So light a pink candle to the Goddess. She will help you to move on.

Take a moment to find the best memory you have of the one you loved. It may be a picture on your phone. If so, print it. It may be the warmth you felt the last time you held each other. If so, embrace that feeling. Now release the pain.

There was a purpose for your relationship. But do not try to figure it out. Let the Goddess reveal it to you in Her time.

Now, open your heart to the abundance of unconditional love that is available from the Universe. Ask for healing. Understand that you are a good person and deserve all good things. Firmly resolve to enjoy your life more each day.

Under this new moon remember:

If someone wants to be with you, they will find a way.

If someone cares about you, they will fight to keep you.

If someone has feelings for you, they will find a way to let you know.

And you will never have to worry about when or why.

Many Blessings,
Lawren Leo

For more short stories about love please read:
Love's Shadow: Nine Crooked Paths

To Learn More Magic and Self-Help:
Dragonflame: Tap Into Your Reservoir of Power Using Talismans, Manifestation, and Visualization
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