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Written by Jan Finley

 

 

 

We are deep in Capricorn season and the energy is extra fertile for growth and productivity with a Cardinal Cross this weekend (planets facing off in Cancer, Capricorn, Aries and Libra) that can trigger conflict, but can also activate movement that you can utilize for your benefit. 

 

With Mercury, Mars, the Sun and Venus in Capricorn, it’s time to put things in place that can bring positive returns in the long term with practical actions grounded in reality. This is about having a direction and getting organized to create a framework for moving forward. And yet, a conversation, email, connection or chance meeting may bring a message that illuminates your future (Venus=attraction).

 

The Grand Cardinal Cross will occur on Jan 10 and it consists of Sun-Mars-Venus opposing Jupiter, and all the planets square Chiron and Eris (a dwarf planet) opposite the Libra Moon. I’ll break it down, as this is an intense initiation and whatever arises is here for your awareness and integration, should you be interested.

 

Jan 10 – The Sun-Mars-Venus opposes Jupiter. The highest potential for the Sun-Mars-Venus is unfettered authenticity; you are clearer about what you want, less willing to dilute your truth for harmony, and more sensitive to where you have compromised your desires and identity. Magnetism with potential volatility—love, anger, passion and self-definition are all in the mix—and Jupiter amplifies them like a cosmic magnifying glass. 

 

Jupiter calls for growth as well as optimism. You may feel a conflict between freedom and obligations, confidence and caution, new adventures and old security structures. Jupiter wants to be in truth and high ideals, whereas Capricorn planets need to feel secure, often submitting to rules and regulations created by others (authorities). Jupiter is impulsive, Capricorn seeks predictability. As always, the guidance is to create the best of both worlds working together. Stable growth, breaking out of a rut, steady progress, making moves with a practical plan.

 

The opposition is squared by Chiron (Wounded/Master Healer) and Eris (Goddess of Discord), who are together. Chiron can activate a core wound: rejection, invisibility, punishment for being who you are (too much, not enough). Eris adds righteous anger, refusing to be marginalized or gaslit, willing to speak up, especially in false peace (suppression, being nice).

 

This Eris-Chiron square is a choice point. If you react from an unhealed wound, you can create upset and burn bridges. If you suppress your truth, you experience fragmentation. When you integrate wounds by feeling and transmuting old hurts into wisdom and compassion, you have embodied authority. Easier said than done, but that is healing work that will set you free.

 

You are being asked to be able to love yourself, to honor your desires, to act with compassion, stand in your truth and trust yourself. Speak with clarity, rather than force and watch your projections; anyone who feels like the enemy may be holding a mirror. Not always, but inquiry at this level can offer awakenings.

 

The Libra Moon that completes the Grand Square is only in effect on Jan 10, whereas the rest of the T-Square (Venus, Sun, Mars opposing Jupiter, squaring Chiron-Eris) goes through mid-week. The Libra Moon seeks peace, harmony and balance, and Chiron-Eris in opposition can activate your hurt feelings around security, safety, vulnerability, lovability. Notice what comes up and what calls for attention. Anything that arises has come up to be seen, embraced and integrated, so you don’t have to be a prisoner of old experiences that create distortion for you today. Get help if you need it. 

 

Jan 14 – Mercury opposite Jupiter. This brings positive connections, bright ideas, fruitful conversations and communications, a big vision with a plan, and other ways to expand your world. Brainstorming with like-minded others can be productive, especially on meaningful projects and tasks. A wonderful day for writing, teaching, pitching a project, sales, networking, negotiating contracts and goal-setting. It’s the perfect time to expand your perspective to discover newness and what your tunnel vision has prevented you from seeing. 

 

Jan 14 – Venus sextile Saturn. A nervous system stabilizer, this grounded energy seeks reliability that supports agreements, contracts, vows and commitments. What and who you can count on, monetizing creativity or making it real, bringing it into form. Student-mentor relationships and connections that are enduring. Marriage, engagements, the keepers. 

 

Jan 15 – Venus trine Uranus. This can be shakeup or shift that liberates you from stale energy or an old pattern. Consider this an awakening, if something adds spice to your life, breaks a pattern, or maybe you see new possibilities and take a road less traveled. You may break out of a rut by taking a walk on the wild side. It will be a gift, as you shed that old familiar skin. A change can open new doors or redirect your path.

 

Next weekend Mercury sextiles Neptune for the final time, the Sun sextiles Saturn, Venus moves into free spirit Aquarius and the Sun trines Uranus. That is all in ONE day! (Jan 17)

 

On Jan 18 we have a New Moon in Capricorn @ 11:52am PST with Mercury conjunct Mars and Mercury sextile Saturn. Let’s see where we are by the time this new beginning arrives. 

 

You are being prepared each step of the way for your personal journey and as a member of the global collective. Be prepared and stay open to new info that can drop in for you at any moment. You never know when a message or messenger will arrive that will have a major influence on your direction. 

 

This week continues to be ripe with potential for clues about next steps, the incoming and outgoing. Make the most of the Cancer-Capricorn axis, care with integrity, attunement, awareness and patience. 

 

I am so grateful for your presence on our journey together. 🌷 

 

“You will recognize your own path when you come upon it, because you will suddenly have all the energy and imagination you will ever need.” ~ Jerry Gillies 

 

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“It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are.” ~ e.e. Cummings

 

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“Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.” ~ Deepak Chopra 

 

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“Do not underestimate good, thinking it will not affect you. Dripping water can fill a pitcher, drop by drop; one who is wise is filled with good, even if one accumulates it little by little.” ~ Buddha

 

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Lisa E Zimmerman is an Intuitive Astrologer, Transformational Guide and Creator of Awakened Life Retreats, helping seekers discover who they came here to be and how to create an evolving, aligned and meaningful life. It is a joyful, heartfelt journey. www.soullevelsolutions.com ❤️

 

© 2026 Lisa E Zimmerman • All Rights Reserved • Soul Level Solutions

 

Lisa E Zimmerman is an Intuitive Astrologer, Transformational Guide and Creator of Awakened Life Retreats, helping seekers discover who they came here to be and how to create an evolving, aligned and meaningful life. It is a joyful, heartfelt journey. www.soullevelsolutions.com ❤️

Written by Lisa E Zimmerman

We enter the new calendar year with the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars all in committed Capricorn, willing to do the work and delay gratification (as long as it’s productive). This is helpful, as we are still in a larger cycle of completions and endings that continues until Saturn-Neptune leaves Pisces (Feb 20) to usher in a new era in Aries.

 

For the next six weeks we will be winding down, a sacred closure to prepare for the future, as the energetic tide washes unnecessary elements away. Consider this a cleansing to create space for new arrivals in the months (and years) ahead.

 

Chiron is Direct in Aries, asking you to be your Self and stop hiding via people-pleasing, withholding or clinging to old patterns of behavior that mask your truth for fear of rejection, abandonment or judgment. If you have to pretend in order to fit in, you are with the wrong people. 

 

When you have the courage to be your Self, you will magnetize the people who resonate with you into your orbit. You can’t have a life that’s aligned with your soul’s purpose if you aren’t being honest with yourself and others. Jupiter square Chiron Direct can give you the confidence to stretch where perhaps you have been protective, playing small or lacking faith in yourself and life to support you. This is the invitation. You are worth it. 

 

Jan 3 – Full SuperMoon in Cancer @ 2:03am PST. A Full Moon is when things come to light or the culmination of what’s already in process. This SuperMoon (extra close to earth, extra emotional) in warm and fuzzy Cancer brings up issues around emotional safety, needs, home, family and your deepest roots. The Sun in Capricorn addresses your need for mastery and your Inner Authority. 

 

Here are some pertinent questions to ponder:

 

* What represents security for you (internal and external)?

 

* Are your personal / emotional needs being met? Do you know what your needs actually are?

 

* Do you stand in your Authority? Do you trust yourself – or are you directed by others?

 

* Do you feel safe in your life? In the world? 

 

* Is your need for achievement or mastery being met in ways that feel honoring or fulfilling for you?

 

* Does your home life nurture you – or do you provide most of the nurturing for others?

 

If your life is out of alignment, a course correction is called for. Be willing to take action to remedy energetic drains or gaps in your personal and professional or public life, and if you can’t pinpoint what they are, get help to find out. Addressing an imbalance can change your experience dramatically. The goal is to restructure your life so that your needs are met and you can create what you desire, while feeling honored, comfortable and whole. 

 

Cancer is mother energy, a natural “giver,” who thrives on emotional connection. Because you may be a giver, this Full Moon invites you to consider if you receive nurturing. This is about receiving care from others who are aware of and responsive to your needs and feelings because they are attuned to you. It can function on a practical level, but the major impact is on a heart level, when you know that your well being truly matters to someone else. Receiving care is the ultimate gift that can heal your heart and feed your soul. 

 

This Cancer Full SuperMoon is opposed by three planets in Capricorn: Venus, Sun, Mars, meaning Venus and Mars are Cazimi, both in the heart of the Sun. Sun-Venus in Capricorn invites you to elevate your Self-worth, boundaries, relationships and finances. Sun-Mars in Capricorn wants to create something real that lasts, a stable energy for initiating a project, plan or path, operating with commitment in integrity. This can be a reset or upgrade re: what you value, what you desire and how you will create or get it. 

 

With this Full SuperMoon in Cancer opposing the stellium in Capricorn, it’s time to renegotiate unhealthy patterns around work and Self-care. Sacrifice as a way of living is not sustainable. Burnout is common among those who neglect or push themselves too far, rather than listen to inner messages that call for rest, care or renegotiating boundaries. If you’re an “over-giver,” or if you’re overly busy (and exhausted) it may be time to reign your helpful busy Self in, if possible. 

 

It’s time to get real about how you’re living your life and what’s out of balance. You can’t correct what you don’t acknowledge, even if you don’t have the solution yet. Decide that you will find a way and do every little thing you can to be more nurturing and loving to yourself now and every day. Find what soothes you. Treat yourself kindly and be curious about possible ways to restructure your life.

 

Jan 6 – Venus Cazimi in Capricorn. This is a day for nourishing your heart, celebrating love and honoring your relationships. Notice what you value, how you value yourself and what brings you pleasure. Your quality of life areas are up for review and if you examine them, you will feel where any course corrections are needed. A powerful expression of Venus Cazimi is to Be Love. Let love be the answer to questions, dilemmas, confusion. Love yourself and others. Celebrate the heart space and watch life transform.

 

Jan 7 – Venus conjunct Mars. Yin/yang, Feminine and Masculine. Sparks can fly in personal interactions, it’s creative, restrained passionate energy that you can utilize for inspiration, negotiations and practical applications. You may create art, fashion, beauty. An important relationship may begin, shift or have significant impact going forward (Capricorn = lasting). See what unfolds for you.

 

This week is ripe with potential for clues about next steps, incoming and outgoing, as the world turns. Make the most of the Cancer-Capricorn axis, care with integrity, attunement and patience. Let the Capricorn planets create secure structures for the Cancer feelings to rest in; appreciate the stability to embrace the tenderness. 

 

I am so grateful for your presence on our journey together. 🌷 

 

“Sometimes, it is easy to be generous outward, to give and give and give and yet remain ungenerous to yourself. You lose the balance of your soul if you do not learn to take care of yourself. You need to be generous to yourself in order to receive the love that surrounds you.” ~ John O’Donohue

 

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“Discipline is the way I care for my future Self.” ~ George P. Kansas

 

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“Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by an encounter with another human being. Each of us owes the deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this inner light.” ~ Albert Schweitzer 

 

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Mystical experience sees the universe as a conspiracy organized for my benefit.” ~ Dr. Andrew Weil

 

© 2026 Lisa E Zimmerman • All Rights Reserved • Soul Level Solutions

 

Lisa E Zimmerman is an Intuitive Astrologer, Transformational Coach and Creator of Awakened Life Retreats, helping seekers discover who they came here to be and how to create an evolving, aligned and meaningful life. It is a joyful, heartfelt journey. www.soullevelsolutions.com ❤️

Written by Lisa E Zimmerman 

As we rest in the liminal space between ending 2025 and entering 2026, we are completing an intense year of dramatic deconstruction and reconfiguring. This is a space of integration, allowing what you’ve learned and experienced to guide you, while regrouping as needed to prepare for the coming year. Align your consciousness with your current and future reality, while taking impeccable care of yourself.

Although we’re entering a new year, we’ll shift into high gear on Feb 20, when Saturn and Neptune meet at at 0º Aries, the beginning of the zodiac. With Saturn and Neptune still currently in Pisces, there is more cleanup, endings and dissolving in process. Trust the timing of your experience, as a Divine plan is at work and your job is to align your Inner Guidance with practical actions that support your Evolving Self and your life.

Dec 27 – Mercury trine Chiron. With Mercury in big picture Sagittarius, you may experience awareness, inspiration or insights via Wounded Healer Chiron, calling for you to live from your truth, integrating anything that blocks you from pursuing your desires.

Step 1 is discovering the truth of Who You Are (vs. your conditioning) and there are many layers to this. Mercury-Chiron in harmony can reveal false beliefs that limit your thinking, self-permission and self-expression, so be open to the messages and possibilities that Mercury in Sagittarius wants you to see. Every awareness opens a new door and is like wearing a new pair of glasses; the world changes as you see through a new lens.

A few days later, Mercury makes challenging aspects to Saturn and Neptune, the two planets left in Pisces that can can either structure and transcend 3D, or delay and confuse you until it’s “go” time. Your mental processes are under construction, available for an upgrade this week. Don’t miss the opportunity to discover blind spots that you’ve been operating through. Maybe you’ve been playing smaller than you are…

Dec 30 – Mercury square Saturn. You may face a delay or setback today. A conversation can hit a wall, so given a choice, have important communications or handle paperwork either the day before or after this. You may feel contracted or pessimistic re: a decision, plan or the future or it all seems like hard work.

Higher expressions are taking responsibility for your thoughts, words and perspective, remaining steady during a challenge, making a difficult but necessary decision or strategic planning with a realistic timeline. Maybe you don’t get everything you want right now. The purpose of delays will be revealed later. You’ll see.

🎉🌟Happy New Year! 🌟🎉

 

Jan 1, 2026 – We have two expressions of Mercury in one day and they are radically different. Early we have Mercury square Neptune and later, Mercury moves into Capricorn. 

Mercury square Neptune. When you’re at the effect of it this nonlinear energy can generate confusion, melancholy, disillusionment and low vitality, but you can shift it by utilizing it deliberately. It fuels creativity (as audience or creator), supports spiritual practices, rest, leisure and being in nature. You can daydream, journal, read or write poetry, dance or do a sacred ritual to welcome your New Year. Your mind can transcend 3D reality and that’s the point.

Open to your imagination and see what comes through. No matter how far-fetched a message, idea or a dream may seem, it’s for you, otherwise it wouldn’t be in your consciousness. Stay open to your dreams and allow yourself to play in the higher realms. This is the final Mercury square Neptune in Pisces, the most creative, experiential sign in the zodiac. Have an artist’s date, let your mind wander and nourish your spirit.

Mercury in Capricorn. This is a reality check; what is and isn’t working? Outdated projects, systems and structures have to go or be revised. It’s time to plan and make practical decisions in order to see desired results. This is perfect for intention-setting, making a To Do list with the steps required to accomplish your goals. You can adjust as needed going forward, as adaptability will be part of the skill set needed to thrive in our evolving world.

Mercury in Capricorn asks you to embody your Authority and mastery, rather than just ambitiously seeking the spoils of success. In your Authority, Self-trust is paramount as you come from your center, rather than seeking feedback from others for validation. With mastery, your knowledge and proficiency isn’t performative, you transmit a world you know deeply, a language you speak fluently and a universe you invite others into. What a gift that is to the world, whatever your path.

Jan 2 – Chiron Direct in Aries. When Chiron turns Direct it’s about operating as your Self with courage and compassion, rather than diagnosing what’s lacking, missing or needs healing. Be willing to live your truth and honor your will, aligned with your heart and soul. You are needed on board as the truth of who you are, no more hiding; show up, be bold and be real. This is a spiritual practice for 2026.

The Sun in Capricorn requires responsibility for deciding where you place your energy and attention and what is outdated as you move into the next leg of your journey. Trust the endings, they will be followed by new beginnings that will crystalize as we move through 2026 and you will be amazed by what comes through you.

I am grateful for your presence on our journey together. 🌷

“Not all those who wander are lost.” ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

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“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something—your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.” ~ Steve Jobs

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“The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens.” ~ Rainer Maria Rilke

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“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.” ~ The Dalai Lama

 

© 2025 Lisa E Zimmermann • All Rights Reserved • Soul Level Solutions

 

Lisa E Zimmerman is an Intuitive Astrologer, Transformational Coach and Creator of Awakened Life Retreats, helping seekers discover who they came here to be and how to create an evolving, empowered and meaningful life. It is a joyful, heartfelt journey. www.soullevelsolutions.com ❤️

Written by Lisa E Zimmerman

We’re in a sacred portal like never before, with energies from 3i Atlas, an interstellar consciousness that is said to deliver extremely high harmonizing frequencies to our planet as it comes closest to earth all weekend. Some sensitives can tune into it, while most may feel the effects of it without knowing why they’re happening or what they are. Your nervous system and consciousness is your antenna, so just notice what you notice – and if you don’t notice anything, all is well. 

 

Dec 19 – The New Moon in Sagittarius @ 5:43pm PST is on the Galactic Center (center of the Milky Way) offering an opportunity to upgrade your “wisdom files” (ideas, beliefs) via powerful cosmic frequencies. Be willing to reconsider your beliefs and open to greater possibilities to make the most of this alignment. Allow your vision to broaden via a wide-angle, multi-faceted, high definition lens to create a new landscape and reframe any lower meanings you assign to life experiences in a higher light. You have the power to rewrite your story as you evolve your perspective, love yourself and envision a bigger picture.

 

New Moons indicate new beginnings, and this one contains planetary energies that ask you to expand, release and reorient, that can create a quantum leap forward as you complete one cycle and launch the next. The goal is to stretch forward in alignment with your Authentic Self, as opposed to staying in an old comfort zone that no longer enlivens you. 

 

Sagittarius speaks to Higher Truth, the meaning of life (and everything), long journeys, adventure and expansion—it wants to go and grow, with new possibilities fueled by high ideals. Visionary Sagittarius utilizes Truth for inspiration and guidance, which is subjective and can change and evolve. You may have long-held beliefs about yourself, others and the world that are calling for deconditioning—the release of autopilot to examine if you are still fully aligned with those ideas in our rapidly changing world. 

 

Allow yourself the spaciousness to stretch in consciousness beyond your old familiar template into the next expression of your Self with the wisdom you’ve gained over the past year. You’ve been through a lot and you’ve learned so much; now is the time to integrate that knowledge into your future, as you keep the faith.

 

The New Moon squares Neptune @ 29º Pisces (where it sits from late Oct ’25 – late Jan ’26), dissolving what is no longer viable. It can be a blissful dream, spiritual attunement or disillusionment and exhaustion. As you see shadows of people, institutions and principles you have believed in, you may feel disillusioned, confused or doubtful about what is true. If so, Neptune is loosening your attachment to a perspective, which is an opening. Sagittarius wants to do something and Neptune may not have the vitality to support it right now.

 

This energy is really calling you within where spiritual practices, meditation, rest and stillness will serve you.

Writing your intentions can be a healing, productive action to help with clarity and focus. Speaking your truth, living your truth and expanding in some way are all aligned with this New Moon. So is tapping into your wisdom, which is experiential. You know things now that didn’t before; don’t diminish what you’ve learned. 

 

The New Moon also squares Saturn, highlighting structures that you’re ready to create, are in the process of building, or that require repair, revision or a complete overhaul. Commitments are Saturn’s domain, so weigh what you’re committed to and what you are willing to commit to for the long term. Shaky structures have been challenged for a while now and this highlights decisions – what is worth your energy moving forward and what can be released. Attune to Neptune/Pisces energy to feel what is right for you within the alchemy of expansion, higher frequencies and discernment, as you let go of what is obsolete. 

 

Dec 21 – The Winter Solstice @ 7:03am PST. The Sun enters Capricorn and it’s a quiet time for withdrawal and reflection as you honor the Return of the Light. You can cocoon during the longest night of the year in stillness and allow yourself to incubate in the profound frequencies that surround you. Attune within for peace and integration as you gently release the old with gratitude and envision your evolution in 2026. Don’t be afraid of the dark; it is where the magic takes place.

 

Venus square Saturn. Venus is your quality of life—relationships, $$, style, pleasure, creativity and how you value your Self. This can be a time for reassessing a relationship, where you feel you’re not being valued or perhaps financial decisions must be made. It may be that you need to uplevel your Self-love, as thinking you love yourself and really embodying it are two different things. One is theory, the other is experiential. Do you treat yourself in a way that is loving and fully present? Just a check in. All the other issues are usually an out-picturing of your level of Self-love or worthiness. 

 

The Sun in Capricorn invites you to embrace your mastery and step into your Inner Authority, as you decide what will get your attention and energy and what to eliminate. Not all at once, but this is the path of vows, discipline, and methodical actions that create progress. More on this later, but it is focused work that creates your future and builds self-esteem, as you manifest that which you commit to. 

 

Dec 24-Jan 17 – Venus in Capricorn. This Venus appreciates responsibility, seeking what and who is real, as well as who does what they promise. Commitment is primary, no players need apply on any level with this one, who is not impressed by flashy demonstrations. Agreements must be kept. Security creates comfort. This is a practical Venus who desires simple pleasures, shared goals and ambition. It’s a wonderful  for goal-setting, practical decisions about $$, wardrobe, style, manifesting or monetizing your creativity.

 

Venus enters Capricorn on Christmas Eve, making it the perfect time to focus on what’s really important, rather than how many gifts, how fabulous the display, how big the celebration. This energy promotes your most important relationships and it honors your long-held traditions, however you celebrate the holiday. 

 

Align with what inspires you and hold it in your heart, as you practice surrendering old attachments that feel heavy or outdated. Trust the endings, as you are being led into new energies that will crystalize as we move through 2026. Stay awake to recognize and receive the messages and signs meant for you, as they will assist you on your path of evolution and awakening.  

 

I am grateful for your presence on our journey together. 🌷

 

 

“I only want what’s in alignment with my Divine Self.” ~ Sue Cimino

 

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“A life without change is not a life; it is a stagnant pool. To change your mind frivolously is a cop-out. To change your mind under the direction of the wisdom of the heart is a brush stroke on the masterpiece you are delivering to the world.” ~ Alan Cohen

 

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“The entire universe loves me, serves me, nurtures me and wants me to win.” ~ Edwene Gaines

 

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“It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices.” ~ Professor Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 

 

 

 

© 2025 Lisa E Zimmermann • All Rights Reserved• Soul Level Solutions

 

Lisa E Zimmerman is an Intuitive Astrologer, Transformational Coach and Creator of Awakened Life Retreats, helping seekers discover who they came here to be and how to create an evolving, empowered and meaningful life. It is a joyful, heartfelt journey. www.soullevelsolutions.com ❤️