Melissa Maranda Holistic Counseling, Healing & Life Coaching

10/01/2025

A few days ago, I literally helped someone gain the confidence to pass their driving test, and today I worked with someone on their college Spanish class! Anything is fair game in therapy. 

09/20/2025

The New Moon with a partial Solar Eclipse is Sunday, September 21 at 2:54 Central time. The Equinox, autumn in the northern and spring in the southern hemisphere is Monday, September 22 at 1:19 PM Central time.
This is a powerful time for stepping up and into your life in a bigger way. Although this eclipse is not as intense as the the Lunar one earlier this month, it is still prompting us to literally get our lives on a better track, and to take responsibility for our intentions, desires, discernment, boundaries and choices.

Beware of impatience and false bravado as you become inspired by what your next steps may look like. It is still prudent to think before you leap, speak or act. It is a good idea to take an inventory of where your life is and where you may need to take a step forward and up into a higher level of functioning. Maybe it is about health, diet and practices or maybe it is about how you relate to others or maybe it is about putting boundaries against what does not serve you or maybe you need to eliminate something in your life in order to move on.

The Equinox is always a time to honor change, balance, and the need to do something new. It could be a small shift. Any change will have significance.

(Powerpath school of shamanism)

09/05/2025

FULL MOON in Pisces and TOTAL LUNAR ECLPISE is Sunday, September 7 at 1:08 PM Central time.
Known as the blood moon for its red hue during the eclipse, this full moon is a powerful gateway to clearing the path of old patterns and karmic debris. The time between the 2 eclipses (next one is a partial solar on September 21) is the most intense window of rattling the cage of our known structures, patterns, beliefs, attachments, and habitual ways of living. The energy is volatile and unpredictable, confusing or enlightening, painful or ecstatic. Hard truths could surface and the foundations of something you either believed in or counted on for stability could show signs of fragmenting.

Think of this full moon time as a giant clean out much like a flash flood, immensely powerful in its ability to scour out the dead wood and accumulated debris. It is best not to resist but to work with whatever is coming up proactively, making wise choices, setting new boundaries, and being responsible for organizing the flow of energy in ways that serve you better.

(Powerpath School of Shamanism)

09/03/2025

08/19/2025

NEW MOON in Virgo is Saturday, August 23rd at 1:06 AM Central time.

This New Moon is all about a restart, a fresh start, a blank canvas, and a huge opportunity for the reinvention of whatever needs it at this time. There is support for taking charge and being proactive with reorganization and reconfiguring what does not work or is not sustainable.
In addition to this being a very practical, organized and productive time, it is also an opportunity for an elevation in consciousness and a raising of vibration. To honor this, make sure you take some time for spiritual practices, intention setting and truth telling around what needs to change. Staying optimistic and positive is very helpful as it imprints the quantum field with your best vision of the future.

(Powerpath School of Shamanism)

08/07/2025

I have talked to several people this past week who feel that "everything is burning down at once". The Bible story of the Tower of Babel and the the Tower Tarot card both represent how this means you are "leveling up" when this happens:

The Tower tarot card is one of the least-loved cards in the deck, but it offers powerful wisdom about big life changes. What’s the spiritual meaning of…

08/07/2025

FULL MOON in Aquarius is Saturday, August 9 at 2:54 am Central standard time.

This Full Moon opens a window of going inward to listen, heal and realign, using creativity, imagination, truth and inspiration. Use discipline to guard against judgment and projection. Take time to honor yourself, do some self-care and reflect on what you value. This is also a time where the feminine energy of creativity and beauty is important to acknowledge and use as you move towards more simplicity and ease. How can you uncomplicate your life? How can you strengthen your connections to others in a more authentic way? What needs healing in your relationship with yourself?

Stay in your own lane, set good boundaries and move towards what feels right instead of what you think you ought to be responsible for.

(Powerpath School of Shamanism)