The Empress ~ Archangel Gabriel

This is your card reading for Wednesday, August 26th/15.  Your card bolted out of the 'Angel Tarot Cards' deck, authored by Doreen Virtue and Radleigh Valentine.  Your card is the 'Empress ~ Archangel Gabriel' card.  This card is one of the 22 major arcana cards in this 78 card deck.  Major arcana cards address major events and themes within our lives, while the minor arcana cards deal with the day to day aspects of our lives.  I did not separate the major arcana from the minor arcana cards, but rather, kept the deck in tack while shuffling.  So, that a major arcana card presented for you today speaks to the powerful energies prevailing at this time. Doreen and Radleigh's message for the card is this:
"Your creativity and hard work are bringing you great rewards, according to this card.  You have the Midas touch right now, so anything you nurture and give your loving attention to will flourish.  Marriage, children, and issues involving motherhood and creativity are positively affected now.  Whether you're trying to give birth to a child, nurture life into plants or pets, or help a new project or business to grow, your creative endeavors will be successful.
Enjoy the beautiful things in life, knowing that you deserve to be wonderfully provided for. Take excellent care of your body with massage; yoga; or anything that makes you feel healthy, vibrant, and luxurious.  
ADDITIONAL MEANINGS OF THIS CARD:  Abundance. * Spending time in nature. * Indulging in creative and artistic projects. * Loving and nurturing yourself or others. * A time of excellent emotional or physical health."

My message for you today is this:
Archangel Gabriel's (or Gabrielle, if you experience this Archangel as 'feminine', energetically, as I do) name means 'Messenger of God', which is why this Archangel is often referred to as the 'communication angel'.  Many see this Archangel's aura as copper in color, and a crystal said to align well with her energy is Citrine.  
As we lead into the upcoming Super Full Moon this Saturday, and enter into the shadow of the upcoming Mercury Retrograde, the energies are 'amping up'.  We are being urged to focus upon our intentions, to get clear about them, and to take action upon them.  You may therefore, be presented with incidents that bring to light for you today areas where you have formally restricted yourself...either through specific patterns of behavior, or shadow beliefs that no longer serve you.  These are presenting in order that you show initiative in positively moving through these patterns and choose to take 'conscious action' in shifting into your true full potential.  Each time you feel out of alignment with a situation, take action to change or express what you need to, in order to bring the situation into alignment.  Address the situation!  All that is required of you is that you show up authentically in all interactions, and that you honour yourself.  Recall that approaching your life from an empowered stance NEVER implies disempowering another!  Rather, when you choose not to limit yourself in order to make others more comfortable, and when you choose to honour and express yourself authentically from a heart-centered place, you inspire others to do the same for themselves.  You are being reminded, through this card revealing itself for you, that you are in a powerful time of manifestation...as shared in the message above, 'you have the Midas touch'. Archangel Gabrielle...the angel of communication...has presented for you today to assist you in lovingly, yet authoratitively, aligning your expression with your higher self and purpose.  Own who and what you are and express this with confidence and clarity in all interactions that you encounter today...to do so creates a shift into manifesting what you desire on a Soul level and in living a Soulful life.
Blessed be...