Jenny Heston

We are on a Threshold, Eclipse Season is here, and Summer Solstice is coming!

Happy Marvelous, Magickal, Merry, Mighty, Magnificent, Manifesting Monday! The first Monday of June and gosh we have a lot to cover (so much so that I had to create another post), lol. So with that being said let’s go celebrate this magnificent Monday in style! As we unpack some interesting energy!

Okay, let’s start with Threshold, and you may be saying – Um, err, what? With everything that has happened in the past few months, we are at a place of Threshold. I don’t know about you, but you can feel it in the air, in the energy of the people around you, and in the collective consciousness. As the old “normal” crumbles (but is certainly fighting to stay), there is a sense of fear filled with expectation. A liminal time. A space where we are between the old and the new.

Often, when encountering thresholds, we talk as if our work is that of successfully “passing through” them. We speak of “making healthy transitions.” We seek out advice and support as we decide which thresholds to lean into and which to resist. The goal, it would seem, is figuring out how to travel forward in the right way. But what if we looked at it a different way?

“A threshold is a space to imagine a new way, and a new self. Not moving or pushing but sitting and cultivating… The goal is to allow you space and time to reflect on your past, present, and future. To imagine a new beginning…” Rev. Sara LaWall

What if a Threshold isn’t a place that you cross, but a place that you pause? A place that transforms you?

What if the invitation is to ask yourself daily:

What do I want to bring with me and what do I want to leave behind (or keep out) as I cross over?

If you want to explore this intense concept and energy further, with a super simple exercise that you can do daily to remind you it’s okay to stay in this space, come over here to explore the Threshold post.

Within this place of Threshold we start eclipse season this Friday, June 5th where we experience a Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius. This eclipse will be guiding us to stand our ground, claim our power, and allow the voice of our inner fire to speak. It is the first in a trio of Eclipses, and as we walk this Eclipse Gateway over the coming weeks, we will discover a new path emerging, one that is very different from the path we were walking before.

A Lunar Eclipse has ten times the potential of Full Moon, and often clears a path that helps accelerate our soul journey, bringing massive shifts and change. Now if you remember an eclipse can generate an awareness of something larger, running the show and they poke holes in our ego/identity revealing things within us that we have been avoiding or are totally unaware of.

So as Forever shares:- As this Eclipse falls in Sagittarius, we are likely going to find ourselves clearing thoughts, beliefs, and ideas in order to prepare for this new journey that is yet to unfold. We may have thought we were going one way, but often an Eclipse comes along to reveal a whole new path.

All the voices you carry within you deserve to be heard. Sometimes we work so hard to silence the voice of shame or guilt or anger, but there is also a power in learning to stop and listen to what it’s saying. If we constantly dismiss the harder or more abrasive thoughts and feelings when they arise, we never really get to understand them.

It’s not that we want to sit in our anger forever or allow our inner voice to become drowned by negative talk, but we also don’t want to ignore these voices and push them away. We want to listen to them and discover what they really mean. We want to hug each and every one of them, and see the value in what they have to share and offer.

When we listen to ourselves; when we really take the time to go within and listen, we catch things we may have otherwise missed. We learn things about ourselves, and we open to a new truth. It is not just our love and light that can teach us, but our pain, anger, jealousy, and resentment too.

We have to listen, find the jewels of wisdom that they offer, and then let them go.

Wowzer! So we have a place of Threshold – the liminal space, a Full Moon, our first eclipse and Summer Solstice only 3 weeks away! (Can you say there is a lot of energy to work with?)

Thus, the other day I heard my favourite book store had opened and was allowing 5 people in at a time, so I quickly skedaddled down there as I wanted a copy of Witch – Unleashed. After I purchased my book I took a wrong turn and saw this wee little store filled with crystals, statues, pendulums etc. I had literally never seen this store before, and as they were allowing one person in at a time I went in.

I took a quick browse around and there was nothing that really jumped out and grabbed me, then as I got to the door a flash of red caught my eye and down on a shelf near the floor was an Oracle deck that beckoned me. When that happens, I don’t think twice and so she came home and when I opened her up to Bless and Consecrate her, holy hannah, my whole body tingled.

So please let me introduce you to your new guides (whom I’ve been working with daily for the last 5 days) – Love Your Inner Goddess Oracle.

“These guides have come to help you awaken and express your divine feminine spirit, to live from your heart, to empower your true self – and to discover your sacred rebel within, to say no to the voices of fear and hate and become a voice for love, truth and spirit on the earth. Living as a soul, with truth, takes real courage in this world. We are often taught to follow the rules and be a good boy or girl – and that if we do this, everything will be OK. Your inner goddess thinks that is a bunch of nonsense. She wants so much more for you. She wants you to live a beautiful divine destiny. She will show you how to be a loving rebel, breaking the rules that go against your heart and soul, changing the game and playing from the heart. She’ll show you how to live the life that is meant only for you. You are meant to stir up healing change and be a voice for what is wise, loving and true. There are issues in our own lives and the world that need to change, that need to be healed. Your inner goddess knows how to bring about healing change with love, playfulness, courage and dignity. She is a fearless minx who will help you dance, love, storm and laugh your way into a more beautiful world, created from the heart. “

Seriously, the perfect guides for this time. Woosah!

I have chuntered on long enough (if you managed to read this far lol), so let’s crack on with the reading.

I invite you to just pause, envision that space in between, that moment where the invitation is to release and be willing to welcome a transformative way of living. As you breathe into that space allow your body to relax, to just settle and let the worries of the day, the moment, the second just drop like dust motes to the floor.

Then, when you’re ready pick the card or cards that whisper to you.

Did you remember to pick?

Let’s go meet your glorious guides!

FREAKING BEAUTIFUL

You are here to march to your own beat. You can be happy and free, whether the world looks at you with awe, admiration, confusion or love – or all of these at once.

Normal is not for you. Don’t be afraid of that! Deep down you are the good kind of crazy, an individual. You would never be happy trying to be the same as everyone else! You have an inner sense of justice and a need to question authority when it doesn’t earn your respect. This may make some people uncomfortable, whilst it inspires others to think for themselves and not automatically assume that everything they are told is correct. We need more of this in our world!

You are a free thinker with a different point of view to most people. This isn’t a sign that something is wrong with you, but a sign of something special – a gift to see and express things differently. The world needs much more of that too!

Your weird streak is a proverbial breath of fresh air, preventing unimaginative collapse into the boredom of sameness. It also makes you a divine poster child for others who want to break free from conformity and unapologetically be truly themselves. It means that you get to dream up your own destiny, and you don’t have to worry what anyone else has to say about it. The Universe will support you every step of the way – because it so enjoys you just being you!

MOON CHILD

You have an opportunity to manifest something that you want very much. The Divine wants to bless you with assistance to bring a cherished dream to life. Begin by admitting the true desires of your heart.

Your heart has a special spiritual power which you can access through prayer. Prayer means speaking from the heart to the Divine. For you, the Divine might be an unconditionally loving and all powerful being, such as the Universe or Spirit. You may like to choose a deity from a religious tradition (even if you don’t belong to that religion) such as God or Mother Nature.

The Divine doesn’t mind who or what you pray to, so long as you feel a peaceful, unconditionally loving connection between the Divine and your heart. When you pray, you activate the heart and stimulate a portal of healing. The heart knows how to gain closure on emotional, psychological, physical and spiritual levels, showing you the way through unknown transitions and leading you faithfully to the light of a new day.

Your heart also knows how to receive blessings from the Divine. Divine blessings can help you in endless ways, and the Divine always knows exactly what you need and when you need it.

So what are you waiting for? It’s time to speak from your heart about whatever matters to you right now. Nothing is too small or too big for the Divine to help you figure out. Ask and you shall receive.

YOU ARE THE LIGHT

You are going through a spiritual initiation. This is happening because you are ready for it, even if it doesn’t always feel that way. The way to pass this test is to rely on the light within you. Don’t let fear or doubt make you distrust the path ahead.

Light is powerful. Some people don’t understand this. The fear in their hearts makes them cynical. That fear stops them from seeing what is true. In the absence of truth, they hold on to their judgements instead. They scoff at what they don’t understand. Be careful of allowing such people to influence you.

It’s not wise to take advice from people who are investing in creating pain. You can have compassion for them, but you must not underestimate how their negativity can taint your trust in the Universe. When we feel the light within us, when we trust in it, we are able to move beyond the fear and negativity that exists in this world. You have it within you to be that light.

The only thing that can trap you is the choice to believe in the negative and give in to the fear.

That’s not you, so don’t choose that for yourself. Don’t listen to people who would cause you to question the light. The light within you is the real you.

Be at peace, beautiful one, for the positive power of the light in you is stronger than any darkness.

Holy Hannah, you seriously can not make this shit up! Be yourself, speak from your heart and be the light. Now more than ever we all need that! So delicious lovely, I wish for you a fabulous week filled with ease, joy and deep belly chortles. May you always remember how special and important you are and that the world needs YOU! Big hugs and squeezes.

Threshold

Jenny Heston · 10:33 am ·

What if a Threshold isn’t a place that you cross, but a place that you pause? A place that transforms you?

With everything that has happened in the past few months, we are at a place of Threshold. I don’t know about you, but you can feel it in the air, in the energy of the people around you and in the collective consciousness. As the old “normal” crumbles (but is certainly fighting to stay), there is a sense of fear filled with expectation.

A Threshold. And one that is going to last months, not be crossed in a day.

But what the heck is a threshold?

I don’t know about you, but I grew up with the idea of Threshold being something that you crossed. For example “the husband carried his new wife across the threshold”, or on New Years Eve it was all about who would cross the threshold first?

According to Mirriam Webster dictionary:

A threshold is:

a) a plank, stone or piece of timber that lies under a door sill.

b) a gate or door.

c) the place or point of entering or beginning.

“A threshold is a space to imagine a new way, and a new self. Not moving or pushing but sitting and cultivating… The goal is to allow you space and time to reflect on your past, present, and future. To imagine a new beginning…” Rev. Sara LaWall

Our Jewish siblings live with a heightened sense of threshold every day. Their practice of hanging mezuzahs at their doorways calls them to pause and be more intentional about what they want to bring with them and what they leave behind as they cross between their home and the world.

Imagine how your days might be different if you took a sacred pause at the doorway to your home and asked yourself, “What do I want to bring with me and what do I want to leave behind (or keep out) as I cross over?” How does my home, myself and my family need to be protected from the energy I picked up from the world today? How might my day be better if I bring some treasured value of mine with me to work or school today?”

The Celts have a tradition of having a bowl of water next to the door (and in my case a spell under the door sill), and before you enter your home, cross your threshold, you dip your hands in the water and shake off anything that is not needed.

Also, within the Celtic traditions, a threshold is a thin place. It’s a term that is used to draw our attention to those spaces and moments when “the veil” between the ordinary and the sacred grows porous and we encounter the world and ourselves in a new way, even a transformative way.

I personally feel those spaces almost daily when I’m out in nature, or sitting in a 400 year old church. It’s the place and space where you rest into the threshold between worlds.

And that is the energy that is swirling now. An invitation to pause, to relax into the space and embrace ourselves and the world in a new way, a transformative way. This is the place of the ineffable: the stuff we can’t express because it’s beyond the power of language to do so. Explanations aren’t merely useless; they threaten to get in the way. The experience of a thin place feels special because words fail, leaving stunned silence.

Think about the moments you have experienced where thought floats away and the feelings that rise inside you are so powerful and so life changing, but to try to describe them to a friend is impossible.

If you are willing to stay in this place of Threshold, you will change, your life will change, the world around you will change. Are you willing? Are you willing to open yourself up to an unknowing, leaning into something that is ineffable and allow it to transform you?

A super simple exercise to remind you of your willingness is to live it:

Alter something physical near the entrance of your home so you are reminded to pause as you go out and come in. Don’t worry about literally hanging something on your doorway, although you can if you want.

Maybe just change the location of your key bowl or key rack. Maybe move the place where you put on and take off your shoes, locating it instead by a chair that reminds you to physically sit down for 20 seconds longer and reflect rather than rush out or in the door. Whatever it is, use your “doorway change” for at least a month to make you pause and answer the all-important threshold question:

What do I want to bring with me and what do I want to leave behind (or keep out) as I cross over?

Big Blessings as you play in this liminal space.

Retrogrades, The Quantum Field and New Moon in Gemini.

Jenny Heston · 1:01 am ·

Happy Maniacal, Magickal, Miraculous, Magnificent, Merry, Musical, Manifesting Monday!

How are you gorgeous one? I hadn’t planned on doing a reading this week as it is a long weekend here, however my delightful guides were most adamant as I have heard from a lot of you that the last week was tough, and the fluctuations went from wanting to put bodies in your freezer, to hiding out under the duvet, to just wanting to curl up in a ball and weep. I am not surprised! The energy right now is intense, we have so much happening – so grab a cuppa tea as we have lots to explore and how you can shift it. Ready?

Okay, first and foremost we have 4 planets in retrograde right now, and each has a different energy/vibration to it.

Pluto retrograde from April 24th to October 4th. – guides us to review and look to the past in order to work out what needs to be transformed in our lives and where our previous transformations have led us.

Jupiter retrograde from May 10th to September 13th. – Under this energy, we don’t want to spread ourselves too thin or lose sight of what is really important to us.

Saturn retrograde from May 10th until September 28th – Saturn is all about hard work but the right kind of hard work. Saturn wants us to work on things that are meant for us and not the things that are not.

Venus retrograde from May 12th to June 24th – this brings a dive into the underworld, encouraging us to question matters of the heart.

Can you see how that is a lot to perk and feel? And if you remember me saying the shamanic energy of this month is REFLECTION. Now some of you may be balking and saying “But Jenny we’ve been doing that for 2 months now”. Ahhhh, grasshopper this is not a one and done issue by any stretch of the imagination, and it’s interesting that this energy is in play with all the retrogrades. Why, you may ask?

Retrogrades are a time of reflection. They indicate when a planet’s energy begins manifesting on more of an internal level rather than an external one. So we are being taken on a journey inward, and our focus will be drawn to our feelings of security and stability. Which makes total sense as we see so many things that we “thought” were real crumbling around us.

On top of all this we have a New Moon in Gemini on the 22nd and at the beginning of June we start Eclipse season! Huzzah! (No don’t go running to the closet to hide, this is not the time). So before we explore what this New Moon looks like let’s look at a “tool” if you will to help you navigate this energy and to really shift things on a deep internal scale. Come on over to the Quantum Field where you can shift your perspective and create deep change.

As we know, everything is energy right and each energy has it’s own vibration? Thus, I want you to imagine the Quantum Field as this glorious, beautiful amazing energetic place which my wonderful friend Lisa calls – The Field of Infinite Possibilities. The first time she said that to me I immediately saw this stunning, safe, gorgeous meadow where every flower was a star, gently bopping in a gorgeous warm breeze!

So within this glorious field we are going to play the “What If” game, which is exceptionally powerful as it creates a different energetic vibration. As the Quantum Field responds extremely well to questions. Everytime you put a question into this field with intensity and genuine curiosity the Quantum Field’s ears perk up and say “Oh, you want to know that? You want to experience more of that? Here’s your answer.” Great yes?

However, let’s be honest here, how often do you play with energy from a place of fear? Think about it – What if I lose my job? What if I get sick? What if I’m alone for the rest of my life?……….and the list goes on! (See where I am going with this?) So by asking those questions we are actually inviting the vibration of those experiences in……..

What if for the next week (or preferably longer) we started asking better questions, more conscious questions, the questions of our soul, our essence? Because when you ask a question you are actually programming this glorious Quantum Field. Think about it, every amazing invention throughout thousands of years came from a question! What If – we could make power from wind? What if I put planks on a round thing and it moved faster? What if I could fly?

Write a list of questions for yourself (especially as we have a New Moon coming up) and use those as your gorgeous seeds to plant in your own personal Infinite Field of Possibilities and let’s get them growing! Start them all with “I wonder what it would be like to ………” “ I wonder what would happen if ……….”, “What if I was……”. Are you with me so far? Questions are most powerful with a genuine curiousity and energy behind them. For example if your question is “I wonder what it would be like if the world was changing for the better and focusing more on people than corporations?” Yes! Great energy and curiousity. Play this game and watch your perspective shift and things around you shift to match the new vibration you are playing with and plant that gorgeous Field of Infinite Possibilities with amazing flowers!

Next up is our glorious New Moon in Gemini on the 22nd (Friday for me). So let me share what Forever has to say about this New Moon:

The Gemini New Moon on May 22, 2020 is a busy one and involves energy from Venus, Mercury, Neptune, and Saturn. All of this cosmic activity may feel a little overwhelming, but there is a way we can use it to our advantage.

The New Moon represents the start of a new lunar cycle. It is a time to plant seeds, set intentions, and to think about what we wish to create. But it is also a time of turning inward.

Think of the New Moon like a seed that has been planted. The seed is programmed with a certain code but there it lies, buried in the dark soil, uncertain of what’s to come or what it will turn out to be. The New Moon is really the Dark Moon, when the night sky is dark and there is no Moon visible in the sky.

This is a time of magic, of darkness – not the darkness that keeps you up at night, but the darkness of transformation, of unknowing. There is magic in the unknowing. There is magic in being that seed that is waiting to sprout. It is how all creation begins and the New Moon is a time to honor and tune in to those creative powers.

As the New Moon falls in Gemini, the sign of the twins, we may feel pulled in two directions. We may feel our heart wanting to go one way, and our mind wanting to go the other. Or, we may simply feel a sense of confusion, a sense of loss or even hopelessness. The dark night of the New Moon can seem endless, but the light will always return.

The Gemini twins also represent being connected to earth and connected to heaven. Being the bridge between these two states is what life is all about and we may be reminded of this on the New Moon. How do we live connected to the physical reality we see and the spirit reality we feel?

Retrograde Saturn is active on this New Moon too and provides some grounded energy. It supports us in setting goals and thinking about things in a more practical and methodical way. Saturn wants us to use our powers of creation on this New Moon to make wise choices that will stand the test of time. Saturn calls for us to get real with what is happening in our lives. It wants us to think about the long term and put plans in place as best we can.

What steps and actions can you take on this New Moon that will support and nourish your future and where you wish to head? While Saturn adds some practicality and earthiness, we also have strong water and air energy floating in from Mercury, Venus, and Neptune. In order to navigate this energy, go within to the place of your own inner knowing.

We have so much energy in the cosmos right now supporting us to dive in deep and to trust the process that is unfolding around us.

Rather than getting lost indecision, we are asked to wait and trust that we will be guided to the right answers. The right answers are always there, and with a gentle patience, we will break free of the fog and find our way to where we need to be.

Phew, so there is a lot of reflection, shifting perception and planting seed energy galore!

When I went to the cards and asked them who wanted to guide and support this week I was delighted to see that the Earth Warriors Oracle were most adamant. Now if these guides are new to you, please let me introduce you (as it would be rude not to)!

There is a river flowing now very fast. It is so great and swift that there are those who will be afraid. They will try to hold on to the shore. They will feel they are torn apart and will suffer greatly. Know the river has its destination. The elders say we must let go of the shore, push off into the middle of the river, keep our eyes open, and our heads above water. And I say, see who is in there with you and celebrate. At this time in history, we are to take nothing personally, least of all ourselves. For the moment that we do, our spiritual growth and journey comes to a halt. The time for the lone wolf is over. Gather yourselves! Banish the word “struggle” from your attitude and your vocabulary. All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for.”

Oh my gosh, positively perfect! The crystals that wiggled and jiggled to come to play are:- Snowflake Black Obsidian, Morganite and Shadow Quartz. Woosah! So let’s take a moment to settle, just BE and breathe.

As you breathe I invite you to welcome into your minds eye the Infinite Field of Possibilities. See it waiting for you to step into it, not from a place of fear or ego, but a place of trust, what if’s and magnitude. Breathe. If you need some more support with this I have a delicious guided visualisation that will help just below.

Then when you are ready pick the card or cards that pull at you.

Did you remember to pick?

Let’s go see shall we?

ANKA – Kin of the Red Hawk Tribe

On the wings of Red-tailed Hawk, a divine message comes. Your spiritual maturity has evolved into genuine power and discernment. You have earned your stripes. Acknowledgement is granted. Trust yourself and your destiny. You are ready. Trust in your sense of timing, which is excellent and inspired. Allow the Divine to support you as you hover, until the moment comes for you to fearlessly plunge into your forthcoming adventure.

You are more mature spiritually than you may realise. You have an ability to share wisdom and honesty with your tribe. If you are still searching for your tribe, trust yourself. You will recognise them instinctively when you meet them, even if on the outside they seem different to you.

You are seeing things clearly, so trust your vision and have patience. Speak your truth, but do so with compassion, because your words have greater influence that you may realise. When the moment is right, take action. A way will be shown for you to manifest your spiritual light in this world in practical ways.

ELHAZ – Divine Might Foretold

You know what is correct. You understand that any gain which comes from denying your values and compromising yourself creates a loss of soul. There are times when it may seem as though people who act without integrity are obtaining benefit without negative repercussions. Life can seem unfair if you limit yourself to a strictly human perspective. Yet nothing escapes the attention of the spiritual worlds. Restorative action and balancing fairness is always in action at a higher level, put your faith in divine justice, and you will win in a way that brings benefit to many.

Don’t let yourself down with behaviour or attitudes that are unworthy of you. You have divinity within you and a right to be in the world with dignity, grace and integrity. Whether in a small matter of apparent insignificance to anyone other than yourself, or in big matters where you feel your soul, and perhaps the souls of others, are on the line, integrity will be your saving grace.

You can be kind of heart, but also firm as you refuse to allow anyone or anything to convince you that lowering your standard of acceptable behaviour is warranted. Be in right relationship with yourself and the Divine. Justice will always be done, whether you see it happening or not. Put your faith in the good and true, and you will successfully continue on your path.

Others are relying on you to be true to yourself, more than you may realise. You are strong enough to live with honour.

AMAROO – The Beautiful Place

Your dreams of a more beautiful world are not a product of childish fantasy, nor idle imagination. They are true spiritual visions inspired by the universal heart that yearns for divine paradise to be manifested in all worlds. You have a life purpose to assist in the creation of divine harmony in the world, through sacred activism and the expression of your soul talents. Believe that the beautiful world you long for is not only possible, but part of your spiritual responsibility to create.

Don’t be scared to face a problem head on. You don’t need to be wilful about a solution, but, in facing the issues, you shall simplify the complexity and recognsie the practical steps that will create healing change. Keep your mind and heart open as you ask for unconditionally loving guidance as to how you best evoke divine healing in any situation. There is an outcome available to you that is far more beautiful and divinely inspired than what you can currently envision.

Ask for divine help, and trust unconditionally in the assistance that will lead you away from the limitations of your current thinking, into the perfection of what the Divine wishes for you and our world.

Wow! Wow! Wow! Seriously you can’t make this shit up! Wishing for you most gorgeous one a week filled with amazing “What If” questions, reflection, ease and huge laughter. Be kind and gentle with yourself and most certainly a plate of warm, yummy biccies! Huge hugs and love.

Mothers Day, Surrealism, Are you Here and Now?

Jenny Heston · 1:01 am ·

Happy Magnetic, Miraculous, Marvelous, Magickal, Mysterious, Manifesting May Monday! How are you delicious one? Happy, happy Mothers Day whether you have children or not, is irrelevant. We all nurture little people in our lives in some shape or form. Oh yes and thank you to all who gave me advice on rats in the garden, there is no poison down – a rat zapper and I have a slingshot!

Okay, I have to say, even with everything the way it is in the world, I had an awesome Mother’s Day, in fact better than some of the prior ones! (Who would have thought!) 3 of my boys and two of their girlfriends came over in the morning and we went for a social distance dog walk along the beach and Mother Nature had gifted us with a glorious hot, hot, day! We skipped stones, told bad jokes, laughed and shared memories of trying to cook seaweed and how horrid and rubbery it had tasted (which it had).

Each of us had prepared some food for a picnic. I had made finger sarnies and packed them in individual tupperwares for everyone so we didn’t share cutlery. Plus I also made carrot cake cupcakes with lemon cream cheese icing (nom), all individually done and bunches of grapes all individually done. The others brought veggie sticks, home made pesto, cookies, juice boxes and chips – each in individual containers. We found a glorious shady spot in a park, put our blankies down and shared food together and then had an amazing game of HORSE (originally called Donkey) – now if you have never played it it is such great fun. All you need is a soccer ball, a sense of humour and the willingness to lose! Bsically if you miss the ball when it’s whipped at you, and forget to clap prior to catching it you get a letter and the minute the word Horse is spelt, you are out!

I quickly figured out why the boys changed the name of it from Donkey to Horse as I was fabulous at not winning every time and so they would say: what letters do you have Mum? I’m HO (say that outloud and keep in mind young male humour), what letters do you have now Mum? I’m HOR. (Need I say more?) The two girlfriends bailed after 5 minutes as they aren’t used to the level we play at, nor the speed – ah well. But it was glorious fun and the doggos ran around trying to get the ball, which made me laugh.

Afterwards as we were hanging out on our blankies blowing bubbles for the dogs, I looked around the park and I saw family groups hanging out, eating together, chatting and the sun was shining and it was positively surreal. The scent of the lilacs and wysteria in bloom were wafting on the breeze and peacocks were walking by. I thought, if an alien had come down from space they would probably think we were just “well” behaved Canadians. It was as if everyone there was on holiday, just hanging out, playing, laughing and really making the most of the day. Very surreal. We were complying with all the safety and health measures in place and actually having a more real, deeper, fun connection than we did this time last year! The only phone that came out during the four hours was mine to take a photo.

Later on someone phoned me, distraught, angry and frustrated. As I listened it was apparent she was stuck in the past – lost in nostalgia (which I understand as I have been reflecting on things as well) and she was trying to second guess the future. As I listened I realised that she was having a supremely tough time being in the Here and Now. This day, and if a day is too big to imagine, this moment, this one minute. As we were having this conversation I reflected on the fact that one of the secrets to happiness is letting every situation be what is, instead of what we think it should be.

And sometimes we can do that, and other times we rail and rebel against it with rage!

Then it brought to mind a wonderful interview that I heard with Dr. Aisha Ahmad who has lived in many conflict zones, and she shares some words of wisdom. “The initial feeling of shock and loss during a crisis can feel overwhelming, Ahmad said, and the frenzy of productivity we saw in the early days of the pandemic was likely a response to a feeling of loss. She said it is necessary to slow down and give yourself time to examine and accept your current reality.”

“It is easy to focus on the limitations and deprivations of our current pandemic lives, what Ahmad referred to as ‘walls.’ But she said there is light between the walls and we can train ourselves to find it.

Once a day, embracing the world as it is and asking it to show you something new that it can offer you, that can keep you healthy and well in this day,” she advised. “That small technique, just asking every day — what can you do differently and how can you be different that might be enriching and satisfying — will keep you happy in a way that’s more sustainable.”

I love the idea of embracing the world as it is and asking it show you somethin gnew that it can offer you. There are so many gifts and opportunities in this situation.

So with all of that chuntering on, let’s crack on with the reading. When I went to the guides and cards and asked who wanted to show and shine – the deck that came out loud and proud this week is The Oracle of the Divine Circus. The reason I laughed is these glorious guides are playful, but deep. They think outside the box and invite you to do the same.

If you have never met these glorious guides, please let me introduce you. “What is life if not a Divine Circus? Life might seem ordinary at times, yet when we look more closely, it is bursting with creative diversity, constantly evolving, pulling rugs out from underneath our feet (usually just at the moment we think we have everything under control) and opening doors we couldn’t even see were right there before us a moment earlier. Life is magical, thrilling, sometimes strange and even scary. It can inspire you and touch your soul, inviting you to discover the unique magic within you, to dare to live it, to express it, to play with possibilities and embrace what sets you apart from the crowd. “

Ahhhhh, doesn’t that just sound delightfully delicious? The crystals that literally threw themselves out of the bowl to come play are:- Ametrine – is a powerful combination of Amethyst and Citrine, connecting physical and spiritual realms. Ametrine is a very soothing stone. Grossular Garnet – enhances relaxation and going with the flow, and inspires service and cooperation.Last but not least, Citrine – highly protective and enhances optimism. These are then all topped with a Selenite wand for amplification.

Glorious Wysteria and Lilac insisted on coming to the party, and their scent is divine!

So delicious one. I invite you to take a moment to come to your centre. Just breathe. And when you are ready I invite you to bring in the question about what do you need to be nourished in the here and now? Breath that in and when you are ready pick the card or cards that whisper.

Did you remember to pick?

Let’s go look!

THE JUGGLER

Many projects in the air; aspirations and inspirations everywhere. Action to take, commitments to make and yet another will soon join the fray! Say yes, do not delay. It will all work out in the perfect way.

You are capable of many things and you are too important an asset to the plan of love on this planet to be left idle. So life, the universe and your own creative urges will ask a lot of you. There will be many inspirations, ideas and dreams that you will yearn to bring to life in the world. You might wonder if it’s all a bit too much for any one person to handle. You might feel you are juggling so much already that if even one more demand or idea comes through, you’ll drop the balls already in the air, and the whole damn thing will come undone!

The Juggler is the master multi-tasker. He brings the skills, wisdom and tricks you need to not only successfully bring to life all your current dreams and ideals, but to be open to even more flowing through you. If you feel overwhelmed, you are letting yourself get ahead of yourself, allowing your mind to move too far into the future. Bring it back to now, to just what can be done now. Let tomorrow take care of itself. Prioritise, what do you need to do most today, and what can be left until later? Remember to ask for help and remember that your individual success is actually part of the greater group success. The universe wants you to succeed. It will keep an eye on the pots on the boil whilst you stir the one that is bubbling over now. You are going to manage all that is going on in your life if you remember to stay present and relax, deal with what is immediately happening and not worry about any other distractions. You’ll not only handle all that’s currently going on, but when another opportunity heads your way, you’ll add it to the mix with grace!

GYPSY COLOMBINE

The free spirit in you is rewilding itself, shedding social conditioning and past patterns of behaviour. It is shaking off socialisation and emerging anew like a snake shedding a skin. The wild one within isn’t a save. It is raw, yes, but also wise, authentic, beautiful and with a deep instinctive knowing as to what you must be. Can a bird ever be truly happy whilst trying to be a fish? True freedom is to be truthfully yourself.

Politeness and people-pleasing, not out of respect but out of fear you will otherwise be rejected, is a form of social conditioning that dulls the wild one within. If you reject that conditioning in favour of re-wilding, of getting in touch with your true instincts and nature, you will exchange lukewarm tolerance from others for their passionate admiration and love. And for those that cannot love you, that are afraid of how much life is in you, then let them be. They do not belong in your world, nor you in theirs. The jungle of life is a vibrant, colourful and exciting place, but not everyone is ready to live there as yet. That is jUst the way of things sometimes.

It’s time to let yourself off the hook, to forgive and forget, to allow what’s been to have been and to start again. No regrets. No fear. No doubt. It’s time to heed the call of the wild and ask yourself, “What would set my spirit free?”

SECRET OF SHINOBI

Shhhhhh! Can you keep a secret? It’s time to play your cards close to your chest. Soon enough, you’ll be ready to stand upon the mountain top for all to see and hear. For now, let things unfold in the guarded privacy of your inner world. When the time is right to be seen in the light, you’ll know what is true and what to do. Until then, be patient, be private, be committed and wait for the right time to shine.

Sometimes being less visible, less transparent, less “seen” for a time is helpful. It doesn’t mean being dishonest or deceptive, but it does mean keeping your intentions and your truths to yourself until you see the best way to attain your goals. In fact, the best way to attain your goals might be more of the “iron fist in velvet glove” approach. You might find that gentle persuasion works far better than direct confrontation, which can unintentionally inflame a situation and trigger defensive reactions in others instead of finding a way to bring resolution.

When it is time to show your hand, to reveal your intentions and speak more openly and publicly about what has been gestating, you’ll know it; but for now, let things come together away from prying eyes. Just for now, it’s time to keep a secret.

Oh my gosh, wow. Asking for help, shedding social conditions, and reflecting and being close to yourself for now. Lol. You seriously can’t make this shit up! Oh yes, as we have been migrating and changing my site the mentor information hasn’t gone out yet, however, it will to all of those who asked and followed up. Sending you big hugs and love for this week. Take time to breathe and be in the here and now and ask this day to show you something new that it can offer you, that can keep you healthy and well in this day. There will be no reading next week as it is a long weekend, so I want to take time to play, create and do daft shit! Big hugs and squeezes!

4 Easy Rituals to Celebrate Beltane – and a Visualisation!

Jenny Heston · 1:11 am ·

I love Beltane, I love it because it is fiery, passionate, intentional and produces results!

Beltane was thought to be one of the more important festivals of the Gaelic calendar. Beltane is a Fire Festival. The word ‘Beltane’ originates from the Celtic God ‘Bel’, meaning ‘the bright one’ and the Gaelic word ‘teine’ meaning fire. Together they make ‘Bright Fire’, or ‘Goodly Fire’ and traditionally bonfires were lit to honour the Sun and encourage the support of Bel and the Sun’s light to nurture the emerging future harvest and protect the community.

Beltane celebrates the height of Spring and the flowering of life. Earth energies are at their strongest and most active. All of life is bursting with potent fertility, look at the trees around you – (if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere), they are bursting forth with bright green leaves and the little sparrows are back as well as the robins. Abundant fertility, on all levels, is the central theme.

The Goddess has reached her fullness and is the manifestation of growth and renewal and shows up as the May Queen, Flora, the Goddess of Spring. The God emerges as the Young Oak, May King or as Jack in the Green. They fall in love, the union is consummated and the May Queen becomes pregnant. Together the May Queen and the May King are symbols of the Sacred Marriage, the union of Earth and Sky. If you have ever read “The Mists of Avalon” you will know what I am talking about. “This is the night of the Greenwood Marriage. It is about sexuality and sensuality, passion, vitality and joy. And about conception. A brilliant moment in the Wheel of the Year to bring ideas, hopes and dreams into action. And have some fun!”

On Beltane we honor nature’s oldest love story. Beltane means bright fire, and in earth-based traditions, it represents the handfasting, or marriage, of the God and Goddess and their eternal embrace. In ancient lore, the two are separated all winter long, and their reunion on Beltane is celebrated with food, drink, and multi-colored maypoles, which symbolize female energies wrapping themselves around the male form. The world comes alive in color to celebrate their love. This is a holiday of union, a celebration of the divine balance in the union of masculine and feminine. Having reached maturity through their long separation, Lord and Lady now come together as one.

Have you ever seen a Maypole dance? If you have never seen a proper Maypole dance done, I highly recommend it! A phallic pole, often made from Birch (why Birch you ask – Birch is regarded as a feminine tree and Deities associated with Birch are mostly love and fertility goddesses. It is one of the first trees to show its leaf in Spring), was inserted into the Earth representing the potency of the God. At the top there would be a glorious wreath, most often Hawthorn flowers and the flowers represented the Goddess. Hawthorn is a deeply magical tree and is one of the three trees at the heart of the Celtic Tree Alphabet, the Faery Triad, ‘by Oak, Ash and Thorn’. Traditionally Beltane began when the Hawthorn, the May, blossomed. It is the tree of sexuality and fertility and is the classic flower to decorate a Maypole with.

The dance around the Maypole represented Their unity. Ribbons of Green, White and Red hung down from the top of the pole and each young woman would take an end and dance. As they danced around the pole they would weave in and out and through whilst holding onto their gorgeous ribbon. This weaving represented the Spiral of Life and the union between the God and the Goddess. It’s moving artistry and glorious fun!

So if you haven’t gotten it yet, Beltane is a festival of flowers, fertility, sensuality, and delight. The Beltane fires of yore were a time of revelry, pairing and celebrating fertility (there were lots of babies born 9 months after the celebrations!) Also, cattle would be led between two fires for protection and to encourage a strong, fertile herd. People believed the smoke and the ashes from the Beltane fires offered protection and fertility. Holy wells were visited and feasts were had. Rowan was often used in Beltane festivals as it’s a tree of protection and healing. Branches of Rowan were placed as protection over the doors of houses and barns at Beltane to protect from increased Faery activity as they woke from their winter slumber. Sprigs were worn for protection also. Rowan berries have a tiny five-pointed star on the bottom reminiscent of the pentagram.

So all in all a great time to celebrate, set intention, fertilise either self or ideas and have a grand jolly time!

But I guess the question some people have is – “Why bother marking the day?” Good question, and my answer would be because it connects you to something bigger, older and deeper than our modern day to day.

I love the way Donna Henes puts it:- Ceremonial observance adds lucid layers — depth, dimension, drama and distinction — to our lives, making the ordinary seem special, and the special, extraordinary. Through the practice of ritual we are privileged to experience ourselves as prepared, present, passionate, principled and potent. When we set aside the quality time and claim the psychic space for ceremony, when we assume the authority to do so, we are able to transform our perceptions, our perspectives, our experiences, and in the process, our reality.

Does ritual have to be long, drawn out, complicated and require a shed ton of things you don’t have in your home? Some people believe so, but I don’t. To me ritual is performed when I make food for those I love with the intention of it being nourishing and a dish of connection. It’s also in when I routinely smudge and energetically cleanse my home, or in the Epsom salt tub that I draw up for one of the boys with the oils that will help them.

So with all that being said let’s go explore 3 simple rituals for Beltane. The first one is the egg charm (and I most certainly do this at Easter) and it is so easy to do. The second is a tree blessing, which I love and will be doing. There’s also a very simple dandelion renewal ritual – if spring has sprung early enough for you. And a glorious fun thing to do is a Faery offering!

Here is a lovely guided visualisation/meditation to help you really release and tap into this amazing time. Enjoy!