Weekly Reading

Weekly Reading October 3rd

Happy Monday! Actually, happy first Monday in October! How is your Autumn going? Are you able to get out and enjoy the glorious colours that Mother Nature is sharing with you? For me every morning when I look out at the mountainside it is like a gorgeous new painting – this is where I really wish I could paint and capture the vibrancy, the colours, the way the sun filters through the golden leaves and imbue it all with the smell. Alas, my paintings tend to look either bizarrely abstract or like stick people have taken over the page. Sigh.

This weekend, even though it was rather grey and rainy I managed to plant 275 spring bulbs. I love those first flowers of spring, the daffodils, tulips, bluebells, lily of the valley, crocus – that dash of colour after a long grey/white winter uplifts me and makes me feel expansive. So yes, I did get muddy, wet and cold – however, the bulbs of grandeur and delight are planted and it may take 6 months until I see them, but I know they are growing and when the time is right they will blossom. Kind of like us. With that in mind, the cards that wanted to come play this week are the lovely Kuan Yin Oracle deck by Alana Fairchild. The gemstones are the peacock stone, rose quartz and amethyst.

So as October is the month of Balance energy, I invite you to come explore that with me. Gently close your eyes down and first breathe out, release and then as you breathe in, breathe in love and as you breathe out breathe out any fear, anxiety, doubt or mental clutter. Let’s do that one again – breathe in deep, deep to the belly and feel yourself filled with unconditional love and as you exhale out through an open mouth – release.

In front of you is an exquisite ceramic bowl and it is filled with all sorts of spring bulbs. You don’t know what any of these bulbs are but you trust that at the right time they will flourish and share their beauty with you. Just past this bowl is a rich, ripe, verdant plot of soil that is gently shielded from chill autumn winds by the drooping branches of multi-coloured trees. As you pick up your trowel and a bulb you set an intention. For the first bulb you sent an intention of BEing, how do you want to BE in this world and you gently place it into the hole you have created for it and pull the earth back over and give it a gentle pat. The next bulb you sent an intention of DOing, what do you want to DO in this world, how do you want to serve and gently place it in the new hole you carefully dug for it and cover it over. The last bulb calls to your heart and soul and asks you to set an intention of NOURISHMENT, how or what do you need to nourish yourself as you find BALANCE in all aspects of your life. Is it having quiet time daily, getting out into the woods, connecting with friends regularly, a long soak in a tub with gorgeous music? Create a lovely hole for this one and set the intention of all the ways you can nourish and love yourself through the day, the week, the month and the winter so that you can fully appreciate your BEing bulb and your DOing bulb. Repeat this process until all your bulbs are planted and as you gently even the dirt out, and sit back on your haunches to look at your work, you take a deep breath in and the air is filled with promise, possibility and peace and a great big smile tickles the corners of your mouth as you know, you feel, you trust – your not alone and it’s all going to be good. Take one more deep breathe and then pick.

Now let’s go look and see what gorgeous guidance and insight is to be shared with you.

REVEAL THE PEACOCK BEAUTY

The beauty of the peacock is breathtaking, with stunning lush colour unfolding in graceful and proud display. You too are a great beauty, beloved. Within you resides a glorious divine being of beautiful light, with an ability to create, as your divine birthright. The Peacock Beauty speaks to you of your creative energies rising to sublime, inspired new levels as you are accessing the power of your throat chakra for higher creation. Your intentions, decisions and particularly your words, are becoming more powerful. Enjoy the wise use of this growing creative potency to express the beauty within you, asking for Divine Blessing on all your plans, projects and words.

There is a stirring within you to create greater beauty in your life, to honour the creative ability that you have to express such sublime feelings that reside within you. You can begin to create divine beauty through your words and actions. As the power of the throat chakra grows, our urge to express ourselves in a uniquely creative way can become strong. This creativity is the voice of the Soul wishing to manifest itself in the physical world. The power of your Soul is starting to flow through your words and plans.

Whatever project, plan or purpose you have been contemplating is in alignment with the higher creativity of your Soul. Don’t worry if the details aren’t unfolding as you thought they would. Be clear with your intention and surrender the details to the Universe so that they can unfold according to a vision greater than your own. Don’t give up, but do let go.

NECTAR OF THE LOTUS

The Divine Mother wishes that those who are meant to feed others be well fed too! Your devotion to helping others has the effect of squeezing the cosmic heart chakra of the Divine Mother. From her heart drips nectar, sweet, sustaining, life affirming energy that feeds you and allows you to nourish many souls. Like a sacred chalice that overflows, when you are full, well and and vital, the feeding of others happens effortlessly. There is an endless supply of energy, joy, peace, bliss and love for you. Yet sometimes we may experience limitation instead of endless supply. If that’s the case it is time to shift and trust. Any limitation we are feeling could be a sign that our mind and emotional life could use some help shifting from scarcity consciousness into consciousness of abundance.

A limit or restriction in our energy might indicate that we have been so focused on giving to others that we have forgotten that we are a part of the divine heart we are seeking to embody and we need to gain more balance in our lives by taking some time out and attention for ourselves.

Divine Nectar is our vital energy, it is life force and the fuel for growth of all kinds. It is peace, it is power, it is abundance and it is love and divine grace. When our chi energy or life force is replenished we feel creative, happier and more content, accepting of ourselves, others and life and more in flow. Chi comes from connection. What part of you needs more connection? Taking a few moments to consider what you need strengthens your self-awareness and increases your ability to consciously meet your needs. The Mother Divine wants to help you and you can assist her by helping yourself too!

THE YIN EMPRESS

The Yin Empress brings peace, prosperity and success to her beloved devotees. Your Soul Purpose includes Healing and Empowerment of the Divine Feminine, the Yin Empress herself. You gain power, assistance and untold blessings in following you Soul Purpose. You are lifted and supported in your Sacred Work now.

You are a spiritual leader and pioneer and part of what you are here to do for the planet on a soul level, whether you are male or female, is to empower the Divine Feminine. You may feel you don’t fit into current culture. You are not meant to, because you are meant to help it to grow and change! Your Soul yearns to make a real difference in this world, to help it be free of fear that leads to competition and domination and power struggles and instead to live from a place of love and peace.

Men and women who are in touch with their feminine power are able to love, to have compassion, have fierce gentleness, live their heart truths and to be truthful and to honour what really matters to them, whether it fits with contemporary cultural values or not. Living in this way not only feels better and more truthful, it also leads to a successful life with much creativity, positive contribution, personal empowerment and satisfying relationships, not to mention inspiration for others to draw from so that they too may grow. You are being asked to live into your feminine power now, to be true to who you are and not give in to social conditioning that tells you feminine power is not enough, that you must compromise your beliefs or your compassion to ‘get ahead’ or ‘come out on top’. Live from your heart and realise that this is not only enough, it is a blessing for all.

So gorgeous one, I wish you a stupendous week filled with autumnal beauty, heart based living, laughter and peace.

Weekly Reading and Pre Equinox – September 19th

Jenny Heston · 3:53 pm ·

Happy Monday and happy nearly Fall Equinox (which occurs on Thursday September 22nd 14:21 UTC).

I love Fall, the colours, it’s as if Nature is getting all dressed up and inviting us to celebrate and appreciate all the gifts and bounty we have received (think fields filled with gorgeous fat orange pumpkins). The smell of the air, and the crispness of the early mornings, the harvest fairs and there is a sense of urgency in the air. For me there is also a melancholy that goes with Fall as I watch the trees release their gorgeous leaves and the ground starting to frost and chill, there is a sense of loss as the snow is coming and the clouds are going to drop down.

Autumnal equinox offers us delicious lessons that run parallel with our lives. Think about it; the first lesson is the balance of the dark with the light. On the equinox night and day are in perfect equal balance and as human beings we are invited to balance our own inner dark and light. Joyce Rupp, a Catholic writer and poet challenges us to befriend our inner darkness: “I gratefully acknowledge how darkness has become less of an enemy for me and more of a place of silent nurturance, where the slow, steady gestation needed for my soul’s growth can occur. Not only is light a welcomed part of my life, but I am also developing a greater understanding of how much I need to befriend my inner darkness.”

Another lesson is that of Impermanence. Spring brought the glorious buds, Summer brought the flowers and expansion and now Autumn brings the leaves falling and bare branches. Things change and they move through their cycles, they don’t stay in one space. Imagine if you were a flower and you had gone through your budding process into your glorious blossoming period and then it was demanded of you that you continually stayed in that state. It isn’t sustainable, you need to be able to turn inward, nourish your roots, cocoon if you will so that you can go into another state of budding and blossoming.

The last lesson I see that autumnal equinox reminds us of is Letting Go. Think of the gorgeous leaves that gently flutter down to the ground. The tree isn’t trying to cling onto them, nor are the leaves struggling to stay where they are, they are gently released and offered back to the earth to nourish the soil. With this we are reminded that fall is a fabulous time for putting down our burdens, for letting go of things that no longer serve us and to get out of our way and allow Spirit/Universe/God to take charge for a while.

(Can you tell I am passionate about Fall and the Equinox!)

So with that all in mind, let’s take a brief moment to get grounded and centred. I invite you to gently close your eyes and take a luscious deep breath in, and as you focus on your breath see in your mind’s eye a gorgeous tree all be-decked in the glorious oranges, russets, reds of Fall. Look at the leaves, each of them is different and glorious in their own way, their colouring is different, their sizes are different, some may be curling upwards and others pointed towards the earth. Imagine each of these leaves holds a challenge, a burden, or a habit that you have been carrying that no longer serves you. It could be anything – procrastination, negative self talk, feelings of fear, anxiety or scarcity. It doesn’t matter what they are gently see them attaching to a leaf. As you finish doing this a blustery breeze picks up and causes the branches to dance and your leaves to release. You stand there with your hands clasped in wonderment as your leaves create a gorgeous pattern in the air, whirling, twisting and then gently landing on the earth to be made into gorgeous compost to nurture the ground. As you take your next breath in you feel your ribs expand, your shoulders gently lift from under those burdens and you lift your heart up and whisper – Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. Gently open your eyes and know these things are released. Trust! And with that trust pick the card or cards that resonate for you with release of things that no longer serve you or your highest good.

So let’s go look, shall we?

DIVING FOR LIGHT

How brave you are! You are diving for light. It’s easier to look for light in the heavenly and sweet than to look for the light in that which is dark. This is an advanced task that only a rebellious and brave heart will attempt.

You may not feel that you have taken such a journey by choice. Yet you have taken this wise challenge on from deep within your soul.

This oracle speaks of a time when you are called into darkness through life circumstances, situations, relationship challenges or inner struggles that you don’t understand. That darkness may be a creative block, a sense of being in a void or feelings of depression, rage, sadness, fear or anxiety. There may or may not be an obvious cause. The darkness might be generally accepted and socially acknowledged because there is a socially acceptable or obvious reason for it. However, there may be no obvious justification for your experience of darkness. Just know that you are actually on track and right where you need to be.

Our creative process and our spiritual path go through similar turning of the wheel process. You need to be alert to sabotage and criticism. Don’t carry other people’s fear for them. Stay in your heart. Will you stay in your heart or will you be seduced by darkness and overcome by anger or sleepiness. This is a spiritual test and a threshold for all true creative work. Stay connected to your heart, all will be well.

RELEASING ALLEGIANCES

It is time to hold onto yourself and let go of another. Even if just for a time. You have gained all that was meant to be from that connection. At least for now. You have given and you have received. The need to let go does not deny the value of what has been acquired, it is more that the time has come for greater productivity, creativity, abundance and consciousness in your life. You have completed many cycles in the vibrational frequency of consciousness that you are now being asked to release. It is now time to expand into higher frequencies of experience that will bring enhanced love, empowerment and peace into your life. You will take the wisdom of what you have learned with you into something new – new connections, new relationships, new life experiences – at a higher turn of the spiral of life.

Trust that you can step into solitude for a time without being consumed by loneliness. It is time to reconnect with yourself. This is a time for self-love, for paying attention to yourself, for nurturing, holding and being with you. Back yourself! You must be there for yourself because you are doing well, you are on the right path and you are growing. Well done!

CONSCIOUS CONNECTIONS

There is a call for more intimacy in your immediate relationships. There is an opening for heart to heart communication that can salvage and restore a broken relationship or friendship, if you are willing to honour your differences and look to what unites you.

We are not here to judge each other, just to love, to be loved, and to let go of those that cannot accept us as we open up to those who can. It may or may not be obvious at first but kindred spirits are going to enter your life to help you connect with your deeper feelings and creativity. They will give wings to your inspirational ideas and big dreams.

Sometimes webs that have joined people together are broken and that is appropriate as people may outgrow what once held them together. Remain open to healing connections and to allow people to be close to your. Trust in the process that draws people in and out of your life. Resist nothing and seek wisdom in all.

Have a glorious Autumnal Equinox, take a moment and light a candle, release, release, release. (Then drink water). As Equinox falls on my birthday I am going to have a brief retreat, kayak, have a fire and burn some lavender and rose petals.

Weekly Reading August 29th

Jenny Heston · 3:58 pm ·

Happy glorious Monday delicious lovely!!! Can you believe we are at the end of August, this month has just whipped by in what feels to be a tower of boxes, a wall of heat and a pile of sawdust! We have had tons of baking, energy sapping hot weather and the other day as I was shoveling out a truck full of horse manure to create a gorgeous garden bed a huge flash storm hit. One minute it was sunny, the next it was torrential rain and I was getting covered in horse shit (which I didn’t mind) and it was exceptionally refreshing and cleansing. After the storm passed there was a delicious sense of freshness, newness, unfolding possibilities and calmness in the air.

So with that thought in mind (the storm, not the horse shit), let’s take a moment to drop into ourselves, calm the mind and connect with our gorgeous, strong, loving intuition.

Imagine that you are standing at the silent centre of a great cleansing storm. The wind is whipping around you, you can feel your hair lift with it and there is a sense of wildness, change and unknown. All aspects of your life are rained upon, blown about and even messed up a little. How do you feel?

The storm slowly passes and in its wake you are left with soft sunshine, hair in disarray and slightly soggy feet! Some parts of your life will have been washed away. Some other pieces will be strong and stable, a bit messy perhaps but still there nonetheless. How do you feel?

Underneath your soggy feet you see a pattern forming in the cleansed earth, as if it is rising up from the damp, slightly disturbed soil. A golden gleaming geometric pattern of the flower of life glows. Sense the perfection of the form, see how each flower feeds into the next, in symmetry, harmony and balance. See the golden flowers all interlinking spreading off into the distance and as you raise your eyes from this wonder before you there is a gorgeous rainbow shining brightly in the sky.

So in your gorgeous cleansed and grounded state, trust yourself and pick the card(s) that call to you.

Did you pick?

RESTORE AND REPLENISH

You are in need of something so much deeper than rest. You need restoration, replenishment and revival. This will not necessarily come from lying about somewhere taking a moment out of your day or evening activities.

You are more likely to gain what you need by breaking with your routine completely and doing something different. You need some variety, some spice, some change to bring fresh energy into your body, mind and heart. You need to restore and revive yourself by changing the usual flow of energy through your being. You could stimulate this process by going to a different place, meeting different people and taking different action to what you would usually do.

However, it is now time to move, without pushing yourself, beyond what is known, comfortable and familiar. Life is telling you that it is time to put down the paintbrush, the pen, the endless lists and the thinking mind and get into your body. You are in an important transition phase between one level of experience and the next. If you feel as though you are treading water or are in a sort of purgatory – somewhere between your old life and your new life then this especially applies to you. Soon you will have the power and energy you need to reach for the next level – and succeed.

INSPIRATION

An idea has captured your attention – or will do so very soon. It may be a grand vision or the vague sense of something that could be. You are being encouraged to accept the vision, the idea or the inspiration as it is important to your creative and spiritual growth.

The bee is bringing you healing medicine-wisdom from nature to aid the message of the oracle of Inspiration. The bee is a powerful spirit totem. Bees are able to fly with wings that are significantly small in proportion to their heavier bodies. Your idea, even if it seems like a big, substantial plan that might be difficult to “get off the ground” and up and running, can succeed.

Allow inspiration to fill you with enthusiasm, an expectation of magic and marvelous synchronicity, as people, situations and opportunities fall into place to help bring your inspiration into reality. You are meant to think and do things differently . Your inspiration comes direct from the universal creative source and you are being asked to believe and recognise the signature of great intelligence within your inspirational ideas and creative urges – and to act accordingly. Bee-lieve!

THE PERFECTION OF YOUR LIFE

Have you ever seen a storm pictured from above? It can appear to be so beautiful and elegant. This Is certainly different to the ground view which can be quite a violent experience. So too, there is great beauty in your life now. However,at this point in the natural process, you may be experiencing it as anxiety-inducing rather than beautiful. You may sense it as internal chaos. You may feel it is something that is waiting to erupt from within, as a restlessness or an anxiety that you cannot quite articulate but sense vaguely nonetheless.

Whether the chaos seems subtle,strong, internal or external, this oracle brings the same message for you. All is unfolding according to a perfect higher order. You are currently enduring a cosmic, spiritual storm which is having an impact on you. It is clearing things out, ruffling feathers and preparing you for that lovely, super-fresh, uplifting feeling that one experiences after the storm has finally passed.

No matter what appears to be, in truth there is only the unfolding, creative genius of the universe. You are not forgotten. You have not been looked over. You have not been denied, found wanting or rejected as unworthy. Express whatever is needed, however is needed, this will call on the powerful perfection of your life path, as it aligns for the next creative turn of the spiral of life. Trust and directly experience the flower of life unfolding within you and around you.

Have a glorious week, and don’t forget it is New Moon on September 1st. A great time to hit the reset button and get clear on what you want in your life.

Weekly Reading August 22nd

Jenny Heston · 4:33 pm ·

Happy glorious Monday! It is so good to be back, I did need the last few weeks to focus on getting us moved and to do some building and renovating – and I am glad I gave myself that time.

It has been super hot here and building in 40C weather has been brutal! There was one day where the sweat was continually pouring down as I am putting in joists and pouring concrete and as I looked around I noticed all my dogs totally flaked out. Is this “The Dog Days of Summer”? Me being me, I went and looked it up – it actually has nothing to do with lethargic dogs, and this is what I found:- “It turns out, the dog days refer to the dog star, Sirius, and its position in the heavens. To the Greeks and Romans, the “dog days” occurred around the day when Sirius appeared to rise just before the sun, in late July. They referred to these days as the hottest time of the year, a period that could bring fever, or even catastrophe!” Thankfully no catastrophe’s here!

Just hot and lots to do!

Okay, let’s get onto the reading. I invite you to take a moment just for you. Stop what you are doing, and start to focus on your breath.

Let’s take a glorious cooling deep breath in by gently closing over the right nostril and breathing through the left. To do this, place your right thumb over your right nostril with your fingers standing up like gorgeous antenna to the Universe. Deep breath in and as you exhale sigh it out through an open mouth. Feel your gorgeous shoulders gently relax. As you keep breathing in this pattern feel your scalp, jaw and cheekbones relax and settle into a glorious space of joy. Take another deep breath and if you are willing see in the centre of your mind a stunning waterfall cascading down over a lip of rock which is covered in lush green ferns and moss, the water then cascades down for metres and crashes down into into a deep cool inviting blue pool of water. Feel the mist that the waterfall sends up, cooling, soothing, very Yin energy – giving and loving. Feel the mist wash over your face and your body, removing anything that is attached to you that is not serving your highest good, anything that is old stuff and needs to be washed away. If you feel comfie with this energy, open your arms wide and receive it, breathing into the cooling, cleansing energy. Stay there for a few moments and let the mist gently nourish and feed you. When you feel ready, take another deep breath in, lower your thumb, thank the waterfall, trust your intuition and yourself to pick the card that wants to work with you this week.

Have you picked? Ready?

SEEING THE TRUE YOU

Sometimes we believe what others tell us we are, as though the self we see reflected back to us through their eyes is truth. You have been putting rather too much faith in the reflections others have of you – to the point that you might not be honouring all that you are and all that you are becoming, because you believe too little of yourself.

You are to begin to develop the art of direct perception. This is the ability to recognise yourself not only in the eyes of others, but from how you feel about yourself, how you experience yourself and how you observe yourself (with compassion and kindness) from within. This is a step towards a radical empowerment that does not require perfection in order for you to recognise you are loveable and have much to offer. It is empowerment based on the acceptance of all that you are.

If you are getting confused about who you are and your motives or actions based on what others are saying or how they are responding to you, step back. In your quest to be a responsible person, you may be unintentionally taking on the feelings of others, making their reflections of you more than they are in truth. More often than not reflections are more about the state of the reflector than what is being reflected. Let those external perceptions go. Can you just acknowledge yourself? Do so and be free!

NEW BIRTH, GUARDED VIGILANTLY

In every creative process, in every birth, in every opening of a new cycle of life, there is a time of vulnerability. This vulnerability is natural and appropriate. It is the foal learning to become steady on its legs Those legs will become remarkably powerful in time, but the process of growth and maturity has to take place, and that requires some wobbly first attempts. It cannot be any other way.

Within you, there is fresh new life emerging like a vibrant green shoot rising up from the earth. This new life is in need of your attention and your care. This could be a new relationship that needs tending with interest and kindness. It could be a new idea that you need to nurture into fullness, because it is going to hold special purpose for your life path. You will not always need to cloak that which is young. Soon enough it will be able to stand up for itself, but for now, your vigilance and care is most certainly required.

Hug your ideas to yourself as though they were a new lover you cannot bear to share with another. In time the world will be the lover receiving the love in your idea. For now, it is for you to love, for you to hold and for you to observe. Keep your sanctuary pure, this may be your room, a sacred place you visit, your own body, into which you retreat in relaxation or meditation. Sometimes you will find that others have taken up residence in your sanctuary. It is time to focus on the purity, light, love and compassion that dwells within you. Everything else will come and go, and that is just fine. But the purity within your sanctuary is eternal. Firmly denounce any intrusion upon the new life by doubt, fear or sabotage.

SHE FEELS, SHE KNOWS

An illumination is erupting from within you as a vision that is bringing what was once obscured into clarity. This is not likely to happen as a blinding, shocking insight, but as more of a softer, gentle knowing. It is like knowing something without understanding exactly when or how you came to know it. This insight will assist you and you are being asked to honour it. You will know which insight it is at the right time. Your heart will tell you.

Something that is far bigger than the immediate situation, issue or moment is of importance – although you will only have a dim sense of that possibility, at best. The situation you find yourself in right now may not be one of joy, but in time you will understand more of the bigger picture. You are being asked to think in terms of long-term happiness. Sometimes this warrants change or even temporary restrictions in the short term. Through the natural process of transformation, great leaps are indeed possible. You simply must be prepared to surrender into the process with absolute trust.

The situations in your current life are particularly geared towards a more significant manifestation that is coming to you, according to your life path and purpose. This is a stage of preparation and of building a foundation that will hold you strong and centred as your creative journey unfolds and your life path becomes ever more brilliant and luminous. So keep plugging away, remain patient but most of all, be hopeful and trust in the light you sense ahead of you, for it is the light that is within you, simply revealed more fully. And all that is happening now, is happening to that end.

Wishing you a glorious week filled with love, light, joy and moments of peace.

Weekly Reading July 25th

Jenny Heston · 5:41 pm ·

Happy hot scorching Monday delicious lovelies (well it’s hot and scorching here). You know the book The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up? Well holy hannah, I have never read it but have been purging, tidying and really releasing a lot, clothing, books, DVD’s – STUFF. It feels really good and it feels as if a sense of space has been created for all sorts of new and wonderful things to come in. We are moving this weekend, so I am going to take today off and next week off from readings to allow myself and my family to get done what needs to get done.

I look forward to seeing you all August 8th.

Remember to breathe, laugh, play full out and celebrate how gorgeous and wonderful you are.

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