Jenny Heston

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Spring is Here and this Inspiring Energy wants you to Grow!

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Hippity, Happity, Hoppity Marvellous, Manic, Mizzly, Manifesting, March Monday!

Spring is Here!!!!!

Friday’s Full Moon was the last full moon of the winter, and yesterday heralded Spring Equinox/Ostara, and I have to admit I am piggly, wiggly excited!  (Now if you are in the Southern Hemisphere you just had the last full moon of summer and are welcoming in the Autumnal Equinox).

We made it through the dark Winter months & here we are at Spring’s new beginning. It’s the dawn of a new day, a new season. A new chapter is beginning for you.

Spring is a joyful time, with themes of awakening, rebirth, and new life. Nature is waking up after her long Winter’s rest. Everything’s coming alive; the natural world is being reborn.

This same thing is happening within you – in your life & in your spirit.

With the arrival of Spring it’s time to let your Soul take a deep breath of fresh air and to bring up the visions and creations it has been incubating over the winter time.  

What are those seeds you want to plant literally and figuratively?  

I had epic plans for a glorious Spring Equinox celebration of a massive intense hike along the rugged west coast whilst hiding tiny, hand painted faery doors in the woods for others to find.  But you know what they say about “The best laid plans of mice and men?”  Exactly!

Instead of my epic adventure, I had the joy of a weird upper respiratory thing for the last 10 days that made me feel low energy, grumpy as all get out and just generally unwell (let alone the delicious coughing).  So, it was time to readjust and not cling to “but I planned this.”

Open door number 2 and create a different day, which was delicious!  

I got up before the sun rose and went to an empty beach to watch it rise over the horizon and drew sigils in the sand.  Had a long rambling walk with Danu under the canopy of old, old trees whilst the creek rushed by.  Went on the hunt for White Sage seeds, and found them!  Planted seeds in the garden (even in the rain), and then took time out to get clear on what are my Soul Seeds, what do I want to create more of with this season.  

I then decorated a few eggs with symbols of what these Soul Seeds look like and did the Egg Divination ritual that I shared with you last week.  (Oomancy at its finest!)  Then to top it off I decided I wanted cake – so I made a glorious Black Forest cake to snarfle down in the evening with a gorgeous cuppa tea.

All in all it was a really lovely, mindful, celebratory Spring Equinox.  

How did you spend yours?

Remember, Equinox marks the beginning of Spring, so if you haven’t had time to set your Soul Seeds that you are going to sow and tend, there’s still time.  Grab the Ostara Magickal Guide to help you with this.  And for those who have asked – there are still a few spots left in the Spring Equinox Reading Special.  

Okay, enough chuntering on, let’s crack on with the reading.  The cards that wiggled and jiggled to guide this week are the glorious Sacred Destiny Oracle, guides.  So in case  you have never met them, let me introduce you – and if you have met them before, let me reintroduce you (as not to do so is rude!).  “You have a sacred destiny; we all do.  There is a powerful and profound reason that you are here on the planet.  However, sometimes it may be difficult to understand what that reason is and perceive what is required on your journey into the future.  It may be a challenge to know what the next step in life should be.  This is the time to call upon the energy of nature and majesty of the natural world to provide answers to the heartfelt yearnings of your soul.  In ancient traditions, shamans, medicine women, witches, visionaries, and prophets all accessed hallowed knowledge by observing their natural environment.  These wise beings stepped through mystic gateways into inner realms to bring back meaning to the seemingly random event of life. “

Note the line –  This is the time to call upon the energy of nature and majesty of the natural world to provide answers to the heartfelt yearnings of your soul. 

Your Soul Seeds!!!

The crystals that wanted to show off are absolutely brand spanking new as I went to a Rock and Gem show on the weekend.  (It takes rocks and gems for me to want to be in a crowd of people).  We have the Red Graphic Feldspar, Pegmatite and Pinolite.  Aren’t they quite scrummy?

Okay darling one, settle.  Just allow the cares to slide off and breathe, breathe yourself back into your body.  Calling all of the pieces of you back home.  As you breathe, I invite you to see in your mind’s eye a packet of seeds.  These seeds are very, very special as they are your Soul Seeds.  As you gently shake them into your hand, getting ready to plant them, what are they?  What images swirl up?  When you’re ready pick the card or cards that whisper to you.

Did you remember to pick?

Let’s go have a wee look, shall we?

FULFILMENT

The peach tree blooms early, and because of this, it is often a symbol of Spring and the renewal of life.  It is also the Chinese symbol of a happy marriage and of fertility.  

In some traditions, it stands for immortality.  

Ripe peaches also portend fertility, fecundity, and a great fulfilment.  In Korean traditions, the peach represents happiness, riches, honours and longevity.

Fulfilment is at hand.  No matter what is occurring in your life, put your attention on what is splendid, pleasurable, and luscious.

Find bliss in the moment.  Love fully, deeply, without hesitation.

Cherish your friendships.

Fill your life with people, experiences and places that give you delight.  Let go of people and things that don’t feel empowering and that drag your energy down.  

You no longer need to put the needs of others ahead of your own needs.  If you’ve had any health issues, a ripe peach represents a return to better health.

Savour your life with gusto and with grace.

Experience and embrace life in all its permutations.  If you want to conceive a new baby; or a new project, or start a new relationship, this is an excellent omen for a great outcome.

 TRANSFORMATION

It’s not an accident that the butterfly represents transformation, rebirth, and resurrection.

Remarkably, when the caterpillar becomes a chrysalis, it doesn’t just instantly become a butterfly; it actually dissolves into a kind of soup,

In other words, it liquefies itself…..and out of that emerges something completely different.  It is a true transformation.

In some cultures, blue butterflies are considered very good luck and even wish granters.

In Native American tribes, it is believed that a wish whispered to a butterfly will be granted when it flies to the heavens.  The Native American shawl dance, which celebrates renewal, is derived from the butterfly dance.  

Also, the colour blue represents calmness, peace, and spiritual attunement: and the blue butterfly is thought to carry all these meanings.

This is the time for change, reinvention, or a rebirth into a new way of being.

If you’ve been plodding along, it’s time to take measures to shift everything.  Don’t resist change.

The blue colour suggests a spiritual renewal or initiation.  

Transformation doesn’t mean taking something old and remodelling it or rearranging a few things: it means becoming something completely different……or doing something completely different.  

Change is often uncomfortable, but it is usually for the highest good.  

FLOW

A meandering river is a waterway that cures, bends, turns, and seems to swing side to side as it flows forward.  Viewed from above it looks sinuous and even snakelike.  

Meandering rivers are dynamic as they wind their way across valley floors and bring life-giving sediment to new habitats.  

The word meander was derived from the ancient Meander River, which flows into the Aegean Sea.  The Greeks created symbols for “meander” that have been described as some of the most important symbols for ancient Greek culture; they represented the fluid movement of water and the eternal flow of all life.

The twisting patterns were also thought to represent the serpent, which was the symbol of healing, hence our present day symbol for doctors is the caduceus.  It is also the symbol for the Shakti energy that resides at the base of the spine.  

There are times to hold on tight to the shore, and there are times to enter the flow.  Notice where life is going and move in that direction.

Watch for signs and follow them.  Don’t resist.  When you go with the flow, your life-force expands and healing on all levels abounds.  This is also the time to release old, limiting patterns, forgive and let go of the need to be right about your beliefs.  

If you aren’t feeling the smooth currents of life, it might mean that you’re being self-critical or judgmental.  When you enter the flow with gratitude and love, you will find blessings surrounding you.

You will enter into a state of grace, and healing will abound.  

Wow!  Those were amazing messages for this lovely time.  How did your cards feel?  Remember to take some time to plant your Soul Seeds and honour your soul yearnings.  Next week we will chat about a healing circle that we are all going to create, as I feel we all could do with some of that, let alone the rest of the world.  Sending you big hugs and squeezes.  Happy Spring!

Awakening, Discipline and what Birds can Teach you!

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Happy Miraculous, Magickal, Majestic, Mellow, Momentous, Mystical, Merry, Mischievous, Marmalade Made Manifesting Monday!  (Had to slip Marmalade in as for me marmalade on a glorious piece of fresh bread toasted – nom, nom, nom!)

So how was your Imbolc, New Moon and Chinese New Year?  

What wee seeds are asking you to pay attention to them?  What stretching and awakening is happening for you?

I have to say for me, Imbolc was really, really nice!  We had a massive feast on the Saturday prior and played Killer Bunnies (all the boys, girlfriends etc) and then on February 1st the time in ritual, making glorious food, really dreaming into the seeds of desire was stupendous!  And unlike January, this week flew by!

Quite  a few of you have emailed or messaged asking “Is Imbolc the DAY of awakening and stretching?”  

Imbolc is the first day of the Season that walks with you until Spring Equinox.  

So let me give you a personal example.  Over the winter time I cocooned, and hibernated (and the weather most certainly complied).  The food I ate was richer and heavier (I hadn’t had a salad in months!), and there was a sense of conception, conception of ideas, thoughts and new ways of being.  But like a good chili, the burbling allowed a gentle melding. 

As Imbolc arrived, that burbling has come to a boil, I can see what the pieces are -ish, and now they are coming to the surface.  Yet it’s still not time to take full frontal action, it’s  time for patience.  It is a time of putting the back pieces into place that will support all those wonderful seeds growth.  Does that make sense?  It’s an awakening.  This is what it means to walk with the Wheel of the Year, or the seasons – your body and soul know far, far better than your mind!

Another example is the garden.  We have had a few days that have been sunny, coolish, but no snow.  I live on the coast so our climate is very different to the interior, or other places.  Yet, I know, the planting of the seeds can’t happen for a wee bit, but what I can do is prepare the space and place for them.  So over the weekend, under a cool winterish sun I have been digging up sod, finding it a new home, and beginning to prepare the beds for what they are going to burgeon with over the summer and into the harvest time of Fall.

Yes?

So to loop back – Imbolc is when you allow yourself to gently awaken.  To dream into place the seeds you want to plant for this year (irrelevant of what the news is spewing at you).  What is your Truth?  What are your Desires?  Work with the seasons to bring them into being!  

That’s what we do in The Creatrix Circle and when you are grounded and connected, magick and miracles happen.

So let’s talk about Discipline, shall we?

(Yes Discipline and Awakening do walk together).

The Shamanic energy shift for this month is “DISCIPLINE”.  

As Lena shares – Hang in there…..be patient…..wait for the right timing…..stay in your own lane.

This month is all about taking your commitments to the next level of responsible action, staying out of other people’s drama, and trusting the integrity of your intentions to manifest the perfect opportunities when the timing is right.

Preparedness requires the discipline of staying positive and in your truth no matter what. You can go down the rabbit hole of feeling irritated, self-deprecating, impatient with yourself and others, or simply critical and judgmental about everything. Or, you can be disciplined about being your best self; optimistic, generous, kind, compassionate, accepting, and in gratitude. Not everyone will have this outlook on life, so it is best if part of your discipline this month includes being discerning about where and whom you spend time with.

The distractions of drama, addictive behaviors, overthinking, ambivalence, obsession, blame, and wishing it were different than it is are all part of ego’s determination to keep you from moving forward into the opportunities you can create for yourself. The discipline is much about not listening to the negative voice that wishes to keep you small and limited………..

So do you see how that ties in with the energy of Imbolc?

To add to that, I acquired about 120 new friends this last week!

No, I am not talking about humans, but crows.  

Now, if you have been with me a while, you will know I normally get one crow who hangs out, scares away unpleasant people and brings me gifts.  Well………. This week I have had over 100 crows visit everyday.  The noise is huge!  

They come swooping in in drifts and march around over the garden, the lawn, the railings, you name it!  They chunter away, hop around, come natter from the back deck railing and then fly up to the sky in a swath of black, swirl around and come back.  I have to say – I love it!  (Yes, I could happily wander around with a crow on my shoulder lol).

But what does that mean?  For me, you never mess with Crows (they remember your face!).  The Crow for a long time has been a symbol of Magic.  It’s said that the Crow holds within its mind’s eye the three realities: past, present and future.  For me, Crow energy is potent and very clear.  So what are the birds that resonate for you?  What are their messages?

So as I allow the gentle stretching and awakening I feel very thrilled to have Crows coming and hanging out!  

Okay, I have chuntered a ton (not a surprise), so let’s crack on with the reading.  When I went to the cards and asked who would like to guide this week, the glorious Faery Forest Oracle were adamant, which made me smile a lot.  If this deck is new to you please let me introduce your guides (as that is always polite).  “Let us enter the wild green world together, friend, the faery forests where the great trees speak with us, the moss soft underfoot, the light pure and gentle.  The homes of the once Sacred groves of the Celts, the Saxons, and the Vikings…and to the people who were here long before we had names with which to call them to us – the faerie people.  May the wild green world and the wondrous beings of this Faery Forest heal us, inspire us and urge us all to become more who we truly are meant to be.”

So mote it be.

I have created a guided visualisation for you to really see this energy coming to you. If that doesn’t resonate then just Breathe.  Breathe into your toe nails, breathe into the roots of your hair, breathe in all the promises, the blessings and opportunities and sigh your exhale out, letting go of anything that feels a tad sticky or tacky.

When you are ready, I invite your inner wise knowing to pick the card or cards that call to you.

Did you remember to pick?

Take a breath and let’s go have a look!

BEFORE THE GATHERING

For you, dear one, a celebration is coming – a time to acknowledge the markings and passing of the great turns of the wheel, and for you to gather together with friends, relatives, and significant beings and ask them to uite in a common cause of joy for what has been achieved.

It is time to look forward, to anticipate, and to prepare – for this event may even be taking place simply on an energetic level, as all the beings who have long wished for your wellbeing now gather together to applaud the place where you are right now.

This will be coming for you, and it is in the future, so this is a great omen for you.  It is time for you to put on your finest garments, take the very best goblets and chalices from their dusty hiding laces, and raise a glass of bubbling faery energy to the wonders of life.  

Whatever it may be, it is essential to mark the impending time with joy, applause, and an expression of bounty.  Prepare, be ready, and enjoy, dear one.  You deserve all that this exciting and exhilarating occasion heralds, for after the effort, comes the reward.  Soon it will be yours.

THE WILD HUNT

There is, for all of us, a moment when excitement and nerves fuse, when we prepare to journey and do something we have anticipated for a long time.  In the faery realm, this sensation is created by adventure known as the Wild Hunt.  This is a gathering which takes place not only within the realm of faery, it is one where the faery king and queen lead faery hounds and faery horses on a hunt throughout the countryside, dipping into and out of the faery lands, surfacing in the human worlds from time to time, cleansing toxic energy, allowing natural forces to begin to flow through the cleared energy paths, awakening the wild world to brightest life once again, and leaving a trail of ecstasy and bliss after the frenzied storm of their ride.

The Wild Hunt is fierce, powerful, a little frightening, and thoroughly thrilling – and this faery queen is preparing herself for the joys and challenges of this great springtime event.  So too you need to prepare yourself for some chaos – a wild time, when change tears through and upends all the order you have attached yourself to.  You may need to pack, travel, find ways to move quickly, stop planning and organising for a moment and just go on an immensely enjoyable ride of your life.

The time coming for you is delirious in its excitement, and you fear this loss of control and order.  But truly, it will refresh you, just as it sears the very edges of your nerves!  Dress up, show up, and prepare to be amazed!  Take a deep breath, find your voice, and begin to cry out at the top of your lungs.  You are alive my friend, and will feel so more than ever before when the wild hunt touches your life!

THE GOLDEN UNICORN

Everyone deserves to have another person in their life to whom they can turn for protection and care.  When this card comes for you, the Golden Unicorn is showing you the path to a person, advisor, or mentor who will assist you through the challenges you are now facing.  When the Golden Unicorn appears, it is a beacon of hope, for with the right guidance, what seems to be impossible can be achieved, and you will no longer feel so raw, vulnerable, and unable to go on.

If you are facing unjust circumstances – you will be shown, step by step, how to get through this time, when it seems that all friends have fallen away, and the world is no longer a safe place.  The glorious golden unicorn leads with reason, intelligence, and intuitive brilliance.  With their guidance you will come to a safer place within the world, and be wiser in choices regarding friendships, alliances, partnerships.

You are wiser now, and will never be quite so hurt again.  There is now protective energy about you, and it is safe for you to leave the current circumstances and create a new path.  The judgment you have sensed about you will now dissipate, and true, good people enter your life to help heal the pain of friendships that have fallen.

Well my delicious lovely, I hope you heard the message for you and are paying attention! I would like to express my love and thanks for all your glorious messages, emails and comments!  Wishing you a glorious week of stretching, awakening, touching into the earth, and allowing the messages that show up around you to be seen and heard.   Massive hugs and squeezes for you and see you next week.

Samhain, All Souls Day, Dia de los Muertos, Rituals and New Moon in Scorpio!

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Happy Miraculous, Magickal, Mystical, Melancholy, Magnificent, Misty, Merry, Manifesting Monday!  

How are you gorgeous one?  Happy Samhain!  (As in my practice, Samhain goes from dusk on the 31st to dusk on November 1st)!  

This is the Celtic new year, the end of the growing season – the time of Death on the Wheel of the Year.  This is where the past year dies & our lives shift inward in preparation for new life to take root.

This is an extremely powerful & transformative time of year.

As nature makes this final shift inward, and lets whatever remains die on the outside – you are also making this shift. And you have your own things that need to die in order for you to do so. 

This time of year, and this seasonal energy, is helping you discover what those things ARE – the things that you have outgrown, the things you are ready to release in order to continue growing & evolving.

If you’re interested in learning more about Samhain & how this time of year influences you mentally & emotionally, check out the Magickal Book of Samhain, or come and join our incredible community in Creatrix Circle, where we walk the Wheel of the Year together!

I love, love, love this time of year!  After the fiery intensity of summer it is so nice to move into the watery, reflective, inward and introspective energy of Autumn.  And for me October and November meld together in a delicious way  – inviting me to go deeper, to pull the energy in and push it down to  my roots (as the plants do), and let all the pieces go that need to.  A time of transformation. 

I mean for goodness sakes, if we look at Biology 101 where does a seed transform?  Under the ground.  In the dark, warm earth where it is quiet and nurtured it can then start to sprout!  (Okay I’m getting off my soap box!)

Now I know some of you may be saying “Hang on Jen, isn’t this All Souls Day, or Día de los Muertos.”

You would be correct on both counts!!!  All Souls Day is celebrated on November 2nd and Dia de los Muertos is from October 31st – November 2nd.  So take a moment to think about it – Samhain, All Souls Day, Dia de los Muertos are all about honouring our dead, giving thanks to our ancestors and seeing death as a transition and a time of transformation.  

Make sense?

Thus, I highly encourage you to take some time to sit in the darkness, offer up a blessing to those who have passed and invite in the whispers of your amazing ancestral line.  

(And yes I know our Western Culture can be super tweaky about death).

I have a super easy Ritual of Release for you to try. All you will need is your willingness, some leaves, a candle and your intention. Ready?

This Thursday we have a lovely New Moon in Scorpio and so what does this energy bring to you?  New Moons are about retreating within, and Scorpio energy is also very reflective. We may find ourselves delving into the darker corners of our hearts and minds. We may find ourselves unpacking some of the denser emotions that we have been holding on to.

As Forever shares:-  “The Scorpio New Moon represents transformation and can even be a catalyst if you are in any in-between phases in your life.

You may just find that shortly following this New Moon, the metamorphosis journey you are on kicks into a new gear, revealing the next step of your process.

If you are in a stuck and stagnant place, you can call on the energies of this New Moon to help create a shift in your life.

This New Moon is geared to inspire change, so think about what needs to transform in your world and then go about setting your intentions. Work with the energies of this New Moon by knowing that it can help instigate shift and change if that is what you are looking for.”

If you feel inclined, use the moody energies of the Scorpio New Moon to delve into those shadowy corners, who knows what beautiful insights will come into the light.

“And if you are stuck trying to figure out the essence of who you truly are I will give you a clue – you are far more magnificent, radiant, and lovely than you could ever believe.”

Okay I have chuntered on long enough!  

When I went to the glorious cards and asked who wanted to guide and support you this week I was delighted to see  The Oracle of the Shapeshifters.  As we are all shapeshifting in some shape or form right now.

If these glorious guides are new to you, let me please introduce them (as that is the polite thing to do)!  “These are the magickal familiars, once the companions of shamans, witches, wizards, and wise ones – and now they are here for you.  Now is the time for you to undertake a great quest – to rebirth yourself within this lifetime and this quest of evolution does not need to be faced alone.  We change and we change again.  We fear change.  Yet it comes.  For us to fear change is as foolish as winter crying for the coming of spring.  Change is.  Fear corrupts.  These guides are here to support, encourage and help you through transformation and to teach you to let go of fear.  True , deep change must take place for you to fulfill your soul contract.  You may have turned from possibility to what you have convinced yourself is probable:  You diminish your possible self, reduce who you are, and dilute your spirit.  But even when you have sought to remain invisible and hidden away, and said  yes to everyone else, life will find you – and transform you.  You are never alone with these beings.” Phew!  So there we have it, are you ready?

Thus my gorgeous one, take a moment.  Just let your breath naturally slow down, relax your shoulders and jaw.  As you start to relax I invite you to see in your mind’s eye the energy of Release.   What do you want to keep?  What feels a tad stagnant?  What messages do you need to hear from your ancestors?  If you need a little more support dropping into that energy I have a lovely little guided visualisation for you.

Then, when you’re ready, pick the card or cards that make your soul breathe.

Did you remember to pick?

Then let’s go have a good gander shall we?

FIONA AND THE UNICORN

Unicorns help us choose between what is pure and what is polluted.  The unicorns’ alicorn (a spiral horn, holding the divine ratio and perfect proportions within it) connects directly to their third eye.  At this time, many messages are being drawn directly to your third eye, and so your clairvoyant capacity is growing and opening.  This may sometimes be disturbing for you.

You may experience flashes of light at night, as though lightning is striking behind your closed eyelids.  You will be able to see the colours and energies around beings, even see who their guides and etheric companions are. 

With your eyes open, it is likely you will begin to see another world superimposed over this one.  Energy will form shapes around people, objects, plants and even buildings.  You will see colours and energy fields, orbs and entities – you are able to see what once you could not.

For a time this could lead to confusion, disrupted sleep, and a feeling that perhaps you may not be of sane mind.  But this is not true.  The unicorn and I are here to guide you through this time.  The Unicorn will help purify the energy that comes close to you, and advises you to drink a great deal of water as you go through this process of the 3rd eye opening widely.  

You will sometimes feel trapped in a world where  you receive too many visions to make sense of – this will pass, and we will help you through this stage.  Ask us what  you need to know, and we will do our best to translate the images you are seeing – the energies you are able to glimpse so clearly now – into words you are able to understand.  It is not the time to give in to fear and banish this visionary experience.  Accepting it will lead to a great healing and the ability to help others.

TWO KITTENS

This magickal being is holding tight to two beautiful cats; both of them offer her growth in her femininity, independence, and satisfaction on many levels.  Both of them are very young, very tender.  She feels nurturing and protective toward them both.  “How can I put one down?” she asks, torn.  She is being asked to choose between the two, to separate one thing from another, and she is shocked that she must make this choice.  

When this comes to you, tune in.  Ask yourself, your body, what it wants to do.  Make a decision.  You can no longer go on at this point attempting to walk in two directions at once.  And that which you most fear – causing pain – will not happen when you choose.  Cats are about your independence,  your ability to leap high and to make it through many tricky situations.  Choose.  Choose now.  

So are you having trouble making an important decision?  You can’t see which one to choose?  Which way to go?  Both seem equally good or equally flawed?  Hmmmm.  We have come to show you the difference between two choices.  You know you can take only one road at this time, and you know you must trust that that which you leave behind – that which you are telling yourself you are abandoning – will be safe and cared for.  You will make it through this choice without feeling agonies of guilt.  You will.  The Universe trusts you to make the right choice!  

Feel it – you can now choose between seemingly indivisible ways.  There will be a solution to this impossible situation.  

For now, put one thing down and choose the other, or no real growth can take place.

BATS IN THE BELFRY

These companions will teach you how to be upside down in life for a time, to fly against the mainstream views, and to find your way when you can see no way ahead at all.  They will assist you in moving far beyond the cares and conditioning that told you to stay enraptured by limiting beliefs, to remain in thrall of your fear of being different.  The bats and their astounding skills, sensitivity, and talents will help you accept that you must begin to live with even more courage, imagination, and boldness – even when you are misunderstood.  They will show you how, in time, you will become an inspiration, because you choose to live with valour, excitement, and beauty.  The bats’ only question for you now is: What next?!

Others may say you are indeed batty, and this ascendancy has seemed mad even to you at times. The current state has been preceded by a heavy, hurtful climb.  Just  because no one can quite see how you’ve made it to the top does not mean you did not have to climb.  There was no magickal lift, or easy way up – nor did you fly.  But you did follow your instincts, and we, the bats, the ones who can see you in the dark, led you to your current home.  Now you are here, and so many wonders you can see, and so peaceful and fine it feels to be high above it all.  The air is fresh and clean, and you can see just where  you need to go in future.

There will be a time to start the next great journey, but for just a moment, take time and enjoy the wind at your back, the incredible views stretching out before you, and the freeing sense of detachment from the cares and woes of all those who said it could ever be done, that you didn’t have the skills, that you couldn’t climb so high.  You have.

You have done well.  Now take a moment and enjoy the magnificent view and all the wisdom this height can offer you.  See the future directions, see where you made what others call mistakes, and see how those below stay stuck.  And now you need only ask for our help, especially when the darkness falls, and you will find your way to the beginning of another great journey into places that others say it is not possible to go.  It is.  You have shown it to be so.  Now let us take in this glorious view.  

Wow, wow, wow.  What gorgeous guides to help us with the delicious energies of this moment!  So my gorgeous lovely, sending you massive blessings and huge chocolate chip biccies (as everyone needs a nice snack). Remember to be gentle with yourself.  Practise compassion.  Laugh as much as possible and take the time to really step into the delicious warm and welcoming darkness.   Big Hugs and Squeezes!  

Happy Thanksgiving and Healthy Boundaries!

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Happy Magickal, Mesmerising, Marvelous, Musical, Majestical, Manifesting Monday!

How are you gorgeous one?  

Here in Canada it is Thanksgiving and there wasn’t meant to be a reading this week – but Spirit had a different idea!!!!  So along with the most massive pumpkin pie ever – we have a reading!

So let me ask you a question, okay?

Do you give yourself permission to have healthy boundaries, to speak your truth with compassion and to nurture yourself? If not – why not?

I ask this (with Thanksgiving in mind), as this last week I have had multiple conversations with amazing people who allow their boundaries to be ignored by family, friends, colleagues and then reap the sense of overwhelm, regret and feeling dismissed.  

So as the week unfolded (with Thanksgiving weekend rapidly approaching), a niggling started, and then got bigger and bigger.  Then it finally erupted mid week with “I don’t want to have to cook Thanksgiving dinner!”  Which shocked the shit out of me as I love celebrating most everything and I love the people that I spend time with.

However, we had a birthday gathering two weekends ago which was fabulous.  We had a gathering in August as my brother was here.  We had a gathering in July to celebrate someone, and then the Solstice gathering in June.  All amazing, all wonderful, all I loved and all a lot of work!  One day is filled with errands, grabbing ingredients and cleaning.  The next day is filled with cooking, hosting and organising and then the day after is clean up.  Poof, 3 days gone!

So as this burbling of “I don’t want to host Thanksgiving” kept growing and growing so did my anxiety about how it would be received, and the guilt of letting people down and all the other bullshit stories that can swirl in our heads (aren’t they lovely?).  

And then I remembered the phrase that has been walking with me for a while “Tenderly Fierce”.  

That place of staying open and vulnerable with a tender heart whilst allowing compassion for all things and people, including self, while fiercely protecting our boundaries.  

Yes! Yes!  Yes!

Thus, I shared with the kids, family, friends –”I love you but I really just want to do my own thing this weekend.  I need some space and don’t want to be on deck for anyone else.  I want to play, paint, hike, read, relax, write and watch the leaves dance with no agenda, no schedule and not committing to anyone other than myself.”

It was so amazing to see the response!  Most of them got it, and really appreciated the fact that I had shared my boundary with them!  (The mothership certainly didn’t, but that’s not a surprise).  

So I revelled in the time!  I went out and watched the sun rise and light up all the gorgeous leaf colours. I yomped with Danu, exploring new places whilst revelling in the glory that surrounded me.  I’ve painted, written, gardened, made an amazing crystal necklace and a delicious Thanksgiving feast for one of all the foods that I wanted to eat (and no it didn’t include Turkey).  

I’ve danced, lit candles, put on good music and just spent time BEing, Playing and Refuelling. 

And you know what?  It made me even more Thankful this Thanksgiving.  It made me Thankful that I have released the trauma response of not being allowed boundaries from my family of origin.  It made me Thankful for my kids and friends who totally appreciate it and get it.  It made me Thankful that using my voice and practicing being Tenderly Fierce are part of who I am.  It made me Thankful that I had time to play.  It made me exceptionally Thankful for where I live and the gorgeous places to explore and play in.  

So you may be thinking to yourself – ummmm, Jenn why the heck are you talking about boundaries?  

So gorgeous one, I hope you take time to really look at your boundaries (they aren’t walls btw).  Healthy boundaries are a crucial component of self-care. That’s because in work or in our personal relationships, poor boundaries lead to resentment, anger, and burnout.  

And I want you to find your voice, whether it is with speaking about your boundaries, your truth, your thanks and gratitude or your pain.  Okay?

Now enough chuntering from me, let’s crack on with the reading.   When I went to the cards to ask who would like to be present this week it made my heart smile to see who showed up.  The amazing Faery Blessing guides were most adamant.  As after all, who doesn’t need a Blessing?

Now if these guides are new to you, please let me introduce them as it would be rude not to.

Faeries are present in every droplet of water, every blade of grass – they are everywhere there is a trace of nature – thus every field, flower, and forest is theirs.  They inhabit the wild rainforests and the old castles; they dance within standing stones and burial mounds; they are on the top of mountains and within the grove deep in the valley; and they appear in the cracks in the pavement and beneath the cities in the old, tangled tree roots.  Faeries are part of this world, and they were here before we were born into this world, and they know us better than we know ourselves.  

For humans, many of us have lost our sense of play, our sense of relationship with nature, our courage to be ourselves – as well as our hope, creativity, and personal power.  We have looked outside of ourselves and nature and the sacred ones for answers, and in doing so, we have become quite lost.  The blessings of the faeries can bring us back into relationship with ourselves, back into relationship with the elements and the elementals, so that we can become more at home within the world, while creating a personal world which supports our dreams, our wishes, and our purpose.  

Yes!  Positively perfect!

So gorgeous one take a breath.  Just a normal breath and then as you carry on breathing allow it to slow down.  Breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth.  Allow in your mind’s eye a rising of your gorgeous heart,  your voice and a beautiful circle of silver light around them.  Allow this silver light to grow stronger, with you in the center and let that space be filled with all the things you are thankful for.   Let the silver circle become a delicious healthy boundary.   As you breathe just let it swirl, you don’t have to control it.  

Then with this energy pick the card or cards that call to you.  What Blessing is for you this week?

Did you remember to pick?

Shall we go look?

A BLESSING ON THE HEART’S CALLING

The Faery Gift of Living from the Truest and Most Pure Call of the Heart

For faeries, what the heart wants, in its purest form, is the right thing to desire.  But for humans, we have long practiced smothering the heart with the voice of reason, most often not our own voice, but the voices of others, of cultures and governments and of groups of people who fear nothing so much as hearing the heart’s deep call.  And so, with this gift of the faery comes the gift of hearing again the heart’s deep call and having the courage and commitment to follow it, no matter where it may take us.  The heart’s deep call will never drive us to a destructive relationship or a  hurtful scenario.  It is not going to sacrifice our spirit to the making of money or the stifling of creativity.  The heart’s deep call, the true call, is beyond this, and will only take us in the direction of the dreams we are meant to fulfil this lifetime.

The faeries can now, with this gift, slowly lift the mist that covers the shining heart within you and open you up to that deep listening to your own self, and help you to value the song of the heart that has been singing to you since before you were born.  For the faeries have heard the song of your heart, and have wondered at the difference between its call and the life you have lived thus far.  With this gift, your life will move more into accord with the heart, and you will begin to live from that deep, true place – with integrity, with fulfilment, without foolishness or following another, for your own heart will guide you and never ask you to sacrifice yourself to the creation of the dream of another.  The faery’s gift is of the heart’s deep call to you, friend.  May its song bring you every blessing.  

A BLESSING OF THE LIMINAL SPACE

The Faery gift of Gateways, Sacred Sites, Enchanted Times.

Dear Faery Friend, you have reached a great moment, the point where you can receive the blessing of the liminal space and time.  The gateway, the moment, the choice is her.  Let the liminal, the in-between, become more and more apparent to you.  May the blessings of the sunrises, with their dawn colours and sweet beginnings, be yours.  And may the sunsets, with their richness and splendour and their message of coming rest be yours, too.  May the in-between spaces, the places where the faeries can reach you so easily, and where you can discover your own inner magick be yours.

To be blessed with the liminal is to be blessed with the deeper magick of the natural world, to have the ability to step outside of human rush and stress and worry and deeply experience the quiet spaces within nature that are so often offered, yet o rarely accepted.

Find yourself within the sacred grove, with the old, wise trees; find the space between the worlds and walk a while with the guides and faery kin who love  you and wish to be of assistance to you.

Find your way into the magick of your own life and soul, and leave behind the push and stress that strips the world of its magick.  May your intuition flow easily and accurately, may there be a sense of deep peace and trust with the world, and may you know that there is an abundant well of magick and faery wisdom awaiting you, every day, every hour, within these sacred spaces and places.  

Find the space in between, find the magick that dwells within, find the faery circle in the field, and let yourself be blessed again and again with the blessings of the enchanted ones, the sacred spaces that lie all about us.  

THE BLESSING OF THE MOTHERS

The Faery Gift of a Time of Unexpected Gifts and Wonderful Synchronicities.

When this blessing comes to  you friend, you receive the blessing of the Mother, the ancient faery being of the land known today as Wales.  With this blessing comes recognition for your own kindness and generosity, and so now you will find yourself blessed with the unexpected gift.  The old tales tell us that the Mother will reward those who are kind and caring, especially those who care for the land and for the animals.  And so to you they are sending a boon – a gift of treasure found in a hidden place, a warm cloak on a ol day offered by a stranger, money readily oing to you in strange and lovely ways, and ease of suffering in an area you thought had no hope.

The blessings of the Mothers are unpredictable, as they will see your own life and what they will bring to you is what your soul most needs to feel solace and blessings.  If you have felt like thr has been a run of “bad luck”, this will now lift and transform into an effortless flow of all that is good.  Every small kindness you have offered others will now flow back to you.  And in mysterious ways, you will see how what was once done of simple goodness is now returning to you, threefold.

For the faeries see you, know you, and acknowledge your heart, and the Mothers are now with you, to bring you the bendith y mamau – the gifts of the Mothers – so when they appear, give thanks, and know that nothing goes forgotten and unseen in the realm of the enchanted ones.  

Blessings, and may the gifts of the Mother bring you comfort and goodness, friend.  

Oh how deliciously perfect for this moment in time!  So gorgeous bean, I wish for you a most glorious week. Use your voice, practice your boundaries and know that you are sooooo worth it. Happy Thanksgiving!  Sending you huge hugs and squeezes.  See you next week.  

October is here, the energy has shifted, so what does that mean for you? Lots and Lots!!

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Happy Mysterious, Magickal, Mellow, Merry, Musical, Misty, Manifesting Monday!

Before we start, do you remember Sesame Street?  Every show would be brought to you by the letter something.  Thus, this week’s post and reading are brought to you by the letters “RE”. (You will quickly see what I mean!)

October is here and here she came flooding in with brilliant blue skies, leaves that are rapidly changing into brilliant hues of oranges and reds and a lot of Chutzpah!  So what does this mean for you?  Lots and Lots!  Lol.  

October brings a big shift in energy, we have 6 planets in retrograde (yup 6!), a New Moon on Wednesday, Canadian Thanksgiving, doors to Creatrix Circle opening in a few weeks and Halloween (Samhain) – a time when the veil is very thin.  

So grab a cuppa and let’s have a look at all these pieces shall we, so that you can move through this month with grace and ease.

Okay, let’s start with the energy shift of October.  We are being asked to step into the energy of Release-Reinvent. (Doesn’t that sound exciting?)  As Lena shares:-  This month we get to see what we are made of, where our commitments are, who and what supports us, and whether we are on the right track or not. We get to go through the excruciating process of letting go of old beliefs, wounds, possessions, comfort, illusions, identities, dreams and attachments. We are releasing on a deep level whether we like it or not.

This is the birth canal of our new story. It’s dark, uncomfortable, pressurized and scary, but there is no going back. The new story is in the unfamiliar landscape we are birthing ourselves into, highly creative and full of raw potential. If you can get out of the fear and negativity, judgment, blame and disappointment, you will feel highly energized, inspired and excited about what you can reinvent for yourself.

In some ways this is a pivotal month with such a powerful focus on transformation that it is impossible to avoid it. You can ease the discomfort by being proactive and disciplined about how you manage your release and reinvention.”

How does that make you feel?

So now let’s look at the 6 planets that are retrograde.  We have Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.  Now before you dash off to hide in the closet keep in mind what a retrograde can bring.  When a planet is Retrograde, it’s energy becomes more inward.  During this inward phase, we have the opportunity to review or reflect our ‘inner-self’ as it relates to the past. We also have the opportunity to RElease, REview, REinvent, RElax, REassess, and REalign. 

Which to me are all amazing things, yes?

However, do notice the energy for October is Release and Reinvent and now with 6 planets retrograde this is being compounded even more.  Okay, let’s move onto the New Moon in Libra that happens on Wednesday October 6th.  

With this Libra New Moon  we have four cosmic bodies in Libra, creating a stellium and bringing the element of air strongly into our awareness.

The element of air rules over our thinking processes, and can be fuel for inspiring ideas and new ways of thinking about things. The strong element of air can also stir the winds of change, guiding us to open our minds to new possibilities or opportunities. 

 It will also ask you to spend some time in introspection.  Looking inwards and seeking balance.  What needs to be REleased to come to that place of balance?  What can be shed in order for you to move forward with ease and joy? This is a great time to REconnect to your internal compass and decide what you wish to carry and what you want to leave behind.  

So my gorgeous one, do you see now why I said this reading was brought to you by the letters RE?  There are so many wonderful opportunities this month, and especially this upcoming week to really spend time in that delicious space of REleasing, REflecting and REaligning.  And it doesn’t stop at the end of this week by any stretch, but with the New Moon it is the perfect time to make some very intentional New Moon wishes.  

This upcoming weekend it is Thanksgiving here in Canada.  The time (yet again) to REflect, REceive and REmember all the things that you are grateful for (and to also eat some amazing food)!

Then the week after that the doors to Creatrix Circle will be opening to welcome amazing women who really want to deepen into their path, whether it is that of the Witch, the Wise Woman, the Healer of the Mystic.  An incredible community where we REmember our true stories and unpack our magick and power.  So I am very excited about that as we haven’t opened the doors for 9 months!  I’m also thrilled that the doors will open in time for new members to join in our Samhain gathering.  

Then last, but certainly not least, is Halloween (Samhain).  My most favourite holiday and celebration.  Samhain is the festival at which we honor our ancestor of blood and destiny. Samhain reminds us to awaken to our fullness and shed any outmoded forms of being so that we can shapeshift into a new reality.

So my darling one – there is lots happening this month (and we will delve into things deeper as the weeks go on).  

With all this being said, let’s crack on with the reading.  Phew!  

This week we have amazing new guides who want to share their wisdom and insight with you this week.  Ready?  Let me introduce you to the amazing Sacred Traveller guides.  

Your life is a spiritual quest that may be fraught with uncertainties; however, it’s through this sojourn that you transform, heal, and bring greater love and awareness into your life and into the world.  Your encounters on the pilgrimage of life are conduits that can transport you to the heart of God and beyond.  At every turn on your path, you have a sacred companion at your side, giving you powerful advice.  This loving escort is akin to your soul; it’s your Sacred Traveler.  The Sacred Traveler constantly whispers to you – through signs, synchronicities, and symbols around you – and also communicates through spontaneous thoughts that nudge at the edge of your consciousness.  Your life and the experiences you have are not an accident – there’s a plan for you, and you have a destiny.  

So my darling one, settle into your bones.  Breathe yourself back to your body and just let your breath slow on it’s own accord.  As you take a moment or two to centre, invite into your mind’s eye the Release you need, the Realign you desire and what that looks like for you, breathe those in.  

If you need a bit more support there is a lovely guided visualisation to help you into this space.

Then when you are ready, pick the card or cards that call to your heart and soul.

Did you remember to pick?

Come and see what they want to share with you.  

FOGGED IN

Sometimes the mist and fog are so thick that the traveler feels uncertain about everything. Where am I going? What am I meant to do? Why can’t I see what’s ahead?  However, it’s in those moments of “Unknowing” that the deepest and most profound answers to life’s big questions can emere.

The secret is to traverse slowly and carefully so as to not fall off the path.  Be careful.  Proceed with caution in all things as you sense the best direction.  Listen to the whisperings of your soul.  Trust your inner voice.

Even if you can’t see what’s around the next corner, go forward, slowly and gently.  You are safe.  When you take the time to go slowly, new perceptions emerge that you can’t see if you’re moving fast.  Move away from the rapid pace of everyday life, and step into the majesty of stillness.  

Resist the impulse to go ahead with your first instinct.  Take time to tune in to your deeper intuition.  Power is born in those times when you relax into the present moment.

WATCHING CLOUDS

There are times when the most empowering thing the traveler can do is to step off the path, stretch out, and lie on the earth to watch the clouds float by.  This act is renewing and regenerating.  When all the activity of the road diminishes and the traveler allows a languid relaxation to emere, this is most often the time when the presence of Spirit can be felt.

This is also the time when significant signs appear.  Whatever is most relaxing to you – stretching out in a hammock, watching clouds, taking a candlelit bath, or walking on the seashore – do it….and the challenges in your life will diminish and often simply drop away.

Lie back.  Relax.  Put everything aside and take time to renew your energy.  It’s often when you totally relax that new insights and awareness can emerge.

Take deep, full breaths.  Put your feet up.  Be present in each moment.  Do nothing.  Watch clouds.  The answers that you seek will emerge easily, but first you need to stop all activity.  Take naps.  Evaluate your life.  

VALIANT COURAGE

The sacred traveler sometimes experiences the unexpected on the road.  Perhaps a bear appears or someone with less than pure intentions emerges from the woods.  Courage doesn’t mean that you’re not afraid.  It means that in spite of fear and hesitation, you take action.  Face your anxiety and go beyond the boundaries of limited perceptions of yourself.

Any journey of the heart needs courage, and you’re on such a journey.  It takes bravery to go forward when you can’t see around the next corner, but do it anyway.  Do not allow  yourself to be limited by the beliefs of others or even your own limiting beliefs.  Go beyond the boundaries of self imposed barriers.

Live passionately, valiantly and courageously.

This isn’t the time to be timid or hold back.  Gather your inner resources and go forward gallantly with your banner of truth waving in the wind.  Throw your shoulders back and move forward fearlessly.  Take risks.  It’s okay to feel afraid, just don’t let it stop you.  Don’t play safe.

Opportunities will pass you by otherwise.  Speak up for yourself.  Honour your truth.  You are a light bearer for others.  Through your example, people find and act on their truth with courage and grace!

Oh my golly goodness!  You seriously can’t make this shit up!  What perfect guides for this time!!!  So my gorgeous one, I wish for you a week where you too play with the letters RE, and allow yourself the time and space to Release, Reflect, Realign and Receive.  Sending you massive hugs and squeezes!

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