Jenny Heston

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Mercury Retrograde

It’s the first New Moon of 2023 and Chinese New Year!

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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!)

Okay delicious lovely, grab a cuppa as we have lots to cover this week!

We are talking about the energy of January, which is Acceptance and Discernment (and if you remember last week’s reading we explored the energy of 2023, which is a 7 year and invites you to step into your soul life and showing up as your true self).  

We are also celebrating that Mars has gone direct and Mercury does near the end of this week as well!  Whoot!  

Then the fabulous icing on the cake is we welcome the first New Moon of 2023 and this delicious lovely New Moon is in Aquarius,  and  Chinese New Year is always at the first new moon of the year – so you may need to grab a biccie or two to dunk with your tea!

Let’s let talk about the energy of January and the best person to do it is Lena.

The themes for this month are: “ACCEPTANCE-DISCERNMENT”.

“We started the year with a neon sign telling us to SLOW DOWN.  

Slow everything down, go inward, rest more, keep a “don’t know mind” about everything, reflect, feel, process, and align your heart with your mind.

Acceptance, one of the traits of the year, will be of great help in keeping frustration, impatience and irritability at bay. Resistance will only cause suffering and keep you from being fully present for the actual opportunities that a time like this has to offer.

The Discernment theme of the month will help in your choices of what to keep on your plate and what to push until later or discard completely. Once the energy shifts (around the new moon on the 21st) to a more active time, discernment will be crucial in your decisions about what to take on and move forward with and what no longer fits with who you are.”

Hold those pieces of Acceptance and Discernment in the back of your mind as we move onto the New Moon energy, okay?

Fresh energy flows from the cosmic skies under the Aquarius New Moon. 

Arriving on January 21st, this New Moon is a gentle time to plant seeds, set intentions, and consider all you would like to draw close to you.

So let’s unpack this a tad, every moon has energy based on the sign that they are in and what type of moon they are.  New Moon is a time of planting seeds and Aquarius has the energy of making this a very potent window for manifesting your highest vision for your future since Aquarius is ruled by Uranus, planet of future outcomes. 

Aquarius calls upon us to develop our ideas so they don’t just remain pipe dreams.  

However, this isn’t a push energy, there is a need to move with awareness, to be gentle with ourselves, and to ultimately, not put so much pressure on ourselves.  (See how it ties in with the 7 energy of the year, and the January energy of Acceptance and Discernment?)

“Setting intentions and crafting goals can be beneficial to shift your life into greater alignment. It can fill you with a sense of purpose and bring meaning to your day-to-day life. Setting intentions and putting your wishes out to the Universe are great tools that can yield positive results, but there is a call under this New Moon to be gentle in your approach.”

Thus, if we look at the energy of this month and it’s all about acceptance and then work that with the energy of the New Moon.  Woosah!  

It’s as if we have received glorious seed packets from the cosmos.  So we gently release a few seeds of desire, purpose, plenty and passion into our palm and give them the loving, gentle, nurturing that they need – and then watch what happens!

This Sunday, January 22nd is Chinese New Year, the Year of the Water Rabbit! (Also known as the Black Rabbit).

I don’t know about you but I love bunnies and rabbits, in fact we have so many wild bunnies frolicing around here it’s fabulous!  It sometimes makes me feel that I am living in a Beatrix Potter story!

The rabbit symbolises patience, luck and hope.  Which is perfect after a very tumultuous Year of the Tiger.  

As you may or not be aware, I love to celebrate! 

So Chinese New Year is a time of filling up little red envelopes with money and distributing them along with oranges!  (Yes some of my neighbours may think I am totally bat shit crazy when I knock on their door with a red envelope and orange in hand).  Red envelopes or hongbao in Mandarin and lai see in Cantonese, are a symbol of good luck and in Chinese culture the colour red is associated with energy, happiness and good luck.  

Why the oranges?  Two of the most common food symbols of the Chinese New Year are tangerines and oranges. Whereas tangerines represent wealth, oranges are a popular symbol of good luck. … Oranges and tangerines are a traditional favourite, though, and can also represent happiness and abundance, as in an abundant harvest.

So why not run around the neighbourhood gifting red envelopes and oranges?  

We also prepare a gorgeous Chinese feast of amazing foods and spend time eating, laughing and playing games. As I have two Rabbits in my family, we are going to have fun!

So let me ask.  Are you seeing how all the energies are melding?

When I asked the cards who wanted to come support, guide and lead this week I was tickled to see it was the glorious guides of the Sacred Forest.    Now if these guides are new to you, let me introduce you.  

“At the edge of the mind awaits the holy wilderness of the soul.  It beckons you, like a great forest filled with vast mysteries and wonders.  While this mystical realm exists in a higher dimension, beyond normal reality, it is real nevertheless.  To enter this mystical realm, it’s simply a matter of having an open heart and an open mind.  

In this healing and holy place, long-sought answers to your deepest questions become known.  Ancient wisdom emerges.  Revelations about your future are revealed.  Hidden talents and abilities are activated with you.  It’s a place where miracles unfold, and your spirit can fly.  In the deepest sense you remember who you are. “

Perfect guides for this week!  Whoot!  

So my darling one, slow it down, take a breath and pause.   Let the energy of Acceptance and Discernment swirl around, then gently pour in the energy of this New Moon and sprinkle the whole lot with the Rabbit energy of peace, luck and hope.  

What does your heart need?  What does your soul want?  Breathe that in.  Then when you are ready pick the card or cards that resonate for you.

If you need a wee bit more to help you get into the zone, I have a wee guided visualisation for you – let’s go play in a boat.

Did you remember to pick?

Let’s go have a look.

GUARDIANS OF THE LAND

Protection

“You are safe”.  These words seem to emerge from the land and radiate from the trees to echo in your soul.  You hear these words again and again.  The Sacred Guardians of the Land are whispering to you, “You are safe.”  

You know that you are protected and cared for.  You can feel tendrils of their loving energy wrap around you and embrace you.  Their unleashed power cocoons you in safety.  

You are enough, just as you are.  No matter what has happened or occurred in the past, the truth is that you are absolutely and unconditionally enough as you are.  

You are loved.  You are cherished.

Do not be concerned about outside forces and the judgments and expectations of others.  You are protected in your own energy field.  But do please remember to protect your energy.  While the Guardians of the Land will help out, you must also be responsible for your own well-being.  

Envision a protective shield around yourself and around your home.  Spend time with people and in situations that uplift your energy rather than draining it.  

You are safe and surrounded by a protective shield.  You are not alone; your life is guided and protected by higher forces.  Within this you can soar to great heights.  

BLUEBELL FAIRY

Gratitude

The early morning forest is shrouded in low lying mists.  As you step into the meadow, you glimpse heavenly blue flowers seeming to float above the mist.  Their deep colour draws you closer.  Each bell-shaped blossom bows down on its stem, as if in prayer, humility; or gratitude.

Gratitude is the secret to a joy filled life.  True thankfulness can work like modern day alchemy, yielding happiness and peace beyond imagination.  

And it’s so simple:  Find what’s good and wonderful in every moment.    No matter what’s happening around you, there’s always something to be grateful for.  

Whatever you appreciate in life will grow, so discover what you’re thankful for – even the people and situations you’ve found challenging – and watch miracles unfold.  

The Universe is grateful for you!

Appreciation for everything flows through you in great bounty.  Cherish the preciousness of life and everyone and everything around you, and miracles will abound.  In addition to gratitude, bluebells are thought to symbolise humility.  As you step into the soft, gentle energy of humbleness, you’ll find that your gratitude for even the smallest things in life expands.

Bluebells open the door to magic.  Legends describe “ringing” the bluebell, like you would a bell, in order to bring faeries to you.  In the spring, bluebells grow throughout the woodlands in a lush carpet, and you can feel the magic by being near.  

DRAGONFLY SPIRIT

Change

You watch the dragonfly whisk across the surface of the forest pond with elegance and grace.  Her iridescent wings and body shine in a kaleidoscope of colours, depending on how the light falls on her.  She hovers, flies backward, and even darts upside down with seeming delight.

It’s all right to change directions.  It’s okay to change your mind.  You do not need to be consistent at every turn.  

This is the time to put the traditions and expectations of others aside.  Instead, you are called to create  your own traditions!  You are free to express yourself and let your spirit fly.

Dragonflies are acrobats of the sky.  Not only can they fly backward, they fly upside down and turn 360 degrees….and while looking graceful as they do so.  Dragonfly Spirit urges you to take on her same fearless daring.  

Go beyond predictable behaviour.  Just because something has always been done a certain way doesn’t mean that it needs to continue to be done that way.  While you can’t control the exact circumstances of your life, you can control what meaning you give to them. 

Select meanings that empower you, for this is the time to be carefree, wild, and unpredictable.   

Dragonflies are ancient, taking to the skies 300 – 350 million years ago.  They have adapted through millennia and thus survived when many creatures have not.  These masters of change are a reminder that change will heal you. 

Be willing to change  your perspective, and glorious fortune will follow.  Sometimes you need to back up to go forward.  As people get older, they find it harder to change, so to activate youthfulness, be willing to make changes without hesitation.

Okay, have to say, perfect guides to meld with the glorious energies we have been discussing!

Wishing you a stupendous week of really uncovering your true self and dancing with that self with acceptance.  Big hugs and squeezes.

When Things Feel a bit Off…… And How can Chiron and Equinox help you?

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Happy Magickal, Moony, Manifesting, Marvellous, Majestic Monday!

How was your Full Moon?  

Did you take some time to explore the energies and how to create your own ritual?  Some of you have shared that you loved the Harvest Moon Ritual, and I’m so very glad.  

As when we look at the Moon through a symbolic, psychospiritual, archetypal, or even purely energetic lens, the moon is a very real presence in our lives that can help orient us on the spiritual path. 

So why not use it as a spiritual tool that you have in your toolbox?

And speaking of spiritual tools we have Equinox (aka Mabon) rapidly approaching on September 22nd.   I am wiggly, piggly, jiggly like a labrador puppy as I love this time of year and most certainly this celebration and the energy that comes with it.  

Mabon is often referred to as “Witches Thanksgiving” (no, it doesn’t mean you have to be a witch).  It means it’s the second harvest festival on the wheel of the year, a time to give thanks for the bounty in your life, to release the things that you may have outgrown and to be grateful and count your blessings!  Yes?  Counting our Blessings is a powerful practice and something I do every morning in the woods, on the beach, in the midst of a golf course!

And yes!  There will be a Mabon Magickal Manual with everything in it to empower you as we change seasons.  She will be released this week, probably on Thursday.  Thus, if you are part of our wonderful email community – you will certainly get first dibs to her!  

Well, I don’t know about you but it’s been a heck of a week.  

It’s as if time sped up exponentially and things felt rather tight, and that there wasn’t enough space or time to get them all done!  (Most annoying!)

Also, the Queen dying!

Yes, I know she was 96, but think about it if you are under the age of 70 and living in a Commonwealth country (or the UK), she has always been part of your life.  She was on the stamps, you would see her royal visits, read about her in the paper or whatever it was.  

She was a constant.  

So yet again, another massive change in the last few years that has been full of so many changes!

Top that off with the fact Mercury just turned retrograde, along with 6 other planets plus Chiron. 

So a couple of things to note.  

Mercury retrograde helps you slow down to re-evaluate your life.  (Which ties into the energy of the Fall Equinox of balance, evaluation, gratitude and harvest).  

And if you  know absolutely nothing about Chiron, let me tell you it is often referred to as “The Wounded Healer”.   

I’ve been doing a lot of research, exploring and working with Chiron for the last few years and it is frigging empowering!

Now you may be thinking to yourself “Jenn, I’m not a healer, I’m an accountant.”  

If you are in any field of work, life, volunteering where you interact with another human being, animal or plant – you have the opportunity to show up and share your glorious healing capacities.  

Whether, as in the case of the accountant, the number healing, the forward planning, the support and guidance.  Yes?

So if you understand that Chiron represents the primal wound for you and shows how you can heal others. The wound and its healing can happen at any or all levels – physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual.

To heal Chiron’s wound is to move into wholeness and acceptance of your innate goodness. 

To begin with you tend to focus on the negative side of Chiron – the wound and its suffering. As Martin Lass says, “we express the negative and repress the positive.” So you don’t tend to notice the gifts of Chiron until you can grow towards them on your healing journey. This means facing the wound and looking into your inner darkness and pain. Only then will the wound begin to heal.

Healing means balancing all sides of the Self. It doesn’t necessarily mean getting rid of the wound altogether, but accepting it and seeing the perfection of your life as it is. In the end, the gift is the wound, and healing is the result of love.

Okay, I could spend hours talking about Chiron, but we have a reading to crack on with.  

When I nattered with my guides and they picked the cards I grinned like a Cheshire Cat.  I love these delicious guides.  As we all need Blessings!

So please let me introduce you to Blessed Be as these guides may be new to you  “May these cards and guides offer you ways to enter into deeper appreciation of your life and its manifold blessings.  May you have hope, understanding and kindness.  And most of all, may you know deep within your soul, that thou art blessed.”

The crystals that were wiggling are:-  Black Moonstone – for “feeling”, and understanding via intuition and emotional “thoughts”, rather than via intellectual reasoning. Smoky Quartz – is amazing for balancing and grounding as well as helping you to vibrate at your fullest potential as it releases negative emotions, and last but not least –  Carnelian – stabilising, it restores vitality and motivation, and stimulates creativity. It gives courage, promotes positive life choices, dispels apathy and motivates for success.

Okay so let’s get centred shall we.  Just gently breathe yourself back into your body, be here now, just at this moment.  I invite you to see in your mind’s eye the Divine Mother (whatever she looks like to you), breathe.  Then imagine her putting one hand on your feet and one hand on your head and saying “Everything between my two hands is beloved and blessed by the Goddess.”Breathe that blessing in, allow it to swirl through you and know how loved you are.  Then when you’re ready; pick the card or cards that wish to bless you this week.  

Did you pick?

Shall we go see?

A BLESSING ON A BATTLE THAT CANNOT BE AVOIDED

“A blessing to help you through a conflict that must be faced with courage and compassion for all involved.”

Battles in our lives are not always the way we have seen them depicted.  They may not be a fight, or a confrontation, or the clash of swords swinging.  Most of us do not want the battle, we want the peace, and to talk and parlay our way through the differences and the difficulties within our lives. 

Many times we may walk away, knowing that the battle will bring more damage than we can face.  And at other times, we must walk through the fires of confrontation and go into a battle we did not want, but which can no longer be avoided.

So, this is a blessing on those who are to face a battle they wished was not theirs to fight, but it has become clear that they have no choice but to confront, to bring out their arms, and to fight.  It may be with the law, it may with wits. 

It may be through speaking your truth, and it may be by refusing to accept what another has determined is enough for you.  It may be with a challenge, or a condition, or an injustice or a cruelty.

Whatever the nature and form of the battle before you, accept now this blessing upon you, for your courage.  For your reluctance to bring aggression into the world.  For your refusal to run.  For your determination to see this story through, and for the belief you now have in yourself and whatever cause it is that you now stand up for.

For your warrior’s heart, which is blessed with courage, and strength, of the feeling of fear, yet the ability to stand your ground.  For the swinging of the sword, and the raising of the shield,  For the quiet in the chaos that you will find, and for the sacrifice you will make, in order to see this through. 

You are blessed, and your warrior spirit is rising, and it is blessed, for you are no aggressor or foolish conqueror.  You are a soul who will no longer run from what stands between you, and the rest of your beautiful life.

BLESSED BE

A BLESSING FOR UNITY WHERE ONCE THERE WAS DIVISION

“A blessing to help accept the difference between you, so that they inspire conversation and exploration, interest and discovery, rather than separation and rejection.”

May the division between you be left behind as you both begin to build a bridge of light formed from the willingness within your hearts to find your way back to a common vision.  May the differences be worked through with the highest good of all concerned the foremost goal.  May the differences that remain be ones that bring spice and change and agility to your ways and thinking, and may the bridge that is built between you all be strong and sturdy, lasting through the ages.

May the newfound unity recognise that there is not sameness, but a oneness of vision and a weaving together of dissimilar threads to create a glorious picture of paradox and complementary opposites.  Let the antagonism and focused-upon rejection give way to humility – a willingness to listen, and may those who are unquiet and bellicose in their rumblings and threats be stilled by the knowledge that all will gain when peace is found.

May the love that can be born between people find its way through the fear.  May the sense that when together, more can be achieved than when stubbornly apart, melt away the fences and walls that hold us from each other.  Let us live and let live, give and take, share and receive, and come to an understanding.  And let none of us involved in the bringing together of separate parties set alight that bridge.

Instead, let us quietly, surely and with intentions matching actions build the way to reach each other once again.  United, so much can be done.  We can raise each other up, and as you do, each of you who brings your heart to this task of healing will stand firm upon the solid ground you are now building.  Unity is yours, friend.

BLESSED BE

A BLESSING ON YOUR DAY

“A blessing to bring awareness, to shape and set the energy of the day, and to frame it with light and the possibilities of healing, adventure and gratitude. “

May your soul feel called by the song of the day.  May this day be gentle and good, clear and sure, filled with grace and gentle reminders of your own divinity.  May the people you meet this day show generosity of spirit, be hospitable and welcoming, and open and candid in all their dealings.  May the sky be filled with blue and white, may the green beneath your feet be solid and soft to walk upon.  May the rain fall soft and nourishing, and trees whisper to you the secrets that you need to know.  

May any challenges you encounter find an answering strength and courage within you, and when you come to your rest this night, may you remember the many blessings this day held, and account for them with the Gods, and be thankful for each of them, no matter how small.

BLESSED BE

So my delicious lovely, I wish you an amazing day, an incredible week and the blessing to wrap you in a blanket of love.  Keep your eyes peeled for the Mabon Magickal Manual, and remember to slow it down, play with the shadows and come back into wholeness.  Big hugs and squeezes and see you next week!

Crisis, Mercury Retrograde, Full Moon, and Equinox. Phew!

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Happy Magickal, Muddling, Miraculous, Musical, Magnificent, Manifesting Monday!

And it’s the first Monday of September, and here in North America it is a Labour Day weekend, which means a 3 day weekend – let the glorious play time unfold!  Which is what I’ve been doing!

I got dressed up for a fabulous outdoor adventure room experience themed as Alice in Wonderland, gathered ocean treasures, played in the garden, painted and started teaching myself how to draw a crow!  (And believe me, drawing without using words is not normally my forte).

I know I don’t normally pop in on a long weekend with a reading, however ……..

With Mercury going Retrograde on Friday (the 9th), a Pisces Full Moon (aka Harvest Moon) on Saturday 10th, and the energy shift of September, let alone Equinox coming – phew!  There’s a lot!  So I was told very clearly I had to pop in.  Voila!

Thus, I thought I would pen you a quick note about what to expect (and there were new guides that were getting bitchy with me as they wanted to play!)

Ready?

Okay, here we are at the very beginning of September (and no it is not Fall yet), that doesn’t happen until my birthday on September 22nd – Equinox!  

So let’s start with the overarching Shamanic energy theme of this month, which is…….. CRISIS.

Now before you baulk at the word and get your knickers in a knot, what does the word actually mean?  Our word “crisis” comes from “krisis” and “krino,” ancient Greek words meaning “to decide” and “turning point.” So think of any crisis as a moment in which you decide to take a different direction.

I’m going to let Lena share about the energetic theme of Crisis.  

When we hear the word crisis it often brings up a negative response. In truth, crisis is often the catalyst for much needed change supporting movement towards necessary and positive evolution. Our physical nature is designed to respond to crises with reaction and action, the instinctive response of fight or flight. Crisis often brings up fear. If we can work through the fear, there is power on the other side. This month is a good one to work proactively with the theme of crisis and use it as a catalyst.

Think of this as a month of potential breakthroughs as we are forced to go within for deep reflection and introspection regarding our values, habits, patterns, beliefs and actions.

Next up on the agenda is Mercury Retrograde on the 9th.  I know that Mercury retrograde gets a bad rap, but think of it in a different way – Mercury is the planet of the mind, communication and thus it’s a glorious time to slow our thoughts down, be purposeful with our words and just take a wee bit longer.  Mercury retrograde this time around starts in Virgo and ends in Libra, really inviting you to look innerwards and reevaluate  what needs rebalancing in your life.  

(Are you seeing a theme here yet????) 

Let’s dance under the energy of the Harvest Moon on Saturday the 10th. 

“While we may feel our outside world slowing down, our internal world is likely to be buzzing under the September Full Moon. We may feel past issues, old wounds, or things we have been too afraid to look at coming back up to the surface. We may have to finally take the time to pause and listen to what our inner world is trying to say. 

Trying to control or force things is not going to work under this energy. Instead, we need to surrender; we need to allow; we may even need to sit back and allow things to unfold without our interference. 

Your inner world always presents the wisdom you need at the perfect timing, so trust in this, and allow it to bring you comfort as you work through these energies.”

Are you picking up on the theme now?

Then on September 22nd we have the glorious Equinox (and yes there will be an amazing bundle available probably next week), but ask yourself – what does Fall Equinox (or Spring if you are in the Southern Hemisphere) bring to you?

Fall Equinox or Mabon  is a time to celebrate your harvest, offer gratitude and embrace the sense of sorrow and release that Fall brings!   

(I know for sure you have picked up on the theme now!) 

What’s working for you, what have you forgotten to celebrate, what needs to be released, what new choices need to be made and how can you stop clinging to things with your fingernails?

So can you see now why I was told very clearly to pop in?  This week is the start of some amazing opportunities for you this month, you just have to be willing to open the door to your heart and invite them in.  

Okay, let’s crack on with the reading and I take great pleasure in  introducing you to your new guides this week. 

“At the edge of the mind awaits the holy wilderness of the soul.  It beckons you, like a great forest filled with vast mysteries and wonders.  While this mystical realm exists in a higher dimension, beyond normal reality, it is real nevertheless.  Although unable to be seen by our physical eyes, it can be felt in the core of our being.  To enter this mystical realm, it’s simply a matter of having an open heart.   In this healing and holy place, long-sought answers to your deepest questions become known.  It’s a place where miracles unfold, and your spirit can fly.  In the deepest sense you remember who you are in this enchanted place.”

So take a breath honey.  Just come back to your glorious heart space and breathe.  That’s all that’s being asked of you at this moment.  Then when you have taken a few delicious breaths in and out, pick the card or cards that tickle and niggle.

Did you remember to pick?

Come see.

AIR SPIRIT

Knowledge

As you stand in the centre of the forest,a  subtle breeze lovingly touches your cheeks.  Gentle gusts rustle the leaves above you as the spirit of air approaches upon her boat of light and wind.  In the quietude, you sense the wind whispering messages to you from the Spirit.

It’s time to think things through.  This is not the time to be impulsive.  Do not react instinctively to situations and people.  Take into consideration all points of view.  Do your research.  Listen to others.  Speak your truth.  Take time to weigh the pros and cons of a situation.

This is an excellent time to begin a new venture or project, however.  

It will succeed as long as you are thoughtful, organised, and focused.  There is a remarkable wellspring of wisdom within you.  Take a breath, slow and deep, and delve into that inner knowledge.  It will guide you in the right direction.

Air represents wisdom, our mental activity, and our ability to reason.  It’s also associated with thoughts, intellect, communication, and comprehension.  Through our breath, we can speak and express ourselves.

Our lives begin with our first breath, so air is connected with new beginnings.  

Take a lovely delicious inhale.  Take a moment to think things through.  

Think as well as feel the right direction.

Get clarity and become focused before stepping forth.  And always remember to take care to have thoughtful communication with others.

Truth without compassion is brutality.

EARTH SPIRIT

Stability

In the lazy quietude of a warm summer afternoon, you recline on the soft moss on the forest floor and listen to the heartbeat of her earth.  Her rhythmic cadence surges up from the ground beneath you.  With each beat, you remember who you are and what is truly important in life.  The strengthening, grounding energy of the earth will fill every part of you.  

It’s time to take measure of your life and put your roots down.  Assess who you are, and where you are.  Make plans for the future, but don’t act on those plans until you feel secure in stepping forward.  This is the time of preparation and going deeper.

Darling one, it’s time to ground and create more stability in your life.

Think things through before you take action, but don’t overthink.  Take time to plan your future carefully, but please don’t micromanage.  Don’t rush into anything.  Strength is growing within you.  Security and protection surround you.  You are safe.  

The Earth Spirit provides the trees, plants, flowers, rivers, streams, oceans, mountains, and valleys, and supports us all with her bounty.  

She’s stable and strong in her devotion to us.  

You’re supported and loved, even if you’re not always sure of it.  The seeds that you plant now will bring abundance in the future if you bring yourself into alignment with them and if you take the time to nurture the new beginnings.

Be present in the moment.  Slow down and let go of the busyness and frenetic pace of life.  Delve into your roots.  Honour and release your past.  Go deep.  Reflect on your life with appreciation and then plan for your delicious present and future.

BLUEBIRD SPIRIT

Happiness

You follow the sweet songs of birds into the forest.  As you find the source of the sound, you see in the tree above you a flock of bluebirds.  The bright colour of their wings shimmers in the sunlight.  Their song envelops you in a soft embrace of bliss.

Bluebirds are glorious harbingers of delight.  Celebrate and have fun!  Embrace life, yourself, and others.  Say yes today!  Soar to the clouds and let your doubts dissolve.  All is well.  It’s simple:  Your purpose in life is to experience happiness!  That’s all that’s required of you as a soul.  You do not need to be unhappy to please another.

Whatever your circumstances, there’s always something that can bring you delight, and what you put your attention on will grow.  When you focus on the areas of your life that bring you happiness, these areas will prosper.

One of the fastest paths to true pleasure is through sharing and giving, so give of your heart and share your love.  Happiness spreads to others like wildfire and can help heal the world.  Dance and sing with abandon:  Joy is your spiritual birthright.  

Affirm:  Happiness and ecstasy flow through me wildly and freely.

Remember, all is well.  Say yes to life and let your doubts dissolve.  Don’t wait until the future, live life fully now.  You do not need to struggle or suffer to grow – you can grow leaps and bounds amid joy!

Oh my giddy goddess, you seriously can’t make this shit up! Happy Labour Day, happy week and remember to open your heart door and take advantage of all the beauty inside your soul and listen to your wise inner self (not your ego). It’s going to be a fun month! Big hugs and squeezes!

New Moon, rituals and affirmations. June is almost here – which means Summer Solstice!

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Happy, happy, Miraculous, Magickal, Merry, Moody, Manifesting May Monday!

Thanks for all the emails saying “Jenn, why wasn’t there a reading last week?”  

There wasn’t a reading as that weekend was a long weekend here in Canada, and it was filled with celebrations!

On Saturday, I had the honour, privilege and delight of officiating a wedding ceremony with an amazing couple that I had been working with for 4 months co-creating a wedding ceremony that really reflected who they were, and what was important to them.  We had the ocean behind us, the trees around us, the friends and family gathered, wild flowers galore and the weather was stupendous.

Then on Sunday I hosted an amazing English Country Garden picnic in a meadow filled with wildflowers to celebrate the mothership’s 94th birthday!  There were tea sandwiches galore, china cups, a glorious cake, song and family and friends.  

So it was a full on weekend to say the least, doing what I love – which is facilitating meaningful moments and marking occassions with ritual!

However, here we are with the last Monday of May happening.  Mercury retrograde is almost finished,  we are closing the eclipse portal and Summer Solstice is coming!  

I love Summer Solstice as it’s filled with power, passion, fire energy and one of the 3 spirit nights where the Fae come out to play.  I’m just finishing up the amazing Summer Solstice guide, which will be available next week, along with a glorious guided visualisation.  

Yet, I’m playing with the name.  

What do you think she should be called?  I’m open to suggestions.  

So as we put May to bed (and I know for a lot of you it has been a long and challenging month), what with Mercury retrograde, Pluto retrograde, the world being chaotic and eclipse season – we end it with a New Moon in Gemini today!  (May 30th).  

Don’t panic – this is a very gentle new moon that has some different invitations for you.  

As Forever shares – “So today, May 30, 2022, the Gemini New Moon closes the Eclipse Portal, bringing an end to Eclipse Season.

Eclipse season is always a highly transformative time. Whatever manifested, Eclipses always put us where we need to be – even if it doesn’t quite feel like it at first! 

While this fresh energy from the Gemini New Moon will be welcomed, there is some mentally foggy energy stirring at this time, cautioning us to move slowly and be patient. While we may feel some ease as we settle on new ground, the Universe is asking us to take it easy.

Being a Gemini New Moon, Gemini is represented by the twins. One twin is mortal, and the other is immortal, reminding us of these two sides of our being.

We all have a body, and we all have a soul, and it is often when they are working together that we feel our best.

Bringing harmony to our body and soul is an energy current that this Gemini New Moon can help us with.

If you want to bring more harmony between these two sides of your being, write down what your human side feels and what your soul side feels, and then set an intention to bring healing and unison to both of these sides. Trust that the Universe will help you build a bridge that both your human and soul side can walk towards.”

After the heavy energies of Eclipse Season, the Gemini New Moon will feel much quieter and should bring a softening.

While this New Moon won’t bring total clarity, it does remind us to be patient, to move slowly, and to focus on the gentler and more subtle aspects of our healing journey.

If life is still feeling hectic after the Eclipse transformations, know that this New Moon brings a reminder that it is ok to take your time to process, digest, and reflect.  After all, we still have Mercury retrograde until June 3rd.  

It’s time for some extra self-care under this New Moon which could involve embracing herbal remedies and teas. Sip on some chamomile, spray your pillow with lavender, and just keep things gentle, quiet, and soft.  

You can cleanse your home with citrus fragrances.  Detox the stale energy from your dwelling with citrus (the essence of Mercury).  Not only will it refresh your home, but it’ll boost your personal vibration as well.

The best activity to do during this lunation is nothing.  A lovely gentle ritual for this time is the Moon Bowl.  Set your New Moon wishes, be gentle with yourself and find your calm centre. 

Oh and if you want a wee one line mantra/affirmation based on your astrological sign for this New Moon energy, I’ve got you covered.

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. 

Perfect guides for this time, as nature nurtures and heals and holds us with love and compassion.  

So darling one, take a moment.  Let the shoulders drop, let the jaw relax and just gently close your eyes and breath.  And I mean breath, in through the nose, open up the belly and out through the mouth with a sigh.  Imagine nature holding you, supporting you, delighting you.  Then when you are ready pick the card or cards that whisper.

If you would like to go a bit deeper, come into the magickal garden with me.

Did you remember to pick?

Let’s go have a look shall we?

WONDERS

Quartz

Natural rock crystals – clear, amethyst, citrine, rose, and smoky – were revered in ancient times.  The Aborigines of Australia called it maban, which was the material through which their shamans and elders gained their magical powers.  

The Egyptians believed quartz had mystical healing abilities and would bury their dead with a piece of crystal on their forehead.

The Greeks and Romans believed crystals were solid ice that had been formed by the gods and thus had mystical powers.  Even to the present day, people believe that crystals can help manifest their intentions. 

Perhaps that is because of the piezoelectric qualities of quartz – the reason why quartz can amplify radio signals.

Like the wondrous crystals – just around the corner, exciting possibilities are waiting for you.  

Wonders will be abounding in your life!  Sometimes they won’t be apparent at first; nevertheless, they are there.  The more you see them and embrace them, the more these possibilities will grow in magnitude.

Celebrate and cherish even the smaller ones, no matter how tiny they may seem.  Let go of expectations.  Don’t limit the way that you think that wondrous events could appear in your life.  Be open.

If you believe, anything and everything is possible.

SUCCESS

The Jungle

Tropical jungles are some of the richest and most successful habitats on our planet.  They have incredible diversity – a multitude of plant varieties and animal inhabitants.  

They are dense with life-force that is rapidly growing and rapidly changing.  The lushness of their vegetation is essential to the ecological health of the earth.  

In many ways, the success of the planet depends on the rain forest.  These areas are called the “lungs of the planet”.  The plants absorb carbon dioxide, produce oxygen and help reduce the impact of worldwide climate change.

What does this mean for you?

Like the rich jungle teeming with wonders, miracles and life –  satisfaction, contentment, and fulfilment are at hand.  Success is waiting to expand in your life.  Be ready to accept and embrace this success, for it might occur rapidly.

All is possible.

The gates of triumph are waiting to open.  Being in a state of gratitude for all the small successes in your life will give birth to larger ones.  Your satisfaction will come in many forms and from many areas of life.

Celebrate it all and breathe it all in, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant.  

This is an excellent time to make commitments, sign contracts, and make deals.

Good fortune will ensue.

TRUTH

Song of the Wind

Wind is the realm of the air elements, one of the four elements of life (air, water, fire, and earth).

Air takes form in the oxygen we breathe as well as in breezes and zephyrs. 

It also represents our communication skills.  When we speak, it is the air that passes through our mouths that allows us to speak and communicate.

Wind is also prana, the source of life.  As you communicate your truth to yourself and others, you’ll find new energy and vitality emerging within your life.

The wind is asking you to be honest with yourself and speak from your heart.  

Find your truth.  Listen for what is sincere and honest in others.  

One of the most difficult things to know is what’s true for you and what isn’t.  

Sometimes it takes sincere silence to find your inner voice of truth, but once you find it, let go of anything in your life that isn’t authentic.

Share your truth with others.  Release relationships in which you can’t be yourself and can’t be real.

Being genuine, aligned and authentic can allow your spirit to fly and the song of your soul to be heard in the Universe.  

Beautiful!  So gorgeous, lovely, may your week be blessed, may you be gentle with yourself and practice self care.  Keep your eyes peeled for the amazing Summer Solstice guide (name suggestions welcome), and there may be a glorious Summer Solstice reading special coming up – we are perking it.  Big blessings and massive hugs.  

Time Warp, Flowers and Eclipse Season Cometh!

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Happy, happy Magickal, Miraculous, Magnificent, Musical, Majestic, Mighty Monday! 

How are you most delicious lovely?  Has Spring sprung where you are?  It certainly has here and there are flowers galore and everything is bedecked in vivid shades of green.  I love it!

When I head out first thing in the morning with Danu and we go for a yomp and an exploration you can often see me come to a screeching halt as I pick up a gorgeous scent wafting on the breeze.  Then there’s a look around and when the glorious blossom has been found I bury my face in it!  (Yes, it’s like being the crazy Flower Lady).  

So the other week I thought to myself, every day the flowers are changing and new ones are coming out – will I remember when they bloomed and what they were in the dark of Winter?  Probably not.  So to track all the bounty that Mumma Nature gifts us daily, I built a huge flower press!  So now when I’m out and see a new wildflower I pick one or two, bring them home, pop them in the press and write down the date.  Then come November, December, when it’s candle making time, the flowers can be added to the beeswax.   

Think about it, It’s like creating a calendar of flowers, and it’s so much fun!  It also makes me more aware and present to the moment I’m experiencing and all the beauty around me.  Highly suggest it!

So let me ask you a question.  How are you experiencing time lately?

I have had so many, many conversations over the last couple of weeks with people who are saying that time is doing a weird warp for them.  I’m not talking about “Time Warp” from the Rocky Horror picture show, by the way.

Now what do I mean by time is warped? 

That sense that something you did say a week ago was actually months and months ago.  Or the sense that something you did months ago was yesterday.  It’s most peculiar and quite a few of you have expressed dis-ease and panic about it.  

Don’t panic sweetie, ground, breathe and step more into a witness mindset than a judging one.  May is a pivotal month in 2021 with a Blood Moon Eclipse, Mercury retrograde, Saturn retrograde and Jupiter into Pisces for the first time in 12 years.  Whoot!!!

So this coming Full Moon on May 26th welcomes in the Blood Moon Eclipse in Sagittarius.  Lunar eclipses tend to be highly emotional, so we may have a hard time being objective and logical, and instead jump to action without thinking things through or respecting others. When riled up, take some moments to calm down before rushing into anything.

“Eclipses, especially a Blood Moon Eclipse, can often be intense, and bring sudden endings or disruption to our lives. They can also stir out emotions and make us feel extra sensitive.

We have not experienced a Blood Moon Eclipse since 2019, so it’s likely that we are going to feel this energy strongly. This Eclipse is also linked to a cycle we have been working with since early 2020 so there are many layers to navigate with it too.

While Eclipses can be potent, they do help us to level up and take a quantum leap forward on our path. Whatever falls away, as hard as it may be, is always a catalyst for our soul growth even if it doesn’t feel like it at the time.”

So my sweetie, buckle up, ground and breath through the chaos both external and internal.  Yes? Also, ignore the news for a while, it certainly isn’t helping with the chaos feeling.

Okay, enough chuntering let’s crack on with the reading.  So when I went to the cards and asked who wanted to come and guide this week and share their wisdom I laughed my soxs off when The Divine Circus Oracle jumped off the shelf!  

Now if these guides are new to you please let me introduce you (as it’s exceptionally rude not too).  “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  moments 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. “

Thus, I invite you to breathe and just BE with your gorgeous self here in this moment.  Take a few lovely, rich, nourishing breaths and let the cares of the moment slide off like wee little raindrops.  Then when you are ready, pick the card or cards that call to you.

Did you remember to pick?

Shall we go have a peek? 

THE GOOD GEISHA

You are clever.  You know how to play an impressive game of strategy to win approval and gain allies.  Even without always noticing it consciously, you can sense what people want.  Sometimes you are so good at showing others what they want to see that you forget how beautiful you are when you are just being you.  But your time has come, the time to unveil the one true real you and attract the allies who are not interested in what you can do for them, but who love you for who you really are. 

You are ready to opt out of a game that most people play unconsciously.  It’s a game of image and appearance at the expense of the true self.  

So many people are so used to playing this game they no longer realise they are doing it.  They don’t really know who they are and they are afraid to really find out.  They live behind masks that appeal to others but slowly starve their authentic self, denying it the opportunity to experience being seen and to receive real love.  Any promise of success, love or wealth that begins with you contorting yourself into something you are not is a false promise.  It cannot deliver anything worthy of you.  

You are not one of those fearful souls, but you know what it is like to have been caged in an invisible prison, a way of thinking and being that is not good for you.  In times gone by, your soul has been shackled, your voice silenced, your true beauty hidden under more “appropriate” and “acceptable” guises, your intentions misunderstood and your words misconstrued.  You’ve been like a beautiful wild creature, captured as though somehow you could be tamed and changed.

Be unafraid to discover the depths of your own being coming to life.  If you do not, you shall bind yourself to a life far too bland for the colour and majesty of your soul.  Being what another wants you to be is a false promise of love, and you are destined for love, real, wild, pure and true.  Make sure you start by giving it to yourself, then you can share it with others and receive it from others too.  

LADY LUCK

Lady Luck is on your side.  A change of fortune is in store for you, a twist of fate that is meant to be.  You’re a winner baby!  You are about to hit the jackpot.

Do you think that luck is something that only happens to other, luckier people?  Your attitude can attract luck to your side, no matter if you once thought you were the unluckiest person alive!

Luck is attracted to a certain type of consciousness, an attitude, a belief that life wants to help you, and has the infinite power and creative imagination to do that in endless ways.  Attracting luck means being open to the genius of life, which works itself out perfectly, bringing benefits to us again and again, even if we have no clue how, where or why it operates the way it does.  

You are being given a golden ticket, a lucky break, a change in fortune that was always meant to be for you, that was in your stars.  You can turn this lucky break into a lucky streak that stays with you for a long, long time, or even forever, with your attitude, your belief in the goodness of life and the generosity of your spirit.

Feel the thrill, the gratitude, the joy of being a winner, and thank the universe for it daily!  Luck will visit you soon and it will love being around you so much, it will decide to stay.

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 now 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?”

If you cannot answer that bold question quite yet, then it’s time to get in touch with the freedom-seeking, wild one within.  Dance.  Play.  Sing.  Drum.  Wear a feather in your hair and go barefoot.  Let your instincts rather than your intellect guide you.  Swap the certainty of the ego for the mystery of the soul.  

A new song wants you to dance to it.  There is no choreographed routine to learn, yet your body will create steps as you go.  Will you free your gypsy soul and dance to music you’ve never heard before?

Woosah!  What delicious guides for the energy right now, yes?  So my glorious one, remember to step into a place of witness instead of judgement, ease instead of pushing and be gentle with your wonderful self!  Have a stupendous week and remember to stop and see the flowers (and smell them).  Big hugs and squeezes.

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