Valentine’s, New Moon in Aquarius and Year of the Ox! Whoot!

Hello my darling one!  Happy Magestic, Magickal, Merry, Marvelous, Magnificent, Manifesting Monday!  How are you?  How’s your Mercury retrograde going?

Valentine’s day is approaching and the stores are jammed with heart shaped boxes of choccies, little stuffies holding hearts, cookie roses – you name it.  All in the name of Valentine’s Day.  Have to say it drives me bonkers!  Why do we mark this one day out to celebrate love and why only romantic love?  Personally I feel we should celebrate love in all its forms daily.  

Let’s be honest Valentine’s Day has now become a Hallmark celebration, thanks to Chaucer in the 14th century.  His poem “Parliament of Fowls”, written in the late 14th century describes a group of birds which gather together in the early spring – on ‘seynt valentynes day‘ – to choose their mates for the year.

Hence the hallmark holiday which has turned the day into being all about romantic love which can be tough for people if they have lost someone, choose to be single or just want something different.  According to legend, Saint Valentine restored sight to the blind daughter of his judge, and he wrote her a letter signed “Your Valentine” as a farewell before his execution. The Feast of Saint Valentine was established by Pope Gelasius I in AD 496 to be celebrated on February 14 in honour of the Christian martyr, Saint Valentine of Rome, who died on that date in AD 269.

So I’ve perked what I want to do for Valentine’s and how I want to share and spread love to those I know and those I don’t, is what I did last year.  Meringues!!!  Little wee meringue nests filled with whipped cream and topped with a raspberry and then bundled up and gifted to those I know and those I don’t and those who are living in tents.  

Why?  Because I believe it is important to remind people that they are loved, seen, valued and important, even people you don’t know that you walk past on the street.  So if any of you want to come over and help meringues, please do and if you know how to make tin foil swans – let me know.  

On Thursday we have a lovely New Moon in Aquarius and at the time of this New Moon we have a Stellium, which is where the Sun, the Moon, Venus, Jupiter and Mercury all in the sign of Aquarius.  Can you say one huge energy field?

The last time we had strong Aquarian energy like this was back in the ’60s and it coincided with the hippie counterculture movement. All the things that this movement stood for- equality, peace, and community, are all very much linked to the energy of Aquarius.

Use this energy to raise your vibration, not just for your own wellbeing, but for the wellbeing of all. This is a time to raise your vibration and use it to send healing love to the entire planet. 

Your light is so needed. Your soul is here as a chosen one to bring about the shift of consciousness that is slowly unfolding. The shift is inevitable, it is just your opportunity now to ride the wave.  Remember, what you focus on expands, so set your dreams and wishes high and outside the box!!!

Have fun playing in this wonderful energy field and create some New Moon wishes!

Friday brings us Chinese New Year and we enter the Year of the Ox.  (I love Chinese New Year and we celebrate it full out with little red envelopes, a glorious feast and all sorts).  

Ox can save us from disaster, and help reconstruct because Ox is a builder.

So Ox year is the time to follow through and bring to completion what was started in Rat year. Establish a routine, use tried-and-true methods, and stay with a structure that can bring a bountiful harvest in autumn. Daring new concepts will not be well received. So think back to anything you started last year and work methodically and with discipline on it this year.  

So with all that being said – let’s crack on with the reading.  When I went to the cards to ask who wanted to share their wisdom and insight with you this week, the glorious “Love Your Inner Goddess” guides came out big and bold.  Now if these are new to you, please let me introduce them (as it would be rude not to).  

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

Seriously, the perfect guides for this time.  Woosah!

So gorgeous one, breathe.  Just breathe, BE and allow yourself to relax, your mind to calm, your breath to slow and ask your wise inner self – what do I need to know this week.  Then when you are ready, pick the card or cards that tug at your heartstrings – don’t let your mind pick!

Did you remember to pick?

Let’s go have a gander shall we?

DARING DREAMER

You don’t need to adjust your dreams to fit in with what others say is realistic, sensible or practical.  Why seek to limit the power of the Universe with negative expectations?  Be uncompromising with your heart’s wisdom.  Listen to what it wants and yearns for and believe that the Universe has put those desires there and will show you every step to take to fulfil them.  Do not allow someone else to make you feel like you should change who you are or what your heart truly yearns for – not even a tiny bit, not even for one single second!

Our world needs daring dreamers to redefine beauty, success and worth.  We need brave souls to shake up our cultural values so that we stop hurting ourselves and each other.  You can decide what it really means to you to be beautiful, successful and worthy.  That’s how you take back control, disempowering the toxic definitions created by others.

You have the awareness and the power to say no to what is unkind, untrue, unwise.  You get to invite into your life what actually has value to your soul.  Be your divine bad-ass self and give voice to your daring dreams.  Use your positive words of power to express your most beautiful dreams and never give up on those dreams, yourself or the world.

Your vision of what is possible is the healing medicine for our future world and the way to your bliss.

LIONESS

Your ability to love yourself and be empowered is maturing.  You are learning that the real beauty and value of you comes from within.  You are learning to rise above emotional game-playing with honesty.  You can enjoy your attractiveness as a person without allowing it to control your life or your sense of self-worth.  If others try to control your life or opinions about your appearance, or in any other way, you will be strong enough to recognise it as their issue and nothing to do with you.  Others will be attracted to your true inner beauty, appreciating your loveliness and enjoying how it helps them feel good about who they are, too.

Your feminine power is grounded in dignity.  She stands against beauty being used as a tool of manipulation – to get something, to control someone, to put someone else down and make them feel unworthy.  She knows that such behaviour is dishonourable, taking what was once beautiful and distorting it into something ugly and corrupt.

Lioness is the medicine of honour, of beauty that is enjoyed but not exploited.  She is the soul medicine of courage.  She refuses to be used as a pawn in another’s game; she refuses to play with the minds and emotions of others.  Her ways are direct and open.  She is confident in who she is, and she is not afraid to be honest.  Even if quietly spoken, your truth has the impact of a roar.  

With her confidence in your heart, you can live your life in the open without any need to hide.  You are the holder of lioness medicine – a brave one, a huntress, and a protector of dignity, justice and truth.  

BE THERE FOR YOU

It’s time to let yourself off the hook.  Don’t interpret the behaviour of other people or circumstances outside of your control to indicate something negative about you.  Forgive yourself for anything that you feel you have done wrong.  You can learn from your choices more easily if you stop punishing yourself whenever you feel that you’ve made a mistake.  Even the decisions that we regret can help us grow wiser when we swap judgement for compassion.  Sometimes, we can only learn what we need to know from what doesn’t work out so well at the time.  Forgive yourself.  Have your own back.  Be good to you.

You have an open, sensitive, beautiful heart.  Sometimes the world cannot meet that heart of yours on equal terms.  Sometimes the heart of others are just too closed and afraid.  That’s OK because it’s part of why you were born – to help heal and open the hearts of the world.  You are wise, and you know your purpose is to shine the beauty of your divine heart freely for all to experience.  You never have to close down or turn away from that sacred purpose in the world, but you do deserve to be safeguarded and protected.  Know that you have your own back.

When fearful, angry people lash out in pain, trying to hurt others because they cannot get past their own hurt, do not make it about you.  Your heart knows how to love you and protect you, whilst it has compassion for the suffering that another may be feeling. Remember that you must be there for yourself, nurturing your own heart with plenty of love.  Give to yourself just as you give to the world: with kindness and generosity.

Don’t allow anyone or anything make you forget what is real and true – the wisdom and love that fills your own divine heart and helps heal the world.   

Woosah!  Wonderful guides for this week as we navigate the New Moon, Year of the Ox and Valentine’s Day.  Wishing you a glorious week filled with ease, authenticity, kindness and laughter.  Allow any “sticky” emotion out, give yourself love and appreciation and remember to be grateful for even the smallest thing.  I personally am exceptionally grateful for you and your presence on this earth.  Big hugs and squeezes!