New Moon in Gemini

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According to the star gazers Gemini rules communication in all its forms: our ideas, writing, learning, conversations, networking, social media, marketing, and the stories we are telling ourselves.

Every New Moons call us IN to reflect, and this one’s asking us – do we keep repeating the same conversations (or) are we creating change?

For me, its about making different choices because in the past I’ve exhausted myself trying to understand others, wanting to be understood has felt frustrating as fuck, and being understanding has drained the energy from me that I need to create.

I acknowledge – a need for validation is the root cause of our people pleasing behaviours, and although I’ve often challenged this about my self, I’m still guilty of tolerating bad manners, disrespect and shitty attitudes because I can understand why people are who they are, but I’m learning how to be discerning in my choices

DISCERNMENT is having insight – to see things clearly, and perceive the truth without getting lost in the confusion of conflicting realities, to read the true character, and motives of people so we can make better choices, and not abandon ourselves.

As they say … when someone shows you who they are, then BELIEVE them.

In astrology, New Moons are associated with fresh starts, and taking those first tentative steps towards our future goals, so NOW is a powerful time to ask ourselves.

✨ What do I want to create next?

✨ What new chapter is beginning?

✨ What ideas deserve more attention?

If you are wishing something was different, if you want something to change, and if you are ready for a new experience, then use this energy to consciously choose a story that supports where you want to go, instead of where you’ve been, or where you are – by noticing the stories you are telling yourself about relationships, love, family, work, money, life and the future.

Gemini reminds us that our words become thoughts – thoughts become beliefs – beliefs become actions – and our actions create the experiences we are choosing to have.

This New Moon is asking us …

Who were you before the expectations, responsibilities, fears, and distractions pulled you away from your self?

✨️What truth are you afraid to speak?

✨️What part of you wants to be heard?

For me, its about sitting with the discomfort of not always feeling understood, because I can’t control how others perceive my truth.

Every New Moon offers us an opportunity to plant the seeds of our intentions, that are rooted in authenticity, rather than a sense of duty and/or obligation, but to stand more confidently in our truth, we need to have the courage to say NO !!!

Saying NO won’t always please others …

Therefore, if we want to be authentic, then we must be prepared to be disliked, and if we want to enforce our boundaries, then we must be prepared to be seen as being unfriendly and/or unloving, but that doesn’t mean it’s true. It’s just become someone else’s version of the truth.

A sacred NO is a powerful, and an intentional boundary that protects our energy, honours our truth, respects our values, and maintains our health and well being, It’s a deliberate refusal that then allows us to say YES to all the wonderful experiences that we truly want to experience in this precious life time.

This is a shift that creates (+) change 🌀✨️

The comfort zone …

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I like this image of the comfort zone by Tom Senninger because it’s a great visual of the process. We ALL feel comfortable sitting on our arse at home, especially in a conflicting world, but “All growth starts at the end of your comfort zone” (Tony Robbins)

For (9) years I lived out of the comfort zone. Like a gypsy, I moved back and forth between the UK and Australia, drifting in and out of other peoples lives, unsure where I belonged.

I learned so much from those experiences, but shifting from drifting (seeking experiences to learn and grow from) to settling back into the comfort zone (embracing stillness) was equally challenging because I’m not the same woman I once was.

  • Routine felt boring
  • Structure felt restrictive
  • Staying still felt stifling
  • Stability felt stagnant
  • Settling felt wrong

Ironically, but not surprisingly the comfort zone didn’t feel comfortable anymore. I was afraid of stepping back into an old version of myself that no longer fit, and I experienced what psychology defines as “a transitional identity crisis.” A realization that helped me to understand some of my struggles.

During those (9) years out of the comfort zone I experienced detachment from those I love most, I lost my parents, and a soul sister to cancer. I fell in love with men who couldn’t fully meet me, and I let them all go, but I never lost love.

Grief and loss challenged me to be in a constant state of transition.

What did I learn?

Living out of the comfort zone builds resilience, but adaptation isn’t always a (+) experience. Adjusting our behaviours, thoughts, and emotions in response to new, uncertain, or unfamiliar situations is essential to thrive, but some environments will trigger us to compromise ourselves, and we will learn and grow the most from those inner conflicts.

There’s a story to be told about why I lost my SELF in someone else’s story, and how I began to reclaim the narrative, but it’s taken time to reconnect with MY truth, regain a sense of balance, realign with my personal values, integrate the lessons, rebuild my own life, redesign the comfort zone, and reframe the return into comfort, as deepening my roots.

Feeling more settled has provided me with a safe space to notice with greater clarity – which habits are truly comforting, what hinders my growth, and when my choices have been self destructive – acknowledging how many times I compromised my needs to prioritize another.

As women, so many of us are guilty of this ☝️🤨

The discomfort of that truth has shifted something within me. My head and heart are finally in alignment, and my soul no longer feels restless … because I am home ✨️

My kinda spiritual practice …

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There’s so much about living a gypsy life I miss, and being infront of an open fire in Nature is one of them. Building a fire outside makes me feel connected to my ancestoral roots, it ignites my inner flame, uplifts my spirit, and brings immense joy to my heart.

We live in a world of convenience, and its much quicker and easier to plug a kettle in, but when I use electricity I miss an opportunity to connect in this way. So, this is one way I am consciously slowing down this Winter.

A simple act of boiling water in my copper kettle, over an open flame, on a cold morning, while the sun rises is priceless, and it reminds me that happiness is something we create.

… but it’s natural to feel unhappy in loss.

To be honest, sometimes I feel frustrated with myself, but healing doesn’t have a timeline, and it’s a deeply personal experience. I’ve been rebuilding my life, re-engaging with systems that challenge me, reconnecting with MY truth, rebalancing conflicting energy, healing a disregulated nervous system, and realigning with my spiritual self.

It takes patience … and lotsa practice.

Healing an abandonment wound isn’t about finding someone who stays … it’s learning how NOT to abandon ourselves in relationship with another.

Healing a beytral wound isn’t about being with someone who won’t betray our trust … it’s learning how to trust our own intuitive guidance.

Maintaining healthier boundaries has been essential to my healing process, so I can fully appreciate if or when others need to detach and disconnect themselves from me. I still feel the LOVE ❤️ but someone’s presence in our lives is determined by the choices we make, and how we make each other feel.

As I continue to learn from the past, feel more present in the moments, and imagine a better future, the collision of realities feel less confusing, because I understand the purpose of each timeline, and can give it meaning.

That’s how I grow from my experiences.

Oh, I still get the wobbles whenever I’m triggerd because I can still be a beautiful hot mess, but I am no less divine in my human expression of my true SELF.

I feel supported and guided by an energy with many names (Universe, Nature, God/Goddess, spirit, soul, Divine Mother and Father, Sacred feminine and masculine). An energy I consciously choose to connect with because it serves my highest good, and therefore the GREATER GOOD OF ALL.

Truth is … life will ALWAYS have its challenges, but with or without a significant other, my life continues to be a wonderful adventure ✌️😍

Once in a Blue Moon …

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Blue Moon 31st May 2026

Full moons have an illuminating energy on the psyche, and this months Blue Moon is illuminating what’s been rippling beneath the surface for too long. To shine a light on how we keep going around in circles, or telling ourselves the same thing … but nothing actually ever really changes.

“Information isn’t transformation“

This months cycle is slightly out of rhythm because there are (2) Full Moons this month, and they call it a Blue Moon because they don’t occur often. Rare moons alter the rhythm, and when the rhythm changes, some of us see it as an energetic portal. According to star gazers, the Sagittarius Blue Moon isn’t asking us who we were, but if we are ready to BE who we were always meant to become, by bringing our attention to what breaks the pattern.

My Reflection …

During the previous Full Moon in Scorpio I was shown – what continues to return still holds power, and the returning Full Moon in Sagittarius is telling me – growth can’t happen if I remain emotionally attached to an old version of myself – under this Blue Moon, I’m detaching from emotional cycles, releasing chapters that have already ended, and stepping out of timelines I’ve outgrown.

“Not everything is meant to continue just because it’s existed for a long time.”

“Scorpio asked us to face what we’ve been avoiding – Sagittarius is asking us to imagine what’s on the other side of it – because we can’t believe in our future while clinging to the past, and we can’t let go of the past without walking towards something – We are being asked to hold the letting go (grief) and believing (hope) at the same time, trusting they are part of the same answer.

This Full Moon is asking us – are certain people, patterns, responsibilities, environments, or emotional dynamics nourishing your soul? Do you feel more protective of your peace, more aware of energetic depletion, less willing to over extend yourself emotionally, more sensitive to imbalance, and more conscious of how your energy expands and contracts?

The soul is recognising what can and can’t continue forward, and this Blue Moon is helping us to see why we struggle to LET GO

  • What is challenging you to change?
  • How are you deceiving your SELF?
  • What story has rooted deep in the psyche?
  • What point of view is distorting the truth?
  • What are you seeing with more clarity?
  • What no longer serves your highest good?
  • What cycle feels completed?
  • What have you already outgrown?
  • Where are you feeling a sense of release?

Don’t overthink those questions because it’s not about forcing this energy, it’s about allowing the truth to be revealed.

As vibrational beings – becoming conscious of our energy is how we begin to shift it, and Universe is responding to us 💫

The stories may differ, but our personal experiences are connected to a collective narrative because Pluto entered Aquarius November 2024.

According to star gazers Pluto went retrograde May 6th, and it’s considered to be the beginning of a (5) month IN-ward journey, that’s said to be a corrective point in a collective shift. What has been projected OUT into the world will begin to circle back IN to the psyche, to be processed within, so it can begin to work through the collective field, systems, networks, ideologies, digital spaces, and communities we attach to, and the identities we build inside of them.

Every mind must make its choice between truth and repose. It cannot have both.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

BE-coming conscious of the truth can feel destabilizing, but we can’t think our way out of an energetic shift.

  • Notice where your attention flows
  • Notice where you react automatically
  • Notice how others are responding to you

Pluto in Aquarius is an ongoing conversation with the divine masculine, and regardless of our gender, we ALL feel this energy within us. If old heart break, trauma, rejection, guilt, anxieties, regret, abandonment fears or avoided truths are being triggered – it’s exposing structures built on ego, fear, manipulation, and emotional dishonesty because they don’t serve the souls evolution.

Pluto is shining a light on the motives behind projections, to stop us from activating old narratives, so we may be reflecting on our roles, and the dynamics in different systems (from micro to macro). It may feel like we are losing parts of ourselves as old identities begin to fall away, but however challenging – TRUST THE PROCESS – because the only way OUT is through.

The past hasn’t changed, but our relationship to it, and the meaning we give it has.

By the time this Blue Moon reaches fullness – certain truths may feel undeniable, there may be a sense that something is shifting within us, and we’ll be asking ourselves …

  • What strengthens my spirit?
  • What makes me feel more alive?
  • What drains my life force?
  • What truths keep resurfacing?
  • What future is calling me forward?

“The current energies may be bringing emotional realizations, nervous system sensitivity, vivid dreams, deeper reflection, relationship clarity, and the growing awareness that certain environments, emotional patterns, conversations, habits, or responsibilities may be affecting us more than before.

If you are realising how you’ve changed, then reconnect with what nourishes you emotionally, spiritually, mentally, and physically. Emotional honesty, healthier boundaries, meaningful connection, grounding routines, nervous system care, and inner alignment feels more important to us because we are making space to receive what we are ready to manifest into reality.

We are at a crossroad between timelines.

✨️The road that’s ending

✨️The road we are standing upon

✨️The road waiting beyond the horizon.

A Blue Moon in Sagittarius is ruled by Jupiter, the planet of destiny, wisdom, and expansion. It carries the energy of the Archer, the one who must choose a direction before releasing the arrow.

It’s not a a wish, and it’s not hope.

It’s a declaration

Under the Blue Moon we are informing the Universe of our decision, and making a conscious choice.

Claiming our DREAM

Grounding the vision

Releasing the arrow 🏹 ✨️

Breaking the habit of seeking a lover …

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According to the Gregorian calendar, winter doesn’t officially begin until June, but Nature tells us when she’s ready to change, and winter has arrived.

Can you feel the shift ?

Seasonal shifts influence our mood and energy because of the weather changes – Less sunshine alters our internal body clock, and regardless of our gender, we ALL feel the effects of shifting hormone levels – Less daylight lowers serotonin and dopamine (destabilizing our moods), and increases melatonin (making us feel like sleeping more).

As a 52 year old perimenopausal woman I’ve been navigating hormonal shifts for a while now, because the “change of life” is a process, and it can take up to 8 fucking years, which is why it’s ALWAYS about the journey.

During the winter months …

Embracing our natural instinct to slow down, and turn inwards can help us to adjust our daily routines, so we can prevent burn out, but we live in a world that keeps demanding more from us. That’s why honoring our need to slow down is a deeply grounding rebellion.

What am I learning on MY hormonal journey?

“Stay away from arseholes,” was my automatic response, and it’s absolutely spot on because we have less tolerance for the bullshit we are often served.

As progesterone and oestrogen fluctuate, our capacity for stress diminishes, and our nervous system becomes hyper sensitive. That’s why women of a certain age stop tolerating disrespectful behaviour, choosing not to engage in the chaos of drama.

As we learn, heal, mature and grow we become more responsive to the intuitive guidance of our gut instincts, instead of feeling torn between the timeless dilemma of our inner conflicts – our head (logic) and the heart (emotional desire). We value our time and energy because we know our worth, and life has become even more precious to us.

This isn’t just a life lesson … it’s a neurological shift.

I’m less resistive to change because my growth game is strong, but spiritual growth demands honesty, and that still challenges me when my consciousness shifts, as I become more self aware of my own patterns of behaviour.

As a single woman with a healthy appetite for life, food and sex, I usually seek the company of a lover, even when I’m not ready to commit to a relationship. I notice how I usually crave the warmth of a lover more during the cooler months, and I feel no shame in admitting that, but my soul wants more than the warmth of a body, and thanks to perimenopause my passion is on a slow burn, so my priorities have shifted.

To anchor my energy, and deepen the spiritual roots that ground me into the present moment.

I’m not seeking a lover because I don’t have an itch that needs scratching, there is no tension that needs relief. I don’t need anything that’s missing from me. I no longer need resolution from others because I don’t need validation, nothing feels inccomplete, and there is no hole in my life that needs filling (interpret that as you will).

I am whole – but I am ALWAYS becoming.

My sexual and creative energy is sacred, and in the past I’ve shared it with others too freely because I am open to love – and I’ve suffered the consequences of my choices – but I have learned

YES … I do desire to be in a relationship with another – to share, to create, to build and to grow together – but I acknowledge that I’m not ready for the imbalance a new relationship brings when two energies and lives merge.

So, I’m focusing on the relationship I have with my SELF – honouring my truth (the good, the bad, and the indifference), acknowledging the patterns of my own behaviour, releasing what I’ve outgrown, and aligning my energy to manifest a deeply fulfilling relationship in the future – with a trustworthy partner because I deserve to be in a healthy relationship with someone who can fully meet me.

This winter I won’t be seeking the warmth of a lover, I’ll be …

♥️Feeling cozy in my sanctuary from the cold
♥️Slowing down to enjoy life’s simple pleasures
♥️Wrapping myself up in soft blankets
♥️Nurturing my ideas and inspirations
♥️Working on my creative projects
♥️Connecting with spirit
♥️Doing some arts and crafts
♥️Enjoying the company of family and friends
♥️Lighting fires under the nights sky
♥️Caring for and supporting others
♥️Creating atmospheric ambience with lighting
♥️Preparing garden beds for Spring
♥️Walking slowly in Nature
♥️Taking more naps with my pussy-cat
♥️Curling up on the couch with a good book
♥️Watching stuff I like on the TV
♥️Losing and finding myself in stories
♥️Cooking and baking wholesome foods
♥️Playing music, singing songs and dancing
♥️Wearing fluffy socks and beautiful scarfs
♥️Soaking in warm bubble baths by candle light
♥️Warming my belly with a nip of whiskey
♥️Indulging my senses and soothing my soul

There’s plenty to LOVE about being single during the winter months✌️😍

Art is our craft in motion …

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The creative process …

I frequently write to make sense of an experience, and sometimes I engage the right side of my brain to express myself with colour, shape, and texture.

This particular piece began in September 2025 …

Standing infront of an empty white canvas, with a paintbrush in hand, I began to channel the spirit of my inner artist, wondering how to paint a story.

I was thinking about the call OUT to adventure, some of my experiences in the UK, and how I often felt like Alice in Wonderland.


🌀𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ⏱️🐇་༘࿐🎩🗝️⋆𖦹°‧★♔♥️♕♣️♖♦️♗♠️♘

I painted the canvas black, and a rainbow circle appeared, making me think about the first painting I ever painted (it’s the image in the middle with Chinese writing). I felt compelled to paint it when I was separated from my husband, raising (3) tweens, studying to be a nurse, and I was in the middle of a (6) week clinical placement, in a mental health clinic.

Acknowledging the challenges of another significant shift in my relationship with SELF, I began to think about the shitty stuff that happens, and I painted brown skid marks on the rainbow. Deciding the colours felt way too bright, I used a sponge to splodge more brown paint over the rainbow, because I prefer the earthy tones of a dirty rainbow anyways.

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… but it needed some sparkle ✨️

I sprinkled gold glitter around the outside, then added gold stars, and thought it was done, but a few days later I painted a gold swirl, and thought about how often I felt lost in a spinning vortex, seeking gold on a path of less resistance.

Like Dorothy – following the yellow brick road was about finding my way home.

I sprinkled gold glitter on the path for texture, but it didn’t look or feel right, so I painted over the whole thing. Now it was just a gold canvas with nothing much to say, and it sat like that for days, until I decided …

Fuck it …. I’ll just start again 🤷‍♀️

I thought about Alice falling down the rabbit hole, and felt inspired to paint my interpretation of an earthy burrow. I thought about the precious gem stones buried deep in the earth, and the signs, and symbols that frequently synchronised on my path. The dandelion wish clock, the spiral, Tesla’s universal key 3 – 6 – 9, and the alignment of stars.

… but the painting needed a character.

Although I have plenty of creative expression, I don’t have much artistic talent, so I created an image with the help of an app, and I placed my SELF into the painting, wearing rainbow socks.

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When it felt finished, I thought …

Life is like a blank canvas of possibilities, and we are the artist with unlimited potential. We are the creators with the power to design a masterpiece, through the choices we make, and the dreams we bring to life. We are not limited to the colours on our tray because mixing (2) colours creates a new colour. We are the directors of light within the grey, and our challenges brings texture to our art.

✨️💖💥❤️‍🩹❤️‍🔥💫💔💩🌀 ࣪˖ ִֶָ⏱️🐇☆་༘࿐ 🎨👩🏻‍🎨

We are a living, and breathing expression of our creativity because EVERYTHING we do, say, and create becomes a reflection of our inner world. That’s why I believe the human experience is a masterpiece in motion, and we are ALL here to be a creative expression of our most meaningful experiences.

Alchemy is the ultimate creative act – It’s the process of turning the lead of everyday struggles, raw emotions, and chaotic thoughts into the gold of profound expression. When we create, we are acting as an alchemist—transmuting human experience into something that moves the soul.

Alchemy is the spirit of my inner artist 💫

NEW MOON in Taurus

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I strive to live my life with more intention because it shifts me from autopilot, empowering me to make conscious choices that align with my higher purpose. I share my relationship with the Moon because this beautiful big ball of white rock does more than stabilize our world, and keep our oceans clean. Like the Moon, women cycle monthly, and our connection with the lunar cycle becomes a guide IN, to understand our hormonal fluctuations, energetic shifts, seasonal transitions, and inner transformations from maiden-mother-crone.

It isn’t witchy woo woo nonscience, but it IS magick, and it’s a science that’s rooted in biology and psychology. Magick isn’t about wishful thinking or casting spells, it’s the art of creating changes to our consciousness, and when we change our inner world (our thoughts, emotions, and beliefs), EVERTHING changes.

Our choices, attention, energy … and reality

When we change our personal narrative, then life begins to reorganize itself, and this can make us feel off balance, but that temporary instability is simply a sign that we are shedding an outdated, limiting script and stepping into a more authentic, empowering version of our reality.

NEW MOON is when the sky is darkest, and it’s a time of deep reflection – to plant the seeds of our intention for the next moon cycle, so we can align with our deepest desires, and this month is a Blue Moon cycle, but I’ll reflect upon that in a few weeks because it’s an ongoing conversation.

Taurus is an Earth sign, that rules our sense of comfort, safety and security, and it just so happens to be my youngest sisters birthday today

Happy birthday sis , I love you ❤

Tonight, under the nights sky …

  • Make your intentions known to universe
  • Sit quietly with your SELF
  • Reconnect with your body
  • Ground your energy
  • Relax your nervous system
  • Reflect on what you’re ready to recieve

Under the Taurus NEW MOON plant the seeds of your intention …

  • What does your heart desire?
  • What does your soul truly want?
  • What are you calling in?

I woke feeling extremely sensitive this morning, and the tears have been flowing. According to the star gazers, if we are feeling shakey under this NEW MOON, then it’s doing so to bring something to our attention, so we don’t build our future on unstable ground.

Asking us, where are our roots weak?

I acknowledge my weakness, and shift my focus towards what I desire.

  • To feel safe to be a full expression of my SELF
  • To let go of what hurts me
  • To have the courage to trust again
  • To self actualize my full potential
  • To connect with those who truly see me
  • To write stories that help others to see their own magick
  • To live a blessed and wonderful long life
  • To create a better world for future generations

Today, I decided to do a ritual …

Rituals are practical tools designed to anchor our intention.

I filled a bowl with soil (physical anchor), salt (purification), coffee (grounding), dandelion root (transformation), chicory (removes obstacles), cinnamon (health/wealth), my hormonal herbal tea: peppermint (clears energy), hibiscus (divine feminine), St Johns Wort (uplifting), red clover (restores balance).

Mixing it together with intention felt grounding

I buried (2) coins in the dirt …

A gold coin I was given by my parents as a child, with the words. “Because it’s yours because we love you” inscribed on it, to represent the divine masculine (sun). A silver coin I was given by a soul sister, with the words.“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams” inscribed on it, to represent the divine feminine (moon)

All (3) people are now in spirit, and each coin is even more meaningful to me.

Tonight, under the night sky I held the bowl, and said out loud …

I embrace the next chapter of my life, and plant myself into the new timeline

I will leave the bowl out overnight because Taurus is EARTH energy, and it remembers our intentions when repeated. In the morning I will take the coins out of the bowl, and put them somewhere I will see them often.

Every time I touch them during the next few weeks it will remind my energetic system that this reality has already taken root.

As it IS, so mote it BE 💫

Reflection in rhyme …

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Sipping on my morning cuppa,
I tune IN to my senses.
A simple act of meditation,
that makes me feel the presence of NOW.

What do I see?

The colour green is everywhere,
and all around me,
with splashes of colour.
Shades of red, orange, pink, and yellow.

The forever blooming bergonia, and grevillea,
are attracting the pretty birds and bees.
The native blossom orchid, and banksia brush,
are attracting the beautiful butterflies.

The sky is full of dense grey clouds,
and the dewy drops look like water pearls,
as they glisten under a silvery sky.

The sun is neither bright, nor warm today,
he’s a day-lit moon, and a silvery shadow,
that feels enchanting.

A reminder …

The approaching NEW MOON in Taurus,
is inviting us to reflect upon our intentions.

What do I hear?

Birds are singing while they chitter chatter,
and the bees are buzzing from flower to flower.
The chooks are clucking to the left of me,
and the traffic is humming to the right,
In the distance I hear a dog bark,
and his neighbours are responding in chorus.
The snort of a horse makes me smile,
suggesting he disapproves of their conversation.

I take a sip from my new cup,
and read the words.
I LOVE YOU MUM ♥️

My attention shifts …

To the thoughts and the stories,
that take me to the past, and into the future.
As they collide into the present moment,
I become the bridge of inbetween.

The compression point 💫

A conscious link that transforms memories,
and possibilities into reality.

What lessons have I learned from the past?
How will I bring them forward into the future?

No longer negotiating my hopes and dreams,
I’m focusing on long term personal development, and sustainable spiritual growth,
built on heart centred devotion.

My spiritual roots have grown a strong spine,
and my energy feels deeply grounded.

A connection that anchors me ⚓️

No longer drifting through other people’s lives,
I’m building my own foundations,
but life continues to challenge me to change,
and universe is responding to who I am.

Under this NEW MOON, I declare …

✨️I am the creator of my own experiences

✨️I am grateful for my family and friends

✨️I am always guided and supported

✨️I am the best version of my SELF

✨️I am living a fullfilling life of abundance

✨️I am worthy of my hopes and dreams

✨️I am loved, I am lovable, and I am LOVE

As it IS, so mote it BE 💫

The approaching FULL MOON in Scorpio …

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According to the star gazers, this months FULL MOON in Scorpio is asking us ONE question in (3) different voices because of Pluto and Mercury’s influence.

  • What have you been carrying in private that needs to come out?
  • Who and what belongs in your future?
  • What truth about yourself have you finally found words for?

Scorpio energy is intense because it “pulls at what’s been operating beneath conscious awareness into full visibility,” to expose hidden truths. Transforming raw emotion, trauma, and shadow into power, wisdom, and profound growth.

When we work more intentionally with this energy, then it can be alchemy.

Last months NEW MOON in Aries opened up a new (19) year cycle, and that’s WHY this FULL MOON will be triggering some significant experiences. NEW cycles are built upon neurological pathways, behavioural defaults, and identity structures. It will be shining a light on the truth we tell ourselves, to highlight the gap between who we claim to be, and the habits we keep repeating.

  • What story is still whispering in the dark?
  • Where do you start to shrink back into old habits?
  • When do you default back into old patterns?
  • What are you doing differently?
  • Who are you when no one is watching?

The gap between who we say we are becoming, and who we consistently show ourselves to be reveals what is changing, and what needs to be changed.

  • What’s hiding itself from you?
  • Are any old wounds calling you IN?
  • Where is the power imbalance?
  • What outgrown attachments haven’t you released?
  • What’s rising to be seen?
  • Where is the focus of your attention flowing?
  • What uplifts and/or drains your energy?
  • Where do you feel pulled and/or held back?

Look at what is presenting into your awareness …

SEE it – SIT with it – and LET it unfold

We don’t need to react to everything we feel, but don’t ignore it because this is how we transform raw emotion, trauma, and shadow into power, wisdom, and profound growth. The shadow doesn’t emerge to be judged, but to be integrated into the light of consciousness, so we can adjust and align our truth.

For me, during last months NEW MOON I was being challenged to see beyond the projections, to look deeper within my SELF. Declaring who I am, why I’ve grown, what’s mine, and what no longer aligns. Those declarations were determining my direction because I was deciding who I intend to BE.

NOW the system is responding, not based on my wants, wishes or beliefs, but on what I’ve done since then.

  • Reinforced my boundaries to honour my truth
  • Took accountability for my mistakes
  • Felt more compassion for the struggle
  • Asked for more support with my writing
  • Stayed open to receive the blessings

Last night I felt the familiar twinge in my uterus, of an egg being released, but I may not bleed because my cycles are changing. As I transition from mother to crone, I feel blessed to step into this next stage of my life, and recent news about becoming a grandmother is going to be life changing.

This morning I woke from a dream that felt significant, and they say to pay attention to our dreams (3) days before a FULL MOON because the subconscious prepares for the peak.

“Dreaming of a spiral family tree of words suggests a powerful, unfolding journey involving your roots, language, and personal evolution. Spirals in dreams often represent archetypal paths of transformation, growth, and psychological or spiritual journeys. Combining this with a family tree and words suggests a dynamic, interconnected, and evolving view of your heritage.”

Blessed BE 🌀✨️

Why don’t we want to stay present with the discomfort?

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I shared a blog about staying present in the moment, and in reflection I over intellectualized the discomfort by focusing on the process, but discomfort is NOT a problem to be solved, it’s an experience to be felt, so I’m going to share my thoughts and feelings about staying present in the moment with discomfort.

Although there’s a simple answer to the question …

We don’t want to stay present with discomfort because it’s uncomfortable

Becoming comfortable with discomfort is a complex process …

My discomfort usually involves an interaction with someone else, and although I’m open to share my experiences, I understand why most people are not. Vulnerability drops the defences to expose our true self (good, bad, ugly), and that also leaves us open to judgement, rejection and manipulation.

I struggle with those reactions myself, but my struggles with vulnerability keeps teaching me how to feel my BIG emotions more deeply, so I can learn how to regulate, build resilience, and actively grow from my challenges. Teaching me how to maintain healthier boundaries, and protect my energy, so I can say NO more confidently when something no longer fits (or) aligns with my truth.

New experiences are catalysts for our personal growth

Sharing my struggles more openly is how I experience genuine in-to-me-see because it invites others to share more openly too, but not everyone is ready for that kind of honesty. Exposing my flaws, faults, failures and fuck ups without projecting the blame onto another, is how I become more accepting of my SELF, so I can realize my own worth, and feel more compassion for the struggle

… but the struggle is real, and it still challenges me.

Lots of things make me uncomfortable, but not everything triggers my defences.

Recent challenges triggered BIG e-motions, and because they operate in the deeper parts of my psyche, they create the BIGGEST reaction within me, and that’s what I want to reflect upon.

GUILT – is often triggered because more open and honest conversations bring uncomfortable truths to our attention, but something is shifting because I no longer feel an intense need to fix my mistakes (or) punish myself to restore balance, because I’ve integrated my shadow. We ALL make mistakes when we are learning and growing, but that’s an important part of our healing.

SHAME – often triggers a deep fear of being unlovable, unworthy, and rejected, but by releasing myself from the guilt of what I (or others) believed I did wrong, changes the inner dialogue. Being open to learn from my experiences makes me more curious, and less judgemental. Increasing my capacity for love, and compassion for SELF and others who are struggling. The more I realize my intrinsic value without needing external validation, the more worthy I feel.

FEAR – triggers many defences for different reasons, and the stories vary, but recently someone reached out to reconnect, and although they are not a bad person, they haven’t been good for me. That’s why I sensed a threat to my mental health, my emotional well-being.

Trauma isn’t defined by an event itself …

… but by the lasting internal impact it has on our mind and body.

Even when we’ve cultivated a growth mindset, and have healed from our most challenging experiences of loss, it doesn’t stop the triggers, but it does influence how we will react and/or respond. When my survival fight/flight/freeze response triggers an automatic reaction in my nervous system, I notice the hypervigilance, flashbacks, and cognitive distortions.

We break this cycle (trauma loop) by rewiring the neural pathway.

I’ve been consciously doing this by learning how to feel safe and secure within the present moment, by being conscious of my resistance to it, making better choices, grounding my energy, and focusing on my senses.

  • Focusing on BE-ing rather than DO-ing
  • Taking deeper breaths to anchor my energy into the present
  • Tuning into my senses to ground my attention into the moment
  • Becoming aware of the tension in my body
  • Acknowledging the resistance so I can release it
  • ACCEPTING the present moment for what it is
  • Observing my thoughts, feelings and stories without judgement
  • Becoming more curious of my reactions
  • LETTING GO of my need to control
  • Fully surrendering to the experience of NOW

Realizing that the power for change lies within the present moment

My openness, and curious nature often triggers the defences in others, but if people understand (or) misunderstand me isn’t my responsibility.

Human beings are conditioned (biologically and socially) to avoid discomfort, distress and pain, but we live in a world that’s full of conflicting truths, and some of those experiences can be a catalyst for our growth. That’s why I often feel called to share my experiences, but the way I write is a prime example of one of my own habitual defence mechanisms, and I’m open to explore that so I can improve my craft as a writer.

I write to make sense of my challenges, but I want to write something worth reading. For me, writing has helped me to understand my SELF better, and writing my story has been a catalyst for my personal growth and development.

I share my thoughts and feelings to support others on a healing journey.