Wolf Moon

 

Wolf Moon is the traditional name for the full moon in January. Why wolf? One story is that this is the time of year when wolves are most hungry during this time when food is scarce because of the snow and cold. Since the trees don't have leaves on them, sound travels farther, so people who do not usually hear them can hear them. The illustration above is from the Old Farmer's Almanac website. I use almanacs all the time. Lots of interesting bits of folklore, gardening and other useful information. So as we celebrate this full moon today and this week, what lessons does the wolf suggest? what are the things you are crying out for? What makes you howl? What is the hunger that drives you? Are there people out there that you want to hear from? Are there people out there you want to hear you? As we move into this new calendar year, what goals are you driving toward? What vision do you want to move into? Who are the people you run with? Set off a howl and set things in motion! If there are things you have been wanting to learn, special offers on my website https://www.magicalawakenings.com

A Heart Shaped World

 

A Heart Shaped World

First, I begin today with a note of gratitude and good news. Many people are raising their prices this year for a variety of reasons and so rising prices are a concern for many. My gift to you is simply this. I am not raising my prices. I am happy, healthy and because of all of you I am working and that is most important because I love the work I do with all of you. So you can continue to see me for the same price. I appreciate working with each and every one of you. Your respect, kindness and generosity have been heart warming and greatly appreciated during this crazy time we are living in. In case you are wondering, the photo above is of heart shaped rocks and others that just feel pleasant to the touch that I find while walking. So I like finding heart shaped stones as tokens of love from the universe. Second, if I were going to lay stones on a person as a part of a healing, they are what I would use. Mostly when you meet people using stones in healing you see a lot of polished rocks, but I feel that the heart shaped rocks I find while walking will convey the healing energies even better than polished stones. They stay put better too. Often, tragedies and challenges bring us opportunities. Millions of people are making significant changes in how they will make their money, and while some are not happy that things changed, others are bubbling with joy. So although the pandemic shutdowns and restrictions were hard stops that caused us to shift gears, these caused many of us to reevaluate and make new choices. For myself, having the gym closed for a while was difficult, so I took walks with the dogs as a way to get some exercise, rather than buy exercise equipment for the home. I am wearing a mask to the gym because those are the rules. My preference would be not to, but getting exercise is an important part of staying healthy. I did not buy groceries from Amazon. Shopping at local stores is what we still do, and we also have dairy delivered by Longmont Dairy and we have bought produce and more from Miller Farms and Ollin Farms. These are good people with good products. There are other excellent farms and dairies of course, and buying local directly supports local farmers. So that was a positive development. The activity slowest to come back for me is music and dance. Masks interfere with dances that have partners for example, causing cancellations of that fun, and I have not yet felt like wearing a mask to an evening at the symphony. Depending on how long it takes for all of this to wind down, I might wear a mask to a concert because I love music, but I will wait a bit longer to see when the rules will change. At the beginning of covid I thought this would be like flu, but obviously it turned much more lethal and widespread. So now it does look like when it winds down that we will be treating it like flu, getting boosters to protect us from variants that will develop every year. One of the changes to my business was that in years past, I did a lot of expos and fairs. At the outset, all were cancelled, so as we pick up the pieces and regroup, I decided to leave most of them off my schedule, only doing a handful that work well for me, for a total of seven per year. There were years past when I had events like that on my schedule every month, as many as 24 or more a year. From 24 to 7 is a big shift, but it has worked well for me. Those were an important way for me to get started when I moved out here and they could still be good for others. Since public events were shut down, I decided that the best thing for me to do was focus solely on my private appointments and private bookings. I see people individually in my office plus I do parties in homes and businesses. Those were gone for a while too, now they are coming back. And as I mentioned above, I thought about raising prices, but decided not to. I love who I am and I love what I do. And what I love is working with you. Anyone who can say that they love who they are and they love what they do is in the right place. So I definitely feel that this will be a better year for all of us. This is a great year to create and rebuild. A time for forming new relationships. That was another important aspect of these crazy times too. During this crisis, we found out which people kept in touch and were helpful. Some dropped off the radar and then I made some new friends. Others totally surprised me by popping up after years. What was most amazing to me were the people who let me know that they appreciated what I had done for them, and I did not know that it meant that much to them. That happens when you see a lot of people in your practice. In my practice, and I am certain this happens to other professionals too, there are clients who keep in touch and there are others who you never hear from again. So when some resurfaced and let me know how much my services meant to them, it was an awakening for me. I was thunderstruck at how some people showed care and kindness because these were not people who I expected anything from, which is a lesson that reminded me to shift my awareness and perception. These interactions with people absolutely colored my perception and prompted me to refocus my business and keep offering my services to you at the same price as before. I am grateful for everything that happened. Thank all of you for everything! I always love hearing from you, so if you feel like sending me a note, calling or coming to see me, please do! Have a wonderful day! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2022 is a 6 Year

2022 is a 6 Year

So what does that mean, that 2022 is a 6 year? In numerology, a 6 year is a time of rebuilding, recreating and renewing what we want to renew and strengthening what we want to keep in our lives. That is true for people, things and events. By nurturing relations with all the people in our lives who we want to keep in our lives, we are able to solve problems and achieve goals. We form partnerships and teams with people to get things done, whether it is a formal contract or friend helping friend. We are bringing new friends into our lives who resonate with who we are now. In the tarot, the 6 card is the Lovers. Last year was a year of 5, the card of the Hierophant, the key meaning being that we reexamined our spiritual beliefs and heartfelt values which led us to set new goals. During our 5 year, we let go of people and things in our quest for our new alignments and visions. That is reflected in the record number of people who decided to change the way they make their living and are starting their own businesses at the fastest pace in decades. Even though many of these changes have been stimulated by the changes due to covid, being resilient and rebounding from the setbacks grows from our optimistic perspective, motivation and inspiration. For many, the pandemic simply stripped away a layer of consciousness. How many people were deeply desiring a change of direction, but had not yet taken any action in that direction, but then various cancellations, shutdowns and postponements catapulted people into action? Are you familiar with the expression Stop worrying about what might go wrong and get more excited about what can go right? So in this year of the Lovers, our key is use more of our conscious energy on the things we love to do. Extend your vision beyond the romantic relationships. Six is about working with others to get things done, to accomplish goals. What happens when you love your work? You do it better. And you are happier doing it. Do you love what you do for exercise? Many of us have changed what we do for activities or sports for our health and pleasure. Do you see yourself loving something else now, and so you are changing that aspect of your life? What are the other things you love to do? Who are the people you really love to have in your life? Are the people in your inner circle aligned with you? Do you feel that connection with them? Focus on what you want, not what you don't want. Now think. Who are the people in your life who can help you make that happen? Bottom line. This is a good year for new partnerships of all kinds, working together to create and build, perhaps in more creative ways than we have used before, and we are highly effective in achieving our goals. I welcome in that energy. How about you? I always love hearing from you, so if you feel like sending me a note, calling or coming to see me, please do! Have a wonderful day!

Reflect on the Gifts

 

Try this at home: Reflect on the Gifts How have you been a gift to others? How have others been a gift to you? During this season which has a heavy commercial emphasis on gift giving, consider how we really are the gifts, not things. Take out your journal or notebook to focus on how you have been a gift to other people, and how other people have been a gift in your life. How did someone really help shape your path in life? How have you helped others with theirs? Not talking about physical gifts, more of the other kinds of gifts, the spiritual, emotional or mental. Does reflecting on any of this prompt any new ideas about what you want next? How will you move forward? Is this a new way of looking at things for you? Seeing yourself as a gift to others? Seeing others as a gift to you? The true gifts in our lives are not things bought in stores, it is our presence with each other. There are all kinds of ways to do that. If there are things you have been wanting to learn, special offers on my website https://www.magicalawakenings.com

Moments of Light

 

Moments of Light

What is it about those happy moments when we have a fond memory of some person or event in our past? We are taking out an old photo and looking at it, but the photo only exists in our mind. Yet, somehow invokes that feeling of joy, pleasure, happiness, excitement finds a way to continue that feeling in our present moment where we are with different people, in a different situation. How we celebrate our holidays now is different than the way we used to celebrate. Look back a century or more and there were beautiful songs that people used to sing before the wave of music that we grew up with. To get a taste of that, check out a show called Rocky Mountain Revels in Boulder. I have seen the show several times over the years, and it changes every year, when they mine a vein of old music, with this year's theme being old Celtic music, stories and dance that were seasonal favorites long ago. Like me, you might find yourself humming some of those old tunes more than the contemporary ones. Above is a picture from the Revels website. If you are not able to get out there, another great example of that older style of holiday music is in a concert that Sting did in 2015, which you can see for free on You Tube. The concert is called A Winter's Night. As you might imagine, his concert features performances by a stellar group of musicians. Below is a photo I took at the Denver Botanic Gardens Blossoms of Light Show. It is spectacular the way they light up the gardens for the holidays. It is another beautiful thing that we have now that did not exist when I was growing up. Now I see that other botanic gardens and around the country are also doing light shows at the holidays. These entertainments are great for both adults and children. Revels includes people of all ages in its cast, and of course, people take kids to the Botanic Gardens. I bring these events to your attention because you might enjoy some different seasonal celebrations. Think about how else these different was of celebrating can light up our lives not just on the day we do it, but for many years after. Moments of light that illuminate our lives contain more than we immediately recognize. Long after events have passed and we can't find the photos, the images and melodies that flash through our minds light up our moods and bring a smile to our face. Beyond the holidays, in other contexts, we can access these moments of light and joy when we need to give ourselves a little boost.  That is why at this time of year, it is easy for us to recall joyful seasonal images and feelings from our holiday celebrations of the past. Interestingly, when we recall earlier memories and then compare them to our present, where we find ourselves in a different world today. We now have different ways of doing our business, we have different ways of celebrating our holidays. We have different ways of living. In some of the old songs we rediscover heartfelt values, a bit of humor and lyrical beauty. When we let our imaginations go, we might dream up a whole new way to do our garden or our home. The lights show you the beauty of the botanic gardens in a whole different way than in the daylight. Creativity, joy and kindness light up our lives all year round. And all of this helps us to connect with spirit even more closely.  I always love hearing from you, so if you feel like sending me a note, calling or coming to see me, please do! Have a wonderful day! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~