[the week ahead] A New Moon + Summer Solstice

Tea Plantation, Malaysia via National Geographic

June 17 - 23

Dear readers, I owe you an apology. For two weeks I’ve neglected you! I promise you that my time away from you has been fruitful. Way back when (okay, it was May 27^th), I mentioned that June is governed by the 2 energy. The lessons are about balance and bringing two opposite ideas into harmony. No surprise that my life has, lately, played out accordingly. I’ve been reminded (several times over) about the important lesson of making choices on behalf of my energy levels: what I can take off my plate to bring a little more balance to all of the work I’m currently focused on? Where am I wasting energy? The freelance world requires me to switch my brain from one subject to another - styling, homeopathy, writing and the typical array of other personal tasks, errands, dreaming, etc. For those of us that want to do it all, it becomes a matter of challenging yourself to take one weight off in order to nourish the other ventures. Thanks for your patience.  

And here we are - halfway through the year. For me, June is always overcast with themes of recognition and taking pause. We reflect on how far we’ve come. We have more clarity of the goal that we committed too back in January. It’s a time of deep, inner reflection and it’s important to make time for it. This Tuesday, the new moon helps us in the resolutions and new adventures department. The new energy further promotes what we’re already doing and helps us sink our heels in a bit deeper. It also aids us in disconnecting from our past in an extremely significant way. Our purpose and what’s changing for us is more in focus.

Following the new moon, a flood of energy comes our way on Wednesday with the entrance of Summer Solstice energy. The Sun and Moon unite and, as a result, bring all levels of our being (spiritual, physical, mental, emotional) together in a life-altering way. Now, I always hesitate to use such an impactful, dramatic  phrase like, “life-altering,” but given the numerological year we’re in, that’s what the 5 year is all about: change, adventure…and more change. This week, we’ll feel this shift most on our emotional plane. Don’t be surprised if you’re feeling a bit more sensitive and “on edge” than usual. Embrace where you’re going and from where you’ve come.   

love & light