The week ahead. September 22, 2019
Cards
The Sun, Six of Wands (inverted), Four of Pentacles.
Rune
Ingwaz
Things have been going pretty well for you lately. Kind of in your groove. Going with the divine flow. And feeling right about your path. It's been a warm glowing oasis from the struggles of the summer months. A nice break from the internal struggles of previous weeks. As we rounded out the 9,9 portal (sep, 9 - sep, 18) all your efforts paid off and put you right where you needed to be.
But then Saturn went direct again after a long retrograde and that warm, confident feeling isn't as strong now. You're not feeling that support from the universe quite so much now. And it's casting little shades of doubt. After the empowering feelings you had, this seems like being lost in the herd again. All that powerful experience you had doesn't seem to match the mundane reality you've returned to. And it's making you wonder if you really did anything at all.
But that's just your shadow returning and reminding you to check yourself. It doesn't mean you have been abandoned. It's just an adjustment period. After so much energy has shifted around it's going to take some time to get used to the feel of it. For now it's better to stand back and observe. Don't be quick to act. And don't give too much energy to doubts. Remember the mindfulness I encouraged last week and you will do very well now. Watch and wait for now. Take the temperature of this new field of energy we've entered. I know you're itching to use the new skills you developed along the way. But you need to know the new territory first. Use this week to get a good sense of our new environment. Don't start anything yet. Just hang back. Make some time to chill and work on balancing yourself. Get grounded in this new energy. Conserve your efforts for the moment and you'll be in a better position to act once you get your bearing.
This week's influence is
Ingwaz, the Earth.
“Only when we know our solitude to be different from our loneliness
can we be whole enough to honor another’s place.”
Rune of isolation or separation in order to create a space or place where the process of transformation into higher states of being can occur. Rune of gestation and internal growth. personal development, the power of suggestion, the inner-child, wholeness. expectation, time for oneself; or impotence, scattering, movement without change, frivolity, immaturity. Common virtues, common sense, simple strengths, family love, caring, human warmth, the home. Rest stage, a time of relief, of no anxiety. A time when all loose strings are tied and you are free to move in a new direction. Listen to yourself.
