Self-Care Affirmations

We are living in a time where many of us are experiencing heart sickness and heartbreak from the chaos of wars, lost loved ones, social and political divisiveness, and lack of connection to the Earth itself. The light of the shen spirit strains to shine.

The year 2024 has been an energy intense time for many of us. Every month a unique planetary pattern urges us to awaken, release, and increase our consciousness to create more of what we want. This summer will be no different. 

This is a powerful year for all of us. To gain a better understanding of what this means for our Acutonics community, I was guided to mediate with the Green Wood Dragon. Our inner dragon is asking all of us to use the next few weeks of Winter to go deep within, find our irritations, embrace them, feel the power within them, and then release the rest.

As winter sets in here in the mountains of Colorado, we move into the Element of Water, a time for deep reflection. In this season we may be drawn to explore our shadow-side, especially as holidays with friends and families often triggers buried emotions. The dichotomy of this season: media, family, and friends call on us to look outward to socialize and be merry, while we want to go inward – to explore the darkness, and to seek peace and deep healing. This friction can create tremendous stress.

Welcome to the flowing seasons, with so much uncertainty in the world it is a comfort to know that the seasons of Earth flow in a consistent way, to create balance as a whole. In the northern hemisphere we move into Fall and the Metal element. In the southern hemisphere we flow to Spring and the Wood element. In the north it is a time to be inspired, embrace the harvest, dance in bright colors, express gratitude for all the abundance, release what no longer serves us with ease and prepare for going deep within.

Late summer and the Earth in all her green glory is upon us, an invitation to enjoy these last weeks of Summer. The Leo energy of August, ruled by the Sun represents our hearts as we transition to the sign of Virgo and move to the ruling planets of Mercury and Chiron. Virgo energy helps us process what is not aligned with our hearts from the Leo energy. Chiron is perfectly placed to help heal our hearts. Virgo also rules the harvest and fertility representing abundance and creativity. What is it you are creating, is your heart’s abundance flowing with ease? If not, perhaps you are out of alignment with the energy of the heart. Chiron can guide heart healing back into the flow of abundance, creativity, and alignment.

The planetary alignments taking place this year are amazing but can be challenging to navigate. Old memories, thoughts, and beliefs that we didn’t even know were there, may be stirred up. This is an opportunity to look deep within to release anything that is heavy and outdated.

Are you already feeling the new frequencies and shifting energies of Spring? Perhaps there have been unprovoked emotional uprisings. This is a time to release emotions, beliefs, patterns, and old memories that no longer serve as we move into the Age of Aquarius. Clear the density of the old to make room for the new. While we may not know what the new will be or how it will look, we do know how it will feel. It brings higher vibrations, so it will feel peaceful, light, calming, joyful, understanding and loving. At first these feelings will not be constant but over time we will feel them more and more. We will be gaining consciousness to recognize when we do feel them and develop the tools to shift our energies to embrace them. As we shed our old selves, we may experience rapid changes in emotions that rise up to be examined then released.

Winter is here in all her glory, just as longer, warmer days embrace the Southern hemisphere. The Earth in all her wisdom, seeks balance between the hemispheres. Our human bodies also look for balance, especially after the recent retrograde events that shook many to their core. Past trauma, old memories and stuffed emotions are stirred up. Winter, a time to go inward, invites us to dive deeper into past wounds, to redefine who we are to heal and move forward into 2023 lighter, clearer, and resonant to all the things we desire.

The Earth is transforming. We see it in our weather, from droughts, floods, fires and so many other Natural Disasters. We call them disasters because of the way they affect us humans, yet we could also view them as a way Mother Earth rebalances herself. Our bodies are the representation of Earth.