Hello loves,

Well that retrograde did it's thing didn't it?! I surrendered a lot. Most of it I expected, some of it I didn't. The Universe took away a lot. Some of it I'm a little sad about and some of it I'm glad to be free of. What I want to prepare us for next is the large amount of energy that is growing from the ground up. It's an intense re-grounding of energy and a huge new re establishing of our desires. Be willing to start again. Be willing to try something completely new. Be willing to let go and let grow within you the newer versions of older dreams. There's been a ton of quiet but intense work “behind the scenes” and the time for data collection is done, now its time to get a move on.

I always try to give practical advice on how to apply spiritual knowledge because, whilst it's great to know why you're feeling what you're feeling, sometimes, it can be a struggle to figure out what to do with that. So what does it look like to “re-ground”? To pivot your desires into something more pragmatic, maybe even useful! It starts, unsurprisingly with radical truth telling and planning. So what truth is more clear now than it was before? You might not know what you want to do as a career or as a purpose or maybe even what kind of romantic relationship you want but, you WILL know more clearly if you are supposed to be where you are. Sometimes in your life you'll have a clear map, sometimes you'll have a compass. Which space are you in? Maybe one or the other, maybe a little of both?

For me, the retrograde highlighted and helped to clear up a habit of overt self preservation. With my heart attack many years ago, Stu being ill for so long and then the pandemic on top of that I naturally had to create a way to survive that was based purely on energy conservation. That meant withdrawing from many parts of my life that I now feel a deep call to reconnect to. The Universe called me to trust life again and I have answered. Regrounding myself in who I am now means checking in with myself when my habit of saying “No” to any and all social engagements comes up and instead I can rely more fully on my intuition as to whether that space is right for me or not. One of my new truths is to use that newly refined compass. Do I belong where I am? Do I belong with the people I am around? Do I belong inside the dreams I am creating? Do I belong in the mindset I was using to create my life? All big questions yes, but now is the time to answer and act.

My advice for this week is to ponder these questions. Compass or map in hand use this latest “shake down” from the Universe to restart yourself. DO your best to get out of your head and into yor life. This is not so much an invitation to a huge planning session, get your hands dirty. Go out on the date, talk to someone about a buisness idea, go view the house, have the hard talk. Make a start. The momentum of the Universe is strong right now and will be until the end of the year. So, lets use it to our advantage.

Make a start. Onward. There's work to be done.

Big love,

Ryan James x