Spruce Brook sparkles in the sun and heat as it flows through the woods and fields of my new home. As we approach the full moon, I am vividly recalling this time last year. I had no idea what the Universe had planned for me or what miraculous gifts would be offered.
Last July as the Full Hay Moon was waxing, I knew that serious changes needed to be made in my life. I thought the main thing I needed to do was lose some weight in order to better my health prospects. I felt good, but I was on meds for blood pressure and my sugar was alarmingly high along with cholesterol numbers that were out of whack. Getting on a program was easy. I signed myself up for Weight Watchers online program. That took care of the mundane portion of my proposed transformation, but the magickal part took some thought and preparation.
I began to imagine an amulet that could aid me in completely transforming myself. Well, you know what they say: “be careful what you wish for”. I was indeed careful. I took time to contemplate the flower essences or gemstones that would most be in synch with my desires. At night I dreamed a powerful dream. I met a plant that likely does not exist on the Earth plane and received instruction from a glowing spirit form on how to prepare my amulet and create essence from this particular plant. I was told to wait until “Monday when the moon is full”. This worked well with my intentions since the Monday of the Full Hay Moon actually placed the moon in the beginning phase of waning- perfect for ridding myself of that which I no longer needed.
This also gave me time to plan the other pieces of the amulet making process. Over the next days I got clear messages about the other components of the amulet. In this entry from last year I describe awakening to the idea of including Werewolf Root flower essence in the amulet. A pearl from my original wedding ring was also placed inside. Pearls are also emblematic of transformation.
During ritual for the Full Hay Moon, as it was still waxing, I called to the spirit of the mysterious plant that I had met in my dream. I drew a picture of it and placed it under the altar paten upon which I had placed my favorite flower essence co-creation vessel. In this way I was able to capture the essence of that beautiful plant being from another dimension. The amulet itself was put together as the spirit had instructed on the following day, Monday “when the moon is full”.
Consulting astrology charts for that day showed the moon was falling on my Sun/Jupiter conjunction in the 8th house of transformation. There truly could not have been a more favorable time for this work to happen.
So, I had my amulet and I wore it daily. I began to lose weight and was pleased. However, there was much more in my life that would be transformed, and I do believe that the amulet served as a catalyst to activate some amazing possibilities, transforming them into wonderful manifestations of positive change, personal growth, and endless possibility.
In this one year I have lost 40 pounds. My husband and I very unexpectedly found the home of our wildest dreams and decided to move.
By accident, while surfing the net for ideas on garages and barns, Daryl found a house he thought I might like. I thought he was crazy. It was brand new, huge, fulfilling every pipe dream I’d ever had about a luxurious yet energy efficient home, private, nestled in the heart of Nature. I agreed to look at the house and set a line of dominos in free fall motion. We looked at the house in early October and moved in on December 1st. I am still not completely clear on how everything happened. We listed the Durham property at the absolute “worst” time possible, the holiday season. Immediately there was an inquiry and I KNEW it was the buyer and told my agent so. Though it took time for the offer to manifest, it was indeed the person who made the initial inquiry back in December who closed on the property in late May.
There were times of fear and nervousness. Owning two homes is not easy in any way, especially in a winter of relentless snow storms that require endless plowing, shoveling, etc. My husband is amazing. We made it work. Every time I felt scared about the financial part of this leap of faith, I had to focus on the fact that I would not have been led to this place which although custom designed for another family, is perfect for all of our needs, unless the Universe planned to follow through with the sale of the Durham property.
I moved into new territory in other ways as well. I am teaching a beginner’s program in herbalism that meets two Mondays a month. My students are wonderful teachers. I am learning so much about what my goals as an herbal educator should be. I am busy writing the program in between meetings. I had to put the flower essence practitioner program on hold for one year. This was a little sad, but it will allow us to have the gardens planted before I resume the program next year. I don’t know how I could have managed the writing and teaching of the herbal program AND working with the flower essence students at the same time. Next year it will be possible.
I now have space to offer some exciting classes. My dear friend Christopher Penczak was the first guest teacher back in May. I hosted the first flower essence meditation with Black Pansy just a few weeks later. Classes will be offered during the light half of the year. My plan is to offer classes on subjects I am passionate about. I can’t predict how frequently the classes will happen, but I now trust that this will evolve as it should.
My constant task now is to go forward from here as I mean to go forward forever. My desire is to work with clients who have a strong wish to heal. I would like to be an empowering guide along the path using all the tools I have gathered along the way. Herbs, flower essences, Reiki, and aromatherapy will be my allies as I help clients navigate their way a little further along their healing paths.
Change is not only possible, it is inevitable. Embrace it, live it, transform!
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