Norway spruce resin, harvested  with honor and reciprocity from the land

When I was still quite young, my grandfather used to take me and my cousins into the deep forest behind our house and teach us many things about nature.  One of the fun things he taught us, for example, was that you could use spruce gum or white pine resin not only as a chewing gum (something that gave us endless enjoyment) but also to cover over a cut to help heal it or draw out a splinter or stinger. I remember once day we were walking in the woods and I fell on the ground and scraped my knee quite badly on a rock.  He went to a nearby spruce tree and got some of the sticky resin, then carefully spread it on my knee and covered it with a tulip poplar leaf.  The resin stuck the leaf…

We are approaching an important turning point as Mercury conjuncts the Sun on the cusp of Taurus. The fiery energy of Aries has been fed by the transit of Mars through Airy Gemini. But both the Sun and Mercury will leave bold Aries for steady Taurus tomorrow. And Mars will leave mercurial Gemini by this Friday and be somewhat dampened by the Cancer waters. This basically reflects the deepening of the Aries initiatives fostered by last Sunday’s Aries New Moon (7:30 PM PDT 22° Aries). Some of us may feel that we have been stalled — especially if we don’t find the kind of approval or appreciation that we have been hoping for. Today’s Cancer Moon may intensify any sensitivity to the changing winds. Nonetheless, there is persistence in today’s environment. This is another great day for starting new habits concerning physical exercise or creative endeavors. Mentally, you’re on point and your body is working right along with you…

With each new stretch and leap of growth, a little death within must occur. Along with it comes a certain amount of grieving to which there is no time limit. You can choose to make it short or long. Understanding this, of course, is half the battle. ~ Creator

Transcribed by Jennifer Farley, TheraHealing Instructor/Practitioner at The Creator Writings

God said:

Remember that you are an angel. You are My angel. I gave you your wings. They are in your heart. It is your heart that makes you light. It is your heart that makes you soar. You must soar, beloveds, because the world needs angels. Have a higher regard for yourself at the same time as you think about yourself less.

Analyzing yourself is living in the past. Analyzing yourself is akin to stabbing yourself in the back. The past is full of reproaches. Live today, and you will honor yourself. You will feel the sprightliness I have given you. You will carry the world on wings of light.

You are not supposed to be so serious. Turn your mouth up, and take delight in life on Earth, this gift I have given you.

Have you not learned to say thank you? Let the thank you come from…

The Gemini moon meets up with Mars this morning, and it’s a very chatty day. This is about forward movement and action meeting our emotions and sense of presence. If you get an invitation today, you should accept it if you can. There is potential for meetings that turn into long conversations. Just be sure to handle any business first. It would be easy to lose track of time as you share with others. You could look down and discover that hours have passed and you haven’t crossed anything off your to-do list.

The Moon makes an early morning trine to Jupiter and conjunction to Mars before going void-of-course at 8:02 AM PDT, possibly leading to some confusing misinformation. Once the Moon arrives in Cancer, at 12:25 PM PDT, our sensitivity builds significantly. Mercury’s square to Pluto encourages us to spout opinions, possibly without much firm, foundational support. Our frustration…

By Doug Esse

The following meditation and exercise is my response to a spiritual seeker who admits they struggle with an “overly open heart,” and has lived from a bit of the ol’ martyr complex. Though I never written out an exercise like the one below, I have verbally utilized similar kinds of meditations with my counseling clients who are open to such things. They find it quite efficacious. I invite you to read this meditation slowly and if you feel that it might help you, then take it deeper by bringing your full attention and presence to the practices when you safely can.

Please note that there is a part of the meditation where you will be talking to yourself. During my response to my seeker friend, I used their name and used their preferred pronouns. For the sake of making it easier to read, I’m going to…

Be kind to that little child inside.  For years and years, he/she has been carrying a very heavy burden; everything you have refused to look at, stuffed deep and ignored is in front of them.  Today give them a chance to scream, cry, kick and be the age they truly are.  Show him/her how much you love them; take them in your arms, whisper a heart-felt “I love you” and let them know that they no longer have to carry the load by themselves.  They have done you a great service and deserve the time to play and create now.  By allowing them to just be, you will honor the child you were and are now! ~ Creator

Transcribed by Jennifer Farley, TheraHealing Instructor/Practitioner at The Creator Writings