It’s hard to believe that another cycle is complete. The New Moon peaks today at 2:50 pm. I woke up yesterday with that fresh feeling of brand new energy coming in. What will October hold for us? We shall see.

The cosmic energy from September is still working its way through, it seems. During the full moon/partial eclipse last month, I wanted to come here and write but I knew I needed to take the time to work with what was coming up for me personally.

Collectively, there is a lot of “mud” around us while we navigate the terrain of our physical world and as we see all manner of shadows coming into the light. But we all know without the mud, the mess, there is no lotus flower. Always a beautiful metaphor for our spiritual growth process for us to remember.

Energetically, September was a time of flushing more fear, more anger, and confronting our wounds with compassion, grace, and love. Our wounds around authority structures, our wounds experienced in family systems and structures, our wounds in community. I follow a community right now that talks about healing in community. We heal in community, whatever that looks like. For me, my most powerful healing takes place in one on one interactions. This is also where my most powerful transformation takes place. So I practice daily setting intentions that lead me into the interactions that hold the most potential for transformation and growth. And that intention does not disappoint as I bear witness to this process in my life more and more.

September’s main intention was all about words, communication, and how what we say and how we communicate are of utmost importance in this very moment of change that is upon us. This morning I woke up and heard my soul say “I am here for the change!”, totally enthusiastically. It was amusing to hear first thing in the morning, but I’ll flow with it as this new cycle begins. Along the lines of words and using our vocal power wisely, I spent much of September with this deep intention to connect deeply to what it is I am here to communicate – here on my blog and on my social platforms as well. This has been an intention that has become more amplified for me each month this year – and it all starts with this question: what is it that I am here to communicate? Connect me into that. Let that be my guiding light.

I’ve shared here before that my studies have taken me over the past two decades into typology systems, with a strong longing to know myself, to know my mission, to know why I am here right now in this exact lifetime and for what purpose. Using typology systems as a tool for understanding myself and those in my life seems to be an ongoing theme. Right now, I’m learning the Human Design system and this one, by far, has been the most remarkable tool I have used. As I’ve used this tool, in tandem with my intention to connect to what I am here to communicate and to know and understand myself and my loved ones, I’ve spent some time playing with the energy in my natal charts that is influenced by Mercury, the planet of communication and mental processes. Apparently, Mercury is my friend. I love him so much. So, as I’ve worked with Human Design as a sort of container of consciousness if you will, I’ve studied this energy in my charts (yes, plural). Two natal charts will have to be a post for another day, but suffice it to say, I am very connected to both of these “Gates” in Mercury. So as I get to know this energy, I am also asking how it is influencing my vocal power and how I can use it wisely and responsibly online and offline.

May Peace infuse your life now and always.

Love, April