So happy to connect with you again.
As the 23rd of September is the Spring Equinox, our theme reflects the seasonal lesson of this seasonal shift;
Birth of New Self
Spring Equinox is the mid-way point between the Winter and Summer Solstices.
Winter Solstice is the most Yin or Feminine point of the year.
Summer Solstice is the most Yang or Masculine point of the year and the two mid-way points or Equinoxes are Equal Yin/Yang.
A reminder that we have been focusing on these seasonal gates this year. If you are new to my mailing list, or you just want to look back for a refresher, you can find the archived newsletters on my website www.rainbowwisdom.co.za
Where Autumn Equinox is about letting go to achieve balance (equal yin/yang) the Spring Equinox, which is where we find ourselves in the Southern Hemisphere is about rebirth.
Looking at the two together the Autumn point begins the ‘fall’ into darkness (Winter Solstice), by Spring we are reborn and then reach the highest point at Summer Solstice.
Focusing on the Spring Equinox we can see that it is time to achieve balance to make space for all the new growth.
Spring cleaning our physical space is great. But it’s also a great time for an energy balance.
I can help with this, energetic spring clean, contact me to book a session.
Or see the Spotlight Advice for some ideas of how to work with and empower this energy yourself.
Astrology Buzz
We are in Virgo season 23rd Aug to the 22nd Sep which is just perfect for Springtime energy.
Virgo is in her happy place, spring cleaning and sorting out the day to day routines of our life. It is also the perfect sign in which to begin a new health regime.
Libra, Sep 23rd to Oct 22nd sees the sun shifting gears as he becomes more mentally focused.
Just as we have just traversed Equinox by this point, Libra is the sign represented by the scales of justice and is certainly always keen to achieve balance and equilibrium.
So, if we harness the practical and earthy energy of Virgo, getting our physical home and body cleared, when we get to Libra, we may want to have a little mental clear out, a thought sort.
Our thoughts have far more power than we know. Those old repetitive thoughts about how we are not smart enough, thin enough, wealthy enough, strong enough…they make it so.
Time to change your mind and tell a different story.
New Moon in Virgo was on Aug the 30th.
I did mention it last month but thought I would add to it since we are still being influenced by it until next new moon.
All of personal planets were in Virgo for New Moon. Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars! Plus, Saturn and Pluto in Capricorn (more Earth energy). Oh, did I mention it is the closest Super Moon of the year?
Then on the 28th Sep we have New Moon in Libra which I will elaborate on next month because we will be more influenced by the Libra lunar cycle from the 28th Sep till the following dark moon on the 27th Oct.
Red Tent is a magical lunar practice that helps us use the moon’s rhythms to create harmony, balance and overall wellbeing in our lives. Please enquire for more info if you feel called to.
Next Red Tent’s;
SEPT
Thu 26th Port Alfred 1.30-4.30
Fri 27th: Grahamstown 1.30-4.30pm
Mon 30th: Port Alfred 7-10pm
Full Moon is in Pisces, opposing the Sun in Virgo. Full moon will spotlight this dynamic…though it will be slightly different depending where in your natal chart these signs sit. The basic dynamic is the more practical and physical aspects of health, work and service (Virgo) vs the more emotional dualities of the psyche and what secret, mystical truths lie beneath (Pisces).
Exiting Announcement
I am super excited to announce
I will be doing a collaborative retreat workshop right here in
Port Alfred
in the next few months with the wonderful Astrologer Annali Swiegers
It will include having your Natal Chart reading with her before the time.
Your Natal chart is like a blueprint, a snapshot of the heavens from the moment you were born.
We will then teach you how to use this information
to take better care of yourself
and use the understanding
to uncover the patterns that are holding you back.
We will look at where your greatest strengths are,
and how to tap into them to live in alignment with
who you really are.
Crystal picks for September
Crysoprase is a perfect crystal for Spring.
It is all about new beginnings. The creativity and enthusiasm of this stone will connect to your inner creativity and enthusiasm, added to that same energy of the Spring seasonal portal and there is no other way but to be born anew like a playful Spring lamb.
Ready to kick off on all the projects you have been putting off.
Rhodochrosite for me has such a sweet and sensitive energy.
It is emotionally open and yes this can mean vulnerable.
Just as the new lamb is far more vulnerable to the fox.
This does not take away from the purity and joyfulness of the lamb.
When she looks at you, you can feel how that accesses your own purity and joyfulness, somewhere under all the jaded energy you have learned to carry like a tough woollen coat.
This is Rhodochrosites gift to you.
To remind you of who you are at your most pure and authentic.
That open hearted inner child.
Citrine my sunny friend. This is a must have in every crystal collection. Encapsulated sunlight is how I describe Citrine.
And like Grandfather Sun, Citrine is optimistic, expansive and even a bit intense at times.
Citrine will help you shine so bright that even with your open heart and child like purity it would take a fox with some seriously dark glasses to get close enough.
You are blessed this Spring and with these crystals with the essence of a child and children are super intuitive.
Let yourself shine, play, love and you will know who and what to avoid.
Aromas of the month
Geranium is a fabulous tonic. It connects as a middle note to our emotions, our hormones and general wellbeing.
As Equinoxes are always times to achieve balance this is a must have oil.
I always think of Geranium as a green oil, not really because of the physical colour, but more the frequency it emits.
Green is neither hot nor cold, masculine nor feminine. It is neutral, balancing. Just as nature has much green to keep the balance.
Basil too is a very bright green energy.
This is an oil that is quite polarising, either loved or hated.
Either way it is extremely creative and has the ability to boost your memory, clear the clutter of your mind and get you focused.
As a herbaceous oil it also is great for the digestive system and general tonic. What emotions and situations are you struggling to digest right now?
Our Rebirth into Spring is easier if we accept what we need to release.
Bergamot yum, a cup of earl grey in every sniff.
Earl grey is flavoured by this strange little citrus fruit.
It is a little like ‘don’t judge a book by its cover.’
The outside is like the knobbly old green man, but on the inside, this elegant, refined, bright scent.
Perfect for Spring as we peel away the old to make room for the new.
Blend suggestions:
For a massage blend in 10ml Carrier oil - 3 drops Geranium, 2 Rosemary and 1 drops Basil
(these are all herb/flower oils and all middle notes. This blend would be a general tonic, moving your body systems into flow. And also, be balancing for the emotions).
In a diffuser – 4 drops Bergamot and 3 drops Geranium
Remember to write your blends in your blend book so you remember what you liked and what you didn’t.
Spotlight Advice
Spring Equinox (in the Southern Hemisphere)
Of the 8 Sabbats or seasonal portals that we have been discussing this year, 4 of them are common knowledge.
We may not all know how to optimise the that cycle, but we do learn at school that there are two Equinoxes and 2 Solstices.
They form a cross marking the 4 points and directions.
There are other associations to each direction and though you can see them all in the image I will list the important ones relating to Spring Equinox.
Spring Equinox is in the East and the element of Air.
Think of the breeze scattering the seeds.
We may look at this as Sunrise energy or the Waxing (growing) Moon phase.
Action Steps
1) Plant some seeds in Springtime everything is bursting with creativity and in a fast-growing phase.
This is a fun activity if only to get grounded by playing in the earth and the joy of watching what you plant grow and flower.
This can be even more meaningful if you do it with your children and explain to them the seasons and reasons for doing it, helping that next generation reconnect to the cycles of nature in a technological age.
And also, by planting your seeds intentionally, with wishes for your own growth and flowering.
For example, take a moment to hold the seed or seeds to your heart and input your wish,
‘I wish to see the flowers of clearing my clutter.
As my flowers grow so does my health and vitality.
Into these seeds I seed my wish to have romance bloom in my life.’
2) Write a love letter to You this is the perfect time for you to recommit to yourself.
To affirm that you are going to love, honour and cherish yourself.
To perhaps list the things you will consistently be doing to support yourself (regular reflexology or energy healing, attending Red Tent or an art group, yoga or dance or beach walks).
Find the right recipe for you and commit to your body, mind, emotions and spirit to do your best to stay the course.
You are worth the effort.
3) Spring Cleaning yes,
we started this last month already and now our Spring cleaning is in full swing.
This is a way to let in the Air element of Spring and let it blow out the cobwebs of Winter.
It is symbolic, but it is also satisfying to mind/body/spirit/emotions.
I myself am a clutter queen and a great procrastinator of the old spring clean.
But once done I feel light as a feather, free as a bird.
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Much Love and Light
Cindy
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