Energy Forecasts — Blair Shackle

Seeking our true selves

Are you feeling it? The biggest, warmest, most supportive hug from the Universe is wrapping you up in its arms like a mother gently cradles her baby on this Friday the 13th!

COSMIC

There’s a whole lotta nothing to fear about Friday the 13th or full moons for that matter. Especially this year when there is only *one* Friday the 13th and a very rare occurrence that a full moon also falls on that date, there is so much to celebrate. And what we should celebrate is our individuality, freedom, voice, and divine feminine.

Today and for the next few days, take time to open up to your…

Divine truth

Sacred feminine power (yes, even men too!)

Big or little changes you’ve made to further step into the light

True north and freedom from who others think you should be

Being self vs. doing self

Be brave these next few days and step into what you deeply desire and let yourself be who you most truthfully are. Then, watch the doors warmly open for you. Envision your best life and take a few steps to make it happen. The cosmos will respond with so much love.

I hope you know you’ve been doing such a great job, the light you share no matter how bright makes the world a better place. Thank you!

Enjoy some cosmic love today!

If you can’t beat fear…

You guys. I’m feeling you. There’s a lot of fear right now.

Politics. Personal life. Relationships. Raising kiddos. Purpose. Everything feels as it is up for review, and it really is.

If you can't beat fear, just do it scared.

I want you to know you’re not alone and we will get through this together. We’re all climbing the same mountain.

And even with the wind blowing in our face and with a path that isn’t perfectly paved, we’re doing it. Life, that is. With the unfavorable conditions at the moment, we still keep moving. It’s part of our purpose…to forge on the path ahead even when it seems impossible. With each small step, we are moving onward and upward. Slowly, steadily, one more step, one more lesson, one more breakthrough.

So keep walking your path even if you are scared. Yes, we are all climbing the same mountain, but we don’t all take the same path. Don’t worry about someone else’s. Continue ahead on your own unique and perfect journey. Even if you have to do it with fear, do. Eventually, it will pass. And eventually, it will come again. Learning to weather the storms will be one of our greatest achievements. It will get easier when you know that storms are well, just storms. None last forever. Neither will fear.

Friends, you’ve got this. We’ve got this. Let’s learn to love each other through the storms and the fear and the insecurity of this grand thing called life. Fear may never go away, but we can learn to trust that it is designed to make us better.

Feeling February + marching into spring

Let’s take a look at a few themes that are popping up for this pre-spring renewal that’s happening this year. Quick hint: we’re going to be doing a lot of reviewing.

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February has been (and is) a noisy month.

So many emotions swirling and summoning your attention. Clamoring, calling, convincing you of feelings you thought were long gone. Is this true for you? Are you feeling like a lot of the past (especially some past stuff from 2012) is coming up for review and reevaluation? It is for me. I’m having almost an identical experience as I did in January and February of 2012. You can read about it here.

Remember back in 2012 when we thought some big shift was going to bang into earth and we’d all be changed for the better and enlightened immediately? Yeah, me too…but I kinda also figured that 2012 was just the beginning of the “great shift.” It’s true, we’re in the midst of that big shift cycle, and even though it may not feel like it all the time, we’re waaaaaaay more in-touch with our true, authentic selves than even just four years ago or heck, two months ago. Right!? Well, we are changed and we are more enlightened, so why the discomfort still? It seems never-ending.

Think of it in terms of pregnancy and labor. There has to be some discomfort (contractions) before the birth (we too are in a way being “reborn”). We’ve been pushing our new selves front and center for many years, but in this Universal nine year, we’re close to being able to meet our new life.

Please know though that with this life, there won’t be a black-and-white beginning and end to this all. We are in “Earth school” and we will be until we leave this world. That can seem daunting to some (I know it is for me sometimes) but my best advice would be just to accept it for what it is.

I practice yoga and I love the philosophy of acceptance. When you’re in that really tough position (eagle!) or seemingly easy one but your mind starts to chatter, assess the situation and more often than not, it is your mind that speaks up first and says “I CAN’T DO THIS ANYMORE!” Stop. Reflect. And ask yourself, well, why not? Accepting and acknowledging discomfort is the first step in making it go away. Ya’ll…this is hard work. There’s *no* doubt about it. But we are physically, emotionally, and spiritually designed to handle it. I promise.

There will be times where you feel like you just can’t anymore. Can’t human today. Bye. This happens to me at least once a week (at least). Step back and review yourself from the perspective of your soul. This next part really gets you back in touch…take three deep breaths. For some this will be easy, for others (like me), it can be hard to get into that rhythm. Center yourself and take the biggest breaths you can and then ask…in this moment, am I OK? Breathing? Safe? Warm? Let’s aim for all “yes” answers. Then, move into the center of your being, and find that space of safety and comfort. Stay there as long as you need.That is all you require in this moment.

Tying it all together, this pre-spring season is all about reviewing and pruning what no longer is needed in your life. This can be uncomfortable. Accept it and when you’ve gathered all you need from those feelings, you will begin to renew just in time for spring.

March will be a month to recalibrate, gain momentum, and will show us what the rest of 2016 will look and feel like.

Heads up that March is the start of our eclipse season. There are two in March. The first is a total solar eclipse on March 8/9 (depending where you are) and a lunar eclipse on March 23. This is another reason why there is so much up for review. Eclipses help us first and foremost cleanse and gain clarity. This process starts right about now (two or so weeks before the eclipse).

Eclipses have a profound pull on our consciousness and raise our vibration significantly if we allow it. Give yourself the gift of acknowledging where you’ve come from and where you’re headed. Both are worthy of our respect and adoration of self.

Use this powerful time to look at your life and see what you’ve let go of (honor that) and where you’d like to go (ask for guidance and assistance).

You’ve come a long way, baby. And we’ve got a long way to go, so let’s enjoy the ride.

Welcome the waves

2016 is a year of completion, review, and preparation for a new cycle that begins next year.

In numerology, it is a 9 year. The final chapter. We cycle energetically every 9 years. So 2016 asks: What is left to be done? Wrapped up? Let go of? And…what skills do I need moving forward? Is _____ helping or hurting my highest self and most purposeful path?

Big. Questions. Big. Stuff. Big. Year.

Learn to welcome the wavesknow you are fully equipped to handle both the high and low tide

This can bring a sense of overwhelm and responsibility. It can feel like for so many that the waves are getting stronger and stronger and that you’re being pulled out to the middle of the ocean pretty swiftly. That can be scary. I’ve been there. I can really feel into that sometimes, especially when your mind gets so noisy. But I have something to tell you…

You come equipped to handle the crashing waves and you are prepared on a soul level to handle this mission and this lifetime.

Sometimes it feels like I came to this planet without a passport or road map. And most likely, it was designed that way. We were sent here to effect change and part of that is becoming lost only to find your true north again. Why, you ask? Why would we be sent on a proverbial wild goose chase? Because if we came here with a map, what fun would it be to find the treasure? And what if I told you the map we are seeking really was with us the entire time? We had it all along. It is in our hearts. The deep, warm, lit up place that we all carry with us but sometimes forget to uncover. Our true north never leaves us, but often we feel it has gone missing.

In this flashing moment in eternity, the blip that is the year 2016, we are being called to wash away the parts of us that no longer serve our highest selves. Yeah, yeah, yeah…I’ve been talking about this since 2012. But there’s still more work to be done and the light on this planet is getting brighter and brighter. And what happens when there’s so much light? The dark shows more easily. And it also helps the dark scatter. When the dark leaves, it can feel different…some of us are used to playing in the dark, it feels oddly comfortable to surround yourself with drama, low energy, and give away your power so someone else can be responsible for it. But now you are being called to activate your light and ask…”Do I really want this anymore?” “Does it serve me and the world’s highest good?” Be honest with yourself. Evolving is not all sunshine and roses, and I think we have to honor and know that. It’s hard. The waves can be so overwhelming, but they’re here for a purpose as all difficult things are in our lives. Welcome the waves. They come, they crash, they cleanse, they take what you no longer need deep into the healing ocean.

Start this year with some goodbyes. Let your life begin to find that beautiful, peaceful flow.