Mercury in What??

Raise your hand if you have had some unusual experiences with your cell phones or computers the last few weeks, or any odd and possibly heated conversations seemingly out of the blue. Yep. I knew it. Me too. It was the end of Mercury in Retrograde about a week ago and the lingering effects are passing through.

It didn’t occur to me that we were in this cycle until a couple of days ago. Suddenly, I was having issues with my computer that seemed to come from nowhere and I was having a lot of “clearing the air” conversations. I realized that I had read a few weeks ago that we were nearing a retrograde cycle for Mercury.

“What does that mean?” you may be thinking. Well, to begin – because I like things to be thorough and concise in my explanations – you have to first understand that everything is connected. And, I mean everything. It is similar to the Butterfly Effect idea that the movement or positioning of one thing has an effect on its neighbors. This isn’t to say that if a butterfly flaps its wings, we have hurricanes in Mexico. It’s more like the causal nature of vibration.

Everything has a certain vibration to it – from rocks, the clothes we wear, and the stellar bodies in our solar system. Think of being next to a large speaker – the music is blaring, the bass is pumping and you can FEEL the vibration of the pulsing sound. That vibration effects you in some way or another – you may feel happy because you love the song, you may feel agitated because it reminds you of something in your past. One way or another, the vibration of that speaker is causing you to have a vibrational movement.

What does this have to do with Mercury? Everything ;) Mercury in mythology was the messenger of the gods. The vibration of the planet Mercury has everything to do with communication, technology, and the movement of energy. Communication isn’t necessarily just talking or corresponding – it is a flowing and movement of energy; a conversation between one space with another. The vibration and energy of Mercury helps keep all of those corresponding pathways clear. It is, actually, one of the most important cycles we as a whole go through.

A simple and good definition for the word retrograde is “moving, occurring, or performed in a backward direction”. When Mercury is in its retrograde cycle, it appears to be moving in a counter direction of its normal movement. The retrograde cycle itself generally lasts about 3 weeks with a about a week and a half after of adjusting to the ‘cleanse’.

A lot of people will experience issues with anything involving technology during this time. This can be your car, toaster, computer, cell phone – anything that is electronic. Business affairs tend to slow down while the purge is happening but can still happen. A lot of conversations that could be considered heated will happen during this time as well. It is just the vibration of Mercury pulling out all of the junk. What I mean by that is this – the Law of Attraction states that vibrations of an equal harmony and frequency will always be drawn together so long as the free will of the individual does not stand in the way of the magnetic pull. The vibration of Mercury in Retrograde resonates with anything that blocks the flow of communication. It is literally pulling out all of the junk blocking the flows on a global scale! When you think about it, it is really and truly epic.

So, the next time we are in a Mercury in Retrograde phase (and we will be), do your best to think of the benefits it will bring and that it is truly the way for the Universe to keep our flow free from blockages. The only thing we can do to keep it from being overly difficult is to think lovingly about the process and that it isn’t a bad thing – it is actually a very good thing! We can’t have lives full of joy and harmony when there is junk in the way. The pull of Mercury in Retrograde in a way does a lot of the work for us. We just have to be willing to allow it to work for us and fill the spaces it creates for us with love and, sometimes, nice new things.
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The drawing today is showing my helpful Brownies clearing my computer. We did a lot of work on it! I am so thankful we were able to work our way through it.

Wind & Water

I woke up today with an air of excitement and a bit of uncertainty. I wasn’t too sure what was going to be given to me by Spirit for the FFG and combined with a few other elements happening in my life, I was having a bit of a time finding my way this morning.

I have a way of knowing what will happen in most cases before it does. You can call it having premonitions, being a psychic, or being just plain cool. The air around me really is what helps me. That may seem weird to some, but it is the Truth. Nothing gets by the Wind or can block where it goes. The main focus I was given today was the clouds in the sky - not really just the sky or the clouds, but how it is a combination of both Air and Water. Intellect and Intuition is what Air is the Element for. Water helps with the movement and flow of energy and the emotional releases we have in our day to day lives. Knowing how to run that course can be such a gift. Intellect and Intuition hand in hand is a wonderful tool and can be your greatest ally, but without the gift of the emotional aspect, where can we feel the joy for that knowing or the adventure up ahead? Knowing is one thing – experiencing it is a completely different thing.

Wind and water have a way of mixing in ways that can be both tumultuous and wonderful. Like, knowing when someone you love loves you in return, but they deny the feelings and do not speak their Truth. The feelings may be very rough to handle because you know that what they are feeling is not matching their words. Wind and Water, Heart and Mind – how do we get the two to be on the same page in those moments? It is like this:

Heart: “It isn’t working out like you said it would, Head! What is going on?”

Head: “Well, Heart, you have to hang in there. You know your Intuition is never wrong when you are thinking clearly. Wait and see. Watch and see – you will know what to do.”

Heart may not be very happy to hear this, but it will want to do the work to ensure that the Head was right. Being in alignment with yourself is what is key and golden for proper flow and for working out our process, but it can be hard when we feel we are not in alignment because our heart is having a hard time dealing with what is happening versus what we know. Trust your Head – trust your Intuition! Intuition is never, ever wrong – it is our innate ability to navigate our way through this world clearly and concisely. However, it can be clouded if your heart is being too loud or if Fear is in control.

Listen to your Intuition and your Intellect quietly. Find time to piece together what you know and what it is you feel from the situation. Know that if you follow your inner voice, you will get to a point where your Head and your Heart are in tune with each other. It is the dissonance at times that is necessary to really experience the pleasure in the harmonies.

Dragonfly Medicine

Today I drew from my memory again my time in Missouri – the same time my mind was led to yesterday. What was amazing about my trip that year was when I got there, I was led to the farthest point I thought possible from all of the other campers. I looked at the hill that was going to be my new home for the next few days and thought it was nice enough. The splendor that really grabbed my attention was that the area I was guided to was filled with Dragonflies! I had not ever in my life seen so many Dragonflies fill the air at once. To be sure I wasn’t exaggerating my own experience, I took the time to see if they were everywhere else or just around me. They were only in the area I was about to temporarily claim as my home. What a Blessing!

Messages can come to us in many forms and the message of Dragonfly that day was very clear and present. It is a message of more than just Faerie – because they are an insect that resonates with the Fae and actively take care of both the Physical and Energetic planes. The medicine of Dragonfly encourages us to see our own beauty and the wonderful change it can bring to the world around you. It is similar to Butterfly in that it is a medicine of change but where as Butterfly is more about the metamorphosis of the self to its fullest potential, Dragonfly holds the vibration of creating change wherever it is you walk, or fly, so to speak.

They encourage us in their message when we see them to be the change we wish to see. They have the lives of the shortest spans yet have no trouble in accepting their gifts of flight and beauty. The change we feel when seeing something beautiful is quite potent. It is strong and desirable to maintain. Why we seek constantly for beautiful and inspiring things is not a secret. The vibration it causes in seeking and finding something we think is beautiful is inspiring and can be the springboard to our next growth spurt and change in and for a good way.

Remember to think of Dragonfly when you wish to see a change and the “how” is unknowable to you, if you wish to see Magic in your daily life and want to inspire the beautiful awakenings that can be found with that kind of Magic. Fae magic is subtle yet powerful and that is the kind of Magic and change Dragonfly carries with it. It carries the harmonies of creating Gold and Wealth in your grid if you only learn how to accept it. They create a change that is subtle yet impacting. It only takes a small grain of sand to make a Pearl.

Misty

I went to a part of Missouri near the Mark Twain National Forest about a year and a half ago. I do my best to make it there every year in the summer because it is absolutely beautiful and I always have an amazing time camping in that area.

I went to start my first version of the field journal I am doing now. I had just gotten through to myself that this was my gift and I wanted to go and record every little Fae I could find into my sketch book. It was a very good time of discovery.

Part of what I get to do now is actually record accurately all that I did see. I spent more time in awe and wonder seeing them than I did actually recording them. Thankfully I have a great memory and photographs to help with the recollection.

What came to me today with some guided help from Spirit was remembering the spirit of the woods that resided in that part of the country. Wood spirits are many and have very many forms. The one that I was drawn to in my memory today was more ethereal than anything. You could pick it out with your vision because it manifested as a form of vapor over the trees. Now, for the skeptics out there, it was not a low cloud. The day was clear and bright and there was not a reason for there to be such low cloud vapor anywhere. Also, the energy was not the same as a cloud.

The wood spirit was there to do much the same as any Guardian – to love, protect, and shield the area. Her job was more to love the trees and keep them guarded from the campers that were not so kind to Nature. She drifts in and out among them, over the tree tops and to the ground. Her area of protection could stretch miles if needed, but her home is that wooded area.

She doesn’t necessarily have a name and isn’t even necessarily a ‘she’. Her forms are many and will rarely show an actual face.

A Message From the Wood Guardian:

“I am here and there and everywhere. I’m where you think is a misty form of rain and may think has no reason for being. I’m there to grant the dreams of the trees who only want to be safe and rescued from those who care little for them. My home is with them and their home with me. Take care of them so they can take care of you.”
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It was a pleasure going back and looking through my mind’s eye at the time I spent there and the things I experienced. I hope to go back soon to see what else I can find and who will be captured in my mental viewfinder. We’ll go back again in my memory too – so many to record! =D

Pan-orama

I was away for about a week and wasn’t able to do my journaling the way I would have liked to. The time away was well spent, though, and I had many Fae come to my attention wanting to be seen, noticed, and potentially drawn.

The area I went to for those days was Sedona, AZ. Anything about Sedona you may have heard is more than likely true. It is an area of great intensity in its vibration, colors and spiritual awakenings. It has become an area known for its energy and good vibrations. The vortex points in and around the area help with these things and are amazing to wander through or near.

The Fae that wanted to be drawn today was one that found me while I was on the last hike of my visit. I went to Bell Rock and it has several trails around and near it. He wanted me to draw him the way I had been intuiting and drawing the others. I told him I would do my best to fit him in because I find so many that want to be added to the field journal.

He, like so many others, has been seen in densely wooded forests for as long as anyone can remember. They unfortunately began getting a bad reputation though because their behavior is very misunderstood. These wood Fae are often called Pan, or Phooka, and the larger ones Satyrs. They are not all what they seem to be. Like, the Phooka in its legends is known to lead travelers off of their path into dangerous areas intentionally to hurt them. Pan is known as a forest guardian, playing merry music and adding magic and mischief to those people who see him. Satyrs are often looked upon as being malevolent and mean-spirited.

The fact lies in the middle of all of these assumptions. The wood Fae of this type haven’t a name they like to be called specifically. They told me, if they had to choose one, they would like to be called Pan because his story is the one that fits them the best. They are known to lead wood wanderers off of their path but not intentionally into danger. They look to find something that interests you and wish for you to see it. My first experience with one led me not far from where I was going to a tree. It had a blue ribbon left hanging in it and the little Pan wished for me to enjoy the beauty in the color. As soon as he led me to the spot he wanted me to see, he vanished – as they often do ;). Artists and storytellers have described them as having cloven hooves, the legs of goats or deer, and horns of all varieties. Really, they are not half-man and half-animal. Their essence is all Tree with human attributes. The Fae of all type love to imitate humans in their mannerisms, clothing, and appearance. These Pan love the sinewy shape of arms and torsos. They like to keep them uncovered to help us see how they resemble us and show us that they like us in that way. Remember that to them, imitation is the highest form of flattery. Their legs, feet, and antlers are all tree or bark. Some will have a little ‘beard’ that is another resemblance to their friends in mankind but even this is another form of their tree essence.

Pan has had a lot of stories told about him. Legends and myth are unkind to them. Their magic lies in knowing how to dance and dwell in the forest. They are not unkind or mean spirited. The older ones are a bit more rigid and even gruff to an extent because their purpose is to keep all of the Fae of their territory safe and bring them back home when they have been taken away. They are old in their profession and are more Guardians to their territories than anything. What may seem as mean-spirited or malevolent is the personality of a Guardian not willing to bend the rules.

Pan lives only in highly dense woods and forests. They like to be seen but they also love to jump in and out of the dimensional fields to disappear. Part of that is a game to see if you can follow them. Part of it is their magic – the idea of “Now you see me, now you don’t”. Their laughter can be heard in the stillness when you think you have heard something else, and will sound mysteriously like a faraway echo. They can be seen only in ways that they wish to – no Fae will allow you to see them if they do not wish it.

They wish to remind us all that they are not the devils or mean spirits they have been made out to be. They like to laugh and play. They add a mystical feeling to the woods and inspire magic in our hearts and our eyes. They lead us to areas that will inspire us in one way or another. A pretty blue ribbon to one may be disregarded debris to another but they will know what you like to see. Trust that they will take you to areas you will like – just know that you have to remain calm and sensible in that it is your responsibility to find your way back and to thank them for whatever gift they brought you to see.

A Message From the Wood Fae Pan:

“We are Kind and Free like the Trees. We like to hop and dance and lead you to things. We are not Mean, we are Free and we are Happy. We can see you, can you see We?”
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I know it may seem crazy that anything like this exists. It isn’t that they don’t want to be seen, it is that they have to have trust in order to be seen. It is the same with any friendship – you bare your soul to your most trusted companions. When Fae are seen, that is exactly what they are doing – letting us see them in their entirety. Take the time to find your Faerie Sight. It is a blessing you will not regret.

Guardians

I’ve been away for a few days doing a lot of work on the personal side of things. The thing is with intuitive living is that everything you do you can tell in one way or another is connected to everything else. So, in a way, I have been doing my blogging duties I’ve assigned for myself just in an indirect way.

I went for a walk 2 days ago and it was very windy. Dust was blowing everywhere and it’s a wonder I didn’t return home blind from all of the sand I had in my eyes. It was fun though. The wind itself gave me a clearing that only it could provide.

I was led to a neighbor’s yard I had found before about a month ago. It had me at hello. It is this home that has both an odd feeling of being lived in and being abandoned. The yard is what called me and the Fae that have found a way to make the place a little secret garden.

The plant life isn’t highly unusual – a few trees, a couple of palms, bougainvillea and a few other plants that have sprung up. What makes it so wonderful is the combination of a few things – the trees, the stone wall, and the lovely stone statue in front of the door.

Guardians are everywhere and can be such a splendor to have in our lives. Trees are amazing guardians and only need the extra love and permission to do their job. They keep the surrounding areas safe, protect the home from harm, and can offer simple comforts as shade and seasonal beauty. The thing with trees is that they will oftentimes ask their neighboring allies for help if needed. They are a strong faction and have always bent their limbs to give us comfort. Remember the book The Giving Tree? It speaks very clearly about the giving and eternally kind nature of trees.

Guardian Angels in the garden or anywhere in your home is a welcomed thing. Statues like the one I drew can be found in home and garden stores. The lovely thing about statues is that they give an essence – be it Fae, Angel, or your own personal guide – a place to ground to. It gives them a way to be more effective in their work. Not all statues have a guardian essence but they could so long as you give them ample amounts of love and light. Think of it as making a home ready for a good friend and when one moves in, just keep taking care of it as you did before. Their jobs are much the same as trees, however, they have the ease of movement and aren’t necessarily restricted to the statue.

Bringing a Guardian into your world can be very enriching. Love your neighboring trees as a start to creating this vibration. Love a statue you find endearing or eye catching – if you love it, so will a Faerie or an Angel. They want to help and only need the permission to do so.

Butterfly Medicine

I had to do some unexpected work today that kept me from getting to the FFG as soon as I would have liked. It isn’t to say that it was disagreeable work but, in all honesty, had everything to do with the message today.

I was finishing my lunch and had the momentary pleasure of seeing a butterfly dart across the front of my window. “Oh!” I thought, “Butterfly Medicine! I love Butterfly Medicine!” ;)

Butterfly is a creature that is not necessarily Fae. It does not, as in our definition, take care of the energy of both the Spiritual and Physical planes. Butterfly though carries a very important message that the Fae love to support and do so by giving Butterfly the nutrition it needs through the nectar in flowers and the leaves for it to eat when it is a young caterpillar.

Butterfly teaches us all to reach for our potential and how the growth and transformation in the middle can be truly magical. Think for just a moment the growth that a Butterfly goes through when it starts as a young caterpillar. It grows by eating and eating until it is time to change. We can learn so much from the process of Butterfly’s life by listening to its growth phase alone. It isn’t telling you to eat and eat until you are so full you cannot move, but to eat so you CAN grow and so you CAN transform. – to fill yourselves and your lives with things you can grow and be nurtured from. This is not only in food but in friends, family, and environment.

The rest of Butterfly’s growth is done in a space we cannot see. It is truly a room that is secretive and silent, no views and nothing from the outside world is aloud in until the full and total growth process and the transformation has been completed. And what a change too! Nothing is as completely wonderful in its total change as Butterfly. Not only is it a completely different form, but it has a new identity, has new strengths, new abilities, and… wings that are often times so breath taking, we haven’t any choice but to stop and stare with marvel and wonderment.

How wonderful a message that is – to grow and TRANSFORM into such a state of beauty that you are literally breathtaking and stop the world in its tracks. This is not true just for Butterfly , but for all of us. We have to choose to grow, to seek our potential and to STRIVE for it, knowing that the work in the middle is well-worth the change and utter beauty at the end. Butterfly can be sought after when you are looking to see where your potential may be. We all have a wonderful light to share with ourselves and the world. The truth in Butterfly Medicine is that it doesn’t just stop there but it has the potential to only keep getting better.