Letting Go Like Fall

AH! Finally, the temps here have dropped. I feel an absolute relief. It has also kicked me into high gear. October has always been a blessed and special time of year for me. I often make big decisions at this time of year. And I tend to move. Do you have times of the year when this is true for you?

So today finds me in this whole letting go thing. Letting go like fall. Fall lets go in faith. It knows winter is coming but it also knows that the time of rest will benefit and then the time of growth and renewal will come. I am learning to let go like fall more than ever can I remember.

Perhaps it is age or experience that make one deepen in the awareness of the inner shifts. Maybe it is sitting on the edge of the Aquarian Age as it is birthed into being. Perhaps it is a combination of this and many more things coming together at one time. Whatever the reason, this is where I find myself.

I am currently taking a break from cleaning and organizing after the purge in my kitchen. I still have a tiny bit to do in there tonight before it is done. I am a big believer in scrubbing floors to shift energy. There is a wonderful formula called Florida Water that you can either make or buy and after you have washed your floors you can use that to mop them again and it will help you with all manners of energy and luck. Also you can make an infusion of basil, spearmint and chamomile and wash your floors in that to bring you some extra money and financial blessings. This is the time of year when unexpected expenses can pop up so I always try to stay on the blessed side of things.

I have a bunch of stuff to take to my car for a charity drop off. I am using the Kon Mari Method to reduce my clutter. I don't have tons of clutter but you can easily accumulate. I started reducing a while back and it after years of living with less I have to say when I get too much stuff I start to feel really stagnated. Sometimes I get a little too zealous in letting go and toss something I later could use. Unless I am much mistaken I only have let go of one item that it turns out I actually regret - so that is super good! I actually almost held onto it but then I unwisely ignored my intuition and let them go. Oh well. It's not a huge expense to replace the item I released. So for less than $10 I was reminded to always listen to your inner voice.

That is a big lesson for me this year. The inner voice. Now as a psychic medium you would think I would always listen to this voice. Well, I usually do unless I am attached to the outcome. So I have spent time cleaning and reflecting and making space and it turns out that I have come face to face with some bad habits on the physical (like not filing) and some bad habits energetically (old items that I have no use for in my current life's cycle). This makes me wonder, just how much fear are we really holding in our energy. Unfulfilled desires hold a lot of energy. We don't fulfill our desires because we hold on to a limiting belief that is usually born in fear.

Don't be surprised if you like me find yourself coming face to face with your limits. I really just felt that I needed to organize my kitchen a bit. It is so much more functional now. And since the kitchen is one area that represents how we nourish ourselves, give ourselves energy and even how we prepare and make sure we have enough for the coming week and or season. I kept thinking about how do I want to feed myself?  I think this declutter and deep clean will definitely support me.

So I am only going to be doing things that support me, that give me proper energy and that feel really good. Sounds kinda selfish but I feel like it is exactly what I need right now. Here are a few questions to get you thinking:

1. Do I eat too much of anything that makes me feel bad or I essentially know is not a good options for me? Do I eat too much sugar, salt, fat, carbs, meat? Do I drink too much? 
2. Do I not eat enough or do I not eat enough quality foods? Do I skip veggies? How much water do I drink?
3. Do I make time to prepare for the coming day and week? Do I grab things last minute in a drive through? How often am I doing this? 
4. Do I give myself the activity I need to make sure I feel well? Do I exercise enough? Am I stuck in a rut and do the same thing over and over? Do I feel challenged and alive in my body?
5. Do I run around too much and never make time to enjoy my home? Do I enjoy my home too much and laze about on my bum?
6. Is my mind fed? Do I have stimulating conversations? Do I read? What am I learning that is new?
7. Do the people in my life respect me? Do I feel drained when I am around them? Do I tolerate behaviors that I shouldn't?

Questions are like fresh air. When you declutter you can often answer questions really clearly. Take advantage of it if you find that you just have to get things in order like I am doing this week. 

The Power of Personal Readings.

The Equinox is a powerful time of transition. Summer gives way to fall. The leaves turn, the harvest is upon us and you can feel the shift toward winter. But not here, not today. It's still hot. Where I live it feels very un-fall-like outside. We have been having 80 plus degree weather! This however has not stopped me from feeling the pull inward. I'm restless and I feel there are changes that I need to make. I am clear on what I want and where I want to go. The problem for me is that I am like the weather right now. I am lagging. I am holding back when it would have felt far better to have given way.

It happens to us all. We work at the spiritual life and we work on physical life melding the two together as best we can do. We kinda get caught up in the doing and it feels like we kinda have no choice in it. But then it catches up with us that something is off, we realize we are a bit stuck. Thank goodness we have tools like oracles to assist us.

To read read for oneself is in my opinion an imperative practice. I do enjoy getting readings from trusted readers when my attachment to the outcome is too strong for my own good.  But I also know I can pull my own cards when matters arise that I just need to see for myself what I am not seeing. I often consult the tarot or oracle cards for insight. I am not one of those psychics who think you can't read for yourself. Most times you can. To me that is like saying you can't use a journal only a therapist can help you. Or you can't cook your own food only a restaurant can help you. Most times you should be doing your own journal entries and cooking for yourself. The same is true for readings. There are times to consult others but you need to have your own system for divination. I mean come on! It is ridiculous to think you can't read for yourself ever. Just how I see it.

Today I grabbed some oracle cards and I performed a spread that I often reserve for when I need more insight than usual. Here is what I do know. I have been haunted by some unfinished business of late. I have been carrying it around for a long while and I wish to move on. I feel the pull to heal and to let go but I feel that there is something I am not quite getting.

The spread was powerful in that it was illuminating. I am going to share the gist of it with you. It is a 6 card spread. I've identified the spread for you here along with what my cards indicated for me.

First card: The situation and heart of the matter. It is confirmed that there is something I need to let go of - perhaps more than one thing. I am aware that it is time to change and the transition is happening but not smoothly.

Second card: The hidden truth -what I can't see. I have lost my sense of fun and play. Everything is too heavy. Too many people trying to manipulate me. A need for protection. Too many tears and not enough laughter. Time for more authentic playful action.

Third card: The big block - the obstacle at hand. You need to think differently, bigger. False beliefs about your future and what you would like to achieve. Holding onto beliefs that aren't even yours.

Fourth card: The fear - what has you so scared you can't see it. Seeing the pain of a past loss of someone important to you. Remembering a loved one.

Fifth card: What will fix the problem. Shine the light of truth upon that which hurts you. Look deeper into the pain. See it so you can release it.

6th card: Outcome should you head the advice of the cards. Wisdom of action and excellent strategy. You will regain control over an important matter.

This is just a glimpse of the cards and the overall reading but it was very powerful. I am seeing clearly and now I know what I have to do. For the next 6 weeks I shall work with all my heart to find a way to release that which is of burden to me. Too many obligations that lead me to nowhere. I am tired of always feeling drained from things which I don't enjoy. I am not having enough fun and that is not okay with me anymore. I'm done with people who no longer are in alignment with my energy. It is time to begin releasing them and honoring them for what they have brought but realizing they just don't add joy to my life at this time or they just aren't a good fit for what is coming next. I don't have to understand it fully to be able to release it.

So many things that aren't giving me anything I want or need back can now be released.  I realize it is time for cleaning house. When I am done I know that I will be able to open my arms to love again. It is okay to let go of pain from the past. It is okay to let go of stuff, of people and of situations that feel like they take more than they give or just don't give to me as I need them too anymore. I am opening my eyes to seeing my actual talents and respecting them. I no longer can afford to care if I am upsetting others by doing things my own way.

I wanted to share this because when I saw what was happening for myself I felt that wonderful click in my neck. The one where the tension lifts and you see the way out of the lagging energy dilemma . Sure there will be some challenges but once I am done I should have gained a lot of wisdom and my strategy for getting what I actually want should be much more sound. I finally feel a deep long inhale followed by an even longer exhale.

This is the power of personal reading.......to mobilize you. Blessed Be.

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Being a Southern Belle Mystic

The name for this blog "Southern Belle Mystic" is inspired by my reality. I've spent most of my life living in the beautiful bluegrass state and as such I was raised to be a southern lady. I adore sweet tea, homemade meals and the values I have been blessed to be taught by my Momma. Much of my time on this planet has been devoted to things that are of an otherworldly nature. I define myself as a mystic though it isn't the most gentile word. I have always sought to add a little grace and a little divinity to things. At the end of the day, life is short and should be beautiful for us. Even and perhaps especially during times of great suffering the divine is there with us. I look forward to sharing my stories and my insights with you.