Good afternoon friends,
It’s good to catch up with everyone’s posts with a tea. Like Violet I’ve given myself a gentle morning.
I love reading everyone’s experiences of full moon energy and am comforted by working similar themes as my sisters here.
speakout your moon picture is absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing that with us. Like Hills it makes me want to take pictures too! A camera is something on my wish list, it’s amazing what phone cameras can capture these days but they don’t compare to an actual camera when it comes to capturing the beauty of the moon or other detail.
I’m glad to hear you’ve extended your pause from work over the weekend, your focus sounds very productive, clearing the decks and tending to your roots. Thank you again for the astrological info, I can feel that energy and it’s good to have that focus as I work through what’s coming up for me.
Luna I see you’ve had some good advice about the heat issue lots of food for thought. I’m inclined to agree with speakout for addressing the root of the issue with some sort of air con if you can. I think you’d be very glad of it in the summer. I use the attached ‘hot flushes formula’ (it’s from Valerie Ann Worwood’s ‘Fragrant Pharmacy’ book) for hot flushes. I wouldn’t put it on my face but sometimes use it on my arms and shoulders before bed. It’s lovely and cooling and smells divine! I use whipped coconut oil as a base. Just the stuff you can buy for cooking, whipped up with an electric whisk and then add the EO mix. As others have said, always check if the oils are ok for you. I know it’s not hot flushes you’re experiencing but it is a cooling blend. Just another thought to add to the mix.
BlankTimes your mention of homemade oat milk made me smile, I used to put similar in a bath (water poured through a sock filled with oats) for DS when he was little to calm skin conditions. He recently said to me that he remembers having ‘porridge baths’ as a child!
hilarious I hope the river gave you a boost. As a temporary pep for pushing through I use couple of drops of both rosemary and lime oils on a bit of tissue tucked in my bra. speakout has talked about simmer pots here before and this is a combination that would work well if you have the fresh herb and some lime peel to hand.
But if you’re running on empty you need to listen to your body and make time for rest too (also a lesson I can relate to) when I’ve burned myself out I can find it hard to settle when it is time to rest and so the cycle goes on. To help with this I’ll make myself some bath salts (1 cup sea salt, 1 cup Epsom salt + 1/2 cup sodium bicarbonate- there are many other recipes available but that’s just a favourite of mine) with 16 drops sandalwood, 10 drops palma Rosa and 18 drops lemon essential oils. I’ll put about half of that in the bath and have as long a soak as I can manage. My favourite EO blend for sleep (used in a diffuser in my bedroom) is the ‘Liquid Sleep’ recipe attached. I honestly think good rest is the key. I know that’s easier said than done!
queenrollo, you must have needed that sleep, I’m not surprised as you’ve had so much to process recently. I think your thoughts on reset are very apt. I hope today is gentle for you.
Crafty the old fairy tales are tremendously dark aren’t they- I love your use of them for shadow work and clearing. Like you, I find working with archetypes very powerful.
Violet I hope your day can continue in a gentle way and that tonight brings more restorative sleep. I’m feeling the full moon energy acutely too, there’s a real completion energy to it I think.
The sun is shining here brings a welcome boost. I’m still in the midst of clearing, both physically and mentally. Like speakout some of this weekend will be spent queuing for the tip! But the ‘out with the old’ vibe feels good and I’m doing my best to be gentle with myself as I go. Feels like an energy many of us are working right now.
Wishing everyone a magical weekend