Angel Ariel “The price of admission to a human life is before you leave and go back home again, you are to make a powerful positive, permanent impact on another human soul. That pays for the journey.”.
June 2021 Readings
Guidance for June 27th 2021: “Water under a Bridge”
Opportunity: The Hourglass
Challenges: Friendship
Outcome: Ehwaz (trust & partnership)
Time may be running out on mending any challenged relationships, so take advantage of this time to smooth things over & come to a new understanding. The presence of Ehwaz promises a positive partnership of opposites forming something new. So even if you couldn’t see eye to eye in the past or if you still remain on opposing fronts, it should not change the bond that can be. Ehwaz is a rune of forward movement towards a common goal heralding an advancement of a connection based on trust- the journey of a friendship. However, it it’s on you to take advantage of this time sensitive opportunity before it passes, as the Hourglass urges you to act before it’s too late. Time can be a friend or your enemy here. Time can be the best salve as any past upsets can dissipate as days or weeks stretch on but it can also widen the chasm between partnerships. Of course, there are friendships that come & go appearing for only a season in life, but here the cards are referring to the deeper connections that sometime hit troubled waters. These kinds of friends provide symbiotic partnerships; provide compensation for what we ourselves lack and are generally present at times when we need support. These close relationships are never static & must move or evolve to stay viable. Ehwaz, a rune of trust, cooperation, loyalty & movement often works as a bridge between one rune to another rune in a reading. It illustrates the progression from one stage of life to the other. Perhaps this time will help transition you to a new stage in your relationship. Like a bridge providing support, it can allow you both to continue on your journey together without being bothered by the old water that passes beneath it. I can’t help but hear that old tune….“I'm on your side, oh, when times get rough. And friends just can't be found Like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down”.
Guidance for June 20th, 2021: “Face the End”
This week encourages you to face the drama no matter how painful instead of looking for a way to escape or planning to distract yourself elsewhere. Something has been met with a shocking & painful end but don’t resist it. Any personal difficulties, although uncomfortable, have to be seen for what they are & dealt with completely. Tie up any loose ends before trying to move onto something new. Avoid “Greener pastures" thinking which involves giving into the temptation of escaping your current situation. You may be thinking you’ll find happiness or success in your next destination when in fact you should just stay put & deal with the mess you have made. Since the 10 of Swords not only heralds an ending but evolution as well, you might question yourself--Do you run on to the next exciting thing hoping to escape or erase the feelings of failure? Drama always seems to follow us if don’t learn from our mistakes or how we sabotage ourselves. If we fail to examine our world honestly & see how maybe we bring tragedy on ourselves, we are destined to repeat & suffer again by the same sword that stuck us the first 9 times. Without applied learned wisdom, we pin ourselves in place with hope that maybe “it will be different next time” only to find ourselves coming full circle having repeated mistakes. Also, reevaluate your situation and question if it’s really as bad as you think it is. There’s no need to blow it up ‘larger than life’ so re-examine your response to problems. It may be bad but I’ll bet there’s a way out, only it’s on you to pull those swords out yourself. Ultimately, it’s about moving forward but not escaping. Learn from the pain you’ve have caused yourself by forgiving yourself first. Only then can you start thinking about a fresh beginning & move onto the next cycle.
Do This: 10 of Swords
Don’t Do This: 2 of Wands
Theme: Full Moon
Guidance for June 13th 2021: “Just be There to Listen”
This week will call for you to be quiet & just listen to anyone looking to rant or vent. You tend to be their lighthouse in times of troubled waters, providing a guiding light to show the safe way to shore. However, this week you’ll have to turn down the volume of your sage advice-giving tendencies. Someone is just going to need your soothing presence without your two-cents even though you’ll soooo wanna give it. You also don’t have to fix it either. Doing what you desire may not be the best thing for them. Everyone needs to do what’s best for them & sometimes others have to come to their own conclusions in their own time. The road for them will be different from yours. That’s not easy to do; to just sit back & watch it not work smoothly for them. It’s unsettling to watch others struggle especially if we care about them & have counseled them in the past. But it’s their (soul lesson) responsibility to make the connection, find what clicks & action on it themselves. Just be there to provide support and comfort in whatever shape or form that takes; providing a nice meal or a hot cuppa, doling out positive encouragements or simply by being the stalwart example you’ve always been. You’ll be a bolstering “hot broth” to quiet any turbulent emotions this troubled soul unloads & doesn’t wish to have anymore. The soothing energy of Slippery Elm promises that although it may appear challenging, it will all be positive in the end.
Excess: Guidance (Sage)
Deficiency: Activation (Yerba Mate)
Key to Balance: Soothe (Slippery Elm)
Guidance for June 6th 2021: “Learning to Fly”
Celebrate: EMU
Learn: HONEYBEE
Release/Let go: SHARK
Backstory: RATTLESNAKE
The fearless Emu calls for you to celebrate all your previous hard work & the self-confidence gained from the Rattlesnake’s trials of ego that have ended up changing you on a deep level. In a weird way, that trying yet healing time served as an initiation. That by experiencing this trial by pain & fire, life's successfully created someone new who can now serve as an example of how it’s done and show others the way to follow. What didn’t kill, you made you stronger. With all that now behind you, the path ahead is now open for daring exploration. Emu calls for you to step outside your comfort zone & celebrate this novel opportunity with relish & excitement. It’s ok if you feel a little directionless at this new start marker. Heaven knows, the road that brought you to this point was not a straight one. It took you on a few twists & turns that surely rattled you. However, the path to self-exploration never is. It dips, detours, drops and sometimes loops back around like a Honeybee looking for that perfect bloom. The Shark is hypervigilant of its environment and warns against using excessive force as you maneuver this new set of circumstances. Be conscious of the armour you may put up to protect yourself from potential harm as this may limit your ability to reap the sweetness this new time of life has to offer. Allowing negative thoughts or worries of history repeating itself could stop you from reaching your full potential. Both the Emu & Shark are bold and recognize your ability take on any challenge life throws at you, just know danger is not necessarily lurking around every corner ready to bring you down. You’ll know the appropriate time to strike when you truly need to defend yourself. Honeybee teaches anything is possible & life delivers "the good stuff" too --so be open to that. Each of these animals move surprisingly fast, however it’s the Honeybee who has the awareness to “stop & smell the roses” pausing to enjoy life's nectar.