Monday 2/10 – Eagle Reversed – The task at the beginning of the week is to reconnect. To yourself. To the world around you. To a sense of something greater and your place within that. There’s really no wrong way to do this, so long as you’re centered in love and compassion. Prayer, ritual, time out in nature or amongst a spiritual community, or meditative practices are all powerful ways to tune into our own spirits and the truth of our interconnectedness to all things. Take time today to remember both your own sacredness and that of all of creation.
Tuesday 2/11 – Bear - The call to go inward continues today as Bear asks us to drop into stillness so that we may hear the wisdom of that often quiet inner voice. This is a wonderful day to engage in practices like meditation, free association writing, or vision work. Allow yourself enough time and space to be present with any lessons you’ve navigated over the past season and where your heart is leading you as we move slowly from winter towards spring. You might be surprised by what comes forward when you allow yourself a little time to reflect on your experiences and desires.
Wednesday 2/12 – Owl Reversed – It’s important to remember that if you’re feeling frazzled or off-kilter, your perception of the world around you may be skewed as well. Take time to ground today, in whatever way best supports you. Take a walk, work with your breath, put your bare feet on the ground. Just make sure that you’ve discharged any frenetic energy and come back to a centered, clear state before making any important decisions today.
Thursday 2/13 – Dog Reversed – In order to be true to ourselves, we have to know what lives inside of us. And this includes more than the pretty hopes and dreams. Today calls for a bit of shadow work and creating space for all parts of our experience--even the aspects of ourselves that we believe to be bad, shameful, or uncomfortable. Take time today to get in touch with your anger, your grief, your selfishness, or any other heavy feelings that you might be otherwise tempted to push down. Hold it all gently. Learn its stories and dig through it to find the gifts inside. Anything you look directly at is much less likely to sneak up on you. And you might even be able to make an ally out of something you once considered an enemy.
Friday 2/14 – Grouse Reversed – For many of us, the winter months are often a time of less movement and more rest, but as we move towards spring, we are being called to start to reconnect with our bodies. Slow and gentle is the key here, particularly if you’ve been feeling disconnected from your physical experience or have been struggling with any sort of health issues. Maybe start with some leisurely walks in your neighborhood, some intuitive movement and stretching in your own home, or even just some self-massage to help wake up the senses and stimulate the lymphatic system (this is especially helpful if you got hit with any of those gnarly viruses that have been going around all winter). There’s no need to overpush or throw ourselves in at the deep end. Instead, simply work at what feels comfortable and most nourishing and build from there.
Saturday 2/15 – Buffalo – Prayer can be a deeply powerful practice, but it’s less about the asking and more about the willingness to open up and receive. Sometimes our prayers are answered in the most unexpected ways and it’s up to us to cultivate enough humility and faith to be able to notice what is showing up for us in the present moment. The questions to ask yourself today are: What is my relationship to prayer? What am I asking for guidance or support around and am I keeping the channels open so that I may notice when my calls are being answered?
Sunday 2/16 – Wolf Reversed – If you’ve been finding yourself feeling defensive, closed to the perspectives of others, or like no one has anything to offer you, it’s time to soften. These energies can show up in very subtle ways sometimes and can manifest as rigidity, frustration, or even a sense of loneliness and are often the result of feeling let down or overburdened. Can you remember what it was like to be a child? To experience everything as a learning opportunity? To be hungry for growth and to seek it out in each and every moment? This is the task at hand today. Come back to your birthright of curiosity, awe, and wonder. It’s one of the most powerful and transformative shifts you can make and all you have to do is choose it.