Cancer Season Overview & Tips (June 21-July 22, 2024)
Backdrop of this season:
We are in a “growth spurt” of sorts where staying the same is not an option. What worked in the past has started to not work in the form of the way we are “trying to get the results we want”. This may look like relationships that have “worked” but now no matter what you try, it seems to yeild the same result disappointment, frustration, you name it but not what you desire. Jobs or work that seemed to pay the bills and be tolerable now seem impossible to continue because you get let go, you just can’t keep going or your desire to pursue that next step is too alluring. In essence, we can’t “fake it” till we make it to get through. We are changing at a rapid pace and therefore some people, situations, and environments must shift to allow what is ready to emerge to grow. The main way we will know this is happening is our emotional or energetic states. Our emotions will be telling us that something isn’t right and the peace and joy we desire will feel unreachable if we stay the same. Our energy will also tell us as we try to remain in the old, we will feel tired or depleted or injury or illness will give us a break. Conversely, when we imagine what we do desire or if we let our passions inform us we will feel excited and energized even if quickly our mind follows up with its list of disqualifications. The bottom line is that our souls are calling in these changes because we desire more and we have “outgrown” our clothes!
What happens next:
When we grow and expand, first the mind has to be able to register that -one things are changing and to make space for “more”. This can look like facing the fact that you want a more fulfilling relationship and imagining what it could be like. The same applies for the any area in which you are expanding: work, health, community.
Then the rest of the intelligences of the body have to “upgrade” to stabilize this new energetic space. We have to reset our emotional set points, to let ourselves allow in more happiness and fulfillment. When we expand and grow, we have to A) allow the discomfort - we have to have in our system the ability to handle the discomfort of the new feelings. And conversely we have to allow these better feelings and know how to hold higher vibrations of love and joy for our expansion. Which means there are parts of us, small parts of us that are fractured us that maybe haven't been cared for. These show up as self-sabotaging, or emotional unrest in our system such as anxiety, stress or depression. These are old emotional states that need to be integrated in to the whole. So in order to expand, we have to take those parts with us. This is not about shaming ourselves for feeling this way, it's more about being able to process the energy and taking care of ourselves so that those parts of us can be wrapped into this ever evolving part of ourselves. So there's alot of emotional processing and upgrading that has to happen. Our physical body has to be able to hold this higher frequency so we may experience random pain in certain areas, headaches, fatigue, etc while we shift.
Tools for the next stage:
We need new tools for this new stage in order to grow without the growing pains! This will help us flow with the changes rather than resist them.
Intuition vs Mind: The mind will not be helpful in the territory of the future and what we are creating because all it knows is the past and the current. Creativity, intuition are your best guides as they can see what you cannot, they can connect dots and provide synchroncities that you would never imagine. The best way to cultivate greater intuition is to listen to those inner nudges that may seem silly or irrational. Make the intention to hear your intuition and have daily quiet time to tune in. The best way to uplevel your creativity is to do activities that bring you joy and delight. Even if they seem unrelated to what feels like it is “on fire”. Being in an elevated state is where the creative ideas will come in and those intuitive hunches will be felt.
Emotional Self-Care Practices: You want to know how to A) check-in to our emotional self and B) know how to care for it. Practice CARE -compassion for how you are feeling (even if you are annoyed that you are feeling it), Accept how you feel without making it a big. “I am feeling sad. It is ok to feel sad.” Release the story about why you are feeling the way you do. It really doesn’t help. Ease your body. Choose skillful ways to care for yourself and your emotions that bring even 5% more ease. Things like taking a walk in nature, calling a supportive friend, petting your pet, getting massage/acupuncture/therapy, journaling, deep breathing, movement.
Physical Self-Care Practices: Ensuring that our physical vessel is in optimal states helps you navigate. Often when we experience the discomfort of change we binge sugar and tv and while there is no judgement, we will feel our best when our body is at its best. Get plenty of sleep, move your body, eat plenty of nourishing foods and drink lots of water. Tend to your foundation and all this is being build will thrive.
Feed your spirit: What does your spirit need? We are all learning some tools and techniques to really get in touch with your spirit. These are going to be instrumental as we are expanding into this new phase that were all in. This is usually something that is fun and has no means to the end. Things like laughter, time with friends, adventure, fun. This part of us needs to be nourished to that it can help us navigate our dreams. This aspect of our intelligence is just an important as the “task master” and “manager” part of us!
Check in with all your intelligences-mind,body, emotional, spirit. We have multiple intelligences and we need to learn to listen to them otherwise it will bring emotional unrest and that will bring us back to perspectives such as "See, it doesn't work", "I'm failing", "Life won't give it to me". When really it's because we didn't bring the whole of us with us in the expansion. are a whole person and all of you has to come with you. Ask each of them what they need and to provide insight!
So we're all having to learn new tools and to pay attention to our intelligences that perhaps we haven't been all that aware of. Get ready for some GENIUS Living Tools that will help you develop the skills of emotional self care and grow with more ease during this cancer season. ✨ When we prioritize our well-being, the universe responds in kind!