First of all, I want to thank so many of you who sent me healing thoughts as I recovered from surgery. Your kindness and good wishes meant a lot to me, and I have no doubt that they served to add to my healing. I’m feeling very good. It’s been a remarkable recovery according to my doctors, so all is good. I’m back to Tarot reading, empowerment coaching, and numerology calculations, so contact me if I can be of help.
It’s been a difficult time for so many people in the US over the last year, and especially in the last month. It’s a good time to reflect on your values. Is the treatment of people who look different than you consistent with how you would like to be treated? Is your fear getting in the way of your beliefs? What is important to you: hearing the truth, or hearing what you think you want to hear?
Just asking these questions will prompt some people to unsubscribe from my newsletter, and if so, I’m sorry to see you go. Really. However, as an empowerment coach, it’s important to me to empower you to ask yourself these questions and to discover for yourself whether the answers make you more or less comfortable. No matter what your answers, feel free to engage me in conversation. A civil exchange of ideas is always welcome.
Blessings,
J
Pause, ResetCoaching Corner
February is often thought of as the time between light and dark. In our hemisphere, we are moving towards the light—spring and summer. Those in the southern hemisphere are moving towards winter and the darkness.
This month is less about action and more about stopping, breathing, and focusing on what we want next. Spiritually, February is the womb of the year—where intentions either take root or fade.
February comes from the Latin root, februa, which means to cleanse, and is tied to ancient Roman rituals about the promise of spring. In that tradition, it’s a time to release the old, atone for mistakes, and prepare for new beginnings.
Coaching: Take some time, perhaps several days, to think about where you are in your life and ask yourself these questions:
What do I love about my life? About my friends, partner, family?
What activities do I love to do, and how often do I do them?
If I could change one thing in my life, what would it be? Is that change possible; why or why not?
With whom can I confidentially share these answers? Will I or won’t I; why?
(I am here if you want to share your answers.)
A Side Note
Embolic is the ancient festival marking the beginning of spring and the midpoint between the winter solstice and spring equinox. It is a time for purification and honoring the goddess Brigid by welcoming the return of the light through fire-related rituals, such as lighting candles or making bonfires.
In Christianity Saint Brigid is celebrated, especially in Ireland, where she is one of three patron saints.
People leave a scarf out for Saint Brigid on January 31st for her to bless. The belief is that she gives the cloth healing and protective powers—especially for colds, headaches, and throat ailments—throughout the year. This ancient Irish custom links Christian tradition with Celtic beliefs.
Valentine’s Day, considered a romantic holiday, actually grew out of legends connected to three men named Valentin—or Valentine in English—who became Saints. Little is known about the third Valentin, but two—the first in 269 CE and the second in the third century CE—were martyred for marrying against the rules of the church. Chaucer wrote a romantic poem about the event, and Shakespeare referred to it several times as a day of love.
February Numerology
February is a Universal 3 month. (To calculate, add 2+0+2+6=10, reduce to 1. Then add 2 for the second month in the calendar year.)
In many traditions, February is a time between the seasons, anticipating the return of the light. On a personal note, February is the time to be still and reflect on identifying and claiming your authentic self. This is not a time for action as much as it is a time to clarify and plan what you want your life, and your community, to become.
Personal month 1: Courageously identify who you are and who you want to become. What new ways can you express yourself in that new identity?
Personal Month 2: Explore your relationships, and pay attention to how much space you are giving the other person(s) to express themselves, and how much space you are getting. How much is enough, and how much is too much?
Personal Month 3: Share who you are through your ideas, humor, and creativity. What organizations or groups give you room to express yourself and give you room to grow?
Personal Month 4: Organize the words and thoughts that support what you want to express. Are your words clear, and do they reflect what you want them to?
Personal Month 5: Explore what you really want to say, and be willing to express your true self. Have your words reflected your true self?
Personal Month 6: Speak your truth in family matters in a gentle, true manner. What do you appreciate about your family and how would you like to be supported?
Personal Month 7: Reflect on who you are and what, if anything, you would like to change about yourself. Why would you like to change, and is it for yourself or for someone else?
Personal Month 8: Use calm confidence to advocate for yourself around issues involving money or boundaries. Where do you feel not heard, or not respected?
Personal Month 9: Let go of expectations, alliances, and people that no longer appreciate or feed your soul. What or who in your life take and deplete you rather than feed you?
Tarot Reading for February
This is a sample reading using the theme of introspection for February.
The deck is Tarot of the Divine
by Yoshi Yoshitano
What do I need to release?
^Ace Wands: There is a part of yourself that is a gift you have yet to open
What do I need to call in?
^Judgement: Don’t judge yourself, accept yourself
How do I call in what I need?
King Cups: Nurture yourself as well as others
What is my challenge?
9 Cups: Believe that you can have what you wish for
How do I meet the challenge?
^King Coins: Believe that you can take care of yourself, as well as others
When you’re ready to explore your voice and direction more deeply, I’m here when you’re ready.
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