Sacred Shifts: Mercury Retro ushers in Higher Conscious Holidays

Well, the Super Full Moon on 10/6 sure was a super-illuminator, eh? It was like a harsh, blinding spotlight on the truth of how well we embraced the mega-life shifts of Eclipse season. It shone brightly on how far we've come in our growth, healing, releasing, and overall soul ascension—AND—where we missed the mark.

I made solid advancements. But in others…Well, I had a good start but then struggled to stay out of the old patterns. The good news is, I definitely moved further along in my growth, learning to recognize those patterns and shift my perspectives, emotions, and choices sooner. The results may not be everything I hoped for, but they are a heck of a lot healthier and I moved further along the ascension path.

I sense if you've embraced the truths this Super Full Moon illuminated for you, you're feeling much the same way—a sense of humble accomplishment mixed with the inner confidence to continue, and a strong desire for a long nap!

Before we dive into what’s coming…

Let’s take a moment to remember, we are in uncharted territory –evolving into higher frequency ranges than we have every reach before in any lifetime! It is essential that we give ourselves compassion, grace and the space to practice all the new ways (p.s. practice entails mess ups and corrections)

Give yourself a pat on the back for embracing the eclipse season like a champ! You learned many things, and you have grown, evolved and raised your consciousness. You are a light-being rock star!

Now, put on a fresh pot of coffee and settle into your safe, cozy, quiet space. Take a few deep breaths and calm your survival brain. Set your intention to read with an open mind and a discerning soul.

Take another deep belly breath. Let’s get to it…

We have one week until the Pre-Shadow of Mercury Retrograde begins at the New Moon on 10/21. I strongly recommend you take several naps this week! We are going to need to be quite rested for this next mega period of Earth Ascension Shifting - thanks to Mercury Retrograde! :)

This week, leading into the New Moon & Pre-Shadow, is the ideal time to turn inward and do the necessary calibration for optimal balance and stability of the ‘new you’ and the new life patterns you're implementing. By patterns, I mean the new higher-vibrational/healthier thought patterns, emotional attitudes, life perspectives, and daily habits you are working to create. Go slow and steady with all that you do. Consciously and attentively implementing the new patterns in all your activities.

It is these new ways of living and embracing life that create the baseline of your frequency range. That higher frequency range enables you to hold your consciousness at a higher level and expand it beyond the basic world. This is the process of ascension.

With so much ‘new you’ energy brought forth at eclipse season, you can bet this retrograde is going to be exceptionally revealing of the relationships, communication styles and self expression that need to be upgraded so they align with your new, higher-frequency energy system.

During the Pre-Shadow phase, we have the opportunity for a ‘sneak peek’ into what the retrograde is bringing us.

The Pre-Shadow phase is the time for consistent and very conscientious observation of what is resonating with us and what is causing unhealthy friction. This is the time to reflect and analyze (without judgment) our part in situations or relationships that are out of alignment with our truth and soul missions. We get a head start on our growth and shifts that the retrograde will bring.

What are we ignoring or overlooking to keep a false sense of peace? Where are we causing drama or inserting judgment for our ego’s benefit? Why does our survival brain trigger during particular interactions? Follow the analysis back to the original source, which could be childhood, a generational line, the womb, or even a personal past life.

The 3-week pre-shadow phase provides us with a calmer space to do deep reflection prior to the turbulent, fast-paced changes the actual retrograde phase thrusts at us. The more thoughtful, honest and proactive we are now, the less intense the remainder of the year will be.

Mercury goes retrograde on November 9th at Mid-Season (Autumn for most of us). Mid-season is a natural turning point where we pause to assess our harvest and what we need to sustain ourselves through the quiet, dormant months of winter. It’s a natural time for our survival brain to shift into ‘preparation mode.’ This creates a crucial choice point for us.

Do we allow our survival brain to instinctively react, giving in to the typical holiday pressures of the old paradigms, or do we hold firm to our new path of intuitive higher consciousness, choosing meaningful responses?

With the retrograde lasting through November 29th (Thanksgiving weekend in the USA), we will be presented with numerous choice points that will define our path into the Winter and far beyond into our new, higher-dimensional reality.

Since we’re moving into the holiday season, much of our opportunity to shift, grow, and ascend will be centered around updating our societal, cultural, religious, and generational/family traditions and rituals. Which are all tangled up in Mercury’s main themes of relationships, communication, and self-expression. These traditions, rituals, and family dynamics are also rooted in the very old paradigms we are currently dismantling at collective and individual levels.

This holiday season, the 'new you' of a higher consciousness simply won't mesh with the outdated past.

This pre-shadow phase is a great time to begin an assessment of what is outdated or out of sync with your inner truth. Be honest. Be bold. Update what is out of alignment with your highest good.

This means creating new traditions and celebrations that truly support your soul growth and well-being. For many, this will involve paring back and consciously syncing with the seasonal Earth cycles. It also means changing our interactions with those who no longer resonate with us and developing new rituals that align with the higher conscious life we're creating.

For some of you, this will be a more internal shift, focused on how you interpret the world around you. For others, this may present as more direct, outward life changes. Whatever it is for you, just make sure it is authentically you evolution out of instinctual survival brain reactions and into intuitive higher self responses - other words, your new ways are about rooted in your higher truth and not fear based.

These new traditions will be the foundations we continue to build our new realities on for generations to come. You've been working hard to heal and clear many generational and ancestral wounds and trauma cycles. Now, you get to actively shape the future generational lines by implementing healthier patterns through new holiday rituals and traditions.

This is truly an opportunity for you to be an active participant in the evolution of our collective consciousness!

Embrace it with authentic joy, sacred honor and unabashed truth! You are lighting the way, like the vibrate light being you are!