“Most of the things we need to be most fully alive never come in busyness. They grow in rest.”
Mark Buchanan
Hello, Lovelies!
This Quarter I am using the Queen Of The Sun Oracle by Stacey Demarco, illustrated by Kinga Britschigi, for my weekly oracle readings.
Our card to guide us for the week ahead is 11. REST (SOLAR MINIMUM).
2024 is a year for fresh starts, for creativity, healing and social connection. It’s a year for ambitious projects and for getting stuff done.
December is a month for dancing with the Universe, for letting your hair down, relaxing, celebrating, connecting, daydreaming about the future, and tuning in to your wise self. A good time to tie up loose ends. Rest and retreat where needed.
11. REST (SOLAR MINIMUM)
This week we are reminded of the restorative powers of rest. It is time to restore ourselves with sleep, rest and relaxation.
Rest, rest and rest some more. Rest and reconnect. Do whatever you need to in order to replenish and recharge.
Physically can’t find the time to rest? It can happen at this time of year. If that’s your life right now do whatever you can to find some rest days or rest windows and put them in your calendar NOW. Then protect that rest space as if your life depends on it. Meanwhile, let some of the chores go, grab a healthy takeout meal if you need to, ask for help, delegate or reschedule, whatever you need to do to take a load off.
It’s also a week for the kind of contemplation that leads to future good decisions.
It’s a great time for looking at the year ahead, and consciously deciding to live your life in ways that will be supportive, sustainable and emotionally satisfying. Think about where you want to create more stability and security in your life. Make a mindful decision to focus on these areas in the year ahead. (Need help with that? My Journeymaker’s Planner helps you map out and work with major projects and life goals. Details on where to buy it are at the bottom of the page.) No need to start on anything yet – just think about it, and decide on some goals for 2025.
You may feel a new sense of yourself beginning to emerge. Trust that! The new year brings possibilities for pattern-breaking and change, and you’re ready.
My Top Tip For The Week Ahead:
Find a little time for pulling cards and journalling. Pay attention to the feelings and ideas you have in the week ahead. There is powerful energy around to help guide you in reshaping your life for the coming year. Make a wish. Trust the Universe to hear it and send help for it to come true in the weeks and months ahead.
Crystals to support you this week – Carnelian, Amazonite, Rose Quartz, Kambaba Jasper, Amethyst, Ametrine
This past week I’ve been busy trying to get all my orders wrapped and packed, juggling work hours with rest and recovery (honestly, I’m feeling better compared to being half-dead, but I’m feeling nowhere near myself yet), and testing out how long my voice will work each day before it fades into oblivion (somewhere between 2 and 4 hours).
I have a new Christmas Shortbread recipe I’ll be making today, featuring lemon and rosemary that Ben has promised to taste test for me, and I have homemade mango yoghurt popsicles chilling in the freezer, ready to soothe my sore husky throat. I’ll share the recipes with you later this week.
I’ve also been going to bed REALLY early. Sometimes by 6pm. It’s what I need to do right now, and goodness, some days I have been so grateful to tumble into bed and just rest.
Are you starting to feel excited for the energies of 2025 yet? I certainly am. I’m ready to do my 2024 review, and put the year behind me. Soon I’ll be ready to do my 10 card spread for the year ahead, and to dive in to planning for 2025. My Journeymaker’s Planner will be supporting me every step of the way.
If you’re new to my work and you would like to explore the Planner, I have provided free access to the digital copy of the 2024 Journeymaker’s Planner over in my free Facebook group. 
Our 2025 edition of the Journeymaker’s Planner is now available at
Amazon USA – Hard Copy
Amazon Australia – Hard Copy
Nicole’s Etsy Store – Hard Copy and Digital Copy (printable and editable), plus lots of other goodies.
New content for our free course that supports the Planner is now live, the link for that is on page 2 of your Planner, and we’ll also have a free 90 minute webinar/masterclass in January 2025 (yes, it will be recorded if you can’t make it) for those of you who are working with the Planner. Details are all in the free course under ‘Special Offers’.
Come connect with me on Bluesky
I’m over on a new social media platform called Bluesky if you want to connect there. It’s what Twitter used to be, before Twitter devolved into the miserable mess that X is now. Here’s my handle: @nicolecody.bsky.social
I’m enjoying hanging out and talking about all the things that make me me – like books and the environment and kindness and curiosity and dogs and cooking and the random stuff that’s in my head.
Magical Things
Have you checked out my Etsy store lately?
I put love and magic into every order – especially at Christmas time. I realised some time ago that for many of my community, my Planner and anything else they bought from me might be the only gift they received. So I make sure that if you buy from me I treat your order as if I was sending it to a dear friend or family member. I gift wrap your purchase, add a note, and a little something extra as a surprise.
Here are some of my latest reviews:
Ah, it makes me so happy to know that my little Planner is making a positive difference in the world.
Much love to you, Nicole xx
