“Highly sensitive people are too often perceived as weaklings or damaged goods. To feel intensely is not a symptom of weakness, it is the trademark of the truly alive and compassionate. It is not the empath who is broken, it is society that has become dysfunctional and emotionally disabled. There is no shame in expressing your authentic feelings. Those who are at times described as being a ‘hot mess’ or having ‘too many issues’ are the very fabric of what keeps the dream alive for a more caring, humane world. Never be ashamed to let your tears shine a light in this world.”
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Hello, Lovelies!
This Quarter I am using the The Rooted Woman Oracle by Sharon Blackie, illustrated by Hannah Willow, for my weekly oracle readings.
Our card to guide us for the week ahead is 10 RIVER – Flow.
2025 is a year for pattern breaking, deep healing, mysticism and new directions.
August energies are all about healing the mess – facing the things that need fixing, and then gently parenting yourself to get them done, or finding someone to help you or do it for you.
💫 Monday Oracle: RIVER
Theme: Trusting the Journey, Feeling the Feelings, and Letting Go Gently
There’s a quiet wisdom in rivers.
They don’t rush the bend.
They don’t fight the boulders.
They don’t hold their breath waiting for what’s next.
This week, the River comes to remind us of something sacred: You don’t have to force it. You only have to flow.
Whether you’re standing at the edge of something new, treading water in an emotional storm, or stuck in the weeds of a situation that feels too painful or confusing to bear… the message is the same:
✨ Trust the journey.
✨ Feel what you’re feeling.
✨ Let the current carry what you’re ready to release.
💔 This is a week for honesty—with yourself, and with life.
The River isn’t afraid of your grief.
It won’t recoil from your rage.
It knows heartbreak and surrender are sacred parts of becoming.
You don’t have to pretend it doesn’t hurt.
You don’t have to smile through your unraveling.
But you can keep breathing through it.
You can keep softening.
You can choose not to give up on yourself.
Because here’s the deeper truth:
Even when it feels like nothing is happening…
You’re moving.
You’re healing.
You’re transforming.
The Universe isn’t asking you to swim upstream this week.
It’s inviting you to float—into deeper trust, deeper truth, deeper peace.
🧘♀️ Gentle Actions for the Week:
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Let your feelings move through you. Cry. Journal. Walk. Breathe. Don’t bottle it up—feel it to free it.
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Speak honestly to yourself. Ask: “What am I feeling that I haven’t admitted yet?”
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Do one soft, nurturing thing every day. A warm bath, a sunset, a nap, a song that knows your heart.
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Say yes to uncertainty. You don’t need all the answers. You just need to keep showing up.
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Let go of needing to fix it all right now. Trust that some things are healing behind the scenes.
🌟 Soul Reminder:
“You don’t have to understand the current to be carried by it.”
Trust your river, love.
Even here.
Even now.
It’s flowing for you.
🌟 Top Tip of the Week:
When in doubt, do less.
This is not a week to force clarity, productivity, or healing. It’s a week to soften, surrender, and let things unfold naturally.
🪷 Try this: Take 3 slow breaths and ask, “What would it feel like to trust life right now?” Then follow the answer that brings relief, not resistance.
Crystals to support you this week – Amethyst, Turquoise, Labradorite, Hematite, Black Tourmaline, Garnet
Here at the Treehouse?
New drugs? Awful.
So damn awful.
New Trump August 1 Tariffs and how they affect shipment of my 2026 Planner to the USA?
Even more awful.
Solution? I cried, and then I gave myself a weekend off, to write, sleep and not worry.
Worry never solved anything.
I trust that my entrepreneurial brain will come up with some kind of acceptable solution this week.
My goodness, Nicole. Boundaries. How did that happen?
I can tell you that feeling half-dead is an excellent mechanism for getting things into perspective.
In other news, in a nausea-free window last week I made a test batch of muffins for my Journey Through The Year crew to make use of the essential oils that support us well for August. These ones were lavender-infused blueberry muffins with a hint of lemon. So moist, sweet and yum! I’ll post the recipe for you this week.
Okay, I’m off to put my thinking cap on and create some kind of Planner miracle.
Love, light and hugs, Nicole xx
PS – Here’s Rufie dreaming of muffins…
Hi Nicole, I am sending you lots of inspiration, clarity and love for a Planner miracle. 🍀
I think here in the US we may have to use the digital version and if we want it printed, to print it ourselves. It is the sh*t that it is. Sending big hugs as you navigate new drugs and that rat bastard that I swear stole the election.
Nicole I hope you’re feeling better & as an American I would really like to apologize for all the horrible things that tRump is doing!