“Your personal growth is the only thing that matters. You own and write your story; no one else does. Believe in your unique steps up the mountain.”
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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 8 RHIANNON – The Storycarrier
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: Rhiannon – Story Keeper
This week the energies invite us to step into the role of our own rescuer. Rhiannon reminds us that we are not defined by the opinions of others, nor are we bound to the stories told about us in the past.
How many times have you let someone else’s version of your story weigh you down, hold you back, or make you doubt yourself? Maybe it was something a parent said in your childhood, a friend’s cruel remark, or the way society has labeled you. These narratives can linger, quietly shaping the choices we make.
But here’s the truth: you get to rewrite your story.
This week calls you to gather your courage and reclaim your narrative. You are more than your past. You are more than the limits others have placed upon you. You are strong, worthy, and good—and you deserve a future filled with hope and possibility.
Like Rhiannon riding her white horse, you are invited to ride out of situations that no longer honor you, and into relationships and environments that celebrate your authentic self.
It’s also a powerful week for beginnings—starting new projects, taking first steps toward dreams, and daring to go solo if that’s what it takes. Beginnings require courage. They often feel awkward and uncertain. But every story needs a first page, and every journey begins with that first stride.
How to Work with This Week’s Energy
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Rewrite your story. Take 10 minutes with your journal. Write down one “story” you’ve carried about yourself that no longer serves you (for example, “I always fail,” “I’m too old,” “I’m not creative”). Then, rewrite it as a new truth that empowers you.
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Be your own rescuer. Where have you been waiting for someone else to save you, validate you, or give you permission? This week, choose one area where you can take back your power.
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Begin anyway. Pick one small step toward something new—sign up for that class, sketch out your idea, reach out to someone, or simply say, “Yes, I’m starting.”
✨ This week, may you find the courage to believe in your goodness, your strength, and your right to create a happier future. You are the storyteller of your own life – and it’s time to tell it your way.
🌟 Top Tip of the Week:
Take one bold step toward rewriting your story. It doesn’t need to be dramatic—sometimes the most powerful acts are the simplest. Try one of these:
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Begin a new journal dedicated to your “next chapter.”
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Say no to something that drains you, and yes to something that lights you up.
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Do one thing for yourself that your “old story” told you wasn’t possible.
Each action becomes a declaration: I am the author of my own life.
Crystals to support you this week – Amethyst, Pyrite, Carnelian, Citrine, Sunstone, Labradorite
This past week has been quite the challenge for me. Right now I’m on high dose chemo drugs and a cocktail of other things until 30 August, and cumulatively they are starting to slow me down. I’ve spent more time on or in my bed than at my desk in the last few days, and food and I are not really friends at the moment.
Still, in the midst of all of this I’ve managed some client time (I usually feel better after a client session – sitting in that channelling energy does me a power of good, as long as I pace myself with appointments), and I’ve begun work on the 2027 Journeymaker’s Planner, which is always a happy occasion. I popped a photo below of the card spread that starts everything off for me. Now I will meditate and channel information, set up a flipchart that I can use as my planner outline, and start making notes. I will meditate and channel on the year, quarters and months. It’s a long process. Then comes research for the astronomical events. After which I begin to pull it all together and then write the actual copy for the book. I can already see that 2027 will have a strong focus on relationships, love, self-care and emotional healing. Sounds good to me!
In other news, we experienced a 5.6 magnitude earthquake here on Saturday morning. The entire house shook, and it sounded like troops landing on and then running across our roof in their big heavy boots while huge trucks rumbled past (none of which actually happened). We live in a pole house so everything rippled and swayed like crazy, and then, in less than a minute, it was all over. We have a few new cracks in walls, and all my perfume bottles on my upstairs dresser tumbled over. We were very grateful that the spirit bottles on the glass shelves in our bar all moved forward an inch but didn’t actually fall! So, all in all, it was an experience, and quite scary, but no harm done. My first ever earthquake, and hopefully my last.
Also, as of a very short time ago, I am out of Facebook jail. NO explanation, and I don’t mind. I’m just grateful to be able to return to the platform. But I will still be looking for alternatives for our community. I don’t need that stress again.
Sending lots of love to you, Nicole xx
Here’s my 2027 Planner card layout:
