“If something on the inside is telling you that someone isn’t right for you, they’re NOT right for you, no matter how great they might look on paper. When it’s right for you, you will know. And when it’s not – it’s time to go.”
― Mandy Hale

Hello, Lovelies!

This Quarter I am using the The Sacred Forest Oracle by Denise Linn, illustrated by Scott Breidenthal, for my weekly oracle readings. 

Our card to guide us for the week ahead is 27. Owl Spirit – WISDOM

2025 is a year for pattern breaking, deep healing, mysticism and new directions.

October is a month for Transforming Your Relationships – with yourself, your loved ones, your interests, your talents and your dreams. Plan to spend meaningful time with the people and activities that matter most to you, and spend time on yourself too, so that you look and feel good.

🌿 Monday Oracle: Trusting Your Instincts

This week, the Universe invites you to tune in  – really tune in – and listen to your instincts.

There’s clarity in the air right now, but only if you’re willing to see things as they truly are, not as you wish or fear them to be. It’s a week for honesty, courage, and commitment. A week for reading the signs – red flags and green flags alike – and acting on what your intuition already knows.

🌙 Seeing Things Clearly

It’s easy to let hope, fear, or habit cloud our judgment. But your intuition isn’t swayed by those things. It’s the quiet, steady truth that sits beneath the noise.

If something feels off – it is.
If something feels right – it is.
This week, trust the signals your body, heart, and soul are giving you.

You may find yourself facing a big decision or a crossroads. Don’t rush. Let your instincts guide you one step at a time.

🌟 Red Flags & Green Flags

Notice how your energy shifts around people, situations, and choices this week.
✨ Red flags make your body tighten, your chest constrict, your mind feel foggy, or your mood drop.
✨ Green flags bring ease, excitement, clarity, or warmth.

Your job isn’t to rationalise these feelings — it’s to honour them.

🌿 The Decision-Making Ritual – “Truth & Trust”

A simple ritual to help you connect to your inner knowing:

1. Find a quiet space. Light a candle or hold a crystal that helps you feel grounded.

2. Close your eyes and breathe.
   Inhale: clarity
   Exhale: doubt

3. Ask your question out loud.
   Example: “Is this opportunity right for me?”

4. Place a hand over your heart.
   Notice your body’s response: warmth, peace, or expansion = yes.
   Tightness, confusion, or resistance = no.

5. Journal what came up. Write your first impressions without overthinking.

6. Close by saying:
   “I trust myself. I trust my path. I trust the signs meant for me.”

Do this whenever you feel uncertain — your intuition will get clearer each time.

💫 Reflection Prompt

What situation, choice, or relationship needs my honest attention this week — and what is my intuition telling me about it?

✨ Closing Thought

This is a week for truth, not perfection. For trust, not overthinking.

Let go of the need for proof or permission — you already know what’s right for you.
Trust that inner compass, follow the green lights, and walk boldly toward the life that feels true. 🌿💛

🌟 Top Tip of the Week:

Trust your gut — it’s wiser than your doubt.
This week, you’ll be asked to make choices and possibly face truths you’ve been avoiding. When in doubt, tune in. Your body always tells the truth — warmth and calm mean “yes”; tightness and tension mean “no.” Don’t overthink it. Trust your first instinct — it’s your intuition speaking clearly.

Crystals to support you this week – Amethyst, Citrine,  Ruby Fuchsite, Kunzite, Dalmatian Jasper, Pearls

Well, some good news finally about my 2026 Journeymaker’s Planner‘s whereabouts. Copies are already live on Amazon USA, and the hard copies for Australia should arrive at the Treehouse this Wednesday and into Amazon Australia soon after. So, I should have copies ready for distribution on my Etsy store by the end of the week. I promise to update you AS SOON AS I CAN CONFIRM DETAILS!!! 😊💖🥳🎉

My Planners come with an awesome set of free bonuses this year, including a downloadable meditation, a rituals workbook, journaling prompts workbook, and access to a free 90 minute webinar. You’ll love them!

If you do buy one of my Planners and you’re happy with it, please consider leaving me a positive review on the platform where you purchase. As an independent author and small business owner, your support means the world to me! Same goes for every other author and creator. Your positive words can have a huge impact in helping us get our work into the world, and enabling us to keep creating.

Today I’m starting back on chemo for my sarcoidosis. It’s a bummer, but the drugs work, so I am doing my best to remain positive. It also means I am back on my strict diet, so I spent Sunday eating bread (including my body weight in bruschetta) and cheese and grapes and a little chocolate, and sipping decaf lattes and fresh juice – because those things are all OFF my eating plan for the next two months.

Thanks to coffee, I’m five thousand words down on my quest to cut twenty thousand words from my new magical realism novel, and I am hopeful that by Friday I will have that edit in the bag. Send positive thoughts, because this edit is HARD!!!. 

Want to stay a little more updated with what’s happening with me? Come visit my new Facebook Page –  Nicole Cody Writes I’d love you to follow me there. 
I also have a new Instagram account with the same name – and I’ll be using both accounts to share more about my books, my writing journey and to support you with your own growth through journal prompts, magical insights and practical self-help tips.

Remember to trust your instincts this week. You’ll be glad you did.
Sending tasty snacks, hugs and positive energies,  Nicole xx
PS – here’s my easy bruschetta recipe!

🌞 Simple Summer Bruschetta

Right now, my kitchen is overflowing with ripe red tomatoes and fragrant basil, and honestly, there’s no better way to enjoy them than piled high on toasted bread. This simple bruschetta recipe is one of those quick, soul-satisfying dishes that tastes like sunshine and smells like happiness. It’s rustic, fresh, and best enjoyed outdoors with good company (or alone with a cup of tea and a good book for company –  I don’t judge).

You’ll need:

• 4 ripe tomatoes, diced

• 2–3 cloves garlic, finely chopped

• A small handful of fresh basil leaves, torn or chopped

• 1–2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

• Sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste

• Sourdough or crusty bread, sliced and toasted

To make:

1. Combine the diced tomatoes, garlic, basil, olive oil, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Stir gently and let it sit for 10–15 minutes so the flavours can mingle.

2. Toast your bread until golden and crisp.

3. Spoon the tomato mixture generously over each slice.

4. Eat immediately, while the bread is still warm and the tomatoes are juicy.

Optional: Add a drizzle of balsamic glaze, or rub the toasted bread lightly with a cut clove of garlic before topping for an extra punch of flavour.

🍅🥰If you make it, share it with someone you love – or send a photo and tell me how yours turned out! Food tastes even better when it’s shared.