Come join me for Week Two of my free Find Your Flow Challenge. It’s time to feel better…
Making A Portable Altar
There is a part of me that will forever want to be walking under autumn leaves, carrying a briefcase containing the works of Shakespeare and Yeats and a portable chess set. I will pass an old tree under which once on a summer night I lay on the grass with a fragrant young woman […]
Moonlight
That great big sky, that big ol’ moon. Swoon! π
That Nagging Feeling Of Ick
Have you ever ignored your instincts or a bad feeling about something?
Nature Oracle Reading for Embracing Change
Choose an image, and let Nature support you in this time of change β¨π»πΏπ
The Comfort Of A Meditation Blanket
It’s such a useful tool – a meditation blanket. Here’s how I use mine.
Nourished by Ritual
Small things, done with mindfulness and consistency, have the power to bring great comfort to your life. Here’s how.
Easter Oracle Reading for 2023 – My Gift To You β€
Come choose an Easter Egg for yourself, with a special message of guidance and support. Happy Easter! β¨π£π°π₯π
Disturbed Sleep, Nightmares and Crazy Dreams?
The moon is queen of everything. She rules the oceans, rivers, rain. When I am asked whose tears these are; I always blame the moon. βΒ Lucille Clifton Hey, Lovelies. Our community is one of sensitive souls, and we are often more influenced by the subtle energies of the cosmos than many of the people […]
Thanks For Your Feedback!
Knowing that there is an audience for your work is a great motivator for creating that work…
A Question For You About Stories
Good things take time. Great things take a little longer. ~ Some wise anonymous person Hey, Lovelies. As you know, I had a crazy and slightly disturbing dream yesterday, the echoes of which are still rattling around in my head. I had planned to share that dream with you today, and I began writing it, […]
The Accident And The Miracle
My client nearly died a few months ago, and they say that his survival was a miracle. Yesterday he told me what really happened…
The Bad Night
Sometimes life will tear your house apart so you can see the cracks in the foundation. βVanessa Ooms Hey, Lovelies. I didn’t sleep a wink last night. At first I thought it was because of stress. Then I thought it might have been the one decaf coffee I drank early that morning. So, I meditated. […]
Are You Doing Things Differently Yet?
If you always do what you always did, you’ll always get what you always got. Take a moment and think about it. Is that working for you in 2023?
The Old Boyfriend
Reunions are the first day of school all over again. Time casts away familiarity and replaces it with warm confusion. Seeing how the years have frayed the friends of our youth reminds us that we too have irrevocably changed and can never return to a state of innocence again. βΒ Stewart Stafford Hey, Lovelies. I’ve […]
My free ‘Energies of 2023 Webinar’ happens today!
Ready to find your flow in 2023? Come join me for a special free webinar where I will be explaining the energies of the year ahead and how to make the best of them. Details in post.
Come Join Me For A Free Webinar!
Ready to find your flow in 2023? Come join me for a special free webinar where I will be explaining the energies of the year ahead and how to make the best of them. Details in post.
If You Are Feeling Flat Or Exhausted Right Now, Read This
It’s funny: I always imagined when I was a kid that adults had some kind of inner toolbox full of shiny tools: the saw of discernment, the hammer of wisdom, the sandpaper of patience. But then when I grew up I found that life handed you these rusty bent old tools – friendships, prayer, […]
The View From My Bedroom Window
Every morning I am reminded of the magic all around us. It’s right here outside my bedroom window.
A Really Helpful Affirmation For You
Affirmations are our mental vitamins, providing the supplementary positive thoughts we need to balance the barrage of negative events and thoughts we experience daily. Hey, Lovelies. You may already know that one of my favourite affirmations is this: Everything I want is always on special. I know, it’s not particularly ‘spiritual’ but boy is […]
My Ten Point Survival Plan for Sensitive Souls
βThere are certain children who are told they are too sensitive, and there are certain adults who believe sensitivity is a problem that can be fixed in the way that crooked teeth can be fixed and made straight. And when these two come together you get a fairytale, a kind of story with hopelessness in […]
Me And The Moon
Dreams are like the old stories where wolves are seekers always running, and women carry fire in their bare hands and light the dark paths before them. Old stories hold that the birds will fly all the miles of the world to tell your secrets to the rising moon, and men will walk over […]
Questions To Ask Yourself As You Are Re-Adjusting
Change can be unsettling – and it can leave you feeling rubbish. Here are some simple ways to tune in to the possibilities that are open to you right now as you shift and grow.
Sometimes Rest Is Needed To Facilitate Shift
Sensitivity is a gift, but sometimes you need to manage yourself differently to other people. Now is one of those times.
Yesterday Magic Happened
Never doubt that you are loved, and that unseen energies are devoted to your happiness and wellbeing ππ
Create A Crystal Grid For Today’s New Moon In Scorpio
Learn how to make a simple crystal grid – it’s easy, creative and fun!
A Card And A Cuppa
Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you. ~ Anne Lamott Hey, Lovelies. I have a favourite way to start my day, or to give myself time for me during a busy or stressful day, or a restful pause and reflection time at day’s end. It’s pretty […]
What it means to sit with a big question
Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer. ~ Rainer Maria Rilke Hey, Lovelies. One of the most important gifts you can give yourself is the patience and care to sit with something that forms a big or […]
The Usefulness Of Tears
Tears are words that need to be written. ~ Paulo Coelho Hey, Lovelies. I’ve had an unexpected companion these past few months. Tears. They sit just below the surface most days, and digging deeper rarely helps me see a cause. At first I had thought they might be illness related, but now? Now I […]
Working With The Full Moon
Here’s a simple card spread that can provide helpful insights to help you overcome emotional blocks and insecurities.
End Of Month Card Pull Instructions June 2022
Get out your oracle or tarot cards and join me to do a simple guiding spread for the next six months!
Simple Steps To Increase Intuition
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift. ~ Albert Einstein Hey, Lovelies. I know many of you are feeling disconnected from your intuitive flow right now. All of us are intuitive […]
Celebrating The Solstice
Celebrating the Winter Solstice was a cold but cosy affair…
To Find Your Flow You Need To Rest
Have you lost your mojo, or your connection to your intuition or creativity? I have a solution that’s easy to apply in daily life, and which works very effectively as a first step back to flow…
How To Work With The Energy of Forgiveness
Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself. ~ Suzanne Somers Hey, Lovelies. How’s your heart? Not your physical heart, but your emotional one. Your spiritual one. The energy of your heart chakra. Is it in flow? Do you feel peaceful, connected, open, uplifted and compassionate? Negative emotions can disrupt the flow of your […]
The Boy With The Sore Finger
Sometimes, those incidental questions and remarks turn out to be the most important ones. A story of how a small insight during a chat helped to save a young boy’s life…
Why are you so awkward about your Spiritual Practice?
The things that matter stay with you, seep into your skin. ~Christina Baker Kline Hey, Lovelies. I want to have a quiet chat with you today. I want to reassure you. Your spiritual practice matters. I know, you feel self-conscious about it at times. You can feel awkward and unsure, and a bit silly. […]
I’m Back!
There is a lot to be said for time off, meditation and crystals!
Easter Egg Oracle and Nicole’s Easter Vacation Dates
As with most fine things, chocolate has its season. There is a simple memory aid that you can use to determine whether it is the correct time to order chocolate dishes: any month whose name contains the letter A, E, or U is the proper time for chocolate. ~ Sandra Boynton Hey, Lovelies! […]
How to find Inner Peace
Peace of mind is not a goal I need achieve.Β Itβs a place inside I never want to leave.Β I close my eyes, I still my thoughts and then I say ‘I will choose to live in peace today’. ~ Robert Alan Hey, Lovelies. Most of us live bombarded by situations, workplaces, devices and […]
Talking To Trees
Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. ~ Herman Hesse Shhhhhh! I can’t talk now. I am listening to trees. Because to build a relationship, you need to listen more than you talk. So, this morning I am sitting with […]
Why You Need To Rest – An Important Message for Empaths, Intuitives, Creatives, Highly Sensitive Souls and Psychics
I made a nap this afternoon. I made it out of two pillows, a bed, a sheet, a blanket, and exhaustion. ~Β Jarod Kintz Hey, Lovelies. Last week I discussed the idea of emotional luxury, and many of you wrote to me to tell me that your idea of luxury is to rest. Awesome, but […]
Birdsong and Beaches
When the Sun of compassion arises darkness evaporates and the singing birds come from nowhere. Β Amit Ray Hey, Lovelies.I woke this morning feeling distressed. Even my meditation did not soothe it. War in Ukraine ( a friend of mine is missing there after his village was shelled), floods here at home where we have elderly […]
Standing On The Edge Of The Known World
Beyond the edge of the world thereβs a space where emptiness and substance neatly overlap, where past and future form a continuous, endless loop. And, hovering about, there are signs no one has ever read, chords no one has ever heard. Haruki Murakami Hey, Lovelies! I saw my bossy but kind cardiologist on Tuesday, and […]
WooHoo and Eeep!
Yay and freak out! The kind of day where I’m feeling everything at opposite ends of the spectrum at once. Hmmm…. Let me explain.
Can You Spare Ten Minutes?
It is so important to take time for yourself and find clarity. The most important relationship is the one you have with yourself. Diane Von Furstenberg Hey, Lovelies. Do you have a regular spiritual practice? I know, many of you have told me that you want to, but that you’re already so busy, so tired, […]
My Big ETSY Sale!
If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes β then learn how to do it later. Richard Branson Hey, Lovelies!Woohoo – it’s a SALE!!!!!! In honour of my free 30 Day Challenge, which starts this Friday – 28 January, 2022 – I have created a […]
Searching For Elders
Long before I wrote stories, I listened for stories. Listening for them is something more acute than listening to them. I suppose it’s an early form of participation in what goes on. Listening children know stories are there. When their elders sit and begin, children are just waiting and hoping for one to come out, […]
Enrolment is Open for my Free 30 Day Challenge!
The idea of waiting for something makes it more exciting. Andy Warhol Hey, Lovelies! Today is the day. I have thrown open the doors for my free 30 Day Planner Challenge. This challenge is being run as a course inside my Journeymaker Academy. You can enrol here. The actual lessons start on January 28, and […]
It’s Not Enough For Me to Have the WooWoo without the Grit
To my mind, βmagicβ is the hard-to-define quality of the things that stir up mystical feelings like amazement, curiosity, imagination, and above all wonder. Magic is that which renders something beautiful in a spiritual sense. It is that which makes one feel as if the world is more than it is presently understood to be, […]
Ready for some warm-up activities before our Free 30 Day Planner Challenge?
The best thing for being sad,” replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, “is to learn something. That’s the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see […]
Monsoon Weather
Jungle rain had no beginning or end; it grew like foliage from the sky, branching and arching to the earth, sometimes in solid thickets entangling the islands, and other times, in tendrils of blue mist curling out of coastal clouds. The jungle breathed an eternal green that fevered men until they dripped sweat the way […]
More Details About Our Next Free 30 Day Challenge
I’m running my next free 30 Day Challenge, starting soon, to boost your intuition and help you make the most of the year ahead. Are you ready to join us?
Getting Ready For A Mystical New Year’s Eve
A ritual is the enactment of a myth. And, by participating in the ritual, you are participating in the myth. And since myth is a projection of the depth wisdom of the psyche, by participating in a ritual, participating in the myth, you are being, as it were, put in accord with that wisdom, which […]
Come Join My New Year’s Eve Meditation And Manifestation Ritual
Most of us are not raised to actively encounter our destiny. We may not know that we have one. As children, we are seldom told we have a place in life that is uniquely ours alone. Instead, we are encouraged to believe that our life should somehow fulfill the expectations of others, that we will […]
Create A Christmas Altar for Healing and Remembrance
It has been said, ‘time heals all wounds.’ I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone.~ Rose Kennedy To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.~ Thomas Campbell Hey, Lovelies. Christmas is […]
Introducing some very special stones…
How different everything is for the craftsman who transforms a part of the world with his own hands, who can see his work as emanating from his being and can step back at the end of a day or lifetime and point to an object β whether a square of canvas, a chair or a […]
The Hunt For The Christmas Tree
Things are never lost to you; you are lost to them. If ever in need of a Thing that has lost you, simply stop hiding from it. Shannon Hale Hey, Lovelies. Today is the day. Today is dedicated to packing and shipping orders and to the Spirit of Christmas. I’m working all day tomorrow, doing […]
A Message For You If You’re Not Feeling Great About Yourself – please read it!
A fine glass vase goes from treasure to trash, the moment it is broken. Fortunately, something else happens to you and me. Pick up your pieces. Then, help me gather mine. Vera Nazarian Hey Lovely, After my recent posts I’ve had a lot of messages from people who feel invisible, without value, or who have […]
Three Card Spread For The November Full Moon
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. H. Jackson Brown Jr Hey, Lovelies! With the Full Moon upon […]
Using The November 2021 Taurus Full Moon To Create Change
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. Leo Tolstoy Hey, Lovelies. We have the Full Moon and Partial Lunar Eclipse coming up on the 19th of November, but you’ll be feeling these big energies already. This Full Moon is a practical moon, a moon that inspires action – and […]
The 2022 Journeymaker’s Planner Is Here – Along With A Few More Surprises!
Around here, however, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we’re curious…and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. Walt Disney Company Hey, Lovelies! It’s finally here – our beautiful new Journeymaker’s Planner for 2022. Plus we have a few extra surprises […]
Another Of My Unusual Crystal Trade Relationships
βA business that makes nothing but money is a poor businessβ. Henry Ford Hey, Lovelies. I thought I’d share some of the messages I received over the past few days, with one of the places which supplies crystals and makes malas for me. It’s attached to a monastery in Asia. They don’t do business the […]
Being Careful About Being Me
Boundaries are, in simple terms, the recognition of personal space. Asa Don Brown Hey, Lovelies. I found myself in a social situation recently with people I did not know. Of course, one of the first things people usually ask in these circumstances is ‘What do you do?’ I’ll be honest. I’m guarded with new people. […]
Nature Oracle – A Reading To Guide You In These Current Energies
What progress, you ask, have I made? I have begun to be a friend to myself. Hecato, Greek philosopher Hey, Lovelies, Every so often I like to channel through messages for you, so you can get guidance for a particular area or time in your life. Today my focus is on your personal and spiritual […]
Beaming Out Love In The Dark
Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack in everything Thatβs how the light gets in. Leonard Cohen Hey, Lovelies. My heart is full and heavy right now. A dear friend is coming to the end of her life. Her family are precious to me too. I am […]
Do you really need a Grand Gesture to get started?
You just have to keep on doing what you do. It’s the lesson I get from my husband; he just says, Keep going. Start by starting.Β Meryl Streep Hey, Lovelies. Is there something you really want to do? Is there a dream or a goal, a vision you hold for the future? Maybe you want […]
My Free 30 Day Planner Challenge Starts Today!
Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans. Peter Drucker Come join us! For the next 30 days you can get daily lessons – short sweet bites of inspiration and practical advice – to help you work on your intuition, habits and projects. All you need is a copy of […]
It’s Okay To Hermit
Progress isn’t achieved by preachers or guardians of morality, but by madmen, hermits, heretics, dreamers, rebels and sceptics. Stephen Fry Hey, Lovelies. I was talking with my Inner Circle yesterday in one of our Open Office Webinars – it’s a session where we all jump online and I answer questions about spirituality, intuition and navigating […]
No, you don’t need Facebook to join my Free Challenge!
Do stuff. be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration’s shove or society’s kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It’s all about paying attention. attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. Stay eager. Susan Sontag Hey, Lovelies! We’ve had a rush of emails from folks who want to join me free […]
Come Join Our Free Journeymaker’s Planner 30 Day Challenge!
Life is short. Do stuff that matters. Siqi Chen Hey, Lovelies! I’m deeply invested in helping you to be the champion of your own life – creating meaning, living with authenticity and being guided by your intuition. The second half of 2021 is well suited to taking action, and to creating plans for projects that […]
Your Feedback On Yesterday’s Grief Ritual For Children
Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation. Kahlil Gibran Hey, Lovelies! Did you read my post yesterday about a simple crystal ritual to help children with grief and loss? If you missed it you can catch up here. I received many emails about that post, and […]
Helping Children Choose a Crystal For Emotional Support During Grief and Loss
When you wake up with a song stuck in your head, it means an angel sang you to sleep. Denise Baer Hey Lovelies, A dear friend called me yesterday. She co-parents with her ex and right now her child is living with her. Her ex-partner, the child’s father died in a car accident on the […]
Eclipses, Earth Energies and Your Intuition
If youβre going to trust one person, let it be yourself. Robert Tew As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. Johan Wolfgang Von Goethe Hey, Lovelies! I so enjoyed the recent Lunar Eclipse, which I watched unfold in the star-spangled sky above me. It filled me with a sense of […]
Charge Your Crystals Under The Supermoon Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse – May 26!
We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically. Neil DeGrasse Tyson Hey, Lovelies. One of the things I have always loved to do is to put my crystals out under the sky to absorb energy from the celestial bodies above, as well as the […]
How To Get Help From The Universe
The shaman had taught me how to set a strong intention each time I had a vision. I had to ask for the help I needed. “This is how spirit works,” she had said to me with a smile. “Spirit is ethical. You have to ask in order to receive.” Meggan Watterson – Mary Magdalene […]
Working With The Pleiades Healing Portal – May 2021
Believe something and the Universe is on its way to being changed. Because you’ve changed, by believing. Once you’ve changed, other things start to follow. Isn’t that the way it works? Diane Duane Hello, Lovelies. Right now we have an astrological conjunction in the skies above us. The Pleiades constellation of seven stars has come […]
Are You Managing Okay This Week?
There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds. Laurell K. Hamilton Hey, Lovely! Are you travelling okay?Are you managing? This is a big week, energetically speaking. It’s a week where old wounds, insecurities and hurts may flow to the surface, suppressed fears may re-emerge, […]
Do You Fall Asleep While Meditating?
Trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit. Moliere Hey, Lovelies. I’ve had a lot of comments from my students, and wider community, about their frustration when meditating – especially when listening to a guided meditation. Their frustration is that they are falling asleep, and feel that somehow they are missing out on […]
Easter Oracle Reading for 2021 – My Gift To You β€
Easter is joy, hope, love, and renewal. Easter is proof that we can begin again. Richelle E. Goodrich Hello, Lovelies! Happy Easter! Whether you celebrate this holiday or not, whether you are able to be with family and friends, or whether you find yourself alone, I want you to know that I am thinking of […]
That Big Ol’ Moon
Yours is the light by which my spirit’s born: – you are my sun, my moon, and all my stars. e. e. cummings Hey, Lovelies. Last night I spent hours under the light of the Full Moon. I watched her slow dance across the sky. I sat, silent on my verandah, observing owls and possums […]
Totally Distracted By Crystal Grids
The Wounded Inner Child is the primary gateway to healing and integration. When you invite your woundedness out of subversiveness and into your awareness you finally begin to honor the past pain. You also minimize its contractive influence on your life. And you begin to offer yourself the potential of something more. Markus William Kasunich […]
2021 – How To Navigate A Year of Spiritual Awakening
For a seed to achieve its greatest expression, it must come completely undone. The shell cracks, its insides come out and everything changes. To someone who doesn’t understand growth, it would look like complete destruction. Cynthia Occelli Hey, Lovelies! 2021 brings a turbulent and unsettled year ahead, but one thing is certain – it’s a […]
2021 – Guidance For The Year
Home wasn’t a set house, or a single town on a map. It was wherever the people who loved you were, whenever you were together. Not a place, but a moment, and then another, building on each other like bricks to create a solid shelter that you take with you for your entire life, wherever […]
Seeing In The New Year, Farm Style!
We love the night and its quiet; and there is no night that we love so well as that on which the moon is coffined in clouds. Β Fitz-James O’Brien Hey, Lovelies! It’s New Year’s Eve here in Australia – one of my favourite nights of the year. It’s not a night where we go out […]
Using This Week To Dream
You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. C.S. Lewis Hey, Lovelies. This week supports us resting, contemplating and dreaming. What dream will you dream for the year ahead? Can you muster enough courage to push past ideas of merely surviving and instead look at how you can […]
My Christmas Oracle Gift For You – 2020
A friend is a gift you give yourself. Robert Louis Stevenson Hello, Lovelies! So here we are β Christmas. What a year 2020 has been. Let’s take a moment and give thanks – because we made it, we’re still here, and that’s worth celebrating. Christmas is a joyful time for some, and a trying time […]
New Moon Manifesting Ritual For December 2020
All journeys meet crossroads. Where the river ends, the ocean begins. We must have the courage to embark on these journeys, to choose our paths, and to let go of the boat once we are across the river. Thomas Lloyd Qualls Hey, Lovelies!Today we are under the influence of the New Moon in Sagittarius and […]