Message for August 2024

The constancy of the ebb and flow of the tides of life brings a sense of movement and shift on every level of the soul.

Just as the day follows the night, when we’re brought to the threshold of change, something new surfaces, sometimes bringing insight and wisdom, but often bringing confusion and bewilderment. Sometimes we find ourselves teetering on the edge of something new, not quite ready to let go of the old although we intuitively sense the need to trust the process and fly free. At the same time, we can feel the whispers of change and they feel tantalising and exciting, and we can become impatient for change to come.

Of course, on many levels, we are our own instigators of change as there is often a need for us to take the first steps in a new direction, but there are many times when it can feel as though the rug is pulled out from beneath our feet and the air knocked out of our sails as the changing currents take us spiralling towards pastures new. There are also times when both happens at the same time, there are no words to articulate the chaos and discombobulation this can bring.

We can choose to drift along with the ebb and flow of the tides, but there are times when we sense the need to stand firm or set sail. It can be hard to know exactly when to drift with the currents and when to explore new terrain, but when we open up to our hearts and souls to guide us, we can gain rich insights as to the path ahead.

Whilst we each accept the inevitability of change, it’s not always easy to embrace the cycle of endings and beginnings, as change can often feel intangible and incomprehensible. Although we are each wise enough to know that change happens whether we want it to or not, we aren’t always ready to embrace the new, particularly when we’re happy where we are, or where we feel safer with the familiar (even if it’s not life affirming or a contented familiar). Of course, resistance is often futile, but the constant change can be wearing and exhausting over time. Wisdom and freedom come from accepting the ever moving and constantly changing landscape of life, but it’s inherently human to want stability, foundations, and even permanency. Wanting what we haven’t got is also inherently human, but it can lead to frustration and angst unless we can find some level of peace with it all.

Perhaps the quest for peace is the most important goal any of us could ever have, yet it so often languishes in the corners of life as we’re too busy to turn towards it. Yet, when we embrace peace and allow it to flow freely through the nooks and crannies of our souls, the busy-ness and uncertainty of life feel less arduous to face. It’s something of a catch-22 situation as, unless we pause, even when life is chaotic, we cannot truly find the peace we seek.

Sometimes, we have to carve out moments to pause and reflect; even brief moments to breathe deeply can bring insight and wisdom, helping us to navigate the ebb and flow with calmness and poise. No one can keep hold of a moment, no matter how precious it is, as the wheel of time is in constant movement. We can cherish moments, but when we try to grab them, they slip through our fingers and merge into the next moment. Just like trying to grab air or water, the cycle keeps flowing and moving.

It would be easy to feel overwhelmed with the constant shift and the uncertainty of life, but the more we can breathe and step wholeheartedly into the present moment, the more we can connect with the peace so many of us long for.

We often spend a great deal of our lives trying to be the person we feel we ought to be, trying to get life ‘right’, trying to please those around us, and trying to be everything to everyone. Of course, we usually leave out the need to express our truth and to honour our own needs. Yet, when we fill up our lives with things to do, people to see, places to go, and people to please, we leave very little space to breathe, reflect, and be free. We can end up creating dams within our hearts and souls that block the free flow of energy, leaving us feeling out of kilter with life.

When we become too focused on busy-ness, we start to believe it’s being busy that brings our lives shape, structure, and definition, so when we turn towards the quiet, we can feel a deep sense of unease. Yet, we each need to find a path to stillness, otherwise we can lose touch with our essence and sense of self. If life remains busy, it can clutter up clarity and leave us focused on the inessential and superfluous, rather than on the things that truly matter. After all, surely life isn’t shaped by what we do or achieve, but by how we live and how we thrive?

It’s time now for each of us to let go a little in order to re-connect more vibrantly to the true flow of our lives. Stepping into the stillness can be uncomfortable for some as it’s within the stillness and the silence where truth resides. Yet, being at one with our true selves isn’t about finding all of the answers to life’s many questions, nor is it about facing every aspect of our souls, it’s simply a willingness to be more connected and more in touch with our essence. None of us are perfect, we all have flaws and imperfections, but pushing these away or denying them can create fractures within, it’s only when we turn towards the truth and let compassion lead the way, that we can begin to find a true sense of peace. This doesn’t fix things; it simply allows us to feel more whole and more complete.

This is a time of profound healing, a time to start afresh and to let go of bitterness, resentment, and anger. It’s time to stop punishing ourselves to try harder, do more or be better, and to instead be tender and kind to ourselves (and each other). Acceptance isn’t giving up or giving in, it’s living more consciously in each and every moment. It’s time to acknowledge our true priorities in life and to find ways to flourish and thrive.

Being human has never been straightforward, and perhaps now more than ever, we know that it’s our inherently weird, wonderful, and imperfect nature that brings colour and vibrancy to life. Yet, it also brings more complexity even though this is also the source of inspiration and joy. Confusing and amazing all in the same moment!

I wish you all kinds of wonderful.

With love,

Sarah-Jane

Aries
♈

Your life has been something of a rollercoaster; sometimes the thrill of the ride has been inspirational and exhilarating, sometimes it’s been nauseating and bottom clenching. Yet, the ride keeps on, day in, day out on a repeating cycle. Of course, life has always been a rollercoaster, but it seems more intense now as you navigate the twists and turns, ups and downs, with courage and determination. Your tenacity has brought you poise and grace, and it has also brought you more in touch with the currents of your life than ever before. Although challenging, you have started to find peace with the uncertainty of the rollercoaster and realised that the more you accept the ups and downs, the more peace you can find within your heart and soul. It’s as though you are beginning to awaken the core of your being, connecting to your true essence and realising that you are more in tune with yourself than ever before. As your focus begins to shift away from the intensity of the ride and towards the bigger picture, your hopes and dreams are resurfacing as they tickle your consciousness and inspire you to live your very best life. Your perspective has shifted, and you feel free to breathe deeply and to live as wholeheartedly as possible.

August looks set to shine a light within as you think about why you do what you do. How much of your life is shaped by a desire to be everything to everyone around you and how much of what you do is shaped by ought’s, must’s and should’s? The balance of your life is shifting as you re-shape and re-define your life from the inside, out, contemplating ways to live as vibrantly as possible. As the axis of your life shifts and inspires you to explore new terrain, it’s time to embrace your creativity and to trust your intuition as the rollercoaster looks set to bring you adventure and joy…

Taurus
♉

As the winds of change continue to gather momentum within your heart and soul, you have become increasingly mindful of some nebulous shifts nudging at your consciousness and tickling your awareness. You have sensed these shifts, but their nebulous nature has made it hard to give them shape or form. As a result, although there has been some frustration on your part, you have also sensed the need to trust the process, allowing your intuition to take charge. Of course, this hasn’t been easy, as you do like to have clarity, but you are slowly leaning into the uncertainty of the winds of change as you have long been ready for something new. You often find yourself keeping on keeping on, pushing yourself to do more and achieve more, but being busy hasn’t brought you the fulfilment you’ve desired. However, this busy-ness has allowed you to build some solid foundations in life. This means you are now in a much stronger position to embrace a new way of living and being.

Change is inevitable, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that you will need to up-end the apple cart and abandon your current life. Yet, there is a part of you that would love to up-sticks and August looks set to embolden and inspire you to go deeper within to think about what you truly want from life. As new doorways and directions open up on your path ahead, knowing what you want is important as this is a time to forge new opportunities and dreams as you shift your focus away from quantity, and towards quality instead. In short, you are beginning to seek out new ways to live as wholeheartedly as possible. It’s time to stop focusing on trying to be the person you feel you ought to be and to embrace your true essence and creativity. Your inner light shines brightly, believe in yourself and have the courage to trust your intuition as it leads you towards a brand-new dawn…

Gemini
♊

The concept of losing yourself and finding yourself at the same time continues to take centre stage throughout the weeks ahead as you come to a significant realisation that the more you look within, the less you truly understand. You are a wondrously complex and vibrant soul, yet your quest to find out why things are the way they are, can see you tied up in knots, as each answer you discover brings more questions. Although you will always be questioning and intuitive, there is also a need for you to let go a little in order to see the bigger picture of your life. Finding questions brings you clarity, but it seems just as likely that accepting the unknowable nature of life has the potential to bring you an equal amount of wisdom, clarity and awareness. Of course, it’s hard to know when to question and when to let go, but maybe you need to do both? Just like losing yourself and finding yourself at the same time, when you stop looking, answers surface.

It takes courage to let go, as your inquisitive nature is constantly digging, searching and seeking, but you seem ready now to open up to some new dimensions in life. You are a creative soul, and you often find yourself feeling dazed and confused with the uncertainty and chaos of life, but you also sense the potential for growth and evolution from this, sensing both the frustration of the uncertainty and the benefits of it at the same time! Anyone else would find the paradoxical nature of being you overwhelming, but it’s how you’re made, and the more you can embrace the duality of your essence, the more peace you will find from the process. It’s time now to let your vibrant soul dance freely as you embrace your uniqueness and allow your true essence to surface. Stop trying to make sense of it all, instead seek out the peace within and everything else will fall into place…

Cancer
♋

As you continue to ponder what it’s like being you, there is a sense that you have made some important realisations as being you isn’t something to get or achieve, it’s something to be. Although you have spent a great deal of time keeping on keeping on, trying to get life right, and trying to fit your twinkly star-shaped essence into the pigeonholes of life, you are beginning to acknowledge that all of those masks and façades you wear in order to fit in and ‘belong’ actually weigh you down. Everyone wears masks, but your tendency to disregard your truth in order to conform has left you feeling disconnected to your heart and soul. Your efforts to be the person you feel others expect you to be is exhausting, and in truth, you have absolutely no idea what other’s expectations are. So, are your masks in place for you to fit in or are they a result of you pushing yourself to hard to sit on the dizzyingly high pedestal that you’ve created trying to be someone you’re not? In other words, are others truly pushing you or are you pushing yourself? Whilst goals are motivating, they can also be soul-destroying when you try so hard to fit in.

Knowing yourself and knowing your true priorities lifts you above the masks and enables you to gain some clarity as you realise that there is no such thing as ‘normal’, everyone is unique, and everyone sees the world differently. It’s time now to start re-shaping your true priorities in life in order to stop pushing yourself so hard; life is less about what you do, more about how you live. You are wise and creative, so use these gifts and let your twinkly star-shaped essence shine brightly as you ease up on the pressure you place on yourself and instead bring some self-compassion into your life. It’s time to not only be your true self, but to love yourself for it…

Leo
♌

As you continue to contemplate what you truly want in life, there is a sense that you are connecting more deeply with your inner world. As a result, you are beginning to feel more in balance with yourself and this is helping you to be more accepting of the continual cycle of change. You are worldly wise and know the inevitability of change, but you can find it challenging and frustrating at times as it can stifle your flow and creativity. Yet, there are other times when you find change inspiring and enlivening, bringing you hope and wisdom, clarity and calm. Whilst there will always be both sides of change in life, the more you can shift your perspective, the more you will find a willingness to accept the ebb and flow of the currents. Life is something of a heaving mass of unknowable and undefinable consciousness and experiences, but when you open up your heart and soul to the bigger picture of this, you can find enrichment and joy.

Although it can be challenging to connect to your true priorities when the tides of life are constantly shifting, much of this shift is external. Whilst there are some stormy seas within you, your truth and purpose shine brightly and act as a lighthouse, leading you forwards. Therefore, when you turn within and accept the tumultuous nature of your inner world, external shifts have less of an impact as you remain centred and calm. You are a wise and courageous soul, and August looks set to see the pace of change intensifying as you acknowledge what you truly want from your life. Embracing change takes self-belief, and although you sometimes doubt you have ‘what it takes’, intuitively you know that you already have everything you need to not only embrace change, but to ride the waves with confidence and joy. This is an exciting chapter of your life, and it’s a wonderful opportunity to re-shape and re-define how to live the best life possible…

Virgo
♍

As you continue to contemplate the great big jigsaw puzzle of your life, there is a sense that you are beginning to gain a deeper understanding as to why you are the way you are. August looks set to be a time for a deep period of reflection as you think about the path you’ve walked, the path you are walking, and the path you’re yet to walk. Obviously, the latter is less clear as the future is never set in stone, but having some clarity as to where you’re heading and why is a good place to start! You have spent a great deal of your life trying to be the best you can be, but there is a part of you that still doubts that your best is good enough. To want to evolve and grow is natural, but your tendency to keep pushing yourself to do more, be more, and learn more can sometimes leave you overly focused on what you’re not, rather than on all that you are.

Although you have continued to push your boundaries, and you have explored the nooks and crannies of life, there is still a sense of incompletion, of something missing from the puzzle. Whilst you intuitively know that the puzzle, by its very nature, will always have pieces missing as that’s a part of life, there is a layer of frustration within you that struggles to look beyond this, wanting ‘completion’ and wanting to see the puzzle in all its perfection. Of course, as a perfectionist, this is easy to rationalise, but maybe it’s time for you to use your formidable insight, wisdom and creativity to start seeing your life and yourself in a different way? Instead of focusing on what you’re not, and what you haven’t done, focus on all that you are, and be open for such a shift to open up your heart and soul towards living a richer and more fulfilling life…

Libra
♎

You have been on the brink of change for quite some time now, sensing the shifts, but finding it hard to articulate or understand them. The nebulous nature of these shifts has been frustrating for you as you thrive on clarity, but the nebulousness has taken you on a journey deep within in order to strengthen your connection to your heart and soul. You have spent a great deal of time stuck between trying to do what you feel you ought to do and what you intuitively sense you want to do, leaving you feeling in-between and in stasis, and it’s this uncertainty that has fed into the nebulousness. It seems that the more you can shift your focus away from the ought’s, and instead look towards your true priorities, giving them your time, energy, and attention, you will find a new way to flourish and thrive. Although you are a visionary and your intuition is boundless, you can find yourself tied up in knots when you try to work out what to do, when to do it and how. You can become caught up in the details and lose sight of the bigger picture. It seems time now for you to start thinking about how you want to live, what are your true priorities, what are your heartfelt needs?

Understanding these priorities won’t make them magically appear, but until you’re clear about what you want, how can you ever hope to get it? The maelstrom of vibrant energies swirling like a kaleidoscope at the core of your being brings you the gift of creativity, insight, wisdom and innovation, and it’s time now to embrace these gifts in order to re-shape and re-define your life from the inside, out. This is your life, and it seems important to stop shaping your essence by ‘ought’s’ and instead open up to your true essence. Look beyond the details, trust the bigger picture and cultivate the self-belief to live your life as brightly and as joyfully as possible…

Scorpio
♏

There is a sense that you have been treading water for quite some time, and although you’re not really sure why you’re treading water, and you haven’t even worked out how deep the water is, intuitively you feel drawn to trusting the process and splashing away. You have been in this ‘stasis mode’ for quite a long time and although it has given you some respite time to pause and reflect, there is also a layer of frustration surfacing as you want to take back the helm and move your life forwards. It seems important to find out why you feel you need to tread water, is the water simply too deep and dangerous, are you resisting the currents, or is the water ankle high and you just like treading water? In essence, this is a journey deep within in order to understand why you feel such a powerful sense of inertia. It seems clear that you are nearing the end of one chapter and about to start the next, and in that in-between moment, it can feel as though you are being held by two pieces of elastic – one tied to the chapter still ending and the other pulling you towards something new.

It’s exhausting working so hard to stay in the same place, but the currents are beginning to shift and soon it will be time to climb a new mountain and turn towards a new challenge that stretches your mind and pushes your boundaries. Become one with the currents of your life, let go of resistance, and let your phenomenal intuition guide you. As you ascend this new mountain of opportunity, enjoy the view, breathe in the mountain air and be as present as possible as living wholeheartedly in the moment will help you to truly enjoy the journey. Whilst your destination might not be illuminated and clear, trust your heart and soul to guide you; have the courage to believe in yourself and know that you absolutely ‘have what it takes’ to live the best life possible…

Sagittarius
♐

The vibrant and creative free-spirited artist within you looks determined to continue to nudge and tickle your consciousness over the weeks ahead as the swirling, whirling mass of ideas, possibilities, and dreams are continuing to rise up from within the core of your being, seeking out acknowledgement and action. As a vibrant and passionate soul, you can often feel overwhelmed with the sheer volume of ideas and insights that rush into your consciousness, wanting to embrace them all (often all at once!), but then pushing many of them away for the sake of keeping on keeping on. You often doubt yourself and doubt your gifts, and you frequently question yourself on all levels, leaving you hovering on the edge of living your best life. Of course, you know that if you don’t try, you can never know, but safety can often be found in the familiar as it’s comfortable, even if it isn’t life affirming or rewarding. Yet, you have the most incredible internal navigation system that has the power to guide you towards, and through, pastures new; you have the insight and wisdom to know how to deal with new situations and you have the creativity to think outside of the box when it comes to any challenges you may face.

So, what’s holding you back? What’s stopping you from turning within and connecting wholeheartedly to your true essence? Close your eyes, take a deep breath and opening up to inner connection. Life doesn’t have to be complex, it’s usually only complex because you make it so through over-thinking, over-questioning and hovering on the edge. This isn’t a judgement, just an observation of your tendency to hold yourself back, preferring to err on the side of caution, allowing self-doubt to take a strong hold within. You are a bright shining light and it’s time now to radiate like the star you know yourself to be…

Capricorn
♑

As your life continues in the fast lane, filled with things to do, people to see and places to go, your quest for some space to pause, contemplate, and reflect has become more central in shape and form, and you have felt a calling from deep within for change. In many ways, being busy feels like it’s cluttering up your world and holding you back from living your best life. You are always on the go, rushing from one place to another, or working on something new. Your ‘to do’ lists are endless and ever-growing as it’s so hard for you to switch off. Although you handle being busy with strength and wisdom, there is a part of you longing for the open road of self-discovery, adventure, and new terrain. Being busy keeps you occupied but there is a layer of emptiness within where you long for more. It’s hard to define ‘more’ as it’s a state of being, not a state of doing, but it’s a longing to feel more enriched, more connected and more creative.

It can be hard to see how you can open up to more when your life is so busy, and part of this process is a journey within to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to your true priorities. Your ’to do’ list is a good focus when it comes to organising the busy-ness in your life, but it also adds a great deal of pressure; sometimes it’s good to let go and go with the flow of your intuition. When you’re rushing through life, it’s easy to miss the nuggets of joy along the way, it’s only when you slow down and let go, that you can open up to them and connect to joy wholeheartedly. In essence, it seems that ‘less is more’ and the simpler you can make your life, the more room you will have to breathe, reflect and find joy…

Aquarius
♒

As you continue to seek out more compassion and peace within, you are beginning to find new ways to handle your inner critic, the voice within that pushes you towards perfection, to do more, be more and achieve more. Although this inner critic is a part of you, it’s had a loud, nagging voice for a long time and it often drowns out your more balanced intuitive self. Everyone has an inner critic, but when the voice becomes a boom, it can cause all sorts of discombobulation on every level of your soul. You have always been something of a perfectionist, trying to be the best you can be, and although this has seen you achieve a great deal, it has also highlighted the gap between where you are, and where you feel you need to be. Although the gap acts as a motivator, it can undermine your self-belief as it tells you what you haven’t yet achieved or what you haven’t yet become. It seems time for you to shift the focus away from the gap and back towards the rest of your being. This is easier said than done, as your awareness reaches far and wide, and in a single moment you can sense every thought, every breath, and every sound as though there is no boundary between where you end and where others begin.

You have long been aware of your expansive fluidity, but you have often nudged it out of the way as it’s been easy to let your inner critic speak, it’s as though you’ve been too busy or pre-occupied to stand back to look at the bigger picture of your life. Stepping into this fluidity brings uncertainty and questions, and takes you away from the quest for perfection, but you seem ready now to stop pushing yourself so hard and to bathe in the essence of your true self. Let go of the gap, shine the light of self-compassion within, and set sail to a brand-new day…

Pisces
♓

As you continue to seek out ways to find peace with the ebb and flow of the currents of your life, there is a sense that you have realised the importance of connecting more wholeheartedly to the wild landscape within your heart and soul. You have often found it challenging to love your wild terrain as it’s felt like a part of you to resist, not to love. Yet, the resistance has created a great deal of turbulence, and it’s left you feeling disconnected within. Intuitively you know that your mysterious and wild inner depths are unknowable, but this is their beauty and power, and this magical energy has the power to re-shape and re-define your life from the inside, out. The ebbing and flowing can cause some uncertainty as you are in constant movement, but there is great strength and wisdom to be found within the currents. There is a sense that your tendency to resist your fluidity comes from a desire to maintain the status quo in an attempt to keep others happy, but deep within you there is a longing to break free from the status quo in order to explore the mountains, oceans and universe (metaphorically and perhaps, literally!).

When you pause and take a deep breath you begin to feel the expansive connection that lights up your soul from the inside, out. For a great deal of your life, you have kept your head down, worked hard and ticked along, but it seems time now to acknowledge your magnificent inner world and to seek out new pathways to explore that will see you flourish and glow. Although you will always be a supportive force for others, sometimes you need to let them find their own way. Let go and stop trying so hard! August looks set to be a pivotal month where you re-set the balance of your life, and contemplate your true priorities as you turn towards pastures new…

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