In June we were up in the skies of our minds with the double Air influence. We looked at where our mind went when left to wander. What needed to change to re-energise and elevate our thoughts, our words, actions and beliefs. As well as an invitation to build up heart-mind coherence to access a higher level of wisdom within.

Now we are travelling down to the deep expanse of the heart and the creative sacral waters of our emotions to intentionally gather, ground and master them rather than become slaves to them.

All of this expansive air was lovingly preparing us for July’s double Water season. If June was how high can you travel and what form will your beliefs take.

July is how deep, far and wide will you go to truly become this new future version of yourself? Where will you be blocked by old reflections of yourself? and during those moments where you lose your stroke in the watery depths, how will you support and hold your boundaries so you can emerge from yourself?

Air’s purpose was to allow you to explore the very nature of thought in who you could believe yourself to become and where were you still gripping onto an old version of you. July will now road test your emotions alongside these new beliefs as well as the new boundary lines that look to define them. It will ask you to maintain consistency and not allow the self power you have brought forth to relax, wane, or slip away from your intention.

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July’s Ancestral Water Dance

If Water is the great connector, then to live in the house of our own crab shell is to know what past hauntings are inhabiting our emoting body from the inside out.

Throughout July we are being invited to emerge from the depths of our shells as sovereign leaders. To stick our antenna eyes into the darkness, to come face to face with the sense of where we are choosing to walk sideways instead of straight ahead.

At some point, our lives demand that we find our own inner home, that place in our beliefs and our hearts where we become the future ancestor of our lineage and no longer live in the shadows of the past or those who came before.

One way to step out of the victimhood of any of our stories is to consider where this programming was also the programming of my ancestors, the way I like to think of it is each person that came before me took us to a new level of the video game, now I have the opportunity to Super Mario the shit out of all of it.

This axis of July’s water and August’s fire is one of lineage and legacy, creating a strong power centre from the sacral waters of what we brought with us through the generations. To watch the ripples of a new legacy go far and wide, to take responsibility for our future not hold onto a past that no longer speak truths to us. In this act of self responsibility, we ignite our spirit to burn brightly into this lifetime.

As a special this month, and rolling forward into August, I am offering people the opportunity to focus intensely 1:1 on building and embedding new core beliefs to replace any old stuck programming they have, this will be a mix of coaching, energetic work and hypnotherapy to really come into alignment body, mind and soul with the new version of yourself.

I love this laser focused approach because it’s supercharged and you can see the results on a day by day basis.

If you’re interested click on the link above to arrange a chat to discuss more.

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NEW/FULL Moon:
Appreciation of Moon aspects in July.

For thousands of years, people have relied on the moon's phases to mark the progression of the year, planning. The moon’s gravitational pull plays a role on distinctive behaviors of plants, animals, humans and weather patterns during each lunar month. The pull on our tides and the 70 % water in our bodies is one of Science’s continuing areas of deep interest. In short there’s a lot of going on energetically and electrically with us and our 4.46 billion year old mother moon.

Our recent New Moon in July, arriving two weeks after the Summer Solstice, signalled a message of encouragement to keep going. A new moon is a time for seeding new projects and ideas, setting energetic intentions, and believing in our power to create light—by which I mean love, pleasure, desire, and joy. It encourages us to have the courage to reveal our true selves to each other and it is done at the point when the moon shows herself at her darkest. This absence of light over the course of first few days is intentional to remind us all that we are the cause not the effect of our realities, we can create our own destiny if we are willing to co-create with nature.

As the light of summer wanes and the emotions intensify, we are asked not to lose faith, whether it be in our new beliefs, projects, relationships, or choices to change something for the better. Keep investing enjoyment and pleasure into where your heart guides you. Believe in yourself unequivocally.

If it feels like you’re pushing mud uphill know that you’re properly breaking something quite old and fundamental in your programming and if it doesn’t feel like that could be the answer then stop, take a pause and ask yourself what is in the resistance that I can look at closer to learn more about my approach.

The key to going beyond our resistance is to be present and appreciate the reasons why it’s there, what would be at risk if you were to storm ahead ride now?

July’s Full Moon

In the UK, this significant full moon will occur around July 21st, prompting a deep emotional connection from a shedding perspective. Aim to remain a neutral observer as you release what emerged in the first two weeks of the month.

As we move away from the new moon, focus on how you anchor your personal power to calm your emotional self. The full moon in Capricorn invites you to evaluate the underbelly and hardshell of your emotional security. What stories are twisting knives in your heart? How do you feel you are reacting/sharing the vulnerable sides of yourself with yourself and others? Are you forever showing the hard strong shell or are you courageous and grounded in stepping out amidst the wild rides of your emotional roller coasters?

Capricorn symbolizes power, particularly "power over people." Think of this as how you exert control over yourself versus allowing and appreciating yourself as you move through change. Pay close attention to the stories making you feel powerless; remember, these are illusions of a past reflecting back at you, see them, change the narrative and walk forward with a new awareness and appreciation of yourself.

If it helps, imagine yourself as the parent watching her/his child viewing an upsetting movie. Anchor yourself in compassion for what the child feels is real at the time, do not abandon the feeling but following some time remind them it is not real, and that they are more powerful than the fear being represented.

This full moon will intensify the focus on inner authority as the antidote to confusion and chaos. Water, symbolises our emotional being and the moon ourselves as a vessel for creative energy. While the moon's cycles might make us feel pushed and pulled against ourselves and each other, the sovereign observer sees these tides as opportunities to co-create.

Contrary to a lot of astrology that will tell you to go outwards as the new moon is growing light, our task in the partnership is to create a little bit of distance between us and our actions but in a very unique way.

The New moon is not about dropping our actions but allowing enough distance between our acting self and our observer self. To go out and create with greater inside awareness. To observe and witness our behaviours, challenges and actions as they are playing out so that we can see clearly what will need to be let go of with the full moon.

Then as the moon wanes her light, we step into the role of moving outwards more, creating more light to shine out into the world. At this time we push beyond our natural nature to return to our shells and go out more with our supporting/sharing. This is right relationship in the partnership, learning to be there for ourselves and others, allowing the pull of the moons light waning touring us forward into more creative endeavours.

In going beyond what nature is reflecting, we learn to become the cause of our lives and not simply the effect

Capricorn is our antidote to working in this month. Look at what nurturing goals and structure you can put in place to re-affirm you are never without your own power of belief, all you need is a format in which to remember it.

As an Earth energy, Capricorn also invites us to ground, ground, ground.

GROUNDING with your Ancestral Lineage

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Boundaries not Barriers:

Have you ever noticed how July marks the beginning of the astrological year as our first water sign? We’ve so far transitioned from the passionate fire in April, to the May’s grounded earth, June’s intellectual air, and finally into July’s emotional realm of water. This cycle mirrors the essence of life: from spirit into body and from thought into feeling once more.

Our emotional experiences guide our choices, actions, and behaviours. They are the undercurrent that shapes our journey.

When our emotions are on the surface, we tend to want to look and see where the boundary lines are. This month, the topic of boundaries will be particularly poignant. But let's reframe our understanding: boundaries are not barriers meant to guard and isolate us from others. We do not need protection when we hold ourselves as powerful. Instead, boundaries are connections, pathways, routes through that allow us to manage our energy and maintain our well-being so we can be invested, sustained and nourished in our connections.

With emotions and planetary movements running high this month, it's easy to become overwhelmed, absorbing not only our own feelings but also those of others. When our energy fields are wide open, we can quickly reach a state of overload. This is why it's crucial to take time to step back, reground, and compose ourselves.

Boundaries are about our impact. Just as ripples in water extend beyond the point where they meet the land, our emotional and energetic influences are carried forward more so because it is the water in our bodies that carry the bulk of the electrical information that then travel deep into the heart of our cellular structure. This month, it’s beneficial to frequently check in with yourself. Allow your boundaries to grant you grace and create opportunities to bridge any separations between yourself and others.

Instead of focusing on what you need to erect to protect or isolate yourself, consider a different perspective. Ask yourself: how can I support myself to invest more deeply in my relationships, my projects, and the changes I wish to see? How can I connect more profoundly to my purpose of believing in myself and the people around me?, and how can I bring more spirit of who I am into my work and relationships by taking time to reconnect with my own heart?

Boundaries offer new pathways of change where we get to explore old ground and new ground ultimately with the intention of changing our perspectives and breaking free of judgement or what we think we know but that which is often still a limited view of possibility.

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Looking Ahead to August and creation of Fire

As July draws to a close, we transition from Cancer’s double Water into Leo’s double Fire, and the are magnanimous nature of our inter­nal character and the fatherly aspects of the Sun.

This will be a time in which we can take particular advantage of exposing ourselves to the sun of our inner being and revel in who others show up to be and what we all can contribute to humanity in our big and small ways.

Whilst we will need to pay particular attention to the “presenter” in all of us in August and keep a handle of the egoic shadow which Leo brings, we must also look forward with certainty in accepting and appreciating the light waiting to be revealed in each of us.

Stay tuned for the next update and if you have any requests, questions or challenges specific to this month or next month’s energies then drop me a line at coach@amandadevine.com