August Energetics

However, while many of us may be wishing for a relaxing break from the intensity of the energies that we have all experienced during July, there actually seems little real chance of this as we look forward into August. In fact if anything the pressure for change looks set to intensify even more as we come under the fiery influence of the constellation of Leo. Esoterically the energy of Leo represents ‘the light of the soul’ and embodies the universal principles of Love & Freedom. Leo is associated with the sun and we can perhaps recognise some of the challenges we face under the influence of Leo by looking at the effect the sun has on our lives.

The power and light of the sun is vital to our life and existence. It is also a very dominant influence and can appear to make everything else in the heavens around it pale into insignificance when it is shining forth in all its glory. However, when we observe the sun from a cosmic perspective we recognise that it fits within a much larger pattern of creation where its contribution is equal with that of other powerful forces. Thus the personality influenced by Leo must balance the tendency to overly enjoy its independence and attachment to power, with the need to allow the light of the soul to show it the bigger picture of its contribution to life.

For all of us this is a very fine balance, as we must first achieve independence at a personality level before we can embody the light of our soul and refocus on the greater picture of group contribution. We can therefore expect the energies this month to highlight those aspects of ourselves that need rebalancing in order to strengthen the relationship between personality and soul as well as showing us new ways in which we can contribute our gifts and talents to support the higher group picture.

A potent planetary alignment

Alongside the energy of Leo, the T-square formed between Jupiter, Saturn & Pluto this month, will also have a very significant influence on us. The forces held within this alignment will ensure that we have to focus on clearing up any unfinished business that prevents our spiritual growth and unfoldment, either at a planetary or individual level. We will particularly feel this as an emphasis on realigning relationships and on releasing and transforming outmoded structures and behaviours. This is a very insistent energy that we will not be able to avoid and has the potential to create both inner and outer conflict, especially when mixed with the fiery influence of Leo energy. It will therefore be especially important this month to recognise when you have become stuck in the perspective of the ‘little I’ or personality self and to allow conflicts to be resolved by seeking the perspective of your greater self that can offer you the wisdom necessary to resolve the situation for the highest good of all.

The pressure for change

At a planetary level over the last few months we have received huge downloads of powerful light and high frequency energies, all of which have been anchored into the new energy grids that are being created as a foundation for a new reality here on earth. It is really important that we recognise that this will put pressure on anything that does not resonate with this energy to change both at an individual and planetary level. With perfect synchronicity the planetary alignments this month will increase that pressure and ensure that this much-needed change takes place. However as a result we may find ourselves experiencing a somewhat chaotic period of conflict and change in which it appears as though everything we are familiar with is crumbling and falling apart. It is important that we see this as a necessary process of change and remember to stay aligned with our own inner truth and light so that we can continue to make a positive contribution to the higher plan of freedom and love for all. This will also ensure that we can flow through any changes we need to make personally with relative easy and grace.

See also Essence Suggestions for August for more information

It seems likely that any old relationship issues that we have that are still unresolved will also come into focus this month for a final clearance, so here are a few suggestions for essences that might help you make the most of this opportunity. Either a Healing Relationships, Healing Family or Loving Communications (Divine Harmony Essences) might be exactly the essence you need to support you this month. Other possibilities might be a Letting Go (Divine Harmony Essences) or Release (Inner Child Essences).

Most of us do not find times of great change easy to deal with at a personality level and fear is often the number one emotion triggered off at these times. It will therefore be especially important this month that we stay positive & connected and do not allow ourselves to fall into fear, no matter what might appear to be happening in our outer world. The best way that we can do this is by facing up to any fears that are triggered off and let them come fully into awareness for release and resolution. We always find essences like Inner Calm (Divine Harmony Essences) or Courage (Inner Child Essences) wonderful to support this process. We can also thoroughly recommend either Revival Remedy Spray or our new Strength & Courage Spray to cut through any vibrations of fear and quickly return you to a more balanced space. (Revival Remedy is our new name for Emergency Essence; find out more about this here)

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July Energetics

The prevailing influence for the month of July comes to us from the constellation of Cancer represented in astrology by the sign of the Crab. Esoterically Cancer represents ‘the light within the form’ and reminds us of the need to recognise and use the light of our soul as the guiding force in our lives. Until we give precedence to the soul’s influence the light within our physical form remains ‘dark’ and unfocussed with the result that we are unable to manifest the higher plan of our lives. Cancer is also associated with the principle of rebirth so each time we collectively pass through the energetic influence of the constellation of Cancer we are blessed by the cosmic breath of new life.

The incredibly powerful full moon and lunar eclipse on June 26th not only brought us fully under the influence of the constellation of Cancer but also ushered in an influx of intense light and new energy that will continue to build until the new moon solar eclipse on July 11th. This influx of energy certainly felt to us like a cosmic breath of new life and left us with the sense that a powerful change had taken place and that all life had somehow moved into a new phase.

So with this in mind it seems to us that the energies this month will once again be supporting us in letting go of the old and encouraging us to fully embody our soul’s light, allowing it to show us new ways in which we can contribute that light towards the greater group endeavour of building a new collective reality.

Letting Go and Allowing

The energy now flowing in is seeking foundation for a new cycle of unfoldment and it will need to find an anchor point within those who are awake and aware in order for this to manifest. This means that we must ensure that our energetic foundations are secure and strong in order that we can fully align with what is being requested of us this month. So perhaps one of the most helpful questions we could ask ourselves right now is; what do I need to let go of in order to strengthen my energetic foundations and align more fully with my soul?

The answer for many of us will come from looking to see what old ties and cords we still have that keep us emotionally chained to the past, whether consciously or unconsciously. Being mindful of whether you are still running old stories in the back of your mind that link you back to old outmoded perceptions of yourself or those around you will also be important. Choosing consciously to energise the most positive vibrations in terms of thoughts and feelings you work to release and transform old issues will help you to stay in touch with the higher perspective of your soul. Each time we make a choice to align with the positive we are strengthening our own energetic foundations and building an energetic structure through which the light of our soul can shine forth into the world.

This process is of course not the same thing as denying our old our old emotional patterns and hoping that they will go away if we ignore them. It is very important that we fully acknowledge what we feel and take time to recognise the gift in the old experiences that locked us into the emotions in the first place. Then from a place of strength we can recognise our power to accept, forgive, let go and move on.

Vibrational essences are wonderful tools to help us repattern old emotional issues and unwanted belief systems. In our experience a well chosen combination of essences can very quickly help to release old stuck energies and encourage us to move back into vibrational alignment with the higher aspects of ourselves – see Essence Suggestions for July.

Sometimes we can find that we are tied into old emotional situations through unresolved guilt or grief, both of which are very powerful emotions. If you find yourself in need of support with either of these issues then one of the following essences will be just what you need: Forgiveness or Healing Bereavement (Divine Harmony Essences).

Of course any strong emotion that we have been unable to resolve from a previous difficult experience will keep us linked energetically with the past until it is released. Fear is perhaps the number one emotion in this respect especially since it often underpins many of our other difficult emotions. Nothing weakens our energetic foundations more quickly than unresolved fear so here are some suggestions for those that need support to work with this issue. We can thoroughly recommend a bottle or two of either Inner Calm (Divine Harmony Essences) or Courage (Inner Child Essences) to help transform fears of all kinds. From our experience both anger and resentment are also emotions that can keep us tied firmly to the past so you might like to check out either Inner Peace or Self Responsibility (Divine Harmony Essences) for support with either of these issues. Support for other specific emotional issues can be found in the Core Emotions Set of Divine Harmony Essences or more generally from the Emotional Body essence (Lightbody Essences)

Our energetic stability is closely related to the healthy functioning of our lower chakras. Unresolved emotional issues and mental patterns can create a kind of energetic constipation in these important energy centres that continue to keep us tied to the past until released. Unresolved emotional issues and energetic ties can particularly affect the Sacral and Solar Plexus chakras so we will just remind you to check out our Chakra Essence combinations for support to rebalance and realign these or other chakra points this month.

For those who would like to focus on greater soul awareness then a bottle of Soul Connection (Divine Harmony Essences) would be helpful. Last but not least why not treat yourself to a bottle of our Inner Light combination to help your energetic structures open more fully to receive all that new light and energy now flowing in.

See also the Letting Go and Allowing post.

We are all an integral part of this process of change because it is through each of us that new patterning is being anchored on the earth. However even for those of us who are awake and aware of this, the seemingly unrelenting push for change that we are all experiencing can sometimes leave us feeling somewhat breathless and also at times, a little unsure of how to move forward in our lives.

As we see it there is in fact some justification, at least at a personality level for this often very real sense of unsureness. Due to the amount of effort we have all devoted to our process of change over the last few years or so, many of us have now reached a point where we find ourselves standing on the threshold of what appears to be unknown territory as we face our future. This is because we have never actually reached this point in our evolution in a physical body before so now we have nothing familiar to pull upon in our memory banks. While this is really very exciting it can also feel rather unnerving as we realise that we are finally free to leave behind the uncomfortable comfort zones of our old patterns and create something new. In effect we are being offered the opportunity to start a new life while retaining the physical body that relates to a previous life.

If you are feeling in need of a little encouragement and support to step forward right now we can thoroughly recommend a bottle of New Horizons (Divine Harmony Essences). This powerful combination of flower and gem essences will remind you of the bigger picture of your life and help you to recognise the wisdom of the changes that you are needing to make in order that you can resonate more fully with your true Self. It will gently assist you to find the inner strength and courage required to keep moving forward and ‘to boldly go where no man has been before.’

New Horizons – Supporting Change

We always look forward to the month of June each year because it is the month in which one of our favourite flowers, the Rose is in full bloom. This year we seem to be particularly blessed with a more than usually magnificent and abundant display of these wonderful flowers. From the humble wild rose of Dr Bach which can be seen trailing through the hedgerows around the countryside during June and July to the most sophisticated of special blooms, the Rose is a reminder to us of the power and beauty of the love within our own hearts.

June Energetics

The prevailing influence for the month of June comes to us from the constellation of Gemini represented in astrology by the sign of the twins. From a spiritual perspective Gemini represents the harmonisation of opposites or the fusing of polarities. At a personality level we can experience this energy in our lives as the conflict of opposites, a reminder of inner polarisation awaiting resolution. We can therefore expect the energies this month to highlight those areas of ourselves that require greater integration and harmonisation. Two of the most significant polarities requiring harmonisation for most of us are those between the inner male and female and between soul and personality. The point of integration for any polarity is always within the heart, through the power of the love that is our connection with our true Self. Esoterically the energy of Gemini is associated with the second Ray of Love and Wisdom so June is always a particularly good month in which to connect more deeply with the power of love within your own heart.

It is of course no coincidence that the third of the three great spiritual festivals for the year is celebrated every year at the time of the full moon when the sun is in Gemini. Also known as World Invocation Day this is a time in which men and women from all spiritual paths around the world come together to create an anchor on the physical plane for the blessings of love poured forth from the spiritual realms, with the intention of furthering the creation of right human relations and a world built on justice, unity and peace. This year this festival was celebrated on May 27th and the energies associated with it will powerfully influence us all for the whole of the month.

Team Spirit

Reflecting on the energies this month brought into our awareness once again how much easier it would be to harmonise the polarities in our lives if we could all remember that life is really a team effort. We only have to look at our own physical bodies to see the truth of this. Down to the smallest cell in our physical body all the component parts work together as a team to create and share the resources that are required to make the whole unit work efficiently. However our physical bodies are only one aspect of a greater team, one that is often referred to as the body, mind and spirit team. For this team to work efficiently we must be aware of the impact that our thoughts and emotions have on the working of our physical body and also of the importance of the connection with our spirit or soul. If these links in the chain are weak then our link to the greater team of life is also insecure and we can easily find ourselves feeling that we are isolated and alone rather than a valuable part of the whole. So this month take some time to observe yourself from as great a perspective as you can, recognising that the connection with your soul through your heart is your all-important link with the vast team of life to which we all belong. Picture yourself harmonising the members of your own body, mind, spirit team into a coherent force that creates a bubble of light. Then see yourself connecting with other bubbles of light to form a team that is contributing light into a still greater network of light. As we all begin to pull together as a team in this way we automatically connect into the wholeness of life from where the solutions to all our perceived problems will be found.

See our Essence Suggestions for June

As we said in our article Team Spirit the heart is the point of integration for all unresolved issues and there are no better essences to help open the heart than those beautiful Roses that are so abundant this month. So lets start with a few essence suggestions from our Rose Collection set. Two of our favourite Rose Collection Combinations are Awakening the Heart and Heartfelt Forgiveness. Awakening the Heart will gently help to clear away old pain and sorrow from the heart so that you can reconnect with the love hidden deep within, while Heartfelt Forgiveness will help you to pull the vibration of forgiveness deep into your heart so that you can forgive and move on from old situations. You might also find some of our individual Rose Collection Essences very supportive this month. These powerful essences can either be taken singly or mixed together into a combination of your own choice. See Mix Your Own Rose Combination. Here are a few suggestions from among many that you might find helpful this month. Blue Moon or Deep Secret will help to clear away old long forgotten issues that prevent the heart from opening fully. Handel Rose will promote the qualities of strength, courage and positive self-value, while Peace Rose will help to clear fears from the heart that prevent real inner peace. Compassion will help to strengthen the link between the heart and the higher mind promoting a greater connection with your own innate inner wisdom. You can find all the single Rose Essences here.

For those who would like to work with creating greater harmony between their inner male and female polarity this month we have several essence suggestions. The most obvious one is the Inner Unity combination (Divine Harmony Essences), which helps to promote greater integration between the feminine and masculine polarities within ourselves. However if you feel that one or other of these polarities is particularly out of balance then we suggest that you first work with either a Female Essence or a Male Essence (Divine Harmony Essences) to correct that balance before moving on to the Inner Unity combination. Symptoms of the need to balance your masculine energy are difficulty with authority figures, inability to manifest and take action in the world or use personal power in a balanced way. Difficulty with the feminine polarity might appear in the form of difficulties with mother figures or as resistance to fully honouring feminine qualities such as motherhood, intuition, creativity and nurturing.

Last but not least here are a few suggestions for essences that will help to strengthen the link with your soul. Soul Connection (Divine Harmony Essences), Soul Star (Lightbody Essences), Soul Gifts (Inner Child Essences), and Inner Wisdom (Divine Harmony Essences).

Cerato – Bach Flower Remedies

Cerato restores the qualities of inner certainty and wisdom. Those in need of Cerato have difficulty trusting in their own intuition or ‘inner voice’. They appear to have an air of uncertainty around them and tend to seek the opinions of others when faced with decisions in their lives, rather than trust their own judgement. Even when they have consulted with friends & colleagues they will still have great difficulty making a firm choice of direction causing themselves much confusion. The statement ‘I don’t know’ can often be heard from the lips of those in the negative Cerato state. Cerato helps to create a bridge between the personality and the Soul restoring the ability to know and trust one’s own innate inner wisdom.

Dr Bach’s description of Cerato:-

“Those who have not sufficient confidence in themselves to make their own decisions. They constantly seek advice from others, and are often misguided..” From the Twelve Healers & Other Remedies – By Dr Edward Bach ( 1936 edition )

Dr Bach placed Cerato in the Uncertainty Group
The Latin Name for Cerato is:- Ceratostigma Willmottiana

For more information on how to use the Bach Flower Remedies, please see Using and Choosing Bach Flower Remedies

Working with Inner Certainty

If you would like something more deeper acting as a complement, you could also try a Brow Chakra combination which helps you to develop the qualities of faith in yourself and the universe, intuition and inner wisdom.

What do you think? If you have any experiences of using the Cerato remedy, or any thoughts or ideas that you would like to share in relation to it, please leave us a comment!

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