So what’s the general theme in October…

Let it go! Let it go! Let it go!

My October energy reading is ready and the general theme is LOVE but we must start with self love – click on this link to watch now 

The energy for this month is all about love because Venus (the planet of love, relationships, values and money) is in retrograde and although I didn’t have all the dates in my energy update (because I never know what is going to come through) this blog post will explain it further.

Many people talk about Mercury Retrograde” with the Venus Retrograde cycle or energy being lesser known, mainly because it only happens every 18 months but Love is just as important as Communication. 

“As the planet of love and values, venus retrograde periods are times when we reassess what—and who—we value”.  

And this includes finances because money is connected to the feminine.

This October Venus goes retrograde in Scorpio and Libra at the same time that Mercury also goes retrograde in Scorpio making things super colourful let’s just say because Scorpio is all about the darkness, death of the old that is no longer serving you and the shadows.  This is why we dress up as our shadow selves at Halloween, otherwise known as Samhain.  Another term for the shadow is the subconscious mind, our fears, or our wounded inner child or inner teenager.  This Venus retrograde cycle started in August 2026 in Leo season as the south node went into  in Leo interestingly, what we are moving away from, our past, all about me, to we and a more collective consciousness.  This will last for 12 months until August 2027 hence why I keep saying 2027 is a big year.

Another way of describing this is when she (as in Venus) goes retrograde her energy turns inward as she descends into the underworld in search of renewal, therefore we are being asked to go deep within into our shadow literally in the month of shadows as we dress up as our shadow selves at Halloween.  See this month as an opportunity and not a hindrance to explore your true feelings about your values and whether they align with your wants and needs and where you see your future self headed.

What can we do this month to navigate the energy?

Use this month  to re-evaluate your relationships, business partnerships, finances, creative projects, and feelings of self-worth and realign them with your soul’s deepest needs and if you don’t your soul self will certainly bring these to your attention to look at for you so try not to hide from them.  Think back to the last time Venus went retrograde in Scorpio/Libra was 8 years ago in October 2018 so you might want to think back to what happened in your life back then to get a feel for the themes that may come up for you this year.

Loving all parts of us that we have u knowingly put in the shadows, known as our inner child or inner teenage selves is key.  Facing those fears as I say in the October Energy reading rather than hiding or running from them.  Becoming the HUNTER not the HAUTNED/HUNTED. Pardon the pun!

I talked about this at our first Authentic Self Retreat last Sunday and it really seemed land with all the women in the room.  Brene Brown has done a lot of research into Authenticity and she has identified that it is a choice and it’s based on practice.  Hence why I have called this your daily sacred practice to help you navigate the month of death and the shadows as things will come to the surface to be healed and looked at.

What are the 5 Dailys we need to do to navigate October and why?

As I said October is a force to be reckoned with so to help I have identified 5 Daily’s (as in DAILY SACRED PRACTICES or habits) that you can incorporate seamlessly into your life starting now…I’ve kept these as simple as possible so you can count them on one hand! 5 daily’s, 5 mins for each. 5 is connected to change and transition as I mentioned in my October energy reading. 
To help I have recorded a short morning meditation and evening cord cutting meditation and have kept them as short as possible so you can incorporate these into your routine so will pop the links below.

Self Care is important but Soul Self Care through nourishing, protecting and understanding your 4 bodies; physical, mental, emotional and spiritual is non negotiable, especially in October as your shadow comes knocking at the door with Venus (plant of love) in retrograde asking you to look at self love, values and ultimately as she rules money our money wounds.

Money is connected to the mother because it creates, it gives power and it takes also depending on how you love and value yourself.

1. Morning Clarity
Start your day in your own energy, setting intentions, getting clear and protecting your peace. See my 8 min morning meditation to help guide this at the start for you. Yes all you need is 8 mins.

2. Consistent Movement
As long as you move that’s important. Don’t make it a work-out as that has the word work in it. Do exercise that actually feels good so it flows.

3. Digital Boundaries
This is the biggest problem I see with health these days. I would needs many posts to explain this so trust me it’s programming your mind, intoxicating your energy field and disconnecting you from source and your intuition & higher soul self.

4. Daily Reflection
This gets forgot about and can be done as you do some daily chores around the house. Just take small moment of daily reflection to process the day.

5. Daily Cord Cutting
Probably the most important. The amount of cords I had to cut last night from just watching a movie in the cinema with my daughter was insane. I have done a 6 min cord cutting meditation for you to be done every evening before sleep hope this helps.

I recorded a short PODCAST EPISODE on these 5 nails to go a bit deeper explaining them if you want to listen here.

This is only 25 mins and is a great reminder of how daily life can get in then way and we only need 15 mins a day whether its at the traffic lights or doing the washing there hare always periods of contemplation and reflection.As discussed in this podcast I have recorded an 8 min Morning Meditation to help you really embody and stick to your daily sacred practice.I always guide my clients to meditate in the morning but many don’t know where to start or maybe lack the motivation thinking you have to sit still in silence for 30-60 mins. Yes this is lovely and very powerful to do but you have to meet yourself where you are.

I struggled with this myself. I struggled to hear my own soul self and intuition because I was not giving myself any quiet time and the noise just got louder.

I did everything to distract myself which is avoidance. I felt like a failure why can’t I drown out this noise to meditate.

So my soul self, higher self, spirit team whatever you want to call them woke me up earlier like someone incessantly knocking on the door so I simply got up in my slumber, eyes have closed, morning like no one’s business and sat on a chair.

I just sat there for 5 mins and listened. I said to myself you have 5 mins and then can I go back to bed lol.  Those 5 mins first thing before everyone woke up became my times that I kept screaming to everyone that I didn’t have and it wasn’t fair. Why am I so busy!!

When you wake up you’re still in the Alpha Brain Wave state of relaxation so this is much easier for you to transition to theta or delta to meditate.  I always love the term. When your praying your asking, when your meditating your listening.  I have been guided to create this 8 min meditation to help you start.  I have incorporated gentle healing, protection and intention setting.

Why do we need to CORD CUT and what we can do?

As a follow on from my 8 min morning meditation, where I guide you towards protecting your energy for the day ahead likewise every evening you must cut unwanted energy cords that have attached.  It’s a simple 6 min process as I’m conscious many people don’t have much time and 6 mins seems achievable as I would advise doing this daily.

Cord cutting is the spiritual process of removing the bonds between yourself and other people or situations, which may be draining your energy.  Cutting energetic cords is a form of self-care, tending to the parts of yourself that are connected to others and releasing what’s no longer serving you. We can pick up energy from people, places, things, even emails from work or people in the traffic so it’s good to be awareness but not scared and do this simple ritual daily as part of your SOUL SELF CARE.

To access the cord cutting MEDITATION click here.

It’s important to take it slow, to ground, to find support via a coach or therapist, to read books, to listen to podcasts with different views and find what is true for you or what resonates with you even if it doesn’t logically make sense but also to balance this with grounding, balanced diet, sleep and energy work like reiki, acupuncture, massage or reflexology.  I would highly recommend my Hormone Balance Course at this stage as you can work away at your own pace.  It is designed with over 20hrs of content across all 4 bodies; physical, mental, emotional and spiritual with a focus on balancing, understanding and integrating our inner and outer worlds.

 

 

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Love Leigh xx