Martina Cevero

Aug 20, 20239 min read

Energy Forecast for the Week of August 20, 2023: Ancient Forest! (The Wisdom Within! #PickACard!)

Greetings, everyone! Welcome to our energy forecast for the week ahead.

What empowering message do Spirit, our angels, guides and light workers want us to know for our highest good for the week ahead?

From Denise Linn’s Native Spirit card deck, we are gifted with Ancient Forest.

From the guide book…

“Card Meaning: Your roots go deep. Incredible, radiant, healing strength is available to you and grows within you. Do not doubt your abilities. You’re so much more than you can possibly imagine. There’s immense, unseen – but very real – support around you. You are loved and cherished. You are grounded, stable, and strong as your spirit reaches high into the heavens.

Your Native Spirit Wants You to Know: Throughout the world, those in indigenous cultures, revere what are called the “Tree People.” The powerful life force of trees can bring healing, strengthening, and grounding energies. The kind of tree might vary from culture to culture, but the reverence and gratitude for its beneficial energies are the same. The ancient forest is alive with nature spirits; additionally, each tree has an individual spirit especially powerful and resilient. The forest can survive the harshest conditions because of the mutual support of the spirit of the entire forest. Your greatest strength is silent and deep. It doesn’t need a show of force … it just is. Inner power is found through contemplation, reflection, and meditation. Sometimes it comes from times of growth and change; other times it springs from surviving and conquering painful situations.

The Journey: Adopt a tree. It can be one in your yard or one in a nearby park or wilderness area. Talk to the tree. Touch its bark. Give thanks, and by doing so you create an energy connection that will continue to nurture you, no matter how far away you are from your adopted tree.”

Ancient Forest. Tall, stately, ever-so-wise, deeply rooted and grounded. Trees. How I love trees! And I love connecting with them, thanking them for their beauty, their shade, listening to the rustling of leaves. They help me to stay in the NOW and to enjoy the NOW moment.

They also remind me of the changing Seasons. Divine order and timing. We are children of the Divine, precious and adored beyond measure. Everything is as it should be, regardless of what our eyes or mind might tell us. We need to listen and see with our heart and soul. Wayne Dyer once said, "If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." Our attitude is a little thing that can make a big difference. Let us welcome the Season that greets us each day, ready to receive the blessings, the awakenings that are there for us, freely given. Just for today, let us embrace the wisdom of the season that we are in, discovering the treasure in any challenges that we may face.

This empowering message from Ancient Forest was for anyone who happens to read or listen to it. Now, let’s make this more personal. I invite you to tune into your intuition. Let go of all worries and distractions, just for this short time. Hand on heart, breathe slowly and deeply, and take a look at these 3 cards. Which one is calling to you? Ask yourself, “What message, what wisdom, does Spirit have for me for the week ahead?”

Do you feel called to card #1?

Or does your intuition say YES, it’s card #2?

Or does your intuition say, nope; it’s card #3?

I will describe each card at the end of our energy forecast.

Let’s take a look at what is happening in the Heavens in the week ahead.

August 23 – Sun enters Virgo

At 5:01 a.m. EDT on August 23, our energies will change from fiery, dramatic, playful, creative Leo to practical, analytical, methodical, meticulous, perfectionistic, earthy, hard-working, truth-seeking Virgo. The low road of Virgo...we are more critical, argumentative, perfectionistic, judgmental, anxious about our health. The high road of Virgo...we are more intellectual, painstaking, conscientious, dedicated, responsible.

Virgo favours big tasks that are time-consuming and require concentration. Virgos love cleanliness and order, so we may feel the need to organize our surroundings, clean closets, de-clutter, and complete chores. We may also feel drawn to work diligently, completing any projects that have been left undone. We feel satisfied when we're able to solve problems, when we're able to use what we've learned to help others. Virgos also love to be of service, so we may find ourselves pitching in and feeling great satisfaction in helping out. We may also feel motivated to take our health more seriously, focussing on nutrition, diet, and exercise so that our body feels and functions better. Let's be careful, though, of jumping into self-improvement schemes.

Virgo's motto is "I analyze", so we may have a keen eye for the details that others have missed. Watch out for perfectionism, though. Virgos are truth-seekers, painstakingly dissecting facts in order to find the truth and obtain all the information possible.

We need to try to remember to bring balance into our life today. Take time to rest, relax and play.

August 23 – Mercury turns Retrograde in Virgo

Shortly after our Sun enters Virgo, Mercury is retrograde from 3:59 p.m. EDT on August 23 until September 15, joining Venus, Saturn, Neptune, Pluto and Chiron also in retrograde.

This is definitely a time to slow down and go inward, a time to re-evaluate things in our life, to reorganize, to reflect, to rest, to renew, to re-do, to reprioritize, to relax.

While the Sun is about our personality; the Moon, our emotional body; Venus, our relationships and what we value, Mercury is about our mind and communication. Mercury can be such a trickster, particularly when it goes retrograde.

So, be mindful, reflect, and pay closer attention to those e-mails and posts before you send them. Don't be surprised if you have car trouble, delayed flights, changes in schedules, computer/internet problems, mail/cheques that don't arrive on time, detours... It's all part of Mercury Retrograde. Breathe. Relax. Go with the flow. Those are some of the lessons of Mercury Retrograde.

It's also not usually a good time to sign any contracts or begin new things. What may look good now, may not look so good when Mercury goes direct. This doesn't mean that we shouldn't go ahead with things that need to be done during this time. If we need to, be sure to read the fine print...twice...or have someone else review the contract too before anything is finalized.

As annoying and frustrating as all these things can be, Mercury Retrograde offers us wisdom and blessings, inviting us to take extra care with our communications, taking the time to think things through and to choose our words carefully. Do we really need to fight that battle now? How important is it? When our plans do not go according to plan and we're feeling frustrated or angry, how will we choose to respond? Mercury Retrograde invites us to stop, breathe, count to 10 if necessary, repeat again if necessary, and respond with compassion, understanding and love. What appears to be an obstacle can indeed become a stepping stone, a real blessing. That obstacle just may be the thing that causes us to alter our course and guide us in the right direction.

When Mercury Retrograde is in Virgo, it’s important to be mindful and aware. We may be especially demanding, cynical, finicky, sarcastic, or overcritical. We may find ourselves going over past activities, designs, plans, proposals and trying to improve or fine-tune them. Let us be careful of constantly trying to re-do and re-work things, becoming overly critical or perfectionistic, and not feeling happy or content with the results. Remember. Low road or high road. We always have the freedom to choose.

Now let’s gather our energies and come back to our heart. Let’s find out about the card that you intuitively chose, asking yourself, “What message, what wisdom, does Spirit have for me for the week ahead?” Was it card #1? Was it card #2? Or was it card #3?

Card #1 is from Colette Baron-Reid’s Oracle of the 7 Energies card deck.

14 – Beautiful Uncaging

Key concepts: the prison of guilt, a need for self-inventory, rigorous honesty, accountability, making amends

The Oracle’s Message: At this time, you’re being called to assess where guilt is playing a part in your life, recognize how it’s affecting you and others, and address it so you can release yourself from its grip. Guilt is a powerful emotional state, capable of transforming difficult situations. It keeps you accountable for your actions when you’ve done something that causes harm. However, it can also feed a self-sabotaging cycle that fosters codependency and a distorted sense of personal power. Self blame can lead to behaviors that perpetuate low self worth. * Have you done or said something for which you need to make amends? Have you disregarded a boundary or broken a promise? Guilt can make you aware of potential ways you have given injury and show you how to redress the transgression. When you sincerely admit you are wrong and begin the process to fix it, this is an act of accountability, responsibility, and liberation. * Take a moment now to consider when you have harmed others or yourself. This knowledge will free you from the story you tell about it so you’re able to connect with truthful remorse. Now is the time for rigorous honesty as you take a self inventory with a neutral state of mind. A good question to ask yourself now is why the guilt is there. You might be taking on a burden that is not even yours to carry. Pay attention, take action, and uncage yourself from the prison of your own making.

Card #2 is from Radleigh Valentine’s Angel Wisdom Tarot card deck.

0 – The Dreamer

Guidewords: A new start. Trust yourself. Push your fears aside and take a leap of faith!

Archangel Metatron is known for watching over very sensitive people - especially children. Here he is watching over The Dreamer as he steps through the doorway into his next life.

Ready, set, go! This is the beginning - or perhaps a new beginning for you. The Dreamer is a card of faith. It represents the moment when something new is born. The Dreamer is incarnating into a new lifetime, but the card's meaning is symbolic. It might be a "new life," where you begin a relationship, launch a different career, or have a spiritual awakening that changes the way you see the world.

The energy of this card requires that you believe in yourself - that you believe in the Divine's love for you and its desire that you find joy. It asks that you let go of anything that might hold you back from your life purpose or following your passions. If you do that, nothing can get in your way. Nothing will stop you from making your dreams come true!

Additional meanings of this card: Leaps of faith. A new beginning. Exciting opportunities. Being your unique self. A new adventure.

Card #3 is from John Holland’s The Psychic Tarot for the Heart oracle deck.

5 – Feeling Alone

Key words: Lack, abandoned, insecurity, support

True love and emotional support may seem lacking at this time. This card suggests a period of feeling lonely or abandoned. You may think that no one understands you or your needs, or even cares about you. Perhaps someone you turn to for support has deserted you or a hoped-for love has rejected you. Your insecurities may rise to the surface to overwhelm you at this time. All that you desire may seem unattainable.

Don’t let your confidence be shaken. There are lessons in everything, and know that this difficult period is only temporary. Your Spirit Guides and the Divine support you. Talk with them about how you’re feeling and what you need right now. Also seek the support of those friends and family who are there for you. Help is at hand – you just don’t see it. Be careful because depression feeds upon itself. Lift yourself out of it by doing something physical – take a walk, exercise, sing, or even volunteer your time. You will feel better and, in doing so, will attract happiness into your life.

May these interpretations be a guide. Allow understanding to unfold within you. Honour your individual wisdom from within over the coming week, as you open yourself to the message of the card that you have picked. Stay open and curious, and listen to the still, small voice from within that you can always rely upon. Trust Spirit!

Wow! Such beautiful, powerful messages!

No matter where we are on our life’s journey, Spirit/God/our Creator/the Universe is always with us, loves us dearly, and only wants the best for us. We are Divinely guided and protected.

Finding the treasure in the challenges... That's what I try to do and I can help you do it too.

I would be most honoured and happy to be of service to you.

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