2020 to 2021 Transition

We had a big full moon in Cancer last night.

For the last several days, I have felt myself withdrawing inward. Not talking to many people. Not accomplishing the tasks on my to do list. Binge watching TV (Vampire Diaries is my show of choice currently). Sleeping. Resting.

I pulled cards yesterday morning and got the message to journey and drum. And so I did. Last night I took a sacred bath… my second washing of the day. (And this morning I read a message from my Plant Shamanism teacher speaking of similar things!)

I crave the mystery and the void and the darkness right now. Normally I am a woman of action, yet this time of stillness feels right.

Several of you have reached out to me about intention setting for the New Year which prompted me to write this. Pulling cards and dreaming deeper, this is the message I received:

We still have a few more days of release. 2020 has been a year of the Tower card, of death and destruction. The switch does not just flip on January 1, 2021. The word and feeling I get for 2021 is about birthing. There is still pain and uncertainty in the birthing process. Deep and sharp contractions start coming from that place of void and mystery, our womb. They can be far apart and erratic when they start. When I birthed my daughter, I had “back labor”, which made lying down and resting near impossible. I just wanted to stand in the hot running water. I expect 2021 may have some similarities.

When we get near birthing time, what do we do? We nest. We sift through our stuff. What do we want to release and get rid of. What do we want to take with us in this next journey. Can we make space for the unknown to grow in our lives, just like as we birth a child, we do not know her personality or wants or needs or desires.

So we shed our old skin, we release, we make tentative plans and tentative frameworks… for anyone who has had a child knows those plans help us when held loosely, but break us when held tightly, because those little beings of light that pop out from our womb have their own agendas.

So for those of you longing to set intention for 2021 and getting frustrated because you cannot grasp it, BREATHE.

Ask yourself:

What do I need to release/let go of? What release am I resisting?

What do I want to bring with me into 2021? And is it for my highest good? (There are some things we want to keep with us that must be released for our highest good….)

Where do I need to allow space? What do I need for me to allow myself to hold that space? What is under my resistance?

We are still in the void… for many this can be very uncomfortable. Hold. You got this.

And if you would like a Tarot reading to help uncover some of these “stuck” places, feel free to book a session with me. I am happy to work with you to help you uncover, sort through and release. I have a feeling your intentions will appear as you clear what needs to be cleared and allow that space to be held.

Much love and many Blessings,

Phaedra