Eclipse season has a way of getting to the root of things. Hyperexposure, things beings brought to light that are new, repressed, or hidden. This is different from a flash of insight. What comes up now must be dealt with. There is no escaping or avoiding any longer, its time to process sed material. Even … Continue reading Eclipse Season: Unveiling Hidden Truths
Mars is officially activating everything again. After spending most of the last 6 months in the sign of Cancer, Mars is slowly but surely climbing out of it's shadow and into a more empowered and direct place. Thinking and feeling will begin to feel less important. Not totally unimportant, of course, but the overwhelming feeling … Continue reading The Power of Softening: Healing Through Mars Activation
Over the last week (March 10th-17th) we have experienced a transit of the Sun to Neptune. When the Sun conjuncts Neptune, the illusory is being illuminated. Our livelihood is imbued with the dreamy, spiritual, and boundless nature of Neptune. Dreams, wishes, and projections that have been unfulfilled and simmering under the surface begin to find … Continue reading Neptune and Saturn :: Dreams and Reality
The changes that occur in our life are opportunities to rethink the base patterns. I’ve been through a lot of endings. Symbolic deaths to friend groups, careers, dreams, and relationships. I’ve also experienced death of friends, coworkers, and family members. Devastating in it's own right, a finality unlike any other. The symbolic deaths, the dramatic … Continue reading Uprooting or Staying Put :: Facing the Trauma
Fear is a choice :: Faith is a lifestyle No matter what comes to pass, trust that you will know what to do and how to handle things. As situations arise that call for your attention, your past experiences will serve as a data bank that informs your decisions and movements. There is a fine … Continue reading Adapting after Trauma
Dealt with some messy shit over the past couple of months.I have learned that it is during these times that I truly see myself. The challenging times, when there is a lack of trust or a breakdown in communication, these are the times that illuminate the shadow. We dig deep into ourselves until we find … Continue reading We are Becoming Stronger
We are Shaped Early life is quite a shocker. We wake up to being alive many years after birth. I have some memories of being an infant and toddler. Random events burned into my memory. As a whole, I really don't recall much before the age of 5. Perhaps for you it is earlier or … Continue reading I was made, now I choose
As we watch the unfolding congressional hearings on the potential appointment of Kavanaugh, we are blatantly reminded of the trauma that many women across the world have experienced at the hands of a violent and dominating patriarchal structure. Rape, sexual abuse and assault are not the only forms of trauma, but the light of source … Continue reading 8 Ways to Help Heal Trauma
My name is James Ray. I stand here now, on the verge of my 36th solar return. I am a crystal enthusiast, tree and cactus hugging, astrological counselor and intuitive healer. I pull cards everyday, I journal until I cry, I seek wisdom from oracles and tarot cards. It hasn't been that long that I … Continue reading A Story of Awakening