Mars is retrograde from June 26 to August 27. Retrograde is when a planet appears to be going backward because the Earth is completing its orbit around the Sun faster than other planets outside its orbit and it appears to outpace them. The areas of life that a retrograde planet rules can become weak, challenging or troublesome. We can use this time to re-assess our lives and learn from past mistakes. When Mars is retrograde, it's a great time to reflect on how to handle pressure, frustration and conflict. I pulled some cards for quick insights on how Mars retrograde will express itself through an important lesson and what guidance is needed. AWAKE-DOOR-REACH suggests gaining clarity (awake) about new opportunities (door) but being unable to grab hold of them (reach). I'm starting to feel the frustration of this energy already.
My guidance card is CRYSTALS. This encourages me to break through the struggle using my crystals and crystal grid as a manifesting tool. I've been working on some manifesting grids for my Make This Magical Playbook class. I guess I'll be making another one soon.
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Every month on Instagram you can find new divination challenges. A challenge is a list of prompts usually based on a specific theme. The purpose of challenges is to help you engage with your divination tools and to promote personal insights. If you love journaling prompts, then you'll enjoy the diverse prompts from these challenges. They are also a great way to engage with your Magical Playbook. I've recycled a prompt from August 2017 Divination Challenge @graemoonmystic and used my Magical Playbook Stichomancy Scrying Board and Paper Poppet to get insights for the current month of June. The prompt: Theme/Departing Energy/Incoming Energy/Advice I gently tossed the poppet onto the scrying board and looked at what she pointed to with her left hand for the answer. June's Theme: A little bit of righteousness. Righteousness means the quality of being morally right or justifiable. I can feel some self-righteousness rearing its ugly head this month and need to investigate the source. I think social media is to blame lol! Departing Energy: The sunflower dress was soaking wet. This one I understood right away because May was a particularly soggy month. It rained every day, several times a day for the last 2 weeks. The rain has a deep influence on my mood and it kept me from walking outside which helps my mood. Every time you thought the rain was through, it would begin again. I even had two client cancellations as a result of all the rainfall. Incoming energy: Harvests reaped. This sounds promising for closing out projects that began in May. Advice: It was the first day. As advice, this line may suggest it's time to start fresh. Begin something new.
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