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10/14/2026

My friend on my walk today.

I've always referenced seeing the woodpecker as a totem reflecting changes in rhythm... Changes to the schedule of life and path we may be on, as well as new opportunities knocking on our door.

It is a wake-up call as a new door is about to be presented, a creative spark is on the brink of igniting, or a big life change is coming your way.

Exciting stuff! Buckle up. 🤪

Apparently the red area of the head in particular with this is about activation and engagement with mental activities. And this can point to the awakening of new mental and crown chakra states.

Shamans in some traditions view this bird as a connection to the otherworld as they ride drumbeats into other dimensions.

Last week I was sick which caused me to cancel all of my classes and to sit in reflection. Yes it forced me to slow down and to get still to hear some inner messages. So much came up in my dreams and waking state about my own rhythm moving forward. I emerged with lots of clarity and I feel seeing this woodpecker today when I finally could get back out for a good walk is a powerful confirmation of it all. Changes, creativity, and opportunities 🌱

In Ted Andrews "Animal Speak" book, which has been a favorite of mine for 20 years, the last paragraph about woodpeckers has some poignant points for reflection...

The woodpecker flies in a pattern unique to itself emphasizing the fact that "it will become important for you to follow your own unique rhythms and flight.... When woodpecker comes into your life, it indicates that the foundation is there. It is now safe to follow your own rhythms."

I've always tried to do this, even when my life makes no sense to others but sometimes we get off track or in a comfortable routine. I know before when a woodpecker showed up, big changes happened after.

I am open to sparks of new creativity and/or opportunities that knock (doesn't mean I have to answer unless it's a 100% full body knowing yes! 🤣)

I have always had a deep spiritual relationship with different birds. I know for others it may be insects, animals, or plants that speak the most to them. Which do you find you have a more spiritual connection with?

10/12/2026

Would you pick nervous system regulation or expression of self as more important in a moving decision?

That question came up in my Atlas Coherence session as we discussed short term & long term relocation dreams in addition to ideal retreat locations. Two vastly different places I have been contemplating were closely scored but had slightly different priorities.

I'm always dreaming (& often moving) but also as a geographer so intrigued by this system. It integrates three spiritual systems of your blueprint (human design, Gene keys, & sidereal astrology) along with geographical data about places, & is sprinkled with intuition.

Then it compares & analyzes your charts with the answers to a few questions you provided about yourself & preferences (climate factors to government structure) and based on your (sidereal) moon (nervous system), your expression, consciousness, relational factors, & cost of living (love the practical reality factored in) & with all that it scores places. There's more too it but not enough space here. 🤣

I'm fascinated by places & energy of places. My dissertation explored the idea of topophilia (love/attachment to place) & people's connections to places. Interesting to study as someone not attached to one place and that moves frequently. I love meeting new people and experiencing new lands, not just as a tourist.

It's always interesting to me how one person loves it somewhere & life is magical and for someone else things seem off in the same place...maybe there is way more to what we think we know about places, energies, & our resonance to different lands... beyond ley lines and basic Astro-cartography many defer to.

I've been contemplating this as I analyze my wardrobe in preparation for a future trip to a different climate.

Nervous system regulation or expression of self...🤔 Could go either way, eventually both could be engaged and activated but starting out in a new place what would you rather have on 🔥? Would your age factor in as to which is a priority?

10/09/2026

One little rock house by a bubbling stream in the forest of the Highlands.

Could you be content in a place like this?

Excited to be going back to Scotland with another group very soon.

10/03/2026

Just a random beautiful field in Scotland last October.

My dad would have loved seeing Scotland... "if I could drive my truck there I would go" 🤣 that's what he always said.

He never flew in a commercial plane but he jumped at the chance of being in a B-52 that my brother got him a ticket for at a WWII event. He enjoyed excursions in several helicopters over the years as well but no commercial planes.

This weekend marks two years since I officiated my dad's funeral service.

Since then, I get glimpses and inner smiles thinking how my dad shows up in things I do, the way I see the world, and in behaviors and mannerisms in my brother and my nephews.

I do love a pretty farm field, even more so if a horse or two is in it. The love of farm fields and horses is definitely from my dad. When I joked with my dad about reincarnation near the end he said he'd come back as a horse so in the service I wrote in for people to think of him when they saw a horse standing under a shade tree. 🐎

I love boots, especially cowboy/western boots. The family at the service all wore our best cowboy/cowgirl boots to honor my dad - he loved boots and wanted to inspect any we wore around him. I got a new pair the other week. I just smiled imagining him flipping them every which way and looking them over saying "these are good looking boots". Whenever I see someone with good looking boots on, I try to comment.
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We really do carry forward our loved ones in small and big ways.

09/30/2026

Well it's official, I have one space in Morehead City for most of my offerings now! (Some offerings aren't contained inside four walls. 😂)

I have a studio space for Hawaiian hula and now a practitioner room for 1:1 Anamchara Sessions within the Beacon of Light Wellness Collective in Morehead City with my favorite local soul sisters & colleagues of light.

I'll be sharing more as to what the Anamchara sessions are soon.

So grateful to be in a space with
Julie Hutsell-Starling Kate Ploessl Lou Anne Cheshire, RN | Solshine Reiki Evelynn Mazur Lopez Heide Beaupre

Thank you Julie for providing the space for this to effortlessly come together.

09/29/2026

In reflecting about energies that I feel while traveling in different cities and places with history, I think the ocean air has transmuted or moved out our slightly older historical energy here along the Crystal Coast compared to places inland.

People settled, pirates stopped over here, the White Oak served as a line during the Civil War briefly...but I've never picked up on thick energy that I could pinpoint to anything prominent or bad in history. Sure New Bern, Swansboro, and Beaufort have their ghost stories but nothing permeates the air heavily like I've felt in other places.

I along with others have seen visions of those things "in the past" but it's also such a magical otherworldly place here. It's got to be the salt, negative ions, and air that has removed a lot of "historical energetics".

I'd love to hear other local and visitor feelings and thoughts on this.

A few weeks ago I had a dream about an old wooden ship and a large modern transport ship both coming in around Ft. Macon at the same time side by side. Then new islands emerged behind them (not our current outer bank area of Atlantic Beach). Perhaps timelines running on top of each other or some other meaning. 🤷

09/27/2026

The TSA agent looks at my bag through the scanner then looks at me and asked "Is that a rock in your bag?"

"Yes sir it is", and we both laughed. No one was in line so I told him what it was...an "oathing stone" from Scotland - specifically the Isle of Lewis and that it was used this weekend in a ceremony to hold the rings.

I'll be honest, I was a little nervous flying with it but the couple wanted to include it with some other Scottish things. I've flown with other rocks before but this one is super special.

The ring bearer did a great job carrying it down the aisle. I was worried it might be too heavy. He took his job seriously and took care of my rock and the rings. 💍🤵🙏

09/26/2026

Chattanooga River, it's been awhile. I honestly forgot until I was by your banks that the last time I was here I was rowing down the river on an intramural rowing team in college (a few decades ago).

I remember there was some algae bloom or some w**d that had taken over the river which made it hard for us to get through.

Little me rowed with the tall girls. I so loved my mornings on the water.

I guess even back then there was that little part of a Viking lifetime coming through. 😂

06/15/2026

I'm looking forward to the Return to Balance retreat in September in Boone that I'm co-facilitating with Dr. Julie.

We are bringing together three practices to deepen your awareness and understanding of energy and embodied presence.

Reiki level 1 practices along with Qigong and Kundalini Yoga are great spiritual tools for reducing stress in our busy lives.

During our 3-day/3-night weekend together you will enter into relaxation in the space we are creating. The retreat is also held in a beautiful mountain setting which adds to the feeling and helps to slow down the nervous system. You'll leave with a new way of being and feeling in your body along with tools to continually use on your own as needed throughout life.

06/06/2026

Walks in nature reset so much within.

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