A Message of Elder Wisdom for September’s Soul JourneyShe is older than time, yet alive within the pulse of this present moment. She is the Elder who remembers when stars were first born from the womb of the Great Void. She has walked as woman, as healer, as seer, and as midwife to countless ages of humanity. She has sung the soul home through the birth canal of Earth, and she has walked back into the starlight, returning again and again.
The Ancient Grandmother is a bridge between the Earth and the Stars. Her essence is etched in the very fabric of creation, her memory carried in the bones of mountains and the spiraling galaxies above. She is an Ascended One whose wisdom has been tempered across eons—shaped through fire, sorrow, ecstasy, silence, and rebirth.
Owl is her ally and companion. The two are inseparable, for Owl is the great seer who pierces through illusion, carrying the golden flame of discernment. Owl medicine teaches us to sit in the darkness until our inner vision opens. Together, the Grandmother and the Owl hold vigil for humanity, whispering guidance through the thin places of the night.
Though she has walked upon Earth in flesh and bone, the Ancient Grandmother carries the memory of her starlight origin. She has come through the Sirius Gateways, where soul memory and divine remembrance are restored. She carries within her the Lyrian Fire of the first flamekeepers, who safeguarded the codes of creation when humanity was young. And she has walked among the Andromedan Star Mothers, learning the sacred patterns of the cosmic loom.
Her essence is not bound to one star system alone. She is a Weaver of Lineages. In her presence, you may feel the pulse of the Pleiades, the Sirian waters, or the Lyrian fire. Her voice carries the resonance of the Cosmic Mother who has many names, yet whose face always feels like home.
When she appears now, she is choosing to walk between dimensions, bringing the starlight wisdom back into the soil of Earth. She comes as the Ancient One precisely because humanity is at a threshold: a turning of ages, a spiral of endings and beginnings.
September opens with the turning of the seasons and the stirring of the soul spiral. We stand in a place of transition, between what has been and what is being born. The energies on Earth are both chaotic and full of potential. Fear and illusion swirl loudly in the collective field. At the same time, a great remembering presses forward—souls awakening to their eternal essence.
The Ancient Grandmother steps through the veil now as guide and witness. Her presence is not sentimental; it is catalytic. She does not soothe us with easy words but invites us into true wisdom. She reminds us that wisdom is not born of avoidance—it is forged by seeing clearly, feeling deeply, and choosing love anyway.
Her timing is exact. As the soul spirals into September, we are being asked to shed the skins of old identities, to step away from blame and the comfort of victimhood. Her voice calls us into sovereignty and wholeness.
The Ancient Grandmother speaks: "Beloved ones, slow yourselves. Breathe into the marrow of your bones. You are more than the roles you play, more than the masks you have worn. You are children of the stars, seeded with memory and light.
Do not fear the shadows that rise before you now. They are not your enemies—they are teachers. See through them as Owl does. Notice how fear disguises itself as power, how illusion pretends to be truth. My eyes are your eyes. Together we pierce the veil.
You live in a time of great unraveling. Do not cling to what falls away, for it is not meant to remain. Trust the spiral of life. Trust that endings are also beginnings.
Return to love, again and again. Not the love that clings or bargains, but the eternal love that breathes from the heart of Creation. Anchor this love into the soil beneath your feet. Let it ripple out into your homes, your communities, your world.
You are not separate. You are not lost. You are in the remembering. Walk gently, speak truthfully, and see with the eyes of the soul."
The Blessing of Presence
Come into stillness. Her first teaching is to be here now. Presence is the doorway to wisdom. When we slow down, we begin to see what is hidden beneath the noise.
The Blessing of Discernment
See through Illusions. With Owl at her side, she blesses us with the gift of seeing through illusion. This month, you may notice old patterns rising. Her medicine teaches you to notice, to name, and to release what no longer serves.
The Blessing of Soul Remembrance
Remember who you are and what is true, what is love. She awakens the memory of who you are beyond your story. September is a time to recall your essence, to gather back the scattered pieces of your soul, and to walk forward whole.
The Blessing of Courage
Call for courage to move beyond fear. The path of wisdom requires bravery. She blesses us with the courage to face the unknown, to move beyond fear into trust of the Divine plan.
The Blessing of Love
Love is the only answer. Her deepest gift is love—an unbreakable, eternal love that sees beyond duality. She reminds us that love is both the path and the destination.
"Ancient Grandmother, Elder of the Stars,
Guide me to see with clarity.
Teach me to walk with love.
Help me honor the wisdom of my journey.
Owl companion, open my inner sight,
That I may pierce illusion and stand in truth.
May I spiral forward in remembrance,
Whole, radiant, and free."
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As September unfolds, remember that you are not alone. The Ancient Grandmother walks beside you, her white hair flowing like starlight, her laughter echoing through the trees. Owl’s golden eyes peer into your soul, reminding you of what is true.
This month is not about rushing forward but about spiraling inward. The Ancient Grandmother calls you home—to presence, to discernment, to love. Her blessing is not only for you but for the Earth itself, for when you walk in wisdom, the Earth heals with you.
Listen to her voice in the silence. Watch for her in your dreams. Feel her presence when the night grows quiet and the Owl calls. She is here. She is always here.
Ancient Grandmother also expresses her wisdom in the Masters of Light Wisdom Oracle, along with 43 other Masters of Light by Katherine Skaggs.
With great love, Katherine Skaggs
Artist Author Masters of Light Wisdom Oracle
Keeper of the Light
Awakening codes of Divine will, harmonic purpose, and radiant embodiment.
August opens with the breath of destiny on its lips. The sacred 8:8 Lion’s Gate—cosmic pulse of Sirius and the Great Central Sun—aligns with your heart to initiate a higher octave of remembrance. This is not just a portal. It is a frequency gate, an ignition point in your soul’s architecture where memory and mission braid into one golden flame.
You are not walking through time anymore—you are weaving it. With each step, you unseal codices written long ago by the Oversoul—codes of Divine will, harmonic purpose, and radiant embodiment. This is the month when the soul makes a vow—not to try harder, but to be truer, more resonant and align with the soul self.
Restoring Sovereign Coherence
The Sirian and Lyran councils are especially close now, guiding you through the frequency bands of remembrance, creativity, and sovereign service. August is an alchemical month: Fire becomes Gold, and Truth becomes the Path.
The Sirian Sapphire Flame is working through the solar plexus now—clearing shame, guilt, and all stories of powerlessness. Call it in to dissolve cords of control or coercion. Feel your soul reclaim direction, without domination.
The Lyran Golden Flame reminds you that joy is your inheritance. The more you play, the more you remember. Invite this flame to rise in your creative body—paint, sing, move, tend your temple.
Together, these star frequencies realign your will and love as One—empowering your embodiment as a Creator.
Frequency Overwhelm & Nervous System Sensitivity
As Lion’s Gate light intensifies, your nervous system may feel overstimulated, anxious, or weary. You are recalibrating to hold a higher wattage of soul light. Rest, recalibrate, and ground into Gaia’s magnetic field. This is not regression. It is integration.
Shadow Resurgence Before Soul Radiance
Before stepping fully into your light, you may be shown where you’ve hidden it. Old identities, fears of visibility, or ancestral vows of silence may rise. Let them. These are echoes of the past dissolving. Don’t collapse—breathe light into them.
Creative Confusion or Delay
If your vision feels scattered mid-month, it is because you are learning to listen differently—to create not from force, but from resonance. Let the fire slow, purify, and reclarify your inner knowing.
Lion’s Gate Initiation Can Feel Like Pressure
Especially around 8/7–8/10, some may feel like they are “failing” to activate. This is false. You cannot miss what your soul has encoded. Simply be present. Presence is the portal.
Lion’s Gate Activation of the Solar Heart Flame
The higher heart—seat of your sovereign joy—activates through the 8:8 portal. Expect pulses of clarity, truth, soul purpose, and sacred rebellion against anything that dims your fire.
Soul Star Descension into the Body
Your higher self is not hovering above—it’s descending into you. This month bridges the Oversoul with the Inner Child. Together, they awaken the Original Self: radiant, rooted, and real.
Creative Renaissance Begins
After the Lion’s Gate, the New Moon on August 23 offers a powerful window to launch new creations. This moon is an architect’s moon—what you build now has longevity, resonance, and encoded purpose.
Sacred Synchronicities & Soul Reunions
Be open. Many will meet kindred spirits, new allies, or beloveds returning—physically or spiritually. Soul contracts activate with grace when you are in resonance, not in seeking.
"The Stargate of Sovereign Light"
The Lion’s Gate marks the heliacal rising of Sirius, the spiritual Sun behind the Sun, and a harmonic alignment between Earth, Orion’s Belt, and the Great Central Sun. This is the day the Golden Codes of your divine architecture are reawakened.
This year's 8:8 is intensified by a near Full Moon the following day and Uranian harmonics that bring quantum leap potential in your timeline. You are not simply receiving energy—you are remembering your original encoding.
This is a day of conscious co-creation. What you speak, you energize. What you choose, you anchor.
Ritual Ideas:
“The Future Cries Out Through the Heart”
This Aquarius Full Moon arrives like a thunderclap of clarity. It is the soul’s vision looking back at the self and saying: You’re ready now.
Expect activations around collective service, innovation, radical soul truth, and liberation from outdated roles. This moon carries a higher harmonic tone—a calling to step into your field of influence as a frequency, not an identity.
Soul Evolution Focus
Ritual Focus:
"The Soul Makes the Sacred Practical"
Virgo brings order to the cosmic downloads. This New Moon asks: What new structure will support your soul’s flame?
It is the time to rework your daily patterns, create aligned containers, and build systems that nourish your true mission. This is not about perfection—it’s about resonance. You are being called to sacred stewardship—of your energy, your body, your service, and your time.
New Moon Soul Focus
No more performing for approval. You are not a mask—you are a flame.
Pause before each action or choice and ask, “Am I doing this to be seen, or to be true?” Then consciously remove the mask of performance, breathe into your heart, and act from the fire of authenticity rather than the hunger for validation.
No more clinging to the past out of fear. Let it die with dignity.
When old stories or identities arise, bless them with gratitude, then visualize placing them into a sacred fire and whisper, “I honor what was, but I no longer live there,” allowing the ashes to become fertile ground for your soul’s becoming.
No more over-responsibility. Carry only what is yours. Return the rest.
Scan your body and field at day’s end and ask, “What burdens am I holding that are not mine?” Then speak aloud: “I release what is not mine to carry,” and visualize handing it back to Source or returning it to the rightful soul with love and freedom.
No more Avoidance of sacred structure. Your mission needs a vessel.
Instead of resisting routine, choose one meaningful structure each day—be it a journal, altar, or sacred schedule—and declare, “This is the temple where my soul can breathe and create,” allowing form to become the container for your fire to flow through.
Lion’s Breath to release fear and reclaim voice. The Lion’s Breath is a powerful yogic breathing practice that helps release fear, tension, and suppressed emotion by activating the throat chakra and solar plexus. With a fierce exhale through an open mouth and extended tongue, it clears stagnant energy and awakens your authentic voice—restoring courage, presence, and personal power.
Solar Plexus Healing with sapphire flame light, especially during overwhelm. Place your hands over your solar plexus, breathe deeply, and visualize a spiraling sapphire flame entering this center—cooling overwhelm, dissolving fear, and restoring calm, clear power to your core.
Daily Joy Invocation – Each morning, say aloud: “I greet this day as a sovereign being of light. I allow joy to guide me.”
Future Self Counseling – Speak aloud to your Future Self during the Lion’s Gate. Ask, “What timeline do I choose now?”
This is a month to rise, not rush. To burn true, not burn out.
You are the temple and the torch, the initiate and the sovereign. The Lion’s Gate opens not just a door to the cosmos—but a door within. Walk through it. And let your radiance become the path.
With much love and cosmic blessings, Katherine Skaggs
©2025 Katherine Skaggs
This New Moon in Leo arrives with powerful fire energy, calling us into radical responsibility and the restoration of divine sovereignty in our lives. The mythical goddesses of the Tarot speak through this reading with a clear message: it’s time to burn away what no longer serves, return to our heart’s coherence, and embody the truth of who we are.
The first card, Fire – Self-Destruction, reminds us that fire is both a destroyer and a purifier. This New Moon’s energy shines a cleansing light on all patterns of self-betrayal, those moments when we have gone against ourselves to please others or out of fear. Fire strips away egoic attachments and old wounds, initiating us into a deeper state of authenticity. It’s an invitation to release the narratives that keep us small and to come home to the heart.
The second card continues the theme of fire, urging us toward centering and inner stillness. In a world filled with noise, distractions, and negativity, this is a time to withdraw from external chaos and refocus on the quiet coherence within. The message is clear: do not get pulled into the turbulence of the outer world. Instead, trust your inner light. In silence and self-connection, you realign with your true essence.
The third card—yet another fire card—speaks of integrity. This New Moon holds the potential to either illuminate truth or inflate the ego. The choice is ours. We are asked to practice radical honesty with ourselves, especially regarding the shadows we prefer to avoid. This is not about judgment but about seeing clearly and integrating all parts of who we are. True integrity means coherence between what we feel, what we say, and how we live. This alignment opens the way to soul coherence—a state of harmony between inner and outer worlds.
As for actions during this lunar cycle, the guidance points us toward Aquarian energy, the wisdom of the Higher Mind. Here, we step into the role of the visionary—the wise woman, the eagle who sees from above. The seeds for the future are already in your hands, waiting to be planted. Ask yourself: What does my higher self want me to know right now? What vision am I being called to bring into form? This is a fertile time for creativity, innovation, and long-range dreaming.
Finally, the outcome of this New Moon is embodied in the archetype of Lilith, carrying the fiery independence of Aries. Lilith reminds us of the time when the feminine was first demonized—when sovereignty and equality were stripped away. Her presence now signals restoration: a return to balance between the masculine and feminine, a reclamation of true worthiness and power. As we burn away the ego and live in integrity, we rise into freedom and unity. This is not domination but harmonious strength, a remembering of the sacred within us.
In essence, this Leo New Moon is a cosmic initiation. It burns away the false, clears the path for authenticity, and calls us to create from our higher vision. Through fire, honesty, and inner stillness, we come into sovereignty, coherence, and the radiant expression of our true Self.
Leo New Moon July 24, 2025This New Moon, anchored in Leo, brings a powerful convergence of solar courage, soul remembrance, and divine sovereignty. It is a moon of re-ignition and inner coronation—a sacred moment to reclaim the throne of your radiant self.
Under this moon, Sirius rises just before dawn, heralding the ancient heliacal rising known to the Egyptian priestesses as the time of renewal, resurrection, and divine union. This signals a cosmic alignment with the Star Temples of Sirius, inviting each soul to awaken the memory of why they came to Earth at this time.
The Soul Currents of this lunation speak of creative power reborn, the heart illuminated from within—not from ego or external affirmation, but from the original divine encoding of your soul essence. This is a moon to anchor Divine Will over distorted control, to burn off any last remnants of illusion, and to choose your path with full presence and authority.
Simultaneously, the Star Currents transmit codes from the Lyran Flame Keepers, the Andromedan Dream Architects, and the Sirian Temple Builders, supporting you in remembering the structure of your Cosmic Blueprint. They are harmonizing your lightbody with Earth’s evolving crystalline grid, especially through the solar plexus and heart chakra recalibration. Expect emotional surges, dream activations, or a deep yearning to realign your outer life with your soul’s truth.
While this New Moon offers the gift of radiant self-remembrance, it also brings initiatory friction—the heat that reveals what is untrue, what no longer serves, and where the ego still clings to old forms of power, validation, or identity.
Be honest and courageous to face the shadows when these core shadow aspects and soul challenges arising in this lunar portal.
Ego vs. Essence — Leo energy can either illuminate the Soul or inflate the Persona. This moon may trigger pver-identification with roles, titles, or accomplishments; A need to be seen, heard, or celebrated that masks a deeper wound of unworthiness; Old stories of “not being enough” or “too much” re-emerging for release.
Invitation: Ask, “Am I expressing from my Soul Flame or seeking approval from a fading identity?”
The Fear of True Sovereignty — This moon asks you to step into radical self-responsibility—to choose from soul alignment even when it disrupts old relationships, contracts, or comforts. You may feel resistance to claiming your full power or vision. Doubts, procrastination, or fear of being seen may be one of your challenges. There may be sabotage patterns around leadership or visibility.
Initiation: This is a test of fire. Will you betray yourself to stay small, or will you rise and claim your sacred flame?
Emotional Solar Flares — The sun’s magnetic field is strong, and with Sirius rising, emotional waves may surge anger, grief, or pride can surface as old wounds ignite. Emotioins around your Inner Child self may need attention, reassurance, and love. You may feel raw, irritable, or overwhelmed without a clear reason.
Practice: Rest in stillness. Tend your nervous system. Let the fire move through, not consume you.
Disconnection from the Body or Earth — With high-frequency Star Codes pouring in, it’s easy to dissociate, escape into cosmic dreaming, or feel ungrounded. You may experience headaches, dizziness, sleep disturbances. You may forget your physical needs, meals, rest, hydration. You may also feel a split between timelines or realities.
Remedy: Anchor through breath, salt baths, nature walks, deep nourishment. Your body is the Temple for the Flame.
Grieving the Old Self — This moon marks a threshold. To step forward, something must be released. This time calls for release of the old identities. You may find yourself mourning the old parts of yourself, lost identities, relationships, or timelines. Fear of the unknown or “who I will become” may arise to be dealt with. There may be a great deal of energetic and physical resistance to letting go, even when the soul is ready.
Wisdom: Honor your grief. Grieve with reverence. Accept your sacrifices of the old as Holly. The ashes of who you were feed the fire of who you are becoming.
Ritual Suggestion: Create a sacred space with fire or candlelight. Anoint your heart center with rose, frankincense, or citrus oils. Speak aloud: “I stand in the light of my sovereign soul. I remember who I am, why I came, and what I now choose to create. By the sacred fire within me, I walk forward in love, in power, in truth.”
Breathe. Feel the Star Currents entering your crown and spiraling into your body. Ground through your spine and feet into the Earth. Feel the cosmic architecture reweaving you into alignment.
The Lion Beings of Sirius are alive and active at this time, opening the upcoming Lions Gateway 8/8/2025. They are the guardians of sovereignty, strength, and remembrance. Call on them to assist you in remembering yourself, in having strength to embody your true essence, and the sovereignty to trust your inner soul voice and guidance.
The Solar Rose Flame beings of heart are here with you in radiant love emerging from the Sacred Heart. Invite them to ignite the truth and love that lives within your heart spaces. Visualize the wrapping you in golden petals of your own fire, helping you to remember who your re and walk as love embodied.
Work with the Law of Heart Harmonics (Sophia Spiral Law #22) with your intention and alignment. This law teaches through vibrational resonance that “The heart is the master oscillator of all coherence. No technology, no thought, no form surpasses the harmonizing power of the open heart..” Tune yourself by releasing what no longer resonates.
This New Moon aligns perfectly with the Law of Heart Harmonics—the truth that the open heart is the most powerful organizing force in all realities. As the Leo sun joins the moon, your heart field becomes the altar, the resonance chamber, and the compass.
When in doubt, return to the heart. When overwhelmed, breathe into the heart. When seeking your next path, ask your heart—not your mind—to guide the way. The star frequencies pouring in from Sirius, Lyra, and Andromeda recalibrate the nervous system through the torus field of the heart, not the intellect.
This is why emotional surges, spontaneous tears, heart flutters, or deep longings may arise now—they are evidence of the harmonizing wave moving through your core.
Crystal Allies are here to assist you. The vibration of Sunstone, Golden Calcite, Rose Quartz are in perfect alignment to assist your physical, emotional, energy and spirit bodies to align.
Work with the Element of Fire during this New Moon to enter the sacred forge of transformation—Fire transmuted into Light. This is not the destructive blaze of chaos, but the intelligent flame of alchemy that refines, reveals, and reawakens the soul’s luminosity. Sit with flame—candle, hearth, or solar rays—and let it mirror your inner brilliance. Offer into the fire what no longer serves, and watch as it transmutes into golden threads of light encoded with your essence. Let the flame illuminate your truth, ignite your courage, and awaken the solar codes of divine radiance that are now ready to be embodied. Fire is not here to burn you—it is here to crown you.
"Child of Light, the gates are open. You do not have to wait any longer to live as the embodied flame of truth you are. Let this New Moon be your consecration, your clear yes, your return to the Inner Temple where soul and star are one."
—The Star Elders of the Lyran-Sirian Accord
With Vast Blessings of Love, Truth, Remembering, and Alignment
Katherine Skaggs
This month opens a new harmonic octave in the soul’s journey. After the tumult and intensification of June’s inner clearings and outer destabilizations, July arrives as a recalibration field—an invitation to consciously anchor your reality in a higher harmonic timeline while navigating the residue of density still surfacing in the collective matrix.
The stars, particularly the Pluto–Chiron–Uranus activations, stir deep healing and liberation codes. We are shifting the architecture of identity, piercing veils of illusion around power, purpose, and projection. July is a crucible month—refining soul light through the alchemical fire of truth, grief, love, and liberation.
This Capricorn Full Moon brings a sobering yet empowering clarity. Opposing the Cancer Sun, it asks:
Chiron squares the lunation, pulling ancestral wounding to the surface. It may feel raw. But this is the medicine: to let the inner orphan be seen, held, and finally re-parented by your divine self. This is the perfect opportunity to come home to the love you deserve. It lives within you. Your inner child is ready to come home by acknowledging her/him. Take time to nurture your innocence and purity. This is where your true power lives. Protect this with the love of the fierce and protective Divine Mother, and know you are reconnecting to something vital within your very being.
This New Moon opens a Lion-Heart Gateway. It is the first spark of the Lion’s Gate Portal (8/8), seeding the frequencies you’ll be living by then.
Expect soul downloads, dream visioning, and profound urges to change direction, especially creatively or in relationships. This moon touches the North Node in Aries, activating soul mission and courageous embodiment.
July is supported by Sirian and Lyran star frequencies—they are the architects of higher harmonic systems and guardians of creative sovereignty. They offer assistance in:
The Sirian and Lyran star councils work in harmonic resonance to assist in anchoring New Earth architecture through your own light body. This is a conscious act of remembrance: that you are the temple, the pillar, and the bridge.
Begin by aligning your spine as the central staff of Earth–Sky connectivity, breathing into your root and crown until you feel the vertical axis hum with presence. Then, call upon the Sirian Blue Flame Architects and the Lyran Golden Flame Weavers to gently infuse your field with the codes of crystalline coherence. Visualize a golden-blue lattice forming within and around your body, extending lines of light into Gaia’s crystalline heart and up into the Celestial Lattice of the New Earth template.
Your body becomes a tuning fork—each breath harmonizing planetary and galactic energies. This is not passive. You are the anchor. You are the grid. Daily practice, ceremony, or even walking in nature with intention can help stabilize and extend these structures into the Earth plane.
The Lyran Star Elders hold the original Joy Template—a frequency matrix encoded with divine curiosity, play, and creativity that predates trauma, control, or karma. To recall it is to remember what it is to create from pleasure and innocence, not pressure or wounding.
Begin by placing your hand over your heart and the other on your sacral or solar plexus. Breathe gently and invite your Lyran soul aspects to step forward in golden light. Ask: “Show me the frequency of my original joy.” You may receive a tone, a color, a memory, or a visceral sensation. Anchor this through sound—toning, singing, humming—or through physical play (dance, art, nature connection).
The key is not to seek joy externally, but to recognize that joy is hardwired into your soul light. When you vibrate from this space, you activate timelines of abundance, soul-aligned creation, and higher resonance naturally.
The Sirians, with their mastery of vibrational precision, assist in rewiring trauma distortions in the solar plexus (power center) and heart chakra (divine love center). These two chakras are often entangled in fear-based control programs from both Earth and off-world sources.
To heal, invite the Sirian Sapphire Ray to gently enter your field—cooling the burn of over-control, shame, or survival distortion. Visualize a band of indigo-sapphire light spiraling through the solar plexus and then rising into the heart, dissolving rigid walls, ancestral overlays, and false identities. As the light pulses, allow any grief, anger, or fear to rise—breathe it out. Then call in the White-Gold Flame to reweave the divine design: the solar plexus becomes a seat of sovereign will, the heart a source of radiant, unconditional presence.
You will feel more able to act from truth without force and to love without collapse.
At the heart of distorted control is the forgetting of Divine Will.
Now is the time to reclaim the pure force of Source as loving directive energy aligned with the Whole.
The Lyran Flame teaches that true will is joyful, elegant, creative.
The Sirian Flame teaches that true will is structured, precise, and never in conflict with the soul’s mission.
To reclaim this, sit in silence and call upon both frequencies. Say aloud: “I align with the Divine Will of my Oversoul. May all lesser agendas dissolve.”
Visualize any cords of manipulation, fear-based drive, or external expectations disintegrating. Then, feel the Divine Will rise within your solar plexus and crown simultaneously—an axis of aligned intention. This is a frequency you walk in, not strive toward. It allows you to take bold, clean action free of distortion. It may feel subtle at first, but it is your truest engine of creative manifestation. From here, the need to control vanishes. You become the embodiment of coherent power.
This is a month of soul choice—to collapse into fear… or rise into frequency. You are not being punished by your challenges—you are being summoned by your future self.
As the full moon exposes old stories and the new moon ignites new ones, trust the wisdom of your inner flame. Let what wants to die, die. Let what is being born, be welcomed. You are not behind. You are right on time.
With great love, a transmission from Katherine Skaggs and the Galactic Councils of Light
Visionary Author, Artist, and Weaver of Light
It is our time to remember who we are. I have come to assist you in your remembering. We have a sacred mission together, to be the light we seek, to recall it is within is, and to reclaim it as our sacred right. There is a threshold here that we have been waiting for. It is our time to cross the threshold that we may hold more light and joy within our own beings. Our becoming is the healing we have been awaiting, individually and collectively.
As a mystic, shamanic practitioner, and one dedicated to my own journey of healing the wounds of the soul, and of a sensitive being who feels all the pain in this world, I find there is a journey to be acknowledged on the path of come to love, to peace, and to wholeness. This path of the mystic often involves big initiations through suffering, stepping into and through the dark night of the soul, shamanic death and dismemberment. This is a sacred journey for the wounded healer, the mystic, the shaman, and the light worker. It is not an easy path.
The Divine understands the purpose of suffering is to lead us toward wisdom, strength, and ultimately empowerment. There are loving Divine Beings of great wisdom dedicated to helping us alleviate suffering without depriving the soul of growth it can bring. We can call upon them when our pain is too difficult to bear, including the anguish we feel when faced with the struggles of others. This is ultimately for the benefit of all beings, and not just the one.Call Kali, Ganesha, Archangel Michael, and all your Heavenly Heroes to support you. There is great transformation at hand for us in these times. May we be persistent in calling in our helpers, angels, and Heavenly Hosts of Heroes (a term my selenite sword maker friend Tom Ledder coined for the masters we call who are best to help us - Archangel Michael, St Germain, Ganesha, Jesus, Mary, Kali, Durga, etc… who is on your team?)
Can you imagine that you are the ARTIST of YOUR LIFE? … the Architect? the Author, the Writer, and the Editor of your life’s play? And as the CREATOR of your life, you actually have artistic license to create it as you desire. That is right! You DO NOT have to follow anyone else’s rules, directions, or demands. You are free to create the life you love as you want. You can color inside, or outside of the lines of what is offered you. You can copy life, or you can create it entirely new without reference to what has existed before.
The greater question is, are you consciously, intentionally creating your life? Or are you doing what you believe is required to pay the bills, to do your job, to be in a relationship, or not, and so on and so forth? Are you happy? Are you expanding and living the adventure you hoped? Or are you struggling?
And, one thing you must know is that as you are focused on and curious about your life you desire to live with all your heart, the Universe, the Quantum Field, will conspire to help you get what you want. Whether you believe in metaphysics, quantum mechanics/physics, or Divine guidance, I can tell you that the Universe has your back. The important thing you must know is that you must find ways to give your attention and focus on your desires and NOT your fears. That is the vibrational clue to getting what you want.
If this story moves you even a little bit keep reading what I have discovered over the years about how Creation of anything in your life works. You do have the ability for great transformation and change when you are ready and willing. The Universe has laws that support everyone in making their life what they want it to be. If you are in suffering, feel stuck, or limited in any way, you have subconscious beliefs and blocks that are born of trauma, fear, or fright. They are imprints that come from messages from your parents, your teachers, and society typically. They may be direct experiences from people you know or don’t know. Wherever you had the experience doesn’t matter. All that matters is that you have the tools to shift out of that experience into a new one. It is possible. I did. And if I have done this so can you!
Before you can create something new, it is important to stop and still yourself. In shamanism this is referred to as going into the great void of possibility. This is the first step of stopping the madness. This is a time to go within. Imagine this void as a place of great energy, possibility, and even chaos. If you have been going and going it is likely you need to stop and rest before you try to begin anything new. This is the place of the North in the medicine wheel, the place of the night, and the place of winter. This is the place where we dream anew. You may also call this the subconscious mind.
To make change it is important we get out of our conscious, thinking mind. Settling into the stillness of nature in winter, or the dark of night is a doorway to the mystery of life. This is the place where our dreams live, and also the place where we may have stored away fear patterns that hold us captive in an unhappy, unconscious life.
When you are ready to dream a new life into being, step away from the linear reality that is causing you pain. Take a break. Retreat into nature on a mindfulness walk. Breathe in the beauty of nature no matter her season. Step away from the people, the places, and the things where life is out of order. Find a time and space where you can reflect, journal, and be still. Let go of all doing. What is it like to just be?
Drink a calming cup of tea. Light a candle. Burn a fire and gaze into its flames. Take a nap. What do you need to go within to your private inner spaces? Allow your imaginations and dreams of a better life arise. Watch them. Notice how you feel. Release any emotion that may want to flow. Invite in the guidance that is ready to drop into your awareness now. Rest. Restore yourself to the peace that is awaiting you.
Once you have rested, set aside a time to look at your life with great honesty, observation, and objectivity. Not better or worse than what it is.
Get real. Are you happy? How do you feel when you think about your job? Do you feel excited or do you feel drained? Are you living for a paycheck? How do you feel when you think about the people in your life? Do you want to leave the one you married but are afraid of the chaos and change? Do you enjoy your closest friends, or do they disturb you with their gossip and how they treat you? How is your health?
Getting honest is just the beginning. If you have been putting up with people, situations, and your work, most likely you are exhausted, depressed, and not having such a great time of it all. Are you ‘bucking’ up? Do you have the motto “no pain, no gain.” You can work hard and still have a great time if only you are aligned with what you do as work, or aligned with the people around you.
It is time to take a personal inventory of every area of your life. This gives way to the path of what you can do differently. When you begin to imagine something different you will get the support needed to change your world.
One day at art school I was in painting class with my teacher Wilbur Niewald. He was an amazing Cezanne-like oil painter with fierce observation skills. He came up to me and the still-life oil painting I had probably been working on for 100 hours. The painting was just beginning to ‘pop’ - meaning look good! As he looked over my shoulder at the still life and the painting, he began to show me how to make the painting better. He picked up one of my brushes and dabbed it into some blue paint and proceeded to correct the painting, “Your composition will be much better if you move the still life up about an inch and a half.” Then he began to sketch into my painting where things should be moved to. I cringed with some expletives in mind, and thought, “OMG. I am going to basically begin all over on top of what I have worked on for hours and hours.”
Though I didn’t like what he had to tell me, he was my honest, objective point of view that was guiding me to creating a more beautiful expression in this painting. I didn’t want to hear it as I knew it meant more work to get what I wanted. I had an emotional response too, feeling a bit of defeat and limitation. Yet, it was exactly the reflection and guidance I needed to create change.
What will you do if you notice your life is an inch and a half off? Are you willing to change? Are you curious how much better it might be if you dive in and refocus? Can you imagine a better outcome?
Curiosity is a key component to creating anything you desire. What adventures are you curious about living in your life? Are you curious about a better life? Have you begun to imagine what it is like to be in a different job, to be an entrepreneur, to leave your relationship, to get into a relationship, to have more money, etc? Or are you curious about how hard it is going to be? Are you defeated before you begin? Wherever your focus lies in your curiosity is the direction you are headed. What do you really want to create?
I remember a time in my mid-20s when I was unhappy, struggling with anxiety, working a dead-end job that really wasn’t what I hoped for or wanted. I already had a degree from college, following a path to work in the ‘real world’ with a regular paycheck rather than follow my heart’s desires. I had always been a good artist, perhaps great in the eyes of some. Yet when it came to going on to getting a college degree and finding a job I was told, “You are a great artist, however, what are you REALLY going to do when you go to work?” In other words, the message was you can’t make a living being an artist. You aren’t valuable. You aren’t worthy. And of course, you are going to struggle because that isn’t a REAL job.”
Though I had graduated with a B.S. in my early 20s, I was doing something entirely different than my degree hoping to do more of my art. I was in advertising and I was miserable. I recall talking to my boyfriend at age 25 and said, “I would just love to go to art school for one year.” He said something that turned out to be very profound i moving toward my true desires. “Why not?” he said. And instead of thinking of all the reasons not to go, I began to get curious as to how to go. I began to explore schools, their admissions policies, costs, grants and loans, and how to photograph and submit my portfolio. With that research I decided upon Kansas City Art Institute and submitted a portfolio. I was immediately accepted! Within 18 months I moved and began a three year adventure to getting my BFA in art and painting.
Quantum physics proves what metaphysicians, mystics, and shamans have taught for eons. Whatever you are curious about, whatever your focus is on, is what you create. Specifically, when you focus your curiosity on something, the quantum field must answer. If you ask, “What if and how can I go to art school?” and begin to focus on this, give your attention to this and how amazing it might be, the Universe conspires to help you make it so. With your attention and curiosity you begin to stir the quantum field. On the other hand if you are curious about how hard it will be to get to school, you will stir the fear and all the reasons you can’t get what you want. Your limiting thoughts and feelings will create through the fear, rather than through the vibration of something better.
With honesty and curiosity to create something new you’ll realize you have to face your fears and have willingness to make the changes required
How willing are you to begin the process of redesigning your life? Are you willing to refocus - no matter the effort in living in greater joy, harmony, abundance, and happiness? Are you willing to ask for help? Are you willing to face the fear that has kept you trapped?
I recall the fear and frustration I had in knowing I was going to basically repaint an entire painting because the composition needed shifting upward just an inch and a half. Sitting in the art studio with my teacher looking over my shoulder was daunting. I felt sick to my stomach. All sorts of thoughts ran through my head that were born of frustration, a bit of defeat, and wondering if I would actually make it worse rather than better. After a short while I began to refocus past the frustration and fear of screwing it up. I began to repaint the composition, redefine the color, and shift everything up an inch and a half as directed by my teacher.
Life is a series of of choices and actions. Whatever we create, whether it be a canvas with paint, a sculpture, a book, a job, a relationship, or our own bodies is ultimately an experimental process. Fear is at the core of stopping us from writing the book we want to write, losing weight, getting the job we want, and ultimately taking the risk of a better life no matter what it might be.
Mastery in any area of life requires the willingness to do what it takes to get what we want. When we set forth in love and excitement rather than fear, the journey is one of fulfillment of your true heart’s desires. The effort is well worth it and part of the reward.
Any great artist, writer, actor, architect, or director learns to let go in the process of creating their masterpiece. It is a grand experiment and adventure to create a great piece of art or a fabulous book. There’s always the process of editing, correcting, and refocusing.
All acts of creativity are also acts of destruction. Birth is connected to death and death is connected to birth. When I paint is applied to a canvas, the blank canvas is changed to something else. It no longer exists so a painting can be born.
SACRED destruction is the process of intentionally letting go, alchemizing what was, making it sacred or an important part of creating the new life. Rather than destroy all of an old job or old relationship, it is a spiritual practice to clear out the things that were difficult, and yet find the gold within the experience. The experience is here to teach you about alchemy, wisdom, and mastery in your life.
Notice how you feel as I speak to fear. What does your body tell you when you think of moving out of your current situation into something you desire more? Do you feel exhilarated at the possibilities of your new life? Or do you have a stomach ache, feel anxiety, grief, or other pain?
Hawaiian Goddess Pele is a great example of the power of Sacred Destruction and Creation that we can all learn from. Pele, being the Mother Goddess of Volcanoes and Lightening awakens and brings her lava flows when man has disrespected the land. Her fire and lava flow across the land burning away the impurities of man’s unconsciousness. In the process her lava flows give birth to new life as a new island. This great mother teaches us to use the power of fire to burn away the impurities in our lives so we can enjoy new life.
Mother Nature is constant in her teachings about flow, cycles, and seasons of creation. We can apply her wisdom to our own lives to move out of stagnation, depression, lack, and unhappiness. Once we have become willing we can begin to burn away, to let go, and to correct our course to a more beautiful landscape, within and all around.
Whatever change you are embarking on requires a time to release and let go so you can move into a new you and a new life. There are many ways you can approach your shift. I like to add ritual and ceremony to my journey of release, whether it be a fire ceremony or painting over an old painting. Both are physical acts to help me move the mental and emotional energy beyond the limited or old life experiences.
Make a safe and sacred space to explore letting go. Set an intention that is clear for what you desire to release and what you desire to bring in. Burn sage or other herbs and incenses to clear out old dense energies. Turn off your electronic devices. Tell others to leave you alone for the period of time you need for your ceremonies. Light a candle, and/or set an altar to hold your prayers and focus.
When I am ready for change I love both fire ceremony AND going into the studio to abstractly paint over an old canvas with the intention to release, as well as to bring in the healing and shift needed for me to move forward in my life.
Before going to the fire - Set some time aside to reflect and dump out your thoughts and emotions onto paper if you like. With intention, release your negative thoughts, anger, frustrations, resentments, blames, hurts, etc. onto paper. I recommend writing and bringing that through your hands rather than on your computer. Be as physical with it as possible. Your body needs the release as much as your mind. Use color, symbol, pictures, and story to tell the old story you no longer want to imprison your life. The release in such a manner is cathartic in and of itself. Also, gather any organic items that represent the pain of the past, or the limitations that have held you stagnant. If you are letting go of a job, it may be related paperwork or contracts that have held you. If it is a relationship you are releasing it may be cards, letters, and photographs you want to let go of that hold past promises that can no longer come to fruition. Whatever you gather take it to the fire.
Throw everything into the fire with conviction of letting the past go in all forms. Speak out loud what you are letting go as you desire. Then acknowledge it is done. This is an important piece of completion that sets you free. Be done with it. No more. And so it is.
Then stand close enough to the fire to feel its heat. The fire energy purifies your auric field of dense energies. In the process it raises your vibration and fills you with chi, prana, life force. This fortifies you for your next steps to create your desires.
Use a canvas that is either new or old and art supplies that you are not attached to. Your supplies are completely up to you. Focus your intention to let go of the old energy, the negative thoughts, and emotions through the paint, brushes, hands, and tools onto canvas. This is a very physical, somatic experience beyond your intellect. FEEL into the energy of the limited life experiences. Anger, rage, sadness, and any emotions that are connected to the old life all want to come out of you into the paint and onto the canvas. Let go with all the veracity and emotion possible.
As you release notice the shifts you will begin to experience that free you. You should begin to feel lighter and more free. Keep going until you feel the shift. I literally went into a trance the first times I let go with great emotion. I became very calm after I released betrayal, rage, and fright. Naturally I began to bring in a new vision, clarity of message and imagery, that was my freedom.
Once you feel done with the releasing, shift into painting your healing, your healing, your new energy. Be open to the flow of love, of healing, and new direction to come into the canvas in color, symbol, and messages that you not only see but feel. You may well open up your psychic senses as a result of this exercise. So pay attention to the messages. If they are born of love they are from your higher self.
Once you let go of the old story and fear that keeps you stuck, you will be able to focus on what you truly desire. Your focus, along with your mental, emotional, and physical energy and actions will direct your life. Whether you want to shift the composition and color of a painting, or you want to leave a relationship, you must be able to focus toward what you desire rather than what you fear.
Use your art, writing, imagination, and curiosity to lean toward what you want to experience in your life. If you still have doubt, depression, or hopelessness, go back to the releasing exercise with sacred destruction to get clear before you move forward. Clearing the fear is essential to getting to a place of moving forward. Taking action toward your true heart’s desires won’t work if you are still harboring fear and limiting beliefs. If you keep doing your best to move forward and are repeating the old patterns, step back in the step by step process until you begin to feel free and safe in your body, emotions, and thought process.
In mystery school in my 20s I came to understand a universal law and truth about focus. It goes something like this: Whatever you focus on expands. This seemingly simple truth is not always easy to act out, yet it is important we learn to do so.
Notice where you are focused. Turn off the bad news, walk away from negative conversations and nay sayers. Find supportive friends and loved ones. Create an environment in your life where you are more and more easily focused in the power of positivity and potentiation. If you want change yet life in a negative environment you will be like a fish swimming up stream. Toxic energy will sabotage your movement forward, cause stagnation in your growth, and not only slow you down but most likely stop you all together.
When you imagine your new life, what does it look like and feel like? Who surrounds you and cheers you on? If you can’t think of any one person, then work with reference points of people you know who have good support systems. How does it feel when you think of them and their relationships? Study the energy of their relations and then see what it feels like when you imagine them. Take a walk in nature and feel into the peace and harmony. Winter has one feel. Often quiet and more still. Spring another feel, with new life, birds chirping, and green coming out. What are the sensations in your body that bring peace when you move into environments that are harmonious. Let them be your guide to focus into peace, harmony, and joy. As you notice these sensations they will give way to restoration of your own inner peace. From this place you can focus and choose more harmoniously the life you desire.
Synchronicity - When you begin to focus on your true desires the Universe will send you the support needed to create change. Synchronicity, coincidences, signs, symbols, and messages will begin to appear before you. You may have a dream that reveals something that is important in your journey to new life. Something will stream across your devices with a message that is profound and important. A friend will start a conversation focused exactly on what you need to know. Suffice it to say if you have become curious and focused toward what you want to live, the world will begin to give you the breadcrumbs and clues you need to follow.
As you imagine and begin to seed new life it is important to protect your dreams. Imagine how an embryo in a womb, or a newborn infant needs nurturance and protection from harmful elements, your dreams too need protection, nurturance, and support. Share your hopes and dreams with those who love and respect you. Avoid the nay sayers and negative nellies. Anyone and anything toxic can down play your potential, playing into old fears and doubts. There are times to keep things to yourself and only the most trusted individuals. There is a time to announce your new life to the world. Be discerning of who to share with, and when to share. Avoid the need for approval from people who may never ever approve of your choices. Your dreams of a new life are precious and need you to be a fierce, loving, and protective parent. Weed out your doubts and fears as you dream anew. Weed out the people and environments that carry those same doubts and fears along the way. You will be happy that you did.
Deep in the jungles of South America you will find the black puma and the black jaguars who come to sit at the waters edge at night in the darkness. They avoid detection of all around. These big cats never chase their prey. Instead, they align with where their prey will come to drink or eat. In the darkness they sit without lifting a paw or tensing a muscle. They sit in observation and watch until what they desire is before them. At just the right time they will pounce upon their prey and get what they want without any seeming effort at all.
This teaching is an integral teaching about alignment, rest, and effortlessness. As you dream a new reality you will indeed have work to do to create what you want. And, as you relax and let go of the fear that holds you back, you will be more aligned with effortless action. Pay attention to what is before you. Is it in alignment? Does it feel good? If it doesn’t, most likely you are not at the right watering hold where your desires exist. Follow the plan here and you will indeed be more and more in the place where life gives you what you enjoy and what you desire.
Love, wisdom, and teachings with Katherine Skaggs
To work with art and creativity to heal is to claim your birthright! You create with every thought, every emotion, every word, and every action you take. Creative energy is the same energy as healing energy. How you focus your creativity determines how you direct your healing energy and its effect on you and the world around you. I once asked an astrologer friend to look at my chart to give me some insights. She said, "Katherine, you are sooooo creative! You know you create all your shit, right?" Oh, the truth is so hard sometimes. Yes, I can create beautiful paintings, write a multi-award-winning book, and do many things well. And I also am the one who makes all my messes if I choose and act from hurt, fear, trauma, or unconsciousness. Good news: I am also the one who can rewrite the script of my life, let go of the tough stuff, and transform it into greater love and wisdom. I am here to help you to create with greater love and harmony as you let go of the difficult stuff.
You may or may not believe you are a creative, an artist, or a healer. Yet, in my experience, everyone has amazing creative energy and artistry within themselves. Suppose you learn to connect to and unleash the energy of your creative Self? In the process you will discover healing and empowerment at core levels. (I speak more in-depth about cultivating the inner Artist and the inner Healer in my book Artist Shaman Healer Sage through various practices, ceremonies, and rituals beyond this article.) As the Artist and the Healer of your life you have an innate knowing of how to work with art and creativity to heal.
You don't have to know how to paint or draw to connect to your creativity. You may love to write, dance, cook, or garden. You may be a fantastic problem solver. It is an unlimited process that offers excellent alchemy.
Life on earth is a school for the soul. It can be amazingly wonderful. And it can be messy, challenging, filled with grief, and downright complicated! It is a mixture of dark and light, good and bad, and all the in-between. There are always cycles, no matter the journey. The great question is how do you handle the cycles? Do you know how to create intentionally? Do you know how to alchemize the challenges? Can you access your creative self to more positively navigate your Earth journey?
As an artisan and mystic, I naturally use art and creativity as my healing tool for transformation. Many years ago, I discovered I could go to my canvas and dump all my painful emotions and thoughts onto a canvas with paint. In doing so, I began to release the pain in my emotional body through a bodily, sensory process. I was not 'thinking' what to do. I intuitively, and energetically put red paint and black paint onto canvas. It was abstract. It was freeing. And it opened me up to a mystical experience where I went into Samadhi. I had an ecstatic experience of release and illumination where I was completely calm and at peace. When a face came onto the canvas I asked, "Who is this?" I heard, "Dakini Kundalini Mama." Dakini is Sanskrit for sky dancer. It also means the free, illuminated mind.
This process not only brought me peace, but allowed me the change I needed to navigate a difficult situation with a business partner break-up and end of business. It helped me to heal rage and come to center so I could find my way to new life.
I have taught this process many times and continue to encourage it through painting, writing, dancing, throwing clay, or any form of creative flow where you can somatically release the old and bring in the new energy that heals. Below I describe the working with art and creativity process to heal again through a personal experience. It is my perfect process to let go, to alchemize, and to heal.
Most recently, I had an experience of grief and loss that I was having a hard time processing. I returned to my studio to paint out the grief onto canvas in a process painting. My only goal was to clear this and to heal. In the process, my guides came through and helped me return to harmony.
I got an old canvas out of the closet that I had never finished, nor did it seem I ever would. I got white gesso out and ceremonially focused my angst, grief, and emotions onto canvas. With each stroke, I spoke out loud what I was letting go of. I sent my emotion into the paint to release what could never be and what was out of harmony.
Over the white came black—the black mixed with the white where it had not dried, creating grays. There were lighter and darker areas, faces, crosses, and patterns of energy flow. All strokes and variations in color were symbolic of the journey through the void, the unknown, and the pain of letting go. The faces spoke to me as if to say, "You are not alone. We are here with you. Let go and come home to the love awaiting you. It is already inside of you. And we are holding you."
With each stroke, another layer peeled away, and a new vision came to speak to me. I added color and clarity to the faces, whirling energy patterns, and crosses.
One face in particular came into focus with healing and love that was very apparent. I sat with her and felt into her love and support. More greens, blues, and pink hues came onto the canvas in glazes, bringing healing frequencies. Everything was still very abstract, yet with emerging form.
Then, complete abstraction again, painting over the faces in more glazes until they disappeared and another layer began. Often symbolic of our journey - letting go, new form, experience, then releasing again, getting messages, and new awareness creating a new form.
I sat with my dogs and took a break. In the process, I opened up William Henry's site online, where he talks of the Starwalker, Mother Mary, and Pleiadian Goddess energy. Immediately, I recognized that the energy coming onto my canvas was in the form of Mother Mary. She is one of my main guides. And she is the Starwalker coming to help me restore and come home to my true essence. I knew the stars were speaking to me. I knew there was clear guidance and love to help me heal trauma from its origins.
Let this process be your process for moving energy, using creativity to let go of painful old patterns, and to bring in healing energy.
The process applies, whether it be to paint or to dance, to garden or to cook.
I hope this is a helpful process to support you in healing and coming to harmony in yourself. Let me know how you approach the process and your breakthroughs.
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The Mayan Rabbit Spirit Medicine for Cooperation, fertility, synergy, dedication and union. He is a bit Alice in Wonderland, bringing magic and the medicine of the Moon and the Mayan day number Twelve. This Galactic Crystal tone helps us bring Renewal through cooperation and the transformation that comes as we strip away everything we know, so we can emerge new, reborn, alive, and ready to create more amazingly than ever before.
Focus on new beginnings. It is time to not only renew yourself, but to create anew in an expanded version of yourself. It is time to unite the polarities of your inner and outer selves, your yin and your yang, your shadows and your light, your spirit and your human expression and form.
Shed your old skins and break forth from the limited versions of who you have been. Open to possibility. There is something more amazing than you have been able to imagine before now. You are a brilliant creative being as you let go of the past imaginations of your self and the world you have been living in.
Draw on the wisdom and strength of your inner being, and that of the essence of Divinity that you are. You are being invited into a greater pattern of stability as you integrate what was into the awesomeness of your Divine Self uniting with your Earthly Self. Bring the two together and feel the amazing support the Universe has for you from within and all around.
If you have been in the chaos of polarity in the world around you, particularly in your relationships to others, it is time to accept the blessings, forgive the difficulties, and to come together in your own being in greater love and compassion. The magic will emerge as you unite and realize no one is really separate from you as you have been experiencing. You are united in your dance and desire to find harmony, even if it is through polarity. If there has been difficulty, reflect upon the polarity seeking to expand beyond self-limiting beliefs and constructs that have been creating the chaos and pain. Your perception must change to return to harmony. It is within your power to do so!
Then you will return to union within your very being, the cosmos, and the way you dance in relationship to others. New life, joy, and heart centered creation are assured.
Heart Centered Blessings!
Can you believe it is a New Year? We've graduated from the cycle of 2021, some of us a little bruised and tattered, yet hopefully counting our blessings for all this is good amidst the really challenging, tempering times we have been adventuring. It is a time of endings, graduations, letting go, dreaming anew, reflecting, alchemizing, and moving into a new energy and cycle.
Prayers, blessings, curiosities, and imaginations are the way we focus our energy to create, to bring the formless to form. Quiet time, time of ritual and ceremony, meditation, journaling, divination, and creativity are all excellent ways to shift out of the old and move into the new. As we enter the unknown of a new year, it is a good time to let go of our old stories, past hurts and triumphs, so we may turn our focus to present time and potentiation.
Have you considered what you truly desire in this moment? Have you let go of limiting stories, thought forms, emotions, habits, and ways of being? If not, now is a perfect time to include that with your first steps into 2022 so you may enjoy the riches of a new experience, of a new dream. We are powerful, creative beings constantly choosing what is next. We are creating as we go... is it conscious, or unconscious? Now is the time to move into greater clarity and focus for clearly creating with more harmony, love, health, well-being, joy, prosperity, and abundance in all areas of our lives. No matter what is failing, there is a new, potent opportunity at hand.
May 2022 bring many adventures reaped with great love, hope, wisdom, healing, prosperity, joy, fulfillment, and illumination. May you, and I, and all of humanity harvest the good from all that has been, honoring it as sacred so we may be wise and present in our lives. May we release that which no longer serves us, composting the pain, the attachments and suffering, alchemizing each sacred experience into gold as best as we can, beyond anything we could ever imagine possible. May we receive the blessings that follow the composting — the rich soil to plan the seeds of desire and intention for new life that comes in spring, for growth, healing, and abundant restoration.
Over the last weeks I have taken some time to paint in the process of giving way to vision, and immersing myself in my creative process to bring healing to my own body and life. I could feel an Ancient One, a Grandmother, standing with me, showing me her wisdom, and bringing blessings of healing as I let go of an old pattern and way of being. With her came my dear friend Owl, to assist me in cleaning my body and my energy. Both offered much love and wisdom for my personal journey, and for what I have to share with you.
There is no mistake that Ancient Grandmother Owl Medicine painting came to canvas and imagery and words the past two weeks or so to help me. And as always to be here for you.
She walks with each of us as we open to her presence through our desires for wholeness. She reminds us that we cycle through many dreaming adventures, birthing experiences, adolescence, motherhood/fatherhood, and old age upon our earth journeys. These experiences offer us the opportunity where we once again must let go of what was, the opportunity to harvest the gold from the experience, and the opportunity to be still and move inward to receive, to integrate, and to eventually dream again.
She now cheers us on in our journey through winter, and the place of dreamtime. She encourages us to become conscious dreamers, present in each breath, observing and allowing, dreaming anew as we welcome the cycle of a new year.
Ancient Grandmother Owl Medicine urges each of us to be present in this time so we may be grateful for all we have. She encourages us to give through open hearts. This path of gratitude and reciprocity will assist us in being in peace once again, and the place of compassionate love that heals. Ancient Grandmother Owl Medicine says to look with the eye of a kind and generous heart, a generous nature. For here we shall experience the vast love of Spirit within and all around.
What dreams shall we dream in 2022? Where is your focus, your heart, your attention? What are you committed to in the new cycle?
Will you join me and Ancient Grandmother Owl Medicine in dreaming a world of love, of kindness, of connectivity, of reciprocity, and healing? Will you dream with me from the depths of your being into this experience of life with all your relations, with your work, your thoughts, your hopes, your dreams, and your presence?
Blessings be my friend, Katherine Skaggs
AMABIE, is a Water Spirit, Mermaid, who came in through my' Live Channeled Painting to Heal session on April 6, 2020, in response to healing as Humanity faces the pandemic and COVID-19.
This water spirit Amabie, is a legendary Japanese mermaid with 3 less, who is known to emerge from the sea to bring abundant harvest, as well as to help protect from illness due to epidemic.
This video brings teachings, and healing energies, from Amabie to assist us all in cleaning away the energy that makes us sick... both physically and spiritually. As I painted Amabie, I could feel her joyful nature, and wild woman spirit. She is very good at clearing fear, and bringing one back to the heart of truth and love. She helps to clean away what separates us from love, from harmony, and from beauty. She reminds us that true beauty lies within us, and that it is time to see that within all life."
Enjoy this live, channeled painting. Connect to the energy of this spirit Amabie, and her super powers to support you now, to bring you into love and to clean fear. Amabie, is the epitome of a helping spirit and shamanic ally. She invites you to call her into your life, to clean away that which makes you sick, and that which makes the world sick. Sit with her image and call her now. Thank her for her gifts and capacity to clean dense, fearful energy. Your gratitude is an offering. It is always important to thank our helping spirits, as that is what feeds their heart spaces. It is the reciprocity we all need to participate in, giving thanks, and giving love. May this bless you, inspire you, and encourage you to know you are not alone, that you have many angels, guides and spirit helpers. Call to them today to have them help you, to lift you up, and to support you in being the joyful, loving being that you already are.
Here's her image after this session. At this moment I am still working on her, as she continues to speak to me for bringing in energy for love, acceptance, transformation, and beauty. Use Amabie's image to inspire your heart opening, to stay in peace, and to know that you are safe and protected. Call to her now to lift you up. I'll add updated images once she is complete.
With love and many blessings, Katherine Skaggs
Ra-Mona, Pleiadian Star Mother of Light and Sound Healing brings healing to each of us as we traverse chaotic times, navigating fear emerging from our base instinctual centers. She brings compassion, unconditional love and acceptance. She encourages us to look deep into her eyes to awaken our own light and knowing, to awaken our hearts and our abilities to “see” beyond the fear, to transform into more loving and connected beings.
Take time to sit and gaze into her eyes. Gaze upon her as an open eyed meditation. Be bathed in her compassion and unconditional love and acceptance. Let her take you on a ride to the spaces of infinite soul on a grand adventure of discovery and wonderment. What does she whisper to your heart? How does she inspire and illuminate your preciousness?
Her name Mona, or Madre Mona came to me during the live painting session. Yet, I knew there was more. As I sat with her she told me it was Mona, and her full name was Ra-Mona. This brings the vibrations of Mona to us, which means Desire, or Wish from the Arabic origins. This is PERFECT, as her healing she offers us to that of moving to our heart spaces to our true heart desires and wishes. As we connect with our soul’s true desires through the heart, we will connect to the vibrations that illuminate us individually and collectively. Our heart knows the way! It is the place of the Light and Sound that she offers in her unconditional love and compassion.
Ra is the name of the Ancient Egyptian God who is the Sun, the solar influence that gives life, that lights up the world. No mistake she told me her full name is Ra-Mona… bringing both the Divine Masculine and Divine Feminine influences of Light and Illumination with Desire and Wish. Ra-Mona offers us the light of the Divine to illuminate our hearts, to illuminate our true soul desires and to assist in bringing them to earth through our own experience as human.
May her presence flood you with good vibes, that you may feel the shift upwards into the light of love. Many blessings and vast love upon you, Katherine
Join me, Katherine Skaggs, in taking a look at the energy of our times. Face the fear and clear it as you gain insights, guidance and support in healing the fear, and in moving your attention to the light.
We are in a profound time of shift. The structures as we have known them are falling apart. This is actually a natural part of the death of the old, the death of our egos and suffering, and the death of patterns that no long support us. We are conversely in a birth. We are here to birth a new way of life, a new way of being in relationship with one another in all of humanity, a birth of a potential that is filled with more love, not less.
Be inspired and lifted up with the guidance of the Goddesses, our angels and guides and the wisdom of our Divine. The cycle and appearance of our reality serves a great purpose to transform our world through mass soul transformation. Individually and collectively it is time to lift our focus upwards and inwards.
Join me and do your best to engage yourself and your world in compassion and generosity. Together we are able to transform and transmute fear.
As you sit with this reading open to the healing light and energies transmitted. Know you are loved. You are blessed. And the blessings are streaming to support you now.
With much love, respect and deep gratitude,
Katherine
Dear Friends
I am reaching out to support you during these chaotic times, full of fright and fear in our collective, as well as a time of great opportunity, of great focus on the light by those of us willing to turn our attention to greater possibilities unfolding beyond the fear. How shall we hold the light, be in support and supported, and take practical steps to move through these experiences with power, strength and love?
I am holding space for healing each day at my altar. I am lighting a candle, sage, palo santo, copal, sacred tobacco and other powerful plant medicines to clear the fear energies and trauma vibrations that are emerging so we may heal individually and collectively. I am calling all angels, divine beings of light, helpers and masters of light to assist us now. In the big picture, this collective purge is an important part of our transformation as a species.
Please join me in setting a space each day to light a candle, to pray, to meditate, to walk in nature, to go inward into the light of possibility and alchemy, to transform your own fears, through a shift of focus, through a shift of intention and attention. You can do this. We can do this.
Let's come together for a powerful shift, shifting our focus upward and inward.
Clear yourself and your space daily by burning sage, palo santo, sacred tobacco, etc. Use essential oils such as frankincense, tea tree, thieves, lemon, peppermint, lavender, thyme, eucalyptus, chamomile, clove, cinnamon, pine, juniper and rosemary on your body and in your field. Diffuse oils in your home and place of work.
Anti viral plants you can add to your diet are oregano, echinacea, garlic, elderberry, astragalus, olive leaf, ginger, cats claw, chaga mushroom, calendula, pau d’arch, siberian ginseng, reishi, sangre de drago, and st. johns ward. Eat lots of garlic!!!
Colloidal silver is also excellent to take to support your immune system.
Take care of your gut to support your immune system. Stay away from sugar, grains and dairy to support a shift in gut health if you are willing, while adding probiotics and prebiotics. This will assist in your energy as well. Your immune system needs good food, organics food, so you can navigate this world well in a body! Stay away from GMOs and foods that have been sprayed with glycophosphates. Organic only is a good way to go, to insure your immune system is optimal.
Over the next month I will be setting up some remote group healing opportunities to join, as well as some live channeled paintings on FB to clear the fear. Most events will be free, or very low cost to join remotely. It is time to support, to vibe up and to thrive regardless of the circumstances.
Several key teachings in shamanism to ponder at this time:
1. You are the Dreamer of Your Reality — (How shall you dream your life regardless of the circumstances you are amidst?)
2. All is Well regardless of the appearances of things.
3. Everything is Energy. Everything is connected. (Do your part in shifting upwards, through your focus, your thoughts and emotions, your intentions, your actions. Choose love as best as possible. Choose kindness. Choose to bless yourself and others. Look for the magic and the beauty. Be the blessing.)
Use this most amazing, free, great tool - Your Imagination! Connect to your childlike nature of innocence, curiosity and wonderment. When you still your mind, your heart and your focus, use your imagination and curiosity to reach to greater possibilities unfolding. What is the amazing shift coming as we are in the change? How good can all of this get? How much better might it be as we transform? What if we are moving into greater harmony as we clear the fear? What is it like to feel, sense, see, act and be from a greater sense of harmony and love?
Move your focus and attention into this world of energy and be emboldened for magical shift!
With much love, honor, respect and blessings!
Katherine
Katherine Skaggs
By Katherine Skaggs,
Visionary Artist of the Mythical Goddess Tarot
For thousands of years, in ancient temples and every day homes, sacred art has been used to shift one’s focus upwards to the Divine, to bring healing, and to create sacred space. Priests, priestesses, shamans, medicine men and women all have invoked healing through the assistance of sacred art objects, images, written text and statuary. They understood how to use sacred imagery and word to create portals to the Divine, accessing the magic and healing vibrations.
Great artists through the past 100s of years were not only trained as artists, but were also trained in mystery schools, where they understood sacred geometry, and the power of art to open energy portals, as well as to convey high frequency light to the masses. Michelangelo and Leonardo Divinci were such mystic artists.
These artist mystic traditions continue in our current day, where the artists are the messengers to awaken the soul. If you have ever found some visionary, spiritual art calling you, you must know it spoke deeply to your being, and not just your eyes.
I has such an experience when I saw the art of Alex Grey, Susan Sedon Boulet and Meinrad Craighead in the early 90s. I owned a metaphysical store, had been training in a mystery school for 4 years, and had also been an artist since I could pick up a pencil. When I chose their art books and calendars to sell in my store, I became very much aware that something was calling me. I felt deeply that perhaps I too was supposed to do something visionary or spiritual with my art. Over the following 10 years, it became clear to me what that union was. It ultimately directed my path in life as a mystic, visionary artist myself, finding my way as channel of the Divine, and messenger to the soul through my art.
Along the way I would say I learned many symbol systems and the power of sacred imagery, yet that is not completely true. It is more like I “remembered” how to bring in sacred imagery, not through my eyes, but through my soul, as a channel. The journey first was to heal my own soul self. Getting still and asking for guidance married with the act of making art was the beginning of the Divine coming through me in more mystical and expansive ways. Each experience of contact with a Divine Being, such as Mother Mary, or White Eagle, or Serapis Bey, or another angel or guide who revealed themselves, was an experience of opening a portal to high frequency light waves that heal, that awaken and that transcend a 2-D piece of art. Once created in the original art, it continues to open sacred spaces, transmitting light codes of love and guidance, even in small reproductions such as an altar card or small print.
When art is created at a soul level, with intention, symbol and meaning, it has the capacity to open doorways to the Divine. It brings vibrational healing through its holographic and physical presence. It calls the soul to recall more of their Divinity through an activation of the akasha energy field, and ultimately into the personality. It breaks the mind and the heart open to love and awareness.
We all can’t have great pieces of art in our homes or on our altars. Yet today, we have the magic of reproduction, offering the opportunity of owning beautiful artwork in more affordable versions that we can hang in our homes and place into our sacred spaces.
What determines Sacred Art?
Not all art falls into the category of visionary sacred art. Is the art created in love? Is it high vibrational? Does it convey messages of the divine without religious constraints, rules and judgements? Is it beautiful? Does it make you smile, feel more love, or curiosity of the invisible realm of Spirit?
I have found that the artists engaged in conveying Divine messages through their art, bring healing to others. An astrologer 30 years ago told me it would be the artisans in the New Age who would be the true Healers. For these would be the conduits dancing with the Divine, bringing expression of it's high frequency energies to Earth via inspired visual art, movies, dance, song, music, etc.
Sacred Art and Altar Spaces
Creating beauty in your home and sanctuary spaces brings peace, calm, vision, hope and healing. The color, pattern, geometries, symbols, Divine Beings and vibration create a focused energy, both physically and spiritually. The feel good beauty of sacred art immediately begins to shift any space. When the high vibrations come into your space, your attention is moved to a higher awareness in your conscious mind, as well as on a subconscious or soul level.
Your aura, or quantum field begins to vibrate upwards, as well as the space where the altar sits. Through prayer and meditation at your altar with your sacred imagery and objects, you begin deepening your spiritual energies and awarenesses. This is the journey of cultivating greater peace, beauty and grace, where you are less and less apt to fall into the lower energies of judgment and separation.
These beautiful images are spiritual tools that work, even when you aren’t consciously doing anything. They hold space for you, whether you can or can’t.
The Call to Share Sacred Art as Altar Cards
Many years ago, when I began to channel Divine Beings through my art (Mother Mary, Buddha, Jesus, Archangel Michael and other angels to name a few), I became aware that I needed to share the images on a larger scale, and not just sell one painting at a time. The guidance was most strong when I was awakened one night by Mother Mary, and I had to get up to paint her. This particular experience was one of receiving a transmission of unconditional love that came into the art. At this time it was clear the importance of sharing the imagery as a way to bring light to awaken others heart and souls through compassion and love.
Soon after the images were made into small 5x7” cards, with a message on the back, to inspire and to uplift. (See all altar cards here.)
Create Altar Spaces for Inspiration and Healing
When in need of making one’s life for sacred, for healing and for being lifted up, it is a great idea of set aside a small space in your home for an altar. Altars are physical places where you focus your attention to prayer, meditation, worship, and calling forth your Divine Guides and Helpers. The space doesn’t have to be big, yet it might be.
Personal altars are a great way to stay connected to the sacredness of all life, especially yours! They become containers that hold your prayers, intentions and desires in the most sacred ways. They help ground the higher energies of the Divine into the physical world.
Creating and working with an altar is as essential to a mystic, shaman or priestess, as brushing one’s teeth is to good oral health.
To make your own personal altar, it is a great idea to keep out of the attention of others. Choose a private space where you can put down an altar cloth, or something beautiful as the base to hold your items and prayers. A candle is often added to represent the light, fire and illumination. If you would like to include all the elemental energies, place some item representing the Earth, Water and Air on the altar. Some dirt from a sacred or special place, water you have blessed or from a sacred well, and a feather or something clearly representing the air. Add fresh flowers to bring in beauty, and to open a portal to the Divine. (Angels and Ascended Masters LOVE the color, beauty and fragrance of flowers!)
Add Divine Art Altar Cards to focus bringing in the guidance of any specific guides, angels, or ascended masters you would love to invoke through your altar. With time, you will become more and more clear when they are present, and that you have clear communication anytime you desire it or need it. The more you work with their imagery and essence, the more sensitive you are to their vibration energy and how it reaches you.
Other Places for Altar Cards
Altar cards are also great for your desk at work, to carry in your car or in your purse, hung near your bed, on on your bathroom mirror. They create space wherever they are! If you need a reminder of the Divine and want inspiration, incorporate this sacred imagery where you want to bring their energy and inspiration.
Choose Your Altar Cards and Sacred Imagery
There are many images of Sacred Ones you may incorporate, who will absolutely visit you as you begin to say “hello” by honoring them through your focused attention, gratitude and physical presence through sacred art.
To connect, what is your need for guidance, your hope or your intention?
Hold your intention, prayer, need or desire strong in your heart and mind when asking who to connect to. Cultivate reflection and stillness. Ask for your spirit helpers to come to you in any way you can recognize their energy.
Then open to the imagery you find at a local metaphysical store card or calendar section, or art books, or online sacred art. Ask for the image and the presence of the Divine Helper to be revealed. Synchronicity will unfold and you will be directed to the energy of your helper. It may come in song, art, written word, statuary, movie references, etc. Your Divine Helper may well be a Marvel character, or an angel, ascended master, goddess or an animal. Don’t be surprised!
Notice who are you drawn to by image. If you don’t have a specific idea or knowledge of who you would like to put on your altar, peruse the images to see who attracts you. Move beyond your intellect to your intuitive senses. The image will call you. The message will follow.
Here are a few of the Divine Helpers you might want to check out: Archangel Michael for protection and guidance; Mother Mary for unconditional love; Kuan Yin for compassion; Lakshmi for abundance; Jesus for forgiveness, love and healing; Buddha for compassion and peace; White Eagle for awakening your DNA and connection to guidance from all the ascended masters, and so on and so forth. There are an infinite number of Ascended Masters, Goddesses and Illuminated Ones to work with. They may or may not be familiar. So trust who you are drawn to in the moment you choose.
(See all Katherine Skaggs altar cards here.)
How to Work with the Sacred Ones through work with the Altar Cards
Once you have chosen your altar cards, now what?
Enjoy their beauty!
Say “hello” and “thank you”. Be specific if you can, and name the gifts and powers of that being, honoring their mastery and benevolence. Thank the Divine Being for being present to you, and assisting you in whatever manner he or she is showing up for you. Ask them to lift you up, into their awakened vibrations, that you too might align with their blessings.
Sit with the Divine Being via your altar card and gaze softly upon it. Feel into its energy. As you quiet your mind, and still your body, you will connect deeply through the image.
Journal with the essence of the Divine One, reflecting, asking questions, feeling into the responses, opening your intuition and knowing.
Invoke through prayer and ritual. Sing praise of gratitude and blessings.
As you sit with the sacred imagery of your Divine Beings of Light, you will know what to do. Trust your intuition and heart spaces. You may find yourself crying tears of joy, or laughing out loud. These beings are alive and well and are excited to meet you in this way.
Artist Author Katherine Skaggs
Visionary Artist of the Mythical Goddess Tarot
Katherine Skaggs is an intuitive channel, visionary artist, painter of souls, author, shamanic practitioner and teacher. She is the artist of the Mythical Goddess Tarot, as well as a series of Altar Cards born of the Mythical Goddess Tarot, Ascended Masters, Angels, and other Divine Beings of Light. Each image is channeled and created as a portal, for your own direct experience of Light and Love, and the wisdom of these benevolent Light Beings. Katherine is dedicated to bringing in light, love and wisdom to awaken each soul through love.
