the chaos ensues and it feels like it keeps having these leaps of intensity. The most recent was when Mercury Retrograde passed the baton to Saturn Retrograde, and it felt like it beat us along the way. Now the darkness of this New Moon is illuminating it all for us to see. I keep having the same conversation over and over again, so I figured this was needed for the general population.

First, let's talk about the bigger picture of what's going on. We have had a paradigm shift. Between COVID, political shifts, and other stuff, the entire planet is in a paradigm shift. This is scary and hard. We all have to be in the new and figure out how we operate in the new. There will be a tendency to cling to the past and want to go back to the known because it was known and that feels easier. It's not and will just slow you down. When massive shifts like this happen, there is chaos. You can't help it. We are in the chaos, as more systems break down to make way for the new, and more ways of being shift, you can't help but be in chaos. It's okay. Our brains interpret this as dangerous, but it is actually the natural process.

Many are

experiencing this as feeling lost or not feeling like themselves, but the truth is

the world has changed; you have changed too, but not as drastically. It's just hard to “feel like yourself” when so many aspects of you, your world, and your relationships have changed. Again, none of this is bad, but it can feel bad. We are being given a gift.

This takes us to the last couple months, but especially June. In May, there were a lot of opportunities to see yourself clearly—the good, the bad, and the ugly. Also to see your relationships clearly. Then when Mercury came out of Retrograde right as Saturn was going Retrograde, a lot of things were upended. Anything that feels like it was taken from you, lost, or no longer working was something stopping you from your highest and best path. You were shown the places apathy had crept in, where you still played small to make others comfortable, and where you were distracting yourself from your true purpose.

It may not be clear

yet what the new path or purpose is.

You might also know your path or purpose but feel like you can't get there yet. This is all again part of the natural process, and I will talk about that in one moment. First, I need to address what many empaths are experiencing right now. Part of the confusion is the fact that empaths are being bombarded right now. You are probably feeling exhausted from either picking up everyone's crap or from combating the constant onslaught of energy being thrown your way. You need to make sure you are clearing, grounding, and shielding every day!

Okay, now for where we are headed. As we follow the energy and how I see it unfolding, we are in the creating space for the new phase. So there may not be a lot of clarity about where you are going yet, so you are only feeling the loss. You may have an idea about where you are going but it feels so weird and so far away that it feels out of reach. Just do the small steps now. Clear the space, set the plans in motion, let go of the past. All of this will help you down the road.

In July, people are going to feel stuck, trapped, or like they can't get anything moving. At least the first half, but maybe the whole month. You might also have some false start experiences. Please don't let any of this discourage you. You are still making progress. This stall is for us to get better clarity and dig deeper. Do not take this as a reason to stop moving forward.

Fall is when we get some relief. The energy lightens, things start progressing. This will be different times for different people. For some, it starts as early as late August. For some, it starts in September. Some have to wait till October. Any way around it, you will have a period of relief. November, however, brings with it some more intensity that takes till December to start dissipating.

To sum up, the road will continue to be bumpy, but the trick is to shift your perspective about it. People keep thinking “I just get through this thing, or month, and then things will be easy.” Just stop that. Shift your expectation to things don't need to be perfect or smooth to still feel supportive and okay. The best way forward is to be as honest with yourself as you can be. Look at those things you have been running from. Look at the parts you feel powerless in. Look for the truth of who you are and how to move forward in that. That's where you find your freedom and your power, but most of all your peace.