My Silence

Hello folx!

I have been quite silent these past months as I have turned inward a bit early this year. It usually occurs in rhythm with the Earth’s seasons coinciding with the Northern Hempisphere’s Autumn and Winter.

But this year, I was called to do some deep inner healing and shadow work that came up, and a strong pull to make my children my priority for the time being.

They will only be young once.

And although I am a homeschooling (unschooling) Mama to them who has hardly had a break from their presence, I feel the fleeting days of their childhood slipping through my fingers. They are 5 and 7 now. All the time in the world is not enough.

And as I reflect on my progress, as I continue to heal my own wounds that surface so I am better able to raise my vibration, I realized this is the first time in the past 4 or 5 years that I haven’t been in a deep depression and taken a social media break altogether in December. I have finally been able to move through some grief that is usually crippling this time of year.

There’s no longer an energetic charge to those previously haunting memories.

It feels good to have those wounds healed and be a non-issue. I recognize and celebrate my progress and bravery of doing that hard work of stirring up the past, really sitting in it, wallowing in it so I could feel it and bear witness to it entirely, before being able to move through it and release its grasp it had on me.

I am not perfect, nor do I ever pretend to be. I don’t have all the answers. What I do have is my experience of deep healing on many levels in this lifetime, of overcoming struggles that can feel so suffocating. I know what it is to find my way out of the darkness and come back to myself. To become stronger not despite, but because I have walked through the fire.

I’m not sure what’s ahead of me.

I am releasing any expectations or ideas of where my path will lead me, and taking this time to get in sync with this dreaming season to receive guidance from Spirit, the Universe, my Highest Self, my Guides, well and healed Ancestors, and all my Allies and Helping Spirits.

I release what no longer serves me as I make space for more love and light, and a deeper connection to my Highest Self and my Soul’s purpose for this lifetime.

And so it is.

image credit: Mario Álvarez

Light in the Darkness

You are here

On this Earth

In this place

At this time

FOR A REASON.

Yes, it hurts to bear witness

to the atrocities and injustices

whose stains will leave

scars upon the Earth.

You are meant to feel it.

It all has a purpose,

just as you do.

You are here to do the work.

Heal your Ancestral lines,

They are waiting for you.

Raise your descendants

in a conscious way,

for they are our hope

and a great burden lies

upon their shoulders.

Living here now

is the painful catalyst

which brings upon great change.

One flickering flame does not

produce much light,

but when we join together

for a common cause

and the greatest good

of all living things,

we become a beacon

to illuminate the way of transcendence.

-Christen Prudence

Working with the Phases of the Moon

I have had a love affair with Luna for as long as I can remember. It bring me great joy that this is something shared by my sons as well when I hear their sweet voices exclaim with excitement “Mama, look at the Moon!”

A powerful and recognizable feature in our sky- day or night, our Ancestors held this reverence and awe. They weren’t aware of its effect on tides, but they did notice its cycles and learn to work with it.

The Moon’s energy is present whether we choose to work with it or not. It represents our emotions, our connection to mothering. It’s placement in the sky can have a strong influence on our inner lives, and knowing where it lies in your Astrological birth chart can tell you a lot about yourself. Learning to identify where Full and New Moons occurs in your chart is a powerful practice.

This valuable information is something I want accessible to everyone, so I put together this information to bring insight to you:

New Moon

Set new intentions focusing on abundance- what do you want more of in your life?

Be clear, state it as it’s already happened, with gratitude.

“I am so thankful that I …”

Make a New Moon collage.

Waxing Crescent Moon

Visualize your intentions coming into reality.

Make a plan of action for goals/intentions made.

First Quarter Moon

Refresh your intentions and push forward to stay aligned with your purpose.

Waxing Gibbous Moon

Reflect on how your intentions are manifesting.

Are there any adjustments or fine tuning needed?

Full Moon

Celebrate your progress!

Reflect on what no longer serves you and release it.

Charge crystals and divination tools in moonlight.

Make Moon water.

Clean your house.

Waning Gibbous Moon

Continue to free up space to invite more of what you want into your life.

Give thanks to yourself and the helping energies for the changes being made.

Last Quarter Moon

Reflect on any changes needed to release more of what’s holding you back.

Waning Crescent Moon

Begin tuning inward to listen for guidance.

Journal, consult Oracle/Tarot cards, and use Divination tools to receive insight.

Full/New Moon Manifesting:

• To look up your birth chart, go to astro.com and enter your date, time, and place of birth. Select “natal chart wheel” in the drop down menu for chart type. Or book an Astrology reading with me!

• Read my Moon Mood Cosmic Channelings (tab on my website) where I mention what degree the Full/New Moon will be in.

• Find the glyph (symbol) for the Zodiac sign on your birth chart, the small lines below represent the degrees. Count the small lines below beginning at the boundary line to the right of the Zodiac sign and moving to the left until it correlates with what degree the Full or New Moon is occurring.

• Which section does this lie in? This is the House for you to work with.

Zodiac glyphs:

Aries ♈️

Taurus ♉️

Gemini ♊️

Cancer ♋️

Leo ♌️

Virgo ♍️

Libra ♎️

Scorpio ♏️

Sagittarius ♐️

Capricorn ♑️

Aquarius ♒️

Pisces ♓️

Houses of Astrology:

1: House of Identity: self, initiative, doing and being, appearance, conscious awareness (shadow is aggression and anger)

2: House of Personal Value: personal possessions, personal resources, personal finances, personal boundaries, self-esteem and self-worth

3: House of Communication: knowledge, sharing, learning, siblings, information, social activities with close friends

4: House of Home: roots, ancestry, parents, family, childhood memories, foundations, places/land of origin

5: House of Creativity: musings, children, art, play, self-expression, courage, leisure, fertility

6: House of Rhythm and Wellness: service, daily routine, work, pets, habits, systems and schedules, personal health (body and mind)

7: House of Partnership: equality, contracts and deals, projections, sharing, marriage/committed relationships, work relationships

8: House of Joint Resources: other people’s possessions or finances, sex/money/death/inheritances, power dynamics, merging of energies, mystery/things hidden

9: House of Learning and Sharing: understanding, consciousness, travel, wisdom, inspiration, long-distance journeys, religion/philosophy/spirituality

10: House of Work in the World: purpose/calling, career/vocation, reputation, recognition, status, life-long goals, parental upbringing, authority

11: House of Community: larger community, activism, social networks, group settings, future hopes, Astrology and metaphysics

12: House of Spirituality: subconscious, dreams, mysticism, past-lifetimes, isolation within systems, connection to Source/All, healer/birth or death work (shadow is drugs, depression, self-undoing)

I offer Astrology readings and intuitive energy healing work. Reach out to book an appointment with me for further guidance and support.

Blessings,

Christen