• Avoid media that makes you feel bad - news, reality shows, songs with demeaning words, horror films, etc.
• Imagine a "protective bubble" of love or light around yourself - shield yourself as often as necessary
• Wash your hands with water several times a day - "cleanse" energies that have attached to you
• Drink clean water and eat "pure" foods whenever possible -drink plenty of water and eat organic, whole and sustainably harvested foods
• Avoid crowds that are not in alignment with your values or intentions - pick your outings with care  
• Find time to meditate or be still to gather your own energies - allow for alone time and intentionally call your energy back
• Let go of healing others that haven't asked for it - pay attention to ways you try to "fix" others (energetically or otherwise) and learn to set boundaries and refrain  

For many, the July Mercury Retrograde seemed to last longer than the typical three weeks. It's as if time and energy were holding us still. Though I am no Astrologer, I know enough about the pattern to listen to the wisdom of the stars and simply ride the energy, laying low and patient.    

In addition to Mercury Retrograde, we are in a larger collective pattern which is also holding us "still." In my last Newsletter, I offered the picture of a catapult as well as information about our pending energetic launch. Thus, this sense of being held is part of the catapult energy! 

Like a race horse anxiously snorting in the stall before the gates open, we are experiencing the energy buildup of what's to come. We are keenly aware of the stall, the race, the crowd, the adrenaline, the vision and the finish line. 

Though, of course, there is no real finish line, our visions do see an end to the limited track we've encircled round and round again. Our inner knowing and truth trust in absolute freedom.

In spite of your perceived stuckness, keep your focus on the trophy - the freedom, the exuberance, the emergence of YOU! Though you may feel trapped in your confined space, know that the gates are about to fling open for you to charge forth!