As we step into our authentic self in 2025, in this month’s reading, we 
are exploring the topic of “Power.”
Recharged or depleted?
One of the most important thing we can do for ourselves is to set healthy boundaries. What and who we choose to engage with can shape the entire state of our well-being. Some people are energy drainers, often called “energy vampires.” Paying attention to how we feel after interactions is a direct insight into our energetic state. Are we nourished or depleted? Calm or out of sorts?
Constriction or Lack of?
All these help us maintain a clear state of mind as well. The lack of boundaries is a form of giving our power away. Ignoring our needs, our intuition, people pleasing habits are also forms of powerlessness. Setting clear boundaries through mindful intentions support self-respect and help us cultivate self-honoring.
Time to revisit?
Furthermore, it is critical to reassess boundaries that may have been put in place and that are no longer needed. These can become too constrictive. They may have been put in place out of fear, out of complacency, from a need of protection; however, can keep us from moving forward on our path of Ascension. A reassessment may just be what the doctor orders as giving our power away can certainly dim our inner light.
Self-Acceptance through a Multi-dimensional Lens
Embracing all facets of our being, through a multi-dimensional lens, helps us appreciate the understanding that we have assumed many roles – we’ve been the victim and the perpetrator, the chased and the chaser, the subservient and the oppressor, the servant and the master. To maintain a healthy understanding of the power we hold, we must be responsible in how we use it and not abuse it as we may have witnessed or perpetrated time and time again over lifetimes.
Yin & Yang – Finding Balance
Finding the balance between our divine masculine and divine feminine energies as they complement each other supports our well-being. We are the shadow and the light. When we identify what our fears are or the “why” behind our desires for power or the lack of, we can put our best foot forward.
Universal Wellspring – Are you tapping into yours?
By shifting our focus on the whole picture, we come to understand that we are here to fulfill a bigger purpose than to satisfy our own egos. As we awaken and step into our authentic selves and embrace being our own authority, we reawaken our connection to Spirit. We give ourselves permission to access a Universal Wellspring – a wellspring of support, of connection, of wisdom, of resources… that we can tap into. At one point, we simply didn’t remember. We may have felt separated from Source or somewhat disconnected and by reconnecting with our true essence, we remember that we are Light Beings having a human experience.
Power to Self-Heal
When we draw from that Universal Wellspring, we no longer feel depleted or powerless. When we remember who we are, we tap into our golden power – a power that has always been there, helping us to reignite the power to self-heal. What a true empowerment that is!
Moving through Life with Flow
Learning to stand in our power brings us to a state of eternal flow. We notice the subtleties and nuances of our physical, mental, emotional, spiritual well-being. By cultivating a balanced state, we have clarity; resulting in us becoming more assertive and decisive. Consequently, we are more apt to assume responsibility for ourselves and our choices. Our power resides in the knowing of who we are.
Through our journey of reclaiming our power, we must be willing to adapt, to shape-shift. Becoming malleable allows us the ability to experiment with new ways of seeing ourselves, seeing through the veil of illusions, seeing the world through a new lens as well as our place in it and seeing others are Light Beings having their own human experiences.
Expanded Awareness = New Understanding
Additionally, we gain new levels of understanding. This helps us expand our perspectives, alter our perception, drop our assumptions and expectations. Our past and sense of power does not define the choices we will make in the future. With such an expanded awareness and understanding, we truly get to create the reality we have envisioned for ourselves or wanted to live.
The Reward!
The golden nugget of reclaiming our power is believing that there is magic all around us. As we shape-shift, we become conduits, open channels, true co-creators. The magic is trusting in the unseen powers of the Universe. As we develop trust that we are supported, we remember that we have the gifts, the wisdom, the adaptability, the skills and resources to reignite the alchemist, the magician that lives within.
Our affirmation is a great reminder what it takes to entertain a healthy sense of power.
“I wield my power by being mindful, wise and willing to let of things I cannot control and take responsibility for my well-being. As such, I release old beliefs and honor myself with clear set boundaries. True power is inherently mine by embracing flow, shape-shifting, choice and igniting my kind of magic.”
Journal prompts for contemplation and reflection:
*Where have I been giving my power away?
*How can I choose to call my power back lovingly, consciously and fully?
*As a step to empowerment, how can I ignite my kind of magic?
Work with our affirmation from above as a daily reminder.
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Biographies:
Carole Franques is an integrative practitioner of the Healing Arts. She holds various certifications in healing modalities and is passionate about creating tools to support individuals in embracing and appreciating who they are; in stepping into all their potentialities through self-awareness and self-discovery practices. Carole is known to bring the invisible to the visible.
As a creative consultant, she supports other entrepreneurs in enhancing their crafts and bringing their dreams to fruition.
Carole hosts various online and in-person group sessions in various locations and conducts private sessions. She resides in Oregon.
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Rosemary Nevara is a psychic medium and Integrative Energy worker who taps into her aptitudes in order to communicate with all manners of Beings, including those who have transitioned.
She does Direct Readings and uses various Divination tools with Oracle and Tarot cards being among her favorites. Rosemary is passionate about using her gifts to be of service to others by conducting sessions with people and pets.
She resides in New Mexico.
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We are both avid users of Oracle cards and have created and self-published 5 decks. Our sessions are conduct remotely and as well as in person.
