Totem Energy for the Day

We start the day with an interesting energy that is for sure. Most of us know that we are in Mercury retrograde right now, but Lost in the limelight a Mercury retrograde is Pluto in retrograde. I know most of our first reactions is dear God not another retrograde. But having Pluto in retrograde at the same time as mercury in retrograde it makes a lot of sense. Normally when we go into a Mercury retrograde it isn't this deep with soul-searching. We normally see everything in life that we need to take care of hit that fail or D rail in some way shape or form to get us back on to track. Now when you mix Pluto in retrograde it changes everything. Pluto is here to take us into the deep of our heart and our soul, it is about cleansing, it's about growth, and self development. As we step into this time Pluto with the assistance of mercury will bring everything in our lives to the forefront so we can take care of it so we can sift through the things that no longer serve our higher purpose, so we may shed them as a snake sheds it's skin. This makes for a very intense moment in life but the outcome can be amazing. Now Pluto's retrograde started on 4/18/2016 and will last until 9/26/2016, so take this time to do some deep soul-searching if you don't Mercury will assist you with that.

And now we step in to the totem spirit of the day, The Porcupine! I love porcupine, she is ever so misunderstood. The porcupine is a lovely soul, ever so playful and loving. most see the Porcupine and fear are quails, her quills are her words. One porcupine comes to us we have to ask ourselves are our words hurting others. And on the other hand she also asks us are the words of others hurting and influencing our life in anyway. Now take a step back and look at everything that's going on in the sky with this we have mercury in retrograde as well as Pluto in retrograde both speaking heavily upon our lives, our life path, and developing who we are. Add Porcupine to the mix, ask yourself am I allowing others to dictate my life in an unhealthy way, also and I dictating another person's life in an unhealthy way.

The other message that Porcupine brings to us is to remember the adventure in life. When a porcupine forages for food they can be seen climbing trees to eat the fresh bark and green leafy buds of the trees, as well as being seen swimming in marshes and lakes eating the tasty water lilies. And in all of this they play. And at times you will see them standing on their hind legs swaying back-and-forth waving their paws around as if an trance or a dance, this for them is a rhythmic exercise, it serves very little purpose other than just to experience the moment. The Porcupine teachers us many things, but her biggest lesson about is learning to live and play with others.