The External Influence card is the Spirit Guide Owl. This card works with the message of manifesting your wishes. A great urge to find your place and harmony is within you and you have the power to achieve it. The world is full of wonder, wisdom, and risks that all aid us in activating the gathered knowledge and experience we possess and constantly strive to achieve. Owl reminds us we have knowledge within and that we have the ability to research and learn even more. As an External Influence, the Owl reminds us that the world is also full of knowledge and we can only gain from continuing our quest for knowledge and experience as long as we live. Life is an evolving, changing world that allows us to adapt and learn every moment. Keep enthusiasm in your heart as you work towards your goals. This will require calling on more respect from others towards yourself. Communicate clearly and remember to watch carefully for body language or other signs of communication from those around you. Owl reminds us to see clearly past the illusions that may be spun around us. See the strength within you that can enable you to reach for the resources outside of you. Be courageous and persistent as you grow towards manifesting goals. Heal within and be confident. You can rise above, undaunted by the trials that may have held you back in your past if you realize the strength, magic, and wisdom within you. This week, know that the opportunity to learn as well as apply your knowledge is around you. There may be a new person or experience this week that will aid you in manifesting the goals you have been working hard to achieve. Take time to open your mind and eyes to see your environment and find what lessons you may have waiting for you. Possibly indulge in a new hobby or restart a forgotten one.

This week's Rune is Mannaz. This symbol represents the bridge between the mortal world and that of the divine. This symbolism extends to the divinity that exists within each person. It represents the inherent intelligence, reasoning skills, memory, and tradition that make up people as individual and as a community. This week, there is a rich, depth-filled connection emanating within and around us all in stronger waves. Use this connection within yourself to find the divine and connect with the intelligence that fills our world. Feel the divine within yourself and understand that you can tap into greater sources of memory and knowledge than you may have thought before. This week will be a great opportunity to use this connection to understand the aspects of your personality as well as aiding in understanding social order around you. Consider taking this week to learn about incarnation. Think of how you can interact within your social order in order to create a better foundation for yourself within your environment. Be wary for this Rune can also indicate someone attempting to undermine you. But hold fast and strong with determination to learn. Explore the depths of research and intelligence within you and around you.

The Internal Influence is Reversed Owl. These beautiful guides are known as symbols of mysterious wisdom and the constant striving to gain experience, goals, and knowledge. They are also a symbol of communication. Consider taking a look at how you express or communicate yourself to others as well as yourself. Is it in a positive, calming, or uplifting way? This Reversed card may be a reminder that you need to give yourself more credit in the things that you are achieving or to take a look at what you may be forgetting. If there is an old interest, hobby, or job that you have been neglecting, this may be the week needed to jump back on exploring those areas that were left on the way side. A message may be waiting for you that you have not been heeding. Allow yourself to dive into your own abilities and use them! It is time to apply the knowledge you have earned through hard work and determination. While it is always important to gather knowledge, it is just as important to apply this wisdom. Nurture the skills within yourself rather than feeling too intimidated to show what you can do. Normally, the Owl spirit guide is known as a sign of change, messages, and the revealing of secrets. With two Owl guides in one reading, this week indicates that so much change has gone on that time to return to a hobby you love will soothe and recenter your soul. Remind yourself that even in the swirling chaos, you can find a calm moment within yourself to remember the knowledge and experiences that have brought you to where you are now. Even in mistakes, we learn lessons. If you have been seeing meaning in every single thing, consider relaxing and allowing your mind to focus on other tasks. If a meaning or message is there for you, it will make itself apparent. Do not strain to find a meaning or message. Hold strong and remember this week that we are constantly evolving and learning creatures. Take joy in learning.