This week's External Influence is the Skunk Spirit Guide. When this guide appears, it comes as a sign to stand firm and strong with pride in your skills and abilities. Do not be afraid to be who you are and to find fulfillment and joy in the individualism that makes you who you are. This week may push you to hide in the mundane, but don't let it. Use the high energy of this week to breathe deeply of positive energy. Inhale and fuel the fire of your passions. The Skunk Spirit Guide is about unique self as well as a sense of personal protection. Do you need to be aware of something or someone negative around you this week? Don't be dragged down by it or angered by it. Use this situation to practice patience, to take a moment to learn, or to teach. The Skunk Spirit Guide will aid you in finding that balance between pride and arrogance as well as survival and abundance.

This week's Rune is Algiz! Symbolized by the branches of a tree or the arcs of an Elk's antlers, this rune is known as the protective rune. It's imagery heralds a time or place of refuge and safety brought about in connection with the divine and the spirit of humanity evolving into divinity. Agliz is used when we are working to complete a goal with a successful outcome or when we wish for protection and grounding. It will aid in defending you from harm. It may be beneficial for this coming time to connect with symbolisms containing the three-fold or nine-fold count. In this way, you may find yourself closer to the divine within and around us. Spend time working on communicating with the elements you are closest to. This could include meditation in solitude, in nature, or in activity meant to activate fulfillment in connection to elements such as running or swimming. Agliz is here to remind us and prove to us that we are protected and defended against negativity or enemies. Evolution and safety are here for you this week. Now is a time when you are gaining your wings and growing as a person. It may feel vulnerable, but know that this time of growth includes a sanctuary in which you can evolve upward in spirit and body.


This week's Internal Influence is the Praying Mantis Spirit Guide. While this week's rush may push you to work hard, know that within you can find the peace you need to work through each days routine. Consider taking time this week to begin, or restart, meditation or prayer practices. Use these small moments to guide yourself and prepare yourself for the outside world. Even if you are required to rush and move, to complete things, find the stillness and silence within yourself that you may draw strength from. Connect with your intuition so that you know when to move or when to pull back. This time of inner reflection will aid you in learning how to redirect your energy towards the positive aspects of your life that are moving forward rather than stagnating or feeling pulled back by the negative. By learning how to quiet our outer mind, we learn how to delve into our inner mind for greater growth, strength, and serenity. If you find that meditations sitting still are not to your liking, try various techniques that feel more comfortable to you. Such as finding a mental stillness in the trances of running, using music to focus, or engaging in a physical mediation such as Tai Chi, Chi Gong, or Kung Fu. Practice quiet, focused thought in a way that aids you best. This could also include spending more time out in nature connecting with the breath of the earth around you.