The Weekly Spiritual Reading is here! :D

This week's External Influence is the Sabertooth Cat Spirit Guide. Also known as a Smilodon, these ancient felines are known for their massive size, strength, and formidable fangs. When this powerful guide appears, it comes as a sign that this week will provide opportunities for physical and mental growth. The Smilodon not only represents physical strength, but intelligent forethought, introspection, and independence. This week will allow you a chance to exist in calm, meditative silence through which you can find knowledge within that you may not have heard previously under the rush and noise of the mundane of every day life. Connect with the primal instincts dwelling within you. This may include research or expressive appreciation of your ancestry. Do not be afraid of any unpredictable events that may occur this week, but have trust that you are able to survive and thrive! The sabertooth cat may be extinct, but it represents the unending survival of memory and instincts. Do not be afraid. This week will give you the chance to revel in your mental and physical strength.

The week's Rune is Kenaz! Kenaz is a personal favorite of mine. It is the flaming torch of illumination and knowledge. Kenaz is the guiding light and the inner fire within. It is this inner passion that fuels our research, our hobbies, and our loves. The name Kenaz originates from the old Norse word 'kenna' meaning 'to perceive'. Kenaz is the rune of mind and spirit, the inner fire of a spiritual being with light. It is also represented by the forge, by sacrifice, and the hearth. It is the controlled fire which aids us in creation. Kenaz gives us the ability and inspiration to create. It is root of emotional creativity and creation. The power and light is within you! At the same time, Kenaz also represents the fire of passionate love and interaction between polarities. It can aid us in understanding and enhancing relationships not just romantic, but also with our communities and family. It bonds us to those around us. Remember the passion of fire is within your soul and can bring about manifestation and transformation. Take this week to build and grow! Express yourself and use this controlled inner fire to create. This is the perfect rune for artists, writers, musicians, or any individuals who use their inner passion to create. Now is the time! Use the surge of energy in the world this week to burst forth with your resilience, intelligence, and ability to create. Do not let it go to waste. The world desires and craves the artists and musicians, the storytellers and the creators. Dig deep and remember your skills. Use your passion to show that the world is full of light and beauty. Feel your inner fire and create, bond, grow!

This week's Internal Influence is the spirit guide Heron. Within you are vast amounts of innate wisdom so take the time to let yourself acknowledge and explore that. This guide reminds us the importance of grounding. Study this technique and increase your meditation so that you can work on diving into your own psyche in order to explore, expand, and strengthen your own self-reliance and talents. Often, the Heron spirit guide teaches self-reliance through your own unique and personalized ways. Don't let yourself get sucked into being like everyone else or by following in another's path. Reach your goals in your own ways even if others may view it as unconventional. Watch for opportunities this week. By regularly grounding yourself, this will enable you to recognize when an opportunity has appeared and you will be able to know when the perfect moment to act is here. If you feel overwhelmed or uncomfortable, try to remind yourself of your own resourcefulness. Focus on tact and forethought so that you feel more comfortable and ready to take on what may be around you this week. Over all, the Heron reminds us how much we can learn from working on our independence and self-care. Take time to work on yourself, but also include time to straighten up your home.