Working with Self-Forgiveness as a superpower
The most empowering work we can do in service to our soul's embodiment and evolution is to learn to take dominion over our consciousness.
I spoke about this in a recent gathering in the Ladies of the Lake Healing Circle. This is an excerpt of the “Working with Self-Forgiveness as a superpower”Circle. If you wish you to join the Ladies of the Lake Healing Circle, click here.
I offer many tools and resources to support this type of inner work in my online course, The Lady's Mirror. For more information, click here.
First New Moon of the Year & Imbolc Offerings
Dear Soul Friends,
Happy New Moon in Aquarius!
Have you felt a shift this past week? I know for me, I am breathing a deep sigh of relief! Feeling Mercury station direct on the 18th was like experiencing a curtain opening, allowing more visibility and clarity in my life. As I have shared in my recent posts and newsletters, the beginning of 2023 was shrouded in energies that were asking us to reflect and rest. This is always the case during the season of Yule; however, it was amplified by both Mercury and Mars retrograde. Mercury rules all forms of communication, travel, visions, and plans, and Mars is the planet of action and ignition. Now that both are direct, we are able to access those energies within ourselves and utilize them for visioning and intention setting processes for 2023. Remember, our bodies and consciousness are a microcosm to the macrosom of the universe. All the planetary energies exist within us; being aware of what's occurring in the greater planetary cycles allows us to flow in the world more skillfully and harmoniously.
Saturday's new moon in Aquarius is a powerful portal for expanding your vision and looking at the calendar year ahead from a higher perspective. What does your heart desire to manifest, experience, create? What is the quality of energy you would like to call forward within yourself? How will this expand your inner and outer worlds?
On the wheel of the year we are approaching Imbolc on February 1st, celebrating the Goddess Brigid, the return of the light, and the first stirrings of spring. I have been devoted to Brigid for many lifetimes and this time of year holds a special resonance in my heart. Brigid's day is being celebrated in Ireland for the first time this year as a national holiday, and Monday, February 6th will be a bank holiday. On that day, Monday the 6th, my dear Irish sister Mara and I will be co-creating an online ceremony in Brigid's honor. Stay tuned for more info next week!!
I am also opening 4 spaces for Imbolc sessions February 1st and 2nd. Please respond to this email if you would like to save one of those spots!
Wishing you a magical and expansive first new moon of the year!
Blessed Be,
Annah Taylor xx
Dear Soul Friends,
Happy New Moon in Aquarius!
Have you felt a shift this past week? I know for me, I am breathing a deep sigh of relief! Feeling Mercury station direct on the 18th was like experiencing a curtain opening, allowing more visibility and clarity in my life. As I have shared in my recent posts and newsletters, the beginning of 2023 was shrouded in energies that were asking us to reflect and rest. This is always the case during the season of Yule; however, it was amplified by both Mercury and Mars retrograde. Mercury rules all forms of communication, travel, visions, and plans, and Mars is the planet of action and ignition. Now that both are direct, we are able to access those energies within ourselves and utilize them for visioning and intention setting processes for 2023. Remember, our bodies and consciousness are a microcosm to the macrosom of the universe. All the planetary energies exist within us; being aware of what's occurring in the greater planetary cycles allows us to flow in the world more skillfully and harmoniously.
Saturday's new moon in Aquarius is a powerful portal for expanding your vision and looking at the calendar year ahead from a higher perspective. What does your heart desire to manifest, experience, create? What is the quality of energy you would like to call forward within yourself? How will this expand your inner and outer worlds?
On the wheel of the year we are approaching Imbolc on February 1st, celebrating the Goddess Brigid, the return of the light, and the first stirrings of spring. I have been devoted to Brigid for many lifetimes and this time of year holds a special resonance in my heart. Brigid's day is being celebrated in Ireland for the first time this year as a national holiday, and Monday, February 6th will be a bank holiday. On that day, Monday the 6th, my dear Irish sister Mara and I will be co-creating an online ceremony in Brigid's honor. Stay tuned for more info next week!!
I am also opening 4 spaces for Imbolc sessions February 1st and 2nd. Please reach out via email if you would like to save one of those spots!
Wishing you a magical and expansive first new moon of the year!
Blessed Be,
Annah Taylor xx
A Love Letter to the Goddess Brigid
Brigid is the Goddess who stirred awake the calling of the sacred feminine within me in 2011. During my first Priestess training with the Reclaiming Collective, we worked daily with a particular deity as part of a yearlong practice, and I worked with Brigid. During this time I remembered an ancient connection with Her that felt very personal. It seemed my relationship to Brigid was woven into the fabric of my being. I began seeing visions of Her fire temple in Kildare, Ireland, of holy wells and springs, and lush green rolling hills.
Brigid is the Goddess who stirred awake the calling of the sacred feminine within me in 2011. During my first Priestess training with the Reclaiming Collective, we worked daily with a particular deity as part of a yearlong practice, and I worked with Brigid. During this time I remembered an ancient connection with Her that felt very personal. It seemed my relationship to Brigid was woven into the fabric of my being. I began seeing visions of Her fire temple in Kildare, Ireland, of holy wells and springs, and lush green rolling hills.
In 2017 I made my first pilgrimage to Ireland and Scotland, exploring sacred sites dedicated to Her which are many! There is an archipelago off the west coast of Scotland known as the Hebrides Islands, or the Isles of Bride. I visited several of these Isles, one of the highlights being Iona and Brigid’s Well on Dun I Mound, the highest point of Iona, where the water is known as Brigid’s Well of Eternal Youth. There is a palpable healing energy that permeates this Isle, the pinnacle of this energy emanating from Her holy well.
Upon arriving in Kildare, Ireland for the first time, I felt my body electrified with energy. There was a force beyond my comprehension and control that surrounded me as we parked the car in the lot outside the church which is dedicated to Her. This church was originally built in the 6th century and was then reconstructed in the 13th century and sits on the site of a very ancient temple dedicated to Brigid that existed before the time of Christ. As this energy swirled around me, my feet took off with a mind of their own and, having never seen pictures of the site, began walking to the left around the perimeter of the church among the olden gravestones and to the backside of the grounds. Completely taken by this energy, my body began trembling as I approached the rocks that mark the site of Her ancient Fire Temple. To my surprise my knees went weak and I fell to the earth, tears streaming down my face. Before my mind could catch up with what was happening, my body was heaving with sobs and I was crying into the earth.
There was a part of me that felt embarrassed that other visitors would see me, yet it was a fleeting thought that carried no weight compared to the immense power that was moving through me. I began to feel a profound sadness at finding the Temple no longer standing, the flame no longer lit, feeling as if I had somehow failed or broken a vow. As I allowed this feeling to flow through me, I heard a voice from within and outside of me simultaneously, the most loving soothing voice I had ever heard. She said, “my daughter, do not feel defeated. The flame is eternal.”
The ancient Fire Temple that existed on this site in Kildare kept a flame lit in honor of Brigid for hundreds of years. This flame was tended day and night by 19 Priestesses. It was described in 1187 by Giraldus Cambrensis: “Brigid’s Fire Temple is surrounded by a hedge, made of stakes and brushwood and forming a circle within which no man can enter, and if any one should presume to enter, which has been sometimes attempted by rash men, he will not escape the divine vengeance.” This described vengeance may be referring to the natural law of cause and effect, or karma, that is a universal principle we all live by. Dishonoring a sacred temple in the name of Goddess, tended by women, is going to bring about consequences (and ultimately opportunities for karmic balancing and healing). I believe that Goddess/ God is Love and that we are reflections and embodiments of this Divine Love from the Source of creation. There is no wrath that comes from Love, rather opportunities to return to Love that come to us as lessons through the law of cause and effect. I am so grateful that Brigid guided me back to Her Fire Temple, dissolving any misunderstandings that had been carried over from previous lifetimes where I felt I had broken a promise by allowing the physical flame in Her Temple to be extinguished.
Thank you Brigid for reminding me that the flame is eternal and that your eternal presence lives as Love within my heart.
Blessed Be,
Annah Taylor xx
Happy Full Moon in Gemini!
Dear Soul Friend,
Today marks the final full moon of 2022. There are thirteen moons in a calendar year and this full moon has inspired reflection on what the last thirteen moons have taught me. As Gemini loves to talk and is the sign of communication, I invite you to converse with yourself or a friend, chatting about the main lessons that stand out from 2022.
Where were you last December? What was going on in your life at that time? Where do you see yourself in December of 2023?
As we approach Yuletide, we are entering the darkest time of the year, inviting us to drop into the sacred pause; which culturally is counterintuitive during the fullness of the holidays. I will share more about Yule as we get closer to the Winter Solstice.
For now, how are you feeling as energy ramps up toward the busiest time of year? A few years ago, my family started a Christmas draw, so each of us gives and receives one gift. This way we each choose one beautiful, meaningful gift without worrying about trying to buy things for each person. I personally love giving gifts, however not under pressure. I love buying things for friends and family when I feel inspired and I know something will bring them joy. Yet as we all know, more important than gifts are the quality of our experiences with our loved ones and the level of presence we bring to our time together - putting down our phones and connecting from our hearts.
These last few weeks I've been enjoying wonderful family time in Palm Springs, California. I have been coming here my entire life and feel such deep peace surrounded by the desert landscape and the beautiful quartz-filled San Jacinto mountains. We came together to be close to my beloved grandmother who is 95 years old. The moments shared have been so precious, filled with profound presence, loving, and attention. It has been a powerful reminder of the enormous gift of walking through this sacred journey of life together with loved ones.
Speaking of sacred journeys, I am excited to announce the next pilgrimage to Avalon will be June 30th - July 10th, 2023. Space is very limited and registration is open!
Sending love and full moon blessings to you and yours,
Annah Taylor
Dear Soul Friend,
Today marks the final full moon of 2022. There are thirteen moons in a calendar year and this full moon has inspired reflection on what the last thirteen moons have taught me. As Gemini loves to talk and is the sign of communication, I invite you to converse with yourself or a friend, chatting about the main lessons that stand out from 2022.
Where were you last December? What was going on in your life at that time? Where do you see yourself in December of 2023?
As we approach Yuletide, we are entering the darkest time of the year, inviting us to drop into the sacred pause; which culturally is counterintuitive during the fullness of the holidays. I will share more about Yule as we get closer to the Winter Solstice.
For now, how are you feeling as energy ramps up toward the busiest time of year? A few years ago, my family started a Christmas draw, so each of us gives and receives one gift. This way we each choose one beautiful, meaningful gift without worrying about trying to buy things for each person. I personally love giving gifts, however not under pressure. I love buying things for friends and family when I feel inspired and I know something will bring them joy. Yet as we all know, more important than gifts are the quality of our experiences with our loved ones and the level of presence we bring to our time together - putting down our phones and connecting from our hearts.
These last few weeks I've been enjoying wonderful family time in Palm Springs, California. I have been coming here my entire life and feel such deep peace surrounded by the desert landscape and the beautiful quartz-filled San Jacinto mountains. We came together to be close to my beloved grandmother who is 95 years old. The moments shared have been so precious, filled with profound presence, loving, and attention. It has been a powerful reminder of the enormous gift of walking through this sacred journey of life together with loved ones.
Speaking of sacred journeys, I am excited to announce the next pilgrimage to Avalon will be June 30th - July 10th, 2023. Space is very limited and registration is open!
Sending love and full moon blessings to you and yours,
Annah Taylor
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Mercury has been playing with me!✨
Dear Friends,
How has this mercury retrograde time been for you? It has certainly been a potent one for me! Mercury retrograde periods, which occur three times a year, invite us to revisit the past in order to express words that were withheld, release emotions that have been suppressed, and bring to completion things that have been left unresolved. Mercury retrograde themes are typically words that begin with “re”. Remember, Revisit, Recall, Revise, Recalibrate, etc. I find that Mercury also invites us to to look within and take personal responsibility for times we had blamed others or allowed ourselves to feel victimized. This Mercury retrograde period I have often asked myself, how can I relate to this from a place of empowerment?
Dear Friends,
How has this mercury retrograde time been for you? It has certainly been a potent one for me! Mercury retrograde periods, which occur three times a year, invite us to revisit the past in order to express words that were withheld, release emotions that have been suppressed, and bring to completion things that have been left unresolved. Mercury retrograde themes are typically words that begin with “re”. Remember, Revisit, Recall, Revise, Recalibrate, etc. I find that Mercury also invites us to to look within and take personal responsibility for times we had blamed others or allowed ourselves to feel victimized. This Mercury retrograde period I have often asked myself, how can I relate to this from a place of empowerment?
As Mercury rules all forms of communication, when it goes retrograde, things tend to get a bit unruly. Travel delays, lost emails, missed messages, miscommunication, confusion, etc! Mercury is also a trickster, so when miscommunication does occur, I find it helpful to see the cosmic humor as well as the opportunity for creating more clarity in the future.
I am reaching out to all of you today as I’ve been experiencing a bit of this with my emails! I’ve been notified by several sisters through IG messages that their email responses to my recent newsletter did not come through. If you have tried to reach out regarding one on one sessions or simply to say hello, please contact me through my website.
Also, I have sent out an Equinox Gift, which is a morning invocation. Please listen to the morning invocation here and enjoy!
Breathing deeply, wearing it lightly, and welcoming the opportunities for learning that Mercury brings. ✨🙏✨
Sending love,
Annah
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Equinox & 1:1 Sessions
Blessings Soul Friends,
We are entering the Equinox portal! This Thursday September 22nd is the Autumn Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. The two Equinoxes mark the times on the Wheel of the Year when light and dark come into perfect balance, as day and night are equal length. From this time forward, as we move toward the Winter Solstice, days begin to grow shorter and we experience more time in the dark. The Autumnal Equinox, or Mabon, invites us to reflect on what has occured in our lives since the Spring Equinox last March.
Blessings Soul Friends,
We are entering the Equinox portal! This Thursday September 22nd is the Autumn Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. The two Equinoxes mark the times on the Wheel of the Year when light and dark come into perfect balance, as day and night are equal length. From this time forward, as we move toward the Winter Solstice, days begin to grow shorter and we experience more time in the dark. The Autumnal Equinox, or Mabon, invites us to reflect on what has occured in our lives since the Spring Equinox last March.
What are the themes? The lessons learned? The opportunities for healing? What areas of life feel out of balance?
The medicine of the Equinox portal is Balance; it is a time when the cosmic energies offer powerful support in harmonizing that which is out of alignment. The only catch is that we live on a free will planet, meaning we must take the time to understand that which is out of balance or alignment in our lives and then ask for help. My favorite ways to reflect are through journaling, divination with Tarot, meditation, and tea ceremony. (We dive deeply into cultivating these skills in my Ladies of the Lake membership!) Asking for help can be in the form of a prayer as a candle is lit, speaking aloud in nature under the sun or the stars, it can be through movement or song, whatever way feels natural for you to express your desires to the Universe. There is so much magic available to us when we open our hearts to receive and experience it!
In service to supporting you during this potent time, I am opening 4 spots for one-on-one sessions. These can be done from anywhere in the world over Zoom and last approximately 75 minutes. My personal sessions are a fusion of Spiritual Psychology, Priestess arts, and intuitive insights from Goddess, your Higher Self, and Guides. Please reach out through my contact form if you feel called! I look forward to supporting you in aligning with your most magical, divinely inspired life!
Stay tuned for an Equinox Gift later this week.
Love and Blessings,
Annah
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The Lady’s Mirror - Is this for you?
The Lady's Mirror is here to help you transform your inner connection to your divine feminine self.
ARE YOU?
Interested in Goddess spirituality?
Feeling called to explore the mysteries of Avalon?
Desiring to find ways to connect more deeply with authentic joy, abundance, peace, compassion, sensuality, self-nurturing, and loving?
Interested in exploring and understanding your connection to all things?
Desiring to truly love yourself, meeting all that arises within you with openness and compassion? Expanding that acceptance and compassion into the world?
ARE YOU YEARNING TO:
Uplift and expand your life from limitation, fear, scarcity, separation, comparison, competition, self judgement, or criticism, to profoundly healing the roots of these patterns which lie in ancestral, past-life, and collective trauma.
Shine your light, speak your truth, and live in alignment with your divinely guided, sovereign life.
Go through your journey alongside a community of kindred spirits who will support you in being accountable to yourself.
Re-align yourself to a world where you live in harmony with the natural world, all her season and cycles, feeling your innate connection with all things. To feel a sense of belonging and connection to a higher order of divine orchestration.
YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE
WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT:
You will receive the knowledge, tools, and practices to help you:
Establish daily rituals to connect you with the divine feminine goddess energy.
Learn how to healthily process a range of emotions and experiences.
Heal ancestral and past-life traumas associated with the divine feminine.
Create an altar for your divination rituals and further connecting with Goddess.
A soul-community of women on a similar path, creating sisterhood.
To embody your divinely guided and sovereign life.
Sign up now through the link on our THE LADY'S MIRROR page,
there is preparation material for you to dive into right away, including a journey to Avalon to meet the Lady of the Lake.
All my Love and Avalon Blessings,
Annah Taylor Xx