I really enjoyed recording an audio version of this month’s reading for you, complete with soft and relaxing music playing in the background!
You can use it in your meditation practice if you wish, as a prompt to journaling and self-reflection, or as inspiration to begin or end your day. I also invite you to pull a card from an oracle deck of your choice to add some personal insight to the reading. Lastly, I’ll also include the PDF of the monthly readings to serve as a guide for journaling/reflection.
I hope you enjoy! I’d love to hear your insights after listening!
Without further ado… here is this month’s reading and PDF:
I just had to share these sweet squirrels that now reside in my living room.
In December I visited a new shop just ten minutes from my home called LaValley Home & Garden. They used to own a second-hand shop in a nearby city, but made the decision to go in a new direction. Lucky us!
It is such an adorable shop, with a mix of upcycled items, artisans, and other treasures. Their motto: Cultivating a world where home, garden, natural habitat and community come together. They are a non-profit and proceeds benefit animal welfare and nature conversation. Love that!
And this is where I bought this sweet squirrel puzzle. Not assembled, of course.
During the holiday season I thought it would be a fun thing John and I could do together.
Until I found out he has a “system” for putting puzzles together. And in all honesty, I didn’t have the patience.
But I re-arranged the living room to accommodate a table so John could work on bringing the 1,000 pieces together.
What a joy it was to see the progress as John had time to work on it.
Once complete, we carefully prepared it for gluing.
Then it was time for a frame.
Found at a second-hand store. Originally $35, but marked at $1.06. With a 20% coupon to boot! ha! So a whole $.90 cents was spent on the frame.
That was too large, but John cut it down.
So in essence, in the end, it was a project we did do together! Each adding to the completion.
Of these adorable squirrels that brought me so much joy during the puzzling process.
And will now bring me endless joy each time I look at them hanging out in our living room.
It was a Substack post from Joanna P Colbert who posed the question: “What would you name the Full Moon where you live?” that enticed my creative juices to begin to flow!
So, I began delightfully simmering in what I’d name this Full Moon where I’m located – in a quaint, small village of 950 in Wisconsin, where we are currently experiencing melting snow, times of foggy conditions, and balmy temperatures.
Perfect weather in my book to be tucked cozily inside the four warm walls of my studio I lovingly refer to as Joyful Pause Cottage. A 10 x 12 space off the corner of my deck dedicated to all things that make my creative heart happy!
And where I’m currently joyfully getting lost in the art of mixed media collage creating what I refer to as animal oracle art.
My current company of completed creations is that of love-struck penguins, a unique yellow finch, a pondering hummingbird, and a flourishing fox.
This studio cottage, which took on the trendy name of a “She Shed” when all the rage of a place for a woman to call her own took off around 2013. Though I’d had my space since 2009 and never thought I’d be a trend-setter!
This space has nurtured my spirit, my heart, my creativity, and my dreams.
Where I’ve written many books, created an oracle deck, and guide others during oracle reading sessions.
And this whole month of January where I’ve been immersed in all things collage art that it occurred to me! And what I’d name the Full Moon where I live – here in my happy place – that I chose Creativity and Cocooning Moon.
And a lovely confirmation came this morning for the name I chose which was reflected in a reading I did for myself. The message from the cards to continue to ‘chop wood’ – doing small tasks each day – while following the feminine flow of what is in alignment for me at this time.
Cards from Wisdom of the Oracle
Not only is the Full Moon glowing in all her splendor, but so am I as I continue to create and trust the process.
So, how about you? What would you name this Full Moon where you live? I’d really love to know! And I’ll bet Joanna would like to know too if you want to pop over to her post and let her know also. And where you can also see what many others are naming the Full Moon where they live. So creative and inspiring!
