Welcome back to the blog! I hope your week’s been as magickal as mine! This time of year feels like Christmas to me and the Mayastar Temple has been a hive of activity as I prepare for the New Year. No, I haven’t lost my marbles! Samhain is traditionally the Celtic New Year and is an important observation in my own personal rituals. If you’ve been staying tuned to this blog, you’ll notice that I’ve made a lot of changes and a lot of decisions over the last couple of months and that’s because this point in the year is the point at which I take stock and reflect on all areas of my life. It’s a period of course-correcting and optimising things. So, between my birthday in September and Samhain at the end of October, I’m extra busy in my personal life. I’m making plans and choosing my priorities for the coming year. I tend to make more practical changes in January, but Samhain is the perfect time for deep reflection, deciding what you will let go of to create the space for the things you want to manifest in the coming year. So tapping into the seasonal energetic tides can support this kind of work.
The Importance of Planning as Part of Your Spiritual & Self-
Improvement Path…
You can’t plan every aspect of your life, but I think it’s a good idea to have some plans. I definitely work best when I’m working towards something. The world often seems to be full of loud voices working against things – putting energy into resistance, criticism and judgement. I’ve never found that kind of motivation very empowering! So I prefer to make mindful choices about what I will do, why I will do it and when I will do it. That way, no matter what goes on in the rest of the world, I know that as much as is possible for any of us, I’m in the driving seat of my life!
Using Perfume & Fragrance in Magick, Ritual & Spiritual Practice…
Another observation I make at this time of year is to change my fragrance wardrobe. I wear a lot of perfumes as part of my magickal work. I choose fragrances that I wear for particular rituals and spells for example. I always had a collection of incenses and oils for my magickal practices and rituals but during times when my allergies were playing up, I couldn’t tolerate the incense, so I switched to using perfumes within the ritual space. Certain notes and certain combinations of notes evoke different energies and by working with perfumes and fragrances (both designer and niche), over time, scent has become a powerful part of my ritual, magickal and shamanic practice!
The Magickal & Spiritual Properties & Uses of Oud (aka Oudh or
Agarwood)
At this time of year, I favour rose and oud. I wear rose at other times but oud is very much an autumn-winter note for me. Oud is also called “agarwood” and has been used in magickal and religious contexts for thousands of years. It’s an unusual and unique note – very resinous and deep; sweet and spicy. It’s actually derived from a tree that is infected with a particular mould, which triggers the tree to produce resin as a defence against that mould. It’s popular in the Middle East and was burned as an incense in Egyptian temples. Magickally it’s credited with the ability to enhance higher states of consciousness and to banish negative energy. It can also be used for prosperity rituals and for grounding. So it’s very versatile! And I’ll be using it for the 11:11 Portal Ritual this year – the Yggdrasil Intensive. It’s a fragrance I use in my Norse rituals around this time of year – which centre around Odin, Freya, Idun & Hel. But once the oud is out, I feel super festive!
The Importance of Grounding when
Developing Your Psychic Awareness &
Channelling Abilities…
In other news, this week’s special offer is for the Starseed Psychic Activations course. This is a series of 10 attunements that are designed to strengthen your psychic awareness and channelling abilities, and to help you learn to switch them on and off as needed. It’s an important part of psychic protection – being able to adjust from your receptive energetic state to being grounded and protected. Another advantage of developing this skill is that it allows you ground your psychic impressions more effectively; for lightworkers, healers and spiritual practitioners that haven’t mastered the art of grounding themselves, their ability to articulate their impressions or deduce the guidance or messages from spirit is limited. The Starseed Psychic Activations attunements can help you to develop a reliable technique.
The Page of Pentacles: The Perfect Archetype for Samhain!
And finally, this week’s energy update is below! The dominant energetic influence is the Page of Pentacles; an energy that really aligns with the Samhain Portal! The Page of Pentacles is all about planning, strategising and organising yourself. It’s a good archetype to connect with for business or study too. The Pages are always learning, and the Page of Pentacles might not be the fastest, but he is the most methodical and disciplined! If you’re feeling the pull of the Samhain Portal, recognising it’s time to make some changes in your life, connecting with the Page of Pentacles energy by working with the daily affirmations below, would be a fantastic way to align with those progressive currents this week.Happy New Year everyone! I hope that however you acknowledge Samhain/Halloween, you have a lot to celebrate!Bright blessings,Maya
21st October
2024...Muses...Spiritual &
Shamanic Work for the Samhain
Portal and Supermoon
I've had a hectic week in the Temple - the Supermoon rituals and now I'm setting up the Killing Moon Karmic Reversal Intensives that will be running from the 31st - the dark moon coincides with the Samhain Portal this year making it at a doubly potent mix of celestial energies to tap into. At this time of year, reversal, karmic clearing and deep healing rituals are indicated; the energy of the waning solar current, the waning lunar current and the thinning of the veil, amplifies the effects of rituals for banishing negative energy and can allow those cleansing rituals to clear negativity on a greater scale. So at this time of year, my work is always adjusted to allow extra time for the Temple-work while these auspicious currents are in full flow!
The Mayastar Podcast for Starseed Guidance, Spiritual Awakening,
Ascension Updates & New Age Philosophy
I've also been busy working on the Mayastar Podcast which is available on the podcast apps and now also has a dedicated YouTube Channel. I've upgraded the audio of the Unscripted episodes and these are being released over the next couple of months; and then, at the end of the year, or beginning of 2025, I'll be releasing new Unscripted episodes. Make sure you subscribe so you don't miss any of those. I intend to use the Unscripted format as an opportunity to explore and talk about things I share on this blog - the energy updates, the spiritual ascension news and my general mystical musings.
Nature Meditations in Autumn
Here in the UK, Autumn is now well under way and nature is at her most majestic! I love the smell of the leaves and observing the transition during my morning meditations. Sitting in nature and just watching what's going on can be such a healing time - a perfect opportunity for a bit of fresh air, sunlight and reflection. As the folliage falls away I get to see the busy squirrels making their preparations. For them, I think this period of Autumn is like the Black Friday Sale - and they're stocking up on everything they need for the winter.
Connecting with the Star People:
Mintakan Starseed Spirituality
This week I've been working with the Mintakan Portal Transmission energy; the Mintakan energy is very gentle, emotional and soothing - the Mintakans emphasise harmony and balance in their philosophy. When I'm connecting with them, their energy is playful and childlike - and it can really inspire light-heartedness and optimism. Intuitively I was drawn to this energy over the 3 days of the Supermoon and I feel the Mintakans (along with the Pleiadians, Arcturians and Sirians) will play a significant role in supporting Starseeds, Indigo Children, Lightworkers, Healers & Seekers through the amplification of ascension energies in the coming months. Each of the Star Tribes has a unique role but they are united with us in our spiritual evolution goals. So we can connect with them for inspiration, guidance and healing in order to consciously align with our highest spiritual aspirations. Simply talking over your hopes and dreams with the Mintakans can bring clarity and help you to bring your emotions and energetic reality back into balance.I intend to continue working with the Wisdom of the Stars series of energies between now and the opening of the Age of Aquarius Ascension Gateway on the 19th November, so for this week I think i will transition to the Arcturian 12D Healing Chamber...or perhaps the Sirian Light Pyramid Activation...I'll meditate on this later today to see where the Universe is guiding me. But it definitely feels like a different kind of energy at play. Usually I'm all about working with animal energies throughout the Autumn, and although I have been working with animal energies, I've been working with Starseed energies much more than usual.
The Solar Maximum & High
Frequency Plasma Light
Emissions: A Powerful Time for
Starseeds, Lightworkers, Indigo
Children, Energy Healers &
Spiritual Seekers
I think we can also expect more Solar Storms in the coming weeks and months - and it will be interesting to see how these energies interplay with the seasonal shifts and the AAA Gateway. With the intensity of the Plasma Light Energy emissions this year, it's been more important to stay grounded as a lightworker than ever before! These high frequencies, if not fully grounded, can lead to problems with sleep and concentrations, upregulated and changeable emotions, and feelings of anxiety or anticipation. If you find these energies a challenge, you might want to try out the grounding visualisation or perhaps work with an energy healing system that can really help you anchor your energy and maintain your centre. Good options would be Dark Moon Mother Protection, Protection Healing Orb and Light Sanctuary Activation. Plasma Light Energy emissions are at a peak at the moment as we traverse the Modern Solar Maximum - a period when the sun is more active with storms raging on the surface that shoot out enormous plumes of light in all directions. Sometimes they hit our atmosphere and through the chemical reactions, appear to us as the aurorae. This solar maximum and increased activity will continue for the rest of the year and into 2025!Using the daily affirmations as part of your morning spiritual practice might also be a good way to maintain your energetic balance during this time! Check out the week-ahead spiritual guidance reading - there's a significant portion of fiery wands energy at play for the coming week; but also the energy of the Queen of Pentacles and the Empress bringing in some grounding, nurturing and soothing currents. This week may be a little less turbulent than recent weeks! XHave a blessed and beautiful week! I wish you peace, prosperity and progress in all you do! XMaya XX
manifesting good fortune, healing and abundance has a knock on effect on
my own life and energy; but I'm doubly blessed by the transformations the
ritual inspires in the lives on my clients. So I'm looking forward to the Full
Hunter's Moon!
Spiritual Ascension Update: From the Equinox to the Solstice
This time of year things really intensify on an energetic level for everyone spiritually. The period from the Autumn Equinox to the Winter Solstice is traditionally a time of taking stock, evaluating your progress and making decisions about the future. But this year, with the opening of the Age of Aquarius Ascension Gateway, more people are called to progress their spiritual path; and the Light-Beings that support us in that process are reaching out!
Finding Your Spirit Guides for Healing & Spiritual Awakening
One of my Spirit Guides is Pleiadian, and another is Lemurian; and these two in particular have been around me a lot - especially in my dreams and during channelling work. The guidance that's come through for starseeds, lightworkers, healers and seekers emphasises the process of releasing the past; smoothing the transition as the energy of the earth goes through another ascension cycle, and allowing us to embrace the higher energetic frequencies with less resistance. This is a time of intensive spiritual healing for the collective and for the planet as a whole. But we're not on our own in this! The Pleiadians, Lemurians, Arcturians, Sirians, Ascended Masters, Angels and Spirit Guides are all with us and supporting us in our awakening.
Energy Healing Techniques for Spirit
Guide Connection with Lemurians,
Archangels & Ascended Masters
It's a good time for strengthening your connection with your spirit guides - and there are a number of ways to do that but the Starseed Spirit Guide Connections Course, Ascended Masters Attunements, Archangelic Links, Lemurian Indigo Connections and the starseed-centric courses would all be powerful techniques to work with to activate those connections. We all have a team of supportive light-beings that offer us encouragement, guidance, insight, healing and support as we journey through life. A lot of the time we're not even aware of them, but when we consciously choose to connect with them, they are able to provide us with much more support. The universal law of free will means they cannot intervene if we don't consciously intend and invite them to do so; but when we do request their support and healing, they're always right there with us. If you haven't connected with your guides before, now is the perfect time to develop those spiritual relationships!Wishing you all a magickal and miraculous week! With blessings X Maya5th October 2024…Muses…Well, it’s officially autumn! Here in the UK the weather has shifted after some late summer sunshine in September, and I’m starting to prepare for “spooky season”. My favourite time of year!
The Goddess Idun, Wolf Medicine Shamanism & Samhain Rituals…
This Samhain festival will coincide with the dark moon phase and therefore, with the opening of the Killing Moon Cycle - it’s perfect timing and I’ll be working that cycle for myself too! It’s a time for energetic decluttering and clearing, and this week I’ll also be performing a ritual for some of my clients that connects with the Norse Goddess Idun. She’s often perceived as a Goddess of Spring because she’s the deity that hands out the apples of immortality to the gods in Norse mythology so her energy is all about renewal and life; but I like to connect with her around the equinoxes because there are other aspects of her mythology that connect her with Wolf-Spirit energy! In an obscure story about Idun from an old Norse poem called “Hrafnagaldr Oðins” (Odin’s Raven Spell), her descent from Asgard to a lower level of being is explored. She becomes shell-shocked and paralysed; unable to speak and unable to get herself out of her predicament. She is given a wolf-skin (though the story isn’t clear as to who donates this), which she puts on. This shamanic tale sees her adopting the energy of the wolf, becoming wilder, stronger and more ferocious. With these new qualities integrated into her being, she is able to resolve her situation and navigate the lower worlds. It’s a story of empowerment and awakening. But I also find it reflects an important lesson for Lightworkers: STAY GROUNDED! I feel like this vibe is also reflected in this week’s course offer for the Goddess Athena Fearlessness Activation - and even the week-ahead energy reading (scroll down) starts with the 8 of Swords - which can be about fear, limiting beliefs and being stuck; but it ends with a transformation through the Hanged Man, and an assumption of power, courage and strength in the Queen of Wands. This energetic current is very powerful - it’s the perfect time for overcoming the limitations of the past!
Energy Healing with Animal
Energies…
At this time of year, as the solar current wanes, focusing on clearing negative energy, protecting your energy field and protecting your home are great ways to harness the energetic tides. And if you’ve followed me for a while, you’ll know that in spring and autumn I work more with animal energies (Lightworker Animal Empowerments and Animal Medicine Empowerments) - and this year is no exception! I usually work with bear energy but this year, I’m focusing more on wolf energy in my morning energy healing sessions because I’ve been working on that Idun ritual. It’s definitely an energy I like to connect with outside and while observing nature as the seasons change.
Long Hair Update…Henna & Haircut…
In other news…this week I cut about 6 inches off my hair! It kind of needed it - I kept sitting on it and I was starting to worry about giving myself a neck injury! Literally no one noticed it got 6 inches shorter because it’s so long. But that’s the first time I’ve even trimmed it in many years! As I write this, it’s also freshly hennaed - and nothing makes me feel more “Pre-Raphaelite” than freshly hennaed hair! Speaking of which…
The New Pre-Raphaelite Project Plans: Art & Photography…
There are a lot of photographs from my old photo shoots and Pre-Raphaelite projects that I’ve done edits to and reimagined over the years - some of them can be found on this blog! But at some stage I will sort them out and create some galleries on here with some of the images I liked best, and some of the transmutations that evolved from those original images. I can’t decide how to organise them yet - by shoot, by photographer, by time…I’m still in the planning stage!I will create some new art in the future but I feel like I need to sort out and organise the fruits of the work so far before I take that step. I have some ideas for progressing the New Pre-Raphaelite project so watch this space, because this blog is where I’ll share new art and photos. I’ll add a couple of images from the NPR (New Pre-Raphaelite) project to this blog entry. Yes, that’s something I really need to sort out. I had to replace the blog because the old software I used to build it was so out of date; but I was busy with a lot of things at the time and didn’t have the time to copy across all the old blog pages and all the photos and so on. But now that I feel inspired to progress the project, I feel like I should publish some of those older images again so that this blog will reflect the evolution of the NPR project.I’ve got to get up properly now and start the day - my dogs are getting impatient for breakfast…and I need to do a little bit of work this morning before I flump out for a lazy Sunday! Wishing you all a magickal and miraculous week! Bright blessings,Maya XXRead more…SEPTEMBER 2024 MUSES…--------------------------------------------Mayastar Energy Healing AttunementsPersonal Energy Healing SessionsMaya Magickal SpellsHealing Journey Tarot Readings--------------------------------------------ALM FacebookMayastar FacebookTwitter-XMayastar on YouTubePinterestInstagramWordpress
Read the NEW Lightworker Revolution ArticleLatest Mayastar Courses27th October 2024…Muses…Halloween Magick, Samhain: The Celtic New Year, Starseed Psychic Activations to Enhance Psychic Awareness & Oud Perfumes… Welcome back to the blog! I hope your week’s been as magickal as mine! This time of year feels like Christmas to me and the Mayastar Temple has been a hive of activity as I prepare for the New Year. No, I haven’t lost my marbles! Samhain is traditionally the Celtic New Year and is an important observation in my own personal rituals. If you’ve been staying tuned to this blog, you’ll notice that I’ve made a lot of changes and a lot of decisions over the last couple of months and that’s because this point in the year is the point at which I take stock and reflect on all areas of my life. It’s a period of course-correcting and optimising things. So, between my birthday in September and Samhain at the end of October, I’m extra busy in my personal life. I’m making plans and choosing my priorities for the coming year. I tend to make more practical changes in January, but Samhain is the perfect time for deep reflection, deciding what you will let go of to create the space for the things you want to manifest in the coming year. So tapping into the seasonal energetic tides can support this kind of work. The Importance of Planning as Part of Your Spiritual & Self-Improvement Path… You can’t plan every aspect of your life, but I think it’s a good idea to have some plans. I definitely work best when I’m working towards something. The world often seems to be full of loud voices working against things – putting energy into resistance, criticism and judgement. I’ve never found that kind of motivation very empowering! So I prefer to make mindful choices about what I will do, why I will do it and when I will do it. That way, no matter what goes on in the rest of the world, I know that as much as is possible for any of us, I’m in the driving seat of my life! Using Perfume & Fragrance in Magick, Ritual & Spiritual Practice…Another observation I make at this time of year is to change my fragrance wardrobe. I wear a lot of perfumes as part of my magickal work. I choose fragrances that I wear for particular rituals and spells for example. I always had a collection of incenses and oils for my magickal practices and rituals but during times when my allergies were playing up, I couldn’t tolerate the incense, so I switched to using perfumes within the ritual space. Certain notes and certain combinations of notes evoke different energies and by working with perfumes and fragrances (both designer and niche), over time, scent has become a powerful part of my ritual, magickal and shamanic practice! The Magickal & Spiritual Properties & Uses of Oud (aka Oudh or Agarwood) At this time of year, I favour rose and oud. I wear rose at other times but oud is very much an autumn-winter note for me. Oud is also called “agarwood” and has been used in magickal and religious contexts for thousands of years. It’s an unusual and unique note – very resinous and deep; sweet and spicy. It’s actually derived from a tree that is infected with a particular mould, which triggers the tree to produce resin as a defence against that mould. It’s popular in the Middle East and was burned as an incense in Egyptian temples. Magickally it’s credited with the ability to enhance higher states of consciousness and to banish negative energy. It can also be used for prosperity rituals and for grounding. So it’s very versatile! And I’ll be using it for the 11:11 Portal Ritual this year – the Yggdrasil Intensive. It’s a fragrance I use in my Norse rituals around this time of year – which centre around Odin, Freya, Idun & Hel. But once the oud is out, I feel super festive!The Importance of Grounding when Developing Your Psychic Awareness & Channelling Abilities…In other news, this week’s special offer is for the Starseed Psychic Activations course. This is a series of 10 attunements that are designed to strengthen your psychic awareness and channelling abilities, and to help you learn to switch them on and off as needed. It’s an important part of psychic protection – being able to adjust from your receptive energetic state to being grounded and protected. Another advantage of developing this skill is that it allows you ground your psychic impressions more effectively; for lightworkers, healers and spiritual practitioners that haven’t mastered the art of grounding themselves, their ability to articulate their impressions or deduce the guidance or messages from spirit is limited. The Starseed Psychic Activations attunements can help you to develop a reliable technique. The Page of Pentacles: The Perfect Archetype for Samhain!And finally, this week’s energy update is below! The dominant energetic influence is the Page of Pentacles; an energy that really aligns with the Samhain Portal! The Page of Pentacles is all about planning, strategising and organising yourself. It’s a good archetype to connect with for business or study too. The Pages are always learning, and the Page of Pentacles might not be the fastest, but he is the most methodical and disciplined! If you’re feeling the pull of the Samhain Portal, recognising it’s time to make some changes in your life, connecting with the Page of Pentacles energy by working with the daily affirmations below, would be a fantastic way to align with those progressive currents this week.Happy New Year everyone! I hope that however you acknowledge Samhain/Halloween, you have a lot to celebrate!Bright blessings,Maya21st October 2024...Muses...Spiritual & Shamanic Work for the Samhain Portal and SupermoonI've had a hectic week in the Temple - the Supermoon rituals and now I'm setting up the Killing Moon Karmic Reversal Intensives that will be running from the 31st - the dark moon coincides with the Samhain Portal this year making it at a doubly potent mix of celestial energies to tap into. At this time of year, reversal, karmic clearing and deep healing rituals are indicated; the energy of the waning solar current, the waning lunar current and the thinning of the veil, amplifies the effects of rituals for banishing negative energy and can allow those cleansing rituals to clear negativity on a greater scale. So at this time of year, my work is always adjusted to allow extra time for the Temple-work while these auspicious currents are in full flow!The Mayastar Podcast for Starseed Guidance, Spiritual Awakening, Ascension Updates & New Age PhilosophyI've also been busy working on the Mayastar Podcast which is available on the podcast apps and now also has a dedicated YouTube Channel. I've upgraded the audio of the Unscripted episodes and these are being released over the next couple of months; and then, at the end of the year, or beginning of 2025, I'll be releasing new Unscripted episodes. Make sure you subscribe so you don't miss any of those. I intend to use the Unscripted format as an opportunity to explore and talk about things I share on this blog - the energy updates, the spiritual ascension news and my general mystical musings. Nature Meditations in AutumnHere in the UK, Autumn is now well under way and nature is at her most majestic! I love the smell of the leaves and observing the transition during my morning meditations. Sitting in nature and just watching what's going on can be such a healing time - a perfect opportunity for a bit of fresh air, sunlight and reflection. As the folliage falls away I get to see the busy squirrels making their preparations. For them, I think this period of Autumn is like the Black Friday Sale - and they're stocking up on everything they need for the winter.Connecting with the Star People: Mintakan Starseed SpiritualityThis week I've been working with the Mintakan Portal Transmission energy; the Mintakan energy is very gentle, emotional and soothing - the Mintakans emphasise harmony and balance in their philosophy. When I'm connecting with them, their energy is playful and childlike - and it can really inspire light-heartedness and optimism. Intuitively I was drawn to this energy over the 3 days of the Supermoon and I feel the Mintakans (along with the Pleiadians, Arcturians and Sirians) will play a significant role in supporting Starseeds, Indigo Children, Lightworkers, Healers & Seekers through the amplification of ascension energies in the coming months. Each of the Star Tribes has a unique role but they are united with us in our spiritual evolution goals. So we can connect with them for inspiration, guidance and healing in order to consciously align with our highest spiritual aspirations. Simply talking over your hopes and dreams with the Mintakans can bring clarity and help you to bring your emotions and energetic reality back into balance.I intend to continue working with the Wisdom of the Stars series of energies between now and the opening of the Age of Aquarius Ascension Gateway on the 19th November, so for this week I think i will transition to the Arcturian 12D Healing Chamber...or perhaps the Sirian Light Pyramid Activation...I'll meditate on this later today to see where the Universe is guiding me. But it definitely feels like a different kind of energy at play. Usually I'm all about working with animal energies throughout the Autumn, and although I have been working with animal energies, I've been working with Starseed energies much more than usual.The Solar Maximum & High Frequency Plasma Light Emissions: A Powerful Time for Starseeds, Lightworkers, Indigo Children, Energy Healers & Spiritual SeekersI think we can also expect more Solar Storms in the coming weeks and months - and it will be interesting to see how these energies interplay with the seasonal shifts and the AAA Gateway. With the intensity of the Plasma Light Energy emissions this year, it's been more important to stay grounded as a lightworker than ever before! These high frequencies, if not fully grounded, can lead to problems with sleep and concentrations, upregulated and changeable emotions, and feelings of anxiety or anticipation. If you find these energies a challenge, you might want to try out the grounding visualisation or perhaps work with an energy healing system that can really help you anchor your energy and maintain your centre. Good options would be Dark Moon Mother Protection, Protection Healing Orb and Light Sanctuary Activation. Plasma Light Energy emissions are at a peak at the moment as we traverse the Modern Solar Maximum - a period when the sun is more active with storms raging on the surface that shoot out enormous plumes of light in all directions. Sometimes they hit our atmosphere and through the chemical reactions, appear to us as the aurorae. This solar maximum and increased activity will continue for the rest of the year and into 2025!Using the daily affirmations as part of your morning spiritual practice might also be a good way to maintain your energetic balance during this time! Check out the week-ahead spiritual guidance reading - there's a significant portion of fiery wands energy at play for the coming week; but also the energy of the Queen of Pentacles and the Empress bringing in some grounding, nurturing and soothing currents. This week may be a little less turbulent than recent weeks! XHave a blessed and beautiful week! I wish you peace, prosperity and progress in all you do! XMaya XX14th October 2024...Muses...Solar Storm Rituals, the 10:10 Portal & the October Full Hunter Moon...Another intense period of ritual activity this week! We had the 10:10 Portal Intensive with the Goddess Idun, a special working of the Heimdall Revelation & Illumination Tantric Shamanic Ritualfor the spectacular solar storms, and as the moon waxes, preparations are afoot for the Luring Moon Abundance Alignment 30-Day Ritual Intensivethat starts on the 17th - one of my favourite rituals! Drawing in positive energy, strengthening good karmic connections and manifesting good fortune, healing and abundance has a knock on effect on my own life and energy; but I'm doubly blessed by the transformations the ritual inspires in the lives on my clients. So I'm looking forward to the Full Hunter's Moon!Spiritual Ascension Update: From the Equinox to the SolsticeThis time of year things really intensify on an energetic level for everyone spiritually. The period from the Autumn Equinox to the Winter Solstice is traditionally a time of taking stock, evaluating your progress and making decisions about the future. But this year, with the opening of the Age of Aquarius Ascension Gateway, more people are called to progress their spiritual path; and the Light-Beings that support us in that process are reaching out! Finding Your Spirit Guides for Healing & Spiritual AwakeningOne of my Spirit Guides is Pleiadian, and another is Lemurian; and these two in particular have been around me a lot - especially in my dreams and during channelling work. The guidance that's come through for starseeds, lightworkers, healers and seekers emphasises the process of releasing the past; smoothing the transition as the energy of the earth goes through another ascension cycle, and allowing us to embrace the higher energetic frequencies with less resistance. This is a time of intensive spiritual healing for the collective and for the planet as a whole. But we're not on our own in this! The Pleiadians, Lemurians, Arcturians, Sirians, Ascended Masters, Angels and Spirit Guides are all with us and supporting us in our awakening.Energy Healing Techniques for Spirit Guide Connection with Lemurians, Archangels & Ascended MastersIt's a good time for strengthening your connection with your spirit guides - and there are a number of ways to do that but the Starseed Spirit Guide Connections Course, Ascended Masters Attunements, Archangelic Links, Lemurian Indigo Connections and the starseed-centric courses would all be powerful techniques to work with to activate those connections. We all have a team of supportive light-beings that offer us encouragement, guidance, insight, healing and support as we journey through life. A lot of the time we're not even aware of them, but when we consciously choose to connect with them, they are able to provide us with much more support. The universal law of free will means they cannot intervene if we don't consciously intend and invite them to do so; but when we do request their support and healing, they're always right there with us. If you haven't connected with your guides before, now is the perfect time to develop those spiritual relationships!Wishing you all a magickal and miraculous week! With blessings X Maya5th October 2024…Muses…Well, it’s officially autumn! Here in the UK the weather has shifted after some late summer sunshine in September, and I’m starting to prepare for “spooky season”. My favourite time of year!The Goddess Idun, Wolf Medicine Shamanism & Samhain Rituals…This Samhain festival will coincide with the dark moon phase and therefore, with the opening of the Killing Moon Cycle - it’s perfect timing and I’ll be working that cycle for myself too! It’s a time for energetic decluttering and clearing, and this week I’ll also be performing a ritual for some of my clients that connects with the Norse Goddess Idun. She’s often perceived as a Goddess of Spring because she’s the deity that hands out the apples of immortality to the gods in Norse mythology so her energy is all about renewal and life; but I like to connect with her around the equinoxes because there are other aspects of her mythology that connect her with Wolf-Spirit energy! In an obscure story about Idun from an old Norse poem called “Hrafnagaldr Oðins” (Odin’s Raven Spell), her descent from Asgard to a lower level of being is explored. She becomes shell-shocked and paralysed; unable to speak and unable to get herself out of her predicament. She is given a wolf-skin (though the story isn’t clear as to who donates this), which she puts on. This shamanic tale sees her adopting the energy of the wolf, becoming wilder, stronger and more ferocious. With these new qualities integrated into her being, she is able to resolve her situation and navigate the lower worlds. It’s a story of empowerment and awakening. But I also find it reflects an important lesson for Lightworkers: STAY GROUNDED! I feel like this vibe is also reflected in this week’s course offer for the Goddess Athena Fearlessness Activation - and even the week-ahead energy reading (scroll down) starts with the 8 of Swords - which can be about fear, limiting beliefs and being stuck; but it ends with a transformation through the Hanged Man, and an assumption of power, courage and strength in the Queen of Wands. This energetic current is very powerful - it’s the perfect time for overcoming the limitations of the past!Energy Healing with Animal Energies…At this time of year, as the solar current wanes, focusing on clearing negative energy, protecting your energy field and protecting your home are great ways to harness the energetic tides. And if you’ve followed me for a while, you’ll know that in spring and autumn I work more with animal energies (Lightworker Animal Empowermentsand Animal Medicine Empowerments) - and this year is no exception! I usually work with bear energy but this year, I’m focusing more on wolf energy in my morning energy healing sessions because I’ve been working on that Idun ritual. It’s definitely an energy I like to connect with outside and while observing nature as the seasons change. Long Hair Update…Henna & Haircut…In other news…this week I cut about 6 inches off my hair! It kind of needed it - I kept sitting on it and I was starting to worry about giving myself a neck injury! Literally no one noticed it got 6 inches shorter because it’s so long. But that’s the first time I’ve even trimmed it in many years! As I write this, it’s also freshly hennaed - and nothing makes me feel more “Pre-Raphaelite” than freshly hennaed hair! Speaking of which…The New Pre-Raphaelite Project Plans: Art & Photography…There are a lot of photographs from my old photo shoots and Pre-Raphaelite projects that I’ve done edits to and reimagined over the years - some of them can be found on this blog! But at some stage I will sort them out and create some galleries on here with some of the images I liked best, and some of the transmutations that evolved from those original images. I can’t decide how to organise them yet - by shoot, by photographer, by time…I’m still in the planning stage!I will create some new art in the future but I feel like I need to sort out and organise the fruits of the work so far before I take that step. I have some ideas for progressing the New Pre-Raphaelite project so watch this space, because this blog is where I’ll share new art and photos. I’ll add a couple of images from the NPR (New Pre-Raphaelite) project to this blog entry. Yes, that’s something I really need to sort out. I had to replace the blog because the old software I used to build it was so out of date; but I was busy with a lot of things at the time and didn’t have the time to copy across all the old blog pages and all the photos and so on. But now that I feel inspired to progress the project, I feel like I should publish some of those older images again so that this blog will reflect the evolution of the NPR project.I’ve got to get up properly now and start the day - my dogs are getting impatient for breakfast…and I need to do a little bit of work this morning before I flump out for a lazy Sunday! Wishing you all a magickal and miraculous week! Bright blessings,Maya XXRead more…SEPTEMBER 2024 MUSES…------------------------------------------Mayastar Energy Healing AttunementsPersonal Energy Healing SessionsMaya Magickal SpellsHealing Journey Tarot Readings------------------------------------------ALM FacebookMayastar FacebookTwitter-XMayastar on YouTubePinterestInstagramWordpress