Parting the Mists

It’s easy to get obsessive nowadays – whole online platforms are designed to make you obsessively check them. We can binge our favorite shows without a weekly wait between episodes. But sometimes, slowing down and doing some other things is good. Take a look at how you are spending your time. Do you need to let go of something that isn’t moving forward no matter what you do? Are you putting all your free time into escapism without creating, moving, or connecting? It’s time for a change.

Blessings,

Thistle

Moth Spirit – Surrender Now

Message: Moth Spirit asks what is guiding you right now? Are you in alignment with Spirit or pursuing something or someone with so much tenacity that it has become a compulsion or addiction? Are you so intoxicated by a potential relationship or opportunity that you can’t think straight?

Hard work and dedication are virtues, and love of course is a beautiful thing. However, when Moth appears, it is time to consider if you have gone over the edge in a relentless pursuit. Workaholism, overeating, perfectionism, or addiction to certainty or even to a person may be your current vice. The form of your addict does not matter so much as your awareness of the consequences of remaining persistent when moderation is needed. Let go of your excessive energy by channeling it in more than one direction. The fire burns not, and you do not want to be engulfed by your passion to the exclusion of all the other pursuits that matter to you.

Now is time for a surrender and for radical acceptance so that your drive does not cause you to flee or fight. Spirit wants you to release your need for certainty and control so that you can relax into a more balanced way of using your Moth Spirit energy. Banish the “shoulds” and “musts” so that you can enjoy what is as you allow for what might be.

Protection Message: Moth Spirit can be intense, and honesty about your own compulsive tendencies is needed right now. It is to easy to switch from one addiction to another, distracting yourself from the discomfort of uncertainty and the thoughts and emotions that arise when you aren’t single-mindedly pursuing a goal. Moth calls to you to practice moderation in all things and recognize when you think you are headed toward the light but are really heading into a fire that will cause burnout. Why are you so resistant to letting up? Could you be avoiding difficult emotions you need to feel and release? Now is a time to do a fearless inventory so that your addictive tendencies can be toned down and rechanneled into enthusiastic activity in moderation. Listen to Moth’s message that a change is needed to support your well being

Maybe, deep down, you know you have become too attached to something or someone. Let go of your need to control the outcome and allow yourself to remember the many ways you want to channel your energy – to relationships, to work, to giving to others, to self-care, and to all the other pursuits you value.

Spirit Animal Oracle by author Colette Baron-Reid and artist Jena DellaGrottaglia