Sacred Thread Update: October New Moon 2026

October 10, 2026/Elizabeth Rainey/Comments Off

Hello Beauteous Beings ~

When in doubt, go out. Outside…with the clouds, the trees, the birds, the weather patterns…out. Move your body…walk, skip, lope, run. Sit and watch…notice the world around you, drink it in…its beauty, its diversity, its ever changing hues and moods. Stand on the patio or porch and sip some fresh air, bathe in the light, reclaim your place in the larger web of beings. If that is not possible, at least go into another room and change perspective for a moment. Make a cup of tea, eat a square of dark chocolate, bust some dance moves, notice what’s happening out the window.

When in doubt, go out. This has become so clear to me and is such a game changer. It’s obvious but somehow amazing how hard it sometimes is to actually manage! Especially when I am tired, when I am in a pissy mood, when life feels overwhelming and I want to lay on the couch and play word games on that damn device that sucks me into its void.

When in doubt, go out. I ALWAYS feel better after going outside and taking a walk, even for a few minutes. I walk around the block between sessions. I try to walk in the evenings to reset from my day, especially those days full of virtual sessions. I have routes that I know will take 20, 40, 60, 90 minutes so I can match the need to the availability and the energy level. I mix up the routes for novelty and pleasure. I always leave my phone at home. Yup, no phone…I listen to the world around me, I greet the folks on the street, I smile and engage with whomever is willing, I talk with a friend who might be walking with me. I show up for my body’s rhythm, the sensory delight of the season, the possibility of connection. Oh so important.

When in doubt, go out. This is my urging invitation to you all.

May we take any and all opportunities to engage with outer nature

May we tend to our bodies and souls with gentle reminders that we are inherently rhythm

May we remember to shift our perspective on a regular basis

May we bring wild blessings and fierce love to all we encounter

Practice Prompts:

Set a timer to remind you to check in with your body, mind and heart throughout the day. Are you in need of a shift in perspective, some movement, some fresh air? Start to become curious and aware of the need to engage in a wider circle of life than the desk, the office, the building you are in most of the time. Even if your work and time is spent with other humans, seek out some time beyond that and with others.
Create a new daily ritual that is dedicated to your connection with the other beings around you beyond human…a 10 minute walk, a sit on the porch with tea, a visit to the same tree to watch the shifts in light, cloud watching…can this become as important as any of the other items on your ‘to do’ list?
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Inspirational Wisdom

“I have decided to become a tree. From this day on I will not yearn, but will take my water and sun as they are given. I will live in unbroken communion with my sacred soil, holding fast to my roots. I will stand tall and constant according to my nature, no matter worldly regard for me. I will bow in the wind and be an open heart for what comes to rest or nest in me.

I will not fight the seasons, but drop my leaves in their due time and grow silent when winter bid me rest. I will acquire age in annual rings that display my gaining texture, and I will not shame. I will shade the weary and hold up the weak. I will host an audience of cicada and let them speak. I will not waver before mass opinion nor question my peculiar bloom. Self-consciousness will not know me, for I will be plunged in the pristine currents of being, and will bear no doubt within.

I will not fear. I will be hostage to true Love. I will birth faithful fruit from the bright womb of sanctuary. My wounds will heal into gnarly knots of morph and revelation. Sky will bless my nakedness with the elements that it chooses, and I will seek no shelter. I will not forget my ancestors, assault my neighbors, or offer an offending tongue. I will whistle inside the gusts, laugh by way of the children, and roam richly in the storm. I will cry my sap freely and wear my bark with tenderness. When young Love carves its dreams into my helpless side, I will abide.

I will grow wherever my seed is sprung and let my story beautify me. I will unsheathe my fragrance and release my saplings to their own rendition, my branches never getting in the way. I will not begrudge the saws and axes, nor gnaw against myself when the spiteful ones come to spite me. I will disappear into Love and not be touched.

I will carry my foliage modestly and endure the pride of creatures. In all the noise and noxious grinding, I will remain silent and smiling, my cadence steady and yet not saddled, any harness unthreaded, I will not be addled. I will be Peace. I will be Love. I will be in the chaos, still, and by the moment, as others trade their souls for carnival attractions, I will be still, a tree.

Epiphany: It occurs to me that I have always been a tree. No becoming is necessary, except the dropping of my mental leaves.”

Jaiya John
Fresh Peace: Daily Blossoming of the Soul