To my girlfriend, a bird had simply shit on her car; to me, the shape of a rune that was formed from the bird shit immediately seemed to be a message. Reading signs from the universe can be exhilarating and confusing. A few years ago, I would quickly write down anything that seemed like a synchronicity. If I didn’t have my journal on hand, you’d find me scribbling the info on a napkin or receipt. Later on, when reflecting on pages & pages of clues that I had written, I found that none of them meant anything to me anymore. An interesting aspect of spirituality I’ve come to terms with is the way everything centers in the present moment. Those messages only exist in that moment because that’s the only time they need to. The bird shit rune was found after a trip to Target where I had successfully practiced financial responsibility, while the shape of the rune was indicative of financial prosperity. It was merely a, “Good job!”

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The most common time that people desire conversations between them and their higher power is during major changes. Without parents to guide us like when we were children, we look for some authority to ensure confidence within us. The anxiety floods from our body as we see 444 on a license plate driving to work, right? Well, more often than not, that isn’t the case. So why do we desperately await a text back from our spirit guides? Do we even know what we want and/or need to hear?

At the most minimal level, all messages and synchronicities are subliminal manifestations of our minds. We are looking to validate the things we are unsure of, like the presence of a higher power or an indication that we made the right decision. Of course I wanted someone to tell me I did a good job not giving into impulse purchases during a time when it’s been really hard to change these core habits.

This isn’t to invalidate these experiences at all. You must simply accept that you are your own higher power, therefore these messages are still validation from the universe. Like a game of ping pong, you and the universe send one another energy back and forth, not paying too much attention to the mirror that actually sits in between. The energy of the universe cannot take up space through matter, which means it can fill your being at any time and it always does.

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Most of the time when I see the current year I immediately disassociate. Either by way of a commentary YouTube video about early 2000s celebrities or by trying to imagine if the current moment is even real. I believe that it is equal parts a coping mechanism and my perception of time no longer being linear. This makes right now a fantastic time to study astrology. I’ve been letting my mind get curious about anything that feels natural. Right now, for example, I am thinking about the small group of like-minded people that is your North Node. Mine is in Leo, which means my peers in destiny include anyone born between October 21st, 1998 and April 9th, 2000. One of my best friends and my brother are in this group and we are certainly quirky in the same kind of way. We have unique goals but we expect them to become globally acclaimed ideas. My brother wants to reinvent the internet, knowing that everyone would prefer his version of it. My best friend runs a business that she can operate anywhere, even while traveling. I am an astrologer, tarot reader, and writer. 

Astrology is patterns studied, so I knew I would find similar likeness in the North Nodes of my friends, family, and coworkers. When I compared the people, even if they were born ten years apart, I found patterns like NN Leo’s unique careers. Every Capricorn North Node I know is someone’s boss. All of my Libra North Node friends are the hardest workers I’ve ever met, even when experiencing toxic work culture. Scorpio North Nodes just want to move to the middle of the woods. I worry for my Cancer North Node friends, they will stick to a job they hate for years by cracking jokes to mask their sadness. Gemini North Nodes will bully you in high school and still end up your boss later in life. That’s what I’ve noticed, anyway. 

It’s nice to have an astrological explanation for that connection between you and the people within a couple years of you. You’ve seen the world through the same lens, mostly. Most likely, the people you graduated high school with shared that North Node, so we even have a tradition of hanging out with our fellow NN friends every few years. Maybe that’s why we yearn to compare our careers with one another’s at every high school reunion, despite not keeping up with one another personally all those years. 

Click here to find your North Node, thanks to cayelincastell.com.

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No joke, I was sitting here wondering how I could combine both of these blurbs to make a conclusion. I thought that maybe I would receive a sign about it. When nothing appeared immediately, I chose to scroll mindlessly through Twitter. And there was the sign!

Leo is in my 12h, so I will find the recognition I’m looking for through expressing my perspective on spirituality, dreams, and hidden things. I feel as though that’s what I’ve been doing here, through this blog. I also plan to do it through YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram. It’s the perfect time to express myself freely and share what I know with others. The North Node is currently in Gemini, until January 18th, 2022 when it’ll move into Taurus (yes, it goes backwards). Earlier jab at Gemini NN aside, I believe it is a perfect time to manifest abundance through connecting with one another on a deeply intellectual level. It’s time to be brutally honest and allow the once hidden ideas in our minds to roam free so that others may grow them with us.

A friend of mine just texted me a suggestion I thought I would share. I was thinking that I don’t have enough energy to offer every sign a reading, even though I’d like to. Instead, I’ll share what a beautiful Pisces recommended to me, taking this for a universal sign:

“I would encourage you to try this if you feel like it.

Do a gratitude writing session with a cup of water.

Say out loud what you are grateful for in your life.

Say out loud what you want to manifest in the format of gratitude,

and how it has already come true in a positive manner.”

I’m going to go do this now. I hope you do, too. Until next time.