Journaling Prompts:

• This season, what might it look like to meet your fear with compassion? With curiosity? With courage?

• This season, connect with your dreams. What do you dream of?

• How can you tend to yourself and others through harsh conditions? What is needed, what is not?

  Point Palette:

• KD 27 ‘Spirit Mansion’ Soothe the heart. “Attend to what is coming to life within us in order to bring our gifts more skillfully out into the world” Laurie Dechar

• KD 3 ‘Greater Mountain Stream’ Earth point on the Kidney meridian. Source Point. Brings replenishing earthly nourishment, strength, and endurance to our spirit and physical bodies. Settles agitation to bring ease. “From the greater mountain stream, water flows from the source, rising up from the ground in a gushing torrent of life force that quenches, nourishes, and awakens us at the level of body, soul and spirit.”

• SJ5 ‘Outer Frontier Gate’ Helpful in managing the flow and communication of information and stimulus between the inner and outer worlds. ‘Then, my Heart can listen rather than simply hear what the world is telling me. I can “divine” the meaning of the signs and take in the music of the spirit that sings to me from the natural world.’

• Du24 ‘Spirit Courtyard’ Calms the spirit. Descends and clears pathogenic heat. The DU channel, also referred to as the Governing vessel, links the brain with the Heart.

• Yin Tang ‘Hall of Impressions’ Eases worry and agitation, soothes mental tension, supports clarity of mind and spiri

Flower Essence:

• Devotion blend by Sister Spinster:

  ‘Essences of Blackberry, California Poppy, Pink Pepper, Pomegranate, Nasturtium, Carnelian and Lava in a rose and honey infused brandy.

  A flower and gem essence formula for engaging inspired practice with quality and power

  This formula helps one relate to deep wells of inspiration and creativity while developing a devoted practice for carrying out this work in the world, in whatever shape it may take. Blackberry essence helps one establish lasting connection with the springs of life that help us manifest our dreams. California Poppy assists in letting go of negative thought patterns while helping us believe in ourselves. Pink Pepper essence is a fiery motivator; the time is now! Pomegranate calls in fertile abundance and Nasturtium helps us to truly embody our ideas. Carnelian is a vitalizing stone, helping us connect to sources of enduring energy. Finally, Lava provides a highly-charged flowing energy to the formula.’

Acupoint for Flower Essence Application:

• PC8 'Ghost Cave' Helps the outward reaching and connecting nature of the passionate, creative, and vulnerable fire of the heart.

  Ghost Point wisdom “...help a person retrieve their own resources that are hidden in the cave of unconsciousness..to help them clear away the fog of misconception and fear so that they can see their own light and feel their own authentic passion." -Laurie Dechar ‘Kigo’

Essential Oil: Black Spruce

Black Spruce Functions:

• Stimulates the mind, motivates and heartens the spirit

• Useful for mental burnout, despondency, loss of motivation, depressed affect

• Grounds, centers, braces-restores confidence, soothes grief

• Neuroendocrine restorative, immune enhancer, expectorant, antifungal, analgesic, anti-inflammatory

Black SpruceCautions/contraindications:

• Non-toxic

• Slight skin irritant, dilute in carrier oil in low dilution