Emotional intelligence isn’t just recommended, it’s a necessity!

BY GARCIA AKUA

Greetings family

I’m sending you all an abundance of healing energy and love as we journey together through these trying times. Fear has seemed to be an underlying theme this year. Fear of war, fear of COVID, fear of each other and now fear of brutality and death.  We’re six months into 2020, passed the halfway mark, still with fear in the air. We often fear what we do not know, the unknown in most cases causes anxiety, so fear is a natural response.  However, we have a source of guidance in the Cosmos to provide us with some clues for moving through fear to love.

No matter where we are in the world, we all share the same Sun, Moon and planets.  We all fall under the same Zodiac wheel, which is likened to the Womb of the Solar System.  The Zodiac holds within it the organizing principles of our Solar System.  If we believe in our daily horoscopes or not we can all agree that some days are better than others.  We can feel the energy shifting at any given moment. The Cosmos connect us all and if we continue to find answers.

As previously discussed, this year every planet will go through a retrograde period.  Mercury has just entered it’s season as Venus is getting ready to come out of retrograde.  By now most of us are more familiar with Mercury Retrograde. Mercury goes through the phase at least 3-4 times per year.  Mercury is the planet that influences travel, thoughts, communiation, and technology. During the retrograde phase, the planet slows down which can have some disruptions to its area of influence. This a good time to back up needed files and information. When traveling take caution, double-check directions, and give yourself a little extra time. Be clear and intentional with your communication as misunderstandings are also typical around this time. It is not the best time to sign contracts or make major purchases, if need be, do your due diligence, read the fine print before signing.  Mercury will be retrograde in the sign of Cancer from June 18^th to July 12^th.

Cancer is a water sign of emotions, feminine energy, maternal energy as well as the home. Mercury in Cancer is calling us to lean out of our minds and into our hearts.  There is a saying that says ‘home is where the heart is at.’ This is a message we can take from this retrograde phase, there is nothing to fear. We can rest our racing minds from all we have been trying to process. Most of us are mentally and emotionally drained at this point. This Mercury retrograde is calling us to slow down our minds and spend time with this nurturing maternal energy Cancer brings.

Please note, in this placement, we can also be more emotionally triggered, especially by things pertaining to the home, childhood wounds, and/or issues with a maternal figure.  As stated a lot of us are already emotionally triggered by the amount of fear we have thus ingested.  Do not take things personally, we are all battling our inner emotions at this time.  Be gentle with yourself, be gentle with others. Take some time over the next few weeks to unplug from all the external triggers.  Tap into the divine feminine nurturing energy that is available to us all, we are all cradled in the womb of the solar system.

Mercury ruling the thoughts and mind, in the placement of Cancer, our emotions, we have an opportunity to reflect on what emotional intelligence means to each of us.  We have the power to reprogram our minds with love, rather than living in a state of fear. When we spend time time with our fears and triggers, we can unpack the whys behind them. This gives us an opportunity to now create a positive solution to the why instead of being cripled by fear.

Every day it seems it’s something new across the various media forms, but every day is also an opportunity to heal. If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that nothing is certain.  So in order to face our fears and continue pushing forward with love, emotional intelligence isn’t just recommended, it’s a necessity.