If the Spring represents action, the Summer represents patience.
                                                                                   Jill Wintersteen

Co-Creative Mandalas have a vibration that anchors, activates specific qualities, and represents something about ourselves, the natural world, and the energy in the universe at a particular time. This year the mandalas support Aligning with Wisdom,
within mind, body, and spirit,
with the natural rhythms in nature,
and  with the Great Mandala.

The mandala energy for this month is Amplification.

It's been fun and illuminating to explore Amplification and
all the ways it supports aligning with wisdom: Your wisdom--mind, body, and spirit--by listening to you inner guidance: How is your wisdom calling you to embrace Amplification?

This Co-Creative Mandala, Amplification, from a photograph of zinnia (symbolizes recollection) is associated with the root, sacral, solar plexus, heart, and crown chakras. It reminds us that we are more than the sum of our parts. It invites us to draw together our most expansive self, the rhythms of nature, and the flow of the universe to unlock the essence of who we truly are. This is an opportunity for co-creating sacred space for your spiritual growth. By raising your vibration you'll align with your soul-driven purpose. Embrace  the transformation that reveals your inner spark!

Well!!!! Yesterday it was spring equinox and wow... it's summer solstice! What happened? My how times flies...when you're having a good time..or not! I know lots happened between then and now. We know, because we were present for it. And yet, here we are at the mid year.  I am thrilled to see the sun shining today.

I love that we've enjoyed lots of rain this spring in these parts. While the soil, my garden, and earth really need the moisture, I also need to see the sun, feel the warmth on my body, and the wonderful energy it brings.

This energy offers opportunities to reflect on our vision for the year, our soul-driven purpose, and nature's powerful transformational energy. The peak of the year is the vibrant, radiant Amplification energy that this season brings. It's a powerful moment of pausing,  appreciating, and celebrating fullness.

Amplification is a process that Jung developed in the the early 20th for interpreting dreams and connecting the personal with the collective consciousness. It's also a term that is used to expand and magnify our spiritual awareness and includes practices and techniques like meditation, energy work, connecting with the rhythms of nature, and visualization.

Summer is nature's great exhale - a time of ripening, radiance, and playful energy.

This is the time for honoring nature's rhythm and the sun’s highest point in the sky — the moment when the light has reached its fullest expression.  You're also  invited to celebrate your own growth, your own becoming, your own journey toward remembering your wholeness, toward aligning with Wisdom.

Summer Solstice invites you to feel connected and powerful.

The solstice arrives with heightened energy — not just from the sun, but from the deeper rhythms of nature that mirror our own cycles of growth and transformation. This moment says:

 You’ve come far. You’ve grown beautifully.

 Now… where are you being called to shine brighter?

The energy of this season is air — and with air comes clarity.

This is your opportunity to pause and refocus. To ask:

  What have I already cultivated that deserves to be celebrated?
 What distractions or old stories need to be burned away?
 Where is my energy most needed next?

This season is here to support you in growing with intention,  by aligning more deeply with your inner wisdom, the wisdom of nature, and with cosmic wisdom.

Real growth includes moving forward and pausing to notice, celebrate, and acknowledge the ways you've stretched, softened, and blossomed over the past six months by honoring the light within.

The Solstice asks us to stop, to witness ourselves, and to honor the journey we’ve walked so far this year.

Here are a few journal prompts to ask yourself as we move into the second half of the year:

What experiences, lessons, or growth moments have shaped me since the year began?

Where have I shown up for myself in small or quiet ways that deserve celebration?

What dreams have taken root — even if they’re still underground?

Where do I feel called to nurture or expand next?

Through honoring this day of light, we energetically set in motion a period of awakening, of Amplification,  in our consciousness which lasts all summer until the fall equinox. Besides journaling, here are some ways to align with Wisdom and harness its power to expand the light within you.

1. Set summer intentions: Amplification of energy is powerful for setting intentions. Lean into the themes surrounding nature's rhythms: patience, nourishment, and trust.
2. Express gratitude: Every time you express gratitude your energy shifts from constriction to expansion. When choose gratitude you acknowledge to the Universe that you trust your wishes will be fulfilled.

Even when the world feels fast or uncertain, nature reminds us to slow down, look around, and remember our place in something vast, wise, and ongoing.

Together, we are weaving a new reality, one that reflects our highest potential.

Pause. Reflect. Celebrate. You are already so much farther along your sacred path than you realize.

Let's step into summer together - with open hearts, curious minds, and a spirit of celebration.

With love and deep honor for your journey,

Co-Creative Mandalas have a vibration that anchors, activates specific qualities, and represents something about ourselves, the natural world, and the energy in the universe at a particular time. This year the mandalas support Aligning with Wisdom,
within ourselves,
with the natural rhythms in nature,
and  with the Great Mandala.

Welcome to June!

Can you feel it?

The energy is shifting, the energy of summer is rising — the days are longer, the sun is stronger, and the Great Mandala is turning toward its peak.

We’re in a season of growth, just days away from the Solstice, when light is reaching its fullest expression. It’s the kind of energy that says: Let go of what’s heavy. Make space for what wants to bloom.

 The Summer Solstice is less than two weeks away — and this is your sacred invitation to begin preparing for it with the qualities you've been cultivating so far this year--starting with Intention in January, Purpose in February,  Continuity in March,  Presence in April, and Integrity in May. This is an invitation to expand, to grow, to step fully into your own radiant light.

This is a powerful opportunity to align yourself with inner wisdom, with nature’s sacred rhythms, and with the universe to move forward with intention and soul.

This is your time.

For me, June has always felt like a time of celebration and hope (I was born in June) with symbols of fertility, creativity and manifestation that represent the sun's energy at it's peak.

This season isn’t just about sunshine and celebration.

It’s about standing tall in your power.

It’s about honoring how far you’ve come.

It’s about clearing away what no longer fits and embracing the fire within you. How might you use this time to clear out debris and cleanse areas of our lives that may have become overgrown? This could be physical, emotional, mental and spiritual clearings.

It's about honoring the ebb and flow of the rhythms of nature and our many life cycles.

We know that life moves fast. And for many of us, summer becomes a blur of to-do lists, overbooked calendars, and heat that leaves us feeling burnt out instead of lit up.

What will you do this month to bring about a greater experience of flourishing as you experience the ebbs and flows of your journey and bring more grace, ease, and fulfillment to your life.

Co-Creative Mandalas can be your companion through this powerful season of light. We invite you to find ways to flourish! Perhaps honoring, then shifting, beliefs, attitudes, thoughts and feelings into more uplifting themes and then noticing how that helps you feel lighter.

This Co-Creative Mandalas Oracle three card reading for the collective taps  into the energy of the month so we can navigate the weeks ahead with grace and ease and to help you reconnect with your path, align with wisdom and your soul-driven purpose, and open up to the abundance and hope Spirit has waiting for you. This is your sacred pause point. Your energetic reset. A moment to clear the clutter, realign your intentions, and open your heart to what’s next. This month is all about connecting with your creativity, with abundance, and with who you are and who you are becoming.

This card reading supports you to Align with Wisdom, receive guidance as you grow into your next chapter, and discover new ways to bring Amplification (the mandala theme for June) into your life. Come back to this reading whenever you’re feeling stuck, seeking clarity, or when you're ready to Align with Wisdom--within, in nature, and with the Universe.

How will you flourish and reconnect to what matters to you this month? How will you harness the vibrant energy of the season and move forward with clarity?

Before I drew the cards, I asked:

What do we/you/I need to know about Aligning with Wisdom in June?

The first card, the Focus Card, reveals what you are called to complete or release.

BALANCE
This mandala is from a photograph of a dahlia (symbolizes creativity)  and is associated with the root, solar plexus, and heart chakras.

It reminds you of the balance you've created in your life. Listening to your inner wisdom has helped you realize your goal of integrating mind, body, and spirit energies. The seeds you planted or will plant are bringing well-being in all areas of your life.

Are you out of  sync with your highest good? Are you intentionally balancing self-care, work, and play? Do you feel safe to love and accept all parts of yourself...yes, even THOSE parts?

Affirmation:
My mind, body, and spirit are centered in self-care. I see love and joy in myself and in all things.

The 2nd card supports the Focus Card.

What are we/you/I ready to receive that supports Aligning with Wisdom?

WHOLENESS:
This mandala from a photograph of purple verbena (symbolizes purification) is associated with the sacral, solar plexus, heart, throat, third eye, and crown chakras.

It reminds us that this is the time for increased personal power and for speaking our truth. By tapping into inner wisdom, loving our self, and accepting support from the Universe, we co-create the life of our dreams.

See the truth of our power and presence.We are in control of our life and well-being. Let go of fear and past mistakes.

Affirmation:
I am whole and complete. I trust myself and I trust the Universe.

The 3rd card supports our next steps.

What action step can we take that supports Aligning with Wisdom throughout June and beyond?

Gratitude:
This mandala is from a photograph of sunflower (symbolizes divine light) and is associated with the solar plexus and heart chakras.

It reminds us that we have a lot to feel appreciation for and more is on the way. Every time we choose gratitude our energy shifts from constriction to expansion. Congratulate ourselves for seeing abundance al around us!

Notice opportunities and focus on what we have. Release old energetic patterns of lack or negativity.

Affirmation:
I choose to see and appreciate all life's blessings. I easily attract more to be grateful for.

My natural inclination is to leap into the next chapter, into the expansive energy, the Amplification of summer growth and abundance all around me.

Instead, I'm going to stop for a moment. I invite you to do the same. At this half-way point, and with the Summer Solstice just around the corner, this is a powerful time to pause, reflect, and recalibrate. This is the time for finding your purpose and direction. Reflect on the bigger meaning of your life, what you need to clear away,  and where you should focus your energy and refine your attention.

To honor yourself. To celebrate the path you’ve walked so far. To gently, lovingly, reflect on what this year has already brought you.

Stay connected to your journey — celebrating where you’ve been, and growing more intentionally into who you’re becoming.

I invite you to open yourself to the energies of abundance, growth, creativity, and authentic expression.

Your sacred summer is just beginning. Let’s walk it together.

With love and excitement for all you are becoming,

Blessings of balance, wholeness, and gratitude!