...honesty is about having the courage to face your inner world—your feelings, beliefs, contradictions, and fears—and holding space for them without shame.
F. J. Haddley
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 archetype for this month is Honesty.
It's been fun, illuminating, and surprising to explore Honesty and all the ways it supports
aligning with wisdom:
Your wisdom--mind, body, and spirit--by listening to your inner guidance and finding joy, peace, and wonder.
How is your wisdom calling you
to embrace Honesty?
This Co-Creative Mandala, Honesty, is from a photograph of marigolds (symbolize resilience) and is associated with the root, sacral, solar plexus, and heart chakras. It reminds us how deeply connected honesty is to integrity. This is the time to be truly honest, not harsh, with yourself. Drop your masks. You don't need to fix yourself. You are already whole and complete. When you love and accept all parts of yourself that's when clarity and transformation begin.
Happy Fall Equinox:
I hope you’re well and feeling ready to welcome the powerful energy of renewal, rebirth, and fresh beginnings that this time of year offers--with the new moon, solar eclipse, and equinox.
Autumn is upon us, and we invite you to celebrate the turning of the seasons. In a world that often feels uncertain, even chaotic, the fall equinox reminds us of the beauty of balance—the moment when day and night stand in perfect equality before the light slowly yields to the dark. This is a time of gratitude, reflection, and letting go, as nature offers her harvest and teaches us the wisdom of release.
My garden is still quite lovely, the fruits and veggies of our labors are still going strong. Yet, I sense that the growing season is coming to an end. This time of year brings mixed feelings for me...I love the growing season and all the summer energy. Fall reminds me that winter will follow all too quickly.
This time of year always feels like a delicious in-between. Warm days along with crisp air, and clear blue skies has me craving the coziness of soup season. I know it'll happen all too soon, so in the meantime, I'm finding the moments that let me breathe more deeply and do the things (including preparing nourishing food) that bring me joy and peace.
Yet, life is asking a lot of us these days, and at times it can feel overwhelming in so many ways. It may be hard to navigate for many of us.
Autumn equinox brings an opportunity to pause and recognize all that this year has already brought us and all that we imagine still lies ahead. After the outward-focused energy of summer, this balance restores us. It reminds us to slow down, to recalibrate, and to come back to our center. Autumn equinox is an intersection point, a sacred reset.
We’re moving through a doorway, a significant, potent time to pause, reflect, clear the decks - inside and out - and prepare fresh ground to sow our new vision seeds for the season ahead.
As we turn the page to a new season, we’re reminded that each moment, day, week, month and season brings fresh opportunities to grow in wisdom, compassion, and honesty. You don't have to rush forward. You don't have to have it all figured out. This is the time for choosing your truth and connecting with what matters most—again and again—every single day.
Even if you don't focus on the actual equinox event...that's okay. The energy of this seasonal shift remains during the days ahead. Little actions open energetic pathways for soul clarity, renewal, and fresh inspiration to flow.
The simplest step—like clearing out one junk drawer or organizing one small closet, can shift your energy in a profound way.
And, if your heart longs to go deeper - this is perfect time to clear your inner landscape, release those old, constricting patterns, and open the expansive space to truly align with wisdom.
Create a clearing in the dense forest of your life.
Anonymous
Every turn of the Great Mandala asks us to grow. To shed. To rise. To expand into full potential. By listening to the whispers of your soul and making choices that support aligning with wisdom miracles can happen.
Combined with the balancing energy of the equinox, this month invites us into a profound turning point. It invites us to live from a place of Honesty, particularly with ourselves. How can we be honest with others if we're not honest with ourselves?
The great teachers of the past and present, and our deepest wisdom tells us that basic goodness is at the core of all beings and all things--including yourself. Their teachings remind us that we, and all beings, are whole and complete. But how do we reconcile the concept of inherent goodness when we encounter information and experiences that suggests the opposite? How do we show up to our lives in a genuine way, with Honesty?
What do I mean by "Honesty"? I'll start with what I don't mean...I don't mean that brutal, critical voice that says "you're not enough, good enough, smart enough"...blah, blah, blah.
If we believe in the basic goodness of all beings...what does that mean? Our most vulnerable place may not believe that. How do we live in honesty...remembering both things are true in the moment--our belief in goodness and our thoughts about ourselves.
First, we can't see the goodness in the world until we see the goodness in ourselves. In this blog, I'm speaking to how we talk to ourselves. What we say when we think we've fallen short of expectations, of the perfection we ask of ourselves.
What lies are you telling yourself? "I'm not good enough", "I'm unlovable", "I must have bad karma", "I'm unworthy of"...When that critical voice tells you those stories, you begin to believe that you're disconnected from your authentic self, from your true nature. You forget your wholeness. You aren't aligned with wisdom.
By abandoning your wholeness, you deny the reality of who you are, creating a divide between your inner truth and your external facade. This lack of self-honesty can lead to living a life that feels unsatisfying and inauthentic.
You probably talk to yourself way harsher than you'd ever talk to a friend. A small mistake or forgotten detail can turn into this whole internal monologue about how you should have done better. That voice gets loud sometimes, and over time it really does chip away at how you feel about yourself.
Next time you catch yourself in one of those "I'm not enough" or "I should have known better" spirals, try this simple thing: stop and say "I'm learning. I'm growing". "I'm doing the best I can". That's it. You're not pretending everything is fine. You're not bypassing. You're just reminding yourself that you're whole and complete, evolving and growing in this moment.
This compassionate honesty supports aligning with wisdom. When you stop being "brutally honest", by constantly beating yourself up (how has that worked for you so far?), you give yourself permission to remember your wholeness. You stop wasting energy on shaming yourself. Being gentle and kind with yourself just feels better, and reminds you to nurture your inner light.
You already know what’s not working. You already know the cost of staying the same.
Today, listen to how you talk to yourself. When that critical voice starts up, pause and say "I am learning, I am growing." "I'm doing the best I can." You're not defined by one mistake or one bad moment. You're defined by how you keep showing up for yourself, even when things get messy.
So, yes honesty is the best policy...only if it comes from love.
We are at a threshold. On the other side is freedom—the kind that comes when you stop holding back love from yourself or from others. Every part of you, even the pieces you’ve doubted or hidden, is worthy of love. The only step you need to take is believing it. The Universe will do the rest.
Kyle Gray
Taking care of ourselves, being kind, gentle, and honest with ourselves, isn't optional. It's necessary for nurturing our light.
I know how important it is to prioritize self-compassion and lean into aligning with wisdom. These aren't luxuries, they're the practices that allow us to keep showing up for ourselves, the season ahead, and beyond.
My hope is that this season gives each of us a chance to breathe, rest, and find grounding within and in nature.
Blessings of love and light,
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