A Sprinkle of I Ching: July Part 2
A month of restraint and integrity
Integrity as Shelter in the Storm
Integrity, in this context, is more than honesty. It’s the integration of your actions, your words, and your values. The three woven together in balance.
It’s the ability to stay you even when the world becomes chaotic.
Think of leaders like Reverend Desmond Tutu, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., or Thích Nhất Hạnh. Their power didn’t come from resistance alone. It came from being anchored in love, clarity, and purpose.
Lead in this way. It will be remembered (this is important for the energy of December ;) ).
If you’re creating from fear, the storm will toss you like a yacht in a hurricane.
If you’re rooted in awe, in gratitude, in fierce love—your life will grow, even in the storm.
Reflection Prompts
What does integrity feel like in my body? In my life?
Are there places where I feel out of alignment?
What helps bring me back to myself when I feel shaken?
Navigating the Energy of Restraint
This energy may tempt you to act quickly, to relieve the pressure. But the wiser path is one of discernment.
Before reacting, ask:
Does this move me closer to integrity?
Is this reaction rooted in love, or in fear?
Am I trying to offload discomfort, or speak from truth?
If you feel pulled into conflict or harm, pause. If others have wounded you, resist the urge to retell the story to every ear you find. Let your healing be private, tender, sacred. Let it ground you, not define you.
This is a time to:
Stay steady in the storm
Choose your words with care
Set quiet, firm boundaries where needed
Act only when aligned with love and truth
Final Reflection
How can I strengthen my connection to my values this month?
Am I reacting more than usual—to others, to the news, to myself?
What boundaries will help me hold my energy and peace?
When the sky opens—because it will—you will be ready.
Grounded.
Clear.
Unshakeable.
Your July Takeaway:
Save for the Future: Consider setting aside a portion of your income, even a small percentage, to create security for upcoming months.
Preparedness: Plan for the future. By saving resources—be it time, money, or energy—you protect yourself from potential hardships and create stability.
Examine Your Boundaries: Reflect on the limits you have placed in your life. Are they serving you, or do they need adjustment?
Find Contentment: Make peace with the present moment and the resources available to you. This mindset can transform perceived lack into abundance.
The Illusion of Entitlement: Feelings of entitlement or being “owed” something often stem from a mindset of lack. If you carry this mindset, the sense of deprivation will persist, regardless of what you receive. Releasing these feelings can foster balance and harmony.
The restrained energy of July may feel heavy at times, but it is a midway point which offers opportunities to reconnect with your values and check in with your alignment. By staying true to yourself and embracing contentment, you can weather the storm and emerge stronger, more aligned, and at peace.
From this space of contentment, blessings and opportunities will arise naturally, helping you move forward with peace and purpose. Trust the process, honor your commitments, and act intending to create a harmonious and expansive future.
The transition to August will feel like the excitement of travel. 🧳
What is the collective energy?
Collective energy is the subtle, shared emotional and spiritual current moving through humanity at a given time—shaped by cosmic and cultural events as well as ancestral memory. It influences how we feel, act, and respond, often stirring deep personal shifts that mirror the transformation happening in the greater whole.
How does the collective energy impact you?
Collective energy can amplify what’s already stirring within you—bringing buried emotions to the surface, heightening sensitivity, or nudging you toward needed change. Even if you can’t name it, you might feel off, unusually inspired, heavy, agitated, or cracked open; this is your system responding to the larger pulse moving through us all.
Why can’t the collective energy be pin pointed to a specific day?
The calendar is a helpful—but ultimately arbitrary—way to measure time. When I read the movement of collective energy, I use the calendar as a reference point because it’s familiar and grounding, but the energy itself doesn’t follow our manmade months. Instead, I loosely align the energetic shifts with the calendar to help us anticipate when they might arrive, though they often flow in early or linger long after.
P.S. Today was supposed to be a post on reading the signs! The debrief. July’s energy was so potent last week that I decided to move this post up. So that you can see the type of energy we’re working with clearly.
Sedona
Jodie Smith, Infinite Bliss and my Sedona retreat co-leader, joins me in creating a magical retreat to Sedona this December 4-7.
$2111 or share a room for only $1500 each.
Over four days, you’ll be guided through a series of intentional practices designed to bring you into alignment—with your truth, your energy, your path. Through movement, stillness, ritual, sound, and sacred site visits, you’ll come home to yourself in a way that feels both grounding and expansive.
You’ll walk ancient land and sacred paths—Buddhist stupas, medicine wheels, rock temples—each offering its own invitation to listen more deeply. You’ll share breath and silence, story and ceremony. You’ll stargaze under velvet skies, dance beneath the moon, and rise with the sun.
Eve and Jodie bring decades of experience weaving together healing arts, energy work, and embodied practice to hold a safe, loving container where transformation can unfold naturally—without pressure, without performance.
You may find yourself feeling…
A deep sense of calm you didn’t know you were craving
More connected to your body, your voice, your intuition
Held in a circle of like-hearted souls who see and celebrate you
Recharged by nature’s rhythm and the sacred energy of the land
Open to what’s next—with clarity, courage, and grace
Whether you are releasing something that no longer fits or calling in something new, this retreat is your space to be with it… to feel it… and to step through the threshold with presence and peace.
📩 Reserve your space: info@infiniteblisswellness.com
Can’t join us in person?
🌄 Take a self-guided retreat to Sedona!
Jodie Smith, Infinite Bliss and my Sedona retreat co-leader, joins me in creating a self-paced and guided experience of the main vortexes of Sedona.
Known for it’s healing potential and ability to supercharge your psychic senses, our channeled meditations will bring you the energy of each vortex (a doorway for divine energy to balance the body) whether you are physically in Sedona or wish to experience its loving energy from the comfort of your home.