Episode 20 - Harnessing the Power of Eclipse Season & How to Navigate the Current Eclipse Portal

It's eclipse season, y'all! If you've been feeling it, you aren't the only one.

In today's episode, we chat about how eclipses bring about sudden and fated changes in our lives. These celestial events can accelerate our soul's lessons and allow us to experience a wide range of emotions and experiences.

When we embrace the shifts that occur during this time, rather than fearing our resisting them, we can make quantum leaps in our lives.

We chat more about:
- The importance of becoming a natural observer
- Reconnecting with the intuitive guidance of our hearts and guts.
- Making decisions from our soul's wisdom
- Embracing curiosity, pushing past your fears
- How ignoring your dreams does a disservice to others

Let's harness the transformative energy of the eclipse portal together.

Read the full transcript here:

Speaker A [00:00:00]:

Hi, loves. Welcome to another episode of Flip the script with Vic. I'm your host, Victoria Nielsen. I had a whole other topic planned to talk about today, but I just finished with a one on one client and what came through for her feels like it could be really resonant for everyone listening. So for those that don't know, we're in the middle of an eclipse portal, and we have eclipses every time around this time of year, and they just happened. Last weekend was the first eclipse. It was a solar eclipse, I believe. And there's a second eclipse at the end of the month, around the 29th.

Speaker A [00:00:37]:

And this eclipse season window of two weeks or so is such a potent time because eclipses bring about really sudden change and change that's faded. And I don't mean that it's the exact way things work out is like faded from the gods. What I mean is that the cycles or the lessons that you're learning or the things that you're going through are things that your soul signed up for. Before coming to Earth. You sit with someone, I don't know who, but you decide that this incarnation, you want to experience more peace, or Earth is all about duality. So those opposite sides of the spectrum, maybe you want to experience peace, but before that, you also want to experience what it feels like to be in turmoil or in chaos. And maybe you want to experience sadness or you want to experience euphoria. Whatever these emotions are that you've signed up for or these lessons that you've signed up for can be sped up during eclipse season because eclipses bring you to that natural state of not where you should be, but they align you really quickly and show you the ways that you're living unaligned or the ways in which you maybe haven't fully healed from stories or past traumas or things that have happened to you.

Speaker A [00:01:59]:

And they're very cyclical. So if you're noticing that you have a specific pattern, for example, with the type of men that you date, maybe you always date men that don't see you for your full worth, that put you down, or that are very controlling or demanding that behavior is going to repeat itself in all of your partnerships until you face it and move through it and get rid of it. And that's about you and your energy and not even really about the other person, because, again, you most likely signed up for that experience. In this lifetime, eclipses have a way of shaking things up, and old paradigms will fall away and things will shift whether or not you want them to. And so to better support yourself during this eclipse season, I encourage you to rest and go with the flow of what's happening instead of trying to fight the current, fight the changes that are inevitable. Can you be the natural observer? I talk about this a lot, but this is the place that you want to be in most. You want to come back to this natural state of curiosity and of wonder and of saying oh wow, that's interesting that that happened. Not, oh my God, woe is me, my life is over, it's so terrible.

Speaker A [00:03:16]:

But rather, oh that's interesting. Okay. And instead of internalizing it or maybe making it mean something it doesn't even mean can you just take it for what it is? Can you take it at face value without having to put it through the wringer in your head and give it so much meaning that maybe it doesn't already have? And I think we do that a lot, right? That we're not always living from our hearts. We're living from our minds. We're always thinking, we're always analyzing. And there's nothing wrong with that right side of that brain, the analytical brain. But when we can move back into the heart and the heart brain and the gut brain I bet you didn't know that you have three different brains, so to speak. Yes, you have your actual brain, but you have your gut brain as well.

Speaker A [00:04:02]:

That place where your intuition lies, where those little nudges from the universe come from and that inner knowing that is telling you to go do this thing that doesn't make any sense to your logical mind and your heart will do the same. Your heart has its own brain, if you will, and is always guiding you. And when we're in the brains of the body, so to speak, in the heart brain and in the gut brain and making decisions from that place, you are making decisions from your soul rather than your mind or your ego, who sometimes wants accolades or wants to do things because they want to please people or they feel like they should. And so moving into those other areas of the body and following those nudges, even if they don't make sense to anyone else, and even if maybe they do bring about a little bit of fear and fear is healthy. Fear is actually really good because it shows you where your edges lie, where you could maybe push yourself a little bit further. And I'm not talking about fear in the sense that you're doing something that you know could potentially cause you harm. I'm not talking about that kind of fear, but I'm talking about the kind of fear of like you've always wanted to quit your job and start your own business or you've always had X dream and you've just been afraid to go for it. That kind of fear is what I'm talking about because when you move through and you walk through that kind of fear, you are telling the universe that you are ready and the things that you want come know.

Speaker A [00:05:33]:

I listen to Lacey Phillips of to be magnetic a lot and she talks about the fastest way to get one of your manifestations to come into reality is to walk through fear of some kind, because then it's an automatic up level. You're automatically calling forth that thing that is meant for you. And so I feel like this is the perfect time to be thinking like that. Of what fears can I walk through and maybe eliminate and show myself that there was no reason or need to fear it in the first place. And now in this eclipse window, is not the time to be starting something new. So even if you want to walk through this fear right now, it's about playing and exploring and testing those boundaries so that once the eclipse is over, you can move forward. So I don't recommend starting completely new ventures during this time because the energy is shifting and changing, and until the energy settles, you kind of don't really know where it's going to land. And it could still completely shift from this podcast episode until the next week and the next week.

Speaker A [00:06:41]:

And it's important right now, I think, to just be with ourselves because there's a lot arising within us and within the collective. The collective is pure chaos right now. There's a lot happening in the world, and we have to support ourselves and our nervous systems. And we also have to realize sometimes that this chaos comes out before it gets better. And that's in our personal lives too, that just because things feel maybe chaotic or not as peaceful as you're hoping, that doesn't mean it's not working. Things in energy work specifically have to come up and out. So I know when I first started this journey, I thought that being a spiritual person and being on the spiritual path meant that I never had hardship and things were always amazing and it was always peaceful. But that's not true.

Speaker A [00:07:34]:

There are moments like that, yes, but again, Earth has duality, so you have to feel both sides of the spectrum because I love this example from Danielle Page. If you've had six figure debt, you can have six figure positive amount of money in your bank account. Like you can feel those two extremes. And that's kind of what right now is right. It feels like we're in an extreme moment because we are. So instead of reacting to that, instead of doing anything, there's nothing to do. We have to be with ourselves and with this energy to be able to alchemize it. We have to sit in the uncomfortableness.

Speaker A [00:08:17]:

We have to look at our shadows in the face and become okay with them, maybe forgive ourselves. Because as my Kundalini yoga teacher Guru Singh says, forgiveness is really just about giving forward. So during this eclipse window, can you unhook from the past? Can you give from the past to the future? Meaning you're giving so much of your energy right now on things that have happened in the past, maybe things that have happened to you or slights against you, perceived slights or situations, whatever it is. But can you unhook from all of that and give forgiveness to it and to yourself so that you can then give 100% of your energy forward? Because right now you're not doing that. You're not giving 100% of your energy to the things that are in front of you. You're giving a portion of your energy to things that have already happened, that you can't change, that already are. And now you're not fully focused on what's in front of you. And that's a shame because all you have is the now moment.

Speaker A [00:09:20]:

So if you're not giving 100% of yourself to the now moment, then you're losing a little bit. Maybe losing is not the right word, but it's unfortunate, I should say, because then you're not living up to your full potential. You're not living up to what you came here to do and to be. And I think that is a big lesson of the energy right now, is to face and be with and forgive parts of ourselves because we did the best that we could with the knowledge that we had at the moment. And our mind can get caught in loops of repeating things over and over and over again. But then you're just giving energy to it and again, you're giving energy to things that you can't change. So why would you not give your energy to the things that you can change, to the future that you can shape? Because it's not here yet. The future is on its way.

Speaker A [00:10:16]:

And so everything you do in the now moment affects that future. So can you maybe move through some of those cycles and old stories and get rid of them and they're coming up for you now? If you have not been triggered in the last week, I would love to know because I feel like that's what's happening. And as I was mentioning earlier, the energy and this energy work shakes those things out of you like you in meditation. Maybe feel the tip of the iceberg in the tears that you cry or the emotions that you feel in the body. But then hours later, you feel aggravated or you feel like crying all over again. And you don't know where it's from, but it's always from somewhere. It's from that iceberg within that you have just shooken up that you're diving deeper into. And don't be afraid to go there.

Speaker A [00:11:06]:

Like let yourself feel it and move through it because energy and emotions are just energy in motion and it has to go somewhere. And you can't keep stepping it down. You can't keep stepping it down and hope that it's going to go away because then you are going to explode. Then things are going to become chaos when maybe they didn't need to be. And I know it's hard and I know it's uncomfortable, but that's why we're here. And the energy of the moment in the collective is supporting you as you do this so you're not the only person that's going through this. There are so many people that are going through this exact energy and so can you use it to your advantage? Can you use it to propel you forward so that when this energy is over with, you have done your part, so to speak. And I want to remind you that doing your part is not about being productive or getting things done, but being with yourself and your thoughts and your feelings and not trying to escape and not trying to numb them.

Speaker A [00:12:06]:

And not trying to not think about them by doing everything else but really shining a light on them so that you can again move through. Move through. Move through is like my mantra because the only way out is through. And if not, then you're going to be stuck there. And this is such a fertile time, this is a fertile void for you that you can jump so far ahead in your growth and in your life and in everything if you allow yourself to work with that energy and coming back to the heart and the gut brain. I've been thinking a lot about this lately because we are considering having a third child. And months ago, actually at the beginning of the year, I felt in my gut and in my heart that this was the right move. There's another baby out there for us.

Speaker A [00:12:56]:

She wants to come through. And it was a no brainer. It was like, duh, we're going to have another child. But then life happens and things happen and you slowly start to talk yourself out of maybe this dream you had or this thing that you wanted to do because you get back into your actual brain and you're like, well, this doesn't logically make sense. Well, it's another mouth to feed. Well, we physically can barely handle two kids. How can we handle a third kid? And yes, it is good to counteract or have some of those rational thoughts, if you will, but I'm a firm believer in my dreams and that they are planted within you for a reason. So this longing that you have or this thing that you want to bring to fruition in the world, there's a reason that you do.

Speaker A [00:13:46]:

And ignoring that is like ignoring a part of yourself. And so you would really be doing yourself a disservice to not go for that thing, to not walk through the fear, to not follow through with whatever it is that's on your heart, even if it doesn't make sense to the logical mind or to anyone else because it was planted within you for a reason. Maybe it's going to create a ripple effect to all of those around you. Maybe it's going to have a positive impact on more than you. It most likely is because we are all connected, right? So whatever one person does, it affects the many, even if it doesn't seem like it on the surface. But that ripple effect has been created with every single decision that you make. Every single decision that your spouse makes, that your kids make, are creating ripple effects in the world. And so what if this dream that you have that feels buried deep inside is going to cause a positive ripple effect in the world and you don't follow through with it? What a fucking disservice.

Speaker A [00:14:41]:

How selfish of you to not go through with that dream, right? How selfish of you to not do that thing that could actually better humanity, better those around you. Did you ever think about it like that? That this thing that you're keeping yourself from doing is actually keeping your light and your amazingness and your ideas from being out in the world where they are so needed. They are so needed. And can you think beyond yourself in that moment and realize that you are serving so much more than yourself by following these whims, by walking through that fear, by doing that thing? Damn, maybe we really should have this third kid. But seriously, I really feel like it's a girl could positively impact the world in so many ways. And I'm keeping myself from that. And I truly believe our kids are part of our healing. And that's probably a whole nother episode about everything that you learn from your kids and what they're here to teach you and here to heal through you and for you.

Speaker A [00:15:47]:

But if you get nothing else from this episode, it's that this energy right now is powerful. And you don't have to do anything. You just have to dream and you have to believe, and you have to walk through the fear. And who knows who you'll be on the other side. You could be a completely different person by the end of this eclipse portal, you could be walking towards a totally different life. And what a beautiful thing, that hope, right? That possibility, can you give yourself that today? That hope and that possibility? Because I feel like we need so much more hope in the world right now. Things feel so dire, and they are. But if we can hold on to that hope for a better future, if we can hold onto that hope for ourselves and our children, then that's how we get through absolutely anything.

Speaker A [00:16:39]:

So with that, I'll get off my soapbox. Thank you for listening and for being here with me. I am so excited to be leading a solar retreat in Mexico in April. April eigth to the twelveTH the you are the Oracle retreat is happening in Baja, Mexico. I'm going to leave some more information in the show notes. But if you are ready for five days, four nights of a transformational experience with other women who are ready to walk through their fear, who are ready to do the damn thing, who want to uncover who they really are under all of this societal conditioning, then this retreat is for you. I'll see you guys next week. Be good to one another.

Speaker A [00:17:23]:

I love you.