As we enter March’s gateway, Winter seems to have finally blown in with full force here. After a mild season, the end of February through now has turned things around.

What felt like Spring days and thaw came to halt with Leap Day’s biggest storm yet. Leading up, it seems surreal that we enjoyed beautiful days like the photos reflect below.

And that all of my bulbs in the front yard bed – more than I could count – had pushed through the exposed ground that is now under several feet of snow.

And in between it all, my birthday was the quiet I intended with only some mellow celebrations the two days before.

That included a Spring-like walk followed by a surprise sushi party by a couple that are our good friends here.

They brought over all the fixings and made us vegan sushi, to show us what we could do ourselves with the birthday sushi care basket they gifted me.

Even the kitty babies got in on the fun – shhhh don’t tell them it’s not raw fish!

We of course made veggie sushi. Mmmmmm!

And we did make more sushi during the storm to enjoy and it really is easy and comes out professional looking.

Dave also took me to a birthday lunch and symphony downtown and it was a beautiful and peaceful, sunshiny day!

But on the day of my actual birthday, along with a little snow I received the most beautiful gift – we had our very first sighting at the house of a bobcat (our house seems to be earning its name as the Forest Portal where all of these appearances pop through). It was a young one and she or he decided to come right up on our deck while we were having birthday morning breakfast. We got up and followed the bobcat and I managed to get these little captures of photos and mini videos.

Just gorgeous and such a potent shamanic presence to receive on my “rebirthing” that I read can show up to reveal a new spiritual power and that felt resonant. And you’ll recall that just a few days before, a giant raccoon had visited in about the same place as the bobcat. And upon researching we are sure that she was a pregnant female, as this is the time of year that they mate and females will then go off solo. This makes sense as to why she looked so fat, and what a gift that she stood up fully at the sliding glass door to show off her pregnant belly to us. And then not long after bobcat, we had coyote run across the road in front of us. It was a full gifting of harbingers for transformation ahead, all around the Full Moon and my birthday. I’m beginning to feel that Astrid has a hand in all of these encounters to make sure I’m surrounded with the animal love she knows does my heart good.

Then the big storm came, and it did in fact bring blizzards and white outs as predicted, and we did in fact receive a little over four feet of snow at our 6600 home elevation with the tops of the mountains surrounding us, getting over eight feet. It’s closer to the ten plus feet they predicted at the higher and further peaks. It was quite the storm and even one of the two only and main highways into Tahoe was closed for over three days. And I’m grateful to say we kept safe, warm, and without incident, as I know many other communities did in fact have power outages.

Friday and Saturday night were the wildest. It looked and sounded like the gods were warring in the skies, as white blasts and swirls were thrown here and there. And during and after each night of the storm, every window and sliding glass door’s view was half blocked by wind swept snow and mounds of white that Dave had to clear a perimeter path for so that the snow was away from the house.

We enjoyed two days of snow shoeing out back in the forest behind the house during mid-storm mornings when things weren’t quite as wild. And it was incredibly potent to be out in the white landscape without a soul around. Just wide open white blankets, enchanting and mysterious forests, and magickal creeks to cross.

The first day I wore my vintage snow jacket that bears the name Polaris. I loved it immediately because of the North Star on back, the name, and of course the color. I didn’t mind that it was a bit large, as it’s so cozy, and wraps me in magick.

Polaris is the brightest star in the Ursa Minor (Little Bear) constellation and marks the little bear’s tail. How perfect is that with my bear connection? And being a large jacket, I do feel like a happy little, round bear in it.

We took turns breaking the trail on the one mile trek we like to do that circles around and crosses a creek twice.

I took some photos of the adventure to share the beauty of it all, but also some short videos to capture things in the moment.

I was so excited to find this tree trunk that we pass all the time, but only this time did I see the perfection of its rings that mirrored the sun halo and symbolism that has been coming through. I’ve never seen such precise circles.

And right after, upon coming to my favorite magickal tree canopy, I discovered someone had wrapped this tree of life talisman on it. The tree of life has always been prominently showing up for me.

We love seeing our house from the forest in all the different seasons. So we snapped a few shots of it covered in a cozy snow bliss.

The kitty babies – Sweet Pea and Boojum – gave us this look when we got back in, thinking why ever would you go out in that wild white cold?

Mom and dad are much more adventurous than these cozy kitties.

Sunday afternoon (3/3) I then saw this enchanting sight.

A beautiful, round robin sitting on the railing of our deck.

I watched him for about ten minutes, all puffed up while the snow was falling around. Since robins appear in early Spring, it was interesting to see this one in the midst of a huge snow storm.

We haven’t seen any birds around the house – only on snow hikes where the chickadees will sing away no matter how cold it is.

So, the presence of this beauty felt again like a harbinger of change and that rebirthing Spring days are around the corner.

I watched as he jumped on our cherry blossom tree and was eating some of the tiny old berries still remaining on the branches. I decided to take a short video to imprint this beautiful sight.

Pure enchantment and such a sign of new things to come.

He returned the very next day, in the very same place, doing the exact same thing when the storm broke. Skies are now clear and the forecast shows a warming trend taking us back to Spring-like weather. And it’s in fact looking a bit Spring-like on our kitchen island with the plant babies.

But for now, we’re enjoying the snow drenched mountains, blue skies, and sunshine – some of the most magickal scenes one can witness with crystalline sparkle everywhere the eye turns.

We’re back on the mountain skiing in the mornings on the great powder. And great snow conditions mean Tania becomes more brave and indeed our first day back after the storm had me taking on some super hard and steep runs with the craziest natural moguls (from the storm on ungroomed runs) and pot holed funnels I’ve ever done. Dave warned me I wouldn’t like it, but I felt guided to go anyway on my own. And I was SO proud of myself I hadn’t an inch of fear – just full trust I could do and I did.

“I think I can…I knew I could,” said the Little ‘T’ Engine That Could. YAY!

But the vistas are some of the most wonderful parts of skiing on the mountain. I love taking my time and breathing it all in.

It IS REALLY a faerytale to see and be in these landscapes and to watch the snow envelope the land.

It’s been enjoyable to watch the world outside transform once again.

And all of that transformational energy brings up thoughts of butterflies.

Their presence has been fluttering about in my thoughts quite a bit along with their connection they have to my spiritual and rebirthing adventures that has been swirling in my mind a bunch more again lately. In fact, through a series of synchronous unfoldings, one of my newest crystal skulls revealed her name to be Maya.

There’s a lot connected to that whole reveal, but it happens to weave parts of my awakening and receiving the butterfly as the symbol of my life’s work way back at the beginning of my spiritual journey. The butterfly also was my very first sacred tattoo and I did in fact baptize her “Maya”.

I wrote about that – now 26 year anniversary of the start of my Spiritual Skin – in a blog post titled Birth of Maya.

This links with my Mayan “pasts” that unraveled my other ancient threads, Pleaides (Maia star – one of the Seven Sisters), and so much of my journey, which is that of continual recreating and rebirthing over and over again. I’m a perpetual creatrix – reflecting my birth path number that associates me with the #3 Tarot card of The Empress who is depicted as the perpetually fertile and abundant mother, pregnant with creative life force for constant new beginnings.

No wonder that pregnant raccoon came around 😉 And no wonder fertile rabbits are my cocreators.

But back to butterflies…this interesting Winter/Spring mix we’ve been experiencing all season has felt so reflective of that forward and back steps that seem to keep happening. In reality, they aren’t really backward steps though, but a foothold on fertile void ground that is on another level of the spiral that just “seems” to have swung back around, but in fact is on a new playing field.

Things click into place and leaps happen. Then there’s this hold and wait period, in that fertile void, while the next clicks happen. Then more momentum, then wait/percolate/integrate…like a rubber band really revving up and soon it’s going to sling across the galaxy with all that momentum. LOL!

Perhaps this has been something you, too, have felt. And to me it’s been about this butterfly effect where the cocoon is still needed, but the butterfly has in fact made many holes to the new world of experience with legs and feelers taking in the fresh terrain. She is both excited and patient…knowing to rest and make sure to do each step right, or the release won’t be the promise it knows in her heart awaits.

The butterfly knows the secret of divine alignment and having all of her parts with her to take into the new world because if any part gets left behind, she simply won’t make it. And if any part isn’t fully transmuted into the new essence to match the new world, then she won’t be able to fly.

Patience and persistence is her strength. Trust is her fuel. Alchemy is her destiny.

She knows her resiliency lies in the very fragility of her being and the power of the now. Fully embracing the weeks she has of life, she performs great feats and spreads her gifts to the entire ecosystem of collective consciousness she is integrally a part of. But she doesn’t rush the emergence. Every little piece she masterfully orchestrates, integrates, and unwraps until the miracle of her weaving is complete.

Some butterflies can travel faster than we can run and journey over 1,000 migratory miles – small, but mighty indeed with ability to accomplish great feats because of only focusing on the knowing of possibility.

They can tell time through their antenna and track the position of the Sun through their eyes, and this tracking system lets them know where to turn to stay the course of their genetically programmed destinations – inner knowing is the guiding force that steers one to experience divine alignment and to follow the destiny of spirit embodied.

The genetic coding within their DNA makes them incredible shapeshifters moving through astonishing and miraculous body transformations over the course of its life from egg to butterfly – the inherent coding within becomes activated when the precise elements are merged, creating enhanced adaptability that leans into change with grace.

There are so many miraculous qualities to a butterfly and her journey that speak volumes to our own, mirrored potential and what awaits us to unwrap and light a spark to within the cocoon of our slumbering DNA and Cosmic coding.

Every piece of life around you is an incredible world of boundless marvel worthy of your attention, as it can redirect the course of your day and life when you truly breathe it in.

And ultimately, points you to the miracle of you, as your very existence in all ways you experience it…is a Universe unto itself.

The butterfly’s secret is in your heart to unlock, and the key is you igniting the truth of who you really are.

There are a lot of rapidly streaming energies and messages these days that people are experiencing, myself included, and it’s taking time to let it integrate and settle because once one thing comes it usually is the precursor for a whole string of many more. These are the times we’re in and in it together.

So, indeed change is the constant that butterfly reminds us of throughout her life transformations and even upon death, as she has always been a symbol of immortality, resurrection, and rebirth. Her presence affects the wellness of ecosystems even in her limited days with wings. And even as a caterpillar, both she and her excrements are a source of nutrient-rich support to the landscape and other animals.

These are metamorphic times and every single step is integrally valuable and divinely perfect in and of itself.

There are no ultimate results. There is simply continuous innovation of the all-encompassing moment for you to weave as your heart’s delight.

We are edging toward another New Moon – this one in Pisces – and Spring is definitely in the air, as Mr. Robin announced. Even my friend Frith has made his presence known again, once the storm ended. I found a hole he dug his way through for quite a long way in the thick snow to get to his favorite spot, and some poops, golden puddle, and tracks yesterday morning.

So many reflections of the journey and so many keepers of wisdom who are transmitting support for our accelerated evolution.

These days I’m guided to share less information streams and more organic experiences, along with Nature windows and other visuals, as I feel the frequencies are easier to relay and be of supportive inspiration this way – for now.

The groundwork is being laid and soon more direct expressions will deem time-appropriate, and until then we are all building a stairway through the spiral of unfolding cocreation.

A great many downloads have been coming in and it’s included a lot around the crystal skulls and revealing just why they have become so prevalent, along with other extraordinary crystal finds that are unearthing.

Some of this will be in the next episode of Talks With Crystal Skulls, which feels to be an important one.

In the meantime, a few updates around crystal skulls, include a new giveaway collaboration with Mody and discounts all around to help these amazing beings to get to their homes and do the work.

First up – in honor of Mody’s daughter, Maya, we’re giving away an ancient red basalt skull (what a beauty) and an energy session with The Speakers. It’s called Maya’s March Magick Skull Giveaway. Unfortunately, it is on Instagram, as it’s just the easiest platform for things like that. The giveaway started on 3/3 and will end at midnight PST on 3/12 with winner announced on 3/13 – Maya’s birthday.

But to create something for everyone, Mody is also offering a March Magick 20% off Discount between 3/3 and 3/13, as well, on nine select skulls. The discounts are reflected for these nine skulls at this link (scroll through): Egyptian Skulls & Dragons by Mody Ra

And, in tandem with this, I have also added an across-the-board discount on all crystal skulls and crystals from my own offerings. Discounts range from 15% – 35% to assist these connections I feel to be key to those hearing the call, which truly make all of these steals. Again, I’ll be sharing more about why this is all powerfully taking place at this time for the collective in the upcoming episode, but I hope that all of this helps anyone who has been really drawn to any that either of us have shared. The pieces that remain include some of my favorites like dreamy aquamarine, the blue stones that keep coming up in meditation, emerald for that heart chakra emerald bridge, sunstone/moonstone, and more. There are a couple of very special personal release pieces and one dragon/skull pair. The link for these is: Crystals & Crystal Skulls

And speaking of dragons…several people have been asking about dragons and both Mody and I are happy to share that there are a few dragons at the links – a couple did find homes, but there are the three remaining. All of them happen to be white dragons, which feels particularly resonant with our snow and that sparkly pure potential of new beginnings. You can find those at the links above. Included is a new full body enchanted little white dragon from Mody in Moon Stone.