About the Essences
Our essences are unique.
Instead of an essence made from a particular plant, these are co-created with the devic beings, the nature spirits of a land.
Each essence has a theme inspired by the journey taken with the land during its making.
These essences are teachers, they are guides, bringing you back into alignment with your true nature and the natural world you are a part of.
Aries
Expressing true sovereignty in deep relationship to all
I am the sovereign expression of the primal source that wishes to speak through all things
This Aries essence is about the independent spark of creativity that pushes through the sea of all possibility into energetic form. This is life making itself known. In contrast to its opposite sign, Libra, which has a very “we” aspect to it, Aries is about “me”... sovereignty in its purest sense. It takes this holding of one’s self to become, for if one is too oriented to the other, one forgets one’s self and there is no sure movement forward, no internal locus of control that brings forth one’s unique expression. Think of baby, green shoots pushing up through the earth with a “look at me!” energy.
But this Aries essence is not about pure independence, it uses its hope, courage and individuation in service and connection to the primal source that wishes to speak through all things. Aries’ opposition to Libra brings a sense that the expression of soul truth and individuality is always done in relation to the world around us. Baby shoots pull nutrients from the earth surrounding them and energy from the sun warming them in order to grow. But they also have a defined sense of self, of soul expression.
This is sovereignty and relationality, finding strength and passion to express one’s self and at the same time needing to be in relationship with others to unfold into your true expression. This doesn’t mean you need the world to “get” or affirm you, Aries expresses itself regardless of the reception or recognition it receives, but it is more about realizing that the creative force that drives you is not self-generated, it is created in relationship with the world that surrounds you.
All of the zodiac essences were made during the season of the sign with an empowerment during the full and new moons during the 2022-2023 wheel of the year.
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Taurus
Making love manifest in earthly form
I am the nourishment of the roots, so that what grows is the beauty way.
This Taurus essence is “love force” making love manifest in earthly form. Beauty, growth, abundance, fertility. Leaves forming in perfect timing to their blueprint. Things becoming what they are meant to be when they are meant to be. Taurus is patient activity, steady growth. She has a flashiness - showy flowers, ornamentation, bejeweled, attractiveness drawing in the one who would ignite the next phase of growth, growth that brings fruitfulness.
This essence has a deep connection to the spirits of nature who translate the whispers from the sun, moon and stars into form - again, timing, form, abundance. There is a sense of sharing, generosity, partnership, love for land, nature, creatures. This essence tends to the parts of us that have been neglected, that feel plain and forlorn.
And yet Taurus’s roots are nourished by the death energy of Scorpio, her opposite sign. Where Taurus is fertile sex, Scorpio is menstruation, the sex of a crone, death sex. If we don’t allow ourselves to wade into those murky waters, Taurus becomes shallow, fragile, vain, jealous. This shadow work shapes the dreams that were planted in our subconscious in the depth of Scorpio season, informed by the more primal forces of nature, and Taurus is the first blush of these deep dreams becoming real. How much shadow and ancestral work we have done either flourishes or flounders us. This essence nourishes our roots, so that what grows is the beauty way.
All of the zodiac essences were made during the season of the sign with an empowerment during the full and new moons during the 2022-2023 wheel of the year.
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Refuge
Tending places of refuge in and around you.
I am the blessing and challenge of refuge.
Refuge is a devic essence made on my family land in Blaine, WA. The nature spirits there created this essence to help one explore one's relationship to refuge. The essence offers the blessings of refuge to those who need it, but also offers an experience of the challenge that can come from reliance on a refuge that one needs to move beyond in order grow. It also offers an opportunity to explore how one creates and respects a place of refuge for non-human beings.
Coyote, raccoon and cougar offer their wisdom to this essence.
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Reckoning
Tending the grief of ecocide.
I am the transformative holding of grief and pain.
Reckoning is a devic essence made at Stimpson Reserve in Bellingham, WA during one of the hottest days on record in June. Several devas there worked together to create this essence to help individuals open to the painful reality of ecocide in a way that brings transformation and resilience. It also helps you recognize your role in this ecocide and gain clarity about where you are called to action or change. This is deep root and shadow work aimed at increasing the capacity to respond to the reality of what is happening to non-human beings during one of the largest mass extinctions known to this planet.
Dragon energy is part of this essence.
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Co-Creativity
Co-creation with the seen and unseen world.
I am playful, sensual, creative connection.
Co-creativity is a devic essence made on Whidbey Island, WA. The deva there created this essence to support deepening the playful co-creative energies with other-than-humans. Even when the rain pours, you can find inspiration from our brothers and sisters, both seen and unseen.
Slug and raven offered their wisdom to this essence.
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Integrity
Staying true to your fullness as you grow.
I am the resiliency to grow in ways that stay true to my deepest essence.
Refuge is a devic essence co-created with a copper birch and the harbor in the center of Blaine, WA. The nature spirits there have been adapting to human-impacted environments while staying true to their essence. They offer the wisdom of clarifying the will and aligning it with one's truth. This essence has a sense of joyous, simple connection to the world, an ecstacy of intimacy with the earth...like growth as an expression of love for creation. It is a border crossing essence, helping one to reach out and become freely while keeping good boundaries to protect one's process. It holds the wisdom that changing tides and challenges add to the process of becoming, not take away. This essence has wisdom about wise transitions. When it is the season of letting go, the season of growth, the season of going quiet and within, the season to shine your love according to your nature, tall and proud. It helps with addictions or weaknesses where we undermine ourselves or even actively destroy ourselves. It offers lessons about instinct, vulnerability, awareness, self preservation, and attunement. It offers the wisdom of growing where you are planted and calming the restless and impatient heart.
Copper Birch, Hawthorn, Crow, rabbit and seagull offer their wisdom to this essence.
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Connection
Making kin with the land and its network of beings.
I am awakening to relatedness with the seen and unseen world.
Connection is a devic essence made on at Point Whitehorn Marine Preserve in Birch Bay, WA. The devic beings there created this essence to foster life-changing relatedness to the beings who co-create the world we live in. This essence is about recognizing the unseen, seeing (through inner sight) what is hidden. It takes one from the feeling of being an outsider to being invited in, your full, whole self, and being accepted and honored by others in the natural world. It is about creating through kinship and renewal through relationship. This allows for toxic environments to be transformed into new life, recognizing what is wrong and addressing it through deep relationship. Connection allows us to notice changes and respond. It opens one's self up to the "other" and brings the two energies into alignment. It honors the border crossers who have hearts in multiple places or dimensions. There is a non-judgmental equanimity to this essence that allows one to dance with change and stay true to one's self, connecting with one's destiny.
Spider and cicada offered their wisdom to this essence.
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Emergence
Becoming a conduit for earth's evolving consciousness.
I am the consciousness that is being birthed by Gaia.
Emergence is a devic essence co-created with nature spirits near Salem, OR during the 2021 Fairy Congress. This essence started out with the name "reconciliation" as it was about human reconciliation with each other and with the fairy realm and nature. But when it was completed, it wished to be called "emergence" to honor that when two things come together a third is born. It works with the dynamics of the sacred masculine and feminine working together to bring about healing. It supports the trust in the birthing of that third thing. We never know quite what it will be, but we can open ourselves to the dance of becoming and breathe a collective sigh, hearts open, when the new emerges.
The Gate of Twilight from the Card Deck of The Sidhe by David Spangler and Jeremy Berg came in to support the essence. It spoke about being in a collective "in-between" space, deep in transition. The outcome is unclear, so the courage to step into the unknown is needed. This essence supports that courage through heart opening medicine. It is also about stepping into our power and, as we do so, owning all the parts of us in joy and humility, and holding our deficiencies with curiosity and compassion.
This essence can also be used on the land to support grid work. By helping to support the earth's changing consciousness, we support the emergence of our own consciousness to ever widening circles of awareness and ability. It helps to tune into the minerals that are supportive of life, including the minerals we personally need to have in balance to maintain health.
A little stream and the undine beings there (along with MANY other entities) offered their wisdom to this essence. Water is life. Change can be in flow. It can be tuned into the lifeblood of the earth, respectful of resources that sustain us. That is part of the reconciliation work and that respect allows for emergence.
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The Co-CreatorI'm Summer Starr and I work with the devic beings and nature spirits to co-create these essences. They are each made through relationship FOR relationship as support for your becoming a powerful ally for the world around you. I also offer intuitive healing sessions through Making Kin.
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