Since January, I’ve been talking about this year as a bridge, a liminal place of transition where one way of being is dying and another is trying to break through and emerge into being. This is happening on a collective level, but it’s also happening for each of us personally.

Where and how depends on our unique energies and natal promise. But there are overarching themes, which is why I made this video, to share with you the big picture.

Part way into the video, thunder starts rumbling in the background, and by the end it’s raining. I feel like the weather speaks volumes, emphasizing the energy perfectly.

In some ways, we’re halfway across this bridge. By February of 2026, we will have completed the crossing. What our lives look like on the other side depends on what we do over this next 6-9 months.

This is a huge moment for each of us. I want you to be prepared as much as possible because this collective initiation is intense and unchartered, and therefore may be feeling really scary.

But I want you to have hope.

At the end, I share specific flower essences to support you in this journey. To trust yourself and walk more steadily, even when the bridge starts to shake.

May this guide and bless you,

Diomira

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A little more about me and the work I share:

Diomira is a soul path mentor, flower essence healer, astrologer, author of Initiation: My Faery Soul Awakening and the founder of the Elemental Whispers podcast. She is based in the mountains of Virginia, USA and has been working with land consciousness for 20 years and specializes in connection with the nature kingdom and faery realm. She absolutely loves helping humans remember their Soul magick and explore mythic doorways of remembrance within the heart of the land where you awaken heart consciousness and body connection to the Living World, and feel yourself belonging to the Eco-web of life.

*I’m making this available on various podcast platforms as an audio, but to have the full experience of these plants and their essences, please visit the Substack page where you can view the video and the beautiful slide show presentation of images Ruth created.

What if we don’t need to ascend, become enlightened, or “get to heaven”? What if the invitation of these times for humans on planet Earth is to arrive here fully?

Everything in life needs balance. Being human is as much about the physical mundane world as it is about the invisible world of Spirit and soul magick. It’s both. Denying either creates imbalance.

The Essences of the Earth—flowers, plants, stones, trees, other subtle forces—provide an incredible medicine to restore balance and support the soul in its embodiment.

They are incredible allies for these times. Not only for those sensitive souls who find difficulty in being here fully; they are for all of us.

I had the pleasure of joining hearts with Ruth Toledo Altschuler, an extraordinary fellow flower essence practitioner with decades of experience working with the essences to support deep healing and Soulful awareness. We shared an inspired conversation around embodiment and wish to introduce you to five beautiful plants and their essences to help you bring presences, awareness, and aliveness to your life.

The plants:

Wild Azalea

Borage

Lotus

Queen Anne’s Lace

St. John’s Wort

Everyone’s soul journey is different and yet these times are inviting us into greater alignment and deeper anchoring of our souls in our bodies so we may be rooted and connected to our true nature.

May these plants bless you in your journey of soul aligned awareness.

About the Speakers

About Ruth Toledo Altschuler

Ruth is a Certified Flower Essence Practitioner dedicated to deep healing and Soulful awareness. She is a Voice Dialogue facilitator, True Purpose Coach, and an authorized FES Flower Essence Practitioner Training teacher based on her three and a half decades of experience.

www.EssenceMentoring.com

www.FlowerEssenceStudies.com

About Diomira Rose D’Agostino

Diomira is a soul path mentor, certified flower essence practitioner, astrologer, and author. She is based in the mountains of Virginia, US and guides women to connect to the sacred landscape within and without, inspiring soul remembrance, embodiment, and purpose.

diomirarose.com

Diomira’s Substack: https://diomira.substack.com/

Diomira’s memoir, Initiation: My Faery Soul Awakening is now available: https://books2read.com/Diomira

About the Episode

In this episode of Elemental Whispers Podcast, host Diomira welcomes April McMurtry, founder of The Moon Is My Calendar. They discuss their deep connection with the moon, exploring how lunar cycles influence their lives and the creation of April’s innovative circular moon calendar. The conversation delves into how April’s work bridges natural cycles with personal reflection, offering profound insights into aligning with lunar time for a more harmonious experience of life's ebbs and flows. April shares her journey of lunar tracking, emphasizing how working with the moon can reveal inner rhythms and improve our relationship with time. Listeners will also learn about the unique features of the New Moon Calendar and Journal, and how it can be an enriching tool for personal and spiritual growth and self-awareness.

About April McMurtry

April McMurtry (Mick Myrrh Tree) is a visual artist, mother, and guide for repairing our relationship with the cyclical nature of time by attuning to the moon.

She is the founder of THE MOON IS MY CALENDAR, LLC and has independently published the New Moon Calendar Journal since 2014 with the help of many supporters. This tool for lunar tracking helps to access inner wisdom, be present with every stage and phase of the unfolding process, and live in more harmony with life’s cyclical nature.

With a Masters of Arts in Teaching and a background in expressive art, yoga and meditation, April loves to share the language of the Moon to support courageous creatives on their path of growth and transformation through the simple yet profound practice of self-study in relationship with cycles.

May this work repair our relationship with ourselves, each other, and our beloved mother Earth!

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April’s Substack: Between the Moon

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Paid subscribers, there are bonus goodies for you. Click over to the app or Substack on the web) but do listen to the main episode first for context. GO HERE for the bonus videos & journaling prompts

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