Culturally, we often think about trust as being only one thing: either someone is to be trusted, or someone is not. This makes sense on a basic level of safety: am I safe with this person, or not?

Once a feeling of safety is present, trust becomes even more interesting...

I believe there are many different shades and aspects of trust, which become more apparent within the therapeutic relationship.

Through healing and soul work, we encounter divine and cosmic energies and aspects of ourselves.

These energies are so fascinating, that it can be easy to get swept up into the spiritual and lose connection with our (sometimes mundane) human life.

How did the last blog sit with you?

Perhaps you were able to sit with uncertainty, lean into some difficult emotions or perhaps you wanted to find a quick and easy solution or turn away from reading.

Every day, we receive vast amounts of information from the world around - and within - us, outside of our conscious awareness.

Very little of this original information reaches the level of our conscious minds. And because of the way we are living, our brains are often overwhelmed with sensory information and the speed of society.

The first of the swallows (Hirundo rustica) have returned to my back garden in Oxfordshire today, welcoming in May and the blossoming Spring.

Making their courageous journey from the south of Africa, they travel 200 miles per day facing exhaustion, starvation and adverse weather conditions.

Shame is a difficult emotion to be with.

My aim here is to shine some light on what shame is, which you might apply to your own inner life and use it to shine a light into the dark places that have felt shamed.

We all have parts of ourselves we feel are ugly.

Disowning or disconnecting from any part of yourself, results in not being fully present in the world, not accepting your gifts and talents and not fully participating in the world with energy, joy and vitality.

I have written recently about the Drama Triangle and the positions of Persecutor, Victim and Rescuer, as well as the astrological move of Chiron into Aries initiating a 9 year period of healing the wounded masculine.

These themes are very present and potent for us collectively, and serve as a reminder that this work is of fundamental importance in healing ourselves, our relationships and the entire Earth. 

We come back to the theme of healing the wounded masculine again, which I have written previously about here. Reading an astrology blog by Katie Sweetman, we see that with Chiron moving into Aries this month the theme of healing the masculine archetype will continue to 2026-2027.

This will be a period where we heal imbalanced masculine expressions - within and without. Imbalances such as aggression, domination, violence and oppression.

Trusting your instincts is something that comes naturally in the animal kingdom, and yet human beings in our current society tend to ignore the quiet voice inside, the sensations of our bodies and the wisdom of our hearts.

Your instincts are an innate trait, inborn. Part of our complex understanding of ourselves, life and the environment around us. There are instincts for survival, and there are also higher level instincts guiding us on our soul's path and purpose.