Astragals Holistic Counselling

20/12/2021

I awoke early this morning, an hour or more before the dawn of the Solstice. I sat in contemplation acknowledging the sacred wheel.

What struck me is that like the wheel of the year, there are cycles reflecting each turn, each season, each point of the wheel.

I reflected on the nature of the highest peak of light, summer Solstice, as it is here now. I realised the intensity within myself in the nature of peak light. All I have seen, all that is revealed, all that is blinding in that light peak.

I know too that as the wheel turns, the light will ever so imperceptibly recede. I know that for me that will reduce the intensity, allow a movement towards contemplated space where I will look towards the harvest times, the honour of what I have sown with good intentions, can be reaped. Then in that more contemplative time, I can sense the ancestors more strongly and hear their call, benefit from their wisdom, their lived experiences.

Others prefer the light. They prefer the peak positive power of the light, the seen, the heat, the flourish.

I find in the stillness, the cooler times, I can sense more and connect more. There is for me at least a difference between the darkest hours of the night, followed by the reliance on the dawn of a new day, fresh perspective, a new chance, and the difference between peak solar intensity of overwhelm, released towards harvest, community, inner peace.

This year has been a lot, with more to come. The way each being honours that and travels that each unique to them. For me, I know that what the light has revealed has been blinding, I honour the integration time to come. I honour that in me the sun represents all I am shown, the darkness, all I need to integrate, reflect and honour.

Duality is within us all. Not just gods or equinoxes or peak times like Solstice, simply within. We reflect that duality every day. Is it always in balance, no, I would say not. However, to deny one aspect is to lose sight of your integral make-up, unique to you, to that within others.

I never met someone I haven't learnt from, or a season I could not feel within me. Are all lessons fun, pleasant or even knowingly wanted, no absolutely not. But they are ours to interpret in reflecting. To absorb in a way that speaks to our inner knowledge. Not to detract from our self worth, which is often the first feeling, if the lesson or mirror is unpleasant. It's what we do with it that allows empowerment through tears, or smiles.

This dawn, before the harvest, the battle between oak and holly, I look within and honour that in myself. Honouring duality, ups and downs, light and dark within. Lessons, heat, and intensity. I honour the connection to that for only in that can there be understanding.

Blessed be. Sarah Astragals Holistic Counselling and Brisbane Tarot School

27/11/2021

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04/11/2021

Healing.......the aspect of healing most focused on is the needs of others. As empty cups remind us, how can we give, hold space, support or tend to the needs of others if that cup is empty.
Filling your cup first, tending your needs and soul balm is the only way to ensure your soul raft is connected first.
Easier to say, harder to accept.
Healing starts with you authentically holding space and receiving space from others to feel into the entirety of all you are. If you cannot see that you are the beginning and the constant within your world, moving forward will be more challenging.
Honour yourself, all you are, honour cycles and tides of change.
 

13/10/2021

11/10/2021

Rain over the ocean, the increased power of the waves, the depths and the awareness.
After a powerful cleansing day yesterday at dawn, I woke to the rain. It's a deep awareness that after release there is not only healing but additionally the release itself is power. Its power in standing in that healed space allowing the acceptance of the release.
Being aware that healing has occurred and acknowledging it has occurred is a process. In the same way the rain is pouring additional cleansing, we need to too in the path of acceptance of all that is.

11/10/2021

So grateful to be able to connect and cleanse this morning to Earth, Sea and Sky and Source.

04/10/2021

I honour an individual's soul, their unique and quintessential selves. There is noone like you and you matter!
Clients, friends, colleagues, lovers, family all have a place in my individual souls journey and I am privileged to provide support. I am additionally privileged to honour my own unique self through doing that.
Honour you!
If anyone needs support in this journey, please reach out.

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26/09/2021

I shared this post from
In my stories. Such an incredibly valuable and timely awareness for all beings. We all have an influence on others and indeed ourselves. We are all healing, healers or indeed givers. You do not need a certificate to benefit from this awareness.

I honour this in all beings, including myself.

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24/09/2021

Sarah, Holistic Counsellor, HH Dip (H.C) Grief and Trauma Qualified, Professional coach, AssocDBus, and Intuitive Multi-Modality Healer and Psychic.

Astragals Holistic Counselling provides not only quality western counselling methods. As a Holistic Counsellor, we assist members by providing therapy, coaching, mentoring, empowerment and more. By connecting with me, I thoroughly assess your needs and am available to see you, online, by phone, via Zoom or in-person.

 

18/09/2021

Empowerment helps guide us to this awareness. So too does having an opportunity to assess life, ourselves, our needs and values that are unique. That invincible summer is a goal that often seems out of reach.

I have always loved this poem and I am grateful to share it with you.

12/09/2021

The Way of the Peaceful Person Clinging on By Fingernails. https://www.astragalsholisticcounselling.com/blog/the-way-of-the-peaceful-person-clinging-on-by-fingernails

We are all confronted by the times we live in. We know the list of Global, local and community disarray and destruction we are facing as a collective. It’s inescapable and overwhelming for many.

12/09/2021

New Blog Post.

The Way of the Peaceful Person Clinging on By Fingernails. — Astragals Holistic Counselling.

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06/07/2021

This post that I was moved to share speaks to us all. I believe in the power within the individual. I believe in your story and your dreams and I honour your fears.

What I believe in more than anything is acknowledging that we can reach past our human experience that can be seen by you as a win or fail depending on your personal narrative.

Building on that I believe that people want and do give more to others and try to provide before accepting or asking for that need they have within themselves.

Let's normalise support acceptance. Let's start communicating with each other the needs we have so they can be sourced and provided.

Not everyone has the same needs. Every being is unique. I honour that uniqueness and I applaud your story. You make this place better by striving to be yourself and in still wanting to help others.

I am here if you need to be heard.

26/04/2021

This is a poem that ties in so beautifully with the blog I wrote and shared today. Remember that the phoenix always, ALWAYS rises, as will you!

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25/04/2021

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New Blog Post up for life reflection in keeping with the life and seasonal times we find ourselves in.

Contact me if I can support you in your reevaluation and rebirth.

Sarah Pingel 8/7/20 Sarah Pingel 8/7/20 Endings and new beginnings - The cycle of death and rebirth As I write this it is the eve of the Scorpio Full Moon, one with the Sun in Ta**us which is associated with the birth of Buddha and his enlightenment. We are also here in Australia, just a day past An...

30/12/2020

THE BEST NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS

New year's resolutions can be self pressuring. We can load ourselves with pressure to be better, to guilt ourselves often unrealistically into self improvement by standards that are not of our own or for our own good in our holistic sense. We can strive for a societal standard that is inauthentic than when unattained leaves us feeling less empowered than we could have been otherwise.

The best resolution is to remember the advice to empower and and move forwards. Learn to know yourself better. Learn to love yourself, wholeheartedly and without ifs, buts or maybe. Release resentment of all kind and strive to be in tune with your body, mind and spirit.

Only then will you have the power and the guidebook to make empowered change for your holistic good. Not because a plan or book told you too or a society or group moved towards it, but because your soul guided you and your authentic awareness led you to it. That is guaranteed success.

Reach out to me if you need support navigating your personal road map. Holistic means looking at the whole of you, not just a single symptom or aspect.

REMEMBER, don't look back unless to learn, for you are not going that way.

Blessing of release and renewal. Sarah

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