This week's External Influence is the Gazelle Spirit Guide. When this guide appears, it generally signals a time when you must understand that sometimes it feels like nothing is happening or working until things suddenly seem to shift. This can cause some to feel stuck or depressed. However, when the Gazelle guide comes to us as a Reversed card, this signifies that this rough waiting period is at an end this week. You may have had to feel as if you are moving through muck, slogging through goals without seeing any progress. Know that this week will show you what that work was for. Events may happen quickly, but remain flexible as you move with the flow of events. Your goals are coming to fruition. Be sure to hold vigilance, patience, stamina, and perseverance as strong attributes this week in order to battle the vulnerability that may come this week with all of the movements and changes here for us. Remember to watch your diet. It will be beneficial to let yourself splurge in a fancy meal, but remember to fuel your daily actions with appropriate and healthy meals each day.

This week's Rune is Mannaz. This symbol represents the bridge between the mortal world and that of the divine. This symbolism extends to the divinity that exists within each person. It represents the inherent intelligence, reasoning skills, memory, and tradition that make up people as individual and as a community. This week, there is a rich, depth-filled connection emanating within and around us all in stronger waves. Use this connection within yourself to find the divine and connect with the intelligence that fills our world. Feel the divine within yourself and understand that you can tap into greater sources of memory and knowledge than you may have thought before. This week will be a great opportunity to use this connection to understand the aspects of your personality as well as aiding in understanding social order around you. Consider taking this week to learn about incarnation. Think of how you can interact within your social order in order to create a better foundation for yourself within your environment. Be wary for this Rune can also indicate someone attempting to undermine you. But hold fast and strong with determination to learn. Explore the depths of research and intelligence within you and around you.

This week's Internal Influence is the Giraffe Spirit Guide! In general, the Giraffe guide comes to us as a sign to act with focused intent to reach success. That we need to keep the bigger picture in mind as we develop our communication skills. When we see the Giraffe guide as a Reversed card, this can be a reminder to not let yourself get so caught up in thoughts of what could be in the future that you forget to look at what your doing in the moment. Allow yourself to focus on smaller, individual goals in order to take each step to fulfilling your overall, or larger, goals. Start with a thoughtful plan for this week in order to fuel yourself physically and spiritually.Consider how you are acting to those around you. Maintain a humble and elegant demeanor, but understand to never belittle others. Are you blending in too much? Or flashing your colors too brightly? Consider what actions and behaviors you need to grow the best version of yourself that you can. Give thought to the ways you act and speak with family, friends, and others you interact with. Allow yourself to be quiet or emotional in order to heal, but don't let it negatively effect the achievement of your goals or relationships with others.