This week's External Influence is the Spirit Guide Bee. When this guide appears, it is a sign that your goals are here. That all you need is that push of diligence and dedication to create a productive, fertile time which will result in the completion of your hard won goals. This week will bring a time of hard work that may seem too much at times, but know that you will get through it and receive the worthwhile rewards you are looking for! Look towards geometric shapes for meaning such as the sweetness of life that originates within and around us. At times, you may feel overwhelmed by the pressure of completing these goals, but know that it is ok. Take time to engage in joyful movement and dance to release the pressure and to grasp the week's fuel for work. If you haven't been able to really release that pressure and anxiety, just take a moment to reconnect with family or community. There are those out there that love and care for you. Do not be afraid to open yourself up to your family. Communication and empathy are important traits. You may find the release of tension that you are looking for. In this way, you will be able to tap into your creative and physical burst of energy.

This week's Rune is Raidho! It is symbolized as being a solar chariot carrying the sun across the sky. This connects with it's representation of being the Rune of travel, flow, movement, and progression. By drawing from the powers of Raidho, we can find solace in cycles and rhythms. Just like with the movement of the wheel, life turns in patterns and flows that we can tap into such as the passing of days or the path of the sun. It connects the eight major festivals of the year and gains a symbolism for ritual or ceremonial magic by aiding in the flow of energy from one place to another. While progression can be measured by the phases of the moon as well, Raidho connects specifically with patterns of the flow associated with solar powers rather than lunar ones. Drawing from the origin of it's name, this Rune deal with counsel and advice. Urging chivalrous actions. Raidho will aid you in moving energy to a specific place or in completing journeys. Use this Rune when you need to connect with the flow of life or to expand your thought process. Allow yourself to dance and move as a way to engage in the passing of one moment to the next. Work hard so that you will come to best possible outcome of your journey with the understanding that the outcome is not an end, but a beginning to a new transformation. Keep in mind that each cycle exists within a larger cycle and that by keeper a larger picture in your mind, you will decrease any chance of circling without direction. Enjoy the process of movement physically, mentally, and spiritually.

In the Internal Influence, we see Alligator. Don't rush. Let this week be about gathering information and organizing your thoughts as well as your environment. If making a decision, take the extra time to gather as much research as possibly from multiple perspectives before making your decision. This week's challenges may make you feel like nothing but the negative exists, but remember that where there is death there is life. Where there is darkness, there is light. Alligator represents the principles of land and water, life and death. Without one, there is no other. Others may think you are doing nothing, but in silence there is contemplation. In slowness, there is deliberation. Allow yourself to be strong as you work on protecting yourself and your territory. It may help to spend time cleaning and refreshing your home environment in order to aid in dealing with the outer environment of the world. Meditation will be beneficial to you in order to clean your inner mind, as well. Digest the information that has come to you, gather and absorb more research, and consider your options before making a decision. Alligator is a symbol of new knowledge and beginnings. Allow whatever challenges appear this week to promote growth rather than destruction. The Alligator represents death as well as life and mimics Naudhiz in a reminder that one can either live a life of destruction or use their inner knowledge and ability to grow in a positive light for themselves as well as those around them. Do not be dragged down by your past experiences. Gather knowledge from all around and do not let yourself be too afraid to heed the knowledge you may even be hiding from yourself. Transformation and growth is all around us if only we listen and work.