The External Influence for this week is the Spirit Guide Deer. The flow of this week will allow you to show your gentle side. It will be an important lesson to practice by thinking about your behavior before you react in order to show a softer, more empathic response to the situations of this week. Do not misunderstand this for weakness, breaking boundaries, or for avoiding adventure. If the chance comes to let yourself enjoy a moment of innocent and exciting adventure, then take it! Even a small moment could be an incredible one.As seen in the Deer guide's antlers, we see an opportunity to connect to a higher sense of being and experience. Connect with your more subtle senses and allow this to open your heart to the soft coaxing sort of adventure.

This week's Rune is Isa. This rune is depicted as being the vertical axis through which energy and antimatter travel up and down and reinforce the structure of all. This straight symbol is seen as an archetype, present throughout all other runes. It symbolizes ice, constraint, as well as a massive force or slow expansion. Although ice does not move swiftly, when it does, it moves with an incredible force and magnitude. This energy could work either as a constraint holding you down or as a structure of stability in a fast-paced world. Working with Isa can enable you to recognize and use forms of pattern, understanding polarities, and help you understand potential dangers and how to avoid them.

In the Internal Influence, we see the Sun Bear. This animal often shows us a duality of sides. Upbeat, positive, and outgoing, those that feel this spirit guide can also often be serious, determined, and overly hard-working. It is time for you to work on a balance of your inner self. Something is out of sync and healing must happen to aid in becoming balanced once more. Don't be afraid to let yourself get lost in your thoughts and work. Explore your interests in solitude and allow your thoughts to go deep within. It is important for you to get this recharge of your inner self for the times when you are being outgoing and working with others. Keep a set of differently sized goals to work towards so you do not feel like you are floating without a purpose. You may be called on to take a leadership role and it will be important to take those moments in solitude to recharge so that your hard work does not over tax you. Show your gifts and love by working to positively influence the world around you through teaching others as well as through your own personal work.