This week's External Influence is the Reversed Opossum. This spirit guide is generally seen when you must play close attention to your instincts in order to gain a deeper understanding of any rough situation you may be experiencing. The Opossum connects us with the use of masks and how to understand them. Reversed, the Opossum spirit guide shows us that this week we have an environment that is giving us an opportunity to be ourselves. Allow yourself to feel comfortable in your own skin. This week, engage in activities that make you feel refreshed and comfortable. If there is someone close to you, this may be the moment when you can see a true side of themselves. Pay attention to how others are acting around you. Masks may be coming off and allowing you to gain a deeper connection or understanding of other groups or individuals. On the other hand, be aware that some masks may be around you. It will be important to pay attention to your surroundings and those around you to make sure no deception is taking place around you. Connect with the Reversed Opossum this week so that you can understand when to use submission or aggression as well as how to appear fearless when scared. Listen to your instincts in order to gain insight on when to act and how to see which people are holding deception and which ones are being open to you. Do not let others deception or fear of being themselves stop you from being who you are. Be yourself this week.

This week's Rune is Othala. This symbol is depicted as the womb and legs of the standing goddess which represents the inheritance that follows hereditary lines as well as family, sacred land, and DNA. This rune is seen as the wealth of a land that can never be sold, but, instead, handing down through generations. This is often connected with lands where generations would be buried, the land thus becoming connected with a family or community in a deeper way. Othala represents wealth that cannot be sold or given away. We use Othala when seeking to connect with sacred land, when searching for wisdom concerning the whole of life, and when we wish to use lessons of the past to learn for our future. Othala comes to remind us that everything is One. When connecting with this Oneness, we can gain wisdom and a wider perspective of our universe. Everything is connect through webs of energy and thought. Practice lucid dreaming and the interpretations of those dreams for it will be useful this week. What you dream will manifest, so be aware and careful of what you want.

The Internal Card is the Spirit Guide Owl. This card continues the message of manifesting your wishes. A great urge to find your place and harmony is within you and you have the power to achieve it. Owl reminds us we have knowledge within and that we have the ability to research and learn even more. Keep enthusiasm in your heart as you work towards your goals. This will require calling on more respect from others towards yourself. Communicate clearly and remember to watch carefully for body language or other signs of communication from those around you. Owl reminds us to see clearly past the illusions that may be spun around us. See the strength within you that can enable you to reach for the resources outside of you. Be courageous and persistent as you grow towards manifesting goals. Heal within and be confident. You can rise above, undaunted by the trials that may have held you back in your past if you realize the strength, magic, and wisdom within you.