Candlemas is the time of the “quickening” of the energy of the new year, when the life force is beginning to return and the seed sprouts.
The Hopi literalize this holiday by sprouting seeds in the Kiva’s, and some traditions say that the snakes come up above the ground at this time. I’d like to link this metaphorically to the female “snake-power” or Kundalini energy, recognizing that as the life force returns with the longer hours of daylight and sunshine, our sexuality and healing energies begin to become enlivened.
We start to hope for spring, and indeed this holiday in America is called Groundhog Day, Feb. 2nd, and has as its prophetic legacy the groundhog, seeing shadow or not, and thereby determining whether we will have an early or a late spring.
Motherpeace cards attuned to this holiday are, first and foremost, the Strength card, which is an image of the red haired Irish Brigid on her fairy mound with her shamanic animal helpers and the “heat that heals” coming out of her left hand.- excerpt from Making Ritual with Motherpeace cards
*This is a great time to burn incense to cleanse your space of any negative energies or obstacles… Be sure to open some windows maybe even crack a door… You can open cabinets and drawers as well. Think of this as a deep cleanse time to rid yourself of anything you might be holding onto before the Chinese Medicine season of Wood Element arrives 2/4.
Use this time between now and then to start the year anew leaving behind anything that no longer serves you for the greatest and highest good.
Published by Jacqueline Albert Pepper * JAFengShui
Jacqueline Albert Pepper
Feng Shui by Jacqueline Albert Pepper
Certified Feng Shui Consultant * Chinese Astrologer * Teacher
Sarasota, FL * Jacqui@JAFengShui.com * 941-587-7080
Jacqueline Albert Pepper:
Certified consultant and teacher of Classical Feng Shui and Chinese Astrology, holds certifications from:
- Metropolitan Institute of Interior Design in NY – Roger Green
- Feng Shui Design Studio of Australia - Roger Green study tour to the Far East - China, Taiwan, Tibet, Nepal, and India
- Feng Shui School & Society - Master Ho Chin-Chung – Taiwan
- Feng Shui for the Arts - T. Raphael Simons – New York City under whom she apprenticed for many years.
She also has a BA in Communications at Adelphi University Garden City, NY, with a concentration in Art and Music. Jacqueline grew up musically, singing and songwriting at a young age and continued that passion in the music industry on the label side for 12 years after college.
When she discovered a love for creative aesthetics & helping people through the art of Feng Shui in 1997 out of her studies with Dr. Jerry Epstein at American Institute for Mental Imagery; she studied everything she could about the ancient modality. Jacqueline’s Feng Shui career started with the executive offices at the music label she worked at in New York City and she never looked back.
Jacqueline’s ability to read, write and speak Chinese for Feng Shui & Astrology purposes, enables her a deeper understanding of her clients and their energy needs. Her studies in the Far East under the tutelage of several Masters in different countries brought her a full understanding for the integrity and history of this ancient art; an integrity she brings along with her passion for the work.
In 2002 while living in Manhattan, Jacqueline added a Real Estate License to marry her client’s need for combining new home or office searches with her deep knowledge of Feng Shui and Energy Work. She continued with her Florida license in 2006 after relocating to Sarasota where she now resides with her husband and twin boys on their 5-acre property, Twin Peppers Ranch.
“Transforming and Uplifting Energy since 1997”
Energy Aligning for Abundance, Health, Balance & Empowerment
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