Energies, Shifts, and Restlessness

I have been feeling so strange lately. Not in a bad way, but I'm just super charged all the time. I feel as though I'm experiencing a massive change.
Last night I had the most amazing Tarot Reading. The card representing me was The Sun, and it was being overlapped by The Moon. I think this represents the balance I've been experiencing of Light and Dark. I've been so charged in both areas. It's been amazing. I've been embracing both the light and the dark side of my life.
The root of the matter was Justice, which my eye was immediately drawn to the Scales in her hand and once again the balance that I have been achieving.
On top of that I had three Knights surrounding me. Pentacles, Wands, and Cups (as my final outcome.) I felt these energies were surrounding me and giving me strength. I tend to be a quiet person, but the Knights have been arising in my readings to represent the powerful male energy that has been propelling me forward and balancing my feminine side. The Knight energy to me is very headstrong and fearless, an energy that I could use more of. Seeing it in my reading as a trilogy was very promising and reassuring that these changes I've been experiencing have not just been my imagination.
I feel as though these times are filled with great change. I've heard of others experiencing this restlessness,  sensitives are experiencing the shifting of energies more than others. Now is a great opportunity to really face those sides of you that you are still clinging to and have not yet resolved. It's a beautiful transformation taking place above and below.
I think it is also a time to delve into our creative sides a bit. When I write I can feel myself enter the Flow of the universe and I can feel the energy of source rising within. Exercising our creativity is very similar to meditation. The energies are certainly on high, so I suggest going for it and setting aside some time to work on your own form of artistic expression. It might free some of those blockages you've been holding onto.

Sensitive to Solar Flares

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Is it just me or has anyone else been experiencing the amazing energy from the solar flares? I have had such a hard time resting at night because I feel so energized! It's the strangest thing! There are so many strong feelings coursing through me right now. I feel like many changes are taking place and I hear this information circulating through others on this path.
This is said to have an effect on the Northern Lights, how amazing is that? These things that are happening in the universe are such an amazing reminder of how amazing this physical life is and how everything is interconnected. One interesting trait has been this inner feeling that I have entirely changed, yet my outside form is still responding in the same ways it always has.
I feel as though I am slowly morphing into a new self, and it feels as if all the energy in the universe is churning and sparking like the sun. The sun is within You. Don't try to imagine it, just feel it, know it. The sun is within Being and we are Being.
I am usually a very lethargic person. I always go to sleep early and enjoy my rest. Lately I have been so charged, I feel as though I want to run, hike, be active. I never had these feelings for very long, as I mentioned I have always needed to allow myself a lot of rest. I'm sensitive like that.
But it has been incredible the amount of energy I have had lately! It only seems to increase! I was up last night just writing and thinking. I'm really enjoying it. I know it can't last forever, but I am looking forward to spending time outdoors and releasing some of this surplus energy.

Why am I a Sensitive Empath?

I find myself identifying this body, the person called "Juniper" with the labels "sensitive" and "empath." I don't like getting into the "story" that isn't really who I AM. It's not who I really am, I simply AM. We are all pure being essence. It's beautiful, everything we experience is for the ultimate GOOD, life is an amazing opportunity. I understand that now in ways I never had before.
So why do I keep referring back to these Sensitive traits? Being Sensitive means getting sweaty palms whenever I have to meet with someone at work. It means my voice getting shaky when I have to speak in front of everyone. It means not wanting to walk past someone on the street because I will feel their emotions, their judgements good or bad. I fear these various encounters.
Yet what Source has spoken, is that indeed being a Sensitive is certainly a challenge, but it is similar to any challenge or trait one might be faced with. Firstly, do not get swept up in this story. The one that says because I'm an Empath or Sensitive, I also have to be uncomfortable in front of other people.
You may indeed feel uncomfortable, heart-racing, sweat dripping, fear around others. This is simply part of your Sensitive nature. Enjoying the subtle energies of life, connecting with Spirit, and speaking with animals are all traits of being a Sensitive as well.
So ultimately, there is no Sensitive Empath, there is only Being. This body I have been gifted with is very much attuned to the subtle energies of life and it is a wondrous feeling that I remind my self daily should not be taken for granted.

We Are All Light Beings

As I begin to read people, I'm starting to see how amazing every individual is. I can see how we are all very focused on our own current situation, which is perfectly normal and fine, but sometimes we need to step outside of ourselves, to help us heal.
By "step outside of ourselves" I don't mean try to run from our fears, or try to forget who we are. Instead, I'm talking about that constant stream of fear, worry, and doubt that is on constant replay in our minds. If we succumb to these doubts, which are ultimately our ego in "animal survival mode," then we lose sight of the bigger picture.
When I tap into people to read them, the easiest part is feeling their emotion. It can bring me to tears sometimes, not in a bad way, in a good refreshing way. I can sense their energy and it is refreshing to reflect another's light.
There is light surrounding all of you. We are all light beings. Those of us who seek advice from someone tapping into the source, are seeking a higher path. But regardless of whether or not we are able to give the advice that others want to hear, we should really try to give the energy that others want to feel. I hope that regardless of how accurate I was in a reading, that just the interaction will bring someone closer to their bliss. Sometimes just knowing someone listened, or noticed, can help us shift into a higher vibration.
The connections I'm making with others in need of kindness, has been enlightening. It makes me want to shine brighter!

Tarot Reading & Twin Flame

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So, I've been reading my Tarot Cards every night. It's been somewhat informative, but also it helps me connect to Source and feel connected. I like tapping into that energy, and also the practice of accessing my intuition. It's somewhat like a meditation and also a cleansing.
My Twin Flame also likes to pick one, it's fun just to see what energies are surrounding each of us. He picked the High Priestess.
Last night I had an amazing reading. Lately I've been having spreads that include opposites. Like, I'll pick the King of wands and the Queen of wands. Or the Kind of Pentacles and Queen. Or the Two of Cups, which is very much a union/relationship card, or of course The Lovers. Last night's reading was very much about a new side of me emerging. I had many major arcanas including The Hermit, The Sun, The High Priestess (same as my Beloved), and Temperance.
It became very clear to me that this awakening is a mutual process for my Beloved and I. I realized that this relationship has become a mirror for the both of us. We cannot move forward with the growth of the other. This has already become clear to me since we have known each other. It's really strange. One of us will have an awakening of sorts. We will experience a higher level of awareness than the other. Almost immediately afterwards, the other will jump ahead too. We've described these similar experiences to one another and it's really incredible.
When we first met one another, there was a huge jump in growth. We dropped many layers of veils that we'd built up over time and shed many skins.
Since then, we've been on this unique path towards awakening. I have begun to tap into my sensitivity, which we both share, but we each have different abilities. When I've received guidance in the past, through Source, I have been told that in the past I have acted as Spirit Guide to my Twin Flame. I think he has had more incarnations on this Earth than I have, but I've helped to guide him from the outside.
This has been a painful journey, but one that is very rewarding. Yesterday we took a walk together and realized that prior to our meeting, we had both been on a path towards destruction. He had been involved in drugs, in one sort or another, and I had gone through layers of depressions and methods of self-harm.
It dawns on me now that in a way, we allowed those parts of ourselves to die. It seems like another lifetime. Once we met, it was like a new life began, or even that we had been waiting for life to begin all along. There will be many more "deaths" to come before we are completely awakened. It is such an amazing journey that has brought us here.

Twin Flame Challenges and Relationships

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It is undeniable that the Twin Flame relationship brings with it many challenges. As I've mentioned before, prior to meeting my Twin Flame I had a strong feeling that he was present. Somehow I could feel him and know him. Honestly, I did not know what a Twin Flame was until well after meeting him. I honestly could've described the "Twin Flame" relationship as how it felt meeting my partner, but I didn't have the label "Twin Flame" to attach to it.
Ultimately, I really have to stress how difficult it is meeting your Twin Flame. It requires a lot of self-improvement and looking inward for guidance and understanding. The self is simply an illusion, and your Twin Flame will help you break that down.
 When I met with my Twin Flame, different parts of me died and I feel as though I emerged into a higher state of awareness. It was a very tumultuous time in my life and I was forced to face parts of myself that I did not like.
Often my Twin Flame will reflect back to me how I need to speak up more, or will tell me I am too passive. This really pushes my buttons, but this is what a Twin Flame does. It is yourself in physical form, they are your opposite mirroring back to you what you need to grow and create balance. It's not an easy reuniting, but it is also very fulfilling if you can recognize what it means.
Obviously that one example of how my Twin Flame pushes my buttons, isn't the most inspiring example, but you get the idea. Ultimately all of our relationships do this exact thing. They are bringing to light your true insecurities and what you believe to be your insufficiency. (But ultimately you are not lacking anything.) Once you reach your Twin Flame, I feel this is the chance to experience the ultimate "death" of the self that you have created. To break free from the bonds that keep you from your true self, and from awakening.
But it is ALL good. It is all here to be experienced. So whether or not you are currently with your Twin Flame, all the relationships we are experiencing are good and will help us on the path. Rather than struggling in them and trying to make them something they are not, we must embrace them. See the mirror of yourself in those around you and how they are helping you and guiding you to be more attuned to your INNER TRUTH.

Do we have free will?

This question has been on my mind lately. Ultimately, I believe that we are all existing in pure being, pure light. So ultimately everything is good, everything is occurring in us. Ultimately there is nothing to lose, and nothing to gain, because we are eternal. Being is eternal.
That's all fine and dandy, I can accept this. In fact, I find it somewhat comforting to believe that life is simply a story that I am watching enfold, it is simply a ride - Being expressing itself in multiple forms.
But that isn't enough. Is my mind simply trying to create purpose where there isn't any? That just doesn't resonate with me. I can accept that we are riding the ride, but to say the ride is completely void of destination seems like a waste of energy.
So what is this all about? To what extent do we have free will, if at all?
The free will, is not how we would imagine it. It's not in that we perhaps are choosing every step and direction we take, sometimes we are subject to our physical forms and their reactions, circumstances, etc. The free will is beyond that. The free will is to be aware. In awareness we find our true freedom. When we are acting from awareness we are enabling our free will.
You can not make a decision when you are still acting from a place of unconsciousness. When that is the case, you are simply responding to the energy flow. It takes over you and it guides you. This is okay, there is nothing wrong in it. There is nothing lost, you have an infinite amount of time to become aware and to reach Enlightenment.
If you answer the call, if you respond to your inner voice, you will help yourself move towards your highest energy. Acting out of fear and ignoring this voice, this inner knowing, will keep you in your ignorance.
First, forgive yourself, don't resist your own thoughts, don't hate your built-up fears. Simply observe them and listen. Watch for that inner knowing. This is your truth, what resonates with you?
Free will is ultimately a decision made from this place. So what are you moving towards? Recognizing your true self. The self that is not individual, but is infinite.