Hello there! I'm Mel, known as Mel The Oracle! I went on a business sabbatical in March 2022 and have since exited Instagram as well. As I slowly re-emerge, rebuild and recreate a website, I am also re-devoting my energy towards returning to my roots of vulnerably modeling humanness, teaching by living, reminding you to invite all dimensions of yourself to the table & building intimate community around humanness. Join my weekly love note, Teaching By Living, or tap into the links below to get more intimate with me! >>>>>>>>>> "I love opening and reading your emails because they help me slow down. I notice I breathe a little slower when I read your messages. You are giving me space to direct my attention inward." - A.A "There are so few places online to experience the level of genuine care, thoughtfulness and compassion that your newsletter offers. That is why I open them week after week." - D.S "You dive into topics that make me do deep dives and remind me its okay to be different. Thank you for holding space." - K.S
a beautiful practice for you
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Reader,
Do you keep the memories of yourself safe? Lemme explain what I mean.
Back in 2016 when I called myself a Conscious Lifestyle Coach (that makes me cringe now lol) I had these 9 Keys that I would speak on. Key number 5 was "Keep Your Memories Safe", which entailed being inspired by who you've been, what you've created and what you have done on your journey.
I encouraged people to read old poems, papers, essays, journal entries or look at old pictures and allow themselves to be mind blown by not only how far you've come or how profound they've been before, but also to recall how they have manifested or stepped into things they may have prayed for or written about in the past.
Fall and Winter have naturally become the seasons where I do this automatically. I look through old documents, old photos, old journals, even recent journal entries and just allow myself to be in awe of the dope and beautiful things I've created and who I've been. I've even been listening to my podcast episodes from early last year - that has been really amazing.
But yesterday morning, I read a journal entry from October 23rd of last year. It was the Scorpio new moon and I wrote a passage affirming and intending the life I want for myself and it was really beautiful. I read it and immediately felt inspired and empowered. Right after reading it, I thought that it would be a beautiful passage to share with you and maybe it will inspire you to write a passage this week creating the reality you would like for your life.
Sharing this is vulnerable, but I really believe it will serve you to read it. Here we go...
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Entry from 10/23/22
I am receiving and trusting the healing taking place on all levels at this time. I am healing on a cellular level and open to the burst of abundance, good fortune and goodness on the other side of this. I am stepping toward an environment that offers me the ability to live in my fullness, magic and genius. I am moving towards a stable environment that brings forth emotional, mental, physical and financial security and stability.
I am rebuilding, recalibrating, restructuring and rebalancing deeply supportive relationships with myself, my friends and family and the most abundant parts of my reality. I am being catapulted toward my destiny, my new purpose, my Midheaven. I use this healing and rebalancing season as a stepping stone for my most beautiful life. I am fully answering the call. Rebuilding vitality, rebuilding and connecting with my joy and letting that joy lead me.
What does sovereignty look like?
Sovereignty, freedom and autonomy to me look like me being able to flow effortlessly in and out of each dimension of myself without struggle, second guessing or overthinking. Its everything that exists beyond simply having my needs met. It looks like being financially secure and productive no matter where I chose to be at any given moment. It looks like allowing my gifts to take care of me and knowing that they will. It looks like being me is my business. It looks like space for reading and writing as priorities on my calendar, not luxuries. It looks like slow mornings - easing into my every day, before doing or being anything.
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This week, I strongly encourage you to try two things. One, practice keeping your memories safe. Look at things you have created in the past and simply allow yourself to be blown away, inspired and self reverent. And two, take some moments to write out the reality you want to bring forward for yourself. Let it be poetry.
Feel free to share it with me if you feel called. I may make a podcast episode sharing these out loud, anonymously, to give them energy and also to inspire listeners to engage in the practice for themselves.
I support you in doing both.
I'm excited for you. We'll talk soon,
Mel xx
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Things I've loved this week
~ Old Dutch Dill Pickle chips. These were the staple of my childhood and I have loved them ever since. I got a bag from the grocery store this week and OMG....in love.
~ Watching Miss Jemima try on hauls on YouTube. I love a woman full of personality and she makes me laugh and smile. Check out her channel here. I thoroughly enjoy her!
~ My roasted sweet potatoes!! They were soooo damn good. I cubed up the sweet potatoes then seasoned them with pink salt, chili powder and cumin. Then I warmed up vegan butter, olive oil and lemon juice on the stove. Then poured the mixture over the potatoes and roasted on 425 degrees for about 20-25 minutes. I mixed them with some sauteed kale, then topped it all with a dollop of homemade guacamole. AMAZING!!! (P.S. I am experimenting with eating for my blood type and apparently avocados act as a poison to my body :(, I'm bewildered and devastated lol )
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Hello there! I'm Mel, known as Mel The Oracle! I went on a business sabbatical in March 2022 and have since exited Instagram as well. As I slowly re-emerge, rebuild and recreate a website, I am also re-devoting my energy towards returning to my roots of vulnerably modeling humanness, teaching by living, reminding you to invite all dimensions of yourself to the table & building intimate community around humanness. Join my weekly love note, Teaching By Living, or tap into the links below to get more intimate with me! >>>>>>>>>> "I love opening and reading your emails because they help me slow down. I notice I breathe a little slower when I read your messages. You are giving me space to direct my attention inward." - A.A "There are so few places online to experience the level of genuine care, thoughtfulness and compassion that your newsletter offers. That is why I open them week after week." - D.S "You dive into topics that make me do deep dives and remind me its okay to be different. Thank you for holding space." - K.S
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