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Welcomed encouragement to excavate the gem from the poop of our lives. A lot of layers and nuances to that wisdom. 🩶

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🤗 Thank you, Kaya! I so agree! I've been noticing that I've started thinking of the poop of my life more as fertilizer than waste, which has been a profound shift.

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I’ve been mulling over this for days now Jenna. I think my Gem is my imagination, my ability to dream and come up with ideas. The muck around it is that I still tie a lot of self-worth to capitalist productivity, so I often feel like I need to turn those ideas into something that makes money. I have a hard time just valuing what I do for the joy it gives me and others. Something I’m definitely working on as I’m going through a shift with my day job.

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I always enjoy these posts Jenna. I feel like Forest Gump regarding these combos, they are "like a box of chocolates you never know what you are going to get." This is no exception. Funny that the "Gem" came up because this is an aspect of my upcoming post. The treasure within. I also appreciated how you sense into other people for their gems. A beautiful act of being present with someone! Very similiar to what I do, and I love looking at it the way you brought it forward here. And thanks for sharing your gem! As I sense in, I would say mine is dedication and integrity.

Okay back to the combo... I love the idea of the Empress waving her magic scepter over the poop and creating fertile soil, so flowers can grow. Out of something ugly, shadowy and dark, something new can be born. The inner gem given expression in the outer world.

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Such a great invitation Jenna, what I noticed is that I immediately started thinking about other peoples gems, a reluctance to perhaps delve into my own and in that moment own it. I've tried not to overthink it and what came to me was listening. When I'm speaking or engaging with people online, I'm listening with my whole multidimensional being, which is why I'm picking up so much, so quickly. I've never thought of it like that, I find that so interesting. Thank you! xx

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Yes, listening...I LOVE that as your Gem, Louise! 💕✨💕 Listening with your "whole multidimensional being". That's exquisite. Plus, you listen so well TO the other dimensions, bringing the wisdom of your guides here.

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Oh yes I love that! I’m going to weave that in somewhere it feels like a gift of awareness. How magical. 💫🙏

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"a practice I used to do back when I was first learning to coexist with my sensitivities." oh how I relate to this Jenna😁

Also I love your gem, your inner treasure: your ability to learn and that you're a great student.❤️🙏🕊️

I relate to that too, and for me I would also say that perhaps my gem is an energy that moves towards the evolution of consciousness in myself and others.

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Oh, Camilla, that's a gorgeous Gem! I love that! And I can really see that in you. Your ever-expanding consciousness is like a beacon, showing the way for others. And am I remembering correctly that your primary life principle from the Invisible Garment was flowering? If so, I think that speaks exactly to the Gem you mentioned here!

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Thanks so much for your kind and generous words, Jenna. And yes, great memory! My Invisible Garment primary life principle is flowering, which is what I was thinking of when considering what may be my Gem😁

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My gem is something like "radiate your Self outward, offering inspriation and permission for others to shine".

I keep looking at that scepter the Empress is holding.

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❤️❤️❤️ I love this, Jenna! That's a spectacular Gem! And, yes, that scepter has a giant gem on the top. I can see you waving that around, bringing the shine out of everyone around you. 🤗

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Love your practice of finding the beautiful kernel. It seems like the essential first step of knowing a whole person rather than knowing them to be one thing. It also runs very counter to the very self-centered way any of us relate to each other.

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Thank you, Amy! ❤️ When I was finding myself so deeply impacted by others' energy (to the point of it making my physically ill), and learned that blocking it out didn't help at all, it was in turning towards their energy and finding the beauty there that actually felt the best. And quite recently I've taken it a step further and have started a practice of including the other (whether or person or circumstance) as part of me. I actually envision hugging it until it is included as me. This is definitely a work in progress as my natural inclination is still to push away. But when I am able to do it (especially with something like anxiety) I've found it extremely beneficial.

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Thank you so much for sharing this, Jenna. That's such useful information for me, and I intend to try that too♥️🙏🕊️

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draw out our inner Gem from the poop of our lives ~ I love that! This is the essence of my practice too 🖐️

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That really is at the core of your work! Of course, you put it MUCH more eloquently. 😂

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Oh I wouldn't say that. We're simply looking at it from different angles with a similar understanding. Both adding a piece to our common collective eloquence...😊

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Unsure about my gem, trying to see which one is the real gem, the hidden one. It might be an ability to set myself free and rebound after acting on a wrong impulse, by reflecting, putting order in my conflicting emotions, and then taking whatever action I can to redress the situation. Funnily, as I wrote before, your last week's post prefigured my week, as I did have to stand up to defend and restore something, so now I'm very grateful about the Gem and the Empress, because it bides well for this week.

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Oh man. I know that can be stressful, but cheers to the Warrior in you. I hope the experience was empowering. And, yes, let's welcome the Gem and Empress this week as beacons of hope and rebirth. I LOVE what you're considering as your Gem. That ability to "rebound after acting on a wrong impulse", to change course and, as you said, put order in conflicting emotions, is amazing. I admire that so much!

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Let's see, I'll say my Gem is my sense of humor and laugh - I'm always the first to laugh, and loudest, sometimes inappropriately but never at the expense of others. People are always telling me I have a distinctive, infectious laugh, so I'll go with that. I think I was inspired early on by Uncle Albert's song in Mary Poppins. 🤣 https://youtu.be/pOMqqI-kzHY?si=btZ1Wnf9ZJ46ygS2

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YAY!!!! I love this so much, Troy! 🤗 What a gorgeous gem! Please always laugh first and loudest. It makes the world a better place for sure. Uncle Albert was one of my personal heroes growing up. I used to try to laugh hard enough to levitate (and may or may not have wet my pants in the process).

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haha How perfect! See you on the ceiling my dear... 😂🫖🥰

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Years ago I learned a new to me word - charism - which is the special light that shines in each of us. I will often reference it when I am speaking to audiences so I loved reading about the Gem and resonated with how it ties together with The Empress. Interesting that this pairing came up now, in the springtime when everything is being born.

My inner gem is as a Guide. I spent about a year studying archetypes and how they apply to me and, while I know we are all of the archetypes especially the survival ones, I finally landed on Guide and it has stayed with me for decades. Interesting about The Empress coming up right now because I am going through a lot of poop (hahaha, if only you knew!) so we will see what that is fertilizing for my future.

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Charism...what a beautiful word. Thank you for introducing me to that! I definitely see the Guide as your Gem. ❤️ And I'm glad you brought up the idea that we are all the archetypes, because it reminds me that, really, we all have many many gems too. But I really love the idea of us finding this one that we can hold onto and let shine. When poop happens, we can turn to the gem to help us through. I'm sorry to hear that you're going through the poop right now. Sending you lots of prayers and love!

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How is it that I am blown away and inspired to my deepest core whenever I read your words? Week after week you leave me unearthing new ways of thinking, being, feeling, and living. I cannot express to you how much I love your messages and how much they pull me down into the core of me. ❤️

So, thinking about my gem. I am going to spend a few days pondering and wondering and feeling. And then I’ll get back to you. I already have a few nudges and thoughts! 💫

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Oh my gosh, Liz, this made me cry in the best way possible. Wow, thank you so much, friend. It really means a lot to me and that this is all worthwhile. ❤️❤️❤️ Any more nudges on your gem? (No pressure of course!) One treasure I see in you for sure is the willingness to do the work of self-discovery. That definitely takes a special kind of courage!

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I was going to write along the very same lines! :)

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Thank you, Zoe! 🤗❤️

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