This month’s invitation feels like a gentle, yet powerful call to tend to the sacredness of our own essence. It is asking us to reflect on how we prioritize our own protection of self: our energy, time, capacity, body, thoughts, space etc.
I love this reminder and orientation as we move towards the holiday season. It is a time when life begins to swell with activity. There are more invitations, expectations, family dynamics, emotional tides. It is so easy to lose ourselves– our needs, our boundaries, our sense of center– to the noise of what everyone else wants or needs from us (or what we think they need from us).
And yet at the same time, November also carries the whisper of the dark season. This is the beginning pull toward stillness, introspection, and rest that Winter begins to offer. The paradox is palpable: the outer world accelerates, while our inner world longs to slow down
Caught between those two currents, we can easily disperse our energy. We give more than we have. We agree when we mean no. We absorb emotions that aren’t ours. We forget to pause and check in with ourselves.
Bubble Up arrives as medicine for this moment. It is a reminder that your energy, your truth, and your vitality are precious, and they are worthy of being protected (especially if we want to make it through the season intact!).
This month is asking us to do a couple of things.
First to intentionally create energetic protection around yourself: your bubble. This is your sacred container. Within it, you get to decide what enters your field and what stays outside. You have the power to decide what you allow into your space– energetically, emotionally and physically. From within this bubble, you can meet the world with openness, clarity and discernment, without merging or unconsciously absorbing into the chaos around you.
Your body and energy are sacred territory. Slowing down to become intentional about what you’re letting in (and what you’re not) will help your system feel steadier, clearer and more resourced.
The second invitation is to bring that same awareness to your boundaries in daily life, with others and within yourself. Consider what helps create the most generative environment for your wellbeing. What conversations feel nourishing? Which deplete you? What topics or dynamics feel misaligned?
You might explore:
– What am I allowing myself to listen to or consume, both auditorily and on social media?
– What boundaries do I need to set with myself around screens, time, or habits that drain my energy?
– Which foods, relationships, or practices truly feel nourishing to my system?
– Where do I need to say no—even if it’s uncomfortable?
This card reminds us that boundaries are pathways to presence. They help you stay connected to yourself so you can meet others from integrity and not depletion.
So often we look to other people for a sense of protection. We may orient towards partners, family, or friends. This card invites a deeper initiation: to become our own guardian. To treasure our value and to hold space for the divine as it lives and breathes through us.
How are you honoring yourself?
If you are needing support with this, call on the unseen: your guides, ancestors, and the benevolent energies that walk beside you. Ask them to fortify your field and to help you hold your bubble strong and clear. Let them remind you that you are cherished, resourced, and surrounded by love.
Protection is both energetic and relational. The seen and unseen work together to help you stay aligned.
When I feel into this card, it is also asking us to practice a pause this month. Make sure you slow down before committing. When a request, invitation, or opportunity arises, take a breath. Let your body feel the question before your mind answers it. Try saying, “Let me get back to you” as a default and take the time you need to assess if you have capacity.
This simple pause can be revolutionary. It creates space for your truth to surface and space to discern whether this yes aligns with your energy, your needs, and your current capacity.
When we practice the pause, we shift from reacting to responding. We honor our internal timing instead of being swept by external momentum, especially when we feel like people need something from us.
For November, I invite you to inhabit your own sacred bubble of sovereignty,
to honor your yes and your no, and to remember that saying no is sometimes the most honest and loving act you can offer to yourself and to others.
This is how we stay full instead of depleted.
It is also how we align with the natural rhythm of the season—resting, gathering energy, preparing for the next cycle of emergence.
May November be a month where you tend to your own light.
Where you remember you are both protected and supported.
Where you honor your pace, your truth, and your capacity.
