Tooth #16
At a recent routine dental appointment they identified a tooth with a cavity dangerously close to reaching the nerve. Because it was a wisdom tooth (#16), it needed to be extracted and soon. Given that my dental insurance was about to run out the following week I opted to get it done at the first available appointment, 2/25, the day before Mercury entered its first retrograde of the year.
First, let’s talk about 2/25, a date that lives in infamy in my family. We’ve had multiple deaths on this day including my own dad. It made me laugh actually because one time my dad, who never saw a dentist or doctor, had a terrible toothache and decided to pull his own tooth with a tool from the junk drawer. How did that go? Well he pulled the wrong one. So DDS dad ended up at the dentist anyway for something a bit less medieval.
The Sunday before my extraction, I prepared my body using the same Medical Procedure Prep I offer others. That morning I did an energy clearing of the dentist office and staff to remove any negative energy that may influence the procedure. I got a call a few minutes later from the dentist office stating the dentist got sick and had to go home. Mic drop. I rescheduled for 2/26 at 10am.
Doh! Mercury went in retrograde 2/26 so of course I got another call, “So sorry, Matt, the doc is running behind can you come at 1pm?” I laughed to myself. Of course I can. I remembered what I read about poor Anne Boleyn in the Tower awaiting her execution. She was granted a swordsman executioner rather than the traditional axe. This was viewed as a mercy as the sword style was much sharper and more likely to be quick and painless. I wouldn’t forgive myself if I didn’t at least protest this whole debacle. The disgusting fact is that she was falsely accused by men of horrible things with evidence that conflicted with actual facts just so she could be put aside for Henry’s desire for a new wife. Anyway, because this style of execution was more of a French thing, they had to ship someone in from Calais. He kept getting delayed in travel so Anne’s execution was put off again and again. She is accredited for saying she was disappointed in the delay because she had quite prepared to die. RIP Anne and all women treated this way at the whim of rich and/or powerful men.
Not to compare a 21st century tooth extraction to a barbaric execution, but this is what came to mind (and I’m dramatic). I HAD quite prepared myself already. I did my tapping, meditation, angel work, and more. I then remembered this is Mercury retrograde at work. And what does a retrograde teach us? Slow down, reflect, rethink, reconsider. It’s like taking a breath before speaking again.
I got the journal out and said, “what are these delays and the loss of tooth #16 trying to teach me?” As usual it came pouring out (journaling is my easiest form of channeling wisdom). I was being called to practice patience and not see bumps in the road as signs to stop everything. Instead of canceling, I accepted each delay. Instead of waiting for the tooth to get worse, I kept my appointment.
I took this further. As I’m starting this new business, I’ve hit many snags and delays and disappointments. This makes sense now! This is the bigger lesson. These things didn’t mean I needed to stop launching my business; I’ve known for a long time this is definitely aligned with my purpose. I needed to trust myself, trust my path, and learn from each delay. Each time I was gaining more and more confidence in myself. And by doing that, I’m putting energy out into the universe that this is me now and more of this new me please! God or Source or the Universe doesn’t test us or punish us. It’s something I believe our soul signed up for to learn to get it right in this lifetime.
To all my beautiful souls out there stressing about retrogrades, delays, snags, disappointments, ask yourself some questions:
Am I doubting myself and is that part of a negative pattern? Can these thoughts be true? Without a doubt, can they be absolutely true?
What lesson is this teaching me?
At the core, does the direction I’m heading still feel aligned (bring peace and excitement when thinking about it)?
Are my actions and behaviors aligned with my goals?
If these are things you’d like to explore with me, coaching is a great way to do that! Whatever you choose to do, I wish you peace and so much love to start thriving everyday!
You must be wondering how it went with my poor #16. Perfectly as expected. My body listened to everything I told it to do during my prep work. So grateful that it went well and especially to the guides who came through: DDS dad, Betty, Archangel Michael, Archangel Raphael, and St Luke! And of course my guardian angel, Alix. He would prank me if I didn’t mention him.
