How water talks to me

a story about being in the flow

Our stories change the minute we start to tell them differently.

For many years, I’ve had issues with water finding a way out of its intended container in my homes. Leaks in toilets and bath tubs resulting in water coming through the ceiling of my first floor, a water heater breaking and flooding the basement, countless issues with water escaping pipes under my kitchen and bathroom sinks, dishwashers that overflow onto the kitchen floor. These are just a few examples, but you get the idea. I’ve lived in 6 different houses during my adult life and all of them have had constant issues with water leaks.

My story for a long time was that I was unlucky with water. But then I learned astrology and found out the predominant element of my birth chart is water. This was a light bulb moment where I realized water wasn’t cursing me, it was talking to me. 

I started to pay attention to when water jumped from its containment. Sure enough, there was always a correlation to an event. Sometimes it would happen during a particularly stressful situation, which I used to interpret as, ‘Oh great! Now I have something else I have to deal with!!!’. After I realized water was talking to me, I started to interpret these occurrences as “Let your emotions flow out of you. Don’t hold onto the anger, stress, shock, etc.”. 

I would also notice it happening at times when I’d made a big leap into a higher perspective on a given issue. It was as if water was saying to me, “Congratulations! You did it!”.

Often, as was the case this past Wednesday on the Summer Solstice, water bursts out on important astrological dates when portals are open to higher energies. Summer Solstice marks the ingress into Cancer, a water sign. As if on cue, water leaked from the pipes under my kitchen sink spilling everywhere. Those pipes had been secured by a plumber just a few months ago so this truly shouldn’t have been a thing. 

And yet, water always finds a way to get my attention. 

I seek out natural water as often as I can. I’ve traveled many times to be by the ocean and feel truly grounded and nurtured there. When it rains, I say prayers of thanks for the life it brings. I honor water in many of my rituals throughout the year, especially on the Solstices and Equinoxes. I take baths regularly, giving my gratitude to water for the ways it cleanses my body and energy fields.

Water is a deeply feminine element. She reminds me to tune into my intuition and trust my own knowing. Water asks me to release my attachment to the masculine way of always ‘doing’ and relax more into joyfully ‘being’. She wants this for all of us; males, females and non-gendered alike.

By actively working with water, I’ve noticed the ‘jumping from containers’ has slowed down in my house. And yet, on truly auspicious or important days, water finds a way to get my attention. This is how I know this recent Solstice was a ‘watershed’ moment for humanity. We’re continuing our upward spiral into higher consciousness. We’re starting to feel our connectedness to all beings in more palpable ways. 

Just as I know water carries a consciousness of its own, one that can ‘talk’ to me, all people are developing a more intimate relationship with the interconnectedness of every living thing. 

We’re all in the process of writing a new and very exciting story for our planet.

Photo credit: Quinn Millstone