Resin

Here we are, officially in December, the last month in a 9 year. This entire year has been about cleaning house (whether we like it or not).

2026 will start a brand-new cycle… a new 9-year cycle.

So today, I asked Spirit what it wanted to share with you as we wrap up this year.

It decided to go with a strange topic… resin.

I had no clue where they were taking me.

Resin has long been known for its protective properties. It is burned as incense. It is worn as jewelry. It is worn as a fragrant oil. It is carved into displays. It is used as art. In fact, it is one of my favorite mediums to use for art. I love the way it holds color, it flows and then it’s as if that flow is captured, frozen in time.

It holds, adheres and bonds things.

Original resin came from the boughs of the pine tree. Pine trees symbolize resilience and transformation and are associated with protection, purification, and healing. And here we are, entering the season of lighted pine trees… coincidence? I think not.

There is a holding that occurs within resin. I am certain many of you have seen the ancient bugs stuck in the middle of the orangey brown colored resin known as amber.

This image got me thinking…. the bug, frozen in time. I wondered, if resin holds “not so good” qualities. As I think of that bug stuck there in that stuff, trapped for an eternity and his death and suffering exposed, captured for all to see, I wondered why Spirit gave me this word. Then it dawned on me… “What is it that we keep sealed in the resin?”

I have been on my own personal healing journey this year. One of the things I have struggled with is the vulnerability I feel in letting others see me cry. I have been called out on this several times. I went the horse therapy route as I don’t do well talking about feelings cuz I feel them and then shut down. And horses are just cool… till they think you are a chew toy.

On this journey I have noticed that the vulnerability required to heal makes me incredibly angry. Angry me is a SCARY me. To sit and feel the collective of my past pains and traumas… oh hell no. It makes my skin crawl. But here I am, and that shit is stuck deep…captured in resin. The resin has trapped my pain, making it feel as if it is locked in time forever. I know I am not the only one to feel like this.  

What is interesting to note is that resin serves a purpose within a tree. It seals off infection. It heals the wounds within the tree by filling it. Maybe it serves the same purpose in humans so we can survive.

My conversations with clients as of this past week or two have centered around how we diminish ourselves for others. We make ourselves small. There is a lack of reciprocity in many existing relationships. This creates gaping wounds in our hearts.

I hear Spirit say “There is nothing valuable for anyone in doing this. If there is someone or something in life that is depleting you, it needs to be removed. Shadows do disorientate you until light is cast upon them. Stop exerting energy and wasting resources by mending walls that are better left to crumble.”

Well, alrighty then. It is the end of the year and a final push to clear out the yuck is upon us. At least with the Gemini Full Super-Moon it will be a bit more peaceful.

Suddenly I feel a cool wind run through me… I’m not outside (zoiks!).

The voice says, “There is an epiphany on the horizon, the Great Mystery wants you to step into the fog of the unknown.”

I know deep down it isn’t necessarily safer to be within what you know. It’s the “golden cage”. Turning away from opportunity has its own consequences. Pursue adventure, not certainty. Be curious and take risks. Certainty does nothing to help you grow… and safety is an illusion.

Then Spirit says again, “Losing yourself will bring you closer to your true self by unmaking and unmasking yourself.”

This one kind of stopped me dead in my tracks. It’s like stripping yourself down and having to face your nakedness. Yikes.

Then Spirit flashed a picture to me of the night sky I see on my midnight walks. On a clear dark sky, there is this orange-ish colored star in the sky. It fascinates me because I don’t see it every day… and the fact that it is orange is interesting to me.

Spirit says “That is Arcturus. It is through this gate we pass to be born to Earth or to return Home.”

I am familiar with this gateway. It is connected to birth/death/rebirth.

I think the message Spirit wants to share is to examine what we have trapped in our own hearts, sealed in resin. By unmaking and unmasking ourselves, we can be reborn.

Did you know that resin is fairly easy to break down?

If it is sticky or large in size, freeze it and then chop it up. The weather is perfect for this at the moment.

Then apply heat to it. Melt it and let it flow.

With Love,

Becky Costello, Psychic Medium

www.rebeccacostello.com