Are you feeling the Fire Ant energy this week? Emotions are likely to run high this week, and if you’re feeling a bit off, it’s not just you. On Thursday November 22nd there will be a Full Moon in Gemini (which is an air sign) and Sagittarius season begins (which is a fire sign). Combining air and fire? What could possibly go wrong?

Both of these elements like action. Air is more cerebral and prefers thoughts and education, while Fire is more passionate and heart-driven. These energies can compliment each other, but they can also create flare ups and heated battles.

Meanwhile, Mercury is still in retrograde. Mercury rules the planet of communication, so it’s very likely that you’ll run into some communication issues until it goes direct on December 6th.

In the United States, Thursday also marks the holiday of Thanksgiving—which comes with it own loaded history and familial expectations. And it may not just be family. With friends traveling and possibly visiting, you could find yourself going down memory lane with multiple people or seeing issues from the past come to the surface.

To get a sense of the general energy this week, I pulled an Animal Spirit card, and the Fire Ant came up. This is an acknowledgement of hot tempers and emotions running high. The Fire Ant reminds us to recognize how we really feel and cool off when we need it.

So….what can you do to prepare for all this energy? Fortunately, there are a few things:

A Full Moon Release

When the moon is full, its energy is at its most potent. This is a great time to release any angers, fears, resentments, or anything else you no longer want taking up space in your life. You can write them down, be as specific or as vague as you want, and then burn them to let them go. You can do this on the full moon (Thursday) or any time during the waxing moon (like next week).

Acknowledge How You Feel

For this one, it’s up to you if you want to do this all by yourself or vent to someone you’re close with, or even the person who has hurt you. My only suggestion is to do what makes you feel comfortable and is the most productive. Sometimes it helps to vent to someone uninvolved who knows you really well because if you do want to confront someone, they can help you craft exactly what you want to say. But it’s important to recognize why you feel the way you do, and to sit with your emotions and acknowledge them. They can’t be released or healed if they’re being suppressed. You can also write down or talk out loud to yourself (no judgement) if that’s a constructive way for you to get out how you feel.

Go For a Walk

Obviously this can vary depending on the climate of where you are, but even if you have to bundle up, you might benefit from a short walk. If you’re feeling the Fire Ant energy, it’s important to cool off—literally and figuratively. That might even mean stepping outside for a moment, but taking some time to yourself to beat the heat could do you a world of good. Plus, walking helps digestion!

Make a Gratitude List

While doing my video reading for the general energy of Thanksgiving, a message came up that seems pretty obvious this time of year, but it’s always helpful: practice gratitude. This is great when you’re feeling resentful, angry, upset, or even sad. Making a list of all the things you’re grateful for—and I mean an actual written list, in your head is not always enough—will raise your vibration and change your mood. It’s one of the best tools you can have in your emotional toolkit.

Use Calming Crystals

If you’re a fan of crystals or rocks, you can also keep some on you for specific purposes. Smoky Quartz soaks up negative energy and clears it. Black Tourmaline protects the wearer and also blocks negative energy. Rose Quartz brings in loving energy and can help the wearer come from a place of love. Selenite clears the energy in a space and also brings in love and light. Tourmilated Quartz absorbs negative energy and helps clear it. Botswana Agate is calming. Blue Lace Agate is also a calming stone that can help you feel supported. Bloodstone provides courage. All Jasper stones are grounding and protective. Blue stones, such as Blue Quartz, Lapis Lazuli, Amazonite, and Blue Apatite help with clear communication since they correlate to the throat chakra. These are just a few, and you can always google any stones already in your collection to see if they serve a purpose that you need this week.

Good luck!