Scorpio New Moon
New moons are just like new years or Mondays for that matter, a reason to start over, to begin again. Scorpio specifically surrounds themes of death, but with all deaths comes a rebirth. We can look to the symbolism of the phoenix rising from the ashes. In order to do that, we must let go […]
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Full Hunter Moon in Aries
The Full Hunter Moon signals us to begin the process of gathering meat, and preparing it for the winter when the animals that feed us also hunker down for their own hibernation. They have, as I was taught, been fattening themselves up for the cold months ahead as well. (Insert Homer Simpson drooling noises here.) […]
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37 Lessons Learned
Lemony Snicket had a series of unfortunate events. Me? I had a myriad of fuck-ups, many moments of either falling on my ass or showing it. This seems to be the main theme of the novel that is my life. The road sure is a bumpy one. Lucky for me it’s also given me a […]
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We’re All Mad Here
In the late 18th and early 19th centuries hat-makers would routinely use mercury nitrate during production, and exposure to this metal over time caused these tradesmen to go slightly insane. Hence the phrase “mad as a hatter.” In its original meaning, mad meant “troubled in mind” or demented. The meaning was later morphed to include […]
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This, Or Something Better
We have a New Moon in Libra on October 6, 2021 marking this day as my “personal new year.” Whatever your sun sign is, the new moon that occurs during that season is your new year according to the zodiacal calendar. This is the time where you would set some intentions on how you would […]
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Four Other F-Words
One thing I learned very early on in my therapy/wellness journey, or whatever we are calling it these days, is that when I get super anxious my body switches over into the sympathetic nervous system. It sounds nice, right? Sympathy. That was a terrible choice in word usage to whomever decided on that option. It’s […]
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Punctuation
I have a love / hate relationship with semicolons. I want to get one tattooed on my body, and I refuse to write with them. I won’t use them in a sentence if I can get away with it. I have no idea where this raw hatred for this particular punctuation mark came from. I […]
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Libra Season
Welcome to Libra season and hello autumn! Unless you live in Richmond where it is humid as hell, and we appear to be in second summer hopefully heading into actual fall. We had that tease not too long ago. Mother Nature is probably just pissed off at the way we have been treating her. Either […]
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Pisces Full Corn Moon
The last full moon of the summer occurs this year on September 20. Pisces, the 12th and final zodiac sign, rules sleep and the subconscious, the dream world. Ruled by Neptune (Poseidon to the Greek), the Roman god of the sea and water, rides the waves of the ocean on his horse-drawn carriage much like […]
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Women’s Equality
I find it quite fitting that Women’s Equality Day (8/26) is during Virgo season. Or maybe it’s some terrible astrological joke considering its symbol is the Virgin (Mary). The definition of a ‘virgin’ is a woman who belongs to herself. Our culture doesn’t exactly teach us that. It teaches us that we first belong to […]
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