Here’s the truth: just setting intentions with the new moon just isn’t enough. Wishing on a moonbeam, fingers crossed, essential oils dripped on the altar—it’s just not gonna cut it. The cosmos doesn’t work like that. Manifesting isn’t passive. It’s participatory. We...
The Scorpio new moon isn’t about magical wishes — it’s a cosmic summons to dig deep to make real change For years, I was the queen of new moon intention-setting. Ceremony after ceremony, moon after moon, relentlessly without fail, I’d gather under the stars or at my...
Are you feeling a little worried that Mercury went retrograde yesterday? Like the last thing you need right now is more stress or chaos? I get it. With the world seemingly falling apart—madness, violence, hate everywhere—it’s easy to feel like we’re all losing our...
Are you fretting over Mercury going retrograde yesterday? Does it feel like the last thing you need right now is more stress — tech glitches, distractions, misunderstandings? Is the world about to finally succumb to complete chaos? Humanity feels like it’s lost its...
Crazy as it sounds, I used to buy precious organic raspberries and then let them rot in my fridge. Why? Because they felt too special. I was unconsciously saving them for some future rainy day when I’d finally deserve them. Of course, raspberries don’t wait — they...
Crazy as it sounds, I used to buy precious organic raspberries — the good ones, that cost extra — and then let them rot in my fridge. Why? Because they felt too special. I was unconsciously saving them for an imaginary rainy day, awaiting the perfect raspberry-eating...
Hiking up one of the mountains here last weekend, I was struck by the beauty of fall. Not the standard sunlit yellows and vibrant reds — though there have been so many reds this year — but the subtle beauty after the leaves have fallen: the evergreens against the gray...
Standing atop Tiehack last weekend, I was taken by autumn’s hush — the beauty that follows the blaze. Dispersed of the all-hailed foliage, the sunstruck yellows and striking reds, abundant from our drought-turned-monsoon harvest, the season now reveals a nuanced...
How the Libra New Moon Taught Me to Hold Boundaries—With Myself For years, I’ve been watching more TV than I really want to. Just streaming, zoning out—especially at the end of a long day. And here’s the thing: I love to read. As a writer, I could even argue that I...
I watch too much TV. I stream way more than I want. I love to read, and as a writer, I could argue, I need to read more. But at the end of a busy day, I numbingly plop down with my iPad. It’s been bugging me for years, but have I changed this annoying habit with any...
