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Navigating Truth and Shadows: Mercury vs. Pluto
š„ When the Truth Has Teeth: Mercury Opposes Pluto At the end of the week, Mercury roars into opposition with Pluto, and the cosmic microphone is hot. Mercury in Leo doesnāt whisper. It performs. It declares. It has something to… Continue reading
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Powers of Nature and Perception
šÆļø The Moon Window & a Storm-Wrought Message Thereās a round window in our bedroom that we lovingly call the Moon Window. Itās the only one in the roomāan unblinking eye that opens to the land, the trees, and the… Continue reading
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Navigating Self-Discovery: Lessons from the River
Letās honor the truth of the in-betweenāthe sacred liminality of choosing yourself while still unlearning the reflex to abandon yourself. For the one who used to call it devotion when it was really self-erasure. Mid-River Mercy: Choosing Myself While Still… Continue reading
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Sacred Snark: Healing Through Humor
āØ Introducing a New Series āThe Oracle Is Tired / Witch, Pleaseā¦āA Sunday Series for Sacred Snark & Soulful Survival Let me just say it outright:I believe in the power of laughter.Not the surface kind, not the pretend-itās-fine kind.The real… Continue reading
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š„ “She Who Carries the Sermon Beneath Her Skin”
In Jungian psychology, archetypes are not just symbols. They are patterns of psychic energy, alive in the collective unconscious, waiting to be lived through us. Joanās myth is not a story I admire from afarāit is a mirror I recognize.… Continue reading
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The Gospel of Chunky Salsa
Alchemy in the Kitchen: Carl Jung Might Have Approved Of Summer Solstice Reflections from My Dream Cauldronšš š„ I woke on the morning before the Summer Solstice with the taste of tomatoes and memory still in my mouth. From a Jungian… Continue reading
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Daily Mysticism: A Kitchen Perspective
Thereās a magnet on our fridge that makes me smile every time I pass by it. A group of crows gathered beneath a disco ball. The words read:āMurder on the Dance Floor.ā Itās cheeky and dark and sacred in all… Continue reading
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Uncaging Sacredness: The Art of Liberation
š„ Formless Faith: The Uncaged Sacred My altar became a canvas. My prayer, a painting. My freedom, a map without permission. Thereās a moment in the spiritual path where you stop trying to fit back into what broke you. Iāve… Continue reading
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Mastering Silence: The Power of Thoughtful Expression
Gate 12 is like the sacred pause before a deeply honest sentence.It carries the energy of someone who feels things deeplyāand only speaks when it really matters. This is the energy of the poet, the truth-teller, the mysticāsomeone who knows… Continue reading
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Navigating the Sacred Pause: Embracing Your Inner Transformation
There is this Sacred Oscillation as it intertwines with Jungian-alchemical stages of transformation. Each loop is not a regression, but a deepening. š The Soul Spiral of Sacred Oscillation A Poetic Rendering in Five Breathings woven through Jungian Psychology šÆļø1.… Continue reading
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