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Stop to Smell the Flowers This Taurus Season
The flowers are blooming, the grass is green, and there’s no denying that we are in spring! True spring indicates that we’re also in Taurus season. It’s time for the bull to come barreling through the cosmos and get us grounded in ourselves. After the flurry of spring initiation from Aries, Taurus tells us to…
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Delight in the Summer Storm
Summer storms – nature’s party that joins the forces of wind, water, clouds, thunder, and lightning. This combination ushers in such invigorating energy; it’s one of my favorite things about Summer. It feels like you’re in a movie — all of a sudden the skies get dark and you know something is on the horizon.…
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3 Herbs for Leo Season: Protection, Skincare & Heart Healing
Calendula and hawthorn berries are just a few herbs great for Leo Season. Find out what you should reach for when looking for protection, skincare, and heart healing.
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Radiate Like the Sun(Flower) this Leo Season
It’s summer and it’s HOT! It’s Leo season in New York, which means that the sun is at home in its firey zodiac of Leo the lion; the sun is Leo’s planetary ruler. The sun is our life force; it’s a major luminary for us on Earth. Energetically, it represents yang energy (masculinity), enlightenment, creative…
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3 Herbs for Self-Care This Cancer Season
Here are 3 wonderful herbs for Cancer season: Mugwort, Oat straw, and Passionflower
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Flower Blooms Bring Bees
I’m loving all of the blooms that I’m surrounded by this spring! The end of May and June has brought an abundance of floral, arboreal, and herbal blooms here in Brooklyn. Thanks to gardens and green spaces at parks, parkways, the beach, and people’s yards — we’ve got so much of nature’s beauty to appreciate…
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Enjoy the Blooms of Taurus Season
We’re in the heart of spring while in Taurus season and one of the themes connected to this earthly, Venus-ruled zodiac is that of connecting to the physical pleasures around us. Dig your toes in the lush green grass, smell the beautiful flowers in bloom, feel the warmth of the sun on your exposed skin…
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Have You Seen These Three Medicinal Herbs (“Weeds”) in the Northeast?
When I say New York City — what do you envision? Skyscrapers, lots of people, stores, crowds, concrete. I’m so sure. My hometown of NYC certainly has plenty of bright lights and activities to keep you busy, but did you know that there are so many parks and lots of designated green spaces as well?…
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Can You Feel the Change of Seasons Upon Us?
Winter is the barren season. It’s when we nurture ourselves, reflect, and slow down. Our patriarchal society wants us to constantly be one way when the matriarchal flow of nature is about cycles. Though I still understand the need to take things easy during this time (because it’s still hella cold), I can sense change…
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An Observation of the Skies: I Miss the Sun!
Unfortunately, we’ve had a string of cloudy days here in Brooklyn, NY. If the sun does manage to make an appearance, it’s often behind these hazy, mist-like clouds, which is simply becoming tiring. We need the sun; it is our life force. The sun gives us energy, it brightens our days, and it provides us…
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Do You Change Your Diet with the Seasonal Transitions?
Figs, pomegranates, and apples, oh my! Do you notice the change in market offerings with the shifting of the seasons? I remember the curiosity I felt while seeing a range of new fruits (and vegetables) out in the markets in Brooklyn this September. In the Pagan tradition, Mabon (which I previously wrote about) is celebrated…
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How Well Are You Balancing Life Right Now?
Ok y’all, it’s SPOOKY SZN, my most favorite time of year! But, let’s talk about how October has come in with a bang… Mercury in Retrograde has definitely been showing out this month. Look at what happened with the outage in social media and the internet. Our communications were greatly interrupted, and we saw just how…
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Show the World Your Light This Leo Season!
It’s August and the sun is shining down on us in the regal zodiac sign of Leo! Hopefully, you’re getting a tan and some vitamin D; this is the time of the year where we GLOW and show out. Ruled by the almighty sun and the regal lion, Leo is a masculine fire energy with characteristics that support ambition, creativity,…
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A Call to Nurture and Balance Yourself <3
Ok y’all, it’s officially summer!! And I’ve noticed that the theme of duality from Gemini season continues. We transitioned from light/dark to masculine/feminine. With the sun in the feminine, watery sign of Cancer, I’m called to look at how we balance these tender vibes with the hot, masculine energy of summer. How did we get…
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Feeling the Ground Gives me the Feels
At heart, deep holism means a refusal to join the zombie apocalypse— to not be numb, unfeeling, disconnected, on autopilot, unable to feel yourself or others.— Pip Walker The other day I intentionally walked barefoot in the grass. I dug my toes into the earth as I walked, I made sure the bottoms of my…
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Are You Grateful for the Abundance that Earth Provides?
On this week that we’re celebrating Earth Day, I’ve been thinking about the myriad of ways in which the earth provides for us. Water for drinking, bathing, and simply enjoying. Herbs and plants as medicine; fruits, vegetables, nuts, animals, and more for food. It’s truly amazing how bountiful this planet is. In recent months, I’ve…
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Are You Ready for This Season of Growth
This post is from my March Newsletter about Aries initiating a new energy for the year. Spring is here and we’re really in 2021, take advantage of this time! There’s more great content where this came from so I encourage you to sign up for my newsletter so you can receive the next one later…
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Nurture Your Seedlings This Aries Season — and Tend to Them
Spring is finally here y’all! I’m excited, forreal. Now that the Equinox has passed and the sun is in the sign of Aries, we can ride the wave of a new energy. As the first sign of the zodiac, Aries is a fiery, masculine sign ruled by Mars. In addition to being impulsive, Aries can…
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Do You Feel That in the Air? A Cycle is Ending
This post is from my February Newsletter about the Pisces season and its impact on closing out the 2020 cycle. Spring is almost here, y’all! There’s more great content where this came from so I encourage you to sign up for my newsletter so you can receive the next one later in the month. Do…