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  • Stop to Smell the Flowers This Taurus Season

    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…

  • Is it Just Me or is it Getting Weird Outside?

    Is it Just Me or is it Getting Weird Outside?

    It’s Spring of 2023 and after a bit of a hiatus, I’m easing back into content creation here on OBSRVNC. I look forward to sharing more thoughts and observations of this wild world that we live in. AND — I will be back with my herbs and seasonal + astrological nutrition recommendations, starting with Taurus…

  • Do You Prepare Yourself for the Winter Blues?

    Do You Prepare Yourself for the Winter Blues?

    Cloudy days, sharp winds, icy streets, and cold temperatures are just some of the conditions that New Yorkers and folks in the Midwest and Northeast deal with during the winter. Oh, and of course, short days when the sun is setting by 5pm. It’s not really the ideal weather to be outside enjoying nature and…

  • Radiate Like the Sun(Flower) this Leo Season

    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…

  • Have You Seen These Three Medicinal Herbs (“Weeds”) in the Northeast?

    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?…

  • Do You Change Your Diet with the Seasonal Transitions?

    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…

  • Show the World Your Light This Leo Season!

    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,…

  • A Call to Nurture and Balance Yourself <3

    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…

  • “You’ll be the Lion and You’ll be the Deer” — Gemini Season and Our Dualistic Nature

    “You’ll be the Lion and You’ll be the Deer” — Gemini Season and Our Dualistic Nature

    I came across a message from a Rumi card pulled I once pulled in my “Rumi Oracle: An Invitation into the Heart of the Divine” deck and it sparked a thought related to Gemini Season. “When you enter the garden of the heart, you become fragrant like the rose.When you fly toward Heaven, you become…

  • Feeling the Ground Gives me the Feels

    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…

  • Are You Ready for This Season of Growth

    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…

  • Do You Feel That in the Air? A Cycle is Ending

    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…

  • Feed the Inner Child

    Feed the Inner Child

    “I just needed time alone, with my own thoughtsGot treasures in my mind but couldn’t open up my own vault.My childlike creativity, purity and honestyIs honestly being crowded by these grown thoughts.Reality is catchin’ up with meTakin’ my inner child, I’m fighting for custody.” Kanye West, Power Remember when we were children and had opportunities…

  • It Can’t Always Be About Winning

    It Can’t Always Be About Winning

    It seems that as a society, we’re all in a bubble of continuously chasing some sort of high. We’re hardwired to want to win SOMETHING. Winning by appearances, winning because of the money in your bank account, because of the amount of followers you have .. and so on and so forth. We spend so…

  • Let’s Be Real: How “Motivated” Are You Feeling Right Now?

    Let’s Be Real: How “Motivated” Are You Feeling Right Now?

    I’ve noticed a shift on social media. I think we’re so traumatized by the year we just had that people have left the “new year, new me” memes in the past. I haven’t seen as many, “Let’s leave X,Y,Z in 20XX” as I’ve seen before. I think many of us have resigned to the idea…

  • Focus on What You Can Control

    Focus on What You Can Control

    Honestly, I don’t want to get into a whole, “new year,” type of post. But I will say that with 2021, I’m ushering in new traditions and less expectations. Or even, maybe not even really holding steadfast to any tradition in general but what feels right for me in the moment. I’m learning how to best…

  • Winter: A Time for Quiet Reflection

    Winter: A Time for Quiet Reflection

    Now that I’m older, I’ve really grown to appreciate winter. To be honest, it also probably helps that I don’t have to commute to work everyday and wear a bunch of layers 🙂 As an empath who needs a lot of solitary time, I also appreciate winter because it’s quieter and fewer people are out.…

  • Delighting in the Simple Pleasures of This Dark Season

    Delighting in the Simple Pleasures of This Dark Season

    As a person who is quite sensitive to the energies around me, December is feeling a bit heavy already. With the lunar full moon eclipse on November 30th, the December 14th new moon + solar eclipse, and the planetary alignments on the 21st, which will usher us into the Age of Aquarius, I’m doing my…

  • Fight the Power with Your High Vibration

    Fight the Power with Your High Vibration

    We all know that 2020 has shaken the world up. And I don’t foresee things going back to what they were “pre-pandemic.” Too much has changed already. An unfortunate circumstance from the pandemic is the decline in accommodations and resources. At least here in NYC, it seems that there are more lines and subpar customer…

  • Sagittarius Season: Shine the Light on Your Inner Compass

    Sagittarius Season: Shine the Light on Your Inner Compass

    As the sun illuminates the Sagittarius zodiac,we’re called to shine the light on our inner hunter.To be bold, to search for our truths.Find our own direction. We’re asked to be lively, to be independent, curious, and pursue that thingthat sets us on fire.The Sagittarius centaur is a beast that’s hard to tame and ever so…