A friend asked me recently,
"What would it look like, to centre desire?"
I couldn't answer.
Altar | Centring desire, full moon in Taurus
Category: Moon
Many Moons | Tarotscopes for the September Full Moon
Many Moons' Sarah Gottesdiener offers a one-card pull for each sign, to honour the Harvest Moon. (Bonus: These tarotscopes also include songs!)
MOONWORK: somatic practice for queers
"MOONWORK is a practice of making home in self, others, and the present moment, as perfect-for-now experiences that include past & future." Hannah Harris-Sutro introduces her new online class.
Some things the Moon taught me…
Sarah Gottesdiener's Moonbeaming class begins in October! Here are some of her most powerful lessons from years of moonwork.
Many Moons | Tarotscopes for the August full moon
Altar | July’s Full Moon Eclipse, for connection & liberation
May I express this wholeness through connection, not through isolation. May I show up for the people I love. May I show up for my community. May we coexist and co create. May we co-heal.
Many Moons | Tarotscopes for the July Full Moon Lunar Eclipse
Many Moons | June’s full moon in Capricorn
Being a Blessing: Enacting Our Spirituality. Sarah Gottesdiener defines abundance and alignment...minus the spiritual bypass.
Dark Days | Exploring sacred masculinity through Tarot
This new moon in Gemini, Wren shows us how to "develop life-empowering associations for each of the Kings in the Tarot, and consider them outfits hanging in your very own proverbial gender closet."
Many Moons | You contain multitudes: Solstice & new moon in Gemini
It is possible to hold multiple realities at once. At the apex of the year, this Gemini new moon helps us to explore, embrace and integrate our many contradictions.
Many Moons | May’s full moon in Sagittarius
You are now granted permission, gentle reader. Because you’ve got nothing to prove anymore. Because you proved it to the pain. You’ve proved it to everyone else, even if they weren’t looking or listening.
Altar | New moon in Taurus, may I be fully my self
Dark Days | The numbers in tarot
Altar | New moon/full moon: stepping up & commitment
Two shared altars, Em and I exploring fear, vulnerability, and stepping into our own power.
Many Moons | April’s full moon in Scorpio
Sarah Gottesdiener shows how this potent Scorpio moon raises themes of sex, death and the wonders of creation
Wren McMurdo on the creation of the Dark Days Tarot
"Magic was something I discovered about myself" Artist and deck creator Wren on her journey to creating her own tarot deck.
Coven Verse | You are the tiny person, the cupped hand, and every moon
On this night / a decade ends. A new one begins. / Breathe in - / Hold - / Breathe out.
(A birthday poem for Em)
Many Moons | March’s full blue moon in Libra
There was struggle, there was hardship, sometimes this pain threatens to pull us back into rocky waters. Because we know that smooth sailing isn’t a given ever, we must find tools in our toolkit to find lights in the dark.
Coven Verse | The Moon is Not Only Beautiful, it is So Far Away, by Julie Alexander
Once, the most important conversations / were about how the moon sounds— / the low arch of a cello, he said / the shiver of electrified bells, I said—
Coven Verse | love poem no. 2013, by Danielle Perry
"i have always been the moon, an expert in orbiting. i never had enough of my own gravity. until you."
Altar | Self-love, body-wisdom, dawn full moon
Many Moons | March’s full moon in Virgo
"We divine our desires, we own ourselves" | Sarah Gottesdiener shares insights and reflections for the full moon in Virgo and the Hermit's solitary journey.
Dark Days | Discovering your child self through tarot
Taking time with your inner child allows a chance to step through time and provide that which was desperately needed but not received.
Altar | Imbolc, dawn, full blue moon
For what might emerge from January's darkness. This moment is a pause
before the quickening of the year.
Many Moons | Full Moon, Blue Moon, Lunar Eclipse in Leo
"Sparkle, Crackle, Cackle. Hop on your broomstick and ride this Leo full moon energy all the way up and all the way down. From your adorable feet to your brilliant crown."
Coven Verse | phoenixes are not gentle creatures, by Danielle Perry
she is a girl made of fire, boy / you must watch out for the witch / she will burn you down
The Moon: Your lunar intimacy style
Understanding what you need and what you're capable of giving is the secret sauce of close relationships.
Dark Days | A spell for the dark moon in Capricorn
Wren McMurdo shares a step-by-step spell to encourage a feeling of accomplishment, replenish a sacred space, and fill your home with magical aromas while warming your soul and easing stress.
