Summer Solstice Reflections

TODAY IS A SOLAR ECLIPSE! The solar eclipse lands on the new moon in gemini just after sunrise on the east coast. Most traditions say to avoid the sun while in an eclipse, for this is a time of darkness and going in. New moons are all about sowing seeds, starting new patterns and casting spells of beginning. As Chani Nicholas, our fav famous astrologer, writes, "For most of us, listening to our intuition is like trying to hear a swallow’s song over a jackhammer. The world is loud." So if you feel inspired, turn down the global volume and turn inward, asking your spirit guides and ancestors for answers to your most precious questions for this eclipse.

Also in the stars and planets in this moment, the universe is asking of us to assess our boundaries. Can we imagine fine tuning DISCERNMENT... I imagine the beautifully gnarled Hawthorn trees with their poisonous thorns and incredibly bountiful now flowers and later berries. "Take what you need, my dear child" Hawthorn ushers, "But take from me with tenderness or I will literally stab you." May your search for the tender Truth come as the pointed paradox that it is.