A little over a month after the Summer Solstice and I can honestly say: wow, what a boogie ride from the last to this Full Moon. Aquarius is connected to the collective, friends, social justice and revolution and if that has been scooped up and around and about a bit, you're not alone! Full moons bring culminations, emotional realizations, and endings. In Aquarius, this lunation shines a bright light on how we communicate with our immediate community, how we share our truth, and where we might be holding back out of fear or old mental habits. As we move from this Full Moon and into the coming weeks, the cards offer a supportive mirror for the internal shifts many of us are navigating right now. The Cards for This Lunation - Seven of Swords • XI The Hermit (Reversed) - Princess of Cups (Reversed) • Two of Coins (Reversed) - Nine of Cups • Ten of Swords 1. Stepping Out of the Shadows: Breaking Isolation (Seven of Swords + XI The Hermit reversed) The energy opens with a strong call to exa

A few months ago, during the Imbolc celebration in the midst of winter, I wrote down some words that have quietly stayed with me: "...maybe that's where the power lies. That things don't always need to be so big, so lavish. That there is a quiet need for small, safe gatherings - a trust-based and gentle pace. No Social Media exposure, no boombangs. But is that good enough in today's age? Is it of quality, even when it's a small celebration in all of its vulnerability?" Being watched over by Merlin at Merlin's Cave during the Sojourn of Sirens. Picture by Shina You see, the Imbolc celebration was quiet, it was low-energy, it was sitting or lying on the ground listening to music, meditating, some taking a nap, some just sitting in silence. I was self-conscious about it and I still am, with every celebration, because I do this with the intention to offer something else in this rowdy, noisy world. Now we are nearing Lughnasadh - the festival of the first harvest in the Wheel of the Year. A