Month: August 2017

Mercury is in Retrograde and Blah Blah Blah

We are all being asked to see things and speak up in ways we haven’t felt compelled to before.

As Mercury retrogrades through Virgo, the sign of healing, of analysis and organization, we’re being called to revisit the areas in our lives, and in the world, that need this specific kind of paying attention to. Sure, retrograde gets a bad rep for breaking down computers and blah blah blah, but it’s really just a time when we should all be slowing down and taking the time to reflect. How did we get to this place? Where in our lives do we need to heal? What do we need to reorganize and reanalyze in our personal world in order to make it wiser, stronger? And how do we contribute to healing the wounds of America, and of this world?

The energies are high right now, but the window is open for growth and forward thinking change. We are all being asked to see things and speak up in ways we haven’t felt compelled to before. It may shift some of our core relationships in major ways, but again, it’s all meant for growth. It’s all meant for healing.

The shadow wants to take center stage and say here I am.

Deal with me. Heal with me.

Everything that’s coming to the surface for you right now, this week and next, is all about showing you how you ultimately want to plant your flag in this life. We got that eclipse coming, so the shadow wants to be seen. The shadow wants to take center stage and say here I am. Deal with me. Heal with me.

Don’t sleepwalk through this time. Pay attention. Take this as an opportunity to change the things that aren’t working, whether they are internal or external.

The goal is to cultivate pride in the person you are now and in the dreams you have for the person you want to be tomorrow. And if you’re not feeling proud of your beliefs, your relationships, your careers, your life, then analyze that. Figure out how to heal that. Make change around that. So that you can truly be proud in those moments when you are called to take a stand and say, “This is who I am as a person. This is what I believe in. This is what I am meant to do with my life.”

I got you. But we all got to have each other.

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That Aquarius Full Moon When You Surprised Yourself

Aquarius Full Moon, lunar eclipse edition.

The midpoint of Leo season, a time of creative growth and play.

It continues nudging us to be bold in our actions and purposeful in our choices.

Today's full moon ignites its polar opposite energy of Aquarius, channeling the surprising and innovative power of Uranus, here to make sure that these actions and choices are in full alignment with our unique, inner selves. No time for bullshit now. Surprise yourself by doing what's out of your ordinary. By just not giving so many fucks.

Pour out the waters of the past and replenish for a fresh start.


Know that the freaky you, that rebel you, the true you, it can't stand in the shadows right now if you plan to make those dreams happen.

Remember, you can't make a better world if you can't make a better you.

You need to trust that the world will love your authentic self. It will love all of you.

And in the process, you'll learn to love a little more of you too.

Artwork by Ian O'Phelan
IG: @ianophelan