Tag: healing

of the heart: moving towards a heart-centered world (poem)

and when they say we are moving towards a heart-centered world … first, there will be pain. pain, as all that is not heart-centered is revealed and stripped away. there will be the pain of not knowing how such ruthlessness could have existed for so long, the pain of being left in the dark and […]

think before you speak as Mercury retrogrades this week

Mercury goes retrograde until November 3 Hello, Mercury retrograde! If you’ve read anything about astrology (or even if you haven’t) you’ll probably have heard about the notorious effects of this astrological event that happens three to four times per year. When planets go retrograde, their themes simultaneously become exaggerated and sometimes, a little confused. With […]

some messy processing

I’ve been thinking a lot about forgiveness lately: collective forgiveness, forgiveness of others, forgiveness of the self. What does it mean to forgive, truly? How do we forgive? They say forgiveness is a gift you give yourself, but sometimes it feels so hard to access. I haven’t quite figured out how to open it, how to get down past the wrapping paper to the deepest layers of myself.