Mars is deep in the sign of Cancer, and it feels like a good time to talk about spiritual bypass, neglect as a form of harm and accountability to our tools for living and relating well.
Read MoreThis year is characterized by a tightly configured square between Saturn in Aquarius and Uranus in Taurus. The tension between these planets challenges us to make breakthroughs amidst breakdowns, align function with flair, and rapidly rewire our way to regulation.
Read MoreEach time Jupiter and Saturn make a conjunction, they mark the start of a new phase that structures the principles by which society lives. Jupiter represents the wisdom, ideals, and truths which we as a society hold self-evident. Saturn represents the structures, rules, and time it takes to develop, manifest, and express Jupiter’s ideas. Jupiter can be indicative of expansion, abundance or wealth (to the point of extremes) and liberation. Saturn offers us traditions, channels, restrictions, judgement and sometimes, oppression.
Read MoreFor thousands of years we have understood that a woman’s intuition is unparalleled knowledge.
Athena is first and foremost a protectress. The kind of protection with which she is imbued is knowledge that stems from a deep well of intuition. We see this in the metaphor of her springing from the crown of Zeus’s head (knowledge). Previous to this birth, she had to emerge from the womb of her mother(intuition), swallowed by the records of the patriarchal order, cast away and hidden in Zeus’s belly.
Read MoreYou can’t use a supremacist process to dismantle white supremacy.
Supremacist processes urge instant fixes and perpetuate erasure and trauma because they don’t allow the time and space required by deep healing. We are conditioned to see success through a supremacist lens. Losing this lens is paramount to anti-racist work.
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