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I’m a Libra with Scorpio rising. My moon is in Virgo and I never truly connected with it or understood it until now. Many interpretations of a Virgo Moon are misguided because they point to the sun sign Virgo and its traits and even then the sign of Virgo is heavily misunderstood because of its association with the word “virgin” in a Western context. And in Western astrology Virgo sun signs are known to be neat and tidy, pedantic, detail orientated and methodical- making Virgos to appear a bit lifeless which is odd to me considering they are an earth sign? So lets look deeper…

In an Eastern context “virgin” means “maiden” as in “not associated with a man”. The word “Virgin” in the past represented a young woman INDEPENDENT from a man. Virgo traits thus represent someone who is greatly independent in all aspects to their life and many individuals with Virgo in their birth chart lean towards a solitary life independent from dealing with relationships. In turn, Virgo sits in my moon and your moon sign rules your deepest emotions. Thus Virgo moons tend to be very private people and enjoy their own company the most. My Libra sun implies at face value I’m sociable and playful but really in my own space and with those closest to me, there is nothing better than being quiet and walking around nude, I greatly enjoy covering my nude body in oils, mud, sand and very natural substances- its when I feel natural and honest. Another aspect to Virgo is the deep, earthy sensuality since this sign is ruled by Demeter, the earth goddess of the harvest. Therefore there is something quite fertile and erotic about this sign! Continue reading →

What does it mean to be a witch, a priestess, a bruja, a devi? These are all different words to describe the same thing, the same practice and the same way of being. That way of being is walking the path of the goddess, the path of honoring mother earth. It is believing everything in life as sacred or as a lesson to learn, it is knowing death is upon us every day and so we see life as magical.

Witch is a term as shifting and volatile as mercury. Over time it has been an accusation, a slur, a fear, a story, a fairytale, and a costume. But in the beginning, a witch was someone who was recognized as working with healing. A person who had a direct relationship to the medicine of those things we cannot immediately see.

The etymological roots of the word witch are mixed, murky and a bit mysterious. But some scholars argue that witch can be traced back to the Indo-European world weid – which means both “to see” and “to know.”

At the heart, to be a witch doesn’t mean that you manipulate reality to your liking. It means that you can see and call forth manifold possibilities. It means that your perception of reality goes beyond what has been handed to you. And that you can perceive the presence of freedom, and healing, in all things. Continue reading →

Each season that we enter and cycle through has its own innate medicine and when we can connect into the subtlety of that season and its particular character, we can receive the different medicine that it is bringing to us. Here in the Northern hemisphere we’ve begun that transition into Autumn and eventually into Winter. This is a time when the trees turn, the light wanes and we begin that tip into the corner of the year known as the West. Each of the four cardinal directions have their own innate power and essence and when we align ourselves fully with each season and the direction that season is pointing towards we can then experience so much healing. Our ancestors used to work with the changing of the seasons, the map of the skies and with the phases of the moon so there is something very primal and very instinctual for humans to do this, however we’ve lost that connection due to the modernization of our daily lives.

For me, there is something pretty alluring about the West in particular. Although I’m a summer girl at heart with my love of flowing gowns and dresses, bare feet and warm breezes; Autumn is actually my favourite time of year. As our planet shifts to the West and tumbles into stillness and into darkness, I begin to tap into a more mystical state of mind. This is the season of the witch, the mystic or wise hermit within all of us. It is a time of deep reflection, quietude and the thinning of the veil between our physical world and the other world or as Jung described as the psyche. We are more inclined to sit in a quiet place to read a book by the fire on our days off, than we would in the summer. It is here we sit, think, feel, wonder, journal and contemplate all that’s been and what’s to come. Its about slowing down, or as the Danish call it “Hygge” which is why our consumerist culture of keeping us busy for Christmas is totally out of sync with our biorhythms. Continue reading →