Cosmic Insights 🌟#32

Nov 7 - 14 | Yummy Venus shifts, and some struggles with Mercury...

We have a few important planetary ingresses (or transits) coming up. We have Venus and Mercury making big moves this week, and later in the month the Sun and Mars will be added to the roster.

If you’re looking to meld even more goodness into your life and make the planetary transits click a bit more, check out the Inner Circle (my paid subscription members!) There you’ll find tarot readings every week, and get some cool perks, too! I always find that tarot brings a really beautiful layer into understanding Astrology. Divination is sometimes better when you couple it with different tools, painting a vivid picture.

Also, we’ve created a Facebook group for the Interstellar Harmony community! We're nurturing our vibrant community dedicated to exploring the profound world of Hellenistic astrology, tarot, alternative healing, and plant-based recipes. Here, we seek to align ourselves with nature's wisdom, promote holistic well-being, and optimize our mental health through practices that honor the world around us. The power of community is real, and we’re glad to make it more accessible through the Internet! Join here!

Tuesday tunes 🎵

Honestly, this whole album is a true treat. Tal is a talented lyricist and equally skilled bassist and guitarist. If you’re looking for a female-fronted band to add to your regular rotation, start here. It’s hard to pick one song from this album since I usually listen to it in totality and not just one song at a time. You can feel the emotions she’s embedded in her music, and that’s always something I’m longing for.

“What's the point in knowing
Where you're at
If you don't change
What good is that”

The star forecast 🌠

• Nov 8 Venus moves into Libra | This transit is one that I’ve been looking forward to for a while now. Venus is Libra gives me all the yummy and delicious stability that I’ve been longing for - especially in all things Vesuvian. Think creativity, passion, beauty, grace, self-righteousness, and activities that spark that connection to your inner child. Daydream, wonderment, and idealism can be interjected in the most mundane of tasks. Let simple parts of your day, like your wind-down routine at night, be overtaken with decadence. Make yourself an adaptogenic hot chocolate, dive into a good book, and let your nervous system settle in your most luxurious pajamas. Let this Venus ingress push you toward choosing a life that’s well-decorated with choices that honor the version of you that you’re longing to be. This is an excellent time to create a healthy work-life balance and see where you can make adjustments for more self-care. Sink into softness, and welcome the cooler months with routines that feed your soul. Venus in Libra is the perfect time to experiment with the Scandinavian art of Hygge, which you can read more about here.

• Nov 10 Mercury in Sagittarius | This transit, might be a sticky one for some to move through, sort of like an electric quicksand. Sagittarius isn’t a sign that Mercury tends to thrive in. It can be a little too carefree and flighty for Mercury to really hit the ground running. Don’t be surprised if you find yourself longing for more exciting energy, all while disregarding the possible consequences of letting your good habits and routines fall by the wayside. You’ll need to work a bit harder to keep yourself on track. It might be easy to fall into “story and assumption” in conversations. Pay attention to facts, and not what you’ve interpreted through a distorted lens. Mercury in Sagittarius will also be entering a square with Pisces the same day. This will add an extra blanket of daydream energy to things, which won’t be conducive at all for your ventures in travel, communication, or technology. You’ll be met with boundaries and limitations, making you question your sanity a bit. Make it a point not to fall into the should have’s and would have’s that populate your mind. Try your best to go with the flow, and not get caught up in the inner chatter that’s telling you to do more.

• Nov 13 New Moon in Scorpio | Our first lunation after eclipse season! With this transit, we’ll be met head-on with our mental limitations. It’ll be a push and a shove toward working with our shadow. Don’t be surprised if some intrusive thoughts pop up. Don’t get caught up in guilt, shame, or the longing to hide yourself. Instead, create spaces or rituals that make you feel safe. Rest in the fact that it’s perfectly fine if you need more time at home than usual. You’ll need to work extra hard to fight the urge to be hard on yourself, but instead, double down on choosing softness. Your thoughts might be a bit darker than you’re comfortable with, but try to take comfort in knowing that it’s nothing unique, it’s something we’re all collectively going through. The Moon doesn’t thrive in Scorpio. It’s often too intense, sharp, cold, or rigid to benefit things like our fortune, emotions, intuition, and mentation. Keep working on your relationship with yourself, and even when times get hard, keep going. Even when things feel impossible, sometimes you just need a mindset shift.

IHH Events

I’m happy to report our soft opening over the weekend of the Interstellar Harmony House was a success! We were able to swap so many rad articles of clothing. The best part is, that everyone who came was a blast to hang out with. We had the best mix of energy there, and I feel extremely gifted to help facilitate such a cool gathering. A special mention to my wife, who quite literally made this all possible. She’s the one who painted the entire building, helped organize the space, endlessly helped with paperwork, and put the finishing touches on the event.

Thank you to everyone who donated to help us make this dream a reality! We’re aiming to do this once per season, so the next one will be before the spring of 2024!

Before our clothing swap began!

On November 26th, we’ll be hosting our first Full Moon Ceremony. We’ll be setting our intentions, doing radical energy exchanges, shifting our perceptions, and ending with a meditative sound bath. This is our first love-based offering, and we’re excited to meet with our in-person collective!

What’s in my cup ☕

Are you looking to uplevel your morning coffee routine? This is my favorite way to make my morning brew, and it has no funky additives! I’ve been adding organic powdered oat milk, organic cacao powder, cinnamon, and a dash of organic maple syrup! It’s like a hug in a mug! To make this cup even more of a nutritional powerhouse, you can add this adaptogenic hot chocolate mix to your coffee for a mocha moment. I get the unsweetened version since I like to add my own sweeteners, if any at all.

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I’ll see you next week! Remember it’s okay to embrace solidarity for a season or two. Try to use these deep transits to go inward, and find light within the darkness.