chaos magic & gentle reminders

I am working on the horoscopes for spring equinox/aries season/April. as usual, I write with an anti-oppression lens so the heaviness of grief, rage, & radical love is very present right now & also very familiar to me, as I know it is to many of you. these horoscopes will be full of aries fire & libran equilibrium (the lunations of the next cycle) and the cold but steady clarity of Saturn’s move into aquarius for the first time in almost 30 years.

I went live on instagram yesterday (now available as a 3 part replay on IGTV which you can access here) talking about this in the context of apocalyptic political/spiritual praxis. we’re all being invited into our already existing roles as chaos magicians— making magic with the loopholes chaos provides.

I shared on twitter recently: as money-streams are interrupted, may we be reminded that money is resource that can come to you in unexpected ways. the energetic laws within it cannot actually be controlled by systems/humans. brujx (magicians) are important to tap into in crisis (and always) because we (are supposed to) guide you in cultivating relationship to other dimensions, from which the fundamentals of this realm operate.

for example, completely unexpectedly a friend sent me money today cause they dreamt I needed it & to affirm my essence. it happened again yesterday with another friend because they woke up thinking of me. that’s god. and “god is change” as Octavia Butler taught us in The Parables in times before these.

I hope you are all receiving the support you need, giving what you can to yourself, & connecting with others in ways that subvert urgency to promote sustainability. may you be surrounded by miracles, remembrance of the tools at your disposal, & divine protection for you & yours.

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gentle reminder about the restructure that emerged last friday:
readings: readings were reduced in cost & now include tarot as needed. sliding scale rates are always available to BIPOC & the LGBTQ+ community. e.g., the 30 minute reading ($75, email or real-time chat with me) is $25-50. email me with the reading you have in mind & we’ll work it out, no explanation of your situation needed.

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oxo
ARI

retrieval + ancestors + glimpses

this Mercury retrograde, I was digging through a blue bin of old journals & albums to get a photo of my recently passed grandmother for the ancestor altar. I found this photo of me & was struck to see myself so young but with that tired look in my eyes. it was probably actual tiredness but I’ve been thinking about the weight of intergenerational trauma, grief, and joy. I started carrying it consciously so early.

I am fortunate to have had a personal spiritual practice since I was 8. it’s not until this year I realize how I’ve been in communion with my benevolent ancestors long before I knew that’s what those feelings/voices were. intentionality amplifies everything though. I’m increasing it by understanding in new ways that I already am my ancestors & they are me. these are concepts I’ve known & claimed but the recent passing of my grandmother makes it so much more clear within me. any restoration I do for myself goes forward AND back. it must.

I spend a lot of time going 1 step forward, 2 steps back in my processes. not because I miss things but because repetition & reflection reinforces whatever I’m learning/healing/creating. this might be reflected by my natal mercury retrograde, but more-so I like to think of it as being humble enough to go back where most might keep forward & lose depth for the sake of width.

I do it to retrieve myself from origins that are informing what I think is possible for me now. it is my dream-work, my mercury retro work, my birth right. it is ancestral communication, decolonial education, soul restoration.

this is all that’s at the surface willing to be shared right now. maybe take it as a reminder that this is not the only dimension or reality, that who you are is not only what can be seen, & that the acute awareness of our interconnection right now is a glimpse of what’s always present in more realms than this one.

join me for retrieval: a workshop for natal mercury retrograde. basically, a pop-up emoceanal support group for people with natal mercury retrograde. details & registration here.

oxo
Ari

full moon in virgo

march 9 @ 1:47PM EST: blending the material & immaterial into substance like micro-strategies to support your real-time needs.

aries: acknowledge how much you’re holding & be encouraged to receive support proactively.

taurus: presence is what you will need to cultivate as timelines & projects accelerate.

gemini: take care of yourself as the home of all the brilliance you offer to the world.

cancer: create respite with those who will protect it with you, those who came before you.

leo: you are the altar. come as you are to life & watch the bullshit fall away.

virgo: pour grace all over yourself before you give it to somebody else.

libra: remember that you can teach people how to treat you, how to love you right.

scorpio: clarity is a reunion between you & the truth you already know. this benefits everyone.

sagittarius: no shame in living a dynamic life, being wide awake, making up your mind to change your mind.

capricorn: imagine then act as if you don’t have to be responsible for everything at all times.

aquarius: recognize love & abundance as your birthright, not something you need to earn through giving it all away.

pisces: retrieve yourself from the edges of the earth, call powers back to you from times they were taken or given away.

full length horoscopes & recommendations available via membership.

oxo
Ari

a love note for the weekend

I have this vision of myself. I’m golden + bright, sunshine incarnate. I exude something beyond joy— ecstasy. I light up a room. people love to be around me. I am generous, powerful, & effortlessly beautiful. my style is flawless & dazzling in its authenticity. I am wise without words, though I know how to use them with exceptional skill. I am noticed and respected, I don’t have to choose between the two. I’m wealthy and protected. I am believed & beloved. this is the vision I hold for myself. this is who I am. actually, this is how I am…underneath the uncovering.

I’m becoming so much more interested in how I am being than who I am. "who I am” identity is fluid, unpredictable, it’s change—like god. how I am being is who I am. I feel like healing has given me access to care more about the how than the solidified who. healing is uncovering the self underneath the debris of trauma & false separation. but more importantly, healing allows me to access ways of being that weren’t sustainable when I was separated from myself & the interdependent impact of behaviors (the how).

I think healing is restoring & repairing through repetition, like physical therapy. maybe healing even just brings us back to neutral & everything from there is evolution/growth/increase. I know I was raised in a spirituality that conflated healing with transcendence but I don’t think that’s true anymore, at least for me. anything I’ve ever thought I transcended has resurfaced in deeper layers. any experiences I have of transcendence are a collaboration between my ability to be present & embrace temporality. this ability increases as a result of healing but is not contained by it. maybe transcendence happens in/after/during healing but they are not synonyms.

I’m tired of watching us struggling to heal & heal & heal like an eternal fucking task list without even being anchored in some kinda love for ourselves, some kinda recognition of our inherent divinity. my question for you is: who do you think you are based on how you be(have)? what is the vision you hold for yourself beyond healing & underneath repair?

every version of you that’s ever existed & will exist already exists. so how can you access a future vision today? how can you act as if it already is? that’s praxis: “a practical application of theory.” it’s an art, a science, a skill. it’s the Sun in pisces +++++capricorn action. maybe this is where healing & transcendence meet but, look down at your feet. keep them here on the ground. ‘cause we need you.

oxo
ARI