The Taurus full moon, on the heels of Samhain, helps anchor us in the season of dying and shedding. All year, you have navigated the seasons, opening yourself to new experiences, ways of being, and perhaps unexpected lessons or hardships that have come to pass over the previous year.

Taurus, a fixed earth sign, invites you to pause, be with your body, and notice what's ready to drop from your being. The flowers and trees in the land have been in preparation all year, waiting for this season to drop their seeds. What seeds of wisdom are dropping within you? What wisdom is ready to be handed over to the womb of the earth for incubation?

While some may view shadow work (the intentional practice of noticing and tending to your unconscious, unhelpful habits, and repressed emotions) as something negative, it holds great power. When you know your shadows well and are aware of how they present, it enables you to move through the world with self-aware, grounded strength. 

As a cardinal earth sign, Capricorn signifies a time of deeply rooted action. Capricorn energy paired with a full moon, brings an opportunity to recognize and tend to your shadows and release unhelpful habits around how you relate to them, enabling you to move through the world with an understanding of how your unconscious realms affect your waking life.

As the sun and moon both sit in the sign of Cancer this new moon, you have an opportunity to imagine what radical care might look like for yourself, your loved ones, and your community. While the cardinal water sign of Cancer is often associated with emotions (as all water signs are), it is also linked to love, caregiving, mothering, family (whether chosen or biological), and home.

New moons are a time of curiosity, imagination, and receptivity. We live in an overculture that devalues the role of caregivers and mothers and often views self-care as something purchased. There's no idea too big or "out there" when it comes to how you reimagine caring for yourself and others. The core theme of this moon asks, "What does radical care look like?"

Keep reading for themes, ritual suggestions, and prompts for the new moon in the sign of Cancer.

Are you harboring desires that you know with every ounce of your being are true but feel too big (or scary) to act upon? The truth-seeking Sagittarius full moon provides insight and energy to burn away anything standing in your way and start taking action toward your most authentic self.

Acting in alignment with your most authentic needs isn't always easy, especially when your desires go against social or familial norms. Work with this fiery full moon as a supportive co-conspirator in moving you, and all of us, towards personal and collective liberation. Keep reading for details, ritual support, and prompts for this full moon.

In today’s episode with my guest and dear friend, Lupita Tineo of Yolia Botanica, we’ll explore how we continue to navigate the grief and blessings of being alive and reflect on how forming emotional connections with our plant family can help expand our resiliency during intense grief.

I trust you are doing your best to be with the grief and blessings of this moment while also rising to the continued calls to speak out against what’s happening. It takes all of us so. If you’re hungry for deeper resiliency too, I hope you’ll stay and listen.

Today, I’m bringing you a conversation with my dear friend, Ashley Leavy, that feels like a needed love offering at this tender time. In this episode, we’re talking about magical allies for grief, primarily crystals and stones, but plants and trees also weave into the conversation. We discuss a few crystals that can be wonderful allies in working with grief, navigating ethics while working with crystals, and leaning on your intuition when deciding how to connect with different energies for support while grieving.

Hello, dear ones. I’m coming to you with the first guest podcast in a new series all about grief and grief tending and what it can look and feel like when we apply a spiritual lens.

This four-part series will explore grief tending through pleasure, astrology, plant magic, and working with crystals.

There are so many ways to celebrate the season of Samhain, and protection magic is a common theme. With the veil between the spirit and physical realm at its thinnest, it offers us a time to connect with loved ones in spirit, but it can also give rise to unwanted energies and spirits. Taking time to bring in additional energetic protection for yourself and your home is an easy way to address this and honor the season.