I Made a Winter Syrup to Beat the January Blahs
Every January, my partner and I scurry-scurry off to the grocery store to buy pounds upon pounds of citrus fruits. We make nightly citrus-forward cocktails – Lemondrop martinis and whiskey sours – all the while joking that we must have … Continued
A Solar Ritual for the Leo full moon & Brigid’s Day
I’m not a Celtic witch but I visit St. Brigid’s Cemetery on the regular and the sun shines there brighter than anywhere else in town. Even when the rest of my walk is beautifully gray and dreary, at St. Brigid’s … Continued
The Search For the Evergreen
Minx wanders into the woods looks for evergreens and finds more than she bargained for.
Kamala Harris, Black Moon Lilith, and a revolution of female lead power
I’m thinking of my friend’s six-year-old daughter Clara today. Clara is young and multi-racial. She will also likely never remember a time when a black woman, like herself, was not Vice President of the United States. The thought of that … Continued
On Change & Frozen Things: A Winter Walk in the New England Woods
What even is time? I have spent this week deep in contemplation. I have laughed and I have cried. I have raged against what seems like the futility of it all. Or maybe it is just January? The ennui is … Continued
Energy Update: 2021 – Ring in the New Year with Astrology
So you think ’21 is gonna be a good year…has anyone else been singing The Who for weeks now? Or is that just me – it is certainly not generationally appropriate for me to know every line to Tommy but … Continued
Energy Update: Full Moon in Cancer, December 2020
We’re coming in strong on the energy of the Cancer full moon now – grab yourself some comfy foods and a life raft (or maybe a blanket fort?) – things may be a bit bumpy over the next couple of … Continued
A Solitary Yule Kitchen Witch Ritual in a Solitary Year
Future me and future you might forget the isolation of this year, but as it stands, in December of 2020, I haven’t gotten together with the entirety of my tiny coven since February. Last weekend, 3/5 of us got together … Continued
Energy Update: The Great Conjunction & the Astrological Weather for 2021
Things are about to get Aquarian up in here really fucking fast – this is your last warning to take your seat belt off and put that tray back down – yeah, I said what I said. Take your … Continued
Energy Update: Saturn enters Aquarius
Saturn enters Aquarius on December 16, 2020 after a three year stay in the sign of Capricorn.