mon 6 nov

okay so i had to skip my usual newsletter last week - but i’m happy to say i’ve taken the burnout break i needed and have spent the past few weeks untangling my work plan and easing back into things.

i wasn’t expecting to end up relying on decks and divination so much to help me sort out the next phase of my work, to be honest, but that’s what i’ve done. it’s been incredibly helpful.

as you might know, i’m more of a Lenormand girl when it comes to card divination, but recently i’ve had so many areas which felt so murky and complex that i felt the tug to return to Tarot and dig into some proper multi-card spreads with sharp, specific spread positions.

one such area is Genero (creativity) - i've felt totally inundated with creative ideas, and i've struggled to decide where to place my focus and what to prioritise first. so, i put together this spread and did a reading with the Modern Witch deck.

it gave me a lot to work with, and actually gave me the nudge to problem-solve an area of the Constellation System which has been niggling at me for ages. there’s still a little more planning to do, but i’m feeling a lot more clear and centred (and therefore less stressed) about the whole area thanks to this reading.

(on the topic of Tarot, i’ve also got a great podcast recc for you down in the Finds.)

after struggling to plan what projects to work on for the next season in my business for a while, i was like wait, i literally designed a tool for things like this 😅🤦‍♀️.

so i cracked out The Year section of my Constellation Deck mockup and used that with some sticky notes to plan out my projects and offerings for work.

it was the first time i’d used it for this, and it ended up working really well. another reminder that finding the right publishing path for the Constellation Deck needs to be a priority!

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✦ the almanac

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LATE AUTUMN / N. hemisphere

• 🍁 leaves on their last legs, sort your cosy clothes, start gift-prep for winter holidays
• 🧅 last harvest, preserve & store for winter, reflect on this year’s growing season
• 🌥 shorter, darker days, make catching the light & getting vit D a priority

📅 NOV FESTIVALS / UK bonfire night, N7 day, american thanksgiving, nanowrimo

🌓 WANING MOON / winding down, completion, releasing

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✦ the work

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i can’t tell you all about it just yet, but i’ve been putting together a new offering and it’ll be going live very soon! stay tuned 👀

in the meantime, check out the latest Periodical.

​🏔 an unexpected (hair) journey ★ vlog​

once a month i add an article or resource to this library exclusive to my patrons. if you’re not already a patron and want in, you can join for a few dollars a month.

for October’s patron periodical, we had our first exclusive vlog!

i’d been struggling with my hair lately, so when i decided to dye it red, i felt like documenting the process and using it as an opportunity to ramble about my ✨hair journey✨ from my emo teens to today. i also wanted to share all the super helpful resources on hair care that have helped me turn things around in the last few months.

it seems impulsive hair-dyeing was a bit of a theme, because a bunch of folks in the Cinn City discord were chatting about it right as i posted this.

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✦ the finds

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so, when i created the Tarot Companion Journal, i wanted to send it out as a gift to a few people i thought might appreciate it. Amelia Hruby (of Softer Sounds Studio and the Off the Grid podcast) was one of them, and when she emailed me back i was pleasantly surprised to learn she has a Tiny Tarot Podcast!

each episode is under 10min, and explores one specific card, so its a lovely little resource - it’s nice to be able to listen to an interpretation of a card you’ve pulled alongside (or instead of) looking it up in four different paperback books, y’know?

if you have the Tarot Companion Journal, you can even embed each episode in your Notion pages for quick reference! 😱 they’re a match made in heaven. Amelia has also been kind enough to shout out the Companion Journal on the pod as well - what a babe ♥️

so, if tarot is your thing, check out the Tiny Tarot Podcast here (or search for it on your app of choice) 🥰

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that’s all for today. it’s nice to be back!

take care,