Over-consuming to fill the holes leads to more sluggishness. More sludge. There’s something below the surface that needs to be tended. Something that needs to be seen. Let’s get to it and dig in.

Cultural conditioning is a task master. Doing can keep you on the surface, in a cycle of seeming productivity. But what if something bigger is gestating? Procrastinating may actually be percolating, that low level simmer needed to bring out the depth of experience.

Letter writing gives voice to different emotions and moments of appreciation. There are many ways to honor the seasons with offerings, altars and magick, and yet a letter feels simple. Try writing a letter to Autumn. What do you share of yourself? Is Autumn a trusted friend that you spill secrets to? Acknowledge her arrival as you would a guest. Is this guest welcome? Is this a love letter or some other missive?

Your one life is still precious, even during a hard year such as 2020. These writing prompts will help get you below the surface static of stress, elections, pandemic and daily tasks to see what wants to come during these final months of 2020.

As Autumn rolls in, we bid adieu to Summer. What better way than to dash off a note to share how you feel. Letter writing captures the essence of things and emotions, helping you distill down what needs to be said and what’s best left alone. It’s up to you whether this is a love letter or filled with heated emotions that need to be vented rather than carried over to the next season.

Modern culture tells us to be constant — go, go, go all the time rather than ebb and flow the way nature does. Summer is a season for rest, an opportunity to recharge before the busy-ness of Fall. There are 3 weeks left to Summer. How can you be with what is by being with the now?

The New Moon is the void. The darkness. The lack of light ( but isn't it amazing how it allows for stars to shine that much brighter). Consider the New Moon as an emptiness not to be filled but a spaciousness that allows you to expand and open to new possibilities. What stars appear in your darkness?

"In a few months, it's going to be this hard, plus Winter." Exactly. Hopes have been dashed that the pandemic would recede during the Summer months.

However you feel about the heat, the light this time of year does make such a difference. It lifts spirits. It helps with the coping. But it’s already starting to fade.

Don’t be in denial that Winter is coming. This way lies darkness. It’s inevitable.

My hair stylist knows that hair carries a story. It’s part of a person’s identity. It holds energy. The ends have been around for months or years depending on the length. So she led me through a meditation process as she massaged my scalp and shoulders, inviting me to make peace with those stories and that energy. To bring that history to a close in preparation for letting it go.

With the Full Moon on June 5, we officially enter eclipse season. Eclipses serve to interrupt regularly scheduled programs. With this Full Moon and the crucible we are in with a pandemic, economic strain and social activism creating a new normal, take time to pause and reflect. Both meditation and free writing help calm the inner chaos so you can tune in to your deeper truths.

Glennon Doyle’s book Untamed breaks open cages you aren’t even aware you’ve built. Required reading if you’ve ever wanted to be a good daughter.

Call in the energy of the New Moon to help you clarify and set intentions. This New Moon in Gemini may inspire you to activate your voice or work on communications. This simple New Moon Ritual takes less than 15 minutes and doesn’t add to your workload the ways goal setting can.