Tag: Traditions
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Matriarchs on My Mind: Cancer Full Moon
Happy Cancer Full Moon! This lunation came in strong. Planets transiting the sign of Cancer often give us an opportunity to dig deeper into our ancestry and family history. For me, this Cancer full moon showed up with many messages from my ancestral matriarchs, and my departed grandmothers and aunties were on my mind extra…
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Feeling Safe in Your New Home
If you’re moving to a new place, your nervous system will likely be wildin’ for the first few weeks. We are animals, and sensitive to environmental changes because our brains are designed to detect change/differences. One of the easiest ways to move through this is by working with smell. Smell is connected to the root…
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The Spirit Properties of Cannabis
Happy 420! Today we celebrate the medicinal herb Cannabis, known by many names. Cannabis has been used across centuries in its many forms to promote feelings of euphoria, as an analgesic (pain-killer), topical anesthetic, antibiotic, anti-asthmatic, anti-epileptic, anti-spasmodic, antidepressant, tranquilizer, antitussive (cough reliever), appetite stimulant, oxytocic (eases the process of childbirth), preventative and treatment for…
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Couvade
Couvade — a term that refers to indigenous ritual acts performed by the male parent during the female parent’s pregnancy and postpartum period in which the male parent is subject to endure characteristics of pregnancy such as abstinence, pain, labor, or discomfort (Gross, 2005). This ritual has been practiced in indigenous nations in Africa, Asia, the…
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Scorpio Season Reflection: How to Stop Giving Your Power Away to Others
Scorpio energy deserves our love for its deep healing potential and it’s ability to show us a crystal clear image of who we really are as well as who we can be. Scorpio is a zodiac archetype that’s characterized by words such as power, authenticity, and regeneration. The phrase associated with Scorpio is “I desire”,…