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we hold a lot. all of us, even men, but especially those of us with multiple, marginalized identities & responsibilities, both inherited & chosen. during this most recent fallow period, too, Iāve been leaning all the way into the rabbit holes that pique my interest. that make my mind & senses light up. the two Iām down at the moment are astrology and herbalism, and how they go together. weaving the commonalities across indigenous systems & thought & time. and the deeper I get into astrology & herbalism, the more charts I read, the more herbs I learn about it, the more I am shown evidence that we are also not meant to be holding everything alone. none of us are designed to hold our lives, our work, our ways of being alone on this planet. none of us. it is literally written in the stars. every chart Iāve read shows me that where I may lack a particular quality or feel for balance, you may have it. where you may lack, I may offer it. Iāve pulled the charts of my entire household. Iām the only one with little to no native earth placements in my chart. my partner & our children have a great deal of it. I am the spark & inspiration they need to get things done & realize their full potential. they are the grounding & structure I need to realize mine. through herbalism, Iām learning no one herb can fully heal you. you need all elements, some more than others, some more in one season & less in others. understanding where you are located in the web of all things, seen and unseen, is where flow lives. understanding you do not, and that it is quite impossible for you to, stand in that web alone is also what will allow you to embody your own being more fully, as you realize that many hands make light work. this is what Iām here to do with you. to hold you as you bring your creative visions to life in some form: a book, a business, a home. and I use your birth chart, the way youāre actually designed, the ways you go already go about your life, to design the structures to do this. we have tools to help us hold all that we hold: the grief, the caretaking, the liberation work, the spiritual & creative work, our 9-5s. and we have each other. if you need someone to hold something moving in your life: the creative practice, the business, the liberation & spiritual work, the grief, the kids, the elders, the tending, Iād love to hold it with you, even if itās just for a 30-minute chat.
weāll talk story, get an idea of where you can lighten your load, mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually. this call is exactly what it sounds like: time for connection. and if you want to go deeper and have me read your chart & map out your rhythms, yay. and if you just need the time to connect & share the load, yay! I love a good yap (they are my actual favorite things). and as always, feel free to reply with what youāre working on, whatās on your heart, your visions, your rabbit holes, the weird things your kids ask. Iām right here with you. sending so much love & in proper 12H gemini stellium fashion, prayers over you & your beloveds. in gratitude & kapwa, If you ever feel the need to unsubscribe, I respect that. The button is below. Thank you for reading this far. |
agballa updates various musings (and an occasional prompt) on the intersections of creativity, wellness, ancestors, and maybe a little mama/auntiehood :)
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