A lesson in patience from an insatiable Aries
As I move into an appreciation of the non-linear, cyclical nature of life and reconnect to the cyclical nature of my own body, I am learning to appreciate that there is a time for burning through and a time for cool contemplation before action. Slowness and intentional movement through an experience is not only useful when facing a challenge or confrontation, but also useful when opening to acceptance or moving towards an object or state of desire.
As I lean into my desires, and burn through another layer of self-protection no longer needed, the release of all that once weighed me down and held me back feels like the release of tension in a bow. The arrow of me wants to shoot forward into a future life built on the foundations of my true desires, but before the release the archer of me lingers, not out of hesitation or fear, but as an intentional pause to slowly trace their eyes over all that lies ahead before taking aim.
Heartfelt care for each other will unlock joy By Issey Scott
With Cancer sun season being a time that illuminates themes around care, and Leo season on the horizon that embraces joy, this feels like an apt moment to reflect on both of these terms. Of course, we cannot help but frame these terms in the current moment of a pandemic, where these words have been used perhaps more than ever to describe our needs as a society and as individuals. ‘Care’ and ‘joy’ are certainly buzzwords, and often ones which are so excessively used that we do not stop to think about what they mean, and how integral they are to the human experience.