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The Wheel Turns

2023 is the year of The Chariot, the seventh card in the major arcana. 

(2+0+2+3=7, The Chariot)

My queer witches. How’s your breath? What do you notice in your body when you exhale? For me, as I breathe out, I feel so much potential for integration, wisdom, and joy! There's so much I'm ready to let go of and so much I'm ready to embrace. The Chariot marks a milestone in maturity and a new chapter in consciousness. Seven is a symbol of victory. Take inventory of all you have managed to overcome in 2022, and throw yourself a little parade! Mind your ego, though. Seven is also a number for reflecting on mistakes and learning from them. There's still a lot of work ahead, but you've leveled up (even if you don't feel it yet). None of us are perfect and we’re all worth celebrating.

2022 was the year of The Lovers. This card preceding The Chariot teaches us so much about how to love- whether that’s romantic, platonic, familial, or creative. The Lovers also has a lot to teach us about how we make choices by balancing our desires with our responsibilities. That was a tough lesson for me in 2022. I chose to sue my ex-wife after years of trying to "be reasonable" (and won). I chose to leave a job I loved in order to focus on my child’s mental health needs. I chose more debt for the sake of finally getting top surgery. I chose to continue masking in public and saying no to dance parties. It was HARD! And worth it.

What hard choices did you make this year? What won out- desire or responsibility? There’s no moral value either way because desire and responsibility are subjective. What matters are the lessons we learned along the way because we’re going to need that wisdom for the year of The Chariot. 2023 is going to teach us a lot about boundaries! Healthy boundaries let love in while still keeping our hearts safe. Most of us over-correct either by not letting love in at all, or losing ourselves to the pursuit of love. The Chariot learns to balance the two through self-control.

“Punishment, commonly, is the imposition of an undesirable or unpleasant outcome upon a group or individual, meted out by an authority”

It can feel icky when someone's boundary conflicts with your wants or desires (for example: A child wants pizza and the parent doesn't have the energy to make or buy it.) The difference, however, is when a boundary is used in a response to hurt and to control the other by establishing authority (not allowing a child to have pizza because they said/ did something considered “bad”)

To approach hurt with love does not mean delete your feelings, it does not mean pretend everything is ok. We can sit with  these feelings, and with our community, and see the feelings for their roots. The conversation becomes: “This action hurts me, I feel (emotion), I need (boundary/request)” rather than putting the blame on a person and punishing them for it.  Approaching with love can mean creating boundaries about how much/ little you can experience being around this person. Importantly, these boundaries do not mean you as an individual have the authority to declare how others relate to this person. Yes, it can hurt when people agree with the person who hurt you, but is it not creating the same energy to gather people who see them as a hurtful person? 

Living in a society reliant on punishment, it is a practice to unlearn these habits. Punishing yourself for not acting this way in the past is just as hurtful as punishing others.

May you set love as your focus through the trial and error of conflict resolution this Year of the Chariot.

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Looking ahead with Queer Conjure!

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I will continue to offer 1:1 services through queerconjure.org

These are the current offerings, listed by price highest to lowest:

Closed Captions are available!

Magical/Spiritual support $180

This is a 90 minute session where you can show up exactly as you are and ask for what you need! Within that time we will create a sense of security, tap into what you are needing/asking, work our magic together, and close with whatever aftercare you might be craving. Examples of what clients have used this time for: tarot tutoring, creating daily practices, working through romantic breakups, beginners witchcraft tutoring, and ritual building.

Tarot Reading $120

 This is a 60 minute tarot reading, which will be recorded so you can further reflect on it when needed. Please arrive with an open heart and an intentional curiosity. 15% of the proceeds for this service are shared with the Asheville Survival Program!

Tips And Trade

This 30 minute booking service is for community members who are unemployed or qualify for government assistance or struggle to meet their basic needs monthly. You are welcome here. Choose this option for

*Mentoring *Short tarot readings *Witchy questions

Pay what you can via Venmo, or offer a trade in goods and/or services.

In person Meditations

If you're local to the Asheville Area, keep an eye out for my meditation groups at

Raven and Crown! They are free/donation based. Everyone is welcome and I center the needs of queer and neurodivergent folks.