essays

essays

reflection pieces & personal essays
Oct
01
https://unsplash.com/photos/a-lake-surrounded-by-tall-grass-and-trees-1RmC0Hottgg

october 2026: ten of cups // water reclamation

12 min read
Sep
29
so grief work seems pretty exhausting

so grief work seems pretty exhausting

when we can recognize why we're so tired, when we can clock that our grief needs some extra care on certain days, when we can direct our grief into activities and efforts that make real change, things start to feel easier, lighter, more hopeful.
9 min read
Sep
24
jellyfish suspended underwater

so you're scared of how deep your grief goes

grief work doesn't have to mean just diving headfirst into an abyss so deep you'll never escape. it means learning how to float, and how to flow. let me show you.
10 min read
Sep
22
photograph of sunshine from underneath the surface of water

so you feel guilty calling it grief

while your grief might feel heavy, exhausting, miserable to manage, and entirely overwhelming, it is also a sign that you still care, that you haven't tuned it all out, that your heart is still soft enough to be broken.
9 min read
Sep
16
nine of cups from the this might hurt tarot

nine of cups & the grief of wishes withdrawn

this card doesn't HAVE to be grief work — but it certainly can be, if we let it.
8 min read
Sep
10
wooden rowboat on rippling water

how is your heart grieving?

what does grief look like for you right now? what shape does your grief take? how is it showing up? and what is it costing you to hold your grief in whatever way you're holding it?
8 min read
Sep
01
rippling water with gold and silver coins underneath

september 2026: nine of cups // wishing well

throwing a coin into water isn't just about the wish we make — it's also about the ripples of water, the others who might hear our quiet prayer, the impact that our desire to bring more love or companionship or community or beauty or art or magic or care into this world has on everyone around us.
12 min read
Aug
18
3am.tarot: grief-informed, relationship-oriented tarot for the rebels & misfits

ten years of tarot

tarot has become a commitment, a devotion, a path i never want to stop walking.
6 min read
Aug
01
overhead shot of a current in a river

august 2026: eight of cups // following the current

when we're brave enough to follow where our heart has been leading us, to let that steady current carry us to whatever ending we're moving into, sometimes the thing we find is something we can't reach without leaving something else behind.
10 min read
Jul
01
dark purple and red clouds in a blue sky

july 2026: seven of cups // head in the clouds

where have you internally decided that you can only have one thing, one path, one dream? what would it look like to look underneath the vision, to identify the real desire, and to prioritize the need or desire you're chasing instead of getting caught up in specifics?
12 min read