essays

essays

reflection pieces & personal essays
Jun
01
wine glasses filled with red wine on a white background, some spilled and some upright

june 2026: six of cups // raising our glasses

the six of cups isn't about every single moment being perfect and magical and flawless — it's about the trying, the showing up, the consistent effort to deepen connections. it's about the intimacy of imperfect effort.
13 min read
May
24
(left to right) king of coins, king of wands, king of swords, and king of cups from the gay marseille tarot

fives, kings, and directing change

kings show us that it's possible to protect what we love while also making space for it to blossom in new ways, ways that honor all that something has grown into.
9 min read
May
01
trees and flowing water, blocked by a beaver dam

may 2026: five of cups // dams & disappointments

this is the part of the cups story where we decide if we want to finally cross the river, or if we need to stay by the water and feel things for awhile longer.
11 min read
Apr
25
four queens from the vindur tarot

april 2026: queens, boundaries & structures of care

queens teach us that it is in fact possible to show up generously and joyfully for other people, without giving everything that we have away.
9 min read
Apr
01
canal separating two parts of a city

april 2026: four of cups // channels & canals

the four of cups can support us in keeping the waters of our deep emotions, tender secrets, wistful dreams, or intuitive insights protected — so that we can flow when, and how, we choose.
10 min read
Mar
01
umbrella in the rain

march 2026: three of cups // sharing the rain

having people that we can be raw and emotional with is a potent and powerful balm to this world. it's how we get through all of the chaos and violence and fear and uncertainty that we sit with each day. and it's how we resist the temptation to go numb or ignore our emotions completely.
9 min read
Feb
27
the grove

last call for the grove — and some new tarot spreads too

today, make something weird. drink some water. take your meds. and keep going, even if it's slow.
7 min read
Feb
23
two of cups from the lumina tarot

two of cups & creative devotion

what matters is that you let yourself fall in love with making things that spring entirely from your own heart, and that you keep doing it.
10 min read
Feb
03
photograph of a waterfall and river rapids surrounded by rocks and stone

so you want to feel better

what does it look like on the other side? what happens when we actually do the challenging work of learning how to navigate our collective grief?
7 min read
Feb
01
image of an estuary: fresh water river flowing into the sea, surrounded by dark ground with mountains and sky behind

february 2026: two of cups // when two waters converge

what is your heart trying to tell you? what are you ready to embrace? what are you swimming through, and what are you moving towards?
12 min read