TONIGHT happening at 8:42PM PT (11:42PM ET) we have the FULL STRAWBERRY MOON IN SAGITTARIUS 🍓 🌝 It’s our first full moon after the wild ride that was eclipse szn / Mercury Retrograde. The road through June looks a little clearer but with a push towards change. Chapters closing, new beginnings, you get it. Shall we?
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WHAT’S UP WITH THE SKY RN
Let’s look at whats been going on recently for some context on tonight’s whopper of a full moon! We are mid-way through Gemini season, still feeling a bit of the residue from our very rocky Taurus time! Look, I’m a Taurus, so I can say it: TAURUS SZN WAS FUCKED UP / FUCKING HARD. How are you?! I hope you’re doing ok. Congrats on making it to right now, for taking time and space to read an email that might bring you some astrological context and spiritual connection. I’m glad you’re here. You are not alone. We’re all feeling the foundation shake. Between the eclipses in Taurus/Scorpio as well as Mercury Retrograde that was in the sign of Taurus (happened 4/21-5/14) we have had a LOT of activation in the Taurus realm. Taurus is our sign that is loved for its ability to speak up, root down, and power through.
BUT WHAT IF WE DIDN’T HAVE TO MOVE FROM A SPACE OF OBLIGATION
…WHAT IF WE’RE DONE POWERING THROUGH JUST BECAUSE “WE CAN”
Taurus szn, basically
That’s where this Sagittarius Full Moon enters the chat. After the past month or so of Taurus check ins about where we feel secure and loved, Sagittarius proposes a road less traveled. Sagittarius is a sign that dreams so big, it scares people.
~ Well how are you gonna do that? What if doesn’t work? ~
BABES, WE MUST TRY. Life’s for living. Wherever you have been playing it safe is not working. This full moon is asking us where we can go beyond expectation. Beyond the expectations put on us by other people and the expectations put on us by our own damn selves.
Look, I don’t mean any of this in a ~boot straps~ sort of way. Societally…shit’s pretty fucked!
When Uranus <our planet of change> entered Taurus <a sign that represents finances, agriculture, and security> back in 2018, astrologers had a sense that…hmmmm we might really see some big shifts in realms of life typically represented by the sign of the Bull.
We’re seeing so much action in the labor movement, inflation, supply and demand, the food we eat, fast fashion. Now normally a sign like Taurus stays still and waits it out, but with Uranus in the mix we are being offered an alternative. We don’t have to wait and tolerate the bear minimum of what is being offered to us. Let’s get to the core values of what we really want to experience in our life.
WHAT DO WE REALLY NEED? WHAT CAN WE CUT OUT?
WHAT DO WE WANT TO OFFER TO THE WORLD? HOW DO WE DO THAT ON OUR OWN TERMS?
WHAT SPACES MAKE US FEEL GOOD AND PROMOTE LOVE? DO WE SPEAK UP AGAINST THOSE WHO SPREAD HATE?
Not to keep talking about Taurus, bUuuuUUuUut Jupiter, our planet of luck and abundance, moved into Taurus on May 16th! Get the bar off the fucking floor and put it as high as you want. And whatever you thought of as high, I mean higher than that.
The Full Moon in Sagittarius is called the Strawberry Moon, because this is the time of year is when the berries are sweet and ripe, ready to eat. They’re ready, you’re ready! Clear the noise, make space for what you want to unlock for the rest of the year, cuz honey we are half way through 2023 (not to scare you) and we are right on time. YOU ARE ON TIME! But we can’t avoid our passions or the resentment of never trying eventually catches up. Take a big bite, let the juices run down your lips, congratulate yourself for how far you’ve come, and laugh at the idea that you literally can change your entire life tomorrow if you really wanted to. Isn’t that kinda wild?
cute
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WHERE I’M AT
I spent this spring running away from myself. I saw humpback whales propel their giant bodies in the air, went to Disneyland three times (don’t ask!!), watched rain rhythmically drip on a glass roof while I sat in a hotel hot tub. I experienced so much magic in lieu of setting roots. My old comforts haven’t been hitting like they used to. There’s some feeling deep in me that I’m ready for a next chapter…but what is it? Can someone tell me lol cuz I don’t know! So while I wait for signs and clues, I will wear prosthetic elf ears, sit in the park and pretend I’m in Europe, and say “smile” to my food while I take pictures of it.
I know I tell food to smile, I am naughty >:)
I will enjoy my time existing until I get a download from the universe of where it is I’m being called. Have you ever felt what I’m feeling? When you know something’s coming but you just need to wait and see. I get the random urge to cash out my bank account and straight driving East. Something’s coming.
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ASTROLOGY BOOKINGS
First things first, THANK YOU to everyone who donated to the short film I’m working on this summer, Interloper! We are officially FUNDED. WOOOOOOO. You may have remembered I was raffling off some readings with proof of donation, so congrats to Cory, Ben, and Candace!
My new karaoke song of choice.
Also…BOOK A READING WITH ME, BIIIIIIIIIIIITCH (with love)
My new thing has been saying (with love) before or after I say most things because 1. I’m a Cancer Rising and 2. I mean it.
With love, I’d love to see you in an astro session. I have a lot of space for readings in June and I am STOKED to guide you through an analysis of your chart! My favorite questions in readings usually revolve around ideas like:
~what is my purpose?~
~what are the planets encouraging me to do right now?~
~is this a time of rest or action?~
~the stars have something to say about all of this~
10K steps before 10AM - A ritual I’ve been maintaining most days (because no one is perfect) since fall 2022, I hit 10,000 steps before 10AM. 10K before 10A…M. I was in a fitness bootcamp at the time which required hitting 10K steps a day and it made me realize my mutual reception of Mars in Cancer and Moon in Aries means if I don’t move my body first thing in the morning I’m a cranky little twat. Look here’s the facts: for me, with my short legs, it takes me about 1.5 hours of walking, clocking in 4ish miles to hit this goal. I wake up early and just fucking do it. Whenever I save it for “the end of the day” I regret it. This was also partially inspired by my last trip back to NYC when I was hitting 20K steps with ease and I went, fuuuuck I just need to elect to walk huh?! A CONSCIOUS CHOICE ~ WEIRD so now I do! If you aspire to walk, go walk bb! And uhh…I did get an Apple watch cuz I will not stand up, drink water, or do anything for health if I do not get buzzes or alerts. Sad but true!!
I would love to walk around this mall. Remember mall walkers?
The Ultimatum: Queer Love (Netflix) - Happy pride, indeed! SO MESSY! I watched the first szn aka the straight version of The Ultimatum when it was on and the premise is bonkers. A bunch of couples come together, someone in the pair has given an ultimatum about their relationship, typically this is about getting engaged. Then all the couples who are bad at commitment swap partners with the other couples who are also bad with commitment and live together in a “trail marriage” which is just being roommates for three weeks?! And then they decided to either stay with their boo of many years, the person they’ve been dating for three weeks, or just leave solo. I REPEAT, BONKERS!!!! AND I LOVE IT. The queer / lesbian version is above season one. The finale airs next Weds, there’s SO MANY VIRGOS in this cast, and I’m on the edge of my seat.
Obsessed with Yoly who took it to TikTok to correct people about her zodiac sign. She is a LEO OK!!!!
The Other Two (Max < AHAHAHA) - The funniest show on television. Third and final season is airing right now, “Max” is not marketing it at all? Maybe because it’s one of the sharpest takes on the hell that is the entertainment industry. J’adore.
Coco & Clair Clair - Their album Sexy came out last fall and it’s all I’ve been listening to of late. Their sound transports me to the glorious MySpace DIY bedroom pop era. All the songs on Sexy could easily be roto’d in with throwback classics like Cocorosie, Le Tigre, or The Blow… but with their hometown ATL rap / trap meets sleepy girl TikTok vibe. It’s a 32 minute album, very easy to digest. Top tracks for me are 8AM, The Hills, and Lamb.
Recession girlie summer activities - Having a picnic, coming over to your house to watch a movie, going to the public pool, cooking with your friends. Free / cheap activities have a place in my heart this summer! If you are a fellow #recessiongirlie just remember having fun on a budget is possible. Venus Retrograde in Leo is on the horizon this summer (coming next month) soOOOoOoO yknow we’re just getting ahead of the curve ;)
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CANCER RISING COOKING CORNER - ZHUZH’D UP BOXED MAC ‘N’ CHZ
There she is
It’s been a minute since I’ve put a spotlight on my cooking corner. Look, I’ve been COOKING! I’d say I cook 90% of the meals I eat in a week. But I am mainly a recipe follower…should I just share what recipes I like? Is that cool? Would you want that? Lmk, maybe it is cool.
This is my go-to, budget friendly, work with what you got in the pantry, classic comfort food meal. If I like something in a restaurant I’ll usually try to make my own version at home. I once ordered some mac and chz on a bed of kale from Sage Organic Bistro in Echo Park and so this was inspired by that dish!
My Zhuzh’d Up Boxed Mac’N’Chz has become a dinner night staple for my husband and I when we wanna eat “bad” but wanna eat “good”…also I know there’s no bad / good foods, I get it…but sometimes you wanna eat garbage but with vitamins in it.
WHAT YOU NEED:
a box of mac and chz of your choice (I like Albertson’s store brand white cheddar)
1 tbsp of butter (I do unsalted)
a big of splash of oatmilk (I just keep oatmilk in the house, any milk of your choosing works - to your liking / creaminess)
avocado oil (or whatever oil you like for sautéing)
Follow the box mac and chz instructions, so get your water boiling for the mac and chz. While the waters bowling, cut your red bell pepper in half, remove the seeds and chunks you don’t want to eat. Roast the pepper on the stove top like so, until nice and roasted. I switch which side im roasting to get it roasted all over. Usually only takes max 5 mins.
While the bell pepper is roasting and water is boiling, de-stem your kale. I like to massage mine so its nice and tender.
Once the bell pepper is roasted, CAREFULLY put it on a cutting board and scrap off the burnt black bits and discard. Dice the roasted pepper once cooled.
Cook your mac and chz per the instructions on the box. Once the noodles are cooked, drained, and returned to the pot, add in and mix the diced roasted red bell pepper. Stir in box mac and chz ingredients (milk + butter) and also mix in shredded cheese of your choice. You’re gonna wanna keep the mac and chz hot while you prepare the kale, so keep the mac on low heat and occasionally stir so it doesn’t burn on the bottom.
Get a pan, warm it up a bit, and put a tbsp. of avocado oil. Put your big bunch of kale in, it cooks down a LOT so the more the merrier. Toss the kale with tongs occasionally. Season with salt and pepper. Squeeze half a lemon on the kale while it’s cooking. Remove kale once its cooked nice and green-don’t let it crisp like a chip! Once you’re done plate the kale in your bowl.
Scoop the mac and chz on top of your bed of kale.
I like to top my #ZUBMNC with sliced avocado, maldon salt, and a spiral squirt of sriracha. Enjoy!
I love this mac cuz its tasty and veggie packed! Did you know that 1 cup of red bell pepper has more vitamin C than an orange? It’s true!
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Have a great summer, lylas, see you in your astro readings.
With love, Stevie 4ever
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