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May Day Readings

Tomorrow is May Day, a day of growth, fertility, abundance, divine feminine energy, and lush lovely love! Also known as Beltane and Mother Mary Day, this is my favorite holiday—one that celebrates the delicious union of Earth and Sky as well as the unofficial beginning of summer. Since I can’t celebrate it as I normally do—by drinking wine in nature with sister-witches—I invite you to be my coven instead. Which is to say: I wish to read for as many of you as possible so we may collectively harness the practical magic of peak spring. So if you’ve been thinking of a reading, book one for tomorrow. I guarantee you it will be the tarot equivalent of a peony.

Painting: Kehinde Wiley.

Clap Your Hands, Here Comes Ella

All hail Ella Fitzgerald, who would have turned 103 today and whose practical magic we all need. Hard-working and ever-radiant, Lady Fitzgerald was a true Taurus goddess who never wallowed in despair no matter how rough life could be. Instead, she dove into those hard places and brought us all back up with her, channeling them only to deepen the joy that rang in her every song. With Ella, there were never “too many notes” because her spirit knew no bounds. So if you’re feeling blue on this Saturday spring night—and who among us is not?—put her on your emotional turntable. Soon enough you’ll look like Dizzy in this picture—swooning over her peony-explosion of a voice, the spring eternal in her scat.

The Essential Resources of New Moon in Taurus

New moon in Taurus tonight with Sun in the same sign means practical magic abounds. This bull isn’t into drama and showy displays so much as cozy luxury and vital resources. So what kind of goals should we set for the next four weeks? Keeping in mind that this moon is conjuncting shit-stirrer Uranus on Earth Day, this is a good time to reevaluate what we’ve been defining as essential all along. What essentials are actually empty-calorie luxuries when you consider how they impact our planet and those who make and distribute them? What essentials and essential rights do you take for granted but others still lack? And what essentials and essential rights have you feared demanding though they’re clearly your right? It’s heavy stuff for sure, but since Taurus is as powerful as she is gentle, every small adjustment and stance you make now will have a lasting positive impact. This month to come is all bout slow-moving grace.

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"All, everything I understand, I understand only because I love."
― Leo Tolstoy