The Church of Real Work
Behold this image of the aftermath of yesterday’s readings and Sky Inside live Instagram services–the nonchurchy church portal I’ve been creating since Quarantime began. These are such trying times but deeply tuning into people is always uplifting. Because whenever I tune into a person, I always encounter their divine self— what I call their best self or the soul.
It’s only when we’re disconnected from this divinity that we fail ourselves and others.
I’m especially grateful for this work because Taurus season is a time to be beautifully of use. After many weeks of shelter-in-place dormancy, we must re-activate ourselves—dance around, primal-scream at our demons, do whatever it takes to release our static energy and salvage our sanity through service to ourselves and each other. For me this service entails translating people back to their best selves–whether through the vehicle of tarot cards in my capacity as an intuitive or through film and television reviews in my capacity as a critic. (We’re still taping Talking Pictures via Zoom for PBS.)
The larger point is that each us is a beloved child of the universe 
with a unique calling that make us feel most ourselves. That’s not capitalism’s division of labor. That’s a divine division of labor. So let’s each grab a tool—be it a pen, a guitar, a microphone, a garden shovel, a sewing machine, a smartphone, a spreadsheet, a callsheet—and do what we uniquely can to make this world better. Marge Piercy says: “The pitcher cries for water to carry and a person for work that is real.” Real work is the most practical magic of all.
For a reading to determine how you may uniquely be of service, book here. Taurus season readings are pure pleasure.
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.
For an intuitive reading during this month of practical magic, book here.