a tender revelation

this blog is a headstone above my 21 y/o self's grave, you will find nothing alive here. you can find a ghost at g******y but if you connect that blog back to this i will figure out how to haunt you from both graves. jsyk.

[smelsea]

[novemberof1997]

You have to start noticing things. The direction of the rays of sunshine, how it touches and warms your skin; the sway of a leaf in a mild breeze; the simple beauty of the flowers; the strong smell of your morning coffee; the wind in your hair and on your face; the liveliness of the city; the calm of your soul. You have to start noticing this and start living for it.

[luthienne]

Danusha Laméris, Bonfire Opera: Poems; “Passion Fish”

[11990904]

[snapsicle]

advice from a dung beetle 

[hearth-grave]

hey y’all!

i hope this post is finding you safe & well!  i desperately need to raise funds for an apartment, as our hope to finance a house fell through. i’m also dreaming of being able to go to a local cosmetology school and finally start doing something i love, but safe place to live comes first! so from today (april 3rd, 2020), to april 30th, 2020 i am running a 40% off coupon for my card readings on etsy. they should also combine with physical items (like bath bombs) towards the total for free shipping! here’s a link to my shop with the coupon already applied! please do not hesitate to contact me with questions or requests! if you are otherwise inclined, i have a ko-fi page or reblogging alone is immensely helpful.

[6thlovelanguage-deactivated2020]

*reclaims my life*

[womansart]

‘The Fool’ card from the Rider-Waite-Smith tarot,1st edition (1909) designed by English/US artist, writer Pamela Colman Smith. It represents new beginnings, faith in the future, being inexperienced, beginner’s luck, believing in the universe.  

[selfcare-suggestion]

A concept: you release old, negative patterns and you find new, positive ways to fulfill your needs.

[thenatalchart]

my north node falls into my youngest sister’s fourth house

[softnectar]

uncomfortable actions of vulnerability that lead you to an abundance of love and healing 

[tomfordvelvetorchid-deactivated]

what’s your definition of intimacy?

understanding. wanting to understand eachother.

[astrologymarina]

On the topic of being obsessed with introspection and “self discovery”, i recently read something by Viktor Frankl which I feel fits the whole following of astrology/mbti/personal discovery etc very well. He said that, because life has become void of meaning for many, because there is an “existential vacuum”, we compensate by “psycho-analyzing” ourselves, sharing our psychological problems and insights with others, discussing them, etc (and he predicted this development in the 40s!). An existential vacuum leads to an obsession with the own psyche that can be the cause of neuroses and its pseudo-therapy. Self-reflection can in itself be the root of many problems. I had a talk with someone about how phases of self-reflection and lots of journaling are often the least mentally stable and happy ones. When we feel good, we do not feel the need to conduct some sort of self-therapy. Viktor Frankl also came up with the concept of using a paradoxical intention for healing neuroses. A patient with insomnia, for example, cannot sleep because they so rigidly and obsessively try to sleep, which hinders them from relaxing into an unconscious state. So a paradoxical intention would be “for a change, why don’t you try to not sleep tonight, and just relax and think about something nice?” - which then makes them fall asleep quickly. Maybe by setting the paradoxical intention “i will not try to figure myself out and heal myself” many of the problems which were simply rooted in obsessing over yourself will take care of themselves.

[heavyweightheart]

Questions we might ask ourselves while stuck in quarantine: what am I trying to avoid feeling right now? Could I instead ride its wave? How can I catch myself with kindness?

[hotegg]

it can be easy to feel so isolated, lonely, small. but I promise you, take a look out the window. under that brilliant blue sky, there are so many that will help you remember how significant you are + the love that is here for you.

[llleighsmith]

i really encourage you to take a moment each day to carve a space for gratitude, not in some attempt to gloss over what is real and hard or to placate yourself, but truly to take notice in what is good and loving and supportive and nurturing, in order to fight the good fight, it’s important to remember what is worth fighting for and living for, and the more we take notice of those kind things in our life, the more our attention helps them grow 🌞🌱💐

[hearth-grave]

hey y’all!

i hope this post is finding you safe & well!  i desperately need to raise funds for an apartment, as our hope to finance a house fell through. i’m also dreaming of being able to go to a local cosmetology school and finally start doing something i love, but safe place to live comes first! so from today (april 3rd, 2020), to april 30th, 2020 i am running a 40% off coupon for my card readings on etsy. they should also combine with physical items (like bath bombs) towards the total for free shipping! here’s a link to my shop with the coupon already applied! please do not hesitate to contact me with questions or requests! if you are otherwise inclined, i have a ko-fi page or reblogging alone is immensely helpful.