Hello everybody! Welcome to my blog. My name is Akil,I am a Soulaani(Black American) Living in the American Southwest with a proclivity towards the occult and supernal.
I am 26 years of age and identify as Non-binary (they/he/she). I enjoy foraging, hiking, reading dusty old philosophy books written by old white men who'd most assuredly call me slurs, and enjoying the gifts of Spirit.
I've been a practicing student of astrology for 10+ years now, and I am an ordained Spiritualist minister with a Masters in Theology.
On this page you'll find things related to folk Spirituality, Astrology and Religion.
In particularity, this blog, while indeed for everyone, is decidedly Africanist in philosophy and will carry itself in that way.
I love helping out with questions regarding astrology and things but please don't exploit a black person for free labor.
Thank you and enjoy your stay at "The Blissful Stars"
Happy lunar new year! This Sunday we are observing when the moon resets and renews her annual cycle, this new moon is going to be taking place on January 29th 7:36am EST.
This new moon is happening in the zodiac sign of Aquarius at 9 degrees. The number nine numerologically is associated with the number of the year, 2025, and the tarot cards of the hermit and the moon which rule the year. I find it significant that the lunar New Year initiates on this number. This moon is going to thematically be centered on the ending of cycles and the closing out of old sequences, we are going to be encouraged to adapt and get back in touch with our centers collectively. This ending of a cycle particularly is Aquarian in nature, this is the ending of cycles in. activism,technology,humanitarianism and conglomerates. Which pairs beautifully with the moon being conjunct Pluto in Aquarius.
We're going to be emotional and psychic archeologists this new moon with Pluto conjunct moon, diving deep into our collective unconscious desires, secrets, and destruction. This new moon cycle is going to be centered around death, and destruction and it's relation to technology, and collectivism. We can expect to see more themes around nuclear power and weaponry come up on and around this new moon. There is a deeply political, cool and taciturn energy to this new moon despite the intense and raw emotions surrounding new beginnings. This new moon is trine Jupiter in Gemini, bringing a curious, expansive and hopeful quality to it. This is definitely speaking to community action and togetherness inspiring a moment of hope globally that initiates a cycle of significant change in power dynamics and energy.
This energy is supported by a mercury combust the sun in Aquarius. I am definitely seeing some major miscommunications or missteps in what leaders say on the world stage and even some exposure of espionage, especially with Saturn being direct in pisces this new moon. With mercury being conjunct the moon, there is a frantic, nervous, and expressive quality to our emotions at this time. It's going to be one of those days on social media, lots of chattery energy but a deep feeling of loneliness is present here.
Venus in Pisces is conjunct Neptune and trine mars RX in cancer, this configuration brings in major blasts from the blast and irresistible physical temptations on a personal level, it also creates ease of access to what you desire, be that power, success, wealth, however it's going to be a hazy, confusing and winding road to get there. Anyone wanting to experiment with substances recreationally, I gently suggest avoiding that at this time. This is going to be increasing our spiritual sensitivity and bringing us closer to divine center. This sense of increase is enhanced by the north node being thrown into this mix, bringing in increased wealth, abundance, pleasure, but also intoxication, delirium and lies.This configuration is sextile Uranus in Taurus, bringing an element of the unexpected. Shocking and exciting things present themselves in a manageable way with this, and it involves art, money, luxury and kove. We can expect moisture related happenings such as floods, and we can also expect things related to noxious fumes.
Pallas Athena is hard trine Uranus, showing a return to old conclusions in the courtroom that bring about positive changes for the establishment and traditional values, while Athena is in opposition with mars, showing contentious energies emerging around reproductive rights and homeplace in a court of law on and around this new moon.
The cards pulled for this New Moon were the king of swords,wheel of fortune, eight of cups in reverse and ace of wands in reverse. Right away, I see the king of swords who is typically signified by aquarius coming in and really hammering home this theme of collective liberation through intentionality and community building, politicians and businesses men are playing a really big role this lunar cycle, however with the wheel of fortune,theres a positive twist, the wheel typically indicates a change of fortune be it good or bad, collectively things haven't been that great so, what goes down must come up. Stay positive, this card is ruled by Jupiter. We have to be willing to let of of things though, there's this idea in the eight of cups of looking for the perfect truth, the perfect truth doesn't exist. Find what lights your fire and role with it
This new moon brings in ethereal, otherworldly and powerful energies of ending and change for the collective.
Closed practices are branches of spirituality not accessible to you unless you have been born or initiated into it. These are usually tied to cultures that have been persecuted, and as a defense mechanism they have closed their practices to outsiders to prevent colonization.
What is closed?
Indigenous practices, Voodoo, Hinduism, Judaism, Brujería, Santería, and Hoodoo are examples of closed practices. Do not touch these unless you have permission.
There are also closed communities such as the Amish, Roma, Jewish, and Shintō.
This is another reason research is so important, so you do not accidentally steal something or offend the spirits.
It is okay to research these practices and learn from them, using them as inspiration to create your own rituals and such as long as you don’t deliberately copy.
Research everything, especially neopaganism, wicca, and eclectic witchcraft if you’re interested in practicing them. They are known for mixing everything they could find to make one practice, don’t blindly follow that.
i don't know what gay draping themselves sensually while bleeding out needs to hear this but st sebastian survived the arrows. let yourself be tended to and let the holes scar over. we have work to do. you need to harangue every empire in your path, to prophesy to your archers. you must become irene and nurse others bleeding back to health. yes spoiler alert we'll all be beaten to death if we keep it up but so it goes. we've never claimed to have a practical religion, just one that looks good suffering in paintings and then comes back to life. the second bit is longer and harder than the first. may as well start today
