We spend so much time looking up at the stars that we rarely think about astrology and its lore in terms of our own planet, but Earth has a pretty interesting origin story…

Like a new year, each New Moon, comes with new beginnings and so much energetic potential.  This Aries Moon is the newest of new moons being the first of the astrological calendar. A potent time for fresh starts, for manifesting our heart’s desires, a time to be courageous, to step into your power and take action. Aries is the first sign of the Zodiac it rules the first house - the house of the self, this sign’s energy reminds us that it is ok to put ourselves first and pursue our dreams and desires. It’s important that we show up for ourselves first, and then we can show up for others in our highest potential.  It’s time to plant seeds of change for the future and the year ahead…

Between films like Inception and the latest Netflix hit Behind her Eyes, Astral Projection, Out-of-Body-Experiences and Lucid Dreaming, three terms with similar, but different, meanings get thrown around together a fair amount these days and it can be difficult to know what's what. We spoke with Lucid Dreaming guide, death doula and author, Tree Carr to get the facts. Let’s start with the basics, the two terms come from different origins; Astral Projection out of the “belief-centric” Esoteric Arts and Out-of-Body-Experiences (OBE) from Parapsychology and Consciousness Research

This Month’s Recipe is bought to you by Three Spirit Drinks using their plant based non-alcoholic spirit - Night Cap - also known as “The Dream Maker.” Nightcap contains Valerian, which has been traditionally used in relaxation medicine and sleep aids for centuries. Melon Hull hops also feature, this is a member of the same plant family as cannabis and also contains terpenes such as Mycrene that have found to provide a mellow calming effect. The clever plant scientists at Three Spirits also popped in Lemon Balm, a herb commonly found in traditional medicine for it’s calming aromatic qualities, and to add a depth of flavours.

This is the first Full Moon of the new Astrological year. Landing in Libra on the 28th March, it will bring balance and harmony to the fiery and ambitious Aries season. This moon will be so close to the Earth, it will almost be a Super Moon. For the keen Moon bathers amongst us, be sure to catch those lunar rays on Sunday from 18.08 as it rises in our UK skies.

The portal is open for cosmic alignment as the Sun and the Moon are conjunct with Venus and Neptune a time for love, beauty, dreams and magickal mysticism. This Pisces New Moon truly empowers us to be fluid and free like this dreamy, intuitive and mutable zodiac sign. Find out how to harness the potent power of this Pisces Moon

With this full moon falling in the grounded earth sign of Virgo it felt only right to create something rich in the abundant nutrients that Mother Earth provides. Here’s our recipe for an elixir fit for a Virgo goddess.

Along with the spiritual, tarot is inherently imbued with the energy of both sexes.  In a sense, tarot and gender could be seen as inextricably linked. This can be attributed in part to the strict binary designs of the cards. But in real life, people operate outside of their main gender all the time; as the world becomes less and less binary, perhaps it’s time the tarot deck followed suit. Let’s look at how the deck currently breaks down by gender and think of ways to move away from these binary interpretations. 

February has been an intense time with a rare Aquarius Stellium, a Mercury Retrograde and now the Sun and Venus, the planet of Love, is in emotional Pisces. This Full Moon is bringing grounding earth energy whilst the Sun hangs out in opposing watery dreamy Pisces. This mix of earth and water elements makes for a symbolic detoxifying mud and so it’s a good time to think about what you can let go of and connect with your higher self – a time for balance between feeling grounded and down to earth yet feeling free to dream big.

Here’s our step by step guide to a Full Moon in Virgo ritual practice.

Sound healing is all about using vibrations to relax the mind and body. It is used to cure things like anxiety, stress, insomnia and improve blood circulation. ‘Sound can shift frequencies from low energy of guilt and fear to higher vibrations of love and joy’, says our resident Witch and Energy healer Hannah Rose, ‘sound healing is the use of sacred instruments or voice to release energetic blockages inducing a state of ease and harmony in the body. While there are many types of sound therapy, all of them produce vibrations that alter your brain waves’, she adds. There are a variety of different techniques to sound healing - check them out here…

New moons are great for setting intentions but with all this supercharged Aquarius energy and a mercury retrograde you might also want to use this time to recharge and reconnect with yourself. Get out of your head for a bit, either through meditation or even dancing in the mirror. This moon is about new ideas, new beginnings and letting go. Follow our Aquarius new moon ritual guide to make the most of this new energy.

The complicated, messy, wonderful and terrifying feeling that is love is omnipresent in our lives. Some of us are searching for it, others want to turn their back and forget about it for good, but nevertheless it seems that we can never fully get away. Perhaps you’re in a stage of looking for new love, maybe you’re getting over a relationship and are worried about what the future might hold, or perhaps you want to forget everyone else and fall back in love with yourself; Let’s choose to embrace love for all it’s good and bad with some Greek mythology and some of our most famous love stories.

The 28th January is the first full moon of the year also known as the Wolf Moon and it’s in strong passionate fiery Leo. It’s a perfect time to celebrate yourself and all of your passions in the lead up to Valentines. Here’s our step by step guide to actively celebrating you with some serious self love & care.

This month Clare Knivett from Food and Foraging brings us a sparkling elixir of rhubarb and cardamom, perfect for Wolf Full Moon and upcoming Valentines day.

Food writer and forager Clare Knivett shows us how to make a smoke cleanse stick from locally sourced ingredients so that we can smoke away all those neggy vibes. All you need is a selection of herbs or flowers, 1.5m of string and some scissors.

To celebrate the first full moon of the year we’ve created a step by step full moon ritual for you to do at home. This full moon is in emotional, homely and sensitive Cancer so it’s a perfect time to get cosy at home and celebrate everything you’re grateful for including some self care.

The Age of Aquarius offers us hope that we can harness this power of connection to the planet and one another and rise to the challenges of a new age.

This week brings our last eclipse of the year. We will see a total solar eclipse on the 14th December, 2020 at 11:16:26 (4:16pm UK time) at 23° Sagittarius 08′. A total solar eclipse is created by the perfect alignment of the sun, moon and Earth causing the moon to completely block the sun from Earth. When this occurs, Earth is engulfed in a shadow cast by the moon. The alignment also coincides with a new moon and indicates that the moon is closest to the ecliptic plane. Because this alignment is so rare, we only experience one to two total solar eclipses a year. While this solar eclipse will be visible only in parts of South America, there's a good chance you'll feel it. During the temporary block of the sun’s light, we can feel a sense of disconnection from our reality, within ourselves and the world at large.