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St John's Eve

6/23/2021

On the banks of this bayou, named after Saint John the Baptist, a free woman of color held ancient Vodou ceremonies.

She took a huge risk in doing this, as white authorities did not look kindly on any display of religious freedom from people of color. She was smart, however.

As a hairdresser for an affluent society in the Vieux Carrè (better known as the French Quarter) she could invite her white patrons to these ceremonies and insure her safety.

Perhaps it also provided a distraction for others, darker than herself and with less privilege, who may have been celebrating elsewhere.

We’ll never quite know the truth, but this is the mystique of the illustrious Marie Laveau. Rein du Vodou, we honor you on this day. May you rest in beauty.

So(u)lstice

6/21/2021

Blessed Solstice.

The sky is on fire. The moon is pregnant. Baby ducklings are everywhere, and we just had our first tropical storm of the season down here in New Orleans.

With Sun, Venus, Jupiter and Neptune all in water signs, I'm thinking we might be in for a wet summer. Wet and dreamy... perfect for napping and making art and reading fiction. Not so great for making rational choices based solely on data & intellect. But that's exactly what the last solar eclipse was about... honing our instincts and opening that third eye. Trusting what we know without knowing, what we feel without seeing. Listening to our bodies, to nature, and to the stars.

We are, after all, stardust.

Here's to the beautiful bounty of the season. May you all be inspired to create new paradigms for living, to widen your perspectives and embody truth.
Ashé