{time sensitive} I want to hold space for you next week.

Y'all, we're 44 days from 2021. Energetically, I feel that usual pull towards celebration, towards cozy times with friends and family, as we near the holidays. (And I'm still feeling the relief from the election.)

Usually, this is when my partner and I visit his family, who all live out of state. I'm fortunate to have wonderful in-laws, and we haven't seen them since last Christmas. A few months ago, I thought that the pandemic would have mellowed by this late in the year. I was hoping for the possibility of visiting them for the holidays.

However, like many, we've all agreed to stay home.

So...there's a lot of grieving.
It stings—truly, a deep pain that buzzes—that it's not happening this year.

It means I'll be home next week, with more than enough time to spend with my quarantine pod here.

I've had multiple holidays when I was alone in my apartment, doing anything to occupy my time—reading, watching tv, reading, listening to music, watching tv, ANYTHING—not to feel that I was alone and eating frozen food dinners, snacking incessantly so I wouldn't feel like I was sitting around, watching sand in the hourglass fall.

My life isn't quite that isolated now, but I remember those times acutely.

So...I've been dreading that extra time.

But while on my yoga mat today, I realized I have something worth celebrating: It means I'll be home next week, with more than enough time to spend with my quarantine pod here.

Same thing, yes, but with this reframe: I have an abundance of energy and time, more than usual.

How am I celebrating? I'm opening my schedule, much wider than usual.

From Sunday the 22nd to Sunday the 29th, my schedule starts earlier and ends later than usual—for all 8 days, including Thanksgiving.

If you want a quick recalibration on your day, make time for What's Up, Universe?, where I'll give you a card reading.

If you want a deeper space, for guided meditation, card reading, embodiment work, whatever else we choose, make time for an Intuitive Dive.

So, if you want some time with me, holding space to support you diving into yourself — I'm around.

If you're feeling the distance from your usual plans and you want a space to reflect and reframe and expand — I'm around.

If you're on your own and the nostalgia or memories feel especially heavy — I'm around.

I want to hold space for you next week. I cleared my schedule. Let's go there.

That time-sensitive thing: next week's extended hours are available through the end of this week. Starting Friday night, I'll adjust the schedule for reduced hours, as I need some time with my quarantine pod. So if you want the most options, schedule now.

Even in the heaviest times, there is magic and wisdom. Even amidst grieving, you can find things worth celebrating. Even in this time of waning light (if you're in autumn), there are the lights within us that never extinguish.

Be safe out there, and know that you're a blessing.

Warmly,
S.

—
she / they
Siderealchemy