It’s Friday! Let’s Fuck Shit Up Together!
Happy Friday, lovely! It’s time to fuck some shit up!
Twice a month, in accordance with the lunar cycles, we gather in circle here and in your inbox for a salaciously good time. We talk reclaiming what has always been ours via ritualized practices and hexing shitty politicians.
Take what resonates. Leave the rest.
✨ SPELL
Because this newsletter is sent out in conjunction with the lunar cycles, this segment offers you a moon ritual. Prior to all the stuff listed above, I studied art history as a way to develop an understanding of world religions. Since childhood, I’ve been on a spiritual journey to develop my own relationship to the divine. In no way do I have any interest in telling you what to believe or not believe. That’s for you. It’s personal. And for me, it’s cyclical. My spiritual practices have changed my relationship to time in such a beautiful way that I want to offer you a bit of that shift here by recognizing the cycles of the moon in order to hand you an opportunity to incorporate cyclical time into your experience of life. I work with many spiritual mentors, and ritualized practices are incorporated into the foundation of Project Reclamation—our equity-centered membership community—as well as the Reclamation Weekend retreats I host. And when you joined this email list, you received a Reclamation ritual from me. Again, I don’t care what you believe in or don’t believe in. Paying attention to the moon will help repair your relationship with time, which capitalism has fucked up for all of us. If you’d like to dive deeper into esoteric spirituality, though, keep your eyes peeled on your inbox for some fun stuff I’ve got coming up. 😉
Across time and culture, the moon has often represented our inner world of emotional connection, spiritual journey, and relationship to self. Aligning myself with the cycles of the moon has offered me the added bonus of shifting my relationship with time. When we allow ourselves the space for rest and renewal, rather than keeping ourselves stuck in the constant hustle & grind mentality of late-stage capitalism, our perspectives on what’s influential, what’s valuable, and what’s worthy of our energy have space to become deeper and more personal.
This week, I’m offering you a full moon ritual to hand you a little piece of that.
This doesn’t have to take a long time. The idea is to be present with yourself and focused on your full experience during the ritual. Pay attention to the sensations you feel during the ritual and make note of them afterward. I’d love to hear about your experience if you’d like to share!
FULL MOON RITUAL
The full moon is an excellent time to release anything you’ve been holding onto. And this can mean one of two things! Either you’ve been clinging to something that isn’t serving you, and you’re releasing your grip, or you’ve been working toward creating something that you’re now ready to release into the world. Whichever option resonates most with you, that’s where to focus your energy for this ritual.
Supplies: paper, pen, candle, some sort of non-flammable receptacle (actual cauldron, metal, glass, or ceramic bowl or pot, fire pit outside, the base of a grill — you’re gonna burn some shit up so you want something to let it burn in that’s not going to cause any damage to anything)
Steps:
Take a few minutes and ground yourself, whatever that means to you – whether that’s a few deep breaths, listening to a guided meditation, washing your face, putting your feet in the grass, masturbating, or anything else. Then light your candle.
Write out what it is that you’d like to release. If this is something you’ve been clinging to that isn’t serving you, and you’re releasing your grip on it, fold the paper in half AWAY from your body. If it’s something you’ve been working on and are releasing into the world, fold the paper in half TOWARD your body.
Light the paper on fire and let it burn in your non-flammable receptacle.
BONUS: If you want to mix the burnt ashes with salt and/or offer them back to the earth by sprinkling them around outside or burying them under the moon, go for it!
Tomorrow, the lunar nodes shift from the Aries/Libra axis to the Pisces/Virgo axis. If you follow astrology, you’ll probably be thinking this is a big deal, and if you don’t, you’re probably like, “WTF are you talking about?”
Either way, think back on the last 18 months of your life. That’s when the nodes shifted into Aries/Libra. So, during that time period, have you noticed yourself working through or letting go of any people-pleasing tendencies while reaching toward independence? That’s the Aries/Libra axis. And you may find yourself over the course of the next 18 months working through and letting go of perfectionism while reaching toward dreams because of the Pisces/Virgo axis.
Monday, we have a full moon in Cancer — the sign most known for cathartic cry fests. So, if you’re feeling a little emotionally heightened right now, this may be why.
Cancer is also the sign most representing a nurturing home base. This may be your actual home, your family, or anything else that feels like “home base” to you. The full moon will shine a light on it. Could be career or friendship oriented, and where exactly this falls in your life will depend on where Cancer sits in your birth chart. But, like, you probably already know what this relates to in your life. You’re LIVING your life. Astrological charts just kind of offer us validation for what we already know. And sometimes what we’re afraid to admit to ourselves.
With all of that in mind, here are some reflection points that may be useful in your full moon ritual.
🌕Where have you reclaimed your agency and let go of people-pleasing in the last 18 months?
🌕Where would it be helpful for you to get a little dreamier and let go of perfectionism in the next 18 months?
🌕Where in your life does your “nurturing home base” need attention? And what’s being highlighted there?
🌕Not a question, but a suggestion: Cry. Shed some tears. Wherever you’ve been holding them back, let them flow. Bonus: Cry in a bath. (Preferably with Epsom salts bc that’s magic for your body.)
✊ HEX
Politics is a not-so-secret passion of mine. I used to run a couple of political organizations here in Kansas City and lobby at the state level in Missouri with Planned Parenthood. The 2016 election is what led me into coaching after I lost my mind and a therapist told me I had “excellent coping skills” because I was focusing all my time and energy on political volunteerism. And in this segment, we might get a little petty. But we’ll always be aiming to reclaim our power from the cis-heteronormative, puritanical, white supremacist patriarchy we currently live under in this hellscape of climate change and late-stage capitalism. Here, I’ll offer suggestions on candidates to donate to, people to follow, podcasts to subscribe to, and answer the question of WHO ARE WE HEXING? (Josh Hawley is always on that list.)
Omg, where to begin with this week’s hexations???
SO MANY OPTIONS!
Let’s start the year off by hexing Trump. (What are we calling him now? 47?)
I mean, come on. Have you seen the fucking nonsense about buying Canada and Greenland, renaming the Gulf of Mexico, and the way he’s talking about the fires in LA?
Send a hex his way and then come back to your body and take a deep breath. We’re about to enter a 4 year period of everything, everywhere, all the time. And a lot of it will be distractions from larger things at hand. Namely, Project 2025.
A lot of our work during this upcoming time period will be deciphering what’s real. And what’s always real is your body.
So hex away, then come back and notice your breath. Put your hands on your chest and belly if that feels good. And take a few slow breaths into both hands.
I’m here in it with you. And on Sunday, that’s going to get more expansive. You’re going to want to read the email I send you Sunday.
*This segment is not intended to promote harm to anyone in any way. I don’t hex people in real life. ✊
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That’s it for this week, lovely! I appreciate you offering me space in your day. And I look forward to seeing you fuck some shit up today! ❤️🔥
-xoxo-
Keli
P.S. I want to invite you to Project Reclamation, a private, equitable, self-coaching community, to explore the most expansive version of yourself. Inside, you’ll receive tools for nervous system regulation, emotional processing, and cognitive self-coaching. Plus, you’ll have access to Master Certified Coaches to receive written coaching as well as live coaching via group calls. And you’ll be able to join in on an integrated book club, as well as both virtual and in-person community celebrations.
Maybe life coaching has felt out of reach for you in the past, as it’s often relegated to those hoarding enough wealth to be bored. But self-discovery doesn’t actually come in Tiffany boxes, and it is my goal to make healing and growth accessible to everyone.
Inside this space, we’re committed to reclaiming our bodies, our time, our joy, and our lives from all the cultural conditioning that has left us feeling less than. And we’re doing it in a vibrant, supportive community that is truly open to everyone who shares these values. (Though cis-het white Christian men may struggle a bit.)
Registration is now open, so click the link to join. See you on the inside!
