Today felt like the right time to put together these thoughts, and to put this site out there into the universe. I have not been journalling regularly for some time due to big life transitions (a reminder to us all to not be too hard on ourselves and embrace the changing flow with each season of life) and this morning, I decided to revisit my oracle card pull from the start of the year, with each card reflecting the theme of each month.

Plant Magic! oracle deck courtesy of Sweet Honey. Kitten courtesy of the universe that brought her into my life this year 🌞

For me, the integration of oracle cards or tarot cards as part of my practice do not necessarily mean a complete subscription to New Age beliefs - - rather, they represent a respect for things that exist beyond what science and reason can currently comprehend. Whether destiny, karma, or charts that outline your life course: things make sense when we connect the dots in hindsight, but perhaps there is an inkling of chance that those dots were placed in your life for some reason. That’s not something we can ever A/B test, whether agency or a higher power played a more determining role.

Back to my card pull.

For the month of July: the theme was Honour, with the accompanying reflection prompt:

“Spend a moment taking inventory of your thoughts and actions, and look for ways to honour yourself and others through word and action.”

In that moment, reflecting back on all I had written earlier in the year as my aspirations and hopes for the next 12 months - - to tap on my creative energies more, to further my explorations in sound, to connect more deeply with my craft and my self - - I couldn’t help but feel how apt and timely this nudge from the universe was.

This was the call to action. The reminder I needed that it is time to come back to this, to honour this practice in a more intentional way, to make space in a fuller way, in the way it deserves.

And hence: this leap of faith.

To launch this Notion site even though ideally it would have a wonderfully customised domain instead of this funky automatically-generated link. To put this piece of writing out there even though it is not fully polished. To put myself out there even though I want to be more ready and more finished. Ideas lived in the mind can only go so far; there’s only so much I can really progress on within the safe, comfortable confines of work-in-progress.

To honour through written word and real action.

It all starts today.