Bonzai Aphrodite

2019 is drawing to a close, and with it, my blogging tenure nears its finish as well. Its been 10+ years that Ive been sharing my words in this space, and Im finally, really ready to let it go. This will probably be the last blog on Bonzai Aphrodite my final year-in-review post. The changing of the calendar year was a hugely transformative time for... me. During winter, and after the holidays, I felt myself turning inward in a very much needed way. I experienced a sort of emotional hibernation. And it was during this period, leading up to Imbolc, that I made a series of significant lifestyle changes. As it turns out, these changes would drastically alter the way that I experience my reality. I started going to bed at least an hour, sometimes 2 hours, earlier than I had before. I was in bed by 9:30, lights out by 10-10:30. I was no longer watching TV habitually every night. Now, I mostly just watch TV only on the weekends. I started waking up half an hour (or more) earlier than I had before. Instead of waking up and jumping into the day and the flurry of getting ready for work/school, now I creep out on my own to the living room and start my day either reading quietly with my coffee, or stretching and exercising. This quiet wakeup time has totally transformed how my days unfold. I began drinking a quart of water every morning before leaving for work. Starting off strong. And finally, I began deepening my spiritual practice. I became intentional around honoring moon phases, taking ritual baths, reading and learning the craft, and doing spellwork. This was a real, true reset in my life. By the time Imbolc was coming around I felt like I had had a rebirth. 2019 was off and running. The world wakes up . . . but me, not quite yet. 2019 was definitely the year of false starts, and in this twilight period between winter and spring, I was certainly feeling them. Awakening and obscuring, awakening and obscuring, awakening and obscuring. My path had been set before me, but it was a very long time before I found the clarity ...Read More