Inspiration & Insights

Are you ready for a redux? There’s a lot of backslide happening this October. With all the “big guys” - Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto in retrograde, we’ll review the wild ride 2026 has been thus far. Then, when Venus does a turnaround, look for a second chance for romance and renewed friendships. And we’ll all know what to expect when Mercury retrograde season starts on the 10th. All this scary stuff and sweet treats are perfectly timed for those eerie evenings ahead!

Crisp mornings call for warm mugs and a little extra sweetness. This Brown Sugar & Lavender Syrup is an easy-to-make herbal treat that brings together rich brown sugar and fragrant lavender — perfect for stirring into lattes, chai, hot chocolate, and all your favorite cozy fall drinks.

After the cosmic conflagration of the last few months, fall will come in with a comparatively quiet wave. We continue to adjust to the major moves of the bigger planets, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, but the first part of the month, at least, will be businesslike and busy without too much disruption.

Flashes of cosmic energy will make August just as thrilling as the last few months have been. It’s eclipse season, so be ready for things to happen whether you’re prepared for them or not! Uranus and Neptune will conjure up sudden surprises and new ways of seeing reality. Fortunately, Jupiter will settle into Leo, so we won’t have much trouble keeping our spirits bright and perky!

Discover how your Human Design “Conscious Earth” frequency may reveal a personalized way to self-soothe, find stability, and feel grounded during stressful moments. In this final installment of Janeen’s grounding series, she explores how understanding your unique energetic blueprint can help you move from overwhelm to calm with more ease and self-trust.

A trip to the ocean is the perfect opportunity to give your crystals a super recharge. The movement of the waves, salty air, sunshine, and powerful energy of the sea create a beautiful setting to cleanse your crystals, reset your intentions, and soak up a little ocean magic.

Echinacea (purple cone flower) is my favorite immune support herb. Making your own herbal medicine tincture is super easy!  I like to make mine now, while my flowers are blooming bright. I let it steep in the garden for the rest of the summer & it's ready to use by the time school starts! Keep reading for detailed instructions to make your own.

There’s never been a better – or frankly, necessary – time than right now to reach out to neighbors, long-lost cousins, random acquaintances, your hairdresser or the school crossing guard, to start working on building deeper in-person connections. If we dare, we can indeed find meaningful ways to connect with others and feel more grounded in the process. 

This July will be hotter than ever before! Planets are lining up in such a way to make fireworks shoot off all month long…and beyond.  Find out how a highly explosive, bountiful and expansive bunch of energy turns out to also be tenderly romantic under a confusing, vexing Mercury retrograde period by reading your horoscope for your sun sign or rising sign.

Different crystals are excellent for helping us activate whichever kind of charge our body needs so that we can find our center of gravity and feel better in our own skin. When we keep these precious rocks nearby, we come into contact with the frequencies they give off. And that means we benefit from all the goodness they offer – right from the soul of Mother Earth, herself. 

June is the month when spring turns into summer. The planets are down with that plan, as they settle in and give us a month of comparative peace. Mercury, that little disruptor, will wait until the 29th before entering another one of those goofy retrograde periods. Let’s wait and deal with that later!

In Part 2 of the "How to Stay Grounded" series, Janeen Ellsworth offers insight on the soothing, stabilizing, and replenishing effects of bringing nature into your everyday life. In today's fast-paced, social-media-driven, loud, flashy, constantly-beeping digital world, it can be hard to escape to the Great Outdoors every time you feel a little off. So, here are some small ways to find your footing and regain stability by inviting nature right into your everyday.