Lisa Marie Basile

Is there a certain quality to letter writing or diary keeping that inspires the confessional? I believe so.

Remember that your body is you, it is not separate. Treat it, yourself, with love. You’re a body of magic.

This is the one time of year, Scorpio Season (Oct. 23 to Nov. 22), when getting a little closer and looking a little deeper is, in some ways, inevitable.

The older we get, the harder it is to make close friends.

This article first appeared on Luna Luna and has been republished with permission. 

I am fortunate to receive tons of wonderful books on a wide range of topics, but some of my favorites include those by talented witches and magical beings whose books approach magic in accessible, inclusive, radical, and fresh ways.

I am always on the lookout for books which a) present an updated look at magic and witchcraft to a modern audience, b) frame witchcraft in a way that is inclusive and holistic — meaning it addresses systemic issues in society, and c) blend and blur genres — books of narrative non-fiction alongside research, poetry entwined with spellcraft, or divination techniques alongside storytelling.

When you hear about a person with a chronic illness working or not working or considering quitting a job, these decisions were not made lightly.

My happiness is what undid me, ironically. I worried so much about being OK with the happiness that I fell apart.

If you’re an empath, you probably easily absorb the emotions of others and need time alone to decompress. If you're like me you're one exhausted empath!