Posts in Astroscopes
Introducing the Intuit Oracle: A Minimalist Symbol + Astrology Oracle
Introducing the Intuit Oracle: A Minimalist Symbol + Astrology Oracle

Almost five years ago, in the midst of learning my way through tarot and other card-reading arts, I felt called to start crafting something entirely my own.

Little did I know what it would become.

It started with the symbols.For some reason, I just sat down one day and began writing out the names of common objects which I resonated with.The bell.The branch.The cocoon.I paired each symbol with a decan in the astrology I had studied for years.I asked what Mercury in Gemini might feel like, look like, if its spirit were transmuted into something mundane.A heavenly body taking shape in the earthly objects I interacted with each day …

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AstroscopesAmanì Michaelweekly, astroscopes, astrology, insights, oracle, intuit, intention, august, 2018, august 2018Comment
Authentic: a Conversation with Damola Akintunde - Art, the Lens, and Claiming an Authentic Self
Authentic: a Conversation with Damola Akintunde - Art, the Lens, and Claiming an Authentic Self

In our latest episode of the healing.words podcast, I had an opportunity to chat with Damola Akintunde, someone passionate about the arts, everything from photography to dance to documentary work - and much beyond!  As a Black + femme creator, I was deeply excited by the chance to learn more personally about Damola's work, to know how it came to be and where it might still be going.  This one-hour chat touched not only on design and ethics in the creative process, but how we navigate creating at the intersections of (our own) Black and femme experience, the challenges of accessing narrative resources, and witnessing ourselves in the midst of a continual assault on Black life and thriving.  Damola's photo work is an oasis, a place to breathe and be replenished among an otherwise harsh terrain, and I am deeply thankful you are able to experience it with me; this work holds space for us to continue to dream and name our own way of existing in the world, in all our shades.

 

Join me in witnessing the myriad truths and beauty that Damola had to share during this conversation ..

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AstroscopesAmanì Michaelblack, authentic, femme, creating, create, art, photography, authenticity, healing.words, podcastComment
Weekly Astroscopes – Clarifying Intention – Insights for Early August, 2018
Weekly Astroscopes – Clarifying Intention – Insights for Early August, 2018

The message for these weeks is to know how to discern between what is temporary and what remains.  Dust symbolises an awareness of how things are over time; is what you’re witnessing in your life right now something that will last?  Cast in the shadow of the new Moon, this card informs us that we may not be seeing the whole truth of the situation right now, so we are working with partial information unless we investigate further.  As you move through the first half of this month, stay determined to trust in what you’ve always known in yourself and do not allow yourself to be misled by outer influences.  There are many potentials, and you are aware of them as Pluto allows those depths to be felt and seen ..

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AstroscopesAmanì Michaelweekly, astroscopes, astrology, insights, oracle, intuit, intention, august, 2018, august 2018Comment