Co-Star

As much as I care about and believe in astrology, I have not – by and large – ever been an everyday horoscope girl. This week, though…

These feel… remarkably specific right now.

And Rob Brezsny always bring great insight to his offerings:

“Psychologist James Pennebaker did studies showing that people who write about traumatic experiences for just 15 minutes a day show improved immune function, fewer doctor visits, and better emotional health. But here’s a key detail: The benefits don’t come from the trauma itself or from “processing feelings.” They come from constructing a narrative: making meaning, finding patterns, and creating coherence. The healing isn’t in the wound. It’s in the story you shape from the wound’s raw material. You Scorpios excel at this alchemical work. One of your superpowers is to take what’s dark, buried, or painful and transform it through the piercing attention of your intelligence and imagination. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to do this”

This feels almost meta. I was doing exactly this as I looked at it this morning.

Last week, I had one that felt so personal, it was almost as though someone from Co-Star had been listening to a phone conversation the night before.

I’d had a deeply candid exchange with someone I was hoping to get to know better. We both disclosed details about the work we were doing around previous relationships and our families of origin.

This felt meaningful, since I have been known to adopt the mindset that true personal progress and growth can only occur outside the context of a romantic relationship. The reminder that I have recent experiences that challenge that assumption allowed me to clarify my intention to stay present and active with the healing I am working toward does not preclude the possibility of new love coming into my life.

This is something I want to keep very top of mind. In the excitement and joy of falling in love, it can be so easy to neglect the emotional work I am committed to, long-term.

So I take these messages as they come and acknowledge with gratitude that they seem to validate the moments I am experiencing in these days where darkness is retreating.