The Diary
I recently learned about the Tree of 40 Fruits. When I first stumbled on the surreal fact of its majestic existence, I thought surely it was a fallacy. When I searched for more information, this plentiful fantasy morphed from mirage to material, and I learned that yes, there is in fact a tree that bears 40 different kinds of fruit at once. An artist and naturalist named Sam Van Aken has lovingly and painstakingly created the marvelous arbor through a years-long grafting process in which branches from stone fruit trees are grafted onto a host tree, in the end bearing, you guessed it, 40 fruits.
The grafting process has a high failure rate. Many branches never bear fruit, and the ones that do take many years to mature. But once they do, dear god, what a marvel she becomes. Her blossoms are kaleidoscopic. A mosaic of baby pink, fuchsia, bright white, and bubblegum blooms gives way to sumptuous stone fruit, bringing this miracle of creation to fruition, literally.
I'm sure you'll understand when I tell you this lassoed me by the neck and yanked me down a rabbit hole so existential...
The Almanac
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NEW MOON IN SCORPIO
NOVEMBER 20 1:47AM ET
REVELATION, REFLECTION, REVIEW, RELEASE
This New Moon is one for breaking with the patterns that ensnare us. It’s one of deep transformation and fearless self-awareness.
This is a good day for cleansing & purification rituals and planting new seeds. Refresh your home, take an everything shower, and pop a simmer pot on the stove. Vision board, freewrite to future-you, ponder your wildest dreams, and release the limiting beliefs you swaddle them in.
To learn more about how this New Moon may impact you specifically, locate Scorpio in your chart and see which house it rules. For example, Scorpio rules my 12th house of the unseen, taboo, death, sex, and the spiritual. At this time, I find my spiritual body needing deep tending and protection, especially as it pertains to my hyperactive prophetic dreamscape. Perhaps Scorpio rules your 6th house and you find your work routines and wellbeing need recalibration. Or your 2nd house Scorpio beckons you to confront your fears or patterns in the realm of finances and material resources. -
Mercury Cazimi
NOVEMBER 20 4:23am ET
AUSPICIOUS
Mere hours after the New Moon, Mercury rx makes a highly auspicious alignment with the Sun, called a Cazimi. This is a bright spot, a moment of clarity and illumination amidst Mercury’s rather intense and destabilizing retrograde through Scorpio.
This is a highly refreshing accompaniment to the New Moon! Review the fine print and have important conversations on this day.
Hang in there, Mercury rx ends 11/29!
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