by Veronica Genta
art by Verónica Leiton

Now that we have passed the halfway point of the year, I feel it is time to look back, to go over what I have lived, and to recognize both the offerings from the universe that I was able to receive and those I resisted. I imagine this year as a traveler crossing a changing landscape, full of challenges, lessons, and moments of expansion and contraction. How have I lived it?

Winter: introspection and roots

I felt the year began under a mantle of silence and reflection, as if the earth were covered by snow that keeps secrets before awakening life. January invited me to look within.

I took out a trunk I keep at my parents’ house, full of memories that reminded me who I am and where I come from.

Saturn, slow and patient, taught me the limits of my illusions: every difficulty is a foundation on which to build my being and my staying.

Jupiter showed me opportunities for grounding and reminded me that prosperity comes when we care for the earth, for our body, and for our mind.

The moon played with me like a mysterious painter: its phases reminded me that all change is woven in cycles, and that the intention of the new moon and the clarity of the full moon are two sides of the same teaching.

Neptune, with its mysterious waters, led me to the depths of my unconscious, where memories, intuitions, and symbols guided my steps.

It was a time of re-cooking, contemplation, and connection with the depths of my soul.

Spring: awakening and exploration

With the arrival of spring, the sap rose through the trees, the buds broke through the earth, and the light invited me to open my eyes.

March spurred me to move, to communicate, to explore different paths. I felt the curiosity that spring awakens, that inner fire that invites us to ask why we do what we do and where we want to go.

Jupiter continued consolidating what was sown in winter, reminding me that growth requires patience and care. April filled me with boldness: I felt I could say yes to life, face what is new, and feel my individual strength without forgetting the dance with others.

May opened the door to full flowering: I was able to harvest the small seeds I had planted, enjoy the colors, the aromas, the sounds of the world, and feel that everything tangible and spiritual is connected.

Persephone reminds us of cycles, the contrasts between light and shadow, and the opportunity to expand our awareness.

Summer: action and creativity

Now, in the height of summer, the long warm days envelop me with their light. The unexpected rain and the bright days fill me with energy and creativity; desires are transformed into action.

June reminds me of the power of the mind and of communication: my ideas flow like a river with multiple currents, revealing messages that were previously hidden.

I feel the courage to show myself, to shine and to defend what I love. Love and passion appear with delicacy and also with intensity: first curious, then deep and protective.

Consistency and patience become solid foundations to sustain what I desire, and compassionate discipline teaches me to maintain my dreams.

Life continues surprising me with unexpected changes, reminding me that flexibility is an art that must be learned.

Apollo and Artemis remind me of the balance between action and restraint, between creativity and awareness of our roots.

Autumn: adjustments and closures

Autumn is approaching and, with it, the need to adjust my sails against the changing wind. I begin to look deeply at what I am ready to release.

Mercury retrograde invites me to review details, to listen to what my words, thoughts and actions communicate to me.

Venus reminds me to seek balance in relationships and agreements, to harmonize and reconcile tensions.

Saturn once again reminds me of the limits of my illusions and the strength of compassionate discipline.

Jupiter shows that abundance is consolidated when I integrate patience and care.

The full moon in Pisces, eclipsed, reminds us to close emotional and spiritual cycles, releasing old patterns and making decisions with evolutionary purpose.

Demeter and Persephone teach us about nourishment, cycles, and conscious surrender to the flow of life. This period is one of balance, adjustment, maturation and consolidation: a bridge between what has been learned and what is yet to unfold.

Invitation

I invite you to make this journey with me, to look back and forward, to feel your year as a moving landscape.

What seeds have you planted?
What cycles are you closing?
What new lights invite you to open your eyes?

**************

Veronica Genta, tarot reader, astrologer, textile artist, and Waldorf teacher, integrates therapeutic and spiritual paths through healing pedagogy and conscious creation. She is creator of Casa Crisálida, a space for inner transformation and soulful support.

Fashion

Discover Lokkal:
Watch the two-minute video below.
Then, just below that, scroll down SMA's Community Wall.
Mission

Visit SMA's Social Network

Contact / Contactar