The Beauty Witch: JANUARYBY ALISE MARIEAnd…we’ve made it through! Somehow, we have surv

The Beauty Witch: JANUARY
BYALISE MARIE

And…we’ve made it through! Somehow, we have survived the hailstorm that was 2020, and now find ourselves thrust forth into a new calendar year – relieved, bewildered, and more than a bit unsettled. It’s as if we have ventured out of a dark cave after what seemed like one endless night, stretching our spines and looking around, squinting and blinking at the bright light of day that now feels entirely foreign to our eyes, bracing at the sensation of cold wind on our skin, flinching at the sounds that have somehow gotten louder. Have we, actually, stepped out of a capsule and onto another planet? Perhaps. As we looked at last months’ Great Conjunction, the promise of changing times became quite clear. The world is transforming in ways we cannot even see yet, though Mother Earth moves in her own time: slowly. Indeed, things will never quite be the same as life begins to open up again, though now, it will be glimpsed through an entirely new lens. This can be both exhilarating and jarring. The world is doing what it will, and you may feel that you are simply observing things you cannot control. But know this: you are holding the camera. The lens then becomes the one you choose.

Welcome, mes amours, to the next chapter.

And welcome to a new feature here every month: a petite at-a-glance reminder of important star dates to keep you on course all month long! Details and delightful potions follow, as always.