Happy New Moon in Virgo!
This is the first of TWO Virgo new moons in a row—a rare occurrence. Happy birthday to the Virgo suns out there! Virgo energy tends to bring focus, but this lunation is anything but clean and orderly. Squared by Uranus, this moon arrives with disruptions: sudden insights, shakeups, or interruptions that make you realize it’s time for a change.
Because this moon is ruled by Mercury, we’re more likely to feel the shake-up mentally and/or in our communication. You might find yourself thinking differently about a relationship, a job, or a belief you’ve held tightly. Use this energy to bring out your innovative thinking and creativity and be sure not to abruptly say something that you might regret later.
It’s a great time to get yourself organized in a radically different way. Decorate your classrooms, offices, and dorm rooms with some flare. Oh, and pay attention to your gut health. Notice if suddenly certain foods are creating discomfort. Listen to your body. Just because something is common and other people are experiencing it, doesn’t make it “normal” or healthy.
Disruption isn’t always a bad thing. Sometimes, it’s what’s needed to create a new opportunity. We might as well embrace it.
With love and magic,
jessie
Your Leader’s Oracle
August 23rd-September 21st
Deck offering us guidance: The Abuntu Affirmation Card Deck by Tamisha Williams (discount code below)
Start with your body. Then take the step. Then build the space.
Would you look at that?! Our new affirmation deck is corroborating our opening message! Listen to your body. It’s usually our body that can pick up on signals before the brain is fully clued in. Once you slow down enough to hear what your system is trying to say, the next step may become clearer. There may be a decision you’ve been postponing or a conversation you’ve avoided. Taking that step won’t solve everything, but it will interrupt the part of the pattern that’s yours to change. As things shift, you might also notice what’s missing from the spaces around you. Maybe you’ve been operating in environments that make it hard to stay regulated. Maybe you’ve been accommodating dynamics that erode your clarity or peace. How might you create a more supportive space for yourself?
How to Heal (micro)Blog
For some support on how to let go, check out this (micro)blog: How to Heal: Getting Unstuck from the Pattern
Monthly Mission
Pick one repeating pattern within your experience. It might be a conflict you keep having, a task you keep avoiding, or a dynamic that shows up in different relationships. Identify what keeps it going. Name what you tell yourself about why it’s still here. Then, try something slightly different this time. Even a small shift can be enough to change the shape of the pattern. The energy of the new moon will likely take care of the rest—especially since eclipse season is almost here…
What’s Coming: Great Resources + Free Astrology Opportunity
1. My book is already out!!
A Liberation Playbook: Healing and Leading Across All Spaces—from Classrooms to Conference Rooms is now for sale! Please share with all your friends, colleagues, and family members.
2. Two people I greatly admire also have resources to help you along your learning journey. Check them out:
o A Tool for Your Daily Leadership Practice The Abuntu Affirmation Card Deck (pictured above) is a wellness-centered leadership tool for leaders who refuse to choose between professional excellence and personal well-being. This card deck features 52 affirmations, each including reflection questions and concrete action steps you can take immediately. Based on the Abuntu framework ("abundance in our collective humanity"), the deck guides you through five core principles: Assess Your Well-Being, Align With Your Core Values, Assemble Your Crew, Activate Your Plan, and Attune To Your Inner Compass. Perfect for leaders who understand that sustainable leadership requires sustainable practices. The deck proves that wellness isn't a luxury for leaders—it's the foundation for creating lasting impact without burning out. Pre-order through September 20th using the code FAMILY for 10% off. affirmationcarddeck.com
o Integrating Educator Well-Being, Growth, and Evaluation: Four Foundations for Leaders Educator growth, well-being, and evaluation are often disconnected. How can we weave them together to better champion adult learning needs so educators can thrive and remain in their roles?
In this important resource, bestselling authors Lori Cohen (The PD Book) and Elizabeth Denevi (Learning and Teaching While White) present a framework for creating a healthy ecosystem of school transformation: equity, well-being, growth, and evaluation. The authors discuss each foundation in depth and provide research-informed practices, tools, and case studies for easy implementation. Resources include reflections to co-create a vision for equity, a sample coaching/mentoring conversation arc, steps for implementing a growth structure, the Teacher–Student Relationship Quality (TSRQ) Matrix, the Integrated Classroom Practices for Equity rubric, and more.
Whether you’re a school leader, mentor, or teacher evaluator, this accessible guide will help you create a transformative school environment to sustain and grow effective, empowered educators. Order at https://bit.ly/IEWGE25 and use the code 25EFLY3 for 20% off.
3. Free Career and Leadership Astrology Reading. Our birth charts hold a wealth of information about ourselves, the cast of characters in our lives, and our most salient experiences. With Leadership readings we can get deep and specific into who we are as leaders. I want to show people just how much information we can derive from our birth charts to help us determine what we are built for in this life. I will be putting together a quick preview course to show people how these readings work. Let me know if you want to help. If you are interested in a free astrology reading based on your birth chart that focuses on your leadership: how you think, how you make decisions, how you navigate conflict and the types of roles you are well positioned for, sign up below after reviewing if you are good to go with the following:
o You must have an accurate and exact birth time and location.
o You are okay with being recorded, though you do NOT have to be on camera and your name can be changed on screen. Your video may be watched by others interested in discovering how a Leadership Astro Reading could work for them.
o You understand this reading only covers who you are as a person and how that impacts your leadership through how you think, navigate conflict, make decisions and figure out the roles you are well-suited for. This is NOT a predictive reading as that is a separate paid service.
Sign-up here. Limited to the first five people. If there are no available slots, that means the link has been closed.