When the Assignment Changes
waning crescent 🌙🐇 │ no. ∞
My favorite coffee shop got a new menu this month.
I walked in expectantly only to learn that the mugwort latte I order every visit was sadly (tragically) gone. They wiped it completely off the menu. Maybe I was one of the only people ordering it. I love the bitter taste of 쑥.
If it were just that, maybe my nervous system could have handled it, but the entire shop looked different. There was even new art on the walls.
My body felt that unique discomfort that arises whenever it’s faced with unexpected change.
I understand that this was a clear timeline shift — we can never really expect anything in this life to last forever. When the shift is so abrupt though, it can bring us to our edges.
I count even that as a blessing. It asks me to tend to my body a little more gently. I get a chance to connect to that quiet voice within that leads me back into alignment.
The coffee shop’s sudden rebrand is just further confirmation that I’m moving through the world differently than I was a week ago. My surroundings are shifting in response, meeting me in my current iteration. Yet another threshold.
Walking through the birth portal of launching The Way during eclipse season has instigated major changes in my life. When I started this Substack, I got the clear message to post in sync with the lunations. We’re finally post-eclipse and Spirit has said, “Well done. Now throw that schedule away. In fact, move platforms entirely.”
Maybe some Divine assignments are really just meant to get us back on track. In this case, Substack might have been a platform to help me open up. As one of my Teachers says, “We don’t know what we don’t know.”
What I am sure of though is that every time I step into the Unknown, my heart beats a little less frantically in my chest. That first intentional step was almost unbearable. Now, it feels more like a dance.
So I’ll be doing things a little differently going forward. You’ll be getting (very slightly) more frequent emails from my newsletter and I’ll allow this Substack space to act as an archive for the time being. No action required on your part.
The only real difference you’ll notice in future emails is format.
Thank you all for continuing along for the ride. The spiral journey is so much more enjoyable when we walk it in community.
From my heart to yours, here’s a personal affirmation that the Great Cosmic Mother whispers to me when I close my eyes and breathe into my wombspace — Beloved, everything is going to be okay. Trust me; where you’re headed is better than you can currently imagine. And you will always, always be given what you need.
The mugwort in my garden is sprouting wild after the rainy season. I have more than enough to make my own latte at home. Maybe I’ll share a recipe.
For now, I’m enjoying the warmer weather and walking barefoot alongside the blooming roses.
With eternal love,
Ruby ཐིཋྀ‧₊