Helsinki, Monday, September 8th — Big news! Massive! Supernova! Yesterday, we had a total eclipse of the heart moon in Pisces — basically the universe pressed Ctrl+Alt+Delete and showed a stunning scene while I was busy watching And Just Like That…. This full moon brought the most unstable vibes, as we learned on Saturday with Poema's Eclipse Survival Workshop. Buckle up!
Saturday was such a delight! A day before getting dizzy with this eclipse, we gather in a cozy space only for us! The weather was a bit rainy (perfect to be indoors), we had tea, candies, cookies, candles, and all the astrology vibes. Poema guided us through our birth charts and reflected on the topics that this eclipse will shake in our lives.
I’m a Leo Rising (Leo rules the first house), so for me — and all Leo Risings — this eclipse is a ctrl-alt-del into the 8th house themes: money, assets, debts, inheritances, taxes, and anything “ours” rather than “mine”. It also touches deep emotional connections, sex, trust, and the merging of energies. It’s like getting a restart in these areas of our lives. Of course, not all of us will feel it this way — take what you like and leave the rest.
To me, it’s hitting hard: my husband is on a work trip, and it kind of made me reflect on how dependent I am — I usually don’t like to be away for too long, but this month is forcing me to learn again to be by myself. And I’m surprisingly enjoying it!
I’m also taking these eclipse vibes as a cosmic nudge to shift the way I see money. It’s not easy to explain, but I can feel it: instead of being paid for “a job,” I want to be rewarded for the things that actually nourish my soul.
Eclipses always come in pairs, and this portal is wide open. First, this Lunar Eclipse in Pisces clears out whatever no longer serves us. Then, on the 21st, the Solar Eclipse in Virgo opens a new window in our 2nd house — the place that rules how we earn, handle finances, and build material security.
So I’ve decided: this eclipse is freeing me to work on (and for) myself, and to share it all with the world. I don’t know exactly what shape that will take yet — and that’s the exciting part. I just know I’m ready to mourn the past and be reborn.
Fun fact: on my 37th birthday this year, I randomly decided to “be born again, like a phoenix.” Ashes to fire, brand new. It felt weird at the time — now it makes even more sense. I hope this eclipse burns away the old parts of me. Thankfully, and with a little sparkle.
It’s funny to link our tiny decisions to such massive energy in the sky — so far above, so much bigger than us. It feels like the universe is tossing down fortune cookies, and we scramble to catch one, even knowing the message might not be sweet or easy to digest. Still, we crack it open anyway, trying to make sense of the challenges we’re living through.
xoxo
🪐 Tássia
Mushroom Foraging Workshop 🍄
We’re heading back to the forest with Anna Nyman on September 21st for a deep dive into the world of mushrooms!
This was such a hit last year that we just had to bring it back. We’ll begin with a small mushroom exhibition, covering the basics: how to identify different types (yes, even the poisonous ones) and the kind of terrain where they like to grow.
Then we’ll head out for a forest walk, baskets in hand, picking mushrooms along the way. Anna will also teach us how to preserve them — from drying to freezing — so the magic lasts long after the walk. We’ll wrap up by gathering to check and compare everyone’s finds.
