Last Sunday, I told you this is a full moon week - and honestly it is one of the most beautifully energetic moons of the year.

It starts the moon in all her splendor so she can book end it with the magic of a blue moon.

Yes, the kind Smurfs were born on. Those witchy little guys were onto something.
​(I mean, did you ever think about their hats?!?)
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​Anyways, two full moons in one calendar month are pretty rare - and so I'm gonna use it to guide my whole month so I can manifest the matriarchy.

New on Substack​
​Of Moonlight + Matriarchy

“Once in a blue moon something magical comes along” is one of my mama’s favorite sayings. As a child, I didn’t really understand it. But now, as someone who lives her life by the moon, I get it.

Blue moons are special for many reasons, but mostly because for one to happen, the month has to begin under the glow of a full moon... and then end with one, too.

May is one of those months.

The May issue of Illumine is here!

The May issue of Illumine is a love letter to the woman who is done shrinking—done asking for permission, done editing herself down. Let this issue be a reminder that showing up as yourself—fully, strangely, boldly—is the most powerful thing you can do. That authenticity is a homecoming, not a trend. This is the issue that hands you back your own voice and says: you already know.

Find it now in digital or print copies

Playlist: fragile like a bomb

In today's substack post, I shared how I'm celebrating the blue moon this month - and to kick things off, I'm going to be burning a list of things I refuse to subscribe to that the patriarchy taught us. I find it easier to tap into those things if I have a bit of feminine rage coursing through my veins... and this is the playlist for tapping into that energy.

Now go forth and celebrate that big, beautiful moon this weekend, my friend!

Love you.
Mean it.
Big time.
xoxo,
gina