Saturnalia of Self: Week One “The Fool Opens the Gate”
🌀THE SMOKE BREAK
Grand Rising, sweet sinners of Saturnalia.
The veil is thin, the shadows are chatty, and the cosmic bureaucracy has forgotten to clock in.
Which means: it’s the perfect week to begin our descent into sacred misrule.
Take a breath.
Unclench your spirit.
Let’s step sideways.
🌤 COSMIC FORECAST
A week ruled by the trickster currents.
The Sun squares your expectations.
The Moon sobers up just long enough to cause trouble.
Mercury is pretending it’s not in retroshade (it absolutely is).
And Saturn… Saturn is watching like a disappointed dad waiting for you to admit what you already know.
Themes this week:
• Ego mischief
• Shadow flirting
• Letting yourself be the Fool — but a conscious Fool
• Courage disguised as curiosity
The vibe is not “get it right,” but “get weird with intention.”
🜂TODAY’S UNWISE WISDOM
Your shadow isn’t trying to ruin your life — it’s trying to get your attention in the only language you consistently respond to: chaos with a punchline.
This week, when something messy happens, assume it’s initiation.
You’re not being sabotaged.
You’re being invited.
🔮TINY SPELL FOR WAYWARD WITCHES
A Micro-Spell to Crown the Inner Fool
Use this anytime you’re overthinking:
Place your hand on your forehead.
Whisper: “Let the Fool speak.”
Exhale sharply through your nose.
Snap your fingers to seal it.
The next impulse you feel?
Try following it for 30 seconds with zero shame.
That’s your intuition when it’s drunk enough to be honest.
🛍 THE MERCH TABLE BY THE DOOR
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Each one is a hex, a hug, or both.
Perfect for:
• Solstice offerings
• Saturnalia surprise mail
• Passive-aggressive family gifting
• Desk shrines
• Wallet talismans
• Pet altars (no judgment)
Grab them while December exists.
They vanish with the old year.
👁 Plus a Tease…
A new shirt drops later this week.
It’s extremely Saturnalian.
It is not emotionally stable.
You will want it.
More soon.
✦ STEP THROUGH THE VEIL ✦
The smoke curls. The lights dim.
This is where the real work begins.
The veil thickens here, Seeker. Step into the Inner Circle for more advanced nonsense.
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