The time is right for standing up and taking action ✊
Volume 4, Issue 2
February 1, 2026
Full Moon in Leo 🌝 ♌
Sun in Aquarius 🌞 ♒
Full Moon Greetings, dear Friends❣️
Before anything else, I want to begin with gratitude. Thank you for being here, for reading, for witnessing, and for holding space for this work each lunar cycle. Your presence fills my heart and soothes my soul.
We find ourselves at the halfway point between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox, often called Imbolc (Midwinter), an ancient threshold honored by earth-based spiritual traditions around the world with fire rituals and ceremonies. Winter still holds us, and yet beneath the frozen surface, plant life is stirring, preparing to burst forth as renewed life in the months ahead.
Paired with the fiery Full Moon in Leo, this moment is charged. Across the country, people are responding to these energies by taking to the streets, making their voices heard. The time is ripe to show up and get loud. If you feel the call to be seen or heard, follow it in whatever way is available to you. No action is too small, and every action matters now. Trust that!
I am digging deep this week to find the strength and courage to act. Admittedly, over the past year of Trump 2.0, I have been appalled nearly every day by the cruelty, corruption, unlawful overreach, destructive policy, erosion of democratic norms, and the staggering racist ideologies and policies of this chaotic administration.
It has reached a fever pitch of recklessness, and I am rightly outraged that my tax dollars are being managed by an administration headed by the world’s most powerful billionaire con man.
I have mostly avoided sharing my political opinions in this space because that is not why I come to you each lunar cycle. But how can I ignore my own values here, values rooted in compassion and empathy for human life? For all life. To be honest, I have been fearful of using this platform to speak out against Trump due to the very real threat of retribution and retaliation. I don’t think I am alone in this fear. I believe many creatives online feel it, too. We have no way of knowing who is monitoring us, individually or collectively.
Trump threatens and bullies American citizens who disagree with him daily on his social media platforms, and those threats often result in harassment and violence carried out by empowered MAGA loyalists. It is fucking brutal for liberal-minded Americans right now. All we are trying to do is find common-sense, collective ways to save our democracy.
Straight up, this feels like a coup. It feels like our tax dollars are being stolen to take over the U.S. government, and I am ready to summon the courage, alongside Minneapolis, to take this administration down. NOW.
In addition to the daily atrocities carried out by ICE and Customs and Border Protection, Trump and his family are openly enriching themselves. Among the dozens of lawsuits filed by this administration targeting universities, elected officials in blue states, and private companies, Trump is even suing his own administration, stacked with loyalist cronies, in an effort to siphon billions of taxpayer dollars into his own pockets and those of his family. They are suing the IRS for $10 billion and demanding $235 million from the Department of Justice. This is corruption in plain sight. It should be an impeachable offense, and he should be removed from office immediately.
History reminds us that some of the most prolific bad actors, including Hitler and Mussolini, were elected through democratic means. Like Trump, they took control of government agencies, dismantled free and fair elections, and created devastating fascist regimes. While I never imagined this could happen here, it is happening now.
We are living under a fascist regime that appears poised to invoke martial law and suspend the midterm elections. This feels painfully obvious. Trump-loyalist Republicans in Congress, who have completely abdicated their responsibilities and handed unprecedented power to the Executive Branch, know they will lose the midterms. They know impeachment would follow. Trump himself admitted this earlier this year: if elections are held, they will lose, he will be impeached.
I have been trying to sit with these feelings and wait for my intuition to guide me toward right action. So far, my focus has been here, within my community, offering kindness, a smile, and basic decency to friends, strangers, and acquaintances as I move through the world. People in my community are hurting and outraged, and many are struggling to survive and to make ends meet. As hard as it is these days, I am actively trying not to become an asshole, even when it feels like we are all being pushed to our breaking points by constant chaos and confusion. I am trusting that simple acts of kindness have an impact.
And I look to Minneapolis and Saint Paul for guidance! I see the people of these communities on the news coming together, taking charge, calling for the brutal occupation of their city by their own federal government to end, caring for one another throughout the resistance, and protecting those targeted by this rogue army of white supremacists.
I am scared—but I will fight. I will fight. Writing these words feels like the empowering Leo Full Moon energy taking root. I have always been fiercely protective of those I love, and now it is time to protect the dignity of immigrant Americans and the fragile dignity of this democracy itself.
I also want to hold myself accountable to this commitment, to stand up for human rights, for liberal democracy, and for policies rooted in common sense and collective care. Policies like healthcare, housing, voting rights, workers’ rights, economic security, safety, and the pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness. That accountability may show up more often in this space, even as my primary intention remains to share my journey through the literal tides of being human in this moment. This is the reality of this moment affecting every one of us.
I am part of the collective, and the collective is suffering under this oppressive regime. I am certain it will get worse before it gets better. So I am buckling up, preparing myself for a long road ahead.
I am just getting started. So far, I participated in the general strike on Friday, January 30, 2026. I spent the day calling my federal and state lawmakers, staying home from work, and refusing to spend money. While I long to be out protesting, I am still recovering from a broken right ankle, so I am prioritizing healing. I am also practicing self-care as an act of resistance so I can remain strong, resilient, and committed for as long as it takes to dismantle this fascist Trump 2.0 regime.
With all of this, I dedicate this post to the resistance, to all who courageously speak up, and especially to the people of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota. I hold in memory those killed in the recent surge of federal immigration enforcement actions beginning with the tragic deaths of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, which have sparked widespread protest and calls for accountability, civil rights investigations, and an end to violent federal operations in our communities.
I also remember others who have suffered and died under aggressive federal enforcement tactics this year: Keith Porter, Heber Sanchez Domínguez, Victor Manuel Díaz, Parady La, Luis Beltrán Yáñez-Cruz, Luis Gustavo Núñez Caceres, and Geraldo Lunas Campos, names that must not be forgotten.
I also dedicate this post to my daughter, Sierra, who was born with the Moon in Leo. In her short life, she fiercely protected those without a voice. She was loud, courageous, and unwavering. I summon her strength daily to guide me through this moment.
May this Full Moon illuminate courage where fear has taken root.
May we remember we are not alone, even when the road feels long.
May our care for ourselves and one another become a quiet, unbreakable form of resistance.
And may we continue to choose love, dignity, and justice—again and again.
In Solidarity,
Jennifer 💫💖💫
Micro-Mindfulness Practice – Turning Fear Into Courage ❤️🔥
Begin by settling your body.
Feel your feet on the floor, or your seat beneath you.
Let your face and shoulders soften.
Take a slow breath in through the nose.
And a long breath out through the mouth.
Again—inhale, steady and full.
Exhale, releasing what you don’t need to carry right now.
Bring your attention to where fear lives in your body today.
You don’t need to name it or fix it.
Just notice—tightness, heat, fluttering, heaviness.
Let it be here without judgment.
Now imagine placing a warm, steady hand on that place.
Not to push fear away—but to stay with it.
Fear is information. Fear means you care.
As you inhale, silently say: I am here.
As you exhale, say: I can stay.
Picture a small flame glowing in the center of your chest.
Not a wildfire—just a steady, watchful fire.
With each breath, that flame grows a little brighter.
It doesn’t burn fear away—it transforms it.
Fear becomes alertness.
Fear becomes clarity.
Fear becomes courage.
Courage doesn’t mean you’re unafraid.
Courage means you move forward with fear beside you.
Take one more breath in, feeling that steady flame.
And one long breath out, grounding it into your body.
Before you return, ask yourself gently:
What is one small, brave action I can take today?
You don’t have to answer now.
Trust that you’ll know when the time comes.
When you’re ready, open your eyes.
Carry this courage with you—quiet, steady, and alive.
The Planets🪐
- Full moon in Leo today, February 1, 2026 🌝 ♌
- Mercury in Aquarius moves into Pisces on February 6, 2026 ♒ ➡️ ♓
- Waning half-moon in Scorpio on February 9, 2026 🌗 ♏
- Venus in Aquarius moves into Pisces on February 10, 2026 ♒ ➡️ ♓
- Saturn in Pisces moves into Aries on February 13, 2026 ♓ ➡️ ♈
- New Moon & Solar Eclipse in Aquarius on February 17, 2026 🌑 ♒
- Sun in Aquarius moves into Pisces on February 18, 2026 ♒ ➡️ ♓
- Saturn conjunct Neptune in Aries on February 20, 2026 ↔️ ♈
- Waxing half-moon in Gemini on February 24, 2026 🌓 ♊
- 🔙 Mercury in Pisces ♓ stations retrograde on February 26, 2026
🌄 Sunrise in Cleveland today: 7:37 AM
🌇 Sunset in Cleveland today: 5:42 PM
🌆 Moonrise in Cleveland today: 5:33 PM
🌃 Moonset in Cleveland today: 7:40 AM
Full Moon In Leo Affirmations: Under this Full Moon, I choose courage over fear, allowing my voice and actions, seen or unseen, to matter. I stand rooted in my values, trusting that even small, steady acts of care and resistance contribute to collective healing and change. Guided by inner fire and clarity, I show up with integrity, compassion, and the strength to protect what is precious within myself and in the world.
The astrology of Mark Carney’s speech and the rupture of the world order by Chani Nicholas
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