Your Astrologer is Still Here
Miyari Da Luku! // Hello My People!
Da traha hahom’se // I am grateful. Thank you for being a part of my astrology practice. I am here and I continue offering consultations, though my lack of newsletters and social media posts may lead one to believe otherwise! I owe so much to my clients, the ones who return to me over and over, the ones who send their friends and loved ones to me, the ones who have offered kind reflections, and the ones who have yet to come. Sitting in consultation with you is a gift, it is a rare place where I feel truly fulfilled, doing what I know I am here to do: to see those who feel unseen, to hold space for space-holders, to bring understanding to the misunderstood, and to tilt the light in such a way that the shimmering web of our interconnectedness is revealed.
The truth is, while I live for one-on-one connections, and this part of being an astrologer is *chef’s kiss*, I struggle with visibility, and more so these days with Ketu, aka the South Node, aka the dragon’s tail, sweeping through my 10th house of public persona, recognition, and vocational calling. Ketu carries an energy of exhaust, and I have certainly been exhausted: my capacity for 10th house matters has all but diminished while my energy gets pulled towards the insatiable appetite of the dragon’s head, Rahu, aka the North Node. Rahu sits exactly opposite of Ketu, currently (and natally) in my 4th house of home, origin, kin, and land. The eclipses in these areas have aligned with major personal upheaval, as my focus is (quite forcibly) pulled towards my private life at home, perhaps doubly so as my moon lives there, amplifying my need to safely nest and pinging my 7th house of partnerships. To sum it up, I’ve been consumed by my personal life, most intimate relationships, and need for nourishment (especially through my struggle with long covid) and in turn, have had difficulty showing up publicly AND as this is my Nodal Return, this is a part of my nature that I am being called on to realign completely.
Whilst various -cides take place and unspeakable atrocities continue to unfold, I am driven, always, and more than ever, to be radically intentional about the ways in which I show up in this world and how I take up public space. Self-promotion at this time feels abhorrent, as much as I believe my work has a healing and liberatory impact. So I will speak it here, as a reframe for myself as much as anyone else: when I share my work, it is an expression of my devotion to love and liberation.
Love is the persistence of life, and life can not persist when we do not honor our interdependence with all beings everywhere. Love is the path to liberation. Love *requires* liberation. Astrology shows us not only who we are, but how we are connected. It is undeniable proof when we connect our experiences with the movements of our far-away planetary relatives, that we are all connected in at least this way, and truly in almost every way.
With that being said, I have been creating new ways to come together alongside our planetary kin through intimate gatherings, expanded consultation offerings, and future workshops all aimed at helping others relate to themselves and our great interconnected web of being through experiential, embodied, and relational approaches to astrology. Stay tuned and know that I am here, ready to dive deep into your astrology with you.
My calendar is open, come meet with me!
Arikoma bu bia atara'ni daka oma bu wararawatea tan murulu'no // Thank you for trusting me with your zodiac (aka circle of animals)
Oma Anxihi//With Love,
Tatianni
A Quick Note on Hiwatahia:
Those of you not familiar with Hiwatahia Taino may be wondering what this strange language I am sprinkling throughout my communications is. Hiwatahia Taino is a reconstructed language of the Taino peoples from which I am descended. I have been studying/remembering it for the past year and it is an essential piece to my continued efforts in decolonization and reclamation of my ancestral cultures. Last summer I transcribed and translated a prayer I ritually offer in my astrology practice before a consultation or before I begin writing. I share more about it on instagram and my website, though I find it fitting to share it again here, as I breathe new life into my practice:
Da traha ibekeba tan hutuma’ju, // I am full of gratitude
da'kuasa'i hebeyo'no, cemi, kena xocuya itai’no, // my dearest ancestors, cemi, and planet relatives,
kei da eherawa {wa ataiyu’no} ukaidan. // as I serve {our siblings} today.
Hahom bia bu ehibu'hu // Gratitude for your guidance
tan daka daye, aniki, kena koroko // of my tongue, heart, and mind
oma ka semiku'au tan Venus, // with the sweetness of Venus,
ka kekiwa'nei tan Jupiter, // the wisdom of Jupiter,
ka ahiarei adahi tan Mercurie, // the word medicine of Mercury,
ka bikida’ni kuya alu ka buriti tan Katti, // the nurturing reflection of Luna,
ka hawaba umayaru'sao tan Wehi, // the warm direction of Sol,
ka awunikira'sao tan Marte, // the protection of Mars,
kena ka akirauma tan Saturno, // and the discipline of Saturn
tosa alaniwa'no dinawa daka // that flows through me
kei aba tureiteki'lo kaidiwa'ni xocuya'dao adahi. // as an astrologer sharing planetary medicine.
Da traha hahom'se bia ka abowadurawa'sao // I am grateful for the interconnection
tan tokowa tosa le kena tokowa wo do. // of all that is and all we are.
Ainka {wa ataiyu’no} le ahan'aki alu toho abowadurawa’ki’au, // May {our siblings} be affirmed in this interconnectedness,
bokoto'aki anai ka anxihi tan ka wararawatea tan murulu'no. // held by the love of the zodiac.
Ainka wo kuhawa hanai o'uo alu wakia // May we illuminate their place in our
ba’karieburuku'kui itai’no, // great universal family,
kena ainka naya adira anibi’ei arikawa'ki // and may they feel wholly seen
alu ka yarube naya kansihi, // in the way they need,
ka yarube tosa antira'no areidawa'ni kena ehibu'hu ukaidan. // the way that brings healing and guidance today.
Arikoma bu xocuya'no, cemi, hebeyo' no, kena itai'no // Thank you planets, cemi, ancestors, and relatives
bia ka okolo tan bu adahi, // for the gift of your medicine,
aba okolo da traha hahom’se // a gift I am thankful
A~ kaidiwa oma {wa ataiyu’no} ukaidan. // to share with {our siblings} today.
