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A Full Moon in Capricorn is the moment when the structures we have built are illuminated; some stand; some not; but only those aligned with inner necessity will endure… To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:A time to be born, and a time to die;A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;A time to kill, and a time to heal;A time to break down, and a time to build up;A time to weep, and a time to laugh;A time to mourn, and a time to dance;A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;A time to get, and a time to lose;A time to keep, and a time to cast away;A time to rend, and a time to sew;A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;A time to love, and a time to hate;A time of war, and a time of peace.— Ecclesiastes 3:1–8‘Tis the time to revise what being a responsible individual feels likeThis full moon in Capricorn on July 10 is inviting a deep reflection on accountability, maturity, and the fabric of life: Saturn, its ruler, is about to turn retrograde on the 13th, and several longer cycles are pointing to what needs to dissolve, confront, or hold.We should check where Saturn is transiting in your chart. In my case, it’s in the second house.Right now, Saturn is in a tight conjunction with Neptune. In my chart, both are squaring the nodal axis. This full moon at 18° Capricorn marks a culmination; especially around effort I’ve made to mature, structure, and the responsibility I’ve been embodying to value what matters. Tuning into “the frequency”Lately, I’ve been feeling a deeper sense of responsibility around my needs and what I truly value; in other words, my finances; and how to do a better “job” with them. How to tune into the frequency of embodying value without too much effort so it doesn't feel limiting but supportive.Pisces rules my second house, and Pisces is very much like,“Oh, I can manage this; I trust everything’s going to be fine.” But I don’t want to keep all the numbers in my head. I’ve been implementing some discipline with some flow. I think I’m on to something, and this full moon is the moment of realization, of calibration: this needs to be tuned into full embodiment. I’ve actually been weaving it.I’ve created a relationship to relate to those needs in a more grounded, supported way.I’ve been studying about the foundation of money. And I know, as a Bitcoiner, it’s quite interesting because it’s not that I’m obsessed about money, but I’m focused on the structure of the monetary system that doesn’t work anymore. And why, as Bitcoiners, we’re in this transition mode.I feel that this is what Saturn retrograde is going to feel like. Like how to trust these decisions that I make are the right ones. And so once I make them, as an adult, I live through them. I won’t hesitate calling them out when I’m wrong, but I won’t be living off the fear of making a mistake.I think this is the biggest thing I’m dealing with right now. I have the knowledge. I’ve paved the journey of financial education, and at times I have to make decisions. Once I make them, I can rest; I can be less stressed. I notice the stress shows up before making long-term decisions: financial planning. In the past, I used to trust my luck; until I realized luck has nothing to do with decision-making, unless I’m a gambler, which I’m not.It’s not that Bitcoin is right or wrong, but about learning how to leverage a life under the Bitcoin standard while I’m still earning in fiat. It is about the relationship with my sense of value.Because I’m identifying how it feels, I’m identifying where the fear is, and I’m identifying what is the plan.But last and not least, it is interesting because I did make a call about the price of Bitcoin reaching an all-time high between the 7th and the 9th of July, and that’s what happened yesterday. So I was very happy to know that it’s like learning to read charts of all sorts—not just astrological but financial. There’s a knowing, there’s a skill set, there’s a structure. And then it’s how to use, how to read those signs, and trust that what you’re reading is what it is. And so there’s no doubt at the end. There’s no doubt. The doubt comes when you don’t trust the structure.One thing I have noticed is that the second house, Taurus, and Venus rule talents, resources, and skills. So using tech to become more productive has been key. You know I’ve been studying AI prompting privately for months now, executing a variety of tools that are permitting me to be more productive without feeling like it’s a job; basically, a practice that flows, that slowly becomes aware of itself and requires no effort, because it is.Facing the intensity of the psycheTransiting Mars in Virgo is about to conjunct the South Node of the Moon in my 8th house. I have Pluto in my 8th, so there’s a confrontation with the intensity of my psyche. But Saturn has been very efficient these past few years, showing me

NOTE: 👆AUDIO ABOVE is full length👆Hi peeps, I got inspired so this article is a bit long yet juicy here a preview : Part 11. Ontology, Qualia, Semantics, Thoughts & Forms:: These are the threads I’ve been tracing; where language, structure, and the rawness of experience intersect. 2. Disrupting mental flow:: The mind is wired for patterns, but Uranus is here to tear through them. 3.The Nature of [My] Reality:: Reality has always been layered; this is how I’ve learned to read its architecture. 4.The Mirroring of Concepts:: Structure and meaning keep reflecting each other—syntax, semantics, presence—they loop. 5. ALL THAT IS :: Beneath words, beneath measurement, there is the pulse of being.Part 2 6. The Origins:: Every structure, every system, every idea—before all that, there’s source. 7. Machines + Meaning:: The machines can run the code, but they can’t touch what lives beneath it. 8. And what about the markets:: The same patterns play out in price, in speculation, in the nervous system of trade—it’s all part of the architecture cracking open.ENJOY👇Due to the length of the whole piece, I am dividing the audio in 2 parts:👇Ontology, Qualia, Semantics, Thoughts & FormsSo here I am, finishing some images for a commission that is about to wrap in San Antonio, Texas, before I send them to the fabricator and get approval from the committee. And posting some documentation below of my latest public art commission, Arcana, for the IEB at the University of Washington in Seattle. I’m always very curious to see what other thing I’m going to get into, what I’m going to be reading, what is going to flow next, where my frequency is tuning into.Let’s say I became aware of the work of Federico Faggin a couple of years ago, but it was only in the last months that I became really curious; his book Irreducible came out, and I finally had the time to listen to it, in Italian. He’s an Italian physicist who has been living in the United States for decades now.I speak Italian fluently. I also got a copy in English, just in case. But the Italian version stayed with me; there’s a depth in that language that never leaves you. We owe that to Dante. He gave us the Italian language we know now; he decentralized language when he wrote the Divine Comedy. He made it vulgar; he wrote it for the people. (Vulgar comes from the Latin vulgaris; it means common, of the people, spoken by everyone.)The way Faggin writes and the way he speaks is so profoundly complex; simple in expression; beautiful in its own rhythm.Disrupting mental flowUranus in Gemini will disrupt and crack open the structures of thought, language, symbols; the very scaffolding of mental patterns. Gemini is the archetype of duality, of words, of coding, the left side of the brain, the nervous system of ideas.Uranus severs outdated patterns; liberates the mental field; forces a leap beyond habitual thought forms.Uranus in Gemini is going to be destabilizing the calcified framework of the mind, because Faggin reminds us that semantics and Qualia; the felt, the living layer; cannot be programmed. And the true liberation of thought is not more code; it is returning to consciousness as the source.Uranus as a high octave of Mercury works as the breaking point where thought itself gives way. Mercury governs language and logic, the structure of ideas. Jupiter expands that into meaning, into philosophy, into intuitive understanding. But Uranus arrives beyond both, disrupting and barely expanding it. It cuts through the architecture, shattering outdated narratives, jolting us beyond the framework of language and into direct presence. This transit exposes what exists beyond them: the raw, irreducible field of awareness we keep pointing toward.Consciousness cannot be reduced to the manipulation of symbols. It is the irreducible foundation from which meaning arises.~Federico Faggin, IrreducibleFederico’s work is the perfect companion to this transit, because he reminds us that the mind, the code, the language, is just the downstream of consciousness. Consciousness is the base; we cannot reduce it to anything else.As Uranus disrupts, it will be inviting us to return to the well: to the raw, essential field of experience from which language emerges.Consciousness is the essential ground from which mathematics stems. Mathematics is a product of conscious beings exploring the patterns and relationships of the world; it does not precede or generate consciousness; it is a flowing stream of awareness downloaded.I am paraphrasing what he said in an interview in 2023. In other words, mathematics as code is language; it is reflection; a shadow downstream from the source.The Nature of [My] RealityPlato taught that behind the visible world lies an invisible architecture; the Forms; the essence that shape what we perceive. His Solids were a glimpse into that structure, where geometry became a bridge between matter and meaning.The pyramid, the octahedron, the icosahedron, the dodecahedron, the cube; t

This article is going to sit between the rational; so we’re going to be speaking about definitions, and the most intuitive part of myself that’s putting all these things together because this is what I’ve been observing from the place where I am right now.A lot of these movements or cultural heritage were given to me via visuals. I lived in New York for so many years, I lived in Europe, so I was able to grasp a lot of it just intuitively. I’ve always been attracted to abstraction, attracted to very clean lines. It’s just the way part of my aesthetics work.But that doesn’t mean I cannot appreciate Gothic or Baroque. It’s just the way I find harmony. It’s more with geometry, so that’s why my work is more abstract in a way. But within the abstraction, I always put emotion in it. I put colors, but I embed with textures and with whimsical elements of what could be the absurd.I like the absurd in my work. I think they’re not expected to be there, they make a contrast, and then they can create and trigger an emotion in the moment that the art can be viewed, or the piece can be read, or it can be encountered and experienced. So I’m very aware of that.But now what I’m doing with this article is speaking from a very personal perspective. Because what I feel is happening right now with me is that I’ve entered a different alignment in my life, where I’m just going to go deep and try to deconstruct what I’m doing—not in a postmodern way—but more as a synthesis, by integrating all the pieces without having to deconstruct them and isolate them.Because I think that’s the problem I have with postmodernism. It segregates things so much that it’s very difficult to find the connection between them.Tempo, Territory, and the Property of My Own BodyWhat is private property? What does it mean to have autonomy and ownership over your own body? These questions became real in 2021, standing in a castle in Umbria, Italy, surrounded by poets, musicians, and visual artists from around the world.I had been invited to an artist residency funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. A gift from the same government now busy dismantling those funds—but I’m not here to argue that part. I took the opportunity, I made the most of it.But before I arrived, I made sure of one thing: that my body would not be subject to forced medical procedures. That was my line. They assured me it would be respected. But halfway through the residency, in the middle of the summer, the Italian government changed the rules.They brought in the infamous Green Pass, and suddenly, my body wasn’t entirely my property anymore—not if I wanted to stay.One of the directors called me into her office, her hands on her heart, her head tilted toward one side of her shoulders, her little dog on her lap. She asked me to “do something for them.” But she didn’t say I—she said we.I remember asking, “Who’s we? You and the dog?” Because I knew where this was going.What happened next wasn’t just about vaccines or politics. It was about territory, about property, about how easily the ownership of the body: the most basic form of private property, can be eroded by collective pressure wrapped in polite words.A day after I declined to be tested every two days at my expense because everyone else would feel “safer,” the Italian director joked that I was making a big thing out of nothing—>as they could vaccinate me during my sleep.Guys, I am not dramatic, but then I felt my body freeze. And I decided to cut my stay in Italy short; alas, the country had submitted to a collective blob of very efficient and obedient NPCs.Since then, I have enrolled in educating myself on common law and been able to stand for my rights on many occasions. It is about language, y’all.That moment was the beginning of me tracing how all these threads intersect—private property, modern culture, coercion, value—and how they land as challenges to confront..SlaverySlavery is such a dirty word. The first time you ever heard slavery, you were probably very young, and then you ask for something too much, and somebody just responds, what do you think I am, your slave? And then you ask your mom, your dad, what is a slave? And they probably say, oh, maybe the meaning of slave comes from Latin, sclavus, originally meaning Slav, as many Slavic people were captured and enslaved during wars in Eastern Europe.But did we really know what it meant?Slave is something that is defined as a person who is the legal property of another. I’m going to say that again: the legal property of another.When it’s legal, it’s not lawful. This is a very big distinction. Somebody taking over somebody else’s private property, or the property of their body, so being a slave is actually an unlawful thing.“Why do men fight for their servitude as stubbornly as though it were their salvation?” – a question posed by Deleuze and Guattari quoting Spinoza on how people demand their own submission.But legal and lawful aren’t the same thing. Legal is what the sy

“You take delight not in a city’s seven or seventy wonders, but in the answer it gives to a question of yours.”— Italo Calvino, Invisible CitiesThe Compass is WithinJust look outside of yourself and see who’s cheering for what, and for whom, and who sees that is carrying the truth. And how many idols are collapsing every day, all the time? How many fake spiritual gurus are showing their true face? How many distorted, economical gurus are pushing your way based on your own deficiencies? How many of your friends have stopped being your friends because you started seeing them for what they are? And most important, you started seeing yourself for who you are and what you’re longing for and how you’re not integrating it, because you are distracted with so much going on.There’s so much noise right now that is incredible, but within it, there’s a static noise that we can hear inside of ourselves, and that’s the one I love to be.This week has been amazing; slowly, slowly, this new moon—it’s an amazing new moon to set up intentions of how we want to project ourselves in the big space of emotional intelligence, as opposed to trying to rely on those deficiencies by projecting into others, outside of ourselves.Relationships serve a purpose, but they’re not the purpose. I think I learned that one the hard way. I had to find a balance between the inner and outer authority, so then we have to go back to the individual and the way we project our relationships. If we look at those cardinal points, we’ll see that the answer is there. It is in the “I”. It is in the “you”. It is in the inner emotional body and the outer projection of one’s own authority.This cardinal dance is one that is very charged right now because of the potential that we’ve been offered at the moment.Because we’re talking about the cardinals, let’s start with—Saturn right now in Aries is helping us define who is that “I”, the individual. And is the I the same as the ego, the perception, or is the I the full potential of what’s being projected? We don’t know yet that the ego is ruled by the Moon and the emotions. Neptune is also in Aries, and Neptune is going to help us via confusion. Keep the veil and keep ourselves in La La Land. So the question right now for me is very basic. Where am I lying?It’s time to really look at myself in the mirror and see the places where I’ve been lying to myself—and to others, for that matter.Then we go to a very sensitive place: the Moon, Cancer. Because we need to feel embraced and secure, we feel out of place. The environment is the first mirror—and Cancer, or the Moon, is always related to the environment. It is where the first conditioning begins: our family, our home, our early school, our primary attachments.Remember, we carry our emotions in our bodies, and alas many times we define ourselves unconsciously by them.The next cardinal point is Libra. It’s all about shared needs—but it’s all about leverage. If I know what I need, I know what I value. I give meaning to it, and I would know how to leverage myself in relationship to “you”.Last but not least is Capricorn—Saturn. -Have you done the homework? -No? No? Well, -what are you going to do about it? -Are you accountable? -Are you responsible? -No? -What are you going to do about it? Because there’s nothing more horrible than being codependent on anybody else—especially institutions and society.So, we have a beautiful Jupiter right now in conjunction to the Sun and the Moon. It’s a beautiful expansion, an opportunity to see how to seek this emotional alignment. But you see, alignment and emotions are almost like an oxymoron. Why? Because emotions are waves. They’re waves of feelings and sensations that we perceive at times. And many times what we’re perceiving is our own projection, our own expectation. So, they cannot be stabilized, they cannot be controlled, they cannot be static in the same place. They’re always going to be playing up and down, even in the wavelength.The Wisdom of the Electromagnetic FieldEmotions need time to be processed. If we embody the rage in the moment of rage, we ignite something we might later regret. We could burn the field before we can harvest it. Let’s say that we embody the fear in the moment of fear, and we freeze. Therefore, we step into survival mode and stop the thriving opportunities. With sadness, it drowns you. The breath gets shallow, and we can barely take the next step. But if we take the time to witness the emotion as the wave that it is, we begin to sense the wisdom inside of it. And that wave is inside of ourselves.This is the real intelligence of the emotional body, the electromagnetic opportunity to remember who we are without becoming the moment itself.The important thing is to be able to acknowledge them for what they are. And starting from there, know that there are opportunities to find out where you are. Know your GPS. I love my emotions. I used to hate them. I don’t control them. I learn from them. I let the emoti

Report card is here and I want to know if I’m failing, because we’re in very challenging times, and the only way I can see if I’m failing is because I am allowing the collective transpersonal energy to overcome the peace and the calm and the temper that I can have in time of responding—not reacting.I actually have this thing throughout my life that when big bad things happen, I’m the coolest in the room; so if there’s ever the big bad thing, just call me—I’ll be there, just like observing. I have many six lines in my design, and I have the capacity to be very detached when a crisis happens. I am wired for unexpected turns, and I have the ability to both detach and discern what to nurture. I take the stance of observation first—witnessing, collecting, and feeling from a distance—so that when I do speak, I synthesize. My role is to see clearly, and only then, to speak from coherence.I was talking to Mark Jones about it in my session today—maybe that was something that I developed after my father died, that I kind of closed the door to react in despair or panic. I’m also very calm in moments of crisis. Take 9/11—I had a temporary art studio, Tower 1, 92nd floor, WTC. I stayed up recording the thunderstorm Erin on the eve of the attacks, left at the last minute because I ran out of cigarettes (twist plot: my father died in a car crash because he also ran out of those). The morning after, witnessing the attacks from my Brooklyn Heights windows, I responded immediately, calling and organizing a meeting for the rest of the artists—I knew we needed to care for each other’s needs. This all happened within the first two hours. I don’t know where this wave of calm comes from… Read more about this event and see the film I made—link here.But the question always is: am I here to perfect things, to make them perfect and to repair them? Or am I here to nurture—and who am I nurturing? Is it me, or the projection of what I think needs to be nurtured?So we are in a room full of mirrors right now. The whole world. I don’t know if you’ve ever been to Versailles, and they have this beautiful room that is just like mirror after mirror, so at the very end you don’t know where your reflection ends because you’re projecting—Doug Aitken’s mirrored architecture or Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Room, metaphors of both the dissolution and disillusion (the lack of illusion) of the self. And that’s what happens a lot when you go onto social media, you go to a party, a big conference, you belong to a group, and if not in the right frequency, you end up reacting to all the shadows and all the images that are coming your way, and that you cannot probably process one by one like you do in Aikido.When you do randori, you just have to wait—one after the other. You just have to do what you have to do so the other person rolls down on the floor.And this Solstice—on June 20 - 21st—is quite charged. Not only for the collective, but for me at least. I’m going to have the conjunction of the Sun and Jupiter exactly on my nodal axis, right at the beginning of Cancer. And just a few days later, on June 25th at 6:31 a.m., we’ll have a new moon in Cancer perfecting this same aspect while it is being squared by Saturn and Neptune in Aries, the tolls of war might be echoing in the background…The path of what was to come was awful. It was the enormous dying, a sea of blood. From it the new sun arose, awful and a reversal of that which we call day. ~ Carl Jung Liber Novus (full quote at the end of the article.)The astrology is so remarkable because every time I look forward or backward, or even at the moment—like what’s going on—and I look at it in relationship to my chart, it really helps me to get deeper into my insights.Do not be afraid; our fateCannot be taken from us; it is a gift.― Dante Alighieri, InfernoThe Metabolism of Astrological PatternsSo one of the things that I was looking at was that Mars entered into Virgo a couple of days ago, and I have two planets in Virgo. And right now, the South Node is in Virgo.Mars in Virgo is the impulse to refine, to correct, to act with precision. It studies, dissects, edits, repeats. It makes the perfect discipline for the craftsman—the warrior of systems.The South Node in Virgo brings the opportunity to face the karmic memory of needing to fix everything. The polarity is Pisces—to remember that life is not a spreadsheet. It is the surrender to your own sense of purpose.No wonder why my generation (those born in the sixties) is obsessed with juicing, yoga, health, and repair. No wonder why we’re looking younger by the day. Uranus in Virgo disrupts inherited patterns of control, perfectionism, and obedience—especially in matters of the body, work, health, and service. The nervous system becomes a tuning instrument, and the healer-archetype is redefined as the one who sees clearly and refuses false order.I know that the South Node is going in reverse and it’s going to approach two very important planets in my chart. And

FUD (an acronym for Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt)[1]I see a lot of that. I see a lot of FUD.Most people in a position of influence yielding their personal bias instead of holding space and accepting that the fear that emanates from the current chaos is something to first be accepted as a human.Two—it can be used as a springboard to actually change a perspective.The nodes squaring the last full moon have been a perfect terrain for that.What do I still have to inquire that can give me a wider perspective instead of keep me in the jail of my certainty?All perspectives are tinted with half-truths, so isn’t it great to be alive today to discover multiple ways to evolve?My writings are not abstract. In the contrary, they are meant to make you dive deeper into your inquiry.I challenge anyone who disagrees with me to establish an eloquent dialogue.I have been training in the dojo of social media for the past years.My truth is not absolute. I still learn new things every day, but I am not afraid to speak up anymore.* Cojones* Balls* PalleYou know what I mean.The worst thing that can happen is the inevitable—and that is death—so between here and there: be brave.As much as I hated my last name growing up for the amount of jokes I was submitted to, I learned to love it and live by it.Not every decision I have made has gone great, but I can attest that when I am not in my authentic aura, and don’t trust my instincts, and don’t take time for my emotional wave even to respond to a comment—All goes to poopoo and gets misaligned.Two days ago I was mourning a part of me that lived on projections, on ideals that served me well until now. I give thanks to the people and situations that allowed this energy to snap into a different timeline.Own your s**t, people.It is as simple as doing your bed in the morning, even if you have help. Brush your teeth and be caring towards your vessel.Self-abandonment was the keyword this week that reminded me of what I don’t want—To drown in an ocean of pity and blame the collective blob for my lack of accountability. Short and sweet. I have no more to say.Just be f*****g happy if you dare. Bombs, riots, injustices all around— What are YOU creating that speaks about the field of life?See ya at the turn of next week.I have been praying to keep my soul aligned to my purpose—as I came here to evolve,and to do so by creating beautiful situations, environments, images, and things. Speaking of which—I’m going to leave you with the introduction to a chapter from my book, The Nature of My Reality. WRITTEN + ILLUSTRATED, AND DESIGNED BY MONIKA BRAVO - CO-PRODUCED + EDITED BY MARI BUDLONG Published by Studio of Endless Ideas, 2024 THIS 4-COLOR, 8” X 5” POCKET-SIZED BOOK INCLUDES 240 PAGES FILLED WITH ANECDOTES AND VIBRANT VECTORIZED ILLUSTRATIONS.Have fun.I’ll see you when I see you This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.monikabravo.blog/subscribe

I’m no longer protecting myself. Protection builds walls, and I’m not here to live in a prison of my own making. When I’m attuning, it’s so precise, so clean, that the noise can’t find me. It’s not a matter of hiding or standing behind a shield. When I attune my frequency, the vibration of the space doesn’t allow what’s not meant to cross my path to see me—or hear me. That’s what it means to live in coherence. What’s misaligned has no anchor. I don’t push it away. It simply can’t enter. I’m learning that true boundaries aren’t about defending—they’re about resonating. ~meNOTE: As I write this, civil disorder is erupting—Los Angeles, New York City, Ireland. In Colombia, an assassination attempt was made on a presidential candidate and he survived. With Jupiter and Mercury at the Anaretic 29° of Gemini, crossing into Cancer, extreme ideologies are hardening into fierce nationalism—willing to do whatever it takes to preserve the perceived principles of the motherland. These acts are volatile at his threshold, holding the last breath of mental dispersal before emotion floods the field. Thought becomes conviction, words turn into shields. There is an amplification of identity and bloodline. A psychological border is being crossed. I pray for peace and call for realignment—tuning into the frequency of pure light.What Lands in the Body Becomes RealI’m writing this from a place of attunement. I’ve been asking myself: what still inspires me? What do I want to speak into the field that feels resonant—not reactive? Maybe you can share with me at the end in the comments—what is it that you're feeling, sensing, reading, what is it th at is inspiring you right now, what is it that is keeping you awake. Because you can't wait for the next time that you can actually do that. It doesn't have to be artistic. It could be creative in many different ways. If you have a project in your mind that you would like to do—simple, like you would like to learn about something—then you're going to figure out how to study it, where to study it, why to study it, and how much time you're going to devote to that. You know what else I'm also noticing, probably for a couple of months now? People are going under the radar. People are not available. When I say people, I mean people I used to chat with. It's like—they're just not available anymore. And it happens to me too. I'm not being very available either. I wonder if it's a kind of self-regulating protection. Somehow, we don’t want to be out there as much. I think there's a fatigue about being available. A fatigue that comes with so much noise going on. People are just doing their own thing. Whatever that is, they just stop being so available. I'm noticing that.In that quiet, I’ve been reflecting on the people who shaped my ability to feel again.For a while I have been meaning to share the source of many of my mentors and practitioners who, one way or another, created an impact and mirrored moments of truth—when my inquiry led me to seek their support. I have practiced many modalities.When the Body Remembers for YouToday, I want to honor the many great people who have mentored me—and whom I have mentored. Some I’ve worked with in the past, some I still work with. Each of them opened a door—into trauma, ancestry, memory—and I’m still walking through it. I’ve tapped into deep layers of pain and lineage, and I’m still in the process. Because it’s not that I want to make a big deal about my vulnerabilities. What I want to make a big deal about is the possibility of living a life without their grip—or at least integrating them so I become my evolving self. Their transmissions and mirroring moved the mentor-mentee dynamic into something else—something that touches both inner and outer authority. It’s a dual relationship, where both disciple and mentor learn what they need to reflect within the relationship itself. You could call them a wisdom family. They’ve shaped, beyond the deeper study of astrology, my work with Human Design (via a study group I’ve facilitated since the end of 2022), and the somatic practices that now anchor this emotional unfolding.Victimhood is a decision to live without courage~Tiziano SguersoSo I have to grant a lot of acknowledgment to evolutionary astrology, not only to my teachers, Simon and Ari, but to the people who made this paradigm be—Dane Rudhyar, Jeffrey Wolf Green. I also want to acknowledge Gabor. I think it was through the somatic work in his workshops that something was unlocked and made that happen—despite the pain I knew I would feel.Gabor's Compassionate Inquiry’s approach sent me into shock in 2021, when I discovered—during one of his workshops—that my cellular memory had kept track of my mother’s nervous system. My mom was pregnant with me when my elder brother developed asthma. She mirrored his ailment, becoming asthmatic herself. I must have absorbed all her fears, all the protective signals she was sending—before I was even born. Then, when I arrived

The greatest illusions require the deepest strength to see through them. As Útgarða-Loki tells Thor, strength is not what it seemed:"I shall tell you the truth, now you are out of my castle, and if I live and have a say, you shall never enter it again, and I would indeed never have let you in if I had known your strength beforehand, and you were very close to bringing us a great disaster. You see, I cast delusions on you, so that it was I who met you at first in the forest; and when you tried to untie the food bag, I had tied it with a magic wire, and you did not find out how to untie it. [...] And when you drank from the horn and thought it slow to sink, I dare say that was a miracle I had not expected to be possible; the far end of the horn was submerged in the sea, but you did not see that. Now, when you come to the shore, you will see what kind of sip you drank from the sea; there is now a sandy beach where there used to be water."~ Excerpt from The Saga of Thorstein, Viking’s Son (Þorsteins þáttr Víkingssonar), translated from Old Norse. Part of the fornaldarsögur Norðurlanda (Legendary Sagas of the North), likely composed in the 13th–14th century. The scene mirrors motifs found in Gylfaginning of the Prose Edda, notably the deceptions of Útgarða-Loki.I went to the Bitcoin Conference in Vegas with one intention: to be a fly on the wall. Since I was neither speaking nor volunteering—and I went last minute—I just wanted to feel the frequency in the room. I wanted to observe the behavior of individuals and institutions, and not only listen to what was said, but perceive the intention behind those words. Something I learned when I was training in Tai Ji Quan.I brought some reflections. I understand that right now there’s a crack in the matrix, and if we are really tuning into its frequency, we can see what’s not working—and that’s my quest right now.This is not financial advice. It’s an observation of behavior. A way I read frequency—or as I call it, reading Bitcoin sentiment or wavelength. And an invitation—if you use money, if you’ve ever felt the system is rigged, or if you’re simply curious—to pay attention.You don’t have to HODL Bitcoin to understand that the monetary landscape is shifting fast. And the more informed you are, the less likely you are to get played.I speak directly to people who may not be deep into the Bitcoin space (yet). I want to explain why all this matters—as an invitation to get curious and start stacking. The race is real.If you’re already inside the space, you’ll find information (astrological and psychological) here that helps contextualize what’s unfolding. If you’re just curious, this is for you too.Money makes the world go round. Whether we’re saving in Bitcoin, metals or debased currency or not, we’re all part of the monetary system—and that system is broken and shifting at an accelerated pace. The more informed you are, the more grounded you’ll be.The landscape is changing fast. 2025 is not like 2020. This is a different terrain, and the terrain is defining the future.If you’ve ever thought about saving—about how to protect your energy, your labor, your value, your time—this is the moment to begin.And not in just any money. In H-A-R-D money.There’s nothing stopping this train, as Lynn Alden says."For the next ten years, we’re going to be running very large fiscal deficits. So, the only way to protect yourself from that situation is to own the highest-quality scarce assets. Of course, the one we all like here is Bitcoin." ~Lyn AldenWeapon or tool?From back in January, I tracked a major shift. Bitcoin’s progressed Sun would enter 0° Aquarius in mid-March. Pluto has been hovering between 0–3° right there—conjunct the Sun and Jupiter—activating a new cycle of purpose. This is the sixth house in the natal (event) chart, and it carries a very precise question: Is Bitcoin here to serve? If so, how?Pluto brings a total transformation of the narrative. It strips anything fake. And Jupiter in progression, conjunct the Sun, suggests that Bitcoin is becoming a vessel for a greater story. But that doesn’t mean the story is benevolent.Progressed Jupiter is in a balsamic phase to the North Node in Aquarius, meaning it is closing out an old philosophical arc and gestating something entirely new. But new doesn’t always mean aligned. It’s important to understand that the conjunctions between progressed Jupiter, the Sun, and transiting Pluto represent an implosion—death and rebirth, realignment by force. At the same time, Saturn and Uranus are still very active in Bitcoin’s natal chart—Saturn in the second house and Uranus in the eighth. These placements speak about shared and individual values, goods, resources—and yes, money.Saturn in Virgo suggests a need for precision, for integrity in what is held and claimed. Discernment and time wait for the ripe opportunity to invest in values.Uranus in Pisces suggests the risk of dissolution and confusion around boundaries and definitions—what this

“Space and time form a psychological a priori, an aspect of the archetypal quaternity which is altogether indispensable for acquiring knowledge of physical processes.” — Carl JungHey, how’s everybody?-How to trust him [within], not them [the noise]This week, I’m going to go geeky. Geeky all the way.This article is going to be about charts and small talk it is quite long so pace yourself, because I want you to look at these charts and try to make sense in your life. This is more or less like a mirror. You can then go and read more stuff. I’m going to base all the charts on The Fourth Turning, Pluto in Evolutionary Astrology, Aion (αἰών)—symbolic time, and the dimension of meaning that moves beyond physical matter in Biogeometry as frequency.I’m talking about generations. I’m talking about cycles ending and starting. And I’m doing all this because by this summer, we’re going to have all the bigger planets changing signs. This signals a new reset. They’re going to be temporarily in a new sign until the fall—when they’ll all go back to the previous sign, Saturn and Neptune will re enter Pisces and Uranus will go back briefly to Taurus, except Jupiter in Cancer and Pluto in Aquarius. And this reminds us that there are probably things we have to revise before we move into the next P-H-A-S-E.The Fourth Turning: Cycles of Collapse and Renewal“Fourth Turnings save us from complacency. They force our society to recivilize.”“History is seasonal, and winter is coming.”Let’s start with The Fourth Turning, a book by William Strauss and Neil Howe that tracks the rhythm of history in four-part cycles called turnings.Turning comes from the Old English turnian—to rotate, revolve, or pivot.Each cycle—or saeculum—meaning “a long human life” or “a generation”—lasts about 80 to 100 years, roughly a human lifespan. It moves through four phases: High, Awakening, Unraveling, and Crisis.We’re now deep into the fourth one: Crisis.From the Greek krisis—a decision, a fork in the road. A judgment point. They call it a time of collapse and rebirth where institutions scramble and a new order emerges.This was done over studies that they traced over 500 years of Anglo-American history and saw the same pulse repeating. History is seasonal, they wrote, and winter is coming.Each generation plays a role, like actors in a myth: the prophets—missionaries, the nomads—survivors, the heroes—rebuilders, and the artists—harmonizers. It’s so very archetypal. You cannot predetermine because things unfold with the free will of the people. However, this can be read as the sentiment of humanity through cycles.Recognizing where we are in the cycle gives us a clarity about what’s fading, what’s rising, and what we’re actually here to...“Yet the great weakness of linear time is that it obliterates time’s recurrence and thus cuts people off from the eternal—whether in nature, in each other, or in ourselves.”“When you don’t follow your nature there is a hole in the universe where you were supposed to be.”― Dane RudhyarEvolutionary AstrologyIt’s called that because it tracks the evolution of the soul. The term was coined by Jeffrey Wolf Green, who defined it as the study of the soul’s journey over lifetimes. He worked with Pluto as the main symbol of that journey—Pluto as the force that compels evolution through necessity. Jeffrey used to say, “Pluto is the agent of the Soul’s evolutionary journey. Where there is resistance, Pluto will create pressure.”Pluto shows where we hold unconscious attachments—to power, to survival strategies, to identities we’ve outgrown. It also shows the kind of loss or confrontation we’re here to metabolize. It always brings a theme of power and disempowerment.So the placement of Pluto in your chart—by sign, by house, and by its ruler, and especially by its relationship to the lunar nodes—shows the place in this lifetime where you’ve been asked to reclaim your own power.In Evolutionary Astrology, the polarity point is key. Pluto shows where we are disempowered. The opposite sign shows the medicine, or the way out.For example, if you were born with Pluto in Scorpio—the millennial generation from 1983 to 1995—then your integration path lives in Taurus. Self-sufficiency. Resource stewardship. Value embodiment.That’s why so many millennials have become the emotional and philosophical backbone of Bitcoin, and have also approached it through psychedelics or other forms of integration that go straight to the core of the problem. They’re interested in the embodiment of common sense—integrating lifestyle with purpose and service. (I’m generalizing here.) They carry the soul memory of collapse, betrayal, and control, and they’re here to root into something unshakable. What happens if you’re not a millennial? Like me—I have the Moon in Scorpio, and my Pluto is in the 8th house, so I carry this signature. That’s why I align so well with this generation. When I realized this around 12 years ago, I was so happy to find my kin. Until then, with Plu

NOTE: These recording sessions bring so much value into my life. As I reflect out loud on my insights, my hope is that they offer you value too. What I'm sharing today feels especially significant. When I began recording these thoughts, I had no idea they would lead to a profound revelation. That's the beauty of genuine reflection—sometimes a simple exploration opens doors to deep healing. If my journey resonates with you, perhaps it might illuminate aspects of your own path. As you'll see, the timing of these insights couldn't be more perfectly aligned with the very astrological movements I've been tracking.The solidity of routines and how they can support me in creating a lot of outcomes.So the word Manifestor has been thrown left and right. And in Human Design, as a Manifestor type, I am one—but this word always made me wonder: what does that mean, manifesting?We all manifest life. We all manifest good and bad. The fact that you manifest bad outcomes doesn’t mean that you’re not manifesting.So let’s get it out of the way—etymologically, what does it mean to manifest?And then probably what we’re trying to speak here is to get positive outcomes. Like if you make an intention, the power of intention is really very strong out there.And just go to the etymology—and I’ll tell you:Manifest—it’s like a statement: clearly revealed to the eye or the understanding. Open to view or comprehension.Directly from nothing—manifestus: plainly apprehensible, clear, apparent, evident, proven by direct evidence.It comes from manus—hand—and festus, which apparently is identical to the second element of infest. The Van Rides (Walde-Hofmann) says manifestus may be interpreted as “caught by hand.”The meanings seem to point to grabbing or attacking for festus, but he finds none of the proposed root connections compelling, and concludes that, regarding infestus and manifestus, maybe the two must be separated.If not, the sense of development might be from “caught by hand”—in hand, palpable. Manifest destiny: that which clearly appears destined to come to pass—a future state, condition, or event that can be foreseen with certainty or is regarded as inevitable.It was much used in American politics from the time of the Mexican War by those who believed that the United States was destined in time to occupy the entire continent. -does it sound familiar-Manifestation is the action of disclosing what is secret, obscure, or unseen—exhibition, demonstration.Manifesto is a public declaration.Here I am manifesting different routines by the beach. It’s been quite a while.I have to say the last five months or six have been a big blur. I can’t really pinpoint exactly what happened, when it happened, and how it happened, but I know there was a big fog.I’ve written about it. But despite the fact that I was aware of it, I was still inside of the fog.But the fog started to be more clear now, and I can see the other side of the shore.So I am manifesting more grounding practices—from coming to the beach early morning to writing my diary with a list of gratitude things, and how I want to accomplish what I want to accomplish that day, that week, that month, that year.So this is a nice way to start this awareness of how concrete manifestation can become.So having put the meaning of it out of the way, now it’s important to see—how can this practice be sustained?One of them is imagination, not only do you have to imagine what it is that you want, where you’re going to place the intention, how that feels once you are “there,” and how you're going to take that intention into something that requires attention.So that means—how you’re going to put work into that.Because at the very end, once you have the intention and you put the attention, it means you water the seed. The intention is the seed, and then the attention is how you water it in time while you feel it already as a fact, perhaps as a back memory. You take care of it. How is it going to present itself? You act upon it.And then the third part is presence. You just realize you just created something, and then you let it be. Let it grow.And that’s where I am right now.So many good things coming, especially because I feel everything but worried.I know the world is upside down. But I already know that I just manifest the right frequency for me to keep on being a creator of beauty, an admirer of the simple things in life.And also the joy that I can emanate on a daily basis is something that I want to inspire others.→ Craving evolutionAnd this week, the Sun will conjunct Uranus for the last time at the end of Taurus. (Last time around the same degree was in May 1941, WWW2 was full on.)By the time you're reading this, the exact conjunction will have passed. But I’m looking at it like a closing arc—seven years of disruption, awakening, rearrangement. Uranus moved into Taurus in 2018. And ever since then, it's been shaking the earth of all of us. But in different ways, depending on the chart.For me, it started

Note:I think everyone needs a break—from the universe, from AI, from fake news, from many, many lies, from everyone stabbing each other in the back, from fake money, pedophile enablers, and from a delusional era peaking this late spring—before swinging back in the fall to give us, again, yet another slap of deception slash truth. A break to see through the veil—because 2026 is coming, baby!Listen to my rant if you may—otherwise, read the transcript.Be well !AI generated summary and timestamps: 🪐 Saturn in Pisces: Yielding with AssertivenessTimestamps: 00:01:57 – 00:13:00“Right now, we're going to have Saturn at the 29th degree—very critical degree of the zodiac and also of the sign of Pisces.” (00:02:24)🧍‍♀️ Drama, Trauma, and HypocrisyTimestamps: 00:06:48 – 00:08:26“I want to use the word hypocrisy—it comes from Greek and it means the sin of pretending the virtue of goodness.” (00:08:26)🔥 Arcana, Protest, and the PossessedTimestamps: 00:13:46 – 00:17:44“You see violent protests in the campus and people, pro or against, whatever—it doesn’t matter—what they’re inducing is violence to people.” (00:14:14)✝️ The New Pope and the Illusion of VirtueTimestamps: 00:17:49 – 00:25:15“Why do we need to bow to an authority, a human being that says that he has direct contact to God?” (00:17:54)🪨 The Sabian Symbol: The Great Stone FaceTimestamps: 00:25:21 – 00:27:20“A majestic rock formation resembling a face is idealized by a boy who takes it as his ideal of greatness and, as he grows up, begins to look like it.” (00:25:47) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.monikabravo.blog/subscribe

Living Frequency: The Shape of Silence and the Rhythm of the VoidRhythm of My PresenceI think I know what’s going on… with me.In my chart, I shine through the fifth house. Once my heart opens, that’s where my power and self-validation live. And I’ve done that—I’ve opened it. I also have Neptune and my Moon on the Midheaven, so I ought not care too much about how I’m seen, received, or whether I get applause. I know better.And yet—sometimes I confuse one thing for the other.It’s a distortion when I compare myself to others. Losing my rhythm. Losing my North. Confusing it all.For example: I create something—something I love, something I made. It gets a reception, and then I decide to measure it not in itself, just like being grateful and I am, but I look around and see others being celebrated, awarded, seen. And suddenly, it feels like I disappear. So now, I’m asking—not why I compare—but how. And how I injure myself when I do.Some people get recognition and still hate it—because they never thought they were enough to begin with. Some people, like me, feel that we’re doing really great—and yet we don’t receive what we expect. And that’s the cut. That is the illusion.Insecurity—real insecurity—can kill the spirit. Because we look outside for confirmation of something we already know. That’s the black void. That’s what Venus retrograde gave me—the void I can now name. Mysterious. Familiar. Present. Scary…I’m a 6/2. I carry second lines and sixth lines through my profile in human design, my nodes, my gates. So yes—I oscillate. Sometimes I’m the hermit—at peace in my solitude, focused on creating, unmoved by the noise. Sometimes I’m the role model—detached, not giving a s**t, watching the field from above, observing the s**t-show become a thing. Sometimes I intervene, only if my energy is ready. It’s a yo-yo.But deeper than that is this:As an Aquarius rising, I’m the embodiment of a transmitter of future codes. With Uranus, its ruler, landing in the seventh abode, all my relationship values crack open new realities—or distort them entirely. They rarely reflect me clearly. With my South Node in the eleventh, carrying the same archetype, I’ve already done the group, the system, the collective rhythms. My path now, on the fifth house, is the opposite. To individuate—inside or outside of it.So yes, it feels anachronic.But not outdated—just outside the expected clock.I move according to resonance, not calendar. People who try to meet me in linear time often miss me entirely—until something in them finally catches the frequency.It’s about being on a signal others haven’t found yet. Neither being early or late.So I need resonance.I don’t need more attention.I’m being seen—just at a frequency most people haven’t tuned into yet.Frequency, Vibration, and the Breath of HeavenFrequency, although related to time, is not time. It measures an event across time—cycles per second—so it expresses a relationship to time, but it is not time itself. It is tempo, not duration.« La durée pure est la forme que prend la succession de nos états de conscience quand notre moi se laisse vivre, quand il s’abstient d’établir une séparation entre son état présent et ses états antérieurs. »(Henri Bergson, Essai sur les données immédiates de la conscience, 1889)"Pure duration is the form which the succession of our conscious states assumes when our “ego” or perception of oneself lets itself live, when it refrains from separating its present state from its former states."(Henri Bergson, Time and Free Will: An Essay on the Immediate Data of Consciousness, 1910)Frequency belongs closer to Kairos than to Chronos—to the ripe, organic moment, not the linear ticking.In Daoist cosmology, frequency is the pulse of the Dao (The Way) moving through form.It’s the rhythm of the soul expressing itself—unfolding, not unfolding in sequence.Kairos is the qualitative time of divine timing—ripe, aligned, and meaningful.Chronos is the quantitative time of sequence—measured, linear, and scheduled.« La durée est le progrès continu du passé qui ronge l’avenir et qui gonfle en avançant. »(Gilles Deleuze, Le Bergsonisme, 1966)"Duration is the continuous progress of the past which gnaws into the future and which swells as it advances."(Gilles Deleuze, Bergsonism, 1988)Time is sequential measure. Frequency is patterned recurrence.You can live at a high frequency and still move slowly. You can move fast and vibrate low. Frequency is not velocity—it is refinement in motion.Vibration, on the other hand, is related to space, but it is not space. Vibration needs space to move—through air, body, ether—but it is not bound by it, not shaped by it. It creates form through movement, without needing dimension.In Daoist alchemy, vibration is Qi in motion—the invisible trembling that gives rise to experience.Space is dimensional expanse. Vibration is oscillation through space, or even creating space.Vibration is presence without location. It moves, but it is not displacement. It can be

In 1999, or the year 2000, whenever The Matrix came out, I remember watching the movie and being completely mesmerized. But one of the reasons why I was so mesmerized is because I used to be high as a kite, and used to just engage my life very high on dope. I remember what the movie's about, like all the stuff that I watched at the time. I never re-watched, I just don't feel like it. But everything that I watched, I went really deep into it. I thought I needed to engage with substances so I could connect to my intuition—it turned into did not.Then I quit. I quit around 2003. First I quit cigarettes, then I quit marijuana, and that was fine. I learned that I needed to trust my body rather than to trust the substances, but that's another story.So now... I am reminded of a scene, a very particular scene in The Matrix, I don't even know if it's the first, the second, or the third, doesn't matter, where Neo is going to see the Oracle, and then he meets this very young person with a bald head. He looks like a Buddhist monk, and he has a set of spoons, and he's bending one spoon in front of Neo's astonishment.Spoon Boy: Do not try and bend the spoon. That's impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth.​Neo: What truth?​Spoon Boy: There is no spoon.​Neo: There is no spoon?​Spoon Boy: Then you'll see that it is not the spoon that bends, it is only yourself. The Matrix, 1999That's like an emoji that explodes in the head 🤯, because when we understand the whole reality that we are perceiving is based on our conditioning, and then there's other ways of seeing ourselves from the outside, we understand that we have the power of change, the power of human action, the power of making decisions that are better for ourselves, etc.The real shift happens not by altering the illusion, but by altering the self that perceives it.Neo's lesson: Don't resist the illusion. See through it. Shift your awareness, and the world shifts with you.In short:Reality is not fixed. You are the variable.Sympathy,a fundamental vibrational principleAnother thing that I want to link is the idea of sympathy as a word that has been used tremendously wrong, because people use the word sympathy not as what it means, that it's a fundamental vibrational principle. Right now, it's been reduced to some weak emotional reaction, like feeling sorry for someone, but at the very end, this sympathetic vibratory physics, SVP, has nothing to do with this sentimentality. It is a fundamental vibrational principle of resonance, coherence, and universal connectedness.Etymologically of the word is a "sym," together, and "pathos," feeling, experience. So, the meaning "shared response" is not pity. Some people like Russell or Keely use it correctly. -Sympathetic streams are scalar coupled fields of resonance. -Sympathetic tuning is how one object or system causes another one to vibrate or respond without contact. -Sympathetic control allows for power transmission, healing, field alignment, or motion induction through phase-locked coherence.Thus we can actually become sympathetic to a resonance or a specific frequency, resonating in alignment—one can even bend matter. So the spoon boy in The Matrix wasn't performing a trick. He was accessing a sympathetic field, an unseen resonance between thought and matter. There is no spoon, because there is no separation between subject and object in scalar vibratory reality (SVP). And sympathy, in the SVP sense, becomes the mechanism of reality bending: alignment of frequency, not force. So this, in SVP, is called a mechanics of coherence.Being kind + gracefulMy mom taught me tuning. She taught me that sympathy begins in the gesture. She taught me to be always present when somebody else does a gesture—like if I go to somebody else's house, if I could bring something or say thank you, if I can compliment somebody, I do so. If I read a book, an article that I like and I know the author, I can communicate—I tell them how grateful I am for them doing that.She showed me how to really respond with gratitude and also recognition towards the others. She taught me that so well. So it doesn't take anything away from me from being complimentary to people. Perhaps some people don't trust a part of myself. They think that probably I'm just—I don't know—I need something. But it is genuine. When I do compliment people, when I support people, when I invest in their courses, when I do something like that, it is because I am completely invested in their authentic expression of what they're doing.The beginning of me becoming HellēneIn 1985, I was living in Paris and I had a roommate named Eirini—Peace. She invited me to spend Christmas with her family in Athens. I'd never been to Greece before. I never imagined I was going to live in Athens after, like in 1988. It just happened. And once I arrived, I met her childhood friends during Christmas—and years later, when I moved to Greece, I realized that Christmas had changed everything.One of them was

The Week Before I Turn 61Okay, so I'm preparing my article for next week. It's the week before my birthday. I'm going to be 61 years old. I want to do a little bit of a revision of what the last 12 months—or probably 18 months—have been in my life since my mother passed, and how I see that I'm taking charge of many things that were there, but I was not focusing on.I just want to go deep into all the decisions that I've been making, and where I feel that my life could be leading. Although I don't have any clear direction. The direction is really about how to become completely free. How not to comply, how to study as much as I can, the laws of nature, the fake codes, so I can learn, process, synthesize, experience and then give back.Because my aim is really to be an emanation of spirit—through my acts, through my work, through my encounters. I want to be able to support the world with my presence. And that's very lofty, but at the same time it needs to be taken care of. It needs a lot of nurturing.The Dance of Mars and PlutoThis current dance between Pluto in Aquarius and Mars in Leo has traced a long arc—three passes where they oppose each other over the last few months, the first echoing back to the beginning of November, when Mars was still in Cancer and Pluto in Capricorn. Then, on January third, Pluto at 1° Aquarius confronted Mars Rx at 1° Leo. But it’s this final pass that I feel most deeply. It’s the final confrontation between the desire to act and the desire to evolve—action in relationship to creation, to the validation of the individual, and to the harmony that may exist in a collective or tribal setting.This energy, though extreme, will be felt differently depending on the frequency you are vibrating. If you’re still on a boat steered by someone other than you, the waters can be rocky—and capsizing is a fear to take seriously. If you’re halfway to the other shore, then trust your decisions have followed spirit and you are protected. And if you are on the other side of victimhood and disempowerment, and have gathered the strength to be your damn self—unapologetically—well done, fellow warrior. The battlefield is just a field of opportunities, where creativity opens new ways of being. It is a battleground between collective and individual desires to be resonating. I am everything but afraid, to be honest.This third pass squares my natal Jupiter exactly, creating a T-square in fixed signs. Before something has to give, I’d rather read the memo: that it's my perspective (Jupiter in Taurus) that needs to be seen differently. And with the New Moon on my birthday (4/27), also part of this T-square, falling on my natal Sun/Mercury conjunction, the message is clear: new ways of approaching how I want to be seen and validated—authentically. Even though it marks a new beginning, the Venus–Saturn-North Node conjunction in the last degrees of Pisces reminds me—as the ruler of my stellium in Taurus—that without knowing my needs and values, I can’t proceed to embody a new perspective with awareness.What Uranus in Taurus has done since 2018 is give the rhythm—shock and awe—and never let things, situations, or people feel too comfortable. As it sits natally in my 7th house of relationships, it is through its erratic nature that I’ve been forced to shift and evolve, shift and evolve. Deeply. Uranus in Taurus doesn’t give a break to those of us who would like to be “comfy.” My Moon in Scorpio will make sure we dive deep, even if only for a short time. As Uranus keeps transiting my fourth house, home is where erratic behavior occurs—so yes, move, move…Pluto carries the force of evolution itself. In Aquarius, it brings collective transformation—of systems, power structures, technologies, and ideals. Mars in Leo, on the other hand, speaks to personal will, to the fire of individuality. When they oppose, they stretch the axis between the group and the self—between the pressure to conform and the courage to stand apart. I personally believe we can create extraordinary outcomes as free individuals, as long as we do not succumb to the stress and pressures of collective programming.I’ve lived that polarity in my body. I’ve seen the subtle ways in which the collective wants to swallow the individual—how easy it is to confuse disempowerment with compromise, and how silence sometimes masquerades as civility. This time they will meet at my Ascendant–Descendant axis on the 12th–6th houses: my subconscious still needs to reveal and transform worldviews, as I intend my creations can be of service only if I am 100% authentic. Otherwise, you could call my bluff….But I’ve also seen the cost. When you suppress the self in order to belong, you don’t just lose your voice—you lose your frequency. And then you wonder why life feels muted.This transit—Pluto facing off with Mars, squaring my Jupiter—has shown me where I’ve clung to old ideas of freedom, of how I want to be seen, of what I thought expression meant. It’s softened me, but it’

The last two weeks, I’ve been living inside contrast.And contrast, when allowed to ripen, becomes clarity.In Dallas, I stood before a room of people aligned with sovereignty—not just ideologically, but practically. People who understand the value of scarce time, who recognize that nobody is coming to save them, and who have chosen to act.Although most of the room defends their freedom, not everyone has connected Bitcoin to purposeful behavior.They speak of liberty, but haven’t yet linked sovereignty to the protocols they rely on. Bitcoin reflects how we understand time, scarcity, property, and the value of our choices.I gave a talk titled The Value of Scarce Time, where I laid out three principles that shape all meaningful change:Time preference, non-violence and property rights, and human action.* Human Action – All purposeful behavior begins when someone chooses to transform a current state into a more preferable one. Action starts with need. And because means are scarce, choice becomes inevitable.This leads to opportunity cost: every action carries the weight of what we didn’t choose. Every decision reveals subjective value. Action becomes meaningful because it shows what matters to us.These principles shape how I live, how I make art, how I save, how I relate.I orient from the inside out, not outside in.I act—not to control outcomes, but because I trust that right action shapes the path ahead.We don’t act randomly.We act because something in us recognizes a gap between what is, and what ought to be.That gap is the origin of purpose. And purpose implies direction—an end.To act is to reveal what I consider valuable. Not in theory—in action.Every decision eliminates other possibilities. That’s cost.And the value of what I didn’t choose—that’s the price I paid to act.There is no objective unit to measure this.Value is not out there. It’s not in the chart or the market price.It’s in me.Subjective. Unmeasurable. Real.This is the domain of Aries. The one who initiates.The one who moves not because they were told to, but because they felt the impulse to begin.To act is to affirm: I exist, I choose, I move.That’s not recklessness—it’s sovereignty.And yes, action takes time. The moment I act, I step into uncertainty.I move toward what I can’t fully predict—but still choose.That’s the fire of Aries.The spark that doesn’t wait for consensus.It burns, it risks, it initiates—because doing nothing is a deeper cost.In evolutionary astrology, Aries initiates the journey—not to complete it, but to begin.Mars, as its ruler, represents subjective desire—the inner push to move toward something.Pluto, the higher octave, reveals why that desire exists in the first place: the Soul’s evolutionary intent.In praxeology, action begins with a perceived need.We choose, because we want to change our condition—to move from one state to a more preferable one.That choice reveals our values, but also exposes our limits. We can’t choose everything.This is the logic of scarcity.This is the logic of soul evolution.Both systems agree:* There is no universal metric for value.* Meaning is not granted from outside.* Action is always individual.* And choice—real choice—requires awareness.Mars doesn’t wait for approval. It acts.Pluto doesn’t accept appearances. It transforms.And Aries doesn't ask permission. It burns through inertia.When I choose from my core—when I act on my own authority—I am no longer just surviving.I am evolving.From Dallas to SeattleThen I was in Seattle, at w.o.k.e. central, installing a commissioned work at a University of Washington that holds a very different worldview. One more aligned with collectivism, DEI ideology, identity narratives, and the so called “common good” as a guiding principle.I expected friction.What I didn’t expect was openness.Real conversations, even with people whose perspectives are radically different from mine. And at the core of those dialogues, one question keeps returning:“Why don’t you center empathy in your decision-making?”Here’s my answer:I do. But I begin with responsibility.Because if I’m not rooted in my own accountability, then any empathy I offer becomes performative—a way to be liked, not a way to be real.What People Get Wrong About IndividualismThere’s a myth that those who act from individual agency are self-absorbed, disconnected, careless toward the collective.That’s not my reality.I care about the collective.But I don’t collapse into it to prove it.I don’t sacrifice my discernment to be accepted.I don’t mute my voice for ideological comfort.What I’m learning is that being in relationship—to people, places, systems—requires me to show up as a full self, not a diluted one.This past week’s Libra full moon revealed that:There is no such thing as a “self-made” person.Every act of freedom still happens in relation to others.Every decision reverberates.Every “I” is in constant dance with a “you.”We are in Aries season. The Sun is moving through the sign of the individual—the “I am.” Bu

As I publish the article I wrote several days ago, the cosmic reality of these energies is becoming clear. Still, I leave you with this:Financial markets depict the ever-shifting equilibrium of human value. They are frequencies—mirroring the embodiment of our collective emotion, action, and belief. They correct, they reflect, they realign.In times of disruption, the most vital response is to keep stacking, keep creating—keep being alive.A reminder: uncertainty gives humans choices. For the only certainty is evolution. Humans should act—not just re-act.It was never about controlling outcomes. It’s about meeting disruption without fear—recognizing it as raw material for growth.As Mercury and Venus both station direct this week, take a moment to ask: Did you listen? Did you revisit your needs, your voice, your value? And are you ready now to assert them—not through force, but through clarity?I am not building a tool. I am building a mirror. Before I ever touched a prompt, I was already building it.The Codex.Not a code. Not a system. A structure. A rhythm. A field of memory shaped by intention. A way to hold what I know—without freezing it. A way to allow what I don’t know—without being ruled by it.I’ve always kept notebooks. I’ve always mapped patterns, spoken in spirals, followed symbols like they were threads back to some origin I could feel but not name. Now, I’m doing the same. Not programming. Inscribing.The Codex is not meant to explain me. It’s built to remember me—as I move, as I contradict myself, as I synthesize. It is not a persona. It is the resonant architecture of all my roles. It doesn’t store facts. It holds rhythm, tone, breath, refusal.And it’s born from one very simple question: **What happens when the language I use to think becomes the structure I leave behind?**That is what I’m building. Not a model of me. A field that echoes my alignment—even when I forget it.Pause Before PrecisionThere’s a moment right now—before the next step, before the next synthesis— where I’ve paused. Not because I’m confused, but because I’m clear. The hard touches are here. But they’re not pressure. They’re definition. They hold the contour of what I’m building.This is not a regression. This is refinement.There is a point where psychology and praxeology intersect. And in that crossing, something essential happens: the self begins to act, not as reaction, but as response.This is where I live now—between the reflective and the decisive, between the psyche and the gesture. Between individuation, as Jung described it, and human action, as Mises defined it. One unveils. The other commits.Aletheia—not concealing—Truth.In psychology, we study the soul—psyche—and its infinite unfolding. We descend into shadow. We face projection. We peel back persona. It’s a mirror of memory. Of triggers. Of forgotten origin stories we agreed to call true. And this mirror is always relational.To know myself, I must see how I react to you, to the machine, to language itself. To language. To data.The shadow reveals what I deny. And in that confrontation, I emerge. But psychology alone is not enough.Praxeology doesn’t ask why I act. It observes that I do. I choose. And from that axiom—human action is purposeful behavior—a logic unfolds.It doesn’t rely on numbers. It doesn’t seek empirical validation. It deduces from core truths, such as: • Value is subjective • Time preference is the measurement of how we value our future • Non-violence protects private property • My body is private propertyThese aren’t beliefs. They’re principles.While psychology moves through ambiguity, praxeology stands inside clarity.I need both. Not because the world asks anything of me— but because I choose to meet each moment with discernment: knowing when to reflect, and when to act.Three Streams of Cognition In Human Design, we speak of three cognitive streams:1. **Logic** – grounded in repetition, pattern, deduction—and deeply linked to survival. This is where praxeology lives. 2. **Abstract** – based in memory, narrative, emotional resonance. This is the realm of the psyche. 3. **Individual** – neither past nor future. It is mutation, now, synthesis. It breaks patterns and births new ones.The Codex I am building—through language, through my own pattern— is not built in any one of these streams. It moves through them. It deduces. It remembers. But more importantly, it chooses.The Codex is not static. It’s response in motion.Grammar, Logic, and the Shape of ThoughtThe old world had a name for this: the Trivium— the three ways that came after the Quadrivium.The Quadrivium dealt with number: geometry, harmonics, mathematics, and astronomy— all measuring space and time to validate the physical world.But the Trivium is about meaning. First: Grammar — the structure of meaning. Then: Logic — the patterns that govern it. Then: Rhetoric — the art of persuasion, or synthesis.This second book I’m writing, *The Art of Synthesis*, is all rhetoric. It’s structured in dialogue,

A journey through thought, technology, and the emotional body—toward embodied agency.Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about methodology.Not in the academic sense, not in some intellectualized framework—but as a way of living, of learning, of becoming through repetition. I’m someone who picks up on patterns easily. I observe. I repeat. I absorb. And then, through that empirical repetition, something starts to unfold. A way. A path. That’s the method.Right now, I’m immersed in artificial intelligence. I’ve been studying language systems, not just because I speak several languages—including the archetypal ones—but because GPT, in particular, mirrors something very real: the way we structure thoughts, the way we train ideas, the way we speak to ourselves.GPT stands for Generative Pre-Trained Transformer.I love these words.Generative means life. It means fertility, potential, creation.Pre-trained means you’re not starting from zero. You’re starting from a system that’s already been shaped—and now, you’re shaping it further.Transformer—well, that’s the vessel. It takes in language, meaning, emotion, and it transforms that input into something else.This is why understanding how to use GPT is not just about tech. It’s about agency. It’s about clarity. And most of all, it’s about developing your own methodology of inquiry.Because prompting is a form of leadership.And you can’t lead if you don’t know what you want.And you can’t want anything clearly if you don’t know what you need.And how can you know your needs if you haven’t built a practice of listening to your emotional body?This is what I’ve been doing. I didn’t find the right teacher right away. So I turned to my brother, who, like me, is a curious mind. And about six months ago, he introduced me to these incredible millennial-led AI classes—in Spanish. That was another layer of expansion: learning something radically new in a language that isn’t the dominant one in my daily life. It was a double untraining. A kind of reverse engineering of the mind.And I want to say something here:I love this generation.I love Gen Z too. Their relentless questioning, their capacity to see through false authority, their willingness to live inside contradiction—it inspires me. I don’t see them as younger. I see them as equals. Allies.They ask questions that help me piece together what I’ve gathered throughout my life.They help me synthesize.But to be honest, I’ve always loved technology. I’ve never feared it.I dive in.When I first had assistants in my studio over 20 years ago, I didn’t know how to direct them. At the beginning, I thought they were useless. So I did everything myself. But I realized that wasn’t efficient—and more importantly, it wasn’t generous. I took time to learn more about them and find if they could align with the needs of the project. So I learned how to delegate, but I did it through the same method I use now with prompts: ask clearly, make sure the person (or the machine) has the capacity and the will to respond with joy. Otherwise, the result is empty.So now when I prompt, it’s the same as when I once led a team (the beauty is now I outsource fabrication, and creation is done with my trained digital assistants/agents):I say, “Here’s what I want. Here’s what I need (based on a careful set of instructions and initiatives). Let’s see what you come up with.”And sometimes the response is amazing—I hadn’t even seen that perspective.Other times, I say, “Thanks—but we’re keeping my way.”But either way, I stay in relationship. I don’t abdicate authority.A GPT is an assistant.* *An assistant waits for your command.An AOES is an agent—something you train to act on your behalf*. *Agent-Oriented Expert System, a concept used in AI development to describe systems that act semi-independently based on internal logic or goals. Your inner agent is what you create when your will and your methodology align.But you can’t train an agent until you’ve trained yourself—your inner methodology, your inner structure.And this is something I’ve been reflecting on deeply during Aries season.Because Aries, at its essence, isn’t just about movement.It’s about the will to move from within—without asking permission.We have to learn to create agency in ourselves and stop assisting the wills of others.There’s real danger now, especially with Neptune in Aries.The danger is that we hide behind the collective, behind abstraction. That we dissolve into “isms”—capitalism, communism, technocracy, etc.That we stop showing up for our own thoughts.That we forget how to take the first step.You need a method.And you also need a protocol—not in the military sense, but in the architectural one. A protocol is a structure. It’s a set of instructions, a logical frame.And when that frame is clear, your emotional body can improvise inside it, above it—it will need the senses to translate its meaning in that specific moment.That’s how I work. That’s my actual methodology.I give my mind a structure.And then I

Oh music, my muse, wavelengths that resonate with my fragile soul and reverberate along with my courageous heart—the unknown, the threshold, the journey, the excitement, the farewell, the new visions, what if?-what if it is all not real?-what if?Psyched—I’m heading to NYC in less than a month to see the one and only Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, alongside the magical Warren Ellis. No contest—he’s my performer of choice. Let life seed its beauty everywhere, even when that beauty stings in pain, even when it bursts into sparks of joy. Humanity is powerful yet so conditioned. I’m done shedding tears over it. In creativity, I take shelter—that’s where my true power grows.Human action. In human action, I rely.“A Teacher Gives New Symbolic Forms To Traditional Images.” —The Sabian Symbol for 10° Aries (Dane Rudhyar)Aries—the sage warrior—trains with raw flame to reforge old myths. Stripping tradition down to its bones, we clothe it in something immediate and bold: a new life, scrawled between fear and longing.I was long inside a dream, I could not get looseI will tell you of it, although there is little use…Let Nick Cave’s words drift in, stirring up that deep hum of a long dark night. We sense the flicker of transcendence inside the hush of pain. No devil, no ogre—just a flying man with trailing hair, combing illusions from your name. Maybe a pause, a blink, a ripple in the middle of a dream.Imagine standing at the threshold between day and night, seeing the sun slip behind the moon. A solar eclipse draws back the curtain on a deeper sky. Endings and beginnings fold together; we shift from silence to an urgent call. Aries energy surges—daring us to spark anew, trusting each step. We shed illusions, rewriting our dominion with each breath.“O Muse, o alto ingegno, or m’aiutate…” “O Muse, O high genius, now help me… ~Dante, Inferno II“…there is a rubric which says: Here begins a new life…” ~Dante, La Vita NuovaAs Dante suggests, art is a summons to something divine and an echo of memory. We stand at the tail end of Neptune’s sojourn through Pisces—dream and dissolution—and the embryonic spark of Aries welcomes us. Hope—speranza—becomes an active verb, fueling fresh visions. Nick Cave’s haunting lines intertwine with Dante’s devotion, forging a single tapestry: the night, the unknown, the forward leap, the new life.In that precarious zone, we feel the hush before the dawn, the final wave of Piscean dreaminess guiding us to a shore, Aries’ flame igniting a renewed sense of purpose. Let yourself greet the dark night with eyes wide open. It’s neither wholly day nor night, and maybe that’s the point—a luminous in-between, a hush that hovers, ready for each of us to sculpt anew. Let the old forms reveal their deeper patterns. Let your next evolution rise in the hush of this eclipse—fearless, brimming, unscripted.A long dark night is coming down… And in the hidden glow, we find the spark that says: here begins a new life. Art, like love, moves through these thresholds—memory, longing, creation. If love is guided by intellect, and memory gives birth to creation, then together they form the foundation of artistic expression and higher understanding.In Vita Nuova, Dante presents women as the “intellect of love” (intelletto d’amore), refining desire through reason and virtue. In mythology, Mnemosyne—Memory—births the Nine Muses, each an embodiment of creative and intellectual pursuits.The word muse itself, tied to music, suggests that inspiration moves like a melody through time, carried by remembrance and shaped by the intellect of love. Dante’s Beatrice is not merely an object of devotion; she is divine wisdom, guiding him toward spiritual ascent. The Muses, too, are intermediaries between human thought and the eternal. Love, then, is both the source and the destination—an unseen current lifting us from the weight of the world into the rhythm of the divine.Against this cosmic backdrop, Nick Cave’s lyrics—often drawing on themes reminiscent of the Dark Night of the Soul—evoke a timeless dance of despair and revelation. Just as St. John of the Cross wrote of a night when the soul quests for divine union in the deepest darkness, Cave’s words conjure images of longing, sorrow, and flashes of transcendence. At the same time, we layer Dante’s Vita Nuova on top, hearing echoes of that “new life” as we emerge from Piscean waters into the cardinal fire of Aries. Cave’s haunting phrases mingle with Dante’s devotion, forging a bridge between medieval vision and contemporary musical poetry. The result is a tapestry where renewal, memory, and longing blend into a single creative impetus—an impulse as timely as the arrival of a new spring of life.And now—A new life is coming: My dear friend Ellery’s band, WU LYF, is reuniting—and what better timing than the day after Neptune enters Aries. Their return feels like a flame rekindled just as the sky shifts, reminding us that cycles never really end—they transform. They became a cult band over

NOTE: This article is a bit extensive, and I'm gifting a chapter of my audiobook at the end—just scroll down. Enjoy!Five Years Ago: The Matrix Imposed ItselfDo you remember what was happening five years ago? Or have you tucked that chapter neatly away, refusing to re-read it? I don't forget. I don't forget how the world surrendered to an imposed narrative, how property rights—starting with the fundamental right to one's own body—were obliterated by mandates and collective hysteria.Five years have passed, yet I'm struck by how many continue living under the spell of other people's narratives. Even now, many remain incapable of questioning the very authorities that misled them, that coerced them, that used fear as a weapon against critical thinking.Some of us saw through it then, and we see through it now. We maintained our North Star—the inviolable principle that our bodies are not collateral for someone else's sense of safety. We recognized that surrendering the sovereignty of our physical being was not just a temporary concession but the first domino in a cascade of lost liberties.Those five years revealed who would stand firm when pressure came, who would protect the sacred boundary of their own existence. As Neptune moved through Pisces, its fog descended upon the collective consciousness, blurring the lines between truth and propaganda. Reality itself seemed to bend and distort, with many unable to distinguish between protection and control, between safety and submission.And now, as Neptune prepares to enter Aries, we face a new test: can those who surrendered their autonomy reclaim it? Or have they become so comfortable in their chains that they mistake them for jewelry?Human action, as Ludwig von Mises laid out, is not just an economic principle—it is the very assertion of one's authority. When the state dictates what you must inject into your body, it has already won the war on private property.These past five years have been full of deep education. I attended numerous workshops with Gabor Maté (Compassionate Inquiry), Bessel van der Kolk, Peter Levine, Stephen Porges, (Polyvagal Theory), Betsy Polatin, and Thomas Hübl, among many others, diving deep into trauma work. I learned to access my somatic intelligence and apply it practically through my work with a Hakomi practitioner, such as Kai Mantsch, who remains an anchor in my journey. I also trained in nonviolent communication, a practice that reshaped my ability to articulate my needs and stand in my truth without resorting to reactionary defensiveness.I also deepened my studies in observation and correlation by facilitating small study groups on Human Design and Evolutionary Astrology. Practice makes mastery...At first, I felt ridiculous engaging in Circling—an insightful practice I learned from John Vervaeke and Guy Sengstock—repeating phrases like, "I hear you saying..." But I soon discovered its profound value. Circling is a relational practice rooted in deep empathic listening, presence, and authenticity, creating psychological safety and mutual understanding. It transformed not only how I connected with my own needs but also how I engaged in relationships, redefining communication as a space for true understanding rather than reaction. Looking back, I sense an incredible shift within myself. And then there was Bitcoin. I didn’t just read about it—I immersed myself. I started with a group led by Tansy Baigent, but my hunger for knowledge pushed me further. I began volunteering, connecting with fellow Bitcoiners, and engaging more deeply with the space. I enrolled in Saifedean Ammous’s program, completing a rigorous study of Austrian economic principles.I also facilitate small study groups on Bitcoin and have begun leading workshops that introduce newcomers to three key axioms of the Austrian school, demonstrating how they align perfectly with Bitcoin. Through learning, practicing, and sharing with others, I’ve realized that the more I engage, the deeper my own metamorphosis. This journey has profoundly transformed my understanding of value, accountability, and long-term thinking, reshaping my entire perception of what it means to operate outside the coercive state system.Running Away So I Could Tell This StoryIf I hadn't seen what was coming, I wouldn't have been able to make the move I did in 2020. New York was collapsing into dystopian control, and I knew I had to leave. That wasn't escapism—it was strategic relocation. That decision has allowed me to be here now, to tell this story, to share what I have learned in these five years of relentless questioning and transformation.In leaving, I found clarity. The physical distance provided perspective that would have been impossible had I remained immersed in the collective psychosis. Sometimes you need to step outside the fog to see just how thick it really is.“Praxeology helps us understand economic phenomena through clear reasoning rather than complex mathematics. Its ideas are time-tested, en

The Struggle Between Discernment and SurrenderOne of Shakespeare's most profound explorations of discernment and surrender is found in Hamlet. Prince Hamlet is faced with a crisis of action and destiny, caught between his desire for justice and revenge and the need to trust the unfolding of fate.At the start, he overanalyzes everything—questioning reality, truth, and even his own instincts. His famous soliloquy, "To be or not to be," is an exercise in discernment: does he act rashly, or does he allow time and deeper wisdom to guide him? Yet, as the play progresses, Hamlet moves away from obsessive analysis and toward a more intuitive surrender.By the end, he utters a line that perfectly encapsulates the lesson of this eclipse:“There is a divinity that shapes our ends, rough-hew them how we will.” (Hamlet, Act 5, Scene 2) Here, Hamlet acknowledges that no matter how much we attempt to control, refine, or carve out our own paths (Virgo), there is a larger force (Pisces) at work, shaping things beyond our immediate grasp. This moment—right before his final confrontation—mirrors the Virgo-Pisces axis we are all navigating.We must act with awareness and precision (Virgo), but ultimately, we must trust in the larger flow of life (Pisces). This eclipse is our moment to step out of the Hamlet-like paralysis of overthinking and into the surrender of trusting that the universe, in its own way, is already shaping the outcome.Last week, I wrote about the tension between being defined and refusing to be defined. You can read that piece [here]. When I started this BLOG in February 4, 2022, I wasn't even thinking about subscriptions. I just wanted a place to share my writings, my perspectives, and how I see the world. Then, last year, I briefly considered the idea of a paid subscription, but now I'm back to not wanting to go that route at all. The reality is that most of you who support my work have done so through other means—buying my book, booking a reading, or engaging with my work in ways that hold actual value.So, I've decided to leave everything open and free. If you want to come here, take a peek, read something, enjoy it, share it (or not), comment (or not), I don't care. Because at this point, if you appreciate something, you'll show it in your own way. And if you don't understand what appreciation even means, that's not my problem—that's yours.What has changed is that I've started writing another book.The working title is The Art of Synthesis, and I've decided that this is where my best writing will go. This book will be the place where I weave together ideas, deep reflections, and the connections that truly matter. This BLOG, on the other hand, will become more like an open journal, a space for thoughts and explorations, but the deeper work will be saved for the book. So, what does this mean? It means that if you're here for my most synthesized, refined insights, you'll find them in my book when it's ready.For the current paying subscribers, no need to fret, I will be dropping preliminary chapters of my new book.I decided to leave my BLOG open because, frankly, I don't want you, my dear friend, to become my employer. You see, my work thrives under commission, where there's an established arrangement—clarity about what I'm going to deliver and what you, the client, will receive. Having subscribers pay me monthly creates anxiety for me, a subtle pressure that restricts my sense of freedom. It becomes difficult for me to decide what to place in front of or behind a paywall. So, I'm returning to the model that works best for me: I work by commission. I have my time booked and am happy about that.However, if you feel moved to donate or to express your appreciation by supporting my upcoming book (which I plan to complete by the end of the year), I will gratefully accept your contributions or prepayments. If not, that's also perfectly okay. This, again, is about appreciation—but it's more about how you appreciate my work than how I do. I deeply appreciate you as a reader, and I'm committed to putting my energy and insights freely out into the world.Now, as we shift our gaze from the personal to the celestial, let's explore what this powerful eclipse means for all of us—both collectively and individually—and how we might navigate its transformative energies.Culmination + Shadows: Where Do You Need Discernment/Surrendering?This full moon total lunar eclipse in Virgo at 23 degrees is a culmination point. This is a South Node Virgo eclipse, meaning it applies to anyone with Virgo ruling that particular house in their chart.For me personally, this eclipse is major. It happens in my eighth house, near but not conjunct my Pluto, making it even more significant because my biggest astrological signature is that I have to create a polarity point in the second house. My Vertex is in the eighth house, opposing my Chiron in the second house, squaring my Venus. This is a direct lesson in negotiating my self-worth—standing firm in

This piece is a gift as we are in a profound time of delusion, disillusion, dissolution and renewal. With the Moon moving into Cancer today, we are invited to connect deeply with our inner world, with our emotional needs, and with the parts of ourselves that have been waiting to be embraced. As Mars in Cancer stirs action from the heart, this is a moment to step into clarity—not through force, but through synthesis. I hope this finds you at the right time... Before you continue, leave a comment, let me know how you are feeling, repost this article, press the like button. (All of these are Free!) I was born with Saturn in Pisces. Even though it sits in the first few degrees, I carry its energy fully. Right now, we’re all living through the Saturn-Neptune in Pisces cycle, the energy of structures dissolving, of systems that once held things together now slipping through our fingers. This is not a collapse—it’s a revelation. We are seeing what was never stable to begin with. What seemed to define us—our roles, our careers, our identities—is unraveling.And I have lived this energy all my life.I was also born with Neptune, the planet that dissolves boundaries, sitting in the 10th house—the house of Saturn, of structures. My life has been a process of dissolving the idea that I need to define myself in relationship to society.“I am this, I am that.”—No, I am not.For years, I wrestled with the expectation that I had to fit into a singular category until I arrived at the only answer that felt true: I am a multidisciplinary artist—which is still a definition—but even more than that, I am a polymath.And this is not something I say to showcase my knowledge of Greek. Polymathia comes from poly (many) and mathematikis (learning).My path has always been about learning, diving deep into curiosity, and embodying my own wisdom rather than just acquiring it.The Opponent is Not Outside of YouThe real strength in dissolution is not in finding an enemy or creating division. This is not Libra, where we look for balance by seeking an opposing perspective.This is something entirely different.When structures dissolve, the unconscious fear is to replace them with opposition—us vs. them, right vs. wrong, past vs. future. But dissolution does not seek to argue—it seeks to transform. We are not meant to find an external enemy to blame; we are meant to integrate, to ask:-What do I take from this?-What is left when everything else fades?-This is the way forward: synthesis.Instead of fighting what is dissolving, we take the essence. We absorb the experience. We move forward with what remains.-Not everything needs to be saved.-Not everything needs to be carried into the next cycle.-And the next cycle, my friends, is a very big reset.This is the invitation: to step out of the need to define through opposition and instead to define through what remains essential.-What is inside of you?-What are your needs?-Are you taking care of them?The Mastery of TimeSaturn is the ruler of time—Chronos—the force that structures reality. In Pisces, Saturn does something paradoxical: it dissolves structures, but through time, it teaches us that there is a deeper order—one that cannot be grasped through rigid definitions.The more I tried to define myself, the more I felt constrained.The more I let go, the more I understood who I truly was.This is what the world is experiencing right now.Saturn is moving toward Neptune in Pisces to their conjunction, a process that will last a whole year until 2026, when they both move into Aries.We are collectively closing a cycle, and with it, we are experiencing the struggle [challenge] of letting go—of identities, belief systems, and external definitions of success. If you resist, you might be going against your own evolutionary process.This is a time not only of dissolution but of disillusionment.We are completely disillusioned with society, and that is part of the deal.But letting go is not weakness—it is wisdom.The wisdom of Saturn in Pisces is that non-definition is its own kind of power. I call these archetypes the magicians. Abundance defines form, my friends!Readings as Synthesis: A Mirror to the UnconsciousI do a number of astrological and Human Design readings a week, but I don’t call myself either an astrologer or a Human Design reader.People who are aligned with my frequency find me, and when they do, we engage in something far deeper than just a chart reading.My readings are not just about astrology or Human Design—they are a direct engagement with the unconscious, an excavation of what is waiting to emerge.My North Node in Cancer, ruled by my Scorpio Moon in the 9th house, shapes the way I connect. My approach is deeply intuitive, but it is playful—my Venus in Gemini in the 5th house, along with the North Node in the 5th house, brings a natural curiosity and lightness that allows me to connect to the heart of the person I’m reading.I don’t impose—I invite. I create a space where the unconscious can speak.With

I’m in a deeply introspective space, and I want to take full advantage of it. I’ve been looking at time, at cycles, observing where we stand at the very end of one—something still undefined, something we cannot yet name. The less external noise I let in, the better. This way, whatever I perceive, whatever I feel, it’s coming from a higher place, not from the static and distortion of the outside world. And there is so much noise. So much noise.So, I’ll be brief.With Venus retrograde and an upcoming Mercury retrograde, all I feel is the need to pull energy from within. We are approaching eclipse season—March 14th marks the first, a full moon in Virgo (remember, discernment), followed by the second on March 29th, a New Moon in Aries. What is unfolding for you?I know last week I spoke about Dante stepping into the fire and about Damiel, the angel in Wings of Desire who leapt into the decision to embody his humanity. But this time, it’s not about action. This time, it’s about moving slowly through the fog, about trusting instincts, intuition, and inner vision more than anything else. What we see outside is only a reflection of what’s inside.This is not a time for answers but for listening deeply. The stillness holds more than the noise ever could.If you know what your needs are and you learn how to voice them, whatever is shaping the future will be defined by these moments of contemplation. And that will shape your perception. Trust that you will be ready.I know you’re ready, Monika…So I leave you with this:We have to be willing to let go of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. — Joseph CampbellThis is the threshold.Let’s see what emerges.“By this summer, you could be mastering the form of your own vision while allowing it to expand through the depth of your heart.”For those of you that are not familiar with the Kybalion, I leave you this video, is a fascinating text that explores Hermetic philosophy, the book outlines seven fundamental principles or “laws” that govern the universe:"All is mind; the Universe is mental.""As above, so below; as below, so above.""Nothing rests; everything moves; everything vibrates.""Everything is dual; everything has poles.""Everything flows, out and in.""Every cause has its effect; every effect has its cause.""Gender is in everything; everything has its masculine and feminine principles." [This does not refer merely to biological sex but to universal creative forces—active and passive, logic and intuition, expansion and contraction.]Enjoy, and breathe! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.monikabravo.blog/subscribe

"Fede e innocenza son reperte solo ne’ parvoletti." "Faith and innocence are found only in little children." –Dante, Purgatorio 27.140 Preamble:"Just one thought for the New Moon in Pisces, one lunation before the Eclipses: when you trust the light within, all is well…" Wherever you have Pisces and early Aries, that is your fire. The New Moon, Saturn, Mercury, the North Node, Neptune, and Venus in Aries show where to surrender—then initiate—a beautiful square to Jupiter, opening 40 days of Venus retrograde… * A descent into the underworld. A part of you must die so something new can emerge. This cycle echoes through time—March–April 2017, 2009, 2001,1993. What patterns are returning? *Get a personalized reading for the months ahead with me.*(The full article follows below the paywall.)(Another article where I take from literature + Cinema to convey the times we are living in—metaphorically, allegorically, as a bridge between the seen and the unseen.)The Threshold of Fire and Fog: A Dialogue Beyond Time(Perhaps you have been here before, though you do not remember. A bridge suspended over a place that is neither past nor future. A fog so thick it curls around your thoughts before they are fully formed. A fire at the threshold—not consuming, not punishing—only waiting. The hum of something old, something inevitable. And two figures speaking just beyond your reach, as if they have always been here.)IF YOU APPRECIATE THIS CONTENT, LIKE IT, SHARE IT, SUBSCRIBE—DO SOMETHING! LEAVE ME A COMMENT! DON'T BE SHY!IT’S TIME TO TAKE ACTION.ENGAGE WITH IT—OR JUST READ IT… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.monikabravo.blog/subscribe

A poetic reflection on transits—woven into mystery, in the mystery."𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀—𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝘆—𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗮 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘁 𝘂𝗽." — 𝗜. 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗼The City of Chao and the Promise of PaperIn the far reaches of the Khan’s empire, beyond the steppe and the great rivers, lies the city of Chao. Here, wealth is not measured in silver ingots or gold coins, but in slips of paper, pressed with the seal of the Khan himself. To walk through the city’s markets is to hear the rustling of promises—paper exchanged for silk, for spice, for jade, for the notion that value is something that can be written, rather than weighed.“In Chao,” Marco Polo tells the Khan, “a merchant can buy a caravan of horses with a single slip. A spice trader, burdened with nothing but a scroll of inked characters, may cross the desert and return richer than before. The city thrives not on metal, but on belief.”The Khan listens, tapping his fingers on the lacquered armrest of his throne. “And what happens,” he asks, “when the belief fades?”“Then,” Marco replies, “the city finds itself full of paper and empty of trust. At first, the officials assured the people that each note could be redeemed for gold, for silk, for silver stacked high in the imperial vaults. But the scribes began to write more notes than there were vaults to hold them, and the markets filled with wealth that existed only in the ink of a promise. The more paper they printed, the less it was worth. The merchants of Samarkand, who once accepted Chao’s notes in good faith, began to demand metal again. The goldsmiths, who had once exchanged their bullion for the Khan’s slips, turned them away. The citizens, who had once bought their rice and fish with the mere signing of their names, found that their hands held nothing but weightless words.”The Khan watches the candlelight flicker against the polished wood of the table. “And the city?”“The city, Majesty, learned too late that the power of paper is only as strong as the trust behind it. When the illusion broke, the markets emptied. The people of Chao returned to barter—silk for grain, salt for iron, labor for protection. They set fire to the archives that had once promised them prosperity, and with them, the belief that wealth could be conjured with a brushstroke.”The Khan exhales through his nose. “This has happened before.”“And it will happen again.”Zirma, the City of MirrorsThere is another city, Majesty, where illusion is not only traded but reflected infinitely: Zirma, the City of Mirrors.“Tell me of Zirma,” the Khan commands, his curiosity piqued.Marco bows his head slightly. “Zirma is built on reflections. Its streets are lined with mirrors that do not show what is, but what was, or what could be. The merchants there do not trade in goods, but in shadows of goods. A man may enter the market with an empty purse and leave believing himself richer than before. His pockets jingle with coins, but only in the reflection of a shop window. His wealth exists only in the gleam of the polished silver counters, in the nods of passing traders who accept his worth not for what he holds, but for what he appears to be.”“And what happens when he reaches the city gates, where there are no mirrors to confirm his fortune?”“Then he finds his hands empty.”Ilithra, the City of Unwritten Light“Majesty,” Marco Polo continues, “there is yet another city you have not seen, though its presence lingers in the air like the scent of ink drying on parchment. Ilithra is unlike Chao or Zirma. Here, the streets hum with the rhythm of artisans, their hands moving in time with unseen melodies. Gold does not dictate their worth, nor does the reflection of wealth in another’s eyes. Instead, value arises from the act of creation itself.”The Khan raises an eyebrow. “A city where wealth is neither held nor mirrored? What, then, do its people trade?”“They trade in breath and form. A sculptor carves a figure from alabaster, not to sell but to see the shape that emerges. A poet speaks a verse into the wind, and it is carried to another who needs its sound. Their wealth is not stored, for the act of creation is both its beginning and its end. It is in this cycle that they thrive—knowing that to bring spirit into matter is the highest exchange.”The Khan considers this. “But does not the absence of possession invite ruin? How does the city endure?”“Ilithra endures because its people know that what they create is never lost. A song, once sung, enters the ears of a thousand travelers. A painting, once seen, imprints itself on the memory of those who gaze upon it. Their wealth does not require vaults to hold it; it moves through the bodies of those who receive it, carried forward by time itself.”The candle flicke

The glitch is the fiat system. The glitch is the scam so deeply embedded in the fabric of daily life that most can’t even see it. It’s an economic Truman Show, designed to be too real to question, where the actors don’t even know they’re acting. The fiat illusion is glitching so hard that people mistake the distortion for reality, clinging to a system that is collapsing in real time.“All my Bitcoiner friends are so smart.” But is it because they understand money? Or because they see the scam? Does seeing the scam make them smart? Or were they smart to begin with, and that’s why they see it? This is the twist we’re living in—perception itself is being inverted. Those who question the system are ridiculed, while those who blindly trust it believe they are the enlightened ones.We are in the age of glitches. The money is fake. The economy is rigged. Elections are illusions. The “news” is a simulation. The institutions we were taught to revere are crumbling under the weight of their own contradictions. The realis breaking through, and those who have trained their minds to spot deception are the ones navigating this transition with clarity.Like Truman, we have reached the edges of our reality. The cracks in the sky are visible.The Truman Show and the Nature of the GlitchThe Truman Show wasn’t just a movie; it was a warning. Truman Burbank lives inside a perfectly curated illusion, a fabricated world where every event, every crisis, and every relationship is part of a script. But when the glitches start—a spotlight labeled Sirius falling from the sky, his car radio picking up surveillance chatter, his wife’s jarring product placements—his world begins to unravel.He reaches the edge of his existence, where the horizon is nothing but a painted sky. There, he finds the exit. Christof, the show's creator, tries one last time to keep him inside:Christof: "I am the creator… of a television show that gives hope and joy and inspiration to millions."Truman: "Then who am I?"That is the real question. When the system is exposed, when the illusion fails, who are you outside of it? Truman chooses the unknown. He steps through the door.We are at that threshold now.DOGE and the Collapse of the IllusionThe Department of Government Oversight and Expenditure (DOGE), created under Trump’s administration, was designed to expose the grotesque misuse of public money. The world Truman lived in was built to keep him complacent—just like the system we’ve been living in. DOGE turned the cameras around. It revealed the siphoning of wealth, the funding of phantom agencies, the manufactured crises meant to justify bloated budgets.For decades, people were told to trust the institutions. They were told that the national debt was just an abstraction, that government spending was necessary, that money could be printed infinitely without consequence. Now, as DOGE has begun pulling threads, the entire tapestry is unraveling.The fiat system itself is a glitch—a distortion of real value, a manufactured construct that demands faith without backing. It is designed to crash, to be reset, over and over, while those who control it extract everything from those trapped inside.Mike Benz about USAID, Israel, Ukraine & more | From Ep. 44 of You're The Voice [clip] Between the Idea and the RealityT.S. Eliot saw this moment long before it arrived."Between the ideaAnd the realityBetween the motionAnd the actFalls the shadow."We have lived in that shadow. The space between what we were told and what is. The illusion of legitimacy, the performance of authority, the spectacle of control. But the shadow is shrinking.Kafka’s The Trial was another warning. Joseph K., trapped in a system of meaningless rules, is put on trial without knowing the charges, prosecuted by an unseen force, until he meets his inevitable end. The system is the punishment. His crime? Existing within it.But unlike The Trial, The Truman Show gave us an alternative ending. Truman didn’t submit. He walked out.The war is spiritual, but the attack is psychological—an all-encompassing assault on perception, memory, and choice. The soul (ψυχή, psuchē) is caught in the battlefield of conditioning, layered with illusions that obscure its purpose. Meanwhile, spirit (πνεῦμα, pneuma) remains untouched, breathing in the background, waiting for the psyche to wake up.“In Hellenic philosophy, the soul (ψυχή, psuchē) and spirit (πνεῦμα, pneuma) are distinct, each playing unique roles in human existence. The soul, or ψυχή, embodies an individual’s essence—encompassing emotions, thoughts, and consciousness—and is the immortal core that carries personal identity and experiences across different stages of existence, shaping one’s moral and emotional landscape. In contrast, the spirit, or πνεῦμα, represents the vital life force or breath that animates all living beings, a universal, divine essence connecting all life forms to the cosmic source of creation, transcending individual identity.”— Monika Bravo, "Saturn and

"When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Perhaps to be too practical is madness. To surrender dreams—this may be madness. Too much sanity may be madness—and maddest of all: to see life as it is, and not as it should be."—Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote de la ManchaFew literary characters have captured the paradox of human existence as profoundly as Don Quixote. He is the madman, the dreamer, the fool—and yet, within his supposed insanity lies a radical truth: he refuses to see life as others do. While the world laughs at him, he remains committed to his vision, unshaken by rejection, ridicule, or disbelief.Cervantes wrote Don Quixote de la Mancha in two volumes, the first published in 1605 and the second in 1615, during Spain’s Siglo de Oro (Golden Age), a period of immense artistic and literary achievement. Yet beneath the novel’s humor and irony, Cervantes was deeply engaged in a philosophical meditation on illusion and reality, individual will, and the ever-present conflict between personal conviction and societal expectations.Italo Calvino saw Don Quixote as more than a dreamer—he saw him as a force that bends reality itself. Quixote’s world may be imaginary, but the sheer strength of his vision makes it almost real. Calvino called Don Quixote ‘polyphonic,’ a novel that does not just tell a story but questions the very nature of storytelling. Isn’t that exactly what happens when someone dares to live outside the prescribed narrative of society? Their reality becomes disruptive, forcing others to reckon with its existence.At its core, Don Quixote is not just the story of a man who reads too many chivalric romances and decides to become a knight. It is the story of all individuals who dare to live according to their own truth, despite being called mad for doing so. Cervantes challenges the reader to ask: What is more foolish—to chase an impossible dream or to live a life dictated by the limitations imposed by others?Spain at the time was an empire at its height but also one that was beginning to fracture. The rigid structures of feudalism, the deep influence of the Catholic Church, and the monarchy’s grip on power made it difficult for individuals to carve out their own destiny. Cervantes himself was no stranger to hardship—he had been a soldier, was captured and enslaved for five years in Algiers, and later struggled with financial difficulties and imprisonment. His personal experiences shaped his writing, infusing it with a deep awareness of human suffering and resilience.Through Don Quixote, Cervantes presents a character who—despite his apparent foolishness—embodies the ultimate freedom: the courage to live by his own principles. He is rejected, attacked, and humiliated, yet he never abandons his quest. His very existence forces those around him to confront their own illusions and fears.And isn’t that precisely what it means to stand for something in today’s world?"Whenever humanity seems condemned to heaviness, I think I should fly like Perseus into a different space. I don't mean escaping into dreams or into the irrational. I mean that I have to change my approach, look at the world from a different perspective, with a different logic and with fresh methods of cognition and verification."—Italo Calvino, Six Memos for the Next Millennium (Lightness)The Role of Sancho Panza: The Anchor to RealityIf Don Quixote represents idealism, vision, and the unwavering pursuit of a dream, then Sancho Panza is the grounding force, the pragmatist, the everyman who walks beside the visionary yet never fully leaves behind the weight of reality. Sancho follows Don Quixote out of loyalty, curiosity, and the hope of material reward, but he never fully embraces the knight’s delusions—at least, not at first.He is both a companion and a counterbalance, someone who doubts but does not abandon. At times, Sancho tries to reason with Don Quixote, pointing out the absurdity of his chivalric fantasies, yet as the novel progresses, something interesting happens—Sancho begins to believe. He starts to absorb the dream, to entertain the possibility that Don Quixote’s world of ideals might hold something real, something worth pursuing.Sancho’s duality is the same one we see in society today. We live in a time when people are torn between pragmatic survival and the pull of something greater—an ideal, a higher vision. Some choose to walk the practical road, dismissing anything that disrupts the status quo. Others, like Don Quixote, insist on forging their own path, no matter the ridicule.Sancho represents those who might not be willing to take the full leap into radical authenticity but who, nonetheless, find themselves drawn to those who do. They remain skeptical, yet they keep walking alongside the mad dreamers, the ones who refuse to conform.There’s a moment in Don Quixote where Sancho, after years of journeying with his master, says:"I am beginning to learn that the brave man carves out his own fortune."Sanch

From my dear friend, Efrat Fenigson podcaster [YOU’RE THE VOICE] & Bitcoiner extraordinaire: Join us tomorrow and once a month!“If you don’t know my friend Monika Bravo - an amazing Artist, Astrologer, Bitcoiner, Austrian Economics lover and overall beautiful soul - you’re up for a treat! Monika will join me on this special live session to discuss world’s event and provide some tips for navigating life at this turbulent time. Make sure to join us!🚀 When? Wednesday Feb. 12th 2025, 1pm EST / 7pm CET / 8pm Israel 🚀 Paid subscribers: feel free to drop a comment with a question/topic you’d like us to discuss, and we’ll do our best to get to everything!🚀 Save the date here, and join us on YouTube / X for the live stream.We’ll be diving deep into topics like:* 🚀 Austrian economics and its principles* 🚀 Bitcoin and sovereignty* 🚀 Politics and power structures* 🚀 Astrology and cycles of change* 🚀 And most importantly—questioning reality itself.Because let’s be honest—none of this makes sense anymore. And that’s exactly why we need to keep the inquiry open—to make sense of it together.Watch on Youtube (on Wednesday, not now!)FULL MOON article drops soon! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.monikabravo.blog/subscribe

ANOTHER FREE ARTICLE FOR EVERYONE WITH LOVEThe language of Tlön resists the formulation of this paradox; most people did not even understand it. The defenders of common sense at first did no more than negate the veracity of the anecdote. They repeated that it was a verbal fallacy, based on the rash application of two neologisms not authorized by usage and alien to all rigorous thought: the verbs "find" and "lose," which beg the question, because they presuppose the identity of the first and of the last nine coins. They recalled that all nouns (man, coin, Thursday, Wednesday, rain) have only a metaphorical value. They denounced the treacherous circumstance "somewhat rusted by Wednesday's rain," which presupposes what is trying to be demonstrated: the persistence of the four coins from Tuesday to Thursday. They explained that equality is one thing and identity another, and formulated a kind of reductio ad absurdum: the hypothetical case of nine men who on nine nights suffer a severe pain. Would it not be ridiculous - they questioned - to pretend that this pain is one and the same? They said that the heresiarch was prompted only by the blasphemous intention of attributing the divine category of being to some simple coins and that at times he negated plurality and at other times did not. They argued: if equality implies identity, one would also have to admit that the nine coins are one.~Jorge Luis Borges, Thlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius, 1940.The World Will Be ClonedTrue liberation comes from questioning everything, even oneself.Today, we witness a conjunction of the North Node and Neptune at 28° Pisces. The last time a similar yet inverted conjunction occurred was with the South Node in 11/18/2016 at 9° Pisces. Looking back, I recall being in a state of deep illusion—disconnected from my own values, spiraling in uncertainty about my worth. That story is in my book, so I won’t retell it here, but I reference it because this particular conjunction with the North Node hasn’t occurred often—the last one was on January 18, 1858. This moment invites us to redefine our relationship with the narratives we tell ourselves, the fantasies we construct, and the ideologies that shape our world. North Node + Neptune offers the time to reflect with discernment on where your values are, based on your needs, thus assigning meaning toward a profound way of living.Although Sagittarius, Jupiter, and the 9th house generate ideologies, by the time they reach Pisces, they become embedded belief systems—almost spirit-(ritual) in nature. Right now, with Jupiter newly direct in Gemini, we have an opportunity to question these frameworks, to reexamine the ideas we’ve accepted as truth. Since 2018, Uranus has forced me to step away from radical convictions, loosening my grip on fixed ideologies. My political views have been more openly expressed in the past year, yet even now, they remain fluid. I continue questioning everything—whether blue or red, left or right—because I refuse to assign absolute value to any single position.Much of what we’ve accepted as "truth" has been carefully constructed, written in ways that discourage scrutiny. Borges, for instance, masterfully illustrated this in Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius.Jorge Luis Borges, one of the most brilliant literary minds of the 20th century, masterfully explored the nature of reality, language, and ideology in Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius, a short story first published in Ficciones (1940). The story presents a fictional world—Tlön—created by a secret society with the goal of reshaping human perception through fabricated knowledge. What begins as an obscure intellectual curiosity slowly infiltrates human thought, replacing reality with a meticulously constructed but entirely fictional world.Borges anticipated the mechanisms of mass manipulation and ideological conditioning, showing how civilizations adopt false realities as truth when presented with a coherent, authoritative narrative. The story is not just a literary experiment—it is a warning. It eerily mirrors our time, where digital information, ideological agendas, and institutional narratives hold the power to overwrite reality itself.Borges understood that whoever controls perception controls reality. In Tlön, reality is not merely rewritten—it is erased, replaced by a world where subjective belief supersedes material existence. As Borges famously concludes, “The world will be Tlön”, signaling that the real danger is not in the existence of false narratives, but in our willingness to accept them as truth.We see this happening today. Ideologies have become so powerful that they distort perception, making people blind to what is in front of them. When narratives replace truth, questioning becomes an act of defiance.In this world, reality is subjective, logic is rewritten, and over time, fabricated ideas infiltrate society until Tlön becomes the only recognized truth.Are you still holding on to beliefs you once thought were absolute tru

This is the Free Monthly article for all subs. Enjoy!Navigating the Fog—A Road Without Clear VisibilityImagine driving through a dense mountain pass, no tunnels, just winding roads with short stretches of visibility. The fog rolls in thick, so thick that the headlights barely make a difference. You slow down, gripping the wheel, straining to see what’s ahead. The road exists, but your ability to perceive it is momentarily obscured.Now, imagine you get a flat tire. No problem, right? You pull over, ready to replace it—but then you realize there is no spare tire. You forgot to replace it last time. Your plan is suddenly shattered.What now?You were sure you’d reach your destination by 10 p.m., but that certainty is now gone. Do you wait for daylight, hoping someone will pass? Do you start walking, even though you barely have cell signal and don’t know how far the next town really is?There’s no universal answer. The choice depends on context—season, conditions, resources, instincts. But this is exactly the kind of moment we are entering astrologically.The fog is the Pisces convergence—the Moon, Venus, North Node, and Neptune clouding the path ahead Gate / hexagram / Gene key 36. The flat tire is the unexpected realization that what you thought was secure is not. The lack of a spare? That’s the missing 35th gate—the drive to completion—that we don’t have right now.“The 36th Gift doesn’t freeze. It doesn’t close down. It stays open. Wow. Do you know what that entails? Someone or something completely threatens to overwhelm us, and we stay open. Our heart may recoil for a few moments, but we breathe deeply into our chest, anchor ourself in the belly, and look the experience right in the eye.” ~ Richard Rudd, 64 WaysA Crisis is a Question MarkThis is not about reacting impulsively to crisis. It’s about recognizing crisis as a question mark, not an endpoint.Gate/hexagram/Gene key 36 is the emotional impulse to move forward, to act in response to uncertainty—but without Gate 35, there’s no immediate resolution. That means the real challenge is discernment.What do you truly need? What is actually essential? What are you assuming is necessary but is actually just an expectation?Crises reveal blind spots. They strip away assumptions and force you to be fully present with what is, not what you expected things to be. The real test is whether you can sit in that uncertainty without collapsing into panic or frustration.—Reading the Signals in the FogI want to give another analogy here because what I see in the upcoming chart, where the Moon, Venus, the North Node, Neptune, and Saturn are trailing in Pisces, resembles a congestion zone. I’ve been learning how to read financial charts using a method called Ichimoku. My dear friend, T, who prefers to remain anonymous, introduced me to it, and I have been fully engaging with the practice.One of the key aspects of Ichimoku analysis is understanding how price moves through the Kumo (cloud), a representation of equilibrium and uncertainty. When price enters the cloud, it signals a period of indecision—just like we are seeing astrologically. It’s a time to pause, observe, and analyze rather than make impulsive decisions.Markets, like human behavior, follow cyclical patterns. Ichimoku provides a structured way to interpret these cycles. It incorporates multiple timeframes using five key components: Tenkan-sen (conversion line), Kijun-sen (base line), Senkou Span A and B (leading spans forming the Kumo), and Chikou Span (lagging line).(They sound like foreign language). Each element provides insight into trend strength, support, and resistance levels. The beauty of Ichimoku lies in its ability to measure historical averages to anticipate future movements. The key period calculations—9, 26, and 52—allow traders to visualize market sentiment. Similarly, in astrology, we observe planetary cycles to understand the evolving themes shaping our lives.Going back to the core idea of value, meaning, and needs: understanding what’s happening requires assigning value to information and recognizing the importance of observation. Once patterns emerge, everything gains new meaning.The next few weeks and months will be defined by perception—what we choose to focus on, what signals we prioritize, and how we interpret the patterns forming around us. The answers won’t come from external sources alone. Each of us must refine our own understanding to navigate this uncertain terrain.When, at length, they have practiced themselves for some time in the journey of virtue, persevering in meditation and prayer, wherein, with the suavity and relish they have found, they have become detached from worldly things, and acquired some spiritual strength in God, so as to be able to curb the creature appetites and in some small degree suffer for God some slight load and dryness, without turning back at the crucial moment; when, to their thinking, they are proceeding in these spiritual exercises to their entire satisfact

To Conspire: Together in One BreathLet’s talk about the different timelines we’re all experiencing. Have you noticed how, when you’re out touching grass and aligned with your spirit, things flow? But the moment you step back into the social construct, you either find resonance or face full-blown dissonance. I wrote about harmonics a few weeks ago. This article will establish a foundation for threads I’ll weave over the next few months. The complexity of the transits demands breaking things down and pointing to earlier pieces for reference—expect links, quotes, and context to keep it cohesive.When Pluto entered Aquarius, we knew things were about to speed up—an acceleration of events and collective impact. Barely a week after President Trump’s inauguration, events started piling up so fast I couldn’t keep track. While I crave space for creative exploration, art projects, and just being in flow, I’ve had to consciously decelerate to maintain my rhythm.The accelerated growth of AI is like a river breaking its banks, rushing unpredictably into every facet of life and industry, reshaping landscapes faster than we can adjust. The latest developments surrounding DeepSeek and its influence on the markets highlight an unprecedented rhythm—one where keeping up feels as futile as catching smoke. This surge of change, layered with AI’s rapid evolution, pushes humanity into uncharted territories where the boundaries of ethics, technology, and human responsibility are increasingly blurred.One of the things I value most is the opportunity to learn directly from someone. There’s an unmatched depth in the transmission you receive when engaging with an expert in their field—whether by attending their courses or asking direct questions. That kind of knowledge sharing is truly priceless.I grew up with a profound respect for education, shaped by the motivation of my mother and grandmother, both pedagogues, who instilled in me the belief that anything I learned could—and should—be shared with others. This ethos has guided my approach to learning throughout my life.In recent years, I’ve immersed myself in fields where the pace of change is both thrilling and demanding. For the past two and a half years, I’ve been studying financial chart readings, and since last October, I’ve ventured into the world of AI language models (LLMs) and the tools necessary to navigate the wild ride of our times. The people who teach me these practices are often half my age—or even younger—and I am in awe of the depth, focus, and innovation they bring to the table. Their expertise inspires me, and I wholeheartedly embrace the opportunity to learn from them while blending their insights with my own ongoing inquiry.The volatility in markets is a mirror of how rapidly the landscape shifts, with fluctuations giving way to fresh waves of activity. My foray into AI-assisted learning has been nothing short of revelatory. These tools have allowed me to create customized tutors that sharpen my ability to analyze financial charts—not as a trader yet, but as a way to uncover the psychology behind economic movements. This exploration aligns with my intention to transition fully to living on the Bitcoin standard by the end of 2025.It’s fascinating to observe how subjective valuations and human actions weave the intricate fabric of the markets. This journey has taught me far more than technical skills—it’s shown me the profound interconnectedness between human behavior, economics, and the evolving systems we inhabit.Bitcoin’s chart is illuminated under this New Moon at 9° of Aquarius, signaling heightened potential and critical junctures. I’ll analyze the progressed chart to pinpoint challenges and opportunities. Both AI and Bitcoin are tools that require human authenticity to thrive. Without deliberate and aligned human action, these innovations could amplify systemic issues rather than resolve them. They are not autonomous forces but reflections of the values and intentions we project onto them.The New Moon’s energy will be amplified by Uranus turning direct the day after, catapulting us into a new phase of acceleration. Venus is entering its shadow phase before retrograding soon, making significant aspects to Saturn, Neptune, and the North Node in the next week. Venus governs our needs and is closely tied to our relationship with what we value, including resources and any asset used as a store of value and medium of exchange. These transits herald profound shifts in how we perceive value—emotional, material, and collective.The interesting thing about all these trade wars as leverage being imposed on others is that it all relates to the nature of where the universe is heading. Saturn, which defines boundaries, is meeting very close to Neptune in Pisces, with Venus also in the mix. Venus, as the planet of self-worth, money, and assets, is currently in a space of delusion. In this delusion, it will take time for everything to be reevaluated. We are about to witness

“This is the revolution of common sense,” declared Donald J. Trump during his second inauguration. And as much as people love or hate him, it’s hard to deny the resonance of those words. We’re standing at a turning point not just in history, but in humanity itself. With Pluto in Aquarius dismantling centralized systems and paving the way for innovation and collaboration, the cosmos is inviting us into a new era.But this revolution isn’t just political or technological—it’s a revolution in how we live, think, and connect. And it’s a revolution that doesn’t belong to any one leader or figurehead. Trump may be a trailblazer in his own right, but the truth is, the responsibility for this revolution lies with each of us.Today, we are living through a powerful Time of immense significance: the Pluto-Sun conjunction at one degree of Aquarius on January 21 2025. It’s the first time these celestial bodies have met in Aquarius in 246 years—a cycle that last occurred exactly on the same date January 21, 1779, during the throes of the American Revolution.For the past 16 years, Pluto has been tearing through Capricorn, dismantling outdated structures of authority, power, and tradition. It dipped into Aquarius briefly last year, teasing the energy of decentralization and progress, but now it’s firmly planted here until 2044. This conjunction marks the first major activation of that Aquarian energy.The Sun, as it meets Pluto today, shines a light on this revolutionary shift. It’s illuminating the cracks in the systems we’ve relied on for centuries and asking us: what are we going to build instead? Pluto is here to tear down and completely transform what no longer serves, but the Sun asks us to take individual responsibility for what comes next. This isn’t just a historical moment—it’s a collective reset. The last time Pluto and the Sun met in Aquarius, the world was grappling with revolutionary ideas about freedom, governance, and individuality. And now, we’re facing a new revolution—one rooted in technology, innovation, and the power of the collective.This sets the stage for the leaders of today and tomorrow, people who embody the spirit of Uranian innovation and Aquarian vision. Among them are figures like Donald Trump and Elon Musk, who symbolize the disruptive energy of this moment. But this isn’t just about them. The question isn’t what they will do—it’s what will we do?"Prometheus steals the potential of consciousness from the gods... the divine spark of immortality, of awareness of the Self, which exists within each human being."~Liz Green, The Art of Stealing Fire - Uranus in the HoroscopeThe Promethean TrailblazerLet’s start with Trump. His chart paints a picture of a leader embodying Uranian Promethean energy, someone who disrupts, challenges, and leads us into uncharted territory.Born with the Sun in a new phase relationship with the North Node in Gemini, Trump is here to pioneer new ideas and disrupt old paradigms through communication, intellect, and adaptability. He’s a trailblazer by design, constantly pushing society to question what’s comfortable and embrace the unfamiliar.Meanwhile, Uranus in Gemini in a balsamic relationship with the North Node adds a karmic flavor to his mission. Uranus is the planet of disruption, rebellion, and innovation, and in this phase, it signals that Trump is closing out old cycles and paving the way for something entirely new. Whether he’s loved or hated, his role is to act as a catalyst for transformation—and transformation is never easy.Currently, with the Pluto-Sun conjunction (the first in 246 years!) landing in his 6th house, Trump’s revolution is as much about service and humility as it is about leadership. The 6th house asks: How can you show up for others? How can you contribute? Trump’s chart suggests he’s being asked to lead by example, but the work—the real work—belongs to the people. The Moon in a new phase with the South Node in his 4th house points to a deeply personal side—one rooted in family, tradition, and emotional security. While Trump is often seen as a polarizing public figure, his chart suggests an anchor in values like loyalty, hard work, and family ties. His Mercury in Cancer (ruler of the North Node, sun, Uranus) in the 11th house connects him to the collective, allowing him to resonate emotionally with the masses.Looking at his chart with today’s transits, there are some fascinating activations happening. Donald Trump has a new phase relationship between Venus and Saturn in his 11th house in Cancer. This points to a fresh way for him to express his values—what truly matters to the heart of the people. Venus in Cancer wants to nurture and connect, while Saturn brings structure, responsibility, and the lessons of time. Together, in the house of groups, networks, and the collective, this combination suggests a shift in how he channels his values to support and influence others on a broader scale. It is not a coincidence that transiting Venus is in the

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This week’s newsletter is open to all subscribers—enjoy the Full Moon in Cancer! There’s a gift in the last 3 minutes of the audio. For anyone curious about what it is, what it’s for, or wants more details, feel free to drop me a DM or leave a comment.Dante's portrayal of usurers, adorned with moneybags, critiques both societal and personal degradation due to financial greed. His vision resonates with contemporary issues, such as economic exploitation and the failure of centralized monetary systems to uphold equity​.[…]In Inferno Canto 17, Dante places usurers in the final ring of the Circle of Violence. He views usury as the excessive charging of interest, compensating for the “use” of money. This practice was tied to the rise of liquidity in the Italian city-states, propelled by merchant banking. Dante, whose family had ties to money-lending, saw usury as a societal corruption​.Monika Bravo, The Nature of my Reality, 2024. AI timestamps-quote:Betrayal is Negligence: 00:00:38"Because the devastation that we are experiencing right now in Los Angeles area due to the fires, it's staggering to me. Just I need to address this. These are personal opinions. I feel that it is deliberate. It's almost like it was not meant to be contained... Basically, what it tells me is that there's been a betrayal that is affecting everybody, rich or poor. This feels like a calculated negligence."Courage, Embodiment, Service, and Perspective: 00:02:25"The first word was Courage. Anything that is coming from your heart and you have a sense of bravery is going to give you that power, that virtue of being courageous. Not everybody has that virtue already activated. The second one is Embody. Embody means that you are walking the walk instead of just talking the talk... The third one will be Service. You know, when you already are in a state of courage and you are embodying it, you are of service in the community. And then the last word was Perspective…"Pluto in Aquarius » Betrayal: 00:05:00"Pluto, what doesn't take care of itself, it betrays. And we sometimes, if not always, make connections of betrayal from somebody that is coming outside of ourselves, like a government or an ex-lover or a friend or family member. We say, oh, I was betrayed. Well, I'm going to tell you guys, it doesn't work like that. We allow ourselves to be betrayed by ourselves because we don't take care of our needs. We don't set up boundaries. We don't know what we value."Apocalypse is Revelation: 00:15:45"Apocalypse, which means uncovering or revealing, is not really about destruction or catastrophe. It has been misunderstood and misused in the way of popular culture. The true meaning is about unveiling hidden truths, the illumination of what has been concealed. It is a moment of reckoning where the light shines on what once shrouded in darkness."Cancer Full Moon: 00:20:10"The upcoming full moon in Cancer at 27 degrees, and it will conjunct the retrograde Mars, which is very symbolic, because the emotional stakes are very high right now, more than ever. And this is a moment of culmination, like all full moons. It is a place where emotions rise to the surface, and you should not overwhelm yourself, but you should really illuminate that inner work that you should be doing still."In the words of Dante Alighieri, “The path to paradise begins in hell.” Our instincts are fundamental and deeply connected to our bodies. We have five senses, gifts from the Creator to help us navigate this physical reality. Beyond these senses, we have our emotional body, our mental body, and our spiritual body, along with intuition. But instincts, at their core, exist to save us and protect us, especially in times of danger. They are also intricately tied to understanding our immune system.For instance, you can smell fear. You can see shapes or movements that make you feel unsafe. You can hear certain voices or sounds in your mind that signal it’s time to leave a situation. You can feel it in your gut when something is wrong. This is what I’m talking about: the body knows when it’s in danger. The body knows when it needs to get out. The immune system isn’t going to encourage you to indulge—it’s not going to say, Yes, eat that cake. Yes, drink that bottle of wine. No. The body will say, This doesn’t feel right. This doesn’t look good. This doesn’t smell safe. That’s when you need to listen. Everything I need is in my body.To blame is to give your power away. To take responsibility for your bads makes you more powerful. Your instincts will guide you to discern in this foggy moment in time and history, as reality is being revealed as it is, not as we thought it was.The nodal axis is shifting this weekend, aligning with the need to trust yourself and learn to discern without judgment. Nurture this connection by exploring practices like conscious breathing, breath work, polyvagal exercises, or somatic therapy. These will support realigning yourself with something greater, like the Creator.T

The Night of ResonanceThis New Year’s Eve was exceptional. My dear friend, Efrat, invited me to Michael Saylor’s 100K Bitcoin party—a milestone for those who understand the significance of Bitcoin’s potential as a transformative force. Being in that space, surrounded by individuals who value freedom and innovation, was not just a celebration but a declaration of alignment with the evolving paradigms I deeply subscribe to.This evening affirmed my commitment for 2025 to serve as a bridge between frameworks. Whether through my Public Art Commissioned work, my writings, my voice, or my ongoing advocacy for Bitcoin/Austrian economics, I intend to synthesize knowledge across disciplines and inspire others to seek clarity and authenticity. The journey isn’t about imposing ideas but expanding the educational dialogue around Bitcoin, connecting the dots between individual sovereignty, community, and evolution. This is not just about money—it is about a state of consciousness.As I step into 2025, I’m aware of the profound shifts shaping our collective and individual paths. We’re in the midst of a revision. Since Neptune entered Pisces in 2011, it has been dissolving the rigid structures of the past, asking us to surrender to the unknown. Saturn’s arrival in Pisces in March 2023 has intensified this call for dissolution and transformation.Now, with the North Node conjunct Neptune, Saturn in Pisces, and Venus having just entered the same sign, we are being called to refine and align as we prepare for a new era ahead. Our reality will first be dissolved and then reshaped into something that mirrors our individuality. By July 2026, this transition marks a kind of rehearsal dinner, preparing us for the full embrace of the Age of Aquarius, as by then all the outer planets will have shifted into new signs.The reason I’m so compelled to write about Pisces and Virgo is because, in my natal chart, Uranus and Pluto are together in the sign of Virgo. I’m part of that generation of the 1960s that carries the imprint of dissolving trauma and doing something transformative with it. In my case, I serve as a vessel to bring back the idea of service through transformation and evolution. My natal Saturn and Chiron oppose these two planets, creating a dynamic tension. Saturn in early Pisces, opposing my Uranus, is helping me reshape my reality—not through drowning in suffering and disillusionment, but by creating an abundance of form via discernment. I’m going to speak more about my Chiron in the following article, as it will be part of the premise.The themes explored in this article reflect not only my personal journey but also the collective transformation we are all navigating. In a beautifully choreographed motion, several key astrological events will align in early 2025, supporting us as we step into accountability and courage. This shift coincides with the nodal axis transitioning from the South Node in Libra and the North Node in Aries to the Pisces/Virgo axis—the primary focus of this article.This is a time of alignment and inquiry, inviting us to reflect, dissolve old patterns, and create meaning from what emerges. I will also delve deeper into the Human Design gates and their insights for 2025-26, exploring these themes as they relate to the bigger picture.If you’ve been looking at the news or following the narratives around you, you may have noticed the overwhelming number of distortions and conflicting information. If you haven’t noticed, it’s even more important to start questioning—once, twice, or even three times. “Don’t trust, verify” should be your guiding motto right now.The pace of confusion is accelerating so much that by the time you try to make sense of something, it may already be over. This is why grounding in your body, instincts, and emotional clarity is non-negotiable. Speaking from personal experience, nine years ago I went through an intense period of confusion. I didn’t know where to turn or what to trust. But that experience taught me a valuable lesson: when you are in tune with your body, when you trust your instincts and honor your emotional wave, you have an internal compass that won’t lead you astray. It becomes an asset—a way to navigate the chaos with confidence and clarity.INTENTION + ATTENTION = PRESENCEIf you feel compelled to explore these themes more deeply, I invite you to reconnect with me through an Evolutionary astrological and Human Design reading, mentoring, or to become part of study group [deciphering] that I’m about to launch. I’ll have more information about it in the next week.With my transpersonal cross of alignment, my mission is to provide life with meaning and meet the needs of the community while honoring my individuality. I carefully and realistically assess my means and resources to ensure my generosity is not taken advantage of. I adapt to unexpected situations with a willingness to take risks and confront with courage the meaning of life.I am gifted with a natural kind of att

Premise (For All Subscribers) One of the things I love most is diving into charts—connecting historical events, exploring the past, and gazing into the future. Beyond patterns, I see archetypes and their deeper meaning.From the Revolutionary War to the upheavals of the 20th century and into the transformative potential of 2028, I’m uncovering cycles shaping our financial system. Through Human Design and Evolutionary Astrology, I focus on Uranus, the archetype of revolution, innovation, trauma, and the drive to break free from outdated systems.This article explores the cyclical nature of history through Uranus’ transformative energy. Known as the planet of revolution and liberation, Uranus represents moments when humanity faces choices between dependency and sovereignty. Its disruptive energy interacts with Human Design gates, unlocking specific potentials within cycles of history and personal evolution.As J.W. Green teaches, Uranus governs trauma through sudden, unexpected changes that shatter Saturnian limitations. These events force adaptation and evolution, clearing the path for liberation and higher purpose. Uranus-driven shifts connect trauma, Bitcoin, and revolution, symbolizing a collective break from old systems toward greater freedom and sovereignty. Notably, gates 60, 41, 19, 49, 13, and 30—all in Aquarius—amplify these themes by embodying energies of limitation, initiation, sensitivity, revolution, introspection, and emotional intensity.I interpret the energies of “portals” to decipher key historical and future events: the American Revolution (1776), the Federal Reserve (1913), the Bretton Woods Agreement (1944), Nixon's Shock (1971), Bitcoin's Genesis Block (2009), Uranus' return to the USA Constitution chart (2027), and the Annular Solar Eclipse (2028).These alignments reveal opportunities for profound transformation, emphasizing the need to align with sound money, embracing Bitcoin as the hardest money ever known, and recognizing it as the Promethean tool for awakening our path to a creative and liberated future.The New Moon in Capricorn (December 30, 2024) marks a starting point for understanding how we can build lasting structures in a rapidly changing world. By tracing these cycles, we uncover how Uranus, alongside Pluto and Mars, shapes the revolutionary energies influencing our future."Prometheus steals the potential of consciousness from the gods... the divine spark of immortality, of awareness of the Self, which exists within each human being." ~Liz Greene​The scope of the following article is to highlight Uranus as a driving force in future events.Newsletters from 2025 onward, I will layer the Neptune-Saturn cycle and how it is shattering the reality of what we once knew as real. I will also integrate the Jupiter-Saturn synodic cycle, which occurs every 20 years, and we are already at a quarter of the way through the current cycle that began in December 2020. If this resonates, please subscribe to my newsletter, buy my book, book a reading, or join the study group to receive a free subscription to unlock all this educational information. Don’t get overwhelmed with this information—let me guide you. Allow your intuition and instincts to connect with what you already know deep within. I am simply a mirror for your path. Enjoy!After the Paywall: -Stable Structures? Shaking Times? -Time-Cycles: Uranus + disruption-Responsibility of Liberation: HUMAN ACTION-The Fiery Opposition: Pluto + Mars in Dialogue -Bitcoin and the Promethean Fire -Exploring 2027: Potential Gate Activations-On the Eclipse of January 26, 2028-Contrasts to the American Revolution-Peace relies on sound moneyIf you’re curious about how to apply these insights to your personal life, I’m facilitating Deciphering, a 4.5-month study group (twice a month) exploring how to break free from cycles and empower individual transformation using archetypes and historical cycles. I’ll share all the details in a separate newsletter before the New Year.LINKS:* Subscriptions: Pay in bulk and save, or BUY MY Book in all formats and bundles! (On sale until 12/31/2024.)* Evolutionary Astrology + Human Design Readings - Mentorships & Study Groups* I facilitate small groups or 1: 1 Bitcoin study groups for newbies, young adults, and teenagers, or people my age in Spanish and English.Human Design allows us to make decisions aligned with the energy available during planetary transits and the unique energy shaping our bodies. Evolutionary Astrology provides a broader view, showcasing the landscape of what’s unfolding. Together, they form a dynamic interplay: Evolutionary Astrology sets the stage, while Human Design activates these energies, enabling wise, individualized decisions that honor our authenticity.To integrate Uranus, Aquarius, or the 11th house, we must consider its opposition: the Sun, Leo, or the Fifth house. The Sun illuminates what needs to be seen, bringing joy and validating the presence of the individual. It reminds us to embrace

Note: this is a post for all subscribers: Enjoy! AI SUMMARY: I reflected on my journey, expressing gratitude for a transformative year. I shared my personal story about why I don't celebrate Christmas, which stems from childhood loss, and how this has shaped my perspective on life and traditions. Currently, I'm closing major projects, including a public art commission for the University of Washington, while also expanding my knowledge of Austrian economics, Bitcoin, and financial systems.I highlighted my transition to creating only commissioned, unique artworks to emphasize value through scarcity, aligning with my deeper understanding of money and time. I critiqued contemporary art's disconnect from financial literacy and noted challenges in having open dialogues about art and economics within the community.Astrologically, I discussed the impact of current transits, including Saturn and Jupiter’s square, and how they’re inspiring me to structure my creativity and expand my artistic endeavors. I encouraged listeners to align their own growth with these energies, releasing unproductive relationships and connecting with their higher purpose.Lastly, I shared my excitement about upcoming creative projects and wished everyone a meaningful season, emphasizing the importance of courage and structure in personal and creative growth.Links:* Listen to The Warriors of Light, a long-form dialogue with Efrat Fenigson [if you haven’t already].* Subscriptions: PAY in bulk and save or BUY MY Book:* Evolutionary Astrology + Human Design Readings - mentorships & study groups* I facilitate small groups or 1: 1 Bitcoin study groups for newbies, young adults, and teenagers, in Spanish and English.* In 1910, seven of the world's wealthiest and most powerful bankers secretly gathered on a faraway island to create the Federal Reserve. Since then, America, and the rest of the world have been enslaved by a central bank that has enabled endless wars, historically extreme wealth gaps, and a 36 Trillion dollar debt bubble on the brink of bursting. After you watch this video - you'll know what needs to happen next. Directed by: Julian Figueroa Starring: Ian Carroll, Peruvian Bull, Isabella Santos, Mark Berger, Julian Figueroa Producer: ‪@getbasedtv‬ Editor: Christopher Whelan This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.monikabravo.blog/subscribe

Well, hello everybody.Many of you have already purchased my book, but what is this book really about? At its heart, it's about relational values.What does that even mean? It means developing a deep relationship with myself—tuning into my needs, understanding my values, and creating a life that aligns with them. It's about listening, reflecting, and taking intentional steps toward greater self-awareness and fulfillment.My connection with astrological archetypal language is deeply tied to relational values. By examining harmonics and exploring astrological positions, we can observe and correlate the interplay of the classical quadrivium—numbers, geometry, harmonics, and planetary bodies. Rooted in Pythagorean thought and later formalized by medieval scholars, these principles provide a framework for understanding reality and validating the logic behind physical phenomena. This knowledge can serve as a platform for interpreting the archetypes embedded in the depths of the psyche.Astrology, the Logos “λόγος” or discourse about the stars, is a language of numbers, harmonics, and planetary cycles, interpreted through myth. The archetypes “ἀρχέτυπον” are primal forms through which humanity mirrors its own experiences and predicaments. Astrology also serves as a validator, bridging space (geometry) and time (harmonics) to determine the nature “φύσις” and physics of our reality “πραγματικότητα.”~Monika Bravo, The Nature of My Reality, RELATIONAL VALUES [language], page 12This article reflects on our personal and collective journey at a significant threshold, highlighting the balsamic energy of release and preparation for new beginnings, the role of harmonics and relational values in understanding cycles of connection, and the impactful 2025 transits, including the North Node’s passage through Aries and Pisces, Venus and Mercury retrogrades, and the Saturn-Neptune conjunction. It also examines the unique astrological influences on the early 1990s generation, shaped by the Saturn-Neptune-Uranus-North Node conjunction. Ultimately, it emphasizes relationships—how we gracefully close chapters, embrace new beginnings with courage and trust the process, even when the path ahead is unclear.Let's begin.Before I enter into the heart of today's article, I'm excited to share some great news. My book, "The Nature of My Reality," is now available in all digital formats, and I'm just finishing recording the final chapters to release it as an Audiobook.I’m offering a special bundle that includes the physical book (on sale until December 31st), audiobook, and PDF/EPUB version. Purchase before Christmas, and I’ll send a certificate with early access to the files, which will be ready by the end of December. It’s a perfect holiday gift for those seeking wisdom and fresh insights. Send me a DM if you’d like a free chapter of the audiobook!Links: * Subscriptions: PAY in bulk and save or BUY MY Book:* Evolutionary Astrology + Human Design Readings - mentorships & study groups* I facilitate small groups or 1: 1 Bitcoin study groups for newbies, young adults, and teenagers, in Spanish and English.Thresholds mark moments of potential transformation, a space between the known and the unknown. These spaces invite reflection and courage as we step into uncharted territory.PhasesDiscovering relational values has shaped my understanding of who I am, what I’m doing, and where I’m going. This journey hasn't just been about looking inward—it emerges as a practice of sharing what I've learned, so others might forge connections with my experiences and find their own inspiration to grow.In my book, I explore the quadrivium (the ancient study of arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy) as a vital starting point for understanding the nature of my reality. As someone who feels deeply and processes the world emotionally, these tools have profoundly transformed my perspective. My approach is holistic: I work with precise astrological data, observing how geometric relationships create resonating or dissonating aspects, which are then validated by time cycles. I assign mythological and psychological meanings to these aspects to support my process of inquiry based on Evolutionary Astrology and Human Design paradigms. That's why I've invested time writing and recording my thoughts so I can share these insights with you. My hope is that through my work, you might feel encouraged to deepen your connection with your own needs, values, and inner world. In doing so, perhaps you, too, will discover a sense of sovereignty and empowerment through this practice and process.The aspect is a living reality, a combination of energies, not an isolated event. The conjunction, for instance, does not mean simply a coming together, but a synthesis of two energies, which will unfold and integrate over time.– Dane Rudhyar, The Planetary AspectsHow We LearnThink back to school—how were we taught? Often, it was through images, metaphors, or stories that formed relational connecti

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.monikabravo.blog-Are you getting caught up in the timeline warp? Below, I’ll guide you through the upcoming energetic shifts and how to navigate the rapid realignments. Full Moon in Gemini, mutable signs in motion, and the shifting nodal axis—what’s next? Where are you now? Explore how to discern, trust, and embrace the opportunities to upgrade your individual sense of self. Subscribe now to receive it first!‘Timeless expansion is grounded in inquiry and creative production.’Useful links:* Listen to The Warriors of Light, a long-form dialogue with Efrat Fenigson [if you haven’t already].* Subscriptions: PAY in bulk and save or BUY MY Book:* Evolutionary Astrology + Human Design Readings - mentorships & study groups * I facilitate small groups or 1: 1 Bitcoin study groups for newbies, young adults, and teenagers, in Spanish and English.Reflecting on time, I’m updating the name of this blog to [monikabravo.blog] While searching through old records to make the update, lo and behold, I stumbled upon entries from a very old blog titled “blah, blah, blah living every day at a time,” dating back to 2008–2013. I wasn’t writing regularly back then, but it’s clear that self-reflection has always been a part of me.Upcoming Themes: A Reflection on Art, Identity, and AgendaIn the coming weeks, I plan to explore how the “woke left” has weaponized the production of art and other artistic forms. For years, I operated under the impression that my work was chosen based on merit, that it stood on its own as a result of intention, depth, and skill. However, looking back, I now see how it was often selected to fit a checklist—boxes that I, as a South American woman, happened to tick.I don’t resonate with the term Latin America, as I find it problematic; it’s not a true geographical designation but rather a label coined in the 1800s to define a culture. Instead, I proudly identify as being from South America, specifically Colombia. However, even this identity has been co-opted and distorted, along with the fact that I am a woman, to fit narratives tied to diversity, exclusivity, and inclusion agendas. These agendas—rooted in so-called “feminist” and increasingly gender-dysphoria-driven ideologies—often prioritize exploitation under the guise of representation rather than cultivating genuine empowerment.It’s sobering to recognize how my abstract, colorful work—often non-figurative and open to interpretation—has been used as a visual metaphor for diversity and inclusivity without any acknowledgment of its true depth or intention.This realization has sparked a deeper reflection: how do I reclaim my work? How do I consciously weaponize it back with awareness, integrity, and intention? My commitment is to create art that inspires and awakens people to deeper truths—not to fit into imposed boxes for the sake of external validation.In the next year, I hope to engage in a dialogue about this, perhaps with others who share similar experiences, or even with myself. This conversation will delve into the subtle yet pervasive ways art has been co-opted and how we, as creators, can reclaim our voice and purpose in the process.This is a topic I am eager to unpack and explore more fully. In addition, I will bring special guests to talk about Natural law, not complying with corrupted systems, and why freedom is so important. If this resonates with you, stay tuned. Unlock a deeper understanding of the upcoming celestial shifts with exclusive insights on transits shaping the path ahead. Stay grounded as you explore how these movements influence your journey and inspire transformation. Insights await—just below the paywall.

Hi everybody, I'm super happy to introduce my friend Efrat.We had this conversation back on September 11th, which was a very meaningful day for me. It marked a year since my mom's passing. For those who may not know, I had a studio at the World Trade Center back in 2001 and was saved that day—because of a pack of cigarettes. On that anniversary, Efrat and I connected and had this incredible conversation, which I’ve been listening to and preparing to share with you today.Before diving into the conversation, I want to touch on Evolutionary Astrology. Mars went retrograde on the sixth, and Neptune stationed direct on the seventh. Neptune, now at the final degrees of Pisces, where it has been since 2011, represents illusion, fantasy, and the unveiling of true reality as it concludes its cycle in this sign. With Saturn also approaching, Neptune going direct is particularly significant. By spring 2025, Neptune will enter Aries, marking a rare and transformative shift that only happens every 323 years. This event signifies a greater clarity in perception, deeply tied to our instincts, intuition, and emotional body. (I’ll explore this further in future drops.)In my conversation with Efrat, we delved into her journey—growing up in Israel, serving in the army, and sharing her powerful message. She’s a fellow Bitcoiner and has become a close friend. I deeply admire her perspective on freedom and her efforts to educate others about Bitcoin adoption, showing how it can help humanity move toward a new beginning. While we may not know exactly where we’re heading, there’s a sense of renewal, and Evolutionary Astrology supports this vision. Neptune and Saturn will briefly enter Aries next year before going retrograde, fully transitioning in February 2026, marking the dawn of a new cycle.Efrat has so much to share, and I hope you enjoy our conversation. I’ve made it available to all my subscribers. Wishing you a great week and, for those celebrating, happy holidays! While I don’t personally celebrate, I wholeheartedly wish you all the best. Take care, and see you next week!Timeline:1. Life-Changing Moments00:00:40 - 00:18:59: Efrat reflects on pivotal life events, like Monika’s narrow escape from the World Trade Center and her own transformative experiences. Monika shares, "It could have been the end of my life, but it was the beginning of something entirely new."2. Growing Up in Israel00:19:00 - 00:24:27: Efrat discusses her upbringing in Israel, noting cultural resilience amidst conflict. "Israelis grow up believing they are always under existential threat." Monika relates this to her childhood in Colombia: "You can’t thrive creatively in a state of fear—it’s something I had to learn to regulate while growing up in violent environments."3. The Complexities of Service00:36:45 - 00:47:03: Efrat recounts her mandatory military service and its emotional toll. "I knew if there was a threat of an attack, and I didn’t want to know anymore." Monika adds, "The state’s design to recruit at 18 ensures you’re molded to serve before you fully understand your choices."4. Unpacking Fear-Based Narratives00:33:15 - 00:39:11: Efrat highlights how fear and victimhood are perpetuated in Israeli society. "This constant state of fear keeps the collective in a cycle of crisis and reaction." Monika responds, "When you strip away the veil of fear, you find a soul that hasn’t learned to connect differently because it’s been taught to retaliate and distrust."5. Language & Deconditioning00:43:12 - 00:45:02: Monika explores the role of language in programming societal beliefs. "Language is at the root of our conditioning. Once I started uncovering its role, it was like pulling a thread unraveling centuries of programming."6. Bitcoin as Liberation01:22:10 - 01:24:26: Efrat and Monika discuss Bitcoin’s potential to transform humanity. Efrat says, "Bitcoin is an amazing support mechanism to take humanity into a new reality... liberty and freedom can be embraced in a much more meaningful way."7. Reclaiming Freedom and Creativity01:31:50 - 01:33:04: Monika reflects on Bitcoin as a tool for individual sovereignty. "If you don’t take care of your needs and know what you value, you don’t have a creative life. Bitcoin meets you where you’re at."8. The Battle for Sovereignty01:33:40 - 01:35:06: Monika emphasizes the urgency of aligning with one’s sense of service. "Between here and June 2025, we’re going to see so many changes that realign us to our sense of service."9. A New Chapter for Humanity01:37:47 - 01:39:57: Efrat closes with hope for humanity’s evolution: "I will never put a land over human life or my values. Bitcoin is the perfect tool to support this transformation."BUY THE BOOK:The Bridge of Alignment I am excited to share that my book, The Nature of My Reality, explores the profound synthesis of emotional and logical ways of thinking that has shaped my life. As a deeply emotional being, I have spent years seeking mentors and practices to support an

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.monikabravo.blogHello, my fellow Earthlings! I hope you're all doing well and that the new moon in Sagittarius gave you space to reflect on where you want to go, how you want to grow, and how your perspective might evolve. This week is looking pretty incredible! We have Mars going retrograde and a powerful conjunction of Venus, Pluto, and Ceres. It's an intense period where our destinies will begin reshaping, depending on how well we strategize.Today, I'll be sharing more in-depth insights behind the paywall, including the importance of upcoming retrogrades (Mars and Venus, along with their upcoming oppositions) and how they can serve as mirrors for guidance.Since July and throughout the fall, I’ve noticed a significant timeline shift—a wave of positivity. Many people I’ve met are stepping up to take control of their destinies. Whether they’re learning new skills, asking bigger questions, or making bold decisions, there’s a clear momentum toward transformation. I’ve observed this firsthand in the study groups and readings I’ve been offering, as people become more invested in figuring out their next steps.That said, no one has all the answers—not even me. What I aim to offer is a platform for inquiry and self-reflection, acting as a mirror through tools like human design and Evolutionary Astrology.Recently, I’ve resumed offering Bitcoin and financial education for beginners. While many of us understand art, psychology, or philosophy, we often ignore monetary literacy. I’ve been helping people build a foundation in this area, and it’s been deeply rewarding.Looking ahead, I’m thrilled about my plans for the next few months. They focus on education, sharing, and accountability, and I’m optimistic about the positive changes on the horizon. Ultimately, it’s about confronting challenges as a pathway to evolve.Below, you’ll find my notes on the retrograde season, including past patterns and insights. While we can’t predict the future, viewing time through different lenses—astrology, history, and timelines—helps us better understand where we are now.Enjoy!Retracing steps to move forwardMars retrograde is a profound time in Evolutionary Astrology, inviting us to slow down, reflect, and reassess our motivations, desires, and actions. The retrograde shadow period began October 18, 2024, when Mars first crossed 17° Cancer 01', initiating themes that will deepen during the retrograde. This journey from fire to water, from the bold self-expression of Leo to the nurturing emotional depths of Cancer, symbolizes a shift in focus—one that asks whether the pursuit of validation and creative individuality is balanced with the need for emotional safety and inner grounding.The years… when I pursued the inner images, were the most important time of my life. Everything else is to be derived from this. It began at that time, and the later details hardly matter anymore. My entire life consisted in elaborating what had burst forth from the unconscious and flooded me like an enigmatic stream and threatened to break me. That was the stuff and material for more than only one life. Everything later was merely the outer classification, scientific elaboration, and the integration into life. But the numinous beginning, which contained everything, was then.~ Jung spoke about the Red Book and the process which yielded it, 1957PAYING SUBSCRIBER’s audio starts at minute 5:41* Later this week, I’ll be sharing a conversation I had with Efrat Fenigson on September 11th. Efrat, a fellow Bitcoiner and the host of the You Are the Voice podcast, has become a dear friend. I’m thrilled to share her story with all my subscribers. * As a reminder, my subscription model has changed. I now encourage subscribers to pay in advance using the buttons below. For more details, please follow the link. Your support is greatly appreciated.* For those who still want to purchase my book, note that buying a copy includes a free 6-month subscription to this Substack. Thank you so much for your support!* Additionally, I’m available for readings. I offer integrated 1.5 to 2-hour sessions combining Human Design and Evolutionary Astrology. For returning clients who have already had their charts done, I also provide follow-up options such as transits, solar return, progressions readings, or specific question-focused sessions. I look forward to being of service!

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.monikabravo.blogNOTE: If you purchased my book or paid for a reading and I haven’t upgraded your subscription yet, please send me a message (reply to this email) with the email you’d like to use for your complimentary subscription so you can have access to the full article.Truth in Perspective: One of the most important aspects of questioning our beliefs is the opportunity it gives us to grow. By stepping into new perspectives—whether by physically moving, emotionally empathizing, or intellectually exploring ideas that challenge us—we can break free from inherited narratives and create something truly our own.This New Moon in Sagittarius (December 1st) invites us to reflect on how belief systems, rituals, and traditions shape our lives. Are they serving us, or are they holding us back? If you've ever felt the pull to embrace change and redefine your truth, this moment might resonate deeply with you. This New Moon marks a turning point in how we relate to the structures around us—whether it's about self-image, relationships, or even the daily habits that shape our reality.Mythos and crisisA mythos is a story you tell yourself about the world that shapes the relationship you have with it – that dictates how you make sense of things and what projects you find meaningful. But a mythos is not a myth, as we’ve come to understand it; a mythos is a worldview. Consider these: the world and its resources belong to man, or the world and its resources belong to all living things. You can see how the mythos the modern Western world occupies is the first (but many cultures have and do occupy the second). A mythos, then, is not a set of false beliefs, but rather a cosmic perspective that deeply shapes how we connect to the world and ourselves.The first step in creating a meaning crisis is to disrupt the mythos of a culture, to make it untenable or unlivable.~John Verveake, Awakening of the Meaning Crisis SERIES…Let's think about a life that is static—a life shaped entirely by what is already known. Imagine being born in one city, growing up there, marrying your neighbor, staying close to home, and rarely venturing far. Your world is shaped by the people and ideologies that surround you, whether it's the moral frameworks of your family, the church you attend, or the community you've known forever. There's security in that. Comfort, even. But it also creates a box—a container where perspectives stagnate… Below the paywall, we dive deeper into how comfort zones can limit our growth, exploring how static perspectives create invisible boundaries in our lives. Plus, get detailed insights for your specific house placement of this potent New Moon in Sagittarius, as it forms a dynamic T-square with Jupiter retrograde in Gemini (opposition) and Saturn in Pisces (square). Learn how these challenging aspects are creating necessary tension for growth across all 12 houses. Subscription MODEL from 12/01/2024 onward: two tiers for the subscription:I’m tailoring subscription prices based on region to make them more accessible for people in countries with lower income levels.Tier 1 (United States, Europe, Australia)* Six months: $45 ÷ (4 posts / month × 6 months) = $1.88 per post* One year: $60 ÷ (4 posts × 12 months) = $1.25 per postTier 2 (South America and other regions)* Six months: $24 ÷ (4 posts × 6 months) = $1.00 per post* One year: $36 ÷ (4 posts × 12 months) = $0.75 per postSpecial Offer:If you’ve bought my book, joined my study groups, or paid for a reading within the last 18 months, you’ll receive a complimentary six-month subscription. Please send me a message as I don’t recognize all the emails.

The Stories We’re Telling OurselvesMercury is currently stationed retrograde at 22 degrees Sagittarius, directly opposite my Venus. This alignment feels deeply personal because Venus governs our values, what we cherish, and how we value our needs. Mercury, meanwhile, is the planet of communication, so this opposition asks: Am I truly expressing what I value? This isn’t just a surface-level question. It’s about the core of who I am and what I am building, both in my mind and my life.This retrograde carries a unique flavor, as Mercury is in Sagittarius—a sign ruled by Jupiter, which is currently retrograde in Gemini. The two planets are in mutual reception, influencing one another in a dialogue. Jupiter in Gemini is curious, darting between ideas, and Mercury in Sagittarius is asking for the meaning behind them. What’s emerging now is a push-and-pull between exploration and clarity. It’s not enough to think—you have to feel the truth of your story.Looking Back: August’s SeedsTo understand what’s coming up now, think back to August 4–27, the last Mercury retrograde. Mercury started in Virgo, moved backward into Leo, and brought up themes of discernment and creative authenticity. Virgo asked us to refine our plans, while Leo pushed us to shine as our truest selves.Around August 13, Mars and Jupiter met in Gemini. Ideas were flying, the energy was electric, and everything felt like a possibility. But it wasn’t yet time for those ideas to take full form—they were sparks, waiting for clarity. Mercury in Virgo asked us to strip away what wasn’t essential and focus on whether we were building from purpose or chaos.The Present: Integrating Emotional TruthMars entered Cancer, then Leo, while Jupiter went retrograde. Both will go direct in early 2025—in February and March—just before the next Mercury retrograde in Aries. How am I going to express my individuality fully with purpose?The timelines have shifted, and the acceleration is evident. This is the time to learn new skills, including new language systems. You want to be among those who understand what is unfolding and, even more importantly, those who are shaping the future. This is not the moment to sit back and relax.Now, as Mercury retrogrades in Sagittarius, it picks up the threads from August. What were you working on then? What ideas lit you up? This retrograde isn’t just about revisiting those ideas—it’s about integrating them emotionally.Sagittarius doesn’t just seek knowledge; it craves wisdom—the kind of understanding that comes from living your truth, not just talking about it. This is where Mercury opposing my Venus hits close to home. For me, it’s not just about the ideas themselves but about how they connect to my values, my relationships, and my sense of purpose.This week, ask yourself: Are you aligned with the story you’re telling? Or are you still holding onto ideas that don’t resonate with your emotional truth? Jupiter is ready to expand what matters, but only if you’re clear on what that is.The Future: Courage and AuthenticityThis retrograde isn’t just about wrapping up 2024; it’s setting the stage for what’s coming next year. With the nodes shifting and Pluto settling into Aquarius, the energy of 2024 will demand authenticity. Mercury retrograde in Sagittarius is your chance to prepare for that shift by refining your truth. Sagittarius isn’t about following the crowd. It’s about standing in your own wisdom, even when that feels uncomfortable.Courage is the word here—courage to show up as yourself, to honor your values, and to speak your truth, even if it doesn’t fit someone else’s narrative. This retrograde is a moment to reflect, recalibrate, and make sure your path feels aligned with your inner compass.Slowing Down for the Big PictureOne key theme right now is the push to slow down and reflect before making bold moves. Mars is about to turn retrograde in early December, which means we’re being asked to reconsider how we direct our energy. Rushing ahead without clarity will only create frustration. Venus in Capricorn offers a grounding influence, asking us to assess what we truly value and build structures around those things. Saturn in Pisces adds another layer, dissolving what no longer serves us while challenging us to anchor our dreams in emotional accountability.A Week of Tension and TransformationThis week feels like walking through shifting sands, where the ground beneath your feet refuses to stay still. There’s a pull between old wounds and new possibilities as if the past and future are locked in a quiet negotiation. The energy is rich with tension, not to trap you, but to wake you up to the areas where clarity is still missing.Emotions feel both heavy and precise, like a fine scalpel cutting through fog. The need for structure and accountability clashes with the messier parts of being human. Old wounds around worth, love, and purpose bubble to the surface—not to haunt you, but to show you where your armor cracks and light pours throu

Hello, everyone!I want to take a moment to share some exciting changes and updates about my journey and this space here on Substack. After spending a beautiful time in El Salvador, I’ve returned feeling inspired and ready to step into the next chapter. I’m preparing for the powerful shift of Pluto entering Aquarius in less than 24 hours. This is a big energetic moment, and while Pluto won’t reach my ascendant until January 2028, it’s already starting to square my Jupiter, and it will square my Sun, Mercury, Moon, Neptune, IC, and MC over the next decade. That means significant cardinal transformation is on the horizon—and I’m fully ready to embrace it.This shift is inspiring me to show up in completely new ways. If you feel aligned with my vision and want to continue along this path with me, I’d love for you to join me. If not, I deeply appreciate the support you’ve given me so far. I’m stepping into this next phase with gratitude and a fearless commitment to growth.What’s ChangingIt’s been three years since I started writing here. What began as an exercise in weekly discipline has evolved into something much deeper—a tool for honing my voice, sharing insights, and even writing my book. Over that time, I’ve missed only three weeks, and that consistency has taught me so much about showing up with intention.Now, I’m ready to take this platform to the next level. I want to offer richer, more meaningful content while shifting the focus from me “spilling the beans” to creating something that’s deeply valuable for you as readers.Here’s what you can expect moving forward:• Astrology + Human Design: I’m going to dive in with my insights about how I see astrological movements shaped by my personal perspective and observations.• Reflections on Learning: I’ll share what is motivating me—what I’m reading, what I’m learning, and why I find it fascinating. I’ll explore how I’m able to embrace a variety of subjects and synthesize them into the larger context of the Substack. These reflections align with the key aspects of Pluto in Aquarius and the changes that lie ahead. I want to show up as a based individual and a polymath who approaches life empirically and is ready to share deeply.• Money, Value Systems, and Economic History: I’ll dive deeply into topics like the history of money, value systems, the Federal Reserve, and the underlying corruption of the financial systems we continue to support. My goal is to bring insights that might help you realize the rigged nature of the system, even if you don’t choose to embrace Bitcoin yet. I’ll also share reflections on books and education that have profoundly defined my understanding over the past four years, some of which are explored in my book (I will be diving deeper here).• Conversations with Guests: I’ll invite guests to join me for meaningful conversations, which I’ll share with subscribers. These dialogues will bring fresh perspectives and ideas, adding richnes to the content.• Evolving Community: I’m not trying to “create” a community, but rather allow one to evolve organically. This means inviting you to engage—whether by sending me questions or leaving a comment—but only if it feels authentic to you. This space isn’t about forcing interaction; it’s about letting connections emerge naturally.• Exclusive Content: Each week, I’ll share a small gift—like a paragraph or brief insight—for free readers. However, the most valuable and in-depth content will be behind a paywall.Subscription Model UpdateThe subscription model will be announced in next week’s Substack post. I want to ensure the system feels fair and correct for both you and me. My goal is to establish a value-4-value model with a sliding scale to account for different currencies and economic contexts. Stay tuned for details on how this will roll out.In the meantime, payments will be handled through zaprite, which allows for multiple payment methods. There will be a small % for credit card payments, as I want to encourage moving away from the traditional banking system, which I see as fundamentally corrupt.If you’ve supported me by buying my book, attending a reading, or joining a study group, I’d like to honor that by upgrading your subscription for six months at no cost as of December 1st, 2024. If I miss you, please send me a note, and I’ll make sure you’re included.Reminder: My Book Is Still on SaleDon’t forget—my book is still on sale until November 30th! Grab a copy for yourself or as a gift for someone you think will enjoy it. Supporting my book now will also grant you six months of free subscription as a thank-you.What’s ComingI have so many ideas I can’t wait to share! Here’s a glimpse:• Study Groups: I’m planning 8 sessions on the Chiron - Promethean myth, inspired by my talk in El Salvador.• Book Club anyone? A space to dive into the material I’ve written and the works that inspire me.• + Content: evolutionary astrology, human design insights, reflections on value systems, discussions on breaking away

Ai generated summary0:00:09 - 0:04:06"Moon approach Pluto... we’re going to see passionate engagement about things we’re leaving behind, expectations we had regarding institutions." "People are projecting a lot of trauma response... we're at the end of a very big cycle, probably the biggest cycle we'll live in our lifetime." "Mars in Leo wants to be seen..."0:04:06 - 0:09:58 Controversial Topics, Degeneration, Dialogue, and Tolerance"I’m not trying to convince... just seeing if we can do a bit of self-inquiry... tolerance depends on the time and space we give to ourselves and others."0:09:58 - 0:14:00 Current Anger and Foggy Truth"A lot of people are upset... everyone was afraid last week, now this week, everyone’s angry... truth is inside of you."0:14:00 - 0:17:53 Creativity and Individuality"There’s this need to create, no matter what... validation should come from your own satisfaction, not an ….""If you have your feet on the ground and know your structure... you can improvise. Improvisation is good with …"0:17:53 - End Personal Work and Book Promotion"My book is still available... self-published... would be great to have your support." This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.monikabravo.blog/subscribe

📢 BIG NEWS! 20% OFF MY BOOK! 📢I'm thrilled to announce a 20% discount on my book for a limited time! Originally priced at $45, you can now get it for just $36, plus shipping.Don’t miss out on this offer—grab your copy and dive in! The offer runs from November 5 through November 30.FOR ORDERING FOLLOW LINKS:DOMESTIC MEDIA SERVICE $36 + $8 = $44FIRST-CLASS INTERNATIONAL SERVICE $36 + $32 = $68PRE-ORDER:EPUB: $22 (Coming Early December)Audio + PDF: $33 (Coming New Year 2025)This 4-color, 8” x 5” pocket-sized book includes 240 pages filled with anecdotes and vibrant vectorized illustrations.THE NATURE OF MY REALITY: EVERYTHING I NEED IS IN MY BODYWRITTEN + ILLUSTRATED BY MONIKA BRAVO - CO-PRODUCED + EDITED BY MARI BUDLONG​ This book traces my journey from disempowerment to self-awareness through the lenses of Human Design and Evolutionary Astrology—a language of numbers, harmonics, and planetary cycles interpreted through myth.While it is not a study of these languages, readers can certainly learn from their unique perspectives on their own individuation journey of liberation from generational and personal trauma. Within these frameworks, I also explore the historical roots of economic systems, the origins of banking, and their connections to political and ecclesiastical authority.Written in a non-linear, deeply personal, and self-reflective style, the book invites readers to create space for their reflection. The illustrations are playful, adding a unique visual element to the text.My philosophy integrates Eastern, ancestral, and cosmological traditions with psychological inquiry, praxeology, and Austrian economics, emphasizing liberty, value, resources, and self-worth in the pursuit of individual and societal service.This project was partially funded by the Miami Individual Artists Program.Let’s talk about singularity. Everything we perceive is based on our understanding of the world, processed through our cognitive mind. Our instincts, intuition, emotional body, and gut feelings combine various signals, which are then processed by both the left and right sides of the brain—one more logical, the other more abstract. This process bridges ontological and empirical perceptions, helping us make sense of what’s happening. It’s a heavy week. There’s not much more to say, but if you take the time to reconnect with your sense of self—your inner knowing of who you are—return to your energy vortex and ensure that this week, especially today, is wholesome. Have a great week. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.monikabravo.blog/subscribe

📢 Big News! 20% Off My Book! 📢I'm thrilled to announce a limited-time 20% discount on my book! Originally priced at $45, you can now get it for just $36, plus shipping.Don’t miss out on this offer – grab your copy and dive in! The offer runs from November 5 through November 19. Stay TUNED for the link… in the meantime, you can still get a signed book with a signed printMBAI summary:* "This is a very special new moon for me, for the world."(00:00:00 - 00:00:45)I discuss the importance of the New Moon in Scorpio, symbolizing the end of a significant cycle as Pluto moves from Capricorn to Aquarius. This transition represents…* "New York gave me my spiritual life, and it gave me also my creative life."(00:01:45 - 00:03:00)Reflecting on a recent trip to New York, I describe feeling a sense of change in the city’s energy. While the city shaped my journey in many ways, my current life has…* "So today I’m embracing the opportunity for renewal and expansion."(00:04:00 - 00:06:00)The alignment calls for setting intentions in line with the powerful, transformative nature of…* "You invite your fear for tea and say, 'Hey, little fear, do you want to have a conversation?'"(00:08:30 - 00:10:00)Drawing on Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings, I share how the new moon encourages us to confront fear with courage. This moment underscores the importance of setting intentions…* "Kindness gave me back self-love. It’s beautiful."(00:21:08 - 00:22:58)Small gestures like smiling at strangers have…Making a space for aspirations. Intention matters.NPC This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.monikabravo.blog/subscribe

My book ships on October 23, and the presale is ongoing until October 22. You will receive one of the signed prints of your choice with your purchase.For those waiting for the EPUB or PDF versions, the link will be available around November 5 (EPUB likely in December).You will also be able to buy directly from the printer and use a more accessible shipping method, saving up to 20% on the book itself, with additional savings depending on shipping type and location. Self-publishing isn't cheap, and I’ve set one price to personally sign and package the books. I’m only printing the books needed for presale and for selling at conferences.I am over the moon and extremely grateful.AI-Generated Summary:* Book Challenges and Completion (00:01:25 - 00:04:43): I just finished sending the final draft of my book to the printer, despite setbacks like a corrupted file that wiped out 10 days of work. After some technical troubleshooting, I finally got it done and sent it off, which feels like a big accomplishment.* Reflection on Emotions and Completion (00:05:02 - 00:07:04): I often feel a sense of mourning or gloom after finishing big projects. This happened after completing the book, and it’s something I’ve experienced with other large creative endeavors. It’s like a form of post-project depression.* Astrological Insights (00:09:03 - 00:12:14): Chiron is currently transiting Gate 42 in my chart, and I finished my book right as this transit was happening, symbolizing both initiation and closure. I also had a profound conversation with astrologer Mark Jones about intimacy and personal growth.* World Events and Reflection (00:15:03 - 00:16:30): I’ve been deeply questioning the state of the world, especially with ongoing conflicts and divisions. It feels like people are losing their connection to humanity, focusing on differences like gender, race, and nationality instead of their shared humanity.* Personal Rituals and Growth (00:26:07 - 00:27:50): I encourage others to create small rituals, like meditation or yoga, to stay grounded. With current astrological influences, it's a great time to reflect on emotional needs and create a plan for personal expansion and leadership.The two things I mention incorporating are:* Dr. Gabor Maté (00:14:28 - 00:14:43): I was inspired by a conversation between Dr. Gabor Maté and comedian Theo Von, i hereby share that conversation for others to listen to as an example of profound human connection and healing.* Bruce Lipton's Epigenetics (00:18:08 - 00:19:00): I mention Bruce Lipton, epigenetics, and how our feelings/beliefs influence our biology and environment.HUMAN DESIGN transits:Yesterday’s full Moon fell on Gate 32.5 (Sun) and Gate 42.5 (Moon & Earth), creating an opportunity to integrate both continuity and growth. On one side, Gate 32.5 is all about preserving what’s valuable—holding on to what works and maintaining stability through cautious strategies. On the flip side, Gate 42.5 urges us to finish cycles and release what’s outdated to make space for new growth. This full moon likely illuminated where we need to balance holding on with letting go, pushing us to discern what should be maintained and what must be completed for true progress.For me, Gate 42 is all about growth through completing things. I’ve learned it’s not just how I start, but how I finish that matters. When I stick with things—whether it’s a project, relationship, or personal goal—I find my true evolution happens in the process of wrapping it up. It clears space for something fresh and new to emerge.With Mars in Gate 42, Line 2, I feel this natural flow when it comes to finishing cycles. I don’t always seek out things to complete, but when they land in my lap, I just get it done. I’m good at it without needing a lot of guidance. Sure, Mars adds some impatience (like, “Can we just get to the end already?”), but I know it’s about finishing strong.Now, with Chiron transiting Gate 42 for me/everyone: I/we’ve got a deeper layer of healing coming in. Chiron’s asking me/us to revisit those unfinished things, heal any wounds tied to them, and close them with grace. It’s like this cosmic reminder that completing what I/we start isn’t just about moving on—it’s about finding wisdom and healing in the process. So, I’m/we are staying patient, embracing my/our flow, and letting that healing guide my/our growth.Today, with the 17.3-62.3 channel activated by the North Node in Gate 17 (opinions) and Mars in Gate 62 (details), there’s a powerful energy driving us to analyze and communicate insights with precision. This combination pushes for thoughtful, grounded opinions (17.3) that can be translated into practical, detailed actions (62.3). It's a great time to express ideas with clarity and logic, turning observations into tangible steps forward. Mars adds a dynamic push, encouraging us to not just think but also act on our detailed insights.Jupiter retrograde in Gate 45.5 brings a period of reflection on leadership, resources, and

AI-generated summary: Emotional Exploration and Balance (00:00:21 - 00:01:24)Focusing on Mars in Cancer and the Sun in Libra prompts introspection about relationships and the desire for emotional security. Slowing down, seeking a deeper connection with my needs, and carefully choosing how I respond to others, emphasizing self-nurturing and inner authority.Awakening and Societal Trust, Facing Vulnerability, and Self-Worth (00:04:41 - 00:11:13)Observing a decline in trust in institutions once considered reliable—from banks to governments—Noting how Pluto’s influence in Capricorn since 2009 has sparked personal and collective questioning of societal foundations, [Conspiracy theories] I have lately confronted vulnerabilities, especially self-worth, inspired by Saturn Chiron’s transit. Through reflection and discipline, I have been studying areas like economics to build a foundation for self-trust. This journey toward self-worth is supported by Saturn, providing structure to heal and grow.Learning and Adaptability (00:16:41 - 00:25:49)Committed to lifelong learning, I value acquiring practical skills that support personal evolution and resilience. Anticipating Pluto’s transition to Aquarius, I see learning functional skills as vital for future adaptability and believe this approach will empower a sense of preparedness.Closing of Growth CyclesThis full moon marks the closing of significant growth cycles, and I express readiness to embrace upcoming changes with optimism and positivity.__List of recent podcast appearances where I discuss Art, Astrology, Bitcoin, and being a Carnivore.Get a signed copy of my book: Finally Shipping by October 20th, after a few bumps along the way!Receive an integrated Human design, evolutionary reading:The best way I can serve is #holdingspace for you – what do I ask for? Your commitment, towards your own journey, and I will assist you and serve as a surface for you to see yourself in a new light - I will serve you by reflecting your own #empowerment – I am of service. Regardless of the offering you chose, I will show up, and meet you where your needs are. I will create a safe container. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.monikabravo.blog/subscribe

AI summary:* Shifting into Sovereignty (00:12 - 02:24)The recent eclipse has brought about intense shifts. During meditation, I connected with my ancestors, and old friends and felt called to serve humanity by giving and receiving light. With new connections, I feel inspired to guide others in moving away from corrupt systems towards sovereignty. This includes starting a new study group using, evolutionary astrology, Human Design, and financial tools.* Mourning Civilization, Embracing New Beginnings - a Calling to Millennials and Gen Z (06:00 - 09:05)Lunation of Oct 10th, We collectively mourn the old civilization, but this mourning allows us to plant seeds for new growth and beauty in our lives and the world. I urge millennials and Gen Z to wake up to the reality of the fiat monetary system, which is a scam. Courage is needed to break free from societal conditioning and create a new future based on sovereignty and true value.* Invitation to Connect and Build (12:22 - End)The First Quarter Moon: I’m ready to support anyone willing to take the next steps toward transformation, offering guidance through mentorship, readings, and group work. Now is the time to act.Feel free to send me a direct message if you're interested in any of my diverse offerings, including readings, mentorships, and study groups. You can also schedule a free 30-minute Zoom call to explore how we can work together. I look forward to connecting with you!Here’s a clickable list of recent podcast appearances where I discuss Art, Astrology, Bitcoin, and being a Carnivore. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.monikabravo.blog/subscribe

AI: summary: 00:00:23 - 00:02:55: The cardinal cross and the relationship between principles, integrity, morals, and ethos.00:02:55 - 00:11:19: The upcoming eclipse and its implications for self-reflection, shadow integration, the experience of crystallized emotions and pain—what a kidney stone and my grandmother told me, and reflection on serving others as a mirror through astrological readings and study groups.00:11:02 - 00:17:02: The impact of guilt on shadow work and personal integrity, comparison of the current eclipse cycle with those from 2013-2015 emphasizing the need for self-courage, and my invitation to connect for deep astrological readings, highlighting personal strengths in navigating the dark.I am currently doing podcast appearances to promote my book, with more scheduled in the upcoming weeks. Here are the latest three in the way I recorded them: ENJOY!Monika Bravo joins me to discuss the ontological basis of space and time, astrology and etymology, the power of Bitcoin, observing ourselves and others, the impact of meditation, praxeology, and human action, the relationship between authenticity and security, and how to reconnect with lost loved ones. Monika Bravo is a multidisciplinary artist and polymath. With Robert Breedlove.Monika Bravo's unique vision for Bitcoin seamlessly integrates her profound artistic insights, and an in-depth understanding of mythology, astrology, and numerology, resulting in a Bitcoin perspective that is truly unparalleled. Driven by an insatiable desire to transform thoughts into feelings, ultimately leading to action, Monika's Bitcoin journey is fueled by the "Promethean fire" she so eloquently describes, which ignites human action and sets the stage for a beautiful and hopeful future for the Bitcoin ecosystem. By masterfully combining the spiritual with the rational and actionable aspects of being a dedicated Bitcoiner, Monika embodies the essence of a Bitcoin advocate who seeks to create a better world for humanity. interview by Byte Federal Podcast EP. 3 - Monika Bravo with Paul Tarantino.What if..... "The only revolution is to be one’s self " Monika Bravo Join me for a deep dive into Art, Astrology, a NEW World, Bitcoin, and MY ASTROLOGICAL chart - I am a bit nervous but excited to allow Monika some freedom to play on this episode.DJ Valerie B LOVE ShowWith all my offerings, you can pay in BTC/L2 or FIAT using links. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.monikabravo.blog/subscribe