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Okay so I went to an astrology event and a pro astrologer mentioned a configuration that is, in my experience, related to my very out and proud queerness, as a significator of how "I'm going to die". https://twitter.com/LeisaSchaim/status/1331016230187245569
I have honestly waffled back and forth on whether or not I have too much of a trauma history to engage in the professional astrology community after things like this happen, I need time to recover from being so jolted.
I would never look for something like that as a practitioner and if a client asked me that question, I wouldn't answer it.
In my client practice, if I see something hard come up, I don't project my own anxieties and biases about it. We make a plan together.
In my client practice, if I see something hard come up, I don't project my own anxieties and biases about it. We make a plan together.
My clients are mostly QTPOC, working class, radicals, and anti-capitalist so I feel like I can frame this stuff in my own language and people leave supported, held, and seen, rather than scared and anxious about the future.
At the beginning of my sessions I lay out some ground rules. if anything is too personal, we can redirect. if something doesn't resonate, let me know. if i say something that hurts, or is problematic, i would like to fix it so they feel safe because this session is for them.
That conversation around boundaries is integral. If someone tells me they have bad anxiety & would like me to frame things a certain way, I'm happy to do that for them.
So yes be honest. Talk about the negative things, but also be kind & listen to the person you're talking to.
So yes be honest. Talk about the negative things, but also be kind & listen to the person you're talking to.
I also just want to be abundantly clear: I think talking about the harder things in life is helpful and I'm not a ~love & light~ person, but I wanted to add my own experience to add a level of nuance to how to do it in a way that does the least amount of harm.
