To the old ones:

We are writing to tell you an origin story. Something that began in 2020, and is still growing today.

Contrary to what you might feel right now, the year 2020 was not about Jospeh Biden or Donald Trump. It was not about one septuagenarian white man or another septuagenarian white man trying to take power.

It was a year about all the massive changes you weathered, and all the massive changes you initiated. 

2020 was a year of great upheaval. A year of breakdowns and dismantling so that old ground could be cleared, the soil prepared, and a new life seeded.

2020 was the year collective care returned to the Earth.

2020 was the year the trees breathed deeper again, the year plants were honored as sacred teachers again, the year humans remembered how to feed each other. 

We imagine 2020 must have felt, at the time, exhausting. We want to remind you, though, that you are in the final leg of a crucial race. We of the future study astrology, and we can tell you that the energy pattern you have been in since January is soon coming to a close. Have heart, and remember that the end of this story is the beginning of another.

This is the year of your initiation. 

The doulas tell us that there is no birth that isn’t messy. There is never a birth without blood, pain, and things turned inside out. You are in the birth canal right now, dear people. Thank you for the new life you are reaching for. Thank you for returning some of the old ways to the planet again, and mixing them with your new ways.

You are the bringers of the new story. A new story that is now arriving, yawning, crying and growing. Thank you for making the difficult journey. Your initiation into this world is our blessing.

With care & respect,

Your future ones