Hi, witch! This is the last week of pride in Portland and the last of our weekly newsletters for the month of July. Queer existence has been, is, and will always be, a gift. We can find strength in the softness it takes to let ourselves exist like the sacred and radiant beings we are. Thank you for being here, and thank you for being a part of this magic with us. This week we're remembering to trust what makes us feel alive and finding ways to keep going towards it. Grab your notebook and get ready to weave some magic with us!

When was the last time you've intentionally considered what inspires you? What lights you up? How can you bring more of that into your life? This week brings the comforting (startling, not always fun to hear) message that we are more than a cog in the wheel. We are magical, creative, queer, empathetic beings who need to have outlets for these facets in order to feel like our truest forms of self. 

Guiding Card of the Week: Page of Wands

Your body can truly be a sanctuary when there is space for it to be tended to. The page of wands brings a lens of an exuberant new chapter where you get to start filling in the blanks. This is an invitation to treat your life as an adventure! What feels really good when you're tending to your body? What is easy and accessible for you to incorporate into your routine as much as possible? What's something creative you've always wanted to do on a regular basis but haven't taken the dive? The page of wands sees that sacred inner fire dancing inside of you, and wants you to tend it like the previous entity it is. Here are some activities to invite this fiery energy:

• Engage in creative activities like writing, art, or music
• Step out of your comfort zone to explore new possibilities!
• Trust your intuition and take bold steps towards your goals
• Seek guidance and mentorship from others

The Sasuraibito deck is a newer edition to our tarot wall and we are loving it! The imagery is soft and enchanting, the messaging is affirming and thought provoking. If you'd like to see more, here it is: 

A Candle Spell for Making Space: 

Queer magic is a radiant prisma that will hold you and guide you through. Queer devotion begins with revering the sacred queerness in yourself, because your queer soul is a spark of the Divine. 

This magic in you deserves space. Light your candle (Queer Devotion is spelled for sacred queerness, but any candle will do) and focus on the flame, on the warmth. Imagine that flame starting in your heart center and slowly spreading across your body, thawing and warming the places of you that have been hesitant to receive. When you are feeling the warmth, close your eyes and whisper, "There is space for my joy. There is space for my magic." Let the candle burn to charge this spell, and when you're ready to blow it out whisper "so it is" and then extinguish the flame.

Queer Magic at the Shop!  

Books are such a great tool for stoking your magical practice. Check out some of our favorite magic books by queer authors; Spells for Change, Intention Obsession, Queering Your Craft, Tarot for the Hard Work, Queering the Runes, Modern Magic and Queer Devotion!

A Queer Invitation: 

This is the last week of Pride in Portland and our hearts are filled with queer joy!! Visit the shop from 11am-5pm (masks required from 11-1) and be gay and magical with us. You can write your inner child the love note they needed, you can explore the library, restock on ritual tools, ask questions, make friends. We can't wait to see you.