impactful & intentional intimacy
impactful & intentional intimacy
how the fuck do i build these meaningful relationships amidst a late stage capitalist hellscape?
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— christa lei, 21st century sl*t (@christaleisays)
Feb 8, 2023
as a libra, i tend to romanticise certain aspects of my life. or, rather, all of the aspects of my life. mostly my love life, and i’ve certainly documented all aspects of that in some way, shape or form throughout the years (almost always online, for public consumption.) i’m less apt to do so now that i run a business, have a busy schedule, and want to maintain boundaries with my personal and public personas. but the one thing that i’ve noticed is that i am constantly falling in love with so many things. throughout the years, i’ve realised the consistency in my dedication to all things love. of course, it’s not just love, but it’s actually the act of being in relation with others. and that could mean anything and everything. while i did not have the same spiritual beliefs as when i first started learning astrology, once i built a robust theurgical practice and realised i could relate to planetary spirits much as i relate to venerated elders and ancestors… it changed a lot about how i viewed what i was in relation with and to.
let us lead with love, even when we do not like others. we must lead our lives forward with love through the lens of compassion and empathy. in doing so, we not only live a good life in relation to others, but we also usher ourselves towards a better death.
colleague, trusted teacher and practitioner friend, diana rose harper, has already written a post about this on instagram that i’d urge you to check out before coming back here to read the rest of this:
the common denominator in all of your relationships is YOU.
this is a core part of how i’ve na...
many of my colleagues who have started referring to themselves as relational astrologers share this sensibility. we notice the world around us, and understand that while we are in relation with everything around us, we can use our discernment to consciously interact with certain entities over others. and one of the scariest moments of opening one’s self to relation is the fact that we are opening ourselves to loss. but what does it mean to pursue these relationships? what does it mean to actually build intimacy with others, and have it be impactful and meaningful? how do we put meaning into our relations with others, and keep it a sacred space?
i’m here to eventually explore that, join me on my new iteration of is this what you want? hosted here on beehiiv— i’ll further explain what this means for you (it means free newsletter from now on; until i get enough subscribers to be able to pay for it!)