Dear Zephyrtown,   Like the rest of the world, the WZ is going to be taking a long pause. I don’t know how long and I don’t know what’s on the other side of it. I’m saying “au revoir” instead of “adieu” because I’m not trying to convey finality. That said, this feels like something deeper than a pause to replenish myself. The WZ might come back in its familiar form. Something else may appear in its place. I don’t know. With everything gone so quiet in the world, I find myself going quiet, too, quieter than ever. The brokenness of our social systems, the piles of wrong/unbeautiful ideas on which they’re built—hey, capitalism!—the general crumbling: all of that feels like it has its analogue in me. I’ve been operating on wrong, unbeautiful ideas. I knew that on one level but the degree to which I’ve been doing it is coming clearer.  I’m going back to some real basics for a while.  Some big questions I’ll be marinating in:  *Do I know that I have complete innate value as a person on the earth that’s not connected to my output? I know that everyone else does, but do I know that I do? And if I don’t know that I do, do I truly know that everyone else does?  *If and when I comprehend my own value and that I don’t need to do or be something special to maintain or earn that value, does that change what I want to do with my time and energy?  It’s about 9:30 pm as I’m writing this. Snowfall quiet outside, like it is all day, except there’s no snow. Across the quiet somewhere, in every direction, this great and terrible visitor is tearing into things. I hope you’re safe where you are, and that your loved ones are, and that you’ll stay that way for the most generous amount of time that life will allow. The Star is up top, my favorite card in the Tarot, the one that feels like home base.

The Star is the 17th card in the Major Arcana, which comes right after The Tower, which is the one where everything’s blown apart and unsustainable systems have proven that they were exactly that.

The Star is the light that appears in the darkness when you need it most, delivering the message that light is absolutely still a thing. It feels to me like some unshakable benevolence has spotted you and locked on, and that while it might be night a while longer, you won’t be abandoned to the dark once and for all. The Star has placed an order on your behalf for morning to arrive, and your order is getting ready to ship.  Sending out a whole lot of love to all of you and I’ll see you later when it’s lighter and things become clear XO,

Tina