The Ice Queen Archetype for Winter Inspiration
By: Michelle Chun As we center ourselves in the icy blue season of winter, we search for signs of inspiration to keep us engaged in this dark but magical time. The most exhilarating part about seasons changing is the reinvention of identity. Stepping into the scene...
Pisces Season 2021: Beauty and Illusion
Written by Suzie Kerr Wright, Astrologer & Psychic Medium Edited by Georgina Berbari Pisces season 2021 is here. As we leave the colder, more detached energy of Aquarius season, the energy mutates into the in-between that is Pisces season. Pisces rules the period...
Tantric Sex: A Shift in Perspective Surrounding Pleasure
Story By Georgina Berbari Art by Georgina Berbari + Elsa Marie Keefe With Valentine's Day approaching, Luminary editor Georgina Berbari explores the area of eroticism and the power of self-pleasure. - The body has an immense capacity for intense pleasure. Too often...
Three Powerful Prayers to Call Up Imbolc Blessings
By: Michelle Chun A Celebration of Warming, Birthing and Making At the beginning of February, we are graced with the Pagan holiday Imbolc, pronounced "Im-Bulk." It is a moment of celebration that honors the passage of time between the winter solstice and...
Nine Best New Year’s Resolutions for a Gentle 2021
By Georgina Berbari Art by: Dana Trippe As 2020 comes to a close, here at Luminary we take a chance to pause and reflect truthfully on the year passed. This year, we put together nine of the best new year's resolutions to cultivate a gentle and healthy year,...
Tuesday’s Full Moon in Cancer Says Farewell 2020
It's a Heartfelt Goodbye to 2020 with Tuesday's Full Moon in Cancer By Georgina Berbari Art by Fran Rodriguez On Tuesday, December 29th at 10:30 pm ET the last full moon of 2020 will emerge in the night sky, shrouding us in all of her lunar majesty. This full moon...
Single Serving Tteokguk recipe to ring in the New Year
By: Stephanie Shin Photo: cHowDivine.com As a Korean who immigrated to America at the mere age of three, many customs and traditions from my home country were not yet familiarized. However, every Seollal (Lunar New Year’s day), I wake up to the hearty smell of broth...
Spiritual awakenings for the secular: Waking up to the truth
By: Georgina Berbari When we talk about enlightenment or spiritual awakening, we might imagine some white-bearded fellow sitting cross-legged in a high, Himalayan mountain cave. He sits there serenely, maybe even aloof. He’s figured out the meaning of life and has all...