Katie Shell, Essential Journeying

05/16/2026

Juniper has long been a symbol of protection, grounding, cleansing, truth, and belonging. It was a Juniper tree that reminded me that when we sit under a tree we become enveloped and held between the tree's branches and roots. A feeling of unconditional love and support.

After the loss of Juniper Blessing, I realized I could no longer see or work with Juniper without thinking of this precious life taken so violently and far too soon.

In honor of Juniper Blessing, all profits from Juniper sales will be donated to translifeline.org, a trans-led organization providing direct support and community care for trans people.

Will also be looking into potential other organizations prioritizing the safety of trans individuals. So if you have a favorite let me know.

I also encourage those who are able to donate directly to Trans Lifeline or other organizations supporting trans advocacy, safety, mutual aid, and care.

Supporting trans lives should never be reduced to a performative gesture.

My work will continue to openly honor trans embodiment, autonomy, and self-expression. Those values are not negotiable.

05/16/2026

Setting intentions during this New Moon in Ta**us will help us ground and set our own rhythms during this fast paced time of human evolution.

Fluidity and trust in the messages of the body is critical when we are being bombarded with new understanding of the world around us, weaved in with manipulative misinformation.

Getting stuck in the systems, structures, and definitions we have been conditioned with by the establishment only serves to reinforce a broken system meant to strip us of our individuality.

Keep it simple - let your litmus test be does it expand, celebrate and protect individuality or does it force people to conform to labels and structures?

Be inspired by Ta**us, stop and smell the roses, by resting and finding pleasure in the senses.

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05/06/2026

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05/06/2026

One of the first responses to my Mother’s Day astrology offering 💜

My work is never just one thing and doesn’t fit neatly into any box. Evolutionary astrology, aromatherapy, emotional support, nervous system regulation, rest, embodiment—it’s all connected.

♉️ Ta**us season reminds us to follow our natural rhythms. Empowering people to take the rest they need instead of forcing themselves to fit the system is part of the resistance.

What can you take off your plate to allow yourself the space to move more fluidly, fully and unapologetically?

05/05/2026

I like to offer deep discounts on occasion to help people be able to afford my services. With mother's day coming up I wanted to make an offering that was inclusive of all experiences with the energy of the and not limited to people who are mothers or have good relationships with their mothers.

I wanted to focus on the bigger picture. The best way we can honor this energy is to be as much ourselves as is possible. Without limiting ourselves by a society that wants to box us in.

05/04/2026

05/03/2026

We live in a society that tries to condition us to believe that we have to constantly be productive. That in order to be valued, we are told we must be useful to the establishment.

It is an act of rebellion to follow our bodies natural cycles of rest and productivity. And it is essential not to judge ourselves for not conforming to systems design to suppress our individuality.

Empowerment comes from allowing ourselves to just be.

04/28/2026

This theme is spot on with Uranus entering Gemini.

Gemini’s duality gets reduced to labels—
when it’s actually about movement across a spectrum.

Uranus in Gemini invites us to question the structures we’ve been given and become more true to ourselves in the process.

As a Virgo, sorting and labeling are my wheelhouse, which supports Virgo’s superpower of discernment. So it tends to poke at me when a label doesn’t quite fit.

Labels aren’t inherently bad—
but they become limiting when they stop evolving
or are used to pigeonhole rather than guide.
I’ve already found myself in an edge-pushing conversation about labels—with a Gemini, of course. 🤦‍♀️

Virgo and Gemini are both mercurial—Virgo refines, Gemini keeps it moving, and somewhere in there we find greater understanding.

Rigid definitions and the rejection of fluidity limit who people are allowed to be.

01/29/2026

Progressed new moons happen every 28 years and have us feeling like we are feeling around in the dark. Clarity is coming for what this next phase will look like but it takes patience and faith.