Sheila Reads and writes Happy full moon! I don't know about all of you, but for me, January has managed to feel both like it passed in the blink of an eye and like it was approximately 182 years long. Somehow, we are ushering in a new month with a full moon in Leo. Leo is enthusiastic, courageous, and creative. It delivers energy that can help us break out of ruts and move forward with purpose. I had to laugh when I drew the Temperance card for our collective full moon reading. If you have...
about 1 month ago • 11 min read
Sheila Reads and writes A new moon reset... This is our last new moon of 2025 and my last email for the year. It feels like I blinked in June, and suddenly, it's the end of the year This weekend starts with the new moon today and ends with the Winter Solstice for those of us in the northern hemisphere. Sagittarius is a sign that loves to celebrate wins, so this energy is a good time to really honor the things you're most proud of for the past year. The pace of our lives is so fast. Too often,...
3 months ago • 12 min read
Sheila Reads and writes *Long suffering sigh* I'm not going to lie, the astro weather of the present moment is pretty gnarly. If you are feeling cranky, exhausted, sleepless, agitated, or just generally out of sorts, you are not alone this week. The best advice I can offer you is just to try to move at the pace that is available to you. I drew the Queen of Pentacles this week, which feels particularly appropriate for this moon. While this isn't always how I read this card, what really came...
4 months ago • 11 min read
Sheila Reads and writes A lunation for finding comfort in the little things... It’s very appropriate that my newsletter is coming later in the day on the full moon in Taurus. Also referred to as the beaver moon, this full moon brings in slow, steady, grounding Taurus energy leading up to our next mercury retrograde. As daylight dwindles in the northern hemisphere, I’ve sensed that familiar feeling of wanting to hibernate. I’m craving heated blankets and tea and slower mornings and evenings....
4 months ago • 8 min read
Sheila Reads and writes THE POISON DAUGHTER IS OUT NOW... Sheila holding the TPD Hardcover The ebook is available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. The hardcover is up (Amazon & Barnes & Noble), and the paperback is up on Amazon and should be available shortly at other online retailers. (It will take a little longer for my Canadian friends, as Indigo/Chapters has to manually pull my books in, but I promise it's in progress.) Lucky book number seven is the longest and most complex book I've ever...
5 months ago • 1 min read
Sheila Reads and writes A new moon in eclipse chaos... I'm not going to lie, reader. I have really been getting by butt kicked by the mid-eclipse energy this time around. I had a great time at Villains and Vixens, got home.........and promptly got Covid for the first time (5.5 years was a pretty good run). It was all very four of swords, "rest or the universe will make you rest" vibes. This year has been full of shakeups in my personal life and changes at my day job, and I would love for...
6 months ago • 8 min read
Sheila Reads and writes A new moon for grounding our intuition... This new moon in Virgo offers us insights into our intuitive journey. Virgo energy offers us the grounding we need to better trust that soft intutitive voice in our bones, if we can just release intuition. It doesn't matter if I'm doing a collective reading for this newsletter or a private reading for a client, there always seems to be some part of the reading that's directed at me. (Stop attacking me, Tarot) Today's new moon...
7 months ago • 6 min read
Sheila Reads and writes A full moon for wild dreaming... After the muddle of the past few weeks, this full moon is a clarifying moment. Aquarius offers us a safe space for dreaming and encourages us to tap into our weirdest impulses. Aquarian energy pushes us to think outside of the box and to trust in our own originality. Whatever strange clarity is coming to you now, whichever odd steps forward seem suddenly apparent, it's time to trust the wisdom in your weirdness. I drew the 9 of Cups Rx...
7 months ago • 9 min read
Sheila Reads and writes A new moon of courage and chaos... This mercury retrograde came for me hard. As someone born during a mercury retrograde in Leo, I thought I might be spared, but alas, I'm in the thick of it. This is a time of noise, of old lessons returning to test if you've really learned or not. If you are feeling TESTED you are not alone. But mercury retrograde, especially in Leo, the sign of warmth and courage, are also an opportunity to reflect on how we have grown and what...
8 months ago • 6 min read