Between Control and Surrender
Astrology, Art and Magic April 8 2026
I’m shipping a package out to England and I’m a little nervous. There is no tracking number and it won’t arrive until May.
I woke up at 4am stressing about it. I ended up eating the cost and changing the shipping so it goes by air and is fully tracked. I could hear my late grandfather lecturing me in my head about business ethics. I couldn’t send it by freight. Sometimes mistakes cost you and it is what it is. I’ve learned it’s better to do right by your client than roll the dice and hope for the best.
I will have to trust in the invisibles because at this point most of it is out of my hands.
Update: I did what I could now I leave the rest up to the fates.
I also started my bookkeeping for taxes.
I still feel like I don’t have enough time for anything….
A little overwhelmed
I’m starting to run a D&D game for the first time and I’m not sure how it will go. I practiced with my husband and read ahead so I’m prepared but there is still that nervous feeling that I’ve forgotten something.
Lots of fear coming up for me lately.
I was reminded in my two way prayer that it’s best to find that inner stillness. Stay quiet. Listen more and say less.
Magic
A good spell for stress
Light a white candle
Say I release what I cannot control and focus on what I can
Blow out the candle
Pick up a pen and write the first three things you can actually do
Astrology
Moon Moods
We might be a little more control oriented today as the Moon moves through Capricorn. It helps to make a checklist and take things one step at a time. This Moon gives us emotional determination and the ability to follow through
There is a square to Saturn in Aries and this can bring up old childhood themes especially around responsibility and being forced to grow up too fast. Some old patterns or self destructive habits may surface. Watch the inner critic. This energy can make us hard on ourselves so be mindful of that inner critic. Healing comes from doing the work and slowly untangling those old stories
The Moon also squares Neptune which can blur things a little and make us question ourselves. This is where faith comes in. Not blind faith but the kind that is built through effort and resilience. Discipline and focus will carry you through even when things feel uncertain
Our saving grace is a gentle sextile between the Moon in Capricorn and the North Node in Pisces. This is where we learn to trust our intuition while staying grounded in reality. We can be both practical and spiritual, responsible and compassionate.
Let your heart guide your plans-
Do the work,
and trust the rest will meet you halfway through the quiet support of the invisibles.
Harpin Norm is part of my poetry group. I love the blues. It’s kind of that kind of day too, when the Blues fill in the void.