Blog

You did it! You’ve made it to the very end of 2021. And while very few would call the year “easy” we hope you found pockets of joy worth celebrating. With that said…we’re all pretty excited over here to be looking ahead to 2022. It’s far from a complete turnaround from the past two years, but we have a sneaky feeling that there will at least be more hope. These are some of the biggest astrological transits happening in the year ahead. These are all general overviews (with dates included) that do not speak specifically to any one sign. We...

We know it's still 2021...but December always gets us focused on the year ahead! We're busy working on a HUGE "Astrological Guide to 2022" that'll land here on the blog in just a couple weeks, but for now, let's focus on next year's eclipses! The North and South Nodes of the Moon are where eclipses occur every six months, and the Nodes are changing signs next month. The North and South Nodes of the Moon shift signs about every 18 months. For almost the entirety of the pandemic (since May 2020) the nodes have highlighted the Gemini/Sagittarius axis. This is significant, especially...

What comes to mind when you think about showing “gratitude” in your life? Chances are that very different things appear for all of us, based around what we value most.  You might immediately think of your family, or your partner, or your kids. Or maybe what comes to mind is your career, the money you earn from it, and the security it provides you. “Value” is defined differently by everyone, but we’re all grateful for the people, places, and things it epitomizes in our minds. Astrology is a tool for many things, and in this case, we’re using it to...

The holidays are officially here and with the magical season's arrival comes the task of shopping for everyone on your list! We know this time of year can be crazy, so we wanted to make it a little easier. This Zodiac Gift Guide can be used for yourself, for your bestie, your partner, your parents, and anyone in between! We hope you like what you find, and we’re wishing you a very happy holiday season from everyone at Ritual Shoppe. Aries - ruled by Mars Immunity Shield Honorable mention:  Dune Stoneware incense holder The holidays for Aries, like everything else,...

“Manifestation” is a seriously trendy word in 2021. The popularity has been building for years, but it really took off in 2020 when alternative health and spirituality gained a new foothold during the pandemic.   In fact, the Google search term itself went up a whopping 669 percent (!!!) from late March to mid-July last year, “coincidentally” the same period that Saturn entered Aquarius for the first time since the 1960s.  People then, like people now, are looking for answers (aren’t we always?) and the esoteric arts have a way of providing a beautiful, customizable framework for healing.   There’s...

Full Moons are a monthly culmination point. They give us the opportunity to inspect the place they reside in our birth chart with full illumination and, hopefully, at least some amount of clarity gained. Today, we welcome a Full Moon in Aries. And thanks to both Mercury and Jupiter stationing direct on Monday (VERY good news!), this lunation is giving us an extra dose of forward momentum. Here’s everything you need to know! Date: Wednesday, October 20th Time: 10:56 AM EST Sign: Aries Degree: 27° Modality: Cardinal Decan: 3 Aspects: Opposite Mars, square Pluto   This Moon isn’t necessarily “nice”...