“Not all those who wander are lost.” — J.R.R. Tolkien
Find Your
You feel it, don’t you?
The ground shifting.
The noise getting louder.
The sense that you need something to hold onto — not an escape, but an orientation.
Because the waters that we are heading into? Well, Here Be Dragons to say the least.
So we need to find a way.
A way to know where you are. A way to know what to do next.
You don’t need more content. You don’t need another forecast that leaves you more anxious than when you started.
You need someone you trust to tell you: here’s what I’m seeing, here’s what’s opening, here’s one thing you can do.
That’s what this is.
Key & Compass arrives in your inbox every New Moon with exactly what you need to orient yourself for the weeks ahead.
Not a full astrology report. Not a tarot spread to interpret on your own. Not a content dump.
Just me, Bri, telling you what I’m noticing, what door is opening, and what to do about it.
One key.
One compass.
Enough to find your way.
Every New Moon: An email from me with three things —
✢ Where We Are: The essential orientation. What’s the season doing? What’s the sky doing? What am I seeing in my practice and in the world? The weather report for your soul.
✢ The Key — What’s Opening: One insight, one opportunity, one door available to walk through this month. Not everything. Just the thing that matters.
✢ The Compass — What to Do: One practical, doable practice. Light this candle. Say these words. Put this by your door. Ask yourself this question. Folk magic practical — something you can actually do that will help you feel grounded and accompanied.
That’s it. Clear, useful, true.
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Who This Is For
You’re someone who wants to live intentionally but feels overwhelmed by the noise.
You appreciate guidance that’s grounded, not fear-mongering, not fluffy, not trying to sell you on anxiety.
You want a practice, not a performance.
You’d love to have a wise friend who pays attention to the cycles and can tell you what she’s seeing, and you’d value that enough to pay for it.
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A Taste of Key & Compass
Here’s what December 2025’s Key & Compass would have looked like — sent out with the New Moon in Sagittarius on December 19th.
WHERE WE ARE
We arrive at the final New Moon of the year in the sign of the Archer.
Sagittarius sits at 28 degrees, one degree away from the Galactic Center, the heart of our Milky Way. This is not a small moon. This is the last seed planted before the calendar turns. The last arrow loosed before winter deepens.
And yet.
Saturn and Neptune square this moon from Pisces. There’s friction between the dream and the reality. Between what you want to believe is possible and what actually has traction. The temptation is to either inflate your hopes into fantasy or collapse them into cynicism. Neither serves.
The invitation instead: honest hope. Vision that knows it will require effort. Faith that has done its homework.
If you’re feeling the pull between “dream big” and “be realistic” — you’re reading the sky correctly.
THE KEY — WHAT’S OPENING
The key this month is the arrow, not the target.
Everyone wants to talk about goals this time of year. Resolutions. The destination.
Sagittarius doesn’t care about the destination. Sagittarius cares about the trajectory. The direction you’re pointed. The quality of your aim.
You don’t need to know exactly where you’ll land. You need to know what direction you’re facing and whether you’re willing to let the arrow fly.
Ask yourself: What am I aimed toward? Not “what do I want to achieve”, but what direction is my life actually pointed right now? And is that the direction I want to be headed?
The door that opens: you stop obsessing over outcomes and start paying attention to orientation. You realize that a small adjustment to your aim now changes everything about where you land later.
THE COMPASS — WHAT TO DO
The Arrow Release
You’ll need:
- A small stick or twig (a few inches long — found outside is best)
- A scrap of paper and something to write with
- A fireplace, fire pit, candle flame, or other safe fire source
- A few minutes of quiet
This is best done on the New Moon itself or in the three days following.
The Practice:
Sit with your stick and your paper. This stick is your arrow.
On the paper, write what you are releasing from this year, not a list of failures or regrets, but the trajectory that no longer serves. The direction you’ve been pointed that you’re done traveling. Maybe it’s a habit of overwork. Maybe it’s a relationship dynamic. Maybe it’s a belief about yourself that you’ve outgrown.
One thing. Keep it simple.
Wrap the paper around the stick. Hold it in your hands.
Say aloud (or whisper, if you need to):
“This arrow has flown as far as it can go. I release it. I am free to aim again.”
Burn the paper and stick together. Watch it go. Let the fire have it.
Then, and this is the important part, don’t immediately replace it with a new goal. Sit in the empty space for a moment. Let yourself be an archer without an arrow, just for a moment. The new aim will come. For tonight, you are simply free.
Threshold Blessing for the Solstice
Two days after this New Moon, the Solstice arrives (December 21st) — the longest night, the return of the light.
This is one of the oldest threshold moments humans have ever marked. Here’s a simple way to honor it:
On Solstice morning or evening, stand at your front door, inside, facing out. Place your hand on the door frame.
Say:
“This is the door between the year that was and the year that will be. I stand at the threshold. I leave behind what is finished. I step forward into what is beginning. May this home be blessed. May all who pass through this door find their way. May all who enter come in love and depart in peace.”
Then step through. Close the door behind you. Stand outside for a moment, even if it’s cold, even if it’s brief.
You have crossed into the new.
This is Key & Compass. One key. One compass. New moon to new moon.
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This isn’t about predicting your future.
It’s about finding yourself in the present — and knowing what to do next.
One key. One compass. New moon to new moon.
I’ll see you there.
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