Side Notes
by Rita Sotolongo
A Busy Bee Who Researches Tarot, Astrology, Art, History & More
From her Armchair
The thoughts that don’t make the main text—but matter anyway ♥️
All Side Notes
Helios and Heliotrope: Connecting Myth and Nature
As Helios—the Greek sun god—showers (pelts?) us with his radiant energy, the fiery element to Leo Season (July 22-August 21) is unmistakable. And it's because this is the time of year when the sun and the lion beckon us to tap into our Herculean power.
A Story About the Milky Way
Today, my folklore studies led me to read a beautiful tale from South Africa. I found it in Fearless Girls, Wise Women & Beloved Sisters by Kathleen Ragan through a Fairytale Heroines course I'm taking with the Carterhaugh School of Folklore and the Fantastic.