My thoughts on food & drink.
It has been a while since I sat down to write. The year 2026 breaks down to a “1” in numerology—a frequency of new beginnings—but the journey started under the intense emotional waters of the Full Moon in Cancer. As a stoic Capricorn, my nature is to build and endure, often setting my deepest feelings aside for a “later” that never comes. But this year, the Moon demanded that I stop and honor everything I had stored away.
New moons symbolize death, birth, rebirth, and seeds silently planted in the darkness; they mark the beginning and the end. Sacrifice, release, death, these are the fertile soul in which those seeds find nourishment to lay strong roots and fresh growth. The cycles of the moon remind us that everything has its time. As I think of this new moon, I see clearly in my mind the death card in tarot. For a butterfly to be born, a caterpillar must die. Neither can exist without the other. To navigate through the new moon energy, begin by dreaming your new reality. Our dreams only happen in the dark.