look towards your Sun

Blue winged teal folds it's head toward it's body, it's reflection clearly visible in gently rippling out pond water
Blue-winged teal folds it's head toward itself, photo by Kadir

Dearest light-bearers,

It's finally that time — illumi9ate is here!

I started to seed this offering in summer of 2025, a year whose digits add up to 9. Nine is a number that represents transition, the moment before everything changes, when you have a chance to take stock of what has happened so far, and to intentionally shape your path forward.

I thought that I would release this offering in 2025, but it turned to be my own Nine year. I moved homes, changed my career even more and healed within myself wounds and patterns that were holding me from feeling myself. Arriving in this moment now, I am so proud of myself!

Not because my program is sold out, but because I put myself out there. I changed and morphed in your presence. I experimented with my voice. I spoke into the microphone and hit record. I revealed my interests even though it seemed so different from where I started. I took risks without expecting payoff. I felt what it is like to be myself, for myself. I basked in my own shine, bathed myself in the fire of my creativity.

I am here.

This transgressive creative freedom is what I desire for you, light-bearing leader.

Come meet me at illumi9ate, your Sun awaits you.

Bioluminescent Jack o'Lantern Mushrooms glow neon green in the dark: By Tylerbrunnermyco - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0