Thanksgiving often gets wrapped into the energy of Sagittarius season, but it's not entirely about what happened around a dinner table in the past. For me, the holidays don't pull me back to my hometown because it's not my home. Home isn't a destination; it's where I live my life. Nostalgia doesn't live in those streets or in those walls—it's locked inside my memories, always ready to surface in fleeting moments, wherever I am.

This Sagittarius season carries a deeper lesson about belonging. It's not about running to the places that once held us but reflecting on where we feel we don't belong. It's about reclaiming our space in existence—ensuring we include ourselves in life's belonging.

Returning to the family I was born into often feels like stepping into a room where the air is thin and the effort to connect is even thinner. It's a place where my role was cemented long before I knew who I truly was—a script written for their comfort, not my authenticity. Home is supposed to be where we are seen, not where we disappear into expectations.

This season will feel slower—not just because of holiday travel or the stolen moments with old friends that stretch time, but because Mercury Retrograde urges us to pause. It invites us to examine where we've been running and asks if those destinations truly hold what we seek. Sagittarius season is not about arriving—it's about learning to belong wherever we are.

My work has taught me that many people hold onto outdated cycles of existence long after they've outlived their truth. I sometimes wonder why this happens. For me, the traditions of this day—eating from the same plate of food I've always been handed, enduring the same arguments sparked by the same person—no longer resonate. There comes a point when authenticity stops being about "going along to get along" and starts honoring the changes within you.

Authenticity means acknowledging your past self—not as someone to cling to, but as someone to thank. On a day like today, we might ask ourselves, "How can I accept the gifts of my past self?" This question invites us to step fully into the present while opening the door for something deeper to enter our lives.

It's natural to feel something when we leave old versions of ourselves behind internally and externally. But does it always have to be grief? While grief has its place, not all endings require mourning. Sometimes, they simply ask for acknowledgement and trust that a more significant force is holding us. Something greater than our friends, families, or social connections guides us through this plane of existence.

If we pause to look beyond the forced family gatherings and well-worn patterns, we might see the invitation this season brings. Sagittarius season aligns us with deeper, more profound places. It urges us to reexamine our core beliefs, to move past the busyness of the holidays, and to reflect on how we allow ourselves to exist here.

All of our old foundations are not sustainable. It takes living, loss, and growth to understand that truly. In my family, I see a pattern—a preference for holding space for what's been lost rather than creating space for something new. The gap left by this focus has grown so vast that the breath of possibility cannot find room within it. Many haven't allowed themselves to evolve beyond the weight of individual and collective loss.

I often wonder: What is their true north now, as they sit in this in-between? Do the traditions and optics they cling to on days like today hold more weight than the collective healing we so deeply need?

Mercury's Retrograde often frustrates us with its disruptions, but this one invites a more intimate perspective. It asks us to reflect on how we connect with our loved ones, both here and beyond, and how we honor those connections without losing sight of the present. This Retrograde isn't about inconvenience; it's a spiritual recalibration, offering us the space to redefine what truly matters.

I recognize that not everyone feels the same about today. Many celebrate and relish in the joy of being seen, missed, and welcomed home. And yet, the themes Sagittarius season offers us still apply. No matter your emotional state or the clarity of your spiritual and mental lens, there is always room to reflect—on where you belong, the cycles you participate in, and what you may be holding onto too tightly.

This is the season where the truth grows louder, urging us to lean into what we can sense rather than what we can see. It’s a call to prioritize what truly matters in the most soulful way. To remember the energy that holds and sustains you in this moment. Above all, you should trust that wherever you are on your journey, you are known by something far greater than yourself.