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This week I held my brother’s hand as he took his

This week I held my brother’s hand as he took his final breath.

Tonight Mercury enters the heart of the Sun.

Astrologers call this cazimi — a rare moment of illumination.

I witnessed death this week.
Tonight we can witness light together.
They aren’t as far apart as we imagine.

Mercury cazimi peaks between 8:20–8:30 p.m. CT, inviting one clear moment of quiet knowing. ☀️

If your heart needs a place to rest, I wrote something for you.

If your soul has been longing for a deeper place to land, you’ll also find an invitation to join us for Nature’s Intelligence — our August 1 Inner Space Academy workshop, open to the public.

✨ Link in bio.

xo Astara
#omahaevents #cazimi #mercury #ritual

Sitting in this San Jose garden, I got to thinking

Sitting in this San Jose garden, I got to thinking about biodiversity.
Diversity is health.

Our culture often nudges us toward sameness, yet nature flourishes in diversity.

Society is full of well-meaning people telling us how to live.
I’ve caught myself falling into that trap.

Drink this.
Don’t eat that.
Meditate this way.
Build your business like this.
Follow these five steps to success.

Sometimes such wisdom is genuinely helpful.
Yet no one else knows how you’re meant to blossom.

Brain-compatible learning teaches us we each process the world in our own way.
We’re meant to be different. It’s how an ecosystem thrives.

Surrounded by hummingbirds, lemon trees, dahlias, and the diverse hum of life, I know that nature celebrates uniqueness.
And we are nature.

Then, the smarter question is: How do I become more fully myself?

The only way is inward.
Your true authority is within.

That’s why Orion and I create experiences, rather than prescriptions.

We use:

Sound.
Breath.
Silence.
Movement.
Nature.
Inquiry.
Community.

As an architect, I see the metaphor clearly: we build structures to help you go in.

Because once you settle into coherence…
your wisdom emerges.

🌿 If you’re ready to journey in, we invite you to our Power Lab Workshop: Nature’s Intelligence on August 1st. It’s a 5-hr immersive experience in the forest where nature becomes both mentor and mirror.   Nature’s Intelligence — or NI, as I like to call it — is the original AI. When we sync up with NI, we reconnect with the genius of our living allies. We remember our power.

✨ If you’re looking for a daily practice of inner exploration, that’s why I created Inner Space Academy — a living community devoted to the consciousness adventure.

The world is waiting for the version of you that only you can become.

What has helped you go inward lately?

P.S. The mechanical symphony in the background is courtesy of lawn equipment and trash trucks — everyday heroes supporting our world. Life doesn’t wait for perfect conditions, and neither shall we. 😉
Gather with us to carve out space, uncouple from modern life, and unwind the noise that isn’t you. �

For those new here, I’d love to introduce myself.

For those new here, I’d love to introduce myself.

I am Astara Raven. 🐦‍⬛

That wasn’t always my name. In fact, I wrote a whole book about it called How the Stars Tell Time — a cosmic love story about identity, destiny, and time travel.

On my birthday this year, relaxing quietly at a little cabin in the Ozarks, I found myself reflecting on the unexpected path that brought me here.

You may not know that I’m an architect licensed in the state of California who now designs very differently in the heartland of Omaha, Nebraska.

For years, I designed sustainable spaces and places intended to support human well-being and the natural world. 🌿

Alongside that work in eco-psychology, biomimicry, and sustainability leadership, I spent decades studying dreams, consciousness, healing, creativity, relationships, the human psyche, astronomy, quantum mechanics, and what helps people thrive.

Eventually, I realized I was asking the same question in both worlds:

What shapes the shape-maker?

(We’re all shaping our reality.)

Today, my work looks less like designing buildings and more like helping people design their lives.

I write books. I run a consciousness school. I teach. I speak. I mentor. I facilitate sound and healing experiences. I help people navigate transitions, uncover hidden patterns, remember who they are, and reconnect with their own power.

Lately, I’ve been simplifying how I talk about what I do.

Not because the work has become simpler, but because I’ve realized that accessibility and connection create the real magnetism. It’s where everything begins.

So perhaps the simplest introduction is this:

I’m just a woman who designed buildings, studies people, sees patterns, writes books, heals hearts, and helps others navigate life.

I’m glad you’re here and that our paths crossed. ✨🫀

#AuthorMagic #ArchitectToMentor #PatternSeer #InnerSpaceAcademy #IlluminatingHearts

Officially 56 and still causing a little cosmic tr

Officially 56 and still causing a little cosmic trouble.
Happy summer solstice y’all. ☀️

#birthday #summersolstice #solstice

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