<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Dreamlike Letter ✨]]></title><description><![CDATA[A dreamlike approach to life and stars through my prism of love and colors 🌈]]></description><link>https://romyruniuk.substack.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jldt!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa197b1bd-5421-472b-8049-eb3642879796_500x500.png</url><title>The Dreamlike Letter ✨</title><link>https://romyruniuk.substack.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 12:38:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://romyruniuk.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Romy 🧚‍♀️]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[romyruniuk@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[romyruniuk@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Romy 🧚‍♀️]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Romy 🧚‍♀️]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[romyruniuk@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[romyruniuk@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Romy 🧚‍♀️]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Reasons why I endlessly scroll instead of writing ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unedited thoughts-Draft 1]]></description><link>https://romyruniuk.substack.com/p/reasons-why-i-endlessly-scroll-instead</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://romyruniuk.substack.com/p/reasons-why-i-endlessly-scroll-instead</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Romy 🧚‍♀️]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:18:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jldt!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa197b1bd-5421-472b-8049-eb3642879796_500x500.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<ul><li><p>Writing is liberating, yet, the inner process it invites us to go through can feel daunting at times. <strong>Forced to face what you&#8217;d rather avoiding</strong>.</p></li><li><p>I am -like a lot of people out there I guess- <strong>trapped in an infinite doomed fog </strong>as soon as my fingers touches this little evil screen</p></li><li><p>I will actually have to put myself out there, taking the risk of being seen and my daydreaming moon in the 12th house isn&#8217;t that thrilled about that</p></li><li><p><strong>Comparison</strong> &#8594; finding people on the internet so articulate and inspiring that the inspiration becomes a mouse hole to avoid confronting myself and my own path</p></li><li><p><strong>Language issue </strong>&#8594; my English is pretty ok, I think? But, I found myself feeling shy to speak up when I don&#8217;t feel like my wording is absolutely perfect and polished (hello my sun in Capricorn and my moon squaring Pluto-fears of not being enough, need for control as a way to feel safe) But hey, how can I really improved if I don&#8217;t actually do the thing that will help me progress?</p></li><li><p><strong>Anxiety</strong> induced by anxiety induced by <strong>endless existential crisis</strong> and doomed scrolling. Lol.</p></li><li><p><strong>Taking accountability for your dreams</strong> and life is kind of scary. Why not just seat all comfy and pampered in your bed and watch other people realising their dreams instead of actually making a baby step towards yours?</p></li><li><p>Change of seasons, <strong>menstrual cycles,</strong> dysregulated nervous system&#8230;</p></li></ul><p>Then I ran out of excuses and the urge to express myself freely and unedited was stronger than the desire to hide in a corner of my room. Lol. Just my disorganised thoughts trying to break through I guess.</p><p>Anyway, Hiiiii! &#128150; I&#8217;m Romy. <strong>I&#8217;m an astrologer</strong>. The language of astrology, the realm of words intertwining poetry, its nuances and colours help me make sense of my reality and my emotions.</p><p>I called this newsletter <strong>the Dream-Like Letter</strong> because I believe in the power of our dreams-the literal ones and the surreal ones- in the power of choosing softness, always. I believe dreams are a guiding light that can help us navigate life and its whirlwind of emotions. The blessings and the shadows.</p><p>I remember when I released my first letter in French on Substack. I liked the design of this platform, the way you could create a sense of community, a little cloud where you can interact with your readers, as well as people who writes-or both-.</p><p><strong>I published my first letter in 2023, on November 6th.</strong> It was in French. I felt liberated of something. Like a heavy weight which was not anymore. I surrender to my fear of being seen and under the spotlight. Between then and now, a lot happened. I realised a few dreams in this in between. And new ones were born -in the spam of a thought. Under a rose nuanced sunset sky. Daydreaming in parks and buses. In between-I thought I lost my voice, little did I know, It was just nesting, waiting for me to fully embrace my shadows.-</p><p>Astrology is funny. I&#8217;m always in awe of its timing accuracy. I wrote this draft today, March 3rd, on a <strong>Lunar Eclipse in Virgo</strong>. And you know what&#8217;s funny ? This Eclipse is transiting my 3rd house, the house of communication, writing, connecting with your immediate environment. Not only it is a full moon, but it is also an eclipse. -<em>absence of light/out</em>- we are left to face our shadows, repressed emotions, only to release them. And <strong>in Virgo we are indeed asked to release false ideas of perfectionism, holding us back from flowing through life freely and intuitively.</strong></p><p><em>Lol</em>, I literally feel like I&#8217;m releasing false concepts, limiting beliefs and need to control my words to make sure everything is perfect and is deserving of being seen. Especially around how I deliver my thoughts in English, which is a huge block as to why I don&#8217;t write and share as I much as I would like to. The fear of being &#8216;<em>wrong</em>&#8217;, of not making sense was often stronger than the need to let it out.</p><p>But I am truly understanding in all of my cells that none of that really matters.-<em><strong>epiphany</strong></em>. It&#8217;s ok to spell the words the wrong way, to try and fail, lol. What does it even mean &#8216;<em>to fail</em>&#8217; ? I just want to be free to share my little world with you all, to endlessly talk about life&#8217;s poetry and the magic of the stars.</p><p>And I shall do that. <strong>No more hiding</strong>.</p><p>My unedited thoughts, delivered to you.</p><p><strong>Astrology is the tool I use to help you remember your own magic within</strong>, so you can learn how to befriend your fears, tame your wounds and spread your magic. <strong>Everything you need is already there</strong>. I&#8217;m just the translator of the cosmos. And I shall too, spread my magic and honour the stars. Hihi.</p><p>Be ready for more astrological raw thoughts, I hope you&#8217;ll join this journey, so we can create our own dreamy reality, all together.</p><p><strong>Please leave me a little message to tell me how you&#8217;ve been feeling lately? And is there anything you&#8217;re avoiding to do in fear of not being &#8216;perfect&#8217; ? </strong></p><p>Thanks for reading until the end, you&#8217;re the best! </p><p>Bisous, &#224; bient&#244;t mes belles. &#128149;</p><p></p><p>Romy </p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your gift for 2026 🐾]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good morning,]]></description><link>https://romyruniuk.substack.com/p/your-gift-for-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://romyruniuk.substack.com/p/your-gift-for-2026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Romy 🧚‍♀️]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 11:56:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jldt!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa197b1bd-5421-472b-8049-eb3642879796_500x500.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good morning, </p><p>I wish you a wonderful new year, I hope it will be filled with love, joy, presence, dreams and everything you heart is yearning for. </p><p>Here&#8217;s the 2026 astrology calendar, you can click on the link and add this calendar to your agenda (apple or android) : <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/16ebb01853b744d76f43d6d4f9c8dcfca6da1e9f0d644375bb96d2582ec9e1e7%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics">astro calendar 2026 </a></p><p>You&#8217;ll find all the full and new moons, retrogrades, new seasons and more&#8230;  I really hope you like it &#128149;</p><p>Thank you from the bottom of my heart for following me, your support means the world to me. Let&#8217;s make 2026 the year where our dreams becomes our reality &#11088;&#65039; one thing for sure, a lot is about to come true on my side, this year is about to be full of astrology and magic, can&#8217;t wait &#11088;&#65039;</p><p></p><p>With love, </p><p>Romy &#129498;&#8205;&#9792;&#65039;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moving through it 🌚]]></title><description><![CDATA[transforming fears into love]]></description><link>https://romyruniuk.substack.com/p/moving-through-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://romyruniuk.substack.com/p/moving-through-it</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Romy 🧚‍♀️]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:18:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sCjv!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feec9b877-e414-405d-9589-6f8d2e8e6ef2.heic" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>&#8212;17.11.25 / Hampstead Heath</em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sCjv!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feec9b877-e414-405d-9589-6f8d2e8e6ef2.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sCjv!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feec9b877-e414-405d-9589-6f8d2e8e6ef2.heic 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sCjv!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feec9b877-e414-405d-9589-6f8d2e8e6ef2.heic 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sCjv!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feec9b877-e414-405d-9589-6f8d2e8e6ef2.heic 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sCjv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feec9b877-e414-405d-9589-6f8d2e8e6ef2.heic 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sCjv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feec9b877-e414-405d-9589-6f8d2e8e6ef2.heic" width="1456" height="1941" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/eec9b877-e414-405d-9589-6f8d2e8e6ef2.heic&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1941,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:3130718,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/heic&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://romyruniuk.substack.com/i/179260575?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feec9b877-e414-405d-9589-6f8d2e8e6ef2.heic&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sCjv!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feec9b877-e414-405d-9589-6f8d2e8e6ef2.heic 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sCjv!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feec9b877-e414-405d-9589-6f8d2e8e6ef2.heic 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sCjv!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feec9b877-e414-405d-9589-6f8d2e8e6ef2.heic 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sCjv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feec9b877-e414-405d-9589-6f8d2e8e6ef2.heic 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>I came back to the heath after months of avoidance, I had to grieve old shades of myself. The ones I was when I used to live around the corner. I didn&#8217;t think it was avoidance, I thought it was timing. Suddenly, everything changed on this rainy month of August: my flat, my job, myself. A 90-degree turn into a new direction, full of uncertainty and unknown. I was full of fears but I decided to lead from my heart, trusting that the time was right to follow my intuition and the synchronicities that were pushing me towards this direction.</p><p>So I shifted. I didn&#8217;t look back, I let myself be drawn by the novelty and the opportunities. It felt good, refreshing.</p><p><strong>This morning the sun was shining,</strong> I hesitated between two directions, past and present, I picked past. Not in order to ravel into what once was, but in the hope to create new memories that will shift my perception of the solitude and pain I&#8217;ve often felt in this cranky flat.</p><p>I forgot for a second how it feels when you feel fully grounded. When you feel in awe of what&#8217;s surrounding you. That&#8217;s how I always felt in this place, in Hampstead Heath. There&#8217;s something magical about this place, something that words aren&#8217;t enough to tell, something that must be felt. As my feet landed on the mud, I almost slipped and remembered: <em><strong>the only way out is through.</strong></em></p><p>I lived my Saturn return a few months ago, I felt the solitude, the isolation, the anxieties that came with it. But now that I&#8217;m in a new state of mind, I realise how deeply lonely I felt at some times, how disconnected I felt other times. But this place, the heath, no matter how I felt, no matter the hues of emotions I was going through, has always helped me come back to myself, to ground myself in the now, <strong>to find stillness in chaos.</strong> To find a sense of belonging.</p><p>Now the sun is caressing my face, I didn&#8217;t put my earphones in today, I wanted to be fully present to life&#8217;s casual magic.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zV6O!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe2b3cf28-809b-4c68-8118-0a0c98407faa.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zV6O!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe2b3cf28-809b-4c68-8118-0a0c98407faa.heic 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zV6O!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe2b3cf28-809b-4c68-8118-0a0c98407faa.heic 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zV6O!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe2b3cf28-809b-4c68-8118-0a0c98407faa.heic 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zV6O!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe2b3cf28-809b-4c68-8118-0a0c98407faa.heic 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zV6O!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe2b3cf28-809b-4c68-8118-0a0c98407faa.heic" width="1456" height="1941" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e2b3cf28-809b-4c68-8118-0a0c98407faa.heic&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1941,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2257581,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/heic&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://romyruniuk.substack.com/i/179260575?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe2b3cf28-809b-4c68-8118-0a0c98407faa.heic&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zV6O!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe2b3cf28-809b-4c68-8118-0a0c98407faa.heic 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zV6O!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe2b3cf28-809b-4c68-8118-0a0c98407faa.heic 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zV6O!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe2b3cf28-809b-4c68-8118-0a0c98407faa.heic 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zV6O!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe2b3cf28-809b-4c68-8118-0a0c98407faa.heic 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><div><hr></div><p>We are at the end of <strong>Scorpio season</strong>, the new moon is around the corner and as I was prepping my script for the next video, something hit different this time: the depth, the darkness, the shadows, everything that we feel afraid of. Scorpio is such a beautiful sign<em> (as they all are)</em> but Scorpio is a misunderstood one, I think it&#8217;s because with it, we are pushed to face the raw truths, we are forced to stain our pretty shoes with sloppy mud. <em>And we don&#8217;t like that.</em></p><p>Recently I&#8217;ve been attentive to what people are saying to each other, in cafes, in parks, online. As much as it can be painful to admit, hardship does bring people closer sometimes. It&#8217;s often through challenges and pains that we feel the urge to shift our reality, to change our perception, to create light. When everything feels right and good, we don&#8217;t question our patterns, we don&#8217;t question life, we flow with it. <strong>Whether we like it or not, life is changing every minute, it&#8217;s up to us to dance with it, or to go against its current.</strong></p><p><em><strong>&#8212;Channeling madness glimpse into grounded creativity. </strong></em></p><p>I look at the trees, they don&#8217;t look like they&#8217;re scared of shedding their old leaves, they just do it. It&#8217;s part of their dance.</p><p>I&#8217;m scared of darkness, I&#8217;m scared of what&#8217;s hidden underneath, I&#8217;m scared of losing control, but I am equally fascinated by the beauty of what&#8217;s hidden in the shadows, of how much life and grace are happening where no one dares to watch. This morning I cried, in the middle of these trees, I told them I was sorry for not coming earlier, I think it felt too haunted to remember old parts of myself, the one I left when I closed the door of my old flat.</p><p>But to live in harmony is not to deny what has been, but to embrace all of it. And I&#8217;m learning that. <strong>I&#8217;m learning the hidden power in the weird, the strange, the untamed shames, the wildness.</strong></p><p>Growing is both immensely painful and beautiful. Letting yourself be seen growing and morphing by the people you love is raw vulnerability. <strong>It&#8217;s love.</strong></p><p>Today, seat on that bench, I feel grateful for everything &#8212; including keeping on showing up for myself. For trusting, despite fears, grey days, challenges and anxious thoughts, that dreams do become reality when you dare to go after them.</p><p>Anyway &#8212; <strong>Life is magic.</strong> The heath is magic. People are magic. Metamorphoses are magic. Blue sky, cosy mornings and singing birds are magic. Lonely nights, nesting and navigating challenges are also full of magic. <em>&#8212;Can&#8217;t wait for all the magic ahead.</em></p><h4>&#127770; New Moon words of wisdom:</h4><p>Befriend your shadows and wild self, this is where lie your radical and authentic power, the one which can transform fears and pains into love.</p><p><em><strong>&#8212;Love is always the root.</strong></em></p><div><hr></div><p>If you&#8217;re still here, thank you for reading my letter. It&#8217;s been a while since I&#8217;ve published one. Writing, as much as going to the heath, always feels like coming back to myself. &#128150;</p><p><em><strong>With love, </strong></em></p><p><em>Romy &#129498;&#8205;&#9792;&#65039;</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romyruniuk.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romyruniuk.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B0W_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb10ac8aa-7904-4071-ac33-55e20e53300e.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B0W_!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb10ac8aa-7904-4071-ac33-55e20e53300e.heic 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B0W_!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb10ac8aa-7904-4071-ac33-55e20e53300e.heic 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B0W_!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb10ac8aa-7904-4071-ac33-55e20e53300e.heic 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B0W_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb10ac8aa-7904-4071-ac33-55e20e53300e.heic 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B0W_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb10ac8aa-7904-4071-ac33-55e20e53300e.heic" width="1456" height="1941" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b10ac8aa-7904-4071-ac33-55e20e53300e.heic&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1941,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:8819123,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/heic&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://romyruniuk.substack.com/i/179260575?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb10ac8aa-7904-4071-ac33-55e20e53300e.heic&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B0W_!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb10ac8aa-7904-4071-ac33-55e20e53300e.heic 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B0W_!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb10ac8aa-7904-4071-ac33-55e20e53300e.heic 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B0W_!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb10ac8aa-7904-4071-ac33-55e20e53300e.heic 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B0W_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb10ac8aa-7904-4071-ac33-55e20e53300e.heic 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moving through fears ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time to celebrate &#127906;]]></description><link>https://romyruniuk.substack.com/p/moving-through-fears</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://romyruniuk.substack.com/p/moving-through-fears</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Romy 🧚‍♀️]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 17:01:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kc9R!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7538faab-4260-428d-8fff-1dabd6afbf57_3088x2316.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4><strong>Dear you,</strong></h4><p>Writing, to me, is sitting still with my emotions&#8212;<strong>watching them flow through me without moving</strong>. Yes, it lives in the realm of thoughts and the mind, but there&#8217;s another layer: stillness and the wave, breathing as one. Writing is cathartic for me; it takes over my whole body, strips me bare, forces me to bow to the weight of words and surrender. It sweeps through places I no longer dared to go. It's terrifying, powerful, and necessary. A landscape I&#8217;m slowly learning to navigate&#8212;a place I only dare to enter with effort. <strong>True to my clich&#233; of having a Gemini Moon in the 12th house, I often escape through overstimulation and daydreaming&#8212;my most familiar recipe.</strong></p><p>These past weeks, I&#8217;ve spent a lot of time reflecting on my relationship with writing, on the mechanisms that pull me into the creation of a moment. I&#8217;ve started journaling again, writing down my dreams. Thinking intensely about writing this very letter you&#8217;re reading&#8212;while also finding a thousand excuses not to, blaming time, when really, it was the raw, terrifying fear of facing my emotions that held me back. No more detours. <strong>With every letter, an inner shedding begins.</strong></p><div><hr></div><p><strong>In this letter:</strong></p><ul><li><p>The journey to finding your voice</p></li><li><p>What if we celebrated ourselves?</p></li><li><p>A little surprise &#129419;</p><div><hr></div></li></ul><p><em><strong>So, how do we find our voice?</strong><br>How do we dare to fully embody it&#8212;with heart and joy?<br>Does finding our voice mean taking a stance? Does it box us in?<br>What if we&#8217;re unsure? What if we change our minds?<br>Are we allowed to get it wrong?</em></p><p>These are some of the questions that have circled me lately and left me spinning. There&#8217;s a part of me that fears being locked into my own stance, into my own momentum. And to be honest, there&#8217;s also the fear of rejection. Because what happens if I take a stand, honour my voice&#8212;and someone disagrees? Questions it? Which, indirectly, feels like they&#8217;re questioning a part of who I am&#8212;or who I believe myself to be. <strong>And that&#8217;s terrifying.</strong></p><p><strong>So sometimes, I stay passive. I don&#8217;t go all in.</strong><br>I was listening to a podcast the other day about dreams and aspirations. It talked about how we often nurture this dreamy vision of our goals, hold it close to our heart&#8212;but when it&#8217;s time to actually begin, it&#8217;s a whole other tune. I won&#8217;t summarise the whole podcast, but one line struck me: <strong>we fall in love with the </strong><em><strong>idea</strong></em><strong> of our dream, the </strong><em><strong>image</strong></em><strong> of it&#8212;yet when it comes to reality, we get stuck.</strong> We want the result without crossing the sea of doubts, fears, and challenges that come with it. We&#8217;re scared to fail, to fall flat. We love the dream&#8212;but dread what it takes to live it.</p><p><strong>Because reality is messier, scarier.</strong><br><strong>To realise a dream is to strip yourself bare</strong>. To stand in front of your fears, see yourself fully&#8212;and choose to move forward anyway. It&#8217;s in that chaos that fertile soil begins to form. It&#8217;s in the doubt, the feeling of being lost, that we reconnect to something greater, to a deeper part of ourselves. &#8212;That&#8217;s where the magic begins.</p><p>I&#8217;m sharing this because I think I often fall in love with the dream itself&#8212;and when the rawness of reality comes knocking, I run. Because it&#8217;s uncomfortable. Because I&#8217;m still learning to accept that I&#8217;ll make mistakes in my own field. And that&#8217;s the catch, right? How can I grow if I never leap?</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>A few weeks ago, I faced a huge fear.</strong><br>It was overwhelming&#8212;but so liberating.<br>I felt in the right place, at the right time, like things were finally clicking into place.</p><p><em>Here&#8217;s a bit of context:</em><br>A month or two ago, I felt worn out by the void social media can sometimes create. (Even though I know it&#8217;s also a beautiful way to connect with a wider audience.) And then&#8212;an idea struck: offering free mini astrology readings in London. The real goal was to meet people in person, connect, practice, and grow my audience more organically. And if there&#8217;s a city to do it in&#8212;it&#8217;s London.</p><p><strong>Small note: don&#8217;t be fooled by the red hair and the eye-catching style.</strong><br>Truth is, most of the time I just want to shrink and disappear.<br>Strangers&#8217; eyes still unnerve me.<br><strong>So I saw this experience as a kind of rite of passage on my starry path.</strong></p><p>So there I went&#8212;awkwardly hiding my handmade sign, carrying my little business cards, two flower buckets to use as chairs, and a bag full of nerves. I was lucky to be supported by my friend Ana&#239;s, who stayed with me from start to finish&#8212;thank you, truly. I don&#8217;t think I would&#8217;ve had the courage to do it alone.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kc9R!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7538faab-4260-428d-8fff-1dabd6afbf57_3088x2316.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kc9R!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7538faab-4260-428d-8fff-1dabd6afbf57_3088x2316.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kc9R!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7538faab-4260-428d-8fff-1dabd6afbf57_3088x2316.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kc9R!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7538faab-4260-428d-8fff-1dabd6afbf57_3088x2316.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kc9R!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7538faab-4260-428d-8fff-1dabd6afbf57_3088x2316.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kc9R!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7538faab-4260-428d-8fff-1dabd6afbf57_3088x2316.jpeg" width="223" height="297.2822802197802" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/7538faab-4260-428d-8fff-1dabd6afbf57_3088x2316.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1941,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:223,&quot;bytes&quot;:2000292,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://romyruni.substack.com/i/163080074?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7538faab-4260-428d-8fff-1dabd6afbf57_3088x2316.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kc9R!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7538faab-4260-428d-8fff-1dabd6afbf57_3088x2316.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kc9R!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7538faab-4260-428d-8fff-1dabd6afbf57_3088x2316.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kc9R!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7538faab-4260-428d-8fff-1dabd6afbf57_3088x2316.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kc9R!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7538faab-4260-428d-8fff-1dabd6afbf57_3088x2316.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>We set up near the canal, in a lovely spot where Londoners love to stroll on weekends. And the sun was with us.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZPyf!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F25e8d78e-4132-4a06-bba3-7ed3075f0e01_1536x1669.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZPyf!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F25e8d78e-4132-4a06-bba3-7ed3075f0e01_1536x1669.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZPyf!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F25e8d78e-4132-4a06-bba3-7ed3075f0e01_1536x1669.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZPyf!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F25e8d78e-4132-4a06-bba3-7ed3075f0e01_1536x1669.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZPyf!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F25e8d78e-4132-4a06-bba3-7ed3075f0e01_1536x1669.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZPyf!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F25e8d78e-4132-4a06-bba3-7ed3075f0e01_1536x1669.jpeg" width="431" height="468.2980769230769" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/25e8d78e-4132-4a06-bba3-7ed3075f0e01_1536x1669.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:false,&quot;imageSize&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:1582,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:431,&quot;bytes&quot;:1208740,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://romyruni.substack.com/i/163080074?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2eb2b060-52b8-4713-a1c3-4948a46d4889_1536x2048.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZPyf!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F25e8d78e-4132-4a06-bba3-7ed3075f0e01_1536x1669.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZPyf!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F25e8d78e-4132-4a06-bba3-7ed3075f0e01_1536x1669.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZPyf!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F25e8d78e-4132-4a06-bba3-7ed3075f0e01_1536x1669.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZPyf!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F25e8d78e-4132-4a06-bba3-7ed3075f0e01_1536x1669.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>The first 5 minutes were the hardest.<br>Because people looked.<br>The sign caught attention.<br>I felt completely exposed&#8212;naked, really.<br>Thankfully, that moment didn&#8217;t last long.<br>Within 5 minutes, someone stopped. Then another. Then another.<br>A steady flow of curious souls for three hours.<br>Proud to say there was even a queue at one point.<br>Three hours that felt like three minutes.<br><strong>Wobbly legs by the end, but a heart bursting with love and a smile I couldn&#8217;t hide.</strong></p><p>The feedback was incredibly positive.<br>People left feeling seen and supported, and many gave me such kind encouragement in return. For my ever-spinning mind, it was a huge relief&#8212;because for those three hours, I was totally present. Grounded. With each person who sat down.<br><strong>So thank you to them. And thank you to me. &#128150;</strong></p><p>I&#8217;m now dreaming of making this a monthly ritual.<br>For once, I don&#8217;t mind the idea of a <em>&#8220;label.&#8221;</em><br>I kind of love the image of being the girl with red hair giving astrology readings by the canal.<br><em><strong>&#8212;It&#8217;s kind of chic, no?</strong></em></p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DEff!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbde841f8-6411-4506-a27d-170504e370b3_4032x3024.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DEff!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbde841f8-6411-4506-a27d-170504e370b3_4032x3024.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DEff!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbde841f8-6411-4506-a27d-170504e370b3_4032x3024.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DEff!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbde841f8-6411-4506-a27d-170504e370b3_4032x3024.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DEff!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbde841f8-6411-4506-a27d-170504e370b3_4032x3024.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DEff!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbde841f8-6411-4506-a27d-170504e370b3_4032x3024.jpeg" width="318" height="423.9271978021978" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/bde841f8-6411-4506-a27d-170504e370b3_4032x3024.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1941,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:318,&quot;bytes&quot;:2682859,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://romyruni.substack.com/i/163080074?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbde841f8-6411-4506-a27d-170504e370b3_4032x3024.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DEff!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbde841f8-6411-4506-a27d-170504e370b3_4032x3024.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DEff!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbde841f8-6411-4506-a27d-170504e370b3_4032x3024.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DEff!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbde841f8-6411-4506-a27d-170504e370b3_4032x3024.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DEff!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbde841f8-6411-4506-a27d-170504e370b3_4032x3024.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><div><hr></div><p>Anyway.<br>All this to say: behind each big fear, there&#8217;s a potential for even bigger freedom and joy.<br><strong>To dare&#8212;and to delight in it.</strong><br>It will always resonate with someone.<br>And of course, surround yourself with incredible humans who hold you up and make life a little less scary and a lot more loving.</p><p><strong>In this letter, I want to celebrate my friends.<br>You are wonderful&#8212;I love you. &#128150;<br>And you, dear reader&#8212;you&#8217;re pretty wonderful too.<br>Thank you for reading this. &#128158;</strong></p><p>I hope you&#8217;re taking time to celebrate yourself, and to nourish your dreams.<br>Whether they&#8217;re simple, complex, big, small&#8212;it doesn&#8217;t matter.<br>What matters is that they lift you, fill you with joy, and spark that inner fire.</p><p><strong>Tell me&#8212;hit reply or drop a comment:</strong><br><em>What&#8217;s the last moment of joy you want to celebrate?<br>Where&#8217;s a place you ventured into recently despite fear and doubt, only to discover a stronger, brighter version of you on the other side? </em></p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Ooooh, and yes</strong> &#8212; I&#8217;m hosting my very first <em>in-person astrology workshop</em>! In London! What a joy &#127774;</p><p>I&#8217;m thrilled, nervous, and so excited for this event. It will be an intimate gathering because I want to keep things cosy and sweet. We&#8217;ll explore your <em>Big Three</em> &#8212; Sun, Moon, and Rising &#8212; which hold the keys to your inner magic and unique gifts. &#10024;</p><p>I&#8217;ll guide you through everything, so no need to have any prior knowledge of astrology &#8212; just bring your curiosity and a gentle heart. &#127800;</p><p>There will be nourishing food, beautiful energy, and some little surprises for each of you &#128158;</p><p><strong>There are only a few spots left &#8212; so if this speaks to you, you can find all the details here: <a href="https://www.urbanflower.co/collections/workshops/products/astrology-workshop-w-romy">The Cosmic Blueprint workshop</a></strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fpXN!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4fb054ca-40a3-4488-87d9-55f544c8fc04_1206x1706.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fpXN!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4fb054ca-40a3-4488-87d9-55f544c8fc04_1206x1706.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fpXN!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4fb054ca-40a3-4488-87d9-55f544c8fc04_1206x1706.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fpXN!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4fb054ca-40a3-4488-87d9-55f544c8fc04_1206x1706.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fpXN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4fb054ca-40a3-4488-87d9-55f544c8fc04_1206x1706.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fpXN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4fb054ca-40a3-4488-87d9-55f544c8fc04_1206x1706.png" width="1206" height="1706" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4fb054ca-40a3-4488-87d9-55f544c8fc04_1206x1706.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1706,&quot;width&quot;:1206,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:1726147,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://romyruniuk.substack.com/i/163396074?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4fb054ca-40a3-4488-87d9-55f544c8fc04_1206x1706.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fpXN!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4fb054ca-40a3-4488-87d9-55f544c8fc04_1206x1706.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fpXN!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4fb054ca-40a3-4488-87d9-55f544c8fc04_1206x1706.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fpXN!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4fb054ca-40a3-4488-87d9-55f544c8fc04_1206x1706.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fpXN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4fb054ca-40a3-4488-87d9-55f544c8fc04_1206x1706.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>My friend <a href="https://www.instagram.com/anniepixel.pdf?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&amp;igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==">Annie is a graphic designer</a> and she designed this flyer with so much love, care and sweetness &#129402; Thank you so much Annie, you&#8217;re the best and you slayyyyyy &#128150;</p><div><hr></div><p>I wish you a wonderful week &#128150;</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O3Ry!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F111826c4-5010-43b1-b935-c74c8c7c47bd_5712x4284.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O3Ry!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F111826c4-5010-43b1-b935-c74c8c7c47bd_5712x4284.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O3Ry!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F111826c4-5010-43b1-b935-c74c8c7c47bd_5712x4284.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O3Ry!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F111826c4-5010-43b1-b935-c74c8c7c47bd_5712x4284.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O3Ry!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F111826c4-5010-43b1-b935-c74c8c7c47bd_5712x4284.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O3Ry!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F111826c4-5010-43b1-b935-c74c8c7c47bd_5712x4284.jpeg" width="376" height="501.24725274725273" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/111826c4-5010-43b1-b935-c74c8c7c47bd_5712x4284.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1941,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:376,&quot;bytes&quot;:9756510,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://romyruni.substack.com/i/163080074?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F111826c4-5010-43b1-b935-c74c8c7c47bd_5712x4284.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O3Ry!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F111826c4-5010-43b1-b935-c74c8c7c47bd_5712x4284.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O3Ry!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F111826c4-5010-43b1-b935-c74c8c7c47bd_5712x4284.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O3Ry!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F111826c4-5010-43b1-b935-c74c8c7c47bd_5712x4284.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O3Ry!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F111826c4-5010-43b1-b935-c74c8c7c47bd_5712x4284.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>With love, </p><p>Romy &#129498;&#8205;&#9792;&#65039;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Poetry of Daffodils]]></title><description><![CDATA[Equinox & Revelations]]></description><link>https://romyruniuk.substack.com/p/the-poetry-of-daffodils</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://romyruniuk.substack.com/p/the-poetry-of-daffodils</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Romy 🧚‍♀️]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 07:07:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Lt_F!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30a65217-fd93-4207-8356-5f00efbd0f44_4032x3024.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Dear you, &#128150;</strong></p><p>Since the last letter, time has passed, winter has taken root, and to my great surprise, it has felt like a breeze on my cheek. And here we are, on the first day of spring, with the first daffodils blooming, reminding us that life&#8217;s flow is ever-moving and that if nothing lasts, it is only to embrace the poetry of impermanence and its buttercups. I love spring season so much&#8212;life regains a sense of lightness and infinity as the days grow longer and the nights brighten.</p><p><strong>On the menu for this Oniric Letter:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Dreams of tarte tatin and poppies fading into the distance </p></li><li><p>The need to ground oneself and reconnect with free and joyful creativity</p></li><li><p>The tidal wave of emotions stirred by an astrological sky in motion</p></li></ul><p>It seems I can&#8217;t help but write in metaphors, and they always carry either a culinary or floral touch. They are, after all, the souvenir of my two past lives&#8212;their poetry has settled within me, this is what I&#8217;ve chosen to keep.</p><p>&#8212;Nostalgia for what once was.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Lt_F!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30a65217-fd93-4207-8356-5f00efbd0f44_4032x3024.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Lt_F!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30a65217-fd93-4207-8356-5f00efbd0f44_4032x3024.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Lt_F!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30a65217-fd93-4207-8356-5f00efbd0f44_4032x3024.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Lt_F!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30a65217-fd93-4207-8356-5f00efbd0f44_4032x3024.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Lt_F!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30a65217-fd93-4207-8356-5f00efbd0f44_4032x3024.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Lt_F!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30a65217-fd93-4207-8356-5f00efbd0f44_4032x3024.jpeg" width="1456" height="1941" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/30a65217-fd93-4207-8356-5f00efbd0f44_4032x3024.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1941,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:4898311,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://romyruniuk.substack.com/i/159432415?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30a65217-fd93-4207-8356-5f00efbd0f44_4032x3024.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Lt_F!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30a65217-fd93-4207-8356-5f00efbd0f44_4032x3024.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Lt_F!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30a65217-fd93-4207-8356-5f00efbd0f44_4032x3024.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Lt_F!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30a65217-fd93-4207-8356-5f00efbd0f44_4032x3024.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Lt_F!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30a65217-fd93-4207-8356-5f00efbd0f44_4032x3024.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>In the last letter, I told you I was going to relaunch my YouTube channel. The idea was to create a series of vlogs to take you along on the road to my dreams: becoming a full-time astrologer. I thought it was a great idea to document my journey, to have a visual record of everything I had to go through to make this dream a reality.</p><p>But alas, I had to face the truth when my breath became erratic and I could no longer keep up with all the things I wanted to do. YouTube? Not for now.</p><p>For several reasons: let&#8217;s be real, editing that kind of format is <em>not</em> my thing at all. I&#8217;m slow, I can&#8217;t find my rhythm, and it drains me. Plus, on the side, I&#8217;m still working part-time as a florist, making three videos a week for TikTok &amp; Instagram, writing posts, crafting this Oniric Letter, and building my website&#8230; In short, the road to dreams and independence is certainly challenging, and you have to show up everyday for it, BUT you also have to listen to yourself before losing your mind completely.</p><p>So, I&#8217;ve decided to stop scattering my energy and instead document my journey in a more natural and fluid way&#8212;through writing, with this Oniric Letter. Maybe I&#8217;ll write two letters a month: one focused on astrology and the other as a chronicle of my adventures, to keep them from becoming too dense. Something to think about.</p><p>In all this noise, under the weight of endless to-do lists and surreal goals, I was forced to slow down and reconnect with my creativity. But with a part of my creativity that I rarely&#8212;if ever&#8212;engage with. The one that exists simply <em>to be</em>, that serves no purpose, doesn&#8217;t check off a task on my agenda.</p><p>Let me explain: since I was a child, I&#8217;ve always wanted to draw. It&#8217;s a desire I&#8217;ve nurtured at various points in my life, only to abandon it most of the time due to that nasty limiting belief that I wasn&#8217;t creative. Because yes, while I now fully embrace and thrive through different creative mediums, that wasn&#8217;t always the case. The path to accepting this part of myself was filled with obstacles and setbacks&#8212;but that&#8217;s another story for another letter, perhaps.</p><p>Over the years, I&#8217;ve moved a lot, yet one thing has never left my suitcase: my watercolor palette and sketchbooks. I rarely opened them, but I always needed to keep them with me&#8212;just in case. One of the reasons I didn&#8217;t allow myself to draw was that this practice didn&#8217;t serve a tangible, pragmatic goal. It was just for fun, for my own pleasure, and that? Well, my Capricorn Sun and Mars had a <em>really</em> hard time understanding and accepting that.</p><p>But the burnout I imposed on myself over the past few weeks forced me to reconnect with this creativity&#8212;the kind that asks for nothing and expects nothing in return but relaxation, presence, and joy. I reopened my sketchbook and started doodling. I loved it. It felt incredible. It&#8217;s so easy to forget that to stay determined and steady on the road ahead, you have to give yourself some grace and have a little fun. I <em>promise</em> I&#8217;ll try to remember that before I start spinning out next time.</p><p>And for once, I was kind to myself. I&#8217;m learning to accept that it&#8217;s okay if I don&#8217;t draw perfectly. What matters is enjoying it and being present with myself.</p><div><hr></div><h4>But enough about me&#8212;how are <em>you</em>? &#128150;</h4><p>The astrological sky has been intense lately&#8212;eclipse season, Venus &amp; Mercury retrograde&#8230; Depending on how this activates your birth chart, it might feel like a whirlwind! Self-reflection, a sense of limbo, as if standing in a threshold before deep and beautiful transformations. When we go through uncomfortable times, astrology is truly an incredible tool. It&#8217;s a guide&#8212;it highlights challenges, but also the paths to liberation and expansion.</p><p>Today, we&#8217;re not just celebrating the first day of spring&#8212;it&#8217;s also the Sun&#8217;s entrance into Aries. A new astrological year begins&#8212;it&#8217;s powerful and beautiful!</p><p>With Aries, we reconnect with life&#8217;s joyful spontaneity, and we&#8217;re called to take action. The &#8220;self&#8221;/&#8220;I&#8221; steps into the spotlight, inviting us to embody our essence with boldness and passion, to own our voice. Who are we at our core? What is our life&#8217;s impulse? How does it manifest? There&#8217;s no more room to play small&#8212;it&#8217;s time to take up space.</p><p>These energies might take a little longer to unfold due to the multiple retrogrades saturating the celestial landscape. But everything is in its place, and these seemingly stagnant moments are here to help us step into our full authenticity and magic.</p><div><hr></div><p>I wish for us all to be deeply connected to ourselves this Aries season&#8212;to dare to stand tall and to find, along the way, souls who resonate with our truth in the present moment. There is nothing more beautiful than the connection of dreams&#8212;binding and illuminating.</p><p>I&#8217;ll see you soon in another letter. Until then, take good care of yourself, and you can always find me on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/romyruni/?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA%3D%3D">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@romyruni">TikTok</a> &#128150;</p><p>Oh, and very soon on my website&#8212;stay tuuuuned &#9729;&#65039;</p><p>(And maybe even on YouTube&#8230; because, well, right before my realization, I had already edited a video. It would be a shame <em>not</em> to share it, right?)</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!L7la!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3baf72be-675f-4eb9-b2e8-0a2af6afc2ca_5712x4284.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!L7la!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3baf72be-675f-4eb9-b2e8-0a2af6afc2ca_5712x4284.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!L7la!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3baf72be-675f-4eb9-b2e8-0a2af6afc2ca_5712x4284.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!L7la!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3baf72be-675f-4eb9-b2e8-0a2af6afc2ca_5712x4284.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!L7la!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3baf72be-675f-4eb9-b2e8-0a2af6afc2ca_5712x4284.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!L7la!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3baf72be-675f-4eb9-b2e8-0a2af6afc2ca_5712x4284.jpeg" width="1456" height="1941" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3baf72be-675f-4eb9-b2e8-0a2af6afc2ca_5712x4284.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1941,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:5060387,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://romyruniuk.substack.com/i/159432415?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3baf72be-675f-4eb9-b2e8-0a2af6afc2ca_5712x4284.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!L7la!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3baf72be-675f-4eb9-b2e8-0a2af6afc2ca_5712x4284.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!L7la!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3baf72be-675f-4eb9-b2e8-0a2af6afc2ca_5712x4284.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!L7la!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3baf72be-675f-4eb9-b2e8-0a2af6afc2ca_5712x4284.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!L7la!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3baf72be-675f-4eb9-b2e8-0a2af6afc2ca_5712x4284.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>PS:</strong> Let me know in the comments (if you&#8217;re reading this on Substack) or by replying to this email&#8212;how are you feeling with the current astro energies? I always love exchanging thoughts &#127800;</p><p>With all my gentleness,<br><strong>Romy &#129498;&#8205;&#9792;&#65039;</strong></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intertwined 🌟✨]]></title><description><![CDATA[What if dreams were born from chaos?]]></description><link>https://romyruniuk.substack.com/p/intertwined</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://romyruniuk.substack.com/p/intertwined</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Romy 🧚‍♀️]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 17:17:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Q0yC!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F749bb662-ab52-4a1f-99ec-c2e3b41e38b0_3546x4729.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Dear you, &#128150;</strong></p><h4>In today&#8217;s letter :</h4><h5>&#10024; A poetic recap of January and the reflections and adjustments it brought &#127780;&#65039;</h5><h5><br>&#10024; Highlights of February&#8217;s astrological energies, plus tips &amp; love to navigate life&#8217;s rollercoaster &#127906;</h5><h5><br>&#10024; Dreamy agenda &amp; an invitation to dream &#9729;&#65039;</h5><p></p><p>I don&#8217;t know about you, but January felt like an eternity to me. A slow, introspective month. Scattered with sunlit inspirations and mountain-like doubts. It started at full speed, as I was reminded&#8212;once again, on the evening of my birthday&#8212;of the importance of togetherness. The importance of relationships, of vulnerability, and of allowing ourselves to ask for help. Somewhere between a failed buttercream, an almost-ruined cake, and an ardent desire that nearly faded away with it, I understood. Support and connection are at the heart of everything. Because together, anything is possible. </p><p>Together, we can save a cake. Together, we can build the bridge between dreams and reality.</p><p>In life, almost nothing goes as planned&#8212;whether it&#8217;s a cake or something much bigger. That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s essential to let go of the crystallized image of what we desire, to remain fluid and adaptable to life&#8217;s ever-changing flow. Like a dance. No matter how much we plan, how precisely we organize, the unexpected will always find its way in&#8212;and sometimes, it&#8217;s good to allow ourselves to waltz with it. Because the unexpected can lead to an ending even more beautiful and magical than what we had envisioned.</p><p>This is the essence of 2025, astrologically speaking. The Lunar Nodes have shifted, inviting us to let go of endless to-do lists and the need to control everything, urging us instead to embrace life&#8217;s natural rhythm. It call us to reconnect with our intuition&#8212;to what we feel deep within our bodies and hearts when the mind stops clouding our perception.</p><h5>Savor the present moment, for after all, it is the only thing we truly own&#8212;here and now. It is here that creation can exist, it is now that our dreams can take shape.</h5><p>If you&#8217;re curious to learn more about the Lunar Nodes' shift, I made a video about it on my TikTok&#8212;<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@romyruni/video/7460218108150648097">click here to check it out </a>&#128150;</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Q0yC!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F749bb662-ab52-4a1f-99ec-c2e3b41e38b0_3546x4729.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Q0yC!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F749bb662-ab52-4a1f-99ec-c2e3b41e38b0_3546x4729.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Q0yC!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F749bb662-ab52-4a1f-99ec-c2e3b41e38b0_3546x4729.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Q0yC!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F749bb662-ab52-4a1f-99ec-c2e3b41e38b0_3546x4729.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Q0yC!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F749bb662-ab52-4a1f-99ec-c2e3b41e38b0_3546x4729.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Q0yC!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F749bb662-ab52-4a1f-99ec-c2e3b41e38b0_3546x4729.jpeg" width="728" height="970.8719684151156" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/749bb662-ab52-4a1f-99ec-c2e3b41e38b0_3546x4729.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:false,&quot;imageSize&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:4729,&quot;width&quot;:3546,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:728,&quot;bytes&quot;:2519430,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Q0yC!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F749bb662-ab52-4a1f-99ec-c2e3b41e38b0_3546x4729.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Q0yC!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F749bb662-ab52-4a1f-99ec-c2e3b41e38b0_3546x4729.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Q0yC!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F749bb662-ab52-4a1f-99ec-c2e3b41e38b0_3546x4729.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Q0yC!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F749bb662-ab52-4a1f-99ec-c2e3b41e38b0_3546x4729.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><div><hr></div><h3>&#127775; <strong>Astrological Highlights of February</strong></h3><p>&#10024; <strong>02/04 &#8211; Venus enters Aries</strong><br>Na&#239;ve enthusiasm, an invitation to follow your heart&#8217;s call, a shift toward self-assertion within relationships. Now is the perfect time to embrace your identity and honor your desires.</p><p>&#10024; <strong>02/04 &#8211; Jupiter goes direct in Gemini</strong><br>Ideas flow more easily, there&#8217;s a newfound urge to share and to resume our quest for truth, meaning, and adventure. It&#8217;s time to communicate, to turn toward others with curiosity &amp; spontaneity.</p><p>&#10024; <strong>02/12 &#8211; Full Moon in Leo</strong><br>Time to take stock, to release. To reconnect with joy, to what makes your heart beat faster. To unleash your creativity, to let yourself shine and fully embody who you are&#8212;unapologetically. It&#8217;s time to let the diva within you shine like a bright star &#127775;&#10024;</p><p>&#10024; <strong>02/14 &#8211; Mercury enters Pisces</strong><br>Words become poetic, melodic, healing. It&#8217;s time to tune into your dreamlike side. You may feel the need to withdraw, to recharge, to nourish your imagination.</p><p>&#10024; <strong>02/18 &#8211; It&#8217;s Pisces Season! &#9811;&#65039;</strong><br>A deep connection to the heart, to the boundless love that feeds the soul, to empathy and intuition. A time to nurture dreams, spirituality, and ideals. A perfect season for healing what needs to be healed. But be mindful of illusions, escapism, and confusion&#8212;stay connected to something greater while keeping your feet firmly grounded. &#127793;</p><p>&#10024; <strong>02/24 &#8211; Mars goes direct in Cancer</strong><br>And finally, a sigh of relief! Internal tensions dissipate, and we may feel a renewed sense of control over our emotional world.</p><p>&#10024; <strong>02/27 &#8211; New Moon in Pisces</strong><br>A time to plant seeds, to open up, to scheme for the future. A moment to connect with intuition, to nurture creative projects, imagination, and dreams. Spirituality &amp; Intuition.</p><div><hr></div><h3><strong>Where to find me this February?</strong></h3><p>&#128204; <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/romyruni/">Instagram</a></strong> &#8594; Every Monday in my stories &#129498;&#8205;&#9792;&#65039; I&#8217;ll be doing a weekly energy reading to guide you through the week. It&#8217;s a format I loved when I first started my Instagram page two years ago, and I want to bring it back to life to support you at the beginning of each week.</p><p>&#127917; <strong><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@romyruni">TikTok</a> &amp; Instagram</strong> &#8594; Throughout the week, I share various astrology-inspired content, always crafted with love and dreamlike energy.</p><p>&#127909; <strong>YouTube</strong> &#8594; Stay tuned &#127744; In the coming weeks, I&#8217;ll be launching two new video formats, and I can&#8217;t wait to share them with you! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@lavoieonirique">Subscribe here so you don&#8217;t miss them &#127775;&#10024;</a></p><p>&#128467;&#65039; <strong>Astrology Readings</strong> &#8594; If you love my dreamy approach to the stars and want to discover (or rediscover) all the magic that resides within you through the lens of astrology, my February bookings are open : <a href="https://calendly.com/romyruni">Click here to explore my sessions and book yours &#129498;&#8205;&#9792;&#65039;</a></p><h5><em>PS: I&#8217;ve now come to terms with the fact that I must share more in English, because after all, it&#8217;s my home now. So everything will be translated into both French and English from now on. And yes, I&#8217;ll keep the French for now. I&#8217;m in love with London, in love with the English language, but French is part of my identity, and I&#8217;m not quite ready to let that go yet.</em></h5><div><hr></div><p>January has been challenging in many ways, but it also showed me that when we follow our hearts and nurture our projects with love and perseverance, in the end, the sun always finds its way back.</p><h5><em>And you&#8212;<br>Is there an area of your life where you feel the need to control everything, even at the cost of disconnecting from your intuition?<br>Do you feel drained by your own self-imposed expectations?<br>Are you breathing life into your dreams? Do you take the time to honor them, to nurture them?<br>Where do you feel resistance starting to loosen within you&#8212;the place where, eventually, you&#8217;ll have to surrender to the unknown&#8230; and above all, to your inner knowing?</em></h5><p>Life has a way of surprising us when we surrender to its rhythm. The challenges will always be there, but perhaps they exist to deepen your desire, to root your dreams more firmly in reality.</p><p>I wish you a magical February. Feel free to reply to this email or reach out on Substack&#8212;I always love to chat with you &#129419;</p><p><strong>With love,</strong><br><strong>Romy &#129498;&#8205;&#9792;&#65039;</strong></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romyruniuk.substack.com/p/intertwined/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romyruniuk.substack.com/p/intertwined/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><div class="directMessage button" data-attrs="{&quot;userId&quot;:178152368,&quot;userName&quot;:&quot;Romy &#129498;&#8205;&#9792;&#65039;&quot;,&quot;canDm&quot;:null,&quot;dmUpgradeOptions&quot;:null,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}" data-component-name="DirectMessageToDOM"></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0QHa!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1ea8dcd-40d9-4bf4-ab22-e9f4a3aa5785_1630x1086.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0QHa!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1ea8dcd-40d9-4bf4-ab22-e9f4a3aa5785_1630x1086.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0QHa!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1ea8dcd-40d9-4bf4-ab22-e9f4a3aa5785_1630x1086.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0QHa!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1ea8dcd-40d9-4bf4-ab22-e9f4a3aa5785_1630x1086.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0QHa!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1ea8dcd-40d9-4bf4-ab22-e9f4a3aa5785_1630x1086.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0QHa!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1ea8dcd-40d9-4bf4-ab22-e9f4a3aa5785_1630x1086.jpeg" width="1456" height="970" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e1ea8dcd-40d9-4bf4-ab22-e9f4a3aa5785_1630x1086.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:970,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:297605,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0QHa!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1ea8dcd-40d9-4bf4-ab22-e9f4a3aa5785_1630x1086.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0QHa!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1ea8dcd-40d9-4bf4-ab22-e9f4a3aa5785_1630x1086.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0QHa!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1ea8dcd-40d9-4bf4-ab22-e9f4a3aa5785_1630x1086.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0QHa!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1ea8dcd-40d9-4bf4-ab22-e9f4a3aa5785_1630x1086.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coming soon]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is The Dreamlike Letter &#10024;.]]></description><link>https://romyruniuk.substack.com/p/coming-soon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://romyruniuk.substack.com/p/coming-soon</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Romy 🧚‍♀️]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:33:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jldt!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa197b1bd-5421-472b-8049-eb3642879796_500x500.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is The Dreamlike Letter &#10024;.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romyruniuk.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romyruniuk.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>