Last Virgo Szn Memories

Photo taken by Erica Joy at The Gardens at Lake Merritt in Oakland, CA

This time last year, I was finishing up my final days in Seattle, Washington. My college era officially ending. I was saying goodbyes and packing up (or donating or throwing away) everything I had accumulated in last four years. Things that I had managed to stow away in dorm basements, friends’ closets, and the odd storage container were being sifted through to fit into five suitcases. Looking back now, I see this as a very Virgo Season activity—organizing, cleaning, and shifting into a new space. After Cancer and Leo seasons, times of community, love, friendship it was time to say farewell.

My mom (a virgo) and I went on a west coast road trip. I wanted to explore the Bay Area, specifically Oakland. I wanted to see a place

I had become so close to through my Seattle community, because every other person who goes to Seattle University is from the Bay. It’s actually a little alarming lol. I wanted to see if it was my next step. Overall, I remember liking the vibes, but also I didn’t get the sense that it was supposed to be my home quite yet.

The first day in the Bay was a bit rocky because we were waiting on COVID results to come back after thinking we had had a close contact (fortunately, the person just had the flu), but that meant canceled plans and masked walks about Lake Merritt. Virgo Szn 2021 truly had many, many walks lmao. My final days in the Bay included intense winds, a gourmet picnic, and pizza party.

At this point, the rest of Virgo Szn 2021 is a blur. I just know the facts (lmao)—I visited my maternal grandmother, my eldest sister visited——OH! that means I went through my almost-drowning event this time last year. woah!——so yeah, I was supposed to join my mom and sister for a paddle-boarding excursion, but we only rented two boards, and long-story short, my qualms were ignored, and I ended up falling into the deep marsh water. While my mom and sister helped me get back on the dock, they left to paddle-board without even asking “you okay?”🤭 With scratched up and muddy legs from the barnacle-laden underside of the dock, I called kay to decompress and cry. And now, a year later, we’ve found ourselves 2vs2 again 😤. kay and I want to work through deep-seated family problems and build a new foundation of trust, while the other two seem to be content not having any relationship at all as long as it means they don’t have to confront the past or their feelings or the feelings of others 😮‍💨.

I knew last Virgo Szn was meant to be a time of re-grouping. A time to rest after non-stop work and school. A time to imagine what life could look like, and it definitely was a time of physical rest, but emotionally and mentally I was on edge and constantly going through hoops. I had known for ~ months ~ that going to my childhood home was not the best option, but I couldn’t quite figure out what else to do before it became the only option.

But this year I see my path ahead. Virgo Szn 2022, and I am about to make my way back to my childhood home after 8 months of hopping around, 8 months of leaning on community (and Kay tbqh). BUT I have a plan this time. I have rested. I have doors in front of me that allow me to close the door to this home. I think I will be in the Bay in the soon-to-be future. But with Mercury and Mars retrogrades so close, who knows for sure, so I’ll confirm in the next newsletter!!

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