with magic,⭐️ X. This essay poured out of my pen in pretty much one go, born from days and hours of sleep and rest, honouring my soul-aching tiredness. With gratitude to Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey of The Nap Ministry, and to Simone Grace Seol for affirming rest and slowness as a foundation for truth-telling. With gratitude to my divine feminine teachers, Meg McDermott and Bria Melitta.

I’m Xandra Sunglim Burns, the Witch, and artist of everyday life. This blog, The Priestess Diaries, is about reviving ancient ritual in modern times. It is also about discovering what a priestess is, does, and why I am one, because I am forever evolving my understanding of this mysterious wisdom! Lunar Logbook, my moon planner for creating your life while honouring nature’s cycles, is now available to order online. I live in Edinburgh, and my pronouns are she/they/he/witch/wizard.

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