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The other morning, as I swung by my beloved convenience, store, Royal Farms, for a very basic iced coffee (since I did not prepare one ahead of time), I had a magical moment that I wanted to share with you and of course step on my digital Lorax stump and talk big picture.

Picture this : city/county of Baltimore.

(Also if you get this reference ❤️hello my people!)

This song came on, you probably know it.

And as I was adding the creamer, and other ingredients to my coffee at the bar, I started mouthing the words and bopping my head along.. because how can you not?

“Ooooooh ooooh ooooh it’s Magic you know”..

A gentleman in yellow reflective safety gear came in to my left and started building his coffee as well. Within seconds, I heard him singing along, and looked over to see him dancing a bit too.

We locked eyes and remarked over what a great song this was, and what a great way to start the day it was. We exchanged morning pleasantries, positive wishes for the day, and the energy carried over to literally everyone in the store. The gentleman behind the counter, the lady behind me at the register, the deli workers making sandwiches.

We all got to partake of a little bit of magic that Tuesday morning.

It’s the little moments like these, that are the purest form of magic, in my humble opinion. The missing magic in the world today.

That little moment, that was only a blink in the timeline of my life, had me walking out the door with happy human tears welling up in my eyes. Because as I’ve aged, it takes a lot to make me cry out of sadness or out of “negative “ emotions, however, I am a huge sap for heart-filling moments like these.

The moments that give me hope. The moments that remind me that we still care about each other. The moment when I’m reminded that, despite all the hardships, we are in this together.

We don’t have to know each other, we don’t have to accept each other, we don’t have to vote for the same person, agree about every contentious political talking point, we don’t have to fully understand the other person, or literally anything to want to share in these moments together as human beings on this flying rock.

We just have to set aside our distractions and ego for a moment, look around, and tune in.

It’s free. It’s limitless. It’s accessible to all people of all colors, backgrounds, identities, you name it.

These moments are there for us. Moments for us to tap into, not even create. Just join.

Moments like these are sitting out there there untapped.

Moments like this, rebuild us as a society that cares about each other (not just what divides us) one moment of magic at a time.

Whether it is a song that gets us all going in the kitchen before the rush comes in, whether it’s something wonderful out in nature that you experience with other human beings, whether it’s a conversation that just touches the depth of your soul in a way you didn’t know possible.

These are the quiet moments of magic, that keep the world turning. That keep me inspired, that give me hope, and hopefully give you hope and magic as well.

It’s these little forms of magic, that I think, too often, too many of us miss out on, for whatever reason.

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This episode started as a Substack article. I recorded it, added all the bells and whistles, and now it lives here too.

If you’d rather read than listen, the original post is right here: https://sidlerstudios.substack.com/p/the-in-between.

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OK, everybody. I’m going to go on a little Piscean thought journey for a minute..

In my wee little human experience, something I encounter way too frequently to ignore are the gaps between us and the gaps in knowledge between us.

I’ve always been someone who kind of lives in the in-between. I’ve never felt like I fit in one specific mold, one specific group, one specific career, or any one specific anything to be quite honest with you.

Our worlds have too many shades of nuance to be grouped into neat little boxes.

Maybe it’s because I have some mix of a scientific, mystical, and artsy brain, but I experience life this way:

patterns

nuances

shades

levels of depth & complexity

uniqueness

variety

groupings

outliers

trends

and so much more.

All to experience, savor, enjoy, participate in, share, and pass around.

I say all of this to paint you a picture of my world as I continue to welcome you into it:

I think as a society, we've collectively gotten more divisive, more black-and-white, more intolerant of differences.

and… I'm just not about that, and never have been.

I'm here for the bridges between us that haven’t been built yet. The bridges that have burned down and need a new one built. The bridges we didn’t didn’t even know we could build to connect all os us islands.

I'm here for the misunderstood.

I'm here for all of the nuances that don't get enough attention. I'm here for the quiet rumblings, that we don’t stop to feel.

One of my favorite meditations says “that which we appreciate, appreciates” (Diane Forster)

I know this to be true.

I truly love being able to share some of my mind & musings with you all. Substack has been an absolute breath of fresh air and such a welcome space for me.

I am all to familiar with gatekeeping, exclusivity, and flexxing.

Which is why I am so ridiculously, deeply grateful for a space where we keep the dialogue going. Where we keep expanding our minds and challenging our perceptions. Where we welcome each other to the table instead of building walls or looking down on each other.

So truly, thank you for being here, or as Linda Belcher sang it best

“Thank you for bein' there.Everyone's thankin'The whole world's thankin' you Thankin' us for thankin' you”

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I popped in for another quick New Moon Live, this time for the New Moon in Virgo.

I ramble about something I keep coming back to:

“What’s on the whiteboard of your soul that you’re ready to wipe away?”

I keep these short and digestible on purpose. This one’s 7 minutes. So go ahead and hit play.

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This episode started as a Substack article. I recorded it, added an intro and an outro, and now it lives here too. If you’d rather read than listen, the original post is right here: sidlerstudios.substack.com/p/your-mom-made-you-clean-before-every. If you want the full audio version with a little more of me in it, stay put.

Here’s what’s inside before you commit your ears:

* Virgo season energy and why so many of us suddenly want to throw everything out

* Growing up with two Virgos and what that did to my very Pisces nervous system

* My mom’s rule: room had to be clean before any holiday visitor showed up, no exceptions

* What I actually took from that rule, which is not what she probably intended

* Why I clean my space before ritual work, tarot, or any real soul-level conversation

* The ancestors and spirit guides I work with, including my father, and what they prefer

* Why clutter isn’t neutral and what it actually does to you over time

* The difference between perfection and just enough order that something can land

* Why this principle doesn’t expire when Virgo season does

* Before you invite something in, make room for it

If you’re new here? sidlerstudios.com/services is a good place to get a feel for what I do.

My home is always Substack. And if you want to pull up a chair and stick around, come find everything else at sidlerstudios.com/read.

If you want more conversations like these, come pull up a chair!

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I love plants and have for a long time. I've also sucked at keeping them alive until pretty recently, so there's that.

This summer I repotted basically everything in my house. And the whole time I was elbow-deep in old soil trying to figure out what was going on with Bertha, my 8-foot pothos that I got for $25 and have been obsessed with ever since, I kept thinking about the metaphor of repotting your life.

This is a Virgo season episode. No article, just the audio. Bertha comes up a lot. So does the idea that sometimes you've outgrown your container and you don't even know it until you actually look.

If you're new here come take a peep at sidlerstudios.com/services. I also just put together a free page on Substack with playlists and all the other magic nuggets I want to pass along: sidlerstudios.substack.com/p/magic-nuggets-for-all

Or come pull up a chair anytime at sidlerstudios.com/read

This episode started as a Substack article. I recorded it, added an intro and an outro, and now it lives here too. If you’d rather read than listen, the original post is right here: sidlerstudios.substack.com/p/the-moon-is-my-project-management. If you want the full audio version with a little more of me in it, stay put.

Here’s what’s inside before you commit your ears:

* Who I am, what The Sidler Digest is, and why spirituality shows up in this space

* How my Aunt Helen and her nightly moon reports started all of this

* The 28-day lunar cycle as an actual, usable project management framework

* New Moon: planning, intentions, starting clean

* Waxing Moon: deep work, execution, pointed energy

* Full Moon: review, reality check, course correction while there’s still time

* Waning Moon: closure, loose ends, deciding what doesn’t come with you into the next cycle

* Why this isn’t woo woo — it’s a humane system that maps to how humans actually work, that humans have used for literally all of history

* An invitation to try it even without believing anything mystical

If you’re new here? sidlerstudios.com/services is a good place to get oriented with what I do.

My home is always Substack. And if you want to pull up a chair and stick around, come find everything else at sidlerstudios.com/read.

If you want more conversations like these, come pull up a chair!

If you want to read any other paid posts,

join the Substack! Here’s 2 weeks free on me.

If you liked this article, there’s a

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Also, if you ever want to pick my brain, come do so! About astrology, SEO, AI, ethics, business strategy, or whatever it be! Slide into my DM’s, book a time with me, or find me wherever I am online.

Why hellooo! I'm Chelsey, the founder and lady behind Sidler Studios, a boutique web design, digital strategy, and AI consulting practice. The Sidler Digest (on Substack) is where I write and talk about tech, business, labor, systems, and the human stuff that lives underneath all of it. No hype. No guru energy. Just honest takes from someone who's been working in the digital world for over a decade and has opinions.

This episode is a live recording from August 12, 2026: the New Moon in Leo and a solar eclipse. Good enough reason to check in.

What we cover:

A quick intro to who I am, how I work, and what this publication is

What's changing at Sidler Studios: I've been building quietly for years and I'm now letting people in

A two-week astrological forecast, useful whether you're a believer or just someone who notices when the current shifts

The Leo solar eclipse: creativity, identity, the courage to be visible

Virgo season starting August 22: time to implement what just came up

The Pisces lunar eclipse on August 28: intuition, clarity, things revealing themselves

A personal astrology transit map I've been testing, written in plain human language, no degrees or jargon

A small fall learning cohort: 12 people or less, you help build the curriculum, very much not a generic course

If any of this sounds like your kind of thing, come find me. I don't charge for conversation.

🌐 sidlerstudios.com📬 sidlerstudios.substack.com

If you want more conversations like these, come pull up a chair!

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Also, if you ever want to pick my brain, come do so! About astrology, SEO, AI, ethics, business strategy, or whatever it be! Slide into my DM’s, book a time with me, or find me wherever I am online.

In case you like audio, I am going to start adding the audio from my articles here as well :)

Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! I know the visuals got choppy there in the beginning, but the audio should work! Thank you all for joining and I am looking forward to more (with better video).