Happy Monday!
Tomorrow is Christmas Eve and then Christmas. If this season is hard for you, I am wrapping you in the tightest energetic hug of love and protection.
The new year is coming, and there is always the debate in the spiritual community about when the new year actually begins. I wrote about that last year. TL;DR: It’s whenever you want. With the new year comes new changes, and I am excited to tell you about them.
1. Altar Adornments
This year, I got back into cross stitching, and making altar adornments has made my brain light up. I truly, truly enjoy it. As y’all know, I made the goddess wall hangings with the genuine crystal beads at the energy points. That was so much fun. I truly am in love with them.
My mom is very into journaling these days (after writing off my journaling as over the top and pedantic and boring), and I decided to make her some mini cross stitches for her journal (below). I made 1 for each month of the year plus a tiny one for this December. As I was making those mini, I realized that I LOVE making minis. And I made the above as a prototype.
Please, please, please let me know what you think about them. I was thinking they could be altar adornments for each season, spell work additions (that can be cleansed at the end or burnt if you need!), or journal/grimoire inclusions. Would you use these? How would you use them? What colors would you like?
2. Coaching Opportunities
This year, I will be offering coaching each month. Payment will be through Ko-Fi (if that doesn’t work, lmk, and we can do Paypal, Venmo, etc), and it will take place on Discord. I started this back in October, and I have really enjoyed hosting and guiding people through. I also love learning from others. I’m a teacher by trade, and that pretty much means I’m a life long learner, a page of swords you could say.
Coaching sessions come in group and individual. I will be adding more opportunities as the year goes.
Group coaching will always take place on Discord. You will have me and other participants. It is a way to hold each other accountable, hold sacred and safe space, be witnessed in your growth and healing, and learn from each other. I love the growth in relationship that I have felt from participants. January’s Group Coaching will be 31 Days of Goal Alignment. As always, the prompts will be posted on IG and here for free. If you want a less self-guided experience, Discord is the way.
Individual Coaching for now is limited to hourly tarot coaching. I have been working with Tarot for 7 years now, and I am so grateful to the amazing tarot community on IG. Thomas, Christina, Julia,
, Mr. Lionharts, Biddy Tarot, and so many others. They have brought so much insight into my tarot practice, especially when I was first starting out: confused and lost. I will alert everyone as new opportunities become available.I am also hoping to get some in-person classes off the ground this year. That is a major goal, and it is going to take some courage on my part.
3. Changes to Substack
On January 1st, I will be activating the paid subscribers chat here on Substack! This will be included in the $5/mo subscription. I will still be posting the astrological season tarot spreads there as well. I am hoping that the chat will allow us to connect more and build community. I won’t be spamming it, but instead, I will post a weekly prompt or card, and we can discuss. Others can also post what feels important to them, etc.
I will now also be posting all of the tarot spreads for the month here in a newsletter at the beginning of the month. This will give every subscriber early access to the spreads. I think this will allow people to budget their time, energy, etc. better. I will continue to post on IG, but closer to the date of the actual event. IG is dead, and I need to start putting my eggs in other baskets. I love it here on Substack so I’m going to be putting more eggs here.
I am so excited for these changes. They feel obtainable and intentional. They feel authentic to who I am. I am not a super flashy person. I am low key and quiet, but I do want to build my business.
4. Tarot Reading Offers
My Full Moon Readings are no longer donation based. They will be $12 for the 3 card reading e-mailed to you with a photo. I may end up doing some free months every once in a while because it IS a good way for me to give back to the community as a thank you.
I have YEAR AHEAD READINGS this year. It will be 16 cards. You can choose which oracle you want to work with: animal, plant, or crystal. This will include a PDF write up for each month and your oracle cards, a picture of your reading, and 12 affirmations. It will be asynchronous and e-mailed to you.
I now have 1 card manifestation readings that will come with journaling prompts e-mailed to you.
The New Moon Readings will stay the same. They use 6 decks, have a 4 page PDF that can be used for journaling, collaging, altar work, or vision boarding, and a picture of your reading are e-mailed to you. I use these readings for myself each new moon, and I have found them so helpful.
All of these make a great last minute e-gift for loved ones (or yourself)!

I know that was a lot. I want to extend my GRATITUDE to each of you for being here. Thank you for subscribing. Thank you to those of you who have been paid subscribers. Thank you for believing in me and inviting me along on your journey.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Let me know if you’re looking forward to anything in particular.
Wishing you well this week! May your life offer what you need in this moment.
With love,
Aventurine ✨
So excited for you and the new projects and offerings for 2025! I love the cross stich mini's, I wonder if you could make some into a pocket like a book mark for the corner of the page? I would use them for my journal to mark the new moon or the zodiac season we are in.
They sound like great changes for 2025! I love the mini cross stitches, I don’t really journal but love the idea of them being for spell work to cleanse or burn! Someone that I follow on Instagram has just released a book called Practical Symbols (Amy Donnelly) which might provide some inspiration.
I am planning to hibernate as much as possible in January so won’t be joining the Goal Alignment course but it sounds amazing and I’m looking forward to your other offerings throughout the year. Love the chat option and having the tarot spreads for the month, I like to forward plan 😊
Hope you have Merry Christmas 🎄