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Reflections from the High Priestess

On the eve of Write From the Wound.

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Jan 18, 2026
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January 18, 2026


Tomorrow morning, Write From the Wound launches.

I pulled cards asking what I need to know about standing at this threshold.

Justice. Queen of Wands. 3 of Swords.

Then my oracle deck gave me: “Write for us first. You’re trying to make everyone happy. Diluting truth for white comfort. Choose your people first. Write for us.”


I sat with that for a long time.

Because this is the same card that came through on my birthday two weeks ago.

Same message. Same medicine.

The ancestors are making sure I hear this.

Don’t dilute. Don’t perform. Don’t translate. Write for us first.

On my birthday, that felt like permission.

Today, it feels like a directive.

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