Blame it on the Transit

Sep 11 · 4m

I almost didn’t hit record. Normally, I would be participating in La Mar and Netta’s Black Joy Friday—an event I love showing up for on the second Friday of every month. But to be completely transparent with y’all? I was dragging. I felt so exhausted that I realized I had nothing to give from. I had no Black joy, no extra capacity, and no abundance to pour out.So I stepped back. And midday, I pulled cards for myself—a ritual I return to when I need a moment of grounding.What started as a personal check-in clearly came through as a message for the collective. Because if I’m feeling this, I know so many of you are in the exact same spot: needing to conserve your energy, regulate your nervous system, and step away from spaces that take from you without honoring who you are.The Cards: Reclaiming Worth and Unburdening the SystemWhen the 4 of Pentacles came up, it immediately spoke to energy conservation and holding tight to what is precious. On a deeper level, it reflects that somatic reaction we get when our boundaries are tested: that tight, locked-up nervous system feeling where you feel forced to guard yourself, your time, and your worth from places, situations, or people that simply don’t see your value.Then came the 10 of Wands.Look at the stance in this card: bent over, struggling to carry ten heavy wands alone, moving inefficiently, completely overwhelmed. This is what happens when we refuse to pull back from environments that drain us. We end up over-functioning, holding up dynamics single-handedly, and carrying burdens we were never meant to bear.The combined message of these two cards is unmistakable: We must conserve our energy and pull back from what depletes us so we can direct that energy toward true expansion, new ideas, and real wealth.You do not have to stay in spaces where you feel compelled to constantly defend or hoard your capacity. Stepping away, dropping the extra wands, and releasing what doesn’t honor your worth isn’t giving up—it’s protecting your core power.The Shift: Pleasure as the Engine for AbundanceThe advice card bringing it all together was The Fool.The Fool represents pure potential, trust, spontaneity, optimism, and unburdened new beginnings. It’s the permission to step onto a fresh path without dragging old weight behind you.I’ve said it before and I’ll keep saying it: Pleasure is the engine for abundance.As adults, we default to prioritizing the structured, heavy, and demanding tasks while treating joy like a luxury we have to earn. But when your nervous system is constantly dysregulated and locked in defense mode, your sacral chakra—the energy center of flow, creation, and joy—gets blocked. You cannot receive abundance when you’re constantly braced for impact.Stepping back to refuel and prioritize your own pleasure isn’t selfish; it’s the practical fuel you need to apply back toward the things that truly matter.Your Virgo New Moon Audit: Protect Your SystemVirgo energy naturally calls for auditing, decluttering, and practical organizing. But this moon, I’m challenging you to audit your nervous system and pleasure meters:* Where are you guarding your energy? Identify the environments, obligations, or people that make you feel tight, defensive, or guarded.* What wands can you lay down? Where are you trying to do everything yourself or sustain something that doesn’t see your worth?* Where is the space for pure play? How can you open up room for unearned pleasure and genuine rest this week?If your tank is low, consider this your official collective call to action to pull back, refuel, and protect your peace.Weekend EnergyAs we navigate this Virgo New Moon, remember that a beautiful Libra Moon carries us through the weekend. Use this Venusian energy to realign your values, sink into beauty, indulge in comfort, and restore your spirit without guilt.Conserve your energy. Honor your value. Step back from the noise and let yourself be The Fool.With love,Empress TheadoraHost of Blame It on the Transits & Founder of Dragged N DivineReady to align your energy and reclaim your space?Listen to the full voice note above. If you’re looking for personalized guidance on your chart or current transits, click below to book a reading:* 🔮 Book a Personal Tarot Reading* 🌌 Book an Astrology Chart Reading This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit draggedndivine.substack.com/subscribe

Sep 6 · 22m

Welcome back to Blame it on the Transits! I'm your host, Empress Theadora—Certified Astrologer and your favorite Black astrologer.If you were hoping to glide quietly through this week on autopilot or analyze your way out of your feelings... the cosmos is handing us a major reality check. Every single shift over the next seven days is designed to poke, prod, and pull you out of your head and plunge you directly into your emotions.We’re breaking down performative positivity clashing with subconscious shadow work, a Virgo New Moon dismantling emotional walls, Venus plunging into deep Scorpio, and why logic has officially left the building.Grab your tea or your glass of wine, hit that play button, and let’s dive into this week’s Dragged vs. Divine breakdown!WORK WITH EMPRESS THEADORALearn Astrology With Me (Course Waitlist):Want to learn how to read these skies for yourself? Join the waitlist for my upcoming astrology courses! Waitlist members get exclusive micro-astrology content delivered straight to their inbox (plus hosted right here on YouTube) and get early access + special discounts when courses open. https://draggedndivine.com/landing/vip-waitlist Book a Personal 1-on-1 Reading:Girl, if you're like "I'm not doing all that, I just want you to do it for me"—I’ve got you covered. Book a personal Dragged and Divine astrology reading with me to dive deep into your unique birth chart and transits.https://draggedndivine.com/scheduler/astrologyreadingJOIN THE COMMUNITYSubstack: Get the newsletter and weekly Skycasts delivered straight to your inbox. SUPPORT THE CHANNELI pour a ton of time, heart, and energy into putting these weekly breakdowns together for you! If this episode resonated, please:LIKE this!SUBSCRIBE!COMMENT down below with your favorite transit or card pull from this weekSHARE this episode with a friend who needs the tea! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit draggedndivine.substack.com/subscribe

Aug 31 · 22m

Stop letting the transits catch you off guard. In this Weekly Transit Update, Empress Theadora breaks down the major planetary movements shifting your mood, focus, and energy field over the next seven days.Instead of panic-scrolling through generalized horoscopes, get the high-level somatic and energetic blueprint you need to align your actions, set intentional boundaries, and turn cosmic pressure into momentum.In this episode, we break down:* The core planetary shifts making moves this week* How these transits show up in your body, emotions, and daily routines* Practical alignment tools to keep your energy grounded* What house activations to watch out for in your personal chart🔥 JOIN THE MARS DAY NEWSLETTER (DROPPING TOMORROW!) Every Tuesday (Mars Day), get deep-dive astrological breakdowns, somatic integration practices, and weekly energy maps delivered straight to your inbox. Make sure you’re subscribed today so you don’t miss tomorrow’s edition! 👉 [Subscribe to the Newsletter]✨ NEXT STEPS WITH EMPRESS THEADORA🔮 Join the VIP Waitlist: Get exclusive access to monthly video drops, somatic transit guides, and early enrollment perks. 👉 [Join the VIP Waitlist]✨ Book a Private Reading: Map out how these exact transits are hitting your personal natal chart in a 1:1 session. 👉 [Book Here]📺 WATCH ON YOUTUBE: Want to see the visual breakdown of the 6 zodiac axes? Check out the latest Micro Astrology with Empress Theadora video here: [Watch Here] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit draggedndivine.substack.com/subscribe

Aug 21 · 45m

This week’s episode is untethered—just like the sky this month! I was dragging my feet on getting this recorded because the energy was NOT it, but we made it happen and had a blast doing it.I was reminded today that true wellness means getting things done while preserving your own well-being. Sometimes, that means adjusting the timeline to work in your favor. Pushing myself to record over the weekend for a Tuesday drop just wouldn’t have been the right move.Take a page from my book and prioritize yourself first. I put my own oxygen mask on—have you put yours on this month? Enjoy the episode!xoxo,Empress Theadora This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit draggedndivine.substack.com/subscribe

Aug 4 · 10m

Welcome to Blame it on the Transits. You can check out our monthly Mars Day newsletter on our blog. You can book a reading with me here.xoxo,Empress Theadora This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit draggedndivine.substack.com/subscribe

Jul 21 · 2m

Look who’s back with that brand new flavor for ya ears. If you remember my last episode, we left off on “Bitch, I need a break.” Well, the break is officially over, the battery is recharged, and Bitch, We Back!And no, I wasn’t just sitting around. I took a step back from the mic for several months to put my head down, do the work, and get my official astrology certification.Before, you knew me as an intuitive astrologer. But my Capricorn Sun and Stellium wouldn’t let me rest until I backed up that intuition with heavy-duty technical mastery. I went back to school, refined my craft, studied the mechanics of the sky, and spent time getting crystal clear on what it truly means to step out here as an astrologer—officially and authoritatively.This break wasn’t just a pause; it was an evolution. We went from The Mediocre Black Woman to Dragged N Divine, and now I’m stepping into this next era with Blame It On The Transits.Dragged N Divine is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Consider these my love notes to you, delivered through a very real, very Blackity-Black lens. No corporate speak. No fluff. And definitely no using your birth chart as an excuse for bad behavior. With my Sag Mars and Mercury energy, you already know we’re here to work. We’re moving from passive observers to active creators—using your chart as a blueprint for growth, not a life sentence.The New Rhythm 🎙️Moving forward, Blame It On The Transits will hit your feed bi-weekly—every two weeks, hot, fresh, and packed with exact, technical, and intuitive wisdom to help you work with the sky instead of letting it drag you.In this introduction episode:* In the meantime check out my Mars Day Newsletter for the upcoming transit breakdowns.Press play above, get your notebook ready, and welcome back to the space.xoxo,Empress Theadora This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit draggedndivine.substack.com/subscribe

May 7 · 3m

Y’all. Empress Theadora here. I’m gonna keep this honest because that’s the only way I know how to deliver it: I need a break, bitch.That’s the episode. That’s the announcement. Everything else is just context.Here’s the practical part first, because I know some of you scroll. I’m dropping my Substack subscription from $55.55 a month down to $8.88. If you’ve been circling, watching, lurking, waiting — this is your sign. Lock in at $8.88 and that’s your price forever, no matter what I do with pricing later.Now let me tell you why.If you’ve been with me since the days of The Mediocre Black Woman, you know that whole project was born from exhaustion. I built it for the women who were tired. The ones who’d been performing fine for too long. The ones whose “I’m okay” had become a reflex instead of a truth. That was the original DNA. That was the whole point.Fast forward. I’m in the middle of a full rebrand I did not plan for. New astrology certifications I did not plan for. A business architecture I did not plan for. 2026 has not been the year I designed — it’s been the year that’s been designing me.And somewhere in all of it, I caught myself doing the thing I literally built this brand to interrupt. Performing fullness I didn’t have. Measuring my worth in output. Spirit tapping me on the shoulder like — ma’am. Ma’am. You teach this lesson. So I’m taking my own medicine.I need a break, bitch. And if we’re being real, some of you do too.So here’s what’s actually happening: monthly sound healing with LaMakhosi (La Mar) on Substack stays. And I’ll pop in here and there. But I’m pulling all the way back on producing for a few months while I get myself back to whole.In the meantime — and this is genuinely the gift — go through the archive. I have two hundred and thirty-five published posts on Substack. It’s all there for you to wade through, and sit with.The lesson I’ll leave you with is this: rest isn’t the pause between the work. Rest is part of the work. The hustle gospel was sold to people who needed us tired. You are not behind. You are not falling off. You are a human being, and the cup gets refilled by being set down — not by being held out longer.So join me. Take the break with me.I love you. I’ll see you soon....I need a break, bitch. 🤍 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit draggedndivine.substack.com/subscribe

May 2 · 1h 33m

In this session, we found the “emergency brake” in a world that’s been spinning too fast. Recently, the sky has been dominated by Fire (Aries) and Air (Gemini), leaving many of us feeling “untethered”—buzzed, anxious, and over-stimulated by external noise.This Scorpio Full Moon landed in our 4th House—the house of home, family, and lineage. It was a call to take a break from the external noise.The Skycast: Cutting Through the Noise* The Outer Noise: We broke down the heavy activity in the 7th, 9th, and 11th houses, where power dynamics, spiritual quests, and social circles have been pulling our energy away from ourselves.* The Minimal Elements: With very little Water or Earth in the transits, we discussed the need to manually create our own grounding.* The 4th House Anchor: We defined the 4th house as the “behind-closed-doors” self—who you are when the world isn’t watching and you’re safe in your own sanctuary.The Integration: Modeling the PracticeI invited the community into my prayer closet to show what a real, unpolished integration looks like:* Grounding with the Ancestors: Sharing a cup of coffee with my lineage to honor spiritual strength and inheritance.* Physical Roots: Eating sweet potatoes, a root vegetable to physically anchor that “floating” energy back into the body.* Tibetan Sound Bowl: Using a heavy, grounding frequency to help the nervous system release the day’s “bullshit” and find a return to home.The “Nosy” Card PullsThe Heartstrings Oracle brought some radical honesty to the table:* The Throat Chakra: A recurring theme of speaking our emotional depth and vocalizing needs without worrying about the outcome.* King of Wands & Two of Wands: Shifting from “fantasy” into “justified confidence”—trusting that our spiritual paths are real, sustainable, and valid.* Breaking Cycles: A powerful look at ending patterns, particularly when those closest to us are reluctant to let go of the old version of who we were.“Resistance and pressure are what create the diamond.”Whether you are currently being “dragged” through a lesson or standing tall in your “divinity,” this session is a reminder that you are whole in all your phases.Reflection Questions for the Community:* What “external noise” is currently making you feel untethered?* What does your “inner home” or lineage need you to know right now?* What old family pattern are you ready to stop inheriting?Thank you LaMakhosi (La Mar), Sylvia Doss, High Priestess Lakeisha and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit draggedndivine.substack.com/subscribe

Apr 1 · 30m

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