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ABOUT Vaness

VANESS HENRY (nee Vanessa Kunderman) is passionate and curious about self-awareness, and helping others develop a deeper sense of self through astrology and Human Design.

She is a marketing and design university instructor, fiction author and poet with works inducted into the Manitoba Legislative Library (Rare Collections), and a former magazine Art Director/columnist.

She currently writes for Cameron Diaz’s Our Body Book website, Annasayce.com, and various print publications. She was featured in Refinery29.com as a Lunar Guide and Crystal Healer.

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I don’t want to point fingers at others anymore. I want to point it at myself. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I take time to sit in all my agony in how I have contributed to cultural appropriation by selling spiritual products and really just existing in my privilege. And I’ve realized that deep down… I feel lost. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Alone. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Somewhere along the way, my Essay about cultural appropriation that I emotionally write inside shifted. Instead of How Am I Hurting Others… it shifted to WHY Am I Hurting Others? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Why do I feel like I have to take/look to others to understand myself? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In my life, it feels like a lot of white women like me crave a connected life - understanding ourselves; creating community - HELPING OTHERS. We try to connect and tap into something, looking to others that we feel have a sense of connection that we are... missing? IDK. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’m a woman. It feels like I am part of an energy that has been suppressed energetically for centuries in so many ways. I’m also a white woman. What does that mean? That feels like I am looking for a pulse of connection somewhere. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Anywhere. OK. Why don’t I have that? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Being a woman has felt a lot like I had to compete with the man. Wouldn’t it be great if I could do this spiritual thing - connect - and make money from it? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Wow. I realized I had deeply learned THAT somewhere. Have I somehow become tangled in the masculine energy of... profit? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ OK. I do not want to hurt others. I do not want that tangle. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ My Essay became Why don’t I feel spiritual - as I am? Why do I FEEL LIKE I have to compete with the man? Why must I hurt others with my privilege - through a deeply misguided lesson that I needed to prove my worth through money? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ IS it Money? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ There is a concept I’ve been thinking about. In the Eminem movie, there’s a scene where in the final rap battle he puts the spotlight on himself; instead of attacking the Other, he shifts the focus to himself, pouring out, vulnerably and powerfully all the areas he has caused harm or made misguided decisions. The Other doesn’t attack him. And he does not attack the Other. He 8-Miles it. ...Can I?
Let’s talk about the Supermoon later; the reason those deep emotions/decisions have started to bubble is because our buddy Chiron, the Wounded Healer, is SCREAMING for attention. ME! ME! Chiron moved into fiery Me-focused Aries. What is coming up for you RN? Are the feelings familiar? Is there an emotional déjà-vu? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Chiron represents our Deepest Wound. It has spent nearly a decade in Pisces - the beautiful, wise, final sign of the zodiac - focused on collective love and deep dreams. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Chiron in Aries is going to have a big impact on us for the next seven years. Aries is focused on understanding the Self. It asks us to release the aggression and self-loathing we feel from trying to be something or someone we're not. ”I just want to be me!” - is as Aries as it gets. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Technology allows us to move through time and space; rewatching things happening through the planet's nooks and crevices. This highly evolved technological experience we're in has brought to light some things that have been in the dark - sometimes forced in the dark. This is all Chiron in Pisces stuff. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Chiron in Aries asks us to take the magnifying glass we're currently pointing at the world and turn it onto ourselves. Where does it hurt? As this new seven-year stretch begins, the growing pains will be uncomfortable. But that discomfort does not need to be feared. Understanding the pain takes its power away. When we objectively look at our pain, AND feel it - WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO MEEEE (Aries) - we can understand it and transcend it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I read this really great quote the other day, "Every time you embody more light, it brings up unprocessed emotions and situations that still need to be shifted from your past. We level up, then take a few steps back in order to transcend the stuck energy. You are not regressing this is part of the growth process." (@akitching) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We may catch ourselves going through old wounds that we "know better" by now, but be gentle as we move through this thick stuff. We're not drowning in it anymore; we have figured out how to move our way through it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But thick is thick! Take time to assess your Wound.
Mercury moves into Pisces today, and I’m growing more and more into this little planet that everybody fears. While our Sun Signs might offer WHAT we think, Mercury governs HOW WE THINK. This is an important planet to consider in our charts! Our minds can be prisons or they can push us to expand. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And if your Mercury is NOT the same sign as your Sun Sign (but one sign away) you might find yourself more prone to second guessing and taking longer to make decisions. Understanding this planet in your chart can really help you get a fresh perspective — on yourself. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ With this shift, we’re going to be revisiting some of our old emotions with the added ability to objectively look at them. Why do I feel like that? Where does that feeling come from? How does it serve me — DOES it serve me? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We’re also going to really be thinking about one another; Pisces is all about spreading love all around the globe. What is important to you? Who is important to you? What causes do you believe in? Our minds may be oriented to understanding one another so we can move more gracefully with one another while trying to live harmoniously in our day to day experiences. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Mercury in Pisces really starts to ponder the idea of “if you hurt, I hurt too,” and “if I hurt, you hurt, too,” and what the heck is the point of that? You may be thinking more about how we are all connected — deeply connected — in a way that the mind sometimes hiccups to figure out. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Creative ideas may also begin to flow in, and this is actually a nice complement to Aquarius Season! The open-minded, change-oriented, expansive energy in the air supports our creative and dream-like ideas welcomed with Mercury in Pisces RN. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What do you want to do? How can you spread love to the best of your ability? Is it listening to a friend that needs you? Is it learning about a subject you adore? Is this new idea loving? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Let yourself be a dreamer. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ PS! MYSTIC ACADEMY CLOSES TONIGHT! Waaa! 🙈 Enroll to claim your seat so we can decode your astrological birth chart and HD charts! Only a couple hours left.🤪💓
Recently, when I’ve told someone they’re a Generator Type in Human Design, I’ve been met with a bit of disappointment. “Oh. I’m a Boring Generator.” Wait - what?! No! I’ve heard this more than once, and I want to debunk that RN. Generators are soooo amazing and it makes me a bit sad every time I hear someone feel bummed about their Design Type. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I hashed it out with my BFF and fave HD witch @bradenalexander, and I want to show you my favourite Generator, Derek, and explain why this type is so amazing. After all, I’m in love with one! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We all battle with our ego; it tells us we’re different. Special. Sometimes that makes us feel better than others and sometimes is makes us feel less than. Neither sensation feels great, but it’s there none the less. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But Human Design Types are just a SMALL part of the Human Design system. Each chart is very specific, and as my friend Brayd says, “a Generator, Manifesting Generator and Reflector could be more alike one another than two or three Generators side by side.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We get too hung up on the HD types. Yes it’s important to know because it tells you how to engage with our inner navigation system. It does not, however, define our uniqueness! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Do you have the Gate of Grace? The Gate of Power Skills? How about the Gate of the Mountain (stillness) or the Gate of the Huntress? The Gate of Openness? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you’re a Generator, your mechanism for navigating this life is straight forward and simple. That’s a gift! You’re a gift! You won’t struggle with the resistance that Manifestors come up against; you won’t always have to explain how different you are like a Reflector or even a Projector. And, you literally make the world go round. We need you. When you’re in your flow, you create amazing waves. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Some of us manifest out of no where and some of us manifest by responding to the amazing world and experience around us. Generators’ navigation system is to Respond. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’ve asked BFF Brayd to write a post for me on RW. He’s sharing a few extra places to look into on your HD charts - like what those four arrows actually mean! I’ll put a link in my stories for you! 🏄🏻‍♀️
You know how they say “it takes a village”? Sometimes I wonder if that’s a bit of an exaggeration... Because when it comes down to it, it’s not actually a village that comes knocking on the door to offer help and love; it’s usually a few good women. I think it actually only #TakesACoven. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ One strong woman is even stronger with a couple strong women beside her, you know? And it’s so wild to me how much can transform when we come together and love each other. We don’t need a village, just a small but mighty Loving Team. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ My coven and I have started tagging some of our photos with this, and whenever we are beside one another on a project or idea or emotion or anything else, I’m going to use this hashtag so you know we are all one big energetic force behind it. And I want to see other covens do the same thing. When your GFs help you, support you, lift you up, love you, celebrate you or anything else that we do for each other - I want to see that it doesn’t take a village; it #TakesACoven. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Can you help me out with this? Tag your photos or take some new ones if it feels good, and let’s start letting Instagram know it doesn’t actually take a village. It #TakesACoven. Love you Shyle, Nicole and Meghan. Thanks for letting me talk your ears off about astrology and auras and human design and polyamory and the patriarchy and queerness and our kids and illness and heartbreak. You three have made me braver and softer at once.
This New Moon in Aquarius comes right after Venus, Planet of Love Relationships and Money, moves into seeeeerious Capricorn. It feels like a push/pull of energy - wanting to talk about and experience new things, but no time for radical ideas when the practical world knocks on our door. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Is Money on your mind? Is it a point of discussion with the important people in your life? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’ve been finding that Earth Signs (Taurus, Virgo, Cap) are feeling the push/pull the most - though all signs are sensitive. My stories today have lit up with questions from Earth Signs - specifically Virg and Cap! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It seems like we bounce between super practical and then wanting to eschew ANYTHING too practical RN. It feels like every moment changes. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But isn’t that kind of cool? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This whole weird vibe is because we are expanding — in a season that loves expansion! It’s happening anyway and we can’t really resist, but sometimes that can be uncomfortable— or it may be EXHILARATING for you. It will depend on your awareness of your energy and the awareness of those around you. If you can zoom out - it helps! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Aquarius loves new ideas. But the unhealthy side of Aquarius energy is extreme coldness - curt conversations, feelings suddenly hurt or mood swings. This can make Venus in Capricorn feel extra stern. Your relationships may feel “stiff”. So if you get your back up or feel like your back has been up for awhile, it’s OK. Do your best to shake it off and focus on the looser energy that doesn’t suffocate you as much. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It takes practice trusting in the unplanned - in spontaneity - “looseness” - but it can also be stressful in that adjustment. So I think a bit of practicality is OK. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ With the new energy in the air, this time is really about new beginnings. Sure, the practical stuff feels annoying. Cooking. Laundry. Feeding the dog. Instead, focus on that amazing new energy — your new job, new romance, new idea, new awareness — even if it’s tough. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ There are blessings in the New. Awareness.