The Practice
An Intuitive and Creative Container
Hello dear readers,
It’s been awhile. Is this thing on? I’m back. And with some offerings to share…
First, 2026’s La Sibilla Writing Retreat info will be coming out this weekend. I am SO excited to share it with you! For now, to whet your palette, here’s a small taste:
Save the date: June 12-22, 2026 in Rome and Capo Miseno, Italy
Theme this year: Ancient Future
Taking it back to the OGs, La Sibilla Cumana and Vesta, as our guides and inspiration…
So, be on the lookout for that.
And for now, an offering that begins tomorrow, January 23.
The Practice: An Intuitive and Creative Container
Here’s the story about how this was created:
Fire and Water have been coming up a lot for me lately. Creativity + Intuitive practices have been calling…and how we weave them together.
I know for sure that I am not alone in the end of 2025 being a doozy! The way in which I was able to get through some intense full months and ground myself was through my morning practice.
Getting up before the rest of my house, when it was still dark & quiet, and taking one hour to myself for ritual, care, & practice.
Just one hour, but doing it every day.
Rachel Pollack’s book, Seventy Eight Degrees of Wisdom arrived this week. This book also had been coming up in recent weeks when Xenia @mythsofcreation mentioned it once and Sarah @gottesss mentioned it in another container. As I began reading it today, on the first day of my Spring Semester teaching online, something clicked.
22. 22 cards. 22 Days. 22 Writing Prompts. A practice. I thought maybe others would be interested in this exploration too.
1/23-2/13 will be our last 22 Days of Saturn in Pisces. What better way to build a container for intuitive and creative practice by inviting others to join me?
In the spirit of KISS (Keep It Simple Sweetie) here is The Practice:
Every morning, starting at 6am pst for one hour, I will open my zoom. I will close it at 7am.
Every day I will start with some wisdom from Rachel Pollack about one card in the major arcana. We begin at 0 with the Fool on day one. We will take in her words and then we will write, a prompt that takes us deeper into the archetype of the card.
Then we’ll move into the second half of our hour with inspiration from Ross Gay’s Book of Delights. If you don’t know the book, all you need to know is that the poet Ross Gay gave himself a practice to write everyday for one year about something that brought him delight. These micro-essay/mediations he created (they’re like 2-3 small pages each) are a way into what lights you up, what you notice, what you’re sensing and seeing and feeling. They’re a way into writing…so, I will bring one each day and we will write from there.
2 guides + 2 writing prompts + 22 days
$44 via Venmo or Zelle
DM or email me angelisa.russo@gmail.com & I’ll send you the zoom link.
I hope you will join me and thank you for being here!
Xoxo,
A