Leave A Legacy Of Light Through Small Daily Pages

Ever feel like life is asking you to hang upside down long enough to finally see what’s been there all along? We lean into that exact sensation through the lens of the Hanged One embracing the chrysalis as an active, creative pause then ride the Libra full moon’s beam to locate what’s out of balance and how to expand with grace. It’s an invitation to slow the spin, reframe what change means, and choose beauty that actually works in real life.

We walk through how perspective shifts don’t require drama to be deep. Sometimes it’s a new vantage point a conversation, a hilltop, a down dog other times it’s a different question that unlocks a stuck belief. From there, the Libra full moon becomes a practical tool: balance as rhythm, not perfection. We map where to add more of what feeds you and where to release weight you no longer need, so expansion feels aligned rather than chaotic.

To ground all of this, we get specific about journaling as both a clarity practice and a legacy of light. Whether you prefer pen and paper, a notes app, or quick voice memos, the page is where scattered thoughts turn into patterns and next steps. 

If you’re ready to see differently, balance with intention, and document your magic in a way that serves you and those who come after, press play. Then subscribe, share this with a friend who loves the moon, and leave a quick review telling us what perspective you’re shifting next.

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Transcript

The Hanged One Explained

Transformation, Time, And Practice

Runes And Creative Reframing

Libra Full Moon And Balance

Community, Events, And Book News

Journaling As Legacy Of Light

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Hi, and welcome to another cozy Kevin Chat. I am your hostess with the mostest, Jenny C. Bell. Actually, that's Elvira, but you know, we can all dream that we're Elvira. Beautiful, beautiful Elvira. Um, this is for the week of March 29th, and we're also going into April, which what? Um, and we're gonna be talking about the full moon, we're gonna talk about the second chapter of my book, and let's start with our card. So, our card, we're still using the elemental north tarot, is the hanged one. And this card is really cool. It's uh a bunch of leaves, and one of the leaves has a chrysalis, and then the other leaf has a chrysalis with a butterfly emerging, which I think is a really cool take on the hanged man. So the hanged one represents a change of perspective. We need to be open to new information to have proper understanding of the world around us. The butterfly is no longer a caterpillar and it will never be a caterpillar again. That's the beautiful nature of growth. While in its chrysalis, a major transformation happens. When the butterfly emerges, it can fly and its entire view of the world has changed. Another concept connected to the hanged man or hanged one is time. Within the chrysalis, the caterpillar is in a stasis and solitude, digesting new information and reprogramming itself for what is to come. And then there's also a learning curve. The butterfly still needs to dry out its wings. This time is often spent still suspended at the chrysalis or somewhere safe. I got to see one time, we used to go to the Cabrillo Aquarium in Southern California, and just like this is such a cool aquarium. But there was um they had monarch chrysaliss on different plants, and we saw one emerge. Like we just happened to be there. Just like no one else around. And it was beautiful. It's truly beautiful. The runes are and says is connected to the spoken word, a guidance, and teaching. Someone or something has pushed the beginning of this transformation. And then Bjork, B B-E-O-R-K, Bjork, um, not to be confused with Bjork, uh, signifies birth and creation, which is turn in turn can be linked to the creative process. So yeah, the hanged one, it's you know, flipped your world upside down and you're seeing things differently. Whenever this card comes to me, it's telling me that I need to change my my viewpoint in some way. It might mean talking to somebody about whatever's on my mind, depending on the question I'm asking. It might be going somewhere new just to like change perspective. It might be actually climbing a mountain and going to see the top, it might be doing some upside-down things in yoga, right? Doing some down dogs and whatever. But it's change, and it's a good change, and it's perspective shifts and it's creativity, and it's it's slow. So, like the chariot's like really fast change. The tower is dramatic change. The hanged one is more like, let me change flip around and think about this for a long time, but in a different way. So something this week is going to ask you to kind of change perspective. And you have to decide what that is. So April 1st, April Fool's Day, we have the full moon in Libra, which uh I love a full moon in Libra. Libra's are it's just such a Venus beauty. Let me light a candle, let me make things pretty, just feel good, kind of a sign. And it's all about balance. So this moon is about balance meeting expansion. Full moons are about expansion and release and power. So we're balancing and deciding how we're expanding if we want to expand. So this, I think, is directly linked to whatever you're manifesting or looking for towards for the new the new year, the energetic new year, the equinox. So think about if you manifested at that time, how can you expand on that this month or in April, this moon? And then we're getting closer to Beltane energy, and you can continue to expand on that. Beltane's all about fertility. So this is it's like you're being with the hanged person, the hanged one, that's all about seeking balance and seeking a change and expanding your viewpoint, and then the moon is kind of the same vibes. So this full moon, I think, is a good one to ask yourself like what's out of balance, what needs balance, and how you want to expand your manifesting, your life, your dreams, your joys. So this um we are continuing. We'll be meeting before I get there. Um, please join our coven. It's a beautiful place. You can go to Jenny C. Bell to learn more. Um it's fun. It's fun. We have a resistance space where we talk about how we can be activists in our own ways with no judgment. We have a witch school for new witches. We have an apothecary circle, which, if you're gardening and you're planting, it's such a great place to go to. Um and we have nice people. They're really kind people. And so, yeah, I want to share that. I want to share that I will be at the end of April in Portland for Spirit Northwest. Come join me there, come meet me there. I really want to meet people. Um, I'm gonna sign books, I'm gonna have a class. Um and then I will I also want to say that my book's coming out, and you can pre-order it. Divergent witchcraft. And we have been diving into it chapter by chapter. Last week we talked about chapter one, which is on meditation. This week we're focusing on chapter two, journaling, a legacy of light. Legacy of light was something that actually came to me in my Akashic Records. And my guides were like, your purpose is to leave a legacy of light. And that's beautiful, and I think that's everybody's purpose. We think about, you know, not to be morbid or dark, but that's my personality. Think about our funeral, and you think about who's there and what they're saying and your eulogy and your what they're gonna talk about, and they're going to reflect on your legacy of light. How you helped them, how you changed them, how funny things you said, how you touched their hearts, how you were someone's ancestor, how you were someone's best friend, how you were someone's, you know, first love. And it's your light, and your light is left everywhere, whether you're aware of it or not, right? A kindness you give to someone can mean way more than you think. And so we're constantly leaving a legacy of light. I know a lot of witches are in service industry. I used to be a teacher. It's very common because we're loving, caring, people, and we want to help and we want to be of service, and we want to leave a legacy of light. So this chapter is about leaving a legacy of light for yourself and maybe a loved one. Some of you might have people in your life who are also interested in witchcraft that are coming after you in a generation, and or you might have them someday. Like just because your own kids aren't interested in what you do, doesn't mean your grandkids won't be interested in what you do. And so when we talk about journaling, we journal for ourselves, we journal for our future selves, and we journal for maybe a future descendant. Think about how fun it is for people to read old texts and old journals and all of that. It's really, really fun. They also talk about um not doing a book of shadows, but doing a book of light. And so the the first part of the chapter is about journaling for you and why it's therapeutic and why it helps you heal and why it helps empower you and why it helps you step into your magic. And then the second part is about making a book of light, which I'm not gonna get into too much detail here because I want you to read the book. But let's talk about journaling because I know a lot of people have an aversion to journaling. I was an English teacher for 13 years. I started every class with journaling. And that's and I have no regrets. I did different things throughout the year. Sometimes it'd be a question, sometimes it'd be a quote that they just had to write about, sometimes it was free write. But it was first 10 minutes of class, you come in and you write. That was there was a lot of reasons why I did this. The first being, you just came from math or lunch, and I need you to shift gears now, and you're in a place where you're writing. Next reason, the reason I didn't, I thought was like a minor reason, but became the major reason later, was because you have things to say, and a lot of times you don't give yourself the time or the space to say them. Let that sink in. You have things to say, you have thoughts to think, you have ideas to share, but you don't always have the time and the space to do that. Journaling is that time and space. I cannot tell you how many aha moments, how many things come together when I'm journaling. I'm like, oh, this is why I was grumpy with my family, or this is why I felt anxiety at the supermarket, or this is how these two things are related, or this is the next chapter of the book. So many conclusions are made through writing because we don't give ourselves time and space to think. We just don't. We're busy. We're busy humans, we're plugged in, we're on social media, we're trying to be entertained, we're trying to disassociate, we're doing all the things. If you're a partner or a parent or taking care of an elderly parent, you're busy. You have a job, you're busy. You don't have a lot of time and space to think. And that's what journaling is. And I know I said that meditation is the hill I'll die on. I think journaling is also the hill I'll die on. Because it's important. Do you need a modification? Your hands, you have carpal tunnel. Yeah, take a modification. Voice notes. Sometimes just talking to yourself is helpful. Um, my best friend and I, we leave each other voice notes, and sometimes my intuition, my aha, my insight comes because I'd left her voice note, and I'm like, oh, oh, okay, you know, some of us don't process unless we talk or write first. We don't always process everything we're feeling or thinking, and that's okay, but we need to create the space to do it. So you can type it, you can handwrite it, which I think is best if you can do that, or you can voice note it. But you need to journal because how else are you going to discover who you are? How else are you gonna discover your needs, your wants, what you want to manifest, what shadows are rising? You're you just can't because you don't have the time and space in the day. There's not a set space for thinking time, you know? Ever since the beginning of the radio, we haven't had as much quiet in our homes, and that's fine. But, you know, you work, you come home, you put the TV on, or you get on your phone, you talk to your family, maybe you read a book, you go to bed. Where in that time did you have time to think? This is why so many people's insights and ideas come to them when they're showering or washing dishes. Because they're forced to like be quiet for a moment. So journaling becomes that spot, that spot for you to determine who you are, what you're thinking, how you're feeling at this time. And so that's the second chapter. And it goes into a lot of detail. It talks about different types of journaling, there's lots of journaling questions. And then I invite you throughout the rest of the book to journal, to keep a journal while you write. And I would love for everybody to do that. That's why I ended the podcast every week with journaling questions. Speaking of which, this is a shorter episode this week, but just felt like right timing. So let's talk about journaling. So that's the first question. Um, what are your likes and dislikes of journaling? What's your favorite kind of journaling to do? Because you might like the free association, you might like a quote, you might like a dream journal. Let's look at the hanged one. What needs a shift in your perception? And then looking at our full moon in Libra, where do you need balance in your life? Like the equinox, a lot of times we really try to figure that out on the equinox, but you might not have. So here's another chance for you to determine where to seek balance. And I hope you have a wonderful, beautiful week and a good April. And um, thanks for listening. Blessed to be.