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Feb 25Liked by Natalie Labriola

"To say “she was born” sounds far more passive than what labor and birth actually felt like: an active struggle for emergence which involved traveling to the land between life and death, a timeless realm that I visited to retrieve my baby. Like the tiny sliver of moon newly visible in the sky, suddenly there was a presence — and an entire new universe of love — where before there was apparent nothingness. " EXQUISITE + PIERCING. thank you so much for sharing this beauty + mystery ❤️‍🔥

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Thank you so much, Shea <3

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I’m in awe and love with the story of your giving birth. I gave birth to twin boys 3 years ago. It was a scheduled c-section. I managed to delay it until week 38 and a half (38 w being their “limit” with multiples) and I was presented with the choice of picking up the day (moon) of their entry into the world. I chose piscis moon. They’re also Piscis sun and have a stellium in Piscis. Their rising was the play of Chance (Virgo) as they got me waiting for 5 hours because of Covid test errors…

Now, oftentimes, when my sons’ sensitivity is overwhelming to me (I’m a Virgo moon!), I blamed myself. My soul knows I cannot play God and that there are no mistakes in life but your text expresses this dilemma so gracefully. Thank you deeply. And congratulations on bringing your daughter safely and lovingly to the world.

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So they are New Moon babies too - how sweet! And what great synastry that their Virgo rising sign matches your Virgo moon (even if their Moon challenges yours at times). Virgo and Pisces are such a beautiful pairing of opposite signs: feeling and reflecting, sensing and analyzing. Thank you so much for reading!

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