When it comes to having an idea, I am a recovering ruminator. Ideas, once seeded in the soil of my brain space, often wither away unfulfilled, paralyzed by my desire for perfection and an unclenching need to anticipate outcomes and the narratives they may create around me. I've spent too long contemplating and envisioning flawless executions, trying to predict and mentally control the results. I used to hoard thoughts and ideas, justified by the notion that they were sacred and I had to protect them. Afraid that their sanctity would be diminished once influenced by another’s opinion. And in doing so, I have unwittingly allowed many of my concepts to choose new caretakers who honored their sanctity by bringing the ideas to fruition.

Through this process, I’ve learned a few things about the initial spark of ideas; they don’t belong to us and they want - more than anything - to live and breathe. When an idea comes to you, it has chosen you as its channel. And it is then our duty to breathe life into it, allowing it to take its shape. It already knows how it wants to be communicated, who it wants to reach, the service it's trying to provide. Our only job is to nurture it. When we sit on an idea, ruminating, dwelling, contemplating, we’re neglecting the needs of the idea. They grow restless. They’ll find a new way to be brought to life. The idea of having a space to articulate what I've learned under the mentorship of the stars has lingered in my brain incubator for nearly a year. But it was overshadowed by my fear of imperfection. I was summing its purpose up to being a reflection of me. So I was afraid that I wouldn't do it justice. Not because I thought I couldn't honor it properly, but because I was afraid it wouldn't reflect me in the light I wanted it to. I think this is likely the crux of a struggle many creatives wrestle with— becoming overly concerned with the self while wandering through the daunting gap between ideation and actualization.

The antidote to this stagnation is elegantly simple—just begin. Our ideas, our thoughts, the things we learn are begging to be shared. And the paralysis that accompanies the desire for perfection of execution evaporates when one braves that initial step, however small, abandoning the concern for self. While shifting our perspective to how the ideas that come to us can be of service to others. I've discovered that the magic lies not in having it all figured out, but in embracing the unknown with the audacity to begin, trusting the idea already knows how it will be actualized. It's a process of acknowledging that ideas - when treated with the sacredness of a new life - demand us to thrust full force into the adoration of the process with the complete abandon of how we want the destination to look.

I’ve learned that my ideas are not me. The lens I communicate them through might belong to me, but my ideas are not uniquely mine to claim. I’ve had to detach myself from the notion that I hold any ownership over them. And by doing so, it allows me to turn my attention to what really matters: the experiences and processes which provide me with my lens. By allowing the journey to unfold organically, I've liberated myself from the chains of overthinking, finding joy in the creative process of living, rather than fixating on an elusive endpoint that has nothing to do with me.

I can’t think of a more perfect time to bring life to ideas than under this current Capricorn season. The Gregorian calendar has reset. (Happy New Year!) During this time, we collectively bring forward a great deal of momentum and anticipation. We want to start new hobbies, meet new goals, and shed the shadows of the past year. Meanwhile, this is unfolding under the guidance and mentorship of the paternal Capricorn. Capricorn gifts us with its structure, diligence, innovation, and creation urging us to embark on our journeys with a trusting that the path will reveal itself, serving as the container of security in our leaps of faith. To give you a sense of just how much the Capricorn is telling us “I got you” in our creative endeavors right now- we are in Capricorn season, Mars is entering Capricorn today (Jan. 4), the new moon on Jan. 11 will be in Capricorn, shortly followed by Mercury entering Capricorn on Jan. 13. Just as the moon illuminates the night sky, it encourages us to hitch a ride on its momentum, reminding us that even in the vast expanse of uncertainty, support and structure exist. The Capricorn moon, a guiding force, echoes the sentiment that the journey is as, if not more, vital than the destination.

Stellium Space emerges. Not as a meticulously crafted masterpiece but as my act of honoring the philosophy of 'process > product.' I admit, I don't have it all figured out—the structure, its ultimate platform, or its reach. I reserve the right to change my mind in how this space executes itself. But the time is now to just begin, to commit to being the generators our ideas are begging us to be. To trust that structure, words, residence, reach, and execution will unveil themselves in time. That, together, Stellium Space and I will learn and adapt as we grow together. I can find comfort in the Capricorn moon’s whisperings of encouragement, assuring me that in initiating this idea, I am birthing something of significance. Stellium Space is new life, and just as with anything that begs to be born, the process of nurturing is paramount. It's time to release the idea from the confines of my mind, to let it breathe and take its shape as I provide the nurturing it deserves.

This space becomes a testament to the journey, an ode to the art of starting without the burden of knowing the destination—a celebration of creation in its raw and unfiltered form.

So cheers to this season of initiation. Cheers to trusting that beginnings will gladly lead us in where they want to go. Cheers to simply being the channels for lessons and creations.

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Words: Myranda Hope