Bitchstory- The Blog

Listen to the latest episode here:  Bitchstory In 1881, the city of Chicago made it illegal to be visibly disabled in public. The ordinance read: " Any person who is diseased, maimed, mutilated or in any way deformed so as to be an unsightly or disgusting object or improper person to be allowed in or on the public ways or other public places in this city, shall not therein or thereon expose himself to public view, under the penalty of a fine of one dollar for each offense." One dollar…Per offense (about $33 in today’s money). A fine for each time you dared to exist where someone could see you. Chicago wasn't alone. Similar ordinances appeared in San Francisco, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Columbus, and other American cities from the 1860s onward. Collectively, they became known as the Ugly Laws  — a phrase that captures exactly what they were: legislation built not on public safety, not on any coherent civic principle, but on the idea that certain bodies were too unpleasan...

  The Crown Becomes a Signal If June was about protecting what mattered, July is about revealing it. This month begins with a bruise and ends with a beacon. The opening days of July carry the tension of Jupiter newly in Leo squaring Chiron in Taurus. The desire to expand, create, lead, and take up space collides with old stories about worthiness, security, and whether you’re “allowed” to want more. Many of us will find ourselves standing at the edge of something exciting while simultaneously hearing the voice of an old wound asking us to stay small. The lesson is not to eliminate the fear. The lesson is to move anyway. The goddess landscape echoes this transition. Much of the month begins in Cancer, where Hygiea, Psyche, Aurora, Aphrodite, and other feminine bodies emphasize emotional health, protection, care, intuition, and the wisdom of the heart. Before you can step into the spotlight, you must know what is worth protecting. On July 7, Neptune stations retrograde in Aries. The f...

One of the strange and entertaining things, my brain is fond of doing is personifying the planets and their activities. I enjoy making them into characters. It just helps my brain digest things better when a planet in a sign has a personality and a wardrobe.  So I was getting ready to write this article about Chiron moving into Taurus. Despite the fact that I use voice text every single day and I’ve been writing astrology and horoscopes for many years now,  voice text still cannot figure out what the fuck a “Chiron” is. So it misspelled it as “ Kyron ”. Instantly my brain ran with this and had an absolute blast figuring out who Chiron with a K is.  Chiron = ancient wounded healer, wise centaur, keeper of sacred wounds. Kyron = guy in a quarter-zip carrying a Stanley cup and explaining gut health. ****** - Maybe he’s the regional manager of a crystal shop. People just call him “K”:  “K…are we out of purple fluorite?” - Or he’s the wellness coach who teaches ...