A new season, a new name
If you’ve been following my work for a while, you know I am all about cycles, timing, and the natural flow of change. Astrology doesn’t just inform my work, these cycles contextualize my experience. So let me tell you a bit about what is going on in my life.
There are times in life when we go through darkness so that we can grow. There are many mystical symbols from nature that relate to this proces. Butterflies and snakes come to mind.
I understand that when a snake is ready to shed her skin, the old skin hardens and becomes tight, uncomfortable, and opaque. It covers her eyes so that she can’t see a thing until she breaks through and emerges into new clarity. That’s what my life has been like lately. I’m shedding an old skin, releasing an old karmic cycle, and stepping into a new chapter—one that comes with a new identity and a new name.
After my husband and I decided to divorce, it occured to me that this is a unique opportunity to consider my name. I knew I did not want to keep husband’s name. But did I want to go back to my father’s name? No, that felt like trying to stuff myself back into a too-small skin. So I decided to rename myself. But what???
For a few months I had no idea what my future name would be, only what it would not be. Which is a strange, in-between place to be. I asked my spirit guides for help. And one day, the answer showed up.
Here’s how it went down: I was preparing an email opt-in for my magical micro flower farm. The form required a “From” for the confirmation email that you get when you sign up. Not knowing what my name would be in the springtime, I wrote Molly Flowers as the from address. Something stirred inside me. I liked it. I have decided to embrace this name and everything it represents. Beauty, connection, fecundity, spreading happiness. My own Venusian nature.
Flower is a verb, too! I’m flowering. Molly Flowers.
Today as we approach the spring Equinox, the flowers I planted in the Fall are starting to emerge from their long cold winter sleep, having been protected from the bitter cold wind of early January by a persistent layer of snow and ice that lasted weeks and weeks.
Like any major life transition, this one comes with a mix of emotions—gratitude for the journey that has brought me here, excitement for what’s ahead, and maybe a little nervousness talking about it publicly.
And if I’m being completely honest, I have felt pretty discombobulated for a while now, even before my mother passed away in December. (Another huge life change that has affected me very deeply.) So much inside of me was stuck and is now shifting, and I have had moments of feeling untethered, unsure, and overwhelmed.
But with awareness comes intention. And I have decided that 2025 is going to be my year of recombobulation. I’m putting things back together in a way that feels right, aligned, and true to the new circumstances and blessings in my life. I’m getting used to my new skin that gives me so much room to move and grow. As we progress toward a Lunar Eclipse in my 11th house of friendship and community, it feels like a good time to share my new identity with you.
What does this mean for you?
- Ms. Flowers has rededicated herself to her astrology practice. I have raised my rates on 75-minute astrology readings with the works to $197. Which I believe is still a competitive rate today.
- Having rediscovered my love of the Tarot I am also expanding my offerings—now providing Tarot card readings and 60-minute Tarot/astrology readings via Zoom at affordable rates.
- And in case you missed it – I added a new digital/printable calendar package for 2025, Seasons of Astrology.
- I also have a free astrology forecast calendar option designed to help you navigate the months ahead.
- I remain here to help you navigate your path.
Over the next few months, you’ll be seeing my new name in my newsletters, social media, and on this website. I hope you’ll walk with me through this shift and celebrate this new season right alongside me.
Thank you for being part of my journey—I couldn’t ask for a better community to grow with.
Molly Gauthier Flowers msflowers.me
