"In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus ..." Year after year I delivered the opening words of Luke’s Christmas story from the pulpit of our nearly 400-year-old Unitarian church, feeling a little like a Roman emperor. Nailing its regal elocution was of utmost importance to my father, who coached my practice through December and beamed proudly from the pew knowing all was alive and well with the Kingsland lineage 👑

On Christmas Eve I feel most connected to his life force energy. He captured hearts belting out carols like there was no tomorrow, his voice filling the entire sanctuary with Aries fire he shared with the Emperor 🔥 Glooooorrrriaaaaa 😇 I return to my hometown church service every year because I can still hear him singing.

Tonight I am overcome with grief, but in the best way. Receiving my dad's unconditional love was the greatest blessing of my life, a gift of comfort and courage as I have faced sheer darkness without him, determined to align with my own soul essence appreciating beauty, magic, and light. Viscerally knowing this fierce, tender paternal energy exists in the world has helped me believe and trust in its source: the Divine Father whose masculine strength, protection, and provision we can all rely upon to feel secure and safe. From this stable foundation we co-create magnificence with our inner Empress, strive towards Christ consciousness, honor our ancestral legacies, demand justice, and serve as inspirational rocks for others. So step into your power! Claim your throne. And LEAD! ✨

♥️ Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot