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LETTER FROM CAITLIN <3
Hello and Welcome to AVENUES. I am so excited youβre here.
I started AVES as home for maximalist, multi-hyphenate, pluralistic people. We are all excited by the person who is overflowing with ideas, visions, goals, plans constantly β a new business, endeavor, adventure every single day. But somehow, the world more often than not communicates to us that while we are enchanted by this mindset, we are also deeply afraid of it. As we grow, we are told to be more and more singular, to hone our passions and sculpt them into neat, clean packages.
This mentality has never made sense to me. First of all, ideas can be messy and meandering. Life can take us down manyβ¦avenues.
As children, we are constantly learning about the world β dabbling and getting our hands getting dirty. One hour painting a picture, one hour dressing up dolls or building something, the next baking cookies or feeding a pet crawfish (like my awesome nephew!), running off to school, class, practice, you name it β all in a dayβs time.
When I first discovered the totality of my birth chart, I was about 12 years old. At the time, I was in complete wonder β astrology provided me a lens into my young practice as a writer. Everyday I felt like I had something to write about β the astrological signs of my family members. It was this interesting prompt for me to follow. Somewhere deep in notebooks I still cannot find [perhaps are lost forever] are formative accounts of my family members and my view of their sun sign. I wasnβt reading astrological texts or deep in the historical lineage of astrology, I was simply observing and putting language to my observations. I was a shy and quiet child β writing and dancing made me feel alive.
When you first receive a birth-chart session with me I always say this, a line I wrote and memorized naturally over the years β "this is a snapshot of the sky at the exact time you were born β every planet is represented and so is every astrological energy, we have all 12 within us β just some are a bit more emphasized than others. This is as if a photographic image was taken of the sky and placed in a 360ΒΊ wheel βand while this may look like a daunting image, it doesnβt take an astrologer to start to identify areas and points of interest.β Iβll drag my cursor around pointing out the sun, the moon, so on and so forth - verbally illustrating the day-sky or the night-sky depending on when you were born.
This 360ΒΊ idea is so important to me β I want people to know that deep down inside they hold the creative, absurd, strange and inspiring fascinations and outlook they had as a child. Life is about growth and experiences β this creates simplicity, monotony is dissonant.
The more I grow, the more I accept my existence. I truly do everything, and in a way, this defines me. Itβs not easy, but Iβm learning that to make it all work, I need a place to talk about this multiplicitous identity. For many, my ability to bounce between an endless list of roles seems overwhelming β oftentimes people donβt know where to start, what to ask me about first, and it can cause me to the feel unseen and misunderstood. Accepting this in myself is an ongoing process, and at times, it can be a lonely and a deep struggle. I am blessed with a huge world of friendships, connections, communities in many places but I needed another space to be vulnerable about this life I lead. Before I launched AVES, a dear friend said to me first and foremost, I think you need to do this for you β I think it will make you feel better. Talk about pure support and sheβs right:
I started A V E N U E S as a home for all the pockets of my passions to coalesce. Sure it starts with me β because thatβs who I know the best β but itβs not just about me, itβs about understanding this in all of us. We are all wearing a technicolor coat β what we choose to hide and share is irrelevant but a space to share them all and surprise each other with what is going on in the privacy of our minds and physical spaces β Now thatβs that Iβm taking about!
The vision for A V E S is BIG β I want it to be a one-month residency magazine β a place that all kinds of multi-hyphenate people can take over and show us the inside of their grocery bag β the sweet, the savory, the essentials, the just-for-fun, the try it out, the totally wacky vegetable β a coat of many colors.
For weeks Ive tried to write the introduction for AVENUES. I knew eventually Iβd get it. The best things take time - I say this all the time to my clients, my loved ones. This is something I know intimately. When something happens too fast or not thoughtfully itβs not built on stable ground. And if something is built on uncertaintyβ¦ things can really go awry. Thatβs why I often tell people that when they have an idea to honor it, to treat it like a precious child, to give it limitations and also infinite possibilities. I know it can be frustrating when something feels like itβs happening to slow.
I did a few things before launching AVENUES to be sure the idea was ready. I told five people I trust, and I started with the person who I thought would be most critical and ended with the most experienced social media expert I know! Once I felt I had the idea to a solid place and I could talk about and was extremely excited to, I knew I was ready.
Welcome to AVENUES β a coat of many colors and a thousand pockets.
Everything under the sunβ¦
