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Reblogga’s Beck
We’re in constant cycles of birth, life, death and rebirth and I’m feeling it extra hard. Surprise Surprise.
The synchronicities between this current production and our country have not gone unnoticed on me. We are a society infected by fear which is leading to violence. When is enough, enough?
I’m here today to talk to you about Pluto. Now, in Aquarius, the sign of innovation and protector of the people through information and a progressive agenda. The last time Pluto was here was the writing of the American Constitution and the French Revolution.
Tomorrow, I am singing two new roles that have required a lot of work on my part, not just because they are musically intense but because they have very heavy grief content… but I think I’m ready to face it.
How can I take this feeling of rejection and allow it to motivate me? I checked into myself and came back to my mother’s golden rule of advice - widen your circle of friends… reach for connection.
Sitting on the couch, icing my knee after an injury, and thinking about The Hanged Man. What did you do last week?
This year is off to a slow start and I’m here to tell you that a slow start is a good thing, a necessary thing. This brings me to my latest mantra: Be flexibly prepared.
Welcome to the Full Moon from across the world! She’s bright and beautiful here and soon the Earth will turn enough for North America to see her too. Trust me, you don’t want to miss it!
For the title of this piece I wanted to write “We are all on a path” in German so I wrote what I thought it might be, “Wir sind alles im Weg.” Then I put it into Google translate to find out I had written, “We are all in the way.” Which is also true. I am in my own way more often than not.
Die Heimat is the feeling of home beyond spatial definition. The feeling of safety and tradition that can be trusted overtime. How do I replicate this feeling when I feel scared, or lonesome or lost, especially as I travel across the atlantic?
We are in Leo season. We are vibing and we are HOT. The sun is in her power and everyone, or at least everyone in the northern hemisphere, knows it.
Jump into my brain about the Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio. Scorpio has the greatest capability of all the signs to connect to a deeper well of emotions and full moons, and even more so, Lunar Eclipses are a time for us to tap into what no longer serves us.
A new season and a new astrological year in the skies and with it comes inspiration and new starts. But what if you are having trouble stepping into this new chapter?
Many people talk about Mercury retrograde while it’s happening but fewer people talk about what to do after Mercury goes direct.
I wanted more musical joy, I asked for more musical joy, and Tom Waits, The 3 Toms, and The Mystery Man from the Quest all those years ago were being used as tools by the universe to give me a huge signal.
Today is October 5th, the day my identical twin sister Erin died, 33 years ago. Knowing she is with me helps me understand how much we are all connected, not just me and my twin, but every soul physically living or not. One consciousness spread out like the branches of a tree.
The change of season, especially into a mutable sign like Virgo forces us to be adaptable, flexible, and versatile. When it’s uncomfortable, try to guide the fluctuation and in a sense, take management over the inevitable transition.
Today I’m coming at you with the 8 of wands, a numeric card from the minor arcana of the Tarot deck. Wands are the suit of action, creativity, intuitive ambition, and eights are a whole other ball of wax…
Featured Works
Rita Libretto is: The Ring Cycle
A One Woman (Four Opera) Sock Puppet Show
Rita Libretto, whose accolades include Contestant Singer at the Wagnerian Competition for Mature Voices of Upper Idaho, sings and re-enacts the plot to Richard Wagner’s epic operatic tale with the help of her many sock characters, as if telling the story to children.
*Not suitable for (most) children*
What Are You Suggesting?
A Monologue Play
Written for The Artist Co-op Zoomologue Series this short one-person play takes place over zoom with the prompt “How are you doing?” Velma Jane meets with her book club for the first time in a while and updates them on her husband who has died, seemingly of Covid-19.
Avoidance Behaviors
A Virtual One-Act Play
Set in April of 2020, we follow Claire as she navigates the early stages of the pandemic; boredom, talking to her family, fights with her best friend…hallucinating a person who turns out to be the culmination of all of her ex-boyfriends…
This play was written to be performed live over zoom with The Artist Co-op for the Zoom-a-play Festival in December 2020.