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The Shell & The Mountain: A Meditation for Building Your Inner Fortress

. 3 min read . Written by Kuba Vitek-Girard
The Shell & The Mountain: A Meditation for Building Your Inner Fortress

Ok, given everything, how are you holding up today, my feral star wanderer?

Let's be real. The vibe out there is... a paradox. We're deep in the emotional, weepy, let-me-just-stay-home-and-rewatch-Fleabag-for-the-ninth-time swamp of Cancer Season. Our hearts are tender, our moods are tidal, and our need for a safe, cozy shell feels non-negotiable.

Anyone else inexplicably turning into an insecure, anxiously attached mess of a partner/friend/neighbor? Anyone else keep waking up from dreams filled with betrayal from loved ones and carry that hurt into their days?

Yep. That type of emo-shit. Worry yer not, Leo energy is soon to come to rescue & lift us back to the level of confidence we deserve (and way beyond - it’s Leo after all).

The other day I found myself weeping at a video of a baby bat being fed a tiny piece of watermelon - whilst taking a break from drafting a ruthless, take-no-prisoners email to a client who was late on a payment. If that isn’t the perfect encapsulation of our current astro-weather, I don’t know what is.

We're all marinating in the deep, gooey, heart-on-our-sleeve feelings of Cancer Season, only to be sucker-punched by the stark, sobering reality check of the Capricorn Full Moon.

It’s a cosmic demand to be both radically soft and brutally efficient. To build a cozy nest for our feelings, but also to be the fucking mountain that nest is built on.

So how do we hold both? How do we honor our squishy, vulnerable hearts without getting crushed by the weight of our own ambitions and responsibilities?

That’s the exact question this new guided meditation, The Shell & The Mountain, was created to answer.

It's a journey to build an inner fortress that's strong enough to weather any storm, but with windows open wide enough to let the moonlight in. This is a quick & practical, soul-deep construction project for the feral hearts who know that true strength is found in the courage to be both.


🐚 So, what feral magic are we diving into this time? ⛰️

🦀 Build Your Inner Fortress: Forget walling off your heart. We're building it a goddamn temple with foundations of pure grit.

💪 Hold the Paradox: Learn to be both the soft-shelled crab and the unshakeable mountain. This meditation is your training ground for holding both your tenderness and your power without apology.

🐺 No BS, All Heart: No breathy Galadriel delivery and pan pipes - just my unfiltered, feral voice guiding you through the beautiful mess.

🧘 A Tool for the Tension: Built for the whiplash of Cancer/Capricorn season, but perfect for any time you're being asked to be both a warrior and a fucking poet.

Let me know how this journey through your inner landscape lands for you.

Stay soft, stay strong.


The full meditation is free for paying members & available for instant download below — the monthly membership (cancel anytime, of course) is set at an unmovable €4.44, the equivalent of treating me to a cup of coffee once a month (which, frankly, is what fuels my creativity).

Alternatively it's available as a one-time purchase HERE.

It gives you access to deep astrological wisdom, original spellwork, guided meditations, tarot spreads, and other potent tools to help you navigate the glorious maze of doom that is 2025.

Grab my hand, and let’s run headfirst into the sudden, volatile, and exhilarating astrological flash storm of 2025 — together.

This meditation uses binaural frequencies and it’s best experienced via headphones

Duration: 27 minutes

Music by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au