The Pillars of O.E.V by Mystic Wisdom Tea and Bookshop As 2026 dawns, the heavens appear to confirm a budding resurgence stirring in Old East Village. Early January moves through the influence of Capricorn, emphasizing structure and responsibility, while late January and much of February carry an Aquarian current that awakens imagination and collective vision. Through an astrological lens, these months invite both grounding and innovation, two forces that form the foundation of a sustainable rebirth. Those qualities are personified in the pillars that have been erected just east of Adelaide on Dundas Street. Through the window of the Mystic Bookshop, we watched Clayworks Ceramic Arts Learning Centre bring those pillars to life, hands pressing colour into concrete, art meeting architecture. To many, they are merely neighbourhood markers. Yet to eyes attuned to spiritual symbolism, they represent much more: the ancient Pillars of Initiation standing at the gateway to awareness. In esoteric traditions, pillars guard the threshold between worlds. In Tarot, they flank the High Priestess, signalling balance between light and shadow, seen and unseen. Passing between them symbolizes entry into deeper understanding, a movement from old ways into conscious rebirth. For Old East Village, too, these new structures mark initiation: a collective journey from hardship into reinvention. Their beauty demonstrates what can happen when community, creativity, and craft align with intention. Most locals have rejected the notion that London is “Canada’s Zombie Capital,” a label unfairly cast upon our city, obscuring its true spirit. Words shape energy, and identities take form around how we speak about ourselves. The proprietors and patrons of the Mystic Wisdom Tea and Bookshop have been applying that truth, sweeping, scrubbing, and tending the area around Dundas and Adelaide. Quiet acts of appreciation, because how
we treat our surroundings mirrors how we see ourselves. If we don’t want to inhabit decay, we must live restoration. This spirit of reclamation shines in new partnerships around tourism, and in our diverse arts and business communities. Visitors aren’t drawn by attractions alone, but by Old East Village’s authenticity, the pulse of real people writing our own story. What others may view as London’s “weak link” is, in truth, the seedbed of transmutation, a mirror reminding the broader city that compassion and creativity are inseparable from progress. Astrologically, the months ahead indicate accelerating mo- mentum. A mid‑January New Moon in Capricorn will be ground- ing, seeding intentions that honour discipline, infrastructure, and long‑term care. As February unfolds during the Sun’s passage through Aquarius, a lunation coloured by Virgoan themes high- lights healing, cleanliness, and community service, the perfect energetic backdrop for restoring spirit through mutual support. The cosmos, urging us to rebuild our roads and facades, as well as our collective sense of belonging. Old East Village stands between two pillars, past and future, shadow and light, ready once again to cross a new and exciting threshold. HOME ABOUT TEAM PARTY CATERING CAREERS CONTACT ORDER ONLINE
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