"Where'd You Just Go?"

Getting out of your head and back into your body

“Where'd you just go?” The question snaps you back. You were mid-conversation, but suddenly, your mind was elsewhere: retracing old mistakes, worrying about the future, lost in an invisible world of thoughts. If you’ve seen Fleabag, this scene probably sounds familiar to you. The Hot Priest catches the main character during one of her fourth-wall breaks and asks her, “Where’d you just go?” She’s so shocked by the fact that he noticed her, and she comes back to reality for a bit every time he catches her in her head like that.

We might not have a Hot Priest to catch us in our own heads, but this new moon, we’re asking ourselves that same question. Not just metaphorically, but physically. Where do we go when we’re not in our bodies? And how can we start coming back?

Many of us (myself included) can tend to live in our heads. We analyze, overthink, rehearse conversations that haven’t happened yet, and dissect ones that already have. We let our thoughts spiral and spend all our time thinking instead of doing. We act on autopilot because there’s so much to think about that we never have a break to step back and just be.

Maybe you’ve caught yourself holding your breath while working, or suddenly realized your shoulders are up by your ears. Maybe you forget to eat, ignore exhaustion, or override discomfort in the name of productivity. Our minds are so loud sometimes that our bodies’ needs become background noise.

This week, let’s set an intention to listen. To notice when we drift away and gently return. To stop losing ourselves in our thoughts and instead ground into our physical existence.

Tarot Guidance

The High Priestess appears as a reminder to trust our inner wisdom. This doesn’t just mean our intellectual knowing, but the deep, quiet wisdom of the body. She teaches us that intuition is more than a gut feeling; it’s also the way our body reacts to people, situations, and choices. When we tune into our physical experience, we access a well of insight we didn’t realize we had.

The Ace of Pentacles offers a fresh, tangible start. This is an opportunity to root ourselves, to prioritize embodiment in ways that nourish us. It’s a reminder that small, physical acts like stretching in the morning, drinking water, and stepping outside, are acts of self-trust and care.

Astrological Influence

Astrology offers a profound way to understand our relationship with the body, helping us recognize where we disconnect and how we can reconnect. To deepen this practice, look at where your Moon and Mars are placed in your birth chart. The Moon represents your emotional landscape and how your body processes feelings. It can show where you need more rest, nourishment, or emotional safety to feel at home in yourself. Mars, on the other hand, governs movement, action, and how energy flows through you. It speaks to the kind of physical activity that might help you reconnect, whether it’s slow and steady or intense and fast-paced.

In my own chart, Mars in Libra in the 12th house reveals that I often feel disconnected from my body when it comes to expressing anger, desire, or competition. My instincts tend to be buried beneath layers of indecision or unconscious conditioning, making it difficult to assert myself physically. Meanwhile, my Moon in Scorpio in the 1st house brings an intense emotional awareness that manifests physically. I feel everything deeply, but I often suppress or ignore bodily sensations that warn me of emotional overload.

By looking at these placements, I’ve learned that my body can often feel unheard or silenced. Reconnecting for me means giving the unspoken a voice, using somatic rituals, expressing emotions with my body, and even just dancing like no one is watching. For anyone wanting to explore these themes, your Moon and Mars can be powerful guides. The sign and house placements of these planets can reveal where you might disconnect from your body and what sensations you tend to ignore.

Questions to ask yourself this week: Where do I feel most disconnected from my body, and how can I begin to reconnect? What physical sensations do I tend to ignore, and what might they be trying to tell me?

Over the next four weeks, we’ll explore tangible ways to strengthen the mind-body connection. But for now, simply notice. Pay attention to the moments when you disappear into thought. And when you catch yourself drifting away, ask: Where’d you just go? Then, gently, come back.