orriculum:

(and other things the cold and dark may whisper)

aries: breath through your mouth. let the cold air chip and chap your lips. kiss people and tear their mouths open. discard them before they do it to you.

taurus:  buy the red mittens. wear them outside, inside, everywhere. never take them off. never leave prints. were you really there? prove it.

gemini: know it is not the cold that permeates your skin, but the dry. when you become so dry your skin is like paper, take care not to cut pieces off like your paper snowflakes, tempting as it is. you were never meant to be as them

cancer: leave misleading tracks in the snow. walk backwards. dont make snow angels. they give birth to creatures beyond your control. 

leo: the holes in your heart are not as pressing as those in your socks. pack them with dead leaves and ice. it doesn’t matter what holes you fill as long as you get one of them squared away. 

virgo: don’t forget to have some seasonal cheer with hot cocoa! drink, drink, drink your cheers and sorrows alike away. Prepare.

libra: dance like no one is watching, sing like no one is listening! sing off key, scream into the void, invite people caroling. It’s all the same after the first ten years.

scorpio: notice how the snow makes even the darkest parts of the woods peaceful. everything seems safe. remind them that you’re still around.

sagittarius: knit yourself a nice sweater. shrug it off when it becomes something else. you should know by now sometimes the existing effort is enough, even if it resembles an eldritch horror in the end.

capricorn: do not eat the red berries that thrive in the winter. to do so is death. not for you, but likely for something else.

aquarius: haha, maybe you should hibernate during the winter. no, really, do it. most fearsome beasts take part of the year off, and we need some time to rebuild.

pisces: 

when i told you some flowers only bloom in the winter, that was a metaphor for snowflakes. what you’ve done is an affront to nature. stop before you reverse the natural order.