SuperEmpowered: Twelve Zodiacs, Three Sisters and a Cosmic Design
Our origin story? Less “business vision board,” more “late-night kitchen table brainstorm between forkfuls of ramen.” We didn’t set out to make shields. We just needed them. We weren’t looking for toxically positive affirmations. We wanted real reminders—things we could wear, gift, and use as talismans for our daily quests. Some heroic. Some just… “survive this Tuesday.” So we turned to the zodiac—not to predict our fate, but to reflect who we are and who we’re becoming.
GENESIS OF SUPEREMPOWERED SHIELDS
Virgo SuperEmpowered (Zodiac) (Cosmos)
COACH TJ: THE VIRGO
One of us—Coach TJ, the Virgo, a.k.a. She Who Schedules—is trying to run our lives like a well-oiled machine, as a teacher, a coach, a parent, a sister and, a daughter. Her spreadsheets have spreadsheets. Her to-do lists? They have emotional arcs. It’s genius. It’s a work of art. And it causes the other two of us to gently, lovingly, die inside.
When you stray from Coach TJ’s perfectly efficient plan, a twitch forms in her left eye. We’ve learned to respect it. And fear it.
Her classrooms are part culture festival, part global snack tour, part emotional support bunker. Her students and players always return—often with home-cooked meals for her—because she builds belonging. She believes in the beloved community and makes others believe in it too. Her mantra?
“I see the effort. I feel the chaos. I will fix it... and silently judge.”
RYNAIDROSA: THE LEO
Then there’s Rynaidrosa, our Leo sister. Nearly fifteen years younger, raised almost like an only child, and now dropped into this middle-aged sibling dynamic like a confused but well-meaning NPC in a video-game-turned-reality-show.
She’s the sweet, techy, “can’t we all just get along” member of the family, armed with random animal facts no one asked for—but we’re oddly glad to learn. (Did you know wombats poop cubes? She did. You’re welcome.) If you happen to bump into Rynaidrosa IRL, ask her about her stuffed animal collection.
Hyper-fixation is Rynaidrosa’s love language. One day she’s deep in code, the next she’s on a video game quest, and by the weekend, she’s sewing a dress for Comic-Con or the Ren Faire. Her response to chaos? A calm that heals the lineage. Queen energy in sweats, sequins, or chainmail.
Leo SuperEmpowered (Zodiac) (Cosmos)
Gemini SuperEmpowered (Zodiac) (Cosmos)
ONJENA YO: THE GEMINI
And lastly, me— Onjena Yo, the Gemini. I go with the flow and will follow you to the far corners of the world… until someone disrespects our mom (or any loved one). Then it’s scorched earth and passive-aggressive blocking and untagging. I will pretend you’ve never existed and sleep like a baby afterward. It's a gift. Namaste.
My sister, the Scandinavian-architect-Virgo, loads the dishwasher like she’s designing a minimalist kitchen in Stockholm. Every bowl aligned, every utensil nested like a tiny chrome family. It's elegant. It's efficient. It's… slightly terrifying.
My dishwasher-loading style is more “raccoon-on-meth.” [Example: video]). Things clatter. It’s a vibe. Is it clean? Emotionally, no. But functionally, yes. Bottom line: when everyone else is bone-tired, I will load that dishwasher.
Also me: appropriately terrified of spiders, yet somehow the designated spider slayer for two clinically undiagnosed arachnophobic sisters. One screams unintelligible instructions and vanishes. The other, from a distance, yells: “Don’t use my good shoe.”
Sisterhood: equal parts side eye and ride-or-die.
TWELVE ZODIAC SHIELDS
Through our group texts and sisterly chatter, we found ourselves asking: What helps us feel powerful when life is weird? What grounds us when things fall apart? What can we create that brings humor, healing, and a little bit of sparkle?
And somehow, we made shields based on the twelve Zodiacs. Explore the full collection below:
We’re all a little messy. A little dramatic. A little “send help, I forgot what day it is.” Our SuperEmpowered shields are about growing on your own timeline. So let your inner critic take a nap. Tell your overachiever self that rest is not failure. Give grace to the version of you who’s still cringing over that weird thing you said in a meeting three years ago.
When all else fails, wear your shield. Hang it. Gift it. Stare at it like it’s a motivational horoscope beamed from the future to remind you: you’re already enough—cosmic chaos and all.
Which SuperEmpowered shield speaks to you? Got a Zodiac story? Drop it in the comments—we’re listening.
With layers of love <♡>,
Onjena Yo (Gemini: Silent until scorched. Peacefully exists off screen.)
Coach TJ (Virgo: System whisperer. Student magnet. Snack diplomat.)
& Rynaidrosa (Leo: Cosmic softie in cosplay. Full of facts and feelings.)
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