Solar Eclipse in Capricorn ". . . those historical layers in ourselves which we have just overcome and left behind, or which we think we have overcome. It is like the paradise of childhood from which we imagine we have emerged, but which at the slightest provocation imposes fresh defeats upon us. Indeed, our cult … Continue reading Solar Eclipse in Capricorn
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Full Moon in Cancer: Solstice Light
Cancer Full Moon The solstice gets its name from the Sun standing still by declination, reaching its lowest depth in the northern hemisphere at the turn toward the winter, while reaching its peak height in the southern hemisphere at the shift into summer. A time of rebirth within the darkest day of the year in … Continue reading Full Moon in Cancer: Solstice Light
Sagittarius New Moon of Changes
Sagittarius New Moon The fertile darkness of the New Moon in Sagittarius on December 7 pulsates with imaginal and visionary undercurrents. There is a powerful interplay between the signs of Sagittarius and Pisces, as the New Moon and Jupiter in Sagittarius are in a catalyzing square aspect with Mars and Neptune in Pisces. While Mars … Continue reading Sagittarius New Moon of Changes
Mercury Retrograde in Sagittarius & Scorpio
My room and this vastness, / awake over the darkening land,-- / are one. I am a string, / stretched tightly over wide / raging resonances. Things are violin-bodies / full of murmuring darkness: / in it dreams the weeping of women, / in it the grudge of whole / generations stirs in its sleep … Continue reading Mercury Retrograde in Sagittarius & Scorpio
Jupiter in Sagittarius
Jupiter in Sagittarius Since mindfulness, of all things, is the ground of being, to speak one’s true mind, and to keep things known in common, serves all being, just as laws made clear uphold the city, yet with greater strength. Of all pronouncements of the law the one source is the Word whereby we choose … Continue reading Jupiter in Sagittarius
Scorpio New Moon: Fire from the Depths
New Moon in Scorpio Scorpio is known as a place of depths, deep feelings and desire to penetrate through superficial exteriors into the hidden core of matters. Scorpio is also the zodiac sign perhaps most commonly associated with death and rebirth processes, those experiences called regenerative or transformative. Yet Scorpio is also known to resist … Continue reading Scorpio New Moon: Fire from the Depths
Taurus Full Moon: Uranus and the Rebirth of Venus
Full Moon in Taurus The Full Moon in Taurus on October 24 illuminates our shift toward the depth of the season, and as foliage falls into rebirth during the increasing darkness in the northern hemisphere, so does the Full Moon draw us within internal regeneration to discover the seeds of new life to nurture in … Continue reading Taurus Full Moon: Uranus and the Rebirth of Venus
Libra New Moon: Deepening of Venus Retrograde
Libra New Moon The Libra New Moon on October 8 brings us into the deepening of Fall in the northern hemisphere as the days darken and multicolored leaves descend from branches, and seeds buried under the earth pulsate with the promise of new life. The New Moon is in the home of Venus, and also … Continue reading Libra New Moon: Deepening of Venus Retrograde
NORWAC 2019: Psyche & Eros
Psyche & Eros: the Fall of Venus & Mercury I'm excited to announce I will be speaking at the 2019 Northwest Astrological Conference to be held May 24 - 27, 2019 in Seattle, WA (well, technically at the Southcenter Doubletree Suites). NORWAC always has a welcoming atmosphere and features many fantastic speakers at the 2019 … Continue reading NORWAC 2019: Psyche & Eros
Aries Full Moon: Saturn’s Harvest
Full Moon in Aries The Aries Full Moon occurs two days after the Libra Equinox, the turn toward the deepening darkness of Fall in the northern hemisphere, while the southern hemisphere experiences the fecund flowering of Spring. A time of balance in light and darkness, the Libra Equinox offers the gift of clarity reflecting upon … Continue reading Aries Full Moon: Saturn’s Harvest
New Moon in Virgo
New Moon in Virgo Virgo is a mutable sign of seasonal transition, as in the northern hemisphere we shift from Summer into Fall, while in the southern hemisphere we complete Winter in turn for Spring. The New Moon in Virgo on September 9 similarly serves as a bridge between distinct astrological seasons. Previously, we experienced … Continue reading New Moon in Virgo
Venus Retrograde Webinar
Venus Retrograde: Persephone's Seed Date: Sunday 30 September Time: 2:30 pm, Pacific Standard Time Cost: $25 You're invited to join me for a webinar exploring the upcoming Venus retrograde in Scorpio and Libra that will occur between October 5 and November 16. We will explore the meaning of Venus retrograde in general … Continue reading Venus Retrograde Webinar
Communion of Venus & Spica
Venus conjunct Spica 104 A Evening, / you gather back / all that dazzling dawn has put asunder: / you gather a lamb / gather a kid / gather a child to its mother 104 B of all stars the most beautiful -- Sappho fragments translated by Anne Carson Venus has been glowing in the … Continue reading Communion of Venus & Spica
The Planetary Nodes of Neptune
Nodes of Neptune Those who study and practice astrology are very familiar with the nodes of the Moon, yet across traditions of astrology there are diverse, sometimes conflicting, ways of interpreting and using them. One thing astrologers agree on is that exploring the nodes of the Moon in natal charts and transits unlocks significant information. … Continue reading The Planetary Nodes of Neptune
Gray Crawford 