Oregon Astrological Association 4312 SE Stark Street (Friend's Meeting House) Portland, Oregon 97215 Friday 15 September 2017 Saturday 16 September 2017 If you are in the Portland, Oregon area, on the weekend of September 15th and 16th I will be presenting a talk and workshop for the Oregon Astrology Association about relationships and astrology. On Friday 15 … Continue reading OAA events: September 15 & 16
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Total Leo Solar Eclipse
NOTE: This post has the unique distinction of being co-written in collaboration with astrologer June Rose Trimbach. We will be co-teaching classes together in the coming season, and as we were already communicating a lot about our shared ideas regarding this Total Solar Eclipse, it seemed like a fitting opportunity to introduce our coming work … Continue reading Total Leo Solar Eclipse
Mercury Retrograde in Virgo & Leo
The quieter we are, the more patient and open we are in our sadnesses, the more deeply and serenely the new presence can enter us, and the more we can make it our own, the more it becomes our fate; and later on, when it "happens" (that is, steps forth out of us to other … Continue reading Mercury Retrograde in Virgo & Leo
Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius
Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius The mares that carry me as far as longing can reach rode on, once they had come and fetched me onto the legendary road of the divinity that carries the man who knows through the vast and dark unknown . . . And the axle in the hubs let out … Continue reading Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius
Leo New Moon & Mars
New Moon in Leo The Leo New Moon on July 23 is united with Mars, bringing primal intensity and vigor to the lunation. New Moons are a time to set intentions, yet the symbolism of the Moon being invisible correlates with the necessity of embracing the unknown for no matter how much passion we invest … Continue reading Leo New Moon & Mars
Capricorn Full Moon & Pluto
Full Moon in Capricorn The Full Moon in Capricorn on July 8 is applying tightly to a union with Pluto, dredging up more intensity from interior realms than is the norm for a Full Moon. Invisible to the naked eye, Pluto rules the celestial underworld of the Kuiper belt. Though we may at times … Continue reading Capricorn Full Moon & Pluto
Cancer New Moon & Mercury
New Moon in Cancer The New Moon in Cancer on June 23 follows closely behind the Cancer Solstice in which our Sun stands still, as well as the rebirth of Mercury within the heart of the Sun. The solstice in Cancer is one of the peak moments of the year, the beginning of Summer in … Continue reading Cancer New Moon & Mercury
Gemini New Moon: embodied strength and vision
New Moon in Gemini Silent, her Gemini mind rests from weaving together her present thoughts with the ancient words on the parchment lightly held by her fingers. Her elegantly long fingers, equally skilled at composing musical notes as they are at drafting lines in ink, close the tome. The ceaseless wisdom of the old library … Continue reading Gemini New Moon: embodied strength and vision
Scorpio Full Moon
Full Moon in Scorpio As the Moon in full light illuminates the darkness of the surrounding landscape, you pause on your journey to draw water from a well. The well is ancient and contains within its well worn stones the stories of generations and generations who have passed this way before you. Feeling the nourishment … Continue reading Scorpio Full Moon
Oregon Astrological Association Astro Faire – Beyond 2017
Oregon Astrological Association Beyond 2017: Annual Astro Faire Saturday 20 May 2017 11:30 am – 4:30 pm 4312 SE Stark St, Portland 97215 (Friend’s Meeting House) If you live in the Portland, Oregon area, I am excited to announce I will be one of the speakers at the Oregon Astrological Association’s Annual Astro Faire taking … Continue reading Oregon Astrological Association Astro Faire – Beyond 2017
Taurus New Moon: Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn
Within the darkness of the New Moon in Taurus arriving April 26, maintaining receptiveness to self examination through our senses and intuition will help guide intention toward the necessary shifts needing to be embraced within the cycle ahead. This is a particularly fertile New Moon to plant seeds of future visions within, yet there is … Continue reading Taurus New Moon: Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn
UAC 2018
United Astrology Conference May 24 – 29, 2018 I will be speaking at the United Astrology Conference in May 2018 which will be held in Chicago, Illinois in the USA. I’m honored to be part of an extraordinary group of astrologers who will be presenting a wide ranging selection of astrology topics. It will be … Continue reading UAC 2018
Full Moon in Libra
Oh, may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence; live In pulses stirred to generosity, In deeds of daring rectitude, in scorn For miserable aims that end with self, In thoughts sublime that pierce the night like stars, And with their mild persistence … Continue reading Full Moon in Libra
Mercury Retrograde in Taurus & Aries
Mercury Retrograde For one throb of the artery, While on that old grey stone I sat Under the old wind-broken tree, I knew that One is animate, Mankind inanimate phantasy. — W.B. Yeats, A Meditation in Time of War In the cool air of twilight as the Sun descends below the horizon, Mercury begins its … Continue reading Mercury Retrograde in Taurus & Aries
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