The following quotes are taken from a lecture by Robert Hand at the 2014 NORWAC Astrology Conference. On the final night of the conference, 25 May 2014, Robert Hand presented his talk "Toward a Post-Modern Astrology." I was particularly struck by the following excerpts as the philosophy he presented deeply resonated with my own feelings … Continue reading Motion of Soul
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Maat in the Heart of Mercury
The Inferior conjunction of Mercury and the Sun on October 16, 2014 is in the sign of Libra and conjunct Venus, evoking Maat through the added atmosphere of the Goddess (Venus) and the Scales (Libra) of Balance, Law, and Justice. In Egyptian mythology, the god Thoth is associated with Mercury, and Maat is the goddess … Continue reading Maat in the Heart of Mercury
Passionate Longing for Dialogue (1): Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
This is a new project I am working on in collaboration with Monika of the Symbol Reader blog discussing works of art and their archetypal impact. Here we discuss Haruki Murakami and his "Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage." We do have some astrology references in here, such as that the main character … Continue reading Passionate Longing for Dialogue (1): Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
Mercury retrograde: a forest dark in liminal twilight
"I go along dreaming roads of the twilight" Antonio Machado Between thought and expression, between the colors of the sunset and the eye of the beholder, in the liminal light of twilight we feel the atmosphere of Mercury retrograde. Mercury retrograde is a three week period in which we can surrender to opening our awareness … Continue reading Mercury retrograde: a forest dark in liminal twilight
The Song We Have Sung For Ourselves
I have not previously reblogged anything here, but in the spirit of the North Node of the Moon in Libra, I feel it important to spread this article to as many people as possible. I have been working with Chiron and feel deep resonance with this writing about him. Astrologer David Coleman in part delves … Continue reading The Song We Have Sung For Ourselves
Dark Moon Equinox
Because the light that we see as coming from the moon is the sun's reflected light, the dark moon is in a sense the moon's true face. --Demetra George, Mysteries of the Dark Moon Balancing light and dark, equal parts lunar and solar, the Libra Equinox of 2014 occurs on a Dark Moon in Virgo … Continue reading Dark Moon Equinox
The Jupiter and Uranus Cycle
Jupiter in Leo trine Uranus in Aries at 15 degrees on September 25, 2014. Grand Fire Trine of Mars in Sagittarius, Jupiter in Leo, and Uranus in Aries: from October 1 through October 15, 2014 between the degrees of 12 and 21 in the Fire signs. This is with about a two degree orb for … Continue reading The Jupiter and Uranus Cycle
Super Pisces Full Moon
The Full Moon on September 8 is another Super Moon, meaning that the Moon will be as close to Earth as it gets in orbit, appearing larger in our sky, having a more extreme impact on the tides of our water, and looming larger in our consciousness as well (the term Super Moon was coined … Continue reading Super Pisces Full Moon
New Moon in Virgo
This New Moon in Virgo is a potent seeding time that will wax into the fifth and final Super Moon of the year, this time in Pisces. Mercury, angelic messenger and guide of souls, is the ruler of this New Moon and gracefully moving as an evening star through his exaltation of Virgo. Mercury is … Continue reading New Moon in Virgo
The Jupiter and Saturn Cycle
"If you know the Saturn in your chart, it will become Jupiter." --Edith Wangemann July 17, 2013: Jupiter in Cancer was in a disseminating trine to Saturn in Scorpio at 5 degrees. December 12, 2013: Jupiter retrograde in Cancer was in a disseminating trine to Saturn in Scorpio at 19 degrees. May 24, 2014: … Continue reading The Jupiter and Saturn Cycle
Alchemical Mercury, Aquarius Moon
August 8 presents a moment of legendary proportion to center within a superior conjunction of Mercury with the Sun in Leo, as the Moon waxes toward another potent astrological moment two days later on August 10, when we will experience a loaded Full Moon in Aquarius. Since Mercury goes retrograde into an inferior conjunction and … Continue reading Alchemical Mercury, Aquarius Moon
Full Moon in Capricorn: Venus in a disseminating trine to Mars
We experience yet another Full Moon carrying potent astrological aspects on July 12, 2014 with the Moon in Capricorn and the Sun in Cancer. Most interesting to me is that the disseminating trine in the current cycle of Mars and Venus is ripening at the same time as the Full Moon, as I have been … Continue reading Full Moon in Capricorn: Venus in a disseminating trine to Mars
Cancer Solstice 2014
Happy Solstice! The Sun has centered firmly in Cancer now, and we can all sense how the energy of this June Solstice is settling around us in our environment. At this moment the Moon has entered Taurus, after a powerful few days in Aries in which the Moon re-triggerred the cardinal cross of April 2014 … Continue reading Cancer Solstice 2014
Mercury retrograde in Cancer and Gemini: in Moon and Mind
May 23, 2014: Mercury enters retrograde shadow zone of 24°23' Gemini June 7: Mercury stations retrograde at 3°10' Cancer Mercury stations retrograde in trine to Neptune stationing retrograde in Pisces (Neptune stations June 9) June 12/13: Full Moon at 22°06' of Gemini--Sagittarius Venus in Taurus opposes Saturn retrograde in Scorpio exactly two minutes before the … Continue reading Mercury retrograde in Cancer and Gemini: in Moon and Mind
Gray Crawford 