Grand Water Trine of July 2013: Trinity in the Neptune-Jupiter cycle Angelic grace or imaginal joviality may be evoked by the conjunction of Neptune and Jupiter, but their cycle has a deeper relationship with the evolution of consciousness. In July 2013 we are now in the first quarter trine phase of this most recent cycle, … Continue reading The Neptune and Jupiter Cycle
Astrology Archetypes
Sirius New Moon in Cancer
New Moon in Cancer The image above is by my favorite painter, Marc Chagall, a Cancer who is enjoying his birthday today wherever he is, as I write this. It is called, "So I came forth of the Sea and sat down on the edge of an island in the moonshine," and to me it … Continue reading Sirius New Moon in Cancer
Taurus and Incarnation
Taurus and Being Human in FormWhat do you desire? What do you value? You may have noticed others, including astrologers, asking you these questions recently as we have been experiencing an incredibly intense time period of Taurus energy these past couple of weeks, but especially now. Unrelated to astrology, in the community college class I … Continue reading Taurus and Incarnation
Aries and Individuation
The Birth of Archetypes In Botticelli's masterwork The Birth of Venus we can sense the initiatory impulse of Aries: a Goddess arising out of an oceanic expanse, naked and primal, radiant and yet revealing an inclination to slightly cover up her exposed beauty. Or perhaps that slight insecurity is coming from the woman rushing in to cloth … Continue reading Aries and Individuation
A Light in the Darkness
December 21-23, 2012 The times surrounding the Winter Solstice of 2012 We all knew the world wasn't going to end today (at least I hope you knew), but the sudden mass shift into higher consciousness and rainbow light predicted by some new age philosophers hasn't exactly been happening either. Many of us have been inundated … Continue reading A Light in the Darkness
Mercury’s odyssey through Leo: Hermes as Hero
Ah, that Hermes, a crafty fellow who causes much mischief, but at the same time often shows up to save the day in myths, such as braving the underworld to rescue Persephone. During much of this past Summer, the planet Mercury has gone through a long strange trip through the sign of Leo, an odyssey … Continue reading Mercury’s odyssey through Leo: Hermes as Hero
The Uranus-Neptune generation (especially those entering our world between 1988 and 1996)
I teach community college in a program offering a high school degree to students who have dropped out of high school or have been unable to complete their diploma, if they can earn their diploma requirements at the community college level. I teach only students between the ages of 16 and 21, so everyone I’ve … Continue reading The Uranus-Neptune generation (especially those entering our world between 1988 and 1996)
Gray Crawford 