New Moon in Sagittarius The New Moon in Sagittarius arrives at the close of 2017, a few days before the Capricorn Solstice and the peak time of darkness in the northern hemisphere and peak time of light in the southern hemisphere. The threshold we cross at the New Moon also involves the end of two … Continue reading Sagittarius New Moon: Tension of the Bow
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Daimon: Guiding Spirit of the Nativity
DAIMON: GUIDING SPIRIT OF THE NATIVITY Sunday 29 October 2017 1:00 - 5:00 PM Portland School of Astrology I'm excited to announce I will be co-teaching an interactive workshop with June Rose Trimbach on the Daimon in astrology at the Portland School of Astrology on October 29. In this class we will be working with … Continue reading Daimon: Guiding Spirit of the Nativity
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
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
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
Virgo Full Moon
Full Moon in Virgo Following an eruption of panoramic, polyphonic perceptual feelings, perspicacity returns in the form of a Virgo Full Moon in strong aspect with Mercury and Saturn. The Moon's journey from darkness to full light in the past couple weeks of this lunar cycle aligned with immense releases triggered by a solar eclipse, … Continue reading Virgo Full Moon
Pisces Solar Eclipse 2017
Down by the water the soil is wet with richness. The currents stream past, the waves inexorably flow in and out. Water holds us as its dissolving force caresses our skin. The wisdom of ages flows over us, washes off the sweat and stains of daily struggle, cleanses the wounds of past grief and heartbreak. … Continue reading Pisces Solar Eclipse 2017
Leo Lunar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse in Leo Life constantly brings change, yet eclipses always demarcate a period of accelerated change with synchronous endings and beginnings. New relationships, attractions, experiences, and work opportunities appear seemingly out of nowhere with full force of manifestation, surprising us with their dramatic entrance into our surface reality. Eclipses are also mysterious portals that hold … Continue reading Leo Lunar Eclipse
Aquarius New Moon
New Moon in Aquarius It feels natural for children to build tree houses of secluded protection, build contained castles out of bedding, or discover a place of protected privacy away from external influences. In between boundaries and borders of form a self contained light stirs and seeds illumination, guiding from within rather than from the … Continue reading Aquarius New Moon
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