CAELi Review Journal I am pleased to share with you a link to the first issue of a new journal The CAELi Review, published by CAELi, the Celestial Arts and Education Library. CAELi is a member-supported astrological library, archive and research institute located in the Olympia, WA area and founded by astrologer and publisher Jenn … Continue reading Pole Star Epochs: From the Dragon to the Bear
Astrology
New Moon in Capricorn
Tyche (ca. 1st century BC - 1st century CE) https://youtu.be/mJLSzjjFBhY Audio recording of New Moon in Capricorn article New Moon in Capricorn The New Moon in Capricorn on 11 January 2024 will usher in the new year with a lunar cycle full of propulsive astrological force and momentum. The Moon in Capricorn is in the … Continue reading New Moon in Capricorn
New Moon in Sagittarius
Centaur with a Genius by Emile-Antoine Bourdelle New Moon in Sagittarius Sagittarius is a sign of speed and blazing fire known for its leaps of long vision and mad quests. The gaze of the Archer is deadly and fierce, firing arrows with precision accuracy. The idealism of Sagittarius can inspire and uplift like a raging … Continue reading New Moon in Sagittarius
Solar Eclipse in Libra
Bridget Riley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZgRwbccpuo Audio recording of Solar Eclipse in Libra article Solar Eclipse in Libra Eclipses render paradox into realization. There's nothing like experiencing the life giving light of the Sun extinguished, dissolved into an otherworldly darkness in which day suddenly becomes night. A paradox insists on coming to terms with events and material beyond … Continue reading Solar Eclipse in Libra
Aries Full Moon
Wolf by Henri Matisse https://youtu.be/oaWr0bZEMEI Audio recording of Aries Full Moon article Aries Full Moon The Aries Full Moon on 29 September will ignite a rapid tempo of quickly developing events in the month ahead, as the lunation will be followed by a tumultuous eclipse season in October. In many ways the lunation is a … Continue reading Aries Full Moon
Leo New Moon
Lion and Sun at Golestan Palace in Iran Leo New Moon Leo is the fiery home of Helios, the radiant source of light, life, and livelihood. The light bringing nature of the Sun is our most common association with the burning star at the center of our solar system, yet the astrology surrounding the New … Continue reading Leo New Moon
New Moon in Cancer
Siren Coming Out of the Waves, Dressed in Flames by Odilon Redon New Moon in Cancer The idea that we can never step into the same river twice, famously attributed to Heraclitus, represents our experience of flux in life. Aware of our mortality and the constantly changing nature of form and desire, we work to … Continue reading New Moon in Cancer
Capricorn Full Moon
from The Romance of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Arthur Rackham Capricorn Full Moon The Full Moon on 3 July activates the polarity of Cancer and Capricorn, cardinal signs which utilize inward receptivity as part of their potent ability to initiate change and new growth. While Cancer is a watery … Continue reading Capricorn Full Moon
Gemini New Moon
Fresco from the Temple of Isis in Pompeii depicting the discovery of the boat with the coffin of Osiris, East wall of Sacrarium https://youtu.be/PFF72BuFZYM Gemini New Moon The darkness of the New Moon in Gemini will be fertile with numinous meaning, illusory visions, and the truth that can only be discovered through inward searching, exploration, … Continue reading Gemini New Moon
Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio
Bottle by Kati Horna https://youtu.be/G5l2Kma91jI Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio The first week of May marks a turning in the seasons as the Sun reaches fifteen degrees of Taurus, placing the Sun midway between the Aries equinox and the Cancer solstice. In the northern hemisphere the corresponding blossoms of Spring herald the transition toward Summer and … Continue reading Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio
Solar Eclipse in Aries
Multitudes by Norman Lewis https://youtu.be/IijP6DqFagI Audio recording of Aries Solar Eclipse article Solar Eclipse in Aries "You, darkness, of whom I am born– / I love you more than the flame / that limits the world / to the circle it illuminates / and excludes all the rest. But the dark embraces everything: / shapes … Continue reading Solar Eclipse in Aries
Mercury Retrograde in 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLetgLY14sI&t=2320s Sarrah Christensen invited me to speak on her One Sage’s Podcast to speak about the meaning of the Mercury retrograde periods in 2023 occurring in earth signs. We talked about the meaning of Mercury and the synodic cycle of Mercury in general, including the meaning of Mercury taking on the role of a psychopomp when … Continue reading Mercury Retrograde in 2023
Libra Full Moon
Le Premier Disque (1912–1913) by Robert Delaunay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbgjcV2fmBk audio recording of Libra Full Moon article Libra Full Moon Libra as the sign of the scales involves the perpetual balancing experienced within all of our relationships. The Full Moon in Libra on 6 April will activate the polarity between Aries and Libra during a period of accelerating … Continue reading Libra Full Moon
Aries New Moon
Ad Parnassum (1932) by Paul Klee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYQJYkbw0BU audio recording of Aries New Moon article Aries New Moon The Aries equinox is a sacred day to honor the life force of the World Soul. Every year when the Sun enters the tropical zodiac sign of Aries, reaching the place where the Earth's equator and the path … Continue reading Aries New Moon
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