Victor Brauner, The Nuptial March of the Sorcerer Mercury Retrograde in Libra Mercury in astrology is known for guiding us across thresholds and making his presence known in the plot twist, sudden slip or surprising boon that changes the direction of narratives. When Mercury stations retrograde, the star of Hermes demarcates a turning point in … Continue reading Mercury Retrograde in Libra and Virgo
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Full Moon in Aquarius
Still Life with Fragments by Paul Klee Full Moon in Aquarius The annual Full Moon in Aquarius always activates the inherent polarity between Leo and Aquarius, zodiacal signs that serve as the celestial homes of the Sun and Saturn. Selene reflecting her fullness of silvery light in Aquarius can bring opportunities to question and probe … Continue reading Full Moon in Aquarius
Leo New Moon
from the Rosarium Philosophorum Leo New Moon The monthly unions of Sun and Moon purify and impregnate meaning for the lunar cycle ahead, initiating new growth and movement within the fertile blackness of moonless night. The Leo New Moon on July 28 is particularly potent as a threshold guardian that will lead us into one … Continue reading Leo New Moon
Capricorn Full Moon
by Soga Nichokuan (17th Century) Capricorn Full Moon The Full Moon in Capricorn involves the polarity of Cancer and Capricorn, cardinal homes of the Moon and Saturn which utilize inward receptivity as part of their potent ability to initiate change and new growth. While Cancer is a watery place of fresh springs and tidal currents … Continue reading Capricorn Full Moon
Cancer New Moon
Study for 'The spirit of the new moon' 1888 by Arthur Loureiro Cancer New Moon The New Moon in Cancer on June 28 comes only a week after the seasonal turning point of the solstice, the beginning of summer in the northern hemisphere and winter in the southern hemisphere. Since the New Moon is in … Continue reading Cancer New Moon
Gemini New Moon
Knitting in the Library (ca. 1881) by Mary Cassatt Gemini New Moon Gemini is ever curious, changing, quick to respond and capable of transfiguring forms as swift as a change in wind currents. The Sun and Moon uniting in Gemini is an invitation to question, probe, and tease beyond the obvious into the multiplicity of … Continue reading Gemini New Moon
Total Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio
'Saz'-Style Drawing of a Dragon (ca. 1540–50) by Shah Quli Scorpio Lunar Eclipse "Fate, up against your will . . . "from "The Killing Moon" by Echo and the Bunnymen Total lunar eclipses are one of the most striking visual phenomenons of night, as the usually bright, silvery Moon turns bloody, crimson red. The reddening … Continue reading Total Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio
Mercury Retrograde in Gemini & Taurus
Gold ring with Hermes (late 4th century B.C.) Mercury Retrograde in Gemini To tell the beauty would decrease, / To state the Spell demean, / There is a syllableless sea / Of which it is the sign.My will endeavors for its word / And fails, but entertains / A rapture as of legacies- / Of … Continue reading Mercury Retrograde in Gemini & Taurus
Taurus Solar Eclipse
No. 8 - Special (1916) by Georgia O'Keeffe Taurus Solar Eclipse Solar eclipses cloak the life-giving light of our Sun with the blackness of night. The otherworldly experience of night overcoming day has long provoked fear due to the extinguishing of light by eclipses, as well as the dramatic reputations eclipses carry within astrology for … Continue reading Taurus Solar Eclipse
Libra Full Moon
Cygne Crépusculaire (Twilight Swan) by Joseph Cornell Libra Full Moon The Full Moon in Libra illuminates the polarity between Aries and Libra, the fiery surge of the Ram's direct passion set against the thoughtful contemplation of the Scales that carefully measures myriad ways of addressing circumstances and relations, turning issues over and over again to … Continue reading Libra Full Moon
Pisces New Moon
The Window (1924) by Marc Chagall Pisces New Moon Creation stories begin with chaos and water. Perhaps this speaks to the immense, mysterious creativity inherent in Pisces, a sign of ever changing water in touch with the primordial chaos underlying reality. Thoughts and feelings meld and mutate in Pisces, flicker in reflection and mingle in … Continue reading Pisces New Moon
Leo Full Moon
Lion-headed Goddess Amulet (1070 - 664 B.C.) Leo Full Moon The Full Moon on February 16 is in Leo, the living image of the Lion, whether you use the tropical or sidereal zodiac. In fact, the Moon will illuminate the night sky nearby the fixed star Regulus, known as the heart of the lion within … Continue reading Leo Full Moon
Aquarius New Moon
Le Temps Jardis by Rene Magritte Aquarius New Moon The Aquarius New Moon on January 31 calls for deep contemplation during a turning of the tides and a primal change in seasons. The lunation will occur during the cross-quarter holidays in between the winter solstice and spring equinox in the northern hemisphere, in between the … Continue reading Aquarius New Moon
Full Moon in Cancer
Wschód Księżyca (Moonrise), 1884, by Stanisław Masłowski Full Moon in Cancer " . . . There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over and men are no longer willing to be plunged into an abyss of injustice where they experience the bleakness of corroding despair. I hope, sirs, you can understand our legitimate … Continue reading Full Moon in Cancer
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