Full Moon in Libra

Full Moon in Libra Once every nineteen months or so, Venus will race into the sacred heart of the Sun with speed. Called a superior conjunction of Venus, this rhythmically regular renewal of Venus occurs when Venus is moving direct on the far side from the Sun from us in orbit. It's more of a … Continue reading Full Moon in Libra

Jupiter and Saturn in Aquarius: Age of Air

Grand Conjunction The world has lifted its gaze to the heavens to drink in the union of Jupiter and Saturn in Aquarius. Fittingly, Aquarius bears ample symbolism involving the relationship between humans and the divine. Saturn as the ruler of Aquarius tends the boundary between the incarnate and the numinous, as Saturn is the most … Continue reading Jupiter and Saturn in Aquarius: Age of Air

Lunar Eclipse in Gemini

Lunar Eclipse in Gemini Mystery and shadow envelope our experiences during the time of eclipses, making it predictable to encounter unpredictable change and an influx of fertile chaos. The Lunar Eclipse in Gemini on November 30 will initiate us into a liminal portal that leads to the Total Solar Eclipse that will occur on December … Continue reading Lunar Eclipse in Gemini

Scorpio New Moon

Scorpio New Moon The blackness of the Scorpio New Moon on November 14 beckons descent and falling into feelings, probing underneath surface appearances into material that has been obscured by shadow. Within the absence of lunar light, its regenerative darkness will be full of turbulent intensity due to the surrounding influences of Mars stationing direct … Continue reading Scorpio New Moon

Taurus Full Moon and Uranus

Signe (La Vente) by Victor Brauner "Hallowe'en developed from the Celtic feast of Samhain (pronounced 'sow-in'), which marked the end of summer and the beginning of winter. For the Celts, Samhain was the beginning of the year and the cycle of the seasons. Samhain was a time when the Celts acknowledged the beginning and ending … Continue reading Taurus Full Moon and Uranus

Mercury Retrograde in Scorpio and Libra

Someday, at the end of the nightmare of knowing,may I emerge singing praise and jubilation to assenting angels.May I strike my heart’s keys clearly, and may none failbecause of slack, uncertain, or fraying strings.May the tears that stream down my facemake me more radiant: may my hidden weepingbloom. How I will cherish you then, you … Continue reading Mercury Retrograde in Scorpio and Libra

New Moon in Virgo

  New Moon in Virgo The New Moon in Virgo on September 17 draws a season to a close, initiating us into the final season of 2020. While the heat of Summer transitions into the crisp coolness of Autumn in the northern hemisphere, in the southern hemisphere the lunation demarcates the end of Winter and … Continue reading New Moon in Virgo

Full Moon in Pisces

O you tender ones, step now and theninto the breath that takes no heed of you:it will part as it brushes your cheeksand then tremble behind you, united again. O you who are blissful, you who are whole,you who seem the beginnings of hearts.Bows for arrows and arrows’ aim, through tearsyour smile will glow more … Continue reading Full Moon in Pisces

Full Moon in Aquarius

Full Moon in Aquarius The Full Moon in Aquarius on August 3 illuminates the torch of the reclusive seer, the fire at the core of the hermit's lantern, and messages received from those that have strayed far off the mainstream path. The airy and humanitarian sign of Aquarius will provide a remote space for the … Continue reading Full Moon in Aquarius

Mercury Retrograde in Cancer

Mercury Retrograde in Cancer Mercury shifts retrograde at least three times a year, yet some are positioned at more pivotally important times than others. Mercury will station retrograde at 14º45' Cancer on the night of June 17 in Pacific standard time, only a few days before the Moon will eclipse the Sun on the solstice. It is … Continue reading Mercury Retrograde in Cancer

Mercury retrograde in Pisces & Aquarius

Mercury Stations Retrograde in Pisces We paused amid the pines that stood / The giants of the waste, / Tortured by storms to shapes as rude / As serpents interlaced, / And soothed by every azure breath / That under Heaven is blown / To harmonies and hues beneath, / As tender as its own; … Continue reading Mercury retrograde in Pisces & Aquarius

Full Moon in Leo

Full Moon in Leo Leo is the place of fixed fire, the indomitable flames that endure and resiliently persist in the face of extinguishing forces. The Full Moon in Leo on February 8 (or 9th, depending upon time zone) is an invitation for sustaining focus on the creations you most dearly wish to forge from … Continue reading Full Moon in Leo

Lunar Eclipse in Cancer

Lunar Eclipse in Cancer "Here is the medicine: That though the heart is breaking, happiness can exist in a moment, also. And because the moment in which we live is all the time there really is, we can keep going . . . Perhaps our planet is for learning to appreciate the extraordinary wonder of … Continue reading Lunar Eclipse in Cancer

2020 Astrological Forecast on the Energetic Principles Podcast

https://soundcloud.com/energeticprinciples/week-of-dec-30th-2019-with-special-guest-gray-crawford-the-astrology-of-2020/s-a6U8I I joined Melissa LaFara on her Energetic Principles Podcast for a thorough discussion of the astrology happening in 2020. We discuss each quarter of the year, from solstice to equinox, equinox to solstice in just under three hours. This will hopefully help you prepare for the year ahead, and can also serve as an … Continue reading 2020 Astrological Forecast on the Energetic Principles Podcast