The Double Dream of Spring (1915) by Giorgio de Chirico Full Moon in Capricorn As the chaotic cacophony circulating through current events attests to, we are living through a period of vast collective change hosting historically important astrological alignments. Like any time of liminal collective change, when crossing thresholds that simultaneously involve endings and beginnings … Continue reading Full Moon in Capricorn
Mars in Gemini
Aquarius New Moon
La Belle au Bois Dormant by Gustave Doré https://youtu.be/Qw1GFjPYYzQ Audio recording of article on the Aquarius New Moon Aquarius New Moon The ponderous gaze of Saturn is responsible for the care of both sides of the border between Capricorn and Aquarius. The star of wily Kronos calls both celestial landscapes its home, yet there is … Continue reading Aquarius New Moon
Solar Eclipse in Scorpio
Ring of Hatnefer ca. 1492–1473 B.C. Solar Eclipse in Scorpio Eclipses shroud the Sun's radiant light with the black of night, momentarily turning the blue skies of daylight into darkness. The closer the eclipse occurs to the transiting lunar nodes, the more fully the shadow of the Moon covers the solar sphere and extinguishes its … Continue reading Solar Eclipse in Scorpio
New Moon in Aries
New Moon in Aries Like the primordial Eros who emerges from dark-winged Night in Orphic cosmology, the potent light of celestial fire that erupts out of the abyss of darkness, the New Moon in Aries on April 11 is bursting with propulsive force. The New Moon in Aries is loaded: it is applying closely to … Continue reading New Moon in Aries
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
New Moon in Pisces
New Moon in Pisces The New Moon in Pisces on March 13 will serve as an expansive container for imaginal activation and revisioning the way forward. Pisces is a boundless sign of nocturnal water, providing the lunation a moist environment ideal for sinking into embodiment of whatever sense of soulfulness has been stirred up recently. … Continue reading New Moon in Pisces
Libra Full Moon: Balance in the Bending
Full Moon in Libra The Full Moon in Libra on April 19, 2019 brings illumination as we arrive at a crossroads. We have a choice of which direction to follow, a choice of whose guidance to follow, a choice to push forward with ambitious initiative or to pause in contemplation, incubating recent insights before taking … Continue reading Libra Full Moon: Balance in the Bending
New Moon in Aries
New Moon in Aries The New Moon in Aries on April 5 kindles the star fire of inner soul force and determination in the face of collective events that feel overwhelming with their historical weight. Aries takes its name from the constellation of the charging ram, zodiacal terrain ruled by red hot Mars where our … Continue reading New Moon in Aries
Scorpio Full Moon
Full Moon in Scorpio As the Moon in full light illuminates the darkness of the surrounding landscape, you pause on your journey to draw water from a well. The well is ancient and contains within its well worn stones the stories of generations and generations who have passed this way before you. Feeling the nourishment … Continue reading Scorpio Full Moon
New Moon in Gemini
New Moon in Gemini The New Moon in Gemini on June 16, 2015 has a charged atmosphere of enlivened desire, an intensification of feeling that can bring clarity to the direction we are choosing to initiate and follow. Mars in Gemini is closely conjunct this New Moon, and just as we experience a new lunar … Continue reading New Moon in Gemini
Full Moon in Sagittarius
Full Moon in Sagittarius The Full Moon in Sagittarius on June 2 is extremely mutable in activity, with the Full Moon square to Neptune in Pisces and the Sun also conjunct Mars and Mercury retrograde in Gemini. Mutable signs are also known as double-bodied signs, as they each symbolize a different aspect of dualism: the … Continue reading Full Moon in Sagittarius
Mercury Retrograde in Gemini
—When I die, I will see the lining of the world. The other side, beyond bird, mountain, sunset. The true meaning, ready to be decoded. What never added up will add up, What was incomprehensible will be comprehended. −And if there is no lining to the world? If a thrush on a branch is not … Continue reading Mercury Retrograde in Gemini