As we are in a time of intense collective events rife with catastrophe, perhaps it is fitting that on May 17, 2015 we will initiate a new lunar cycle at 27° Taurus conjunct the fixed star Algol, known as both the blinking demon star as well as a symbol of the severed head of Medusa. Though … Continue reading Taurus New Moon
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Dark Moon Equinox
Because the light that we see as coming from the moon is the sun's reflected light, the dark moon is in a sense the moon's true face. --Demetra George, Mysteries of the Dark Moon Balancing light and dark, equal parts lunar and solar, the Libra Equinox of 2014 occurs on a Dark Moon in Virgo … Continue reading Dark Moon Equinox
Rites of Lilith: Venus stations at a New Moon in Aquarius
Venus Stations Direct conjunct Pluto Venus stations direct on January 31, 2014 at 13º34' conjunct Pluto in Capricorn (12:49 pm PST). January 31 to February 1 is the traditional time of Imbolc, a holiday at the cross-quarter between the Solstice and Equinox (by zodiac degree, however, this will be happening more like February 3 - … Continue reading Rites of Lilith: Venus stations at a New Moon in Aquarius
Sirius New Moon in Cancer
New Moon in Cancer The image above is by my favorite painter, Marc Chagall, a Cancer who is enjoying his birthday today wherever he is, as I write this. It is called, "So I came forth of the Sea and sat down on the edge of an island in the moonshine," and to me it … Continue reading Sirius New Moon in Cancer
Gemini and the Ugly Duckling
Gemini New Moon: meetings of Mercury & Venus The Lunar Eclipse on May 24 occurred at the same time that Mercury and Venus were conjunct at 19 degrees of Gemini, also in range of being conjunct Jupiter. In June the cycle continues, as Venus and Mercury will be conjunct again, magically, at the time of … Continue reading Gemini and the Ugly Duckling
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