Neptune stations in Pisces

The image above from Andrzej Wajda's Ashes and Diamonds centers around a moment of epiphany, an opening of consciousness resonant with the dissolving of personal structures that can occur when Neptune stations direct as it has now at five degrees of Pisces.  People love to write about the Age of Aquarius, but Neptune stationing direct is … Continue reading Neptune stations in Pisces

Super Pisces Full Moon

The Full Moon on September 8 is another Super Moon, meaning that the Moon will be as close to Earth as it gets in orbit, appearing larger in our sky, having a more extreme impact on the tides of our water, and looming larger in our consciousness as well (the term Super Moon was coined … Continue reading Super Pisces Full Moon

Dionysus and Pisces

The Dionysus asteroid #3671 recently moved through Pisces in the last month, leading me to explore the connection between Dionysus and Pisces that has been previously established by numerous astrologers.  Writing about a connection between Dionysus and Pisces seems to be prevalent among astrologers influenced by Carl Jung and Depth Psychology, such as Liz Greene … Continue reading Dionysus and Pisces

Mercury Retrograde at the Gate of Neptune

Mercury stations conjunct Neptune in Pisces Mercury stations retrograde on February 6, 2014 at 3º20' conjunct Neptune in Pisces (Neptune will be at 4°25') at 1:43 pm PST. Mercury returns to Aquarius on February 12 having been between zero and four degrees of Pisces from January 31 - February 11 (take note people with planets … Continue reading Mercury Retrograde at the Gate of Neptune

Lou Reed: the primordial poet

1942 - 2013 Lou was a prince and a fighter and I know his songs of the pain and beauty in the world will fill many people with the incredible joy he felt for life. Long live the beauty that comes down and through and onto all of us. — Laurie Anderson, his loving wife and … Continue reading Lou Reed: the primordial poet

Mercury Retrograde: the liminality of being in between becoming

Mercury Retrograde in between Eclipses The painting "Bringing Light without Pain" above is by Roberto Matta, an artist with a Scorpio Mercury and Sun (11/11/1911), and so an apt painter to showcase in this time when Mercury is retrograde in Scorpio and headed toward it's "inferior" conjunction with the Sun in Scorpio.  While being able … Continue reading Mercury Retrograde: the liminality of being in between becoming

Queen of Heaven in the Harvest Moon

 The Queen of Heaven who walked in ChaosVenus as evening star in Scorpio conjunct Saturn and the North Node of the Moon at the time of the Full Moon on September 19, 2013.This Pisces Full Moon is not only the Harvest Moon in the Northern Hemisphere, it's Sabian symbol at 27 Pisces is "The Harvest … Continue reading Queen of Heaven in the Harvest Moon

Nirvana and the Grand Water Trine

Kurt Cobain 1967 - 1994 Scorpio Neptune, Cancer Jupiter, Pisces Saturn-Venus-Chiron Imagination can be the source of our pleasure, perhaps is our most important human gift, and yet it can also be our downfall when we choose to hide from the challenges life is presenting us for growth and greater strength by sealing ourselves off … Continue reading Nirvana and the Grand Water Trine

The Neptune and Jupiter Cycle

Grand Water Trine of July 2013: Trinity in the Neptune-Jupiter cycle Angelic grace or imaginal joviality may be evoked by the conjunction of Neptune and Jupiter, but their cycle has a deeper relationship with the evolution of consciousness.  In July 2013 we are now in the first quarter trine phase of this most recent cycle, … Continue reading The Neptune and Jupiter Cycle

Chiron in the Flood of Pisces

Chiron in Pisces: Mediator of Water Chiron stationed retrograde at 14 degrees Pisces on June 17, 2013. Chiron and Neptune have been widely conjunct during the first half of 2013 in Pisces, and will remain together within a wider orb of nine degrees for the next year.  Chiron and Neptune began their current cycle in … Continue reading Chiron in the Flood of Pisces

Isis: Archetype of Love and Devotion

Isis in Astrology Asteroid #42 Isis associations:  unity, love, loyalty, devotion, sustaining, synthesizing, reassembling, resurrection, alchemy, soul retrieval, healing of fragmentation, finding wholeness of Self through union with other, kundalini, sex magic,  mother of inner divinity, wholeness, and mourning protector of the dead. The house and sign placement of the Isis asteroid in our birth … Continue reading Isis: Archetype of Love and Devotion

Pussy Riot in the Stars

Pussy Riot has been one of the biggest stories during this time of Aries Uranus square Capricorn Pluto. The energy of Aries in Uranus is reflected in the image above, the energy of Capricornian Plutocrats attempting to control and repress this same energy, below: There is more going on with the cosmic archetypes relating to … Continue reading Pussy Riot in the Stars