On April 28, 2015 the Isis and Osiris asteroids conjunct at 6° Leo Previously on March 2, 2013, Isis and Osiris were conjunct at 11° Aquarius In June 2011, Isis and Osiris were conjunct at 12° Leo In April 2009, Isis and Osiris were conjunct at 13° Aquarius In August 2007, Isis and Osiris were … Continue reading Union of Isis and Osiris
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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
Taurus Full Moon
We say it is human nature to be attached, thinking of the bond between the mother and the child she births, the parents who focus on nurturing the development of the human being birthed into the world through their merging. Yet although attachment and connectivity is a primal urge of humanity, there are many people … Continue reading Taurus Full Moon
Mystery of Stillness
n OthI n g can s urPas s the m y SteR y of s tiLnes s -- e.e. cummings In the last few days our Moon has eclipsed Mercury, Venus, the Sun, and Saturn in order. Writing in the Pacific Northwest of the United States of America, I am looking through a window upon … Continue reading Mystery of Stillness
Mercury retrograde: a forest dark in liminal twilight
"I go along dreaming roads of the twilight" Antonio Machado Between thought and expression, between the colors of the sunset and the eye of the beholder, in the liminal light of twilight we feel the atmosphere of Mercury retrograde. Mercury retrograde is a three week period in which we can surrender to opening our awareness … Continue reading Mercury retrograde: a forest dark in liminal twilight
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
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
New Moon in Virgo
This New Moon in Virgo is a potent seeding time that will wax into the fifth and final Super Moon of the year, this time in Pisces. Mercury, angelic messenger and guide of souls, is the ruler of this New Moon and gracefully moving as an evening star through his exaltation of Virgo. Mercury is … Continue reading New Moon in Virgo
The Jupiter and Saturn Cycle
"If you know the Saturn in your chart, it will become Jupiter." --Edith Wangemann July 17, 2013: Jupiter in Cancer was in a disseminating trine to Saturn in Scorpio at 5 degrees. December 12, 2013: Jupiter retrograde in Cancer was in a disseminating trine to Saturn in Scorpio at 19 degrees. May 24, 2014: … Continue reading The Jupiter and Saturn Cycle
Wesak Full Moon 2014
The Wesak Full Moon occurring on May 14 in Buddhist culture is a celebration of the birth of Buddha, as well as his enlightenment and death. The connection between Wesak and the Full Moon that occurs when the Sun is in Taurus and the Moon is opposite in Scorpio is evident through the lens of … Continue reading Wesak Full Moon 2014
Venus Retrograde in Capricorn
Psyche's Desire As 2013 comes to a close with a powerful Dark Moon in Sagitarius, and 2014 begins with a potent New Moon aligned with Mercury and Pluto, we are now over a week inside the portal of our current Venus retrograde cycle in Capricorn. Venus retrograde cycles are magical portals that take us out … Continue reading Venus Retrograde in Capricorn
Solar Eclipse Clearing on a Hekate Moon
Samhain Threshold Samhain is the ancient Celtic celebration of the mid-point between the Autumn Equinox and Winter Solstice that is traditionally celebrated on the night of October 31 or dawn of November 1, our traditional Halloween holiday in Western culture, similar to how Beltane is traditionally celebrated on May 1. If you want to get … Continue reading Solar Eclipse Clearing on a Hekate Moon
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
Libra Equinox 2013
Equinox of September 22, 2013 In the Northern Hemisphere where I live (Olympia, Washington of the USA) we are experiencing the Autumn Equinox today, but to remember the importance of integration and balance at the equinox, I want to acknowledge those in the Southern Hemisphere who are experiencing the Spring Equinox today. There are obvious … Continue reading Libra Equinox 2013
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