Okeanos from the Great Plate of Bacchus Full Moon in Cancer As the Sun sets into the otherworldly realm of Okeanos on 3 January 2026, a bright Full Moon in Cancer will rise on the eastern horizon near both the glowing light of Sirius, the brightest fixed star in the sky, and the gleaming light … Continue reading Full Moon in Cancer
Venus Superior Conjunction
New Moon in Gemini
Aphrodite riding a Swan https://youtu.be/gV-VYHHaXeU New Moon in Gemini audio recording New Moon in Gemini Gemini is continually connecting and flexibly flowing in motion not unlike the constantly circulating air we breathe. Like the whirling mind of the bard gushing verse or the whirling fingers of the artist at work and weaving, the whirlwind of … Continue reading New Moon in Gemini
Full Moon in Aries
scarab ca. 1550 - 1480 BC Full Moon in Aries The Full Moon in Aries on October 9 will bring the rapid rushing and instinctual speed of the fire element into personal and collective events. Aries is the fire sign ruled by Mars that can foster decisive action and burning desires that lead to swiftly … Continue reading Full 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
Capricorn Cazimi: Venus & Pluto
Venus in the Heart of the Capricorn Sun Venus has begun a new cycle with the Sun, forming an exact conjunction with our Sun on January 8 or 9, 2018 depending upon your time zone. The beginning of the new synodic cycle for Venus is even more potent than normal due to it simultaneously beginning … Continue reading Capricorn Cazimi: Venus & Pluto
Gemini New Moon
New Moon in Gemini In the darkness of the New Moon on June 4, 2016 there is a pulsating syzygy of creative force, breaking open new vistas amid the falling apart of forms that had previously felt secure. From the dark womb of the Gemini New Moon, the twins who have been communing in watery … Continue reading Gemini New 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
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