The weather’s been stifling here for the past few days, with hot, humid winds blowing up from the south and air so thick you can practically slice it. Early this morning I heard distant thunder and smiled, remembering the thrilling thunderstorms that punctuated the long, stagnant Midwestern summer afternoons of my youth. This nostalgia was immediately followed, however, by the … [Read more...]
Capricorn Full Moon: Midyear Resolutions
On the first day of this year, I swore I would make no resolutions beyond trying to be a kinder and better version of myself. I lied. Well, that’s not exactly true; I was sincere, actually. But old habits die hard, and I didn’t stick to that no-resolution resolution. I soon returned, like a swallow to Capistrano, to my calendars and planners and markers, sketching out an … [Read more...]
Sagittarius Lunar Eclipse: I’m a Stranger Here Myself
This is one of my favorite pieces from my archives, written at the June 4, 2012 Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius. You can't go back home to your family, back home to your childhood ... back home to a young man's dreams of glory and of fame ... back home to places in the country, back home to the old forms and systems of things which once seemed everlasting but which are changing … [Read more...]
Scorpio Full Moon: Stories of Magic
At one long ago Taurus New Moon, ever hopeful for increased prosperity and other cosmic bonbons, I decided to perform the Venus Santeria ritual that Dana recommended. It sounded so simple - a piece of bread, a smallish candle, a nickel, a body of running water - but it took me the better part of an afternoon to collect the right size candle, the right shape roll. Finally, I had … [Read more...]
Full Moon in Virgo: Meaningful Habits
The February 27, 2021 Full Moon is in Virgo, the sign associated with those routines that comprise most of our days— working, running errands, preparing meals—as well as the habits we form through repetition of those routines. For the most part, we regard these habits and routines as entirely separate from our spiritual lives; this perspective that extends to our astrological … [Read more...]
