Here is what happens during a lunar eclipse: the Earth casts a shadow on the Moon, blocking it from reflecting the Sun’s light. How do you like that? Here’s the little Moon, furiously trying to find some light to bounce around, only to find there’s a big old ball of dirt in her way. Similarly, at a lunar eclipse our ability to transmit and receive light – to channel and … [Read more...]
Libra Full Moon: Dispatches from a Small House
It was a big adjustment for both of us when my husband retired almost two years ago. I went from having the entire house as my office each weekday, with plenty of quiet time, privacy, and elbow room in the kitchen at lunchtime, to…well, none of that. Perhaps some of you can relate in these days of quarantine, with so many of us working from home for the first time, possibly … [Read more...]
Aries Equinox: Faces of Mars
I've been neglecting the garden, and everything would be dead if it weren't for the much-needed rainfall that ended our winter drought last week. Now the lawn, which we let turn brown and dusty until the rains came along and took pity on it, is lush and verdant and keeps my husband busy for at least a couple of hours each weekend. He resents this deeply, and I can't say I blame … [Read more...]
Virgo Full Moon: Clean One Drawer
These days, the world can seem like a dilapidated vehicle with expired registration, careening headlong toward the edge of a cliff. The sheer scope of humanity's troubles is enough to make you want to take to your bed, pull the blankets over your head, and wait for it all to pass. Ideally, of course, we would learn from our current crises rather than simply enduring them - … [Read more...]
Aquarius New Moon Sabian Symbol: A Council of Ancestors
The Sabian symbol for this week’s Aquarius New Moon (Jan. 24, 1:42 pm PST, 4.21 Aquarius) degree, A council of ancestors, reminds me of a story from my youth. I was 17 years old, touring with my high school jazz choir and staying at a farmhouse somewhere in rural Oregon. I’d come down with a truly heinous cold and, after a long, difficult day, had fallen into a hard slumber. … [Read more...]
