We cannot help being thirsty, moving toward the voice of water. --Rumi (Coleman Barks) The shifting times are taking us toward the voice of water. In a later stanza of the same poem, Rumi asks us to cleanse our ears and listen for something we haven’t heard before, which is perfect advice for this moment. Saturn is entering the oceanic-water sign of Pisces for the … [Read more...]
Sacred Vedic texts say that if the Goddess Devi closes her eyes for just one second, the entire universe will disappear. This is not a preposterous claim. Something similar happens every time we lose our connection to the Divine Feminine or the "Great Mama Field." We fall -- into a dull, meaningless, unkind, chaotic world in which our own significance seems to … [Read more...]
Get in the mood for the next 2.5 years of Saturn in Pisces! Start awakening the lover and mystic in you. Pisces plays the mandolin and wears sky blue shirts that smell like lavender or sometimes roses. When he visits, you might hear snow melting. Tulips and daffodils poke their heads above ground to greet him, while starlings dream of their future: finding a soul mate, … [Read more...]
I blew my first Saturn return. It was only years later, through astrology’s exquisite backward lens that I understood the full measure of my bad choices. During the time I should have been striding into early adulthood with hard work and gumption, I regressed into a floundering child. Saturn squares my natal Moon. Planets in square are archetypes in tension—the power can … [Read more...]
he Full Moon is in the fire sign of Leo, opposite the Sun in airy Aquarius, offering the elemental interplay of fire and air. Both elements are great for purification rituals. Fire flames up and out, burning to ashes what obstructs. Air refreshes, blowing away what is old and stagnant. Purification rituals are especially powerful when the Moon is waning, a condition which … [Read more...]
