A Full Moon is supposedly "blue" when it's the second Full Moon in a calendar month. This happened in January, and typically happens once every two to three years, all of which may or may not be rare enough to deserve the cliche, "once in a blue Moon." Yet you won't find much about Blue Moons in spiritual or ceremonial histories. That's because they're man-made, not Moon … [Read more...]
The February 15 Solar Eclipse was a game changer. Why discuss an eclipse after it occurred? For one, eclipses continue to ripple and resound throughout the airwaves two to four weeks after their moment. The energy of eclipses is widely seen as unstable, disruptive, shocking, possibly even dangerous. It’s a cliché to say that madmen can more easily snap during the weeks … [Read more...]
The Super Wolf Moon earlier this month lived up to its hype. That was the week Michael Wolff published his Fire and Fury -- unleashing a political feeding frenzy that very much evoked the "wolves" that gave this Moon its name. Full Moons are illumination time and the revelations of that week rocketed the book to the top of the world's best seller list. Technically -- another … [Read more...]
Time's up! That's a Saturn concept. The Grim Reaper with his scythe goes cutting what has outlived itself. Why, I wondered, did the #timesup movement choose black as their unifying color? Why not a color of power like red? Or a spiritually luminous white? Black is Saturn's color and he just entered Capricorn--a focused, take-charge sign. This is how power is running from … [Read more...]
In late November a few years ago, my partner and I left the ice-laden trees of Oregon and drove south for the vacation we’d planned months before. A friend had loaned us the use of her ocean home while she was out of town. I was in a gloomy mood. My father was dying of cancer. My mother was losing her home. I was worried my son wouldn’t get into college. My dog was ill. Yet, … [Read more...]
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Sign of Libra
Today's Lunar Aspects
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