It's a special Full Moon. Here in the Northern Hemisphere, it's the Harvest Moon, the Full Moon closest to the Autumn Equinox, when the Sun entered Libra and the Earth turned toward a new season. Libra is a cardinal sign and in cardinal months we're often inspired to take new action. There is energy for movement and change! But first, bless yourself with a little Moon magic. … [Read more...]
Moderns have no useful narrative for eclipses. We hype ‘em. We marvel at the astronomy. We move on. Yet especially here in the US, if we could learn from the ancient intelligence of eclipses, we would be seriously alarmed. By eclipse measures used for millennia, last month’s total eclipse, what came to be known as “The Great American Eclipse” because its path of darkness ran … [Read more...]
“The blue sky gets ripped away, and you can actually stare toward the center of the solar system, see the planets, see the stars in the background - the brighter ones. And you can actually see the sun, not the bright surface but the sun's outer atmosphere - which shimmers like a glorious wreath of tinsel in space.” David Baron, American Eclipse By all accounts, a total … [Read more...]
New Moons aren't just for wishing. Better to enchant this area of life with the gift of your attention. Fire up the Leo "neural circuits" with authentic appreciation. My son is currently 24 and enjoying an internship in Portland. I'm proud of him, but when I think about Leo victories, I remember a night when he was six. “Mom,” he announced, "don’t move and don’t scream. … [Read more...]
When two people have compatible Moons (or flowing aspects between one’s Moon and another’s planets), astrologers say that this will be a comfortable relationship, with plenty of shared sympathies and intuitive understanding. The Moon describes what we want from family life and the way we like to be at home. Venus and Mars charge our relationships with passion. But for … [Read more...]
