Especially this night--one of the noisiest Full Moons of the year--we need the deep and centering quiet of the Moon. I suggest giving yourself the luxury of nine minutes to hear Jessica's reading of her poem. Read a poem on the Full Moon? It's a litmus test, isn't it, whether we're still and patient enough to allow a poem to touch us. It requires our receptivity. So does … [Read more...]
New Moons are potent times to forge new alliances with the gods. Visit the invisible world and open yourself to its touch. Make an offering. Humans have been rendezvousing with these archetypes for thousands of years. When you call out to the gods, they do respond! Calling Gemini Gemini travels at an exhilarating pace. He makes the most of unexpected opportunities. Just … [Read more...]
The Moon is full in mysterious Scorpio, opposite the Sun in earthy Taurus. What will happen? What sort of magic emerges when transformation meets sensuality and pleasure? Maybe you'll taste new vitality in something ordinary and routine. Perhaps you'll discover new comfort with a strange situation. It's a propitious moment to seek transformation. Consider the basics: Taurus … [Read more...]
Governed by sensuous, sassy, unapologetic Venus, Taurus is the cycle for savoring the delights of earthly life—in a body (yours!) with five senses (oh! doesn’t that smell nice, doesn’t that feel silky, doesn’t that taste heavenly, doesn’t that sound divine?). I’ve studied Venus for years … I’ve sought her out through meditation, tantric dance, pole dancing too (at least once in … [Read more...]
The Divine Feminine reinvents herself during the six weeks of her retrograde and so do we. Recently my college-senior son called to say he’d gotten a nose ring. This is a Libra Moon who’s had a quiet, scrupulous sense of style ever since he was five—piercings and tattoos were never part of his look. “I just had to do it,” he said. But every day since, he looks in the mirror and … [Read more...]
in the
Sign of Libra
Today's Lunar Aspects
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