Lighting candles and performing rituals is wonderful, but celebrating the Moon with ordinary gestures can be even sweeter and more intimate. Everything is juicier and more out-of-control during the Full Moon. That makes this short sweet massage with sesame oil especially rich and rewarding. It is grounding and beautifying. It’s an easy way to tune into the Full Moon every … [Read more...]
I've been doing New Moon rituals for years. There’s always a voice inside that wonders “What good is this anyway?” Another voice usually replies, “Shut up, this is magic. You want magic, don’t you?” The skeptical voice persists: “So what. You do a ritual or you skip it. It doesn’t change the world.” Cries the magic-loving voice: “Skip the New Moon and the gods will be … [Read more...]
Venus has always been my guilty secret. I’ve got Venus in Scorpio. As a beginning astrologer I learned this meant I had an intense, seductive, and smoldering femininity. I wouldn't mind claiming this energy at all. I'd even make do with its shadow reputation as a vengeful sorceress. Yet the usual observations about Venus in Scorpio have never rung true for me. This is my … [Read more...]
Sagittarius is a "mutable" sign--which means it's the one that throws the most changes at us. Whenever the Sun transits a mutable sign, the weather can become capricious and surprising. One day it's autumn, the next day we're in the heart of winter, then it's autumn again. This makes coat and sweater strategies difficult! At the mutable New Moon, Nature is speaking to us … [Read more...]
It’s another new moon: when the magically minded make wishes and astrologers attempt to divine this cycle’s intentions. The wishes you make now may indeed be super-powered, but if you don’t have a strong relationship with the archetypes, don’t expect special favors. New Moons are potent times to forge alliances with the gods. Make an offering. Humans have been rendezvousing … [Read more...]
