Cancer New Moon: Call and Response

New Moons are potent times to forge alliances with the gods. Visit the invisible world. Bow and open yourself to their touch. Make an offering. Humans have been rendezvousing with these archetypes for thousands of years. When you call out to the zodiac, the gods do respond! Water was Cancer’s first language. As a child, she babbled like a brook, thundered like a waterfall, … [Read more...]

Happy Birthday, Mooncircles!

On the 15th day of July 2015,  we celebrate Mooncircles' 15th birthday.  That means, on our little piece of the cloud, we've celebrated over 375 New and Full Moons.  We appreciate all who have joined us over the years in celebrating the Divine Feminine.  We hope our ever widening circles of Moon lovers continue to bring more wisdom, joy, and intuitive understanding to the … [Read more...]

Ritual: Cancer New Moon

3-Minute New Moon Ritual Ground your body, clear your mind... Become aware of your body. Notice how gravity holds and connects you to earth. It’s as though your body is an ancient stone temple—solid, strong, secure. Sanctify this temple. Imagine a priestess is pouring sacred water and scattering rose petals, all the way down, from your head to your toes. Any anxiety or … [Read more...]

Benefic Sky Show

If you're lucky enough to have a view of the Western sky at sunset, no doubt over the past week you've been inspired by a most beautiful display.  Venus and Jupiter--the two brightest planets--have been growing closer and closer.  They will be at their closest on Tuesday night, when the Moon will be almost full.  Make a wish!  Venus and Jupiter are the gift givers of the … [Read more...]

Sky Events Worth Noting

Linking the heavens to your earth-bound life is beneficial. Your inner rhythms become more confident as you harmonize with the outer symphony and your life acquires a more beautiful soundtrack. The two sky events most worth paying attention to this cycle occur on June 21, when it's solstice and Venus enters the shadow of her retrograde. Solstice signals a change of seasons.  … [Read more...]