In another week, summer--and the longest day of the year--will arrive in the Northern Hemisphere. During the past few months, the Sun has been marching toward its northernmost limit on the horizon. It now lingers there awhile. That’s what “solstice” means—to stand still. It’s winter in the Southern Hemisphere; the days are short, as the Sun stands at the southernmost limit of … [Read more...]
Without consulting a calendar or reading the blogs, your body knows the Solstice is coming. It cares little for the latest war or fiscal crisis. What’s important to your animal body is that we’re entering a new season. It may not register the exact date (which this year is June 21), but your body is already noticing the approaching change. In the three weeks before and after … [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. If you rarely spend quality time with your siblings or neighbors, don’t expect them to leap at the chance to … [Read more...]
Has it been sitting on a shelf? Are its pages silent? Gemini is THE cycle for talking and writing. And one of the best ways to do this--without risking the mischief that thinking out loud can cause--is to visit your journal if you already have one. Or start one if you don't . Anne Frank is one of the world’s most famous journal keepers and not surprisingly, she had Sun, … [Read more...]
Let this Taurus New Moon stimulate your senses and draw you into the magic of your ordinary world. Do you feel a quickening in your body? A desire to experience even more earthly delights? Ritual is a time-honored way to attract invisible assistance in manifesting your desires. And it’s a wonderful way to deepen play with the creative earth energy of Taurus. That’s why every … [Read more...]
