Lighting candles and performing rituals is wonderful, but celebrating the Moon with ordinary gestures can be even sweeter and more intimate. Full Moon Sesame Bath Everything is juicier and more out-of-control during the Full Moon—which makes this brief massage with sesame oil especially rich and rewarding. It is grounding and beautifying. It’s also an easy way to tune into … [Read more...]
Perhaps it’s because I have Saturn in Scorpio, I feel the need to keep serving him. In his quick march through the early degrees of Scorpio the cultural conversation has taken a sharp turn down Scorpio pathways, with sexual scandals, fiscal cliffs, scathing reviews, and gritty, complex realities. I had planned to mention a few of these stories, but at the last minute I got … [Read more...]
Nobody expected the election to go as it did. Pundits and astrologers—red and blue—expected the results to be tight and hotly contested, with questions about the legitimacy of the winner lasting for days or weeks. Mercury stationed retrograde on Election Day just a week before the Solar Eclipse, and we all knew what that meant: trouble! On both sides, lawyers were lined up and … [Read more...]
by Dana Gerhardt Whether we view time as a marching calendar, as cyclical waves, or dotted with portals to other dimensions, in all systems, the New Moon is a special doorway. 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 visit your Aunt Bernice, she’s got … [Read more...]
Since my last post, I’ve gotten requests for more tips on meeting Saturn in Scorpio. Some people were nervous. That’s understandable. A Dark Lord has just entered a Dark Sign. If reading that sentence inspired a shiver of fear, you already have your first Saturn task. Notice what you're afraid of. Then move toward it. Look into it. But don’t run away. It’s time to get … [Read more...]
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