The Scorpio New Moon arrives during the cross-quarter holiday honoring the dead and the dearth of the coming winter. From October 31 through November 7, when the Sun reaches the middle degree of Scorpio, we in the Northern Hemisphere reach the midpoint between fall and winter. Christians call it All Soul's Day; for children, it’s Halloween; for pagans, it’s Samhain (pronounced … [Read more...]
On September 22, it’s Equinox. When the Sun enters Libra, we reach one of the year's two balance points, when the hours for day and night are equal. Soon this special balance will tip, with night lengthening in the Northern Hemisphere and contracting in the Southern. Around the world and here in the US, it's hard to think of balance in the wild times we've been living … [Read more...]
From October 31 through November 7 (when the Sun reaches the middle degree of Scorpio), Northern Hemisphere cultures have variously marked this midpoint between fall and winter. Christians call it All Soul's Day; for children, it’s Halloween; for pagans, it’s Samhain (pronounced “sow-wane”). With Pluto--the planet of death and rebirth--as its modern ruler, Scorpio guides our … [Read more...]
It's the midpoint of our year--the perfect time to make yourself whole again. But should you perform a ritual during an eclipse? Astrologers, magicians, and pagans disagree on this point. For many, the energy is just too unstable, hindering, even harming, your results. Others swear this is the best time for magical workings, as you'll be blessed with important celestial … [Read more...]
The Aquarius New Moon is a cosmically ordered moment to shake loose the restrictions that limit us from fulfilling our potentials. It is a time to set the world on fire, symbolically speaking -- to take risks, rather than remain safe. Look to your individual astrological chart to the house with Uranus in it, or that is ruled by the sign of Aquarius, to see where the trickster … [Read more...]
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