Sep272012

Uranus Pluto Square Produces a YouTube Video

On September 20, 2012, "Gangnam Style"--the catchy pop video by South Korean artist Psy--was recognized by Guinness World Records as the "Most 'Liked' Video in YouTube History."  You gotta know that with something this popular, major archetypes are involved, in this case, the two lords of the hour: Uranus and Pluto, whose square has perfected twice this year and will continue … [Read more...]

Sep122012

Inspiration from Astraea

I’m still recovering from my WONDERFUL trip to Oxford!  Given jet lag and the mountain of work that was waiting for me,  I’m happy to have guest blogger Portia step in for me with this post.  Portia is an unusually gifted poet who saw light beings as a child and now, at 26, collaborates with various goddesses when she writes.  Her poem for the Virgo New Moon is “The Promise” … [Read more...]

Aug152012

Mind on Mars

I’ve been paying a lot of attention to Mars lately. It wasn’t just the Olympics, with its splendid display of Mars-ruled athletes, or NASA’s successful landing of “Curiosity” on the planet itself, or even the smoky skies from all the Mars-ruled fires currently around Southern Oregon. I recently entered my “Mars Dasa,” a 7-year period ruled by the warrior god and I've been … [Read more...]

Jul292012

Honoring Lammas

by Bekah Finch Turner In the middle of Mercury’s retrograde, at the tail end of intense solar flares, this month’s Full Moon in Aquarius falls on the cross quarter holy day, Lammas, a perfect reminder of our universal relationships and responsibilities. Lammas, also known as Lughnasadh, symbolizes the first harvest. The summer crops have come to fruition and it is time to … [Read more...]

Jul162012

Thar she blows!

This could be an especially hot New Moon--with Mars squaring Pluto and opposing Uranus.  It doesn’t help that Mercury is retrograde.  I remember the last time these planets tangoed. I’d been wound tight for days; then, over nothing, I erupted like Mount Vesuvius. I rattled the walls, I frightened the children, I poured red-hot lava over my mate. And you know what?  It felt … [Read more...]