We post this ritual at every Taurus New Moon, as it's the perfect time to plan your annual Venus ritual. Perform it this month. Any Friday is good. Every Spring, on an auspicious Friday, during the Venus-ruled Taurus season, I perform the Santeria ritual for Oshun. As the Yoruba goddess of fresh waters, Oshun oversees the same delights that Venus does. I call “Venus” … [Read more...]
Taurus New Moon: The Electric Earth
It was a beautiful autumn morning in 1996 at Mike Reynolds’ headquarters outside Taos, New Mexico. I dipped my hands into the rich, brown mud and set a dollop atop a low wall. Smoothing it out with a trowel, I then nestled two soda bottles a few inches apart and layered them with more mud. Lost in the pleasant, repetitive work, I could dimly hear friendly banter from the other … [Read more...]
