Mercury Dance through Aquarius

Mercury enters Aquarius, January 12, where he will stay until the end of the month. I can't help but think of Nicola Tesla with Mercury in this position. Wireless light bulbs in the 1890's? Ahead of his time, don't you think? There's some interesting information about Tesla's chart at the bottom of this post. But … Continue reading Mercury Dance through Aquarius

New Moon in Capricorn Achievement Ritual

The New Moon of Capricorn occurs at the exact moment that the Sun conjoins the Moon in Capricorn. It is a fleeting moment that immediately starts to move out of conjunction. The astrological New Moon phase lasts from the moment of the New Moon until the Moon reaches 45 degrees ahead of the Sun, which … Continue reading New Moon in Capricorn Achievement Ritual

Venus Retrograde Shopping Alert

A quick note here. Take it with a grain of salt or ignore it altogether, but . . . If you plan on making luxury purchases for Christmas, consider making those purchases before Venus turns retrograde on December 21st. There's a good chance that luxury purchases made during the retrograde period won't get used the … Continue reading Venus Retrograde Shopping Alert

Ceremony for the Midwinter Gemini Moon

The Full Moon in Gemini on December 6th is our last Full Moon of 2014. It will be followed by 14 days of waning moonlight until we greet the New Moon in Capricorn. This is the Long Nights Moon, the Cold Moon, the Long Snows Moon. It urges us toward contemplation, imaginings, and serves as … Continue reading Ceremony for the Midwinter Gemini Moon

Astrological Picture Book ~ 3rd Decan Taurus and the 7 of Pentacles

There are two standard ways to read the minor arcana cards astrologically. One is through the decans, the three 10° divisions of each sign. The other is the Golden Dawn system, which assigns a planet in a sign to each of the minor cards. See Part 1 for reading reversed cards astrologically as retrogrades or … Continue reading Astrological Picture Book ~ 3rd Decan Taurus and the 7 of Pentacles