Barn’s burnt down – now I can see the moon. ~ Mizuta Masahide (1657–1723) After last week’s card that some have characterized as the “dark night of the soul,” this week we are given its ultimate antidote, the gift of grace and navigation in deepest dark. In what could be one of the most astrological [...]
Dark of the Moon, New beginnings. Dark of the Moon, Plant a seed tonight. Dark of the Moon, What we envision Will come to be By the Full Moon’s light. Today’s New Moon is accompanied by an annular eclipse – a solar eclipse that is sometimes called a “Ring of Fire,” because, unlike a total [...]
Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life…Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not [...]
by Beth on April 25, 2013
The Moon disappearing for a few moments is like a veil being pulled back, or a doorway opening, that leads to another realm of possibilities. ~ Astrologer Eric Francis The Moon reached Her juicy fullness this afternoon at 3:57pm, Eastern time, and will also be undergoing a partial eclipse, which will be visible in parts [...]
by Beth on April 24, 2013
Waiting is. ~ Valentine Michael Smith Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein This week, we are offered one last chance to launch our New Year’s new beginnings and hopes for 2013. This week of the Aries New Moon is a blend of the Aries astrological New Year’s energy with the dark moon’s seed-planting [...]
by Beth on March 25, 2013
Human rights are not only violated by terrorism, repression or assassination, but also by unfair economic structures that create huge inequalities. ~ Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 2009, now elected Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church There was a surprise for us this morning, since up to now, this card was so rare. It now revisits [...]
by Beth on February 25, 2013
The opportunity that the Divine One sends does not wake up those who are asleep. ~ Senegalese Proverb In this week that begins with the Full Moon in Virgo (Sun in Aquarius), for only its third time ever, the Judgement card comes to visit. I love this card, thanks in part to having been forced [...]
by Beth on February 10, 2013
From my friend, awesome astrologer Lynn Hayes. May your new beginnings be brilliant! ~ Beth Aquarius New Moon, February 10, 2013 by Lynn Hayes The Moon is New in Aquarius today, offering up an opportunity to surrender all of the trappings of personality that culminated at the Leo Full Moon two weeks ago and opening [...]