** This post was originally written in May 2017. It is being published for the first time in July 2019. I have since seen Amma twice more and have had several wonderful, soul-stirring, divine experiences in her presence. Click here to learn more about Amma. Over the weekend I was blessed to spend time in…
Contemplation
5 Stand Out Astrological Events in April 2018
The Mercury in Aries- Mars & Saturn in Capricorn square dance – April 5 and 26. First Mercury square Saturn was March 11. Last Mercury square Mars is on May 11. This is a tight squeeze on the mind and on communications. Mercury square Saturn can represent a harsh and critical mind, but it also…
Nothing Real Can Be Threatened – The Story of the House that Goat Built
Capricorn is a sign of substance. It doesn’t do fake, because fake is not real. What is real is actual emotion, actual disposition, actual knowledge, actual experience. Real is showing up, rolling up sleeves, applying effort, learning and doing first hand. Real is the clarity present in silence and solitude, discerning the truth for oneself….
Romping to Know What Romping Means – Mercury Retrograde in Sagittarius
During this Mercury Retrograde the opportunity arises to reflect on the ways the mind wavers and falters and how words can fail and inflect various forms of violence. Mercury is romping backwards to understand what romping means. But the same stellar configuration that reflects this harmful potential also provides its remedy. Mercury is moving in…
Spring’s New Moon Adorned with Elemental Fire Constant and Unyielding
New Moon in Aries March 27, 2017, 10:57 pm EST, 7 degrees 37 minutes Aries There are several New Moons a year which are arguably better than the others if not simply exceptionally good in their own right. These would be New Moons that take place in the signs where the Moon has essential dignity in…
On The Malefics
Mars in Pisces is approaching an exact square to Saturn in Sagittarius. Chiron is also involved. This Mars square Saturn will not be exact until January 19th. However, Mars is a fast planet in the sense that its approach and effect can be felt way ahead of its exact configuration. From the annals of history,…
Full Moon Cancer 2017 – Liberate Creation, Love All The Way Home
Full Moon in Cancer January 12, 2017, 6:34 am EST. 22 Cancer 27 The inner world is alight with shadow figures dancing in the dark. It is night and the Moon is fat and full, brimming with light. The figures dance upon a thick layer of fresh snow. The light of the Full Moon reflects…
September’s End Planetary Overview
Before October enters our world, let’s take several deep clarifying breaths along with several clarifying looks at September, to wrap up this incredibly intense and eventful month and gain some footing as we look ahead at the rest of the year. Mercury direct and moving forward through Virgo: The dust has settled. Take a look around…
Full Moon Eclipse in Pisces – The Hunt for a Vision of Bliss
Full Moon Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Pisces, 24 degrees 20 minutes, September 16, 2016 3:05 pm EDT. With this Full Moon we are on the home stretch of what has been an intense two weeks for many. This Full Moon is the second eclipse in September, and its impact will reverberate for months to…
Full Moon in Aquarius 2016 – Purposeful Coherent Chaos
Full Moon 25 degrees 52 minutes Aquarius, August 18, 2016 5:27 am EDT. The alignments of the planets can be understood as reflecting a higher order of movement that is then refracted as if through a quartz crystal into the myriad moments of human life. The heavenly bodies are always moving; to freeze them…