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. We welcome the start of the most important lunation of the year. This is the cycle that will move us through the ending and beginning … Read more
Spring scarce had greener fields to show than these Of mid September; through the still warm noon The rivulets ripple forth a gladder tune Than ever in the summer; from the trees Dusk-green, and murmuring inward melodies, No leaf drops yet; only our evenings swoon In pallid skies more suddenly, and the moon Finds motionless … Read more
We must be courageous but also reasonable. The world admires us for walking a tightrope without falling off. It asks us to keep our balance. — Lech Walesa Winner of the 1983 Nobel Peace prize, first president of post-communist Poland and a Libra (Sept. 29, 1943). On this date, the Sun leaves Virgo and continues … Read more
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. Wordless Wednesday is being preempted today, so we can begin our spell working. First, we start with a lovely piece by astrologer P.P., regarding this … Read more
In the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, this is Chung Yuan — the Moon of the Hungry Ghosts. Back on the New Moon, the Gates of the Underworld were flung open, allowing ghosts and spirits of the dead access to the world of the living. The spirits spend the month visiting their families, feasting and being … Read more
Correction does much, but encouragement does more. — Johan Wolfgang von Goethe (spoken like the true Virgo he was) The Sun enters the sign of Virgo today! Virgos believe that work is a requirement for a virtuous, worthwhile, and fulfilling life. But their name is often misunderstood, for Virgo is not about celibacy or virginity … Read more
Human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give birth to them… Life obliges them over and over again to give birth to themselves. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez Blessings of the Full Aquarius Moon! This magical summer Moon is known as the Hay Moon, Wort Moon, Moon of Claiming, … Read more
Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world. Lucille Ball – Leo (Aug. 6, 1911) Today, the Sun moves into the sign of Leo. The famed Lions, so the tradition goes, are “on” 24 hours a day, showing off and behaving … Read more
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. Nearly every month, on the New Moon, I post this little song that I learned years ago at Spiralheart Reclaiming’s Witchcamp. Every New Moon is … Read more
I am reprinting renowned astrologer Lynn Hayes’ post regarding today’s momentous astrological event. I love Lynn’s evaluations, because they are geeky enough to satisfy the “real” astrologers amongst us, and yet they make sense for those of us not schooled in the esoteric arts. Best of all, though, she is always able to point to … Read more