from The Hypochondriacs Alphabet © Holly T. BurrowsI don’t know how things are going in your life, but here at the Owl’s Nest, things have been a bit heavy. As I’ve mentioned, there have been two unexpected deaths of loved ones in recent weeks. And then, in just the last three days, two other very … Read more
Virgo © Susan Seddon BouletThe Sun enters the sign of Virgo today! According to some traditions, we now enter into the Month of Isis, and the richest time of the creative and healing power of the Divine Feminine. We now enter in earnest the harvest season. Earthy Virgo is symbolized by the ear of wheat … Read more
When you’re a vessel from God, you don’t even need a boat! — SARK While this may seem (at first ) like a detour from our discussions, I feel that today’s astrological influence very much supports the work we’re doing. It is time for us to own up to how our creative urges and identities … Read more
(Slightly belated, my apologies, dearest Leo!) Leos, so the tradition goes, are “on” 24 hours a day, showing off and behaving like the sexy superstars they often are. Of course, there really is more to Leo than this cartoonish version. Astrologer Jon Cainer notes that while it is true that Leos can be a bit … Read more
Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.— His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Cancerian Cancer is the sign of the Summer Solstice, the beginning of the warmest season of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. It is also the birth sign of the United States of America. Cancer is the first water sign of the Zodiac, … Read more
Abundance Angel © Katherine SkaggsOrdinary riches can be stolen; real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you. — Oscar Wilde Okay, I am going to refrain from going off on a rant about The Secret, the Law of Attraction and so on. You know by now how … Read more
The Healing Moon of Tara Willow© Willow ArleneaWhenever you have need of anything, once a month, and better it be when the Moon is full, you shall assemble in some secret place and adore the spirit of Me, Who is Queen of all the Wise.— from the Charge of the Goddess, traditional by Doreen ValienteThis … Read more
Dark of the MoonNew beginningsDark of the MoonPlant a seed tonightDark of the MoonWhat we envisionWill come to beBy the Full Moon’s light. I love that we are heading into our reading deprivation week just after today’s New Moon. Like the dark of the Moon, we enter a pause, full of secret potential, hidden and … Read more
Today, the Sun enters Gemini, sign of the Twins. Influenced by Mercury, who rules Gemini, the next thirty days are especially favorable for learning and studies of all kinds. This is why for many centuries Spring final exams have been held in late May and early June in Western countries. Although we are in a … Read more
The Sun moves into your sign today! If you are a Taurus, you are generally patient and determined, with lusty physical appetites. You value stability and possessions and dislike upheaval and being rushed, so becoming more adaptable is a challenge for you. You like a secure home, and you prefer to work in a stable … Read more