Since tomorrow is Wordless Wednesday, and I am not certain I will have a chance to post on Thursday, we will be wrapping up our visit in the Third House today. Obviously, there is lots more we could have discussed. But I have, I hope, touched on some of the highlights – childhood education, learning, … Read more
The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. — George Bernard Shaw As the retro-experienced know, two or three times every year, the planet Mercury appears, from our perspective on Earth, to go backwards in its path through the zodiac. Ever since April 18, this has been happening. Mercury … Read more
Only a few days are left! Enter the contest you wish you wouldn’t win! (But it’s great if you do!) Beth Owl’s Daughter Mercury Retrograde contest! As you may know, about three times per year, from the viewpoint of standing on the Earth, it appears that the planet Mercury seems to go backwards in the … Read more
This morning at 3:17am (Eastern US time), the planet Mercury went retrograde. Huh? What is Mercury retrograde all about? Three times a year, Mercury, the planet that influences communication, travel, technology and commerce, appears to back up in its orbit. Of course, it doesn’t really – it only appears to, from our point of view … Read more
The Fairies Barque by John Anster Christian Fitzgerald Hand in hand let’s dance a round,For this place is fairy ground. — from The Queen of Fairies, anonymous Creating a special meeting place with an altar is an integral part of building a relationship with the Fair Ones. And today, with the New Moon in Gemini, … Read more
And now ‘tis dark, and going I shall fall.’‘In night,’ quoth she, ‘desire sees best of all.’— from Venus and Adonis by William Shakespeare On July 27, we entered a phase in which the planet Venus went retrograde, an event that occurs only once every eighteen months, and this year in conjunction with stern Saturn’s … Read more
Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.— Katherine Mansfield Today’s little bit of magic is three-fold. First, I am glad to let you know that the Mercury retrograde that has possibly been playing havoc … Read more
An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody will see it. — Mahatma GandhiThe ruby is July’s sacred stone. It is a gem that is associated with the base chakra, the vortex of energy that is at the base of our spine and relates to … Read more
Today is the beginning of Mercury retrograde! That’s right – it’s that topsy-turvy time again, when communications, commerce, travel, and technology (to name a few of the things ruled by Mercury) may become snarled or delayed. As many of my longtime web visitors know, I have, for the past four or five years, offered a … Read more
Today, the Sun enters Gemini, sign of the Twins. Influenced by Mercury, who rules Gemini, the next 30 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. This time favors communications, and … Read more