The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest. ~William Blake Visiting us again, after its recent appearance at the first harvest of Lughnassadh, we welcome the Seven of Pentacles as the deepening energy of Samhain’s final harvest approaches. It is also the week of the Full Moon in Aries. As most people may be aware, seven … Read more
… Hecate whom Zeus the son of Cronos honored above all. He gave Her splendid gifts, to have a share of the earth and the unfruitful sea. She received honor also in starry heaven, and is honored exceedingly by the deathless Gods. ~ Hesiod, The Theogony (circa 750 – 650 BCE) As you may know, … Read more
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them? Abraham Lincoln, Sun and Ascendant in Aquarius (Feb. 12, 1809) The Sun moves into the sign of Aquarius today! Happy Birthday to all the free spirits and visionaries of this iconoclastic sign, for they are pointing the way to the turning of the … Read more
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Then for the teeming quietest, happiest days of all! The brooding and blissful halcyon days! — Walt Whitman Once upon a time, Alcyone was the daughter of Aeolus, King of the Winds, and the wife of Ceyx, King of Thessaly. Alcyone and Ceyx loved each other devotedly and were never willingly apart. Nevertheless, a time … Read more
As you know, on the weekends, I like to post poetry, wisdom and inspiration from other visionaries. Today, I offer an excerpt from a column by astrologer and bliss conspirator Rob Brezsny. The column was published in December, 2007 and is from his book Pronoia, which offers fabulously subversive instructions for Living. In the midst … Read more