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Venus, me and the Honey Bee by Marcia Buchart
There may be those of you who were intimidated by the last post titled Previews Of Coming Attractions OMG…WTF? Is this what we’re in for? Let me find a hole, crawl in, and pull it after me. Wake me when it’s over. Let me, instead, give you two models of how to approach the terrific … Continue reading
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On Monday, May 14, 2012, it began…a grand, extended spectacle of high astrological drama set against the stars of the Great Bull of Heaven. Venus stationed retrograde in the tropical sign of Gemini while also conjoining El Nath, the tip of the Great Bull’s North Horn. She formally turned retrograde the next day – Tuesday morning. This … Continue reading
Hey—why me? I’ve been good! I said that to my friend and colleague, Margaret Gray, yesterday while bemoaning the transits of our times and the fact that even though I’m doing all the right things, I haven’t lost a pound (and yes I’m working on that) in two months. Plus the economy is whako and…and… … Continue reading
On August 2 Mercury, which had been at a virtual standstill for nearly a week, turned retrograde—just as the U.S. legislative arm finally agreed on a deal about raising the debt ceiling. If you remember the Apollo’s Cattle post of May 1 2011, I dubbed a Mercury which is direct and has hurried ahead of … Continue reading
by Marcia Buchart Surely by now many of you have read many interpretations on possible manifestations of the solar eclipse of July 1, 2011. Not only does this eclipse at 9 Cancer 12 create a grand cross configuration with Pluto in Capricorn, Saturn in Libra and Uranus in Aries, it begins a new Saros Series … Continue reading
By Marcia Buchart It always feels, to me, as if the lunar eclipses are more conducive to feeling nutsoid than the solar eclipses. In solar eclipses a magical thing happens: at totality, one can look directly at the sun. In Egyptian and Hellenistic cultures, the Sun was associated with Divinity and Divine Purpose. Following this … Continue reading
Astrology is an ancient and intriguing discipline. I take it very seriously. One can learn about oneself, the cycles of one’s life, current events, history, cosmology, relationships. We can get all worked up over eclipses, transits and things that go bump in the night. As an astrologer–it is my job to empower you as you … Continue reading
Jester: The fourteenth century was a time of “noble” extravagance. The high courts, surrounded by poverty, encouraged comedy. It was out of this thirst for amusement the Court Jester was born. Some Jesters were dwarves, others were idiots, and most were treated as pets. From these early court “fools” developed the official position of Court Jester. … Continue reading
from Astrologer, Marcia Buchart This symbolizes, to me, a staggeringly virtuosic display of the celestial picture right now. ~and the reason I loved this as a visual of the current celestial situation was because of the use of GRAVITY (Saturn opposing all that Aries/Pisces energy) to create ART. (Gravity is your friend? Who knew?)
by Carol Ferris For thousands of years, we humans thought the Earth was the center of the universe — until we discovered we weren’t the center, and made the Sun our center, with our visible planets orbiting circularly around the Sun in a more or less flat plane. Then we located the “outer planets”. Then … Continue reading
Has your boat been rocking for the past few weeks? Go ahead blame Mercury Retrograde. He can handle it–but just for the record–he’s had help. Look at who is in the boat with Mercury: Yup—Uranus, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and just recently, the Sun. Oi. We’re in a boat in choppy waters and Mercury is just running … Continue reading
For those of you who have a Venus/Neptune © aspect in your natal charts, the article below will be of particular interest to you~ see below for link to an article titled Butterfly Lovers by Astrologer, Glenn Perry. Remember that Neptune © just entered Pisces and will be in his “hometown” sign until 2026. A … Continue reading
And just What Would Saturn Do? Why he’d pull out the yellow pad and make lists, of course. He’d look for patterns and structures and containers and ways to get a grip on the situation. He’d use the fiery energy to produce something practical. He’d build an ark, if need be. He’d provide a safe … Continue reading
If you take a gander at the posts from the previous couple of days you will see references to Neptune and his bride Aphrodite Salacia. I love it when I hear about something and the next day something pops up coinkadinkally (sp?). All things Neptunian are front and center. Take a look at Astrologer,Phillip Sedgewick’s post … Continue reading
Dancing on ice with a friend called Gravity
