The circle—a timeless image used in Tibetan mandalas, Native American medicine wheels, and astrology—conveys the ever-turning wheel of life.  And in the circle of the year, the Pisces New Moon always arrives before the Spring Equinox.  In about three weeks, the Sun will emerge from Pisces into Aries, signaling the start of a new astrological cycle. Thus this New Moon in watery … [Read more...]

Scorpio guides our relationship with the "other side"—the invisible realms hidden from ordinary view. The soul's journey through Scorpio takes us down into the underworld, after which we ascend to a new, more evolved way of being. That's the passage symbolized by Scorpio's mythical Phoenix. No person, however, is ever asked to undertake this passage alone. Each of us is … [Read more...]

The circle—a timeless image used in Tibetan mandalas, Native American medicine wheels, and astrology—conveys the ever-turning wheel of life.  And in the circle of the year, the Pisces New Moon always arrives before the Spring Equinox.  In about three weeks, the Sun will emerge from Pisces into Aries, signaling the start of a new astrological cycle. Thus this New Moon in watery … [Read more...]

As remote and antique a term as “the Virgin Goddess” may sound to our modern ears, the inner meaning of this archetype has a lot to teach us. An archetype of the Divine Feminine, the Virgin Goddess has been found in myths and religions since the beginning of time. She is the Egyptian Isis, "She Who Gave Birth to the Universe." She is the Roman Diana, "Lunar Virgin," goddess of … [Read more...]