With the Sun still in Scorpio, the season of shedding continues. This is one of the year's best Full Moons for emotional healing. I remember such a Moon years ago when I went to the baths with my friend Holly. It was ladies night, when the Moon, mineral water, naked breasts, gossip and laughter always heals my soul. It was a great place to shed my tears over a recent failed … [Read more...]
For my very first reading, a co-worker was kind enough to dig up his birth time and let me practice on him. Kevin and I weren’t close, which made this a good test of whether astrology could guide a meaningful conversation between us. I saw that by transit, Saturn and Neptune were squaring his 7th house Moon. I considered the possibilities. Saturn can bring difficulties. … [Read more...]
The agricultural "first fruits" holiday, Lammas, is traditionally celebrated on August 1 and is astrologically exact on August 6/7 (when the Sun reaches 15 degrees Leo, just after this New Moon). It is energetically exact whenever you become aware of the spiritual truth that you are an expression of the Sun. To evaluate your current "sunniness" and creative harvest, check … [Read more...]
On July 15, 2016, we celebrated Mooncircles' 16th birthday. No MTV-style parties here, but we have gotten a mobile friendly update. We hope you like the new look. And, we're offering astrological party favors! Find your free chart, moon phase and transit reports here. We launched Mooncircles on a Mercury retrograde near a solar eclipse. I mention this to offer courage to … [Read more...]
For several weeks this spring, a shouting Donald Trump made fun of the way Hillary Clinton was shouting. He complained that her voice was shrill and it hurt to hear it. All politicians shout. But women know exactly what it means when they’re accused of being shrill. It’s code for “Your strength is unattractive.” Recently we lost a beautiful strong woman. Basketball coach Pat … [Read more...]
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