Several times each week I put away my brain and my clever, touch-typing fingers and I break out The Nap. For a brief, luxurious time, I let go of the past that propels me so punishingly in the present. For awhile, my imagination is freed from the constrictions of the identity I’ve created for myself.
Author: April
Highlights for March 8-14, 2021: Swimming for the Mainland
Each of us is part of the whole, and the whole isn’t complete without each of us. We may have moments of feeling alone on our own little island, but this long lunar cycle will teach us how to swim to the mainland.
Highlights for March 8-14, 2021: Swimming for the Mainland
Each of us is part of the whole, and the whole isn’t complete without each of us. We may have moments of feeling alone on our own little island, but this long lunar cycle will teach us how to swim to the mainland.
Episode 72 | Pisces New Moon: Kitchen Cats and Angular Houses
This week, a mini-lesson on the angular houses, a gentle Pisces New Moon, and the Sun and Venus sharing a dream with Neptune. Venus nudges us out of a South Node rut and toward North Node curiosity and inspiration. Plus: cats in aprons, a salute to Switzerland, and… it always comes back to pie, doesn’t it?
Highlights for March 1-7, 2021: Redemption
We are every more conscientious about what we feed our bodies. But it’s just as important to give our brains a healthy, balanced diet. Especially in challenging times, it’s vital to balance hard facts and strong rhetoric with language and messages that make our spirits soar.
Episode 71 | Mars in Gemini: Look Both Ways!
Mars enters Gemini, the Sun reaches the mid-point between eclipse seasons, a Sagittarius Last Quarter Moon and letting go, Mercury’s hopeful narratives, Venus and Uranus invite us to toot our own horns!
Virgo Full Moon: Meaningful Habits
Where in your life do you encounter drudgery, the feeling you’re “just going through the motions”? These situations, if approached with intention rather than a sense of distasteful obligation, present the greatest avenue for your spiritual growth right now.
Episode 70 | Virgo Full Moon: The Future is Now!
April and Jen sashay into a Virgo Full Moon week, which includes a powerful Mars trine to Pluto, Venus entering a-musing Pisces, a chance to be noticed for your unique qualities as Venus sextiles Uranus, and Jupiter propelling us toward North Node goals. And, a meditation on the ways that Virgo’s here-and-now habits help co-create the future.
Highlights for Feb. 22-28, 2021: The Future is Now
Our dreams tend to be built to code, fashioned on what we’ve experienced and observed as possible. But as Jupiter trines the North Node, forget what’s possible – let your mind off its leash, and see if it can imagine an impossible and captivating future.
Episode 69 | Saturn and Uranus: That Escalated Quickly!
April and Jen fasten their seatbelts for the first of three squares between rule-making Saturn and rule-breaking Uranus! Yes, there is a tense, unpredictable atmosphere this week, especially with Venus and Mars clashing and a tip-toeing Gemini First Quarter Moon urging caution. But all is not lost: The Sun enters take-it-easy Pisces, and Mercury turns direct, leaving his retrograde hijinks (mostly) behind – hooray! Also, what’s the deal with solar houses?