Author: Lynn Hayes

Thanksgiving and Blogiversary musings

It was a balmy Thanksgiving day that the original form of this blog entered the world. Blogging was still fairly new, but I had a thirst to write about the astrological connections between the way I view the world and the astrological underpinnings and time cycles. I still have that thirst, sometimes more than others, […]

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Planetary news this week: Sagittarius New Moon and Jupiter rules the sky

Astrological update for the week of November 21-28, 2022 art by Jennifer Henriksen Sagittarius season. Having made it through Scorpio season, the time of Samhain and Hallowe’en when the veil between the worlds is thin and we move into the dark time (here in the northern hemisphere), Sagittarius season comes along to bring a […]

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Sunday inspiration: The power of language

Mars is retrograde in Gemini, the sign of language and communication as well as the assimilation of our experiences through thought. Mars is in a challenging square aspect to dreamy Neptune right now which can be confusing, but it also offers an opportunity to use language to generate magic.  In my practice I am often […]

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Astrological news this week: Post eclipse optimism

Astrological update for the week of November 14-21, 2022 art by Jason Center Post-eclipse wrapup.  In my monthly Planetary Illuminations report for November (see the subscription form in the sidebar) I wrote that the total lunar eclipse on November 8th would have two segments: the dark time before the eclipse and the light […]

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Sunday inspiration: A blessing for Presence

One thing about storms, whether astrological or meteorological, is that after they pass through their is a moment when everything is clean and fresh, the trauma and drama have subsided and we are left with this precious point in time between the past and the future. We call that moment the Present, and the experience […]

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Planetary news this week: Total eclipse at the Taurus Full Moon

Astrological update for the week of November 7-14, 2022 art by Keith Spangle As you probably know, we are in eclipse season and the one on Tuesday November 8th really dominates the airwaves this week. First of all, it’s a total eclipse which means that the lunar nodes of fate are very tightly […]

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Sunday inspiration: Heal this Land

I first posted this after the election in 2008, and reposted it in 2013. Since the U.S. midterm elections are this Tuesday I thought it might be worth a revisit. If you have the time, please take a listen to listen to Tina Malia’s beautiful voice of healing and inspiration at the bottom of this post..  […]

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Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover: An astrological timeline

In April of this year I wrote a profile of Elon Musk after he attempted a hostile takeover of Twitter and now he has done it.  You can read that profile here, but to sum it up: Dealing with impulse control is a theme in this chart. We have the mentalism of the Sun and […]

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How to get the most out of Mars Retrograde

The past refuses to be dismissed, for it is the voice of all human wisdom. If ignored, the past exacts its vengeance; men who forget the past are indeed condemned to repeat it.  (Russell Kirk) artist unknown The astrological Mars often gets a bad rap.  Mars is associated with war, hostility, anger and […]

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Planetary news this week: Eclipses and Scorpio dominate the energetic frequencies

Astrological update for the week of October 23 – November 2 (I will be traveling so next week’s report will be a few days late and is included in this one.) art by Sophie Wilkins Scorpio. The big news that will dominate the week is the infusion of Scorpio energies that are emerging right […]

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