MatisseThis October starts with a bang as the Libra Sun faces up to the Uranus-Pluto square. When the Moon joins the Sun on the 5th expect some surprises. Then there’s the eclipse on the 19th and the fact that Mercury is going to be doing some dig…
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The Revival of the UN
It’s hard to believe but it seems as if Iran and the United States might make friends, Syria might let in weapons inspectors, and Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama are back on speakers. Oh and global warming is on the agenda thanks to a UN report… mayb…
…And From The Archives: Whose Dreams Are You Dreaming?
Richard Diebenkorn.I was looking for something on this site and came across this post about the uses of astrology. I think it’s worth revisiting.
Rothko
In case you missed this post in celebration of the great Rothko.
Guardian of the Gates of Hell – Ceres Two
The Return of Persephone by Frederick Leighton. Wikimedia Commons.Golden-bright Persephone, Demeter’s beautiful daughter, was picking flowers one day in the wide, scented valley of Enna in Sicily when Hades, the prince of hell, burst out of the ground …
Michaelmas Term
Saint Michael defeating Lucifer in the guise of a dragon. Jean FouquetFor most of us, September is still imbued with feelings about the academic year. Even if we have no contact with school or university, we remember for ourselves the sharpened pencils…
To Cherish — Ceres Part One
Mother Rose and her baby. Mary Cassatt (Ceres conjunct MC in Scorpio) who became famous for her intensely emotional pictures of the mother-child bondWikimedia Commons.To caress the soft downy scalp of a baby, her head small enough to cradle in the palm…
Virgo New Moon: Time To Get Clarity
God or, more correctly, G-d opened the Book of Life on Wednesday, the first day of Rosh Hoshanah, and will be snapping it shut again next Friday, September 13. During these ten Days of Awe, he’s going to be watching you, taking notes and making a …
Lilith, the Rebel Soul: "Drink Stars And Ask For The Moon"
Mother AyahuascaImage source unknown. If you know who this is by, tell me.”I was looking for the will of the wild. I was looking for how that will expressed itself in elemental vitality, in savage grace. Wildness is resolute for life: it cannot be othe…
September Horoscopes
The goddess Ceres and the four elements. Jan BreughelPlenty’s rich queen, cheerer of fainting souls,Whose altars are adorned with ripened sheaves.Mercury to Ceres in The Cobbler’s ProphecyIt’s September, Virgo’s month, and the harvest is coming in. Thi…