I received this missive from SpaceWeather this evening: Less than two weeks ago, the sun was peppered with large active regions. Now, the face of the sun is almost completely blank. Suddenly, the sunspot number and the sun’s x-ray output have dropped to their lowest levels in years. Is Solar Maximum finished? Probably not, but…
Category: Astrology
New Moon in Cancer, Moving out of Mercury Retrograde
We did our monthly New Moon Gathering tonight, and had some new people, which is always lovely. It was a powerful meditation for me. Here are some barebones notes about the current energies: New Moon in Cancer (water sign) – first lunar cycle of the summer (Mad Midsummer Moon) Intentions set now have the possibility…
Drive-by Astrology: Last Quarter Moon
Today is a Last Quarter Moon. That is to say that we are halfway between Full and New Moon. Luna is waning, shrinking; our energy retreats inward. Some people see this as the perfect time to re-evaluate one’s course and make necessary adjustments. Take a moment, over the next 24 hours, to look at where…
Full Moon in Scorpio
Full Moon isn’t usually my thing. This one was pulling on me and I couldn’t figure out why until I realized it was in Scorpio, which features strongly in my chart. If it’s calling you as well, here are some thoughts from the astrologers I read the most: Jessica Shepherd: “This Scorpio Full Moon wants…
The April 25th X-Class Solar Flare
Solar flare alert! On April 25th, an active region near the sun’s western limb erupted, producing an impulsive X-class solar flare. A pulse of extreme UV radiation from the flare ionized Earth’s upper atmosphere and caused a shortwave radio blackout on the dayside of Earth. However, a CME hurled into space by the explosion will…
Storm’s A Comin’!
INCOMING STORM CLOUDS: Three or four CMEs that left the sun earlier this week will arrive in quick succession this weekend. Mostly, the blows they deliver to Earth’s magnetic field are expected to be weak, but the combined impacts could stir up significant geomagnetic activity. NOAA forecasters put the odds of a high-latitude geomagnetic storm…
For the Aries New Moon
Before he makes each one of us, God speaks. Then, without speaking, he takes each one out of the darkness. And these are the cloudy words God speaks before each of us begins: “You have been sent out by your senses. Go to the farthest edge of desire, and give me clothing: burn like a…
The Universal Connection and Magnetic Crochet of this Solar Flare
Last night, this appeared in my inbox: The magnetic canopy of sunspot AR2017 erupted yesterday, March 29th, producing an impulsive X1-class solar flare. Ionizing radiation from the flare produced electrical currents in Earth’s upper atmosphere and a ripple in Earth’s magnetic field detected by magnetometers across the dayside of our planet. Read more about this…
Into the Darkness
I won’t be doing a public New Moon Ceremony this weekend. My dear friends, who were going to host, had their schedule shifted by the early arrival of their new son. Additionally, Samhain took more out of me than I anticipated, so I’ll be honoring the Dark Moon privately. This doesn’t mean I can’t still…
And so it begins…
Welcome to eclipse season! And a Full Moon! And renewed solar activity! And the thinning of the veil! And Mercury retrograde! …And some other stuff too, I’m sure… For all I write about Mercury Retrograde and Lunar cycles, I am not an astrologer. I play, but I have so many lovely colleagues whose passion it…
The Setpember Newsletter is Up (a little early)
(you can see it in its entirety here) I am only one of four people I know who works with the element of fire and isn’t a fire performer. Fire is the energy of transmutation; it is defined by its action and its movement, it is never static. Fire always demands a sacrifice. A sacrifice…
Betwixt and Between
This week marks astrological Lughnasadh, the festival of the first harvest. It is traditionally celebrated on the first of August, but it is the midway point between Summer Solstice and the Autumnal Equinox, so the date should vary. This year it falls on Wednesday the 8th. Back in December, I wrote a blog post recommending…