This is part of a series of articles, beginning here: Venus Goes Retrograde: The Tale of Eros and Psyche At this point in the story, Aphrodite is determined that Psyche must be done away with. So she devises the most difficult and diabolical task of...
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This is part of a series of articles, beginning here: Venus Goes Retrograde: The Tale of Eros and Psyche Aphrodite has another task for Psyche. This time, she is to fill a crystal goblet from the Fountain of Forgetfulness and return with it to the…
This is part of a series of articles, beginning here: Venus Goes Retrograde: The Tale of Eros and Psyche Aphrodite is very angry that Psyche has completed the first task. She sets another, very difficult and this time dangerous task for the mortal woman. It...
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This is part of a series of articles, beginning here: Venus Goes Retrograde: The Tale of Eros and Psyche As her first task, Psyche is presented with a huge granary filled with a tremendous variety of seeds. Aphrodite tells her to sort each type of...
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Scorpio, thank you for keeping the darkness at bay! Scorpio is that side of us that stores, protects and keeps our painful experiences and memories safe, and manages the instinctual side of our life. It’s a sort of holding-place for all the dark things in…
Neptune and Chiron have met on a cliff overlooking the ocean. Neptune is a lovely lady in sea-green, aqua and deep blue colors, with a long, flowing skirt. Chiron is a centaur, rustic-looking and worn, but kind. Chiron: Who are we healing today, Neptune? Neptune: ...
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This is part of a series of articles, beginning here: Venus Goes Retrograde: The Myth of Eros and Psyche Upon first discovering that Eros really has gone, Psyche panics. We know this because the first being she encounters after her husband’s flight is Pan, the...
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Neptune has spent the last few months (since May 31) traveling backwards. Today she turns her face forward and re-covers the same ground. Why should it matter to you? If she’s passing through a zone where you have a planet in your natal chart, she’s...
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We’re in the middle of a Venus retrograde period, lasting from October 8 to November 18. Today is the day in Venus’ backwards journey that she conjuncts the Sun. The Sun sheds light into the dark corners and brings illumination to Venus’s domain, which is...
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The following is a repost of an old post from back when I began my blog. I still feel passionately about this, 3 and a half years later. Here it is, just to remind us both: I was raised almost entirely without religion. My mother...
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(If you are beginning this thread here, read this first.) Psyche wandered the earth, lost in grief. She found herself at the temple of Ceres, where she cleaned and tidied the harvest tools until Ceres took notice of her anguish and advised her to go...
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Friday, October 8 through Thursday, November 18, 2010 What Is Venus Retrograde? When Venus goes retrograde, she takes our hand and pulls us into the darkness of our relationships. A retrograde period of any planet is a retrospective of that planet’s themes. It is like…
Why is it that Libran types are so darned lovable and easy to get along with? It’s because Librans are born under the influence of Venus, and with the goddess of Love & Beauty on their side, they have mad social skills. Funny thing is,...
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Jupiter and Uranus have returned to Pisces briefly, on their way to moving into Aries for real. Once in Aries, Uranus will spend 7 years there, while Jupiter will whip through in just 1 year. Uranus: Hey, this is a little annoying, to have to...
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Our old friend Pluto has turned direct this week (on Monday, September 13, 2010, to be exact) and he’s bringing to a close this year’s underworld journey. What follows is a repost from last year, with dates updated for 2010. Yup, Pluto is showing up,…
I can hear the response already: “What? Virgo sexy? You’ve got to be kidding.” But I’m not. Prepare to be shocked as you discover why. If you’re a Virgo type, you probably already know that some Virgo habits are viewed by potential partners as un-sexy. …
This month Saturn and Pluto meet in a clash of wills. This is the third—and blessedly final—pass of their difficult square, which began last November. This square is causing people everywhere to feel as if they are caught between the proverbial rock (Saturn) and hard...
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When last we saw Jupiter and Saturn, they were trying to reconcile their differences with the help of a Human Being who had climbed up onto Mount Olympus to talk to them. Today they’re having an argument about whether optimism or pessimism is the right...
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When last we saw Jupiter and Pluto, they were just dragging themselves shakily away from a crash landing. Today we find them in Jupiter’s (very messy) living room, occupying a stuffed chair and outdated, falling-apart sofa, looking at some objects on the coffee table. Jupiter: ...
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It's the question everybody's asking--when will the recession end and hope and prosperity be restored? There are not one but several very difficult planetary combinations happening in the sky this year and they are contributing to a blanket of gloom. That's the bad news. The...
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