http://astroalchemy.com The best way to predict the future is to help create it. Tue, 14 May 2013 19:49:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://astroalchemy.com/may-9-solar-eclipse-whet-your-appetite/ http://astroalchemy.com/may-9-solar-eclipse-whet-your-appetite/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 02:03:52 +0000 Simone http://astroalchemy.com/?p=916 Do you have a love-hate relationship with your appetite? Sometimes it seems like life would be easier (and your waistline slimmer)  if that ice cream sundae or cheesy corn soufflé no longer held any appeal. Yet your appetite keeps you connected to your body and its instinctive pleasures. If your appetite disappeared, so would your [...]]]> http://astroalchemy.com/may-9-solar-eclipse-whet-your-appetite/feed/ 0 http://astroalchemy.com/feeding-the-field-4-23-13/ http://astroalchemy.com/feeding-the-field-4-23-13/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:37:50 +0000 Simone http://astroalchemy.com/?p=906 Thursday’s lunar eclipse in Scorpio/Taurus (April 25, 12:57 p.m. PDT) is also the Wesak full moon, associated with the Buddha’s enlightenment. Being an eclipse (the first in a series of three), this full moon packs extra power. It triggers uncompromising Saturn and Mars, but also raises Pluto to optimal heights—transmuting potentially destructive forces into useful ones. ]]> http://astroalchemy.com/feeding-the-field-4-23-13/feed/ 0 http://astroalchemy.com/aries-new-moon-act-it-out/ http://astroalchemy.com/aries-new-moon-act-it-out/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:43:23 +0000 Simone http://astroalchemy.com/?p=892 Because all dis-ease originates in self-rejection, all healing must therefore stem from self-acceptance. This is the message of the April 10 Aries New Moon (2:35 a.m. PDT), which catalyzes the passionate, loving Venus-Mars energies. ]]> http://astroalchemy.com/aries-new-moon-act-it-out/feed/ 0 http://astroalchemy.com/get-happy-3-20-13/ http://astroalchemy.com/get-happy-3-20-13/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:18:27 +0000 Simone http://astroalchemy.com/?p=879 So, take the opportunity to make this day a little brighter for yourself and others. Sweep your porch to symbolically welcome in spring and a fresh start. Smile at a stranger. Paint your toes bright red (Aries’ color). Give your animals some extra love. Look in the mirror and tell your body how much you love it. Give someone a sincere compliment.]]> http://astroalchemy.com/get-happy-3-20-13/feed/ 0 http://astroalchemy.com/pisces-new-moon-parallel-worlds/ http://astroalchemy.com/pisces-new-moon-parallel-worlds/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:08:24 +0000 Simone http://astroalchemy.com/?p=864 With so much visionary Pisces energy now afoot, including retrograde Mercury helping us salvage buried dreams and talents, the March 11 Pisces New Moon (12:51 pm PST), is a great time to visit a parallel self and ask for help with manifesting your ideal life. ]]> http://astroalchemy.com/pisces-new-moon-parallel-worlds/feed/ 0 http://astroalchemy.com/driving-backward-in-a-swamp-2-22-13/ http://astroalchemy.com/driving-backward-in-a-swamp-2-22-13/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:58:30 +0000 Simone http://astroalchemy.com/?p=854 For the next few weeks you could feel like you’re driving backward in a swamp without a rear view mirror after having a few too many beers. But as Mellissa Seaman points out in her insightful blog, the emotional muck at the bottom of the pond that’s being stirred up now can be used as fertilizer for creative projects. And, if you’re feeling stuck, a thorough purge of the house will definitely help—especially once the Moon moves into tidy Virgo Sunday on its way to becoming full on Monday, the 25th.]]> http://astroalchemy.com/driving-backward-in-a-swamp-2-22-13/feed/ 0 http://astroalchemy.com/aquarius-new-moon-magnificent-nectar/ http://astroalchemy.com/aquarius-new-moon-magnificent-nectar/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 02:13:26 +0000 Simone http://astroalchemy.com/?p=843 With nearly all the planets in air or water signs, how do we balance our heads and hearts? One clue is found in the symbol for Aquarius—the Water Bearer. The life-giving water that Aquarius bestows is more like spiritual sustenance, or what Maslow calls the “nectar of our magnificence.”]]> http://astroalchemy.com/aquarius-new-moon-magnificent-nectar/feed/ 0 http://astroalchemy.com/healing-the-mind-1-24-13/ http://astroalchemy.com/healing-the-mind-1-24-13/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:29:37 +0000 Simone http://astroalchemy.com/?p=833 The Sun and Mercury jolted into Aquarius last weekend, bringing sizzling new connections and mind-expanding energies—along with the need for caution as Mercury runs into a sobering square with Saturn on the 25th and the Sun does the same on the 30th. ]]> http://astroalchemy.com/healing-the-mind-1-24-13/feed/ 0 http://astroalchemy.com/developing-oneness/ http://astroalchemy.com/developing-oneness/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:50:47 +0000 Simone http://astroalchemy.com/?p=824 Oneness, according to Beck, is a key skill we’ll need to survive and thrive in this crazy new world. It means operating from a deeper consciousness in which we feel connected to other people, animals, and all of nature. Beck’s book is an entertaining and inspiring manual for developing Oneness, along with other skills such as Wordlessness and Imagination, which she learned in Africa from those who are still connected to these subtle powers.]]> http://astroalchemy.com/developing-oneness/feed/ 0 http://astroalchemy.com/reclaiming-our-true-nature-12-24-12/ http://astroalchemy.com/reclaiming-our-true-nature-12-24-12/#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2012 16:06:58 +0000 Simone http://astroalchemy.com/?p=816 My Solstice morning was magical. I awoke bursting with energy (highly unlike me!), and took a hike in the canyon. Then I cleansed the house with earthy copal resin and listened to Alberto Villoldo’s magnificent Solstice meditation, which encourages us to connect with our lineage and purpose at this profound time on the planet. I [...]]]> http://astroalchemy.com/reclaiming-our-true-nature-12-24-12/feed/ 0