http://astroalchemy.com The best way to predict the future is to help create it. Wed, 16 May 2012 19:42:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://astroalchemy.com/may-2012-the-power-of-silence/ http://astroalchemy.com/may-2012-the-power-of-silence/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 19:36:50 +0000 Simone http://astroalchemy.com/?p=651 The airy sign of the Twins encourages us to partner with Spirit to tap a deeper intelligence. And, the May 20 Gemini New Moon (4:48 p.m. PDT) is a solar eclipse, in which the Moon (intuition) eclipses the Sun (action). As they join, the luminaries square wordless, mystical Neptune. Couple this event with Venus’ recent retrograde in Gemini (May 15 to June 27), and you have a strong call to go inward—to turn down the volume of the outer world so you can receive messages from your higher self.]]> http://astroalchemy.com/may-2012-the-power-of-silence/feed/ 0 http://astroalchemy.com/happy-beltane-5-1-12/ http://astroalchemy.com/happy-beltane-5-1-12/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 14:45:06 +0000 Simone http://astroalchemy.com/?p=645 Animals, says McElroy, “are beings who still remember the original instructions given them by an ancient universe.” They have much to teach us humans, who have become so alienated from the natural world that we are in danger of destroying our beautiful home.]]> http://astroalchemy.com/happy-beltane-5-1-12/feed/ 0 http://astroalchemy.com/taurus-new-moon-save-and-prosper/ http://astroalchemy.com/taurus-new-moon-save-and-prosper/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:50:32 +0000 Simone http://astroalchemy.com/?p=630 The April 21 Taurus New Moon (12:20 a.m. PDT) is a superb time for financial renewal. The Sun and Moon in grounded Taurus make an elegant trine to newly-direct Mars in Virgo, freeing us to move forward with whatever we’ve been working on or struggling with since mid-January. And, the New Moon sextiles Neptune in Pisces, as it opposes Mars. By using our powers of visualization, we can take concrete steps to heal old patterns around spending and debt, and plant new seeds for abundance. ]]> http://astroalchemy.com/taurus-new-moon-save-and-prosper/feed/ 0 http://astroalchemy.com/zap-your-way-to-instant-zen/ http://astroalchemy.com/zap-your-way-to-instant-zen/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:50:07 +0000 Simone http://astroalchemy.com/?p=621 What would the world look like, Adee wondered, if “we all wore little tDCS headbands that would keep us in a primed, confident state, free of all doubts and fears?”]]> http://astroalchemy.com/zap-your-way-to-instant-zen/feed/ 0 http://astroalchemy.com/aries-new-moon-full-exposure/ http://astroalchemy.com/aries-new-moon-full-exposure/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:59:12 +0000 Simone http://astroalchemy.com/?p=610 Mercury/Uranus in fiery Aries also coincides with the most intense solar flares we’ve seen in six years. Expect to see more such activity through April as the cycle continues. When the Sun’s magnetic storms release super-hot gases that rocket to Earth, they disrupt our magnetic grid. These solar flares shake up our lives, help us break through old patterns and take risks—but they can also make us feel jittery, irritated or exhausted. ]]> http://astroalchemy.com/aries-new-moon-full-exposure/feed/ 0 http://astroalchemy.com/lakshmi-brings-wealth-opportunities-3-04-12/ http://astroalchemy.com/lakshmi-brings-wealth-opportunities-3-04-12/#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 22:30:24 +0000 Simone http://astroalchemy.com/?p=600 Venus enters Taurus tomorrow morning (March 5), settling comfortably onto her pink lotus for the next three weeks. In the guise of Lakshmi, the Hindu wealth goddess, she is moving toward a conjunction with lucky Jupiter on March 13, when they both forge a grand earth trine with Pluto in Capricorn and Mars in Virgo. [...]]]> http://astroalchemy.com/lakshmi-brings-wealth-opportunities-3-04-12/feed/ 0 http://astroalchemy.com/february-21-new-moon-sink-or-swim/ http://astroalchemy.com/february-21-new-moon-sink-or-swim/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:35:46 +0000 Simone http://astroalchemy.com/?p=592 The February 21 Pisces New Moon (2:35 p.m. PST) inaugurates this new 14-year phase, as it joins Neptune to christen the ship. At this New Moon, all things that elevate the spirit are favored. Now’s the time to take that art course you’ve been dreaming of, sign up as a hospice volunteer, study mysticism or take a trip to Hawaii and swim with dolphins. ]]> http://astroalchemy.com/february-21-new-moon-sink-or-swim/feed/ 0 http://astroalchemy.com/feb-7-full-moon-alls-right-with-the-world/ http://astroalchemy.com/feb-7-full-moon-alls-right-with-the-world/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:50:48 +0000 Simone http://astroalchemy.com/?p=587 “Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.” –Wallace Stevens I was feeling draggy this morning, casting about for something to say regarding tomorrow’s Full Moon in Leo (Feb. 7, 1:54 p.m. PST).  Writing this blog can be challenging: I throw a lot of elements into a pot—astro cycles, personal stuff, things I [...]]]> http://astroalchemy.com/feb-7-full-moon-alls-right-with-the-world/feed/ 0 http://astroalchemy.com/aquarius-new-moon-let-the-dragon-roar/ http://astroalchemy.com/aquarius-new-moon-let-the-dragon-roar/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:29:40 +0000 Simone http://astroalchemy.com/?p=571 The Aquarius New Moon (Jan. 22, 11:39 p.m. PST) occurs just hours before Mars’ retreat into the underworld. The Aquarian need for freedom and innovation is intensified by squares from Jupiter and Saturn and a sextile from Uranus. But we may feel as if we have one foot on the gas and another on the brake, due to the immobility of Mars and Saturn’s cautious square. Resist the urge to leap into the fray. ]]> http://astroalchemy.com/aquarius-new-moon-let-the-dragon-roar/feed/ 0 http://astroalchemy.com/seedlings-of-devotion-1-5-12/ http://astroalchemy.com/seedlings-of-devotion-1-5-12/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:43:03 +0000 Simone http://astroalchemy.com/?p=558 In a recent Huffingtonpost article, Why it is Wise to Worship a Woman, Arjuna Ardagh describes his long-ago visit to a sacred temple in Bali. Inside the ornate temple, he says, were ten circular walls protecting the feminine deity at its center. After lighting incense and making offerings, newcomers were allowed to pass through three [...]]]> http://astroalchemy.com/seedlings-of-devotion-1-5-12/feed/ 0