INTRODUCTION TO BLOG

Think about Jung's quote...the idea that inherent in every moment might be a theme, an image or a story. If we knew the quality of a moment and got in sync with it, we could ride its wave and be in sync with the movement of the world. The study of planetary motion has been correlated to stories of mythology since primal consciousness. We have an instinctual knowing of the deep relationship between earth and sky as indicated in the Hermetic principle As Above So Below and Jung's concept of acausal synchronicity. Based on empirical data collected since early recorded history and throughout many cultures, astrological archetypes have carried these stories to present-day consciousness. We can ride the waves and be in sync with the world.

This blog is dedicated to giving you the daily lunar astrological indications and how best to fly, ride or breathe with them. Because any event or action you begin is like a birth, you can determine the best time to initiate an action by starting it on a day which best describes your endeavor. It's like creating an astrological birth chart for your activity. If you know your natal chart you could go deeper and get in sync with what daily lunar descriptions work best with your particular rhythm as well. Each Moon period will be evaluated as EXCELLENT, GOOD OR CHALLENGING to advise you on how your action is likely to resolve if initiated during this time. Will it tend to work out or not. This is the relevance of the LAST ASPECT OF THE MOON. As the Moon travels through a sign, it contacts (makes aspects to) other planets. Data strongly suggests that the last aspect the Moon makes before leaving a sign reflects  the result of any action initiated during the time the Moon was in this sign. This may sound complex but will be clearer as you read the posts.

From the set design of Mozart's The Magic Flute by Karl F. Schinkel: The throne room in the palace of The Queen of Night

Storytelling is Where Astrology and Cinema Meet. 
This blog is grounded in the idea that, to a great extent, who we are is the story we tell about ourselves - and if we want to transform ourselves, we might begin by changing the story we tell. Images are primary to our stories, our films and our psyches. Jung might say we respond so potently to images because archetypes, the most fundamental element of the psyche, are dynamic myth-based images...moving pictures that tell stories...sound like cinema? Jungian analysts such as Patricia Berry, have written about the idea that we're making movies in our minds all the time. We could see cinema as an external projection of our internal movies. So, what better medium than film could be used to demonstrate the invisible astrological story of the day? Accordingly, each post concludes with a dramatic scene from cinema. People often ask me for film recommendations so this is also my way of sharing my favorites with you.

The film clip is just one way out of a myriad possibilities the activated archetype can be expressed. Imagine a range of possible expressions for one archetype, from the least to most optimum. For example: when the Moon is in Aries, the Warrior Archetype is activated. Behavior associated with this principle can range from the least optimum: being stuck in anger, being rash, arrogant, too impulsive, starting a fight or war - to the most optimum: using the available abundant physical energy to work out, dance, constructively initiate a task or project, demonstrate your intelligence and courage as a leader. I once asked a Tibetan monk, Lama Norla, what he did when he got angry. He said, "I go outside and yell at a rock." The Aries (ruled by Mars) anger has to be released in some way or it festers in our body. But we can find a way to use the energy without hurting anyone. Once you're aware of the principle at work and possible behaviors associated with that principle/archetype, you can choose from anywhere along the continuum how to express it. There's one rule of thumb above all: An activated archetype demands to be acknowledged. The ancient Greeks would say that the gods demand to be honored or there will be all hell to pay! We'll just say that it's advantageous for us to know the energy in play, get in sync by acting as consciously as possible and...ride the wave! Things just tend to work out better...magic seems to happen! But it's not completely magic. Let's call it...Cosmic Consciousness!  

Finally, after each post you are invited to comment on how the daily astrology is expressed in your life.  

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