 |
 |
| |
| Departments |
Home
Columns, Special
Topics & Features:
The Columns:
Angels, Guides, &
Loving Spirits:
Angel Blessings:
with Dr. Doreen Virtue
Ask Valerie Morrison,
Internationally
Acclaimed Psychic
Trust Your Vibes
By Dr. Sonia Choquette, PhD.
Internationally Acclaimed Psychic Healer & Author
Astrologer's Notes:
Carin Martin,
Astrologer
Donna Cunningham, MSW, Astrologer
Basil Fearrington,
Astrologer
Diana Stone,
Astrologer &
Huna Shaman
Jeff Jawer
Astrologer
Glenn Perry,
Astrologer
Ray Merriman,
Financial Astrology:
MMA Market Week
Noel Tyl,
Astrologer
Daily Aspect Calendar
by Care
MoonWatching with Dana Gerhardt and Friends
Creating Bridges:
The Spiritual &
Philosophical
Act of Power
Discovering the Key to Living Your Sacred Dream
by Lynn Andrews
Avant-Gardening:
Insights
by Frank & Vicky
Giannangelo
From The Heart:
Alan Cohen
Teachings from the Western Mystery Traditions: The Esoteric "Paths of Return"
by Jacquelyn Small, Eupsychia
Spirituality in Daily Life: by Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron
The Conscious Column
by David Ault
Spiritual Mastery
for the 21st Century
Dr. Gwen MacGregor
Pearls of Wisdom:
with Care & Aeon
Encounters on the
Shaman's Path with
Dr. Hank Wesselman, PhD.
Anthropologist, Zoologist, Author, Shamanic Healer & Teacher
The Divine Human
by Ornesha De Paoli
Awakenings
by Karen Johnson
Worshipping by Wondering with
Sankara Saranam, MA Founder of the Pranayama Institute
A Woman's Beauty
by Robin Rice,
Shaman & Author
Wisdom Walks
In Circles
Margaret Lewis,
Shamanic Practitioner
The Awakening Generation
by Ann Marie Judge
Water For The Dry Sponge: Chronicles and Essays
by Shaun Brown,
Be Well Publications
Crystals, Minerals
& Gemstones
My Love of Crystals, Minerals & Gemstones
by Raven,
Raven Crystals
Divination Systems:
Be Your Own Oracle
By James Wanless, Ph.D.
Creator of the Voyager Tarot Deck
In Practice:
Juliet's Marketing Wisdom
by Juliet Austin, MA Marketing Coach, Author & Consultant
Kabbalah:
Kabbalah Revealed:
Rav Michael Laitman, PhD, Kabbalalist
"Letters from Heaven:" Spiritual Guidance from
the Hebrew Alphabet
by Avigayil Landsman
Numberscope Forecast
by Vincent J. Barra
Pet Care:
Dr. Carson's Holistic Animal Care
by Dr. Kathleen Carson, D.V.M.
Tarot:
Moment to Moment
by Gigi Miner
Author, Tarot Consultant, & Teacher
Reviews:
Tarot, Cartomancy,
Oracle Decks,
Books, & Software.
by Bonnie Cehovet,
Tarot Master
Humor:
Wake Up Laughing.Com:
Swami Beyondananda
Features:
Blessings & Messages
Event Calendar
Historical Notes & Data
The MetaPersonals
Opinion-Editorial
News Briefs
Symbols, Seals,
Amulets & Talismans
The What in the
World Department
Trivia & Life's Other
Novel Moments
Interviews:
Watch for Upcoming Announcements
Healing & Alternative
Health:
"Spirit and Practice
of the Wise Woman
Tradition"
By Susun Weed
Tai Chi & Qigong
by Bill Douglas
The Holistic Mystic,
by Lonny Brown
Medical Intuition: Tune
in to Your Body and Improve Your Health
by Caroline Sutherland, Sutherland Communications
Transformational Healing through the Violet Flame!
by Eva Kettles
Herbs for Health
with Kami McBride
Lose Weight Permanently: Stop the Endless Cycle of Dieting
Rena Greenberg,
Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming & Hypnotherapist
The Directory
The Book Nook
Archives:
Past Issues
|
|
|
|
|
|
Astrology:
MoonWatching with Dana Gerhardt and Friends
|
|
|
by Dana Gerhardt |
|
|
Scorpio New Moon:
Thanksgiving Challenge
By Simone Butler
Gratitude is heaven itself."
--William Blake
My friend Linda is the queen of gratitude. Having grown up in poverty, she appreciates even the simplest things. And because she emphasizes the good, even more blessings come her way. Her happy marriage is the greatest blessing of all. After eleven years, she and her husband are still passionately in love with each other. Their connection exalts both body and spirit, as well as supports their individual work in the world. Call it soul mates, twin flames, sacred partners-this high level of connection is what we all long for.
So, I asked her, why is it so hard for many of us to find or sustain such unions? "I think it's because people lack the confidence within themselves that you need to make it work," she replied.
Now is the time to forge that confidence. We've been walking through the fires of purification with five planets in transformational Scorpio over the last month. Many of us are in process of releasing something that's held us back for a long time. Scorpio offers a sexual healing, in particular. And, the Nov. 20 New Moon at the tail end of Scorpio, so close to the breakthrough energies of Sagittarius, promises a fresh start.
We are about to enter a year-long portal on Nov. 24 that will trigger an exciting new phase in consciousness. After that, the energy will be right for many of us to connect with the romantic partner who is meant for us. And, those who are already in such a relationship will take it to the next level. November 24th is the long-awaited dawn of the Fifth Day of the Mayan Calendar. Quetzalcoatl, the winged serpent god, brings the strongest influx of energy since we entered the Galactic Underworld in 1999. A blaze of light awakens our intuitive faculties to balance the masculine and feminine within.
Falling close to the end of the sacred Mayan Calendar, the Fifth Day lasts for one year. This is the timeframe we've all been waiting for. It may also coincide with increased turbulence in the world, however, as Quetzalcoatl helps us shed our old skins and fly free. Remarkably, this quickening exactly parallels the once-every-twelve-year return of Jupiter to its home sign of Sagittarius, which begins on Thanksgiving. This major synchronicity opens an unprecedented portal for accelerated growth.
Thanksgiving is always celebrated on Thursday, a day that's sacred to Jupiter, god of abundance and gratitude. So as our national holiday approaches, I'm offering a challenge. Join me in a week-long ritual of grateful affirmation. Here are some ideas: Start a gratitude journal in which you list three things you're thankful for each night before bed. Send a note each day to different people you appreciate. Give thanks out loud, morning and night. "I am grateful for the internal confidence that magnetizes my ecstatic union." Or, "I give thanks for this old pattern of poverty-consciousness that has taught me so much, and now release it." Feel the gratitude in your heart to make it real.
We'll begin on a power day-Monday, November 20, the New Moon in Scorpio conjunct Jupiter, planet of blessings. The Sun enters inspirational Sagittarius on the 22nd, providing momentum. Then Jupiter joins it on Thanksgiving, and we're really rolling! Not only that, but all the planets will be in forward motion from Nov. 20 thru Dec. 5. This highly unusual occurrence is a perfect opportunity to marry the masculine and feminine within our hearts. Let's take advantage of this planetary momentum to jumpstart a new future!
Simone Butler is an astrologer and writer based in Escondido, CA. In addition to her private practice, she teaches at the Golden Door Spa. Her writings appear regularly in The Mountain Astrologer magazine, the Starscroll and at AOL Horoscopes. And, she gives presentations on the Mayan Calendar and the Sacred Feminine: Aligning With the Cosmic Changes. Visit her website for further info. If you live in the San Diego area, you're invited to join in a Blessing Ceremony on Friday, Nov. 24 to welcome the new energies. Contact Simone for details.
© 2006 Simone Butler
All rights reserved |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dana Gerhardt,
Astrologer
|
 |
Dana Gerhardt
A popular columnist with The Mountain Astrologer since 1991, Dana Gerhardt is an internationally respected astrologer.
She has lectured extensively and written for astrology publications on several continents. Her ongoing passions are the moon and living the intuitive life.
Dana worked for many years in the corporate sector, where she observed the undeniable influence of natural cycles. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude from Occidental College in Los Angeles and did graduate work in literature at Columbia University and CSULA.
She is joined on her Mooncircles website by a community of accomplished astrologers.
Jean Hinson Lall
Jean Hinson Lall is a professional astrologer and psychotherapist who has been in private practice in Baltimore, Maryland since 1975.
A former Peace Corps staff member and Fulbright scholar in India, she holds an M.A. degree in archetypal studies.
Her writings have appeared in Spring, Common Boundary, and The Astrotherapy Newsletter. She has lectured widely on astrology, myth and archetypal psychology and is Director of the Institute for the Study of Imagination.
Julia Bondi
Julia has been a busy counseling astrologer, intuitive, teacher and writer for more than 30 years.
With degrees in clinical psychology and esoteric philosophy, Julia draws her wisdom and dedication to spirituality from her moon rising on her ascendant, her 12th house stellium in Gemini and her Pisces midheaven.
Pythia Peay
Pythia Peay is an astrologer and inspirational journalist whose articles have appeared in a variety of publications, including "George" magazine," Common Boundary," and "The Utne Reader."
She studied and taught meditation with the Sufi teacher, Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, and is the editor of his book, Awakening: A Sufi Experience. She has also written Soul Sisters: A Sacred Way for all Women and Mercury Retrograde.
April Elliott Kent
April Elliott Kent is a practicing astrologer, writer, and web designer. Her writing has been featured in The Mountain Astrologer and Wholistic Astrologer magazines, and in Llewellyn's 2005 Moon Sign Book. Her specialty is wedding electionals. She recently graduated from the California State University at San Diego with a degree in communications.
http://www.mooncircles.
com/
|
 |
You'll find it in
The
Directory! |
|
|
|
|
