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The sun and moon sit opposite each other in the sky today. This full moon is in Aquarius, with the sun across in Leo. The Aquarius/Leo axis is characterized by altruism and ego, higher good and personal gain, group creativity and personal creativity, joyous play and public performance. This is a time of culmination. From here on, the lunar energy wanes. Use the light of the full moon to identify what has come to completion and reached its ripest state. What needs to be picked or plucked or let ...
Wednesday is ruled by Mercury, the winged messenger god of travel, communication, connection, and the digital realm. With summer well underway, it's time to make some travel plans. Grab your calendar and go through the next seven weeks, noting any times that you could get away. Maybe there is a Monday holiday coming up or a week at work you could take off. Highlight those dates, then make a list. Contact friends and family you long to see. Ask them: "Who wants to go camping, hiking, or ...
June is the traditional month for weddings, with the goddess Juno overseeing love, marriage, fertility, and childbirth. Because the month name is derived from the goddess's name, it's believed that getting married in June will bring Juno's blessings to the couple, bestowing fertility, happiness, and a long, loving marriage. Okay, okay, I hear you. I, too, am solo and live with my dog. So here is what I propose (pun intended): Invoke Juno's blessings with a self-marriage ritual. Get a ring ...
Tuesday is ruled by the planet Mars, which symbolizes the direct energy of going and getting what you want, assertiveness, direct communication, energy, and ambition. Mars is also full of passion. Resist the naysayers who tell you Mars is only about war and aggression, and use the Martian force to achieve great things. My garden is going gangbusters in early June, and with the longer hours of light, tonight is a great time to perform energetic garden magic. If you don't have a garden, this can ...
