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Id like to recommend a book called Mythic Astrology: Archetypal Powers in the Horoscope by Ariel Guttman and Kenneth Johnson. It gives a good in-depth study on the various myths connected to the zodiac and planets from Greek to Egyptian and Mesopotamian cultures. Its been a go to reference I’ve found to be interesting and valuable!
Sidereal Astrologer Dr Dani Inman wrote a book about the constellation Ophiuchus and I wanted to share with you, our astro friends! Ophiuchus has been a long ignored constellation in modern astrology and its made a resurgence as more and more astrologers use the real sky for their readings. I’m looking forward to reading this one!
We all know Mars is an activator and in Cancer I feel he’s been really pulling on our heart strings. This transit has been stirring up intense feelings around our physical needs, our habits around how we build security for ourselves and others, and our past & present pains (with Pluto’s influence) As Mars closes in on Neptune’s N. Node the over sensitivity toward our current life themes start to make more sense. We may start to realize we’re in this void area of push and pull where the past can be romanticized and the future seems unattainable, or we’re just plain stuck in our tracks because we don’t know how to push through the emotional tides. I think it’s a good time to trust your physical cues, get grounded through meditation or yoga, get enough rest, and allow your intuition to guide you without the influence of personal desire. It’s good to remember that when you take time to heal your heart, soul, and physical body- you’re also healing your ancestral bloodline. This lunar cycle is unexpectantly super emotional for me and knew there had to be another factor in the astro equation lol!
I used to stare at my calendar for a living so its been great not thinking about it for a few years! Sometimes I wonder if we’ll ever see a change in the current calendar we use. I mean we are living in unprecedented times lol! Saturn the lord of time and Neptune the limitless nemesis of conformity are really changing our views on our human culture and the effects of doing business in a technological world. Its ripping the mask off delusions we’ve carried around for possibly our entire lifetimes. In Pisces no less:) I don’t think a change in our shared global calendar system will happen soon but I also don’t think its completely off the table either.
@rikki its funny we all have the same kind of story and how our intuition was nudging us to look up ourselves:) The Perseid meteor shower in the early nineties was absolutely incredible to witness up in the northern woods. Zero light pollution! For a couple summers the sky was lit up with so much magic and I used to make wishes on every falling star Id see until I ran out of things to wish for lol. Ive been dipping my toes into some esoteric astrology, looking into different angles to the energy patterns we experience, and its quite interesting the connections the planets & stars make to our own energy centers. Its fascinating how some of the people I talk to had the epiphany around the same time Neptune entered Pisces in 2020. In 2017 I was getting the push to move into astrology and wish I wouldve listened lol. Wouldve saved me some years of spinning in circles.
@abbey-quinn its happening between my Midheaven and Mars/Mercury 9th house 🙂 I’m totally finding similarities between the now and the month Mars was in Aries last year. He entered around June 11th and left around the middle of July 2024. At that time I was in between day jobs, we had just finished your ancient astrology course, and I had pulled together a short lived study group at that time. Now we launched the ISAA, I’m balancing my day job with my star work, and were in discussions about the future, education, and promotion of sidereal with a very talented group of astrologers. Its so far out!
Hey detoxing doesn’t sound like a bad idea to start right now at all! Recently I was thinking about what I can change about my lifestyle so I can focus more on my work with the stars lol so there definitely is something to the cosmic reset powers in Aries!
The constellation Aries hosts the New Moon lunar cycle this month and its quietly activating themes related to our sense of identity, fear of the unknown, and partnerships of all kinds. Aries stars invoke a colorful waking dream life that encourages you to imagine yourself playing the part of the hero, the rock star lol or the desirable lover oozing with sex appeal. Think back to when Mars was transiting Aries summer of 2024. What kind of dreams and desires did you align with at that time? Pluto’s opposition creates a synergy with Mars where the Martian receptivity is heightened and we may feel like trail blazing or stepping onto a whole new life path. Jupiter is squaring the lunar nodes so it could create challenges like choosing growth over what has always felt familiar to you or you might face some choices that have bigger consequences than usual. It could distort how we see ourselves playing our part in the reality we experience on the daily. Anyway that’s the short of it and I’m curious what others see. Happy New Moon:)
@Abbey-Quinn I talked to Michael and he said it just doesn’t do that… yet!
@Rikki Agh compatibility issues are a pain. Abbey recommended Luna at one time: https://www.lunaastrology.com/explore
Its a cloud based software you can use on Mac. It has the bells and whistles, lots of options too! I haven’t tried it out but I would be curious know if its cool:)I would say the only frustration I have with Prometheus is that the astro chart settings apply to every chart. So like I couldn’t do a multi wheel chart comparison with just the planetary nodes vs the daily transits. At least I haven’t figured out if the settings can be applied to certain charts and different settings applied to others so I can play comparison. Once the settings are chosen its across the board no matter what chart I pull up. Operator error? Very possible I haven’t played with it enough!
https://www.faempowerment.com/
I cannot recommend Fran Arnet’s Heliocentric work enough:) Her detailed analysis of the planetary cycles is incredible and I absolutely love her inclusion of planetary nodes in her work. She’s able to take an eagle eye view of the cosmos and explain how these planetary energies are working together. If you’re interested in digging deeper and falling down all new rabbit holes then you’re welcome 🙂
Hey, hey! I’m Niki and I practice constellational astrology. Ehh Id say my style leans esoteric but I do mainly focus on evolutionary principles. My approach to astrology is continually developing as I grow and gain experience though. Its really cool to see the impact this kind of work is making. I’m so happy to be sharing a space like this with all of you! I feel really lucky to be able to learn from so many talented astrologers and look forward to being apart of and contributing to this community:)
