Inspiration

Sunday inspiration for the total eclipse: Here’s to something new

Monday’s eclipse of the Aries Sun may reveal something unexpected; perhaps a new adventure. It could also facilitate the healing of an ancient wound. (See this article for more details about the eclipse.)

I thought this beautiful piece was perfect for today’s Sunday post. Every door that closes leads to a new adventure, and we are ready. 💖


Here’s to the beginning of something new. The endless possibilities that await us. The memories yet to be made. The friends we’re yet to meet. The love we’re yet to receive. […]

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By |2024-04-04T15:44:48-04:00April 7th, 2024|Inspiration|4 Comments

Sunday inspiration: Happy resurrection holiday

art by Wendy Andrew

This is a repost from 2010.  You might also enjoy my podcast The Resurrection Show.

I have always found it interesting that the timing Christian holiday of Easter is based on the lunar cycle and the Spring Equinox.  The holiday that the Christian world celebrates as Easter retains much of its pagan roots as a fertility festival and a time of balance as the days and nights (in the northern hemispheres) are of equal length. Even the name “Easter” is taken from […]

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By |2024-03-31T08:44:55-04:00March 31st, 2024|Holidays, Inspiration|0 Comments

Sunday inspiration: The holoscopic divine mind

We are nearing the conjunction of Jupiter (expansion and meaning) and Uranus (radical change and disruption of the status quo). The two will make their exact alignment on April 20th, but for the next few weeks we are likely to see an increase of innovative and perhaps groundbreaking changes.

My friend astrologer Ray Grasse is one of the foremost thought leaders on the intersection between astrology and meaning. He wrote a wonderful mind-expanding essay which is perfect to prepare our minds for the increased awareness that is possible under the Jupiter/Uranus conjunction and I’ve quoted a portion below. You can […]

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By |2024-03-17T08:19:07-04:00March 17th, 2024|Inspiration|0 Comments

Sunday inspiration: Blessing for a new day at the New Moon

The Pisces New SuperMoon is today – an emergence of heart-opening compassion and the illumination of imagination. With the New Moon at its closest point to Earth making it a SuperMoon, it may be easier to tune into our heart’s desires as we chart our course for the next month. 

It is often said that intentions planted at the New Moon can come to fruition, and the SuperMoon can make these instincts stronger and more clear. But in the midst of the Piscean mist, we have a challenging square from Mars to Uranus today. Nerves may be jangled, and wires may […]

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By |2024-03-09T10:31:24-05:00March 10th, 2024|Inspiration|0 Comments

Sunday poetry for the Pluto in Aquarius Cosmic Shift

I can’t remember where I found this poem from Clare Dubois, but I just love it. The shift of Pluto of Capricorn to Aquarius in the Age of Air* takes us from the solid world of Earth to a new awakening. It’s not a “peace and love” kind of understanding from the 1960s – Aquarius can have a sharp edge especially when we’re dealing with Pluto which demands that we break down the false constructs which we have built around us. 

Mars and Venus are in Aquarius right now, and Venus squares Uranus today for a double jolt into a new […]

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By |2024-03-03T08:26:32-05:00March 3rd, 2024|Inspiration|4 Comments

Sunday inspiration for the Virgo Full Moon: After the ecstasy, the laundry

The Moon was full in Virgo yesterday, and with the Sun in Pisces we have a polarity, an opposition which pulls us in two different directions. Pisces pulls us towards the ecstasy of transcendence and imagination; Virgo pulls us towards the ordinary and the mundane, the details which we must take care of because we live in a body that requires care and attention.

I woke up this morning thinking about a book I read many years ago, and some of you may have read it too: “After the Ecstasy, the Laundry” by Jack Kornfeld, a Buddhist practitioner.  I found […]

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By |2024-02-25T07:48:59-05:00February 25th, 2024|Inspiration|2 Comments

Sunday inspiration: The meaning of life from Stephen Levine

Many of you know, I’m sure, about the groundbreaking work of Stephen Levine. The attempt to find meaning in life spans every generation, from our teens, to midlife, and especially to those of us facing the twilight of our lives.

The Sun enters Pisces today, bringing our attention to the magic and illusion of experiences that lie beyond the veil. Under the influence of Pisces we can imagine our world differently, and find new meaning in unexpected ways. The traditional ruler of Pisces is Jupiter, the planet that defines meaning so I thought this would be an appropriate time to […]

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By |2024-02-18T08:32:14-05:00February 18th, 2024|Inspiration|0 Comments

Sunday Inspiration: Moving forward in small steps

On the heels of the Aquarius New Moon with all its Uranian shock and awe, some of us may be looking ahead to an unknown future. Well to be fair, isn’t that all of us. 🤔  Here’s some sage advice.


art by Wendy Edelson

My grandmother once gave me a tip:
In difficult times, you move forward in small steps.
Do what you have to do, but little by little.
Don’t think about the future, or what may happen tomorrow.
Wash the dishes.
Remove the dust.
[…]

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By |2024-02-11T08:33:24-05:00February 11th, 2024|Inspiration|2 Comments

Sunday inspiration: Lost treasure waiting to be found

When the world is traumatized it can be difficult to distinguish the pain inside from the pain outside. With Chiron conjunct the North Node over the next couple of weeks, urging the healing of our deepest wounds so that we can be freed to pursue our destiny, this poem seemed appropriate. 💖


art by Brian Kirhagis

you worry yourself
with what’s out there
politics
crime
diseases
a thousand thousand reasons
for you not to hear
the voice inside
crying

it’s crying for
your attention
[…]

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By |2024-02-04T08:59:26-05:00February 4th, 2024|Inspiration|0 Comments

Sunday inspiration: Mending the world within our reach

With Pluto still bridging the gap between Capricorn and Aquarius throughout the year, we are in the doorway to a new global experience. I love this piece by Clarissa Pinkola Estes and have made it my bible when I am overcome with the fact that I am such a small piece in the disasters of today, with no idea how to save the world. I hope you will find it helpful too. 

We should note the fact that this book was not written for today’s times. It was published in 1989, 35 years ago. Human disaster is not new; it goes […]

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By |2024-01-28T08:11:20-05:00January 28th, 2024|Inspiration|0 Comments
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