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The power of this Libra New Moon for change and healing

The easy astrological times are not always the times when change and evolution can take place – sometimes these changes take an astrological punch, and that is what we have under this Libra New Moon. Libra is considered to be a somewhat “soft” sign – often polite and tactful, Libra urges us to relate to others, find ways to compromise, and balance opposing viewpoints with ease. Libra is ruled by Venus after all, and Venus is the Goddess of Love and Beauty…or so we like to think.

The Venus archetype comes to us […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2021-10-06T13:20:35-04:00October 6th, 2021|Moon|2 Comments

7.7.21 – Healing and realignment under Venus

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The influence of Venus is easily minimized because her transits are so fleeting, but if we remember that the predecessor of the Roman Venus was Inanna/Ishtar, the goddess of war and creation, we can see that her power is easily missed. Venus presides over our values and the types of experiences we attract and draw to us. So often in my practice people come to me asking “What should I be doing” and miss entirely the idea aligning their values to their desires and proceeding from there.

Mars also experiences […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2021-07-07T07:46:39-04:00July 7th, 2021|Uncategorized|0 Comments

October 2020’s Libra New SuperMoon is a powerhouse of planetary energies!

Just like everything else in 2020 so far, this week’s New Moon in Libra on October 16 2020 has surprises in store for us. First of all, it’s a SuperMoon™ (coined by astrologer Richard Nolle) which means that the Moon is nearing its closest proximity to the Earth at the time the Moon and Sun align from our perspective for the New Moon. When a Full Moon is a SuperMoon, we see it larger than life in the […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2020-10-15T13:47:05-04:00October 14th, 2020|Moon|4 Comments

The dark and light faces of Venus at the Libra New Moon

Art by Catherine Roche.

The New Moon is the fusion of the Sun and the Moon – the solar light combines with lunar illumination of the darkness for the beginning of a new lunar cycle. New Moons have long been known as times to begin something new: to plant new seeds, to create, to bring something new into being.

This New Moon is in the sign of Libra. Ruled by the planet Venus, Libra is the sign that teaches equanimity, balance, and the integration of opposites. Under the influence […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2018-10-08T08:20:40-04:00October 8th, 2018|Moon|6 Comments

Venus retrograde in Scorpio: October 5, 2018 – November 16, 2018

Deviant Art. Venus turns retrograde on October 5th and will be retrograde until November 16th, 2018.

Venus usually slips through our lives like a whisper, and we barely experience her fleeting transits. Her influence is usually soft and encouraging and I often say that we only really take notice when we experience discomfort of some kind. Even the challenging transits of Venus are benign, offering us only an opportunity to indulge in greater indulgence. When Venus is retrograde, however, she moves more slowly and deliberately and her influence is […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2023-11-21T11:12:39-05:00October 1st, 2018|Planetary cycles|10 Comments

Venus turns retrograde March 4, 2017 – what does this mean for you?

Art by Immortalized Kaos

Venus usually slips through our lives like a whisper, and we barely experience her transits. Her influence is usually soft and encouraging and I often say that we only really take notice when we experience discomfort of some kind. Even the challenging transits of Venus are benign, offering us only an opportunity to indulge in greater indulgence.

Venus is famous for her influence on relationships. As the goddess of love and beauty, she bestows an attractive power and grace, but that attractive power […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2019-02-03T08:43:06-05:00March 3rd, 2017|Uncategorized|5 Comments

For the retrograde: The renegade Venus

The image of Venus has really changed over the years, morphing from her early days as a complex warrior queen and sexual goddess to a more two-dimensional character, the Goddess of Love and Beauty.

While Venus is retrograde I thought it would be a good time to look at the OTHER side of Venus. The archetype that we now call Venus/Aphrodite was a female goddess that originally presided over sexuality, fertility, and war in ancient Bronze Age Mesopotamian civilization. She was called Astarte in Greece, Ashtoreth in Hebrew, Inanna in Sumeria, Isis […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2020-05-15T15:46:13-04:00December 27th, 2013|Uncategorized|3 Comments

Musings on the Chilean miners

Yesterday the world watched enraptured as 33 miners in Chile were released from their bondage in the Underworld and emerged relatively unscathed, with amazing stories of bravery and transformation. One of the more amazing reports that I heard was that the miners were arguing over who should be rescued first, each one wanting their brethren to be released before they themselves were freed. This has been a truly inspiring story, but the true miracle was the spirit that these men demonstrated during their captivity, despite the agonizing […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2010-10-14T14:50:53-04:00October 14th, 2010|Events|Comments Off

New Moon in Libra, October 7 2010

A New Moon occurs when the Sun and Moon align in the sky, beginning the next phase of the lunar cycle. There’s a clearing of the slate, and an opportunity to begin anew. The Libra New Moon on October 7 th includes not only a conjunction of the Sun and Moon but also a conjunction of Mercury to Saturn, all in Libra.Libra is ruled by Venus, and Venus is quite powerful right now since it’s virtually stationary as it prepares to change direction to turn […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2019-08-26T13:07:26-04:00October 6th, 2010|Moon|Comments Off

Venus retrogrades today and casts her spells in reverse

Venus turns retrograde this morning, shortly after being squared by the Moon at 8:06 am.

Venus usually slips through our lives like a whisper, and we barely experience her transits. Her influence is usually soft and encouraging and I often say that we only really take notice when we experience discomfort of some kind. Even the challenging transits of Venus are benign, offering us only an opportunity to indulge in greater indulgence.

Perhaps the timing of this retrograde Venus at the height of Girl Scout Cookie season could spell disaster to some of […]

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