Astrology
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Charge! Inherent Meaning in Nature.
Listen to this as a podcast here I woke up this morning with a word in my head: charge. A baseball rally wafted through my awareness- da da da da da da… charge!! There are so many uses for this word. One can take charge or charge someone for a service. One can charge at… Continue reading
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Mud-luscious. Supernatural Beauty.
Listen here Taurus Season has arrived, making the flowers more alive, and sparking the appetite for nature to strive for various expressions of perfection. Up here in Vermont, we have had some rain, rendering the land, in the words of e.e. Cummings “mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful”. The daffodils appear near supernatural in their yellow glow. And… Continue reading
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Nature’s Zodiac Podcast. New Episodes
I’m calling the show Nature’s Zodiac now, but as before it will bring you brief poetic thoughts about the astrological weather for the week ahead. Tune in if you like rhymes, planets, and reasons to better connect to the day in day out! Listen here Secrets of Spring. Metaphorcast April 17-23 2023 We are in… Continue reading
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Bach and the Secret of Ceaseless Activity: Meditations for a New Moon in Aries
In his book, How Children Learn, author and educator John Holt describes a key difference in the approach of a child versus an adult when it comes to trying something new. When he brings out his cello to a group of children they often ask him to play it. He responds by playing a very… Continue reading
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Sharpening the Imaginal. Saturn into Pisces.
Mark Twain said “You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus”. Saturn, the planet of focus, moves into the imaginal realm of Pisces today on March 7th, 2023. Are you ready to get your vision checked? The transit occurs at the height of a Full Moon, ensuring that no magic… Continue reading
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I Love Springtime in a Paradigm Shift
Though every moment in time is new, and every breaking day is as well, there are some times when new is even newer. Springtime is an example of extra newness. So is the beginning of a new age. On March 23, 2023, just days past the spring equinox, powerful Pluto moves into Aquarius where it… Continue reading
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After One Year, My Book is Here!
It all started with a simple question: could the zodiac be arranged vertically, ascending from the depths to the heights of existence? Do the natural elements hint at an upward ‘path’ with the depths of water ascending to the solidity of earth, then to the atmosphere of air and finally, the heights of fire? … Continue reading
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Be The Cause. Inspiration From Spinoza.
The philosopher Baruch Spinoza saw nature to be synonymous with God. He saw all living creatures as a part of this whole. The thing that tied everything together was affectivity; the capacity to affect and be affected. He saw everything to be relative to something else in a web-like structure. Consciousness sits in the middle… Continue reading
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Fibonacci Patterns and the Metabolism of Time
Libra and Saturn introduce the seasons of Fall and Winter. The leaves on the trees turn red, orange and yellow. they no longer recede into the distance like they did while green in the summer. They come forth, into our focus. We are inspired to pick up a fallen leaf and look closer at it.… Continue reading
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Taurus’ Field
When my boy was learning to walk we spent many a summer afternoon at the park. I appreciated the softness of the grass cushioning fall after fall. I was happy to live in Vermont with such robust greenery. I got in the habit of kicking off my shoes. This is when I started to really… Continue reading
About Me
Thanks for stopping by! I use the zodiac as a guide towards a philosophy of nature. I hope you enjoy!
Recent Posts
- Meaning is Given (and Worth the Effort To Find It)
- The Appetite to Make Things Happen
- Look Deep Into Nature. Gemini Season Begins!
- Mother Nature is in You. Meditation for a New Moon in Taurus.
- The Role of the Gradient. How Life Emerges Through the Ups and Downs.
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