Year of the Wood Dragon

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The Year of the Dragon begins with the New Moon on February 9, 2024 at 2:58 p.m. PST.  These links cover different perspectives — symbolism, cultural relevance and predictions — for the Dragon, considered the grandest and most charismatic of the all the Chinese signs. Most are about 10 minutes long; the few longer, in-depth presentations are marked as such.

Here’s the Most Important Thing You Need to Know for 2024, Year of the Wood Dragon & Year of Action Elizabeth Pyjov speaks to the inner opportunities and optimal point of view for the year: “I am going to enjoy this life no matter what it throws at me. ..Let everyone else be as they are…Learn to look at life with approval and interest and warmth.”

AnandaShree Astrology speaks on the February Fiery New Moon Year of the Dragon, integrated with ideas from Vedic Astrology. The Dragon is a mythical animal which is vast, powerful and brings huge transformations. The New Moon is in the Dhanishta Nakshatra, connected to wealth and “the star of symphony.” On this New Moon she recommends to “take a vow to speak only what is necessary.”

Chinese Year of the Dragon + All Animal Signs
U.K. astrologer Patrick Arundell describes the dragon symbolism in China and considers 1964, the last Wood Dragon year — the Civil Rights Act was passed and Martin Luther King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He also briefly looks at the horoscope for China in his video.

US Postal Service has Year of the Dragon forever stamps

Year of the Dragon: Revealing Mysteries, Power, Fortune and Intrigue in the Chinese Zodiac
“Delve into the enigmatic realm of the Chinese Zodiac’s Year of the Dragon, unveiling its profound significance, power, and fortune. Explore the dragon’s charismatic traits and the transformative energies it brings to this auspicious year. Discover the cultural richness and intriguing legends surrounding this revered zodiac sign, inviting you on a journey of wisdom and mystique.”

Why the Dragon is Central to Chinese Culture is a short educational video. “Beautiful in their strength and otherworldliness,” the dragon is inseparable from the history of the Chinese people.

Take a 4-minute break and Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with Chinese Calligraphy

The Wood Dragon: Pluto in Aquarius and Predictions for 2024
Donna Stellhorn at Kepler College offers a 90 minute presentation on Chinese astrology and its intersection with Western astrology. She explains the building blocks of Chinese astrology (i.e., the heavenly stems and earthly branches), the Five Elements and their interconnections, and delineates specific predictions for each of the 12 Chinese animal signs. Next, she combines the Dragon year energies with Western astrology. (Time stamps so you can bump ahead to your animal year for the predictions.)

Pantheon Mythology hosts a 20 minute video: Who are the Dragons of Chinese Mythology?
“These mythical creatures are revered in Chinese mythology as symbols of power, strength, and good fortune. Unlike their Western counterparts, often portrayed as vicious and violent, Chinese dragons are seen as benevolent and protective creatures that bring rain and control floods, crucial aspects of agriculture in ancient China.”

Astrologer and historian Christopher Renstrom at The Astrology Hub presents an hour on Exploring the Chinese Lunar New Year and the Year of the Wood Dragon. He provides a “deep examination of the symbolism and cultural beliefs surrounding the Chinese Lunar New Year and its correlation with Chinese Astrology. He emphasizes the fundamental difference between Western and Chinese astrology, and also delves into the significance of the animals and elements in Chinese astrology, especially with regards to the Year of the Wood Dragon.” He also tells a story from the Han Dynasty, “which ties back to the central theme of wisdom and enlightenment. This year is one that encourages seeking wisdom and understanding beyond immediate fulfilment or gratification.”

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Boysober Girlsober

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Great article from comedian Hope Woodard and Marisa Charpentier at the New York Times: “She’s not celibate – she’s Boysober”

“The comedian Hope Woodard is spreading the word about her yearlong break from sex and dating. One fan calls it “this year’s hottest mental health craze.”

…”During her time at the mic, “Ms. Woodard described moments when she was the villain of her own dating story — times when she had led someone on, or had allowed herself to be treated poorly because she wanted attention.”

A big part of the yearlong break from sex and romance is unlearning the unhealthy relationship patterns that often get passed down from generation to generation. “Maybe we are one of the first generations of women where we don’t actually have to plug into a man for, like, energy and power and whatever,” Ms. Woodard said.

Ms. Wright, 25, pointed to the pressure on women to earn male attention. “When that dissolves,” she said, “there’s a whole new world that opens.”

Ms. Woodard said that, growing up in the South, she was raised to please others. Now, she said, she sometimes struggles with knowing what she wants. At its core, her “boysober” year is about learning how to say no.

“I’m a little bit angry at myself and angry at all the sex that I’ve had that I feel like I didn’t choose,” she said. “For the first time ever, I just feel like I have ownership over my body.”

Catie Kobland, 24, a nanny and graduate student in Manhattan who attended the event, said that she and her friends “go celibate” every so often.

“When you get out of a relationship, or you have a really bad situationship and dating or seeing people is tainted, and you want to rinse it from your mouth, I feel like the best way to do it is celibacy,” Ms. Kobland said. “It’s this year’s hottest mental health craze.”

Fall Equinox

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Mabon Blessings! 🙂

“Today we celebrate Mabon, or the Autumn Equinox. The hours of the day and night are equal. Today is harvest festival, and we pay our thanks for the wondrous blessings we have been given all summer. This Sabbat is also sometimes known as the Second Harvest Festival, Wine Harvest, Feast of Avalon, and Cornucopia.

Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it. When you feel overwhelmed call upon the angels for they will help you to move forward and hold you in your arms when you are afraid. Whatever you have been working on can be harvested now. You are more powerful than you can imagine and can make all your dreams come true.

Tonight it’s appropriate to wear your finest clothes and celebrate with a bountiful harvest of food. Tonight is we turn the wheel of the year and get ready to head into a period of rest, relaxation and reflection. Take a walk in the woods; scatter some offerings for the animals and elementals of the forest.

It’s the night of mysteries and balance. Enjoy the fruits of your labor this year. Celebrate you and your accomplishments! When you are doing spell work or rituals tonight, work with protection, prosperity, security, self-confidence, harmony and balance.

Deities of Mabon:
Goddesses: Morgan, Epona, Persephone, Pamona, and the Muses
Gods: Mabon, Thoth, Thor, Hermes, the Green Man

Symbols of Mabon: Wine, gourds, pine cones, acorns, grains, corn, apples, pomegranates, vines such as ivy, dried seeds, and horns of plenty.

Herbs of Mabon: Acorns, benzoin, ferns, grains, honeysuckle, marigold, milkweed, myrrh, passionflower, rose, sage, solomon’s seal, and thistle.

Foods of Mabon: Breads, nuts, apples, pomegranates, potatoes, carrots, and onions.

Incense of Mabon: Autumn Blend – benzoin, myrrh, and sage

Colors of Mabon: Red, orange, maroon, brown, and gold.

Stones of Mabon: Sapphire, lapis lazuli, yellow agates.

Love and Blessings,

Jasmeine Moonsong

** original graphic from Cezare-me http://cezare-me.deviantart.com/ **

Dark of the Moon: Week of September 4th

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VENUS turned Direct in Leo this week, just as JUPITER turns backwards in the other direction. Both are stationing over our heads for the next 10 days or so. September is a bundle of retrogrades and cross currents. If you look below, almost every single planet is going backwards, with the exception of MARS, however this fiery planet is miserable in the sign of Libra (in his detriment).

The vibe this month is introspection – turning our focus inwards and checking in with our instincts. Retrograde planets have us rethinking everything, traveling over old ground, revisiting old choices and decisions, perhaps worrying, feeling helpless, and unable to get over things we need to release. Click here to book a phone reading ($175.00) with me 🙂

CURRENTLY:

Sun at 14 Virgo
Mercury RETROGRADE at 13 Virgo
Venus DIRECT at 12 Leo
Mars at 6 Libra (weak – in detriment)
Jupiter RETROGRADE at 15 Taurus
Saturn RETROGRADE at 3 Pisces
Uranus RETROGRADE at 23 Taurus
Neptune RETROGRADE 26 Pisces (rulership)
Pluto RETROGRADE at 28 Capricorn
North Node at 26 Aries

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August 30th: Full Moon in Pisces

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CURRENTLY:
Sun at 7 Virgo
Mercury RETROGRADE at 20 Virgo (strong but backwards lol; exalted in Virgo)
Venus RETROGRADE at 12 Leo
Mars at 1 Libra (weak – in detriment)
Jupiter at 15 Taurus
Saturn RETROGRADE at 3 Pisces
Uranus RETROGRADE at 23 Taurus
Neptune RETROGRADE 26 Pisces (rulership)
Pluto RETROGRADE at 28 Capricorn
North Node at 26 Aries

Full Moon at 7 Pisces on Wednesday, August 30th at 6:36pm Pacific. This Full Moon is conjunct retrograde Saturn, so there is a sense of heaviness and responsibility to issues that are coming up now… and with seven planets in retrograde we are walking back through territory we have already passed through. The past is coming up and giving us a new understanding of our evolution.

Moon in Pisces is great for movies and entertainment. Allow time to reflect on your life. If you’d like to know how this Full Moon personally affects you, book a reading with me here: https://elizabethrosepsychicandtarot.as.me/?appointmentType=1307112

Moon in Virgo

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Friday, June 23rd: Virgo Moon all weekend. ORGANIZE yourself!

This weekend is ideal for organizing, working on projects, and running errands around town. We are moving towards a Mercury square to Neptune on Sunday, which can bring either deception, or creativity.

Mercury and Neptune are opposites, Mercury being analytical and scientific, while Neptune governs the space between worlds, dreams or other spiritual dimensions. Try to blend the two with art, music, creativity and writing. Also meditation, inner reflection and the inner search for truth and meaning in our lives.
Also, we are coming up to the first-quarter moon on Tuesday. It’s a time when something demands our attention or we get better clarity about what this lunar month is about.

If you’d like an astrology reading send me a message here! I charge $250 for a thorough interpretation.

Full Moon ECLIPSE in Scorpio

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Friday, 10:34am: Full Moon Eclipse at 15 Scorpio.
Avoid social complications and risky situations.
Reality is bending, and we are being transformed.
Pluto has released a surge of life-transforming energy from the primordial depths.
It is also True Beltane today.

The key word is BALANCE. This Full Moon puts the focus on our relationships – business and personal. Clear the air, forge new agreements, speak the truth, and put energy into the neglected areas of your life. If something has been standing in your way, now is the time to deal with it. Get it done.

This one is an invitation — to follow the Messenger’s mythic, magical journey to reclaim the genius of your body mind and retrieve the brilliance of that fire that lights up the web through which the Cosmos enters you — the one we call the nervous system, linking you to the cosmos-neurological web of the Universe itself. This one is a daring, high-stakes mission — to rewild your mind and bring your life fully alive, just as spring does to the world.

In the ancient world, where Mercury was called Hermes, he was the god of finding and meeting, the guide of souls, and the trickster (the mythic figure who crosses time, space, and cultures).

your Holy Guardian Angel

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by Arthur Rackham

“The Holy Guardian Angel is more than the projected image of our perfected self, or the voice of our conscience. It’s more than the inherent, innocent knowledge of right and wrong. It is more than the divine ear that hears us when we look to heaven and pray ‘oh God if you get me out of this I’ll never do anything so stupid again’.

But what that ‘more than‘ is, is difficult to discuss.

“Get your angel and have him explain” seems to be the advice of the Abramelin ritual.

Nevertheless since Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel is of such supreme importance to the spiritual career of the of the aspirant, it might be helpful to see how the concept might be more clearly illustrated. To do this I will briefly review the kabbalistic principles as they relate to the fundamental document of hermeticism, The Emerald Tablet of Hermes.

From Lon DuQuette (from The Golden Dawn Journal, The Art of Hermes): “Originally presented in the book of “The Secret Magic of Abramelin the Mage”; as an illustration of the basic format structure of the Abramelin operation, I used the Emerald Tablet of Hermes.”

Secret Keys of Freemasonry by Manly Palmer Hall. “

Check out the whole discussion here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHbe-yBWhwE&t=18s

Full Moon in Libra

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April 6th, 2023: Full Moon at 16º Libra, opposing Chiron at 15º Aries
Also, Mercury conjunct North Node at 4º Taurus

The key word is BALANCE. This Full Moon puts the focus on our relationships – business and personal. Clear the air, forge new agreements, speak the truth, and put energy into the neglected areas of your life. If something has been standing in your way, now is the time to deal with it. Get it done.

With Chiron (the Healer) in the mix, our relationship traumas could come up. Face them and heal them – especially issues around codependency, trauma bonding and attachment wounds. Awareness, communication and healing are within reach! If we’ve been isolating, the Libra energy fosters reconnection with people.

Chiron shows us where to find the medicine to heal ourselves, and since it’s conjunct the Sun at 16º Aries (which is exalted), it’s about self-acceptance, motivation, and confidence. Refocus on your personal journey, and what you want to accomplish here on Earth.

On the same day Mercury conjuncts the North Node at 4º Taurus. This is the mind joining with destiny. There is insight into our future path or direction, however Taurus wants us to be grounded and in reality about it. How do we manifest our dreams? How do we make things happen in the real world? Taurus reminds us to connect with the physical world and use our five senses; what we see, feel, hear, smell, taste, and touch in front of us.