Sagittarius September 2018 - Out With the Old

Grand Earth Trine Pt. 1

Virgo Season From August 22 to September 22, the Sun will occupy the 30 ° of space of the Virgo constellation. During this season, Mercury (Virgo's ruling planet) and the Moon will also transit, i.e. move through, the sign. There are other planetary orbits occurring. I won't cover them all here, but I will describe something very useful. Before I do it is important to inner-stand that astrology is about the Self. We conduct this self-exploration via over-standing the signs, houses, and planets. In layman's terms, these three categories (signs, houses, and planets) really describe how energy interacts with itself and in what form it manifests into. In fact, you could even go so far as to say, that the planets even relate to the chakra system. That's for another article, but this idea connects our inner world with our outer world. For example, my sun sign is a Virgo. This means my "light", my conscious actions, the things I...

Chrysanthemum: The Flower of Eternity

Chrysanthemums [pronounced kris-saen-thuh-mem] are a flowering plant of the daisy family Asteraceae or Compositae. It's name "chrys—" and "anthemum" means "golden" and "flower", respectively. In fact, Asteraceae is the scientific name for sunflowers. Through cultivation there are many colors now and the plant has found many uses. These range from medicinal or culinary or environmental. Appropriately, the Chrysanthemum is tied to the Sun and longevity and, therefore the 3rd chakra—the Manipura. The flower generates emotions of real change and progress in the attentive student. It imparts wisdom on how to be one's self and shine brightly in the world. However, the progressive energies of the Solar Plexus, where the Manipura is located, is stymied by the presence of Saturn. This was a surprise to me as it gave the tea a stern figure. There was an essence of knowing while drinking, as if I was downloading practicality in liq...

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