Be a work in progress

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Uranus stations direct this evening at 9:33pm EST.

Revealing while Unwinding the Mind

The stunningly maverick and unpredictable ‘genius’ planet Uranus has been traveling in its detriment in Taurus for the last 7ish years. Having had its “feet” firmly planted in Taurus since May 15, 2018, this April, 26, 2026, Uranus will be landed firmly in the air sign of Gemini. This is a better placement for Uranian energies. Aquarius is ruled by this planet, its modern ruler (after all, Uranus was discovered in 1781, so the planet is comparatively modern in astrological terms).

Uranus-ruled and Aquarian-themed things are guided by innovation, sudden insights, out-of-the-box processes. Uranus/Aquarius is the natural ruler of the 11th house representative of the hope and dreams, communities and collectives, in a nativity chart. (So many charts, so little time! So much more to reveal.)

Uranus is the ruler of my natal chart, as I have Aquarius and my South Node on my Ascendant in Aquarius. Ketu (S. Node) near my ascendant. indastro.com says this,

“

Ketu in First House

Ketu in first house gives you a very attractive personality, makes you very popular in your social circles & gives you a mysterious aura. A positive Ketu in the 1st house leads you on a path of truthfulness and trust. Ketu is this position can also form Takshak Kalsarpa Yoga, which may lead you on a spiritual journey that will cleanse your inner self.”

Um, yeah…

Soon I get to have my nodal return! Yay!!! Can’t wait. I’m maturing like a fine wine. 🍷 if only I knew more about that stuff…

I practice a maximum multi-style astrology that includes a touch of Vedic, Western Tropical, Archetypal, Evolutionary, Intuitive, and more…

Apparently though, I’m not as “unconventional” as I look. Or maybe I look more normal but am unconventional.

Regardless, I figured I’d include my picture here from when my hair/curls were playing nice (right before bed when I had no where to go but to face some sleep). I’d say with the Leo Sun, my hair is most representative of my astrology. I also have a unique and prominent nose. 👃

I guess I stand out in ways I never really wanted to, but always wanted to stand out in ways I’m never fully seen (that’s the Scorpio I will touch on later) Haha. 😆 Let’s just say I have an untamed Lion-y 🔥 streak mixed with a zig-zag… airy-mind and I am full of ooey-gooey Cancer ♋️ planets all on the side (3 personal planets including my moon!)

What makes it all the more fun is Uranus was in Scorpio when I was born. Since Uranus is my natal chart’s ruler, it’s very dominated by everything Scorpionic. Yes..🙌 I was not given the Shamanic name “Sees Through Water” for nothing.

Normally I’d like to be hidden, but I thought I’d celebrate Uranus’s turn. After all, Pluto is in Aquarius and Pluto rules Scorpio — we’ve got extra rapport right now, and I’m a little more bold than usual. Also, I’m gonna thank Neptune in Aries ♈️ for that. Neptune is strong for my blog. It was born in March of 2011, with Sun in Pisces and Neptune about to move into the 14 year swim through Pisces ♓️.

I’ve got a very lovely Sun trine Neptune aspect in my natal chart.

See how all the signs kinda describe us? Because they do. We all contain the wheel. We are multitudes!

If you aren’t into astrology, it’s probably because it’s “hype-y.” I’ve never liked that part about astrology, but since the actual study of astrology found me before the age of 10–I always knew its depth and capacity. You could say that Uranus rules astrology. It’s one mode that some astrologers have argued. Mercury also has a strong role in the field of astrology.

Anyways, (back to my hair) I’ve updated my hair. 😂

Despite that I’ve been blogging for almost 15 years (celebrating in March for my blogiversary!), I’ve had very few pictures of myself. I wanted to lead with my written word and ignore the rest. It’s just visuals…

I’m not into the “selfie” thing, or at least I resisted it for a good long while before I changed my feelings about my face and just decided: it’s a face. It’s mine. Then plastered away… right here. Welcome to my face.

Now….

What to do with this blog. I hope to update it soon. I hope to publish my second poetry book, but it looks like when it’s said and done, it will probably be (at least) a 10 year gap between the two books.

I’m really wanting to get into a local art group.

I’ll share more about what I do in life on another blog in some future. This post was enough for now. I gotta get a brief blog break in.

February is a busy and intense month for astrology. You’ll see. We are all..

In progress…

and,

Under construction…

Hey, if you ever want me to lead you through your astrology (facilitate some new awareness and kindle some inspiration), we can have a zoom chat, and I’d be happy to consult with you. Just send me a message in the contact form, and we can arrange it.

Happy blogging! Happy lifing!

Leo Full Moon: Embrace your unique timeline and flow

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In theory or perhaps in the depths of our beingness (Leo), we dissolve into the state of the all-ness (Aquarius). This would be “us” experiencing non-separation from all of life. While identity, then, looks as a thin veneer (Leo). It holds us in unique contrast to the whole (Aquarius). We still find ourselves awkwardly fleshing out and standing tall as ourselves, non-the-less—as a phenomenon (Leo/Aquarius). We just are. Our identity is our apparatus.

While this “Selfhood” or apparatus is distinct, it’s not merely marked by one’s preferences of likes and dislikes nor of one’s performance scores on all dimensions of human output. It’s not fully lit, either, by being called a name, or by virtue of having our own tell-tale gait.

Sometimes what makes us stand out is the ways in which we simply cannot conform. No matter how hard we try, we stick out like sore thumbs against a sea of sameness. This shows up clearly when we attempt to perform or people-please. We find ourselves failing.

The individual vs the collective is the main theme of the Leo/Aquarius dynamic. It expresses this “divide” on the surface, but on the deeper level, shows us how one carves out a true “role” in life, by conforming to one’s inner alignment. That alignment may stand in stark contrast to what the collective is doing at any given time, but it does not mean that it doesn’t serve the collective, nor act as its agent.

The collective needs our self-agency.

Getting really clear on what’s true for us is what this time calls for. It’s the clarion call of courage for facing fears/and those delusions around what hides or masks our lifeforce.

It’s important to continuously “take time out” for reflection and deep diving into what makes ourselves a “good fit” for the collective, for just this reason. Because we do have a role. We do matter, and we are important. It is just this beautiful combination of self-assigned and divinely-assigned role we play as we move through our daily lives interfacing with the collective.

Maybe by listening with courage to the inner, stable voice of confidence (Leo), we gain our sustainable freedom (Aquarius) to explore from places where we are already anchored into our knowing. Holding step with this ‘divineness within’ simply helps us to pilot our humans better. When we can better pilot our human, based on its own flight and optimization requirements, (such as a living, organic vessel would demand), then we can be of better service and in better rapport with the collective.

Should you find yourself well-rested, nourished, and resourced: well now……there’s the full freedom to live a life of meaning and creation just waiting for your specific, attuned actions!

When we explore the depths of this Leo archetype, we flow with the light of our beings as the beacon. We need not steam-roll others and be arrogant (that’s not even on the table for offer!) because we come from a place of purity and innocence in our simplicity. We are in part responding to the needs of our bio-organism while simultaneously creating and producing from inspiration. This is the basic chemistry of our true selfhood–the one that is ‘ready to play’ with the synergy of the collective.

Thank you for being here! Thank you for reading!

Below is a really lovely meditation that I hope you get to enjoy in honor of this Leo Full Moon.

Grief

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Grief is wise;

it echoes lost parts,

surrendered from

wholeness,

surrendered to

awareness, holds

tinier pieces

of recognition,

in moments of aching,

in moments of aching-calm,

in moments of sand moving

through the timepiece

waiting, watching the ache,

knowing this is also

part of love.

Because all is witnessed here,

knowing there’s wholeness

but holding only the holdable parts,

until the rest return.

Capricorn New Moon: Thick Magick

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Whatever you do in life in earnest, do it with a certain focus and a determined intent– this precision of mental focus mixes with reality, and profound magick is the resultant matter.

A new moon in Capricorn gives us a sincere opportunity to bring the best of our magick 🪄 into the making.

It’s a potent New Moon in the bone-wielding and earthy stabilizer of Capricorn. Capricorn is a sign with tremendous grit. This Earth sign is ruled by Saturn, the “archetypal “bone mother.” We can build with this energy, emphasized by the newness of the moon and the structural potential of Capricorn. It’s an auspicious beginning, one with grounded potential. It also comes at the END of Saturn in Pisces and after a long series of “28” degree planetary symbolism. This new Moon taps the 28th degree of Capricorn as Saturn “peaces out” Pisces from a 2+ year stay. Neptune also leaves Pisces after @ 14 year stay (Feb 3, 2012).

The 28+ degree is linked to that anaretic “29th” that is echoing in all these lunar patterns, with the real emphasis being on both Saturn and Neptune having been lingering at the 29th, anaretic degree in Pisces. Here’s a list with lunations tied to this similar anaretic pattern: recent and upcoming:

🌑 New Moons at ~28 degrees

September 21, 2025 — New Moon / Partial Solar Eclipse in Virgo at ~29° (≈ 28–29°) — an eclipse lunation hitting that late degree threshold. 

October 21, 2025 — New Moon in Libra at 28°21′. 

November 20, 2025 — New Moon in Scorpio at 28°11′. 

December 19, 2025 — New Moon in Sagittarius at 28°24′. 

January 18, 2026 — New Moon in Capricorn at ~28°44′. 

February 17, 2026 — New Moon / Solar Eclipse in Aquarius at ~28°49′. 

March 18, 2026 — New Moon in Pisces at ~28°27′. 

This is an unusual pattern and it definitely stands out.

Saturn is also known as Cronus in Greek myth, and Chronos by later philosophical and esoteric conflation. The way we work with time can be magickal. That being said, this New Moon is part of Saturn’s exit from Pisces. Since Saturn is the ruler of Capricorn, there’s that link again to Saturn’s “last breaths” held in the space and grace of Piscean magickal intention, (and mind-bending.) Pisces rules the imagination and pre-structural realm.

Pisces and Saturn together have created a formal link that is getting more “heated” as it is transitioning into the February Saturn/Pisces-ruled Neptune conjunction in Aries, punctuated with that eclipse in Aquarius (28+ degrees) within days of the conjunction—coming so soon—and ushering in the new pattern of eclipses in Leo/Aquarius that will gradually build in the new directions of the North and South nodes of the moon. How perfect that this February lunation will also bring in the year of the Fire Horse. 🔥 🐴 (to be discussed in future posts). Back to the nodes, then back to NOW.

The nodal change is the indicator of the new thematic trajectory of the past and future continuum.

The New Moon’s energetic charge here, on the 18/19th of January is so concentrated. It’s even moreso with the recent Venus star point activation, during the superior conjunction of the Sun, having happened just days earlier. Days before that with both Venus and Mars in conjunction to the Sun!

This is special and unique astrology.

Again, this lunation chart has such magickal potential written all over it.

If all the above wasn’t enough, I see Mercury conjunct Mars stand out. Applied willpower is steeled via the mental plane (in its highest expression) and made to affect matter— those very structures existing via Saturn and Capricornian order and expression.

In fact, the only “not centered” planet, in this potently energetic “ Capricornian New Moon” stellium-dominant chart, is Jupiter, pulling an opposition to the Mercury/Mars conjunction in Capricorn from the sign of Cancer. To my eyes, this serves to reinforce the focus of the already potent patten in Capricorn. I see Jupiter’s 8 degree orb within interpretative range to act as an amplifier of this aforementioned magickal potential. Like Jupiter is the virtual “wand” pointing right to the Mercury/Mars conjunction, wielding further influence to bring about an effectively focused and positive outcome…

Please read the Science of Magic by Dean Radin.

This new moon has all the possibilities and potential of Psi (the field of non-local mind to matter influences). Please check out Dean Radin’s legitimate and helpful scientific research that confirms many mind over matter experiments that support the existence and application of Psi. Most of the experiments were done with random number generators, designed with double-blinded, gold standards.

My final words for this New Moon in Capricorn: potent, potential, possibility (for Magick!)

-**

Above all is the power of love and its gift is pure magick 💗 Pisces (the sign of the current North Node) is representative of Higher Love, the transcendent love that knows no space nor time. Marvelous endings usher in marvelous beginnings and this New Moon is a glimmer of hope that you could sew in as golden seeds—for it will have lasting impact with proper intent.

Happy New Moon! Use your magickal potential wisely!

🌑

Embody

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i am silent

because 

only felt pulses live 

in the dark sensations of

what “knowing” actually is:

a brief, ephemeral glimpse of

a much grander scheme 

that has open ends.  

EMBODIMENT is fresh and full, 

more like a river or a lake with edges that wax and wane

responding to changes in environment.

It’s not a face, nor a definition: not an identity. 

‘Knowing’ is not loud, screaming, underlined. 

Not out-lined in bold, 

dot-pointed, close-toed

tight-lipped, buttoned, scheduled. Clipboard authority. 

But it’s still precise. 

It’s a silent holding of temperature and form,

a collection of discrete matter. You sense its presence,

because you are also

presence. 

(…and that is the only real reason)

How it formed is not important

nor does “Why does it live and die?” 

It is eternal, I am.

‘Embodiment’ pulses, like an electron—

almost not there, but here, full, open, and pregnant with an observed breath. 

I am silent because of this. 

Full Moon in Cancer: Abiding with what’s small and true, in balance.

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Good morning everyone,

This upcoming full moon in Cancer–January 3rd, depending on where you view from–is known as the Wolf moon, a time when the wolf’s howl is heard strikingly clearly amidst the silent, stark, and snowy winter landscape, maybe even with a ricochet (but not if you are in the Southern Hemisphere!).

It’s the first full moon of the Gregorian, solar calendar year. For this reason it usually gets emphasis; despite my title that de-emphasizes “bigness,” it is still appropriate. I will elaborate on my “tone-down” later. But before that, another contrasting amplifier to my “tone down” is that it’s another Super Moon.

A Super Moon is astronomically defined when the full moon takes place at the same time that the moon is closest to Earth during its (elliptical) orbit, also called perigee. This phenomenon causes the moon to look larger. This will be the 4th consecutive super moon since October.

What makes this particular Cancer full moon unique astrologically is that it is comes at a time when the Sun is sandwiched between Mars and Venus— all in close conjunction. Mercury is also forming a square aspect to Saturn. It’s this Mercury square Saturn aspect and its energy that endures because it carries on for a few brief days. It helps us remove what is no longer serving. The full moon is close to Jupiter, but not close enough (not with a tight enough orb) for it to have a significant influence on energy/meaning.

Since a full moon is astrologically “Sun opposite Moon” and the Sun is sandwiched in between transiting Mars and Venus in Capricorn, this full moon is opposite Venus and Mars. Cancer and Capricorn are the duality and the two-sides of the same coin. The opposition aspect brings clarity, objectivity, and sometimes ‘balancing’ tension. It’s a dynamic balance, not fixed. Cancer relates to inner world, home, and family; while Capricorn relates to the public, business, and reputation/status. Capricorn pursues outside “world” action, while Cancer pursues inner beingness and creation.

The call to balance the Masculine and Feminine response, action and receptivity, matters here. Since the moon culminates in Cancer, it values what is protective and requires tenderness. Often times this is the small. The small can be the unborn, the “just born,” and the creative urge for new life that wants to be born.

A Cancer full moon is a good closure for the festive holiday season which often involves family and home dynamics. Over the years, cultural interpretations for how to celebrate the new year have shifted in favor of widening into multi-cultural dynamics. Many celebrate the new year with the lunar calendar and consider the beginning of the year as the second new moon after the Winter Solstice on @December 21–the typical calendar in Asia. In recent years I’ve been hearing more and more people treat the Lunar New Year as a 2.0 version, or a “do over.” Gosh, take your pick.

I like this.

Basically it gives people a soft landing for a New Year. There’s not got to be a lot of haste around the start. In this day and age when living is like cramming for constant performance exams and everyone is eager to live “their best lives” all in this one, the pressure to live life “well” is a bit absurd, considering a good life also requires the balance of some rest and relaxation.

So, back to my title.

This morning I thought about how rare it actually is to have real success in most any endeavor, especially the most important endeavor: life. You could use the sperm and egg metaphor, which I will down below. Keep in mind that phenomena of healing is also a very delicate and tender process that requires not only quite a bit of willpower, but also a big dose of the wisdom of “allowing.” The body knows the way, it just needs to be supported. Back to my analogy.

It takes something like 300+ million sperm to fertilize an egg. Despite natural aberrations, it’s usually just the one sperm that fertilizes the egg. That means that all those other 299+ million are “wasted,” or shall I say they do have purpose but not in the endgame. They are part of the process. Only a few dozens actually contact the egg and work to weaken the outer layer or zona pellucida. But each one did play a role—just not the star role.

Nature works with probability and not necessarily with efficiency. The work is done by large numbers but what actually fertilizes is the one. See? The small one, or the bigness of the many… everything matters but focus is selective.

Similarly, look at planting seeds to create a plant. Hundreds to millions of seeds planted produce 1 plant. That is less than 1% of seeds make a mature plant.

So when we sit with this first lunation of 2026 (what we actually use to time the writing of the calendar, and therefore this solar calendar sets into motion the machinery of our global and societal systems), think about how many choices you’ve made in your long lifespan, the people you’ve canceled or who have canceled you, the failed attempts at tending to your own gardens, your own body and health, the creative projects that lay fallow; but not so fast: be very encouraged.

There is a small but abiding few values, adherent lifestyle passions, choices, creative developments, and long term close friendships that survive from year to year.

This is the precious few that I want you to focus on in this New Year, 2026. You might want to run out charging against the wind like a fire horse (wait for it…), but let’s first get our gear on, temper ourselves, and balance all our tendencies to charge or be lazy, size up our inner world one aspect of us against another while we prepare for this onset of 2026. This brand-spanking-New Year. What will you put your energy into to help it survive?

Take the time you need, rest, and nourish that inner world with this Cancer Full Moon, see what wants to truly live and carry on with you in 2026.

With love and appreciation,

Happy New Year, 2026

Ka 💗

P.S. That whole slogan “Go big or go home” came out of the Pluto in Capricorn years. We are now in the age of Aquarius. Pluto settled into Aquarius on November 19, 2024. So 2025 was its first full year in Aquarius— it will be in Aquarius until 2044. It’s time to take our power back from systems and corporations. It’s time to be an individual in full. It’s a long term trend.

Happy Holidays! 🎄♥️ 2025

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Art by our little one, 2025

Wishing all my readers near and far for a fun and safe Holiday Season filled with delight and cheer, and the kind of cozy peace that meets your needs in every way.

I like to think about those miracles and the magic of the season. It’s a rich time for tradition and memory-making. It’s also lovely to revisit classics and call in the sacred Winter stories of all times. ❄️

It can be a challenge for many who experience hardship and estrangement, but hope can always be there to support and to lift up our gratitude and soften our hearts while in grief. If we each look inside for the light within: we find it, ever-glowing! 🌟 It cannot be extinguished.

There are so many ways that the stars light our paths—may we be ever-inspired by the mysteries we are given. Each new moment can bring that miracle or the change that we were seeking. Anything is possible.

🌌

⭐️

✨

⭐️

🪔

Thinking of you all, sending love 😍, peace and wishing for your happiness…

♥️

Ka

New Moon in Sagittarius: countering culture and the big picture

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Every year this season and time period brings tremendous hustle and bustle to an already growingly bustling world. There’s so much production, consumerism, and even many services offered. Marketers, even artists and authors, choose this time of year to unveil their creations so that the public will munch up their offerings, buying extra to give them as gifts. They hope to make bigger sales at this time. All those offerings come in the form of communications and advertisements, too. In essence, this is a big, loud, and boisterous time of the year! There’s simply a lot of commotion and it disrupts just about everyone’s nervous systems. But, it’s still done anyways, regardless.

It’s easier to get the sales when everyone is dysregulated, right?! Well, if your businesses are those kinds of companies that thrive on perpetuating the unwellness of others, that’s the case. But not for everyone. I see a future where people want to increasingly supply and provide for others that which is actually good for them– and, I think it can be done through business. If business is built with heart at its center.

Meanwhile, my norm at this time of the year, is me actively trying to reduce the clutter, figure out the essentials, and embrace the center of my being. Actually, I cling to the center of my being at this time of year. I make sure that I don’t spin with every single swish/swash of wind-current caused by the hustle and bustle of forces much more sizable than I. You could say that I am actively “countering culture.” Now, I’m not actually ‘a culture’–so I’m not “counter culture.” I’m just an individual, free, and full of self-agency–you could argue that I am a culture, though, because of all my cells and the microbes which make up even more of my body than “I” do, but that’s not the point of my writing here. I am actively “countering” the dominant culture.

This is what I am countering: the mainstream energy of the push and rush–keeping up with ‘other’ people and their movements, following the crowd–none of that is appealing to me!! Now, this requires very little energy from me when I do it right. I simply “stop,” and put my energy into this dark place of “no place.” The external me might even seem like it’s doing the movements, and going with the flow, and even a part of the problem! In fact, the “little self” version of me sometimes does get overwhelmed; but, I do often manage to bring it right back to the center and identify with quiet version of me. I double-down on my efforts to meditate and get clear. I keep ever vigilant to “what really matters.” My goal is to chisel out what is essential from the informant of my inner quietude.

The Sagittarius New Moon, now, coming in on the 19th and 20th depending on where you are located, is here to help. It comes at a special time when the Solstice is very near to us — when the Sun reaches its southernmost position in the sky for the year, giving the Northern Hemisphere its shortest day and longest night. We celebrate the return to the light, too. This is not just the darkness of winter (as many of us are in more milder climates). It’s also the darkness of our visions. We are being called to confront the fears of the darkness (our past failures) that veils our true vision in Sagittarius (the potential future).

It’s a common tradition to watch or read A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, at this time of the year, as it corresponds to the contemplations of giving vs. miserliness. The didactic nature of the story lends us an accounting of our personal deeds and how good we have been at loving others throughout the year. It’s as if to ask: what is the current state of your heart? referring to the level of its openness. Just as Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the ghosts of the past, present, and future, we can gaze into the stars and see the light of the past and reckon with times that are beyond the current one and see the fruits of our actions. It’s through this transcendence of time we are afforded the careful and observant weighing of our deeds. To me this is the “clock stopping” silence of the magic of the season… the one we can tap into if we focus on what really matters and go deep.

This New moon in Sagittarius asks us ‘Where do you shine your wisdom light?’ Imagine you have a lantern and it only covers a small crop of space before you. You have to make a choice as to where to point it. Neptune and Saturn in the last bits of Pisces are in square with the Sun, Moon, and Venus in Sagittarius. Now more than ever you can get really clear on both your values and your dreams. You can check to make sure that they are aligned. You can check to make sure that you are aligned with the highest and best.

Step 1:

Pretend you have only one arrow left in your quiver that represents your highest value, and you look into it and gaze at its offering, what would you OFFER TO YOURSELF? How could you translate that most important value of yours into your destination? Only YOU have the answer.

Step 2:

Hitch that value to a star (enhancing the destination), and if you don’t wish to make dream board or vision quest into a labor, then simply place your hand on your heart and say “ I treasure this __(your highest value)____as a gift I have found and wish to share it in the best way that can live freely outside of me… I wish to share it with __(at least one other/ animal/friends/the world)___. Thank you for this day and time, for this special hour, and for the sacred purpose of my life. Thank you that I get to draw these breaths. I trust those steps that will follow with the same clarity and purity of my intention.”

Here’s a short list of values for your thought and intention process to discover which is the brightest of all. Some are similar to others, so you might want to spend some time with it. If you can’t pick one, then the next best thing is to at least narrow it down to 3. It might help to do it in stages and choose those that you want to circle first on a gut-level that stand out, and then further narrow it down, after that, with some more thoughtfulness. You can consider different situations (real or imagined) that help you to use these values in a context for decision-making. These are all just some suggestions to help you get started.

Integrity, Honesty, Self-Awareness, Mindfulness, Bravery, Courage, Authenticity, Personal Growth, Learning, Faith, Spirituality, Wisdom, Knowledge, Creativity, Innovation, Love, Affection, Family, Home, Friendship, Connection, Kindness, Compassion, Respect, Civility, Loyalty, Commitment, Empathy, Understanding, Ambition, Drive, Success, Achievement, Productivity, Effectiveness, Independence, Self-reliance, Leadership, Influence, Recognition, Status, Justice, Fairness, Equality, Equity, Responsibility, Accountability, Service, Sustainability, Environmental care, Peace, Non-Violence, Freedom, Liberty, Fun, Joy, Playfulness, Adventure, Exploration, Health, Wellness, Comfort, Security, Beauty, Aesthetics, Simplicity, Minimalism…

Wishing you a lovely turn of the year— May your holidays be Merry and Bright!! If you should find yourself feeling sad and sullen, know that this too shall pass. Nothing is here to stay–not us, especially. Also, offer yourself so much love and kindness and be extra soft with you.

Be well my dear ones. You are so very loved.

Gemini Full Moon: Reclaim your Focus!

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Hello Friends,

I’m back for the second time today! This is an important message about the December 4th full moon in Gemini. With Uranus having been transiting in opposition to Mercury, the energy has been a bit erratic at best, chaotic at other best, and downright wonky and unexpected at times. One moment a project you are working on is “on track” and the next moment it gets an interrupt, or a holiday connection goes awry. Maybe you were one of the folks whose whole family came down with illnesses. Maybe logistics were a bit “off,” and/or you started to do a tech thing and the internet did a hiccup, or maybe you even got tangled up in string putting up holiday lights?! What if a new project your so excited about landed on your lap out of left-field and your not sure where to start?

All this has been possible with communications flowing in a million (or more) different directions. Well, this is the holiday season, right? Yes, right, but also, it’s the energies! On top of all that, Mars has been transiting pretty close in Sagittarius to the Sun in Sagittarius–this tends to bring up more frustration and energy of “pushing” than usual. In the background, there’s a sense of inquiry around deeper subjects, around beliefs (Sagittarius); and, we are all being challenged by the GAP between what we want to believe and what is actually true. Saturn recently stationed direct last week the day before Mercury stationed direct. This is the “seize your mind” energy that has begun to come in and really help you get a handle on things. Or, it could also be true that maybe you are just allowing the chaotic frenzy to do “it’s thing,” while you are wisely storing up your energy for precisely ‘when’ it is REALLY needed and for the most important stuff. There are many possibilities. The best possibility at this time would be to shore up the energy, and let the distractions and the overwhelm just be the energy it is, that does NOT need your involvement nor claim on it. It’s likely you are finding that you are orienting yourself around life in a new way. You might even be experiencing your mobility differently, in your body. Maybe you needed a new car, a new route to work, a new bag to carry your things…

One thing is double, triple, and quadruple certain: letting this chaotic and overwhelming energy pass over you without the “hook” and really digging in deep around what really is important and what really matters is the way to go. That’s where you want to dig your heels in, if there’s anywhere that you are actually being inflexible. What projects and goals really stand out to you? It’s absolutely okay to take a genuine pause here at this full moon. This full moon is the mid-point of the eclipse seasons, it’s a reckoning point. Think back to Sept 7 if you’d like, do you have a theme here? The next set of eclipses are coming in February and March of 2026 (later in August 2026), and this is a *very* big moment in time where I have been saying “Saturn and Neptune will co-join in Aries.” Yes, it is kind of a lead-up to a pivotal point and moment in time where things will fundamentally change (Feburary 2026).

So…. for now…

What do you absolutely need to prioritize in order to be meeting your needs on the day to day? Gemini is a sign that can show us how we are “tracking” in our minds, what we are doing with our media, and where and how we can get the train back on the tracks! Finding your inner voice, the little cricket, that’s your guide.

The air/fire configuration is strong, but so is the grand water trine. It’s not surprising, then, that a good walk in the woods, barefoot, might set you straight: get Earthy! The planet that rules Gemini, Mercury, is in Scorpio so we aren’t really done with the intensity of the New Moon in Scorpio’s lessons, but we are finding some levity in the farcical language of the chaos against the backdrop of the bigger picture. Sagittarius helps us to zoom out, out, out, out …. wait! Not that far out! This is where Gemini can reel us back in. What is right in front of you that really needs your attention, but you might have been ignoring it, or half-connecting with it? Haha, it’s not your nose. But, I stole your nose just now when you weren’t watching, as you were busy reading!

I have been running a 7-day de-cluttering challenge on my other social media, and its a good idea to partner up with a buddy and just remove stuff that’s unnecessarily clogging up your mind. With the strong continued presence of Venus, we are working with material affairs here, relationships, and things that might need some new arranging in our environments so we can begin to feel more at ease. Next year the Nodes will be shifting slowly out of Virgo/Pisces and into Leo/Aquarius. This will be more gradual and not sudden like the Feburary event of the conjunction of Saturn/Neptune combination of dream-to-reality colliding into a new creation or impulse or frequency in Aries. With the sign Virgo on the South node, we’ve been moving away from old patterns around perfectionism, details of fascination and servitude and moving more towards Pisces ideals and spiritual recapitulation after disarming from the old wounds and rampant past patterns of karmic imprisonment around self-undoing. Ah, how Piscean…

Here we are now, though…

We are focused at this full moon in Gemini within the backdrop of all that I have written above, with the opportunity to truly get ahold on all things mental, logistical, and thought-adjacent. We can banter with our siblings, we can twin with our neighbors over the holidays, we can make merry and silly all we want. We can play the games that make us laugh and cry–underneath all that, is. your. ability. to. reclaim. your. aim. Your mind is your aim. Your aim is your mind. Take this trip with the full moon in Gemini and become more aware of your mental movies. Visualize and meditate more around the life you actually have, and what exactly you love about it. Make little notes to yourself about what makes your way of seeing the world unique, see and know that your voice is a contribution. Also, if you choose, bow out gracefully in silence. After all, the output of energy is yours to give or hold.

I wish you all a breezy Full Moon in Gemini. For any even that doesn’t run smooth, I hope you can reset your mind around it, and recapitulate it in a new way. Happy shopping, creating, or holing up and hiding!!! Just get that train back on the tracks!

Book Review: When Things Go Missing by Deborah J. Brasket

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I rarely get to read for ‘just’ pleasure; and for that reason, it’s lovely when I get around to sit with a good fiction novel. Thankfully this season I was able to read another delightful book just before this one called, “The Fox Wife,” by Yangsze Choo. That said, I was able to read these books back to back–which IS a rare luxury! For that reason, I was happy to see how beautifully this novel by independent author, Deborah J. Brasket, “fit in” next to the New York Times Bestselling author’s book, The Fox Wife. There is no comparison, really, for these texts are different in genre and style; and, I am not a seasoned book review writer– but I’m really impressed by being able to sink into When Things Go Missing with the same feeling of compelling interest and turn-the-page excitement! The reason and inspiration for me writing this book review below is because Deborah’s novel was excellent. I’d like to help her bring her novel to a wider audience. I want to assist authors who are inspiring, such as herself. To do this, I will also suspend my regular astrology post to the “second tier” priority. That will be coming out soon, hopefully! For those of you who have enjoyed my astrology posts: thank you. It means a lot to me that you are a reader here. This is what we writers live for: to be read! That’s the reason for the gift and labor of love in writing anything–especially a novel–such a huge undertaking!

Book Review: When Things Go Missing by Deborah J. Brasket

When Things Go Missing is an engaging and quietly suspenseful novel that draws you in through its characters as much as its unfolding mystery. Deborah J. Brasket’s language is deeply descriptive, making the scenes easy to picture, and the emotional nuances easy to feel. The imagery is vivid enough that the world of the book forms around you almost automatically.

One of the strengths of the story is how it allows you to get to know the characters organically through the plot. Their personalities and motivations reveal themselves through the choices they make, the subtle clues that arise, and the creative passions that guide them. The interplay between the mother sending her enigmatic photographs and Cal’s artistic inspiration creates a compelling parallel — one that adds emotional texture and a sense of layered meaning.

The pacing is steady and immersive, carrying a gentle momentum that keeps you invested without rushing. Her novel’s organizational style, with each chapter heading labeled for the character and the symbolic theme, makes it easy to read even if you have a lot of interruptions around you! Brasket’s tone is thoughtful and nuanced, inviting both concern and curiosity for the characters as their lives intersect with mystery, memory, and creativity. It’s the kind of book that quietly pulls you deeper, where the atmosphere, relationships, and artistic elements all work together to create an absorbing reading experience.

Overall, When Things Go Missing is a satisfying blend of subtle mystery, artistic reflection, and emotional resonance. It’s a novel that lingers after you close it, not because of dramatic twists, but because of the vivid imagery, human depth, and quiet beauty Brasket brings to every page.

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Thank you, Deborah, for adding to my experience of my Thanksgiving Holiday! I knew when your book came out at the Autumnal Equinox, and you shared that in your comment, that it would be a great fit for me! Wishing you so much continued success with your novel.

Choice

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from the moment I saw

the love was available

I took a step forward

and put my whole self in

this wasn’t twister or the Hokey Pokey

This was trust,

divine timing—

and faith

I chose to be transformed by fire

I chose to be a witness to your growth

and by that choice, I too, have developed.

Whenever the opportunity developes

I’ll make the same choice again and again.

My life is lived by fire

I choose fire to transform

That’s why it’s always different

Each same choice looks like a different choice

But it never is

And it always is

Something new.

I walk with fire 🔥 I blaze in its path.

I, too, am Fire.

Scorpio New Moon: Potency and Emotion

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Hello Friends,

These energies are coming in strong. We’ve had solar storms, (auroras), and some other intense space weather as well, many are noting the comet 3I/ATLAS.

The signature of this upcoming New Moon is not just its depth in emotional Scorpionic waters—enhanced by the Grand Water Trine—but also the strong presence of Uranus back in Taurus and retrograde at the 29th anaretic degree. This is the final degree of Uranus stay in Taurus for another 84 years. However it’s not gonna leave Taurus for this long haul until April of 2026. So we are really dialing into the final lessons here and for several months. However, this New Moon at 28 Scorpio is opposing within a tight orb to Uranus.

Uranus is the Prometheus of astrology, known to steal fire from the Gods and give it to man. Uranus is known as the lightning-bolt of dramatic and unpredictable change. Unexpected manifestations can take shape under such transits.

If your nervous system is ‘extra’ activated at this time, it’s linked in with the Scorpio New Moon’s conjunction to the retrograding Mercury in early Sagittarius, which is also opposing the Uranus placement in Taurus. Suffice it to say, your nerves and your genius might be on overdrive. Keep keen awareness on your focus to just navigate through this celestial “storm.” It’s an intensity that you will likely remember, but it has an arc of flow like all major transits.

A good expression for your genius and novel inspirations could be lots and lots of journaling. We live during times of revolutionary change and we are under the pressure of numerous strong forces that are promoting and contributing to our changes and adaptation.

Sending you love wherever you are!

Ka

Buddhas and Bodhisattvas

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Hello Friends,

Mercury has gone retrograde today in Sagittarius. I hope you are all well. I hope you can have your own experience that leads you into a peaceful restoration of your vision, big and small. May your life philosophy support you.

I’m beginning my integration phase. I’ve been off grid, almost entirely for about a week. It barely scratched the surface for my actual need for off-grid living, but it was a drop in the bucket of necessity.

I have curated a post here of the beautiful Buddhas and Bodhisattvas I encountered recently, and that are of great inspiration for me. My experience of beauty and sensory awareness was a delight, as the full moon culminated and shined on me. I dove deeper into explorations around much more private and background scene work. My gratitude is overwhelmed.

May you be happy, may you be well.

With love, always,

Ka

Taurus Full Moon: Magnetism and Orientation

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November 5th – (or check your local area).

Sensuous pleasure meets unexpected moments of assertiveness and enlightenment. Mind your powerful words for this lunation brings in Mercury strongly before the retrograde on the 9th in Sagittarius and then back to Scorpio again!

Photo credit is Trip Advisor (not mine!)

Are you ready for the next dose of liberating, surprising, and illuminating highlights rising into your life?

If you were hoping to slow ‘it’ down, too— there are pockets for that. It might not be for everyone. It rarely is. Best I can say is to look for how your version of “slow” manifests. Put your attention on that awareness and gently invite it to expand.

We have been enjoying a very (emotionally) flowing grand water trine—which will continue on for a bit. It’s good fodder for release, but not very grounded (and not so much Earth energy). You might have felt like you were floating amidst all the unknowns in a continuous sea of WTF.

Enter the “more” grounding full moon.

During the full moon in Taurus, the Venusian ruler will be in a T-square with Jupiter and Pluto. This lunation is so strongly Venusian because of it. Also, Venus is in an “out of sign T-square,” reinforcing the Venusian qualities. The fact is that Venus will still be in Libra, one of the two signs its rules. Jupiter’s presence in this T in the sensitive and highly intuitive sign of Cancer is mostly friendly, albeit amplifying.

Relationships, values, money, beauty, art, whatever you think of luxury—even security and sexuality are our themes. We have a lot brewing in the sense awareness for these matters. Taurus will help you tap into your sensory awareness without a doubt: for example, it might be easier for you to “sniff out the truth” more than ever before—on matters of great import! Root your consciousness into your highest love, for the potential exists for deepening, opening, and releasing.

Trust is a theme that can go both North and South, as it is probably magnetic—meaning, it’s rarely stabilized. It can jump from one pole to the other based on what’s influencing the pulls and who around you is making moves (also which way you orient yourself). Bring your awareness closer into what “pulls” you. What are you currently calibrated to, and what magnetizes you? This is good information for you to be internally attuned to in the most conscious way.

Here is another great Full Moon for your books. Please use this incredibly rich time to inspire your love and art making!

We’ll be “seeing” each other on the flip-side. I will be mostly off-grid for a big chance to renew myself, and for a nice respite from the norm of my daily life—still working in other dimensions though..

Adventure does await me.

I do know that this moon is FULL of so much; it will give us a taste (and an image) for our memories to grow on like food or prebiotics 😆 or some such growth medium! Happy for you to “fill your own metaphor.”

All in all, I’m looking at this as a rich, nutritive full moon that will encapsulate our aura with better information, strategies, and metrics: showing us how to be living in our holism.

💚

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Marek Piwnicki

New Moon in Libra: Empowerment and Depth

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Dialing into the energy for this New Moon, I feel the need to bring in the gentle pause. There’s really a beautiful set of aspects here, and when I saw them at first–I got a breath of what felt like “fresh air.” However, what we also see here is a grand trine in Water. Mercury and Mars in Scorpio is flowing easily to Jupiter in Cancer, and then to Saturn and Neptune in Conjunction–where Saturn is back in Pisces and Neptune will be back in Pisces again shortly there too.

I don’t see a lot of clarity in this New Moon in Libra. It’s very innocent in its “newness.” Like if you poke at it “too soon” you will damage what it is becoming–but that’s not because I don’t think it’s resilient. I think it’s resilient as all hell.

What I see is a lot of fluidity, some openness. I see tender emotions. I see the beginnings of new relationships that are still in the watery stages, pure and new. There’s not a definite shape. Venus is sharing in the sign of Libra, but isn’t close enough to form an aspect.

What we do see is, unmistakably, that Pluto is squaring the New Moon and also opposite the benefic planet of Jupiter. Jupiter is therefore also squaring the Sun/Moon conjunction (new moon). To me, this is still a really nice energy. I also have rapport with these planets and energies. That actually does matter.

This is a strongly deepening energy. I think we are all asking for more depth in our relationships, and also probably “bringing it.”

I’m truly looking forward to this New Moon!

How are you all doing? Are you ready to get silent and briefly pause into your own unmistakable mysteries– forge a new relationship with yourself *and* others?

Share your thoughts! Wishing you a sparkling New Moon in Libra. May its Grace, and Beauty lead you!

Nothing that is in our lives currently is here to stay. When we remember this, we hold onto every precious moment we spend with loved ones, and our feeling for appreciating our lives deepens. We are each contributing each day to the beauty and process of life unfolding. As is said in Italian (my heritage), “Lunga vita e buona vita.” Long life and prosperity! I send you blessings on this New Moon in Libra ♎️ wishing for your highest and best good. 😌