Hello friends. A few words about me for the benefit of new readers. I am devoted to Land, Stars & Mystery. I explore connections between human and other-than-human and weave Nature, myth and magick into my offerings. I am a certified Western Astrologer and Life Coach. I’ve been reading star maps for over two decades. Currently, I am researching LUCK🍀 and how it shows up and plays out in the birth chart. My books are currently open for astrology and tarot readings.
Feathers. Crow and Raven.
Then,
a white feather (Heron?)
landed like a rune.
The Moon is Full at 27º Aquarius on Monday August 19th (at 11:25am PT).
Moon and Sun in a tight square with Uranus in Taurus and Mars-Jupiter in Gemini in a square to Saturn in Pisces. This lunation after Mercury’s inferior conjunction (18 Aug) brings enlightenment.
Mercury conjunct Sun, 18 August at 6:57pm PT.
In my circle I have been hearing about break ups, shake ups all week …yesterday, a suicide by means so extreme that I was left reeling.
This Moon is here to break your heart wide open. The Moon receives her light from the Sun in Leo - awareness lives in the heart. Uranus is the lightning bolt, the arrow of pain, the seismic crack of grief…or sudden illumination delivered in material form.
(Which is why I am going to caution you and ask you to drive carefully and take necessary precautions where applicable)
This lunation shines a light on a potential future self. Clues have been delivered by Mercury Rx this weekend.
I try to move through my days slowly by paying attention to whoever and whatever presents themselves to me on my walks and I also pay attention to what arises in conversations and in my spiritual practice. If you too have been moving more slowly, more attentively, you may be aware of Mercury’s guidance in the shape of a symbol or a trail of breadcrumbs.
You are being shown what is possible should you choose to change the way you perceive the world and the way you engage with the world. Uranus, the higher octave of Mercury currently in retrograde in Leo, asks not so much for rebellion or “original ideas” but for the re-introduction or re-emergence of Earth-focused and grounded practices. This is part of the work of remembering and re-membering with the wider community of beings.
This is a future-shaping lunation.
Look at your Aquarius house for what is re-emerging or unravelling because it requires an “update”.
Elias Lonsdale describes the degree of this lunation (27º Aquarius) as follows:
A man laying stones for a path.
If vision and practical skills are brought into a place beyond either one, new worlds can come into being. Tenacity is the key. You have to see the pattern, inscribe the pattern, and let it set collectively. For when you are out ahead of everybody else, you must master the craft of timing in this Earth. Everything is perfect in the right time and place and awful when out of sync. Contained within yourself is the blueprint for the future; you need to season and temper the extraordinary forefront awareness with life-experience, and discover the intricacies of the cultural landscape. A mission pursued, a task taken on with a vengeance. A destiny that stands out and speaks volumes. (Elias Lonsdale)
In large part, this lunation reminds you that you do not possess a “true self” that is apart and separate from others (Jill Freedman & Gene Combs, Narrative Therapy). You are shaped and re-shaped by relationships.
Read this post You Are Your Geography.
So here is your invitation to take what arrives ( possibly unexpectedly, thanks to Uranus) from Spirit (Leo) and Mind (Aquarius) and ground it in your reality. Let what comes contribute to the process of your continuous unfolding.
While …
remembering you are not alone in experiencing heart-opening and awakening. You are supported. You are being guided.
I love your use of poetic language and imagery to help unravel these signs and wonders. I am still a long way from connecting to it but your writings are really helpful, thank you.