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Mars Enters Aries & Navaratri turns to Laxmi
Today Mars moved into sidereal Aries, the Cardinal Fire sign it rules. Aries expresses the masculine, or extroverted, nature of Mars, so it is likely we will feel a lot of impetus to send our energies outward and start new projects in the world in the coming weeks....
World Water Day: Honoring the Water Goddess
Today is World Water Day! All over the globe we are coming together to honor the earth's waters and the water element. We especially bring our awareness to water in her physical form, the rivers, lakes, streams, and oceans, and the rains and groundwaters that support...
Happy Navaratri! Nine Nights of the Goddess
Happy Navaratri! Today begins the Hindu holiday of the "Nine Nights" that celebrate Devi, the Divine Mother Goddess, in her many forms. Two major Navaratri celebrations happen each year with the change of seasons, in March/April, bringing in the spring, and in...
Powerful Solar Eclipse in Pisces on the New Moon and Vernal Equinox: March 20, 2015
Friday brings the convergence of Sun, Moon, Ketu (the South Node), and Mars in Pisces for a full Solar Eclipse, and hosts a potent batch of astrological beginnings. It is the vernal equinox, when daylight equals nighttime hours, and all life starts a growth spurt...
Happy Holi! Full Moon in Leo
This full moon will occur tomorrow morning in sidereal Leo, in the nakshatra Purva Phalguni. Tonight the moon will be at its fullest during the waxing phase, before beginning its waning phase around 10:06 am Pacific time, tomorrow, March 5th. This marks the midpoint...
New Moon in Aquarius in Dhanishta
The New Moon occurs today (February 18th) at 3:47pm Pacific time, beginning the sidereal Aquarius cycle in the nakshatra Dhanishta. Aquarius, or Kumbha, "the pitcher," is a fixed air sign ruled by Saturn, so this cycle may bring some big ideas to the forefront that we...
Happy Shivaratri! New Moon in Aquarius
Tonight is Maha Shivaratri, or the Great Night of Shiva. It is the celebration of the day of Lord Shiva and Parvati's wedding, representing the unification of Shiva and Shakti, or the masculine and feminine forces of divine consciousness and energy. We celebrate each...
Full Moon in Cancer in Aslesha
The fullest phase of the moon, Purnima, begins today, and culminates with the Moon at its fullest point tomorrow, February 3rd, in Aslesha (or Ashlesha) nakshatra at 3:09 pm in sidereal Cancer. Aslesha is known as "the entwiner" and is represented by a coiled serpent,...
