In the Cradle of Eclipse Season
Every year there are two eclipse seasons, and we’re in the midst of part II right now. This year the […]
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The Storyteller as Stargazer ~ Under One Sky 2021
It was an honor to share a passion for the stars with so many folks around the world Nov 12-13, […]
Autumn bold, with universal tinge of sober gold
The waxing Crescent Moon has some spectacular encounters this week, beginning with Venus Sunday and Monday, looking west about an […]
Pegasus and Scary Dead Things
The 19th century American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow described the constellation Pegasus as a “wondrous winged steed, with mane of […]
Saturn Turns Direct and Time Moves On
The planets, in their orbital rhythms, are like mighty instruments of time, though each with its own mood. And this […]
Shepherds and Kings
The shepherd has taken the West wind gently in hand while the king stands guard over the dragon, where that […]
Michael and the Dragon
In Book I of Edmund Spencer’s epic poem “The Faerie Queene,” there’s a terrific tale of a battle between the […]
A Harvest of Stars
What does Harry Potter have in common with Shakespeare’s Juliet? According to their authors, they were both born on July […]
The Room Where it Happened
The Moon has two orbital rhythms that vary by about two days: The sidereal rhythm (27.3 days) is the time […]
From Wisdom to Love in the Evening Twilight
In esoteric tradition, the mission of evolution is described as a development of the Earth from a planet of wisdom […]