star lore historian - The Storyteller's Night Sky

This week Venus and Mars make their closest approach to one another, looking west Friday evening, June 30th, an hour […]

Recently I was asked: “When is the New Year no longer young?” to which I would reply: The New Year […]

Mary Stewart Adams–star lore historian–November 20, 2022November 20, 2022

In ancient star wisdom, it was understood that each starry region of the zodiac is ruled by a particular planet. […]

Mary Stewart Adams–star lore historian–July 13, 2022July 13, 2022

Recently there’s been a lot of buzz about the James Webb Space Telescope that was launched late last year and […]

Typically moonlight is described as reflected sunlight, but moonlight is the reflected light of all celestial objects, including the stars. […]

The early 20th century Austrian philosopher and esotericist Rudolf Steiner once wrote: The more abundantly the harmony of the cosmos […]

Astronomers say the Moon is at perigee when it sweeps closer to the Earth than at other times, which it […]

Wednesday, May 25, 2022 marks the 219th anniversary of the birth of the American essayist, poet, and philosopher Ralph Waldo […]

The Moon passed through eclipse in the midnight hour Monday, and now it’s a waning gibbous for the rest of […]

One of the year’s biggest celestial events is upon us in the coming week: The Total Lunar Eclipse that occurs […]