When “Delta” Refers to a Star
Before they were symbols that represented a particular sound, the letters of the alphabet were not so fixed. They were […]
stories in the stars
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 […]
Filling in the Cosmic Spaces
This week begins with an exclamation point, and I don’t mean just the fireworks. There are three exceptional celestial phenomena […]
To Hear the Mermaids Singing
Image by Michigan Sky Media, used by permission Even though summer officially begins in the northern hemisphere on the day […]
Hercules, Shakespeare and the Stars of June
This week the ancient constellation of the kneeler, known later as Hercules, sweeps high overhead, bearing a mystery across the […]
Happily Ever After in the Shadow of Eclipse
I’m assuming we’ve all heard fairy tales about what happens when you forget to invite all the fairy godmothers to […]
Star Lore, Anthroposophy, and Astrology
I recently had the best time chatting with Tahnee Taylor from Australia for the SuperFeast podcast, which you can check […]
The West Wind, Super Moon, and Witches
The West wind brings the light of the spring; Eos, mother of the West wind, brings the dawn; and this […]
The Meteors of Spring
There’s so much poetic harmony between meteor showers and the spring, falling through the sky just when the blossoms are […]