After all of the annual pomp and circumstance of the LEO season, the SUN quietly and humbly enters the sign of VIRGO. In the Northern Hemisphere it arrives as we begin to dip into the autumn season (who's gateway we entered on Lammas, August 1). VIRGO is a mutable earth sign that is entrusted with the care of ourselves and our lives in a day to day manner. VIRGO is health and well-being (our own and being in service to others for theirs). VIRGO was the original grain/agrarian

What actually is an eclipse? An eclipse takes place when the MOON moves between the SUN and EARTH. When this happens, the MOON blocks the light of the SUN from reaching EARTH. This causes an eclipse of the SUN, or Solar Eclipse. During a Solar Eclipse, the MOON casts a shadow onto EARTH. And though the path of the totality of this eclipse is only over a small part of the United States, it's effects are widely felt. An Eclipse takes us between the worlds. The gates are open an

You don't need to do anything besides turn on any form of news to know that things are feeling increasingly unstable and volatile. The current administration's lurching about, nationally and internationally, as well as the dangerous rhetoric and cadence of other global powers has us all on edge. As a nation, we have never been so divided. We are at the mid-point between the two eclipses and now MERCURY has turned retrograde, making a total of 5 retrograde planets. MERCURY ret

Lammas is the pagan celebration of the first harvest of the year. As I write, I have the bounty of my freshly harvested nectarine tree spread out around me on the table. It's right on time. This turning point of the year is the polar complement to Imbolc, February 1, which is the Gateway into Spring. These 'Cross-Quarter Days' are based on light and darkness and have been observed by humans for millennia. This is the seasonal peak of High Summer and the celebration of the Gr