POEMS to DANCE the YEAR
BELTANE BIRTH
“Where am I going on this glorious journey? To your house, of course.” Rumi
Together, we awaken
On this threshold day,
Crossing into warmth’s embrace
Where every leaf unfurls in splendor,
Creating branch-bowers dancing new life.
Winds clean bones of ancient gristle
Expanding Llorca’s green~ “Verde que te quiero verde…”
In this verdant moment
Eyes trust, vision expands, faith rises
Calling the wonder of love demanding more.
COSMIC ENERGIES~MAY DAY~MAY DAY!
“In pursuit of knowledge, every day something is acquired. In pursuit of wisdom, everyday something is dropped.” Lao Tzu
Wisdom Body Notes for May 15-30 ~by Samantha Cameron
Welcome to a new complexity born within the New Moon rebirth on Saturday, 16th. As all New Moons do, this one heralds new life, and a new GPS of many layers for the coming 28 days. This lunation might be a catalyst of discovery, and/or discernment in crises. Your mind will rise from the ‘fires of Bel*, your body transform in the luxe of Venus ruled Taurus. As Sun and Moon melt into one another, Mercury, planet of mind, ideas, and conversations mashes into the Sun, creating ‘a Mercury Cazimi’ ~meaning two become one. This is a relatively quiet meet up thanks to them joining in Taurus, which is a slow, steadfast, physically perceptive and intuitive ‘body-speak’ sign. Know that your thoughts, ideas, finances, and earthy pleasures are in a slow, steady revamp.
This normally quiet New Moon is now an intense reset on many levels. Notice ideas and conversations taking off on odd twists and bends, for whenever a planet sits in the heart of the Sun/Cazimi, transformative, empowering forces are at play. It is an invitation to release and renew, hopefully to a shift in consciousness, an upgrade of intelligence. Mercury also rules transportation, so pay attention when driving and travelling. With a stellium, or grouping of planets in the Taurus-Mash Up, everything to do with Venus will be on the table: values, stability, loyalty, partnerships, self-worth, and beauty. Consider what needs prioritizing, especially related to ideas involving finances, and values as Venus and Mercury are in each other’s signs at this time, creating a ‘mutual reception’ where what they each rule is easily understood and exchanged by the other planet. Resets are more available, facilitating integration in technology and marketing, important conversations and partnering; intelligence and intuition ~all Mercury/Venus dynamics.
The Moon being ‘exalted’ in Taurus would normally make for a contented emotional body, helping to balance not only the electricity of the Mercury/Sun Cazimi, but also the embrace by the Promethean sky God, Uranus…AND the fixed star, Algol, who makes a tender Moon quite feisty! Algol brings an enormous power and intensity to what would normally be a sedate Taurus Lunation, but with with lower mind-Mercury and high mind-Uranus involved in the Sun/Moon rebirth, when you add Algol, all you can shout is-“MAY DAY MAY DAY!”
Algol is a fixed star, with a notorious reputation who mysteriously appears and disappears every few days which gave her a reputation of not being trustworthy. (This disappearance is because she is a binary star that Eclipses itself every few days.) It has been called, “The Blinking Eye of the Demon,” connecting it to tragedy and suffering. The ancients thought it represented the center of Medusa’s head, or her third eye. She was a frightening symbol, with a head of writhing snakes, but her origin began as an Oracle Goddess. She was a symbol of magic, transformation, and feminine power. She was turned into a gorgon by a jealous Pallas Athena, who ordered Perseus to chop her head off. Mythology around Medusa spoke of her terrifying appearance when alive~ with the ability to turn people to stone. Her gifts upon death made her a potent talisman warding off evil. In battle, if you ‘stood behind her’ you were protected, if in front of her- you were turned to stone. Much in thanks to Medusa, Athena became very successful in battle, using her former enemy as a weapon. Medusa has now become a powerful symbol of feminine power and magic. Is there a lesson here?
History has revealed Algol to move below the surface, much like Pluto, which is presently retrograde in Aquarius through Oct.( Information on this in ‘Beltane Birth,’ https://dailybreathjournal.com/ ). All the world is shifting below the surface, moving tectonic plates to create massive changes for the new era. Adding assurance to this wild ride is the trine between transiting innovative and chaotic Uranus to transformative, power-centric Pluto. If nothing else, these two offer gifts for the ‘meta-mind’ which asks we slow down and listen before leaping. Their productive trine lasts through mid-August. Make time to open to their gifts, especially if you are a writer, teacher, student of life….or great thinker, this New Moon extravaganza is a gift of highly infused mental can-do.
*Fires of Bel is from ancient Gaelic referring to Beltane, the festival marking summer’s opening, a time when cattle were driven to summer pasture through bonfires, lit in rituals of protection and purification. Cattle, people and crops were believed to receive grace and abundant life from the fire. Often men jumped over the sacred flames of Bel to enhance, protection from disease as well as virility.
May blessings of new vision and adventure be yours. May we join as witness for and to one another, supporting heart-intended journeys. May the world’s greed and wanton destruction open doors to your inner power of greater healing.
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“Thank you for your incredible gift of time and devotion, looking into my life, deciphering and pulling together wayward strands from Pluto to the moon and back as you wove a golden pathway for me to understand and follow! Your knowledge and intuition are remarkable, your passion never ending. Thank you, thank you! Karin Ricciardelli
TAURUS BIRTHDAY CELEBRANT~ Until May 19. Dear quiet, grounded Bulls with balls O fire, your stubborn and thoughtful mind is deeply affected by this Full Moon as well as the Pluto station. The fixity of these energies is something you understand and can work with. Your earthy soul relishes the deep dive, the connection to roots and rich soil. Your Venus-led savvy shall be salve for burnt skin, the pleasure of simple gifts, and the hope of beauty to root new life. But like everyone else, you too shall be charging into unknown realms of opportunity. Don’t gore the Matador on your way out of the ring!
GEMINI BIRTHDAYS BEGIN NEXT WEEK May 20~With Promethean Uranus now in your sign, expect your world to be in enormous change mode. Add the trine to Pluto and your changes with grow exponentially vast and potent. As you are of the mind, ruled by Mercury- the above information is particularly pertinent for you during this New Moon weekend of 15-18th. Open up those baby blues and inhale a wider world!
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