Star of Aphrodite

Hephaistio of Thebes writes that the Star of Aphrodite is the warrior goddess when she rises before the Sun (as the Morning Star) and she is the goddess of love when she rises after the Sun, thus being the Evening Star. He says that this belief comes from Sumerians, referring to Inanna as the Goddess…

Mars and Jupiter conjunct in Scorpio: Mithridates, Heraklian King of Ancient Pontus

These days we are experiencing a conjunction of Mars and Jupiter in Scorpio. This makes me remember King Mithridates, who was immune to poison. Scorpio by its very nature, is poison. Jupiter is the King of the Gods. And Mars signifies war. Mithridates was a warrior-king who defended his people against the Romans. He knew…

Full Moon in Pisces

 Selene the lamp of the nights when she appears among the stars they hide for her beauty scares them. sending pure rays to the clouds, She bends from her window to look down into women’s hearts and her eyes search for her beloved Endymon in his eternal sleep under the caves near the sea.  …

Full Moon in Virgo: Time to Heal

Today we have a full moon in Virgo. The Virgo – Pisces Axis is about the flow of the Cosmic Ocean down into the Earth Plane. Eternal divine wisdom of Pisces is known, thought, spoken and actualized in Virgo. I am aware that this Full Moon energy is harsh. With a few friends we have agreed…

Full Moon in Leo: Your Inner Queen

Today/tonight we shall be experiencing a full moon in Leo along with a partial eclipse. Also the comet  45P/Honda–Mrkos–Pajdušáková is getting closer to our Gaia. This eclipse will form a Grand Cross in the Heavens. This will be a night to remember for those who will be on the dark side of the Earth. I…

Aurora Consurgens

The Lament of the Soul  “Turn to me with your whole heart Do not spurn me Because I am weak and black. The depths have hidden my face. Because I am held fast In the mire of the deep And my essence is not revealed I cried out of the depths; And from the abysses…

Andromeda the Chained Woman

Archetypes come to us only when we are ready to embody them. In our personal journey, we might currently be embodying the archetype of The Fool or The Great Mother or any other archetype. It is a highly personal process. Yet with conscious work we can realize what archetypes we currently embody and enable ourselves…

Dark Side of the Moon: Our Unconscious Conditioning

I know. I know that there is this mechanism in all of us, leading and controlling our lives. It is not the purity of our soul. It is not the divine essence in you and me. No. It is the beliefs, the conditioning we received from our imminent environment. During our childhood. In order to…

Golden Aphrodite

Homeros of Smyrna named her Golden Aphrodite. She rules the Earthly Realm. In Aphrodisias, she is depicted much differently than the late Hellenic Aphrodite. She is the source of Life. Forget the paradigm that separates the mother and the lover. She is the taste of ripe grapes. She is the glittering Sun on a calm blue…

Women of Troia

In Senaca’s Women of Troia, Hecuba the Queen of Troy, Andromache and other women mourn and wish for death for Styx is the only stream that can carry them away from their pain. We come closer to this feeling when we are depressed. Depression is a wish for death for no option seems better. As…