Navigating Mercury Retrograde

The current Mercury retrograde cycle spans March 22 - April 15.

Retrograde periods are times for reflection and heightened inner awareness. When you think of how to approach this period, just remember the first two letters of the word retrograde—“re”—and apply it to the activities you undertake. As such, Mercury Retrograde periods are a great time to reassess, review, reanalyze, revisit, rethink, re-edit, and recommunicate. Looking at it through this lens, you will begin to see how this time period can actually yield great benefit as you can discover things that you may not have previously seen, things that allow you to refine the integrity of your creativity and communications.

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Virgo Full Moon: The Grace of Precision

The Virgo Full Moon calls on us to see both the differences and the similarities. While we may be drawn to classify and criticize, remembering that everything is connected—even if we can’t immediately perceive it—can yield a greater acceptance of self and others. This Full Moon provides an opportune time to focusing on healing imbalances in our physical bodies through meditation, prayer, dreamwork, and our creative imagination.

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Aquarius Solar Eclipse: In Service of Humanity

This month's Aquarius New Moon is actually a Solar Eclipse. Even if we can’t see a Solar Eclipse in the sky where we live, these celestial events are renowned for being very powerful in the way in which they can impact our lives. Oftentimes, life-changing events or reflections occur around the time of an Eclipse. Yet, remember that reflective of the word itself, things are often ‘eclipsed’ around the time of Eclipses. As such, you may find yourself feeling like there is a sea change in your life, that seeds are being planted, yet not clear what it will be that will bear fruit.

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Leo Lunar Eclipse: Creativity + The Collective

This Leo Full Moon is actually a Lunar Eclipse. It ushers in this Eclipse season, with the next Eclipse being a Solar Eclipse, occurring on February 15.

Remember that even if we can’t see an Eclipse in the sky, these celestial events are potent harbingers of illumination in our lives. Eclipses are often associated with the unfolding of life-shifting events and/or awareness. Additionally, things may seem as if they are coming to fruition as we may be sensing that we are experiencing the outcome of steps previously taken.

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Astrology + The Women's March 2018

💫Astrological Reflections for the Women’s March💫

As I’m still quite under the weather, I can’t take to the streets with my sisters and brothers today, expressing in solidarity the sanctity of the female. To feel another level of connection to what is coming forth today, I thought to take a quick look at the astrology of the moment.

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