LEO | mysterious & empowered feminine

The Sun has just moved into Leo and the full moon in the sign of Aquarius. This full moon carries healing energy thanks to the presence of the asteroid Chariklo.

This healing energy is spiritual in nature, guiding us to reconnect with the love that is our soul and the wholeness that is our spirit. Work with this beautiful healing energy through some chakra clearing for the Aquarius Full Moon. 

Leo has a reputation for being self-focused, but this year you will feel as if the self you've so carefully constructed is being unraveled. The people you feel closest to will offer you reflections about who you are, and the truth may bring about a shift of radical proportions.

sun in Leo & full moon in Aquarius

New people will come into your life to assist you in uncovering more of your uniqueness and even eccentricities. Allow yourself to become a wilder, stranger version of yourself.

Cancer | the divine feminine

In Greek mythology, when Hercules battled the Hydra, Hera sent Cancer the Crab to distract and delay him. During the fight the crab bit Hercules' foot and in his rage he killed it. Hera rewarded Cancer the Crab with a place of honor among the stars and cursed Hercules as her eternal enemy. 

Cancer the Crab - 14th c. Arabic manuscript, Book of Wonders

Cancer is a cardinal water sign. Represented by the crab, this oceanic crustacean seamlessly weaves between the sea and shore, representing Cancer’s ability to exist in both emotional and material realms. Ruled by the moon, the celestial body that represents comfort, self-care, and maternal energies.

In Hindu astrology the sign of Cancer is named Karka and its Lord is Moon. Divine associations with Cancer in Renaissance astrology are Luna and Diana, both goddesses that represent the Moon, Cancer's ruling planet.

These few years of necessary chaos and change are best met and embraced if we want a future transformed - where we can all thrive.

It is the divine Feminine that grounds this work, as she appears to us now - Lady Wisdom, Sophia, Mary of Magdala. Wisdom in its feminine aspect of caretaker and nurturer.

Wisdom is a gift our world has suffered without for too long. It needs to return to our collective consciousness for our survival as a species on this planet.

Women are the bearers of Wisdom. Hopefully men will work with Wisdom and share in the labor of birthing a new world order. One that isn't organized and run by corporations or driven by the need to consume.

One created by, for and of the people.

great sky river

Throughout the ages, the Milky Way has hung above humanity in the sky, a beautiful marvel shining steadily each night.

Nowadays, most city-bound folks rarely see the full splendor of our home galaxy stretching across the heavens.

Pablo Ruiz - Riaño, Spain

The Milky Way is the galaxy that includes our Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light seen in the night sky formed from stars that cannot be individually distinguished by the naked eye. 

carved in stone

“Without minerals there is no life. Life learned how to make minerals, in teeth, bones and shells. People think these are separate, [i]t’s all part of a whole.” Dr. George Harlow, geologist and seasoned curator.

On a recent trip to New York City, we visited the newly refurbished Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals at the American Museum of Natural History.

early cave petroglyphs

The dazzling displays include meteorites, fossils, minerals, gemstones - rough and cut, new and old. All spectacularly displayed so each can shine in their own awesome spotlight.

The mission statement of the museum is: "To discover, interpret, and disseminate—through scientific research and education—knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."

The newly reopened gems & minerals exhibit

Nowhere does this strike closest as in these immersive halls and exhibits that take us back in time to the origins of Planet Earth and the human race. There are over 5,000 minerals on earth and in the surrounding space around us, forming the substance of the world we evolved in and are made up of.

summer solstice 2021

Summer Solstice marks the high point of light in the northern hemisphere - the longest day, the shortest night.

Midsummer celebrations held throughout the United States are largely derived from the cultures of immigrants who arrived from various European nations since the 19th century.

The Lake - Central Park, NYC

With the rise of earth-centered spirituality, many including Unitarian Universalists celebrate the summer solstice as a religious holiday. Seeing how the Big Apple is faring this Father's Day weekend - is cause for fervent prayers indeed.

Juneteenth 2021

Especially after the past year of protesting, donating and talking about race and racism in America, we are all just too grateful to have a US president who values the significance of the day! 

Happy Juneteenth to all! 

Juneteenth (also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day or Emancipation Day) is a day to honor and celebrate liberation. It was 156 years ago on June 19, 1865 that all Americans became free from slavery (despite the Emancipation Proclamation occurring two years prior). 

Today, the holiday is about celebrating Black culture, history and life. Bringing people together to honor all those who came before us and fought for the rights and privileges we hold today. 

celebrating the end of slavery in the United States

Juneteeth gives us the opportunity to support, appreciate and educate through a host of activities. So, whether you’re hosting a barbecue or buying from Black-owned businesses, be sure to celebrate Juneteenth this year - as loudly and boldly as you can! 

Corpus Christi

Sunday, June 6 is the Feast of Corpus Christi (Ecclesiastical Latin: Dies Sanctissimi Corporis et Sanguinis Domini Iesu Christi. 'Day of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus Christ the Lord' also known as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.

It is a Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Western Orthodox liturgical solemnity celebrating the Real Presence of the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ in the elements of the Eucharist.

monstrance on the altar

Two months earlier, the institution of the Eucharist at the Last Supper is observed on Maundy Thursday in a somber atmosphere leading to Good Friday. The liturgy on that day also commemorates Christ's washing of the disciples' feet, the institution of the priesthood, and the agony in the Garden of Gethsemane. 

our current collective consciousness

Healing from the illusion of separation - believing that we are separate from nature, each other, and God.

We are kept in this space of illusion through the structures, systems and stories of our society. We reinforce this illusion through unhealthy mental thought processes and ego driven action.

On our planet today, the symptoms of our illusion manifest as disregard for the earth, warring with ourselves, constantly being in motion to avoid sensations, shame, judgment, comparison, doubt, and isolation. We separate ourselves and wonder why we feel so alone. 

The truth is we are never alone, consciousness soaks through and surrounds us in continuous cycles. 

The air we breathe is the same air as our ancestors, and the exhalation of all trees.

The blood in our veins carries the same waters as the ocean, rain, and all streams.

The matter within our being is formed from the fruits of the earth.

Upon our last breath, we return to her.

We are all connected to the life force that is always within and around us.

cosmic change

We are moving at the speed of light as humanity is shifting into light body and hopefully growing less dense. A change in consciousness as well as a change in the stars. How do we mark this change as we step forward?

Love without enabling, nurture without over-protecting, accountability with love and compassion. Planets call for an open-hearted compassion with family, friends, and community. Feeling sensitive and generous, we are reminded that boundaries are important but are often semipermeable at best.

Women's Fire Circle © Flame Bilyue' 2009

What affects one person, one circle, one nation - affects us all. Their pain, our pain - serving others can make our world better too. Strange events may call for this compassion - how we think, feel, and communicate.

Our passion and warrior nature both out of bounds. Having less restraint - for better or worse. Coming back within bounds by the end of May - when Mercury turns retrograde. Problems that arise will come churning up - to be processed throughout June.

Throughout our many lifetimes cycles are always changing. The seasons and stars change. Shamanic cultures marked time by watching the changing cycles. The new changing cycles meant important work needed to be done. 

Ceremonies were performed for balance and healing, Spirits in the divine realms listen to all our prayers and answer whatever way possible. Chants and altars change to mark any movement. 

Cycles change all the time - having family makes it is easier to mark change. But for loners in life you must find other ways to acknowledge your own shifts. Build sacred space and perform special ceremony to honor this however way you can. 

We have been weathering stress - light to extreme - since the beginning of human consciousness. We learn to develop our way of coping to survive and thrive. We grow the strength and support to take the next steps in sacred ways that honor each and every moment. 

Wash away the fear and fill our homes and lives with love and light.

prickly times

This week we wish to introduce you to Dorothea Lucaci Healing Arts - offering alternative and holistic health services in timely and practical ways. 

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How are you all feeling this transit?

Pluto has been retrograde since the 27th of April, the day after the Scorpio full moon, and we feel its intensity.

It's like some unwelcome 'ghosts of the past' have dropped by for some tea and sympathy.

And though I know I need to have a deep and meaningful with them to smooth out some wrinkles, and clear the air. It's still not fun, and in fact, deeply uncomfortable to have those conversations.

Prickly times + Pluto Retrograde feels

This is the perfect time to explore. Spring and Autumn are our transitional months, our throw out the garbage months.

What beliefs can you clean out? Perfect time to do the work. ~ Dorothea Lucaci