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ASTRO-DRAMA
Your Celestial Theater Forecast
ASTRO-DRAMA'S are a creative and playful exploration of Astrological transits
through performance, writing, video, and audio arts.
Work the Problem
I recently re-watched the film The Martian starring Matt Damon. Damon plays Mark Watney, a Botanist that is left stranded on the planet Mars when a catastrophic storm separates him from his fellow astronauts. Believing Watney to be dead, the crew evacuates leaving him behind to fend for himself on the desolate and unforgiving planet.
As daylight breaks, Watney regains consciousness and discovers he’s been impaled by a rogue antenna. He performs surgery on himself and the initial shock of his dire situation settles in. Watney decides that he isn’t gonna die alone there and he starts to “work the problem” of survival. With math, everything is a problem that can be solved.
What follows is a journey of creative ingenuity meeting science. In the process he figures out how to grow potatoes in his own shit (can you get any more Pluto than that?), almost blows himself up, and is faced with the numerous ways one could encounter the grim reaper in such circumstances.
When Pluto detonates one area of life it can seem like the end. The landscape is desolate and stinks of the bones and decaying flesh of a world that no longer exists. But in that decay is the nutritive fertilizer for rebirth. It’s not easy and sometimes it takes a good long while to get your bearings. The good news is life will reemerge. That is the way of things. We go on. We reinvent. We “work the problem”.
When the crazy of all crazy astro-weather systems blows through in 2024 and beyond, we are all going to be asked to “work the problem” in some way. It’s important to not get rattled. As Pluto does his thunderous tap dance back and forth across the cusp of Capricorn and Aquarius we will witness the final act on a personal, institutional, and societal level.
Along with the existential threat of AI, climate change, and the global political stage, there will also occur a groundswell of humane creative tech that will emerge. Luckily the visionary, humanitarian, and technical stage of Aquarius is the perfect theater for the radical imagination that will be called for during the next 20 years. To quote Watney again, we are going to need to “Science the shit out of this”. This won’t happen overnight. We will need to work the problem.
In the end, Watney figures out how to establish communications with NASA and they..science the shit out of the problem.. of bringing him home. The crew, now aboard the spaceship “Hermes” circles back and rolls the dice on a slim window of opportunity to retrieve him. The rescue is harrowing and emotional.
The ordeal is finally over.
Pluto among other things is about surviving ordeals and crises. It is also about tilling the soil for the rich bounty that awaits us in the future.
Pluto destroys and empowers. Unearths and exposes. He asks us to be brave enough to explore the inner caverns of our deeper selves and be okay with whatever we find. Wherever Pluto travels, the underbelly will be seen and the purging will commence.
Take the plunge. Work the problem. Till the soil.
Be open to finding treasure among the debris.
1/20/2024
As daylight breaks, Watney regains consciousness and discovers he’s been impaled by a rogue antenna. He performs surgery on himself and the initial shock of his dire situation settles in. Watney decides that he isn’t gonna die alone there and he starts to “work the problem” of survival. With math, everything is a problem that can be solved.
What follows is a journey of creative ingenuity meeting science. In the process he figures out how to grow potatoes in his own shit (can you get any more Pluto than that?), almost blows himself up, and is faced with the numerous ways one could encounter the grim reaper in such circumstances.
When Pluto detonates one area of life it can seem like the end. The landscape is desolate and stinks of the bones and decaying flesh of a world that no longer exists. But in that decay is the nutritive fertilizer for rebirth. It’s not easy and sometimes it takes a good long while to get your bearings. The good news is life will reemerge. That is the way of things. We go on. We reinvent. We “work the problem”.
When the crazy of all crazy astro-weather systems blows through in 2024 and beyond, we are all going to be asked to “work the problem” in some way. It’s important to not get rattled. As Pluto does his thunderous tap dance back and forth across the cusp of Capricorn and Aquarius we will witness the final act on a personal, institutional, and societal level.
Along with the existential threat of AI, climate change, and the global political stage, there will also occur a groundswell of humane creative tech that will emerge. Luckily the visionary, humanitarian, and technical stage of Aquarius is the perfect theater for the radical imagination that will be called for during the next 20 years. To quote Watney again, we are going to need to “Science the shit out of this”. This won’t happen overnight. We will need to work the problem.
In the end, Watney figures out how to establish communications with NASA and they..science the shit out of the problem.. of bringing him home. The crew, now aboard the spaceship “Hermes” circles back and rolls the dice on a slim window of opportunity to retrieve him. The rescue is harrowing and emotional.
The ordeal is finally over.
Pluto among other things is about surviving ordeals and crises. It is also about tilling the soil for the rich bounty that awaits us in the future.
Pluto destroys and empowers. Unearths and exposes. He asks us to be brave enough to explore the inner caverns of our deeper selves and be okay with whatever we find. Wherever Pluto travels, the underbelly will be seen and the purging will commence.
Take the plunge. Work the problem. Till the soil.
Be open to finding treasure among the debris.
1/20/2024
SPARRING DOVES
This Astro-Drama is reflective of the visceral archetypal signatures of the Lunar Eclipse in Taurus taking place on October 28th 4:24 PM EDT.
The deeply sensual nature of Taurus combined with the immersive and intense waters of Scorpio make for an eclipse experience that is felt deeply in the emotional and physical bodies. Both signs embody light and dark and many of us are bound to feel that swing of the pendulum. The Astro-Drama Sparring Doves is a poetic snapshot of this energy.
SPARRING DOVES
Lashing tongues and goblets of plenty
Sparring doves alive with envy
A deep sea monster, the surface breaks
What ugly forms possess this faith?
Gaining ground but we lost the pearls
A bridge burns bright as the night unfurls
We’re all just trying to hold it together
Stable dreams of a future, that’s better
Hope in the shaking
Love in the depths
We’re crying for mercy
As trauma reflects
The wounds of the human
The dark watery pool
Of unconscious matter
Alive in the fool
A Silver lining
Threadbare but seen
The sky grows weary
Of the human dream
But pleasures persists
Among the debris
And earthly delights are screaming to be
Drunk and fed and rested still
The lush of earth
A tonic til
We hold the beauty
Of Gaia’s form
Sacred, holy, to be performed.
The deeply sensual nature of Taurus combined with the immersive and intense waters of Scorpio make for an eclipse experience that is felt deeply in the emotional and physical bodies. Both signs embody light and dark and many of us are bound to feel that swing of the pendulum. The Astro-Drama Sparring Doves is a poetic snapshot of this energy.
SPARRING DOVES
Lashing tongues and goblets of plenty
Sparring doves alive with envy
A deep sea monster, the surface breaks
What ugly forms possess this faith?
Gaining ground but we lost the pearls
A bridge burns bright as the night unfurls
We’re all just trying to hold it together
Stable dreams of a future, that’s better
Hope in the shaking
Love in the depths
We’re crying for mercy
As trauma reflects
The wounds of the human
The dark watery pool
Of unconscious matter
Alive in the fool
A Silver lining
Threadbare but seen
The sky grows weary
Of the human dream
But pleasures persists
Among the debris
And earthly delights are screaming to be
Drunk and fed and rested still
The lush of earth
A tonic til
We hold the beauty
Of Gaia’s form
Sacred, holy, to be performed.
Disco Venus Reborn! Astro-Drama: Venus Stations Direct
Venus is reborn in Astro-Drama Episode 21!
This is Part 2 of the DRAMA.
In our last episode (20), Venus had just entered the ultimate dance contest.
Episode 21 picks up where Venus is now deep into her dance and about to be reborn as the morning star and then station direct.
Disco Venus Part 2
I am dying, burning up
Facing the fear of obliteration
The desire, the heat, the sweat
Yet somehow I go on..
Sounds pierce my immortal skull
My eyes bleed, my breath stops
And just as I’m about to let go
The spotlight finds me..
Helios and his golden chariot swoop in
Lifting me to the heavens
And I remember
I am Venus, and I am a fucking goddess
My love is potent like a snake bite
And gentle like a dove
I bestow blessings and bounty
And the sweetness of heartbreak and renewal
And Yes,
I am a goddess built for War
And smite
But I shall walk softly in the mornings
Until that night, when the scales of justice
Are tipped and the feather, no longer light
For truth is a spear dipped
In the inkwells of time
And what has passed will come back
To those who deny and conspire.
I cannot rest
And I will not rest
Until the blessed are freed from that mire.
And so, Reborn
I drink the Sun’s fire
I blaze
I shine
And shed this tired skin
When I came too
I found myself splayed
in the middle of the dance floor
Squashed Paper cups and cigarette butts
Being swept up and discarded
The magic of this trip was over
I sat cross legged, applied a fresh coat of Strawberry Lip
Smacker and asked the mortal wielding the broom.
Who won the dance contest?
He winked, and smiled, a gold tooth glinting.
And replied, “I don’t know lady, I just work here”.
What the Fuck.
Star Wisdom for Venus stationing direct:
Have you been imbued with new powers of strength, hotness, and determination? It’s time to engage your Venusian destiny with a renewed sense of self-love and appreciation. Venus will love you up just as you are, sparkle platforms, lip smacker, faded jeans, and all. Spin those records and relish in the the only dance that really matters. The one where you leave it all on the dance floor.
This is Part 2 of the DRAMA.
In our last episode (20), Venus had just entered the ultimate dance contest.
Episode 21 picks up where Venus is now deep into her dance and about to be reborn as the morning star and then station direct.
Disco Venus Part 2
I am dying, burning up
Facing the fear of obliteration
The desire, the heat, the sweat
Yet somehow I go on..
Sounds pierce my immortal skull
My eyes bleed, my breath stops
And just as I’m about to let go
The spotlight finds me..
Helios and his golden chariot swoop in
Lifting me to the heavens
And I remember
I am Venus, and I am a fucking goddess
My love is potent like a snake bite
And gentle like a dove
I bestow blessings and bounty
And the sweetness of heartbreak and renewal
And Yes,
I am a goddess built for War
And smite
But I shall walk softly in the mornings
Until that night, when the scales of justice
Are tipped and the feather, no longer light
For truth is a spear dipped
In the inkwells of time
And what has passed will come back
To those who deny and conspire.
I cannot rest
And I will not rest
Until the blessed are freed from that mire.
And so, Reborn
I drink the Sun’s fire
I blaze
I shine
And shed this tired skin
When I came too
I found myself splayed
in the middle of the dance floor
Squashed Paper cups and cigarette butts
Being swept up and discarded
The magic of this trip was over
I sat cross legged, applied a fresh coat of Strawberry Lip
Smacker and asked the mortal wielding the broom.
Who won the dance contest?
He winked, and smiled, a gold tooth glinting.
And replied, “I don’t know lady, I just work here”.
What the Fuck.
Star Wisdom for Venus stationing direct:
Have you been imbued with new powers of strength, hotness, and determination? It’s time to engage your Venusian destiny with a renewed sense of self-love and appreciation. Venus will love you up just as you are, sparkle platforms, lip smacker, faded jeans, and all. Spin those records and relish in the the only dance that really matters. The one where you leave it all on the dance floor.
Disco Venus!
DISCO VENUS
Venus travels back in time and meets up with her inner Disco Diva. What new dimensions will she discover about herself while shaking off the past and dancing through a glitter-storm of sweet renewal?
Venus travels back in time and meets up with her inner Disco Diva. What new dimensions will she discover about herself while shaking off the past and dancing through a glitter-storm of sweet renewal?
Star People
In ASTRO-DRAMA Episode 19 “Star People” we receive a timely transmission from KriinQa, a futuristic humanoid. KriinQa gives us the Star People's perspective on Pluto's ingress into Aquarius.
Greetings ,
I am KriinQa. I speak to you from the future. We are the Star People, and we observe the holographic universe from our time/space singularity.
You all know by now, there is no such thing that you call time. That linear time is a human construct invented to mask the reality of an ever-present now. Of an unfolding of a gloriously expanding universe. But we are not here to discuss time-space reality.
We are here to inform you of the coming changes to your planet and consciousness. This is a timely transmission, indeed.
The planet you call Pluto will be entering the sign of Aquarius. Now, Aquarius is representative of the collective human body of society and the dreaming of an idealized future. Aquarius is a social and technological. Pluto is purgative and transformational. This combination of forces upon the earthly time-line trajectory will bring many changes to the social construct and order, in every place upon the earth and in every way. This should come as no surprise..
There will be what you call a mixed-bag of realities and events crystalizing over time. Not all are bad and not all are good. It is important to remain realistic, proactive, and adaptable. We suggest cultivating an attitude of openness and resilience.
At this juncture, we are unable to see the totality of the waves of change and human evolution. What we see is the crest and confluence of many dimensions that will soon collide.
The quickening of the artificial technological pulse is upon you and will be instrumental in ushering in a new age of Human / AI collaboration. It will seem as if all at once the Artificial mind is everywhere. And in many cases there will be the exposing of abnormalities within various applications and systems. The glitches, if you will, will become the source of much humor and suspicion. The underbelly of technological advancement will surface again and again. These are the growing pains of an advancing civilization. Some of humanity will feel as if they’ve been swept away, in a tidal wave in which they’ve had no say or meaningful participation. Some will enter the virtual worlds gleefully without reservations. Here lies the choice. How will you choose to participate?
The seduction of the ideal in all areas of living and life will be strived for. Who will the future human be? This is a critical question and juncture humanity faces.
How will the individual choose to participate? This is where empowerment resides. To become aware of local surroundings and simplify the needs. Tending to gardens, growing the resources, becoming flexible and adaptable. Being kind to the earth and cultivating your personal connection with her.
An understanding of the rhythms and cycles of weather systems will emerge in importance. Over time, there will be those who choose to become more mobile as the intensity of weather events increase.
As we have stated these realities emerge over time. Begin to cultivate sustainability, self-sufficiency, and community networks.
From our observation point, we see the earth straining under the current ecological, ideological, financial and societal conditions. The social climate will endure great friction and rebirth as the old ways give way to the future. As always, in times of great change, there will be discomfort and uncertainty. Find your personal center. Find your eye of the storm.
We think we have provided a glimpse into the coming events and these are just a few Earth potentials.
We will be watching and listening and responding as needed.
Good day.
Greetings ,
I am KriinQa. I speak to you from the future. We are the Star People, and we observe the holographic universe from our time/space singularity.
You all know by now, there is no such thing that you call time. That linear time is a human construct invented to mask the reality of an ever-present now. Of an unfolding of a gloriously expanding universe. But we are not here to discuss time-space reality.
We are here to inform you of the coming changes to your planet and consciousness. This is a timely transmission, indeed.
The planet you call Pluto will be entering the sign of Aquarius. Now, Aquarius is representative of the collective human body of society and the dreaming of an idealized future. Aquarius is a social and technological. Pluto is purgative and transformational. This combination of forces upon the earthly time-line trajectory will bring many changes to the social construct and order, in every place upon the earth and in every way. This should come as no surprise..
There will be what you call a mixed-bag of realities and events crystalizing over time. Not all are bad and not all are good. It is important to remain realistic, proactive, and adaptable. We suggest cultivating an attitude of openness and resilience.
At this juncture, we are unable to see the totality of the waves of change and human evolution. What we see is the crest and confluence of many dimensions that will soon collide.
The quickening of the artificial technological pulse is upon you and will be instrumental in ushering in a new age of Human / AI collaboration. It will seem as if all at once the Artificial mind is everywhere. And in many cases there will be the exposing of abnormalities within various applications and systems. The glitches, if you will, will become the source of much humor and suspicion. The underbelly of technological advancement will surface again and again. These are the growing pains of an advancing civilization. Some of humanity will feel as if they’ve been swept away, in a tidal wave in which they’ve had no say or meaningful participation. Some will enter the virtual worlds gleefully without reservations. Here lies the choice. How will you choose to participate?
The seduction of the ideal in all areas of living and life will be strived for. Who will the future human be? This is a critical question and juncture humanity faces.
How will the individual choose to participate? This is where empowerment resides. To become aware of local surroundings and simplify the needs. Tending to gardens, growing the resources, becoming flexible and adaptable. Being kind to the earth and cultivating your personal connection with her.
An understanding of the rhythms and cycles of weather systems will emerge in importance. Over time, there will be those who choose to become more mobile as the intensity of weather events increase.
As we have stated these realities emerge over time. Begin to cultivate sustainability, self-sufficiency, and community networks.
From our observation point, we see the earth straining under the current ecological, ideological, financial and societal conditions. The social climate will endure great friction and rebirth as the old ways give way to the future. As always, in times of great change, there will be discomfort and uncertainty. Find your personal center. Find your eye of the storm.
We think we have provided a glimpse into the coming events and these are just a few Earth potentials.
We will be watching and listening and responding as needed.
Good day.
Mars Escapes
Mars breaks free from the psychological grip of Mercury's maze in Episode 18.
Mars direct
Full Moon in Leo
Venus in Pisces square Mars in Gemini
Pluto enters Aquarius
My lungs fill with crisp, cool morning air as I witness a hawk make its first kill of the day. After what seemed like a hellish eternity banging around Mercury’s maze, I am free. Ripples of the magician’s duplicity still echo through me. Aftershocks of a potent psychedelic cleanse.
The weight of the sky presses me and the urge to move is strong, but I linger.
Dazed and disoriented, I hatch plans and strategize my next move. The moon waxes full, she bellows, spits fire and chides me to close this chapter. Why is it that endings sometimes never seem to end? How heavy the mind and the cross? The idle corners of my consciousness blossom and I escape. But where too?
Venus taunts me from her exaltation. So glib and spectacular. I have no choice but to witness her superior position. The Piscean waters cast my reflection and I drive her crazy, as I do not budge.
Warriors have little time for reflection this indulgence must end! Yet I move slowly to gather strength, for I know the headwinds will be strong in the coming months. Sea change scents the air as Hades’ grin chews at Saturn’s cusp. A supernova set to blast us into a techno-future collective reckoning. Will we walk swiftly, awake, and vigilant or stumble like the living-dead gnawing at our cultural and societal meta projections? It’s a choice.
Now, you’ve probably realized that I am doing this thing we call breaking the 4th wall in performance and theater. This is a moment when the artificial environment of the story is exposed and critiqued. When the performer invites the audience to peer behind the curtain. The idea of breaking illusions seems apt to me as we peer into the astrological rave that lies ahead.
Pluto’s upcoming ingress into Aquarius signifies radical changes and revolutionary developments in social technologies, artificial intelligence, space culture, Creative AI, and all themes utopian and dystopian. It suggests the potential for a ubiquitous human/AI culture. This archetypal combination also describes social rebellion and eruptions. Societal norms and structures are due for a facelift and Pluto is bringing the bulldozer.
Pluto will dig until he unearths the truth. But what does truth look like in the future? Truth has become synonymous with belief. If I believe it, it’s true. What a dangerous weapon the notion of truth has become.
As we rocket towards an increasingly automated world where algorithms decide who you are and what you should be exposed to, I suggest we take a step back to witness and decide for ourselves in what direction we want to head?
On a lighter note, wherever Pluto goes, he brings treasure. Isn’t it time for the rubies, emeralds, and diamonds of the deep earth to be shared among the many? Will our visions of the future be focused on a healthy and sustainable balance between the biological and technological? Between our intelligent and conscious Earth and how we chose to inhabit her? I don’t know. I hope that humans choose to walk into the future with grace and reverence but my sense is we will experience some massive speed bumps before we get it together.
Mars represents our independence, will, determination, and drive. Rather than follow, he prefers to lead and initiate. Mars is the planet and God that no matter what his dignity he brings conflict. The conflict can manifest as literal combat, emotional turmoil or vigorous mental stimulation and communications. It all depends. It all depends on what’s happening in the Sky.
This is a great time to take advantage of the creative friction (square) between Venus and Mars as the full Moon gives these energies the spotlight. Venus in Pisces wants to swim in the moonlight, drink healing elixirs, and sing melodious tunes to the backdrop of nature’s sonic orchestra.
Mars in Gemini is curious, clever, and quick to intellectualize Venus’s fertile offerings. In the coming weeks Mars beckons us to get our thoughts together and move forward with a plan. Later this month, he’ll connect with his host Mercury and receive instructions as to how to shape his flickering ideas into substance and form.
Star wisdom for the week: It’s been a long and winding road. The future is near, the past unclear and our imaginations are on overdrive. Take time to cool off and dip into the exalted waters of Venus even if it is just to have a martian inspired water-balloon fight with your favorite imaginary childhood friend.
Sound Sources:
Canva
Interstellar sound space orchestra
Scare Tactics
Mars direct
Full Moon in Leo
Venus in Pisces square Mars in Gemini
Pluto enters Aquarius
My lungs fill with crisp, cool morning air as I witness a hawk make its first kill of the day. After what seemed like a hellish eternity banging around Mercury’s maze, I am free. Ripples of the magician’s duplicity still echo through me. Aftershocks of a potent psychedelic cleanse.
The weight of the sky presses me and the urge to move is strong, but I linger.
Dazed and disoriented, I hatch plans and strategize my next move. The moon waxes full, she bellows, spits fire and chides me to close this chapter. Why is it that endings sometimes never seem to end? How heavy the mind and the cross? The idle corners of my consciousness blossom and I escape. But where too?
Venus taunts me from her exaltation. So glib and spectacular. I have no choice but to witness her superior position. The Piscean waters cast my reflection and I drive her crazy, as I do not budge.
Warriors have little time for reflection this indulgence must end! Yet I move slowly to gather strength, for I know the headwinds will be strong in the coming months. Sea change scents the air as Hades’ grin chews at Saturn’s cusp. A supernova set to blast us into a techno-future collective reckoning. Will we walk swiftly, awake, and vigilant or stumble like the living-dead gnawing at our cultural and societal meta projections? It’s a choice.
Now, you’ve probably realized that I am doing this thing we call breaking the 4th wall in performance and theater. This is a moment when the artificial environment of the story is exposed and critiqued. When the performer invites the audience to peer behind the curtain. The idea of breaking illusions seems apt to me as we peer into the astrological rave that lies ahead.
Pluto’s upcoming ingress into Aquarius signifies radical changes and revolutionary developments in social technologies, artificial intelligence, space culture, Creative AI, and all themes utopian and dystopian. It suggests the potential for a ubiquitous human/AI culture. This archetypal combination also describes social rebellion and eruptions. Societal norms and structures are due for a facelift and Pluto is bringing the bulldozer.
Pluto will dig until he unearths the truth. But what does truth look like in the future? Truth has become synonymous with belief. If I believe it, it’s true. What a dangerous weapon the notion of truth has become.
As we rocket towards an increasingly automated world where algorithms decide who you are and what you should be exposed to, I suggest we take a step back to witness and decide for ourselves in what direction we want to head?
On a lighter note, wherever Pluto goes, he brings treasure. Isn’t it time for the rubies, emeralds, and diamonds of the deep earth to be shared among the many? Will our visions of the future be focused on a healthy and sustainable balance between the biological and technological? Between our intelligent and conscious Earth and how we chose to inhabit her? I don’t know. I hope that humans choose to walk into the future with grace and reverence but my sense is we will experience some massive speed bumps before we get it together.
Mars represents our independence, will, determination, and drive. Rather than follow, he prefers to lead and initiate. Mars is the planet and God that no matter what his dignity he brings conflict. The conflict can manifest as literal combat, emotional turmoil or vigorous mental stimulation and communications. It all depends. It all depends on what’s happening in the Sky.
This is a great time to take advantage of the creative friction (square) between Venus and Mars as the full Moon gives these energies the spotlight. Venus in Pisces wants to swim in the moonlight, drink healing elixirs, and sing melodious tunes to the backdrop of nature’s sonic orchestra.
Mars in Gemini is curious, clever, and quick to intellectualize Venus’s fertile offerings. In the coming weeks Mars beckons us to get our thoughts together and move forward with a plan. Later this month, he’ll connect with his host Mercury and receive instructions as to how to shape his flickering ideas into substance and form.
Star wisdom for the week: It’s been a long and winding road. The future is near, the past unclear and our imaginations are on overdrive. Take time to cool off and dip into the exalted waters of Venus even if it is just to have a martian inspired water-balloon fight with your favorite imaginary childhood friend.
Sound Sources:
Canva
Interstellar sound space orchestra
Scare Tactics
Mars Returns
Mars Returns
Episode 17
Published on Sunday, 12/4/22
Mars retrograde, full moon in Gemini, Mars opposite Sun
I wake in the labyrinth’s heart, stunned with double-vision and a burning fever. My brain blisters and throbs, my mind spins and spits curious visions of deep history and broken ancient tongues.
I recall a figure, a smokey apparition in my peripheral vision, watching me and observing every choice I made. Was I being led or the one leading? I cannot say.
There are no days and nights within the labyrinth. The light and dark are equal. Each present within the other, a vortex/field adapting to the seeker’s occult fears and dilemmas. Dreams and nightmares. Aspirations and desires. The path is illusive, illogical, and deceptive. My will is not my own, but is overthrown and snags on the branches of this maze.
Each aggression met with folly and a backwards gaze.
Until at last, I collapsed in the inner-grove and succumbed to the absurdity of aimless wandering and retro-woes. I slept deep and traveled the wild sky. And now awake, I witness the light building. The moon she casts her silver rays upon a righteous path. But am I being tricked again?
Does the goddess conspire? All that I’ve discarded rises in this matrix of memory and resignation.
The cool waters of the fountain heart where I now take my rest beckon me to drink. And I resist the urge, for I know not what the consequence shall be. Yet I am powerless and find my bended knee, and give way to the shadow that follows, and offers me, a taste of momentary reprieve. I drink the shimmering streams and bathe myself in her chalice. The tears and blood of years purge and run clean.
Satiated, I discover the enemy is me.
Star Wisdom for the week: What duplicitous tricks will the full moon in Gemini conjunct the the War God Mars bring to bear? Tongues are sharp and emotions charged. Plunge your sword into the earth and stake your claim with exquisite control and unyielding faith. The heart of the matter has been exposed and the journey continues.
Episode 17
Published on Sunday, 12/4/22
Mars retrograde, full moon in Gemini, Mars opposite Sun
I wake in the labyrinth’s heart, stunned with double-vision and a burning fever. My brain blisters and throbs, my mind spins and spits curious visions of deep history and broken ancient tongues.
I recall a figure, a smokey apparition in my peripheral vision, watching me and observing every choice I made. Was I being led or the one leading? I cannot say.
There are no days and nights within the labyrinth. The light and dark are equal. Each present within the other, a vortex/field adapting to the seeker’s occult fears and dilemmas. Dreams and nightmares. Aspirations and desires. The path is illusive, illogical, and deceptive. My will is not my own, but is overthrown and snags on the branches of this maze.
Each aggression met with folly and a backwards gaze.
Until at last, I collapsed in the inner-grove and succumbed to the absurdity of aimless wandering and retro-woes. I slept deep and traveled the wild sky. And now awake, I witness the light building. The moon she casts her silver rays upon a righteous path. But am I being tricked again?
Does the goddess conspire? All that I’ve discarded rises in this matrix of memory and resignation.
The cool waters of the fountain heart where I now take my rest beckon me to drink. And I resist the urge, for I know not what the consequence shall be. Yet I am powerless and find my bended knee, and give way to the shadow that follows, and offers me, a taste of momentary reprieve. I drink the shimmering streams and bathe myself in her chalice. The tears and blood of years purge and run clean.
Satiated, I discover the enemy is me.
Star Wisdom for the week: What duplicitous tricks will the full moon in Gemini conjunct the the War God Mars bring to bear? Tongues are sharp and emotions charged. Plunge your sword into the earth and stake your claim with exquisite control and unyielding faith. The heart of the matter has been exposed and the journey continues.
I Am Mars
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