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Visionary Fire: New Moon in Sagittarius
Visionary Fire: New Moon in Sagittarius

Is it getting louder, brighter, bigger? That’s Sagittarius. What a lift in the mood after Scorpio (even if Mercury and Venus are still there). Don’t get me wrong. I love Scorpio (actually, it’s my favourite).  But we all need a break at some point. We’ve been underground for a while, and goddess, the sky is beautiful, now that we’ve come up for air.

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Curiosity Saved the Horse: Full Moon in Gemini
Curiosity Saved the Horse: Full Moon in Gemini

Gemini holds the key to resisting dogmatism; its gift for curiosity. Curiosity keeps us engaged and lighthearted even in difficult times and enables opening to new ideas and ways of being. If we can be curious about perspectives other than our own, and about our own patterns and resistances, about what drives people, about how trauma shapes us, and so on, then we will be able to learn and grow from even pain. Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it may just save this horse.

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First, We Feel: New Moon in Scorpio
First, We Feel: New Moon in Scorpio

This Scorpio New Moon marks a new beginning in intimacy. As we come more and more into the knowing that we are not separate, we turn toward each other, we turn toward home. We see that our isolation was self-imposed. We accepted shame, that lethal gift, that lie, that holds us apart. And because we accepted it, we can lay it down now.

Now we know. We are intricately, intimately, entangled with every other being in existence, whether we wish it so or not. The universe is an open system. Every move, every breath, every thought, ripples through to infinity.

It’s time to come home. It’s time to come together.

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Life and Death: Full Moon in Taurus
Life and Death: Full Moon in Taurus

We have a choice: stay stuck in this box, in this system, with all this injustice and inhumanity. In which case, humanity may not make it. Or to break open the box. But what is outside of it? We can’t possibly know. We’ve been held in this box for so long. We hate it in here, but we’re used to it. It’s all we know. So, this is the choice we face: to stick with what we know or to face the unknown, where maybe, just maybe we will find freedom.

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Astrology 101: Intro to Astrology 10 week course
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Astrology 101: Intro to Astrology 10 week course

Learn astrology by studying your own chart and the charts of your friends and family. This course will give you the tools you need to interpret natal charts as well as transits (how the current astrology affects individuals). No experience is necessary.

Each class will consist of an informal lesson, exercises, group discussion, and Q & A. I'll offer optional reading assignments and exercises for those who wish to delve deeper. We'll cover the planets, the signs, the houses, aspects, and transits--everything you need to know to start doing astrology. You'll receive a course packet and a copy of your chart. More info here.

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Astrotherapy: A Group Process to Explore Your Inner Cosmology

Join Andi and Serenne for a unique 8-week series that combines their respective fields of astrology and psychotherapy. Participants will explore their inner cosmology through embodiment and group process. The series will build progressively to offer a deepening understanding of astrology, psychology, and inner experience.

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Bossing Up: Your Guide to Saturn in Capricorn December 2017--December 2020 (Part 1)
Bossing Up: Your Guide to Saturn in Capricorn December 2017--December 2020 (Part 1)

Saturn shifted into Capricorn on December 19 2017, and--aside from a short stint in Aquarius--it will stay there until December 17 2020. Saturn can be a difficult energy to work with. But with a little knowledge, we can really use this transit to our benefit.

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I believe astrology offers the medicine of a worldview in which Earth and Universe are understood as sacred, magical, and symbolic, and gestures to how we might live in harmony. 

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Oh hi 👋 ☺️Wanna learn astrology? My first intro to astrology class this fall was SO much fun, I’lll be teaching another intro to astrology class this winter! ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ Learn astrology by studying your own chart and the charts of your friends and family. This course will give you the tools you need to interpret natal charts as well as transits (how the current astrology affects individuals). No experience is necessary. Each class will consist of an informal lesson, exercises, group discussion, and Q & A. I'll offer optional reading assignments and exercises for those who wish to delve deeper. We'll cover the planets, the signs, the houses, aspects, and transits--everything you need to know to start doing astrology. You'll receive a course packet and a copy of your chart. If cost is a barrier, please contact me, I can offer a reduced rate in exchange for helping me with some printing and postering. My classes are trans and queer inclusive, trauma-sensitive. Let me know if you have any questions. Mount Pleasant Mondays, 6pm-7:45pm February 4th—April 8th 2019 (10 weeks) Sign up by January 1st, $260 After January 1st: $290 To register, email Andi: andi@mysticsandwich.com #astrologyclass #astrology101 #astrologycourse #learnastrology #astroinvancouver #astrologersofvancouver #vancouverevents #witchesofeastvan #astrology
🌑NEW MOON♐️+ MERCURY DIRECT=Visionary Fire🔥 . . . This New Moon is smack in the middle of Sagittarius (15 degrees Sag) on the very day that Mercury stations direct in an exact trine to the North Node and Chiron AND there’s an exact conjunction between Mars and Neptune, square to the New Moon. Is it getting louder, brighter, bigger? That’s Sagittarius. What a lift in the mood after Scorpio (even if Mercury and Venus are still there). Don’t get me wrong. I love Scorpio (actually, it’s my favourite). But we all need a break at some point. We’ve been underground for a while, and goddess, the sky is beautiful, now that we’ve come up for air. Sag likes to get up high where it can look out over the horizon, see the big picture, and set its sights on new adventures. Sag at heart is about expansion, and the most important form of expansion, in my books, is the consciousness kind. Can we stretch our mind-hearts bigger to take in more points of view, more philosophies, more kindness, more love? Can we overcome our fears and our assumptions? Can we get out of the way? Consciousness will expand of its own accord if we can set aside our egos long enough. With the Sagittarian visionary mind fired up in concert with a Mars-Neptune conjunction, DREAMS are up. Day-dreams, night-dreams, and the dreams we don’t know are dreams: delusions, illusions, and confusions, and should we add, the dream that is life? If we can steer clear of deception, then Mars+Neptune can inspire us to believe in possibility, to pursue our vision, to imagine our path and then to actually walk it. They facilitate compassionate action. They enable true service. . . More on my blog!! 🖤🖤🖤Happy New Moon, loves. . . #embodiedastrology #astrology #newmoon #newmooninsagittarius #mercuryretrograde #sagittarius #consciousness #astrologersofvancouver #astrologersofinstagram #astrologypost
Thank you @badatyoga, well said.
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⚡️URANUS↔️VENUS🌺 Venus, planet of relationship and what we love and value, approaches its third opposition with Uranus, planet of liberation and freedom (exact oppositions: Sept 12, Oct 31, Nov 30th). This polarity is emphasized by Venus in the sign of relationship (Libra), and Uranus in the sign of the self (Aries). We’ve been learning about how to be independent IN relationship; how to be free, WITH others; how to be intimate, without losing ourselves. What story has been unfolding since September? Is there a final (for now, anyway) lesson here for you? (This may be especially potent for the Pluto in Libra generation (born Oct 5, 1971--April 17, 1972 & July 30, 1972--Nov 5, 1983 & May 18, 1984--Aug 27, 1984) who’s group purpose is learning about relationship, and particularly learning to identify and release codependent patterns, learning to communicate openly and honestly, and learning how to work together in relationship to meet the needs of those involved.) . Venus-Uranus is square the North Node in Cancer. In Cancer, the North Node, calls us home, and calls in family. It helps us cultivate our nurturing, caring natures. The extent to which we can integrate our needs for independence and freedom with our needs for intimacy and relationship, will help us to find our family, those people with whom we can share our lives, those people who will be there for us through the most difficult and the most joyous times. ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️#magicisreal #astrology #interdependence #freedom #uranus #venus #chosenfamily #astrologylove #generationy #genwhy #plutoinlibra #evolutionofconsciousness
💫🌕FULL MOON🌕💫 in Gemini: On November 22nd, the Sun joins Jupiter and Mercury in Sagittarius. Later that day, the moon slips into Gemini and immediately opposes the Sun, forming a Full Moon at 0 degrees of Gemini. The very last and first degrees of a sign are critical. They signify the necessity of change, and this Full Moon carries that energy of urgency. Even though this is a Full Moon, at the peak of the cycle, yet we stand at the beginning of something, just barely able to glimpse a new horizon. So, we set our sights on a new journey, that is yet supported by the ongoing emotional work we cultivated during the past month with the Sun in Scorpio, and the past year, with Jupiter in Scorpio. We may feel ready for adventure, and yet, with the ruler of the moon, Mercury, currently retrograde, there is also a need to reflect, consider, rework, revise, and plan carefully. So there is at once the desire to rush forward and the need to hold back, like a horse raring to go before the race. And indeed, with three planets in Sagittarius, sign of the centaur, we may well feel the tension between our animal and human natures. Read the full post on my website. 🖼 John LaFarge #astrology #fullmoon #witchy #embodiedastrology #centaur #sagittarius #gemini #fullmooningemini #curiosity #consciousness #expansion
🌟INTRO to ASTROLOGY🌟 Beginner Workshop @thegoodspirit this Sunday! 6:30pm-8:30 pm. This workshop will introduce you to your birth chart and give you tools to continue to study astrology on your own. We’ll cover what your birth chart represents, how to interpret your ☀️, 🌙 & Rising sign and how to track the moon through your chart. For more info and to sign up, head on over to @thegoodspirit. I hope to see you there! ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨#astrologycourse #astrologyclasses #vancouverevents #vancouverastrologer #learnastrology #witchesofeastvan
•➰🌚Scorpio 🌚➰• 🖤➰NEW MOON➰🖤 . This Scorpio New Moon marks a new beginning in intimacy. As we come more and more into the knowing that we are not separate, we turn toward one another, we turn toward home. We see that our isolation was self-imposed. We accepted shame, that lethal gift, that lie, that holds us apart. And because we accepted it, we can lay it down now. Now we know. We are intricately, intimately, entangled with every other being in existence, whether we wish it so or not. The universe is an open system. Every move, every breath, every thought, ripples through to infinity. It’s time to come home. It’s time to come together. ➰🌚More on the blog🌚➰ #astrology #newmoon #newmooninscorpio #scorpio #scorpioseason #scorpioisthebest #cominghome #uranusinaries #lunarnodes #jupiterinsagittarius #metoo
💜💙💚💛🧡❤️ #Repost @micahbazant ・・・ New trans love + solidarity art for your action, school, clinic, community space, etc. . . . . . . Free download: bit.ly/DefendTransFam [link in bio]. Printed posters soon – stay tuned. . . . . . . As trans people we birth ourselves into existence through imagining. We create worlds through our language and art and care. We build refuges, worlds that have a place for us. We imagine worlds we haven’t seen yet, worlds that treasure trans people of color. We need you to imagine and build with us now. . . . . - Vote #YesOn3 to save trans protections in Massachusetts. Call your friends in MA. Signal boost on social. . . . . - Support trans POC led groups like @youthbreakout, @ snap4freedom, TGI Justice Project, and @familiatqlm, Trans Justice Funding Project & Borealis Fund for Trans Generations. . . . . - Cis people, please please educate yourselves & your friends. Make sure your work has an anti-discrimination policy including sex and gender. Hire trans people. . . . . - Vote . . . . - Support bail funds and trans prisoners: bit.ly/CommuteBrandy, bit.ly/CommuteRae, bit.ly/CommuteAdrian, bit.ly/CommuteBlueSky, bit.ly/CommuteMychal. . . . . Image description: Brightly colored painting of a crowd of people with a Black trans femme in the front. She is wearing an orange skirt and a green top with her hands and fingers outstretched to the sides. Her hair is radiating out into blue clouds and she is surrounded in an outline of light. Behind her is a crowd of people, mostly people of color, of different ages, genders, sizes and abilities. At the top is text saying: "We Defend Our Trans Family." . . . . We have always existed. We outlast empire. We #WontBeErased. . . . . ty co-conspirators including @prernagrams, Kemi Alabi, @dlugo42, @fwdtogether ✨ . . . . #BlackTransLivesMatter #TransIsBeautiful #YesOn3MA #WeWontBeErased #trans #transgender #art
Life or Death:🕷FULL MOON🕷in Taurus. I had such a hard time writing this blog post! There is some real intense energy going on and a challenge to break free of what we’ve know. And I am FEELIN it: We have a choice: stay stuck in this box, in this system, with all this injustice and inhumanity. In which case, humanity may not make it. Or to break open the box. But what is outside of it? We can’t possibly know. We’ve been held in this box for so long. We hate it in here, but we’re used to it. It’s all we know. So, this is the choice we face: to stick with what we know or to face the unknown, where maybe, just maybe we will find freedom. More on the blog. 🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷#fullmoon #astrology #spidermagic #revolution #breakfree