Weekly Forecast: January 13 – 19, 2019

Cosmic Weather: Year 2019

Jane Lyle, Astrologer

From The Astrology Room

Welcome to 2019!

Welcome to 2019! We’re still crossing the bridge, still very much in transition. 2019’s astrology brings us some beautiful spiritual and creative possibilities too. Focusing on these can help us negotiate what lies ahead. It promises to be a transformational year in many ways, with powerful Pluto, Lord of the Underworld, asking us to clear out what’s negative and reform what’s outlived its purpose. This can be exhilarating, but scary too. Eventually, Pluto offers us treasures and energy. So when the going gets tough, remember there’s a bright light at the end of the tunnel and keep moving towards it. It’s not the light of an approaching train…..

 

A Thought I Like for 2019:

“The little space within the heart is as great as the vast universe.

The heavens and the earth are there, and the sun and the moon and the stars. Fire and lightening and winds are there, and all that now is and all that is not.”

― Swami Prabhavananda, The Upanishads: Breath from the Eternal

 

The big cosmic patterns in 2019’s astrology involve optimistic Jupiter, dreamy Neptune, and practical Saturn and Pluto. The zodiac signs involved are Sagittarius, Pisces, and Capricorn – so planets in these signs in your chart are highlighted this coming year.

 

If you have planets or points in your own personal birth chart at around 14 – 18 degrees of any sign, this year’s astrology patterns energise your chart.

 

Special Sun Sign birthdays for 2019 are:

 

Aries:  3rd April – 8th April

 

Taurus: 4th May – 9th May

 

And if you’re an April Taurus, born between 20th – 27th April – exciting, eccentric Uranus is heading your way. This could be an outstanding year of reinvention for you!

 

Gemini: 4th June – 9th June

 

Cancer: 5th July – 11th July

 

Leo: 6th August – 11th August

 

Virgo: 6th September – 11th September

 

Libra: 6th October – 12th October

 

Scorpio: 5th November – 11th November

 

Sagittarius: 5th December – 11th December

 

All Sagittarians have a year with huge potential. Jupiter, your energy source, is in Sagittarius. Your sense of adventure thrives, just be cautious with your cash.

 

Capricorn: 3rd January – 11th January

 

Aquarius: 2nd February – 8th February

 

Pisces: 2nd March – 8th March

 

January 2019 shows us much of the flavour of the year ahead. Two of the big cosmic patterns for the year begin this month, repeating exactly in June, September and November this year. These themes are ongoing – with creative, spiritual dreams and adventures at their heart. Yet there’s a great deal of work to do to make things solid, and some seductive pitfalls to avoid along the way.

 

Faith, Hope and Charity: Jupiter in Sagittarius square Neptune in Pisces 2019

 

Jupiter in Sagittarius squares up to Neptune in Pisces this year. Both planets are in spiritual, philosophical signs, and in the signs they rule. Each planet will express itself strongly this year. You’ll likely be extra aware of this if you have your Sun, or other planets, in Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius or Pisces.

 

Jupiter and Neptune are fluid, flexible, and dreamy in 2019. So there are big, beautiful dreams buoying us up. These expanded feelings favour travel, exploration, charity, imagination and vision. Helping others, and exploring our own imaginations, spirituality and intuition bring many of us fulfilment this year. It could be an important year for the major world religions, for migration issues, and for sport too.

 

The downside of Jupiter and Neptune is inflation – from gaining weight, to hosting delusional ideas about ourselves and the world around us. We’re looking at gorgeous, pearly bubbles with no substance, and more than a few huge scandals.

 

Specifically, we must be very wary of:

 

*Smooth-talking snake oil salesmen

 

*Greedy gurus

 

*Get rich quick schemes and gambling

 

*Our personal boundaries – its easier than usual to let the wrong one in, whether in love, business, or friendship. What’s right will eventually become clear, so please do take your time.

 

*Announcing things on social media without thinking it through – Jupiter and Neptune have few filters or fact checkers on board.

 

Jupiter squares Neptune exactly on these dates:

 

13th January 2019 at 14 degrees

16th June 2019 at 18 degrees

21st September at 17 degrees

 

However, the themes of this glamorous pair will ebb and flow until the autumn.

 

 

Rock and Soul – Saturn in Capricorn sextile Neptune in Pisces, 2019

 

Our big dreams can remain just that, and never materialise. But Saturn, strong in its home sign of practical Capricorn, is here to help us manifest our ideas and visions by making a productive aspect to foggy old Neptune. Each aspect follows that expansive Jupiter and Neptune party almost straight away, encouraging many of us to not only keep it real, but to take patient steps towards tangible outcomes.

 

Saturn is known for restraint and boundaries, and can act to limit wild excess. Making a dream real can be quite a struggle, but Saturn builds to last. What we create may not be quite as amazing as what we can imagine, yet with Saturn there we can be sure it will be a solid piece of work, or a lasting relationship.

 

This year Jupiter, Neptune, and Saturn are all expressing their essence from the signs they rule. So I think they should be able to work together to produce something truly worthwhile in the end. Optimism, fairy dust, and hardworking patience – what else could we need?!

 

Here’s a story to illustrate what I mean about this astrological theme:

 

‘When I came to Dungeness….I had no thought of building a garden. It looked impossible: shingle with no soil supported a sparse vegetation. Outside the front door a bed had been built – a rockery of broken bricks and concrete: it fitted in well. One day, walking on the beach at low tide, I noticed a magnificent flint. I brought it back and pulled out one of the bricks. Soon I had replaced all the rubble with flints. They were hard to find, but after a storm a few more would appear. The bed looked great, like dragon’s teeth – white and grey. My journey to the sea each morning had purpose.’

– Derek Jarman ‘Derek Jarman’s Garden’ (1995)

 

Derek Jarman (31st January,1942) was a film director, set designer, artist, gardener, author and gay rights activist.

 

Born with Sun in innovative Aquarius, Jarman had Saturn in gardener’s Taurus aligned with eccentric Uranus also in Taurus – where Uranus is now. Their practical magic combined with Neptune in meticulous Virgo. Virgo is opposite seawater Pisces, where Neptune now rules supreme.

 

You can see how the painstaking creation of a beautiful, unconventional garden in a bleak, stony coastal setting echoes these planetary patterns. These patterns, in turn, echo some of 2019’s Saturn, Neptune and Jupiter possibilities.

 

https://www.gardenvisit.com/gardens/derek_jarman_garden_prospect_cottage_dungeness

 

Derek Jarman died of AIDS in 1994. ‘Derek Jarman’s Garden’ was the last book he wrote.

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Derek-Jarmans-Garden-Jarman/dp/0500016569

 

Saturn in Capricorn sextiles Neptune in Pisces exactly on these dates:

 

31st January 2019 at 14 degrees

18th June 2019 at 18 degrees

9th November 2019 at 16 degrees

 

If you have planets or points around these degrees of any sign in your own personal horoscope, your chart is energised by 2019’s Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune story.

 

Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf ?

 

Some deeply serious astrological themes are building up throughout 2019.

 

Saturn in Capricorn joins Pluto in Capricorn in January 2020, but these heavyweight planets draw close to one another all year. As they do, the circumstances and actions they represent will become more and more obvious. This is an important cycle for the world around us, and for our development and security of every kind here on Earth – including privacy, financial security, and vital resources.

 

In our personal lives, Saturn and Pluto can symbolise power and powerful people in our worlds – our parents, bosses, the forces of law and order, and our own sense of security and safety.

 

Above all, this pair flag up the deep need for a change in our collective habits, and perhaps even some of our laws. Pluto can be the great regenerator, and one result of this astrological era will be new ways to care for our environment. We may have to endure some very dramatic weather, or other shocks to the global system to push us forwards. But sticking to what’s old and refuses to change will not work. A tipping point has arrived. Saturn the Time Lord often ends things, Pluto will eventually demolish what’s not working and aim to recycle what’s useless.

 

However, if we can work with them, we can reorganise and rethink the structures we often take for granted. When we fail to co-operate at such times, we get turmoil. We do have a clear choice, and I’m certainly not forecasting the end of the world. We have a powerful opportunity to rebuild in new ways in the next few years, so lets take it.

 

 

The astrology:

 

Saturn conjunct Pluto in Capricorn is exact for the first time on 12th January 2020, at 22 degrees Capricorn.

 

However, we’ll feel its approach throughout 2019.

During December 2019 Saturn travels from 18 degrees Capricorn to 21 degrees. Pluto begins December at 21 Capricorn, reaching 22 degrees by 20th December.

 

Moon Diary Overview: The Eclipses of 2019

 

Eclipses are, basically, supercharged new and full Moons. They occur when the Sun, Moon, and Earth line up – with the Earth between the Sun and Moon at a lunar eclipse (full Moon), and Moon between the Earth and Sun at a solar eclipse (new Moon). Often, this intense cosmic energy seems to be reflected in our weather, with an eclipse bringing storms or other natural upheavals.

 

Each time, something is obscured or eclipsed. And this is part of the meaning of an eclipse – something is hidden in ourselves or our lives, information may not be fully revealed or understood until later on.

 

When an eclipse lines up with a planet in your horoscope, or the horoscope of a nation, company, or other organisation, it acts like a wild card. Its effects can linger for months, or even kick in some weeks beforehand. The planets it has touched remain sensitive, they have a message for us. Energy flows, either as a dynamic beginning or as some kind of release or paying back of debts on many levels.

 

This year’s eclipses (apart from one) are all in Cancer the Crab or Capricorn the Sea Goat. They highlight security, money, family issues, ancestry, government, and ambition. And while none of them may connect with your own chart, their effects in various locations on Earth can affect all our lives in ways great and small.

 

6th January: New Moon and Solar Eclipse at 15 Capricorn

 

A deep and earthy solar eclipse in dynamic Capricorn opens 2019. It’s focused on money, banking, power and – eventually – the transformation and release of old patterns and karma.  Anything fixed or rigid (rules, boundaries, foundations, rocks, bones….) will need to be assessed – is it useful or appropriate any more? Are the foundations strong enough?

 

This solar eclipse sits between brooding Pluto and serious Saturn. Are there blockages? Are there secret schemes, power ploys, or hidden motives?  This eclipse says that we will all have to be very practical, responsible, and realistic about resources, cash, and the earth itself. Big corporate organisations have enormous power in our world. Can they learn to use it wisely? We can always hope…..

 

It’s vital we pay close attention to what crops up now in our own lives, and out there in the big, bad world. It’s a stark message from those ultimate grown-ups, Saturn and Pluto. They draw ever closer to each other this year, until they align exactly in January 2020.

 

There’s not much wiggle room. What flexibility there is may come from a deep understanding of the connectedness of all things, for the eclipse aligns with a mystical, musical fixed star, Vega, in the constellation Lyra, the Lyre. Neptune’s presence, aspecting both Sun and Moon, offers spiritual possibilities on the one hand, misty delusions and scandals on the other. We must stay awake.

 

This eclipse is an important one for Russia, and many countries that were once part of the former Soviet Union.

 

The eclipse has a message about government, finances, and leadership for the UK, and the EU with their Capricorn Suns.

 

The USA with its 4th July Sun exactly opposite this eclipse in Cancer, the Crab will also have much to consider this January. Serious business is afoot, but some information will remain hidden for a while yet.

 

This is a South Node eclipse, with a karmic message and a need for release, giving back, and caution. Something in our news or in our lives is ‘eclipsed’ at this time. Making big decisions or judgments is best delayed for a week or two – wait until things settle, or new facts emerge.

 

The astrology: The Sun and Moon at 15 Capricorn are conjunct Saturn at 12 Capricorn, and Pluto at 20 Capricorn. Sun and Moon are sextile Neptune at 14 Pisces.

 

Mars in Cancer switches this eclipse on again between 7th – 10th June. Events and themes related to the eclipse emerge strongly again at that time.

 

 

21st January: Full Moon and Lunar Eclipse at 0 Leo

 

This is a North Node eclipse, stirring up plenty of energy and scattering surprises around us, with a challenging aspect to Uranus (28 Aries) heralding what’s unusual, unexpected or even disruptive. Look out for new inventions and original ideas too.

 

And it’s the final eclipse in Leo for a while. We’ve had a series of them, all generally highlighting leadership, royalty, family, celebrities, creativity and children. There could be big news about those subjects in the days around this eclipse as certain situations come to a head.

 

This lunar eclipse highlights news and events in many locations now and over the next six months. These include the UK; Russia; Greece; Spain; France; Israel and North Korea.

 

It’s worth watching, too, when Mars in Leo vitalises this eclipse again on 1st – 2nd July. There’s another eclipse to think about then as well – expect a bit of a shake up around these dates. It’s a hotspot.

 

 

2nd July: New Moon and Solar Eclipse at 10 Cancer

 

This solar eclipse in security loving Cancer is one of a challenging eclipse family called Saros 127. This eclipse family repeats every eighteen years. It can herald difficult financial conditions or unstable markets. Some previous eclipses in this series coincided with these notable financial events:

 

1857: The Panic of 1857 – Crash – USA, Europe

1893: The Panic of 1893 – Crash and depression – USA, Australia, UK

1929: Wall Street Crash

2001: 9/11 and financial crash, notably in Argentina

 

This eclipse opposes the Capricorn Sun in the charts for the EU, UK, and numerous other locations where the natal national chart is set for 1st January. Security and finances are in the news more than usual now.

 

The Sun and Moon align with the Cancer Sun in Italy’s 2nd July, 1871 chart, and are close to the USA’s Cancer Sun on its 4th July founding horoscope. Watch out for turning point news from both locations this summer.

 

There are, of course, many other locations where this eclipse, and 2019’s Saturn “reality bites” effect, will be felt around the world.

 

This is a North Node eclipse – we can expect a lot of discussion, energy, and important world news this summer. This pivotal eclipse marks beginnings that may be hard to see straight away.

 

16th July: Full Moon and Lunar Eclipse at 24 Capricorn conjunct Pluto

 

This is a South Node eclipse, highlighting destiny and release. With powerful Pluto there, this eclipse brings deep feelings and subconscious forces to the surface. This eclipse could herald news of secret corruption, espionage, or yet more information about banking and finance. The desire to clear and clean our world, homes, or thoughts will be strong, even intense.

 

This eclipse could be meaningful between now and December for Saudi Arabia; Australia; Nigeria and Lebanon.

 

26th December: New Moon and Solar Eclipse at 4 Capricorn

 

This Boxing Day eclipse promises to be very fortunate for some of us. Sometimes what goes around comes around in a good way – and a renewed sense of freedom and freshness may be one of fate’s gifts to us all. A different, innovative approach to finances can be one of the changes highlighted by this eclipse.

 

This is a South Node eclipse, conjunct Jupiter in Capricorn, trine Uranus in Taurus.

 

It’s lively energies are active now, and in the coming months, in the national horoscopes for Greece; Brazil; Germany; Indonesia and Tibet.

COSMIC CALENDAR

• JANUARY 14, 2019

Write down technicolor dreams and outside-of-body visions as Mercury in Capricorn forms a supportive, 60-degree tie with Neptune in Pisces (5:14 a.m.). The monthly conjunction of the moon and Uranus in Aries (7:57 a.m.) takes on extra significance, as Uranus just made its station and shift from retrograde to direct motion on January 6. The quirky, unconventional and revolutionary archetypes of Uranus are suddenly back at full strength. This moon-Uranus union starts a void-of-course uncertainty cycle that lasts until the moon enters earthy Taurus (10:32 a.m.). Enjoy a nature trek with the lunar orb in the sign of its exaltation. Take a good look at your financial resources to weed out unnecessary expenses and become more confident as an astute money manager.

[Note to readers: All times are calculated as Pacific Standard Time. Be sure to adjust all times according to your own local time so the alignments noted above will be exact for your location.]

Copyright 2018 Mark Lerner & Great Bear Enterprises, Ltd. 

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Calendar of the Moon
14 Luis/Gamelion

Lenaia Day III

Colors: Purple and green
Element: Water
Altar: A large post is set up behind the altar, draped in robes of purple and green, with a mask of Dionysus upon it, and arms raised upwards made of grapevine and fruit tree branches. The altar is draped in purple and green, and upon it set two purple candles, a wreath of grapevines, two jugs of wine (one white and one red), and a chalice.
Offerings: Dancing. Drumming. Music. Transforming dreams into reality.
Daily Meal: Wine. Goat or lamb. Lentils. Grape leaves. Greek food if possible.

Lenaia Invocation I

Hail, son of Semele! Iakkhos, Giver of Wealth!
Not only wealth of body and thought,
But wealth of spirit as well,
Numinous in sacrifice,
One whose mysteries
Cannot fully be spoken,
One who we can only truly know
Through the way of unknowing,
We ask for fertility of soul
Not merely for us, but for
The whole world of humanity.
We dance for the soul’s creation
And re-creation, again and again,
You who understand the cycle
And know that all endings
Are simply beginnings.
From our souls down through our bodies,
From our bodies into your Soul,
From your Soul into the Earth,
We give you our open eyes
That you may fill them with vision.

(Instead of a particular chant, a drum circle is formed and all dance for at least an hour. Any appropriate chant may be used. After the drum circle is closed, the red wine is passed around and shared, with the worker saying, “Behold the blood of Iakkhos.” The remainder is poured out as a libation. Then the white wine is passed around and shared, with the worker saying, “Behold the dreams of Iakkhos.” The remainder is poured out as a libation.)

[Pagan Book of Hours]

Calendar of the Sun

Bruma

Colors: White and brown
Element: Earth
Altar: Upon a bare table lay a large pot shaped like a human figure, reclining, filled with earth. All should enter bearing two white cloths, one on each arm.
Offerings: Silence and meditation.
Daily Meal: Vegetarian

Bruma Invocation

Earth, you lie sleeping in silence,
And we can do nothing but wait.
We have breathed upon your first seeds,
We have sung your first green shoots
Up from the bare brown soil,
We have watered you with tears and sweat
And fed you with the remains of our meals,
We have cut down your bounty and saved it,
Yet this is not the time for seeds, or green,
But simply the long cold wait in the dark
Until the light waxes and the time comes again.
You are silent, and will not speak to us,
No matter how we cry out.
You are dormant, and will not sing to us,
No matter how we raise our voices,
For all things come in their own time,
And this is not the time for movement.
So we will sit with you, Earth,
We will watch over you as you sleep
And take part in your dreams
In silence, and wait for your awakening.

Chant:
Earth dreaming
Silent seeming
Winter’s vigil
We will wait for you.

(After the chant has been sung five times, all come forth to the altar. Each lays one white cloth gently over the pot, saying, “Blessed be the Earth in the time of winter.” Then each sits on the floor and places the other white cloth over their heads, and meditates on all that is sleeping and cannot be awoken. Silence in the House until Akte.)

[Pagan Book of Hours]

We Stand As One

This is the season of the Goddess

The fullness of the moon

Feel the ancient power

Make our dreams materialize

Let our love be felt across the world

Let us be the ones to renew our Religion and our Beliefs

This is the age of renewal

The dawn of feeling

Feel the ancient power

Make our dreams materialize

Let our love be felt across the world

Let us be the ones to renew our Religion and our Beliefs

 

 

This is the rising of starlight

The message of the Circle

Feel the ancient power

Make our dreams materialize

Let our love be felt across the world

Let us be the ones to renew our Religion and our Beliefs

 

 

Through all time we have been here

No longer will we subjugate our will

Feel the ancient power

Make our dreams materialize

Let our love be felt across the world

Let us be the ones to renew our Religion and our Beliefs

 

 

This is the awakening of all ages

Where she comes into her being

She is within us

She is power

We are her

We are one.

 

 

With the Power of the Goddess

We Stand As One.

 

 

The chant reaches far and wide to every Pagan’s ear.

Feel the Power, Rise and Proclaim,

“We Stand As One.”

–Lady of the Abyss

I had several things I was suppose to get done for today and well, just didn’t get them done. I did get the new banner and logo for Pagans for Political Change made and it will be up sometime this day, I hope. I also wanted to add a page here and a page at Coven Life to explain just exactly what our new organization would be involved in and some of its main objectives. Don’t let the name fool you, it will be involved in other activities besides politics. There is a lot in this world that needs to be changed and I believe we can make a difference in these areas. So after the shut down is over, the organization will still be going strong.  There is more than just politics wrong in our country.

But my main point right now……if you would like to help start building the fund for the displaced government workers, you will find a PayPal button below so you can do just that. Hopefully by the end of the day, I will have banners up on both sites that gives you a permanent  spot to make your donations. I should also add that Pagans for Political Action is an open organization. What does that mean? You have a blog, website, podcast, FaceBook page, whatever, you are more than welcome to join us. The more the merrier and the more we get to join the greater the impact we will have on the issues we plan to address. The topics we decide to address, you will have a voice in those decisions. We plan on having meetings every three months to discuss new issues or ideas that might need our attention. So you will have a voice in this organization and that is only fair. That is just one of the ground rules we have put in place for Pagans for Political Action. As I mentioned yesterday, we need your help. We not only need donations to help out the government workers but we also need help in spreading the word that this organization now exists. Once I get the banner up, I would appreciate it, if you grabbed it and run with it. Take it to every social media outlet you are connected with. This is not just an organization with two people making all the decisions for it, you will have an active involvement in it, I swear.

I sincerely hope we can count on you. We want this to work for everyone. I mentioned that this organization will continue after the shut down. One thing I would like to do is have enough funds raised in case a family is facing hardship due to the economy and needs to buy groceries, they can come to us. They need help paying their light bill, they can come to us. We not only want to be politically involved, we wanted to be involved in the community as well. This is way off topic but I would like to see us tackle the Veteran’s care in our country. I had the opportunity to visit a Veterans’ hospital and it broke my heart. I talked to one Vet and he had been there overnight waiting to see a doctor. That is a disgrace. These men and women fought for our freedom and they are treated like this, BULL! This is just an example of one of the many issues we can tackle but again, we need your help to make this organization work.

One last word and I will give you the donate button and hush…..I know most Pagans are leery about coming out in the open because of the stigma that has been associated with us for so long. Whether you come out and use your real name or a fake one, it is up to you. We just want you involved. Also with an organization like this and the public sees what good it is doing, we will wash away some more of that stigma. We have fought for years to erase all the old myths and stereotypes associated with us. I will be the first to tell you, it ain’t easy but it has to be done. I have stood and been called everything in the book. I have been so angry and upset about these confrontations that I wanted to blow. But I didn’t because I would have been playing right into their hands. I stood my ground and to my dying day, I will stand my ground. I was alone and by myself. You have one advantage I didn’t, you won’t be by yourself. You will have many of us with you. So if the idea of coming out and joining Pagans for Political Changes has stopped you because of that, don’t let it. We all knew there would be a time when we would have to come out and let our voices be heard. Now is that time, now is the time to take action, let our voices be heard and take a stand for what we believe in and what is right. The time for talk is over, now it is time to take action. I have my battle scars and it won’t be easy but then again anything worth fighting for and you believe in, never is.

Remember one of the WOTC’s favorite sayings…..

Witches, Wiccans, Pagans,

We Stand As One.

Thank you and I love you all,

Lady of the Abyss

 

Like to help us get our relief fund up and running. Any amount helps these families in need, give what you can. A dollar, five dollars, ten dollars or whatever you can give will be appreciated when your family is facing possible eviction or hunger. I know they will definitely appreciate it and we will also.

 

Remember Pagans for Political Change has two overseers to make sure the money goes directly to those who need it. Also I am not sure how this PayPal account will open up for you to donate, it might say Coven Life on it. If it does, when you go to make your donation to the relief fund just put in the comment section that the donation is designated for the government workers’ relief fund. Thank you!

 

*AFTER THOUGHT* I ran this idea by Lady Beltane yesterday. If the shut down doesn’t end soon, they we designate a meeting area, rent a bus and go to Washington. The organization pays for the bus and one meal. Then we do a little peaceful protesting in front of Congress. Now wouldn’t that be a site. I know it would be one I would love to see. We could have a good time meeting each other and at the same time raising hell at the government.

How are y’all doing this morning? I hope super. Enjoying a nice relaxed Sunday morning with family and friends. Oh, if life could always be that simple. But unfortunately, it is not. Yesterday, as you remember, I mentioned starting a fund for all the government workers that were currently effected by the shut-down in the States. In twenty-four hours things have picked up and starting to roll. I know I haven’t listened to the News this morning but I do know all the politicians went home for the weekend instead of staying in Washington and trying to end this mess. They never cease to amaze me, go home to their million dollar homes while the rest of the 800,000 people in this country are out of work, wondering when they are going to get paid and how long this shut down is going to last. Instead of staying in Washington and pretending, because that is what I believe they all do, pretend to care about the American people. If they really cared, they would be in Washington trying to come to some kind of compromise to open the government back up and get the federal workers their paychecks. But do they do that, NO! Actual proof they don’t give a damn about the federal employees, their families or anything else, except themselves.

This whole ordeal has left a very bitter taste in my mouth and it should have done the same to you. Maybe you haven’t stopped to think about it because the shut down doesn’t effect you but it will. It is called the “trickle down effect.” I am getting ready to paint a very grim outlook on all of this, so reader beware. It has already been stated that both sides are in this mess for the long haul. The shut down could end tomorrow (which is doubtful) or it could end in a couple of years. Can you imagine if this goes on and on for years what shape this country is going to be end? I can and it a horrible image that is burned into my mind. The government workers can’t pay their rent, so they are put on the streets. They can’t buy their needed food for their children, the children and families go hunger. Since the federal employees are losing their homes, the banks start to go under. Since they can’t feed their families, the crime rate goes up. You know well as I do when it comes to our children and our families that no one is going to stand by and watch them sleep on the streets or let alone go hungry. So people are forced to do whatever it takes just to survive. When all this happens the United States has gone to hell and we are a third world country. It is sad to even to begin to think that is what things might come to in this country. But it is a reality and a very sad one. We have to try and stop this from happening. That is one of the reason I suggested that we start the fund-raiser for the federal workers.

Since yesterday, Lady Beltane has agreed to let us use the magazine’s PayPal account. You might be wonder why I didn’t want to use ours, simple again. First, ours is a business account and we get charged a percentage of every dollar that comes into our account. The people we raise the money for wouldn’t be getting the true amount that is intended for them. Since we want the funds we raise to go to the families that need it, I don’t want PayPal getting a dime of their money. Second, if Lady Beltane hadn’t came on board with this idea we would not be doing this fund-raising attempt at all. Why? Because I have headed several various organizations over my lifetime. I have took over those organizations after the previous administration had drained their bank accounts, took every dime and then left the organization. Due to this fact, I learned early on, when you do something like this you have two involved overseeing where the money goes. Both have to sign off on where the money is going and the money cannot be touched without both of them agreeing on this. It is an insurance policy not only for the people raising the money but for the people receiving the money. I wanted someone outside of the WOTC to join in this fund-raiser and there would be no questions asked that the money would be reaching the people it was suppose too. The WOTC will sponsor it along with Coven Life and I guarantee you I will be out their hustling for this effort but I wanted an outside party in with us before we ever started it. Now we have that outside party, Lady Beltane.

As the days go on, we will have people contact us or email us and need help. You don’t have to worry, we won’t reveal your name or any personal information. You will be given a number and you will be identified by that number. We will have your information on file and if any questions ever come up about where the money went, we will then disclose where the money went to the inquiring party. We will protect your privacy every way we can. The WOTC and myself have always been open and honest with its members and followers. We have been on the internet close to 20 years now. You don’t stay on the internet that long and pick up as many followers as we have by being dishonest. I always try to put every safeguard in place when raising money and I am extremely diligent when it comes to raising funds going out to needy people. So as time drags on and these workers need our help, I want us to be there for them. I want them not to worry about coming and asking for help. But there is one catch, we can’t pull this off without you. The poll that we took yesterday indicated that most of you are for this fund-raising effort, which I was very pleased and surprised by. I don’t know why I was surprised, there has never been a time when a need occurred that the WOTC didn’t rise to the occasion.

Back to the issue at hand, I am going to get all the information from Lady Beltane today about Coven Life’s PayPal account. As you read, she has agreed to keep the records of the donations and also to whom the money goes. She can work the books and I will work the crowds. We will both have control over the money and it will not be touched to we both agree on how it is being issued. Now we need your help. As this shut-down continue and drags on for no telling how long, people are going to start to get in a financial bind. No money coming in, you can’t make your house payment, you can’t feed your family, you can’t buy the necessities of life or meet your electrical bill or heating bill to keep your family warm. When that happens I am sincerely hoping we will have the funds to assist these families. We can’t do it without you and I cannot emphasis that enough. We not only need donations but we need our fund-raiser spread across the internet. If you have your own site, please announce it there. If you have a Facebook account, let it be known there. No matter how little or great your social media outlets are, let our fund-raiser be known on your site. It is going to take more than a handful of people to make this happen.

I am going to work on a banner that goes along with this fund-raiser. It will include what we are trying to do, who we are trying to do it for, the PayPal address  and any other important information I feel we need on this banner. It will also have our new organization’s title. I mentioned it yesterday and told you I would give you details on it later. Well I don’t have all the details worked out yet and right now the details to our new organization doesn’t really matter, what matters is the people we are going to try to raise money for. The WOTC and I believe Coven Life will come on board with us in our efforts to get this new organization off the ground. Don’t worry the WOTC and Coven Life aren’t going anywhere, we are just starting a new venture and hopefully a successful venture. The name of our new organization is “Pagans for Political Action.” That name will be on the banner and under it will be that it is sponsored by the WOTC and Coven Life. And I said I didn’t like mixing politics and The Craft, oh well, might as well jump in head first. The political climate in our country has to change. I have talked about it before and it never went anywhere, this time it will. It will also take work but good things don’t happen without work, known fact. Together we can make this happen and it looks like we are going to have to make it happen.

I know I have given you a lot of information today and I hope you mull it over and decide to join us in our future endeavors. I have talked about change for years, now it is time for that change to happen. Just remember right now the main issue is getting the funds together to help the workers that are not receiving paychecks and have no income. That is our number one goal for the time being. I just wanted to tell you the name of our new organization so you wouldn’t be shocked when you seen the banner. Remember when the banner comes out, please spread it to every nook and cranny on this planet. We have brothers & sisters who are going to start to hurt as long as this government mess drags on, let’s be there for them.

Thank you & Goddess Bless You,

Lady of the Abyss

Good morning to all our little snow bunnies. How y’all doing today? I hope you aren’t snowed in some place. Our weather forecasters amaze the crap out of me. I have found out with all the metal in my body, I can tell weather better than they can. Our “supposedly” snow storm pooped out! When we went to bed last night, I turned the porch light on. It was snowing like the devil, great big fluffy flakes. I figured this morning we would get up and we would have snow up to our rumps. WRONG! The only sign we have that it actually snowed and that we weren’t crazy last night is a shed in the back with snow on its roof. This is the second time this season, our weather forecasters have called for a “severe” snow storm to come through. Both times they have missed the mark. Don’t get me wrong, I am not complaining at all. I figure before the season is over, we will get hit with a 6 foot snow and won’t see daylight for a week. We are way overdue for a good snow storm. It seems around here, our weather runs in cycles. About every seven years, the seasons change. When the seasons change that is when you can expect bad weather. This is suppose to be the year our seasons change for us. This being the first of January, we are not out of the woods yet. So I guess I better keep my big mouth shut or else I will end up with a snowball in it, lol!

I have two things on my mind this morning, both of them have to do with the government. I know and you know, I don’t like to mix politics and witchcraft anymore than the next witch but….the government shut down has been weighing heavy on my mind. I am not going to play the blame game, whether it is the Republicans’ fault or the Democrats’ faults, I really don’t care. What I do care about is all the government workers that are not getting paid right now. I know as many followers and members as The WOTC has, there has got to be several of you who are currently being effected by this shut-down. I won’t play the blame game but I do think it is horrible to put the citizens of this country in the middle of this mess. I wonder how all the politicians in our country would like it, if all of a sudden their paychecks stopped rolling in. I don’t think they would. In fact, I don’t believe any of them could live the way most of us “average joes” do. I know what is like to live from paycheck to paycheck. In today’s economic, that is about all you can do anymore. You can’t save a dollar for a rainy day because something always comes up to take that dollar.

When I was watching the News (got to stop watching the News, it always gets me in trouble), I saw numerous people talking about how they were going to feed their children, how they were going to keep a roof over their heads and many more stories just like these. You know to live in the greatest country on the planet, this is pitiful and that is an understatement. It troubles my soul when I see these people because if the government don’t get its head out of its ass and do something, things are going to get much worse. People aren’t going to stand by and watch their children go hungry or lose everything they worked for all their life. I don’t believe the elected officials of our country would want a person like me for president. The first thing I would do is to stop their paychecks. If the American people aren’t getting paid, then they wouldn’t either. Hell, they would lose their minds if they had to live like we do. Plain and simple, they have lost touch with reality. They are playing politics with our lives.

There is going to be a poll at the end of this to see how many of you are directly effected by this shut-down. I want to know. I have a plan cooking in the back of my little brain and I decided it was time to act on it. I can’t stand by and watch potentials members of our family go hunger, lose their houses, can’t pay their bills or whatever else they need. I just can’t do it. My plan, and you can tell me what you think, is to create a fund for all those out of work right now due to the shut down and facing hardship. The funds will be donated from our members and others who are working and can afford to give a little to help others out during this crisis. And yes, it is a crisis. I know we have children going to bed every night hungry in this country and that is a shame. Now to add more children and families to that growing list, it is unthinkable. The money or donations wouldn’t even go into our PayPal account. I know Lady Beltane has opened a PayPal account for the magazine that is suppose to be coming out in a few months. I was going to see if we could use her account for this fund. Next thing after we get some donations collected would be for those workers in need to verify that they are government employees. How to do this, simple. Just email us a pay stub with everything blocked out, except the name of the government agency and the $0.00 balance you received on your last pay check. It probably won’t be much that we collect but perhaps it will help someone keep their lights on or buy a few groceries for their families. Everyone here has helped us when we have been in a tight spot, now it is our turn to return the favor. What I would like to know, would you be willing to help out our brothers & sisters currently trapped in the middle of political politics? Like I stated the money or donations will not go into our PayPal account, it will go into another one. We will gladly release every detail about where your donations have went and how and what they were spent for. Now will you help if we can get this up and running.

We have a very large family across the net, I know in this time of crisis we can pull together and help those who need it most. Just put yourself in their shoes, no money coming in, kids to feed, chance of losing your home, and there seems no hope in sight. How would you feel? I know how it feels and it is scary as hell. I want to know if this is something you would be willing to help out with? These are our brothers and sisters, proud Americans who are now political pons. They need our help and I am asking you, would you be willing to help if we can get this up and running?

This is just one of the things I wanted to talk to you about. The other I will wait a day or two on, it involves starting our own political movement.  Yes, you heard right, a political movement of our own. I am sick of the way things are going in this country. I am sure most of you are also. It seems no one, Democrat or Republican, can get their act together to change things, so it is time for a new voice to be heard. That voice is ours. I will give you more details on it later.

Now if you don’t mind and have a minute, would you please take the brief poll below. It will give us an idea of how many displaced workers we have in our community and how much we are going to have to raise to even start to help them out.

Goddess bless our country and our brothers and sisters currently caught up in this political mess. Let them know they are not alone and we are trying our best to find a way to help them. Let them stand strong in their faith and in their brothers and sisters of The Craft. 

So Mote It Be.

Lady of the Abyss

 

 

*After Thought* I forgot what really, really rubbed me the wrong way till I went back and read what I wrote. The other day I read that the government was giving their employees ideas on how to survive without paychecks. REALLY! I am going to call it what it is, “a crock of shit!” To tell people to have yard sales or garage sales, babysit, walk the neighbor’s dog or do handyman work, really! Are these idiots in Washington that far out of touch with reality? And how dare they tell these people that want to work and have worked for good money to go out and “walk a dog.” Who the hell do they think they are? I wonder how dear Chuck or Nancy would like to be told to “go walk a dog?” Nancy is not one of my favorite people. I would love to see that woman walking a dog, in fact, I would pay to see her walk a dog. She needs to walk her butt out the door with several others of those up there in Washington right now.

*End of Rant*

HOW TO CURE A FULL MOON HANGOVER

• ELISE ENTZENBERGER

Do you lose sleep when the moon looms large in the night sky? Do you feel dazed or sensitive?

You might have a full moon hangover.

We all know that the word lunatic originates from the Latin word for moon: luna. Though lunatic is an unsavory word now, it points to a long understanding that strange things – and strange feelings – tend to occur around the lunar phases.

 

Symbolically, the moon is associated with our inner experience and intuition. And, physically, the moon is associated with our hormonal cycles.  A full moon may magnify the energy and intentions you are already moving through.

 

WHAT IS A FULL MOON HANGOVER?

The way that a full moon hangover looks for each of us is different. For some of us, it can affect our sleep patterns, which in turn alter hormone levels, leaving us feeling feel raw and drained.

If you are working through sadness or grief, the full moon can augment these feelings to the point of catharsis and resolve; or, if you are moving through a period of growth and expansion, the full moon may amplify this energy into a culmination.

Either way, the moon’s soft light may shine some clarity on our more hidden caverns, those emotional realms you may not consciously choose to enter.

 

TIPS FOR DEALING WITH A FULL MOON HANGOVER

Though there is no “cure” for a full moon hangover, we can use this lunar phase for self-inquiry… with heightened magic to sweeten the medicine.

Here is how we can make the most of the moon’s brimming wisdom during this phase:

 

PREPARATION

Knowing the moon’s phase is the most easily observable and trackable way to befriend the night sky. Learn what sign the full moon will be in and work with that archetype for greater understanding of what may come up emotionally or energetically.

Notice and track how you feel during different lunar phases – not only the full moon phase. Tracking our cycles of sleep, energy, and feelings can enlighten us and prepare us for better self-care.

If you have any control over your schedule, you can plan for these phases where you may lose sleep or have lower energy levels.

 

ACCEPTANCE

If you cannot sleep, don’t fight it. If you feel tired, rest. Embrace the cycle, sweet creature. Your body is in rhythm with nature; celebrate that your circadian rhythms are on point and use this time with intention to see what the moon has dredged up for us from our depths to observe.

Frustration does not allow rest, so if you cannot sleep, put on a comfy robe and make a relaxing tea like passionflower, valerian, lavender or chamomile. Use the time you would be sleeping to meditate, journal, watercolor, or set intentions.

Often, when I am awakened during a full moon cycle, I see it as a joyous synchronicity, now is the time to do the inner work that often gets pushed aside for more pressing everyday activities. There is nothing to do in the middle of the night but to fully be with our feelings.

 

INTEGRATION

This lunar phase can shine light on the shadowy parts; these feelings may not come fully understandable or verbalized. Any big catharsis, realization or transformation must be integrated into your everyday existence so that you do not become fragmented in your experience.

Instead, pull in your new gems of understanding with gratitude and put concerted effort toward being gentle to the body as we move through new and profound energetic changes.

Drink lots of water and broths. Eat nourishing, slow-cooked food. Rest as much as you can. Develop an embodied ritual during the full moon like body oiling, an herbal bath, or a steam.

Integration is a process that cannot be rushed. It is like getting over the flu, though you feel you are through the worst of it, your recovering body needs extra care before feeling totally robust again.

In the same way, if you lose sleep, shed a few tears, or have a metamorphic realization, give yourself time to lean into your newfound insight.

You are a creature of this earth, inseparable from the energetic and physical pulls of nature’s cycles. Allow the full moon to do her work on you.

When we receive moon medicine with grace, we learn how to better nurture ourselves. The lunar pearls of wisdom become a source of kindness and profound self-acceptance.

A person who can accept and nurture themselves always has a soft place to land.

 

Published on Astrology.com