The Storyteller's Night Sky

As the World Turns 30.07.2023 1:51 ↓

Each one of the phenomena that happens this week, Full Moon, Cross Quarter, planetary retrograde, is one that recurs again and again, or is it?

When Moon Unfurls the Rosy Petals of Pleiades 10.07.2023 1:46 ↓

There’s a sacred mystery in the summer sky this week when the crescent Moon rises just before morning twilight in the company of Pleiades.

The Voice of All the Gods ~ Venus, Jupiter, Moon 02.07.2023 1:51 ↓

Each evening this week, the Moon will rise after sunset, a glorious gibbous moving across the night, while Jupiter heralds the dawn and Venus guards the evening twilight, a heavenly harmony.

Trust Your Heart 26.06.2023 1:50 ↓

Venus has a message for her beloved Mars, as he fades from view and she steps back, sort a gesture of their eternal bond, despite appearances

Summer Solstice and the Utterance of the Gods 19.06.2023 1:50 ↓

What you dream at Summer Solstice, or what the gods utter, has in it the power and majesty of celestial encounter

Stilling the Thunder~Trembling the Veil 10.06.2023 1:50 ↓

The waning crescent Moon slips past Jupiter at dawn this week, stilling the thunderer on the anniversary of the birth of Irish poet William Butler Yeats.

Art in the Stars with Venus&Mars 05.06.2023 1:50 ↓

As painting, so is poetry ~ especially in the stars this week, where Venus and Mars strike a Botticelli pose at the beehive cluster.

Waking in the Sleeping 27.05.2023 1:50 ↓

Last Full Moon of the spring at midnight Saturday ~ the stuff true ceremony is made of

Venus, Mars, and Gemini Stars 21.05.2023 1:50 ↓

All through the coming month, the planets Venus and Mars will grace the evening sky looking west, though Mars is gradually fading, and Venus is slowing down in her chase.

A Week of Celestial and Festival Mysteries Ahead 14.05.2023 1:51 ↓

What to make of Moon occulting Jupiter, Ascension, and New Phase all at once?

Venus Unveiled 08.05.2023 2:07 ↓

Now comes the season of Venus’ greatest altitude, which means the opportunity is at hand for seeing the goddess of love and beauty in broad daylight.

How the Stillness Becomes the Dancing 30.04.2023 1:51 ↓

Mercury at inferior conjunction says "be still" while Sun/Uranus at Full Moon call us to the dance.

Traveling Together Among the Stars 23.04.2023 1:50 ↓

Old love, new chapter

A Celestial Call to the Soul 09.04.2023 1:50 ↓

Venus is beautiful this week, moving up the sky through the starry region of Taurus, joining Pleiades in the evening sky.

The Sacred Sign of the Season 02.04.2023 1:49 ↓

Time now for our two great lights to trade places in the celestial hemispheres and open the mystery.

A Song of Celestial Pairings 26.03.2023 1:49 ↓

There are three celestial pairings this week that sing into the new season in a rousing way!

Sun, Moon, Jupiter, Venus for Spring 18.03.2023 1:51 ↓

Monday is Equinox, Tuesday New Moon, Wednesday Moon meets Jupiter, Thursday Venus, the Feast of Gabriel Friday, followed by Annunciation on Saturday.

First Heaven Fully Illuminated 05.03.2023 1:51 ↓

In the mid-week, the first heaven will be fully illuminated, for the last time this season.

Love that Endures 25.02.2023 1:51 ↓

Venus, Jupiter, and Chiron making promises in the evening sky this week.

Forty Early Mornings 19.02.2023 1:49 ↓

A new moon teaches gradualness and deliberation...

Great Love as a Gift of the Stars 12.02.2023 1:50 ↓

Great love is always regarded as the gift of knowing the stars, & this week, they’re on bold display.

Can We Speak With the Stars? 05.02.2023 1:50 ↓

Are comets and planets and stars merely masses of elements, speeding along within range of our telescopes?

Comet Hunting? Beware the Dragon 29.01.2023 1:49 ↓

Comet ZTF is whizzing past the tail of the dragon and on into the mysteries of cross quarter.

The Love that Moves the Sun and Other Stars 22.01.2023 1:51 ↓

January 27 marks the anniversary of Dante's exile from Florence, and his journey to the stars!

When is the New Year No Longer Young? 15.01.2023 1:50 ↓

When we have finally stepped through the door.