On May 23 we have a full moon in the sign of Sagittarius. Sagittarius is known as the archer, often depicted as a centaur with bow and arrow pointing to new places and new visions. Sagittarius is a mutable sign which means the energy of this full moon is supporting us in being adaptable, and exploring new ways of being in our world. Greek mythology associates Sagittarius with the centaur Chiron, the learned healer whose higher intelligence forms a bridge between Earth and Heaven.

We also have Antares conjunct the Moon in Sagittarius. Antares is a fixed star, one of the four royal stars, known as the Heart of the Scorpion, as it sits in the middle of the Scorpius Constellation. It is, on average, the fifteenth-brightest star in the night sky. The name Antares means anti-Ares, or the rival of Mars. This is partly because of its similar color to the red planet, but also because Antares has a similar energetic vibration. Both Antares and Mars are fearless, confident, passionate, and bold, but can also be hot-tempered, irritable, and impulsive. Antares conjunct the Moon opposite the Sun can give this full moon a quality of intensity and potency, as if something has to give or needs to shift. Hence the perfect timing for full moon realizations about what needs to shift or realizations about shifts already beginning to take place.

While the opposition of the Sun and Moon during a full moon is very predictable, the conjunction of the Sun and Sedna is (I would offer) the major event for this full moon. Sedna is a dwarf planet, discovered in 2003 orbiting beyond Pluto. Pluto is considered the planet of death/rebirth and transformation, it is considered a generational planet because its orbit of 273 years moves through the constellations (and astrological signs) so slowly that it creates lasting and once in a lifetime transformations. Sedna, in comparison, has an orbit of 11,400 years and can be seen as an even higher octave of Pluto. Sedna's impact is above and beyond the physical world and the laws of Karma as we know them via Pluto. While Pluto's version of Karmic transformation is traceable in the 3D world, Sedna's version of Karmic transformation is one of Karmic rebalancing on a universal level. Sedna exists above and beyond the 3D physical world, in the world of unity and interconnectedness.
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Sedna has no regard, and probably no perception, of human 3D created and 3D bound egoic/top-down "rules. Sedna's energetic sees the bigger picture and that alone. Singular stories of ignorance and fear are irrelevant as are individual stories and reasons for doing things. Sedna operates on the scale of oceans, species, earthquakes and tsunamis; whole systems, not single organs.

This full moon ultimately reminds us that we live in truly transformational times. Times of massive shifts away from fear and separation and towards the collective and unity consciousness. While it might not seem on the surface that we are making progress as a collective, beneath the surface we are invited to be a valuable part of the healing and rebalancing of our world. I am offering a mini workshop as a free preview of my upcoming course, the Karma Clearing Project on June 1st. Join my email list here to receive the link to join live at 11am on June 1st.
Hope to see you there!

The new moon in Taurus is exact at 8:21pm pacific time on May 7th, although we have likely been feeling this coming for the week before, and we will be working with these energies for the following 2-4 weeks. 

I spend time in the podcast discussing the energetics, and want to offer some more insight here in the blog post about some major aspects present with the new moon:

1) This is a Super New Moon - Luna is extra close to earth, providing a more intense dose of her energy and adding intensity to the conjunction of Moon, Sun, Jupiter and Uranus.

2) The Jupiter Uranus conjunction being reactivated - inviting us to dream big for ourselves and to expand that vision to include the good of all during this Super New Moon. My suggestion is to feel into how your dreams and desires can serve the collective. You can find the recording of this gathering here.

3) Mars in Aries - adds a potent dose of courage, motivation and personal mission. Mars in Aries also reminds us that we are the change that we seek, and we will be well served to reflect on how we can take ownership of our lives and creative experiences.

4) Pluto stationing retrograde - reminds us that everything we experience as a part of this lunar cycle is also a part of larger cycles of time. We are encouraged to face fears, and release outdated patterns. The orbital cycle of Pluto is 248 years, with each transition from one sign to another marking a multi-generational shift. Pluto is in the final stages of exiting Capricorn and entering Aquarius this year, and this final retrograde from May 2 - October 11 signals the time to review and reorient ourselves and our vision according to the feedback the universe and world around us are offering. 

I also want to invite you to join me for my upcoming course the Karma Clearing Project, which officially begins on June 8th. We will meet for 6 consecutive weeks and you will have course materials to work through each week. The intention is to explore methods for clearing our own Karma, that of our lineage, family and community and finish with a global healing project. You can find out more and sign up here.

April 2024 promises to be an intense and potent month.

With the solar eclipse energies from the new moon just two weeks ago we have the full moon in Scorpio on April 23rd, preceded by the Jupiter Uranus Conjunction on April 20th. Any one of these events can provide sufficient energy downloads for us to work with, all three of them provide a healthy dose of transformational energy. 

I want to share first a presentation about Haumea by Kalei Nuʻuhiwa at the 2012 Aha Wahine Conference. As mentioned in the podcast, Haumea is conjunct the Moon in Scorpio during the time of this full moon, reminding us that we exist both in as well as above and beyond this physical world. Kalei Nuʻuhiwa describes Haumea's presence and shares her traditions in terms of holding sacred space with women. You can find the video here: https://oiwi.tv/oiwitv/haumea-establishing-sacred-space/

I also want to share a few thoughts on Goddess Kali. She has been written about since the dawn of time. Which is why I used the word "primordial" to describe her in the podcast. She's usually with black or dark blue skin, tongue hissing out of her mouth, skulls of babies around her neck, limbs of humans for her skirt... standing atop her divine male counterpart. Scary indeed. Atleast to those of us in the modern world who have been steeped in the image of a woman who looks like barbie and doesn't make any waves in the patriarchal waters.

Kali embodies an aspect of the primordial goddess that has been forgotten/submerged/hidden. I offer it as a powerful remembrance that we live in a world that is far from binary (good vs. bad) and lead us through a meditation to welcome all aspects of the goddess within ourselves. 

Finally, if you happen to find this before April 20, I will be offering a deep dive gathering for the Jupiter Uranus conjunction at 11am pacific time. Simply join my email list to receive the link to join live, I will also add this to my you tube channel.

April 2024 promises to be a powerful month. As I write we are in the midst of eclipse season, anticipating the Jupiter Uranus conjunction as well as the full moon. What is perhaps the most surprising about his eclipse is that it is not the end of the story; the story being "eclipse season". Eclipses have been revered and feared throughout history: some native tribes advising to stay inside and practice reverence, compared to the modern day `Great American Eclipse 'that motivates tourism and encourages folks to be outside and experience the eclipse (with special viewing glasses, of course). In the more general meaning of astrology, eclipses are understood as resets, reboots, and/or times for great acceleration or reorientation if need be. All of these versions of what an eclipse means have an element of the pinnacle of the experience being the eclipse itself. While this is certainly the case, we are being reminded this eclipse season that the energetic experience is far from over. 

We are conditioned to tell a good story and to get to the bottom of things, and so the desire to figure out what the eclipse means for each of us is definitely present and valid. However, this eclipse is more like opening a jar of fireflies.. and allowing them to dance around until fall. We have a 6 month period after the eclipse season is done to work with the energetic downloads we receive. At the end of that 6 month period we will be ushered into the second eclipse season of the year along with Pluto's last dip into Capricorn for the next 248 years.

The Goddess present during this eclipse and new moon is Hecate. Hecate is modernly depicted as a somewhat scary woman, whose name in Greek translates to "she who works her will" or "the far reaching one". Both of these translations point to her role as goddess of magic, the night, the moon, communicating with spirits who are beyond their bodies, as well as goddess of the crossroads. She is often seen with two dogs, holding a pair of snakes (primordial power) or two torches (to assist Persephone's journey from the underworld back to the physical world and the beginning of spring. 

I offer that her origin (like all other powerful goddesses) lies before Greek and Roman times. There are some scholars who place Hecate as Heka in Egypt. The word "heka" in the Egyptian language is also both the word for "magic" and the name of the god of magic and medicine, Heka.

In all cases, her energy is perfect for us now as we are living in times of tremendous transformation, the goddess of the crossroads, magic and making things manifest into the physical world provides us with her wisdom about living through time of change. I offer a mediation to commune with Hecate in the podcast. 

I also invite you to join me for an upcoming gathering to dive into the Jupiter Uranus conjunction on April 20th, it will be a free preview into those energies as well as a time to explore my upcoming course/healing offering the Karma Clearing Project. Make sure you join my email list to get all the details this month!

We find ourselves in the midst of transformational times during the first eclipse season of 2024. While eclipses are known throughout history to be "activations", this particular activation is brining us back to ourselves, back to our own inner knowing, and back to the earth and the natural world. It is only fitting then that the elemental kingdom would make an appearance! 

Elementals (those who make up the elemental kingdom) include fairies, gnomes, elves, dragons and a variety of other sort of mystical creatures. They are most commonly spoken of today as the stuff of "fairy tales" and mistakenly demoted to the realm of childhood fantasy. This is yet another case of misinformation and separation, because the power structures that exist today are only teetering to remain in control by keeping those close to the earth hidden. This is the case for the elemental kingdom, it is also the case for native tribes, and all those who have in their lineage a wisdom tradition that the earth is a sacred place. This is also why this eclipse "activation' will be unlike anything we have seen yet. The elementals are coming through to be seen, and they are here to support us on a path of remembering the sacredness within ourselves and the sacredness of this planet we call home. 

That being said, they usually only "appear" to those who they know are safe and useful to work with. As I mention in the podcast, they can read energy easily, so there is no hiding who we are from their view. In the podcast I offer a meditation to connect with them and receive their healing and support. I hope that you enjoy!

Welcome to the first eclipse season of 2024!
We have two eclipse seasons every year (one in spring, one in fall) with 2 (sometimes 3) eclipses per eclipse season.

This is the first of two eclipse seasons in 2024, which will bring an interesting culmination of realizations by end of year to be sure. If you recall, I mentioned that 2024 is very much a "seeding year" where unlike the smaller cycles of time where we plant seeds in the new year or spring or with each new moon, this year, is literally an entire year of planting and nourishing seeds (also being willing let go of the ones that don't want to sprout just yet.)

Couple 2024 as a seeding year with the energetic notion that eclipses are portals. More specifically eclipse seasons are portals, because there are at least two full lunar cycles per eclipse season, so we have multiple times of seeding and realization. I offer them as "portals" because they bring us an energetic that moves us beyond linear time and 3d space. They remind us that we are multidimensional beings, and that our consciousness is SO powerful. But only powerful if we heed the vibes and go with/utilize the energetic flows. 

I mention in the podcast that there are 3 themes that give this new moon in Pisces and this eclipse season the potential for activating our "Superpowers." Note they are more guidelines vs guarantees. They are what the planetary alignments are offering to us, it is up to each of us individually to choose to work with these energetic themes: 
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1) Our Superpower is fueled by our connection to the collective. 
2) We access our Superpower via our connection to our internal world.
3) We turbocharge our Superpower by understanding and accessing energetic portals and flows.

Which brings me to close with an invitation to gather in circle and to sync up with the energetics of the Equinox. This is a part of my larger offering called the Lunar Herbal Alchemy Circle, it is a subscription based lunar cycle online community that has sprouted out of my podcasts and online classes. We meet 2-3x a month for new and full moons, we also meet for important times like Solstice and Equinox! I want to offer you a free opportunity to check out our gatherings and see what it's all about.

​Join my email list here to be informed about this next gathering!

The Virgo Full Moon on February 24, 2024 is the second full moon of the year at 5 degrees, the number five is reminding us of our power as creators, The five pointed star is after all the depiction of the Vitruvian woman/man, as well as the pentagram and pentagon (both understood to be symbols of creation, transformation and protection).

​In numerology the number 5 symbolizes transformation: it reminds us that the only constant in the universe is change, and that we are well served to release ourselves from things that bind us, restrain us and hold us back. The difference here with the Virgo new moon is that the things that are "restraining" us are likely subconscious, as such we are receiving a cosmic wave of energy to be able to see clearly and embrace the flows of change and transformation in 2024. It is worth noting there there are a couple more full moons at 5 degrees in the future, so the lesson of embracing change is ongoing through the beginning of this year. 
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As such, this lunar cycle may be feeling a bit topsy turvy, as was expected and will continue to be expected through this year. Fear not. We are learning to ride a bicycle, but still need the training wheels on. If you can get into the metaphor of what that means it means we have an entire new skillset to understand right now! So, OF COURSE, our adult ego selves are going to be feeling it. Feeling it could include resistance, unbalanced, excited for now reason, tired and overwhelmed... In all cases it's a lot of energy and a big energetic shift that we are moving through. So we would be well suited to give ourselves space and time to move through this shift. This is why I suggest in the podcast that we might begin to think of the entirety of 2024 as a "Seeding Year."

In this vein, I felt the nudge to invite everyone to participate in the upcoming Lunar Herbal Alchemy Healing Circle. This is typically a private group where I host in depth gatherings twice per lunar cycle, you can join at any time by choosing a subscription here. Also, for this Full moon, the need for healing is so important, I wanted to offer it to the community and world at large :) We will gather at 11am pacific time on Saturday February 24, 2024. Simply join my email list and I will send along the link to join us live as well as the recording.

The new moon in Aquarius brings us a healthy dose of transformational visionary expansion. While any one of those three words could be considered potent, taken together transformational visionary expansion gives us the sense of how powerful the month of February and the year 2024 can be. 


Let's begin with transformational. Transformation is one of the key words often associated with Pluto, along with death, birth, and manipulation. Let's start with that last word, since it's potentially the most "sticky."

Whoah, manipulation?! Ick, ugh, damn, poop... are some words that hold a similar vibration as manipulation for me as i write. None of these are words I like to use unless need be. But here, we remember that Pluto rules Scorpio, the sign known for helping us to see beneath the surface. Pluto and Scorpio both work in optimal ways to show us things that are unconscious, and they are likely to show us manipulations in our lives so that we can release them.

This brings us to the first of the three words: transformation. This helps us get a sense of the "why" for Pluto: the why IS transformation!! The how is death/rebirth. The "what" is manipulation or misuse of energy.. whether that be wasted, controlled or suppressed energy, Pluto loves to show us where the energetic wires are crossed when they should be open and free flowing.

Moving onto the second word visionary. Visionary is a word often associated with the sign of Aquarius, along with radical, freedom, unconventional and weird! I find it interesting to consider the earlier connotation to the word weird in juxtaposition to how we collectively often see the word today. In The past weird was associated with Wyrd, which was associated with things occult, magical and supernatural. Weird was a term of affirmation and upliftment in comparison to its connotations today (which are currently being reclaimed :):) weird 20 years ago was a bad thing for conventional .. those of us who have been weird for a while know that weird actually means unique and creative and free. Which brings us to the words, freedom, radical and unconventional... now we see the intended true meaning of weird!

Finally expansion. When the notions of transformation and visionary combined together we are invited and supported in expanding! Expanding not only our consciousness, but also ourselves and our energetic offerings to the world. I offer a meditation in the podcast to support us in this type of radical expansion. Radical because it IS new and needed for us to expand and shine more brightly than ever before in our lives. Now now now!

Join my email list to be invited to a sneak peek of the Lunar Herbal Alchemy Guild Saturday February 10 at 11am 2024. 

We have a beautiful full moon in the heart centered, noble, & regal sign of Leo on January 25 2024. This full moon is the first of a series of full moons with both the sun and moon opposing each other at 5 degrees of their sign, signaling that a key to working with lunar energies at the beginning of 2024 is a deeper understanding and alignment with the energetics of number 5. 
In numerology the 5 energetic is independent, imaginative, unpredictable, always in motion, and constantly in search of change.

​5 energy is very comfortable with change, as the ever flowing five pointed star/pentagram suggests in the form of the vitruvian woman: We are always flowing energy, we are always new, we are always invigorated and nourished as well as protected. This syncs up perfectly with the herb for this cycle of time: Sage. (I discuss this in depth in the Lunar Herbal Alchemy Circle). Sage is uplifting, invigorating as well as cleansing and protecting. It is a wisdom plant reminding us of our wisdom and knowledge in past lives and other dimensions. 

It is also worthwhile to consider the alternative use of the word: a sage is someone who is a wise elder in a community. This invites and supports a deeper understanding of the ever flowing nature of the cycles of time and the universe. 5 also brings the energy of expansion, supporting us in gaining more freedom to become who and what our soul knows we are here to be: AKA SHINE BRIGHTLY! Shining our light is not only our birthright, it is at this juncture also our responsibility! To be as big and bright as we are truly meant to be!

I remind us in the podcast that on January 20th we have the Sun and Pluto conjunct followed by Pluto moving out of Capricorn and into Aquarius on the 21st. These energies are of a frequency we likely have not experienced yet  in this lifetime. This is because Pluto has a 248 year orbit around our sun and only exited Capricorn and entered Aquarius around the time of 1776 to 1778. Those dates might ring a bell as they were during the time of the American and French revolutions, among many other things. I am offering a free preview event on the 21st: Pluto in Aquarius 2024 to give folks a sense of the offerings of my new lunar cycle circle: the Lunar Herbal Alchemy Circle. You can sign up for my email list to be notified about the zoom links and receive recordings her​e.

​What is perhaps most notable about this Leo full moon is that both Luna in Leo and the sun in Aquarius are square to Jupiter in Taurus. This means we're going to have the opportunity for a few similar but also unique realizations around this time:
- Downloads and deeper understandings of our connection to everyone and everything. 
These will likely come in two forms:
- New visions of our connection to higher dimensions, 
- Visceral understandings (as in, in the 3d physical world) of ourselves as immensely powerful energetic and creative beings.  

How do we navigate these opportunities optimally, I offer a mediation in the podcast as well as an age old Hindu mantra: Lokah samastah sukhino bhavantu

Translating loosely into: May all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may the thoughts, words, and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and to that freedom for all. I say "loosely" because there are several ways to articulate in modern english what these words convey in Sanskrit:

lokah: location, realm, all universes existing now. (Suggesting that we can be anywhere and reminds us of the power of being present in each moment)
samastah: all beings sharing that same location. (Invoking and expands on the notions of unity consciousness, oneness, the universal field of infinite intelligence)
sukhino: centered in happiness and joy, free from suffering (Centering our focus and vibration on the feelings of freedom, love, expansion and joy.)
bhav: the divine mood or state of unified existence (Again invoking oneness, but this time in the notion of the power of the collective to create.)
antu: may it be so, it must be so (Used as an ending here transforms this mantra into a powerful pledge)

I hope that you enjoy the podcast, and if you feel called sign up for my email list and consider joining theLunar Herbal Alchemy Circle for new and full moon gatherings, as well as astrological and herbal insights and offerings throughout 2024!

I am writing this blog post. few days before the new moon, as I want to extend an invitation to the Lunar Herbal Alchemy 1|08 gathering (January 8th at 11 am PST). Simply join my email list and I will send you a link!


Now, let's get onto the real deal; the astrology for this new moon reminds us that we live in the midst of profound shifts and changes. Pluto moving from Capricorn into Aquarius is absolutely a sign of the times. Interestingly the metaphor for how this unfolds translates well, because it's not a hard and fast stop/start; it's rather a dance, a dance of energetics. Pluto was in Capricorn from roughly 2008 until 2023/24.  Pluto entered into Aquarius for the first time on March 23 2023, where it stayed into June 11 2023. It's next visit into Aquarius begins during this lunar cycle: on January 21st! Pluto will be in Aquarius this year from January 21 through September 2, from there it will dip back into Capricorn one final time September 2 - November 19, and ultimately on November 19th 2024 Pluto will fully enter into Aquarius. Pluto spends roughly 20 years in each astrological sign so it will be in Aquarius until 2043!! 

We have a potent dose of Capricornian energy with this full moon: the Sun, Moon, Pluto, Ixion, Mar, Pholus & Quaoar are all in the sign of Capricorn. We also have the energetic of Mercury conjunct the Galactic Center and trine Jupiter in Taurus. I spend some time on this in the podcast so I'll skip it here. Instead focus on the things I told you I would tell you more about in the blog:

1) Link to Revivalists "God Old Days" Video
2) Join my email list to gain access to free preview group gatherings here.
3) Link to join Lunar Herbal Alchemy collective- and ongoing lunar circle, with live group calls, emails, rituals and herbs here.

Finally if you are not able to join the live gathering on January 8th, keep an eye out for another free/preview gathering for the Lunar Herbal Alchemy Circle on January 21st. We will explore the astrology of the annual Sun Pluto conjunction as well as Pluto's shift into the sign of Aquarius.