Wild full moon in perigee and lunar eclipse!\

 https://youtu.be/Xrs36Eha3Gk 

No one enjoys being in a fearful place… Few people enjoy facing the unknown.  But we are in the beginnings of eclipse season with this full moon in perigee tomorrow.  The larger picture implication is that we've had four perigee full moons – this one tomorrow being the fourth in a row.  What is it perigee moon?  The orbit of the moon is an ellipse.  Therefore, at times it is much closer to the earth than other times.  So, the past four lunar cycles it has been extremely close to the earth, meaning it has a very strong pull on the tides, on the fluids in our body, and on the energies which surround us.  It's the kind of energies from which we derive the term "lunacy".

Full moons with eclipses demonstrate to us how vulnerable we are at times exposing our shadow self.  So the shadow comes to light in an eclipse and the energies are so close and so extreme, we cannot ignore it.

Thus, we are having a ceremony at 7 PM on Tuesday , May 25.  If you wish to receive an invitation to log in, you must email me at moonstar@moonstarlodge.com and I will respond with the invitation.  The full moon actually is at its zenith tomorrow morning, May 26 at 7:13 AM EDT.

If you plan to attend this online meeting it would be advisable to have with you whatever ceremonial objects you might possess, and a candle.  We'll be discussing individual rituals you can do tomorrow on your own as well as  collectively; we will be doing a safe release ritual since much of the energies around this lunar eclipse have to do with karma.

Saturn, which is the planet of karma and lessons, is retrograde for the next five months in the sign of Aquarius.  This is a time of karmic rebalancing.  What you do during this time can project you forward in many of your goals, but you will need to have the self-discipline to follow through the lessons that come during this time.  It's difficult, but the payoff will be worth it.

Mercury goes retrograde on May 30, but you have to remember there is a 10 day shadow,  prior to the actual retrograde, so we've been in this shadow with these other building energies since May 20.  Mercury retrograde's typically impact miscommunications, technological issues, and delays.  This one is square Neptune which adds another sense of illusion into the mix.  Illusion creates confusion and exacerbates fear.  This might make it difficult to trust what others say and we may all see an increase in propaganda, conspiracy theories or fraud bubbling to the surface.

Back to the scary stuff – this eclipse will heighten emotions and increase intuition.  This might seem scary, but it's meant to help you navigate the waters of these retrogrades – allow yourself to be guided by your intuition and your heart.  During this time we don't need to fear this... In indigenous culture, this Moon cycle is called Flowers Moon, and other astrological aficionados call it the Blood Moon, and yet others call it the "honey Moon" because of the emergence of bees working to make things sweet.

To conclude, it can be a sweet Moon cycle.  We just have to be proactive and not passive...Enjoy the video...

Blessings, Kathryn and Brian

Angel Cardfs for New moon reading of May 11, 2021

Kwe kwe, Boozhoo, Ahniin, T'a nisi - in this post I am adding the angel cards from the reading posted on YouTube for this new moon of "Storyteller", occuring at 2:59 PM on May 11/21.  In the heat of the moment, I neglected to include these angel cards on camera.  The downside is it requires me to create this extra bit of writing, but the upside is I can spend more time elaborating on the cards themselves.

So, without further ado, let's get crackin'! 

 

  

The thrust of this morning's reading concerns being turned inward and seeing ourselves as separate: allowing negative thoughts to roll around in our heads and manifesting things which you don't want to deal with… The shaman cards, the ancestor cards, and now these cards all point to ways to get out of those negative/introspective machinations.

The first angel card is the nine of earth/pentacles, and this is about standing back and absolutely owning – being proud of – what you have accomplished so far.  My spirits are suggesting that this relates most directly to the past year and 1/4 that we've been dealing with pandemic.  It might seem fearful and "doom and gloom", but we need to applaud ourselves for the tenacity with which we have altered our lifestyles.  We are far more are resilient, resourceful and  cocreative than we're giving ourselves credit for!  So this angel is asking us to take the blinders off and recognize the good things… If you could do great things in the past, imagine what you could do to create the future!

I got a chuckle out of this second card, the moon.  This card is associated with Archangel Haniel, and deals with the subconscious, intuition, and divine gifts.  She can help you see the truth in any situation.  This card says we are amazingly intuitive and divinely gifted people.  It's natural at times to become aware that something is at work in the universe that we don't have complete clarity about.  You may be getting signs in the form of synchronicity's, psychic hits or nighttime dreams which seem particularly vivid or powerful.  Don't let it worry you, nor allow fear to take over.  Instead, ask, and give permission to your angels to give you clear messages that are easy to understand.  Pay attention when your intuition tells you something or someone isn't quite what they seem.  While this is a new moon tomorrow and we won't be able to see her, bask in the glow of the magical moon energy and know that like any good shaman, your divine gifts will guide you. Know that even though things are unseen, they will be revealed because the ancestor cards told us so.  Change anything in your life that isn't working, even if it means removing people, changing jobs or letting go.  Do not be afraid of your psychic awareness.

The 3rd card is the page of air, or swords, in a regular tarot deck.  This court card can be considered a very challenging one as the brilliance and bluntness of the person this represents [or an aspect of yourself] might suggest arrogance, or at least bluntness and intrusion to a fault. This card reminds us that we are capable now of youthful mental energy.  It can be a person whose mind goes, "a mile a minute" full of all kinds of thoughts bouncing around… But this can also represent spiritless, reckless thoughts and listening to garbage information which leads to actions which one regrets.  This card is reminding us to use our mind in a good way and that we have control for what we think and believe.

The last angel card is the page of pentacles, a very earthbound, court card denoting practical thinking, and organized inclinations in this Moon cycle.  It's showing us that we are well-researched about what it is we are attempting to do, as pentacles/earth cards are all about family, home and work.  This card is asking us to quit researching and actually start doing, it is a phase of energy conducive to extraordinary accomplishments.  The last card aligns with Jupiter moving into Pisces with this new moon – Jupiter is all about having and creating plenty!

Just a quick note about angels – angels are not simply a Christian phenomenology.  They are transcultural and and pantheological in their scope.  My elders related them to star beings and winged ones, merely messengers on behalf of the creator.

I hope you enjoyed our video and these additional angel cards.  The tarot classes start soon and they are free on YouTube.  Keep well until the next posting.  Blessings, Kathryn