Gathering Thoughts

...Mercury with Chiron, still integrating post-eclipse...

Iranian missiles head toward Israel with the Jupiter/Uranus conjunction overhead, imagined by DALL-E

“It is a most wonderful comfort to sit alone beneath a lamp, book spread before you, and commune with someone from the past whom you have never met.”

— Kenkō

Now that we have made our way into the most exciting transits of 2024, it’s not a bad idea to reflect on what has happened thus far. Often is the case, that whatever the story is going into eclipse season, will be completely different on the other side. It’s most clearly seen in our own lives but can be noticed just as well in mundane astrology with macro events, markets, and world-changing news.

With all the hype having come and gone with the eclipse, can you notice how it has flipped the script for you? Can you see the dragon’s mark on your world? Take the story in the Middle East as a perfect example. When we travel back to last Fall, Oct 7th was in an eclipse season; jumping ahead to today, and going into the eclipses a few weeks back, public opinion from much of the world was shifting around the support of Israel’s actions. Now, on the other side of the dragon hole, with the Iranians firing missiles at them, this sentiment seems to have changed yet again. Where it leads is anyone’s guess, but it’s a race of some kind toward some variant of Armageddon.

I’m not sure if you saw this tragic story, but speaking of Armageddon, there were many who took that eclipse a little too seriously, and seemingly got possessed by something (common during eclipses in my experience). It’s a story that doesn’t help the “look” of the field of astrology so much either:

Never trust someone who tweets or texts in capital letters. I forget who taught me that, but it’s stood the test of time! If you click the tweet, you can read more about this horrific eclipse tale. That’s all I will say on this subject.

And in other news, Mercury is still retrograde and is perfectly placed around Chiron’s fire today in Aries. Like the Kenko quote I used up there, that’s what I’m up to. Organizing my thoughts, taking in other’s thoughts, and constellating something interesting for the next podcast I’m working on. It will be a proper introduction to the new show.

Remember: We are in the phase of the Mercury cycle where we are searching for a particular idea—or ideas—that want to be taken care of by us throughout the cycle. The conjunction happens at 19º49' Aries. You can get a glimpse of the Aries scene with this chart for the Israel attack below:

As you may have noticed, the Jupiter/Uranus conjunction is set to happen on Israel’s Sun in the 8th. I’m not going to make a prediction, but I will simply remind you of Passover and the plans with the red heifer. Something is clearly fermenting.

All in all, I’m doing my best to enjoy the Spring and the current sky despite the madness ripping around us. It is what it is. Some stories are so much bigger than us, that all we can do is watch and pray and completely surrender to the process. Here we are. Here we always are.

Thanks for opening. Much more below…

-adam

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My latest piece talking about the Mercury cycle starting anew:

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Mushrooms with Jonathan Fredette

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MAR 28

This is the first show under the new banner/name Constellating Cosmos. It's the third name and hopefully the last. To set off on this new journey, I've decided to share this conversation I recently had with Jonathan Fredette. He's a fellow mycophile out in Oregon and also has a mushroom company called Evolved Mushrooms. I really enjoyed meeting him.…

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The Astrological Year

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MAR 21

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FEB 28

In this show, I try to reconcile the differences between Stoicism and Astrology. There was a time when they existed side-by-side, and it seems they are doing so again today. Both have seen a generous climb in popularity in recent years and I feel they need eachother—well, one needs the other more than the other. I make a case for this in the pod. It…

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In this episode, Jenn returns to share with us some intel from the outer edges of our solar system. You see, in the early 20th century, there was a school of German astrologers who became fascinated by these "hypothetical" planets beyond Neptune. This was before Pluto's discovery and gained much momentum in certain circles. If you have ever seen the …

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DECEMBER 31, 2023

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