Dearest moonbeams, we are just about to complete another lunar cycle as we enter into the dark moon phase today. Tomorrow, we welcome in the New Moon in Gemini. Gemini is the third sign of the zodiac and we continue our journey of the self which we began with the New Moon in Aries. Last […]
Alchemy
High Priestess Tarot – Temperance by Kathryn Ravenwood
What is Temperance? The dictionary defines it as “moderation in action, thought or feeling; restraint; a habitual moderation in the indulgence of appetites or passions (especially in regards to alcohol).” However, the Tarot, always encouraging us to think in archetypes, tells us Temperance is alchemy, art, blending. There is a much larger sense of this […]
Being a Catalyst by Lauri Ann Lumby
You Can Run but You Can’t Hide How many times have you heard the light of a candle used as an example of the function of the light “filling a previously darkened room with light?” The problem with this metaphor is that it neglects a critically important aspect of light – the casting of shadows. […]
The Alchemy of Your Stars by Renee Starr
The nature of your life is a series of ever occurring micro-cycles that mirror the many macro-cycles of nature, such as the phases of the moon, the seasons of the earth, and the movements of the sun, and planets. Your body, and your nature also mirror the elemental nature of this world, and you can choose […]
The Healing Power of Alchemy by Charlotte Elea
Alchemy is the process of distilling something into its most pure, sacred essence. It may sound complicated, but it is actually quite simple. On a physical level, it occurs naturally and passively when two disparate elements come together into the same space. As one element acts as a catalyst for the other, they both transform. […]
The Goddess ISIS the Alchemist {M. Isidora Forrest}
Like Her fellow Magician God, Hermes Trismegistos (aka Thoth), the Goddess Isis is associated with early alchemy. In an alchemical text with the lengthy title The True Book of Sophe the Egyptian and of the God of the Hebrews, Lord of the Powers, Sabaoth, we learn of a particular alchemical method called the Tincture of Isis. […]
