Luminary Tarot

Greek Mythology | The Goddesses of Olympus Hera Aphrodite Demeter Artemis Athena Hestia

MAY 21, 2016 THE LUNAR READING LAMP

It’s full moon time again with the Sun moving from steady Taurus into animated Gemini opposing the radiant Moon in Sagittarius on May 21, 2016. This is a mentally oriented axis so it illuminates the mind and touches a wealth of ideas and mental rituals that must be cleansed and rinsed away by healing moon water. With the Moon in Sagittarius the feeling of wanderlust sets in as we long to escape to exotic locations, and we can walk the tightrope of oppositions and do this in the splendorous Gemini mind, filled with rollercoasters and cerebral delight.

This accelerates the saturation of stationary Mercury, who becomes entranced by the inner experience, and contemplative enough to take true Sagittarius wisdom from the coalescing of the lower (Gemini) and higher (Sagittarius) mind as they become one, like the wholeness of the full moon. Themes that have been revisited during this retrograde period are bought to light and consciousness and cleansed with healing moon water. We hear that it’s all too easy to lose your bearings under the hypnosis Full Moons, and this may be emphasised by Mars conjunct Moon, adding fire to the blaze of exploration and cerebral combat. Sexual passions and tensions may be amplified. The inner light is switched on here, especially in the mind, as soul and body take flight into the lilac cleanse of the moon. Emotions are satiated by learning and laughter. Because the wise come to realise everything in life has a comedic light, and God is laughing because look at our own life, it is all such a joke.

Hermes and Zeus are reunited. They are shapeshifting and flying through stormy and sunny skies together, across horizons, and through to the gentle bliss of Venus conjunct Mercury in Taurus, where we can turn thoughts into music. We could dissociate, the lines between the unconscious, conscious and subconscious are blurred as we drift in and out of reverie and thought dancing with the divine. The lure to drink and dance in hallucination calls, and under the Full Moon the dissolution between worlds seems a most splendid lunar celebration. Sagittarius will shoot for the heavens, and land on the sun, and divine faith and thought can shatter the laws of physics all together

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Aries: leader, brazen, creative, original, youthful, passionate - An Arian witch is very similar to their element, Fire: they are quick, driven and uncontrollable. They are leaders and often bring together witches to take the place of their leader. Arians initiate, they create, they are the ember. Creation is their art. The art of manifestation comes naturally to them. But, like Fire, so does destruction. They have the tendency to rush and use brute force rather than finesse in their spells. Tangible spells are more comfortable to them.

Taurus: faithful, steady, earth, healing, growth, natural, balanced - Taurean witches are strong and independent. They keep very detailed records and notes in their Book of Spells. They work with the earth and plants, taking advantage of the nature surrounding them. They know what plants are safe to eat and how to use them not only in magic but in medicine. They make potions and tinctures, this is their art. They speak with the spirits of the forest; the nymphs and fae are their guides. Their craft is highly physical, much like the other Earth Signs.

Gemini: bold, adaptable, fringe, logical, united, chaotic, innovative - Gemini witches work in covens or, at the very least, find partners to work with. Despite this, they march to the beat of their own drum. They make their own spells and have books upon books full of them. Sigils decorate their bodies, from head to toe. Their craft is focused on verbal incantations and movement. Meditation and astral projection are employed regularly and thus mastered by these witches.