The Devil and the Moon

Saturn in close aspect with Moon Original: https://bit.ly/2xyPh9W

If you look up to the heavens tomorrow evening, just after 10 PM Central Time, you’ll see the planet Saturn in a close aspect with the very bright, waning gibbous Moon. This is the moment of this year that Saturn is most visible. I approach the planets, along with various symbols, signs, and omens, as an invitation to interpretation and creative reinterpretation. Thus, when I realize that Saturn and the Moon are to be very closely conjoined in the sky, in fact the most visible this year, I take note and reflect.

Saturn gets a bad rap in astrology. You’ve probably heard of your Saturn return, and even language itself has relegated that word saturnian, saturnine, saturnalia, even satan or the devil to a reviled position, meaning “slow and gloomy.” Even astrology itself is not immune as the word saturnine was originally used to describe the mood of astrologers! I’m at times inclined to agree. Regardless of the history, is there a constructive way to view Saturn? 

In her book Esoteric Astrology, Alice A. Bailey suggests that “When the disciple knows Saturn as the God who offers opportunity and does not only feel him to be Deity who brings disaster, then he is on the path of discipleship in truth and in deed and not just theoretically.” The Greco-Roman cultures understood this, exalting Kronos, the Greek equivalent to Saturn, as a ubiquitous symbol of a golden era of youth, agriculture, and abundance. Temples were erected to honor Saturn. Saturn is also the root of the word “Saturday” which is the day of rest in Judaism and a modern respite from the work week for everybody else. The key here is to find the limiting factors in your life that need to check normative and uncontrolled expansion and movement, embodied in the planet Jupiter, and subsequently make necessary, disciplined, restrictive adjustments. 

Temple of Saturn in Rome

So what does it mean that the Moon will so closely aspect Saturn? They both take on the conservative, structure-oriented garb of the sign Capricorn, but unlike Saturn who feels at home in Capricorn, the Moon does not like being in Capricorn. The Moon would prefer to be at home in the floating, emotive sign of Cancer or the beautiful, earthly sign of Taurus. Structure and conservatism does not fit the Moon, the original planetary body of communication, emotion, spirit, and nurturance that builds things over time. Therefore, even if you’re not feeling the desire to structure yourself the way you know you need to, do it anyways. 

As you expand in your life, determine what you need to put the brakes on to truly master where it is you want to go. Saturn, though doling out destruction, can be abated by wisely making choices within the bounds of free will. Of course, there still is fate, for better and worse, but if you reject Saturn i.e. the devil’s offerings, you are sure to succeed. 

I'm Dan Beck, an astrologer, writer, and spiritual consultant based in New Orleans, LA. To explore my offerings and book a session, click here .

A Holy Trine in the Sky

Carved image of the Island God, Makemake, now a dwarf planet as well https://bit.ly/2sjhjkx

In the sky, there is a holy trine between Makemake, the pioneering, spirit-seeking island God, courageous Mars, and a bubbly, extroverted Sun in Gemini. While this is wonderful energy to surge ahead with your visions of the future, remember that the moon has made a wonderful pass over Jupiter in the sky, the expansive Jupiter that has taken on a darker tone for the past year, being in the undertaking sign of Scorpio. Now, the ecstatic full moon has entered Sagittarius, the believer who values knowledge above all else. It is critical while getting carried away with your courageous, curious, and pioneering movements that you remember it is belief and earned knowledge that stands you in the best stead as you move forward, as Sagittarius is the centaur and archer, human and animal spirit ideally combined, reflected in this climactic moon of the moment.

I’m Dan Beck, a spiritual consultant and astrologer based in New Orleans, LA, and I provide a variety of offerings for your spiritual longings. To book an appointment or select one of my offerings, click here.

When the Drama Concludes, What Judgments are to be Made?

Summer Solstice Sunset; Photo by Jessie Eastland

Moon Messages Week of May 21, 2018

Most astrology focuses on the Sun—Your Will and Purpose

But what about the Moon? 

The Moon is the Embodiment of Communication, Emotion, and Spirit

The Goddess

Opposite God

What is the Moon’s Message to You?

That is the Will and Purpose of This Column

Published Every Monday, which means Moon Day

And the heavens march on! Welcome to Gemini, the extroverted twins and harbingers of maximum light. At the end of Gemini season, we will experience the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. This week is no less dramatic, with the moon shifting through expressive Leo, the lion. However, the moon is the great builder of the zodiac and asks that you employ purity of thought and analysis to your forward motion with the goal of adjudicating exactly how you will move forward, making critical decisions along the way, as you are indeed roaring ahead. 

Aries, Born 3/21-4/19: You’ve likely been on a journey of disrupted self-awakening over the past seven years. Now, you will be surprised to find yourself putting some thought, and feel, to what it is you truly value and, in turn, take ownership over your money and possessions. 

Taurus, Born 4/20-5/20: You might be thinking, in a somewhat dramatic fashion, “Who am I?” You are set to experience disruptions striking at the core of who you are, and you’re going to want to sit with these feelings for a good long while. 

Gemini, Born 5/21-6/20: Happy birthday! You must be positively chomping at the bit, but while you’re doing that, you win when you heed to your long term ambitions and longing for home.

Cancer, Born 6/21-7/22: This is a sweet week for you, Cancer, as Venus moves into your sign and will make a favorable aspect to the moon. Enjoy the feel of love and spirit that floats your way this week.

Leo, Born 7/23-8/22: Money is on the mind for you this week and engaging in thoughtful analysis and shrewd judgments is the way to go. 

Virgo, Born 8/23-9/22: Your emotions are front and center for you, Virgo, and though you like to live in the realm of thought, getting in tune with your feelings will go a long way in helping you build your future from within.

Libra, Born 9/23-10/22: Overwrought hidden thoughts and feelings may get the best of you this week. Pay attention to them, let them surface, and you’ll find a healthy way to integrate them into yourself. 

Scorpio, Born 10/23-11/21: This is a great week to reap the rewards of all the recognition you’ve been receiving at work. There are benefits to success, so celebrate them!

Sagittarius, Born 11/22-12/21: You’ve been very expressive with your drive towards knowledge and spiritual searching, but focus on your career and subsequent gains to be made in this area of your life, with a more judicious and thoughtful style than you might be used to. 

Capricorn, Born 12/22-1/19: Beliefs are important, and though you excel in more conservative modes of thought, you can apply that same rigor to expanding knowledge and your own belief systems. You might even take flight towards these ends.

Aquarius, Born 1/20-2/18:Partnerships, relationships, and other people’s money are generally emphasized for you this week. Mars, the courageous but war-mongering red planet, has just entered your sign, a warning that you do best to think twice before engaging in any conflicts. 

Pisces, Born 2/19-3/20: Working conditions and health are at the forefront for you this week, but others can help you in your effort to better express yourself. Reach out instead of shrinking back to your normative, colorful, spiritual world.

I’m Dan Beck, a spiritual consultant and astrologer based in New Orleans, LA, and I provide a variety of offerings for your spiritual longings. To book an appointment or select one of my offerings, click here.

The Most Disruptive Week Since the 30's

Moon Messages Week of May 14, 2018

Most astrology focuses on the Sun—Your Will and Purpose

But what about the Moon?

The Moon is the Embodiment of Communication, Emotion, and Spirit

The Goddess

Opposite God

What is the Moon’s Message to You?

That is the Will and Purpose of This Column

Published Every Monday, which means Moon Day

This is a momentous week in the heavens, as the new, invisible, moon situates herself in her favorite sign of Taurus, providing optimal conditions to build and grow the great materials that spring from the earth. Also, Uranus, the great awakener and disruptor, moves into Taurus, a grounded state he might not immediately relish but that could be beneficial. Uranus is the sky God, birthed from Gaia, the earth, but through the family lineage of the Gods has come down to unleash the fire of creativity upon humankind through Promethean spirit. You may experience massive, earthly disruption when Uranus takes on the garb of Taurus, but if you can adjust, this is one of the most powerful times for your potential as an individual. In fact, this type of configuration has not occurred since the mid-thirties. Be forewarned, however, that the disruptive power of Uranus can be catastrophic. The power of Taurus and Cancer will be required, especially through Venus as she moves into that protective sign next week. The word tenor comes to mind, meaning “to hold”, and heroic, physical acts such as a great, operatic tenor holding onto a climatic high note is the spirit of the next week. 

Aries, Born 3/21-4/19: You’re set to experience some massive changes in your money, possessions, and what you value. The key is to own this and not impulsively react to external circumstances. 

Taurus, Born 4/20-5/20: You are set to experience massive changes this week to who you are, your will, and purpose. Do what you do best and take ownership of how you will build upon this, and put your mind toward harnessing this disruptive energy.

Gemini, Born 5/21-6/20: Your normative state of being is to be curious, communicative, and aware, but the heavens will throw you some massive curves this week, manifesting through your emotions and dreams. You do best to sit back and process these quakes and then move forward in your extroverted, communicative manner.

Cancer, Born 6/21-7/22: You may experience disruption with your friends and social networks. The best way to approach this is to reboot and slowly supplant the social networks that feed your soul. 

Leo, Born 7/23-8/22: Taking ownership of your career, especially on a monthly time schedule, is the way for you to go. Though this may be a different pace for you, Leo, preferring to shine in the moment, this disruptive approach will pay dividends down the road.

Virgo, Born 8/23-9/22: Though not as obviously spiritual as your opposite, Pisces, you are the virgin who births great, pure things. There is set to be a great awakening in your belief system and knowledge base, and you are the one who will expand, cyclically, in your individual, revolutionary approach.

Libra, Born 9/23-10/22: Though you like to see all sides of an argument, you must take ownership of the carnal motivations of others. The heavens will force you to evaluate what the role of others are in your life and make some hard decisions with regard to them.

Scorpio, Born 10/23-11/21: There is a real opportunity for you to take ownership of the relationships in your life, and not in your carnal, furtive way. Yes, you can own the pleasures the world has to give without having to control or manipulate others. But this can take a little more time than you’re used to. 

Sagittarius, Born 11/22-12/21: You’re set to experience some disruption in your working conditions and even health. You do best not to charge ahead but rather sit and take ownership of your unfolding situation. 

Capricorn, Born 12/22-1/19: Though there has been a driving impulse towards your ambition and status, your normative mode, you have a real opportunity to express yourself creatively. This energy will be less driving and climbing and more emotive and internal, a welcome change for your state of mind. 

Aquarius, Born 1/20-2/18:You are set to experience disruption in your home life even though home is not necessarily your favorite place to be. Though your head is in the future, you need to have a home base, so you do best to put your mind towards defining your home space.

Pisces, Born 2/19-3/20: Being grounded, purposeful, and taking ownership in your communication will takes your far if you are open to expressing yourself this way. Your magic will take care of the rest. 

I’m Dan Beck, a spiritual consultant and astrologer based in New Orleans, LA, and I provide a variety of offerings for your spiritual longings. To book an appointment or select one of my offerings, click here.

Choosing Venus, and the Waning Moon

Moon Messages Week of May 7, 2018

Most astrology focuses on the Sun—Your Will and Purpose

But what about the Moon?

The Moon is the Embodiment of Communication, Emotion, and Spirit

The Goddess

Opposite God

What is the Moon’s Message to You?

That is the Will and Purpose of This Column

Published Every Monday, which means Moon Day

As the beautiful days of Taurus have begun their denouement, so is the moon waning. This is not necessarily an easy wane, as the moon looks toward the future while letting go of the past, starting off the week inhabiting the sign of visionary Aquarius. What are you to do? Inquire, especially with others whom you find wondrous and beautiful, about what the coming months hold for you. Your questions and curiosity take on a child-like tone as sociable Venus wears the energy of extroverted, playful Gemini, and this is a better approach than joining with war-mongering Mars. Be a child who drops the toy that no longer holds his attention, and you will move forward triumphantly. 

Aries, Born 3/21-4/19: Relating to others is not necessarily your forte, but reach out and let others do your pioneering work for you. 

Taurus, Born 4/20-5/20: Past failures don’t have to indicate future gains, especially with regard to your status and career. Become a child as you playfully envision what the future may hold.

Gemini, Born 5/21-6/20: The wonderful benefic planet Venus is in your sign, and the moon beautifully aspects her, so there’s no limit to your love and social life.

Cancer, Born 6/21-7/22: Confronting your thoughts and feelings about love and relationships may not be easy, but when you bring them to light, you become a master of the social arena. 

Leo, Born 7/23-8/22: You’re desperate to move forward but, your past seems to be holding you back with regard to your future plans. Don’t worry about the past as it’s already behind you.

Virgo, Born 8/23-9/22: You’re feeling your past especially as it relates to health and working conditions. Your future is not wedded to the past but rather your dramatic motion forwards, even if it’s a dream unbeknownst to you. 

Libra, Born 9/23-10/22: You’re feeling the past especially as it relates to your creative offspring. Even though this is where your emotions are, try to get outside of them and be curious about how the higher realms of thought and spirit can take you to your next destination. 

Scorpio, Born 10/23-11/21: Your thoughts are dedicated to how you can place the structures to support your ambition and success, but take a moment to remember the past as you move forward, lest you sting someone else and cause your own demise. 

Sagittarius, Born 11/22-12/21: Your thoughts and feelings are dominated by the past, but you’re moving towards a higher, more knowledge-driven future. This will take some dramatic expression on your part, as opposed to your usual blunt, seeking movements.

Capricorn, Born 12/22-1/19: There may be some money troubles, but money comes in the form of values. When you decide what really matters for you, your past money troubles will lead to future gains. 

Aquarius, Born 1/20-2/18:Though you desperately want to move to the future, as Aquarius is the sign of the future, you’re feeling the weight of the past. A warm, golden lover will help, if you’re open to the drama of a relationship. 

Pisces, Born 2/19-3/20: You may have some unresolved issues regarding past ideals for your future. You must honor these feelings, or they could be your undoing. 

I’m Dan Beck, a spiritual consultant and astrologer based in New Orleans, LA, and I provide a variety of offerings for your spiritual longings. To book an appointment or select one of my offerings, click here.

Dance with Venus and the Moon

From New Earth Heartbeat. https://bit.ly/2JQc8zV

Moon Messages Week of April 16, 2018

Most astrology focuses on the Sun—Your Will and Purpose

But what about the Moon?

The Moon is the Embodiment of Communication, Emotion, and Spirit

The Goddess

Opposite God

What is the Moon’s Message to You?

That is the Will and Purpose of This Column

Published Every Monday, which means Moon Day

There’s been a lot of talk in the astrological community recently about the difficult, squaring action between the transiting planets and signs of Aries and Capricorn. But my suggestion is to look towards the moon, in a beautiful, young, crescent state, exalted and building in earthly, Taurean energy, helped and abetted by bountiful Venus. And this week, they are coupled together if you look up towards the sky. Taurus is the most earthly of all the earth signs, and the moon finds its joy in this sign, being the steady constructor and deconstructor of the zodiac. Venus, the embodiment of the beauty of the earth in spring, finds home in Taurus. How might you approach this energy? Recognize that astrology is not all about the stars, as above so below, but also the beauty that occurs here on earth as reflected in the symbols of the seasons. Staying grounded is just as much the key to astrology as having your head in the clouds, and in the end, it comes down to the quality of your dirt. 

Aries, Born 3/21-4/19:The quakes of your birthday season are about to come to an end, but I have a way for you to look ahead. Sit and enjoy the material gifts of the Moon and Venus, because believe it or not, their creative powers are out in front of even your impressive head start. 

Taurus, Born 4/20-5/20: This week is extraordinarily beautiful for you, just make sure that you put some of the gifts received to work. Otherwise you risk hoarding them and their subsequent loss of value.

Gemini, Born 5/21-6/20: You’re wedded to your mind, but it’s actually your subconscious that drives you. Pay attention to your dreams—they’re trying to communicate with you the treasures your mind won’t bring you.

Cancer, Born 6/21-7/22: This week is a golden opportunity to water the proverbial flowers that are your friends and social networks. A little tending to this area of your life will result in massive, quick growth. And you’re good at nurturant watering anyways. 

Leo, Born 7/23-8/22: You’re animated towards your own dramatic self-expression, but your career takes precedent right now. If you tend to the earthly, mundane details of your public recognition, you are sure to succeed.

Virgo, Born 8/23-9/22: You may always have a chip on your shoulder for not receiving your due, and you should, but if you pleasurably apply your shrewd analytical skills to the expansion of your spirit and higher mind, nothing will stop you. But you must believe.

Libra, Born 9/23-10/22: It will take a little balancing (the keyword of your life), but some of the carnal drives that ache to be brought to light, be they your own or the motivations and problems of others, are actually the source of your treasures. Darkness must exist first to then be brought to light, and your darkness holds the keys to your treasure.

Scorpio, Born 10/23-11/21: You can relax a bit as the partnerships and relationships in your life bring you the resources and materials you need. It doesn’t always have to be about deeply intuiting what you need from others.

Sagittarius, Born 11/22-12/21: Though you are the most expansive sign of the zodiac, let Venus and the Moon do the “searching and seeking” for once. Let them build what you believe in and wish to come into fruition.

Capricorn, Born 12/22-1/19: You’re certainly one of the more practical signs of the zodiac, but loving the ground you seek to climb over is the answer for you this week. Why climb the mountain, dear goat, if you have a farm already at your hands?

Aquarius, Born 1/20-2/18:All of the energy of Taurus falls in your sector of home. Though you have the mind of a genius, without a home base, you are forever lost. 

Pisces, Born 2/19-3/20: All of the wonderful energy of Taurus falls in your sector of short travels, journeys, and writing. So, make good on it, and chatter away.

I’m Dan Beck, a spiritual consultant and astrologer based in New Orleans, LA, and I provide a variety of offerings for your spiritual longings. To continue this thread of text and spirit, click here.

Mourning the Seeds Who Won't Make It

From https://cannabistraininguniversity.com/cannabis-root-disease/

Moon Messages Week of April 9, 2018

Most astrology focuses on the Sun—Your Will and Purpose

But what about the Moon?

The Moon is the Embodiment of Communication, Emotion, and Spirit

The Goddess

Opposite God

What is the Moon’s Message to You?

That is the Will and Purpose of This Column

Published Every Monday, which means Moon Day

You’ve experienced the beginnings of spring with its violent burst towards brighter days, but with every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. The moon wanes back towards her invisible state, a recapitulation in the declamatory, initiating sign of Aries, but asks that you, as with every moon cycle, discard what has outlived its time here and mourn the seeds who won’t succeed. You are asked to look back as you envision the future that is not quite upon you.

Aries, Born 3/21-4/19:  The moon is shifting through your house of friends, hopes, and wishes, and the house of dreams and self-undoing. Take some time to open up amongst your various social networks this week, repairing your ship, as you can’t always be firing away at the helm.

Taurus, Born 4/20-5/20: What isn’t working for you in your career? The answer to that question is the key to a new, earthly flowering in your public status you never dreamed possible.

Gemini, Born 5/21-6/20: The heavens are asking you to think a bit more seriously about your future, as the past has led you to this point. Looking back will give you a clue to the type of career direction you want to achieve down the road.

Cancer, Born 6/21-7/22: Some dark, carnal feelings about your social life may bubble up this week. Allow yourself to feel these emotions, as you are the most feeling sign, and let them guide you to some mystical new directions amongst a variety of friends and social networks.

Leo, Born 7/23-8/22: Your karmic future looks golden, as you are the royal sign of the zodiac, but you must take care to nurture yourself, your social networks, and your partnerships or you’ll find yourself a despot alone.

Virgo, Born 8/23-9/22: Work can kill you, dear Virgo, so take a hard look at what hasn’t worked for you in the past and make sure not to repeat it in the future. If you reach out and ask for help, you shall receive instead of giving.

Libra, Born 9/23-10/22: Though you’re used to the gifts coming to weigh upon your scales, what hasn’t worked in your romantic life in the past? Though you are an air sign, there is energy to release the past and light your love life on fire this week, but only if you step down from your judge’s perch.

Scorpio, Born 10/23-11/21: You may be feeling a lack of security this week, especially with regard to your home and family life. You do best to honor these past feelings and allow them to lovingly propel you into the future.

Sagittarius, Born 11/22-12/21: Though you are the knowledgeable believer of the zodiac, you may be reconsidering this week how your beliefs have misfired in the past, especially with regard to communicating amongst others. No matter, you’ll be able to start fresh with the new moon later in the week and with Mercury moving out of retrograde next week as well.

Capricorn, Born 12/22-1/19: Some past issues with money might come up this week. You may have to turn to siblings and family, but if you’re honest with what’s gone wrong, they will help.

Aquarius, Born 1/20-2/18: It’s about you, the past, and the future this week. How can you combine different states of time? Leave it to you, Aquarius, to envision a totally new paradigm, but only if you feel it into existence. 

Pisces, Born 2/19-3/20: You have to be careful, Pisces, that the past doesn’t undo you this week. Make sure to dot all the I’s and cross all the t’s, especially those that you may have missed, and you’ll make it through.

I’m Dan Beck, a spiritual consultant and astrologer based in New Orleans, LA, and I provide a variety of offerings for your spiritual longings. To continue this thread of text and spirit, click here.

Moon Messages Week of April 2nd, 2018

Moon Messages Week of April 2, 2018

Most astrology focuses on the Sun—Your Will and Purpose

But what about the Moon?

The Moon is the Embodiment of Communication, Emotion, and Spirit

The Goddess

Opposite God

What is the Moon’s Message to You?

That is the Will and Purpose of This Column

Published Every Monday, which means Moon Day

Spring has arrived—the most powerful time of the year. As the sun sheds approximately equal light to darkness upon the earth, so do seeds awaken and burst through the soil. It is absolutely necessary that you strap yourself in for the ride, metal support frames around a beanstalk that is shooting up from the ground. Planetary energies of action, ambition, and structure are exactly conjoined, and the moon, though difficultly in the sign of Scorpio, gives wisdom that you must release all that is not necessary so you may launch your journey to the mountaintop.  

Aries, Born 3/21-4/19: You are the most blessed with the driving energy embodied by early spring. However, fire isn’t the only element in your arsenal, and the heavens ask that you look to the beauty of relating on earth’s time rather than fire roiling across a pile of dry wood.  

Taurus, Born 4/20-5/20: Venus, planet of beauty, love, and money, has just entered your sign, a welcome turn of events. However, don’t rest on your laurels, and put all of your gifts to work for the sake of your own ambition and success.

Gemini, Born 5/21-6/20: Though you excel in the airy, communicative, flighty realms, honor your more serious side this week, especially as it relates to work, relationships, and other people’s affairs in general. 

Cancer, Born 6/21-7/22: This may be an especially emotional week for you; however, value the forward seeking, dramatic motion that is sometimes contrary to your nature and you’ll pull through. 

Leo, Born 7/23-8/22: Your soul wants to surge ahead but you can’t get anywhere without your home base. Home is where your heart is, so place your Eros with home, romance, and even work that you love.

Virgo, Born 8/23-9/22: You may just be the most industrious sign of the zodiac—but you deserve to love the work you do. Use the moon’s journey through dark Scorpio in your sector of communication to dispense with what isn’t working for you, and step into sustainable structure you’ve desired for so long. 

Libra, Born 9/23-10/22: One of the highest, wisest signs, it’s often difficult for you because you have so many different, wonderful things, and thoughts, that come before you. The heavens are asking you to use your scales and make some critical judgments about that which you truly value, tipping your scales one way or another. 

Scorpio, Born 10/23-11/21: This is an intense week for you, as the moon moves through your sign. However, as the most feeling, intense sign of the zodiac, you gain much wisdom through the moon’s emotional suggestions. Stand tall through the waves, and you win.

Sagittarius, Born 11/22-12/21: Your default mode is to charge ahead, the thighs of the centaur, but if you stop, rest, and allow your emotions to guide you, mysteriously, you’ll get to where it is you really want to go.

Capricorn, Born 12/22-1/19: This is a great time for you, with the planets aligning beautifully in your sign. However, you must heed to your home base, as it can’t always be about your ambition and success. Without a home, you are lost. 

Aquarius, Born 1/20-2/18: This week is about making some much needed changes in your career and networks. Listen to your emotions, something that does not come naturally to you, and you will make the necessary adjustments. 

Pisces, Born 2/19-3/20: You are the most beautifully spiritual of all the signs, but that doesn’t always mean you don’t encounter darkness. Much of your knowledge springs from mystery, so let that be your guide when you travel to other places, real or imaginary. 

I’m Dan Beck, a spiritual consultant and astrologer based in New Orleans, LA, and I provide a variety of offerings for your spiritual longings. To continue this thread of text and spirit, click here.

Using Language Towards Symbolic and Creative Ends

We’ve been gifted with new images and understandings of the planet Jupiter courtesy of the Juno Spacecraft. When I first heard that Juno would be exploring Jupiter a few years back, my mind immediately jumped to the symbolic interpretation of the words and deities, Juno and Jupiter, rather than the literal planet and spacecraft or the astrological placements of those planetary bodies. I thought it so fitting that Queen Juno, the planet and goddess of marriage and childbirth, restrictive and ruling in those domains, should seek to know and better understand her expansive and thunderous husband, Jupiter.

Words don’t simply have meanings, they create, through context, usage, tone, and style. Discursive and creative use of language, while inaccurate literally and licentious astrologically can lead to deeper truths than one might have gleaned merely by sticking to surface interpretations. So go ahead—the next time you want to use words as symbols and signs rather than their conventional meanings, pioneer a new Jupiterian path onwards and upwards!  

I’m Dan Beck, a spiritual consultant and astrologer based in New Orleans, LA, and I provide a variety of offerings for your spiritual longings. To continue this thread of text and spirit, click here.

Spring is Here, and How to Break Into It

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Moon Messages Week of March 19, 2018

Most astrology focuses on the Sun—Your Will and Purpose

But what about the Moon?

The Moon is the Embodiment of Communication, Emotion, and Spirit

The Goddess

Opposite God

What is the Moon’s Message to You?

That is the Will and Purpose of This Column

Published Every Monday, which means Moon Day

You’re nearly there, as you’re peaking your head out of winter’s door. Several planetary bodies have wandered (planet means wanderer) into the driving, bursting energy of Aries, the commencement of spring, before the sun finally arrives to shed the commensurate amount of light to make spring happen. How are you to best harness this energy? Different faith traditions have different answers. Judaism instructs you to “Pass Over” the turbulence by creating the order of a Seder. Christianity celebrates the death and resurrection of the season in the form of the cruxifiction and resurrection. And Chinese philosophy would have you undergo an acupuncture treatment to harness the extreme energy of turning into spring. It is best to turn inward and explore your own nature, yes nature, and decide what is best for your self as you break into the beginning of nature, and the stars’, new year.

Aries, Born 3/21-4/19: This is an extraordinarily powerful week for you. Make sure that even though you are sure to burst into your full being that you remain stoically within yourself and aware of how your surging actions effect those around you.

Taurus, Born 4/20-5/20: This next month may (unintended but beautiful slip) feel like the earth is rumbling beneath your feet, so hang on, and look ahead to the sweet culmination in your birthday in the next month or two.

Gemini, Born 5/21-6/20: The gods place an extra emphasis on your friends and social networks in the coming month. You are pleased by this, but make sure to guard your own inner flame lest you run the risk of becoming extinguished by the machinations of those around you.

Cancer, Born 6/21-7/22: The massive emphasis on your career continues but remember what gets you to the top of your game in the first place—lovingly holding on for dear life.

Leo, Born 7/23-8/22: Your looks, presence, and creativity take you far, but the gods are insisting you emphasize higher learning, spirituality, and travel. You’re feeling this anyways, so pounce lion!

Virgo, Born 8/23-9/22: This coming Aries season places extra emphasis for you on your carnal drives and how they relate to others. This may be uncomfortable for you as you seek perfection in all realms, but if you listen to and integrate these feelings, integration being your forte, there is no stopping you.

Libra, Born 9/23-10/22: The emphasis on partnerships continues, but remember that it is how others relate to you that matters. Whatever suitors come your way, remember you are forever the scales—judge wisely.

Scorpio, Born 10/23-11/21: There is a real opportunity this month for you to apply your enviable powers towards greater work ends. Though your sting is the most powerful in all of the zodiac, if you reimagine how you can use it towards better ends (think a vaccination as opposed to a virus), you may just hit the jackpot.

Sagittarius, Born 11/22-12/21: Your own subjective creativity is just as important as your supposedly higher faculties. Though you are inclined to seek, search, and expand, your own drumbeat is just as critical this month.

Capricorn, Born 12/22-1/19: Ambition doesn’t always have to mean climbing to the top of the mountain. Act on matters of the home this month, not necessarily your forte, and you will succeed in all the ways you’ve been wanting.

Aquarius, Born 1/20-2/18: Though you excel in the higher realms of thought and knowledge, putting these visions into layperson’s terms is where it is at for you this month. A little simple, loving communication will go a long way for you.

Pisces, Born 2/19-3/20: This is it; the magic finally breaks for you. It feels different—primordial, watery, cellular life embodied in a seed that can powerfully break forth into earthly form. Yes, your magical world can take shape.

I’m Dan Beck, a spiritual consultant and astrologer based in New Orleans, LA, and I provide a variety of offerings for your spiritual longings. To continue this thread of text and spirit, click here.

A Taste of Spring

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Moon Messages Week of March 12, 2018

Most astrology focuses on the Sun—Your Will and Purpose

But what about the Moon?

The Moon is the Embodiment of Communication, Emotion, and Spirit

The Goddess

Opposite God

What is the Moon’s Message to You?

That is the Will and Purpose of This Column

Published Every Monday, which means Moon Day

Prepare yourself for spring’s awakening as the moon gives you a taste of what it will feel like to burst into Aries next week. Tending to your proverbial ship for the spring equinox as you abruptly turn towards brighter days is the name of the game. You can only do this by, ironically, staying in the moment, envisioning what the future will be, taking the necessary time to feel it in your bones, and then you’ll hear the gunshot, and the race will begin.

Aries, Born 3/21-4/19: Your upcoming birthday this year will be especially powerful, with a lot of talking and a lot of loving. Make sure your ship is well stocked for the journey!

Taurus, Born 4/20-5/20: Unlike many of the other signs, a lot of the action in your life is happening underneath the surface and out of sight. Trust that the earth moving under your feet is resulting in above board gains.

Gemini, Born 5/21-6/20: You can’t accomplish anything in life without the help of friends and their goodwill. There’s a lot of energy in your sector of friends, hopes, and wishes in the coming month, so make sure to use it.

Cancer, Born 6/21-7/22: Get ready to act on your career. The heavens are waiting, and next week you can make the moves you’ve been so desiring.

Leo, Born 7/23-8/22: Drama and self-expression can only take you so far. Make sure to expand your mind and soul through learning and spirituality as the sun begins to warm towards the brighter days you enjoy.

Virgo, Born 8/23-9/22: This spring is going to be intense for you, especially with regards to other people’s money and motivations. Remember to do right by others, including yourself, and you will come out on top.

Libra, Born 9/23-10/22: There are some battles brewing around the corner, but remember you are Libra, the scales of Justice, and never get down in the mud with anybody who would take you from your perch.

Scorpio, Born 10/23-11/21: Work and your health will be the focus for you in the upcoming month. Your actions don’t always have to be related to other’s motivations, the area in which you so excel. Your hammering, sewing, typing, and yes, health matter too.

Sagittarius, Born 11/22-12/21: You are the blunt knowledge seeker of the zodiac, but your individual expression matters as well. Whether in the domain of creativity or love, seek something more than your lofty thoughts and journeys.

Capricorn, Born 12/22-1/19: If things have been a slow go recently, it’s about to heat up as Mars, the planet of action and war, enters your sign. The changes you’ve been making and structures implementing are about to be activated.

Aquarius, Born 1/20-2/18: Dreams and communicating them are just as important as the precognitive knowledge of the future. The heavens are available to you in this regard, so make sure to get outside of your head a bit if you want to step into future you know is yours.

Pisces, Born 2/19-3/20: All of your primordial, magical material is about to break into being, but you must hold on for dear life. Make sure to batten down your hatches and cast away!

I’m Dan Beck, a spiritual consultant and astrologer based in New Orleans, LA, and I provide a variety of offerings for your spiritual longings. To continue this thread of text and spirit, click here.

Coming Down, Reaping What You Sowed

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Moon Messages Week of March 5, 2018

Most astrology focuses on the Sun—Your Will and Purpose

But what about the Moon?

The Moon is the Embodiment of Communication, Emotion, and Spirit

The Goddess

Opposite God

What is the Moon’s Message to You?

That is the Will and Purpose of This Column

Published Every Monday, which means Moon Day

You seep into the crack of the waning moon’s darkness, as Pisces season begins its descent towards the black new moon. Endings are bittersweet, as you can savor what has come before, knowing that it will never be once again. The trick, according to the wisdom of the moon, is to disseminate what has evolved up to this point, a piece of fruit just about to go bad. Eat it, pass it on, but for heaven’s sake, don’t live in your past glory days that have been so sweet.

Aries, Born 3/21-4/19: Venus and Mercury are about to enter you, the ram, so be prepared to have love on the mind, and judiciously apply how you will act on Eros’ impulses.

Taurus, Born 4/20-5/20: A charging bull is considered fortunate in the stock market, but your life isn’t a stock market. Long term, stoic wisdom and strategy, and cautious change and optimism will yield you the best results. Because you are gifted with the beautiful, bounty of the earth, adding the mind to your matter can only bring great success.

Gemini, Born 5/21-6/20: There’s been a lot of emphasis on partnerships of all kinds for you, but you need to guard you own inner flame and hearth. Though your curiosity can launch you to the greatest heights, it doesn’t mean much it you don’t have a place to safely land.

Cancer, Born 6/21-7/22: You go far by feeling your way into the future and holding onto that emotive protective thread. However, nurturing and valuing a slightly more dramatic posture will get you to where you want to go much sooner than you thought possible.

Leo, Born 7/23-8/22: Make sure as the creative dramatist that you nurture yourself as you move ahead into the future. Basking in the sun, of whom you embody, is perhaps more powerful than roaring ahead.

Virgo, Born 8/23-9/22: Along with Gemini, who shares your ruler, Mercury, partnerships are also being emphasized for you right now. Know that there are many numinous, magical persons who love and want to help you, but you must realize and transcend the pain of those who have let you down. Lifting the burdens upon yourself is the key to your success, and life.

Libra, Born 9/23-10/22: The island goddesses MakeMake and Haumea have been moving through you, and are now retrograding—an introverted, internal motion. The moon has just highlighted them and emphasizes a request to get down to earth a bit. Though you must sit in your airy, deliberative perch to judge the harvest that comes before you, getting down to earth and appreciating the origins of the gifts that come before you will make you an even more powerful Lady Justice.

Scorpio, Born 10/23-11/21: The moon is waning down through you this week, and though you deal in the background trafficking of wills, inheritances, and all things other people, you can rejoice in the knowledge that if you apply your shrewd intuition and depth to the situations coming before you, with belief and optimism, you will triumph.

Sagittarius, Born 11/22-12/21: You must be loving the energy and verve Mars imbues in you, having been moving through your sign. As with several of the other signs, however, Vesta, the guardian of the hearth, is asking you to guard your own inner flame, as she joins up with Mars. The moon will highlight this mid-week and will bring this message to a head if not addressed.

Capricorn, Born 12/22-1/19: The moon will reach you by week’s end, highlighting the change and subsequent structure you have been implementing. It’s been a slow go, but Mars will soon help you re-energize when he moves into your sign in a couple of weeks.

Aquarius, Born 1/20-2/18: For a sign so fixated on the future, your karma is holding you in the past. Try to split the difference between honoring you past experiences, and how they inform you, while dramatically moving onto the future you envision.

Pisces, Born 2/19-3/20: Yet again, it’s magic for you. However, make sure you have a logical mind to help keep you in bounds, ideally a Virgo.

I’m Dan Beck, a spiritual consultant and astrologer based in New Orleans, LA, and I provide a variety of offerings for your spiritual longings. To continue this thread of text and spirit, click here.

How to Hold On, from Cancer, the Crab

Moon Messages Week of February 19, 2018

Most astrology focuses on the Sun—Your Will and Purpose

But what about the Moon?

The Moon is the Embodiment of Communication, Emotion, and Spirit

The Goddess

Opposite God

What is the Moon’s Message to You?

That is the Will and Purpose of This Column

Published Every Monday, which means Moon Day

This week, the beautiful magic of Pisces season continues, but the moon, in her ever timely wisdom, asks that you strike a balance between making drastic, exuberant change, and decadent, reckless abandon. Holding on through this ecstatic, tempestuous cycle, as the moon occupies her home sign, Cancer, and then waxes through august Leo and a strategic full moon in Virgo, is the name of your game. You can’t go wrong when you deploy the clinging power of the ancient, emotive crustacean.

Aries, Born 3/21-4/19: You are about to experience a rebirth, but only if you allow the birth to happen. You can’t go into labor and become awakened if you don’t stop and let it happen.

Taurus, Born 4/20-5/20: There’s an extra amount of activity amongst your friends and larger social networks this week, and depending on your individual circumstance, this can be thrilling or chaotic. Listen to the moon’s message and hold on; you can’t go wrong if you self-protectively float along.

Gemini, Born 5/21-6/20: You may not like the uncertainty surrounding your work life right now, but if you trust the fluidity that is occurring right now, it will be for the better. Answers can’t always come from your mind.

Cancer, Born 6/21-7/22: You are the sign ideally suited to spirituality because you can hold on the best in the watery, realms of spirit. Imagine how those impulses can take you further than you’ve ever imagined, and you’ll get there.

Leo, Born 7/23-8/22: The moon waxes through you this week; open up your lion’s heart, your grand, internal world, and be amazed at how it energizes your usual drama.

Virgo, Born 8/23-9/22: The moon will reach its full culmination in you this week. Allow what is subterranean to break to the fore, as the sun aids you by shedding the maximum amount of light on your spirit that you so often suppress.

Libra, Born 9/23-10/22: The multiverse is begging you to take a look at the nitty-gritty aspects of your work life. There is magic in every step, every stroke, every weave, and the more you can love those components of your work life, the most you will truly sit upon your judge’s throne.

Scorpio, Born 10/23-11/21: Change doesn’t always have to be dramatic, even though that is how you excel. Allow change to happen gradually this week, and experience a subtle evolution of your intended goals.

Sagittarius, Born 11/22-12/21: You’re wanting to take up arms to make the magic happen you so desperately crave. However, you can accomplish just as much by trotting as galloping, sometimes even more.

Capricorn, Born 12/22-1/19: Success is just as much about stoic discipline as it is hard, dense change. The changes you feel need to happen can be easily made if you allow spirit to guide you to the answers you know to be so difficult.

Aquarius, Born 1/20-2/18: Knowledge has its limits, even though you are amongst the most knowledgable signs of the zodiac. Value mystery and magic a bit more this week, and accomplish what your mind desires through surprising, oblique means.

Pisces, Born 2/19-3/20: It’s always magic with you, and this week is no different. Please, though, think like a crab, and hold on so as not to be entirely consumed by this tempestuous Pisces season.

I’m Dan Beck, a spiritual consultant and astrologer based in New Orleans, LA. I provide a variety of offerings for your spiritual longings. Click here to learn more.

Waxing in the Magic

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Moon Messages Week of February 19, 2018

Most astrology focuses on the Sun—Your Will and Purpose

But what about the Moon?

The Moon is the Embodiment of Communication, Emotion, and Spirit

The Goddess

Opposite God

What is the Moon’s Message to You?

That is the Will and Purpose of This Column

Published Every Monday, which means Moon Day

Last week was about spiritual longings, but this week, you arrive. The sun takes on the spirit of Pisces, the fish. This is the most magical, transformative time of year, where Jesus turns his men into fishers and water into wine. Purim is celebrated, and Dionysus reigns supreme. The moon cloaks herself in hard driving Aries, possessive and pleasurable Taurus, and giddy, sunny Gemini, an ascent towards the sun culminating of the brightest days. But be forewarned—too much of a good thing is not always wonderful, and decadence quickly turns to madness and dissolution. Make sure to keep a modicum of dramatic, stately, composure as you ascend to the most beautiful, mystical heights.

Aries, Born 3/21-4/19: What you say is just as important as how you act. You’re feeling restless, even more than usual, but remember words can be just as powerful. Use them wisely.

Taurus, Born 4/20-5/20: You really have it all this week, but make sure to appreciate the watery, dreamy, unreal realms underneath your fecund rootstocks. This is where the magic happens.

Gemini, Born 5/21-6/20: This is a beautiful week for you, as the moon waxes toward your sign. Wait for it, though, and you’ll be rewarded rather than jumping the gun.

Cancer, Born 6/21-7/22: This week is great for your career, the culmination of things you’ve been waiting for. Just make sure to hold it together through your elation!

Leo, Born 7/23-8/22: You especially don’t like the winter months, as you are the embodiment of the sun. Your soul is yearning for warmth. Be heartened, you’re almost there, but getting ahead of yourself won’t get you any closer to your destination.

Virgo, Born 8/23-9/22: Partnerships and other people of all kinds are being emphasized for you right now. Make sure not to lose yourself in the clutter, as you are the independent virgin. Let others come to you as they will love your coveted logic, hospitality, and service. However, don’t martyr yourself.

Libra, Born 9/23-10/22: Work is being emphasized for you, especially the nitty gritty aspects of it. Believe it or not, you can love what you do if you take a hard look at what it is that you love to do on a day to day basis. Be less concerned about seeking balance and beauty in your work life, and task yourself with loving the inner tick of your work. Surprising partners can help you to this end.

Scorpio, Born 10/23-11/21: This is an extraordinary time for you to act and take more control over your finances. Slow and steady wins the race, and rash action almost never wins in finance.

Sagittarius, Born 11/22-12/21: As the centaurian archer of the zodiac, you’re ever inclined to thrust ahead. But remember that battle is fought and won before it is even adjudicated, and nursing the flame within is preferable than seeking to set fire to outside phenomena.

Capricorn, Born 12/22-1/19: A little fire in the belly never hurt anyone, especially you. It will empower your proverbial climb up the mountain and make your journey all the more enjoyable and successful.

Aquarius, Born 1/20-2/18: Though you are the visionary of the zodiac, with the greatest gift of hard knowledge, communicate this to others with the heart of a mystic. As Arthur C. Clarke said, great technology and great magic are indistinguishable.

Pisces, Born 2/19-3/20: Is it always magic for you? Yes, but this week you get a dose of all the other elements. Hang on for the ride, fish jumping, flying towards the sky.

I’m Dan Beck, a spiritual consultant and astrologer based in New Orleans, LA. I offer a variety of services and products for your spiritual longings. Click here to learn more.

The Future is Now, if You Can Feel It, and Wait

Moon Messages Week of February 12, 2018

Most astrology focuses on the Sun—Your Will and Purpose

But what about the Moon?

The Moon is the Embodiment of Communication, Emotion, and Spirit

The Goddess

Opposite God

What is the Moon’s Message to You?

That is the Will and Purpose of This Column

Published Every Monday, which means Moon Day

This week you are set to experience deep, spiritual longings, as Venus has cloaked herself in the mystical waters of Pisces. But dreams are not reality, not yet. Dreams take time to leap from spirit, to the mind, and then into matter. You may taste the sweetness of your future, if you open yourself to her, but must realize that actualizing your visions takes some commitment and dedication. Let your fantasies foment, but realize they will not happen as of yet. Savor the fake intoxication, as it feels real, and if you allow it, very soon will be. Specifically, this week features a special new moon, solar eclipse when the moon blockades the space between the sun and the earth, further emphasizing spiritual and creative nurturance. With all of the magic around the corner, keep your wits about you, and be careful what you wish for, as the new moon is prime time for such activities.

Aries, Born 3/21-4/19: Your tendency is to charge head first, but there’s a subtle opening for you to hold back. Your pain is telling you the answers to the problems you seek to abate, but your usual motion is to aggressively move, sometimes in vain.

Taurus, Born 4/20-5/20: You’re emphasizing your career right now, especially with regard to your individual, unique ambition. But you can’t get anywhere without friends and social networks. There’s an opportunity for you to explore some different social patterns that could benefit you greatly, if you’d open yourself up to them.

Gemini, Born 5/21-6/20: Thoughts don’t have to equal reality. Simply living with and observing your thoughts can be enough, and then they can break into the reality you crave, you just have to wait.

Cancer, Born 6/21-7/22: You powerfully nurture and protect all that comes into your life, but the heavens are asking you to change, change for the sake of your own climb up the proverbial mountain of success. Take a hard look at all of your partnerships and relationships this week and make the necessary changes.

Leo, Born 7/23-8/22: Never short on romance and drama, you can only play the leading role with the help of others, especially in the form of partnerships. Though the future is especially on your mind, it’s those key individual partnerships who can help make you the lion monarch that you are.

Virgo, Born 8/23-9/22: Here’s a chance, Virgo, for you to get outside of your head and into your heart, especially with those around you who are more spiritually oriented. When you open your soul to the heavens, there is no stopping you.

Libra, Born 9/23-10/22: Used to relating to others, and making the necessary judgments and adjustments that social situations require, find some individuals this week who are rugged individuals, and borrow some of their traits for yourself. You don’t always have to be an impartial judge.

Scorpio, Born 10/23-11/21: It’s hard and dense as the fixed sign of change but remember, though change is hard, it is for the better, especially for your transformed future self, a self that most others will never have the luxury of knowing.

Sagittarius, Born 11/22-12/21: Never one to look back, be careful that your strides into the future are not governed by past occurrences that haunt you. Just because you shoot your arrows into the distance doesn’t mean you won’t be thrown right back into the past.

Capricorn, Born 12/22-1/19: The grounded, steady goat of the zodiac, allowing some of Venus’ magic into your plodding will make your journey easier, more fun, and more spiritual.

Aquarius, Born 1/20-2/18: Life is very active for you right now, but make sure to dedicate that activity to really feeling what your future will be, as a dramatic, golden, royal, rather than, normatively, a cold, distant, intellectual.

Pisces, Born 2/19-3/20: Is it always magic for you? Not quite, at least not yet. You’re the most prone to be swept away by the power of spirit, but keep your water bottled up, as we’re still in Aquarius, the water bearer, and then you’ll really see your magic unleashed as opposed to dissolving in the water.

I’m Dan Beck, an astrologer and writer based out of New Orleans, LA. I offer a variety of products and services for your spiritual needs. Click here to explore them more, and feel free to get in touch with any questions or comments.

After the Full Moon, Reaping Your Crisis

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Moon Messages Week of February 5, 2018

Most astrology focuses on the Sun—Your Will and Purpose

But what about the Moon?

The Moon is the Embodiment of Communication, Emotion, and Spirit

The Goddess

Opposite God

What is the Moon’s Message to You?

That is the Will and Purpose of This Column

Published Every Monday, which means Moon Day

You’re probably still reeling from last week’s historic, super, blue, blood, eclipse, and every other adjective available, moon. While your week starts off somewhat comfortably, reaping and assimilating the gains of last week’s dramatic full moon, there is a tendency for a crisis of consciousness to emerge as the week progresses and with it, a necessary call for temperance amongst fire and tempestuous waters. Focus on and carry forth only what is absolutely necessary, and let your dead leaves fall back into the loving earth so you may rise from the ashes.

Aries, Born 3/21-4/19: The application of power is greater than power itself. Look for new and novel ways to harness your athletic, aggressive nature and find greater success than simply charging at the word “go.”

Taurus, Born 4/20-5/20: The future is hard on your mind right now, especially with regard to career and public recognition. Though you possess the great materials of the earth and zodiac, you’re going to have to make some judgments about what needs to stay and what needs to go if you want to move towards that future which is much more readily attainable than you think.

Gemini, Born 5/21-6/20: There’s a lot of air in this week’s lunations. Enjoy it, as it is your natural domain, but make sure not to lose yourself in your flighty machinations.

Cancer, Born 6/21-7/22: Home is more important to you than any other sign so make sure to get some energy moving in your house, and dust away the cobwebs that are preventing you from loving your home as much as you want.

Leo, Born 7/23-8/22: This week starts off beautifully for you, but make sure not to indulge in your initial successes. Though you like to sit on your throne you must always keep a watchful, critical eye on your kingdom if you are to maintain your regality.

Virgo, Born 8/23-9/22: So self-critical, you actuality have everything you want. There’s no need to overdo the critiquing, of yourself or others. It will only be to the detriment of your true aims and goals.

Libra, Born 9/23-10/22: This is an emotional week for you, Libra, as the moon starts off by shifting through you. Even though you are the sign of the zodiac that values balance, aesthetics, and harmony, remember that you also possess the great power of discrimination and judgment. Use it.

Scorpio, Born 10/23-11/21: Though you excel and traffic in darkness, some unexpected insights will be brought to light this week. Work to integrate these new insights, and value them, for they will shed some necessary light on shadowy situations.

Sagittarius, Born 11/22-12/21: Though you seek and ride independently, as the centaur and archer, make sure to balance out your travels with time amongst friends. Friends, and hopes and wishes, are the keys to the success and knowledge you seek.

Capricorn, Born 12/22-1/19: Though you’re used to it, there’s an extra emphasis on reevaluating your climb up your proverbial mountaintop. Stopping and making necessary changes and adjustments will save you precious time.

Aquarius, Born 1/20-2/18: You must be loving this time of year, especially with so many planets in air signs. This is great, but just know that all of the great thinking and envisioning is nothing without your heart.

Pisces, Born 2/19-3/20: Content to swim in your school, or strike out on your own, the moon asks you to find some balance and make the necessary changes you need in order to truly swim freely without the threat of finding yourself in unsafe waters.

I’m Dan Beck, an astrologer and writer based in New Orleans, LA. To discuss the themes I wrote about above, and make them happen here below, book a session with me, today.

The Drama of Your Spirit, Culminating in the Most Rare of Moons

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Most astrology focuses on the Sun—Your Will and Purpose

But what about the Moon?

The Moon is the Embodiment of Communication, Emotion, and Spirit

The Goddess

Opposite God

What is the Moon’s Message to You?

That is the Will and Purpose of This Column

Published Every Monday, which means Moon Day

This week is the dramatic culmination 2018 thus far, whereby midweek you experience the arrival of a rare blue/blood red super moon eclipse. What does that mean? This lunar eclipse in the regal, august sign of the lion, Leo, is when the sun eclipses the moon but in fact ends up shedding more light on the moon, allowing you to deeply experience, feel, and reflect upon where you are at that moment. The key to this full moon is its appearance before and after its culmination, in the signs of Cancer and Virgo, asking you to hold onto what you need, lovingly, while separating from what is unnecessary, the wheat from the chaff, as you roar ahead into 2018, your glorious journey towards your future vision. This week I will be hosting a recap of my initial Tea Witch Astrology Workshop, covering the basics of astrology and also a second session covering lesser discussed components of your chart including asteroids, centaurs, and calculated parts, often times the keys to deep change, understanding, and transformation. Read onto see what the moon has to say about your sign.

Aries, Born 3/21-4/19: There’s a lot of emphasis on your career and social networks right now. That’s good, but remember home is where your heart is. You are the masthead of your ship, but make sure you have a steady place to dock.

Taurus, Born 4/20-5/20: Usually less concerned with the esoteric and spiritual dimensions of your life (why should you be? you possess all of the materials of the earth), focus on your background feelings this week as they are the key to the subterranean river that feeds your roots.

Gemini, Born 5/21-6/20: There’s a lot of emphasis on your higher self—learning , spirituality and all, and your future, especially on a deep, carnal level—that to which you’re passionately drawn. However, rather than solely flying with those impulses, take stock of what you value and hold onto those things for dear life.

Cancer, Born 6/21-7/22: There’s no way around it—you’re really feeling it this week as the moon, your embodiment, moves through your sign and breaks into the lion, Leo, and then into Virgo, the virgin. Hang on for the ride, and hold on, as you will, as you float to your next destination.

Leo, Born 7/23-8/22: You’ll be tempted to roar from the mountain tops, and you will, but remember the lion does best from an august, grounded stance that simply asserts dominance rather than over impresses. Keep your paws on the ground.

Virgo, Born 8/23-9/22: This is a great week for you, Virgo, as you are able to reap the wisdom of the waning moon through your sign. Make sure you enjoy the climax as well, as solely focusing on your collecting and organizing duties will have you missing out on some much needed fun.

Libra, Born 9/23-10/22: Ever the one to fuss about how you’re perceived by others, necessarily, a little schadenfreude won’t hurt your cause especially by causing some necessary trouble around you to make the changes you need emotionally, in your career, and in social networks.

Scorpio, Born 10/23-11/21: This is a beautifully powerful week for you, Scorpio, as long as you don’t make the hard changes you feel necessary. You’re so good at being the undertaker, but this week, shift into a lower gear and let simmer and stew the changes you feel need to happen. Think the turning of a screw rather than imploding a building.

Sagittarius, Born 11/22-12/21: You’re really moving ahead, as the planet of action and war, Mars, just moved into your sign. However, remember that perpetual, forward motion isn’t always preferable. You can shoot your arrows from a static place as well and harness different modes of movement to achieve your goals and aims.

Capricorn, Born 12/22-1/19: You’re valuing the future more so than usual, but the key to the future is harnessing the moment in all its radiant glory especially by honoring the best partnerships around you.

Aquarius, Born 1/20-2/18: Though there is much to be hopeful for, especially with regard to the future, you are the water bearer, and rejoice in your warmth of the present. That will stand you in good stead for your future designs.

Pisces, Born 2/19-3/20: As usual, this could be a magical week for you, Pisces, just make sure to have some sort of anchoring structure so you don’t completely dissolve into chaos.

I’m Dan Beck, an astrologer and writer based in New Orleans, LA. To discuss the themes I wrote about above, and make them happen here below, book a session with me, today.

Breaking Ahead, Still Held Back

From http://awitchsdaily.blogspot.com/

Most astrology focuses on the Sun—Your Will and Purpose

But what about the Moon?

The Moon is the Embodiment of Communication, Emotion, and Spirit

The Goddess

Opposite God

What is the Moon’s Message to You?

That is the Will and Purpose of This Column

Published Every Monday—Moon Day

This week, in a rare synchronicity, the sun’s character, having just shifted to the futuristic sign of Aquarius, matches the moon’s message, a waxing crescent that is struggling to break with the old to make way for the new. Specifically, you are beginning to feel and see the length of days expand from the darkest of the year to greater sunlight shed. This is all good news, but remember, though you feel aggressively jubilant about your prospects, and you should, where you want to be is not where you are now. You will have your personal revolution this spring, but for the moment, hold steady.  

Aries, Born 3/21-4/19: You’re really feeling the fire this week, Aries, as the moon is shifting through you and your sign. Remember that even though you are the masthead of the zodiac, a rugged individual who leads all others, enlisting the cooperation of others, especially those whom you find beautiful and diplomatic, will help you actualize the fire in your belly.

Taurus, Born 4/20-5/20: You’re feeling a little unsettled this week, a state the you, as the fixed, sitting, bull do not enjoy. Make sure to reach out to a friend or partner who can be a sounding board to shed some light on what’s upsetting you, and in turn, move forward at your own pace.

Gemini, Born 5/21-6/20: This week is a great time to start letting your ideas catch fire, especially amongst friends, larger social groups, and organizations. If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, did it fall? Your ideas want to be freed, so make a wish, and let those around you do the rest.

Cancer, Born 6/21-7/22: There’s a lot of emphasis on your relationships and partnerships right now, but make sure to take care of your own career and public recognition. You’re great at nurturing and holding onto others, but hold onto the emotions that will carry you far, and reach out to those specific people who can help to this end. You’ll be surprised at the audience you can court.

Leo, Born 7/23-8/22:  You’re thinking about the future more than usual this week, a dragon breathing fire. But remember, slow and steady wins the race, and creating the ideal blend of elements, and dispensing with the difficult elements that aren’t serving you is the way you truly get to the future you desire.

Virgo, Born 8/23-9/22: This is an emotional week for you, Virgo, especially with regard to work, the area of your life which you value the most. Understand that the pain you are experiencing now, unclear and tempestuous, will lead to better results later.

Libra, Born 9/23-10/22: This is an interesting week for you, Libra, as you’re thinking much more about what you’re creating as opposed to curating that which comes before you. This applies to sexuality, relationships, work, and creativity. Though you are the blind judge, you are a creator too. Search your feelings and let them be your guide, a departure from the airy, thoughtful being that you are.

Scorpio, Born 10/23-11/21: This could potentially be a great week for you, Scorpio, as your deeply instinctual feelings, if you act on them in a healthy manner, can take you far with regard to knowledge, travel, career, and new social networks. The trick is to manage these instincts so  you don’t feel the urge to sting.

Sagittarius, Born 11/22-12/21: You might be feeling a little deflated this week, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. There’s a lot of energy for you to put some sensible checks on your finances, and even your deepest values and beliefs, so that when you do press onward, as the Centaur and archer, you can ride more easily to glory.

Capricorn, Born 12/22-1/19: There’s extra emphasis on your career this week, which is a perennial and sometimes self-sabotaging emphasis. You can’t always make it to the top alone, even if the others who help you are acquaintances along the way.

Aquarius, Born 1/20-2/18: This is quite a curious week for you, but you are the unique one of the zodiac. There’s part of you that is perpetually living in the future, yet your hidden emotional and dream world holds you back. Remember that moving forward is at once a process of negotiating with the past as you move forward. Keeping this in your extraordinary mind will help you truly move forward on your own terms.

Pisces, Born 2/19-3/20: Hang on for the ride; what is usually dreamy, formless, and fluid breaks into new life for you, Pisces. Who would have thought that your dream world could become a reality?

I’m Dan Beck, an astrologer and writer based in New Orleans, LA. To discuss the themes I wrote about above, and make them happen here below, book a session with me, today.

A New Moon, A New Year

Celebrating the Vietnamese Lunar New Year with the Dragon at Boomtown Casino in Harvey, LA

Most astrology focuses on the Sun—Your Will and Purpose

But what about the Moon?

The Moon is the Embodiment of Communication, Emotion, and Spirit

The Goddess

Opposite God

What is the Moon’s Message to You?

That is the Will and Purpose of This Column

Published Every Monday—Moon Day

This week is really the beginning of 2018. After coming down from the massive Super Moon at the beginning of this year, this new moon in the serious sign of Capricorn, along with five other planetary bodies, signals a year of structure-seeking, slow, and steady success. Down the street from me, there is a Vietnamese Lunar New Year’s celebration happening, ringing in the year of the Dog. The Dog is quite different from the Goat, less serious and more fun-loving, and that is the Dog’s fall in Vietnamese folklore. But the combination of the two will yield massive success for you in 2018, a care free attitude combined with sober planning, execution, and discipline. Today is also the birthday of Martin Luther King, the greatest leader to come from the United States. I was fortunate enough to hear Coretta Scott King speak at my alma mater, New England Conservatory, as I played for the commencement ceremonies my junior year. She spoke of her courtship with her husband, feeling blessed that they were called to Montgomery, Alabama, to protest in the bus boycott, and hoped that speaking at New England Conservatory would inspire her to get back into singing. She was a beautiful, self-possessed, earthly Taurus, the best manifestation of that sign and spirit, and her husband, Martin Luther King, was Capricorn, the greatest expression of ambition and success.  

Aries: 2018 could shape up to be a huge year for your career, but you must pace yourself. Place reasonable checks on your hard-driving nature, and the stars will take care of the rest.

Taurus: 2018 can be the year where you rise above the pleasures of the earth which you hold so dear. The roots that hold you in place have the ability to transport you to the heavens, and other realms of travel and knowing, if you’d only climb the beanstalk.

Gemini: 2018 will be the year where you dive into the deep, dark recesses of your soul, and make great gains. Integrating and placing structure around the rejected parts of your psyche, not your preferred domain, will prevent you from flying too high in the sky and being burned by the sun.

Cancer: 2018 will put an inordinate amount of emphasis on other individuals, relationships, and partnerships of all kinds. But remember who you are, Cancer, and never forget that love and home are the domains where you triumph.

Leo: 2018 will be the year where you put your warmth and creativity to work for you, but not without some balancing and adjusting. You succeed when you nurture yourself, the sculptor and objet d’art, working in tandem, a singular act of love and creation.

Virgo: 2018 is the year where you can truly do what you love and love what you do. Work and service are your hallmarks, but they won’t be mutually exclusive from what you love doing, and in turn, your own personal success.

Libra: 2018 will be the year of your family and home base. You’re so used to juggling and judging that which the universe throws at you that you lose the anchor of your home. No matter, as you’ll have it this year, as long as you make the necessary judgments with regard to people, places, and things that don’t nurture your home base.

Scorpio: 2018 will be the year of communication, short trips, and siblings. These aren’t necessarily the natural fields in which you play, but place some structure around these areas in your life and see how a little light-hearted, playful communication can lift you up.

Sagittarius: 2018 can be a great year for you, if you harness your fire. Remember, Apollo drove Helios’ sun, and the next sign over, Capricorn, asks you to put the reigns on your exuberance and optimism. Cautious optimism is always better than unbridled optimism.

Capricorn: 2018 and the next several years really are your years with so much planetary activity in your sign. Appreciate and be grateful for the gifts, but don’t let it get to your head, as your ambitious, success-seeking nature can do.

Aquarius: 2018 will be a year, ironically, about the past. Dredging up past karma and shedding light on the unconscious motivations that drive your present will lead you to the future visions you hold so dear.

Pisces: 2018 will be a year for succeeding, but in an unconventional way. If you get yourself organized, you will have much success with friends, larger social organizations, and even the wishes you dare to make, but only if you find some suitable, structured channels in which to swim, as a lone fish and with your school.

I’m Dan Beck, an astrologer and writer based in New Orleans, LA. To personally explore the Moon’s Messages and other spiritual themes, book an Inner Makeup session by calling 504-313-8706 or e-mailing dan@innermakeup.net.

A Crisis Most Welcome

Image from fullmoonphases.com

Most astrology focuses on the Sun—Your Will and Purpose

But what about the Moon?

The Moon is the Embodiment of Communication, Emotion, and Spirit

The Goddess

Opposite God

What is the Moon’s Message to You?

That is the Will and Purpose of This Column

Published Every Monday—Moon Day

This week is destined to be anticlimactic as the moon is coming down from her massive, full, super culmination, the largest of the year. Yet that doesn’t mean this week will be uneventful, as the moon suggests you revisit, through a potential crisis of consciousness midweek, that which needs to be shed in order to make room for a fresh start in the form of the new moon next week. Then you will really get looking to your future, and your north star.

Aries: Not necessarily known for your ability to make dramatic change, invest in that type of energy this week, and dispense with everything that is uncritical. Your proverbial masthead can’t afford the extra weight.

Taurus: Content to let the seekers come your way by evidence of your enviable largesse, you’ll want to reevaluate the relationships in your life this week, and make necessary adjustments by dispensing with the bottom feeders.

Gemini: Even though this could be a treacherous week for you regarding your love life and creative world, your crisis is actually your wrong turn gone right. You’ll be surprised by the partnerships that can emerge if you just get out of your head a bit and open up to them.

Cancer: Though holding on is your MO, you're going to want to make some hard changes, especially in the realm of your family life. This opens you up to the creative space in which you’ve been wanting to relish.

Leo: Ever the golden child, this week may throw you off a bit. However, take a chance to express how you feel, good and bad, and be surprised by how far your lion’s heart can take you.

Virgo: If you’re having money troubles, or even troubles around what you value with regard to your time and money, let those feelings come to the fore. They’re probably truer than you think, and will be the key to you making positive change in your financial and “time spent” world.

Libra: This could be an usually moody week for you, even though you like to keep your head above the fray. Emotions and passions matter, though, and listen to what your shadow self has been dying to tell you, and then act on it.

Scorpio: This week is in your wheelhouse, Scorpio, as it is dark and prepping for sudden change. Don’t go overboard, though, as your love of stinging is perennially your undoing.

Sagittarius: This week could be especially difficult for you, Sagittarius, as you are ever the optimist. However, it can’t always be seashells and balloons, and a little bit of contraction will do you good.

Capricorn: This week is a homestretch for you, as the moon wanes towards new in you, Capricorn. There is much Capricornian energy in the air as of late, so continue with your plodding ways, brick by brick, and nobody can stop you.

Aquarius: You may enjoy a little bit of the chaos this week as long as you keep your rigid, futuristic wits about yourself. Believe it or not, what’s happening in the present can be just as instructive as what you know will happen in the future.

Pisces: If you act on your never ending supply of dreams, magic, your forte, will happen. But you must put the structure in place to harness the magic or else, as magic usually does, it disappears.

I’m Dan Beck, a writer and astrologer based in New Orleans, LA, where I work live and work out of a former Masonic Temple. To discuss the themes written above, and more, book a session by calling 504-313-8706 or e-mailing dan@innermakeup.net.