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04/22/2026

Earth Day 2026
Isn’t it amazing that so many Indigenous and Earth based spiritual practices hold trees as sacred? They are called sentinels and cathedrals, to name just a few honorifics. From Forest Bathing to tree hugging we reach for trees to sustain us, ground us, and relax us.
Interestingly, the Chinese character for ‘relax’ includes a tree and also means ‘pine tree’. 松 (sōng) consists of 木 [ mù ] tree; and 公 [ gōng ] fair, equitable. Isn’t it fun combining that with ‘song’ in English? We can sing a relaxing song to the pine tree, and relax ourselves at the same time.
Reciprocal in Chinese character also involves a tree: 相 xiàng includes the characters for 木 [ mù ] tree and 目 [ mù ] eye. What I see is me. We breathe in what they breathe out and vise versa. We nourish each other in sacred reciprocity. Imagine my delight when a neighbor girl said about this pine tree, “I’m glad this tree is here.” I think the Pine Tree was equally delighted.
Sing a song of love to a tree today and relax.
Chinese characters and meanings provided by Purple Culture.

04/22/2026

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04/20/2026

The Mares Hold The Stallion to Respectful Engagement:
Mars and Saturn are conjunct in Aries today (4/19/2026). It strikes me that Mars has been held back from it’s usual surging, forceful GO! energy for some time now. It is the last but Athena to leave the Pisces Stellium and even as Mars moves into it’s home sign it immediately conjuncts Neptune, and then, today Saturn. Both of these larger forces call on the Divine Animus to slow down and rein in his impulses. This calls to mind what happens in a natural, wild herd of horses. Contrary to popular belief, the stallion does not get to cover any mare at any time. Far from it. The mares decide who, when and how the stallion will engage with a mare. A filly, freshly in heat will be protected by her mother, sisters, aunts and cousins, who will send out the stallion away from the herd again and again until he can cool his heat and mate with the mare in season with calm respect. This insures that the filly or mare will not be hurt or come to harm by the engagement. I see this Mars in this way. As Mars has moved through Pisces and now Aries he has had conversations with Mercury, the North Node, the Sun and the Moon in Pisces, Jupiter in Cancer, Uranus in Ta**us, Neptune in Aries and Sedna in Gemini to mention just a few of the Goddess/Anima energies that have called on him to cool his jets, connect to Spirit, and remember to come from a place of compassion, respect and integrity. Now he is in conversation with Saturn in Aries, who bids him build structures underpinning his aspirations and calls him to ground his lift off in reality. Saturn is Mountain/Earth, akin to the King of Pentacles; practical, slow, deliberate and mindful of Karma; stern but fair. The Aries Stallion will need to embody these traits before a Union with the Anima is allowed or fruitful.

Even as Mars joins Saturn, the King of Earth, in Aries, the Sun moves into Ta**us. More slow energy which we really, really need as Uranus moves into Gemini later in the week (4/25/2026).

The synchronicity and wisdom of the Celestials is astounding and mind blowing.

Of course, Mars can ignore all of this and blast off in self interested, mindless ego gratification, but the outcome will not be fruitful. It will be a blaze of destruction or burn out. May we listen to the wisdom of the Spheres and rein in our impulses for our greater good and for the good of All.

04/18/2026

New Moon in Aries Stellium
And yet another intense, unprecedented New Moon is upon us (4/17/2026). This one in Aries with a stellium (gathering) of 8 Celestial Bodies.
Neptune, Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Chiron, ErisZena, Sun and Moon are all in Aries, and both Chiron (the Wounded Healer) and ErisZena (Discord/Strife) are conjunct this New Moon.
So what does that mean for us Humans here on Earth? New initiations, new thoughts, stories and actions, new inspiration from Source, new structures and new seedlings of sovereignty and the Healed, Divine Masculine. But how? With all of that Wounded Masculine Strife?

What if ErisZena isn’t discord but shows us where there is discord, strife and disharmony? I think of ErisZena as the Thirteenth Fairy in the Sleeping Beauty myth/teaching story. She embodies for us the parts of ourselves and society that we don’t want to acknowledge; the parts that are uncomfortable, disharmonious, troublesome, difficult to deal with. We would rather not invite those parts of ourselves and convince ourselves that those parts are ‘not really us’. And thus, Shadow is born. Shadow of our selves and of our society.

So what happens in Sleeping Beauty? The Shadow/Dispossessed curses the kingdom with Death transmuted to Deep Sleep or unconsciousness. We go into denial and put up prickly, poisonous walls to keep out investigation, inquiry, awakening. This is the distorted Masculine that Chiron, the Wounded Healer brings to be addressed by this stellium, and, especially, by this conjunction (close conversation) with the Moon and Sun.
We are being asked to Wake Up and to own ALL of our parts, both the ones we love, (action, initiation, movement, Self, autonomy) expressed by Aries and the ones we don’t like so much (ego, self interest, pride, self focus, narcissism) also part of the Aries Archetype. And yet, in the myth of Sleeping Beauty, it is the Healed, Divine Masculine that comes to wake everyone and restore balance and consciousness.

An opportunity is being given us, with loads of support, to heal the Masculine/Yang aspect of initiative, relationship to Self, movement and sovereignty. We are given the energetic tools to create a new relationship to wounding, suffering and trauma as well as a new relationship to strife and discord all alchemized and ignited by the Sun and Moon in Aries. The task is difficult; we must cut through the vines of poison and the thorns of hate, greed and fear, it is a task worthy and challenging. Only by facing the Shadow and embracing all of who Humanity is and we are can we clear the debris and heal the rift; the division in ourselves and in our society.
May we give ourselves time to ground (Ceres, Venus and powerful Uranus in Ta**us), come to a place of softness (Jupiter in Cancer) as we recreate our structures (Saturn), and reclaim our Sacred Masculine, whose only desire is to marry (be in union with) the Sacred Feminine (Jupiter in Cancer). This is the promise, work and initiation of this New Moon. No small task and no more important work. If we feel exhausted, that is to be expected. If we feel overwhelmed, well, of course. Do we struggle to keep our neurology calm and attuned, coherent and regulated? Naturally. Do we feel agitated, impatient or anxious? How not? The transformation being asked of us is huge. We have been told for millennia that it is not possible. But we are here now, doing it.

Jupiter in Cancer, the Great Mother, is here also, in harmonious alignment with Ceres, Venus, Vesta and Black Moon Lilith, powering the Deep Waters and the Sacred Earth with the energy, the guidance, the honesty and the tenderness to move through this time. The Goddess is Rising in and for us all. Honor the Earth in your body and in your surroundings. Light a candle and send a simple prayer, welcome the Shadow who seeks only acknowledgement and acceptance. What was lost will be found, what was hidden, uncovered.

Athena, now in Pisces, gathering information from all of the planets and luminaries recently in that sign, will sweep through the degrees of Aries after this Stellium indicating that justice will come, will prevail and harmony will be restored.

Pluto conjunct Juno in Aquarius adds another layer to the theme of enlightened union of Masculine/Feminine and together they continue in harmony and empowerment with Neptune, (now conjunct Mercury) and Uranus, exalted in the last degrees of Ta**us. Big power, big assistance, big flows of Celestial Support. We are guided and protected, even when it does not feel like it.

David Little Elk shares a lovely perspective and analogy of having a Bad Day. See below to enjoy.

Allow Nature to heal. Allow Water to cleanse, Earth to ground, Fire to awaken, Air to move, and Ether to connect/embody/cohere.
Allow the message of Eris/Zena/Discord to be welcomed, heard, and embraced as one part of us, no need to get loud and harmful.

Sleeping Beauty is not a passive victim, rather, “Through total rest, through deep sleep and merging with pure being, an alchemy is allowed to work and to draw to itself whatever will awaken it to a new world. ..The secret is the knowledge that the perfection one seeks is there, waiting, within, and will inevitably be discovered. This is the source of the mysterious patience and hope this degree brings to whatever it contacts.” John Sandbach

One of the tasks of reclaiming the Goddess is to acknowledge the beauty, necessity and essential aspect of rest, sleep, restoration and receiving. This receptivity (Yin) draws in and calls to the Yang. They do not exist without each other.

Discernment and a daily practice are essential for grounding this intense Aries energy. We have to feel the trauma and discord, the discomfort in order to ground and move it. Pemä Cödren has long encouraged us to ‘get comfortable with being uncomfortable’. But gently, one breath, one moment at a time. Movement with discernment can help us harness the energy of this New Moon for our benefit.
May we all keep our cool, come from a considered, discerning, grounded stance and one filled with compassion and kindness. I wish this all for you as we boldly go into New Territories of Space/Time.
Love and Blessings.

Acknowledgements:
Madrona’s Pulse Teachings
Image Credit: Forever Conscious

04/03/2026

The Full Moon in Libra on 4/1/2026 is ruled by Venus (the ruler of Libra/Ta**us) Venus has recently entered Ta**us, her home sign, where she feels the most relief, sanctuary and calm. Ta**us calls us to come Home to our senses, to revel in sensory input and to find sanctuary in the Earth’s good Graces. Both the Libra Moon and Venus in Ta**us call for a balanced, gentle approach that seeks harmony in relationship to ourself, others and Nature.

This Moon is challenged, however, by being in a T- Square configuration; opposing the Sun while both the Sun (in Aries) and Moon square Jupiter in Cancer. How to find harmony while honoring our sovereignty and tending to our feelings and our ancestral roots? We look to Capricorn for the answer. Capricorn calls us to work diligently, with mature attention and focus. More grounding is called for, as usual, in order to master the challenging aspects of this lunation.

Additionally a Yod (Finger of God) is pointing to this Libra Moon, further mandating that we attend to balancing and harmonizing in relationships while attending to Ceres (Earth Mother) in Ta**us and Mercury, Vesta and the North Node in Pisces. Don’t give away your Power to be in relationship. Adjustments to honor Ceres, Mercury (our Mental Knowing), Vesta (our Hearth Fire/Inner Flame) and the North Node (our Soul’s current path) are needed. The Soul will not be denied and neither will the Earth.

There is a powerful Stellium in Aries (Neptune, Saturn, Sun and Chiron) but Mars rules this stellium and is in Pisces with Mercury and a stellium of their own (North Node, Vesta, Mercury, Athena and Mars). So, despite that all planets are Direct and that Aries Stellium, there may not be a lot of forward movement. We are feeling our way through the challenges at present with an intention to come from compassion and oneness (Pisces), before ignition (Aries). We may well feel a sense of frustration, impatience and dissatisfaction. The Celestials are prepping for that New Start but it’s time is yet to arrive.
Arrive, it will, however, and soon. By the New Moon in Aries on April 17th, eight Celestial Bodies will be in Aries. We would be wise to use this time of preparation to ground ourselves firmly in values of self worth, harmony, oneness, compassion and kindness, deep listening and the Sacred Feminine.

Movement will begin in earnest as the Yang Fire Horse picks up speed. We may feel this around April 9th as Mars moves into Aries. Uranus in the last degrees of Ta**us can assist us to bring Higher Mind to Earth...the image of a crystalline structure comes to mind; running through our bodies, it’s coherence aligned with the sacredness of Earth, the Sacred Mother and Celestial knowing (Venus, Ceres and Uranus in Ta**us).

Venus in Ta**us squares Pluto in Aquarius; an intense square that emphasizes themes of self valuing, relationship and the primacy of our sensory systems needing to be ‘squared’ with societal transformation and the Aquarian tendency to cerebral understanding of Unity without embodiment. Juno (committed relationships) at 1° Aquarius conjunct Pluto adds an extra imperative to this square and to the themes of Venus in Ta**us and the Full Moon in Libra.

Just as the image in the chosen artwork expresses, there is a balance of Feminine and Masculine to this Moon, but in an arrested state, no real outward movement, which can bring feelings of frustration, impatience and dissatisfaction. The movement will happen, very soon, but this Full Moon may hold it’s signature without an external expression just yet. Pause, Recalibrate. Hold the vision. The potential is there and the moment to act is nigh.
The Eastern Indigenous Nations of the US call this the Pink Moon, for the flowering Pink Phlox that covers the hills in early Spring. How can we take the pressure off and be kind to ourselves in this transitional phase towards Harmony and Grace?

April Fool’s on the Full Moon!!!
The Fool’s Role in society has many aspects. Among these is as a foil of power and as a stress and tension release, as with laughter. Fools are able to speak what other’s can’t or won’t. The initiator w/o thought; babies, fools and drunkards are watched over by God. Normal rules of society don’t apply. This innocence and naiveté grants them a special Grace.

“The irony is that in flouting conventions and inviting in ridicule, the Fool demonstrates allegiance to God, lives closer to love, and teaches the rest of us how to live.” Gary Faulkner, Substack, 2023

There is little to find amusing in our outer world right now. However, there is abundant opportunity and necessity to ‘play the fool’, as with the Frog Costume Protests initiated in Portland, Or and the many farcical, animated songs of protest regarding Greenland and Canada found all over social media. The Fool is an archetype of and for the People, and reminds those who would rule to heed the Fool’s nonsense, or come to folly.

03/21/2026

Happy Equinox, Ostara, and Dragon Lifts Ki's Head Up. So much to celebrate and to find hope in. May you smell a flower or hear a bird song today. 🌸🐦🧚‍♀️🌸
Dragon Lifts Up Ki's Head is a LunarSolar celebration of rain and rising Yang Qi. A VERY strong Blue Dragon this year, here in the PNW, with SO much rain!🐉💙🌧️🌧️🌦️🌈
'Ki' is the pronoun suggested by Robin Wall Kimmerer to acknowledge the life and sacredness of all, rather than the inert 'it'.
Image Credits: Ostara-White Magic Alchemy
Blue Dragon-Tony Hisget

03/19/2026

This New Moon in Pisces (3/18/2026) comes in with a powerful stellium. The Sun and Moon are at the last degrees of Pisces followed by Athena, Mars, the North Node, Mercury Retrograde (Rx) and Vesta.
Personally I have felt submerged over the last two weeks in the Deep Dark Sludge of feelings and purging of pain. My grounding anchor has been knowing that this clearing will pass and that the purpose of it is to cleanse in order to allow in the New, the harbinger of which is Neptune, Saturn, Venus and Chiron in Aries.
This Pisces Stellium is calling on us to cleanse old messages, stories and thought forms (Mercury Rx), old soul woundings (North Node), past and present karma of wrong action and war (Mars) and injustices (Athena). Vesta is holding the space for the healing and Hearth/Heart building. She urges us to create ceremony and ritual to assist in this process. No ritual or act of connection is too small. Any tiny ember can ignite the spark.

I have only just begun to feel a lifting of the pressure, as the Yang Fire Horse is doing a slow walk onto the scene. This Pisces Stellium will pass into an Aries Stellium, beginning with the Moon in Aries later today, followed by the Sun in Aries at Zero° on the Spring Equinox on March 20th. By the New Moon in Aries on April 17th, seven planets and luminaries will be in Aries. From the Mother Ocean to the Spark of Life

No small task is before us. The North Node in Pisces reminds us that Love and Oneness are our true Nature. Let go of all hate, anger, fear and othering. There is nothing wrong with who we are. The clearing is for us to BE more of who we are with no apology (Athena). Right now Saturn and Neptune are in the first degrees of Aries, supporting us all to make a new Earth in line with Spirit. Venus and Chiron are also in Aries, and soon the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Mars and Vesta will follow, triggering as they do, that Saturn/Neptune in Aries.
With so much Fire initiated and more about to be activated this is a necessary time to clear debris and get grounded so we don’t burn ourselves or others up as the year progresses. Beneficially and fortuitously Ceres has just entered Ta**us at 1°. GROUND. Wash clean, clear the air and GROUND. Ceremony, Hearth and Heart building are essential. No matter how simple, a daily practice of grounding and connecting to Divine Source is imperative. Find joy in any tiny way.

The pain we are feeling is not just from this lifetime. We are clearing lifetimes, timelines and dimensions of wounding. And thus, the work we do to clear will heal all of the above. It is really that big. This is the part of the Goddess Rising that is the scariest; sensing, perceiving and feeling the depths of the wounding and choosing to release it with love and maybe even gratitude, if only for the releasing.

This Pisces Stellium, trine Jupiter in Cancer, now Direct, and sextile Uranus in Ta**us as well as Pluto in Aquarius is PROFOUNDLY intuitive. Ask for guidance from your dreams, meditations and intuitive sensings. The path will become very clear and the support is there. Jupiter in Cancer, direct now welcomes us to bath in the nurturing waters of the Mother.

Grounding practices will be absolutely life and nervous system saving. Use this time to get your nervous system ready for what lies ahead. Focus on clear, crystalline cohesion and grounding to the Earth’s Deep Core. Daily.
We need to be centered and clear in ourselves BEFORE we can assist others.

Pluto in Aquarius and Uranus in Ta**us (last degrees) continue to trine each other and sextile the Sun/Moon in Pisces and the Neptune/Saturn conjunction. We have the assistance we need to create a New Earth and a New Humanity. If you feel like you are submerged, ask for help. A mermaid or an ugly fish will be there to assist. Accept the offer.

Image Credit: Journey By The Sea

02/25/2026

Circe is rarely portrayed as soft.

In Homer’s Odyssey, she lives alone on the island of Aeaea. A sorceress. Daughter of Helios, the sun god. Exiled from Olympus. Self-contained. Self-sufficient.

When Odysseus’ men arrive, she does not greet them with submission.

She feeds them.

She transforms them into swine.

For centuries, she has been framed as a temptress. A manipulator. A dangerous woman who uses enchantment to control men.

But look closer.

She does not hunt them. They arrive uninvited. They consume what she offers without question. They underestimate her.

Her magic does not create monsters.

It reveals them.

Circe represents the feminine archetype that refuses vulnerability without discernment. She lives alone not because she is unwanted but because she does not need attachment to survive. Her power is learned, practiced, honed.

When Odysseus resists her spell (with the help of Hermes), she does not destroy him. She respects him. She becomes his ally. She offers guidance for the journey ahead.

She does not hate men.

She tests them.

There is something deeply unsettling about a woman who can survive without needing to be chosen. Who can seduce, but also strategize. Who can isolate, but also instruct.

Circe embodies autonomy without apology. Knowledge without permission. Transformation without explanation.

She is not chaos.

She is sovereignty in exile.

And perhaps that is why she has always frightened the heroic narrative.

Because a woman who does not need saving cannot be conquered.

She can only be met as an equal.

02/25/2026

On 25 Feb 2026, the 9th day of Chinese New Year marks the Birthday of the Jade Emperor, the supreme ruler of Heaven and the symbol of cosmic order.

After the stillness of the day before, this day represents a moment of connection, when our intentions meet the unseen timing that guides the unfolding of life.

In many traditions, families gather at midnight or in the early morning to offer prayers and gratitude. Beyond ritual, it is a reminder that life moves not only through effort, but through alignment with a greater rhythm.

The Jade Emperor represents balance, order, and the understanding that the universe operates through cycles rather than force.

This is what we may call the Heaven Rhythm, the subtle timing that shapes opportunities and the natural flow of events.

When we learn to trust this rhythm, we realize that progress is not always about pushing harder, but about moving in harmony with the right timing.

Day 9 is therefore a moment of trust, a reminder that when we align with the rhythm of Heaven, life begins to unfold with greater ease and clarity.

Where in your life are you being invited to trust the timing instead of forcing the outcome?

If you feel called to go deeper, understanding the Heaven Rhythm is not just philosophical, it is practical.

If you want to learn how to align your decisions with the right timing and recognize the patterns shaping your path, you can explore this deeper inside my upcoming new program, The Heaven Code as below:

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It is an invitation to work with timing, alignment, and the unseen forces that guide life.

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With love,
Iverson Lee.

02/25/2026

Rabbits are often reduced to one meaning: fertility.

And yes, they are powerful symbols of abundance, sensuality, and life force. But in witchcraft and folklore, the rabbit carries something far older and stranger than reproduction alone.

The rabbit is lunar.

In many cultures, people saw a rabbit in the face of the moon. In East Asian folklore, the Moon Rabbit lives beside the lunar goddess Chang’e, endlessly crafting elixirs of immortality. In Mesoamerican myth, the god Quetzalcoatl places a rabbit in the moon’s shadow as a mark of humility and sacrifice. Even in European folklore, hares were believed to be witches in disguise, shape-shifting under full moons.

This is not coincidence.

The rabbit moves in twilight dawn and dusk the liminal hours. It thrives in the in-between. And in witchcraft, the in-between is where magic lives.

Rabbit medicine is not about dominance. It is about sensitivity.

They survive not by brute force, but by awareness. Their ears are always listening. Their bodies are attuned to the smallest vibration in the ground. They trust instinct immediately no second guessing.

That is power most people overlook.

The rabbit teaches:
Heightened intuition.
Reproductive creativity not just physical, but ideas and manifestations multiplying.
Quick movement when energy shifts.
Knowing when to hide and when to leap.

In old witchcraft lore, to see a hare at night was considered an omen. Not always of danger but of crossing into unseen territory. The rabbit guards thresholds: field to forest, light to dark, safety to risk.

Working with rabbit energy asks you:
Are you honoring your sensitivity or shaming it?
Are you moving when your body tells you to move?
Are you multiplying fear or multiplying opportunity?

Softness is not weakness.

The rabbit survives empires. It adapts. It reproduces. It vanishes when threatened and reappears when the danger passes.

In magic, that is mastery of timing.

Not every witch is meant to roar like a wolf or circle like a raven.

Some are meant to listen to the ground
and leap exactly when the moon says now.

09/10/2025

The Full Moon Eclipse in Pisces on 9/7/2025 was personally very challenging for me. I hope you made it through OK. I am taking a lot of time to recover and integrate what for me was an intense activation for release of several key aspects of my natal chart. Having been sick with a virus for several weeks now, I was not able to drive and my car battery ran down. Yes, that is a metaphor. :)

When I was able to drive again and went out to my car I kept smelling what I thought was dog poo. I searched around and found a mostly decomposed rabbit just at the front of the driver’s side of my car. Yes, that is a metaphor. :)
Truly, I have, at times lately, felt just like a dead, rotting rabbit. However, being plugged into the spiritual side of things, I looked it up. Meet Your Psychic says that this occurrence can indicate an initiation into a period of profound transformation and spiritual awakening. This happening during Ghost Month in the Lunar/Solar calendar adds to it’s potency. I sense the Ghost of the Rabbit guiding me between realms and through life challenges to a deeper honoring of the cycle of Death and Rebirth in my life.

“...the Rabbit is associated with fertility and abundance even to the point of death, reminding us that every ending has a beginning. ...signaling the release of old patterns for new opportunities for growth.” Meet Your Psychic

The word on the lips of astrologers, psychics and Intuitives for this month and for October is ‘purge’. It is not a great feeling, from my point of view. However, I do take heart from the profound support I feel all around me, in the skies, in my physical world and from my guides. However this eclipse found you, we are changed from it and supported through that change in countless ways.

The image I chose well before this Full Moon tells me just how to be. Be Water: flowing, adaptable, gentle, rich with resource and life giving relief and release; cleansing, nourishing. Divine Love = Pisces. Filling up where empty, allowing to flow out when it’s too much; Water is life, water is love, water is mystery and magic. Water is All. May you be refreshed, sustained and supported. There is healing after illness and life after every death.

Image Credit: Be Water by Ronnie Biccard