DECEMBER 2019 - JANUARY 2020 LUNAR CYCLE By Heather Ensworth A few days ago (on December 21st), we experienced the sacred time of winter solstice here in the northern hemisphere. This is the time of the longest night and signals the gradual return of the light. It reminds us of the dance of light and darkness on our Earth [...]
DECEMBER LUNAR CYCLE 2019 By Heather Ensworth On November 26, 2019, we begin a new lunar cycle. We are entering more deeply into the dark time of the year here in the northern hemisphere. Our new Moon is in the sky (conjunct the Sun) in the stars of Scorpius, the Scorpion. Ancient cultures saw this constellation as the portal [...]
NOVEMBER LUNAR CYCLE 2019 By Heather Ensworth Our new lunar cycle begins on October 27th (11:38 pm EDT) as the New Moon and Sun lie between the constellations of Virgo and Libra. They are in a liminal space, not really in one constellation or the other. In the tropical zodiac, the New Moon and Sun carry the energy [...]
OCTOBER LUNAR CYCLE 2019 By Heather Ensworth Five days after the fall equinox, when the hours of the day and night are equal, we move into a new lunar cycle on September 28th. This new Moon is in the sign of Libra along with the Sun, Venus and Mercury. Libra is the sign that symbolizes being in balance. The [...]
SEPTEMBER LUNAR CYCLE 2019 By Heather Ensworth On August 30th (at 6:37 am), we begin a new lunar cycle with a super New Moon and the Sun in the sky by Regulus, the heart of Leo the Lion. Also, close by, and under the beams of the Sun are Mercury, Venus and Mars. This is a powerful configuration. [...]
AUGUST LUNAR CYCLE 2019 By Heather Ensworth We begin a new lunar cycle on July 31st (at 11:12 pm EDT) with the Sun and Moon in the sign of Leo in the tropical zodiac. This comes at the sacred time of Lammas, which was celebrated throughout much of Old Europe as the time of honoring the heat [...]
JULY 2019 By Heather Ensworth This lunar cycle in July is a powerful one! On July 2nd, we will experience a new Moon and total solar eclipse, although this eclipse will only be visible in the South Pacific and parts of South America, we will all feel the energies of this transformational eclipse. A solar eclipse [...]
LUNAR CYCLE - SEPTEMBER 2018 By Heather Ensworth I was recently at a restaurant, meeting a friend for dinner. As we sat trying to talk, the noise level in the restaurant was so high that we could barely hear each other talking. Meanwhile, I glanced out the window to see the beauty of the sun setting quietly over [...]
LUNAR CYCLE - AUGUST 2018 By Heather Ensworth Are you centered? Are you living consciously? Are you living from the heart with courage? There are the core questions and themes of this month's lunar cycle (beginning on August 11th) as the New Moon and Sun are located at the time of the New [...]
LUNAR CYCLE - JUNE 2018 By Heather Ensworth We begin a new lunar cycle on June 13th at 3:43 pm EDT with the New Moon and Sun joining together in stars of Taurus at the tip of one of the horns of the Bull. These stars have been seen as an auroch or bull for thousands of years. [...]