Neptunia and her Dreamers
By Phoenix the Elder – Neptune is the most elusive, foreboding, and dreamy planet we have, and the deliverer of natural illusionary soul effects that we can experience. For a long time after my T-Square (six planets) underwent a transformation with Uranus, and then Neptune in the late 90s and early 00s… I had learned […]
Second Moon of Summer 2021
By Phoenix the Elder – Greetings Dreamers, we begin our Second Moon of Summer on July 9th, and the moon sits at 18 degrees Cancer. Midsummer peaks with our upcoming Full Moon on July 23rd – as we enter the sphere of family and our ancestors and ancestral selves. I hope you had a magical […]
First Moon of Summer 2021
By Phoenix the Elder – Greetings Dreamers, we’ve finally finished our three moons of Spring with more insight and some joyfulness (I hope). Time goes so fast! We now stand at the doorsteps of our First Moon of Summer on Thursday, June 10, 2021 which includes a Ring of Fire Solar Eclipse. The Summer Solstice […]
Astrological Luminaries 101
By Phoenix the Elder – A brief explanation of the basics of Astrology, the Sun, Moon and Rising (Ascendant). The Sun, the Moon and the Rising Sign are the three most important astrological building blocks to study, that make up the foundation of our identity, our sensitivities and the relationship to our world in Astrology. […]
I-CHING: The First Day of Spring
By Phoenix the Elder – Dear Dreamers, you have burned your Marzanna today, releasing all of last year and the aspects of the past 13 moons that you have accomplished. Congratulations. Now we begin our rebirth our new year according to nature’s laws of the four Seasons (rather than human laws). After I burned my Marzanna, […]
Turtle & Tortoise Mysticism
By Phoenix the Elder – After receiving a peach in winter under a peach tree, I received an auspicious 13 Turtle Shells where winter and spring doors met two weeks before the Spring Equinox (as a gift from the earth and the turtles). I wanted to share some Turtle symbolism from around the world, especially […]
First Moon of Spring 2021
By Phoenix the Elder – Greetings and Blessings on the First Moon of Spring Dreamers! We all made it through another long Season of Night (autumn/winter)! This moon cycle in particular is both an ending moon and the new rebirth moon. This is because we don’t have a 13th moon this cycle year (we will […]
Influences of Chinese Tao Shamanism
By Phoenix the Elder – This is a story of some of the ways my personal shaman life is intertwined with the Chinese mysticism and its presence that seams to weave in and out at certain cycles through the decades. A lot of my work was healing my karmic Roman soldier who was stationed in Egypt […]
Second Moon of Winter 2021
By Phoenix the Elder – Dear Dreamers, hello and I wish you a very grounded new moon cycle. We now begin our Second Moon of Winter, the Midwinter on January 12/13, 2021. Our long winter’s nap is in its fulness now until the Spring Equinox. Be kind to yourself, get your rest, dream a lot […]
Divine Feminine Celestial Horses: Wind Horses, Spirit Horses, Star Horses, Midnight Horses, Horses of Frost
By Phoenix the Elder, Edited by Sarah Burnstein – This article is a compilation of writings which piece together the tales of both the Horse Cloud Women and Celestial Wind Horse Women. The stories of these women were lost from our consciousness and what remains can be found scattered in folk stories and myths from a […]