Message for Weekend of August 30 & 31, 2025

 Message for Weekend of August 30 & 31, 2025

Saturday 30: 1 "A boat landing washed away" is a clue that some things have exceeded their usefulness. There is joy in bringing self-competence to meet any emergency. The keyword is Respite. 2 One can "get large granite stones out of a rock," in other words, succeed with the most ordinary things of this world, even become wealthy by means which other people would consider beneath their notice. 3 A public character on "a coach heavily laden with passengers" does much for others, forgetting some duties owed to himself. Then he or she may find himself poorly treated by those she devotedly served. 4 Some seem "born to power, eminence, and fame," possessing courage, nobility, energy and endurance. "On the crest of a scepter shines a diamond like a magnificent star." The keyword is Superiority. Moon in Scorpio is void-of-course until entering Sagittarius at 7:06a PT Sunday 31: 1 Sometimes there are superficially unfriendly relatiions between man as a person and the totally impersonal forces of nature, symbolized by "a boat landing washed away." This could be something as simple as a change in the agenda of the holiday weekend. 2 "A large stone falling" could endanger someone beneath it. Charubel advises that we keep to high ground. Maybe that means higher rather than lower thinking. 3 Riffing on the first two paragraphs, we may be explorers and discoverers. "Four long posts and four rails fastened horizontally to the top of each resemble a temporary building or shanty." 4 We have spiritual faculties. Our minds can be aspiring, noble and hopeful; intuitive rather than logical. "An aureole of clouds, in the midst of which appears a triangle of flame and an eye within the triangle." The keyword is Ardor. Moon in Sagittarius Weekend of August 30 & 31, 2025 Cosmic Piper

Message for Friday 29 August 2025

 Message for Friday 29 August 2025

• Holding to Orbit • 1 "A farmhouse sets between high mountains. A yard about the house is entered by a white gate." Such a vision of rustic country life is refreshing. 2 "A harem" includes Restraint, the keyword, of those who make it up. Regimentation may not be creative, but "an enforced conservation of energies need not encourage a surrender of basic ideals." 3 Then there is a martial version of regimentation. "Two crossed swords above a gauntlet form an escutcheon." Some have a taste for athletics, deeds of daring, or contests. Military service can succeed as long as there is not undue self-assertion. The keyword is Prowess. 4 "Circular paths" do not have to signify "a tendency to think in circles and so lose all perspective in inconsequentialities." We can remain "true to ourselves at center" and hold to an orbit of realization. Ourselves and our world may seem at variance at some point of crisis, but inevitably everything falls into place. (Back to paragraph 1?) The keyword is Congruity. • Friday • Holding to Orbit • Cosmic Piper Moon in Scorpio goes void-of-course at 5:48p PT

Message for Thursday 28 August 2025

 Message for Thursday 28 August 2025

° Persevering Service and Creative Diversion ° 1 Things seem more normal and reassuring than yesterday. "A cat upon the watch for prey" is prudent and patient in accomplishing his or her desires. You and others have diplomacy, suavity, self-restraint and watchfulness; are keen in observing but slow to draw conclusions. Caution and perseverance make for success. 2 "A noon siesta" may be appropriate at some point for Recuperation. Then there can be more incisiveness of thought and effective directness of act. 3 For some, to serve some of the numerous wants of a suffering humanity is the end and aim of life. Their symbol is "A man with a long wand with a glass globe on the top charged with aromatics. The bearer as he passes along fills the air with sweet odors." He feels most honored when he most serves. 4 There are rotating chances for the pleasure of creative exchange, as if we were on "A merry-go-round." There is "receptiveness to every turn of opportunity." The keyword is Diversion. ° Thursday ° Persevering Service and Creative Diversion ° Cosmic Piper Moon in Scorpio and the Via Combusta

Message for Wednesday 27 August 2025

 Message for Wednesday 27 August 2025 

• Recuperating toward Modest Efficiency • 1 The moon being void-of-course till evening (time below) is reflected in the daily symbols. "A wave-line of nebulous light obscured by a cloud in the midst" denotes possible moral turpitude, or action which is inconsequent or unreliable. Ignorance accompanies aimless wandering. 2 Luna is not only void-of-course but in the Via Combusta. We may feel like Sisyphus, rolling a stone up a hill but never gaining the top. But "no apparent result" does not mean complete failure. "Study your natal figure" suggests Charubel. 3 Maybe "a noon siesta" is appropriate. That stone can wait till you start pushing it again, while you withdraw your attention for a moment of inner reorientation. "A subconscious fellowship with the eternal grants freedom from unnecessary involvement in ephemeral affairs." The keyword is Recuperation. 4 Then you may be as "a soldier prepared for battle," quick to respond to calls of duty and honor. Noble instincts and well-disciplined habits make you "a willing friend and a redoubtable opponent," succeeding through executive powers (no matter what the moon is doing). The keyword is Efficiency. • Wednesday • Recuperating toward Modest Efficiency • Cosmic Piper Moon in Libra is void-of-course until entering Scorpio at 6:28p PT/ 9:28p ET Moon in the Via Combusta

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 Message for Tuesday 26 August 2025

• Ease and Enchantment, plus Productivity • 1 The moon enters the Via Combusta by early afternoon, so the first symbol may be appropriate: "A pennant or streamer indicating the course of the wind." One might be vacillating and uncertain, driven about by opinions or prevailing sentiments. Sometimes hopeful, sometimes nervous, one makes small headway. Yet duties can be carried out. 2 "Children blowing soap bubbles" have a simplicity of character which maintains touch with a transcendental magic of being. We can be childlike without being childish. The keyword is Enchantment. 3 Of course, life goes on, and it is well to be "ripe with well-directed aspirations and endeavors" so that one may enjoy a useful, productive and peaceful life. "A field of corn stands high and ripe." 4 "A star surrounded with many rings" transmits to us the grace of the Supreme Lord so that we "never need be cast down. Thou wilt meet with trials, but fear not, Thy bread shall be given thee, and thy water is sure." • Tuesday • Ease and Enchantment, plus Productivity • Cosmic Piper Moon in Libra goes void-of-course at 7:08p PT. Karmically sobering third of this week ends about 5p PT

Message for Monday 25 August 2025

 Message for Monday 25 August 2025

° Upward Toward Escape ° 0 A new Bright Hermetic Epoch begins today at approximately 2a PT/ 5a ET, lasting till October 20. We can hope for easier, less tangled planning with less delay or backtracking in carrying out the plans. 1 As if to celebrate this, Venus enters Leo today in the symbolic degree "A lion stands upon an elevation looking toward a rising sun." Some show forth self-reliance, fearlessness and nobility. If not pompous tyrants, they are apt in the government of others. 2 "A man in a skull cap is busy at work with scientific instruments." Investigation and experiment pay off eventually after long and earnest research. 3 "You may kill, but never conquer" "a wild boar." He refuses to adopt the tricky policies of modern civilization, having "a life of his own, a sphere of his own, and pleasures of his own." 4 In the light of the above paragraphs we may feel like "Miners emerging from a mine" who manifest "irresistible curiosity and indomitable self-confidence." Doggedness of effort brings about a better world. Uncompromising strength of character leads upward to Escape. ° Monday ° Upward Toward Escape ° Cosmic Piper Moon enters Libra at 7:09a PT/ 10:09a ET; void-of-course in Virgo for 14 minutes before that. Karmically sobering third of this week is at its peak today, ending Tuesday afternoon.

Message for Weekend of August 23rd & 24th, 2025

 Message for Weekend of August 23rd & 24th, 2025

Saturday 23: 1 "A man peeping around a corner at a company of armed men reconnoitering" suggests Donald Trump’s FBI, or other intelligence agencies anywhere in the world. Or are neighbors spying on each other? 2 On a more sophisticated level, "a professor peering over his glasses" is a strategist of the intellect, at least in his field of specialization. Ideally he develops real insight and understanding. 3 There could be transcendental beauty. "A large bubble floats on the water, in which all the colors are blending." Some of us, idealists or occultists, seem strangers to ordinary matters of everyday. 4 There is transcendent harmony in "a beautiful scene of the country wherein all elements conspire to enchant the eye and hold the spirit in a mood of silent adoration." Many individuals are attractive, gentle and thoughtful. Many are fond of the open country. Moon in Virgo beginning at 1:25a ET Sunday 24: 1 "A profile of a man shows his face long and oval, his eyes large but somewhat expressionless; clean-shaven save for a cultivated mustache." (John Bolton comes to mind and maybe Jerome Powell.) He is "a veritable type of the ordinary man of the day, entering heartily into the fashionable amusements of the age." Somebody you know? 2 Maybe he also likes to spy on people. He "peeps around a corner at a company of armed men reconnoitering." He is a strategist. 3 We are approaching the new Bright Hermetic Epoch of Monday August 25th through October 20th when we may feel like "miners emerging from a mine." For many of us it has been a wearisome slog. We have been involved in hampering and unattractive phases of experience which yet were necessary before our Escape (tomorrow?). 4 "A young horse running across a field with a leading cord in trail lifts its head against the breeze and sniffs the air." The keyword is Freedom. Moon in Virgo Karmically sobering third of this week is with us, at its peak Monday morning Cosmic Piper

Message for Friday 22 August 2025

 Message for Friday 22 August 2025

• Character Proving Itself • 1 "A well-conditioned heifer standing to the plow" is tractable, serving patiently under the direction or initiative of others. Is that you, or someone who works with you? A keyword is Docility. 2 "The letter Q appears" again to plague us in the guise of those questioning, querulous, and quarrelsome. Skeptics are disagreeable and distrustful. 3 Maybe "a professor peering over his glasses" can resolve some of the disputes. He has elected to play a role of superiority. Does he deserve it? Only if he has "a quiet mastery of events through a developed insight or depth of understanding" in some area of Specialization. 4 "A man's head" is a representation of character and integrity. He has accepted some responsibility on which others can count (like the heifer). He has an effective self-assurance and a clear vision of emerging opportunities for all (like the professor). We are what we are. • Friday • Character Proving Itself • Cosmic Piper Moon in Leo is void-of-course until entering Virgo at 10:25p PT/ 1:25a Saturday ET. New Moon of Virgo occurs at 11:08p PT/ 2:08a Saturday ET.

Message for Thursday 21 August 2025

 Message for Thursday 21 August 2025

• Slow Development of Confidence • 1 "Prematurity in all things" means: Be patient. We are in the final days of an old waning moon. The New Moon coming Friday night shall still be very slim on Monday the 25th, the first day of the promised Bright Hermetic Epoch continuing through October 20th. Yet things should be easier then, and planning facilitated. 2 "A meteor or falling star" has an eccentric path, but one's fate is not tied up in just one celestial object. Mental uncertainty opens a pathway toward intuitive certitude. 3 Have you spoken or written to someone in confidence about a touchy or embarrassing matter? If you sent someone "an unsealed letter" you are relying on the discretion of those through whose hands it might pass. This is generally wise, for suspicion is a poison. 4 Risks sometimes have to be accepted in direct contact with the exigencies of everyday living. "A canoe is approaching safety through dangerous waters." Pursuing the goal develops competency to attain it. • Thursday • Slow Development of Confidence • Cosmic Piper Moon in Leo goes void-of-course at 11:15a PT/ 2:15p ET

Message for Wednesday 20 August 2025

 Message for Wednesday 20 August 2025

• Lonesome or Unified? • 1 With the moon void-of-course much of the day while we remain in a Dark Hermetic Epoch, this symbol may seem accurate: "A shovel suspended in mid-air." "Time and energy are devoted to what is impracticable and consequently profitless." 2 However, we are made of sterner stuff: "A horseman armed is moving across a desert towards some woody hills." Some are estranged from kindred, taciturn and self-restrained, making their mark in a field requiring independence of spirit, courage and determination. Toward those woody hills! 3 Some however are good at "bringing people and events together in high appreciation of the greater values of life." "Three old masters are hanging in an art gallery." A universal heritage unites us in Accord. 4 Whether this will be personal affection and love varies from individual to individual. For some there may be "two golden circles joined by a blue ribbon tied in a double bow." Benevolent and sincere, they are fortunate in marriage and friendship. • Wednesday • Lonesome or Unified? • Cosmic Piper Moon in Cancer goes void-of-course at 5:28a PT until entering Leo at 4:18p PT

Tuesday

 Message for Tuesday 19 August 2025

• Toward Accord • 1 At the time of writing on Monday I do not know the upshot of the Zelensky-Trump meeting. One symbol for Tuesday is "a bomb exploding in mid-air" which sounds like that of which we have already had too much. Charubel remarks that some will "prove pests to their generation." 2 "Upon the battlements of a strong castle on a high rock, a flag with a crown upon it is extended in the wind." An emblem of Zelensky's kingdom, or of Putin's? "In the wind" is meaningful because Z is Aquarius and P is Libra, both air signs. And paragraph 1 mentions a bomb exploding in mid-air. May the winds of their warfare wind down promptly. 3 Luna is moving toward a conjunction with Venus in the cultured sign Cancer, and "three old masters are hanging in an art gallery." We are heirs to remarkable visual or musical artistry which brings people and events together in Accord. 4 The Dark Hermetic Epoch of June 30th through August 24th has been hard on friendship. The next Bright Epoch of August 25th through October 20th should be much better. Maybe it is foreshadowed today: "Two hands are linked in a close grip of friendship." There could be amiability, concord and goodwill. Little greatnesses make us beloved. There are sustaining associations for social cooperation or intellectual improvement. • Tuesday • Toward Accord • Cosmic Piper Moon in Cancer

Message for Monday 18 August 2025

 Message for Monday 18 August 2025

• Guardianship • 0 We remain in a Dark or Slow Hermetic Epoch for another week, until August 25. The aspects in the center of that Epoch were very hard and do not diminish just because we are nearing its end. That is reflected in today's rather dismal symbols. 1 "A dagger" is ominous, with dangers through quarrelsomeness and argumentativeness. Some individuals are something like "a tornado, remarked but not esteemed." Did I hear that Zelensky and Trump might meet today? 2 Maybe it would be better to be Indolent, the keyword of "a man asleep in the heat of the day, implements beside him." Although we might be dreaming when we should be working. 3 Why is there "a blazing fireplace in a deserted home"? I leave the interpretation of such a deeply iconic symbol to you. Dr. Jones gives it the keyword Guardianship. 4 Given all the above, it might be wise to be like "a hedgehog" who is "harmless, secretive, shunning the public gaze." When offense is pointless, defense is astute. Tuesday's symbols are much better, to be posted Monday afternoon. • Monday • Guardianship • Cosmic Piper Moon in Gemini goes void-of-course at 4:54a PT until entering Cancer at 12:06p PT.

Message for Weekend of August 16 & 17, 2025

 Message for Weekend of August 16 & 17, 2025

Saturday 16: 1 An orange tree is loaded with fruit, but not for long. It is wise to look ahead and choose an opportune time to close down the day's luxurious festivities. 2 A woman is feeding chickens and protecting them from the hawks. One nurtures what is desirable and rejects what is threatening, with shrewdness and competence. 3 Is this man a roving teacher, or a priest, dressed as a groom, riding a spirited horse? He serves the cause of truth as best he sees it. 4 Around him, and the woman protecting chickens, and the orange tree, shine rays from a transcendental sun conferring the greater good, prophetic intimations, and celestial glory. Moon in Taurus goes void-of-course at 10:13p Friday PT until entering Gemini at 9:02a Saturday PT Sunday 17: 1 We remain in a Dark Hermetic Epoch until August 25th, with all the Instability associated with Mercury Retrograde. "A waning moon amid a bank of clouds dimly reveals a ship at sea, but all disabled." There is aptitude and versatility but insufficient hopeful perseverance. 2 Still, a wise woman is "feeding chickens and protecting them from the hawks." This could be anyone caring for pets, children or the homeless. Shrewdly we protect our own and others' interests. 3 Or we look even to the inanimate world, where "men are getting large granite stones out of a rock." There is success with ordinary things most would consider beneath their notice. 4 Celestial glory! "A pyramidal figure with a Maltese cross on the apex" bestows the greater good, the sublime, the wonderful. This comes from within outward, as from the soul through the body. Sunday: Moon in Gemini Cosmic Piper

Message for Friday 15 August 2025

 Message for Friday 15 August 2025

• Imperturbability Admired • 0 The big Trump-Putin meeting is today in Alaska. I make no prediction. I have read much speculation. Let's pray for at least a Ukraine-Russia ceasefire and eventually a peaceful resolution. 1 "An untidy, unkempt man" is "completely self obsessed, insensitive to every exactiion or reward of the world." By being himself he may be an anchorage point for others. The keyword is Imperturbability. 2 The sun and Mercury remain in Leo, the fire sign ruled by Sol. "A large ball of fire is flying through the air." Last night near sunset atmospheric conditions made old Sol look independently round and red-orange. Who is "a giant ruler of men" or who ought to be? 3 The musical and military worlds are combined in "an escutcheon containing a harp and a gauntlet." The character of a prominent person displays "a peculiar admixture of gentleness and irritability, of playfulness and gravity, which renders him difficult to deal with." 4 Someone you know or think about embodies "the ideals of a man (a person) abundantly crystallized." Or maybe you embody that for someone. "Man's being has its beginning in the meanings with which it is endowed." Admiration reaches its pinnacle in Personification. • Friday • Imperturbability Admired • Cosmic Piper Moon in Taurus goes void-of-course at 10:13p PT

Message for Thursday 14 August 2025

 Message for Thursday 14 August 2025

° Near the Overmind ° 1 The moon exalted in Taurus could be sweet, as "a cluster of faded exotics, sickly to the smell." Even with small means one lives in a sort of luxury, though such satiety could accompany frailty. 2 Yet "a large ball of fire flying through the air" signifies "a ruler, a giant among men intellectually or morally if not physically." Is this Putin or Zelensky or Trump? Or someone you admire? 3 Or it could be Sri Aurobindo whose birthday is tomorrow though the sun is already in his birth degree: "A bright, pale blue star shining over a clear lake." He certainly did "shine like a star in his sphere of life" and "have many followers" because of his "potent reserve of diplomatic power" and extraordinary Intelligence. He coined the words Overmind and Supermind, and lived what they signify. 4 Who else, in your life, is "A man [or woman] teaching the true inner knowledge"? There are not many. Their "integrity of being lies in their continual self-orientation to both man and the world in terms of ultimate potentialities." The keyword is Affinity. ° Thursday ° Near the Overmind ° Cosmic Piper Moon is void-of-course in Aries until entering Taurus at 6:23a PT/ 9:23a ET

Message for Wednesday 13 August 2025

 Message for Wednesday 13 August 2025

• Reformed toward Affinity • 1 There have been devastating heat waves in Europe, plus forest fires. "Men are working in an almost nude state, because of the heat, in the engine room of a large steamer." Gloomy or difficult circumstances require us to live uniformly and quietly. 2 "A hawk is seen hovering over a nest of young birds." Sad to say, there has been such a thing as sexual abuse and trafficking of children. But the hawk is hovering, so this could be an opportunity to prevent such crime. 3 Does the human race need reformation? Someone with a great fund of energy and force of character is like "a lightning flash" clearing doubts as a source of Illumination and possible reformation. The keyword is Pioneering. 4 Genuine inspiration is inviolable. Deeper insights are communicated through participation in common responsibilities. "A man is teaching the true inner knowledge" through Affinity with all. • Wednesday • Reformed toward Affinity • Cosmic Piper Moon in Aries goes void-of-course at 3:55p PT/ 6:55p ET Karmically sobering third of this week ends shortly after sunrise

Message for Tuesday 12 August 2025

 Message for Tuesday 12 August 2025

1 "On the cushion of a throne a dog is lying asleep." Although idle, some by watchfulness or strategy attain to positions for which they are not qualified. Underneath it all they could resemble spiteful charlatans. 2 In dealing with these or other annoyances one may be protected by "rock formations at the edge of a precipice" which provide stability counteracting risk. 3 Through insight into character, some are successful in commanding others. Sympathy, discretion, diplomacy and foresight combine. "A human face is surmounted by a coiled serpent. A raised hand also appears." 4 But not everything is power-play. "A group is gathered around a campfire." Common functions sustain everyday morale. Without exaction or inhibition, there is Amiability. • Tuesday • From Power-Play to Amiability • Cosmic Piper Moon is void-of-course in Pisces before entering Aries at 3:34a PT/ 6:34a ET Karmically sobering third of this week is at its peak, ending by Wednesday forenoon

• From Tedium to Amiability •

 Message for Monday 11 August 2025

• From Tedium to Amiability • 1 Although Mercury turns direct today ar 0:30a PT/ 3:30a ET, we are likely to feel the effects of the Dark Hermetic Epoch until August 25th. "Like the fabled Sisyphus, a man rolls a stone up a hill but never gains the top." However, says Charubel, "do not despair; study your natal horoscope." 2 Maybe "rock formations at the edge of a precipice" will help Sisyphus, at least protecting him from falling. We can Endure "reality in crisis," taking necessary risks with aplomb and competency. 3 "Over a bunch of spring flowers is set a bright star flashing and sparkling in a deep blue atmosphere." Many are of a poetical and gentle disposition. Some will marry, or associate with, "A person of high rank or fame." One is likely, if overcoming the tedium of paragraph 1, to attain a good position and Success. The fine arts are favored. 4 "A group around a campfire" are enjoying "an uncritical consummation of group experience." The keyword is Amiability. • Monday • From Tedium to Amiability • Moon in Pisces goes void-of-course four minutes before the midnight beginning the day in PT, or at 2:56a ET, and remains void-of-course all day. Further, the Karmically sobering third of this week is with us until Wednesday morning. I would not expect to notice much if any benefit from Mercury having turned direct (paragraph 1). Let's relax under the sparkling star or around the campfire, our horoscopes in hand.

Message for Weekend of August 9 & 10, 2025

Message for Weekend of August 9 & 10, 2025 Saturday 9: 1 There are "rock formations at the edge of a precipice" to protect one in any crisis if one has aplomb and ultimate competency. The keyword is Endurance. 2 Cruelty and oppression, anywhere, are fatal tendencies. "A dagger lies beside a skull." At best this could be merely melancholy taciturnity. At worst it could be what the keyword indicates, Undoing. Let us pray for protection for ourselves and others. 3 There could be "special skill in the practical adaptation of scientific principles to commonplace problems" as demonstrated by "a chemistry teacher." The keyword is Instruction. 4 Are we facing self-imposed doom, or is the human race "within full reach of its ultimate potentials"? Occultists say that "the light of the sixth race " shall be "transmuted to the seventh." Are we nearing such a Threshold? Moon goes void-of-course at 12:56p PT, the moment of the Full Moon, until entering Pisces at 11:51p PT Sunday 10: 1 Fortunately there are "rock formations at the edge of a precipice" to protect us if taking necessary risks. There is Endurance, the keyword, rather than any cataclysm. 2 A caduceus is the emblem of Mercury and we know that that planet is retrograde. Our "temper is changeful like the moon, subject to fits of hope and despondency in rapid alternation." There is a quest for knowledge and good memory plus versatility. 3 "A star surrounded with many rings" tells us that we never need be cast down. "Thou will meet with trials, but fear not, 'Thy bread shall be given thee, and thy water is sure.'" 4 What is new? While Mercury is retrograde, everything and nothing. Yet it seems there's "the dawn of a new day, everything changed," with an insatiable appetite for experiment. The keyword is Innovation. Moon enters Pisces at 2:51a ET (see yesterday for void-of-course info preceding that) ○ Weekend of August 9 & 10 ○  

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Message for Friday 8 August 2025

Message for Friday 8 August 2025 ° Threshold of Communion ° 1 During this Dark Hermetic Epoch lasting till August 25 we need to be reassured that our affairs are not totally arrested when they meet with obstruction. "A stranded vessel on a low, sandy beach" can somehow be rehabilitated and gain a new start. Meanwhile there may be nothing wrong with extra rest or mildly Out-of-Pattern activity. 2 Almost nude men working in the engine room of a steamer are hot and need to reduce expectations for a while, settling down into a calm, uniform mode of living. (France is enduring forest fires unheard of for years.) 3 Respect for others within group activity encourages normal enjoyment of everyday living. The symbol is "a nonvested church choir." There can be unpretentious Communion with one's fellow human beings. 4 This may have a deeper value than realized on the surface. "The light of the sixth race is transmuted to the seventh." The current global society is preparing for a seventh or climactic manifestation (according to Theosophy.) How close are we to the Threshold? ° Friday ° Threshold of Communion ° Cosmic Piper Moon in Aquarius Full Moon of Leo-Aquarius occurs just after midnight, at 0:56a PT Saturday

Message for Thursday 7 August 2025

 Message for Thursday 7 August 2025

• Calm Maturation • 1 Men almost nude are working in the engine room of a large steamer. With the moon void-of-course till evening, it is good to be calm and quiet, holding on to a settled and uniform mode of living. 2 Yet there are headstrong impulses. "A ram stands upon a barren rock, pawing the ground." He or she is a formidable opponent yet a warm-hearted, generous friend. His enthusiastic restlessness appears to head nowhere in particular. 3 Mars entering Libra today is at the degree "a butterfly made perfect in a collection." May we expect a decrease in fatuous warfare over the next 45 days, especially beginning August 25th? A new Bright Hermetic Epoch begins then, with Mars in the sign of Venus and in good aspect to her. Humanity could Articulate for itself something better than warfare. 4 There may even be signs of this today. Borelli-Sepharial suggest that we get repaid for affording shelter and comfort to others, like "a widespreading oak tree around whose roots are many young shoots, while birds sing among its branches." With maturity and integrity go esteem and honor, plus spiritual and material Fruitfulness. • Thursday • Calm Maturation • Cosmic Piper Moon in Capricorn is void-of-course until entering Aquarius at 6:19p PT/ 9:19p ET

Message for Wednesday 6 August 2025

 Message for Wednesday 6 August 2025

• Past Self-indulgence through Safeguard to Superiority • 1 The influence of "a subtle fascination or a secret attachment" could "fracture marital relations and domestic happiness." "A dove lies upon the ground; over it a snake is poised in an attitude of attack." Worldly seductions connect with self-indulgence to one's detriment. 2 Absoluteness of understanding enables personal competency in problem solving. When "a false call is unheard in attention to immediate service," all circumstances shape themselves to convenience and encouragement. The keyword is Safeguard. 3 Someone who has a special mission of an extraordinary character "cannot fail to become a ruler or giant among men--physically, intellectually or morally." "A large ball of fire is flying through the air." 4 The angel of the Sun is said to be Michael. "He stands erect and strikes the earth with the point of a dazzling sword." A gift for governing resides in some who are conscious of their own powers, imposing figures whose Superiority is recognized. • Wednesday • Past Self-indulgence through Safeguard to Superiority • Cosmic Piper Moon in Capricorn goes void-of-course at 10:41a PT/ 1:41p ET. Karmically sobering third of this week ends around 6p PT/ 9p PT.

Message for Tuesday 5 August 2025

 Message for Tuesday 5 August 2025

• Wise Endeavor • 1 Laissez faire drifting could exaggerate little troubles. "A horse grazes near a broken wheel lying upon the ground." Even good fortune (the horse) could be vitiated by aimlessness. 2 Yet there is energy. "A large ball of fire is flying through the air." Some have special missions of an extraordinary character, and become ruling giants among men either physically, intellectually or morally. 3 But some could get carried away by self-assertion amounting to tyranny. "An iron gauntlet, a sword and a scourge lie together upon the stump of a tree." Bullying and cruelty are ultimately self-destructive. Mars opposing Saturn now can be harsh unless channeled into wise projects. 4 There has to be competent responsibility as a safeguard for the soul's immortal aspiration. Then "a false call" will be "unheard in attention to immediate service." Each individual creates his own place for himself--not so extremely difficult if attention is directed away from distracting "false calls" toward the service of others and self. • Tuesday • Wise Endeavor • Cosmic Piper Moon in Sagittarius goes void-of-course at 8:30a PT until entering Capricorn at 10:05a PT. Karmically sobering third of this week is at its peak today, ending late Wednesday.

Message for Monday 4 August 2025

 Message for Monday 4 August 2025

° Toward the Sublime ° 1 The letter Q appears. Many are querulous, questioning, critical, quarrelsome. How many lawsuits are dominating the headlines? I have never seen such litigiousness. Who, among philosophic or spiritual teachers, quells quarrels? 2 Other individuals escape serious issues by leaning to superficial semblances, like "a woman clothed in gaudy apparel playing with some jewels in her lap." She has savoir faire and knowledge of human nature but could be extravagant and unjust. 3 Others turn to mystical, philosophic or occult sources for their mental poise. "A man is gaining secret knowledge from a paper he is reading." Imaginative powers unite with sober wisdom in thrilling Discovery. 4 A pyramidal figure with a Maltese cross on the apex, says Charubel, is pouring out a flood of glory, so that we have access to the greater good, the sublime; wonderful prophetic inspirations. ° Monday ° Toward the Sublime ° Cosmic Piper Moon in Sagittarius

○ Out-of-Pattern ○ Message for Weekend of August 2nd-3rd, 2025

 Message for Weekend of August 2nd-3rd, 2025

○ Out-of-Pattern ○ Saturday 2nd: 1 "A bald-headed man" is infused with a driving power of personality. He accomplishes through complete self-mastery and rigid control of others. The keyword is Dominance. 2 "A Bolshevik propagandist" could be, these days, a politician accused of Hindu or Islamic fascism. It is hard to distinguish supposedly straight news reports from propaganda. There are "recurrent battles over social and political concepts." On the positive side this could be "a determination to share the soul's vision and make a permanent impact on history." 3 Contrariwise, one might seek relief from the chaos of Mercury Retrograde through sensuality or appetite. "The remnants of a feast lie upon a well-appointed table." Some will be extravagant and reckless. Yet there could be richness of heart and camaraderie. 4 One finds refreshment of the spirit through the overshadowing of a universal life and order: "Children on a swing in a huge oak tree." There is zest for every phase of living. The keyword is Delight. Moon in Scorpio goes void-of-course at 6:06p PT until entering Sagittarius at 11:02p PT Sunday 3d: 1 Apparent betrayal can result from confiding in someone untrustworthy. "A young tree or sapling, bent about the middle, grows awry." Yet warm affection is its own reward. 2 "A man is gaining secret knowledge from a paper he is reading." Imagination and true wisdom blend sometimes. Spiritual truths are secret by nature. The keyword is Discovery. 3 "The sails of a ship are unfurled, the masts decorated with a profusion of bunting." There are happiness, prosperity, plaudits and honor. 4 Says Charubel: "A ray from a transcendental sun confers the greater good and the sublime, giving prophetic inspirations. It fills the soul with wonder and celestial glory." All this can be modified by Mercury's retrogradation, which makes things happen in unexpected or unreliable or Out-of-Pattern ways. We have to review, refurbish, reconsider, reconstitute. Sunday: Moon in Sagittarius Weekend of August 2nd-3d ○ Out-of-Pattern ○ Cosmic Piper