Weekend of June 20th & 21st 2026

 Message for Weekend of June 20th and 21st, 2026 

I used the time I would ordinarily spend writing the symbolic forecast-meditation to compose instead a eulogy for my cousin Barbara, who passed from this world last Friday. I hope you may find in it something interesting or inspiring. 

My cousin, Barbara Jo Kappler Beck, 1943-2026

How does one sum up such an interesting human being? I won't try for that, but will relate various reminiscences as they occur to me. 

She was about a year younger than I, and we had a lot of fun together as kids. Our interests sometimes coincided. We played card games together. I enjoyed riding my bike to her family house for get-togethers or picnics. What stands out in these memories is her cheerful sense of humor. She could make fun of people in a subtle way which was neither cutting nor derisive. Maybe "Barb" was an appropriate nickname for her. 

She loved her cat Phoebe and would regale me with tales of her latest adventures, such as the time she got "treed". 

My mother Margaret and her brother Ike Kappler, Barbara's dad, would trade off as hosts for delightfully memorable family picnics attended also by my sister Sue and Barbara's brother Jim. So much joy and laughter. 

After graduating from high school, Barbara and I entered a new phase of togetherness as workers at the Bella Villa Motel purchased and managed by my father Howard. Both my parents were glad to have Barbara on hand as a ready assistant. In these pre-John days, of course Barb kept her eyes open for possible links to unattached males in the clientele. Something started when she dated one of them briefly, but didn't last long. "Just get over it" was Barb's lugubrious advice to herself.

Her bedroom and mine were on the top floor of the motel's living quarters, adjoining an open rooftop where we often sat together and chatted in the setting sunlight, pondering life's deep mysteries. 

Our paths parted when I moved to New York City. So I was not in touch with her when she and John got together, the biggest blessing of her life. Therefore I'm not writing about her later years of married life in Wisconsin. 

I'll mention one thing: Her magnificent service to her dear and my dear Aunt Edna. She had health problems in her later years and was living in Florida. Barbara visited her frequently to assist her. This was deep family loyalty, one of Barbara's wonderful characteristics. As I write in Seattle I can look up to see the wall hanging that Aunt Edna wanted me to have and that Barbara kindly mailed me years ago. 

Likewise, she was loyal to her amazing brother Jim. For example, she wrote a moving eulogy for him when he, one of my best friends ever, departed this world way too soon.

Barbara, we miss you and we love you. I don't know exactly how the next world works, but I hope you and Jim and Aunt Edna and your parents are getting together for a heavenly picnic. 

I haven't mentioned religion, but it goes without saying that you and John have been walking the talk of your faith. He says that in recent weeks you report that you have been talking with Jesus. Amen!

May our precious Lord continue to bless you and confer all good upon you. 

Amen

-- Cousin Hugh

Saturday 20th: Moon in Virgo 

Sunday 21st: Moon goes void-of-course at 10:34a PT until entering Libra at 1:56p PT.

Friday 19 June 2026

 Message for Friday 19 June 2026

▪︎ Through Pessimism toward Ardour •

1 "In a gloomy sky filled with scudding clouds, blackbirds struggle against the wind." Pessimism can deprive us of faith and perseverance. Keywords are Doubt and Change. Dreams require confidence for fulfillment.

2 But confidence should not diverge into rufhlessness or inhumanity. "A mounted Indian with scalp locks" couild develop unimpeachable control over life through self-discipline. (But the scalp locks belong in a museum.) The keyword is Command. 

3 Similarly, "a man flogging a boy" is not a prediction, which would be evil, but a warning. Punishment just makes things worse, as those developing deep understanding of human nature come to realize. 

4 Maybe you'll enjoy a favorite restaurant, actually or in memory. "A burly man with an apron before him" could be its manager or an inn keeper. 

5 Through some kinds of imitation, vicarious participation in life is enhanced. Are you, or someone you know, "the first mockingbird in spring"? The keyword is Quickening. 

6 Spiritual faculties are in evidence. "In the midst of an aureole of clouds appears a triangle of flame, and an eye within the triangle." Some minds are exalted, aspiring, noble, and hopeful, full of the divine fire of a worthy ambition. The keyword is Ardour. 

Friday • Through Pessimism toward Ardour •

Moon in Leo goes void-of-course at 4:32a PT until entering Virgo at 7:36a PT.

Cosmic Piper

Thursday 18 June 2026

 Message for Thursday 18 June 2026

• Sound Judgment Prospers • 

1 Either in the media or in person there are peevish, superficial people who make misery around them.

2 "A man declared bankrupt" is doing the best he can at some point of futility. There is over-all resourcefulness and Deliverance.

3 Any marked achievement in character or skill is mirrored in the luxury of "a jewelry shop" whose keyword is Preservation. 

4 "On the crest of a scepter shines a diamond like a magnificent star." There can be power, eminence, fame and Superiority. 

5 In "a baronial mansion with spacious park abounding with gigantic trees" dwells a student of antiquity who takes but little interest in new inventions--a profound scholar possessing sound judgment. 

6 "A large and well cultivated tract of land" bears the keyword Fruitfulness. It would appear to be an answer to the worries of paragraph 2. There is a genial temperament, healthy body, appreciation of nature's beauties, a large family and many friends. 

• Thursday • Sound Judgment Prospers •

Moon in Leo 

Cosmic Piper

Wednesday 17 June 2026

 Message for Wednesday 17 June 2026

• Through Melancholy toward Expenditure • 

1 Today should be smoother than Monday and Tuesday, but still, some individuals could be proud, superficial, fretful and peevish, symbolized by "toys or common elements of glass and tinsel." Loving one's neighbor as oneself is not always easy, requiring spiritual evolution.

2 "On the ceiling of a room is a gilded star" while Nature's real stars are ignored by superficial persons. 

3 "Two crossed swords forming an escutcheon" symbolize contention but also Prowess or courage and strength. 

4 "A young man of disheveled appearance sits on a barren rock by the sea, weeping." He is dependent, confiding and sympathetic, but disappointed in love and Melancholy. 

5 "A gypsy coming out of the forest" has found the resources of all nature available for his exploitation. There is self-release through a joy in the accomplishments of the moment. The keyword is Expenditure. 

6 "A jewelry shop" has the keyword Preservation. Personal display is part of the kaleidoscopic capacity of the world at large for producing and reproducing immediate realities with which to deal, and vision is shaped to a larger dimension.

Wednesday • Through Melancholy toward Expenditure • 

Moon in Cancer goes void-of-course at 0:42a PT until entering Leo at 5:06a PT 

Cosmic Piper

Tuesday 16 June 2026

 Message for Tuesday 16 June 2026

• Guidance Sustains Honor •

1 "Winter frost in the woods" hints that the needs and powers of nature are sometimes supreme over the aspirations and conveniences of humanity. Normal life is suspended so that a larger magical Splendor may manifest. 

2 A serpent in symbolism is acute and cunning but envious or jealous. "A snake is coiled around a tree, its head raised ready to strike." Its Subtlety can make for success in its own terms. 

3 In a market place, young men dispute their opinions with the free use of cudgels. Some individuals are quarrelsome, litigious or revengeful. The keyword is Contest. 

4 A spacious room is filled with expensive furniture and mirrors. A fashionable life is self-aggrandizing, with love for the fine arts. 

5 An emperor or commander on horseback has power and honor. 

6 A white dove over troubled waters displays the clear direction or absolute orientation of his indwelling spirit or divine heritage. Freedom of understanding is effective Guidance. 

Moon is in Cancer. 

Karmically sobering third of this week is with us until Wednesday morning (mistakenly given as Thursday in an earlier report).

• Tuesday • Guidance Sustains Honor •

Cosmic Piper

Monday 15 June 2026

 Message for Monday 15 June 2026

° Toward the Overmental •

1 Elastic, undeveloped thoughts greet the New Moon like "a wave-line of nebulous light obscured by a cloud." There could be obscurity and Wandering. 

2 Yet there could be hints of "remarkable feats" blazoned by "a balloon," though not ready for any great success.

3 "A man trimming palms" knows how to Enhance things by ridding them of whatever is superfluous. 

4 At last we get to something more substantial, "a large building with walls of granite" denoting something lasting, including a great deed handed down to posterity by one favored with longevity. 

5 "An old book is open on a table, beside it a burning lamp." Ancient learning confers happiness. Someone studious and retiring achieves something of importance to the world through patient study. The keyword is Cultivation. 

6 Racial wisdom rests on fine discrimination. "A finger is pointing in an open book." Even, some of the secrets of what Sri Aurobindo named the Overmind could dawn upon our awareness--not to mention the far greater, virtually omniscient Supermind. This is a long stretch from paragraph 1. The keyword is Confirmation. 

Monday ° Toward the Overmental °

Moon in Gemini is void-of-course until entering Cancer at 5:15a PT. 

Karmically sobering third of this week is with us until Thursday morning. 

Cosmic Piper

Weekend of June 13th & 14th, 2026

 Messages for Weekend of June 13th & 14th, 2026

Saturday 13th:

1 The moon is in its waning crescent phase until the New Moon late Sunday night. Energy levels are low. "An old oak stands alone upon a desolate moorland." Some feel Abandoned by kith and kin. 

2 "A man stands on a lonely plain, weeping." We may be inclined to give up to despondency, lacking strength and moral courage. But the struggle of life continues, perhaps to a lesser degree. 

3 Some may buck that trend aggressively, like "a bull tossing a man with its horns." "What I can get is my own."

4 Others, more Dignified, resemble "a lion upon an elevation looking towards a rising sun." Ambitious and jealous of honors, they fancy praise and flattery. They could be apt in governing others. 

5 In contrast with paragraphs 1 and 2 we have the transiency of "wind clouds and haste," a spiritual lightness maintaining aplomb through superficial excitement. The keyword is Exaltation. 

6 Do you just want to be above it all? Maybe one of "three fledglings in a nest high in a tree"? There could be "unconditioned creativity exalted to the point of complete freedom from any immediate involvement." The keyword is Elevation. 

7 We may be better able to regrasp things after the New Moon of 7:55p PT Sunday, in other words beginning Monday. 

Moon in Taurus goes void-of-course at 0:31a PT until entering Gemini at 6:07a PT. 

Sunday 14th:

"A Mystery's process is the universe."

-- Sri Aurobindo's Savitri, p. 100

Moon in Gemini goes void-of-course at 7:55p PT, which is also the New Moon of Gemini. 

Cosmic Piper

Friday 12 June 2026

 Message for Friday 12 June 2026

° Freedom in Gregarious Settings °

1 There is promise, and a generous disposition, yet dark clouds threaten a cold lingering night while the Sun tries to rise. Grand schemes seem born out of time and place. 

2 However, "an artificial globe" is studied by one who will travel, physically or mentally, and make discoveries. 

3 "A young horse runs with a leading cord in trail, lifting its head against the breeze and sniffing the air." Some are willful, daring, intelligent, loving liberty, with much intuitive judgment and insight into human character. The keyword is Freedom. 

4 "A young woman lying beneath a tree throws food to birds which gather around her." She is happy and makes others so; fond of music, poetry and the fine arts; a lover of peace and concord. Keywords are Geniality and Fellow-Feeling. 

5 "Experience may shape its own ground in full conformity with its own desires" as if managing "a newly formed continent." Such revolutionary potentiality has the keyword Originality. 

6 At "a barn dance," happy participants plunge into major and rewarding experiences without the least self-reservation. The keyword is Gregariousness. 

Friday ° Freedom in Gregarious Settings °

Moon in Taurus 

Cosmic Piper

Thursday 11 June 2026

 Message for Thursday 11 June 2026

• Toward Geniality and Gregariousness • 

1 Being lost in a snowstorm could be attending to too many things without sufficient mental illumination. 

2 But the Sun does rise within the lingering night. There is a generous disposition, though one may feel "out of time and place."

3 "A youth throwing coins into a cup as if in play" loses great opportunities through eccentric tastes and amusements, perhaps living a dependent lifestyle of Indifference. 

4 Or, he could emulate "a young woman lying beneath a tree, throwing food to the birds gathering around her." She has a kind heart and a winning, generous disposition. She is happy and makes others so. She loves the beautiful in nature and the fine arts, basking in geniality, concord and fellow-feeling. 

5 Lines of property and private rights have no validity unless they constitute a social stewardship. "A labor demonstration" reminds us that right and justice must prevail. The keyword is Representation. 

6 If the demonstration succeeds, there comes "a maximum of happy give-and-take between any one individual and any other," as in "a barn dance." There is richness of living and Gregariousness. 

Thursday • Toward Geniality and Gregariousness ▪︎

Moon in Aries goes void-of-course at 1:23a PT until entering Taurus at 5:29a PT. 

Cosmic Piper

Wednesday 10 June 2026

 Message for Wednesday 10 June 2026

• Juggling in a Snowstorm toward Harmony • 

1 Every commonplace activity is exalted when life comes to fruition as a community realization. "A woman holding a bag out of a window" is Facilitating her own and others' daily routines. 

2 By contrast, "a labor demonstration" is resorted to when some property and private rights seem without validity. There can be courage in attacking major problems at the cost of minor inconvenience. The keyword is Representation. 

3 "A traveler struggles onward in the midst of a snowstorm. The brave man appears to be lost in the darkness." Yet Charubel hints, "the sun that sets on one clime rises on another."

4 "A youth throwing coins into a cup as if in play" is eccentric, losing opportunities by peculiar tastes, amusing himself after his own manner while reckless of how others are working. The keyword is Indifference. 

5 Or maybe he could become, rather, "a man standing before an audience with all the paraphernalia of a juggler." "He has all-round accomplishments, never at a loss through lack of resources, capable of turning his hand or his wits to anything." -- Charubel 

6 The smoothest symbol is the last: "A beautiful scene of the country wherein all the elements conspire to enchant the eye and hold the spirit in a mood of silent adoration." This connotes a kind, attractive, gentle, thoughtful, devotional nature. There can be sustained sympathies, pure instincts, an elevated mind, and love of the open country. The keyword is Harmony. 

7 You might choose two of these symbols as Challenging and two as Comforting, and see how they play out by the end of the day. 

Wednesday • Juggling in a Snowstorm toward Harmony •

Moon in Aries 

Karmically sobering third of this week continues until Thursday morning. 

Cosmic Piper

Tuesday 9 June 2026

 Message for Tuesday 9 June 2026 

• Details Resolved toward Eminence •

0 You might find it helpful to choose two of the six paragraphs that ring bells for you. Try to live them out. Then at the end of the day, reread all six and see which two actually panned out. 

1 "A meteor, or 'falling star'" symbolizes the Uncertainty of one with an eccentric path, though it be poetical or esthetic. 

2 "A man delving" is particular in all small matters, and partial to some form of manual labor. The finite fulfills the infinite containing it. 

3 "A battle between the swords and the torches" can be high organizational skill, bringing the magic of understanding to any specific difficulty. The keyword is Resolution. 

4 "A prodigality of resources" is immediately realized in "a cafeteria"s divisions of labor. The keyword is Supply. 

5 "Two well clad men stand together, one holding a white horse by the bridle." There is aptitude in spiritual things, dreams, visions, and strange studies. Notable persons are friends. Some are disproportionate as Influuencers. 

6 "A red tree covered with golden fruit" indicates a very positive person who by dint of work will produce something that will be a blessing to the human race, rising thereby to eminence. 

Tuesday • Details Resolved Toward Eminence •

Moon in Pisces is void-of-course until entering Aries at 1:35a PT.

Karmically sobering third of this week is with us until early Thursday. 

Cosmic Piper

Monday 8 June 2026

 Message for Monday 8 June 2026 

• Lonely Hopes Supported Pertinaciously •

0 This week, through Sunday the 14th, looks considerably better, more upbeat, than last week, yet it may start slowly. 

1 "An empty space" is occupied by "a person not disposed to settle down to any work of a plodding nature" because he or she is weak and open to extraneous influences. 

2 "A cypress tree" shelters someone fretful, mournful, and gloomy, suffering from the loss or absence of a loved one. 

3 "Blighted hopes, betrayed confidence, bereavement and void ambition" may seem the lot of "a woman standing in an attitude of dejection, covering her naked breast with the hair of her head." Though left to her own resources, she can recover with aid from the Highest. 

4 "A horseman armed moves across a desert toward some woody hills." He is a self-willed and daring pioneer, carrying out designs conceived by himself without the aid or companionship of others. Somewhat estranged and taciturn, he makes his mark through perseverance. 

5 Where do these four turn for inspiration? To "a large archaic volume." Perhaps it's the Bible, perhaps Sri Aurobindo's Savitri. There is "an assurance of illimitable resources in wisdom, a heritage that may be made manifest at any time in immediate and practical guidance." The keyword is Background. 

6 "An old man is attempting vainly to reveal the Mysteries." There is an "uncompromising integrity of higher vision and an unshakable determination to dramatize it." The keyword is Pertinacity. 

Monday • Lonely Hopes Supported Pertinaciously •

Moon in Pisces goes void-of-course at 5:40p PT. 

Karmically sobering third of this week begins late evening. 

Cosmic Piper

Friday 5 June 2026

 Message for Friday 5 June 2026 

• Emerging into Goodness •

1 "Dreaming when one should be working" does not add up to gain. "A man is asleep in the heat of the day with implements beside him." 

2 If he becomes more active he may seem like "a man sitting upon his heels and breaking stones with a hammer," laboring much to little profit. 

3 If interested in what others are doing, he may promulgate gossip. "A person pulls at a rope attached to a bell near the top of a tree." Some news media thrive on defamation. 

4 If politically motivated, he or she could resemble "a woman suffragist haranguing." There needs to be a mutual give-and-take in respect to real differences in point of view. The keyword is Indignation. 

5 Finally, relatively unfruitful activities could upgrade into deeds which benefit the community. "Two men are putting slates on the roof of a building." Some are lovers of peace, and promoters of good works. 

6 By the time the moon goes void-of-course in the afternoon we may be ready to relax and emulate "shellfish groping and children playing." There is "emphasis on self-discovery as the basic mode of greater reality" (at the beach?). The keyword is Emergence. 

Friday • Emerging into Goodness •

Moon in Aquarius goes void-of-course at 12:52p PT. 

Cosmic Piper

Thursday 4 June 2026

 Message for Thursday 4 June 2026

• Clarification Prepares Accomplishment •

1 "A waning moon amid a bank of clouds dimly reveals a ship at sea, but all disabled." Aptitude and versatility require also perseverance and hopefulness to improve one's present holdings. As a general proposition, the week of June 8th through 14th should be much more positive than the current lunar week of May 31st through June 7th. 

2 "A rapid inland stream" denotes a restless disposition, perhaps turbulent and shallow and self-willed. 

3 "A woman holding firewood, her hair disordered by the wind, wanders in search of something." She undertakes too much, though she may be brilliant. The keyword is Confusion. 

4 "A man handling baggage" joys in practical everyday effort, making a niche for himself, fulfilling a normal need to be useful. The keyword is Industry. 

5 "Two Dutch children are talking." All relationships are reduced to common elements of background and skills. The keyword is Clarification. 

6 Some speculations are successful. "A tract of land, mapped out and enclosed by rails, is intended for a farm and homestead in the near future." An adventurer accomplishes what he has purposed. 

Thursday • Clarification Prepares Accomplishment •

Moon in Capricorn is void-of-course until entering Aquarius at 6:47a PT. 

Cosmic Piper

Wednesday 3 June 2026

 Message for Wednesday 3 June 2026

° Unusual Links and Intimations ° 

1 "A man in a mask stands beneath the shadow of a tree at night. At his feet there is a dead cow." Some are wily and acquisitive, but deceived in their own powers. The keyword is Plunder. 

2 "The dark side of the moon" is the province of one whose powers are MOON-SET! says Charubel. He is "a magician, but not of any known type"; not insane, but "there is ever a gulf between such a character and ordinary humanity."

3 "An escutcheon containing a harp and a gauntlet" denotes "one whose family is connected with the musical or military worlds and who will have tastes in one or the other direction." In his or her character there is "a peculiar admixture of gentleness and irritability, of playfulness and gravity."

4 "A person possessing vast powers of intellect is an accurate reasoner, a profound philosopher who will make an impression on the age in which he lives."

5 Window-shoppers should not dismiss all really desirable things as beyond actual acquisition, but rather come to know in advance whether choices they will make are in line with their desires. The keyword is Visualization. 

6 "A conversation by telepathy" makes it clear that there are illimitable ties between each individual and every one of his fellows, providing a fabric of invisible sympathies and co-operations. The keyword is Intimation. 

Wednesday ° Unusual Links and Intimations °

Moon in Capricorn goes void-of-course at 8:05p PT. 

Karmically sobering third of this week ends very late at night. 

Cosmic Piper

Tuesday 2 June 2026

 Message for Tuesday 2 June 2026 

• From Frailty to Overtones of Achievement •

0 it's your privilege to select from the following symbols the ones (probably two or more) which make sense to you or help you, and ignore the rest.

1 "Stairs leading to nowhere" suggest a lack of fixity of purpose. 

2 "A shaft descending into the earth, and overhead a balloon" suggests the study of something layered in different altitudes. 

3 "Two wolves devouring a carcass in the moonlight" are crafty, subtle and avaricious. A roaming, unsettled life has the keywords Voracity and Self-seeking. 

4 "A cluster of faded exotics, sweet and sickly to the smell" suggests frailty of character. Some are fond of pleasures they cannot afford, and timorous of exposure to criticism. The keyword is Satiety. 

5 "Window-shoppers" are finding out in advance whether choices to be made are in line with their desires. The keyword is Visualization. 

6 "A great musician at his piano" is making his individual artistry the property of all. The keyword is Achievement. He contributes enduring overtones to human understanding. 

Tuesday • From Frailty to Overtones of Achievement •

Moon in Capricorn 

Karmically sobering third of this week is at its most intense today, ending by very late Wednesday evening. 

Cosmic Piper

Monday 1 June 2026

 Message for Monday 1 June 2026 

• Contentment, Growth, Care •

1 Is this just an ordinary Monday? Maybe, with the moon void-of-course until evening. Charubel says that some will be engaged in something requiring heavy lifting by machinery. 

2 Also, "a large clock with weights in sight" suggests keen timing, maybe in music or in the study of cause-and-effect dynamics. 

3 In the face of disappointment, "the flowers of life withering in one's hand," one can practice self-restraint and contentment. 

4 "A lightning flash" clears away doubts and false notions. Some are great reformers, sources of illumination. 

5 "A Topsy saucily asserting herself" forgets she is a slave girl while speaking out with an almost spiritual impudence. "Personality risks its very being to be what it as yet has still to become." The keyword is Growth. 

6 On a void-of-course day we can attend unpretentiously to ordinary duties. "A woman sprinkling flowers" has an easy and rewarding partnership with nature, pouring her soul into every potentiality of living, with high stewardship. The keyword is Care. 

Monday • Contentment, Growth, Care •

Moon in Sagittarius is void-of-course until entering Capricorn at 6:20p PT.

Karmically sobering third of this week begins near 1p PT.

Cosmic Piper

Weekend of May 30th & 31st

 Messages for Weekend of May 30th and 31st, 2026

0 Venus's hard aspects with Saturn are generally melancholy, mournful, sad. One is given to the questions "Who loves me, and whom do I love? How loyal and secure is that love?" One can be extremely lonesome. Venus is square Saturn from May 20th through June 6th, at its peak from Wednesday the 27th through this weekend. Scripture reading is recommended. Some passages are Challenging and some are Comforting. We need both. God's love may seem a substitute for or supplement of human love, but at best it also guides us kindly through all human friendships and relationships. Love is eternal.

1 "On the cushion of a throne a dog lies asleep." To some, hard work and care are foreign and distasteful. (Well after all, today is the Sabbath.) By watchful strategy they attain positions for which they are not qualified, and could appear spiteful charlatans. 

2 "An airplane is falling," but the dive could be righted, re-establishing control of the flight. The keyword is Crisis. 

3 "A woman of pleasing appearance offers a glass of fluid to a child." Some are kind, sympathetic, hopeful and inspiring, inclined toward self-sacrifice. The keyword is Healing. 

4 "A monster gourd arises spontaneously from beneath the soil, growing visibly." One's fortunes seem propelled by magic power. 

5 "A Christmas tree decorated" represents "achievement of complete self-satisfaction through a simple sharing of one's potentials with one's fellows." The keyword is Symbolization. 

6 "A baronial mansion in a spacious park abounding with gigantic trees" is inhabited by a student of antiquity who takes but little interest in new inventions--a profound scholar with sound judgment. 

Moon in Scorpio is void-of-course until entering Sagittarius at 5:46a PT. 

Sunday 31st::

"It was a vain unnecessary world 

Whose will to be brought poor and sad results 

And meaningless suffering and a grey unease. 

Nothing seemed worth the labour to become. 

But judged not so his spirit's wakened eye. 

As shines a solitary witness star

That burns apart, Light's lonely sentinel, 

In the drift and teeming of a mindless Night, 

A single thinker in an aimless world 

Awaiting some tremendous dawn of God, 

He saw the purpose in the works of Time. 

Even in that aimlessness a work was done 

Pregnant with magic will and change divine."

Sri Aurobindo, Savitri, pp. 137-8

Moon in Sagittarius goes void-of-course at 6:22a PT 

Full Moon occurs Sunday at 1:46a PT. 

Cosmic Piper

Friday 29 May 202t6

 Message for Friday 29 May 2026

° Prepared for Artful Dominion °

1 "A labyrinth is situated in the heavens, a fine silver thread suspended from it to the earth." A person, yourself or someone of whom you are cognizant, has the patience and talent for propounding and solving conundrums, enigmatical problems or theorems. All is connected. 

2 "A quiver is filled with arrows." Its owner is competent in pursuing any and all practical ends in view. There has been self-discipline and training. The keyword is Preparation. 

3 "A spacious room is filled with expensive furniture and mirrors." Some conform to a conventional, fashionable life. They possess artistic accomplishments, and love for the fine arts in general. 

4 "A caduceus between a crescent and a gibbous moon" denotes the pursuit of Knowledge with a penetrating mind and retentive memory. The temper is changeful like the moon, subject to hope and despondency in alternation. There is travel, change, versatility, and perhaps distinguished scholarship. 

5 "A woman is holding a globe in one hand and a scepter in the other." She has a mind fit for governing; is dignified and conscientious. The keyword is Dominion. 

6 "A Christmas tree decorated" symbolizes "self-renewal through a sharing with others, or a remaking of ties and a regathering of vision through the recurrent birth of a world spirit." The keyword is Symbolization. 

Friday ° Prepared for Artful Dominion °

Moon in Scorpio goes void-of-course at 5:06p PT 

Cosmic Piper

Thursday 28 May 2026

 Message for Thursday 28 May 2026

• Protest Directed to Facilitate Sustainment •

1 "A house on fire at night-time" is not to be taken literally. There may be questions about where you or someone important to you is going to live. It's wise to prevent turmoil in the domestic life. 

2 "A dagger lying beside a skull" is likewise not literal but warns against fatal or destructive tendencies arising from melancholy and keen feelings. Patience can prevent tragic undoing. 

3 "An industrial strike" symbolizes "a refusal to accept any lesser in lieu of a greater." There can be constructive reorganization if Protest is successful. 

4 "A man sits at an office desk writing in a ledger." He has good practical abilities, especially as adapted for commercial pursuits. 

5 "A sleigh without snow" only needs snow "under the most unimaginative circumstances, since nature is ever prodigal in her means for supporting reality. The self can align itself with greater possibilities remaining unrealized in a given milieu." The keyword is Sustainment. 

6 "A deer" indicates "a person of fine sensibilities" according to Charubel; a lover of art, and a student given to scientific research. 

Thursday • Protest Directed to Facilitate Sustainment •

Moon in Scorpio 

Cosmic Piper

Wednesday 27 May 2026

 Message for Wednesday 27 May 2026

• Awakening toward Contentment •

1 We start with NOTHING. "Some mystery here which I do not comprehend," says Charubel. Note: The moon is void-of-course most of the day. 

2 "The sun is rising, but the rest of the sky is covered with dark clouds or a lingering night." Grand schemes are failures for the time being. 

3 There seems to be "a stranded vessel on a low, sandy beach." Plans are Obstructed, yet there will always be a new start in life after each failure. 

4 "A woman of Samaria" has lived aplenty before her Awakening meeting with Jesus at the well. 

5 "An old-fashioned well" encourages the assimilation of others' reality into one's own. The keyword is Recompense. 

6 Finally we enter "a peaceful valley with a lake on which a swan is floating. At the back rises a high mountain." There is generosity, kindness, contentment and quiet happiness. The mind is calm and thoughtful, the manners courteous, the body elegant. The keyword is Peace. (A remedy for paragraphs 1-3.)

Wednesday • Awakening toward Contentment • 

Moon in Libra goes void-of-course at 4:33a PT until entering Scorpio at 5:54p PT. 

Karmically sobering third of this week ends in mid-afternoon. 

Cosmic Piper

Tuesday 26 May 2026

 Message for Tuesday 26 May 2026 

• Channeling Fruitfulness •

1 "A lot of creatures consisting of cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry" are kept as pets rather than for slaughter, says Charubel. Yes, let's put an end to factory farming. 

2 "A woman holding a book in one hand and a pair of scales in the other" has learning, sound reason, and elegant manners. She may become famous but not popular, with wealth and longevity. The keyword is Judgment.

3 "Drilling for oil" is undergoing risk in pursuit of uncertain objectives. There is concentration and specialization of effort. The keyword is Speculation. 

4 "A bridge being built across a gorge" conquers natural difficulties by conscious means, independent of nature's inconveniences. The keyword is Channelship.

5 "A red tree covered with golden fruit" is a positive blessing to the human race through personal efforts, no ordinary person. 

6 "A wide-spreading oak tree" is steady, strong and reliable. Sustaining itself, it affords shelter and comfort to others. The keyword is Fruitfulness. 

Tuesday • Channeling Fruitfulness •

Moon in Libra 

Karmically sobering third of this week continues until Wednesday afternoon. 

Cosmic Piper

Message for Monday 25 May

 Message for Memorial Day 2026

I have not much to say. I hope the regular forecasts shall rebegin on Tuesday, May 26th. 

Moon in Virgo is void-of-course until entering Libra at 7:35a PT. 

Karmically sobering third of this week is with us until Wednesday afternoon. 

Cosmic Piper

Weekend of May 23rd and 24th, 2026

 Messages for Weekend of May 23rd and 24th, 2026

Saturday 23rd:

1 Who in your life is a strong character, physically and psychically, a prominent figure in some gigantic scheme or organization? He or she finds a way into an important, responsible position in life. 

2 "A quadrangular figure has two triangles on the top." Vast powers of intellect belong to a profound philosopher who makes an impression on his or her era. 

3 "A woman in gaudy apparel plays with jewels in her lap." She has savoire faire and knowledge of human nature. She is fortunate yet somewhat foolish or extravagant. The keyword is Semblances. 

4 Inward assurance enables us to hold steady in every course of our choosing. We have seen "the rainbow's pot of gold." The keyword is Faith. 

5 "The garden of the Tuileries" symbolizes the self-confidence and authority which come to anyone through social position and wealth. Each individual can participate in the full gamut of satisfactions developed and cherished by his fellows as well as himself. The keyword is Luxury. 

6 "A troubador stands with one foot upon the ledge of a rock, his instrument slung at his side, listening to the music of a cascade which falls at his feet." A roaming life is filled with beauty, poetry and happiness. One is sensitive to the opinions and influence of others. The keyword is Harmony. 

Moon in Leo is void-of-course until entering Virgo at 2:58a ET. 

Sunday 23rd:

"The Lord, high as he is, cares for the lowly, 

and from afar he humbles the proud. 

Though I walk among foes thou dost preserve my life, 

and with thy right hand thou savest me. 

Thy true love, O Lord, endures for ever." 

-- Psalm 138

Moon in Virgo goes void-of-course at 5:55p PT. 

Cosmic Piper

Message for Friday 22 May

Message for Friday 22 May 2026

• Prowess •

1 Mechanics and dynamics have a value. "Two men turn a handle of a crane with a chain attached to a large stone."

2 "A luminous tube" sounds like a smartphone divined by our clairvoyant Charubel in the 1890s.  "Its interior is rendered luminous by some means I do not understand."

3 "A sapling is bent about the middle,  thenceforth growing awry." Some lean where there is no real support. The keyword is Betrayal. 

4 "A man scales a wall by means of a rope ladder." He is daring, courageous and eloquent, "with a sword in his mouth." The keyword is Prowess. 

5 "Steps up to a lawn blooming with clover" symbolize Hopefulness. 

6 "Santa Claus filling stockings furtively" is demonstrating illimitable Prodigality.

Friday • Prowess •

Moon in Leo is void-of-course until entering Virgo at 11:58p PT 

Cosmic Piper 

Message for Thursday 21 May 2026

          Message for Thursday 21 May 2026

° Camaraderie ° 1 "A white oval figure on a very black background" is said by Charubel to warn against being negative and open to evil influences, maybe through marriage. 2 "A glass-bottomed boat in still water" has the keyword Curiosity. 3 "Steps up to a lawn blooming with clover " has the keyword Hopefulness. 4 "A monster gourd arises spontaneously from beneath the soil, its growth visible." Some things engaged in succeed as if propelled by magic power. 5 "The remnants of a feast lie upon a well-appointed table." There can be a worldly, extravagant desire for "the good things of life," plus richness of heart and camaraderie. 6 "Two yellow flowers growing beneath the shade of a luxuriant tree" indicate peace, prosperity, and advantageous friendships. There is kindness, and beneficent protection by "someone greater than oneself." The keyword is Security. ° Thursday ° Camaraderie ° Moon in Leo goes void-of-course at 3:07p PT Cosmic Piper

Message for Wednesday 20 May 2026

 Message for Wednesday 20 May 2026

• Transformation, Rescue, Luxury • 1 "A woman is seated in an attitude of grief, holding in her hands faded lilies and roses." She has had fateful inclinations and strong passions, and may feel disgraced. 2 A person sits at a desk in a large office, writing in a ledger. There is capability in commercial pursuits. 3 During an electrical storm, a catharsis of nature clears the way for progress ahead. Human personality rises to a moment of union with the universal forces. The keyword is Transformation. 4 In a rough sea causing a wreck, a lifeboat is despatched and all are finally rescued. Charubel says, "Thou shalt save many, and thou shalt save thyself." 5 "A peacock parading on an ancient lawn" is dignifying his or her personal excellencies. The keyword is Aloofness. 6 "A dark man, richly apparelled and surrounded by servants and courtiers, reclines on a couch." He is artistic, exuding wealth and influence; the keyword is Luxury. Wednesday • Transformation, Rescue, Luxury • Moon in Cancer goes void-of-course at 6:28a PT until entering Leo at 7:49p PT. Karmically sobering third of this week ends in late afternoon. Cosmic Piper

Message for Tuesday 19 May 2026

 Message for Tuesday 19 May 2026

• Kindness Evoked • 1 The Despotism of a man driving slaves is unfortunately not entirely absent in the 21st century. The Prayer of Repentance of Meher Baba includes the line, "We repent for every action that has brought ruin to others, for every word and deed that has given others pain, and for every wish that pain should befall others." 2 "A crucifix" reminds us to honor the Savior's sacrifice for us, and to meditate less on his suffering than on his glorious redemptive Resurrection. 3 Some human beings seem selfish and jealous, like a dog hiding a bone or a respectable beggar, an indolent hanger-on. 4 But many are awakening to the plight of farm animals. I just donated to Compassion in World Farming. "A promiscuous lot of creatures--cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry--are pets rather than means of profit," says Charubel. 5 "Two cobblers working at a table" are balancing pros and cons with each other. The keyword is Capability. 6 "A clear mountain stream" represents "high achievement through an unswerving fidelity to some definite course of action," with the keyword Resourcefulness. Tuesday • Kindness Evoked • Moon in Cancer Karmically sobering third of this week is with us until late afternoon of Wednesday. Cosmic Piper

Message for Monday 18 May 2026

 Message for Monday 18 May 2026 

• Reliability Sought and Found • 1 "A man climbing a pole on an elevation" has ambitions in the clouds and exerts himself vainly. The keyword is Vagary. 2 "A wolf following a sheep along a secluded pathway" is crafty, forming associations with a design of ultimate conquest. He is seductive. The keyword is Deception. 3 "A profile of a face" belongs to someone with great powers of perception; an exact, accurate observer of men and things. He would make a good detective. 4 If one seeks personal satisfaction in a simple efficacy of being oneself, one is on the scene of "a duck pond and its brood," aligned to the genius of a modest situation. The keyword is Reliability. 5 "The fullness of life is ageless" to "a woman pursued by mature romance." Genuine maturity heightens capitalization on enduring potentials. The keyword is Persuasion. 6 And so we are on "a very straight road; an interminable perspective," with a balanced mind and a life that will be long and happy. Monday • Reliability Sought and Found • Moon in Gemini is void-of-course all day until entering Cancer at 6:47p PT. Karmically sobering third of this week begins around noon. Let's hold on to the potentials of paragraphs 3-6 while avoiding the pitfalls of paragraphs 1 & 2. Cosmic Piper

Messages for Weekend of May 16th &17th, 2026

 Messages for Weekend of May 16th &17th, 2026

Saturday 16th: 1 Many TV and movie videos could be likened to "a dark cloud charged with elemental shapes, hideous and repulsive." Violence and horror should be rejected rather than succumbed to. 2 Charubel recommends being careful, with the degree "a crucifix" emphasized. We ought to remember thankfully the selfless sacrifice of our Savior, rather than be pulled into negative, judgmental cruel thoughts. 3 "Creative aplomb in even the least of situations" is demonstrated calmly by "a squaw selling beads." The keyword is Detachment. 4 Yet perhaps she or her family will acquire "a large, well cultivated tract of land" filled with nature's beauty, rustic pursuits, a large family and many friends. The keyword is Fruitfulness. 5 Or, some will meet with Success in an eccentric vocation, acquiring wealth yet living simply. "An alchemist is at work in his laboratory; upon his table is much gold." 6 "A celestial choir is singing." The keyword is Veneration. Moon in Taurus goes void-of-course at 6:03p PT until entering Gemini at 7:24p PT. New Moon of Taurus is exact at 1:02p PT Sunday 17th; "Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth." -- Mark 9: 23 Moon in Gemini Cosmic Piper

Message for Friday 15 May 2026

 Message for Friday 15 May 2026

• Through Disjunction Toward Concord • 1 "A dark cloud passing over part of the earth is charged with elemental, hideous, repulsive shapes." Charubel warns against evil magic. Human rights infractions in China are not getting the attention they cry out for. 2 "A young man of disheveled appearance sits on a barren rock by the sea, weeping." Dependent, confiding, and sympathetic, he faces bereavement or disappointment. The keyword is Melancholy. 3 "A large disappointed audience" may be asking what was really accomplished by the Xi-Trump meeting in Beijing. There is some frustration and Disjunction. 4 Yet both leaders may resemble "an elephant" who is secretive, sagacious, and confident in his own strength. 5 "A fair woman is leading a child by the hand and gathering flowers by the way." She is loving and agreeable, finding happiness in common duties, a lover of domestic peace and tolerance. The keyword is Concord. 6 "A Spaniard is serenading his senorita." "A poetry of living and a music of desire become the final touchstones for a true self-fulfillment." The keyword is Constancy. Friday • Through Disjunction Toward Concord • Moon in Taurus Cosmic Piper

Message for Thursday 14 May 2026

 Message for Thursday 14 May 2026

• Mysterious Reformulations • 1 "A dark, moving column, it stands very high." Xi, Trump, Elon Musk? Some other "very mysterious character"? 2 "A lion rampant, standing on elevated ground" is powerful and haughty, making many his servants but few his friends. The keyword is Pride. (There is more than one such "lion.") 3 "In a market place, several young men in dispute assert their opinions by the free use of cudgels." Sounds like what's scheduled for Beijing today. Quarrelsome or litigious folk have few sympathies. The keyword is Contest. 4. "Lost opportunity regained in the imagination" emphasizes "the all-important and creative fluidity of character which makes man an immortal being." The keyword is Reformulation. 5 A reprise of paragraph 1. A mysterious stranger among men has a life of his own, a world of his own; content to live and vanish unknown. 6 But putting paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 together could bring us to something quite different, "a large well-kept public park." Community divisions of labor bring out the everyday integrity of society at large. The keyword is Recreation. Thursday • Mysterious Reformulations • Moon in Aries goes void-of-course at 2:34p PT until entering Taurus at 7:32p PT. Karmically sobering third of this week ends in the afternoon. Cosmic Piper

Message for Wednesday 13 May 2026

 Message for Wednesday 13 May 2026

• Reformulation, Command, Friendship • 1 "A bed of a dried-up river wherein blackbirds are feeding" suggests Decline, as if one were "abandoned to the mercy of wayfaring and deceitful men." 2 However, "lost opportunity" can be "regained in the imagination." Man has "a capacity to re-establish himself in his own world by his own efforts whenever he desires a better foundation." The keyword is Reformulation. 3 "A mounted Indian with scalp locks" can dispense with these latter, let's hope, without losing pride in personal prowess or his unimpeachable control over life. The keyword is Command. 4 "A man, yet greater than a man!" exists Charubel. "His mission is a WORLD mission." Donald Trump longs to fulfill such a role, in China and elsewhere. 5 A large-hearted person easily detects imposition or fraud in any transaction. He has great soul force. 6 "Several sparrows are collected together, chattering and pluming themselves." But these are really social and jovial humans, given to luxury and convivial pursuits, attractive and unselfish, happy in the company of others, expressing their honest nature, forming many Friendships. Wednesday • Reformulation, Command, Friendship • Moon in Aries Karmically sobering third of this week continues until Thursday afternoon. Cosmic Piper

Message for Tuesday 12 May 2026

 Message for Tuesday 12 May 2026

• Through Abandonment, with Soul Force and Preservation • 1 What will happen at the coming Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing? Not to worry, but one of today's symbols is "A king sits upon a throne; behind him stands a figure veiled in black." The keyword is Collapse. Ambition leads into dangerous positions. 2 We are never totally deserted or Abandoned, but may feel like "an old oak splintered by storms standing alone upon a desolate moorland." Jesus the Savior has preceded us through such an apparently hopeless condition, before His great triumph. 3 "A stile" indicates someone with an analytical mind, a sound reasoner. 4 "A smelting furnace" indicates a large-hearted person with great soul force. 5 Luxury mirrors any marked achievement in character or skills. "A jewelry shop" has the keyword Preservation. 6 "A man possessed of more gifts than he can hold" has a tendency to attempt all things. The keyword is Equipment. Tuesday • Through Abandonment, with Soul Force and Preservation • Moon in Pisces goes void-of-course at 5:05a PT until entering Aries at 5:05p PT [not a typo!]. Karmically sobering third of this week is with us until Thursday afternoon. Cosmic Piper

Message for Monday 11 May 2026

 Message for Monday 11 May 2026

• Geniality and Guidance • 1 We start with crudity and cruelty, "a man beating an ass with a stick." This could be some flare-up of anger in yourself or someone else. 2 Immediately we transit to the exact opposite, "a young woman lying beneath a tree, throwing food to birds which gather around her." Many are awakening to kindly feelings toward animals. Some happy individuals make others happy. Keywords are Geniality and Fellow-Feeling. 3 "A pair of shears" indicate dexterity at any handicraft. 4 "A double promise" is a gift for seeing the world and self both inwardly and outwardly. The keyword is Sensibility. 5 "In a field of rich grass stands a tree encircled by a swarm of bees." Diligence leads to successful acquisition of money and friends. Keywords are industry, thrift and utility. 6 "White dove over troubled waters" is a good omen, providing "a wholly practical protection, to the precise extent it is accepted," according to Dr. Jones. The keyword is Guidance. Monday • Geniality and Guidance • Moon in Piscis

Messages for Weekend of May 9th & 10th, 2026

 Messages for Weekend of May 9th & 10th, 2026 

Saturday 9th:

• Toward Munificence • 1 If craftily designing mischief, "a crow or raven standing upon a water-pot" could, through envy, bring injury upon himself. 2 Some are like a recluse loving solitude, a student of the mystical possessing hidden knowledge. "A dark and somber curtain covers the mouth of a cavern in a rock." 3 "Two men, well clad, stand together, one holding a white horse by the bridle." There is aptitude in spiritual things, a tendency to believe in dreams and visions and pursue strange studies. There is friendship with notable persons. Some influences could be harmful. 4 A flag is on a flagstaff at the top of a high mountain. Some rise from a low degree to eminence. 5 One can control events at any point of transition or crisis, with divine aplomb holding to its course through superficial excitement. "Wind clouds and haste" bear the keyword Exaltation. 6 Varying and recurrent opportunities open up. There could be unusual good fortune and richer rewards, with "an open window and a net curtain blowing into a cornucopia." The keyword is Munificence. • Toward Munificence • Moon in Aquarius goes void-of-course at 10:10p PT Sunday 10th: "The only intelligence or substance of a thought, a seed, or a flower is God, the creator of it. Mind is the Soul of all. Mind is Life, Truth, and Love which governs all." "Beauty, sublimity, purity, and holiness--yea, the divine nature--appear in man and the universe never to disappear." -- Mary Baker Eddy, Christian Science textbook, pp. 508 & 509 Moon is void-of-course until entering Pisces at 10:41a PT. Cosmic Piper