Message for Tuesday 23 September 2025

 Message for Tuesday 23 September 2025

• Monastic Searching amid Available Pleasures • 1 Someone in the garb of a doctor of a monastic order is melancholy but kindly and humane. Perhaps somewhat maniacal, he nevertheless is intellectually gifted to investigate the laws of recondite sciences. The keyword is Searching. 2 What does he conceal in his cell? A broken bottle and spilled perfume? He desires to "flow out and into every last ramification of experience." There is irrevocable self-expression. The keyword is Permeation. 3 He or a nun in a sister order may cultivate a lovely garden of flowers. She has good taste and fine sensibilities, admiring nature in her most lovely garb. 4 Officially far away from the monastery, "A man and a woman are playing together, with fruits, flowers and wine upon a table beside them." Amid youthful joy, animal spirits and mirthfulness, many are endowed with personal beauty and are cheerful companions. Money comes readily and goes just as quickly. The keyword is Pleasure. • Tuesday • Monastic Searching amid Available Pleasures • Cosmic Piper Moon in Libra and the Via Combusta Moon goes void-of-course at 9:03a PT. Serious business could be hard to transact after that.

Message for Monday 22 September 2025

 Message for Monday 22 September 2025

• Toward Friendliness or Secret Love • 1 A soldier is prepared for battle. For most of us that means not literal fighting but speed and efficiency in responding to calls of duty. Friendship establishes itself. 2 There is however a danger of impetuosity, if someone is martial or quarrelsome. "A man with a drawn sword in an aggressive attitude" could wound someone physically or emotionally. There is no need to rush into danger. 3 A better plan: Take a tour on a sight-seeing bus, where there is naivete and indomitability of interest in life as a whole. There are no artificial boundaries, but an exceptional range of understanding and sympathy. The keyword is Friendliness. 4 That might be fairly impersonal self-expression, or it could evolve with someone special into "the true lover's knot," says Charubel. Some have strong feelings and are very affectionate and confiding. Shall they pass through this world unnoticed, the finest feelings of their souls unreciprocated? • Monday • Toward Friendliness or Secret Love • Cosmic Piper Moon in Libra Karmically sobering third of this week continues until early evening

Message for Weekend of September 20 & 21, 2025

 Message for Weekend of September 20 & 21, 2025

Saturday 20: 1 A man feeling his way over a bog can make his way through difficulties eventually. 2 He finds better footing on a solitary rock jutting up from a waste of sand. He may feel poverty-stricken but has fixity, steadiness and gravity of character, enduring scarce circumstances. 3 He may develop into a philosopher carrying three mounds of knowledge on his head. He discerns the eternal fitness of things and so can further all progress. The keyword is Prescience. 4 A bird perched on the top of a high tree welcomes the day-dawn with its song. Some of us have prophetic souls and poetic minds and are ever hopeful. Moon in Virgo Karmically sobering third of this week is with us Sunday 21; 1 A man seems headless but rather his head is shrouded in black; he is a melancholy, eccentric recluse, a searcher for secret things. He should beware of chaos, confusion and obscurity. 2 He could put on a skullcap and get busy with scientific instruments, experimenting for insight into natural laws. Eventually his work can succeed. 3 Then he resembles a philosopher with three mounds of knowledge on his head, maybe the thesis, antithesis and synthesis of Hegel's dialectic. He recognizes cosmic order through its manifestation in all persons and affairs. That perfects an integral Prescience. 4 An angel stands in mid-air with a long scroll, covered with writing, unfolded. Charubel says this could be a Messianic degree, or at least signify "more than an ordinary person." The suffering or despondency of the sun and moon both opposite Saturn and Neptune could drive us toward soul-awakening. Moon in Virgo goes void-of-course at 12:55p PT, the moment of the New Moon, until entering Libra at 2:42p PT. Karmically sobering third of this week is exact about that time, ending Monday night Cosmic Piper

Message for Friday 19 September 2025

 Message for Friday 19 September 2025

• Influential Super-Reason plus Conviviality • 1 "Humanity is seeking to bridge the span of knowledge." It's amazing to recall those with encyclopedic minds long before the advent of AI, such as GFW Hegel, H P Blavatsky, Sri Aurobindo and Marc Edmund Jones. All four were adepts of spiritual paths, and all four are alive to those who study their writings. "The faith of the individual in his own reasoning powers must have every chance to prove itself" says Dr. Jones. The keyword is Rationality. 2 "A man in his shirtsleeves is turning a big wheel." His labors assist in a work that is producing a mighty influence on the world. (All four of those mentioned in paragraph 1 were and are doing that.) 3 Demonic powers try to frustrate such attempts. Nevertheless, "A long pole is suspended horizontally in mid-air with a rope attached to each end." Some know of a law in nature not popularly recognized whose operations are as marvelous as such antigravity levitation. 4 So let's have a festival! There is "an occasion for the assembling together of villagers in gala costume." Many will feel sociable and friendly, with a strong taste for pleasures and festivities. There is good fortune and conviviality. • Friday • Influential Super-Reason plus Conviviality • Cosmic Piper Moon is in Leo until entering Virgo at 5:24a PT (void-of-course for only one minute before that)

Message for Thursday 18 September 2025

Message for Thursday 18 September 2025 • From Whining to Aplomb • 1 Some may be whining and cringing rather than acting and achieving. Indigence goes along with feeling self-centered and morose. 2 Yet even if feeling unhappily disposed and sensitive, many are scrupulously honest and just in all transactions: four-square. 3 Therefore they are "in the midst of brightening influences," realizing the fundamental friendliness of the world at large. They press on from darkness to light, courageously responding to a complete spiritual fellowship with all. 4 When work is done we could all be "grand dames at tea" (like Charles and Trump at Windsor Castle?]. "Each individual may pass on what he has gained and therefore have an effective continuance of himself through others." "The traditions of one generation are the ever-ready strength of the next." The keyword is Aplomb. • Thursday • From Whining to Aplomb • Cosmic Piper Moon in Leo

Message for Wednesday 17 September 2025

 Message for Wednesday 17 September 2025

° Toward Union ° 1 This could be a wonderful culminating day. People are determined to be discriminating and truthful, decided only for the truth. On one side of a country scene, gloom and fog; on the other, all sunshine. 2 "A boy with a censer" makes his conscious appeal to God, for a divine being provides the over-all unity he recognizes. He shares whatever reality he would possess. The keyword is Rapture. 3 "A man in the midst of brightening influences" is realizing the underlying friendliness of the world at large. The keyword is Responsiveness. There is complete spiritual fellowship with human kind. 4 An idealist, a researcher in celestial things, makes many sincere friends. He is kind and benevolent and will attain his peaceful ambitions. "Two golden circles are joined by a blue ribbon tied in a double bow." The keyword is Union. ° Wednesday ° Toward Union ° Cosmic Piper Moon is in Leo beginning at 1:21a ET

Message for Monday 15 September 2025

Message for Monday 15 September 2025 • Adeptness • A man sits naked on a rock by the sea, Covering his eyes with his hands, misanthropic, Estranged and lonely. Then he climbs A steep hill in the dark, allured by A light on its summit which is just a meteor. Misled, he learns he must "try the spirits." Then he turns to something laborious, Plowing with an ox in a field bordering A thick wood. He is steadfast in natural research And modest, firm country life. Above, an eagle and a large white dove Are turning one into the other. Is he vacillating unhappily, or meeting Each new situation with adeptness? • Monday • Adeptness • Cosmic Piper Moon in Cancer Karmically sobering third of this week ends in the evening

Message for Weekend of September 13th & 14th, 2025

 Message for Weekend of September 13th & 14th, 2025

Saturday 13: A man felling a tree does not avoid enduring, Hard work. He has simple, warm sympathies And contentment with manly, productive endeavor. He may cause the tree to fall but its foliage Was already falling. There is information In the symbol of autumn leaves, Subtle endings veiled by tact. In an extensive forest the sun peeps above The horizon, flooding the trees with glowing rays. Somewhere among them is a man, a real man To whom thousands look up for light and Guidance. Spontaneously he elicits goodwill and Plaudits. He founds a new philosophy Or initiates a truth-bestowing epoch. Moon in Gemini Karmically sobering third of this week is beginning by early afternoon Sunday 14: A reversed triangle on a red ground denotes Danger from water or drowning or through A passionate nature easily allured sexually. An eagle and a large white dove are turning One into the other: Vacillation

Between ideals and desires, or else real Adeptness. In a large assembly room A man at a piano plays for a large Audience. He is artistic and eloquent, A very popular musician. In the Heavens are rings of light within each other, Zone within zone. Some, not fitting in The mold of this age, are not understood By their peers. They live in a world of their Own, awaiting a far distant future. Moon in Gemini goes void-of-course at 3:48p PT until entering Cancer at 5:31p PT Karmically sobering third of this week is most intense then, in the afternoon Cosmic Piper

Message for Friday 12 September 2025

 Message for Friday 12 September 2025

• Distinctively Prepared • 1 "An ostrich" is symbolically someone "pompous in his general demeanor, of large build and lofty looks, in assumption a hero. Yet he may despise the ideas of another and have none of his own." 2 Risks of physical or emotional injury, even among kindred, need to be met with care. "Over a nest of young birds a hawk is seen hovering." 3 Each of us has a special destiny in a particular milieu, and each has a uniqueness of make-up. There is "a third wing on the left side of a butterfly." Yet there are fundamental affinities among all differentiations. The keyword is Distinctiveness. 4 Some succeed by being ever on the defensive, alert and prepared for any attack. Void of fear by being conscious of superior strength, they do not shun an opponent. "A lion whose head is exposed" may not be first in the arena but will be the last to quit it. • Friday • Distinctively Prepared • Cosmic Piper Moon in Taurus goes void-of-course at 1:15p PT until entering Gemini at 2:39p PT

Message for Wednesday 10 September, 2025

 Message for Wednesday 10 September, 2025

• Fervor Wins Distinction • 1 "A man being carried by four men in a sedan chair" has an easy time of it as a favorite of fortune. He accumulates wealth and is possessed of numerous accomplishments. 2 However, effectiveness or excellence has to prove itself, as in "a swimming race." Idleness and self-indulgence cannot compete successfully. Some are eliminated from the race. 3 A Chanticleer or clear-singing rooster is possessed of "fearless self- affirmation which wins immediate allegiance from the hearts and minds of everybody." The keyword is Fervor. 4 "A crescent moon joined to a shining star" shows that some (moon) will become eminent through association with persons of high rank and merit (star). There is plenty of imagination, versatility and intuition. The keyword is Distinction. • Wednesday • Fervor Wins Distinction • Cosmic Piper Moon in Aries goes void-of-course at 2:55a ET until entering Taurus at 1:05p PT/ 4:05p ET

Message for Tuesday 9 September 2025

 Message for Tuesday 9 September 2025

• Guardianship • 1 A man with a quiver full of arrows on his back is a quick observer and designer, a prompt and skillful executant. 2 A child giving birds a drink at a fountain is full of Solicitude, a creative concern for others which is an upramp to immortality. 3 A houseboat party takes place in a pleasant pocket of life. It is "a common adventure in self- expenditure" with the keyword Congeniality. 4 An old white-headed man is surrounded by happy children. His long life is invested with the comforts of homely affection. He is kind, fatherly and benevolent toward all. Much beloved, he ends his days in prosperity and peace. The keyword is Guardianship. • Tuesday • Guardianship • Cosmic Piper Moon in Aries goes void-of-course at 11:55p PT Karmically sobering third of this week ends in early afternoon

Message for Monday 8 September 2025

 Message for Monday 8 September 2025

• Protection, Prudence, Ordinary Gain • 1 The karmically sobering third of this week is at its peak today. New or risky plans or agendas should be avoided, or one could be like "a man running in the face of a strong wind, making little headway while his garments fly in tatters behind him." Pride and obstinacy incur criticism and loss. Rather, ordinary needed tasks are doable. 2 "A naked infant, exposed, sleeps alone in an open and dreary place. Around him are beasts and birds of prey. But by some strange power, unseen, this embodied picture of Innocence is protected." Parents and others have been cruel, yet the child has been saved from malice. "No weapon formed against him shall prosper." 3 The same or another "child is giving birds a drink at a fountain." He or she has "uncompromising faith in the friendly relationships characterizing the world at large." There is a creative concern for others, or Solicitude, as an upramp to immortality. 4 In contrast with the foolishness of paragraph 1, some are industrious, watchful, prudent, working with an eye to the future and therefore provident in old age. "An old man is cutting grapes in a vineyard," happily gathering in fruits of foresight and care. (At a very mundane level, these symbols suggest fortunate grocery shopping among other possibilities.) • Monday • Protection, Prudence, Ordinary Gain • Cosmic Piper Moon in Pisces goes void-of-course at 10:45a PT until entering Aries at 11:38a PT Karmically sobering third of this week is at its peak

Weekend of September 6th & 7th, 2025

 Message for Weekend of September 6th & 7th, 2025

Saturday 6th: 1 "A man is standing, resting lightly on the end of his bow, with a quiver full of arrows on his back." He is a quick observer and designer, a prompt and skillful executant. 2 As an explorer and discovering traveler he may eventually set up the framework of a temporary building, perhaps four long posts with four rails fastened horizontally on their tops. This could be some project with four components. 3 With maturity, deeper understanding is shared, as that of "a Jewish rabbi." This could be a guide or teacher inspiring the project of paragraph 2. The keyword is Heritage. 4 Some have fame because of special abilities. They are conscious of their own power of governing others. "A figure like the angel of the Sun, Michael, stands erect and strikes the earth with the point of a dazzling sword." The keyword is Superiority. Moon in Aquarius is void-of-course until entering Pisces at 8:55a PT/ 11;55a ET Sunday 7th: 1 "A man is wading through mud knee-deep. The bank toward which he struggles is enveloped in fog." This is not hopeless but temporarily daunting. 2 Yet some, headstrong and given to Impulse, cannot be restrained by mud or anything else, but like a ram stand upon a barren rock pawing the ground. They are generous friends, warm-hearted and enthusiastic. 3 "A pyramid of red is conspicuously situated on a large open plain." There can be dauntless character and great energy, with the motto "Never say die." Animal passions accompany strength of will. 4 There is "a basic delight in every aspect of human relationship" when one mingles with "A crowd upon the beach." Tensions of personality are released through unconditioned friendliness. The keyword is Exhilaration. Moon in Pisces Karmically sobering third of this week is with us until Tuesday afternoon

Message for Friday 5 September 2025

 Message for Friday 5 September 2025

• Manifesting Deep Tradition • 1 There may be a feeling of aimlessness. "A broken wheel lies upon the ground, while a horse grazes nearby." A laissez faire Friday mood. 2 I hope you feel that human laws, courts and judges are not against you but for you. "A person with wig and gown" is eminent in forensic science. At the spiritual level, we pray that human laws move toward Divine Law which is more understanding and merciful. 3 "A Jewish rabbi" may become a special channel for the aspirations of all. He brings deeper understanding to those around him by standing on the giant souls of prophets who have gone before. The keyword is Heritage. 4 An established tradition is also efflorescent in "A family tree." Our forebears can guide us through their spiritual presence in our blood, while our integrity remains peculiarly our own. The keyword is Gentility. • Friday • Manifesting Deep Tradition • Cosmic Piper Moon in Aquarius goes void-of-course at 1:53p PT/ 4:53p ET

Message for Thursday 4 September 2025

 Message for Thursday 4 September 2025

• From Divergence back to Constancy • 1 Charubel gives us "a long, straight road, the terminus of which I do not see." An uneventful life is uniformly even. But one ought to provide for future contingencies. Things look good, so let's make sure they stay that way. 2 "A gang of robbers in hiding" think they have found freedom by flouting the usual moral code. Such Divergence cannot last long. A more challenging perspective is needed. 3 A counsel of confusion takes over when events are allowed to drift or when leadership proves deficient. We need "a strong hand supplanting political hysteria." Transient crises are opportunities for self-discovery. The keyword is Power. 4 "Tufts of grass hold a thin but certain existence upon a jutting rock." Some have a firm, steadfast character, holding to their own beliefs and principles even when that is disadvantageous. They determine the right thing to do and do it. The keyword is Constancy. • Thursday • From Divergence back to Constancy • Cosmic Piper Moon in Capricorn goes void-of-course at 3:09a PT until entering Aquarius at 3:33a PT

Message for Wednesday 3 September 2025

 Message for Wednesday 3 September 2025

• Consequential Entanglement plus Sagacious Advantage • 1 "A woman blindfolded, and a man leading her" is an exact depiction of what went on between Jeffrey Epstein and his young female "employees," and today ten of them are slated to appear on the Capitol Steps for a news conference with Representative Massie. Said Sepharial of the symbol: "it denotes a person of weak but seductive nature who will have much influence on the other sex, led into dangerous relations with them, so that the life may be compared to a tangled skein in which the complications are more various than the materials which enter into them. The keyword is Entanglement." 1x And thus a clairvoyant in the 1880s described exactly the Epstein Island in a symbol coming into pertinence on the very day ten of these women are to appear before the public. 2 The "Two men placed under arrest" are Epstein and Maxwell in an obvious way, but also potentially many others who squirm at the possibility of being exposed. "Total inappropriateness of impulse and act" has Consequences, the keyword. 3 But there are human beings of a different stripe, perhaps resembling "an elephant with his castle on his back." They have strength, cool courage, and sagacity; they are defenders and helpers of the weak. 4 Troubles of recent days, including earthquakes in Afghanistan which took at least 1400 lives, plus personal troubles of your own, are connected with the precpitating square between Jupiter and Mars. But we also have an increasing sextile between Mars and Venus reflected nicely in a symbol for today: "A fine bull of a white color grazes in the shade of a large tree in a park." This promises "a quiet and successful life, born into large estates or joining such by marriage. The character is steadfast, firm, independent, reserved, benevolent; yet cautious and patient." The keyword is Advantage. • Wednesday • Consequential Entanglement plus Sagacious Advantage • Cosmic Piper Moon in Capricorn

Message for Tuesday 2 September 2025

 Message for Tuesday 2 September 2025

• Escaping from Peril • 1 We have some unhappy symbols today, such as "a wolf carrying away a lamb." Sometimes warnings apply not to yourself, the reader, but to someone you know, or less disturbingly to someone you hear about in the news. Let's hope there are no news stories of abductions or trafficking of children or other exploitation of the innocent. 2 If there are, there is also a remedy: "Two men placed under arrest." Many have to face legal consequences of their cruel or cunning misdeeds. Others (most of us) merely have to face reminders of what would happen if we got out of line. We need to be consistent in living up to ideals. 3 At worst, some have gone so far wrong that the karmic consequences are perilous. "An oak tree is broken by the wind, and beneath is the skeleton of some dead creature." Yet even the worthless are given shelter out of sheer goodwill. If sins or errors weigh on you, remember that Jesus said "The Son of Man has the right on earth to forgive sins," and do some serious study of the Gospels daily in order to be ready for such forgiveness. 4 If free of, or escaped from, most of such problems you can be as "a man with hand and index finger pointing upward as if in command." He has "a generous and kind disposition and a high order of intelligence, capable of filling various positions, ingenious and inventive. He will succeed, and receive tributes to his or her usefulness." • Tuesday • Escaping from Peril • Cosmic Piper Moon in Capricorn Karmically sobering third of this week continues until late evening

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

2:59 PM · Aug 26, 2025

·

4

Views

 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