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

8 May 2026 Message for Friday

8 May 2026 Message for Friday

• Semi-Secret Potentials • 1 Shall "a flying arrow" hit its mark? Not necessarily, but some will cut out their own line in life and attract attention. 2 Others are laborious, unambitious, useful members of society, ever content with their present lot. "A farmyard implement has four prongs." 3 "A woman in pastel colors carries a heavy and valuable but veiled load." She is perhaps actually or symbolically pregnant. Very special women are bringing in a fuller age of spiritual living. The keyword is Reticence. 4 By contrast, "a woman lightly clad is lying in a field of violet colored flowers." Is she weak and indolent, or just enjoying a pleasant time with nature? 5 "Experience may shape its own ground in full conformity with its desires" like "a newly formed continent." There is revolutionary potentiality. The keyword is Originality. 6 A great genius whose home is in the western hemisphere is emblemized by "a large star half as large as the moon but more brilliant." The rest of the sky is dark. Will such a genius be able to share his or her light with the masses? Friday • Semi-Secret Potentials • Moon in Capricorn is void-of-course until entering Aquarius at 0:29a PT. Cosmic Piper

Message for Thursday 7 May 2026

 Message for Thursday 7 May 2026

• Toward Commonplace Optimism •

1 Are some people born, or conditioned to be, low, savage and cruel? "A man beats an ass with a stick." I despise all cruelty to animals.

2 If "two bulls are seen fighting together" they resemble petulant and warlike human beings, of whom we have too many. Making enemies is too easy.

3 Impractical and vain pursuits result in something like "a broken pitcher lying on the ground with spilled fruit around it." We each develop our own cures for carelessness.

4 "A woman holding a bag out of a window" is not dropping it but "exalting commonplace activity, each member of the community seeking to encourage the others in their daily routine." The keyword is Facilitation.

5 "A water-wheel attached to a corn mill" signifies a flexible mind capable of much ingenuity and accomplishment.

6 If we rise above paragraphs 1-3, we approach "the gate to the garden of desire." Naive optimism opens up one or another opportunity. Dreams are enhanced, frontiers crossed. The keyword is Prospect.

Thursday • Toward Commonplace Optimism •

Moon in Capricorn goes void-of-course at 7:20a PT.

Karmically sobering third of this week ends near 3p PT.

Which is harder to navigate,, the sobering third or the void-of-course? What do you think?

Cosmic Piper

Message for Wednesday 6 May 2026

 Message for Wednesday 6 May 2026

• Toward Faith and Peace • 1 "Swimming in the river against the current" is not our fate but is pointed out as a possibility if we strain after things Nature has not designed for us. 2 Laboring much to little profit is symbolized by "a man sitting upon his heels and breaking stones with a hammer." But if he can do that, he could also do something more fruitful. 3 "A battle between the swords and the torches" could be between necessity and desire, or between enlightenment and might. The keyword is Resolution. 4 "A pugilist entering the ring" is Exerting himself in a concentrated attempt at self-establishment. He is using the ideals of paragraph 3 to overcome the mistakes of paragraphs 1 and 2. 5 "A small cottage at the base of a very high mountain" is inhabited by "a truly good person who has implicit faith in the Most High." 6 "Two swords form a cross on the ground. A man stands on them with a scepter pointing heavenward." He is a person of peace; one who confides in the higher power. Wednesday • Toward Faith and Peace • Moon in Capricorn Karmically sobering third of this week continues until Thursday mid-morning. Cosmic Piper

Message for Tuesday 5 May 2026

Message for Tuesday 5 May 2026 • Pertinacity • "A false sense of security" is based on material things, luck, and chance. True Security comes when we are determined to follow the behests of the Highest. "A woman holding a bundle of sticks, her hair disordered by the wind, wanders in search of something." Vexation and confusion overcome anyone attempting too much. Patience would help. A strange double-triangled figure represents one who is a stranger to the public, unpopular, and lacking in decisive thinking. There is a need to be "up and at the business of life" like "a pugilist entering the ring." One plays to an audience. The keyword is Exertion. "A man stands upright within a large elliptical figure on the ground." He admires the opposite sex and loves passionately the beautiful in nature and art. "An old man attempting vainly to reveal the Mysteries" may blame those who "just don't get it," whereas it could be better for him to continue with an unshakable determination to dramatize the uncompromising integrity of higher vision. The keyword is Pertinacity. Tuesday • Pertinacity • Moon in Sagittarius is void-of-course until entering Capricorn at 12:07p PT. Karmically sobering third of this week is with us until Thursday mid-morning.

Message for Monday 4 May 2026

 Message for Monday 4 May 2026

• Sophisticated Mystery • "A ram standing alone looks toward a flock of sheep in the distance." This is a bachelor (or maybe spinster) degree. Some are wily and acquisitive. "A man in a mask stands beneath the shadow of a tree at night. At his feet there is a dead cow." He may be deceived in his power to Plunder. "A natural well gives forth water clear as crystal in a dry and barren locality." Some possess wonderful abilities and accomplishments, revealing secrets through research in nature. Youth and femininity exude a generosity of spirit. "A young girl is feeding birds in winter." The keyword is Hospitality. "A man muffled up, with a rakish silk hat" has "superb aplomb arising from the constant rediscovery of greater powers latent in selfhood." The keyword is Sophistication. Some are studious and intuitive, inclined to solitariness yet always surrounded by friends, sought after while seeking none. "A venerable person is seated in an uncertain light, surrounded by books and scientific instruments." The keyword is Mystery. Monday • Sophisticated Mystery • Moon in Sagittarius goes void-of-course at 2:35p PT Cosmic Piper

Messages for Weekend of May 2nd & 3rd, 2026

 Messages for Weekend of May 2nd & 3rd, 2026

Saturday 2nd: •Unusual Day of Rumination • Some things may be delayed in painful ways, as if "an anchor is unattached to any vessel's chain," or a cable is broken. But Christ Jesus and His Father are firm anchors if affirmed and held to in faith. Though today is a Sabbath for many, still some unusual labor may be needed or advisable. But since the moon is void-of-course all day the effort should be directed to previously settled agendas. "A man is handling baggage." All functions in society are of equal value in fulfilling a person's need to be useful. His Industry is an effective virility of interest in normal living. "A dog carrying a bone is chased by another." Oh, is that the meaning of Chase Bank? There could be envy and selfishness. Rather, we should pursue things near at hand and attainable. Sensuousness and satisfaction of appetites is one trend in "a group of vagrants or gypsies seated around a cauldron in which food is preparing." They wander over the world, never satisfied with things as they are, leaving golden opportunities behind. Or, less dramatically, you may enjoy a catered meal or festive occasion. "An empty hammock" suggests "maximum potential for inner reorientation and outer readjustment" resulting in poise and balance. The keyword is Rumination. Saturday • Unusual Day of Rumination • Moon in Scorpio goes void-of-course at 1:49a PT until entering Sagittarius at 11:35p PT. Sunday 3rd: "Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." -- Matthew 22:36-39 Moon in Sagittarius as of 2:35a ET

Message for Friday 1 May 2026

Message for Friday 1 May 2026 • Rumination, Visualization, Reciprocity • "A useful member of society" is unambitious, laborious, and content with his present lot. "A farmyard implement has four prongs." In the farmyard are cows and a milking maid. Dairy products are advantageous. "An empty hammock" represents "thoroughgoing integrity established by the inner reconciliation of outer inharmonies." The keyword is Rumination. "Window-shoppers" are tentatively examining life's possibilities. Desirable things are not beyond actual acquisition. The keyword is Visualization. Some individuals have a kind, sympathetic nature, able and willing to help the sick and needy. They are gentle, benevolently inspiring and disposed to self-sacrifice. "A woman of pleasing appearance offers a glass of fluid to a child." The keyword is Healing. "Upon a flower of bright orange tint, two butterflies rest and fan their wings." Many have a hopeful and happy nature, gracious and ever ready to please others, delighted by associating with those of a similar character. The keyword is Reciprocity. Friday • Rumination, Visualization, Reciprocity • Moon in Scorpio Full Moon of Taurus-Scorpio at 10:24a PT Cosmic Piper

Thursday 30 April 2026

 Message for Thursday 30 April 2026 

• Watchfulness and Dominion •

"A scrawl or flourish of the pen" suggests an attempt to complete paperwork still incomplete. One must adapt oneself to required conditions. 

"Two prim spinsters" are in a pro and con relationship on some matters, yet make their friendship alive despite frequent feelings of Divorcement. 

"A woman sprinkling flowers" feels responsible for the welfare of her world, and is rewarded for her stewardship. The keyword is Care. 

"A man on a throne holds a scepter, with signs of wealth around him." He attains eminence through shrewdness, watchfulness and self-service. 

"A woman holding a globe in one hand and a scepter in the other" has wide knowledge and power. Dignity, conscientiousness and self-reliance add up to Dominion. 

She or someone else makes a Discovery. A new idea dawns on the world through his or her agency. 

Thursday • Watchfulness and Dominion •

Moon in Libra goes void-of-course at 1:53a PT until entering Scorpio at 12:03p PT. 

Cosmic Piper

Message for Wednesday 29 April 2026

Message for Wednesday 29 April 2026 • Contentment plus Invigoration • Grossness is the keyword of the depiction of "an ox on the ground asleep in the sunshine, two birds perched on its back." Or, give the poor ox a break rather than calling him out for "an idle and self-indulgent nature." More active is "a flexible mind capable of mathematics and Ingenuity" likened to "a large waterwheel attached to a corn mill." Someone Enlisted as "a Red Cross nurse" has "a steadiness of concern for the more extreme needs of others," losing all sense of separateness while becoming a dedicated phase of all-self. At some point our minds could be passive, calm and thoughtful, with graceful manners and elegant bodies; full of contentment and quiet happiness. "In a peaceful valley a swan is floating on a lake. At the back rises a high mountain." The Bella Villa Motel is situated on the northeast side of a green field surrounded by shrubberies. Its manager possesses an adequacy to keep him, and is content. In the setting sun, brownies are dancing the cosmic dance; enjoying good fortune, unlimited opportunity, and Invigoration. Wednesday • Contentment plus Invigoration • Moon in Libra Karmically sobering third of this week hangs on until Thursday mid-morning.  

Cosmic Piper 

Message for Tuesday 28 April 2026

 Message for Tuesday 28 April 2026

• Good Judgment and Ministration • "A very dark sky" suggests a very gloomy day. What nation is "a baneful comet with a long tail," an instrument of evil powers? Iran thinks it's Israeli; Israel thinks it's Iran. Russia thinks it's Ukraine; Ukraine thinks it's Russia. Some persons "may become the scourge of nations." Let's pray for beneficent intervention by the Supreme. We might also seek the wisdom of "a woman holding a book in one hand and a pair of scales in the other." Sound wisdom and dispassionate Judgment are hers, plus fame, riches and longevity. (Where is she?) "An Indian weaving a blanket" exemplifies quiet persistence and Diligence meeting human needs. What are you "weaving"? "A portly man walks among pigeons flocking on the ground at his feet." Many are interested chiefly in their homes and the care of their children. They inspire confidence and faith in others; their footsteps are followed in security and peace. The keyword is Ministration. "A Christmas tree decorated" tells its own stories through the gifts scattered around it. Possessions are enhanced as they are exhibited. Enjoyment becomes increasingly vicarious and spiritual. The keyword is Symbolization. Moon is void-of-course until entering Libra at 2:04a PT. Karmically sobering third of this week is intense today and tonight, ending by Thursday mid-morning. Tuesday • Good Judgment and Ministration • Cosmic Piper

Message for Monday 27 April 2026

 Message for Monday 27 April 2026

• Through Diligence toward Peace • You or some associates may be subject to Lassitude. "An old man, poorly clad, stands by the side of a river, from which he collects bits of wood and straw with a rake." He tries to gain comforts by easy but unfruitful ways. "A sleigh without snow" may not require it, because "nature is ever prodigal in her means for supporting reality." The keyword is Sustainment. Death, if not desired, may be averted through righteous Faith. Between two men in a wood lies a rich purple and gold venture and a casket of jewels. They fight a duel over it. One meets opposition in one's efforts for wealth and position. Maybe "an Indian weaving a blanket" is more likely to attain his goals through Diligence, "the quiet persistence of each proper act of self in the interest of its own genius." How we need this final emblem! "Two swords (from the previous duel?) form a cross lying on the ground. A man stands on them with a scepter pointing heavenward." "A person of peace; one who confides in the higher power," says Charubel. Voila! Monday • Through Diligence toward Peace • Moon in Virgo goes void-of-course at 4:13a PT. Karmically sobering third of this week is with us beginning in afternoon and continuing till early Thursday. This, combined with void-of-course, could be disturbing or delaying. We need the final two symbols of the day. Cosmic Piper