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Oct
20
A white design on a black background. There are a lot of abstractly threatening shapes, encircled with the word ASMODAY.

New Moon: Asmodeus/Dionysos

13 min read
Oct
13
An engraving of a skeletal figure with a scythe extending its hand to a man in a robe, seated in a chair by a canopy bed.

Last Quarter (Again): Kissing the reaper

I was distracted this morning by an adventure in the garden with a pupating caterpillar who I briefly mistook for
14 min read
Oct
06
A bankside view of a small marsh covered in lilypads, with a bit of land beyond and then a big pond. Some leaves are fading.

Last Quarter: Rites of new mourning

Hello. It's Friday. I've written so much here already of the changing seasons — the changing of
4 min read
Sep
29
A close telescopic photo of seven stars in the foreground with a dense cluster of others surrounding them, with more behind.

Full Moon: Stars beyond the zodiac

Hello. It's Friday (in my timezone), and I want to build on the last Full Moon's
12 min read
Sep
22
An image split in two. One is red apples on a branch before a green sky. The other is orange maple leaves against a grey sky.

Autumn Equinox + First Quarter: Apple, maple

It's the last day of what I consider the ritual year, and it's Friday. Hello. I&
12 min read
Sep
15
The silhouettes of hands are traced on a rock wall, using various red, brown, and white paints.

New Moon: Consciousness, collectiveness, custodianship

Hello. It's Friday, and this week has been an extreme weather hell in my region, which isn'
17 min read
Sep
08
At a farm under blue sky: a white barn with many windows, near a large maple tree that's starting to turn gold and orange.

Last Quarter: Waxings & wanings

Hello. It's Friday, and the shrinking of the days can be felt with breathtaking speed, evening by evening.
11 min read
Sep
01
A vintage colored illustration of the constellation Virgo, with marked stars and a feminine figure.

Full Moon: Astrologia

It's Friday (barely), and it's the first day of a new month, with a blue Moon
25 min read
Aug
25
Four stalks of dried wheat have been woven together and looped to make the spikes and the ends dangle, tied with red ribbon.

First Quarter: Corn dollies

15 min read
Aug
18
Sissy Spacek as Carrie, covered in blood.

New Moon: On rites of passage

Hello. It's Friday, and I have some thoughts again about ordeal. Back for the New Moon in January,
16 min read