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The Storyteller's Night Sky with Mary Stewart Adams

The Storyteller's Night Sky with Mary Stewart Adams

By Mary Stewart Adams

What's going on in the night sky right now? Find out with Star Lore Historian Mary Stewart Adams, who narrates the stories written across the sky each week in order to restore the mythic grandeur of knowing the stars. Here, ancient mythologies are woven together with poetry, astrology, contemporary astronomy, and the new star wisdom astrosophy, to reveal the brilliant story of now.
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Waking in the Sleeping

The Storyteller's Night Sky with Mary Stewart AdamsMay 27, 2023

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Waking in the Sleeping

Waking in the Sleeping

Last Full Moon of the spring at midnight Saturday ~ the stuff true ceremony is made of

May 27, 202301:50
Venus, Mars, and Gemini Stars

Venus, Mars, and Gemini Stars

All through the coming month, the planets Venus and Mars will grace the evening sky looking west, though Mars is gradually fading, and Venus is slowing down in her chase.

May 21, 202301:51
A Week of Celestial and Festival Mysteries Ahead

A Week of Celestial and Festival Mysteries Ahead

What to make of Moon occulting Jupiter, Ascension, and New Phase all at once?

May 14, 202301:52
Venus Unveiled

Venus Unveiled

Now comes the season of Venus’ greatest altitude, which means the opportunity is at hand for seeing the goddess of love and beauty in broad daylight.

May 08, 202302:07
How the Stillness Becomes the Dancing

How the Stillness Becomes the Dancing

Mercury at inferior conjunction says "be still" while Sun/Uranus at Full Moon call us to the dance.

Apr 30, 202301:51
Traveling Together Among the Stars

Traveling Together Among the Stars

Old love, new chapter

Apr 23, 202301:50
A Celestial Call to the Soul

A Celestial Call to the Soul

Venus is beautiful this week, moving up the sky through the starry region of Taurus, joining Pleiades in the evening sky.

Apr 09, 202301:51
The Sacred Sign of the Season

The Sacred Sign of the Season

Time now for our two great lights to trade places in the celestial hemispheres and open the mystery.

Apr 02, 202301:49
A Song of Celestial Pairings

A Song of Celestial Pairings

There are three celestial pairings this week that sing into the new season in a rousing way!

Mar 26, 202301:49
Sun, Moon, Jupiter, Venus for Spring

Sun, Moon, Jupiter, Venus for Spring

Monday is Equinox, Tuesday New Moon, Wednesday Moon meets Jupiter, Thursday Venus, the Feast of Gabriel Friday, followed by Annunciation on Saturday.

Mar 18, 202301:51
First Heaven Fully Illuminated

First Heaven Fully Illuminated

In the mid-week, the first heaven will be fully illuminated, for the last time this season.

Mar 05, 202301:51
Love that Endures

Love that Endures

Venus, Jupiter, and Chiron making promises in the evening sky this week.

Feb 25, 202301:51
Forty Early Mornings

Forty Early Mornings

A new moon teaches gradualness and deliberation...

Feb 19, 202301:50
Great Love as a Gift of the Stars

Great Love as a Gift of the Stars

Great love is always regarded as the gift of knowing the stars, & this week, they’re on bold display.

Feb 12, 202301:51
Can We Speak With the Stars?

Can We Speak With the Stars?

Are comets and planets and stars merely masses of elements, speeding along within range of our telescopes?

Feb 05, 202301:51
Comet Hunting? Beware the Dragon

Comet Hunting? Beware the Dragon

Comet ZTF is whizzing past the tail of the dragon and on into the mysteries of cross quarter.

Jan 29, 202301:50
The Love that Moves the Sun and Other Stars

The Love that Moves the Sun and Other Stars

January 27 marks the anniversary of Dante's exile from Florence, and his journey to the stars!

Jan 22, 202301:51
When is the New Year No Longer Young?

When is the New Year No Longer Young?

When we have finally stepped through the door.
Jan 15, 202301:51
Dreaming the New Year into Being

Dreaming the New Year into Being

The waning gibbous Moon gives rise to dreams when Venus is guardian at the gateway of the gods.

Jan 08, 202301:51
Into the New with Moon and Meteors, Poetry and Stars

Into the New with Moon and Meteors, Poetry and Stars

Moving into the first week of the new year with heartfelt intentions toward what’s best.

Jan 02, 202301:51
The 12 Days of Christmas and Mercury

The 12 Days of Christmas and Mercury

The 5th Day of Christmas points to the mystery of awakening the Sun forces in the human heart, which makes of the human being a star, like the Sun, but now realized on the Earth.
Dec 25, 202201:50
The Forces at Destiny at the Year's Midnight

The Forces at Destiny at the Year's Midnight

Destiny is the place where the deeds of gods unite with a human life.

Dec 18, 202201:50
The Stars that Witness Our Becoming

The Stars that Witness Our Becoming

Like the Three Kings, come to the eternal birth of our love

Dec 10, 202201:49
Full Moon and the Hidden Nature of Mars

Full Moon and the Hidden Nature of Mars

When Mars is blocked by the Moon this week, will its hidden nature be revealed, or its challenging nature amplified?

Dec 05, 202201:50
The Romance of Venus and Mars at Opposition

The Romance of Venus and Mars at Opposition

The ancient celestial beloveds come to opposition in the midnight hour Wednesday to Thursday this week, strengthening the bonds of relationship.

Nov 26, 202201:51
Lyrical Mysteries of the Moon

Lyrical Mysteries of the Moon

In that great journey of the stars through space, about the mighty, all-directing Sun, the pallid, faithful Moon, has been the one, companion of the Earth. ~Ella Wheeler Wilcox 

Nov 20, 202201:50
Kepler and the Meteors of the Lion

Kepler and the Meteors of the Lion

This week's meteor shower comes from a cometary dust trail ejected in 1600, when Kepler was sorting out his celestial harmonies of planetary motion.

Nov 13, 202201:51
Total Lunar Eclipse with Mars in Terrain of the Bull

Total Lunar Eclipse with Mars in Terrain of the Bull

Mars between the Bull's horns during Tuesday's eclipse means we must meet the day with a deeply meditative mood.

Nov 06, 202201:51
Be Still in Haste

Be Still in Haste

Eclipse season is upon us, which allows for asking the big questions, like what has it to do with me?

Oct 23, 202201:47
When Venus Slips Behind the Scenes

When Venus Slips Behind the Scenes

We won’t be seeing this ancient goddess of love and beauty for awhile. What does that mean for affairs of the heart?

Oct 17, 202201:47
The Waning Gibbous and the Bull

The Waning Gibbous and the Bull

There’s something quietly spectacular unfolding in the stars this week when Moon sweeps through Taurus, meeting Pleiades and Mars.

Oct 09, 202201:51
Speaking with the Stars

Speaking with the Stars

October finds all of the naked-eye planets making remarkable moves.

Oct 02, 202201:50
Michaelmas and the Moon

Michaelmas and the Moon

By Thursday the Moon will have "shed her silver seasons four upon the night."

Sep 24, 202201:52
Astronomical Agility at Equionx

Astronomical Agility at Equionx

Earth and Sun align in the balance, then Mercury slips in to test us all.

Sep 17, 202201:50
Mars and Dante's Vision of Christ

Mars and Dante's Vision of Christ

This week marks the anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, 701 years ago on September 14th in 1321

Sep 11, 202201:50
Mars, Venus, and John Keats

Mars, Venus, and John Keats

Mars is closest to Aldebaran, while Venus sweeps past Regulus 

Sep 05, 202201:50
In the Secret Retreat of Light

In the Secret Retreat of Light

Moon moves through the Sun's secret retreat of light for the next two weeks.

Aug 27, 202201:50
The Ceremony of our Deeper Needs at Dawn

The Ceremony of our Deeper Needs at Dawn

Venus is crowned by the Moon in a deep ceremony of the morning sky

Aug 20, 202201:50
There is Time

There is Time

This week in the sky it’s all about time, with Saturn peeking up over the eastern edge of the world just as the Sun sets.

Aug 15, 202201:49
To Birth with the Stars

To Birth with the Stars

This week's Full Moon on August 11 will diminish an outward experience of meteors, but it bears a unique opportunity for knowing what the hero finds within

Aug 07, 202201:52
Pathway of the Greater Gods

Pathway of the Greater Gods

As we pass through summer's cross quarter time, we pass under the thickest region fo Milky Way Stars

Aug 01, 202201:51
Our Place in Space

Our Place in Space

Our place in space, from astrology, to astronomy, to astrosophy.

Jul 22, 202201:52
As above, so below

As above, so below

The James Webb is orbiting at LaGrange 2, one of five points of equilibrium in Earth/Sun relationship. Can we find such points in human relationship?

Jul 13, 202201:50
Enchantments for the Year's Closest Moon

Enchantments for the Year's Closest Moon

Moonlight is the reflected light of all celestial objects, including the stars.

Jul 10, 202201:49
And the World Goes 'Round

And the World Goes 'Round

We’re moving furthest away from the Sun just now, and we’re also moving more slowly, which conjures images of lazy summer days and star-filled nights.

Jun 27, 202201:50
For Sweet Dreams, and Health, and Quiet Breathing at Solstice

For Sweet Dreams, and Health, and Quiet Breathing at Solstice

What are we inscribing into cosmic spaces this Solstice?

Jun 19, 202201:46
On Strawberries, Moon, and Stars

On Strawberries, Moon, and Stars

Tuesday's perigee Moon is cozying up for a better look, offering us all a sweet strawberry kiss

Jun 11, 202201:49
What the Stars Seek from Us

What the Stars Seek from Us

Astronomers are predicting a meteor shower overnight May 30, maybe.

May 27, 202201:50
Every Soul a Celestial Venus

Every Soul a Celestial Venus

Every soul is a celestial Venus to every other soul.~RW Emerson, on Love

May 21, 202201:52
Give Me Your Hand ~ Mercury at Inferior Conjunction

Give Me Your Hand ~ Mercury at Inferior Conjunction

First there was a partial solar eclipse, followed two weeks later by the total lunar eclipse, and in the midst, Mercury started its seasonal retrograde.

May 16, 202201:50
The Super Moon Eclipse and Initiation

The Super Moon Eclipse and Initiation

Eclipses come in stages, like fairy tales, or trials of initiation

May 08, 202201:52
The Cosmic Word at Eclipse Season

The Cosmic Word at Eclipse Season

At solar eclipse, we let off steam; at lunar eclipse, we receive further forces of destiny. And this week, we're in between.

May 01, 202201:51
Thy Sweet Love Remembered

Thy Sweet Love Remembered

The poetry of the morning sky is undeniable this week, as the Moon descends through the dawn in the spectacular company of Saturn, Mars, Venus and Jupiter.

Apr 25, 202201:49
Earth Laughs in Flowers Under Lyrid Meteor Showers

Earth Laughs in Flowers Under Lyrid Meteor Showers

The Lyrid Meteor Shower kicks off International Dark Sky Week 2022. Get outside and let your soul bask in the radiant song of the stars

Apr 18, 202201:49
East of the Sun and West of the Moon

East of the Sun and West of the Moon

The planets have lined up to watch Sun and Moon trade places in the hemispheres and perform their cosmic contradiction this week.

Apr 11, 202201:50
Moving Mountains

Moving Mountains

The exciting celestial event that has the astrology community all a-buzz: the meet up of Jupiter and Neptune.

Apr 03, 202201:51
Smile for the James Webb Cam

Smile for the James Webb Cam

The Moon's position this week provides an optimal moment for something never attempted before: a photograph of the people of the Earth in infrared.

Mar 27, 202201:50
Goldilocks and Equinox

Goldilocks and Equinox

The Sun has returned North of the Celestial Equator and the planets are hanging around to see what path we'll take, before the first Full Moon of the season gets here.

Mar 19, 202201:48
Winter's Last Full Moon and the Ides of March

Winter's Last Full Moon and the Ides of March

If we still used the Julian system, then this week’s Full Moon on March 18 would be the “ides of March” a notorious date in ancient Roman history.

Mar 13, 202201:47
Cosmic Heads or Tails

Cosmic Heads or Tails

The configuration of planets and stars in the morning sky this week suggest that we’re in a “threshold crossing” moment.

Mar 06, 202201:47
Amassing Energies at Dawn

Amassing Energies at Dawn

Venus and Mars meet Pluto this week ~ what narrative in these meetings among the stars?

Feb 25, 202201:51
Let the Story of the Year Begin

Let the Story of the Year Begin

Aquarius season each year is the opening line of a fairy tale

Feb 20, 202201:50
Love is in the Air

Love is in the Air

It’s a week full of love, not just because of the date on the calendar, but because of what’s happening in the sky!

Feb 13, 202201:49
At the End of the Day

At the End of the Day

Each of us sailing to rescue our own individual dawn.

Feb 06, 202201:47
New Year Out My Window

New Year Out My Window

Though New year is Jan 1 in the Gregorian calendar system, cultural observances around the world vary widely

Jan 30, 202201:49
What You See is What You Get

What You See is What You Get

Astronomers thrust Webb into position; Paul makes a miraculous turn; Mars gazes on Venus.

Jan 23, 202201:50
First Full Moon of the New Year

First Full Moon of the New Year

Make it a new year of setting aside time for simple ceremonies of the cosmos in the everyday, and be sure to celebrate the Moon

Jan 16, 202201:51
The New Year Opens with a Love Story

The New Year Opens with a Love Story

What’s better at the dawn of a new year than an epic love story, etched across the sky in starlight?

Jan 09, 202201:49
Making Our Way Back to the Bright World

Making Our Way Back to the Bright World

What better way to end 2021 than with Dante and Venus?

Dec 26, 202101:52
Mysteries of the Midnight Sun

Mysteries of the Midnight Sun

Winter Solstice begins this week at 10:59 am on Tuesday, December 21st, when in the relationship between Earth and Sun, a mighty pause takes place, as though the Sun waits on Earth, who is tucking herself in for the mystery.

Dec 20, 202101:51
Steiner, Comets and Our Speaking to the Stars

Steiner, Comets and Our Speaking to the Stars

Rudolf Steiner's Stars Spoke Once to Humanity verse and Comet Leonard. 

Dec 12, 202101:48
Pearls of Wisdom

Pearls of Wisdom

The Moon moves up the western sky passing the evening planets as though she were running her hand through a strand of pearls this week

Dec 05, 202101:50
Into the New with Love and Beauty

Into the New with Love and Beauty

The experience Venus' unveiling at eclipse is a sacred process of initiation into a deeper understanding of the force of love in the world

Nov 29, 202105:11
In the Cradle of Eclipse Season

In the Cradle of Eclipse Season

On the eternal struggle toward the higher nature of being human.

Nov 20, 202101:50
What the Stars Whisper at Eclipse

What the Stars Whisper at Eclipse

This week's lunar eclipse at Pleiades stirs an ancient mystery of the stars in the human form.

Nov 14, 202101:51
After Hours in the Moonlight

After Hours in the Moonlight

The waxing Crescent Moon has some spectacular encounters this week

Nov 07, 202101:51
Damp Drizzly November in the Soul

Damp Drizzly November in the Soul

Moon, Mercury, Uranus and a whale, conspiring to offer us all an experience of the strange, new, and wonderful.

Nov 01, 202101:49
October Keeps Its Promise

October Keeps Its Promise

Orion returns, and now we can be "drawn through the space between worlds, by incense and candlelight.”

Oct 24, 202101:50
Pegasus and Scary Dead Things

Pegasus and Scary Dead Things

Pegasus comes highest as the season of the dead approaches. What's up with that?

Oct 16, 202101:51
Saturn Turns Direct & Time Moves On

Saturn Turns Direct & Time Moves On

From chaos to cosmos in the slow turn of the planets.

Oct 09, 202101:51
Shepherds and Kings

Shepherds and Kings

The shepherd has taken the West wind gently in hand while the king stands guard over the dragon, where that beast stirs in the North, its stoney sleep troubled by the princess...

Oct 03, 202101:48
Michael and the Dragon

Michael and the Dragon

Untroubled night, they say, gives counsel best.

Sep 27, 202101:50
The Axis of Dante in the Stars

The Axis of Dante in the Stars

This week marks the 700th anniversary of the epic poet's death, and the Moon activates his axis among the stars

Sep 12, 202101:50
When the Harmony of the Cosmos Fills the Soul

When the Harmony of the Cosmos Fills the Soul

New Moon, Venus and Spica, an endless fountain of immortal drink.

Sep 05, 202101:50
A Pulse Sounds in the Stars this week

A Pulse Sounds in the Stars this week

There’s a discernible pulse, like a heartbeat, sounding out in the star picture this week, when the Moon meets the star Regulus at dawn, and Venus meets the star Spica at dusk.

Aug 30, 202101:48
Casting Stories into the Sky

Casting Stories into the Sky

The Summer Triangle sweeps over the top of the sky, a portal open to receive all your best rhymes and tales.

Aug 22, 202101:47
The Truth About Blue Moons

The Truth About Blue Moons

There’s a True Blue Moon headed our way, which is not just the second Full Moon in one calendar month.

Aug 16, 202101:49
Full Circle Perseids

Full Circle Perseids

The falling stars are like seeds of the new year this week with the Perseid Meteor Shower.

Aug 08, 202101:49
A Harvest of Stars

A Harvest of Stars

What does Harry Potter have in common with Shakespeare's Juliet?

Aug 01, 202101:51
When Delta Refers to a Star

When Delta Refers to a Star

The delta star is the fourth brightest star in a constellation, and this week it lends its name to the wishing stars falling through the summer sky.

Jul 25, 202101:49
The Room Where it Happened

The Room Where it Happened

The July 23rd Thunder Moon flings open the doors on last year's rare meeting of Jupiter and Saturn.

Jul 16, 202101:50
From Wisdom to Love in the Evening Twilight

From Wisdom to Love in the Evening Twilight

The active principle of Mars infuses the love principle of Venus with mighty forces when they meet this week.

Jul 11, 202101:49
Filling in the Cosmic Spaces

Filling in the Cosmic Spaces

Mercury at greatest elongation, Earth at aphelion, and Moon at apogee, all on the self-same day!

Jul 04, 202101:50
The Summer of Love 2021

The Summer of Love 2021

The Moon scoops Venus and Mars into its arms, then comes thundering to Full phase at the Great Conjunction point, all against the backdrop of summer meteor showers.

Jul 02, 202107:45
Venus and Mars in the Halls of Eternal Romance

Venus and Mars in the Halls of Eternal Romance

Venus and Mars make their once-every-two-years conjunction this month, granting grace and eternity to all the best love stories.

Jun 27, 202101:51
To Hear the Mermaids Singing

To Hear the Mermaids Singing

This week the Sun changes direction, Mercury changes direction, the Moon comes Full, and the starry crown comes highest.

Jun 21, 202101:50
The Sacred Marriage Among the Stars

The Sacred Marriage Among the Stars

Hercules, Shakespeare and the stars of June

Jun 12, 202101:51
Happily Ever After Despite Eclipse

Happily Ever After Despite Eclipse

This week, there’s an annular solar eclipse on June 10, 2021, and the fairy tale of “The White Doe” is perfect for imagining what the eclipse brings. Find story link and eclipse information at www.storytellersnightsky.com

Jun 06, 202101:50
The View of Destiny from top of the World

The View of Destiny from top of the World

The June 10 annular solar eclipse will cast its shadow right over the North Pole, at the very top of the world.

May 31, 202101:51
In the Shadow of a Flower Moon

In the Shadow of a Flower Moon

Depending on your location, you may be able to catch the Sun over the horizon at the same time that the Moon is moving through eclipse Wednesday, May 26. It seems to ask: what allows you to see in the shadow?

May 22, 202101:50
Mercury, the Moon, and the Great Word

Mercury, the Moon, and the Great Word

On Thursday this week, the planet associated with Mercury, Hermes, and Thoth can be seen beside the crescent Moon, about 40 minutes after sunset looking west.

May 09, 202101:48
Ancient Gods and Falling Stars

Ancient Gods and Falling Stars

Claudius Ptolemy is credited with describing how the gods caused the stars to fall because, out of curiosity or boredom, they occasionally peered down at the Earth from between the planetary spheres, and the stars could slip through the gaps.

May 03, 202101:47
The West Wind, Super Moon, and Witches

The West Wind, Super Moon, and Witches

The West wind brings the light of the spring; Eos, mother of the West wind, brings the dawn; and this week’s Full Moon brings the season’s first blossoms.

Apr 25, 202101:47
The Meteors of Spring

The Meteors of Spring

Don't miss the poetic harmony of meteor showers and the spring this week when the Lyrids peak overnight, April 21st, heralding the season of warmth for the northern hemisphere.   

Apr 16, 202101:48
Moon and Mars Between the Bull's Horns

Moon and Mars Between the Bull's Horns

After passing the bull’s eye star Thursday, the Moon encounters Mars between the bull’s horns on Friday. This is a very interesting place, between the bull’s horns, so what might it mean for Moon and Mars to be there together?

Apr 12, 202101:51
The Soul Comes Out to Play in the Dark

The Soul Comes Out to Play in the Dark

April's waning Moon means it's International Dark Sky Week, which means it's also the perfect time to stimulate the imagination by going dark. 

Apr 05, 202101:49
The Sun, the Moon, and a Very Big Boat

The Sun, the Moon, and a Very Big Boat

The Full Moon happens Sunday, March 28th, and though Full Moon happens nearly every month, sometimes twice a month, this particular Moon is exceptional in the cycle of the year because it marks the time when the Moon trades places with the Sun in the celestial hemispheres.

Mar 29, 202101:48
My Holes to Heaven Interview with Adam Sommer

My Holes to Heaven Interview with Adam Sommer

I had a terrific time at Spring Equinox taking a deep dive into everything under the stars with Adam Sommer: astrology, astronomy, astrosophy, Mother Goose and more! Check out Adam's site at www.HolestoHeaven.com

Mar 26, 202101:17:52
The Spiritual New Year

The Spiritual New Year

In the early Christian centuries, and well into the Middle Ages, there was a date on the calendar that marked the actual beginning of all that is, and that date was March 25th. So no surprise, then, that in settling the dates for honoring the feasts and festivals of the year, March 25 would be reserved for something significant.

Mar 21, 202101:49
When Sun Pours Forth the Day from his Vernal Chariot

When Sun Pours Forth the Day from his Vernal Chariot

This week culminates on March 20 when the Sun crosses the Celestial Equator, known as the Vernal Equinox, and spring breaks out in a blanket of flower buds and birdsong.
Mar 13, 202101:48
Master of the Still Stars and the Flaming Door

Master of the Still Stars and the Flaming Door

Neptune passes superior conjunction with the Sun on March 11 among the stars of Aquarius, and though we can’t see it, we can certainly dream into it!
Mar 06, 202101:49
Mars in the Scenery of the Stars

Mars in the Scenery of the Stars

The constellation of Taurus is connected to the organs of speech in ancient astrological tradition, while Mars imparts the capacity for speech ~ and this week, they're together in the evening sky. 

Feb 27, 202101:48
The Soul Can Split the Sky in Two

The Soul Can Split the Sky in Two

The Queen of the Moon can be seen wandering through her snowflake palace this week when she dons her gibbous gown and passes through the asterism of the Winter Hexagon.

Feb 21, 202101:49
Handling Love and Beauty when the Goddess is Unveiled

Handling Love and Beauty when the Goddess is Unveiled

Nearly 50 years ago this month, the Soviet Venera Mission approached the planet Venus and later landed there, sending back the first color images of the planet’s surface, unveiling the goddess of love and beauty for a new generation of poets and dreamers.

Feb 12, 202101:49
Neomēniá and the Three-Fold Calendar

Neomēniá and the Three-Fold Calendar

On Thursday, February 11, we arrive at the time of the New Moon, or the “Neomēniá,” which is a term used to describe both the festival of the Moon or simply the beginning of the lunar month.

Feb 05, 202101:49
When Were Halfway

When Were Halfway

This week we come to Winter’s Cross Quarter Day, which means we’re halfway through the season, so does that mean the warmth is already returning in the Northern Hemisphere?

Jan 31, 202101:51
Mysteries of the Wolf Moon

Mysteries of the Wolf Moon

The Wolf Moon occurs this week on January 28th, 2021 so I’d like to talk about the spiritual mystery of what I’ll call a “wolf initiation” as it can be imagined through the Russian fairy tale of the Firebird.

Jan 24, 202101:49
Mars and the Miracle Star

Mars and the Miracle Star

The Moon sweeps past Mars and Uranus above the ocean beast Cetus this week, drawing impulses out of the collective unconscious for either chaos or miracles.

Jan 17, 202101:51
First New Moon of the New Year 2021

First New Moon of the New Year 2021

The first New Moon of the New Year happens this week, overnight Tuesday to Wednesday, but not before shedding its old light into the lap of love as a way to make ready for what lies ahead.

Jan 10, 202101:48
Happy New Year of Dante

Happy New Year of Dante

The poet died in 1321, 700 years ago this year, and just one year after completing his magnum opus "The Divine Comedy," each canticle of which ends with the word "stars."

Jan 03, 202101:50
When Beauty Woke in 2020

When Beauty Woke in 2020

As 2020 comes to its grand finale, I'm looking back at the planetary culminations beyond the Great Conjunction, and that includes what Venus did six months ago in June.

Dec 30, 202001:50
Hindsight is 2020

Hindsight is 2020

By Friday this week we’ll all be able to look back with hindsight on 2020, and in the world of the Storyteller’s Night Sky, that means looking at what the planets and stars have been up to.

Dec 28, 202001:51
In the stillness where we meet

In the stillness where we meet

It’s the still time of the year. Sun and Moon have had their last meeting and it was exact, causing a total solar eclipse. Jupiter and Saturn come to their great conjunction, and it's exact, their closest approach in the last 400 years

Dec 20, 202001:45
The Solstice Conjunction as a Divine Clue

The Solstice Conjunction as a Divine Clue

The moment of Winter Solstice arrives 12.21 with a great conjunction of planets that's like a divine clue.

Dec 12, 202001:50
Venus as the Secret Retreat of the Light

Venus as the Secret Retreat of the Light

The biggest news this month is the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn that comes at Winter Solstice, but we shouldn’t overlook next week’s Total Solar Eclipse, even though it won’t be visible to us in North America. The mystery of this eclipse at this time is still important in the unfolding narrative of 2020, which is now in its final chapter.

Dec 07, 202001:49
The Sun in My Mouth at Eclipse

The Sun in My Mouth at Eclipse

There was an eclipse in the early hours of this Monday morning, when the Moon came to Full Phase among the stars of Taurus and slipped into the outer edge of Earth’s shadow, which begs the question astrologically: which is easier to deal with, a full shadow, like at total eclipse; or the barest hint of shadow, like this one?

Nov 30, 202001:51
When the Morning Stars Sang Together

When the Morning Stars Sang Together

Venus and Spica grace the dawn with love and abundance this week of our reaping what we have sown.

Nov 23, 202001:48
A Narrative of Meteor Showers to Close out the Year

A Narrative of Meteor Showers to Close out the Year

There are three active meteor showers remaining for 2020, bringing the magic of more celestial light to the sky while greater darkness settles in across the northern hemisphere.

Nov 16, 202001:50
Mars and the Quest for the Holy Grail

Mars and the Quest for the Holy Grail

In the medieval legend of Parzival, the hero comes to be known as the Red Knight, so this week, we’ll consider him Mars. He also has several significant encounters with his cousin, Sigune, whom we’ll consider Venus. This week, the two of them are dramatically opposed in the starry heaven.

Nov 07, 202001:50
What's in the Sky this Week of the US Election 2020?

What's in the Sky this Week of the US Election 2020?

The Moon is carving an interesting path through the sky this week, calling to mind a significant event in history, both in the Christian world and in the world of astronomy. 

Oct 30, 202001:50
Blue Moons, Eclipses, and Comets, oh my!

Blue Moons, Eclipses, and Comets, oh my!

With a Blue Moon at Halloween, followed by a Friday the 13th next month and a Total Solar Eclipse after that, it’s time to take a look at cultural superstitions in relation to the stars.

Oct 23, 202001:50
Orion Carves a Trail of Stars through the Night

Orion Carves a Trail of Stars through the Night

The meteor shower of the giant Orion peaks overnight this week, especially in the early morning hours of October 21st, so let’s take a look at what’s tucked in here.

Oct 18, 202001:49
October Sky 2020

October Sky 2020

From my seasonal article for Northern Express news magazine

Oct 12, 202006:25
The Lavender Moon: A Ford House presentation by Mary Stewart Adams

The Lavender Moon: A Ford House presentation by Mary Stewart Adams

This episode is from the recent archives, but contains engaging imaginations about the course of Moon and Sun after Autumn Equinox each year. Full audio and video at my website www.storytellersnightsky.com

Oct 11, 202001:25:08
Venus Clothed with the Sun

Venus Clothed with the Sun

Each month until the end of the year, the waning crescent Moon sweeps past Venus in the morning sky~ time to cast poetry and flower petals to the dawn as a way to prepare for the goddess of love and beauty when she's unveiled at eclipse. 

Oct 11, 202001:49
Mars Comes Close Bearing a Genius and a Demon

Mars Comes Close Bearing a Genius and a Demon

On Tuesday the planet Mars will be closer to us than it will be for another 15 years, so the question is: will we be inspired by the red planet’s genius or its demon?

Oct 04, 202001:50
Harvest Moon and the Forces of the Future

Harvest Moon and the Forces of the Future

The Harvest Moon rises Thursday, October 1st, and this year, it’s the first Full Moon of Autumn, and the first to appear above the celestial equator. This matters for us in the Northern Hemisphere because it means that from now until Spring, we will experience more moonlight than sunlight.

Sep 28, 202001:48
Equinox 2020 for Blissfest Part III

Equinox 2020 for Blissfest Part III

The third and final of three ten-minute episodes on Equinox 2020 ~what's in store for us with Harvest Moon, Mars opposition, Blue Moon and the Great Conjunction of Jupiter with Saturn?

Sep 24, 202010:14
Equinox 2020 for Blissfest Part II

Equinox 2020 for Blissfest Part II

In this second of three ten-minute sessions I explain the fire trine happening at Equinox. If you would like to see the video component, visit my website  at www.storytellersnightsky.com

Sep 24, 202010:32
Equinox 2020 for Blissfest Part I

Equinox 2020 for Blissfest Part I

In this first of three ten-minute episodes, I share the cosmic picture of where we've been and what it can mean for Equinox 2020

Sep 24, 202010:20
The Element of Fire at Equinox 2020

The Element of Fire at Equinox 2020

The waxing crescent Moon is in the sign of Sagittarius at Equinox 2020, forming a trine to both Venus and to Mars, while each of them  occupy what are known as the “fire signs” of the zodiac. 

Sep 20, 202001:51
Equinox and Harvest in the Mystery of the Moon

Equinox and Harvest in the Mystery of the Moon

Audio-only recording of my online webinar regarding Summer's last New Moon September 17, 2020 and our engagement with the elemental forces, by the light of the Moon. Full program with video at my website www.storytellersnightsky.com

Sep 19, 202058:05
The Stars as Gods in the Path of the Moon

The Stars as Gods in the Path of the Moon

The Hebrew, Chinese, and Arabic calendars all observe New Year in harmony with the rhythm of the New Moon, while the Gregorian calendar is rooted in the rhythm of the Sun.

Sep 14, 202001:50
Mars at Retrograde Seeks to Whisk Away Summer's Princess

Mars at Retrograde Seeks to Whisk Away Summer's Princess

As we turn toward the final weeks of the season, my imagination as a star lore historian turns to the German folk tale of the mischievous gnome Rübezahl, who sought to entrap Summer’s beautiful princess and keep her in his love palace beneath the Earth forever.

Sep 06, 202001:50
The Wine Moon and the Star Lore Historian

The Wine Moon and the Star Lore Historian

The Full Moon closest to Equinox is the Harvest Moon, and this year it happens in October, which means the September Full Moon gets the name the Wine Moon.

Aug 30, 202001:51
The Feminine as Pillars of the Heavens

The Feminine as Pillars of the Heavens

Moon and Spica assume their role as guardians of the evening twilight while Venus gathers up the dawn and the star Vega reaches the zenith this week. 

Aug 16, 202001:49
Angels, Dreams, and Falling Stars ~ Mysteries of the Hidden God

Angels, Dreams, and Falling Stars ~ Mysteries of the Hidden God

This week as the Perseid Meteor Shower achieves its peak, I imagine that the thrill of seeing a falling star and making wishes comes from a deep soul memory of being in the presence of the divine, which was understood in former times as the presence of the “hidden god.”

Aug 09, 202001:50
The Romance of the Stars

The Romance of the Stars

It takes time to realize you might be caught in a love encounter that’s being cooked up by the gods!


Aug 05, 202001:46
The Star of Abundance Marks Summer's Halfway Point this week

The Star of Abundance Marks Summer's Halfway Point this week

And greatly multiplies whatever we have to offer at ceremonies of the harvest ~ take heed!

Jul 26, 202001:50
Comet NEOWISE and the Under Belly of the Great Bear

Comet NEOWISE and the Under Belly of the Great Bear

NEOWISE is visible in the evening sky this week, drifting up under the belly of the Great Bear as it gets higher each evening. NEOWISE will be closest to the Earth on Thursday, July 23rd, which will make it easier to see, but it’s moving further and further away from the Sun, so it’s getting dimmer as it goes.

Jul 19, 202001:48
A Council of Stars is Taking Place~What Are You Bringing?

A Council of Stars is Taking Place~What Are You Bringing?

This week, in that sacred place where the dark of night surrenders to the dawn, a mighty council of stars is taking place, as if to say: “O, humanity, if you seek remedy to your current trials, lift up your thoughts to the stars, for the powers that wait on your noble deeds have gathered and await your participation.”

Jul 12, 202001:51
When Mother Nature is One of Your Co-Workers

When Mother Nature is One of Your Co-Workers

So maybe you heard there was an eclipse last weekend. Did you see it? Or did you go out to look at the brilliant lunar light and wonder what everybody was talking about? Sometimes it’s like that.

Jul 05, 202001:51
Summer's First Full Moon at Eclipse~July 5, 2020

Summer's First Full Moon at Eclipse~July 5, 2020

The Moon is building toward a mighty crescendo this week but will then perform a sleight of hand when it arrives at Full phase and slips invisibly into eclipse in the midnight hour July 4th to 5th.

Jun 28, 202001:50
Humanitarian Leadership with Moon and Regulus this week

Humanitarian Leadership with Moon and Regulus this week

When Regulus was close to the Moon, like this week, it was understood that not only would there be qualities of true leadership, but leadership imbued with love and devotion, as opposed to leadership through power and authority. The Moon near Regulus was believed to bring out humanitarian concerns.

Jun 22, 202001:51
The Celestial Secrets of Solstices in 2020

The Celestial Secrets of Solstices in 2020

The word Solstice derives from the Latin sol  for ‘sun’ and the verb sistere ‘to stop, or be stationary’. In the cycle of the year, Solstice marks the two points when the Sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon ~ and this year, both of these moments, Summer Solstice in June, and Winter Solstice in December, bring rare celestial phenomena.

Jun 14, 202001:50
When the Moon Meets Jupiter and Saturn

When the Moon Meets Jupiter and Saturn

Each month the Moon passes the two gas giants, Jupiter and Saturn, always at a different phase in its cycle, and always shedding either more or less light into the sky as it passes them by.  So here’s a thing to ponder while we head toward their Great Conjunction in December 2020: what’s happening each month when they’re met by the Moon?

Jun 08, 202001:49
Venus Meets the Sun and Squares Mars ~ Opening the Heart

Venus Meets the Sun and Squares Mars ~ Opening the Heart

When the goddess of love and beauty stands in square to the god of war, her would-be companion, you might think that things could get deeply challenged, but the astrological omens regarding this are that the speaking of a people or a nation can take on an enhanced quality of soul at such a time.

May 31, 202001:50
Venus Leaves the Evening, or, When Dragons Become Princesses

Venus Leaves the Evening, or, When Dragons Become Princesses

This last week of May, 2020 is also the last week of the year that the planet Venus will be visible in the evening sky, because she’s in her retrograde motion now and quickly falling into the arms of the Sun.

May 25, 202001:49
What's the difference between astrology and astronomy in two minutes or less

What's the difference between astrology and astronomy in two minutes or less

So what’s the difference between astrology and astronomy? Astrology refers to the ‘astro-logos’ or star word, that the ancients experienced in the movements of planets and stars around the Earth. The 'astro-nomia' of the scientific revolution concerned itself not with divine spiritual beings, but with the physical properties of celestial objects, and things like gravitational force or the distance of objects and the speed of light, and our physical, rather than spiritual, origins.

May 19, 202001:49
In harmony with the Earth's breathing at Solstice

In harmony with the Earth's breathing at Solstice

The early 20th century Austrian philosopher and scientist Dr. Rudolf Steiner once likened the cycle of the Earth’s year to a breathing process, with an inhalation and exhalation happening in the same rhythmic regularity for the Earth as it does for the human being. The full-in breath he likened to the moment of Winter Solstice, when it appears as though the Sun stands still furthest south on the horizon, and then slowly, by degrees, it begins to move north again, restoring light to the northern hemisphere.

May 19, 202001:51
When Betelgeuse Lost his Swag

When Betelgeuse Lost his Swag

Before coronavirus, there was Comet Atlas and the dimming of the brilliant star Betelgeuse, which marks the giant's shoulder. 

May 18, 202001:49
What's Pluto got to do with Current Affairs?

What's Pluto got to do with Current Affairs?

In January 2020 there was an unusual line-up of planets at one place in the zodiac that included the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Saturn, and Pluto. Since then, they've all moved on, but due to the varying speeds of the planets in their orbits, it will appear to us that they all make a retrograde or backward motion, which will result in another meeting of planets in the same degree of the zodiac as in January, only the players will be slightly different. This time, it will only be Jupiter and Pluto.

May 18, 202001:49
The Sun, the Moon, and the Truth at Full Moon May 7, 2020

The Sun, the Moon, and the Truth at Full Moon May 7, 2020

Mercury met the Sun at superior conjunction on May 4th, on the other side of the Sun from Earth, then the Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower peaks toward dawn on Tuesday, May 5th, followed by Full Moon on Thursday morning, May 7th. So, what happened for you that week?

May 18, 202001:50
Every Eight Years Venus Completes Her Sacred Geometry and Forms a Pentagram

Every Eight Years Venus Completes Her Sacred Geometry and Forms a Pentagram

Venus was at its brightest for the year the week of April 27, 2020, which brought Alfred Tennyson to mind for the Storyteller’s Night Sky: Her constant beauty doth inform stillness with love, and day with light.

May 18, 202001:50
Three of the Five Naked Eye Planets Have Turned Retrograde. What's that all about?

Three of the Five Naked Eye Planets Have Turned Retrograde. What's that all about?

Three of the five naked-eye planets begin their retrograde motions the week of May 10th, 2020, beginning with Saturn on Monday, followed by Venus on Wednesday, and Jupiter on Thursday. What's that all about?

May 17, 202001:49
Mercury Takes Venus by the Hand at New Moon May 22, 2020

Mercury Takes Venus by the Hand at New Moon May 22, 2020

There’s a New Moon on Friday May 22, 2020, and on the same day, the planets Mercury and Venus will join one another in the same region of the sky, looking west after sunset.

May 17, 202001:49