While the astrological Beltane is different than the traditional day of celebration, learn more about this sexy celebration here on the J. Southern Design Studio site.

FULL MOON 10 DEGREES SCORPIO Sunday, April 25 5:58 p.m. PT/8:57 p.m. ET/12:57 a.m. UTC Square Ceres Square North & South Node Keywords/Themes/EQ: Self-parent, will, wildness, power, truth, transmutation, soul journey, life lessons, unmet needs, attachment needs, hiding emotions, vulnerability, shadow work, shame, guilt Myth Medicine: Ceres & Persephone, Inanna Collective energies: This weekend is full of powerful astrological energies in addition to the full moon. While I do

While we often think of the fall season for shadow work and the underworld, spring is also ripe for diving deep...especially when it is during Pluto retrograde, Mars-Pluto conjunction, and Scorpio Full Moon. Read more on my article in Elephant Journal here.

{Image by Cosmic Collage} NEW MOON 26 DEGREES ARIES Sunday, April 15 & Monday, April 16 6:57 p.m. PT/9:57 p.m. ET/1:57 a.m. UTC • Conjunct Uranus • Conjunct Eris • Square Pluto Keywords/Themes: Protector, conflict, discord, enemy, shadow other, courage, outsider, forward motion, warrior, action, creative sparks, transformation and transmutation, alchemy/occult Collective energies: New moons are the phase of the lunar month where we begin again, a moment of un

While I miss having a dog immensely, being loved by a cat is f*cking magical. It took five years of force cuddling and putting up with nips to my ankles to appreciate the complexity of human animal and cat animal love. This week I celebrate five years since I adopted my feisty feline Freyja (adopted on a Friday and therefore honoring the goddess of love). As if almost by possession state I wandered into SPCA unsure why I was there. Only to find all the cats sleeping except my