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What a relief! Mercury finally went direct and will stay that way until December. On Friday, we celebrated the Jewish New Year. Many of my friends shared their hopes, goals, and expectations for the new year. Two posts caught my attention. One by my friend Maya Tevet Dayan, who now teaches poetry at the San …
Last Week of Virgo & Fall Equinox – How to set up the Right Expectations Read More »
Last week we talked about self-criticism, which is the number one cliché for Virgos. As we are approaching the new moon in Virgo on Thursday this week, I’d love to talk about self-love in respect to self-criticism. You might expect that I say the obvious, that self-love is the medicine for self-criticism, but that’s not …
New Moon in Virgo – Why we Should Stop Aiming for Self-Love Read More »
The last week was challenging for many of us, me included. With both Mercury and Venus in retrograde and Saturn opposite the sun, it was natural to encounter some enlightening insights. These are not always easy to digest. Both sun and Mercury in Virgo make us reevaluate ourselves in a pragmatic, down to earth, …
I was directed to practicality from an early age. I grew up in a family where, like most families in the early seventies, my father was the provider, and my mother was a housewife. I could not ignore the power my father had over my mother whenever they made decisions for our family. He was …
Full Moon in Pisces – How to be Practical Without Limiting Ourselves Read More »
The upcoming week is full of astrological excitements. On Wednesday August 23, the sun leaves Leo and enters Virgo. On the same day, Mercury goes retrograde. Venus is already in retrograde, which means we will have two major planets in retrograde at the same time. I know it might sound scary but let me assure …
Sun Enters Virgo, Venus & Mercury Retrograde – The Secret Powers of Grounded Passion Read More »
This week we are heading towards September 22, when the sun leaves Virgo and moves to Libra, and we celebrate the fall equinox. Here in Asheville NC, there are clear signs of the beginning of fall. The trees are already shedding golden leaves to the ground. The temperatures cool down at night. Fall is characterized …
On Friday, Sep 9, Mercury went retrograde, and I had a very special day. It started with sitting for meditation with my neighbor, a student of Thich Nhat Hanh, for the first time. I walked one minute back home feeling like I was floating on air. Not just because of the powerful meditation, not just …
Mercury Retrograde – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly + Practical Advice Read More »
The last week was intense, especially around Wednesday and Thursday, when the moon was in Scorpio. Did you feel it? I felt everything at the same time. Joy and grief; heaviness and lightness; pessimism and optimism; fear and power; pain and gratitude. All these feelings were pulsating through me, all at once! It felt like being …
I love this time of year in North Carolina. The temperatures move perfectly between 65 at night to 85 in midday. The leaves have started falling occasionally, and best of all, the mushroom season has begun. Coming here from Israel, where there is barely any rain, I hadn’t experienced this beautiful festival of nature, with mushrooms …
This week we say goodbye to passionate, romantic, dramatic Leo. Think about one thing you’ve learned from this Leo season. I’ve learned to be more comfortable with my lack of confidence in my writing. I also found this inspiring quote that explains perfectly why we should not be afraid to shine: “It is our light, …
Sun in Virgo, New Moon in Virgo – Learn to Work Constructively with Your Self-Critic Read More »
