Ben Belinsky's Moonletter Podcast

Welcome to the Moonletter for the forthcoming mooncycle beginning on 10 October 2026 with the new moon in Libra and spanning the full moon in Taurus on 26 October 2026.

Support the show

Check out  the Moonletter website where you can read Ben Belinsky's monthly Moonletters  and articles on astrology and spirituality. Where you can subscribe to get the moonletter delivered to your mail box.

We plan to keep the moonletter free as much as possible. But if you can make a one-off or regular donation support our work, it will be much appreciated.  

https://buymeacoffee.com/moonletter

This poem describes the journey of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent. He was associated with the planet Venus, and his journey represents the disappearance of Venus as an evening star and its rebirth as a morning star eight to twelve days later. 

This journey is told in many different versions. The present one is an English translation by Jerome Rothenberg from the Spanish prose translation by Angel María Garibay in the ‘Epica Nahuatl’. It can be found in the anthology ‘Technicians of the Sacred’ published by the University of California Press.

Support the show

Check out  the Moonletter website where you can read Ben Belinsky's monthly Moonletters  and articles on astrology and spirituality. Where you can subscribe to get the moonletter delivered to your mail box.

We plan to keep the moonletter free as much as possible. But if you can make a one-off or regular donation support our work, it will be much appreciated.  

https://buymeacoffee.com/moonletter

"I am apparently some sort of shaman in this ancient land’s endscape. I can converse with fire, wind, and yes, the moon. But I cannot speak with the power of water. Of the black ocean ahead I am filled with doubts."

Story read by Ben Belinsky

Transcript and more information here:

https://moonletter.co.uk/shamanic-story/

This story of a shaman leading his tribe to cross the Bering Strait was taken from the ShamanSouth homepage in 1998. The page no longer exists. The address bounces messages.

If anyone knows what happened to this group and knows how to contact them, I would like to request their permission retrospectively.
Ben

Featured image by Adam Kinnwall

https://pixabay.com/users/adamkinnwall-1709724/

Support the show

Check out  the Moonletter website where you can read Ben Belinsky's monthly Moonletters  and articles on astrology and spirituality. Where you can subscribe to get the moonletter delivered to your mail box.

We plan to keep the moonletter free as much as possible. But if you can make a one-off or regular donation support our work, it will be much appreciated.  

https://buymeacoffee.com/moonletter

Virgo, the sixth sign of the zodiac, the sign of the harvest, of keeping good order.  Also the energy that artists and musicians use for rhythms and patterns. But mostly it's the sign of selfless service to others.

Here we look at how Virgo makes sense of the world.

Featured image by Maksim Chernishev 

instagram.com/primipil

Support the show

Check out  the Moonletter website where you can read Ben Belinsky's monthly Moonletters  and articles on astrology and spirituality. Where you can subscribe to get the moonletter delivered to your mail box.

We plan to keep the moonletter free as much as possible. But if you can make a one-off or regular donation support our work, it will be much appreciated.  

https://buymeacoffee.com/moonletter

Welcome to the Moonletter for the mooncycle beginning on 12 August 2026 with the new moon / Solar Eclipse in Leo and spanning the full moon / Lunar Eclipse in Pisces on 28 August 2026.

Support the show

Check out  the Moonletter website where you can read Ben Belinsky's monthly Moonletters  and articles on astrology and spirituality. Where you can subscribe to get the moonletter delivered to your mail box.

We plan to keep the moonletter free as much as possible. But if you can make a one-off or regular donation support our work, it will be much appreciated.  

https://buymeacoffee.com/moonletter

Astrologically, the zodiac sign of Leo is associated with kings, nobility, sunshine and gold. But this sign is facing challenges with an opposition from the planet Pluto in Aquarius for the next few years. Leo must respond to these challenges and learn how to function in a democratic world. All we can do here is present a guide to some of the issues.

Support the show

Check out  the Moonletter website where you can read Ben Belinsky's monthly Moonletters  and articles on astrology and spirituality. Where you can subscribe to get the moonletter delivered to your mail box.

We plan to keep the moonletter free as much as possible. But if you can make a one-off or regular donation support our work, it will be much appreciated.  

https://buymeacoffee.com/moonletter

The second sign of the Zodiac is Taurus, named after the constellation of the bull. Taurus is a fixed earth sign, the most difficult to move, the least likely to change. At best, solid, dependable. At worst, stubborn, intractable.

Here we look beyond the earthbound at the more spiritual and metaphysical aspects of this sign.

Support the show

Check out  the Moonletter website where you can read Ben Belinsky's monthly Moonletters  and articles on astrology and spirituality. Where you can subscribe to get the moonletter delivered to your mail box.

We plan to keep the moonletter free as much as possible. But if you can make a one-off or regular donation support our work, it will be much appreciated.  

https://buymeacoffee.com/moonletter

 Welcome to the Moonletter for the forthcoming mooncycle beginning on 14 July 2026 with the new moon in Cancer and spanning the full moon in Aquarius on 29 July 2026. 

Support the show

Check out  the Moonletter website where you can read Ben Belinsky's monthly Moonletters  and articles on astrology and spirituality. Where you can subscribe to get the moonletter delivered to your mail box.

We plan to keep the moonletter free as much as possible. But if you can make a one-off or regular donation support our work, it will be much appreciated.  

https://buymeacoffee.com/moonletter

Sagittarius is the zodiac sign that rules sportsmen, philosophers, priests and academics. It’s also the most generous of the signs and renowned for its love of foreign travel. But what connects all these? 

Support the show

Check out  the Moonletter website where you can read Ben Belinsky's monthly Moonletters  and articles on astrology and spirituality. Where you can subscribe to get the moonletter delivered to your mail box.

We plan to keep the moonletter free as much as possible. But if you can make a one-off or regular donation support our work, it will be much appreciated.  

https://buymeacoffee.com/moonletter

Cancer, the zodiac sign of the crab - one of the deepest and most subtle signs of the zodiac, concerned with protection and belonging. Here we take a deep dive into the symbolism and emotional currents of this misunderstood sign.

Support the show

Check out  the Moonletter website where you can read Ben Belinsky's monthly Moonletters  and articles on astrology and spirituality. Where you can subscribe to get the moonletter delivered to your mail box.

We plan to keep the moonletter free as much as possible. But if you can make a one-off or regular donation support our work, it will be much appreciated.  

https://buymeacoffee.com/moonletter