This time of year is a time of destiny forming, when all the ingredients are on the table and the master chef, in this case, the gods, enters the celestial kitchen to craft us as the masterpiece. The old year, 2026, has breathed fully out. Now, 2027 begins.

Earth and Sun pause in their shared breathing on Sunday, June 21st before Sun ascends the horizon in the US. There's a magic line up of Mars, twilight, Solstice, First Quarter Moon and dawn to carry us all to summer's hieghts.

Venus is evening star and attended by Jupiter and Moon all week, making it easy to understand why the planet is associated with love, with beauty, with poetry. This week Moon occults Venus, opening a window into the cosmos through the heart.

There are two things to know about Venus right now: first that it's being amplified by proximity to Jupiter, our largest planet, and then that it will be blocked by the Moon over the entire US. How will we respond?

Blue Moon at Antares on May 31st calls our attention to our relationship with the stars, which one shined over our birth and will receive us in return at our death.

The Moon leads the way to Venus in the daylight on May 18, then moves up the sky passing Jupiter May 20 and Regulus May 22 on the way to Blue Moon May 31.

This week in the stars it's all about feet ~ how we walk into the future, how we realize the goals of earth evolution, how we encounter our mortality and our own, immortal nature.

Venus is moving through the horns of the bull to catch up with Jupiter at the Straits of Gemini. Will we be overcome by doubt, or will we persevere with faithfulness to a higher, greater truth?

The Full Moon on May Day, May 1st, aligns with the spring cross quarter day, and amplifies the potency of this moment in the year's cycle. Known as Beltane in the Celtic tradition., this is a time for celebrating, protecting, and augmenting fertility.

On Tuesday, March 3rd, the Moon will be totally eclipsed by the shadow of the Earth ~ and some part of it will be visible for everyone throughout the US. To prepare, I recommend checking out sunset and moonrise times for Monday, March 2nd, the evening before, when the nearly-full Moon will rise in the East before the Winter Sun sets in the West.