Scorpio is one of the most powerful and passionate signs of the zodiac. Eleven signs of the Zodiac focus on the ins-and-outs of life. Scorpio deals with death, checkmating life in its tracks. Sex and death are said to be Scorpio’s keywords. It is a fixed WATER sign, signaling deep seated emotions and […]

        In this, the nineteenth chapter of Homer’s Odyssey, we are looking once again (see Chapter VII) at the nature of relationships three thousand years ago. The courtship of the belligerent suitors is brought to the fore, and, after twenty years of waiting, Odysseus and Penelope meet and lay eyes on each other […]

           HOMER’s ODYSSEY, Ch. XVIII- VIRGO II Examples abound throughout this chapter of Homer. Like Gemini, which is also ruled by Mercury, this is the sign of the mind and nervous system, but unlike Mercury’s rulership over Gemini (an AIR sign), this is Mercury’s rulership over Virgo (an EARTH sign). In Gemini, it is often thoughts and […]

Leo is characterized by a lion, the King of the Beasts. It is a sign ruled by the Sun and deals with honesty, truth and nobility. As opposed to the home in Cancer, in Leo it is the palace that’s the place where you lay you head. The  central nervous system and heart are the […]

                    HOME SWEET HOME  Cancer is a sign represented by the Moon, the body closest to the Earth. It is a Cardinal WATER sign that rules the feminine, yin, body, and soul. It’s the emotional connections that we share with our closest family and friends. It is […]

This lunation we’re taking a look at the third sign of the zodiac for the second time, Gemini. If our hypothesis is correct, this constellation of the zodiac was the theme for Chapter 3 and 15 (12, repeating the cycle, plus 3 for the second time around = 15).       Astrologically speaking Gemini was […]

      Well, here we are at the second examination of Taurus, the archetype ruled by Venus. The Moon is in its exaltation here, Mars it’s detriment. Taurus is a Fixed EARTH sign, bound by a bond of Love. These people can be loyal and steadfast. In contemporary times they are seen to be […]

Resetting the Tumblers Our hypothesis in this series is that Homer’s books, the Iliad and the Odyssey, are astrological primers. Each work has 24 chapters, apparently linked to the 12 signs of the zodiac. In either work, chapter one equals Aries while chapter twelve finishes with Pisces. Chapter thirteen starts the whole cycle over again with Aries, chapter fourteen with […]

This is our twelfth sign, or constellation if you prefer. Three thousand years ago, the era when the Odyssey was composed, the two were one. This twelfth division corresponds to Pisces, a mutable WATER sign ruled in contemporary times by Neptune (Gk- Poseidon), and in antiquity by Jupiter (Gk- Zeus). Venus is in its exaltation in […]

              HOMER’s ODYSSEY, Ch. XI- AQUARIUS  This week we’re taking a look at the 11th chapter of Homer’s Odyssey, a chapter which, if our hypothesis is correct, corresponds to the 11th sign of the zodiac, Aquarius. If Aquarius is around, the stars shouldn’t’t be far behind. The eye of the Sun […]

This week we’re taking a look at the tenth chapter of Homer’s Odyssey, a chapter devoted to Capricorn, a CARDINAL EARTH sign ruled by Saturn. The glyph associated with this sign is that of a Sea-goat, half-goat and half-fish, often depicted overseeing life from the top of a mountain. In the body Capricorn rules the spinal column, skeletal system […]

In our last Moon Mail, we took a look at Chapter IX of Homer’s Odysseyand compared it’s themes to its rulership (Zeus and/or Jupiter), and the sign that it ruled (Sagittarius). Using a code that relies to a large extent on imagery and repetition, we began to observe a number of related characteristics that emerge through the chapter, especially […]

  With Odysseus as our role model in this chapter, we see this new persona making it’s appearance right at the beginning as our hero declares that his fame has ‘reached the skies‘ (line 23). In fact, anything that derives from the skies such as rain, storms, hail, lightning and even the planets (Jupiter’s children) fall into […]

               SEX AND DEATH  This week we’re taking a look at the 8th chapter of Homer’s epic novel, the Odyssey, suggesting that it is part of an Astrological Primer, an ancient handbook for learning astrology, for learning about life. The eighth chapter corresponded not only to the sign of the zodiac we are all familiar with, […]

 Libra is a CARDINAL AIR sign ruled by Venus. Like the scales which it represents, its vibration is attuned to balance, marriage and harmony. Of course the symbolism of the scales brings in the whole notion of the LEGAL SYSTEM and the virtues (truth, honesty, integrity, justice, etc) inherent there. It’s season is AUTUMN, its cardinal […]

               LAUNDRY DAY  Virgo is the sixth sign of the Zodiac. Ruled by Mercury, it is a MUTABLE EARTH sign symbolized by the Virgin and the sheath of wheat she holds. It is a vibration that deals with practical crafts like wool or basket weaving, knitting, quilt making and […]

                 CAN YOU SPELL ‘LOVER’?  Leo is a FIXED FIRE sign, ruled by the Sun. In the body it rules the heart and things related to the heart, such as love and heart-break, loved ones, children and pleasure. In hard alignments these same themes can generate a ‘lack of’ or ‘difficulty with’ these same items. The […]

  We’re up to our fourth chapter of Homer which correlates to the fourth sign of the zodiac, Cancer. Ruled by the Moon, this is a Cardinal Water sign that deals with the feminine, home, family, silver, womb and birth, bath, beds, sleep and things nautical. And then, there’s always food. As a water sign, […]

Gemini is the third sign of the Zodiac. Ruled by Mercury, it is a Mutable AIR sign which deals with the intellect and nervous systems. This is the sign of duality as represented by the Twins, brothers and sibling. They’re clever and precocious. If you know the myth about Hermes birth, it highlights his creativity on […]

  WORDLY TREASURES             So, we will devour your worldly goods and wealth             as long as she holds out, holds to that course the gods have chartered deep inside her heart. Great renown she wins for herself, no doubt, great loss for you in treasure.  These […]