Monthly Archives: July 2013

The Atlantis New Moon

Posted by Eric Francis

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There’s an especially interesting feature to this New Moon, which is that it’s exactly (to the degree) conjunct the asteroid Atlantis. This is a beautiful asteroid that’s emblematic of the times in which we live. Atlantis was the perhaps-mythical society (it’s a very persistent myth) that was swallowed by its inability to handle its own technology. In J.R.R. Tolkien’s telling of the story, the society fell to a spiritual crisis of its materialism combined with its lust for immortality.

Moonshine Horoscopes — Cancer New Moon Edition

Posted by Eric Francis

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At first glance, this looks like a fairly simple New Moon compared to some of the New and Full Moons we’ve had this year, where everything but the kitchen sink was involved. In terms of major planets, the Sun and Moon will be conjunct retrograde Mercury within couple degrees or so. A quick look at a minor planet listing, however, shows there are some rarely used objects hanging out on the cardinal cross with the Sun, Moon and Mercury.

Your Moonshine Horoscopes — and the U.S. Birth Chart

Posted by Eric Francis

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Monday, July 8 brings the New Moon in Cancer and we bring the Moonshine horoscopes from Genevieve Hathaway to you. Tonight’s installment of Planet Waves FM features Eric’s take on the Supreme Court’s rulings on same-sex marriage last week. Plus, in honor of Independence Day, he’ll take an in-depth look at the Sibly chart — one of the most often used natal charts for the U.S.