Astrology and the Oklahoma tornadoes

Sun: 3'Gemini
Moon: 23' Scorpio
Full Moon (within 1 day)

As a trained storm spotter, I understand something of the challenges faced by NOAA and the local Emergency Management departments in reacting to such a swift-paced and dangerous storm.  As a trained civilian search-and-rescue assistant, I also understand exactly what the communities across Oklahoma are going through right now and I extend my fullest sympathies for the all the great losses they have suffered.

As an astrologer, I have not yet gotten around to drawing a chart for the tornado event at Moore, OK.  However, I spotted this on Astro.com and found it to be a thoughtful piece on the effects of the outer planets on personal lives.  Often, the outer planets (Uranus, Neptune and Pluto) are thought of as being only "generational" in effect due to their distance from Earth and the time it takes for each of them to make even a single revolution around the Sun.

Spring Cleaning

20 April 2013
Sun: 01' Taurus  Moon: 0'Virgo (Waxing Gibbous)

Spring cleaning - I have yet to meet anyone who actually enjoys this activity.  But from a magickal perspective, not only is it necessary, but this is a great time to do it and it can become a family activity as well.

Let's face it: there really is no "bad" time of year to get rid of clutter, though working by sun or moon phase can help keep it from building back up again.  By sun phase, I mean what time of year it is.  Starting at Yule, the Solar energy builds through Candlemas, Ostara and Beltane, reaching its peak at Litha.  At Litha, growth energy begins to fade, the cycle drops to resting phase through Lughnasadgh, Mabon and Samhain, ultimately reaching its lowest "peak" at Yule: a full sine wave is completed, one cycle finished.