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The Holistic Human PodcastHolistic Human Podcast with Mary Stewart Adams; Astrology, Astrosophy and the year ahead 2022Nau Mai Haere mai and welcome back to another episode of the Holistic Human Podcast.
Today I am blessed again to be speaking to Mary Stewart Adams, a stare lore historian and author of The Start Tales of Mother Goose about the astrological forecast for the year ahead. We go deep into what Venus is up to, and how the work done over the Holy Nights can be carried throughout the year.
This episode, as usual, becomes so much more than just a astrological forecast. I really value and appreciate Mary and her willingness to s...2022-01-241h 34
The Storyteller's Night SkyAfter Hours in the MoonlightThe waxing Crescent Moon has some spectacular encounters this week2021-11-0701 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyDamp Drizzly November in the SoulMoon, Mercury, Uranus and a whale, conspiring to offer us all an experience of the strange, new, and wonderful.2021-11-0101 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyOctober Keeps Its PromiseOrion returns, and now we can be "drawn through the space between worlds, by incense and candlelight.”2021-10-2401 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyPegasus and Scary Dead ThingsPegasus comes highest as the season of the dead approaches. What's up with that?2021-10-1601 minThe Storyteller's Night SkySaturn Turns Direct & Time Moves OnFrom chaos to cosmos in the slow turn of the planets.2021-10-0901 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyShepherds and KingsThe shepherd has taken the West wind gently in hand while the king stands guard over the dragon, where that beast stirs in the North, its stoney sleep troubled by the princess...2021-10-0301 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyMichael and the DragonUntroubled night, they say, gives counsel best.2021-09-2701 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyThe Axis of Dante in the StarsThis week marks the 700th anniversary of the epic poet's death, and the Moon activates his axis among the stars2021-09-1201 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyWhen the Harmony of the Cosmos Fills the SoulNew Moon, Venus and Spica, an endless fountain of immortal drink.2021-09-0501 min
The Storyteller's Night SkyA Pulse Sounds in the Stars this weekThere’s a discernible pulse, like a heartbeat, sounding out in the star picture this week, when the Moon meets the star Regulus at dawn, and Venus meets the star Spica at dusk.2021-08-3001 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyCasting Stories into the SkyThe Summer Triangle sweeps over the top of the sky, a portal open to receive all your best rhymes and tales.2021-08-2201 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyThe Truth About Blue MoonsThere’s a True Blue Moon headed our way, which is not just the second Full Moon in one calendar month.2021-08-1601 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyFull Circle PerseidsThe falling stars are like seeds of the new year this week with the Perseid Meteor Shower.2021-08-0801 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyA Harvest of StarsWhat does Harry Potter have in common with Shakespeare's Juliet?2021-08-0201 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyWhen Delta Refers to a StarThe delta star is the fourth brightest star in a constellation, and this week it lends its name to the wishing stars falling through the summer sky.2021-07-2501 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyThe Room Where it HappenedThe July 23rd Thunder Moon flings open the doors on last year's rare meeting of Jupiter and Saturn.2021-07-1601 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyFrom Wisdom to Love in the Evening TwilightThe active principle of Mars infuses the love principle of Venus with mighty forces when they meet this week.2021-07-1201 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyFilling in the Cosmic SpacesMercury at greatest elongation, Earth at aphelion, and Moon at apogee, all on the self-same day!2021-07-0401 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyThe Summer of Love 2021The Moon scoops Venus and Mars into its arms, then comes thundering to Full phase at the Great Conjunction point, all against the backdrop of summer meteor showers.2021-07-0307 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyVenus and Mars in the Halls of Eternal RomanceVenus and Mars make their once-every-two-years conjunction this month, granting grace and eternity to all the best love stories.2021-06-2701 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyTo Hear the Mermaids SingingThis week the Sun changes direction, Mercury changes direction, the Moon comes Full, and the starry crown comes highest.2021-06-2101 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyThe Sacred Marriage Among the StarsHercules, Shakespeare and the stars of June2021-06-1201 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyHappily Ever After Despite EclipseThis week, there’s an annular solar eclipse on June 10, 2021, and the fairy tale of “The White Doe” is perfect for imagining what the eclipse brings. Find story link and eclipse information at www.storytellersnightsky.com2021-06-0601 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyThe View of Destiny from top of the WorldThe June 10 annular solar eclipse will cast its shadow right over the North Pole, at the very top of the world.2021-05-3101 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyIn the Shadow of a Flower MoonDepending on your location, you may be able to catch the Sun over the horizon at the same time that the Moon is moving through eclipse Wednesday, May 26. It seems to ask: what allows you to see in the shadow?2021-05-2201 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyMercury, the Moon, and the Great WordOn Thursday this week, the planet associated with Mercury, Hermes, and Thoth can be seen beside the crescent Moon, about 40 minutes after sunset looking west.2021-05-0901 min
SuperFeast PodcastStar Lore, Anthroposophy, & Astrology with Mary Stewart AdamsAstronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another; A wise man named Plato once said. Mary Stewart Adams has been on a journey of star communication and celestial wonder for what seems like her entire life. A star lore historian, leading dark sky advocate, author, and astrologist who weaves the esoteric knowledge of spiritual science, literature, ancient mythologies, and fairy tales into contemporary astronomy and astrosophy star wisdom. Mary's relationship with the stars is more than a personal journey; It's a quest to inspire others to know and understand the stars in a...2021-05-041h 08The Storyteller's Night SkyAncient Gods and Falling StarsClaudius Ptolemy is credited with describing how the gods caused the stars to fall because, out of curiosity or boredom, they occasionally peered down at the Earth from between the planetary spheres, and the stars could slip through the gaps.2021-05-0301 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyThe West Wind, Super Moon, and WitchesThe West wind brings the light of the spring; Eos, mother of the West wind, brings the dawn; and this week’s Full Moon brings the season’s first blossoms.2021-04-2501 minThe Holistic Human PodcastHolistic Human Podcast: Star Tales of Mother Goose, with Mary Stewart AdamsNau Mai, haere mai and welcome to another episode of The Holistic Human Podcast. Remember to like, share and subscribe! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AmandaLBradley
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Today I’m talking to one of my favorite people, Mary Stewart Adams, again! Mary is a Star Lore Historian, from living in M...2021-04-241h 26The Storyteller's Night SkyThe Meteors of SpringDon't miss the poetic harmony of meteor showers and the spring this week when the Lyrids peak overnight, April 21st, heralding the season of warmth for the northern hemisphere. 2021-04-1601 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyMoon and Mars Between the Bull's HornsAfter passing the bull’s eye star Thursday, the Moon encounters Mars between the bull’s horns on Friday. This is a very interesting place, between the bull’s horns, so what might it mean for Moon and Mars to be there together?2021-04-1201 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyThe Soul Comes Out to Play in the DarkApril's waning Moon means it's International Dark Sky Week, which means it's also the perfect time to stimulate the imagination by going dark. 2021-04-0501 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyThe Sun, the Moon, and a Very Big BoatThe Full Moon happens Sunday, March 28th, and though Full Moon happens nearly every month, sometimes twice a month, this particular Moon is exceptional in the cycle of the year because it marks the time when the Moon trades places with the Sun in the celestial hemispheres.2021-03-2901 min
The Storyteller's Night SkyThe Sun, the Moon, and a Very Big BoatThe Full Moon happens Sunday, March 28th, and though Full Moon happens nearly every month, sometimes twice a month, this particular Moon is exceptional in the cycle of the year because it marks the time when the Moon trades places with the Sun in the celestial hemispheres.2021-03-2801 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyMy Holes to Heaven Interview with Adam SommerI had a terrific time at Spring Equinox taking a deep dive into everything under the stars with Adam Sommer: astrology, astronomy, astrosophy, Mother Goose and more! Check out Adam's site at www.HolestoHeaven.com2021-03-261h 17
Constellating Cosmos (an astrological lens)Starlore with Mary Stewart AdamsIn this show, Mary Stewart Adams joins me for the first time to share her starlore wisdom earned under dark skies. She calls herself a starlore historian and her roots run deep with astrology, yet many branches have sprouted over the years through myth and storytelling, English literature, and being an activist for dark skies. She has also just published her first book about the correlations of starlore with Mother Goose tales (LINK BELOW). Enjoy. www.Patreon.com/adamsommer ....to support the creation of my writings/podcasts and be showered with gifts as well ...2021-03-231h 17The Storyteller's Night SkyThe Spiritual New YearIn the early Christian centuries, and well into the Middle Ages, there was a date on the calendar that marked the actual beginning of all that is, and that date was March 25th. So no surprise, then, that in settling the dates for honoring the feasts and festivals of the year, March 25 would be reserved for something significant.2021-03-2101 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyWhen Sun Pours Forth the Day from his Vernal ChariotThis week culminates on March 20 when the Sun crosses the Celestial Equator, known as the Vernal Equinox, and spring breaks out in a blanket of flower buds and birdsong.2021-03-1301 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyMaster of the Still Stars and the Flaming DoorNeptune passes superior conjunction with the Sun on March 11 among the stars of Aquarius, and though we can’t see it, we can certainly dream into it!2021-03-0601 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyMars in the Scenery of the StarsThe constellation of Taurus is connected to the organs of speech in ancient astrological tradition, while Mars imparts the capacity for speech ~ and this week, they're together in the evening sky. 2021-02-2701 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyThe Soul Can Split the Sky in TwoThe Queen of the Moon can be seen wandering through her snowflake palace this week when she dons her gibbous gown and passes through the asterism of the Winter Hexagon.2021-02-2101 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyHandling Love and Beauty when the Goddess is UnveiledNearly 50 years ago this month, the Soviet Venera Mission approached the planet Venus and later landed there, sending back the first color images of the planet’s surface, unveiling the goddess of love and beauty for a new generation of poets and dreamers.2021-02-1201 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyNeomēniá and the Three-Fold CalendarOn Thursday, February 11, we arrive at the time of the New Moon, or the “Neomēniá,” which is a term used to describe both the festival of the Moon or simply the beginning of the lunar month.2021-02-0601 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyWhen Were HalfwayThis week we come to Winter’s Cross Quarter Day, which means we’re halfway through the season, so does that mean the warmth is already returning in the Northern Hemisphere?2021-01-3101 minThe Holistic Human PodcastThe Holistic Human Podcast: 2021 Astrological Forecast with Mary Stewart AdamsWelcome back to the first podcast of 2021 with the wonderful Star Lore Historian, Mary Stewart Adams. Have a listen for some astrological/astrosophical insights for 2021. It is a must listen for those of us who acknowledge the influence the heavenly bodies have humanity and visa versa.
Mary (someone well versed in Anthroposophy and such) very generously is sharing some insights into the year ahead, using Tropical, Sidereal and Heliocentric Astrological systems as a reference point. A threefold system. Spoiler alert, although this year will have its challenges, we can expect it to be a bit more chill...2021-01-281h 33The Storyteller's Night SkyMysteries of the Wolf MoonThe Wolf Moon occurs this week on January 28th, 2021 so I’d like to talk about the spiritual mystery of what I’ll call a “wolf initiation” as it can be imagined through the Russian fairy tale of the Firebird.2021-01-2401 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyMars and the Miracle StarThe Moon sweeps past Mars and Uranus above the ocean beast Cetus this week, drawing impulses out of the collective unconscious for either chaos or miracles.2021-01-1701 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyFirst New Moon of the New Year 2021The first New Moon of the New Year happens this week, overnight Tuesday to Wednesday, but not before shedding its old light into the lap of love as a way to make ready for what lies ahead.2021-01-1001 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyHappy New Year of DanteThe poet died in 1321, 700 years ago this year, and just one year after completing his magnum opus "The Divine Comedy," each canticle of which ends with the word "stars."2021-01-0401 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyWhen Beauty Woke in 2020As 2020 comes to its grand finale, I'm looking back at the planetary culminations beyond the Great Conjunction, and that includes what Venus did six months ago in June.2020-12-3001 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyHindsight is 2020By Friday this week we’ll all be able to look back with hindsight on 2020, and in the world of the Storyteller’s Night Sky, that means looking at what the planets and stars have been up to.2020-12-2801 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyIn the stillness where we meetIt’s the still time of the year. Sun and Moon have had their last meeting and it was exact, causing a total solar eclipse. Jupiter and Saturn come to their great conjunction, and it's exact, their closest approach in the last 400 years2020-12-2001 min
The AnthroposopherThe Great Conjunction - Personal Practices With Mary Stewart AdamsStar Lore Historian, Mary Stewart Adams, explains the great conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter happening on December 21, 2020. She offers simple personal practices and beautiful stories about what this celestial event means in our lives. Hear more from Mary at storytellersnightsky.com.2020-12-1744 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyThe Solstice Conjunction as a Divine ClueThe moment of Winter Solstice arrives 12.21 with a great conjunction of planets that's like a divine clue.2020-12-1201 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyVenus as the Secret Retreat of the LightThe biggest news this month is the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn that comes at Winter Solstice, but we shouldn’t overlook next week’s Total Solar Eclipse, even though it won’t be visible to us in North America. The mystery of this eclipse at this time is still important in the unfolding narrative of 2020, which is now in its final chapter.2020-12-0701 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyThe Sun in My Mouth at EclipseThere was an eclipse in the early hours of this Monday morning, when the Moon came to Full Phase among the stars of Taurus and slipped into the outer edge of Earth’s shadow, which begs the question astrologically: which is easier to deal with, a full shadow, like at total eclipse; or the barest hint of shadow, like this one?2020-11-3001 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyWhen the Morning Stars Sang TogetherVenus and Spica grace the dawn with love and abundance this week of our reaping what we have sown.2020-11-2301 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyA Narrative of Meteor Showers to Close out the YearThere are three active meteor showers remaining for 2020, bringing the magic of more celestial light to the sky while greater darkness settles in across the northern hemisphere.2020-11-1601 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyMars and the Quest for the Holy GrailIn the medieval legend of Parzival, the hero comes to be known as the Red Knight, so this week, we’ll consider him Mars. He also has several significant encounters with his cousin, Sigune, whom we’ll consider Venus. This week, the two of them are dramatically opposed in the starry heaven.2020-11-0701 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyWhat's in the Sky this Week of the US Election 2020?The Moon is carving an interesting path through the sky this week, calling to mind a significant event in history, both in the Christian world and in the world of astronomy. 2020-10-3001 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyBlue Moons, Eclipses, and Comets, oh my!With a Blue Moon at Halloween, followed by a Friday the 13th next month and a Total Solar Eclipse after that, it’s time to take a look at cultural superstitions in relation to the stars.2020-10-2301 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyOrion Carves a Trail of Stars through the NightThe meteor shower of the giant Orion peaks overnight this week, especially in the early morning hours of October 21st, so let’s take a look at what’s tucked in here.2020-10-1801 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyOctober Sky 2020From my seasonal article for Northern Express news magazine2020-10-1206 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyThe Lavender Moon: A Ford House presentation by Mary Stewart AdamsThis episode is from the recent archives, but contains engaging imaginations about the course of Moon and Sun after Autumn Equinox each year. Full audio and video at my website www.storytellersnightsky.com2020-10-111h 25The Storyteller's Night SkyVenus Clothed with the SunEach month until the end of the year, the waning crescent Moon sweeps past Venus in the morning sky~ time to cast poetry and flower petals to the dawn as a way to prepare for the goddess of love and beauty when she's unveiled at eclipse. 2020-10-1101 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyMars Comes Close Bearing a Genius and a DemonOn Tuesday the planet Mars will be closer to us than it will be for another 15 years, so the question is: will we be inspired by the red planet’s genius or its demon?2020-10-0401 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyHarvest Moon and the Forces of the FutureThe Harvest Moon rises Thursday, October 1st, and this year, it’s the first Full Moon of Autumn, and the first to appear above the celestial equator. This matters for us in the Northern Hemisphere because it means that from now until Spring, we will experience more moonlight than sunlight.2020-09-2801 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyEquinox 2020 for Blissfest Part IIIThe third and final of three ten-minute episodes on Equinox 2020 ~what's in store for us with Harvest Moon, Mars opposition, Blue Moon and the Great Conjunction of Jupiter with Saturn?2020-09-2410 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyEquinox 2020 for Blissfest Part IIIn this second of three ten-minute sessions I explain the fire trine happening at Equinox. If you would like to see the video component, visit my website at www.storytellersnightsky.com2020-09-2410 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyEquinox 2020 for Blissfest Part IIn this first of three ten-minute episodes, I share the cosmic picture of where we've been and what it can mean for Equinox 20202020-09-2410 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyThe Element of Fire at Equinox 2020The waxing crescent Moon is in the sign of Sagittarius at Equinox 2020, forming a trine to both Venus and to Mars, while each of them occupy what are known as the “fire signs” of the zodiac. 2020-09-2001 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyEquinox and Harvest in the Mystery of the MoonAudio-only recording of my online webinar regarding Summer's last New Moon September 17, 2020 and our engagement with the elemental forces, by the light of the Moon. Full program with video at my website www.storytellersnightsky.com2020-09-1958 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyThe Stars as Gods in the Path of the MoonThe Hebrew, Chinese, and Arabic calendars all observe New Year in harmony with the rhythm of the New Moon, while the Gregorian calendar is rooted in the rhythm of the Sun.2020-09-1401 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyMars at Retrograde Seeks to Whisk Away Summer's PrincessAs we turn toward the final weeks of the season, my imagination as a star lore historian turns to the German folk tale of the mischievous gnome Rübezahl, who sought to entrap Summer’s beautiful princess and keep her in his love palace beneath the Earth forever.2020-09-0701 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyThe Wine Moon and the Star Lore HistorianThe Full Moon closest to Equinox is the Harvest Moon, and this year it happens in October, which means the September Full Moon gets the name the Wine Moon.2020-08-3001 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyThe Feminine as Pillars of the HeavensMoon and Spica assume their role as guardians of the evening twilight while Venus gathers up the dawn and the star Vega reaches the zenith this week. 2020-08-1601 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyAngels, Dreams, and Falling Stars ~ Mysteries of the Hidden GodThis week as the Perseid Meteor Shower achieves its peak, I imagine that the thrill of seeing a falling star and making wishes comes from a deep soul memory of being in the presence of the divine, which was understood in former times as the presence of the “hidden god.”2020-08-0901 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyThe Romance of the StarsIt takes time to realize you might be caught in a love encounter that’s being cooked up by the gods!
2020-08-0501 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyThe Star of Abundance Marks Summer's Halfway Point this weekAnd greatly multiplies whatever we have to offer at ceremonies of the harvest ~ take heed!2020-07-2601 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyComet NEOWISE and the Under Belly of the Great BearNEOWISE is visible in the evening sky this week, drifting up under the belly of the Great Bear as it gets higher each evening. NEOWISE will be closest to the Earth on Thursday, July 23rd, which will make it easier to see, but it’s moving further and further away from the Sun, so it’s getting dimmer as it goes.2020-07-2001 min
The Holistic Human PodcastThe Mystic Discoveries Podcast, Ep 21: Astrosophy, Astrology and Star Lore, Reconnecting to the Stars with Mary Stewart AdamsYou can follow me on Instagram @holistic_human_aotearoa
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Kia Ora E Hoa, and a warm greetings friends to another episode of the Mystic Discoveries Podcast.
Today, I am talking with Mary Stewart Adams, a Star Lore Historian who (taken from her Instagram bio) is restoring the mythic grandeur of knowing the stars. Whether you...2020-07-182h 05The Storyteller's Night SkyA Council of Stars is Taking Place~What Are You Bringing?This week, in that sacred place where the dark of night surrenders to the dawn, a mighty council of stars is taking place, as if to say: “O, humanity, if you seek remedy to your current trials, lift up your thoughts to the stars, for the powers that wait on your noble deeds have gathered and await your participation.”2020-07-1201 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyWhen Mother Nature is One of Your Co-WorkersSo maybe you heard there was an eclipse last weekend. Did you see it? Or did you go out to look at the brilliant lunar light and wonder what everybody was talking about? Sometimes it’s like that.2020-07-0601 minThe Storyteller's Night SkySummer's First Full Moon at Eclipse~July 5, 2020The Moon is building toward a mighty crescendo this week but will then perform a sleight of hand when it arrives at Full phase and slips invisibly into eclipse in the midnight hour July 4th to 5th.2020-06-2801 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyHumanitarian Leadership with Moon and Regulus this weekWhen Regulus was close to the Moon, like this week, it was understood that not only would there be qualities of true leadership, but leadership imbued with love and devotion, as opposed to leadership through power and authority. The Moon near Regulus was believed to bring out humanitarian concerns.2020-06-2201 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyThe Celestial Secrets of Solstices in 2020The word Solstice derives from the Latin sol for ‘sun’ and the verb sistere ‘to stop, or be stationary’. In the cycle of the year, Solstice marks the two points when the Sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon ~ and this year, both of these moments, Summer Solstice in June, and Winter Solstice in December, bring rare celestial phenomena.2020-06-1401 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyWhen the Moon Meets Jupiter and SaturnEach month the Moon passes the two gas giants, Jupiter and Saturn, always at a different phase in its cycle, and always shedding either more or less light into the sky as it passes them by. So here’s a thing to ponder while we head toward their Great Conjunction in December 2020: what’s happening each month when they’re met by the Moon?2020-06-0801 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyVenus Meets the Sun and Squares Mars ~ Opening the HeartWhen the goddess of love and beauty stands in square to the god of war, her would-be companion, you might think that things could get deeply challenged, but the astrological omens regarding this are that the speaking of a people or a nation can take on an enhanced quality of soul at such a time.2020-06-0101 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyVenus Leaves the Evening, or, When Dragons Become PrincessesThis last week of May, 2020 is also the last week of the year that the planet Venus will be visible in the evening sky, because she’s in her retrograde motion now and quickly falling into the arms of the Sun.2020-05-2501 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyWhat's the difference between astrology and astronomy in two minutes or lessSo what’s the difference between astrology and astronomy? Astrology refers to the ‘astro-logos’ or star word, that the ancients experienced in the movements of planets and stars around the Earth. The 'astro-nomia' of the scientific revolution concerned itself not with divine spiritual beings, but with the physical properties of celestial objects, and things like gravitational force or the distance of objects and the speed of light, and our physical, rather than spiritual, origins.2020-05-1901 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyIn harmony with the Earth's breathing at SolsticeThe early 20th century Austrian philosopher and scientist Dr. Rudolf Steiner once likened the cycle of the Earth’s year to a breathing process, with an inhalation and exhalation happening in the same rhythmic regularity for the Earth as it does for the human being. The full-in breath he likened to the moment of Winter Solstice, when it appears as though the Sun stands still furthest south on the horizon, and then slowly, by degrees, it begins to move north again, restoring light to the northern hemisphere.2020-05-1901 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyWhen Betelgeuse Lost his SwagBefore coronavirus, there was Comet Atlas and the dimming of the brilliant star Betelgeuse, which marks the giant's shoulder. 2020-05-1801 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyWhat's Pluto got to do with Current Affairs?In January 2020 there was an unusual line-up of planets at one place in the zodiac that included the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Saturn, and Pluto. Since then, they've all moved on, but due to the varying speeds of the planets in their orbits, it will appear to us that they all make a retrograde or backward motion, which will result in another meeting of planets in the same degree of the zodiac as in January, only the players will be slightly different. This time, it will only be Jupiter and Pluto.2020-05-1801 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyThe Sun, the Moon, and the Truth at Full Moon May 7, 2020Mercury met the Sun at superior conjunction on May 4th, on the other side of the Sun from Earth, then the Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower peaks toward dawn on Tuesday, May 5th, followed by Full Moon on Thursday morning, May 7th. So, what happened for you that week?2020-05-1801 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyEvery Eight Years Venus Completes Her Sacred Geometry and Forms a PentagramVenus was at its brightest for the year the week of April 27, 2020, which brought Alfred Tennyson to mind for the Storyteller’s Night Sky: Her constant beauty doth inform stillness with love, and day with light.2020-05-1801 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyThree of the Five Naked Eye Planets Have Turned Retrograde. What's that all about?Three of the five naked-eye planets begin their retrograde motions the week of May 10th, 2020, beginning with Saturn on Monday, followed by Venus on Wednesday, and Jupiter on Thursday. What's that all about?2020-05-1701 minThe Storyteller's Night SkyMercury Takes Venus by the Hand at New Moon May 22, 2020There’s a New Moon on Friday May 22, 2020, and on the same day, the planets Mercury and Venus will join one another in the same region of the sky, looking west after sunset.2020-05-1701 min
The AnthroposopherThe Story In Our Stars with Mary Stewart AdamsMary Stewart Adams, Star Lore Historian, offers us a look into the celestial events of 2019, including the transit of Mercury, a "hidden Easter," and a year of the quest. Tune in for her webinar March 6, 2019 by emailing programs@anthroposophy.org, and check out her radio show The StoryTeller's Night Sky at http://www.interlochenpublicradio.org/topic/storytellers-night-sky2019-02-2700 min