“…the rare blue dahlia like that blue moon shew’d things happen only once in…”
“So blue, the word and the condition, the color and the act, contrive to contain one another, as if the bottle of the genii were its belly, the lamp’s breath the smoke of the wraith.” —William H. Gass, from On Being Blue
Kelley Hunter – A BLUE MOON (second Full Moon in one month) ends July with a double exclamation point. Venus returns to Leo, where she will dwell for over two more months, looking for fun in the Sun. Retrograde well into September, this is not a superficial quest. She will soon journey beneath the sky’s horizon, seeking deep within for authentic values, joy and true love. Stories from many cultures tell of the descent of the goddess to the underworld, there to be renewed before she rises again to the light of day.
Don’t be surprised if you have sad or melancholy moments. Scorpionic Saturn challenges Venus to look some tough stuff in the face and turn such lead into gold, to accept yourself fully for who you are and for who you are not. If in this process, you’re feeling the blues, find a window and look for the rainbows in the midst of the rain. Write some soul-rich playful poetry or sing the blues.
“In Balanced Flow where Moon Meets Sun
My StarChild Self On Purpose Runs!
Aligned, Attuned, My PlaySpace Spun
Ready am I, so Here I Come!
Playfully Brilliant in Serious Fun!”
—Mili Dillard, www.PelesPlace.com
“Song Sung Blue, everybody know one,
Song sung blue, every garden grows one…
But you can sing it with a cry in your voice
And before you know it get to feeling good
You simply got no choice.”
—Neil Diamond, #1 song in 1972
Once hot, now cool, blue means many things to many people. What is blue for you? The color of sky or the sea? the Virgin Mary’s robes? jazz or your jeans? Continue reading →