Author: Cynthia Hansen Zehm

July 3 to 10, 2014  Visible planets: Morning: Mercury, Venus     Evening: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn Happy Independence Day! Here we are, the 4th of July and it’s 100% summer. In honor of Mom, home and apple pie, we experience Americana in all its glory. Flags and fireworks,...

June 26 to July 3, 2014  Visible planets: Morning: Mercury, Venus       Evening: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn Here we are, on the brink of summer’s first New Moon. Taking place in sweet and nurturing Cancer, sign of the Mother, the Mother Earth and the Cosmic Womb from which...

June 19 to 26, 2014   Visible planets: Morning: Mercury, Venus       Evening: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn Summer solstice is one of the four cornerstones of the astrological year, along with autumn equinox, winter solstice and spring equinox. Summer and winter solstice mark the longest and shortest days...

June 12 to 19, 2014  Visible Planets: Morning: Venus  Evening: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn   I have to admit, in true-to-form, classic Gemini style, this zodiac month has been busy! Attempting to keep things in order and pay attention to what I need to pay attention to –...

June 5 to 12, 2014  Visible Planets: Morning: Venus Evening: Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn Gemini energy is light, airy, curious, flirtatious and fun. Sagittarius energy is fiery, enthusiastic, adventurous, expansive and free. Both are easily excitable and love to laugh. Jesters and jokers, scholars, explorers, writers,...

May 29 to June 5, 2014   Visible Planets: Morning: Venus Evening: Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn Day by day, year by year, century to century, the Mother Earth revolves around our Sun. It is a miraculous cosmic relationship, two celestial bodies committed to one another…’til death do...

May 22 to 29, 2014   Visible Planets:Morning: Venus Evening: Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn As a young teenager, I can remember sitting on the front lawn outside our Denver home on Forest Street, in pink and turquoise twilight, observing the celestial pairing of a slender crescent Moon...

May 15 to 22, 2014   Visible Planets: Morning: Venus Evening: Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn The full Moon rising above the snow-covered San Juans in turquoise twilight last night was awesome. The first colored night-lights of the tiny town of Norwood twinkled below. The sky was a...

May 8 to 15, 2014  Visible Planets:Morning: Venus Evening: Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn It’s springtime in the Rockies. Mud and snow, sleet, rain and hail. Magnificent sunshine, peek-a-boo light and budding trees. Brave tulips and yellow daffodils pop up out of heavy mulch as cerulean bluebirds...

May 1 to 8, 2014  Visible Planets:Morning: Venus, Saturn Evening: Mercury, Mars, Jupiter Following several cool days and very cold nights, with highs in the 40’s and lows in the 20’s, it has finally warmed up. The weather today was glorious. I am encouraged. For me, life...