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What do the original 1993 attack on the trade center, 9/11, the sinking of the USS Liberty, and the attack on Israel on October 7th, 2023 have in common astrologically? In each case, Venus, the ruler of Israel’s Ascendant and therefore the planet symbolizing…

What do the original 1993 attack on the trade center, 9/11, the sinking of the USS Liberty, and the attack on Israel on October 7th, 2023 have in common astrologically? In each case, Venus, the ruler of Israel’s Ascendant and therefore the planet symbolizing its agency, was conjunct Mars by sign, the planet associated with war, chaos, and violence. Think about that. Stranger still, when the current attacks began, Israel’s chart featured a precise Mars–Mars opposition at 28 degrees in Leo. The operation was even called “Roaring Lion.” Meanwhile, the start of the 12-day war back in June occurred on a perfect Mars-Mars conjunction at 28 degrees Leo. It obviously appears these events were a...

An archaic term for sundog in Norway was solulv, sun wolf, recorded by philologist Jacob Wilse in the 18th Century, along with solvarg in Sweden. This harkens back to Sköll pursuing the chariot of Sól, or perhaps Odin’s eye and shining throne Hliðskjálf, flanked by Freki and Geri. 𐃏

The errant stars convene with hidden fires, Where daylight swallows counsels of the sky. Before the Moon may ward the sleep of men, The Sun sets burning palms upon her eyes, Shielding her tides from what the world would stir, That only the wise may glimpse what lies ahead. The slender thread of dreams is hammered down, Made fast by laws of claw, of tooth, of bone. The Bear picks teeth with trident of the slain, While the stag recalls the way to grow its horns. Order stands crowned, yet shudders in his place. The age bends low beneath accumulated hours. His breath grows thin preserving borrowed peace, Until he sheds his gentle shell of shade, And dons the lion’s mane in golden blaze. Revol...

MATERIA MEDICA: Hawthorn (Crataegus oxyacanthoides) Hawthorn has a long and venerable history of use and was regarded as a sacred tree in many traditions. Its flowering branches heralded the beginning of the ancient Celtic festival of Beltane, and for this reason it was often called the “mayflower.” The tree was associated with the goddess and believed to be inhabited by faeries and elemental spirits. On Beltane, villagers gathered hawthorn blossoms to decorate their homes or tied pieces of cloth or ribbon to its branches as offerings to the spirits of the land, seeking blessing, fertility, and protection. Herbal Actions and Indications: Hawthorn is one of the most thoroughly studied medi...

Nothing is new under the sun. Tyrants always use the same methods: silence men of spirit; forbid common meals, clubs, and education; prohibit gatherings where people might come to know one another. They employ spies and informants, knowing that the fear of being reported keeps people from speaking freely and makes dissent easier to root out when it appears. They sow discord among friends, impoverish their citizens so survival leaves no time for organization, multiply taxes to strip people of their property, and ally with foreigners against their own people, who have everything to lose while outsiders have everything to gain. Excerpt is from Aristotles the politics.

MATERIA MEDICA: Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) Comfrey is one of Europe’s longest-used medicinal herbs and has a reputation as a powerful wound healer, both internally (historically) and externally. Its traditional use stretches from ancient Greece and Rome, through medieval monastic medicine, to modern folk herbalism. Dioscorides, the Greek physician, praised comfrey for bone fractures, internal bleeding, bruising, and ulcers. The Romans also used it for tendon injuries and fractures. Herbal Action: Across cultures, comfrey has been called some form of “knit-bone,” underscoring its longstanding reputation as a vulnerary. Its active ingredient, allantoin, stimulates cell proliferation in...

Book Review: The Call of the Runes: The Magic, Myth, Divination, and Spirituality of the Nordic People by Walter Gregory We have long been searching for a resource on the Runes that strikes a balance between being overly scholarly and reductive on one hand, and excessively new age or theosophical on the other. While the wisdom of the Runes cannot be fully captured in a single book, we can confidently recommend this work as a comprehensive standalone resource. Gregory explores each rune in depth, summarizing the Rune poems, explaining their connections to excerpts from the Eddas and the sagas, describing their appearances on amulets and charms, and discussing their cultural relevance, assoc...