EPISODE · May 10, 2022 · 40 MIN
LIFE EATS DEATH - A Mercury Retrograde Special Episode with Rose Blakelock & Renee Sills
from Embodied Astrology · host Embodied Astrology
Mercury’s second retrograde in 2022 is May 10-June 3. The degree where Mercury will station direct (and where its retrograde shadow begins) is 26 Taurus. This is the degree of last November’s first eclipse in the current set of Taurus/Scorpio eclipses. It’s also the degree where the sun will be on May 15’s upcoming total lunar eclipse. Mercury forms three sextiles with both Jupiter and Pluto over the course of its retrograde and shadow. The symbolism of this retrograde and its eclipse connections speak to needs to undo, reimagine and retell myths that have solidified as truth; deconstruct and reconstruct significant forms, relationships, and projects; and work with creative breakage, scavenging, and assemblage while endings and transitions demand new variables and outcomes. Rose Blakelock and I have teamed up for a 2-part process with this astrology that involves repatterning relationships with opportunity and gain, meditations on messages coming through the specifics of your natal chart, and a scavenger hunt that will lead you to deconstruct and reconstruct a significant area of your life that’s ready for innovation. We invite you to enjoy this episode as a guided meditation and writing practice and also to JOIN THE WORKSHOP SERIES where you will learn a lot more about the astrology of this retrograde and how to work with your own natal chart to make the best use of this cycle. We will be holding a listening space on June 13 for folks to share, show, and tell about how they worked with this process. PURCHASE THE WORKSHOP RECORDING AND GET ACCESS TO THE LISTENING SESSION HERE https://www.embodiedastrology.com/live-event-sales/death-eats-life This special episode is a scavenged soundscape produced by Rose (who is also a composer and musician) with excerpts from our workshop and other sounds Rose found and made. Rose was inspired by and has included quotes from Trickster Makes This World, by Lewis Hyde. ***** For more information on Rose, please visit her website and check out the Big Dyke Energy podcast she makes with Gala Mukalova Find more information on becoming a member of the Embodied Astrology workshop and community spaces here https://www.embodiedastrology.com/join Find more information and register for upcoming workshops here https://www.embodiedastrology.com/workshops GET THE 2022 YEAR-AHEAD READINGS FOR YOUR SUN/RISING SIGN https://www.embodiedastrology.com/expanded-readings-for-sun-rising-signs LEARN HOW TO READ CHARTS with my online class series, Your Chart is a Body - an introduction to embodied chart reading where you’ll learn to identify, interpret, and synthesize the three main components of an astrology chart: signs, planets, aspects, and houses all through an embodied, somatic lens. https://www.embodiedastrology.com/yciab Do you love this work? Share it with your friends and family :) Leave a tip! https://www.embodiedastrology.com/tip-jar
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Mercury’s second retrograde in 2022 is May 10-June 3. The degree where Mercury will station direct (and where its retrograde shadow begins) is 26 Taurus. This is the degree of last November’s first eclipse in the current set of Taurus/Scorpio eclipses. It’s also the degree where the sun will be on May 15’s upcoming total lunar eclipse. Mercury forms three sextiles with both Jupiter and Pluto over the course of its retrograde and shadow. The symbolism of this retrograde and its eclipse connections speak to needs to undo, reimagine and retell myths that have solidified as truth; deconstruct and reconstruct significant forms, relationships, and projects; and work with creative breakage, scavenging, and assemblage while endings and transitions demand new variables and outcomes. Rose Blakelock and I have teamed up for a 2-part process with this astrology that involves repatterning relationships with opportunity and gain, meditations on messages coming through the specifics of your natal chart, and a scavenger hunt that will lead you to deconstruct and reconstruct a significant area of your life that’s ready for innovation. We invite you to enjoy this episode as a guided meditation and writing practice and also to JOIN THE WORKSHOP SERIES where you will learn a lot more about the astrology of this retrograde and how to work with your own natal chart to make the best use of this cycle. We will be holding a listening space on June 13 for folks to share, show, and tell about how they worked with this process. PURCHASE THE WORKSHOP RECORDING AND GET ACCESS TO THE LISTENING SESSION HERE https://www.embodiedastrology.com/live-event-sales/death-eats-life This special episode is a scavenged soundscape produced by Rose (who is also a composer and musician) with excerpts from our workshop and other sounds Rose found and made. Rose was inspired by and has included quotes from Trickster Makes This World, by Lewis Hyde. ***** For more information on Rose, please visit her website and check out the Big Dyke Energy podcast she makes with Gala Mukalova Find more information on becoming a member of the Embodied Astrology workshop and community spaces here https://www.embodiedastrology.com/join Find more information and register for upcoming workshops here https://www.embodiedastrology.com/workshops GET THE 2022 YEAR-AHEAD READINGS FOR YOUR SUN/RISING SIGN https://www.embodiedastrology.com/expanded-readings-for-sun-rising-signs LEARN HOW TO READ CHARTS with my online class series, Your Chart is a Body - an introduction to embodied chart reading where you’ll learn to identify, interpret, and synthesize the three main components of an astrology chart: signs, planets, aspects, and houses all through an embodied, somatic lens. https://www.embodiedastrology.com/yciab Do you love this work? Share it with your friends and family :) Leave a tip! https://www.embodiedastrology.com/tip-jar
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