Greetings, and welcome back to Journeys! This month there can really be only one topic of discussion – the global coronavirus pandemic and its potential consequences.

Rod of Asclepius

This equinox we came to a truly significant crossroads between darkness and light and our choices now will impact the future of everyone and everything for years to come. As I write these words in late March much of the world is under quarantine, lock-down or extreme restrictions as we attempt to blunt the spike of infections by the Covid-19 coronavirus. If we fail individually and collectively to deal with this pandemic not only will many people die or suffer unnecessarily but we will also overwhelm the medical and financial systems we depend upon and enter a protracted period of economic, political and social turmoil that will probably be worse than the Great Depression of the 1930s. World order is already…

2020-04 April Week 15: Astrological Aspects

We present calendars for Week 15 of 2020: Marsout, Sunout (no Asteroids), Sunout (with Asteroids), SunMoon, and Moonout.

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2020-04-04 SAT: Jupiter conjunct Pluto; Venus trine Saturn

These aspects have been discussed extensively elsewhere.  We will not provide an analysis at this time, but may reference this date and these aspects in future posts.  In this post, we specifically offer the DayPages: Marsout, Sunout, and Moonout, in that order.

Venus inconjunct Rhadamanthus sextile Ixion (Yod or Finger of God, green highlights)

April 4, 2020, 9:11 pm CST

Venus walks up the smooth marble steps of the school, noticing how centuries of foot-traffic has worn them to a concave polish.  Above the wide doors is the figure of Mercury, Divine Messenger and patron of the Gemini Academy.  Venus trembles ever so slightly as she reaches for the brass door handle.  The work load for this semester is daunting.  She’s not even sure if she’s taking the right classes.

She steps through the doorway and the familiar scent of old books and floor wax greets her.  Her footsteps echo in the hallway as she makes her way to the bulletin board listing the class schedules.  “So much to choose from!” she thinks, her head swimming with possibilities.

The office door next to the bulletin board is slightly open and Venus cannot…