Monthly Archives: June 2017

Jun 23 2017

New Moon in Cancer Meditation

This is a New Moon in Cancer Guided Imagery Meditation that I posted for the New Moon in Cancer in July of 2012. I’d actually forgotten about it! This meditation was created for the New Moon in Cancer connected in a square to Saturn… the New Moon in Cancer that we experience today, July 23, 2017 is also connected to Saturn in an opposition, albeit widely. Given the similarity of the energies, I thought it would be right and lovely to re-post this beautiful meditation again. It takes you deeply into the dark of the feral, mother Moon. Please read, listen, and enjoy as you regenerate and restore at this Cancer Dark Moon.

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The Dark of the Moon in Cancer – July 19, 2012
On the day of new moon, the moon rises when the sun rises. It sets when the sun sets. It crosses the sky with the sun during the day… and she is not visible to us at all. This is the time to turn inward, regenerate and restore in preparation for a new beginning…

This New Moon is proving to be such a powerful event for me! This evening I hosted a New Moon Tele-Class and Meditation, and was just elated with all the folks who joined the call and shared this special time. Thanks to all of you! 

Now I want to share our meditation with everyone. Enjoy it for the next 2 days when we’re in the Dark of the Moon phase, and into the next two weeks before the Full Moon on August 1. 

In creating…

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Jun 21 2017

UPDATES on Astrology Course! I’m teaching a new basic astrology class and I’m SUPER EXCITED about it!

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New Update: Hello all! A new update on this class – after the first couple of weeks in, we realized that 8 weeks would not be nearly enough to cover the material in the deep, rich way we wanted to, so the class has been changed mid-stream to a 12-week class, and Term 2 will follow the same format. So much better! All info has been / will be changed below to reflect our longer terms. THANKS!

Beginning July 1, 2017 I’m teaching a wonderful new class on the basics of Astrology. There are two terms, each one 12-weeks. All the info is below… I’m teaching at the Metropolitan Atlanta Astrological society in – you guessed it – Atlanta, GA. If you don’t live in Atlanta, and you’d like to take the class remotely, I’m very open to doing this class on-line as well. So if you’re interested in that, just send an email letting me know to astrology@michellegregg.com, and when we get a few other folks excited about the idea we can study together on-line. Tell your friends! Maybe they’ll want to join.

**UPDATE: The class is running beginning tomorrow, July 1, from 10am to 1pm! It’s a holiday weekend, so I’m extending registration through July 6, because a couple of the attendees will be missing the first class due to the 4th of July long weekend. I don’t want anyone to be deterred because they might miss the first class – or any class. Therefore I have designed the course so that if you can’t attend in-person you can sign in remotely via GoToMeeting and join us from a distance during the actual meeting times. Each class will be recorded so if you miss you still have access. All the attendees will be sent a link to the recording of each class right after they happen. So if you can’t make it in-person or virtually, you can catch up via the recordings before the next class. It’s not too late to get in on the fun!

**UPDATE: Also I’ve created a private Facebook Group for the Fundamentals & Essentials of Astrology students. Once you’ve registered I’ll invite you to the group so we can share and discuss information and ideas from the class, and all things astrology – and create community! Hope to be able to add you to the Group! 

**UPDATE: I will be running the same course again via the internet – on-line only. I’m not sure yet of the dates, but probably in 2-3 months. 

And thanks so much!!

Fundamentals and Essentials of Astrology

Term 1
12-weeks / July 1 – September 23, 2017
Meets each Saturday, 10am – 1pm
Metropolitan Atlanta Astrological Society
Harobi House – 2054 Harobi Drive, Tucker, GA 30084

Michelle Gregg, Instructor

 

Every person is his or her own unique energy system. Each of us is an energetic, evolving, transforming microcosm of the macrocosm that is the Cosmos. It is Astrology that provides us a profound look into that Cosmos, and into ourselves.

In this exciting new “foundations in astrology” class we’ll discover the underlying principles of a thousands-of-years-old language from a modern perspective, and why this language is so relevant and important to us today. We’ll learn about the sky, the map that is the birthchart, and how to “read” it.

Beginning in Term 1 we’ll explore the planets and signs of the zodiac, and their meanings and interpretations. The context will be psychological (primarily Jungian), mythological, spiritual, and evolutionary (karmic), all from the perspective of life as energy, with the birthchart (or horoscope, meaning “time map”) as the tool that maps that energy.

The class will be hugely informative, eye-opening, fun and lively! Come join us!

TERM I SYLLABUS

Week 1
Introduction to Astrology
What is Astrology?
A Brief History
The Solar System
Energy / The Imprint of the Birth Moment
The Birthchart as a Geocentric Map of Energy – Blueprint of the Psyche
The Birthchart as a Map of the Sky and Time

Building Blocks of a Birthchart
The Astrological Glyphs, Symbols & Shapes, and Their Meanings
The Flat or Natural Wheel
The Elements: Fire, Earth, Air, & Water
The Concept of Masculine/Yang and Feminine/Yin Energy – Polarities and Axes
Brief Intro to the Four Keystones of Astrology: Planets, Signs, Houses, Aspects

Introducing the Planets and their Role

The Luminaries
The Sun: astronomy, symbols, meaning, & myths
The Moon: astronomy, symbols, meaning, & myths

Week 2  PLANETS

The Personal Planets

Mercury: astronomy, symbols, meaning, & myths
Venus: astronomy, symbols, meaning & myths
Mars: astronomy, symbols, meaning & myths

The Special Relationship between the Sun, Mercury, & Venus

The Transpersonal Planets
Jupiter: astronomy, symbols, meaning, & myths
Saturn: astronomy, symbols, meaning, & myths

Week 3  PLANETS

The Outer/Evolutionary Planets
Uranus: astronomy, symbols, meaning, & myths
Neptune: astronomy, symbols, meaning, & myths
Pluto: astronomy, symbols, meaning, & myths

The Maverick Planetoid
Chiron: astronomy, symbols, meaning, & myths

Introducing the Signs and their Role

Week 4
The Annual Cycle of the Sun (the Seasonal Year) and the Ecliptic or Tropical Zodiac
Signs not Constellations
Intro to Planetary Rulers of the Signs

SIGNS
Aries: ruler, symbol, psychology, keywords
Taurus: ruler, symbol, psychology, keywords
Gemini: ruler, symbol, psychology, keywords
Cancer: ruler, symbol, psychology, keywords
Leo: ruler, symbol, psychology, keywords
Virgo: ruler, symbol, psychology, keywords

Week 5   SIGNS
Libra: ruler, symbol, psychology, keywords
Scorpio: ruler, symbol, psychology, keywords
Sagittarius: ruler, symbol, psychology, keywords
Capricorn: ruler, symbol, psychology, keywords
Aquarius: ruler, symbol, psychology, keywords
Pisces: ruler, symbol, psychology, keywords
Planets in Exaltation, Detriment, and Fall

Week 6   Number Symbolism
Division by Polarity and Polarity as Psychological Projection – Two
Division by Modality – Three
Division by Element: Fire Signs, Earth Signs, Air Signs, Water Signs – Four
Jung’s Psychological Types

Week 7   PLANETS IN SIGNS
Planets in Aries
Planets in Taurus
Planets in Gemini
Planets in Cancer
Planets in Leo
Planets in Virgo

Week 8   PLANETS IN SIGNS
Planets in Libra
Planets in Scorpio
Planets in Sagittarius
Planets in Capricorn
Planets in Aquarius
Planets in Pisces

Wrap Up

Questions? Contact Michelle Gregg @ astrology@michellegregg.com

Tuition and Payment
Tuition is $425 for 8 Week Term payable in advance by check,
PayPal (plus $13.00 fee) or Venmo (no fee)

PayPal.com: pay $438.00 to astrology@michellegregg.com
Venmo.com: pay $425 to MichelleGreggAstro /astrology@michellegregg.com
Check: pay $425 to Michelle Gregg – Email astrology@michellegregg.com for the address.

Term 2 will begin October 21, 2017 and will cover
Astrological Houses and Aspects.

Jun 21 2017

The Summer Solstice and the Wisdom of Spiritual Action

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From our earthbound perspective, as we watch the Sun on his apparent path around us, he reaches the fullness of his heat during the Summer. Today, actually this morning at 12:25 AM Eastern, the Sun moved into the cardinal sign of Cancer, heralding the Summer Solstice, the height of his annual golden reign over the sky. In the Northern hemisphere there’s no question that we’ve left behind the experience of freshness, newness, and possibility that Spring brings, as we achieve the high point of our journey living life through the fullness of long, hot days.

The word Solstice is derived from the Latin “solstitium”, and means “the sun stands still.” So I like to think of each Solstice, both Summer and Winter, as a moment when we pause, take stock, reflecting on our connection and experience to our own “hero’s journey” which is symbolized by the Sun. In mythology the characters at the center of all hero stories are “solar characters.” In astrology, the symbol for the sun is a circle with a dot at the center, and from a personal perspective the circle represents the perfection of life around you, and the dot is you. Each of us has the Sun somewhere in our birthcharts, meaning that it is our birthright to live as a solar hero, or a golden child – at the center of the perfection of life surrounding us. The path to that experience is called the “hero’s journey” in which we live our life experiences with consciousness, moving ever closer to ourselves as the rightful center of our own lives. For some, this journey might be challenging and fraught with fear, obstacles, and challenges. For others it may be easier… but whichever is your experience, it’s a perfect day to pause and reflect on where you are in your own “hero’s journey.”

What can be helpful in that reflection is to understand the energies available to us in this particular Solstice, which I like to think of as being the “background energy” informing the entire season. This morning’s Summer Solstice astrological chart shows that taking action on our beliefs may be somewhat challenging, but also supported by the Divine – and if we take the challenge we may be rewarded with the wisdom that the task accomplished brings. (Mars in Cancer applying to the square to Jupiter in Libra. Mars in Cancer applying to the trine to Neptune in Pisces.) This energy creates the impetus we need to allow our inner Divine nature to inform and support our quest for wisdom through right, if perhaps challenging, action.

There is also emphasis on analyzing our ideas, and allowing our curiosity to push us into new ways of thinking, and communicating whatever we come up with. Through these new ways of thinking is a potential kernel for healing a wound, or wounds – perhaps wounds around playing the victim, loss, needing redemption, or feeling outside the realm of God/Spirit/Universe/Wholeness. (Mercury conjunct the Sun, both in a square to Chiron.)

With the Mars/Jupiter emphasis, there are other ways that we might see this energy manifesting: pushing beliefs on others, courage of our convictions, the conquering spirit, ambitious aims, the need to travel or “go far,” a pioneering spirit, daredevil actions, righteous vindictiveness, the “means justifies the end” mentality, gambling or taking risks toward an ideal. There are many ways to combine the energy of Mars and Jupiter, but consciously choosing to elevate your actions with optimism and grace is one of the finest, and a good choice to strive toward.

Happy Summer Solstice everyone!

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Summer Solstice 2017 – Sun moved into Cancer at 12:25 AM Eastern / Drawn from Atlanta, GA