New Moon in Gemini (30 May 2022)

The upcoming new moon will appear around 9pm on 30 May 2022 here in Adelaide and will be in the astrological sign of Gemini. Being the first new moon after the first major lunation since eclipse season, it is a time to center ourselves in our truth and start making sense of life’s recent surprises. Mercury is also in retrograde so do not rush into any decisions.

Use this time to catch your breath before making the best decision for moving forward.

The Seven Hermetic Principles

The seven principles are the foundation of Hermeticism, a branch of spiritual philosophy dating back as early as the first century CE. They were outlined by famed author Hermes Trismegistus, who is believed to have written the Emerald Tablet and the Corpus Hermeticum (two highly influential, ancient teachings).

In the 20th century, these teachings were compiled into a book called The Kybalion that was written by "The Three Initiates". Today, these principles remain an occult source of wisdom that can be found within numerous spiritual, religious and even personal development instruction, and of course contemporary witchcraft.

The seven principles are:

:: The Principle of Mentalism - The All is mind; The Universe is Mental.

:: The Principle of Correspondence - As above, so below; as below, so above. As within, so without; as without, so within.
:: The Principle of Vibration - Nothing rests; Everything moves; Everything vibrates.
:: The Principle of Polarity - Everything is dual; Everything has poles; Everything has its pair of opposites; Like and unlike are the same; Opposites are identical in nature, but different in degree; Extremes meet; All truths, are but half-truths; All paradoxes may be reconciled.
:: The Principle of Rhythm - Everything flows, out and in; Everything has its tides; All things rise and fall; The pendulum swing manifests in everything; The measure of the swing to the right is the measure of the swing to the left; Rhythm compensates.
:: The Principle of Cause and Effect - Every cause has its effect; Every effect has its cause; Everything happens according to law’ Chance is but a name for law not recognized’ There are many planes of causation, but nothing escapes the law.
:: The Principle of Gender - Gender is in everything; Everything has its masculine and feminine principles; Gender manifests on all planes.

In this video, I talk more about these Hermetic principles.

Culling out the Weeds - Mind over Matter

The power of the mind is a curious thing,

because it is so powerful yet so difficult to control sometimes.

The power of the mind is a curious thing, because it is so powerful yet so difficult to control sometimes. We find ourselves thinking a certain way, knowing that this thought may be creating trouble for us yet we find it difficult to stop. For example, many people have the experience of getting sick at the same time every year or every time they go on a plane. They may even be aware that their beliefs impact their experiences, so continue to think they will get sick and then they do.

Sometimes we need to get sick in order to process something or move something through our bodies. But often we get sick, or feel exhausted, because we don’t make the effort to galvanize the power of our minds in the service of our physical health, which is one of its most important functions. We really can use it to communicate to our bodies, yet we often regard the two as separate entities that have little to do with one another.

Working with the Full Moon Total Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio

This upcoming lunar eclipse on the full moon will be taking place on 15 or 16 May depending on when you live (it will be on the 16 May here in Australia), and will be in the astrological sign of Scorpio.

Full moons offer us the opportunity to let go of things that we are holding on to that no longer serve us, so during this full moon focus on letting go of fears, obsession, control, early psychological trauma etc.

Under the Scorpio full moon, emotions can run deep and surprise with their intensity. It emits alchemical energies that can help us transform our buried fears into pure power. First however we may need to plunge into the shadows and excavate the source of our pain in order for us to release it.