Beyond Mind :: Eclipse Season + Mercury Retrograde

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Join us in emotional freedom and going ‘beyond mind’ this eclipse season

If you’ve been feeling the crazy vibes that came up this week, then you just got a preview of what the astrology of eclipse/Mercury retrograde season has in store for us.

Beyond Mind Eclipse Season Call Series | DK BrainardLightworker extraordinaire Tatiana Sakurai and I are hosting a series of live calls to help you navigate the energies of this summer’s eclipse season, which is already in effect thanks to galactic activations at the June 3 New Moon and June 17 Full Moon.

It’s going to be a wild ride in June and July, but it’s also a cosmic opportunity to free ourselves from old baggage, limiting beliefs, and toxic shame FOREVER.

The series starts next Sunday with the energy of the Sagittarius full moon to get us prepared for what’s to come so that we’ll be ready to get the most out of the healing opportunities the cosmic forces are presenting. Continue reading →

June and July 2019 Astrology: Profound Healing or Potential Disaster?

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Deep Space Activations – the Great Attractor and Galactic Center

If you’re already feeling that familiar eclipse season craziness, you’re not alone. We are being bombarded with high-frequency light information from two of the major Source emanation points in our known cosmos – the Great Attractor at 14 Sagittarius and the Galactic Center at 27 Sagittarius.

As I mentioned in the last podcast, the June 3 Gemini New Moon happened in close alignment with the Great Attractor and the June 17 Sagittarius Full Moon aligns with the Galactic Center or Great Central Sun.

Sagittarius Full Moon conjunct Galactic Center June 17 2019

Mars and Mercury are opposition Saturn and Pluto at the June 17 Sagittarius Full Moon. This alignment prefigures the July 16 Capricorn lunar eclipse and aligned with the nodes — prefiguring the July 16 lunar eclipse at 24 Capricorn.

These deep space consciousness centers affect us in much the same way as eclipses do. They accelerate evolution, move us forcefully beyond our comfort zones, and activate our internal God-consciousness so that we are no longer able to buy into Matrix-level programming about who we are and what we can/should be doing with our lives.

They also activate us on a physical level. This can manifest as anxiety, nerves, confusion, and sudden-onset healing crises in the body.

Family Shadows: Mercury & Mars Out of Bounds in Cancer

Both Mercury and Mars have been out of bounds (OOB) in the sign of Cancer  as we head into the June 17 Full Moon. Out of bounds planets are considered to have gone beyond the jurisdiction of the Sun, the ruler of the solar system. This doesn’t make them ‘bad’ but it does tend to  give them a certain outlaw / lone wolf quality and push them to act in extreme ways. Continue reading →

Gemini New Moon June 3 2019

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Deep Space

The Naked Songwriter Podcast #42

Spiritual partnership, transforming our core beliefs, moving beyond the control of the egoic mind and into more bliss. How the 2019 Gemini lunar cycle can empower us to change our thoughts and rejuvenate our lives. Including excursions on the June 3 Gemini New Moon opposition the Great Attractor, the June 17 Sagittarius Full Moon conjunct the Galactic Center, Jupiter retrograde, the upcoming eclipse season and more.

On the road to spiritual partnership - Gemini New Moon podcast DK Brainard

Naked = Vulnerable | Vulnerable = True | True = Resonant | Resonant = All-One | All-One = Cosmos

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No More Scraps: Scorpio Full Moon and Venus-Uranus May 2019

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Reclaiming Our Power from Abuse and Trauma

Scorpio Full Moon Venus conjunct Uranus astrology chart

It’s Sunday morning, the day after the Scorpio Full Moon. I’m in a motel room in Los Angeles, listening to the sounds of traffic on the street below and thinking about the Japanese man who survived both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb blasts at the end of World War II.

I’m thinking about my own life journey as an abuse and trauma survivor. And I’m thinking about my female clients, friends, and colleagues who have spent a lifetime struggling to overcome the insidious effects of sexual abuse.

I’m thinking that the bad news that fuels the patriarchal control systems continues to seep like radioactive waste into the ground water of the collective consciousness.

And I’m also rejoicing because it’s clear to me that our filtration systems – our psychological and spiritual immune systems – are evolving. Continue reading →

Natural State of Abundance: Taurus New Moon

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Taurus New Moon Beltane Podcast

The Naked Songwriter Podcast #41

Taurus New Moon Beltane Astrology Podcast DK BrainardThe May 4 Taurus New Moon coincides with Beltane, the ancient cross-quarter festival celebrating love, flowers, and the abundance of Nature. In the new podcast, I explore how we can tap into the natural world medicine of Beltane to find calm and clarity amidst the chaos that so many of us have been feeling over the last few weeks.

Plus, new music, Omega/Chandra symbols for the Taurus New Moon and more.

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Just Beyond the Monkey Mind

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What We Can Learn About Manifesting from the Libra Full Moon and the 2019 Jupiter Retrograde

The Naked Songwriter Podcast #40

Jupiter retrograde 2019 astrology podcast

 

“How do we overcome the monkey mind?” How do we tune out the collective angst – or the difficult emotions in our relationship – and get back into the flow of abundance and joy?

This question shows up in the degree symbols for the April 19 Libra Full Moon. There’s a lot of planetary change happening with Jupiter stationing retrograde on April 10, Saturn about to go retrograde, and Mercury soon to be joined by Venus  in impulsive, action-oriented Aries.

The answer is found, as usual, just beneath the surface of ordinary awareness. In this podcast, I share some easy-to-use strategies that can help you stay sane and keep creating the life you want even when the whole world around you seems bent on self-destruction.

Plus, acoustic renditions of a Palace Brothers favorite and an original ballad about riding the bus.

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Aries, Equinox, Libra Full Moon Podcast

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The Apothecary of Desire

The Naked Songwriter Podcast #39 – Libra Full Moon March 20 2019

Libra Full Moon astrology podcast 2019 - "The Apothecary of Desire"

The Apothecary of Desire

The new astrological year kicks off with a Libra Full Moon opposition Chiron in Aries. This supermoon happens just hours after the spring equinox with the Sun and Chiron conjunct the Aries Point, where the collective consciousness intersects with our personal awareness. The symbols for the Libra Full Moon are all about finding buried treasure – but the nature of the treasure might just surprise you.

I explore the ongoing Pisces Mercury Retrograde in light of Chiron’s shift from Pisces into Aries. A lot of grief is in the ethers, and a lot of ‘loose cannon’ psychic energy is flying around: sensitives be aware!

Plus, Uranus in Taurus, new music and the potential for instant manifestation. As John Sandbach writes of the degree symbol for the March 20 Libra Full Moon: “Desire and need combined with pure intent can create their own fulfillment spontaneously.”

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Pisces New Moon & Mercury Retrograde Podcast – March 6, 2019

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Lost and Found at the Edge of Infinity

The Naked Songwriter Podcast #38

Pisces New Moon conjunct Neptune, Vesta March 6, 2019 astrology podcast

 

The March 6 Pisces New Moon conjunct Neptune and Vesta calls us to devotion = experiencing the bliss of being in service to our highest ideals. It also offers abundant potential to manifest new life situations and opportunities to share our gifts with the world in more and more pleasurable ways. And…we have to be willing to feel everything.

Edge of Infinity - new music by DK Brainard

“At the RiverView Motel” – Photo by DK

Plus:

  • How the March Mercury retrograde (starting in the last degree of the zodiac) can free us from limiting narratives
  • New music
  • Notes on my Chiron return
  • What we can learn from Chiron leaving Pisces
  • Remembering my dad and his favorite saying: “You’re never too old to have a happy childhood”

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Aquarius New Moon Conjunct Black Moon Lilith, Jupiter in Sag, Grrrl Power & More

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Aquarius New Moon – February 4, 2019

In lieu of a new Naked Songwriter podcast, I took advantage of the opportunity this weekend to work with my favorite video co-presenter, the lovely and talented Miss Roya Pearl.

In this live stream we break down the energy of the February 4, 2019, Aquarius New Moon, which kicks off Chinese New Year and coincides with Imbolc, the first cross-quarter day of the pagan Nature calendar. So, there’s a lot of power here!

We talk about the New Moon happening conjunct Mercury and conjunct Black Moon Lilith and how you can work with Lilith to access the very positive potential of this lunation. We discuss the positive aspects from the Aquarius New Moon to Jupiter in Sagittarius and Mars in Aries.

We discuss why you’ve been feeling crazy / stuck / like you’re running in place and how that is going to change once we get past this New Moon.

Plus we do an a capella rendition of “Warriors” (the theme song from the reboot of “She-Ra: Princesses of Power”) and acoustic covers of Simon and Garfunkel, the Ramones and Buffalo Springfield.

Leo Lunar Eclipse Podcast

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The Soul Is Here For Its Own Joy

The Naked Songwriter Podcast #37

Leo lunar eclipse astrology podcast DK Brainard

Refrigerator art by Roya Pearl.

 

Divine Self-Creation & Global Transformation

A grand trine featuring Ceres, Chiron and the Moon at the January 20 total lunar eclipse in Leo foreshadows radical social change in 2019…How you can use the rare double occultation of the Moon on Groundhog Day to clarify your intentions and sow the seeds of love…and not one, not two, not three, but four poems by Sufi masters Hafiz, Kabir, and Rumi (and modern master Mary Oliver).

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Here’s the post on Imbolc/Groundhog Day I mention in the pod: Bridgid – Planting the Seeds of Intention

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