Tag Archives: Venus

Wesak is coming: 6

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

Siddharta had one question on his mind: Why? Why suffering, why sickness, aging, death? Why loss, unhappiness, and why is happiness fleeting? Why? Siddharta would ask others, some sages, some questioners just like him. He would ask himself, a sort … Continue reading →

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Wesak is coming: 5

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

“Taurus is the symbol of desire in all its phases. … Will, power, desire, aspiration, ambition, motive, purpose, impulse, incentive, plan – all these are words which attempt to express one of the major underlying attributes and fundamental causes of … Continue reading →

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Wesak is coming: 1

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

Wesak is coming. It is celebrated with the Taurus full moon. Because of two forms of astrology, tropical and sidereal, it will be held sacred twice: April 25 (tropical) and May 25 (sidereal). Classically, Wesak celebrates the Buddha, his birth, … Continue reading →

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Jupiter and Venus

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

Undoubtedly, you’ve noticed the two planets of light in the western sky in the evening. Jupiter and Venus have been dazzling us for more than a month now. Esoteric astrology holds that these two are planets of the soul, symbolized … Continue reading →

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