Beneath Broken Hearts

General Weekly Love Horoscope Influences

There is a sense of anticipation as well as some concerns about love as the week builds toward a powerful Virgo Full Moon on Sunday. Carefully contained emotions may break loose, causing crises in some relationships and bringing revelations to others. Don't allow small details to undermine self-esteem or a partnership when a minor adjustment can have a major healing effect.

Sagittarius Horoscopes

(Nov 22 - Dec 21)

Next Week

For the Week of Feb 22nd, 2010 -- While you may want to party hardy on Friday, the planets shift into a more reserved mood on Saturday night. So, if you want to be loud, proud and out there this weekend, do it sooner than later. Demonstrating self-restraint and an ability to quietly discuss grown-up issues may not sound very exciting, but it will definitely make you a more desirable partner.

Hmmm...I don't know about a more reserved mood on Saturday night. I'm heading to the Bayou for some luscious Cajun cooking and a tall rum something blue. The motley crew is congregating for good company and a few hours of silliness in the name of camaraderie and stress relief. Self-restraint and grown-up issues will be on hold for a while, with any luck. Of course, it is supposed to snow again on Tuesday and Thursday, so who knows? That's part of winter and part of the blue mood that has settled on some of the comrades. Personally, I seem to be a bit hyperactive, which can be attributed to my normal ebb and flow and cabin fever. Let's see what a full moon does to this mix.

The good news is I've been creating a lot of art, which feels good to me. The art is for a Haitian relief project, which I'm almost ready to launch. The shrines will be for sale on Etsy, with all profits going to the Clinton Foundation for Haitian Relief . I intend to keep this going for quite a while. The people have nothing. They need basics...food, shelter, clean water and protection from dysentery and other disease borne by disaster. Whatever your politics may be, there is room for compassion for our fellow women, children and men who are working through this devastation with amazing spirit. Other artists, poets and all around good people have contributed their art and supplies for this endeavor. For that, I am most grateful. I will post all the information in the next week or two when I have a couple of more shrines complete for sale. I am loving this!

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pics~beneath broken hearts shrine, a work in progress~open & closed views

poetry by scott wannberg

Moonshine and Killer Beez

Though tonight's full moon is the largest full moon this year, it may not be the wildest.

Many studies have been done regarding the effect of the full moon on human behavior. Most have concluded there is none.

Anyone who drives a cab may disagree.

Anyone who works in health care, especially emergency rooms, may have a very different opinion. Even my boss, a true skeptic, asked this question two days ago.

"Vic, you know about these things. When is the full moon?"

He had good reason to ask, many people, patients and staff members, were off the wall.

Personally, I like full moons. Sometimes I charge water or gemstones or any old thing, by calling down the moon. Abundance or protection spells are especially effective during a full moon.

Moon festivals are lovely~poetry, cakes and sake~how could it be bad?

At times I enjoy the company of lunatics, so long as they aren't dangerous.

Today I received some deliciously scented soaps from Villianess, one of which is Killer Beez, made with honey, cream and a touch of pepper.

There are at least two people I know who might enjoy this soap.

I'm favoring Dulces en Fuego, made with musky bitter chocolate sweetened with vanilla and touches of citrus then positively inflamed with black pepper, cinnamon and nutmeg. Wowser! Full moon mania, no doubt.

I tend to write my strangest and sometimes my best scenarios during full moons. Not very surprising for a vampire aficionado.

Some other strange lunar facts:
-- The moon is moving away as you read this, by about 1.6 inches a year. Eventually it'll be torn apart as an expanding sun pushes the moon back toward Earth for a wrenching close encounter.
-- There is no proof the full moon makes people crazy. (See my personal observation above)
-- Beaches are more polluted during full moon, owing to the higher tides.

Space.com Stories
Comet Threat More Constant Than Thought

The moon will rise Friday evening right around sunset, no matter where you are. That's because of the celestial mechanics that produce a full moon:

The moon and the sun are on opposite sides of the Earth, so that sunlight hits the full face of the moon and bounces back to our eyes.
At moonrise, the moon will appear even larger than it will later in the night when it's higher in the sky. This is an illusion that scientists can't fully explain. Some think it has to do with our perception of things on the horizon vs. stuff overhead.
Try this trick, though: Using a pencil eraser or similar object held at arm's length, gauge the size of the moon when it's near the horizon and again later when it's higher up and seems smaller. You'll see that when compared to a fixed object, the moon will be the same size in both cases.
You can see all this on each night surrounding the full moon, too, because the moon will be nearly full, rising earlier Thursday night and later Saturday night.
Interestingly, because of the mechanics of all this, the moon is never truly 100 percent full. For that to happen, all three objects have to be in a perfect line, and when that rare circumstance occurs, there is a total eclipse of the moon

The Moon's A Harsh Mistress by Jimmy Webb is a haunting song. I created one of my favorite paintings listening to Joe Cocker's raspy anguished version. I couldn't locate Joe, but this is quite lovely. Kind of like the full moon tonight in Queens. Take a listen if you're feeling a bit moonstruck (another fave movie). If the spirit moves you, just throw your head back and give up a good howl or two. Yesssss!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfdhZExK7jw&feature=related

This is nice and moody too, but I miss Joe...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgyPb9TpPHE&feature=related

http://www.villainess.net/ yummy soaps and stuff

Space.com moon info and photo

Full Moon

Listening to Te Quiero and sipping scotch, I hear crickets still chirping although it's October in New York. Over the beautiful strains of music I also hear the train whistle of the Long Island Rail Road. That melancholy sound is only audible in my apartment under certain meteorological conditions. It must be a clear night. It must be a full moon, or just about full. My windows are open to let the night air circulate. In days gone by, the night air was a threat, a thing to be avoided. Night air is perfume to me. Tonight it is cool and slightly disturbing. The haunting sound of the LIRR whistle moaning in the night brings to mind someone who left this plane ten years ago. Memories are funny things. They twist reality and dreams into a braid that becomes a truth. In fact, I don't value the truth of my memories, just the memories themselves. They become a balm to some old wounds that are slow to heal.

That restlessness overcomes me often, I know it well. My little corner is busy tonight with ambulances, fire trucks and loud voices. Most times it's just part of the background noise, but tonight I hear each individual sound. When my nerves feel frazzled my senses seem more acute, not the best arrangement, but it is what it is. The full moon is tomorrow. It's going to be a beauty, I can feel it in my bones.

shining moon smiles

train train runs along its track

shadows follow me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xWjmznpCA0

Vickie's Personal Card:
The High Priestess
This Deck: Cosmic
General Meaning: Traditionally called the High Priestess, this major arcana, or trump, card represents human wisdom. She can be viewed as a kind of female Pope, the ancient Egyptian Priestess of Isis, the even older snake and bird Goddesses, the Greek Goddess Persephone, or the Eve of Genesis before the Fall. For the accused heretics who were burnt at the stake for revering her in the 14th and 15th century, she symbolized the prophecy of the return of the Holy Spirit, which was perceived as the female aspect of the Holy Trinity. In the sequence of cards in the major arcana, the High Priestess appears as soon as the Fool decides he wants to develop his innate powers, making a move toward becoming a Magus. The High Priestess is his first teacher, representing the Inner Life and the method for contacting it, as well as the contemplative study of Nature and the Holy Mysteries

Hmm, just found out my coworker may be starting an early maternity leave as of today.

Her baby is due the end of February. Prayers for her and the baby. No wonder I've been

feeling wonky. For now I'll be doubling up my schedule...help may be on the way. It will all work out the way it's supposed to eventually. It's the full moon, the Hunter Moon, working its' mojo. Oh yeah! All aboard...

Reading ~ Tarot.com ~ Cosmic Tarot Deck

Mystery Train ~ Elvis Presley