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Be Here Now – Musings on Jupiter in Aries

May 6, 2022

Krishna and Arjuna (The Bhagavad Gita)

“The game is to be where you are. Be it honestly and as consciously as you know how.” (Ram Dass)

In this article I will share: 1) a personal introduction to Jupiter in Aries and 12th house placements, as I was born with Jupiter in Aries in the 12th house (you can skip this introduction if you’re not interested in my diary writings or musings on 12th house placements) 2) a general description of the significations of Jupiter in Aries (natal and in transit), 3) a list of dates for Jupiter in Aries along with an astrological interpretation, 4) book and podcast tips for Jupiter in Aries.

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Unfold, in a generous way – Musings on Venus in Pisces

April 5, 2022

The Birth of Venus by Odilon Rendon (1912)

It’s warmer now
Lean into it
Unfold
In a generous way
Surrender, It’s not meant to be a strife
It’s not meant to be a struggle uphill

Undo, undo
It’s not meant to be a strife
It’s not meant to be a struggle uphill
I’m praying
To be
In a generous mode
The kindness kind
To share me

Listen to Undo by Björk on YouTube.

Venus is in Pisces from April 5th to May 2nd 2022. I very much welcome Venus in Pisces. Venus hasn’t been in the best position since November 2021; traveling through the Saturn ruled signs Capricorn and Aquarius, going through the underworld (a retrograde period and conjunctions with Pluto), going through a struggle with Mars and finally besiegement. Venus will enter calmer waters now. In this article I’ll explore this Venus transit. But first I’ll share some of the mythology behind the constellation Pisces and about Venus in Pisces in general (much may resonate with people who were born with Venus / Moon / Sun / ascendant in Pisces). Then I will go into the Venus in Pisces transit that lasts from April 5th to May 2nd this year. Lastly I’ll share my reasons for the song choice for this article.

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Some musings on (reading) Tarot and a brief description of the history of Tarot

February 17, 2022

The Five of Cups, Ace of Wands and Two of Cups from the Smith-Waite tarot deck

“Tarot contains and expresses any doctrine to be found in our consciousness, and in this sense it has definiteness. It represents Nature in all the richness of its infinite possibilities, and there is in it as in Nature, not one but all potential meanings. And these meanings are fluent and ever-changing, so the Tarot cannot be specifically this or that, for it ever moves and yet is ever the same.” P. D. Ouspensky, Russian mathematician and occultist, author of ‘The Symbolism of the Tarot’ (1913)

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An update on my website / newsletter + Love horoscopes by Chani

February 12, 2022

Painting of Venus and Cupid by Jacopo il Vecchio Palma

Love is not a mistake. Love is not an accident. Love is not a way out. 

Love is our way in.

Love is a risk. Love is a loss. Love is a revolution. 

Love makes clear every fear we must work through. Love brings with it every reason to make such effort. Love initiates us, leaving us forever changed, forever marked, forever awakened to what could be. 

These words are written by Chani Nicholas
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Practicing Hope – The mythology and astrology of Ceres in the counseling setting

January 11, 2022

I’m super excited to announce that a paper of mine is published in Archai.

Archai is an academic journal on Archetypal Cosmology. You can find more information on the journal on their website.

Introduction to the article:

Psychotherapist Jerome D. Frank developed a theory on demoralization. He proposed that demoralization is a state of mind, which can be described as severe hopelessness, that clients who seek psychotherapy and other types of counseling have in common. According to Frank, psychotherapies and counseling aim to reduce demoralization and support clients in the practice of hope. This paper proposes that mythology, can be applied in therapy, counseling and astrology supporting clients in their practice of hope. The myth of Demeter and Persephone is analyzed and given as an example for therapeutic application. The myth of Demeter and Persephone stands on its own in the therapeutic application, as well as in relationship to the asteroid Ceres in the practice of astrology.

You can purchase the journal on Amazon.

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Musings on Venus retrograde in Capricorn (and the mythology of Inanna)

December 12, 2021

(Photographer unknown. Please let me know if you know who took this picture.)

“When Venus retrogrades we get to work with all that is in opposition to it. One of Venus’s many retrograde lessons is that the abuse of all things Venus is old and deep. Wide and ready to be acknowledged. This goddess is hungry for justice too long withheld from her.” Words by Chani Nicholas.

Venus is retrograde, for a period of about 6 weeks, every 18 months. When a planet is direct, it moves forward (from our viewpoint here on Earth). When a planet is retrograde, it moves backward (from our viewpoint here on Earth). Retrogrades are an optical illusion, just as the speed of a planet. Planets actually don’t change direction. But from our viewpoint here on Earth it sometimes seems like they do. The apparent direction and speed of a planet, as we perceive it, is dependent on the planet’s relative position to the Sun.

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Virgo: the virgin with the wet-ass pussy

August 20, 2020

Megan Thee Stallion & Cardi B

Yesterday I shared a post of someone in my Instagram stories and the post mentioned: “A sexually liberated woman is threatening to a patriarchal society.” Someone replied on that story asking me why I think that’s the case. Honestly, I shared that post in a whim. In a whim with full agreement and thus conscious of the meaning of the phrase. But also in a whim not thinking someone would respond on it. I didn’t think someone would ask for my clarification. ‘Damn it, now I had to sit down and take the time to give this person my arguments.’ Kidding. It’s actually a topic I like to talk and write about! But at that moment I was writing an article on astrology and self-realisation and I found myself in a flow, so I didn’t like the distraction. At first I replied to this person: I’ll get back to you later. I returned to writing my article. However, I was still distracted and my thoughts kept returning to his question. I felt the urge to write my answer. But there’s so much to say on this. An answer of three sentences wouldn’t suffice. So, here I am, 30 minutes later, writing another and completely different article providing not just this person but the world wide web with my thoughts on patriarchy, sexuality and WAP. WAP stands for ‘wet-ass pussy’ and is the title of the new song of Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion (click here for the video).

The timing of the question on sexuality and patriarchy combined with the recent release of WAP couldn’t be any better. Because: Virgo season is about to start. The zodiac sign that is known for cleanliness, purity and virginity is about to be given rulership for the next few weeks. What better moment to write about two women rapping about rough sex? Even more so: astrology doesn’t serve a purpose if it doesn’t serve the greater good! Here is one of my attempts at serving the greater good and doing my part in the battle against patriarchy.

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Eclipses want to push us forward into growth

May 29, 2020

We have entered eclipse season! This summer three eclipses will take place.

Mark the dates below in your calendar. These are the dates of this eclipse season.

5th of June 9.12 pm CEST penumbral Lunar eclipse; Full Moon at 15 degrees Sagittarius
21st of June 8.41 am CEST annular Solar eclipse; New Moon at 0 degrees Cancer
5th of July 6.44 am CEST penumbral Lunar eclipse; Full Moon at 13 degrees Capricorn

In this article I will share my insights on eclipses in general. I will also give you some tools that you can use to interpret what these eclipses may bring about for you.

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