Pallas Astrology

Archetypal Astrology, Tarot & Counseling by Maud Gemmeke

Hytti nro 6 + Affirmation Horoscopes for the New Moon in Pisces

Photo by Lani Trock https://lanitrock.com

One of the first 12+ movies that I saw in a movie theatre was Titanic, I think I had only seen Disney movies in the theatres up until then. Yesterday evening I saw a movie that was similar in some ways, and totally different in many other was. Titanic tells the story of two people from very different cultural backgrounds, or classes, falling in love while making a journey on a ship from Europe to the United States. The movie that I saw yesterday tells the story of two people from very different cultural backgrounds, or classes, falling in love while crossing Russia by train, from Moscow to Moermansk.

I prefer Hytti nro 6 over Titanic.

Screenshot from Hytti nro 6

I actually wanted to see another movie, but it was completely sold out. “Rejection is divine protection” was true for me in this instance, because Hytti nro 6 is truly a beautiful archetypal expression of the Venus and Mars conjunction in Capricorn that is taking place at this moment. So, here I am, on a late Saturday evening, tired, but inspired to write about the story that I’ve witnessed just an hour ago. The type of love story that I love. Not a Disney fairytale. Not a blockbuster like Titanic. But a not at all ordinary story about two very ordinary people (and aren’t we all ordinary?).

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

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

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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Horoscopes for the Full Moon in Leo + Venus conjunct Mars

Photo by Lani Track https://lanitrock.com

These horoscopes are written for the Full Moon in Leo that occurs February 16th 2022. The horoscopes also take the Venus-Mars conjunction into account that happens on the same day.

The horoscopes are valid for the week leading up to February 16th and the week after.

Read for your Rising Sign first and Sun Sign second.

These horoscopes are written for your rising sign (ascendant). I advice you to read the horoscope for your rising sign. You may also read the horoscope for your Sun sign for extra inspiration. These horoscopes are meant to offer you support and inspiration. You can leave the things that don’t resonate with you.

If you don’t know your rising sign, follow the instructions on this page to figure it out or book a consultation with me. 

The horoscopes are listed from Aries – Pisces

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Where is the Love? – Horoscopes for the New Moon in Aquarius

Photo by kikilarouge

What happened to the love and the values of humanity?
What happened to the love and the fairness and equality?
Instead of spreading love we’re spreading animosity
Lack of understanding leading us away from unity
Where’s the love?

Aquarius season song tip: Where is the Love – The Black Eyed Peas
Listen to the song here on YouTube.

Aquarius season movie tip: Hors norms (2019)
Watch the trailer of the movie here on Youtube.
(The movie itself is 1000times better than the trailer.)

It’s a new thing that I want to do… share music and movie tips that fit the astrology that I’m writing about. I won’t explain every choice of music / film, but some I will.

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February and March 2022 – the Entanglement of Venus and Mars (and Ross and Rachel)

Ross and Rachel in Friends

Disclaimer: this article is interesting for those that have been through quite the love drama since autumn 2021 and / or for those that love to learn about astrology. In this article I discuss some technical aspects of astrology that will be only interesting to those that like to learn about astrology. This article may be boring for you if you’re not interested in the more technical / underlying mechanisms of astrology and if your love life is excellent. The topic of this article is the astrology and mythology of Venus and Mars, it mainly has to do with intense love, either in the more innocent form of Ross and Rachel from the television series Friends or possibly in a more toxic or dramatic shape (as the Venus and Mars of the Romans). This article is mainly relevant for February 2022 and March 2022.

Listen to the wind blow, watch the sun rise
Running in the shadows, damn your love, damn your lies
And if, you don’t love me now
You will never love me again
I can still hear you saying
You would never break the chain (Never break the chain)

Lyrics: The Chain – Fleetwood Mac

Listen to the song here on YouTube.

I feel like this Fleetwood Mac song perfectly tells the story of Venus and Mars of ancient and of recent; two lovers in a somewhat toxic relationship bound by an invisible unbreakable chain, just like the two people in The Devil tarot card (see below). The Devil in tarot is related to the sign Capricorn. And guess what… Venus and Mars are hanging out together in Capricorn in the upcoming weeks.

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Practicing Hope – The mythology and astrology of Ceres in the counseling setting

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.