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Wild is the Wind: Reclaiming Desire through the Myth of Lilith
How often do you make your own decisions? How many times in your life have you really had a choice, taken time to think about each option, felt excitement or happiness or fulfillment, and then been able to execute your own will?
With Neptune and Mercury both retrograde in the signs of the zodiac’s dreamers, I’ve leaned into my subconscious. There’s more to be learned from within and the world has proved itself an unreliable source: it’s time for introspection. On Sunday night, I dreamed of a tree. It was mostly bare, clinging to its own life despite the large hollow within its trunk. From the jagged opening of its bark, a face emerged — noble features arranged in perfect self-assurance, dark tourmaline eyes smiling, terra cotta lips spread smooth with confidence.
I woke up with no doubt who this figure was: she represents a major energy in my own chart and many others I’ve read for recently. She’s emerged as a force to be reckoned with in the astrology of the year. This was Lilith, and she encourages us to take back what we desire.
When I look for the chart for each week’s horoscope, I try to find the moment of greatest astrological impact, the largest, heaviest transit that will cast the biggest shadow. I look for planets that rule major human influences: communications, aggressions…
