The Celestial Smorgasbord

Dreamy art by @bethhoeckel

If the treasure hunt isn't floating your boat just yet* or the sun squaring Saturn has ratcheted up the pressure just a tad too much**, dreamy escapism and epic delusion are also on offer while Venus and Neptune cuddle up together in Pisces.

In fact all of these aspects are in play all at once this week, a veritable smorgasbord of celestial morsels for us to nibble on. Gulp, gorge or gurgle, as the case may be.

Our Lady Venus loves the ethereal outer reaches of Pisces. Here her tender heart can float unfettered and dream without limits. Neptune's home ground advantage proffers shamanic levels of insight and a fantastical farsighted vision. In tandem they are like otters locked together, drifting where the currents take them as they travel dimensions far beyond their coupling.

So if you feel like getting lost, here is your escape hatch. Brilliant for creativity or anything meditative, especially those delightful pastimes that are not results driven. The kind you sink blissfully into for the joy and the peace of it all. Any of your standard panacea for the addled mind will take on magical new levels under this planetary pairing.

Of course it's not all sparkling ripples and shimmering vision. Beware the slippery nature of these liminal realms where all is never as it seems. Our trickster is still lurking in his shadow and the conmen deal tricks in the corners. Watch your tongue and fine tune your ears. Set bullshit radar to defcon five. And keep away from the party favours unless getting quickly and spectacularly fucked up is the only thing on your To Do list.

A dreaming practice is always its own reward. Under these stars (and if you can keep the status anxiety at a distance) your dreamscape is the first place to go looking for lost treasure. This week it is lit up like a circus, with Dali as ringmaster and the lions speaking in tongues.

And so my darklings here you have quite the cosmic buffet on offer, all mixed together in a bowl of your free will. Choose your poison or your panacea.

May your choices reflect your dreams not your fears.
~ Nelson Mandela


Words c. Kerrie Basha 2019