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Days of Blood and Starlight

Days of Blood and Starlight

by Laini Taylor

This is the second book in the series. It follows Daughter of Smoke and Bone. (my review here) I finished Days of Blood over a week ago but I had no clarity around how to comment on it, on my experience of reading it. Five stars, hands down, because Laini Taylor is a terrific writer, lyrical, potent and rich, so rich!

But . . .

I didn’t ‘enjoy’ being in this book and on reflection I’m pretty sure I wasn’t meant to. It’s dark, in the level of self-loathi...

Days of Blood and Stardust

Days of Blood and Starlight

by Laini Taylor

This is the second book in the series. It follows Daughter of Smoke and Bone. (my review here) I finished Days of Blood over a week ago but I had no clarity around how to comment on it, on my experience of reading it. Five stars, hands down, because Laini Taylor is a terrific writer, lyrical, potent and rich, so rich!

But . . .

I didn’t ‘enjoy’ being in this book and on reflection I’m pretty sure I wasn’t meant to. It’s dark, in the level of self-loathi...

Continuity Conundrums with Mercruy Rx

… et idemindignor quandoque bonus dormitat Homerus

And yet I also become annoyed whenever the great Homer nods off. – Horace 23BCE

I posted this on the Supernatrual Underground the other day but didn’t mention the tie in with Mercury Rx. Of course we ‘nod’ more often then! How’s everyone going? Any conundrums?

The ‘Homeric Nod’, or continuity as we now call it, has been a problem for thousands of years. Some deliberate, most accidental, continuity is an age old challenge for storytellers everyw...

Eclipse on the Edge

Daily Astro-LOA Flash: The solar eclipse in Scorpio is a powerful, intensely focused, edgy time, perfect for cutting through the crud, getting ultra clear and setting powerful intentions. You don’t want to sleep through this one. Symbolically the solar eclipse is a new moon, amplified x 100! Tune in to the energy. Recognize in yourself where you crave intense transformations and engage. Check where 22 Scorpio is in your chart and light a fire there. Now!

SOLAR ECLIPSE @21 SCORPIO 57′

LA – Tuesd...

Entering Neptune’s World

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The Weekend Astro-LOA Flash highlights Neptune turning direct with the words allow, allow, allow . . . and to exemplify the experience, I though to share an excerpt from Arrows of Time.

Drayco?

Here Maudi, by the entrance.

I can’t see anything.

You never could see well at night.

So it’s not just because I’m dead?

I don’t think so . . .

Rosette wanted to sigh. She felt the sensation, like an exhale, a wash of relief, but she had no physicality to perform the action—no way to express it. I don’t know...

November Tip o’ the Month

Prep for an intense, magnetic and magical month the likes of you haven’t seen all year. It begins the Mercury turning retrograde on the 6th. Just think serendipity a la The Three Stooges. Seriously. You have to laugh, because there’s no point in crying over spilled milk. What there is a point in is being reflective, investigating your motives, asking what any ‘hang up’, slow down, snafu or hitch in the get-along is actually ACCOMPLISHING for you. At first you might want to shout ‘nothing!’ bu...

Daily Astro Flash – Isis into Sagittarius

Hi Everyone! I’m popping the Dailies up here while my kimfalconer.com server is ‘down’. Enjoy!

DAILY ASTRO-LOA FLASH: Asteroid 42 Isis into Sagittarius until late December 2012 brings a powerful feeling of ritual intention. Think reverence for all life. The more honor and respect you give to nature, to your body (your first contact with nature) the more you will feel the results: abundance, appreciation, compassion, fulfillment. It begins with a simple step, a non-judgmental thought. Practice...

The Secret Life of Saturn

Angels and ministers of grace defend us.

Be thou a spirit of health, or goblin damned,

Bring with thee airs from heaven, or blasts from hell,

Be thy intents wicked, or charitable,

Thou com’st in such a questionable shape,

That I will speak to thee.”

- William Shakespeare , Hamlet

As Saturn, the planet of maturity, form, structure and ‘reality building’ glides into the sign of Scorpio, it forms a *mutual reception with Pluto, god of the underworld. This is a powerful symbol, a springboard bringing th...

Deliberate Creation and Magic

Circe by John Waterhouse

Astro-LOA Flash: Asteroid 34 Circe trine Uranus brings the zany genius weirdo out in EVERYONE! There is electricity in the air, magical energy at our fingertips, available for anyone to use, or confuse. Turn this into a power generator of fabulous, creative ventures. Let the spells fly! One caveat. Undirected projections of the unconscious are rampant. Awareness. Awareness. Practice more awareness!

Are you brewing something fabulous, or is the energy going out into unco...

Icarus and Tolerations

Icarus by Damon Deny

Astro-LOA Flash: Asteroid 1566 Icarus conjunct Pluto in Capricorn for the third time this year (see ephemeris below) harkens back to January and August 2012. This can manifest as a full realization of what you’ve been tolerating. (what holds you back) If you feel limited or restricted, watch the next few days for a creative ‘way out’. The impulse is to ‘fly free’ so let your spirit soar. Check decisions made in Jan/Aug. Where did they lead? Now YOU decide what’s next!

Icaru...