Astrology Observations 10

Astrology Observations 10

-A lot of Scorpio Moons have Leo Sun mothers

-People in foodservice tend to have water or fire in their big three, usually both

-Gemini Venuses have a bad rap but they just require mental stimulation

-Leo Mercuries won’t brew on things they want to talk about. If they have a question, they’re going to ask you

-Aries Venuses have a tendency to obsess over a partner, be done with the person, and move on really quickly which creates a pretty unhealthy cycle for them

-Uranus square Ascendant natives are usually into counterculture or have a hermit vibe to them and don’t desire interaction within societal structures

-Venus in the 8th house may have a tendency to obsess over partners

-Pisces Moons are always described as overly emotional, but I’ve noticed they’re outwardly usually very cold people until you get them to open up

-People with water Moons in late degrees (especially 26-29) may be very closed off

-Aquarius or Capricorn IC, Scorpio Moon, Pisces Moon, and Capricorn Moon people probably had rough childhoods

-Pisces and Leo have always been very similar energetically to me. Pisces is introverted, Leo is extraverted, and both have very fertile imaginations. One keeps it internal, while the other verbalizes it. These two bounce off of each other and work together very well.

-Fire Suns in water houses (4, 8, 12) very rarely act like their Sun sign

-Mercury square Chiron people may feel like social outcasts and have a tendency to feel misunderstood by others. They usually have more issues verbalizing themselves and may be critiqued for how they communicate, which usually only deepens the Chiron wound for them. They have to learn how to be confident in communication.

-Scorpio Risings are usually very charismatic people as they get older. I think they struggle so much with being seen as abrasive that they learn how to appear more personable with time.

I have a question does people around you know about u being a reader and witch. And how to deal with people who don't belive in this stuff including manifestations .

Thank you for you time and energy

Well yes my closest friends and family knows , but since not everyone share the same beliefs and they might have different perspective about spirituality and i dont want unwanted comments or drama so i dont entertain the idea that everyone should know since people around me are mostly religious which i respect wholeheartedly they are very nice peopl,they tend to ask me sometimes ... i genuinely just say it and sometimes they disagree, express their thoughts and sometimes they are just curious as long as your respectful to their beliefs and they are to yours its cool and if they dont agree its fine you dont need their validation and neither it has any effect on your life .

Mostly they dont mind as long as you're not tryna tell them that your ideologies are wrong you shouldn't be religious etc etc which some people do and its disrespectful to change their perspective or criticise their views, traditional values and beliefs and i would mind it as well if they do the same .

Communication is the best option to tackle misinformation to be honest (:

One of the people I met which was religious and talking with them about manifestations they told me.." i think manifestations are basically prayers for me because dont we all want to belief and accept that we got the things the happiness we want before having it so later we dont destroy it "....tbh i used to believe the same thing even before i was into spirituality and witchcraft so yep i focus on the positivity mostly others are confused about the concept of *manifestations* and thats absolutely okay because we all have one of our own that we adapted which works for oneself.

🌜🫴thanks for your ask and your time .

Sorry for giving feedback so late I just saw this 🥲but omg everything sounds amazing and honestly this person is someone I’d be soooo into so I’m glad you see it coming soon✨ thank you very much, I will def update in the future again when I do actually meet them

Sure do

Its alright be mindful next time

Thanks !!

“Transformation takes sacrifice”

Realized I never posted the tarot card my friend, Skookyumi on Instagram, did of Maeve. 🖤

Intro to Alchemy - Coin's Notes

This is a quick primer on Alchemy, what it is, where it came from, and how it’s used today taken straight from my notes. This will likely be a series of posts as the topic of Alchemy is vast despite it being somewhat difficult to find resources on!

What is Alchemy?

Alchemy is sort of like magical chemistry but with some spirituality added to it, to put it vaguely. It likely has its roots in ancient Egypt but spread almost everywhere and is still used today—more on that later. Sadly over time, we’ve lost a lot of alchemical knowledge what little knowledge we do have has been reimagined in a more romanticist way, causing a lot of what was known to be skewed.

The mysterious nature of alchemy is not just in this lack of knowledge, but the texts we do have are often riddled with codewords, called decknamen, that can make the text difficult to read unless decoded. Why? Think of these books as containing "trade secrets", you don't want to share those around all willy-nilly!

Famous alchemists that you may know are Isaac Newton, Paracelsus, and Agrippa, though there are many more exemplary alchemists that you can find here.

Etymology

The modern word alchemy is a bit of a mystery itself --as it comes from the Arabic word al-kīmiyā (the al- being the Arabic definite article “the”), but the origin of ladder half, -chemy, is unknown.

There is speculation that -chemy comes from the Late Greek khēmía means "land of black earth”, an old name for Egypt. Or possibly from the Greek khymatos meaning "that which is poured out”. (EtymologyOnline)

Another likely candidate is the greek cheo meaning "to melt or fuse" (L. M. Principe).

Transmutation; Lead to Gold

One goal of alchemy, the transmutation of base substances into gold—termed chrysopoeia—is possibly the most widely known to the average person. We know now that it’s impossible to transmute base substances into gold by chemical means, but not impossible by other means (scientists turn bismuth into gold using a particle accelerator). Different alchemists had their own ideas as to how to do this but of course, none of them succeeded.

That’s not to say alchemy as a whole is a failure, alchemists through the ages have made some of the most important inventions or discoveries to this day and we know of alchemy as a predecessor of modern chemistry.

The Great Work; Magnum Opus

More than just a creator’s largest or most famous piece of work, the Magnum Opus—a.k.a The Great Work—is an alchemical term for the process of working with the prima materia ("first matter”) to create the Philosopher's stone (wiki).

The Great Work of Alchemy is often described as a series of four stages represented by colors:

nigredo, a blackening or melanosis

albedo, a whitening or leucosis

citrinitas, a yellowing or xanthosis

rubedo, a reddening, purpling, or iosis

These were later expanded upon and eventually came to 12 steps/processes. The order of these steps would vary by alchemist.

Calcination

Solution, or Dissolution

Separation

conjunction

Putrefication

Congelation

Cibation

Sublimation

Fermentation

Exaltation

Multiplication

Projection

Philosopher’s Stone and Immortality

It is a common misconception that the purpose of the Philosopher’s Stone was to give infinite life, it was just meant to prolong one’s life. It was also thought to cure disease and transmute base substances into gold.

Seeking immortality is noted more in Chinese "alchemy", it's proper names being Waidan 外丹 (External Alchemy) and Neidan 內丹 (Internal Alchemy) [Pregadio].

Alchemy in a Modern Context

From my understanding, there are as many approaches to alchemy as there have been alchemists, but in attempts to make this easier let's give it some labels: there are two paths when studying modern alchemy, though these labels are loose as these paths are not mutually exclusive. The two paths are a spiritual path and a traditional path. These are not set-in-stone labels or definitions, and if either interests you then I suggest looking into them more on your own time, there are links and resources at the end of the post to get you started!

Traditional Alchemy

Some folks try to reconstruct alchemical formulas, or even make their own, either out of curiosity or as an attempt to revive the lost art. This approach takes a more reconstructionist perspective and leans closer to chemistry than psychology. That being said, alchemy was not solely empirical and there are almost always going to be spiritual aspects involved.

Spiritual Alchemy

Sometimes when alchemy is used in a modern context you’ll see it talked about in a more spiritual or psychological way. The approaches of alchemy from a spiritual perspective will vary by person, just as the scientific approaches will vary by person.

I won’t go too much into it here, but essentially spiritual alchemy is the idea that alchemical texts are spiritual or philosophical, and thus interpret them as such; practitioners of spiritual alchemy decode the texts from a psychology-based perspective and rarely, if ever, do they involve chemicals or substances in the way traditional alchemy does.

This path is usually focused on self-transformation (or self-transmutation) and doesn’t necessarily use a body of chemical knowledge to practice.

What Now?

Ok so you know the bare bones about what alchemy is and a few of its uses, so what now? Well, you could either wait until my next "coin's notes" post and see what I talk about then, or you can check out the "References and Further Reading" section and get started on your own research journey!

References and Further Reading

Esoterica - Alchemy (playlist)

Livescience - What is Alchemy?

Sacred-texts - Alchemy (subject)

Alchemy Rediscovered and Restored by Archibald Cockren (via Sacred-texts)

Alchemy Restored by Lawrence M. Principe

The Secrets of Alchemy by Lawrence M. Principe

Victorian Alchemy: Science, Magic, and Ancient Egypt by Eleanor Dobson (via Jstor)

I've been getting signs of 'new beginnings' but I forgot that that means that everything has to fall apart first in order to build something new