Liliane Mavridara

WednesdayInspiration is from a recent article I wrote for WomanScope NewsMagazine. Enjoy!   The Power of Myth in Our Lives Myths are part of our DNA. I grew up in Greece reading the stories of the Olympian Gods and the Adventures of Hercules.  Then in high school, we had to learn Ancient Greek through the [...]

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Welcome to Wesak, the Full Moon Festival of Taurus! A powerful day that is celebrated throughout the world for its spiritual significance. During this specific lunation the Sun in Taurus sits side by side with both Venus and Mars, while the Moon in Scorpio is alongside Saturn. I have been observing the week and the [...]

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This is the first New Moon in the astrological year and contains a special blessing from Venus and Mars, as they all unite (conjuct) in Aries.  This special touch,  initiates energetically a new cycle of relating with oneself, with another and the world at large. Venus represents beauty, romance, our values, ideals, self-worth and self-respect.  [...]

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Happy New Moon! This is the last lunation of the astrological year, as the new one begins with the Sun’s transition into Aries on March 20th. It has been an intense time emotionally for many people with the personal planets – Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars – gathered in Pisces for a longer period than [...]

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We are still under the strong influence of the water element and personal planets in Pisces. The image that came to mind this morning was the one of walking on water. The power of controlling our fears that any moment now we will sink and instead hold the mind steady on walking peacefully and effortlessly [...]

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This week the astrological influences are powerful in that there is a lot of water (piscean) energy.  Mars moved in Pisces on Friday evening and Mercury moved in Pisces this morning. When personal planets like Mars and Mercury move into the same sign within a few days of each other,  there is something to pay [...]

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Happy Monday! My thoughts and reflections are mixed this morning as I have been interacting  with different groups and individuals the last few days, not only background-wise but also culturally. This year feels very different and I believe it has to do to a great extent with the washing off of the planetary transits we [...]

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I think this Winter Solstice is the most inspiring and exciting ever! There are so many strong influences before and after the Solstice, enough to make these days a major “turning point” even without the Mayan story. The Sun enters Capricorn, a shift in energy by itself, moving from the fiery one-pointed focused Sagittarius to [...]

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This morning I woke-up with the question,  Am I in love?  The answer, an affirmative No,  was a reality check that I needed to pause-reflect-reboot, because the “in love” state of being provides unlimited inspiration and influences all areas of my life. A couple of days ago we had a powerful Full Moon and a [...]

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As a writer I often play with my demons who appear out of nowhere to haunt me, even if it is for a  short while.  And then my writing becomes more poetic, more esoteric, one I want to cherish and keep for myself.  However, I have also realized that during those times of  intense writing, [...]

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