i love friday the 13th. western culture has a stigma about it being evil and unlucky, but if you look deep into the roots of both friday and the number 13 you will find some interesting mysteries hidden there. friday is vendredi in french- named after the goddess Venus. yes, friday is venus’ day! 13 is also deeply connected to the Goddess- it is one of her sacred numbers, there are 13 lunar cycles each year, and the progressed moon moves 13 degrees each year. let’s not forget the maligned 13th sign ophiuchus which is associated with kundalini, healing and magic (all Dark Goddess areas of expertise) and the debased 13th apostle- Mary Magdalene- and maybe you start to see the funny distorted picture…? we call a day that is most connected to the Goddess evil- just as we have demonized, repressed and controlled the empowered Divine Feminine for millenia. anyone else out there ready to change the tradition???
the astrology today definitely supports the Goddess focus- particularly in her Dark manifestation. there are no major aspects today but the sun aspects mercury and pluto by declination- with the exact mercury/pluto aspect by declination the next day (saturday the 14th). between january 14th and 29th we have a super aspect between mercury and pluto (they align by declination and degree)- bringing profound potential for transformation and evolution in communication and thinking. this is a time to DIVE DEEP and that is what the Dark Goddess does. one of her totem animals is the owl- the winged creature who can see into the Dark and see what others cannot or do not want to see. being willing and able to penetrate beyond the facade and compassionately and fiercely see into the shadows within and without to get to the Truth is key right now!
and let’s not forget black moon lilith- the Dark Goddess herself- who is in scorpio, the sign of pluto and the Underworld, opposite algol- the Dark Goddess fixed star associated with Medusa! medusa is a maligned Dark Goddess- as she once was beautiful and revered but patriarchy rewrote her story. everything about her is symbolic. snakes represent wisdom, kundalini and are a symbol of the Great Mother. her ability to turn man to stone symbolizes the Dark Goddess’ ability to see beyond the ego facade and shatter surface illusions so as to get to the deeper Truth.
today is truly a powerful day to be willing to see with discernment and clarity the shadow realities within and without as well as the possibility for transformation and evolution- if we so choose to do the work!
happy friday the 13th!
~divine harmony