Bernadette Brady and Darrelyn Gunzberg write a monthly visual astrology newsletter which is sent free to subscribers, but which can also be viewed online. Each month the newsletter covers one theme in depth- for example the October theme is reaching for the divine. The eagle (one of the symbols for the sign Scorpio) is one of the Stymphalian birds. What is a stymphalian bird? Good question.
“The three constellations known as the Stymphalian Birds, metal-feathered birds of prey armed with brazen wings, are found north of the ecliptic, bounded by Pegasus on the one side and Ophiuchus on the other. Cygnus the Swan soars across the sky in the wake of Aquila the Eagle (known as the Great Flying Eagle), with the vulture holding the lyre in its beak playing wing man, fending off Hercules. The vulture, identified as the Great Swooping Eagle, or the Swooping Vulture, is nowknown simply as the Lyre of Orpheus.”
The visual astrology newsletter is rich in mythological associations , star lore and in astrological history. However, there is more… Horoscopes for the October newsletter include, Michaelangelo, Queen Elizabeth I, and Krishna Das, and there is information about the night sky for the month ahead. This is great because it lets you know what you can go outside yourself and see.
So if you have never tried the visual astrology newsletter, give it a try.