Diotima Mantineia
@diotima-mantineia.bsky.social
Astrologer, (with an eye on the political, cultural, & environmental skies) avid gardener, Witch, animist, author. Astrology at uraniaswell.com, writing at uraniaswell.substack.com/
Prejudice and discrimination are fed by fear and nurtured in the depths of our subconscious. I believe those fears can be healed, and this Gemini Full Moon gives us some insight into how that might happen, both individually and collectively. open.substack.com/pub/uraniasw...
Delight in Diversity: Full Moon in Gemini
The Universe clearly delights in diversity.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Prejudice and discrimination are fed by fear and nurtured in the depths of our subconscious. I believe those fears can be healed, and this Gemini Full Moon gives us some insight into how that might happen, both individually and collectively. open.substack.com/pub/uraniasw...
It's a wild ride this month, full of contradictions and challenges. But there are also some brilliant opportunities for change and transformation.
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Truth and Courage: New Moon in Scorpio
Five planets are retrograde in this New Moon chart, which gives it a bit of a “whoa, Nelly!” vibe.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
It's a wild ride this month, full of contradictions and challenges. But there are also some brilliant opportunities for change and transformation.
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Compassion: The world needs it and we have it — until we don’t. This Full Moon gives us opportunities to recover from emotional exhaustion and renew our compassionate nature - if we do the work. We’ll also be navigating some wild events in the world. Here’s how we can do both. bit.ly/3Jtuz0V
Recovering Compassion: Full Moon in Taurus
The chart of the Taurus Full Moon of November 5th will be in effect for about the next two weeks, but it highlights the long-term aspects that we’ve been dealing with and will be dealing with for some...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Compassion: The world needs it and we have it — until we don’t. This Full Moon gives us opportunities to recover from emotional exhaustion and renew our compassionate nature - if we do the work. We’ll also be navigating some wild events in the world. Here’s how we can do both. bit.ly/3Jtuz0V
Yes, it's spooky season, and Halloween can be a lot of fun. But there's a deeper meaning to this time of year. Here are some thoughts on how to align with the seasonal shift.
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Celebrating Samhain
I discuss how to ritually observe it, ideas on death and dying, honoring the Ancestors, and the case for reincarnation. There are also exercises and some recommended reading.
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October 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Yes, it's spooky season, and Halloween can be a lot of fun. But there's a deeper meaning to this time of year. Here are some thoughts on how to align with the seasonal shift.
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My book was included in a "first-of-its-kind AI copyright infringement lawsuit". So I decided to celebrate this victory for creators over corporations by publishing some chapters from it. Here's the introduction. I'll post the chapter on Samhain next week.
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Touch the Earth, Kiss the Sky: Celebrating Suits and Sabbats
I recently discovered that my book “Touch the Earth, Kiss the Sky” was included In the class action suit against Anthropic along with the 500,000 or so other books the company pirated to train their A...
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October 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
My book was included in a "first-of-its-kind AI copyright infringement lawsuit". So I decided to celebrate this victory for creators over corporations by publishing some chapters from it. Here's the introduction. I'll post the chapter on Samhain next week.
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This Libra New Moon gives us opportunities to find some balance and harmony in our lives, to restore our souls and repair our relationships.
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The Sun Breaks Through: New Moon in Libra
The annual Libra New Moon always brings issues around relationships, art, diplomacy and money to the fore.
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October 19, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This Libra New Moon gives us opportunities to find some balance and harmony in our lives, to restore our souls and repair our relationships.
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This Full Moon challenges our relationships and our leaders.
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Plays Well With Others? Full Moon in Aries
The Full Moon in Aries will always be opposite Sun in Libra, so right off the bat we know we’re looking at self-actualization and individual development trying to balance with how we relate to others ...
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October 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
This Full Moon challenges our relationships and our leaders.
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I mentioned in a recent post that I had an unfinished post about altars stashed away somewhere. Since there was some interest, I dragged it out, dusted it off, did a bit of editing, and here it is.
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Building a Personal Altar
With Saturn (structures) moving back into Pisces (spirituality), I figured it would be a good time to write about one of the most important physical structures we can create to support our individual ...
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September 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I mentioned in a recent post that I had an unfinished post about altars stashed away somewhere. Since there was some interest, I dragged it out, dusted it off, did a bit of editing, and here it is.
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The chart of this powerful solar eclipse in Virgo suggests that in addition to expanding and refining our perceptions, we will also benefit from a bit of self-discipline and a lot of compassion. Letting go is a major theme in the weeks and months ahead.
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Refining Awareness: Solar Eclipse in Virgo
Particularly in these unstable times, it’s crucial to stay aware of the energetic realities of our culture — the thought-forms, egregores, group minds, and other nodes and modes of consciousness that ...
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September 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The chart of this powerful solar eclipse in Virgo suggests that in addition to expanding and refining our perceptions, we will also benefit from a bit of self-discipline and a lot of compassion. Letting go is a major theme in the weeks and months ahead.
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Some thoughts on this powerful lunar eclipse in Pisces, and how we can keep from drowning.
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Wading in the Cosmic Sea: Lunar Eclipse in Pisces
This Pisces Full Moon brings us into the realm of deep emotions and profound experiences of spirituality, should we choose to walk that path.
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September 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Some thoughts on this powerful lunar eclipse in Pisces, and how we can keep from drowning.
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September brings us into eclipse season. Here’s an overview of what eclipses are and what they mean to astrologers.
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Eclipses and How To Manage Them
There are two eclipses coming up in September, and since astrologers differ in their interpretation of eclipse effects, I’m going give a brief overview of my own ideas about them for my regular reader...
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September 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
September brings us into eclipse season. Here’s an overview of what eclipses are and what they mean to astrologers.
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This Aquarius Full Moon (August 9th 3:55 am EDT) asks us to get our minds in the game, paying close attention to what’s going on, not only in our own lives but in the world around us. Life lessons will focus on balancing emotion and pure instinct with careful thought and appropriate actions.
Courage and Kindness: Full Moon in Aquarius
(I had hoped to get this out yesterday, but when the Saturn-Neptune conjunction is conjunct one’s fourth house ruler, serious plumbing problems are not unexpected, and much of my week has been spent d...
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August 9, 2025 at 2:06 AM
This Aquarius Full Moon (August 9th 3:55 am EDT) asks us to get our minds in the game, paying close attention to what’s going on, not only in our own lives but in the world around us. Life lessons will focus on balancing emotion and pure instinct with careful thought and appropriate actions.
The cross-quarter days are always astrologically powerful, but this year the planetary patterns at Lammas are particularly intense. Make of them what you will. Happy Lammas/Lughnasad!
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A Lammas Feast with the Outer Planets
On the Wheel of the Year (a liturgical calendar followed by many Pagans) and in some Christian liturgical calendars as well, Lammas (a.k.a.
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July 31, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The cross-quarter days are always astrologically powerful, but this year the planetary patterns at Lammas are particularly intense. Make of them what you will. Happy Lammas/Lughnasad!
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Doing the work that leads us not to safety, but to growth and evolution.
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The Empowered Self: New Moon in Leo
“You are a child of the Universe, no less than the trees and stars.
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July 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Doing the work that leads us not to safety, but to growth and evolution.
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After 7 years in Taurus, Uranus moves into Gemini, aligning with the other outer planets in a powerful aspect, and, as expected, people start waking up. Won't be easy, but the astrology does not support authoritarian takeovers.
This powerful message: “I did the research and found out I was wrong.”
I’m not going to say much more except please take the time to watch. Then send it around to family and friends, no matter their political persuasion.
Part I
I’m not going to say much more except please take the time to watch. Then send it around to family and friends, no matter their political persuasion.
Part I
July 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
After 7 years in Taurus, Uranus moves into Gemini, aligning with the other outer planets in a powerful aspect, and, as expected, people start waking up. Won't be easy, but the astrology does not support authoritarian takeovers.
The structures of our lives -- physical, social, and psychological -- are up for review under this Full Moon
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Support Structures: Full Moon in Capricorn
The Capricorn Full Moon brings issues of authority front and center, as well as the structures in our lives that may support and contain, or restrict and repress us.
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July 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The structures of our lives -- physical, social, and psychological -- are up for review under this Full Moon
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Lots of opportunities for improving our minds this month, and the chart is particularly relevant for the USA.
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Mysteries of the Mind: New Moon in Gemini
It’s not going to be a quiet month, but it will be excellent for gathering information, networking, and getting projects off the ground.
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May 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Lots of opportunities for improving our minds this month, and the chart is particularly relevant for the USA.
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"This Full Moon chart encourages deep listening. Listening not just to words, but beyond words. Uncovering hidden meanings, assessing intentions, opening our hearts to emotional realities."
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Deep Listening: Full Moon in Scorpio
A Scorpio Full Moon is plenty intense on its own, but this year it is supercharged by aspects that indicate unexpected shakeups and changes in areas ranging from geological to political to social to o...
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May 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"This Full Moon chart encourages deep listening. Listening not just to words, but beyond words. Uncovering hidden meanings, assessing intentions, opening our hearts to emotional realities."
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A few hours late with this. But Full Moon charts are active for a couple of weeks so read on!
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Challenging Conformity: Full Moon in Libra
All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions.
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April 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
A few hours late with this. But Full Moon charts are active for a couple of weeks so read on!
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Reposted by Diotima Mantineia
It's time to start reminding people: LILIES ARE DEADLY FOR CATS. The leaves, the petals, the stem, even drinking a bit of vase water or licking a few grains of pollen from their fur can cause fatal kidney failure. ⚠️ www.fda.gov/animal-veter...
April 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
It's time to start reminding people: LILIES ARE DEADLY FOR CATS. The leaves, the petals, the stem, even drinking a bit of vase water or licking a few grains of pollen from their fur can cause fatal kidney failure. ⚠️ www.fda.gov/animal-veter...
Quite a few people will be protesting Saturday, and I've gotten emails about the recording for this class. We will be recording, and Ivo and I will record separately, so we have two copies. Anyone who registers will receive a recording.
And if you are out there protesting, thank you and stay safe!
And if you are out there protesting, thank you and stay safe!
My friend and fellow astrologer Ivo Dominguez, Jr. and I have both been getting a lot of questions along the lines of "What the heck is going on these days and what can we do about it?" So we've put together this Zoom class to offer at least some answers.
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Strategies for Birthing a New World with Astrology and Magick: A Call To Action - Urania's Well Astrology
There is no doubt that we are in the middle of a tremendous period of global change. Over the course of the next two years we will also experience a series of rare and powerful astrological events tha...
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April 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Quite a few people will be protesting Saturday, and I've gotten emails about the recording for this class. We will be recording, and Ivo and I will record separately, so we have two copies. Anyone who registers will receive a recording.
And if you are out there protesting, thank you and stay safe!
And if you are out there protesting, thank you and stay safe!
There’s a lot going on, and the astrology reflects it. This eclipse chart will be in play for at least the next 6 months.
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Through the Gateway and Back Again: Aries Solar Eclipse
Have you been feeling a little lost and confused lately — maybe out of touch with the world around you, maybe escaping into dreams and fantasies, Netflix, or good fiction, even when you know you need ...
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March 28, 2025 at 11:29 AM
There’s a lot going on, and the astrology reflects it. This eclipse chart will be in play for at least the next 6 months.
uraniaswell.substack.com/p/through-th...
uraniaswell.substack.com/p/through-th...
My friend and fellow astrologer Ivo Dominguez, Jr. and I have both been getting a lot of questions along the lines of "What the heck is going on these days and what can we do about it?" So we've put together this Zoom class to offer at least some answers.
www.uraniaswell.com/strategies-f...
www.uraniaswell.com/strategies-f...
Strategies for Birthing a New World with Astrology and Magick: A Call To Action - Urania's Well Astrology
There is no doubt that we are in the middle of a tremendous period of global change. Over the course of the next two years we will also experience a series of rare and powerful astrological events tha...
www.uraniaswell.com
March 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
My friend and fellow astrologer Ivo Dominguez, Jr. and I have both been getting a lot of questions along the lines of "What the heck is going on these days and what can we do about it?" So we've put together this Zoom class to offer at least some answers.
www.uraniaswell.com/strategies-f...
www.uraniaswell.com/strategies-f...
Lots of the human sort of shark swimming around us these days. Not to mention fires, floods, and other environmental upheavals. But fear won’t help us deal with any of it.
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Fear Itself: Lunar Eclipse in Virgo
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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March 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Lots of the human sort of shark swimming around us these days. Not to mention fires, floods, and other environmental upheavals. But fear won’t help us deal with any of it.
open.substack.com/pub/uraniasw...
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March is a wild month in a wild year. But don’t go hide under a rock. Take some intentional time for renewal and healing, then jump back into the fray.
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Behind the Veil: New Moon in Pisces
Veils are everywhere in spiritual philosophy and practice, crossing eras, cultures, and religions.
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February 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
March is a wild month in a wild year. But don’t go hide under a rock. Take some intentional time for renewal and healing, then jump back into the fray.
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