the monthly sky

journal

a small publication about what is moving overhead, and what it means. written by hand, one month at a time.

a dragon of stars and gold dust coiling through the night sky, its jaws closing around the sun

August 5, 2026

there is a dragon in the sky

for most of human history an eclipse wasn't geometry, it was a dragon. rahu, ketu, and what actually moved on july 26.

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a night-sky natal wheel with pluto and juno together in early aquarius, directly opposite jupiter in leo, and neptune and uranus completing the pattern

July 26, 2026

juno is sitting on pluto right now

an asteroid named juno is sitting right on pluto, directly opposite jupiter, and the full moon on july 29 puts a spotlight on it. the divine-feminine...

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the nodes and the eclipses: the moon's path crossing the sun's path at the two points where eclipses can happen

July 22, 2026

the eclipse story just changed signs

the lunar nodes are changing signs, and it moves every eclipse for the next two years. the full written version: what the nodes are, what just...

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a watercolor july night sky turning to gold beneath a constellation arc, ritualette's monthly journal

July 19, 2026

july 2026: relentless, and off the map

the month that never let up: mars-uranus to barbault's basket to the node shift, and the honest limits of forecasting it.

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