My Sun is in Aries
ruled by Mars
My Moon is in Cancer
native to each other.


Mars denotes
goals and motivation
Moon denotes
emotion and perception

...Mars and the Moon
were out that evening
at 5pm

I sat on my knees
in the desert called Indio
meaning Indian-
precisely in Mecca
staring up into the sky
a shade lighter than periwinkle
the Moon was directly
in front of me:

Crescent eye of a dragon
Mars so close to it
it looked like a birthmark
on its cheek

I stared up into the sky
and the heavenly body
stared back

complete silence

quiet surrounded me
and then sank into me

I stared between
the two orbitting rocks
of energy
with no blinking

huge and thick
translucent but palpable
vibration waves from that point
rolling down towards me
in tides
swimming mermaid style
& getting bigger
as they drew closer

when they would reach
my face
they would melt down
the sides of my cheeks
forming real tears that slid
down my skin
they kept coming
and I kept looking

the vibrations
started to take
more shape
within the levels of layers

I saw indigenous artistry
true American imagery
was embedded
in all this energy

I was hypnotized
by this humming power
it took my body
in its control
and swayed me
physically

The urge was mine
as well as a
silent command
to sway from side to side
like a snake
charmed by the beauty
of a flute's magic

So I swayed...

I then understood
the sensitivity
of this creature's biology

A tangible manifestation
of vibration
A Metaphor for energy

the sensuality
of the moistness of my skin

A foreign instinct
took over:
to crawl on my belly
so as to learn through
this grounded perspective
what would I see
while moving this close
to the ground?

The Moon and my Mars
were pulling my drive
to feel and percieve

To understand the earth
on a sensual level
to connect myself
to the ground-
the dirt breathes
like our skin
to become one

Like the snake
I shed old skins
to rejuvenate
and start a new cycle
within the patterns
of my life
to connect to myself
to integrate my selves
so that I can become
one whole.