M Kelley Hunter – In biology, a medusa is a form of sea creature in which the body is shaped like an umbrella. The term medusa was coined by Linnaeus in 1752, alluding to the tentacled head of Medusa in Greek mythology. This term refers exclusively to the life-stage which is typified by a large pulsating gelatinous bell with long trailing tentacles.

Do you remember that monstrous lady with snakes for hair, who turns you into stone if you look her in the eye? We are about to look into that Eye of Medusa, a process fraught with major implications.

This May New Moon aligns with the star Algol (at 26+ Taurus), known as The Demon, in the constellation Perseus. You might recall him as the Greek hero who cut off the head of Medusa. In star maps, Perseus is often pictured holding the Medusa’s severed head. Algol marks her Eye. As we look into this Eye, we confront deep issues in our collective history concerning our relationship to the environment, to women and original peoples. Personally, we confront the dark recesses of our own psyches.

In modern star interpretation, Algol is said to hold female rage and grief from millennia of dishonor and oppression. This star is often associated with tragedy and destruction. The Chinese name for this star translates as “piled-up corpses.” Yet, Algol offers the potential to transform fear to empowerment. Let’s gather the courage to look in that Eye and claim our soul power and redeem ancient wrongs. I read somewhere that everyone who has ever been on Earth is here again for the rare portal of conscious awakening now open. And that complex layers of history are playing out to resolve chronic issues from our distant past.

Some good stuff is also discovered that alters our view of history/herstory. After all, who said Medusa was an evil monster? The misogynistic Greeks! Perhaps she was originally an African high priestess who wore her hair in dreadlocks. In Descent to the Goddess, Jungian analyst Sylvia Pereira describes this powerful, penetrating and paralyzing Eye of Medusa, which sees right through us and perceives “with an objectivity like that of nature itself and our dreams, boring into the soul to find the naked truth, to reality beneath all its myriad forms and the illusions and defenses it displays.” We know many women and men who give such a penetrating look. Are you one of them? Be ready to be seen through and stripped down to your soul. Let it shine! Continue reading →