Happy Spring Equinox! The Magical Between the World Time of the Pisces/Aries Cus..
Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Door Between the Worlds From an astrological point of view, the shift from the lastsign of Pisces to the first sign, Aries, is a numinous time that blends bothendings and beginnings.   The cuspbetween these two signs is a liminal time, like twilight or dawn, when we are,so to speak, between th.. .. read more..

The Wheel of the Year: Happy Yuletide!
Tuesday, December 13, 2011

This year, on December 21st, at 9:30 pm PST, the Sun makes its yearly journey into the sign of Capricorn, meaning we have reached the longest night of the year - Winter Solstice, or Yule. I believe that for those of us whose ancestral roots reach back through time and space into pre-Christian North.. .. read more..

Wake-up Calls, Claiming our Personal Power, and Saying Sayonara to the Nice Girl..
Monday, December 12, 2011

I have had a series of vivid nightmares lately.  In one, I was sitting in a hairstylist’s chair, chatting away to a distracting, gregarious stranger sitting at my side, when to my abject horror, I finally look up at my reflection in the mirror, and all of my long hair has been chopped off in a.. .. read more..

NEW! Urban Priestess: Danielle Blackwood's Astrology Podcast for November 2011
Wednesday, November 16, 2011

   Now you can listen to the astrological highlights for each month by Astrologer Danielle Blackwood! This is my first podcast, I hope you enjoy, Danielle .. read more..

UrbanPriestess.ca website launches!
Monday, October 17, 2011

Greetings everyone! I am happy to announce the launch of my new website www.urbanpriestess.ca Please visit, and I welcome your comments! Danielle .. read more..

Autumn Equinox: The Second Harvest
Saturday, September 24, 2011

The wheel of the year continues to turn, and we suddenly find ourselves in the middle of September. The shadows are beginning to grow longer as we face the second half of the year. What are we reaping in our lives? What can we bring to the table after all the work we have done in the passing year?&.. .. read more..

Summer Solstice: Litha- The Longest Day
Sunday, June 5, 2011

Summer Solstice celebrations have been taking place in most corners of the world since time immemorial.  One of the most well known places where the Solstices are marked, are the mysterious dolmens of Stonehenge.  Even though the jury is still out on the ultimate purpose of these enigmati.. .. read more..

Aries - An Alternate Archetypal Goddess Perspective of the First Sign
Monday, March 28, 2011

Many, if not most astrological texts have focused on Aries as the warrior aspect of the goddess.  Much is made of Arian stereotypical “bossiness” or unbridled impulsiveness and impatience.   Although this Mars energy is definitely an important side to the Aries archetype, it is equal.. .. read more..

Ostara - The Reawakening
Sunday, March 6, 2011

Ostara is the Anglo-Saxon/Teutonic Goddess of spring, rebirth and fertility Ostara is the quickening time.  We feel the anticipation of the growing light rise within us, just as the sap rises in the trees.  The wheel of the year turns again, and we are at Spring Equinox, as all of nature .. .. read more..

Imbolc: Harbinger of Spring
Monday, January 10, 2011

Yule has come and gone, and on this beautiful blue and white day, with the mountains dusted in the pink snow of the setting sun, I could swear I am already noticing the days getting longer. The ancient Celtic festival of Imbolc (February 2nd) is nearly upon us, as once again the wheel turns inexora.. .. read more..